The two most dangerous Saiyans had disappeared. Dystopicles thought briefly about searching for them, but thought it would be more fun to play with the Earthlings with all of the hate and fear dwelling inside them.
Dystopicles descended from orbit over Earth to land on a tall building in the middle of the destroyed West city.
Opening his mouth, the Devil King spoke words that could be heard on every corner of the planet.
"People of Earth...these demons you see are experiments created by the Royal government. They don't just want to conquer you..no, they desire to destroy you utterly. Let your hatred and anger towards your enemy grow, for they have done many wrongs against you. You deserve freedom from your oppression, justice on those who would do you wrong, and victory in your long war." Dystopicles said with a smile on his emaciated face.
"With only my words I will cause the inhabitants of this miserable little planet to tear themselves apart. Yesssss." Dystopicles thought to himself with a twisted smile on his face.
All around the world the war between the Royal government and the rebel forces began to heat up again, each accusing the other of wrongdoing. The more they fought, the more violent the conflicts became.
General Dwight Yamamoto watched from a safe location in his desert base located on the western continent as the war began to rage once again.
"Such pointless conflict.." The old general thought from his white-washed command center.
Meanwhile in West City...
Bardock saw Dystopicles had arrived on Earth. The devil-king's black form standing tall atop a ruined skyscraper.
Memories of the past flooded the father of Goku's mind. It had been him who had allowed all this to happen. If he had started this..then Bardock intended on finishing it. Honor demanded no less.
Bardock flew off the concrete ground of the ruined city, and with a roar transformed into a Super Saiyan Four, his fur blood red like the momento of his fallen comrades, and his eyes as green as his Saiyan armor.
If Dystopicles noticed Bardock's approach, he gave no indication of such.
"Ah the human race. From the dawn of your existence you fought and killed each other. You try to hide your true nature, but I know what is in your heart. You crave violence, you want to take what you believe belongs to you." Dystopicles said as Bardock flew in front on him, a red and green aura surrounding his Super Saiyan Four body.
"What, do you think all the people of this planet are as sick and twisted as you?" Bardock asked.
"Think? No..I know that deep down they are..they try to hide it, saying they have a good nature as well, but that is only to comfort them. Humans are born of death and darkness..it is what defines them." Dystopicles said
"Your wrong. The good nature of humans is just as much a part of them as their darker inclinations. It was me who allowed you to get this far..and it will be me who ends this." Bardock said with conviction in his voice.
"With the power you have..I'd like to see you try." Dystopicles said with a wicked grin as he gripped his scythe tightly.
Bardock wasted no time and attacked, rapidly firing blasts of energy at his opponent. Dystopicles merely lifted off into the sky using his wings, then flew down and attempted to slash Bardock with his weapon.
Bardock thought quickly and used instant transmission to teleport behind Dystopicles, then formed an orb of green energy in his hands.
"Chaos Avenger!" Bardock yelled as he tossed his attack at the devil king, who was hit square in the back.
Nothing seemed to happen though, when Bardock's attack struck.
"You really are far too weak to do any real damage to me." Dystopicles said
Bardock yelled one last roar as he charged Dystopicles.
Gotenks and Ultimo were nearby, finishing off the last of a group of demons when they noticed.
Before Bardock could even get close to Dystopicles the devil king swung his scythe once, and just like that all the life in Bardock's eyes were gone.
The father of Goku fell to the ground, an expression of shock on his face. Blood poured freely from Bardock's left side. A hero had fallen, but he had yet to speak his final words.
Gotenks appeared next to Bardock, instantly separating into Goten and Trunks when they reached his position.
"Tell my son...whatever happens, whether we win this war or not..I'm proud of him, and honored to be his father. And as for you Goten..I was lucky..to have grandsons like you and Gohan." Bardock said, then cried out in pain briefly.
He was gone.
Tears fell freely from Goten's eyes, but he did not grieve long, rather he nodded to Trunks, and the two re-fused quickly with another execution of the fusion dance.
Gotenks charged at Dystopicles, who watched with amusement as yet another weakling attempted to attack him.
"That fool..does he want to die too?" Ultimo said quietly to himself before flying up, joining Gotenks in his attack.
"I might as well be foolish too..I can't just let them fight that monster alone." Ultimo thought to himself.
Pikkon sent a group of scorpion-tailed locust-like demons flying in every direction with a well-timed hyper-tornado attack, then noticed Ultimo and Gotenks both headed towards Dystopicles.
"I guess this is it then." Pikkon said.
Pikkon flew up and joined his two comrades. If they were to have a chance, it would have to be all three of them together.
"Your going to pay for everyone you have ever hurt." Gotenks said in a rare serious moment
"If I had money for every time someone said that to me...I'd be rich." Dystopicles said with a twisted smile.
"Big Tree Cannon 10x!" Was Gotenks only response as he yelled his attack, firing a yell beam of energy at the devil king.
Pikkon and Ultimo joined Gotenks in attacking by firing their own signature moves.
"Thunder Flash!" Pikkon yelled, sending a high-speed fireball Dystopicles' way.
"Super Nova Death Ray!" Ultimo Shenron said, firing a colossal red beam of energy and flames at the Devil King.
The three attacks converged on Dystopicles, but seemed to have no effect, as the Devil King failed to even flinch.
"All of you fail to see your place in the scheme of things. I am as far above you as you are above an amoeba, your existences meaningless in the scheme of things. Allow me to show you why." Dystopicles said, then swung his scythe once to the left.
For a split-second the sky became black as coal, and the ground in all directions white as snow. Then suddenly Gotenks, Pikkon, and Ultimo yelled in pain, collapsing to the ground. Gotenks split into Trunks and Goten, who were injured, but alive. The life in Pikkon's eyes was gone, the same dead look filled his face as Bardock's.
As for Ultimo, his body was destroyed, and while he managed to regenerate using the power of Rage Shenron, he had reverted back to Nouva Shenron, as he only had the Five, Four, and Three-star dragonballs left.
Dystopicles laughed at the dragon's misfortune.
"Now your barely strong enough to fight one of my minions." Dystopicles gloated.
Nouva briefly eyed Dystopicles with a look of rage , then used his powers to summon the other dragonballs to himself.
Meanwhile, on the Grand Kai's planet, Otherworld
King Kai stood on the Grand Kai's well-kept lawn, his attention on the distant planet Earth. Next to him was Piccolo, who wore his traditional white cape and white and violet turban.
The Namek was calm, despite the events unfolding on Earth.
Suddenly what looked like an old man with a large white beard and mustache, wearing jeans and carrying a huge boom-box walked up from behind the two.
"Ya know, I promised Goku not that long ago that in the future I'd train him. But looking how strong he is now.." The Grand Kai said.
Piccolo smiled.
"You have those hidden techniques you've been wanting to pass on, even if Goku is a Super Saiyan Six now, they could still come in handy." Piccolo said.
"This is awful!" King Kai said with a worried tone.
"What is all the racket about?" Grand Kai asked.
"Dystopicles just killed Bardock and Pikkon." King Kai said.
"That means those celestial beings, and Krysis and his forces are the only things left protecting the Earth..since both Goku and Vegeta have dissapeared. Gotenks and the others are not even close to a match for Dystopicles" Piccolo said.
"Grand Kai, if you wanted to pass on your techniques, now is the time." A new voice said.
Kohryu suddenly landed on the Grand Kai's planet, surprising everyone.
The Grand Kai nodded, then Kohryu walked over, and the two were gone in a flash.
"I sure hope they don't take long with Goku.." King Kai said with a concerned tone.
"Have a little faith King Kai..Goku always manages to pull threw in the end." Piccolo said with a confident smile.
"I can't believe my father wanted to be like that thing on Earth..disgusting." Piccolo thought to himself.
Meanwhile..Snake Way.
The chaos caused by King Yemma's death had calmed down. King Yemma had returned to the check-in station, his life restored by the power of Kohryu's dragon half. Everyone who had escaped Hell had been returned to Hell.
His job had never been easy. The name Dystopicles reminded Yemma of something, something from the distant secret to defeating him was something Yemma knew he remembered, but he could not recall the exact details.
Back in the strange alternate diamension, Goku's battle with the restored Turles continued.
Goku flew as fast as he could, weaving in and out of the colossal roots of the Tree of Might as Turles pursued him. Turles continued firing blasts of energy from both hands in an attempt to hit Goku, but each of his blasts missed, striking the tree of might harmlessly instead.
"You can run Kakorot..but you can't hide!" Turles yelled
"Who said I was trying to hide?" Goku said, turning around suddenly with energy forming between both hands as Goku assumed a familiar stance.
"Kamehameha!" Goku yelled, firing his age-old favorite technique at his evil twin.
Turles smiled wickedly as the beam approached him, then yelled as his hair stood up, changing to a golden yellow coloration as it did so.
Goku's attack struck Turles' new Super Saiyan aura harmlessly.
"Surprised?" Turles asked as he placed both his hands together.
Goku looked thoughtful for just a second before replying
"Not really." Goku said with a sheepish smile and his right hand on the back of his head.
"You are such a disgrace to Saiyankind." Turles said in disgust to Goku's carefree attitude.
"I haven't felt this way in years. Back before all the weight of responsibility became almost unbearable. Is it my transformations that have changed me? Is the price for that power a bit of myself?" Goku thought as he flew backwards to avoid another red energy ring from Turles.
Turles flew forward in a display of his increased speed, easily reaching Goku's position in seconds.
Goku knew that unless he found a way to transform, there was little he could do in a fight against a Super Saiyan. He would have no choice for now..but to rely on one of his older, long unused techniques..
"Kaioken times ten!" Goku yelled, his body suddenly surrounded by a red aura. Goku was able to block a volley of punches sent his way by Super Saiyan Turles, but he knew the increased power and speed would not last. Turles' transformation on the other hand..would.
After intercepting another series of punches from his opponent, Goku used the temporary speed from the Kaioken to fly as fast as he could away from Turles.
"It was the pain of loss that first triggered my Super Saiyan transformation. I've had plenty of loss recently. Chi-Chi, Gohan...I hope I can one day make it up to you both. I may be a great warrior..even a hero..but I have not been the best father." Goku thought.
As Turles headed towards him at his new position, standing on top a branch of the tree of might, Goku accepted his mistakes. It no longer mattered to him. He knew unless he could defeat Dystopicles..nothing else mattered.
When that realization hit him, Goku yelled, finding increased power, not the fatigue commonly associated with the Kaioken technique. Seeing the golden aura around himself, Goku realized what had happened. His Super Saiyan power had returned to him..just in time too.
Goku flew forward at Turles, and the shockwave produced from the two colliding in midair seemed to shake the entire diamension.
"So you got your Super Saiyan powers back..big deal..I will still crush you." Turles said before firing a sword-like energy blast at Goku, who easily avoided Turles' technique.
Turles flew quickly at Goku. Goku smiled as Turles approached, then placed two fingers on his forehead. Goku dissapeared.
Turles landed on a root, then yelled in anger.
"Kakorot you COWARD!" Turles yelled.
"Kamehameha!" Was Goku's only reply.
Slowly Turles turned around as realization struck the grey and black armored Saiyan. But it was too late, as Goku's Warp-Kamehameha completely consumed him, ending the fight.
"If only that worked as well against Cell back in the day." Goku said.
Suddenly the landscape changed. Goku found himself in the middle of an alien ruin, a dull overcast sky above.
Goku immediately felt another familiar power nearby, this one much more evil than the last.
"So you finally managed to defeat that weakling who looked like you. Good..because I wanted the pleasure to end your existence myself Kakorot." A gruff, sinister sounding voice said.
Suddenly heavy footfalls could be heard as a huge figure came into view.
He had greenish-yellow Super Saiyan hair, a manic look on his face, which had eerie, completely white eyes. The huge man had enormous muscles, golden bracelets and a necklace which looked like they belonged to some ancient culture, and white and red cloth pants.
It was the Legendary Super Saiyan, Broly, and as he approached, walking in his golden boots, Goku hoped he could pull off another victory.
"I'm going to enjoy watching you die." Broly said as he charged forward, a green sphere of energy forming in his right hand.
"Last time I fought Broly I needed the strength of others to defeat him. Can I defeat him with only a basic Super Saiyan transformation?" Goku asked himself.
Goku had almost no time to think as the legendary super saiyan was quickly upon him, approaching with quick, thunderous footfalls with a sadistic smile on his face.
"Well, only one way to find out." Goku thought as the giant saiyan approached.
Goku launched himself at Broly. Last time they had fought Goku had been beaten badly. The raw power of Broly's Legendary transformation badly outclassed his own Super Saiyan form in power.
Now however, Goku was in the mastered Super Saiyan state, something he had attained while fighting Cell at his mock tournament, which ironicly was only a few days after Broly had been defeated.
Goku swung fist after fist at and into Broly's huge chest, his attacks forcing the Legend backwards and towards a tall dull grey building.
Goku was forced to fly backwards and upwards and break off his attack however, when Broly fired a green blast of energy his way.
"Your punches..are they supposed to hurt or something?" Broly said as he formed two more green blasts of energy in both hands.
"That was the idea." Goku said, then began forming a kamehameha with both hands.
"Kamehameha!" Goku yelled, firing his tried and true attack in the form of a beam of blue energy Broly's way.
"Die!" Broly yelled in response, firing both his green projectiles at Goku.
The two attacks collided in mid-air, forming a huge explosion, the smoke which Broly flew into, quickly grabbing a surprised Goku.
With one of his colossal arms Broly painfully squeezed Goku's chest, causing the smaller Super Saiyan to yell out in pain.
"I've forgotten how much fun it was to torture you." Broly said as he continued to painfully crush Goku's chest with one arm.
"Well sorry, but I have to cut your fun short." Goku said, then yelled as he used all his strength to force Broly's arm off himself.
Goku was forced a short distance away, the sudden increase in Goku's power was something Broly was simply not expecting.
Goku floated in midair over the dark, ruined landscape below. The golden hair on his head seemed slightly longer. In addition, there was one other change, Goku's aura, rather than appearing as a golden flame surrounding his form, was now a field of blue-bioelectricity dancing up and down his body.
"Lets see you handle a Super Saiyan Two!" Goku yelled, then flew quickly towards a surprised Broly, who simply grunted and charged at Goku.
Goku's right fist collided with Broly's left fist, and a golden-greenish explosion of pure power exploded around the two Saiyan powerhouses.
When the light from the explosion cleared Goku and Broly floated, both seemingly unharmed a short distance from each other.
A look of pure rage overcome Broly's face, while Goku seemed to be enjoying himself.
"Ka.. !" Broly yelled as he flew towards Goku, who managed to dodge Broly as he swung his two huge arms at him. Goku brought his right fist up and sent a fierce uppercut into Broly's jaw, then pummeled the Legendary Super Saiyan with a barrage of quicker, weaker punches before Broly's energy shield materialized around him, forcing Goku to fly a safe distance away and break off his attack.
"What is the matter Broly? You don't like facing opponents that can match you in power?" Goku said with a slight smile on his face.
"I am the legend. I am the one who forfilled the one-thousand year prophecy. Your a joke...a mockery of everything it means to be a Saiyan. From my earliest memories you have mocked me..no more." Broly said as a greenish-black field of energy expanded from Broly, sending energy blasts in random directions, all of which destroyed large parts of the planet they were on.
"His power is going up, I may have evened the odds by becoming a Super Saiyan 2, but that won't last if his power continues to climb." Goku thought as he flew at Broly, yelling with exertion as he forced his way into and past Broly's barrier.
Goku struck Broly in the face with a strong punch, hoping to break Broly's concentration. Instead, this served to only anger Broly, as he began screaming, letting out a noise of pure rage, hatred..and madness.
Goku was forced downwards and into a crumbling blue stone building.
On the strange world with the blue sand and clocks, Vegeta watched Goku battle Broly threw a pool of still water.
"Why must Kakorot battle these losers again. What does this have to do with whatever he lost?" Vegeta said, thinking aloud.
In orbit around Earth, Krysis had become Dystopicles newest opponent. The former Crimson Tyrant battled the Devil King in the vacuum of space, Krysis expert swordsmanship and superior speed holding the Devil King's scythe at bay..at least for now.
Back on the strange planet, Goku flew upwards, only to be met by Broly, who seemed abit stronger than before.
"I've reached my maximum in this form..more than enough to crush you like an insect." Broly said with vehement hatred.
Goku seemed unimpressed as he flew at Broly, sending punch after punch at the legendary super saiyan.
"Is that all?" Broly said with a sadistic smile before firing a huge blast of pale-green energy Goku's way.
Goku managed to catch Broly's attack, but the force of it was pushing him dangerously close to the planet's surface.
"Struggle all you want..in the end your still dead!" Broly said with a sadistic smile as he closed his right hand into a fist.
Suddenly the energy ball Goku was fighting against exploded. Goku's vision became filled with stars and darkness, and for a second he thought he had died..but afew moments later he awoke, his clothing torn and tattered, some distance away from his previous position.
Goku realized as he looked at the colossal crater that Broly's attack had created, that he must have used instant transmission, perhaps unconsciously to avoid death.
Broly's power was incredible, his maximum power was equal to his Super Saiyan Two state. Worse..his transformation maintained his strength, rather than draining it.
He had no choice but to attempt ascending a step further if he wanted to win this fight.
Broly looked down at the crater, seemingly pleased with himself for the destruction he had just caused. A sick smile formed on Broly's face.
"Looking for me?" Goku said, causing Broly to turn to the right.
Broly's anger returned as he saw his most hated enemy alive and well.
"Kakorot!" Was all Broly managed to say.
"You really need a new catch phrase. Anyway..its time I ended this battle." Goku said as he clutched his hands into fists in preparation for his next transformation.
"As your quite aware Broly, I'm at the second stage of Super Saiyan, or Super Saiyan Two. Well, I wanted to show you another form of Super Saiyan which you have never seen before..because with your power..you have earned it. Super Saiyan Two requires one to dig deep to find the power needed to acheive it..but in order to move past it..one must look even further beyond!" Goku said, than began yelling.
Broly backed away in fear as the very space around Goku began to warp and distort. Goku's yelling could seemingly be heard everywhere at once. Goku's golden hair lengthened even as his eyebrows receded, the lightning around his form growing in intensity.
The transformation lasted for what seemed an eternity..but just like that it was over. Goku floated in midair, his body alone lighting the entire planet with a dim, golden light.
With a deeper voice lacking fear or doubt, Super Saiyan Three Goku spoke.
"Well Broly..what do you think of Super Saiyan Three?" Goku asked with a slight smile.
"Kak..KAKOROT!" Broly yelled in anger as he charged at Goku.
"You could have used your power for good, but instead you allowed your hate to define your existence. A power like yours will never defeat someone like me. It is over Broly." Goku said calmly as he flew towards Broly, his right fist glowing with yellow light.
Broly fired green blast after green blast at Goku, but all his attacks had no effect as Goku advanced.
"Dragon Fist!" Goku yelled as the golden image of shenron appeared around Goku's right arm as he drove his fist into Broly's chest.
Broly screamed in pain as the dragon wrapped around his body even as Goku flew backwards.
With everything he had, Broly fought against the force of Goku's attack, but it was to no avail as Broly was soon consumed in a explosion of yellow light and fire.
Goku tested the strength of his hands.
"I don't feel weak in this form now, at least not yet." Goku thought.
Just when Goku thought the fight was over, did another explosion occur, this one a field of dark green energy
"Oh no..." Goku said as he felt Broly's energy again.
Quickly Goku flew with all the speed he could muster towards Broly. If he was going to finish this fight, now would be the time.
Before Goku could reach Broly, he was forced backwards by another wave of dark energy. When Goku managed to see in the direction he felt Broly's energy from, to his horror he saw Broly alive and well.
But the Legendary Super Saiyan had undergone a few changes since his miraculous power up. His muscular form was slightly slimmer. Broly's eyebrows had disappeared, and his greenish-yellow hair had lengthened down to his waist.
Broly looked at Goku, a sadistic smile forming on his face as he did so.
"Looks like your not the only one who can reach this state..Kakorot." Broly said in an eerie, calm voice, a voice that unnerved Goku far more than the furious anger and hate Broly displayed earlier.