Rock the League: New 52!
Chapter 21: A Race for the Ages!
Dragonball, Z, GT, and Super are all owned by Funimation, Toei Animation, Fuji TV and Akira Toriyama.
Justice League is owned by Warner Bros. and DC Comics.
1. I'm glad everyone is enjoying this fun little arc. But I do have to point something out. Those of saying that Superman has no chance of competing with Goku and Flash are dead wrong. Yeah, I've done my research. Superman's fastest speed is mach 9350, look it up. But that's just under Earth's atmosphere. New 52 Superman has broken the speed of light several times when in space. He traveled from Pluto to Earth in mere seconds.
2. Another thing to point out is that this is just a race for a charity, just for the fun of it so none of them will be going at their max speeds. And who knows what place Goku will come in? Maybe he'll come in last by sheer chance! You'll just have to read!
3. Really Kakarotsamnistic? You're still here and telling how to write my story? I thought you gave that up a few chapters ago, but it's whatever man. Like I said a million times I know what I'm doing here.
4. I keep hearing a Crime Syndicate arc in the reviews and that's starting to look like the next story arc, considering it's actually canon. I'll still be open to ideas until then. There was also a suggestion for an Injustice spin-off. I'm a big fan of the games and comics so I would love to make one at some point in time. Though I was never a fan of evil Superman. So there will also be an evil Goku! Injustice Dragon Fist! As I was writing this I also heard Supergirl's arc. I honestly forgot about the search for her, which I really need to get back to her.
5. For those of you who've been wanting me to write a Jurassic Park/World story, I've been brainstorming a few ideas in my head of a good story to write on, like which movie to use, how to alter the storyline and all that jazz. Since this is an Anime/Comic crossover just pm me if you have any ideas!
6. Thank you guest! You are actually the first guest reviewer in a while that hasn't trashed the story with no good argument for not liking it. I also appreciate your opinion as well as everyone else's.
7. What are you talking about? Only one Db character has appeared so far so you can't assume that every villain will be non-canon. And I'm saving Cooler and Broly for later since they're my favorite villains in general.
8. To OmniPlanckInstant, I really wasn't surprised that universes 7 and 11 made it to the end. And I honestly had forgotten about universe 3.
9. By the way, these filler arcs are canon to the story for anyone that was wondering. They give character development and add story to the history of the League. Everything that happens in this story is canon to my Young Justice story. After I get to chapter 25 though, I may take a hiatus to focus on that story just because it was so well received.
10. To Protheus, I only planned for up to SSJ 3, so when the time comes Goku can either get SSJ God(Red) or Ultra Instinct. I'll let you as the readers decide that when the Darkseid War gets here. Also, in the Super manga Vegeta was able to acquire red god form without other Saiyan's help so I think it's possible for Goku.
11. Hit and the Trio de Dangers could possibly make an appearance, as I find them to be interesting characters. I'm considering Jiren but in the Silver Age universe where most heroes are just as strong as him.
12. Starfire and the Outlaws? If they appeared in this story it wouldn't be for long. Besides, I have plans for them in my Young Justice story.
13. Also, I saw the Last Jedi this past week and I thought it was pretty good. Much better than TFA and Rogue One(absolutely terrible). 7/10 for me. There was too many plot holes, they got rid of an important character way too early, the comedy was forced, Kylo Ren is still a whiny bitch, never have I ever seen a character more annoying and more forced than Rose. I could go on with the list, but it was still really good.
14. Speaking of Star Wars, does anyone know of a certain DC Comics hero that would go perfectly with that universe? That's right, Green Lantern. As of the release of this chapter, I've started working on a special Star Wars/Green Lantern Crossover! Seeing how The Force Awakens and Last Jedi could've been better, I want to spice them up and rewrite the Star Wars history and Jedi lore with some Green Lantern. What do you think guys? Eh?
15. And lastly, Merry Christmas! Hope everyone is having a good one and will have a happy new year!
[Metropolis, Karen's Apartment]
It had been a few hours since Goku and Karen had attended the party at the hospital and later joined Clark and Diana for dinner. Now the two were back at Karen's place doing their own things.
Goku was doing his late night stretches on the living room floor, while Karen sat on the couch with her computer in her lap, her eyes switching from the laptop to the TV.
Ever since the announcement that Goku would be racing Flash, Superman, and Shazam, the Saiyan warrior had been ecstatic. The man had been jogging in place for the last twenty minutes for Pete's sake.
"Don't you think it's time for a break?" Karen asked, looking from her computer to Goku.
"Huh?" The man stopped his exercise, looking at Karen, then to the carpet. He was going at it with such intensity that he began wearing a hole into the carpet.
"You know, before the neighbors below us end up with a hole in their roof." She joked with a chuckle.
"Eh, right." Goku grinned nervously, ending his stretches there and going to sit with Karen on the couch.
As soon as he took his place by her, the female Kryptonian closed her laptop.
"What were you looking at?" He asked curiously.
"It's a surprise! But as far as you know, it's nothing." She smirked, setting the computer on the side of the sofa.
"Aw come on! Just tell me!" He whined.
"Nope!" She laughed, instantly cuddling up to her boyfriend, wrapping her arms around him and laying her head on his shoulder.
With a huff, Goku slouched over and stared at the TV, giving up on the trivia.
A Star Wars movie was playing on the television, episode five if he recalled. Karen was a big fan of the trilogy, and since episode eight just released she wanted to binge watch all of the movies. She wanted to recollect her mind on everything that ever happened so she'd be ready, also wanting to get Goku into the movies as well.
While he wasn't one to fight with laser swords or blasters he did like the fight scenes and the story intrigued him.
"If Darth Vader is Luke's father, why is he trying to kill Luke?" The Saiyan asked.
"He's not trying to kill him, if you'd pay attention he just wants him to join him on the dark side."
Goku winced as the young man had his hand sliced off, he could only imagine the pain. Looking down at his tail, which was wrapped around Karen's waist, he shivered at what it would feel like if his tail ever got cut off.
"What was your father like Karen?" Goku asked out of curiosity, wanting to get his mind off the subject.
A moment went by. Two moments. Three before she finally answered him.
"My father was a scientist on Krypton. Zor-El is the brother of Kal's father, Jor-El. He was a good man and one of the few people who believed Jor-El's claim of Krypton's doom. His final act was to send me off into space to watch over Kal when he was a baby, now I've failed both him and my uncle."
Goku gave a sad expression, wanting to understand her pain. He'd heard her talk about her father in the past, but he never asked about him like this so he didn't know if he'd made her angry.
They sat there in silence for a few minutes as the movie's credits played.
"What… Was your father like?" She asked suddenly, catching him off guard.
"My dad?"
"Yeah, not your grandpa, but your real dad."
No one had ever asked about his actual father before.
"Well, I don't really know any of my biological family. I know I had a brother from my ship's database, but he was also wiped out with the rest of my planet along with my parents. So I don't know."
"That's right, you and Kal said that Krypton and Nadia Prime were destroyed around the same time. Maybe whatever took Krypton was what took Nadia Prime, they were only on opposite ends of the solar system." She rubbed her chin in thought.
"Hm, I guess so. I've never really thought about what really happened to my home world. Though if it's something that traverses planets then I guess it's something to worry about." Goku looked up in thought.
Realizing that they were killing the mood, Karen decided to change the subject.
"Hey the movie is over! Put the next one in." She pointed to the DVD player.
"Ha ha, alright, but after this one we have to hit the hay!" Goku chuckled, getting up to switch out the movies.
[The Next Morning, Karen's Apartment]
"Hm…"
Goku stirred from his sleep, feeling around the bed for Karen, but she wasn't there.
"Huh?" He slowly sat up, rubbing his eyes and giving a yawn.
Looking around the room, he didn't see her with the cat on the couch by the window, nor did he hear the water running in the bathroom. He did hear the TV on in the living room, so he guessed she was watching some television.
Getting out of bed, the Saiyan gave a loud yawn, stretching his arms out as far as he could.
"Goku?" He heard Karen call.
"Yeah, I'm up!" He called back to her.
Walking into the living room, he found her on the couch, computer in her lap once more with the TV running. That was weird, the way she was typing away at the device it looked like she was looking for something.
He walked over and vaulted over the back of the sofa, landing next to her, his arm falling around her neck.
"Whatcha watching?" He asked, looking at the screen.
"Mm, some Hallmark Christmas movie. They come on every year." She said while clicking on something.
"Really? I guess Christmas is a big deal if people want to make a movie out of it."
"I mean, there's nothing really special about the movies, they all have the same plot. Some new girl moves into town, she meets this guy who has lived there his whole life and they end up falling in love."
"I guess it just gets people in the mood for the holiday." He voiced his opinion.
"Please, there are other ways to get into the season than watching movies about falling in love, especially for those that are single." She rolled her eyes.
"That's not what Helena says."
"Wait, what?" She suddenly stopped and looked at her boyfriend.
"Yeah, she said you would cuddle up with the cat every year on the couch and watch these."
Karen's face turned three different shades of red, not believing that her best friend had gone and told Goku that.
"She's so dead…" She growled.
"Aw come on its hilarious!" Goku laughed.
"No it's not! It's personal secret!" She glared at him, her cheeks puffing up.
"But it's still funny!"
At this, the female Kryptonian crossed her arms and looked away.
He could see that he was beginning to tick her off so he decided to stop.
"Alright I'll stop, I was just messing with ya!" He kissed her temple.
At this she slowly turned around with a look of doubt.
"You promise?"
"Cross my heart!" He made an 'X' motion across his chest with his finger.
"Well I suppose I wasn't gonna stay mad at you." She sighed, closing her laptop.
"It's impossible for anyone to stay angry with you for more than five minutes." She joked.
Goku then checked the time on the watch Hal had gotten him, seeing that they only had thirty minutes to get to the Hospital.
"Oh man! We have to get going, and I haven't even had breakfast yet!" He panicked.
Karen sighed and shook her head.
"Go ahead and get dressed and I'll have something whipped up for you."
"Thanks Karen! You're the best!" Goku called as he jumped back over the back of the couch and ran into the bedroom.
"Don't forget we're also hosting the Christmas party tonight with the League, so lay out your clothes and I'll iron them when we get back!" She called back, closing her laptop.
Karen couldn't help but laugh to herself.
"What am I going to do with him?"
[Metropolis Children's Hospital]
All dressed in their hero outfits, the couple made their way to the race.
As they approached, they could see much more people surrounding the area than yesterday, maybe even the whole city of Metropolis. And in the middle of the crowd was a track cleared of snow with ribbons on both sides to keep citizens from entering. Goku guessed that this was part of his race.
"Wow! A lot of people sure did come to see us race." The Saiyan exclaimed with surprise.
"Well you guys are a pretty big deal pretty much everywhere." Karen flew beside him.
The Female Kryptonian was just surprised that this many people would come out in the cold snow just to see a race when they could watch it on TV. She guessed it was as she said, they were a big deal.
"Hey, down here!" The two looked down to see Hal Jordan calling out to them, even throwing a beam of light their way from his ring.
"Hey guys!" Goku greeted the rest of the League as he and Power Girl landed.
"Did you guys see all the people on your way here?" Shazam asked excitedly. He was honestly nervous about the whole thing, as he'd never been the center of attention before like this, except the time the president gave them those medals of valor.
"Yeah it's incredible!" The Saiyan looked around.
"Even Ma Kent came from Smallville to see it." Superman pointed out, gesturing up in the stands where the rich people were. Sure enough there stood the old lady, waving at the group of heroes with a smile on her face, and the family dog by her side.
"Why is she up there? Isn't that for donators?" Hal asked.
"I got Bruce to pull some strings." Clark smirked at the Lantern.
"Aw man after all this is over she has to make me some of her apple pie!" Goku waved back at the woman.
"The last time we went over for dinner you ate everything in the fridge AND pantry. And she wasn't even angry!" Karen threw her arms up.
"Yeah, if anything she was happy. It at least gave her something to do, driving to the grocery store and back and all." Clark laughed at the memory.
"What can I say? She's a natural born cooker!" Goku scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment.
"That she is." The Man of Steel agreed.
"Hey, Bruce and Luthor are coming out to speak." Flashed called as he ran up to them.
Up above on a balcony of the hospital that overlooked a portion of the city, the two billionaires walked out with microphones on their faces.
"Welcome everyone!" Bruce waved his hand at the crowd.
"My, I didn't expect this many people to show up." Luthor continued, waving at the crowd of people as well.
"Well they did come to the world's greatest come to race it out."
"Which reminds me, Mr. Wayne, who do you think will win?"
"Hm, I don't it's hard to say Lex, but I have my money on Dragon Fist and Shazam."
"Always rooting for the underdogs I see. Well I think Superman and Flash have the best chance here."
"And I see you're still rooting for the statistically favored."
The bald man laughed at this and turned to the people.
"On behalf of the Luthor-Wayne Children's Foundation, I thank everyone for showing up to this event!"
This garnered cheers and shouts from all over.
"And without further ado, let's get this show on the road, literally!" Bruce joked.
At this, security began to clear the civilians to the side and showed the other heroes to a special room where a giant screen took up the wall that showed the starting line.
"I guess this is it!" Goku exclaimed with glee, lining himself up on the line.
"May the best man win." Clark said, taking his spot between Goku and Barry.
"Or boy." Shazam said, lining up at the end besides Goku.
"Speed of Mercury, don't fail me now." The boy-turned man whispered under his breath as he got into position.
"The rules are simple. Finish the race, winner comes in first and the loser comes in last. We start here and end in Coast City." Luthor explained.
Bruce held up a handgun with a blank round in it, pointing to the sky.
"On your marks, get set, GO!" He pulled the trigger, making a loud bang for everyone to hear.
With a KRA-KOOM the fours heroes were off, leaving a large crater in the pavement from their take off force.
"And they're off!" Bruce announced.
[Over the Atlantic Ocean]
Flash was literally running so fast that he was staying on top of the water as the four heroes made their way across the Atlantic.
He was keeping a steady lead, only staying a few feet in front of the others. He knew this was a friendly race so of course he wasn't going to go all out. Just as he thought the rest of the way would be smooth sailing, he looked to his left to see Superman saluting to him, and Goku to his right with a goofy grin.
"You didn't think we would make this easy for you did you?" Superman asked as his eyes lit up red.
"Huh?" Barry began to sweat nervously, turning to Goku after hearing the sound of energy gathering.
The Saiyan was pointing a ball of light at him.
"We'll take it from here for a while."
"Woah, hey wait!" Flash panicked.
Both Dragon Fist and Superman released their attacks simultaneously at Barry's feet, creating a big enough splash for him to trip over and start flopping into the water.
"You know he's gonna be pissed when he catches up right?" Shazam said as he flew by them.
"We know." They both said in sync.
[Europe; Paris, France]
The three heroes had crossed the European border about an hour ago, and still no signs of Flash.
Superman summed it up to the forensic scientist's ego giving them a head start.
As they approached Paris, they could see crowds of people gathered around a single track of concrete beginning at the Eifel Tower.
"I guess we go that way." Shazam pointed out, taking a small lead and flying out ahead.
People cheered in French as the heroes zoomed down the street.
Superman then noticed something.
"Where's Goku?" He asked as they continued to fly.
"What? He was with us just a second ago." Shazam looked around.
"Hey guys!" Both men jumped when Goku appeared between them eating some crepes.
"Goku! Where did you get those?" Clark asked as they found their way out of Paris.
"What? I've never been to Paris, and Karen said that these were something I should try sometime." He said, taking another bite of the treat.
Superman only shook his head, reminding himself to pay back whatever baker Goku took that from.
[Asia; Moscow, Russia]
"Wow, so this is Russia huh?" Goku wondered out loud.
"You've never been here before?" Shazam asked.
"Nah, usually the border of China was the farthest I ever went just to stop a war from breaking out. I never really had a reason to come out here. Plus I hear they don't really have noticeable foods here." He explained as they approached the city.
"Well I'm sure they do, they just have weird names." Shazam thought as he saw people once again gathered around a line of concrete. Except this time there were people cheering on one side, and people yelling in hate on the other side.
"Woah, looks like some people don't like us here."
"You don't say." Superman pointed at some tanks lined up with their guns directed at the heroes.
"They wouldn't." Goku scrunched his eyebrows at the tanks.
Then, all at once, the tanks began firing heavy artillery at them.
"They would!" Shazam yelled as a round struck him head on.
Smoke cleared, leaving him relatively unscathed thanks to his Stamina of Atlas.
Goku jumped and ducked over multiple rounds that were fired at him, while Superman caught a round and threw it back at the tank that fired it.
"We need to get going or Flash will catch us!" Clark suggested as he continued forward.
"Good idea." Goku nodded, following after his teammate.
[East Coast of Asia]
The trio had finally reached China, flying through sandstorms in the Mongolian Desert, much to Shazam's distress.
Then they flew all the way down the Great Wall, with Goku ending up being the first one to the end, as he knew the structure the best so he knew a shortcut. They then went through Beijing, and then to Shanghai.
One thing Superman noticed is that, while most people cheered for Goku, they were protesting against him and Shazam. Probably because they were from America and represented their way of life, is what he'd guess.
"Well, at least they aren't shooting at us." He sighed in relief, taking note of the lack of military presence.
"Huh? Oh yeah, I call the Chinese Prime Minister ahead of time and told him to call off any military that the government might have posted out here." The Saiyan grinned, waving his phone at Clark.
"You're just full of surprises aren't you?"
They then cut back up north through the Sea of Japan, entering Japan. It wasn't part of the race route, but Goku wanted to go through his home town just for the heck of it.
Shazam agreed as well, wanting to see the city where Goku's origins came from.
Superman followed them, thinking they had enough time and that they were far enough ahead of the Flash.
The heroes went through Tokyo, where surprised citizens instantly gathered to the streets and cheered every name of the Justice League.
This was the hope and joy that they spread just from being in the same space as everyone else, and it felt pretty good.
Once they flew over the mountain on the East Coast, the trio made it to Nanami City.
"So this is your home?" Shazam looked around, more than impressed than with the city than he was when he first went to Metropolis or Gotham City.
"Yep! Grown and raised here all my life!" The Saiyan smiled, enjoying the cold, but still clean tropical air that his home town radiated.
"I have to say for my first time, this place looks pretty nice as well." Clark said, admiring the scenes, thinking that he could bring Diana here for a vacation one day.
"Nowhere else beats this place in my opinion!" Goku waved at people he'd saved in the past.
"We should all take a League only trip here one day!" Shazam exclaimed.
"I like that plan." Superman agreed.
"Hey look!" Goku pointed ahead with a frantic expression on his face.
"Huh? Oh come on, what the heck!" Shazam grabbed his head nervously.
Ahead of them stood the Flash with a large coat on and a coffee in hand. He smirked at them victoriously, holding up his cup to them.
"Hey boys!"
"How'd he pass us up without you or me noticing?" Shazam asked as they passed Barry up.
The red clad man dropped his coat and coffee, running to catch up to his friends.
"There's a reason they call me the Fastest Man Alive you know!" Barry laughed as he ran beside them.
"And by the way, cheap tricks don't work on me! I passed you guys up way before you left Paris."
"Oh man, he's a monster!" Shazam said to himself, pushing himself even faster.
[Just off the West Coast of California]
The four heroes were entering the final stretch of the race, and they were neck and neck.
"I can see the city from here!" Shazam grinned, thinking that he just needed second or third.
"Well it was a nice race you guys, but it's time to show you how I got my name." Barry smirked as lightning built up around him.
"No you don't!" Goku reached forward and grabbed Barry's leg, just as he was about to take off.
This messed up the trajectory of Barry's take off and launched the two heroes off into the water somewhere, leaving only Superman and Shazam.
"Well that makes this easier for me!" Clark smirked as he slowly began to catch up with Billy Batson.
'OH NO!' The man-child thought to himself in a panic.
"Just give it up Shazam, you put up a good race though!" He was close enough to grab Shazam's leg.
Through that one second of panic, one thing came to Billy's mind.
"SPEED OF MERCURY!"
And with that, a bolt of lightning came down from the heavens and struck Shazam. His body was encased in electricity and he suddenly felt lighter.
In an instant, he was out of Superman's grasp and at the finish line, where a stunned Justice League, Bruce Wayne, Lex Luthor, and civilian crowd stood.
He himself was shocked.
"Um, did I win?" He asked confusingly.
"AND SHAZAM FINISHES THE RACE FIRST!" An announcer's voice came from over a sound system.
A minute later Superman flew up to the finish line, out of breath.
"What the heck was that?" The Man of Steel asked.
"Yeah, I don't even think I've seen Flash go that fast." Green Lantern said as he walked up.
"Speaking of, where are Dragon Fist and Flash?" Power Girl asked.
Just then everyone heard a BOOM!
Looking out over the water, they could see Barry and Goku running across the water at inhuman speeds, shoving and tripping each other.
"Goku let go!" Barry complained as he pushed on Goku's face.
"No! I'm not coming in last!" The Saiyan pushed back.
The two friends were too lost trying to trip each other up they never noticed the ditch Superman's heat vision carved into the concrete.
Tripping, both heroes instantly went rolling and flopping over the pavement, until they both rolled over the finish line.
"AND DRAGON FIST FINISHES LAST!" The announcer yelled through a microphone.
"Huh?" Goku looked up in surprise.
"Well, now we know what happens when you cheat." Barry laughed as he held his hand out to his fellow League member.
Goku nervously chuckled, grabbing the helping hand and getting up.
Karen walked over to him and patted him on the back.
"Don't worry, you're still a winner in my book." She consoled him jokingly.
"Hey kid, nice race." Superman shook Shazam's hand.
"Wow! Thanks! It was an honor to race you guys, I honestly expected to come in last."
"Well whatever that was that you just pulled off, it was pretty incredible, keep it up kid." Clark gave a thumbs up before taking Diana's hand and flying off, going to prepare themselves for the party that night.
"Yeah, I should get going too. I heard everyone is gonna be there tonight so I don't want to show up looking like rotten egg nog." Barry joked before running off.
"I guess that just leaves us." Karen said, taking her boyfriend's hand.
Goku looked from her to Shazam, who was being crowded by reporters and photographers, taking pictures with Green Lantern, Bruce Wayne, and Lex Luthor. He was happy for the kid.
"Let's go get ready, besides, I'm hungry!"
"Of course you are…"
[Metropolis, Karen's Apartment]
The party was lively, as everyone in the League, and any vigilante heroes had shown up.
Goku and Barry had a pie eating contest at the bar, courtesy of Ma Kent's cooking.
Karen, Diana, Mera, and Dina Lance all sat at the dinner table, talking about the things they'd gotten their boyfriends for Christmas.
Bruce and Oliver Queen were talking about billionaire playboy things.
Helena, Atom, and Firestorm stood on the balcony talking about scientific equations.
Hal Jordan, Billy Batson, Arthur Curry, and Element Woman all sat on the couch and played video games. Billy was surprised at how good Hal and Arthur were at Call of Duty.
"Finished!" Goku yelled, standing up and holding out the last pie, while Barry layed his head on the bar from being sick.
"I'm glad you boys enjoyed them, though I don't know if I'll be able to make them for a while since I don't have the money for more supplies." Martha said.
"Don't worry Ma! We'll pay you back!" Karen called from the table.
"Hey everyone, it's time for presents!" Clark Kent said as he walked through the door with a stack of gifts in his arms.
"Alright! Now you're talking!" Billy exclaimed.
Everyone gathered around the living room as Clark set the presents down in the middle of the floor.
Each person got a different gift from someone else.
Arthur got a fish tank from Hal.
Clark got a weight lifting set from Barry.
Bruce got pet bat named Pepper from Billy.
Barry got a state of the art treadmill from Bruce.
Diana got a sculpture of Zeus from Clark.
Mera got a swimsuit from Arthur as a joke.
Helena got a key to Wayne Manor from Bruce.
As the gift giving began to wrap itself up, Karen and Goku stared at each other, holding the other person's gift in their hands.
"Here." Karen handed her gift to Goku in exchange for his.
Opening his first, Goku's present revealed itself to be a light blue Gi with an orange belt and some new boots to go with it.
"Wow!" Goku stared at the clothing.
"I found them online, but I thought they would look good on you." Karen smiled.
"I don't know what to say, except thank you Karen. I absolutely love it. You really are the best person in the world." He grinned, making the Kryptonian blush.
"You're such a knucklehead ya know?" She laughed as she began to unwrap her gift.
The gift revealed itself to be a small, orange glass ball with three stars in the middle. That was odd, she thought to herself. It looked a lot like that trinket he kept on her souvenir shelf.
"It's called a Dragon Ball. I already have the four star ball, but there are seven of them. I've never seen it, but my grandfather always told me that when all seven were gathered together, something magical happened." Goku smiled, until he saw Karen break down with tears and a small smile.
"Goku…"
"Are you okay Karen?"
"Yeah, I'm just so happy right now. You entrusted something to me that your grandfather trusted you with. I feel honored." She wiped her eyes clean.
"Well of course I trust you! I trust you more than anyone else! You're my girl!" He grinned and held her hands.
At that moment, time slowed down for Karen as she took in Goku's smiling face, the Christmas lights behind him and their friends.
"This is definitely the best Christmas ever." She grinned back, hugging the Saiyan.
It's official, this is my longest chapter ever! Over 5,500 words! Over 55,000 views! You people are amazing! Hope you guys enjoyed this fun little arc as much as I did and I hope you all have a great new year! Let me know what your favorite moment or chapter of the story was from this year. And as I said before in my author note from above, I have a special project for you Star Wars/Green Lantern fans. Until next chapter, cya!