I just wanted to warn you that this chapter will be extremely sad and dark; I've known that this would happen since the beginning of the book. Hopefully you will enjoy the twist. You'll love the ending of the book too, which is coming up in a few chapters. DBZ is not mine.
With a flash of bright light; Young Goten, Young Trunks, Future Vegeta, Future Goku, Future King Kai, Majin Vegeta (Still unconscious), Mr. Buu, Hercule, Videl, and Gohan all appeared in the middle of a forest. The group began to look around and see if they could find anything out of the ordinary.
"Ok, I tracked the Puppeteer to this date, time, location, and dimension, so he must be here" said King Kai. Just then Future Vegeta let out a loud growl. The group turned to the Future Prince and stared at him.
"What's up Vegeta?" asked Goku. Vegeta gave him a 'how could you not know what I'm talking about' look.
"What's up? WHAT'S UP? Kakarott, tell me, where is your son?" asked the prince angrily. Goku looked around, but the only Goten he saw was the younger one. He went into a panic. He tried sensing the boy's ki, but there was nothing.
"Oh Dende, we left him!" said Goku as he smacked his forehead.
"We left him? He's your son; you left him." Replied the prince. Goku quickly said the first thing that came to mind.
"We have to go back and get him!" said Goku as he grabbed onto King Kai.
"Now wait just a minute Kakarott, we didn't get to go back and get my son, so we sure as hell are not going back for yours. The puppeteer is here; this is his final stop before the Universe collapses. If we don't stop him NOW, it will be to late." Said the Saiyan Prince to his rival. "Besides, Goten is a smart…. He's got….. He's… He's a super saiyan" said Vegeta finally; Goten took after Kakarott who was about as smart and rusted nail. Goku frowned and decided that they will have to get him and Trunks after they stopped the puppeteer. "Now, I want everyone to spread out and find the Puppeteer; we all report back here in 20 minutes. We'll split into groups: Goten and Trunks, Hercule and Buu, Gohan and his mate (Videl frowned at that comment), Kai will stay here with my evil self, and me and kakarott will go our separate ways." Said Vegeta as he took off. Goku tried to protest him going alone, but the Prince wouldn't change his mind. With that, the newly made group took off.
Videl and Gohan flew high above the forest in search of anything out of the ordinary. Gohan noticed that Videl was falling behind (Probably because she wasn't as strong of a flyer as he was).
"Hey hun, you wana take a break?" asked Gohan politely. Videl stopped mid-air and crossed he arms.
"And what is that suppose to mean?" growled the soon to be married woman. Gohan had a puzzled look on his face; did he say something wrong?
"All I meant was you look a little tired and could use a quick break." Said Gohan. Videl placed her hands on her hips.
"So you're calling me weak?" She said. Gohan practically fell out of the air when she said that.
"No…I…" Before he could finish, Videl cut him off.
"Just because you're stronger than me doesn't mean I'm weak, I can take care of myself." She said. Gohan just stared. "I'm going to go look for the Puppeteer myself; DON'T follow me."
"But…" Gohan tried to reason with the girl, but it was no use; Videl flew off into the forest. Gohan realized that all she needed was some space. He continued his search for the Puppeteer alone.
Videl searched the woods; trying to block any thoughts of that overly protective man of her's. Finally she arrived at a small cottage. Thinking that she could ask the occupants if they had seen anything suspicious; she knocked on the door. There was no answer so she knocked again. She finally went to the window and peaked in. What she saw horrified her; lying on the ground was an old man covered in blood. Videl quickly kicked down the door and rushed to the man's side.
"Oh my gosh, who did this to you?" asked Videl in a panic. The man began to respond with the last few breaths that he had.
"He…He…He was a T…T…T…Tall man w…w…who looke…d like a pu…pu…pu…puppet." The man managed to say. "P…p…p…please, he t…t…t…took my g…g….g…g…grands…s…s…son." He said; he had only seconds left. Videl felt a tear fall from her eye.
"Don't worry, I'll find him. What is your grandson's name?" asked the girl curiously; she wanted to know who the Puppeteer was after.
"M…m…m…my s…s…s…sons name i…i…i…is G….G…..G….Go….Go…G…." the man never finished. Videl wiped back tears as she gently laid the man down. She grabbed a blanket from the bed and placed it over the man.
"Well well well, look who we have here; it's Gohan's bitch." Said a voice from behind her. She quickly turned around and got into a fighting stance. It was the Puppeteer, and he had a baby in his arms. He was smiling as he stroked a baby's head.
"How could you do that to a poor, innocent, old man?" growled Videl as tears fell from her face. The Puppeteer gave an evil smile: to easy.
"It's easy, I just do THIS!" yelled the puppeteer as he stabbed the girl with his bladed hand. The blades came out the other side of her body, and she began to spit up blood. "You see, I am holding the key to the destruction of the Universe in my hand, and there is nothing anyone can do to stop me, sooooo… I think I'll give myself the privileged of killing you and your friends myself." Laughed the Puppeteer; sure he could destroy the Universe now, but what fun would that be? He wouldn't be able to enjoy each and every one of the Z fighter's last moments, so he would kill them off one by one, and laugh as they died by his blade. Yes I know, it seems a little bit weird, but what do you expect from an evil talking puppet? ANYWAY… The puppeteer removed his blade and watched Videl fall to the floor, right next to the old man. "Excellent, now Gohan should be arriving any minute." Said the Puppeteer as he ran out of the cottage to hide with baby Goku.
Gohan searched the skies and the woods, but the Puppeteer was nowhere to be found. "Maybe King Kai sent us to the wrong place" thought the half saiyan out loud. "I guess I'll go ask H…." Gohan paused in mid air and concentrated. "No, that couldn't be." Said the teen in denial. "She can't be… OH DENDE VIDEL!" Screamed the boy as he powered up to super saiyan two and flew towards the cottage. The boy didn't even bother to land; he smashed through the door and fell to the ground. He went into immediate shock. Lying on the ground was the daughter of the world champion covered in blood. He instantly grabbed his soon to be wife and held her as tight as he could; he didn't even notice the old man. "Videl! Can you hear me? Please talk to me, PLEASE!" screamed the teen as he began to cry. "Hang on, I'm going to get you help." Said Gohan as he picked the girl and flew out the door in search of Mr. Buu.
As Gohan left the cottage, the puppeteer watched from a bush, silently laughing at the boy's suffering. "That's one down" laughed the puppet as he prepared for his next strike: he had already won, with one stab from his blade, baby Goku would die and the Universe would be destroyed, he was going to have his fun before that happened. The puppeteer ripped a portal and came out in a different part of the woods. He heard a man talking to someone.
"H…H…Hey Buu, you don't think the Puppeteer will come after me, do ya?" asked Hercule nervously. Buu turned to his best friend and shrugged his shoulders; that didn't help Hercule very much. Buu saw the look of fear in his friend's eyes and decided to comfort him. Before the monster could say a word, a green light shot out from some bushes, and the two couldn't move. Hercule's eyes widened as the Puppeteer walked out from the brush and looked directly at him.
"I'll deal with you later fat ass," said the Puppeteer as he gave a nasty look to Mr. Buu. "First, I'm going to take care of the so called 'world champion' once and for all" laughed the Puppeteer. With that, Hercule felt five blades penetrate his stomach and emerge from his back. To be sure that Buu DID NOT heal him, the Puppeteer began to drain the man's energy until there was nothing left. Buu's eyes were wide open as he began to power up; this was not going to be pretty. Hercule's ki dropped to zero and the puppeteer smirked. "That's TWO down!" he laughed as he released Herucle from the green light. Mr. Satan fell to the ground and a pool blood began to form around the man's body. The puppet ripped a portal and began to back into it slowly, still holding Mr. Buu and his green light. He could tell by the look on Mr. Buu's face how mad he was, and he wasn't about to stick around when he let Buu out. The portal began to close and the Puppeteer released the pink monster. Mr. Buu wasted no time and began to try to heal his best friend; it wasn't working. Buu's eyes began to fill with tears as he continued to try to heal Hercule, but the man was already gone.
"No…NO…NO! NO! NO!" Cried the monster as he looked away from the lifeless body. All of a sudden something happened that hadn't happened to him in a few months. The monster began to feel a build up of pressure in his body; it was unbearable. He pushed as hard as he could and steam began to come out of his holes. This wasn't good, the last time this happened, an evil version of Buu came out and beat him. Buu began to breath deeply and calmed himself; the steam stopped and he was beginning to relax, but he was still crying over the loss of his friend. Just then, he saw a familiar figure in the sky; it was Gohan, and he was holding someone. As the teen quickly landed, Buu's eyes shot wide open and he began to feel enormous pressure building up in his body. Without even being asked, Buu ran over and attempted to heal the girl, but like Hercule, she to was gone. Gohan began to feel dizzy and fell to the ground… he had just lost his wife. Just then, Buu stood straight up and put his hands on his head. The monster growled as he prepared to release the pressure. Gohan looked up with his tear filled eyes and stood up. Buu released a massive amount of steam. The enormous wind blew Gohan, Videl, and Hercule back a few feet. Gohan looked as a massive mushroom shaped steam cloud began to form over the pink man; he had to act fast.
"BUU! I know you're sad, but you have to calm down!" yelled the boy as tears continued to fall from his face. Steam continued to come out of the monster. "BUU, please listen to me, I know it hurts, but you need to control your anger, other wise Evil Buu will come out and we'll have the Majin Crises all over again." Said the teen. He finally caught Buu's attention and the steam was starting to let up. Gohan walked over to his friend while wiping his tears. "I know you're upset; I feel the same way, but we might be able to wish them back with dragon balls, now I'm not 100% sure, but we'll never know unless we stop the puppeteer." Said Gohan as he put his hand on Mr. Buu's shoulder. Buu's steam came to a stop and he fell to the ground and sat. Gohan was right, the dragon balls helped him, so they should be able to help everyone else. Gohan sat down next to Buu and gave a sigh; the puppeteer may just be the most psychotic evil villain they have ever face. The teen needed to get his mind straightened out and refocus before he could continue the search.
A Mile and A Half Away With Young Trunks and Young Goten
"Don't be such a baby Goten!" said Trunks.
"I am NOT a baby!" yelled Goten.
"Then go check it out" smirked Trunks. The boy's had found a dark cave and Trunks had dared Goten to check it out… alone. Goten sighed; he didn't want to be a baby, so he would have to go into the scary cave… it couldn't be that scary… right?
"FINE! But if I do it, then you can NEVER call me a baby again." Growled Goten; this is the last time he would ever let Trunks call him a baby. Trunks looked at the boy curiously and agreed. Goten slowly began to walk into the darkness, holding his fist up incase anything tried to attack the boy. He walked deeper and deeper into the dark hole.
"BOOO!" Yelled a voice from behind him. Goten screamed, jumped, and got down on to the ground and held his hands over his head. Just then he heard a familiar laugh coming from behind him; Goten was now mad! "HAHA, your to easy to fool Goten" laughed Trunks as he rolled around on the ground. Trunks opened one of his eyes and looked at the look on Goten's face, "Oh come on Goten, don't be such a… baby!" said the boy as he burst into laughter once again. Goten had had it with his friend calling him a baby; he would show him who the real baby was. "Anyway Goten, I thought we should…. OWWWW!" Yelled the boy as Goten punched him clean across the face. Trunks fell to the ground and began to hold his cheek. "CHEEZE GOTEN, I WAS JUST KIDDING, NO NEED TO…Goten?...Where'd you go?" asked Trunks as he looked around; it was dark, but a small light from the entrance of the cave allowed him to see some of his surroundings. "Goten, come on, I was only kidding…." Said the boy nervously as he walked further into the cave. It began to get darker and darker as young Trunks made his way deeper into the tunnel. "Come on Goten, quite messing around." Said the boy with fear present in his voice. Trunks was now getting afraid, but he couldn't let Goten know that. "GOTEN, I'M NOT KIDDING, KNOCK IT OFF AND SHOW YOURSELF!" said the boy fiercely. The confidence in his voice quickly faded when he got no response from the boy. "Goten… I…I…I'm S…s…s…sorry" said the boy in a shaky voice, he was now totally terrified; he couldn't see, and he had a bad feeling in his stomach.
"ROAR!" Screamed a voice from behind him. Trunks let out a high-pitched scream and fell backwards. Goten quickly powered up to super saiyan so he could see the look on Trunks's face. When he saw the terrified look on his friend's face, he fell to the ground and began laughing as hard as he could.
"HAHAHAHA, Who's the baby now." Laughed Goten; that would teach the boy to call him a baby. Just then Goten noticed something that made him laugh even harder (If it was even possible). Trunks had a medium sized wet spot on his pants… Goten used this to his advantage. "Now I defiantly know who the baby is!" said Goten as he tried to catch his breath from laughing so hard. Trunks was not happy; it was now his turn to be mad. Goten looked up and his laughing stopped, "uh oh…" said the boy as Trunks charged towards him and the two flew out of the cave. Unknown to the boys, Trunks had just barely escaped a bladed hand from grabbing him when he was in that cave. Outside in the open, Trunks managed to catch the evil prankster and pinned him to the ground.
"If you EVER tell anyone I wet myself, I'll kill you" growled Trunks; sounding almost exactly like his father. Goten gulped and nodded his head, but deep in his mind he knew that he would never let the boy live that down. Just as Trunks was about to smack the boy for hitting him earlier, the two heard a little cry from the bushes. Trunks stood up and began to walk towards the source. "Is that a baby?" asked the boy out loud.
"I am not a baby!" said Goten, not hearing what the boy had really said.
"I said 'IS THAT A BABY?' Idiot." Growled Trunks. Trunks slowly moved the bushes out of the way and his eyes widened; lying behind the bush was a small baby boy with a tail. Trunks gently picked the boy up and walked back over to Goten. "Goten, it was a baby" said the boy as he looked at the child in his arms. Goten looked at the baby curiously.
"What would a baby be doing way out here all alone?" asked Goten.
"Beats me?" said Trunks as he studied the child. All of a sudden the baby grabbed Trunks's hair and began to pull. "Oww, Oww, Oww, Goten, get him off, he'll pull it out." Said the boy in a panic. Goten gently pulled the baby from Trunks's hair and set him on the ground. Trunks rubbed his head and gave a death stare at the evil child. "You think that's cute?" growled Trunks at the baby. The baby simply smiled and laughed. Trunks's frown soon turned to a smile; he couldn't be mad at something so adorable. "Ok, I guess it was kind of funny." Sighed Trunks. Trunks and Goten looked at one another, then sat on the ground and began to play with their new friend. They were totally unaware that the Puppeteer had just emerged from the cave, and was now silently walking towards them. He held up his bladed hand; prepared to tear a hole into those brats and retrieve baby Goku. As Trunks and Goten played with the baby, he began to point behind them. Trunks had a bad feeling in his gut. Without turning his head, his eyes looked at Goten. Goten was already looking at Trunks; the two boys had a good idea as to what was about to happen. Before the Puppeteer could swing his hand down and cut Trunks in half, the purpled hair boy grabbed baby Goku and both he and Goten flew high up in the air.
"BLASTED ROTTEN PIECES OF SHIT!" Yelled the Puppeteer as his blade hit the ground.
"Well, we finally found you" said Trunks as he held the child.
"GRRRRR, Give me that baby! NOW!" Screamed the Puppeteer as he powered up; how could he have been so stupid to leave the baby there while he snuck into the cave to kill the brats?
"NO, you're going to hurt him," said Goten as he powered up to supper saiyan. A look of complete and utter shock came over the puppeteer's face.
"No shit Sherlock, I'm going to rip the kid into pieces, and when I do, the entire Universe will crumble into a trillion pieces." Said the puppeteer as he was in awe of the sheer stupidity of the kid. "I'm going to kill him just like I killed Mr. Hercule Satan and Videl Satan." Laughed the Puppeteer; he was looking forward to seeing the reaction the boy's gave him. Young Goten didn't appear as sad as he had hopped, probably because he doesn't know that Videl was technically going to be his sister when Gohan got married. Young Trunks didn't show any emotion at all; he didn't like Mr. Satan, and Videl wasn't his favorite person on the planet, but that didn't mean he didn't feel any sadness from the loss of his teammates. "Enough fooling around, hand me Goku NOW!" said the Puppeteer; he quickly put his hands over his mouth, why did he just tell them who the baby was? Trunks and Goten looked at each other with wide eyes and mouths open.
"My daddy?" asked Goten.
"This is Goku?" asked Trunks. With that the puppeteer charged at the boy's with his bladed hand in the air. "Goten RUN!" screamed Trunks as he handed the baby to his friend.
"OH NO YOU DON'T" Yelled the Puppeteer as he started to chase Goten. Just then he felt a hand grab onto his foot; it was Trunks. "Oh you're going to get it now you purple haired FREAK!" growled the Puppeteer.
"You're just jealous because I have hair" said the boy as he began to swing the Puppeteer around. He let go and the evil puppet hit a small tree. The puppeteer powered up an energy blast from his bladed hand.
"I'm going to teach you what happens when you mess with the Puppeteer you spoiled brat." Said the puppeteer as he released the blast. Just as the energy ball was about to hit Trunks, another blast intercepted it and moved it away.
"Leave him alone you stupid doll," yelled Goten, still holding the baby. The Puppeteer charged at Goten. Goten gently tossed the baby at Trunks who caught it as gently as he could. Goku's tail wrapped around the boy's arm and began to fall asleep. The Puppeteer chased Goten through the woods, hoping to here the boy beg for mercy when he caught him. "NA NA NA NA NA, you can't catch me!" laughed Goten as he flew through the massive amounts of trees.
"Oh, we'll see about that brat." Smirked the Puppeteer as he ripped a portal, and then appeared in front of Goten. The Puppeteer slashed the boy leaving five deep cuts going across his face. Goten fell to the ground as he put his hands on his head to try to stop the bleeding. The puppeteer wasted no time as he flew to the boy and began to slash him repeatedly with his blade. Goten's screams echoed through the woods around them. The boy tried to ki blast the puppet, but he seemed unaffected. Just as the Puppeteer was about to stab the boy in the heart, he heard Trunks's voice from behind him.
"Hey puppet freak, smile!" screamed the boy. The Puppeteer turned around and was disgusted by a full moon. "Come and get some! Asswipe!" yelled Trunks as he pointed to his exposed rear.
"OOHHH You are SOOOO gona get it now you little son of a bitch!" spat the puppeteer as he darted towards the boy. Trunks quickly pulled up his pants, and with baby Goku still hugging the boy's neck, he took off; hoping to let Goten recover while he distracted the Puppeteer.
Goten quickly opened his eyes and slowly stood up. His Gi had multiple rips in it, his body was burning from all the cuts he had received, and slowly blood began to drip from his face and arms, but he wasn't down yet, not by a long shot; he's a saiyan, it takes a lot more to keep him down (Just look at how long Future Goten fought against General Mega Cell). He finally got to his feet and searched for his friends Ki. Trunks had done a good job leading the puppeteer away. He then sensed another familiar ki; it was Future Vegeta. The boy quickly flew towards their team's leader to inform him of the Puppeteer's final plan.
Back With Future Vegeta
"No, that couldn't be… I've completely lost their Ki signatures," said the Prince as he searched for Videl's and Mr. Satan's energy. "Oh Dende, he's picking us off one by one." Growled the Prince as he began to check on his other teammates. Everyone seemed to be doing ok, but young Trunks and Goten were both powered up to super saiyan. Also, the two appeared to be separated; Young Trunks was about three miles away, and Young Goten was getting closer. Just then, a small child tackled Future Vegeta to the ground from behind. Vegeta, thinking this was an attack, powered up and got into a fighting stance.
"Future Uncle Vegeta, It's me!" yelled young Goten as he stumbled to his feet; wiping blood from his face. Vegeta quickly powered down and went to help the boy.
"What happened, where's young Trunks?" asked Vegeta as he inspected the boy's wounds.
"It's my dad, my dad as a baby, the Puppeteer wants to kill him and then the Universe will be destroyed!" said Goten as he sat down on the ground; trying to catch his breathe. Vegeta didn't quite understand what the child was talking about; it almost sounded like Kakarott got turned into a baby and was being attacked by the puppeteer.
"Goten, you have to calmly tell me what happened; what happened to kakarott." Said Vegeta.
"Who's Kakarott, I'm talking about my daddy, Goku." Said the boy. Vegeta slapped his face; there was no way in hell he would ever use Kakarott's earth name, not even if the Universe depended on it. "Me and Trunks found the baby version of my dad, and the Puppeteer says that if he kills the baby, then the universe will be destroyed." Said Goten as he tried to get Uncle Vegeta to understand him. Vegeta finally realized that the boys had found baby Kakarott from this time period, and the Puppeteer planed on killing him in order to make his final change to the timeline. Then another thought crossed his mind.
"Goten, where is Trunks and the baby?" asked Vegeta as he relocated the second version of his son's ki. Goten frowned and wiped more blood from his face.
"The puppeteer was attacking me, and I couldn't get him to stop, so Trunks pulled his pants down and the puppeteer chased after him." Said Goten. Vegeta raised an eyebrow… defiantly Kakarott's son.
"And where's the baby?" asked the prince.
"He's with Trunks." Said Goten as he took off the orange part of his Gi and began to use it to wipe the blood off his body. Vegeta powered up and prepared to take off.
"I sense Gohan and Buu nearby; go and get yourself healed, then I want the three of you to join the fight, do not waste any time, understand." Said the prince as he took off. Goten nodded and took off in the direction of Gohan and Mr. Buu.
Back With Gohan and Mr. Buu
"I can't believe she's gone," sighed Gohan as he wiped a final tear from his eye. He had no idea if they would be able to wish her and Mr. Satan back to life considering how it happened in a different dimension. Mr. Buu looked over a Gohan and gave a slight smile; he had finally calmed down after he had seen his best friend die.
"Everything work out, Buu no worried." Said the pink giant with a slight smile on his face. Just then Gohan looked up; he sensed Young Goten coming their way. Sure enough, young Goten crash landed right in front of the two, and then stumbled to his feet.
"Goten! What happened? Are you OK?" yelled the teen as he quickly ran over to the slightly younger version of his younger brother. Goten gave a smile, and then turned serious.
"Mr. Buu, can you please help me?" asked Goten kindly. Buu immediately ran over to Young Goten and placed his hands over the boy's cuts. As Goten was being healed, he explained everything. Finally Buu finished and Goten used his blood covered orange gi to wipe any remaining blood off of his body.
"So what you're saying is the Puppeteer wants to kill the baby version of Goku?" asked Gohan. Goten nodded. "Oh Dende, it's no wonder he wants to kill him. Dads saved the world more times than anyone could remember, if he dies, it will make such a massive change to the timeline that it will defiantly destroy the Universe." Said Gohan. Goten put his orange Gi back on over his black long sleeve shirt, or what was left of it; it almost looked like the boy's clothes had been dropped into a shredder. Just then Gohan's mind began to race. "Did you say Trunks has baby Goku!" said the teen in a panic.
"Ya, and the Puppeteer is chasing after them." Said the boy as he powered up.
"Let's go help him; I doubt Trunks will be able to hold the Puppeteer off for very long." Said Gohan as he powered up to super saiyan. With that, the three fighters flew off in the direction of Young Trunks who was now at least 10 miles away from them.
Back With Young Trunks
Young Trunks had finally managed to lose the Puppeteer, but he had a feeling he would find him soon. The boy and the baby had taken shelter in a large hallow tree trunk.
"Phew that was a close one," said Trunks as he held the baby. "Don't worry, I've got you, I'm not going to let the Puppeteer get you, not on my watch." Said the boy; he felt like an older brother at that moment, kind of like Gohan. Just then he heard something that sounded like a ki blast being charged.
"Ready or not. HERE I COME!" yelled the Puppeteer as he blasted the tree. When the dust cleared, baby Goku was crying, and the two boys were covered in soot. Before he had anytime to react, the Puppeteer blasted the boy again, and again, and again. Young Trunks held on to the baby; shielding him from the blasts. The puppeteer wasn't going to waist anymore time, he quickly ran to the boy and snatched the baby out of his hands.
"You bastard, leave him alone." Said Trunks as he got up. The Puppeteer smiled; he was going to kill the boy. With that, the puppeteer launched towards the pathetic monkey and his blades tore through Trunks's chest. He quickly removed the blades and stabbed him again. Trunks's eyes were wide open; he felt blood pouring out of him. The Puppeteer smashed the boy to the ground and began to drain his energy.
"Now I'll take care of the rest of your rotten friends" smiled the puppeteer.
"Y…y…y…you…you w…" Trunks was never able to finish.
"Now let's see the look on Vegeta's face when he sees his dead son." Laughed the puppeteer as he quickly ran to hide. Sure enough, the first one to arrive was Future Vegeta. From his hiding spot, it was kind of hard to see; it was unclear as to what the prince was doing, but he was most likely suffering.
"BOY, WAKE UP, I'M ORDERING YOU TO GET UP, YOU'RE NOT WEAK, YOUR NEXT IN LINE TO BE THE PRINCE OF ALL SAIYANS, AND SAIYANS DO NOT GIVE UP SO EASILY." Said the prince as he tried to hold back his emotions. Right on cue, the other three fighters arrived. Young Goten, Future Gohan, and Mr. Buu all ran to the boy. Mr. Buu placed his hands over the boy and began to try to heal him. This was the moment of truth; did he manage to kill another one. After about a minute of trying, the four fighters looked away, and some began to cry.
"Excellent" said the Puppeteer quietly, "That's three down, that just leaves seven more (If I did my math right)." Chuckled the villan.
"Vegeta… we may be able to wish him back with the dragon balls" said Gohan, "Also, I don't know if this helps, but technically he wasn't your son, he was from a different dimension." The teen said; trying to keep the prince from getting angry like he and Buu did earlier. Vegeta was about to make the young man wish he had never said that when young Goten beat him to it.
"HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT!" yelled Young Goten, tears began to fall from his cheek. "He was my best friend, and you're talking like it didn't matter, WELL IT MATTERED TO ME!" cried the boy as he punched the teen in the stomach, and then took off as fast as he could. Gohan fell to one knee, but quickly recovered from the boy's punch.
"Do you think I should go after him" asked Gohan as he powered up. Vegeta thought for a moment; this was going to be a tough decision. If they didn't go after Goten, he would surely be the Puppeteer's next target, but if Gohan went after him, maybe he could bring him back to the rest of the group. But what if the Puppeteer killed Goten before then, and then he took out Gohan. "VEGETA!" Yelled the teen trying to get the saiyan prince's attention. Vegeta had already wasted enough time thinking.
"Go and bring him back to where King Kai is, surely Kakarott will be coming this way since three of our teammates have been killed. We'll regroup with the king, and Gohan… watch yourself, don't let your guard down for one second." Said Future Vegeta as Gohan began to take off.
Back With Young Goten
Goten finally stopped in a very dense part of the woods. He masked his ki so no one would be able to find him (easily, they could find him if they searched long enough). The young boy began to cry over the loss of his best friend; Trunks was really the only friend his age that he had. He didn't go to school, and he didn't have any neighbors, hence Trunks was like a second brother to him. Just then the boy jumped a little as he felt a hand lightly grab his shoulder; it was Gohan.
"I don't want to talk to you" sniffed the boy. Gohan sat down next to the younger version of his little brother.
"Goten, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I didn't care, I was just trying to comfort Future Vegeta, I wasn't thinking about how you felt, and I'm sorry I did that." Said Gohan sincerely. Goten rested his head against the teens side.
"Do you think we'll be able to wish him back with the dragon balls?" asked Goten as he wiped tears from his cheek. Gohan gave a comforting smile.
"I think so Goten, I think so," he said as he hugged the boy. Just then Gohan gave a slight smirk. "Hey Goten, there's something I've wanted to tell you for a while now." Said the boy; his voice holding a slightly evil quality. Goten looked up at the other version of his older brother curiously. Then, Goten felt a massive pain coming from his back. The boy looked down and saw five blades sticking out of his chest. Completely in shock, the boy looked back up at his brother who was smiling evilly. "Now you die you pathetic excuse of a warrior." Laughed Gohan; his voice sounding like the Puppeteer's. Goten couldn't believe it; the Puppeteer had just tricked him. The teen slowly changed into the evil puppet and with the blades still in his body, the boy was raised off the ground.
"HAHAHA! You should have seen the look on your face. Oh well, say hi to Trunks for me." He said as he charged a massive energy blast from his bladed hand, with Goten still on it. "BYE BYE BABY!" Yelled the Puppeteer as he released the blast. Goten screamed, but then fell silent. The puppeteer dropped the boy to the ground, searched for the boy's ki, and then smiled. "And then there were SIX" chuckled the evil puppet. He then sensed something from behind him. The puppeteer turned and laughed when he saw Future Gohan.
"You're going to regret doing that!" hissed the teen as a tear fell from his eye.
"Oh?" chuckled the Puppeteer. "And who's going to make me pretty boy?"
"I AM!" Screamed Gohan at the top of his lungs as he powered up to super saiyan two and sped towards the evil doll. With that, Gohan began to punch and kick the puppeteer as hard as he could. He ki blasted his face, stomped on his stomach, gave him an uppercut, twisted his leg, squeezed his neck, punched him in the groin, and finally kamehameha waved the doll. The smoke cleared and Gohan went into shock.
"You done yet?" asked the puppeteer; completely unharmed from any of the teen's attacks. The puppeteer began to walk towards the saiyan and held his bladed hand up. Gohan backed away as he tried to think of another attack. "Let me tell you about each of your friend's last moments, and add my own personal opinion on them." Gohan tried to assault the Puppeteer again. "We'll start with Videl" said the puppet as Gohan punched him repeatedly. "She was one of my easiest kills, and I'll tell you one thing, you were right about her being weak." He said as Gohan shot multiple ki balls at him. "And you could have done so much better than that bitch, I mean I guess it was a good deal to get all that money from Mr. Satan, but come on!" Gohan stomped on the puppet's head. "And don't even get me started on Mr. Satan… weakest pile of crap on this pathetic planet; how people could ever believe he's the world champion is beyond me." Gohan continued to attack the puppet. "Now let's talk about the Saiyan prince's son; Young Trunks V. Brief. The boy tries so hard to be like his daddy, but in reality, he's pathetic and weak, a disgrace to all saiyans, I mean getting killed by a fucking puppet, now that's funny." Laughed the puppeteer as Gohan stopped to catch his breath. "And then there's GOTEN!" smiled the puppet. "The weakest saddest excuse of a saiyan I have ever seen." This got Gohan mad again; he charged at the Puppeteer and gave him everything he had. "The look on your little brother's face when I stabbed him while I was disguised as you…. Priceless."
"GRRR WHY WON'T YOU DIE" Screamed Gohan. Just then the teen felt a massive pain in his stomach. The puppet had just stabbed him with his bladed hand. He looked at the Puppeteer with wide eyes.
"Because I am a God!" he said seriously. With that the Puppeteer began to rapidly drain the teen's energy. Gohan thought to himself; he's unbeatable, how can we stop a guy like this? The puppeteer dropped the boy to the ground and then stabbed him several more time. "And then there were five" he laughed maniacally. He just had five more people to kill and then he would destroy the universe by killing baby Goku. The puppeteer walked behind a nearby bush and picked up the sleeping infant.
"Soon I shall recreate this Universe in my own image, then I shall truly be a God." Said the puppeteer.
Back With Future Goku
Goku fell to the ground. He couldn't believe it; Videl, Hercule, Young Trunks, Young Goten, Future Gohan…. All gone. How could anyone do this, it was sick and twisted.
"I can't believe it… how do we stop a creature like this. He's killed three saiyans, and hasn't been injured once." Said Goku as he held back tears. "Everything has a weakness, Kid Buu appeared to be unstoppable, but we killed him with the spirit bomb, Cell was unstoppable but Gohan managed to kill him with a blast combined with my spirit, and Frieza, well Future Vegeta killed Frieza a couple hours ago on Namek using the monster's own attack." He said as he tried to figure something out.
"Goku can you hear me?" said King Kai's voice.
"Yes, I can hear you." Said Goku.
"Goku, It's terrible, he's picking us off one by one. Present day Vegeta has requested that you rejoin us so we can strategize our next move." Said the King. Goku put his fingers on his forehead.
"I'll me there in an instant." Said Goku as he disappeared.
Back With The Others
Goku appeared right in the middle of the whole group…. Or what was left of their group; they were now down to five people: Future Goku, Future Vegeta, King Kai, Mr. Buu, and Majin Vegeta who was finally regaining consciousness. Future Vegeta was angry, how could he have let this happen.
"I'LL DESTROY YOU, YOU FUCKING PUPPET, DO YOU HEAR ME, I'LL RIP YOU TO PIECES!" Future Vegeta yelled to the heavens. Goku and the others looked at their leader. Vegeta turned his attention to Goku. "Kakarott… Gohan should have never been sent after Goten, I…" Vegeta couldn't finish the last part, but Goku knew what he meant to say.
"Vegeta, we'll stop him, we'll bring everyone back to life, and then we'll go back home." Said Goku. Vegeta turned and stared at Goku. He then mumbled something that no one else but Goku could hear.
"He's watching us… in the bushes, he's waiting for us to separate, then he'll continue to take us out one by one." Said Vegeta as quietly as he could. Goku nodded slightly, he knew that they would need a miracle at this point.
OK HOW'S THAT FOR A LONG CHAPTER! I hope you enjoyed it. I know it was extremely dark and sad, but just wait until the end of the story; I think you'll be happy. By the way, I'm still trying to think of how EXACTLY I'm going to end the story, so right before the last chapter, I'll warn you, cause it could take me a while to put everything together and then post it. Please Review.