Startling Discovery


Shadow Moon was about to leave the room when she was stopped by Raven. "For what it's worth Shadow Moon," Raven said. "I'm sorry. Why didn't you tell us what really happened?"

"Because you wouldn't have listened and I was afraid. That doesn't really matter now. All we can do is get ready for the upcoming battle in the future. I'm tired so I'll leave you until tomorrow." Shadow Moon easily dismissed everyone and went to be on her own for awhile. There were still things she hadn't told anyone, like running into her brother a week before. 'I wish things could go back the way they were.'

She was sitting in the room that Bardock had given her, which easily tied to the royal bedrooms and main living room with her hands over her head. "Why do you continue on beating yourself up over the past Shadow Moon," came a male voice. A figure stepped out of the shadows, tall with long black hair, muscular tan skin and a red tail that rapped around his waist.

"Aries! What are you doing here?"

"To see if what I heard was true; you coming out of the shadow realms to help defeat your brother. Why did you hide and run from everyone for so long? You do know that you're welcome in Olympus still, don't you?"

"Why would they want me there? I figured they hated me for what happened."

"Some of them do, but in a way they understand too. They knew the strong love you had for your brother and they also knew it would lead to your downfall in the end. You've been hiding from me as well, and that won't do." Aries started to walk towards her when she jumped off the bed and walked towards the door. "Shada..." he growled. "You will not run from me again." He took three strides to reach her, but not before she bolted out the door and into the living room, where most of the group was gathered. Vegeta and Usagi had come back a few minutes ago and were wondering why Shadow Moon had come running like a mouse in a cage.

They didn't wonder long as Aries came out of her room, snapping his tail back and forth and looking at his target. Narrowing her eyes and glaring at him, "Aries, I'm warning you, stay away from me." Vegeta and the other Saiya-jins didn't know what was going on, but they were about to get up and stop Aries when Raven and sat them back down.

"NO! I don't know why he's here, but you do not want to mess with him. He's the creator of the Saiya-jin race and can easily destroy you. No one knows the true depths of his power and now would not be a good time to find out."

"Shada... I'm not messing around, now stop running."

"No. I'm not eighteen anymore and I certainly don't need you or anyone else."

"Shada?" Usagi asked.

"That's her name when she's not transformed," Raven explained.

Aries growled as his tail came smashing around to break the table in front of him. "Shada, you and I both know that you would have been my mate if you hadn't run off to fight your brother. Then when he told everyone about how he was released, you ran and hid in the shadows. I knew I should have marked you before you had time to leave my bed." He took another stride for Shada, to have her move behind the couch and closer to the shadows.

"I mean it Aries! You move any closer and I'll jump in the shadows and not come back until you're gone." Aries kicked the couch away from him, almost hitting Gohan. All of them were transfixed by the Saiya-jin god and could only watch as he advanced on the senshi of the shadows.

"Damn It Aries, I can now see where all Saiya-jins get their stubborn possessive streak from, not to mention their Tempers," Raven snapped at him in an amused sense of humor.

Not taking his eyes off of Shada, "Raven, if you think that my possessiveness and temper is immense... just wait until your HUSBAND gets here and a hold of you. As a matter of fact, I say two more seconds and he will be. As he finished the words, two strong arms circled her waist and pulled Raven back suddenly. "Make that one second."

"I don't think you need to worry about a Saiya-jin and his hunt when you have your own husband to attend to," came the whisper in her ears.

Chronos was a tall god, with dark, green hair that was shaped like Ryouga's. His arms showed his strength and power and anyone that looked into his eyes, could tell he knew your past, present and future within seconds. His hands slid down her sides to grab her hips tightly and to silently tell her that he has waited many millenniums for his wife.

Aries smiled at the flustered Earth goddess and focused his complete attention on Shada. "You're not leaving Shada."

"I don't see why not." She stepped closer to the shadows and looked at his eyes, daring him to try and snatch her. Aries stopped advancing on her and met her challenge.

"Fine, go in there, but may I tell you that it won't be so easy to escape your brother this time. You were lucky to have Sailor Cosmos hear you the last time and help you. Will you be so lucky the next time? He's searching every place in the universe for you right now and the minute you step back into the shadows, he'll home in on you and take you for his."

"What are you talking about?" Raven demanded.

"She hasn't told you everything yet. She felt the presence of her brother when he sent a nightmare to Usagi, showing her how he was going to kill all her friends if they joined the fight. Shadow Moon ran into the shadows to try and confront him. Do I need to tell them how it turned out?"

Usagi looked at Shadow Moon as she was slowly loosing the courage to jump in the shadows. "He's right Shada, if you don't mind. The only reason, I took you as easily as I did was because he wasn't expecting me to be there. He'll be on guard next time and I may not survive the next round alone with him."

Shada growled low in her throat and felt like she was being cornered when Pan and Bra came running up to her and grabbed her leg. "Please don't go in there if someone's going to hurt you." The two little Saiya-jins pleaded with their dark eyes, begging her not to get captured. "We need you here Shada," Pan cried. Her eyes softened as she could not strike out at the children, nor deny them what they asked.

"Alright. I'll not go in there, but you," she said growling low in her throat, "Stay back. If I wanted a mate, I would have come out of the shadows without my father forcing me too."

Aries didn't like the idea of her avoiding him, but at least she wasn't running anymore. "I'm not leaving, but I'll leave you alone for the time being. Don't expect it forever. If you run in the shadows again, I swear even Hades won't hold me back from coming after you."

"I swear," Vegeta said, "he sounds like Kakarot did when Usagi was trying to avoid him." Shada turned to look at him and smiled a true smile since they had met.

"If you only knew how much that statement rings true, little warrior." He blinked and was going to demand an answer when she left the room with Bra and Pan on her heels.

"What did she mean by that?" Aries grumbled.

"You still can't tame her, can you?" Chronos taunted.

"I didn't see you doing too well with your wife either. By the way, what did she mean by that statement?"

Chronos only smiled. "You would like me to tell you, wouldn't you? Forget it. She's going to tell you when she's ready."

Gohan was the first to speak up. "If you don't mind me asking, what are you two doing here? I thought the gods didn't get involved in mortal affairs any longer?"

"We normally don't," Aries said. "In this case, we don't have a choice. We were ordered by Zeus himself to come down here and help out with the fight. He also said to make sure that only Super Saiya-jin two and higher are allowed to go, Sailor Cosmos, Raven and Shadow Moon." He looked to see the Namek and smiled. "Oh yeah. Let's not forget the Namek over there. How in Zeus's name we ever made friends with the green people is beyond me. Nameks are too peace loving." He looked at Vegeta and frowned. "Who is Kakarot?"

"My half-sister's mate. Don't ask me where he's at, but he'll be back whenever he's done playing around."

At that moment Kakarot appeared with Rei and Luna by his side with her future self appearing in the corner where she had vanished. "We're back!"

Vegeta jumped up and stood staring at Rei shocked. "You're... alive...?"

"I don't understand what happened, but some green thing disappeared after Kakarot stopped making some wishes. It went back into his body somehow and it's freaky."

"You called forth the dragon, Kakarot?" Piccolo asked.

"Yes. Usagi was upset about Rei's, Luna's and her mother's death so I decided to wish them back."

"Where's my mother then?" Usagi asked holding her two little girls.

"That's the tricky part. Shenron, said she refused to come back to life and that she had a very good reason why. She said when your younger self became old enough; you would take over the throne of the moon kingdom. Right now, the throne is being guarded by Uranus and Neptune until you arrive."

"I wonder what that's supposed to mean," Ami said. She was still typing away on her computer even though she wasn't Mercury anymore, always looking for more information. It didn't seem to bother her that she couldn't transform anymore, in fact she felt kind of relieved of the pressure.

Kakarot took a look at the two new people in the room and frowned. "You two feel different than everyone, why?"

"Kakarot, the person with the red tail is Aries, the Saiya-jin God. The one that hasn't let go of Raven since he arrived, is Chronos."

"Really?" Kakarot walked up to Aries and circled him once, excited about something.

"What are you looking at?" Ares growled.

"I was curious. If you're the Saiya-jin god, then that makes you really powerful right? Can we fight?"

"Kakarot!" everyone in the room shouted except for Raven, Chronos and Aries.

"What? I'm really curious if he can beat me or not. Nothing personal."

Vegeta went and grabbed Kakarot by the hair and dragged him out of the room to have a discussion on how to address people higher up than them.

Aries couldn't believe those two were Saiya-jins. It was as if they were bonded, but that couldn't be it unless they were related or mates. The mate part was scratched out, because they were with Rei and Usagi. So that left only one other option, which was confusing too. Usagi, was Vegeta's half-sister, and Kakarot had a different set of parents. So they can't be brothers in this time line.

After about thirty minutes everyone started drifting back into the room to discuss what their battle plans were and how they were going to battle Erebus. Turles had decided to bring in Chibi-Vegeta and Chibi-Kakarot to give his brother and his mate a break from the handful they had of these two. It looked like Eclipse and King Vegeta were really worn out from the two toddlers who could get into any kind of trouble they could think of. When Bra and Pan came in, they were followed by a woman who had long black hair that came down to her hips that hung limp and flowing with the sway of her hips. She had on a sleeveless, knee-length, black silk Dress with a medium V neck and silver edging upon the hem and neckline, with a silver beaded chain wrapped around her waist as a belt. On her feet, she had on black Grecian calf strapped sandals. One look at her, and then at Aries, told them she dressed the way she did on purpose to tease the Saiya-jin god. No one mentioned that she played a deadly or dangerous game.

Raven, who had changed back into her normal form some time back, lifted an eyebrow. "I haven't seen you dress like that in awhile Shada. It looks very attractive and seductive at the same time."

"I don't have a clue about what you're talking about Raven. Besides, if looks could get you in trouble you would definitely be there." Raven had her hair all the way down which easily reached her knees. On her body, she wore a slim blue sleeveless dress that showed every curve of her body and almost too thin for her to wear. There were no shoes on her feet as she loved to go bare foot every where she went. She sat near Chronos as he kept a very protective hold on her waist, refusing to let her go. If matters weren't so important, he would have pulled her from the mortal realm into Mount Olympus the second she re-awoke.

"It wasn't my choice. Chronos picked it out for me."

All the little kids were running around when all of a sudden chibi Kakarot and Vegeta skidded to a halt in front of Shada who was sitting on her own. Before she knew what was going on, two little Saiya-jins crawled in her lap to lift her face and stare into her eyes carefully. Recognition flashed in both their eyes as they stared at her. 'They remember!' she shouted. 'How? They're still so young. They were only two months old.'

"MAMMA!" They cried together. Every person was completely focused on Shada and the two small Saiya-jins.

Aries walked up to the two Saiya-jin brats and picked them up by the collars of their shirts to glare at them. "What are they talking about Shada? These aren't your kids. They clearly have the scent of their parents."

"I know, that's the way I arranged it when they died."

They never thought they would see the day when they saw pure anger come across the two one year olds, but when Aries had picked them up and held them away from Shada, they turned a glare to him that matched his own and bit down on his hands as hard as they could. With a snarl, he let go and almost blasted them, when Shada was in front of him, fury blazing in her viloet eyes.

"I swear by all that's dark and evil, if you singe one hair on their body, I will drag you into the shadows and leave you to fend for yourself down there."

"Why are you protecting children that aren't yours?"

"One they're children and two, they are mine or use to be before I had them reborn!"

"WHAT?" Aries took a step back and looked at the two children who were standing behind Shada, trembling in fear of him. Pain and confusion was in his eyes, as he didn't understand what she was trying to say. "Who was the father and how did they die?"

"You were the father and my brother killed them when they were two months old. When I left you at nineteen, I found out I was pregnant, but I couldn't tell you because of what was going on. I had the babies in the shadow realms and tried to hide them before my brother found out about them. He caught me before I got to a time line and smothered them both. Not even a week later, he told everyone how I was the one to release him from the Shadow Realm and I fled, scared, hurting and alone. After Erebus was sealed away in the planet, I went to the only person I thought I could trust and that would help me. I told Chronos what happened and he agreed to send them both to be reborn to different families so that my brother wouldn't find them. They were never to be related again, except in soul."

"Are you saying Kakarot and I are brothers?" Vegeta demanded shocked to the core of his being.

"That doesn't make Usagi and I related, does it?" Kakarot asked paling along with her.

"No!" Shada laughed. "You weren't related to her then and you're not now. I just said that you will never be blood related again after being reborn. Only your souls remain bonded together and this is why you find yourselves friends that cannot be separated. "Chronos made me pick out the parents I wanted and I chose King Vegeta and Bardock because they were the most powerful families out of the entire race. Although it wouldn't have mattered, because you two would have had the powers no matter what. The only way to activate your full and immortal powers is for either myself or your father to release them."

Kakarot and Vegeta sat down stunned, looking at Shada and then at Aries. "So, we were related in the past, but not now."

"No."

"Why did he kill two babies like that?" Kakarot demanded. His eyes were focused on the floor and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.

"Because he wanted to hurt me as much as possible and he did a good job."

Picking up Rena, Kakarot held her for a long time before he said anything. "I never knew my parents before coming to this time line."

"My father gave me up to Frieza in the time I remember," Vegeta said walking to the window crossing his arms. "Why didn't you just leave us dead? It would have been far less painful than the life we have now."

Shada shook at both her son's words. "I tried to do what was best for both of you. I'm sorry." She sagged to her knees, not knowing what to do anymore. Vegeta turned to look at his past mother and sighed.

"Quit crying woman. You did what you thought you needed to do." Picking her up, he hugged her tight and wrapped his tail around her waist. Trembling she wrapped her fingers around his shirt and started to cry for the first time since all this began. The two little chibis hugged her legs and started to cry with her, feeling her pain and anguish. This was a sight for all of them, because these two boys never cried about anything. Soon she had quit and picked up baby Vegeta and held him in front of her.

"They definitely don't look like they use to. Nor do they have the same names."

"What were our names?"

"Aremes was Kakarot, named after his father, while Vegeta was named Dion. You two, were born with blond hair, not black as you had the powers of a senshi and a Saiya-jin running through your veins, being a direct descendant of two immortal beings. It was unimaginable at how much power you two contained and that's why I think my brother killed you both. He was afraid that when you became old enough, you would destroy him."

"We still can and will!" growled Kakarot. He was angry, very angry as he realized how much suffering had been caused by Erebus's actions. A spark flared around him, but he kept a tight lid on his temper and had to keep holding Rena to remind himself to do that.

"So we still have the same powers before you had us reborn," Vegeta asked.

"Yes, but they were suppressed by Chronos, to be awakened by Ares or myself. And the thing is, I can only awaken one child, while Aries does the other." Chibi Kakarot who had been sitting next to Shada looked over to his past father and smiled. Climbing off Shada's lap, he ran over to Aries and hugged his leg.

"How did you get those two so calm?" Turles asked. "Since they've known how to walk, they've been destructive and more energetic than any child I've ever seen."

"Since they have the blood of immortals, it takes an immortal to calm them down and keep up with them." Aries didn't know what to do with the child that was looking up at him, but when he picked him up, Chibi Kakarot curled his tail around his broad arm and fell asleep.

"What am I suppose to do with him like this?" Aries asked. He tried to put the child down, but he would start to cry and tighten his tail around him. He saw everyone trying not to laugh, especially Shada and he growled. "Quit laughing at me, and tell me how to pry him off."

"You can't simply pry a child off," Usagi says. "He's taken a liking to you and you'll have to wait until he wakes up and wants down. If I know Kakarot, he's very attached to family."

"What's that suppose to mean?" her mate demanded.

"Why don't you come and find out."

Aries gave up trying to pry the kid loose and held him while they discussed their battle strategies. "We need to leave within the next two days. Tomorrow, all those that are leaving, need to spend the whole day with your mates, because you may not come back. Also, Gohan, I've seen your power and know you can go to the fight if you choose too. However, your power is also needed here in case we fail and Erebus comes here next. Even if these two aren't our children any longer, he will find out from Shada and destroy them so that they can't use the power that's inside of them. Bardock and Turles may be Super Saiya-jins, but they can't defend everyone here on their own. Goten and Trunks will be here as well."

Gohan sighed. "I really want to fight, but if you think its best that I stay and guard the place, then I will do it. Besides, Erebus may already know about the kids anyway, or at least enough to know that he can use them against us. While he's fighting with you guys, he may send reinforcements here to overtake us."

Aries looked at Piccolo. "What about you Namek?"

"I'm going. I've known Kakarot since he was fifteen-years old. I was with him during Raditz and every fight after that. There's no way I'm going to sit here playing baby-sitter while my comrades are fighting."

"Then it's settled. Sailor Cosmos, Raven, Shadow Moon, Kakarot, Vegeta, Piccolo, Chronos and myself will leave for the battle after tomorrow." Shada gave Chibi Vegeta back to Turles as he picked up Kakarot. Both were sound asleep and curled around the general.

"It's nice to know they're loved and taken care of. Do me a favor; don't tell them about me until they're old enough to understand why I did what I did. I don't want them hating me."

Turles nodded and left. He also had decided not to tell Bardock and King Vegeta that the gods had intervened about them having a child they weren't suppose to have. It at least explained why the doctors only saw one child the first time Eclipse found out she was pregnant. Chronos placed Vegeta with her after the test, confusing everyone. Bardock was said not to be able to have any more children after a battle accident that caused him to become sterile. For nearly fourteen years that was true and Raditz was their only child. Then somehow, Kalara became pregnant with Kakarot. "So you two are gods reborn? What a crazy twist. No wonder you two are so much more powerful than everyone on the planet."