THE TIME NEST-THEN
Hit looked around. He identified the figures as they attacked and destroyed everything in their wake despite the attempts of the time patrol to fight them off. He had been brought there by his client. He recognized her. Vados was there, but something seemed off about her. He wasn't sure what. He chose to approach her. He flew up to her and bowed as a symbol of respect.
Hit:Lady Vados.
Vados: Hit was it?
Hit said nothing. She knew damn well who he was.
Hit:You hired my for a job.
Vados: And you delivered. Are you asking for your payment?
Hit: You've always been an excellent client. Is there anything I could for you.
Vados:yes...you can...die.
Hit was nearly caught off guard by a punch from Hirudegarn. He dodged it. And steadied himself. He turned and saw that Vados and the others were no longer paying attention to him, having turned to look around for something. Hit tried to punch the creature but it turned into smoke. Hit's momentary confusion allowed the creature to reform and appear behind him,delivering a punch to him. Hit came to a realization.
Hit: How can Something that big can turn into smoke like that?
Hirudegarn attacked tried to hit him but he vanished. Hit thought to himself.
"He needs to turn to smoke to avoid my attacks...I have it."
Hit vanished. Hirudegarn reformed and looked around confused.
Vados turned and looked confused. Her expression then turned to one of shock.
Vados:TURN TO SMOKE NOW!
The creature hesitated and suffered for it As hit Suddenly burst out of it's skull,shattering creature roared in pain. It' brain had been destroyed, part of it's skull had been shattered, at least the left half of it destroyed, leaving a gaping roared and slowly collapsed to the ground. The body then turned to smoke and there stood the lifeless body of Tapion. Hit spotted him and moved over to him. Vados granddad her teeth, the sight of such a powerful being so enraged was terrifying Hit grabbed taipan, carrying him over his assassin looked around and spotted the Time Nest. He called upon his abilities. the world around him form his perception changed and he had someone with him in that world for the first time in a while. It was more like a pocket dimension then an alternate universe, everything around him was blue with what could be called "shards, or transparent glass like things floating around him. He made his move and ran to the time nest, but then the world changed fell apart around Hit, distorting and fading to be replaced with the Time Nest.
Hit:what?
Vados descended down towards him from above.
Vados: I see it enter a universe where you can move more freely in time, but someone stronger than you can cancel it out...someone like me.
She tapped her staff on the ground and there was a ripple that shattered the rest of Hit's universe like glass. He knew he was dead but he stood his ground. Beerus descended down and raised his hand.
Beerus:Hit. Your services will no longer be required. He fired and Hit frowned as the beam was about to hit him but then Whis appeared i the way and deflected the beam. Beerus and Vados was with him as well.
Whis: Hello sister.
Everyone was shocked at the sudden appearance of the two. This turned to face Hit.
Whis: Consider this a the Supreme Kai of Time and protect her. If she dies,time dies with her. Hit nodded while still carrying Tapion. He was about to leave but then spoke up.
Hit: There are others outside the time nest. I believe their names are Goku,Vegeta and Trunks. They are in Trunk's home universe. I believe they may be in danger.
Champa: And you know this how?
Hit: This...Trunks hired me. He gave me a mission.
Hit flew towards the time chamber.
Champa:oh yeah...what mission?
Hit stopped to turn around and answer while carrying Tapion.
Hit:...to kill Son Goku.
He flew off.
Whis and Champa looked with serious expressions towards their siblings: Vados and Beerus. They stood and looked for a moment at each other before Beerus and Champa shouted at each other and charged, commencing a battle that produced shockwaves that sent nearby Shadow Dragons and time patrollers blast fired by Beerus missed Champa and vaporized an entire group of Patrollers. Their battle also sent several orbs of energy flying in different directions, they flew out and around and destroyed several areas. One of them Hit Snake way the the entirety of the road collapsed and fell down into Hell. In contrast, Whis and Vados simply nodded silently, floated up words and then in a blur, both vanished. There were explosions in the air, indicating a fight at superspeeds. Vados became visible for a moment,making he hand take a flat shape and swing her arm which Whis moved to avoid. A massive indent as if a form a blade suddenly appeared, cutting through many things including a few patrollers.
This was the distraction Hit battles going on were causing the ground to shake. He pushed his abilities to their limit to get to the time chamber in time. He passed a young girl with black hair running passed him holding a was not noticed by her as he was in the universe he accessed to manipulate time. He saw the Time Kai with her hand reached out, shouting at the child. The Time chamber was collapsing around him. He just barely entered the vortex where it was collapsing, leaping into the Time chamber while carrying the still unconscious Tapion. His sudden entrance shocked the Supreme Kai of time.
Supreme Kai of Time:what!
Hit:there's no time to explain. I've been sent to protect you.
Supreme Kai of Time:Don't you see time is what's at stake here?!
Hit: I was given a mission by Whis to protect you.
Supreme Kai of Time: oh yeah, then why'd you bring him?
She pointed to the unconscious Tapion Hit laid against a wall.
Hit:You have no need to worry. I have killed the beast.
Supreme Kai of Time:Hirdugarn is dead!?
Hit: If that was it's name yes. That shadow Dragon seemed invincible until you discover it's weakness. Though I doubt the others will fall so easily. Speaking of which there is another Shadow Dragon I must kill. He resembles Son Goku.
Supreme Kai of Time:Goku Black...so then after I told Trunks the truth he was going to have you track him down and murder him.
Hit:where is he?
She turned and began looking through the scrolls.
Supreme Kai of Time:It's hard to find him since he can travel through universes.
She opened one scroll.
Supreme Kai of Time: You won't be able to interfere with him at this point. Everything is fixed already, but I can transport us to a time we can interfere.
Hit:alright.
Supreme Kai of Time held a scroll and was about to hand it to Hit, when Tapion suddenly slowly opened his then snapped them open and looked at the two drew his sword towards Hit. Both Hit the assassin and the Supreme Kai of Time turned to face Tapion.
Hit:We will not hurt you.
Tapion looked down but his hands were shaken.
Tapion: It's gone...where is it?
Hit:the beast within you has been slain.
Tapion trembled but then looked at the Supreme Kai of Time,becoming held his blade to her.
Tapion:You...you destroyed my chance at happiness.
The Supreme Kai of Time looked down,clearly ashamed, but then she looked up.
Supreme Kai of Time: It was the Shadow Dragons. They've destroyed countless realities.
Tapion:Because you ordered Omega Shenron to do it. It's your fault they've gotten this powerful.
Supreme Kai of Time:How did you?
Tapion:Towa and Mira told me everything. You destroyed my chance at happiness!
Supreme Kai of Time:I was trying to kill Hirudegarn!
The swordsman was surprised by this.
Tapion:...what?
Supreme Kai of Time:Every Universe that comes into existence through "time travel" runs the risk of having Shadow Dragons existing in it as well. Did you think it was because of some kind of guilty conscience I spared Trunks's universe. There were no Dragonballs there, as far as I was concerned the danger was over.
Tapion:you mean...
Supreme Kai of Time: I will live the weight of the lives I've taken for eternity but you should be grateful. Even if I hadn't destroyed your universe the Omni king would have.
Tapion:Then I would have killed him!
Supreme Kai of Time:You would've died.
Tapion:I'd rather die fighting than live as a coward! and now I'm going to kill you!
He prepared to strike and swing his sword but Git caught the blade on the turned to face him.
Hit:You can't kill her or you doom time itself, that's precisely why Towa and Mira saved your life.
Tapion: I escaped in my time machine.
Supreme Kai of Time now stood up.
Supreme Kai of Time: You didn't escape.I can track time machines and their path. How did you think i found Trunks. The only way you could have gotten away is with outside interference.
Tapion's expression turned to shock. Hit's voice was shouting.
Hit:Do you see it now! Mira and town manipulated you and you almost gave them what they wanted!
He gestured to the Supreme Kai of Time. There was a silence. Tapion was in shock. Supreme Kai of Time handed something to was a scroll.
Supreme Kai of Time:this will take you to the next time Goku Black is in Universe 's the best I could do. He's a mystery to even me so I don't know where else to look.
Hit nodded. The Kai then turned to face Tapion.
Supreme Kai of Time: You can't kill me, but I will be trapped here for eternity, and that is a face worse than death. Now go. Be a hero.
Tapion turned to look from her to Hit.
Hit: I have been given a mission a mission to kill these Shadow Dragons, and as long as I've lived I've never failed to compete a contract.
Hit held out the scroll. Tapion placed his hand on it and a bright light engulfed them both.
Outside in the time and Champa collided again and there was a massive explosion that destroyed most of the time nest. this flew to Champa's side and grabbed him before teleporting away as the explosion caused by the fighting destroyed everything.
HELL-THE PRESENT
Dabura shot a stream of fire at the ice. The ice around Pikkon turned red and melted. He was finally freed and he fell forward. He was exhausted but he looked up to see Dabura.
Dabura: Welcome warrior. I am Dabura, King of the demon realm.
Pikkon:I know who you are.
Pikkon lunged forward to strike at Dabura but he simply phased through him. This surprised Pikkon. Dabura turned around and smiled a bit to himself.
Dabura: Your powers have been transferred to another.
Pikkon looked at his hands surprised but then looked back to Dabura with clenched fists.
Pikkon: Even if I am only a soul there is no way you can harm me Demon.
Dabura: You are wrong champion. I have learned of a way to kill a soul permanently.
He materialized a sword and swung it down at moved into dodge but someone leaped in to take the sword clashed against another. It was Tapion.
Tapion::have at you demon.
Dabura:WHAT!
He was suddenly punched in the stomach by Hit, who appeared out of nowhere. Dabura collapsed.
Hit:Go! I'll hold them off!
Pikkon nodded and flew off. He traveled some way, knowing he had to reach the check in station. Instead he found it missing, leaving him confused. He was caught even more off guard by the massive figure of Janemba slowly floating into view directly in front of him. Hit flew towards him while firing ki blasts, landing next to Pikkon. He looked around him and found they were surrounded by the Shadow Dragons,including Demon King Dabura, Demon King Piccolo, Turles, Omega Shenron, Vados, Janemba and Majin Buu. The two warriors leaped into a back to back position as their enemies surrounded them,most of them smiling evilly. Hit was holding Dabura's blade in his hand.
Pikkon:Where is your friend?
Hit:He has his own mission.
Pikkon: I don't know who you are but I hope you can fight.
Hit:for the right price.
Pikkon:You're a mercenary?
Pikkon's eyes widened.
Pikkon:certainly the strongest I've ever met. Stronger even than Goku.
Hit stood stoic but turned to look at Pikkon.
Hit:Goku?
The two were jumped and both Hit and Pikkon leaped out of the way. trying to keep moving.
Hit: If you promise to get me to Goku. I will see to it that you survive.
Pikkon: I don't know where he is now, or how long I've been frozen.
The various villains charged at them Dabura lunged at Pikkon and tough spat at him but Pikkon moved out of the way. He quickly beat back demon King Piccolo and Turles. Omega Shenron and Vados stayed back. Hit was confused as to where Beerus was, but he was currently engaged in battle. It was not that these foes were tough. He could beat them easily and sent them flying but there were so many.
ELSEWHERE...
Champa patiently sat on a block of ice, waiting and talking to an unknown figure. He picked at his teeth with a toothpick. He was in an icy wasteland.
Champa: I don't get it...
He tilted his head to one side and his ear drooped. He had one of his legs crossed along the other.
Champa: This is the dimension from which your race originated, and stayed until they were used as weapons for the Darkness during their war with the light. You and I aren't all that different. We are both survivors or races the Darkness used during the war. The Gods of Destruction and the Frost Demons. Of course, God of Destruction is now more of a title given to those who destroy.
Frieza was frozen in a block of ice in his Golden form. He had an angry stare on his face.
Champa stood up and walked closer to him.
Champa:Your race was a formidable force during the war, so I heard. The light had to create the Super Saiyans to stand a chance.
Frieza did nothing.
Champa: Ironic isn't it then that it was fighting among yourselves that destroyed your race. Well to be more precise...you did.
A small crack formed around Frieza's head.
Champa: You killed your mother when you were born. You hadn't been alive for even a minute and you were already a failure. You doomed your race to extinction
Frieza burst out of the ice and grabbed Champa by the throat, startling him.
Frieza: How dare you! I am Lord Frieza!
Champa seemed to be struggling with the hand around his neck, but then he straightened up,grabbed Frieza's hand and began twisting it. Frieza let out a scream of pain, while Champa held his arm and the god of destruction smiled.
Champa: The Ice has unlocked your divine power. You are ready.
KAME HOUSE
The Capsule Corps ship landed on the beach. The door opened and Vegeta and Bulma stepped out. Vegeta still wore the Saiyan armor, as he approached the group.
Bulma:Hey guys
Vegeta:Sup.
Piccolo:aren't you running an empire.
Vegeta: Technically Bardock is, but more people follow me because I've saved the universe a few times.
Piccolo:what about the times you nearly doomed the universe.
Vegeta:...like?
Piccolo:Nearly Killing me, goading frieza into transforming, letting Cell absorb 18,allowing Majin Buu to revived.
Vegeta:Well we still won didn't we?!...so...what's going on here?
Goku:Whis said I had holes in my memory.
Vegeta: that explains a lot.
Bulma: He hit his head as kid and forgot his programming.
Vegeta: yeah I know.
Goku:Actually that's not what happened?
Bulma:...what?
Goku: Whis looked into my mind and Grandpa Gohan lied to me.I never hit my head.
Piccolo:We thought Roshi would have answers.
They all turned to face the old Master.
Muten Roshi leaned back and closed his eyes. Goku and Piccolo were facing him.
Roshi:I'll tell you all I know, which ain't much. Long ago there was the war with Demon King Piccolo, at least we thought he was a Demon at the time. It was me,Shen and our master Mutaito.
He imagined himself, unrecognizable from how he was was a bald monk clad in purple gis, identical in appearance to Shen beside him. They both stood behind a wall,a round them was nothing but ruins, including those of their temple, now reduced to a pile. the land was scorched. There was smoke everywhere and night was falling upon city that had once stood around them no longer existed. Only a few walls remained. Mutate stood in front of his two pupils a great distance. His hair was up, resembling the wig worn by Jackie Chun. He also sported a large white mustache. The sound of thunder and lightning roared.
Mutaito: Why have you attacked. This massacre was completely senseless.
The figure of demon King Piccolo was much taller than Mutaito, his demonic voice echoed.
Demon King Piccolo: Do you want the truth? That it was mere amusement? Or do you need a higher purpose? perhaps fate?
lightning flashed in the distance.
Mutaito: but we pose no threat. We are seekers of peace.
Demon King Piccolo smiled, exposing large sharp teeth and eyes flashing yellow.
Demon King Piccolo: And you shall find it...in death!
He laughed a chilling laugh. Mutaito raised his fists.
Mutaito:I tried to be nice. Now we'll do it the hard way. He moved his arms in a circular motion and then rested them in a pose ready to attack.
Demon King Piccolo:foolish.
He pointed one finger and a small blue orb emerged. It surprised Mutaito with its speed. It hit him in the shoulder, making both Roshi and Shen gasp. Mutaito grabbed his shoulder in pain and fell to one knee but still looked up to the demon king, slamming his fist to the ground. He then leaped with blinding speed to Piccolo.
Demon King Piccolo:you want more?
Mutaito did not get far as the same orb of blue energy hit him and continued to hit him at a speed taste retain his own, knocking him around like a rag doll as he shouted in pain. It tore the gi at the shoulders and stomach. Roshi was in shock.
Roshi:Master Mutaito...is completely under his control.
Shen shook his head in disbelief.
Shen:No it's not true!
Mutaito fell. demon King piccolo laughed.
Demon King Piccolo:what's so hard about that?
Roshi:Master no!
Piccolo laughed again, exposing his sharp teeth in a sinister smile. the orb of light struck Mutaito in the chest and he went down.
He awoke later, a towel rested on his head and he was now in a bed. He was greeted by Roshi and Shen smiling at him, tears in their eyes.
"External wounds heal much faster than those we keep inside. For my master, the shame of being defeated in front of his own students and the loss of the ones he couldn't protect were more than he could bare."
Mutaito left his students, walking away with a cane for support. Roshi watched him walk into the sunset until he vanished from view.
I fled. King Piccolo continued his rampage. A giant figure rose above a city and so did the fire. He was then walking passed a countryside containing windmills, walking through the earth itself. Hearing this, Vegeta scoffed.
Vegeta: I would have fought.
Roshi snapped.
Roshi:IF FLESH AND BLOOD WERE AS STRONG AS PRIDE WE'D ALL BE INVINCIBLE!
Vegeta fell silent. Roshi continued his story.
The young man hid in a cave, balancing his weight on a cane with a lit candle nearby. A sound disturbed him and he jumped off the cane and onto his feet. A man had entered the cave. It was Mutaito,and he carried a bag with him. rosh leaped to the front of the man and bowed with his hands praying at the sight of his master.
Roshi: My master had found a way to defeat Demon King Piccolo. I did not know where he got it.
Mutaito placed the rice cooker on the ground and stood in the grey rubble where a city once stood. He shouted.
Mutaito: seize fire and surrender Piccolo! or face the consequences!
The Demon King's laugh echoed around the ruins. He made his presence known. He was still much taller than Mutaito and stood with his arms crossed. Mutaito held his arms out and they glowed. the glow moved to overtake his entire body.
Demon King Piccolo:enjoy.
The Demon King pointed at the master and a beam shot out, the same as before but this time a large blue aura engulfed Mutaito and the area around blast was absorbed by it and then the blue shield faded.
Demon King Piccolo:what!?
He held his hand out.A blue light suddenly shot up form the ground and surrounded him while a green light engulfed Mutaito, it spun into a Demon King's physical form vanished into the swirling vortex as if he had been disintegrated by it, instead he simply became one of the many swirls of darker colors in the spiral. Before he vanished the Demon King's terrified scream was disturbingly elongated. Mutant shouted at the shocked Roshi.
Mutaito: Open the jar! Now!
Roshi did so and opened the electronic jar. The green spiral energy flew into it.
Mutaito:Quickly! close it! close it!
The green energy was sucked was with great difficulty that Roshi closed the jar. A bright white light emerged form it and so did small volts of lightning. Roshi finally shut it. Mutaito sighed and then collapse to the ground. Roshi ran to his side but was too late. He had died, the strength of the move too much for him.
In the present, Roshi seemed to stop. Goku and Piccolo both looked at him.
Roshi:that's most of what I can remember, but long after that I was visited by Kami.
In his flashback Roshi sat in his heard something and extinguished his candle with his fingers. He saw a familiar silhouette enter the cave and was overcome with shock and anger.
CAN"T BE!
The newcomer came into view and indeed he resembled Demon King Piccolo in appearance but with a friendlier face. Roshi did not notice lunged forward and attacked with a blur of punches and kicks. The newcomer too the hits and did not even move from them. Roshi stopped and gasped when he realized how fruitless his efforts were.
"I understand that you have survived Demon King Piccolo's wrath."
Roshi overcame his shock and charged up a fired it and it exited the cave and traveled over the horizon before dissipating. HE lowered his hands but in shock has seen that despite taking the blast head on Kami stood still there. He held a hand out.
"I am not your enemy. I understand if you are mad at me, but I only ask that you hear what I have to say."
Roshi stood there for a moment and lowered his hands.
Roshi:He explained that he had been tracking Demon King Piccolo and was grateful that we stopped him. He revealed a group of the survivors seven mystical orbs.
"The Dragonballs"
Roshi: He planned on using them to restore the world to how it was before everything. He said he would give one of them to those he had gathered there.
The young Roshi looked and saw a young Grandpa Gohan, they were about the same age. Both were handed Dragonballs. Kami then spoke to them and the others present.
"Now that the wish has been made I must ensure the protection of the dragonballs to each of you. If the dragonballs are used again they will scatter around the world."
Roshi:They were given to your grandpa Gohan, me, a member of the Briefs family, the Ox King, and others. It was our job to make sure they were never used unless necessary. Of course after a few centuries I like to think we all relaxed. Nothing much happened, until you and Bulma came along.
Roshi addressed Goku.
Goku: Oh yeah, when we first me you told me a story of how the Dragonballs were made, but it was different than what Kami told me.
Roshi:I was still reluctant to tell you the truth then.
Piccolo:So you really know nothing about Goku's memories.
Roshi:I have no idea, it looks like you'll have to talk to grandpa Gohan yourself.
"I'm afraid that might not be possible."
They all turned around and saw Whis standing there.
Whis: It seems our enemies have convinced the Omniking to hold the tournament between universes. It won't just be Universe 6 and 7 anymore. Him and Goku Black have become great friends. In fact he wants to meet you know.
This pointed to Goku. Goku pointed to himself.
Goku:me?
Whis: I suggest you come with me. It's not wise to keep the Omniking waiting.
Goku went up and stood next to turned and waved as he disappeared.
Goku:bye guys.
They vanished.
KRILLIN'S HOUSE
Krillin practiced in the back yard, throwing kicks and punches. Marron leaned on a piece of wood and looked on. Lazuli entered holding a plate of lemonade filled glasses and put them down on the table.
Lazuli: I made lunch if you want to take a break.
krillin:Sure I'd love to.
He through a towel over his neck and walked in sipping his lemonade. Not long after the family was at the table all eating together when the doorbell got up and walked over to answer it. She was surprised to see a green alien she did not recognize, but she saw that he had a halo one this head. She shouted back into the house.
Lazuli:Honey! Someone from work is here!.
Krillin:huh?
Krillin walked up to the door and saw Pikkon standing there.
Krillin:Pikkon? Wher've you been? You've been gone for.
Pikkon:We need to talk. Now.
Krillin sighed and turned to his side.
Krillin: It's okay Marron.
Marron:...oh.
Marron was holding a destructo disc in her raised hand. It spun loudly. It dissipated and she lowered the hand, acting embarrassed.
Krillin:honey. I'll be back.
Pikkon put a hand on his shoulder and the two of them vanished.
THE OTHERWORLD
Trillin appeared with Pikkon. He turned and saw that he was standing beside every Kai, and all of the fighters he had seen before. He gasped audibly in shock and recoiled in surprise.
Krillin:whoa! everyone's here!
Pikkon: Janemba and Majin Buu have returned. All of us have come together to fight them.
Krillin:What! already! I thought we'd have time to train. huh?
Krillin turned and saw a new person walking towards him.
Hit: It seems they decided to strike now. The shadow Dragons know that if Goku and Vegeta train with Whis then they will actually pose a threat. So would I but these Shadow Dragons are not affected by my pressure point techniques.
Krillin:Probably because Majin Buu's body is just goo and Janemba can turn into blocks. I can't imagine either of them have pressure points.
Pikkon:Let's go.
Krillin: But Goku and Vegeta aren't here. They're the ones who beat both these guys!
Pikkon:We've sent someone to get them. Until then we will fight.
He got into a pose. Hit and Krillin did as well and all three leaped leaped into battle.
Krillin:honey. I'll be back.
Pikkon put a hand on his shoulder and the two of them vanished.
Pikkon put a hand on his shoulder and the two of them vanished. They appeared in a large area before a large crowd. It appeared to be a council with all the was there as well, resting against a wall with his arms crossed. A flashback entered his head.
FLASHBACK-THE TIME NEST-PRIOR TO THE FALL.
Hit was walking away when he heard someone call to him.
"Hey wait!"
He turned to see Trunks, wearing his black coat and with his sword.
Trunks:You're an assassin right?
Hit:Yes.
Trunks:I'd like to hire you. It's someone close to me so i can't do it myself, but the problem with be able to see time is you can't help but peak ahead sometimes.
Hit said nothing.
Trunks:There's going to be a tournament between all the universes soon. I wondered at first why there were no records on the Shadow Dragons, and it's not just because one of them can also manipulate time. It's something 's only history for Universe 7 in the time nest...because only Universe 7 remains in our time.
Hit gasped.
Trunks:All other universes were destroyed in the tournament, and I need you to kill the one responsible...both of them. The first is a Shadow Dragon.I thought he was dead but I recently discovered he was still alive thanks to a note form the Supreme Kai of Time. I want you to kill him.
Hit:And the other one?
Trunks:At some point he's going to meet with the Omniking...and he's going to trigger everything.
Hit:And you want Universe 7 to lose.
Trunks:Just because Universe 7 survives doesn't meant it didn't lose.
Hit:what is it your asking me to do.
Trunks's expression became deadly serious.
Trunks: Kill Son Goku.
Elsewhere...Goku and Whis were presented before the strange childlike Omniking. The King's grin was oddly sinister.