A/N: So how was the first chapter of the 21 arc? I do aim to please, Ningens. Okay, well, not really, but I do try my best! This is going to a longer arc with loads of chapters that'll probably surpass the standard 10-12 chapters per arc. There's going to be so much joy put into this (*sarcasm*).
So... I found out my boyfriend has been cheating on me. Yeah. I'm kinda depressed because this was the same person that introduced me to Fairy Tail. I'm quite sad to see someone I've been in a relationship with pull such a stupid, fucking stunt.
But I'll be fine. Hopefully, I'll manage and get out of this depression. I hope this won't affect me entirely 'cause I do plan to focus more on this story and my second one. It just all depends on the future, I guess.
Fuck that bitch for cheating.
Sorry...
Android 21 Arc
Chapter 38: A Match Long Overdue! Goku vs Android 16!?
Afternoon
Universe 7
West City, Capsule Corps...
Two hours had passed since the launch of Android 21's fueled EMP energy balls. Over ninety-five percent of the human population was wiped away from existence. And that five percent were survivors who, of course, were going to get the bottom of things on who was responsible. But right after they all wake up.
In West City, like every other cities on earth, it was a ghost town. Cars were left on and were honking out of an alert that was installed in them. Empty buildings were left empty. Traffic lights were still working but no cars were moving. A mixture of sounds were mainly pointed at car alarms & the wind blowing in an empty city.
Signs were flying in the sync of the wind blowing at a certain direction and something like this hasn't happened since Imperfect Cell's human meal rampage of sucking up all the humans, city to city. But that was just the tip of the iceberg.
In other cities, the clones of Goku & the Z-Fighters, Fairy Tail & the villains were roaming freely, destroying everything in its path. Some cities were in ruins, some in high level threats of fire. Overall, the earth was being run by the clones of their originals.
In the backyard of Bulma's home lies a Saiyan unconscious. Softly breathing, Goku was hearing two voices, both females. The first female was of red hair & her standard Grand Magic Games armor, shaking the unconscious Saiyan for him to wake up...
"Goku... Goku, can you hear me!?"
"(Hmm? Whose voice is that? It's so familiar)." Goku groaned at the pain.
"C'mon, Goku. Get up! Please!"
"You know, Erza, I think he's getting the message here."
"(And that's another one. Huh, what's with these voices I keep hearing? There's more)."
The unconscious Goku felt the back of his head getting tilted up for a slight second. Once that second was over, he felt a pair of thighs under the back of his head and both his fingers interlocked with someone else's. It was giving the unconscious Saiyan a liking to it and because of that, he soon was able to open his eyes.
Slowly, he was opening his eyes, blinking every six seconds. The first thing in Goku's sight was the Queen of Fairies, Erza Scarlet, staring down at him with relief. He felt his hands locked in with his, and because of that, he didn't hide his cheeks from blushing. A soft stammer that wasn't heard, Goku was fully awake now and was greeted by Erza & his longtime friend, Bulma...
"Goku!" Erza scoffed out of relief.
"H-Hey, Erza..." Goku sat up from Erza's thighs that were served as a lap pillow. The interlocking was no more and Goku was a little bit in pain, "Ugh... My head." he softly rubs the back of his head, "Wha- - What's happened, you guys?"
"You mean you don't remember, Goku?" Bulma came closer to him as she touched his forehead to see if he was sick or not, "Well, you're perfectly healthy, that's for sure."
"Bulma? Ugh, and Erza, too? Hey, what's going on here?" he continues to rub the back of his head.
"Goku, sweetie, you and I saw the large negative energy ball in sky, remember? I tried my best to blast it back but in the end, I got sucked inside so easily but you..." she gets a flashback of SSJ Blue Goku at his max trying to blast back the attack, "My love, you were defeated by the thing. And the next thing we knew, we ended up in each other's arms in Bulma's backyard."
"Yeah, and not to mention the weird things happening around earth."
"What do you mean?" Goku asked his long-time friend.
"The moment that big, dark red energy crashed down to the floor, the sky turned dark again and I saw Shenron!"
"Shenron!?" Goku stood up, startling Erza.
"Yeah. All sorts of things are happening all at once, I needed time to process everything!" Bulma sat on a chair next to them, "Ugh, of all the times to have a stupid event going on ,we get dragged into it right when we came back with you, Goku!"
"Hehe, it feels like I'm the source of everything." Goku chuckled a little. Then something hit him a second later, "Hey..."
"Y-Yes, Goku?" Erza looked at him as if he was about to say something important.
"That's right, the energy ball!" Goku looked up at the sky, "How are we alive? I could've sworn that energy ball would destroy all of us, including earth."
"Heh? What the heck are you talking about?" asked Bulma, wondering if he had his head ran into a wall.
"No, no, no, you two! Look..." Goku sighed as he was about explain what really went down between him and the EMP ball, "I was my blue form, at full power, right? You see, as I was trying to push back the energy ball, I felt several energy levels."
"Several? You're saying there are people inside?"
"That's the strange thing, Erza. There was! But here's the part where it might get a little confusing..."
"Well, we're listening, Goku. Go ahead." Bulma insisted as she gave the floor to Goku.
"I felt my own energy inside the energy ball. Like I was there, inside. And then I felt your energy, Erza."
"W-What!? Mine!? How is that possible? I was watching you push back that thing and then when you got sucked in, I came forward and tried my best to push it back." Erza couldn't believe it. She was so shocked, she uncrossed her arms.
"Yeah, but it wasn't just our energies, Erza. Natsu, Gray, Vegeta, everyone in Fairy Tail! And you want to know what else? There was three power levels I sensed. One of them was Towa, but the other two I was very unfamiliar with. One was an energy similar to Towa and the third one, well, the energy disappeared after."
"One that disappeared and one that was similar to Towa's, eh?" Bulma puts on her thinking cap. Her left leg was over her right one as she got started, "It couldn't be... But could it? No, there shouldn't be possible. Although..."
"What's up, Bulma? You got something?" Goku asked.
"Well, it's more than something so listen up. The two other energy levels that were with Towa, I think I figured out who one of the energies you were speaking of, Goku. Think about it. You said one of them is similar to Towa's, right?"
"Yeah..." Goku was agreeing along her idea on where she was getting out.
"Then... the other source that was backed by Towa could be... Mechikabura."
A soft windy breeze blew Goku & Erza's hair as they heard the name of the first Demon God, Towa's grandfather. Erza wasn't as familiar to the name as Goku was. For Goku, he got serious for a second. He took a deep gulp and took Bulma's words serious...
"It... could be true. Mechikabura got revived along with the Demon Realm because of me and Vegeta's energy back at Entrance 2."
"You don't think Mechikabura is inside of the ball, do you?" asked Erza as she held Goku's hand.
"No. It just our energies, Fairy Tail's and... Oh! Frieza & Cell's, too!"
"Heh?" Erza raised one eyebrow up, "I thought you defeated them."
"For once, Goku's not wrong. Erza, he wasn't kidding when he said those two were alive. After the energy ball hit West City, the whole human population went bye-bye! And the next thing we knew, there's terror happening in the streets! Not just in West City, but the whole world!"
"Gahh, man. And this is when I had just gotten home." Goku wasn't pleased with what he had found out, "And for some reason, I feel as I though I'm as weak as a kitten." he tries to make a fist.
"Now that you mention it, I feel weak as well. Like my own energy got drained..." Erza was on the same boat as Goku.
"Oh, that's great. 'Cause we needed you to stop Frieza & Cell again! If you can't, then maybe- - Wait!"
"Uh, what's up, Bulma?" Goku looked at her innocently.
"My family & Fairy Tail! They're out there in the city, too! Lord knows whether they're dead or alive!" Bulma started to panic.
"Okay, okay, calm down, Bulma. We'll go rescue them. If I was knocked out by the energy ball, then Vegeta and the rest must've, too - -Hmm!?" Goku interrupted his own sentence and felt something coming this way.
"Something wrong, Goku? You stopped your own sentence. As far as I've known you, you don't do that." Erza raised one of her eyebrow.
"Something's coming this way, you two." Goku informs, "In that direction." he pointed.
"I don't sense an energy approaching us." Erza looked at the direction Goku was looking at, but no dice, "No cigar, baby. How do you know someone's coming?"
"I would know because, A.) whoever's coming or whatever's coming, you can't sense the energy off of it, but their aura's are noticeable, even from far away. And B.) My eye sight is very, very sharp."
Whatever Goku saw that was heading towards him & the girls, it was a person. A man with a red-orange mohawk in a lime green Red Ribbon Vest was heading in Goku's way. By the time the mysterious Red Ribbon man was in clear sighting for Goku, he had entered in on Bulma's private property and was just a few feet away from them. Goku, and most of all Bulma, was shocked to see who it is...
"No way..." Bulma couldn't believe what she was seeing, "But you're- - Cell destroyed you from what I heard from Trunks..."
"Bulma, who is he...?" Erza asked as she stood her ground from the intimidating Red Ribbon man.
"Android 16..."
"An android...?" Erza looked at Bulma confusedly, "That's something I didn't expect to hear. Goku, he's staring at you more than he is at the two of us. Do you know him...?"
"Well, in a way, yeah. You see, there was this old man who became an android named Dr. Gero." Goku explained.
"Dr. Gero is also one of the world's smartest scientist. His genius rivaled that of my own and my father." Bulma finished explaining for Goku, "But the question is, how is Android 16 alive...?"
Android 16 was staring at Goku; analyzing him to see if he was in one piece and in intact. The same old blank expression out of the artificial lifeform was here to do the one thing instructed from his creator...
"There you are. It seems you are all right, Son Goku. My scanners are saying you're able to function properly, as you should. But something doesn't seem right." Android 16 said as he continued to analyzed Goku, "Scanning... Scanning. Hmm? Erza Scarlet..."
"Eh? He knows who I am!?" Erza was shaken from hearing her name from an android she had never seen her entire life.
"Uh... Man, I wonder what is it with Dr. Gero in creating androids to kill me." Goku said as he came in front of Erza & Bulma, "You two might want to get back. Something tells me he didn't just come here to 'talk'."
"Affirmative."
"Okay, okay talk, 16! Cell destroyed you...!" Bulma pointed at him, "Wait, did the Dragon Balls bring you back to life?"
No response from Android 16...
"Hmm, what could this all mean? I'm going to need some answers." this time, Bulma came next to her old, long-time friend, "Well? This is the part where you give me answers!
And again, no response came from Android 16...
"Ugh... Remember when Cell smacked you around like a tin-can and I so graciously repaired you?" Bulma said, going down memory lane in hoping Android 16 would remember.
"(So Bulma knows this android, too, hmm?)" Erza was sweating for some reason, "Goku..." she whispered softly to his left ear.
"What's up?"
"How do you think you can hold him...?"
"To be honest, when I woke up, I felt like crap, Erza. Like I wasn't myself with the full power I always wrap myself in. I can't go blue or god, for some reason. Not even SSJ3 or SSJ2..." Goku regrets to informs.
"And what about just plain SSJ?" Erza wondered.
"It's worth a shot. But, Erza, my powers, your powers, we're all drained, remember? I'm not even sure if I can even turn SSJ, let alone tap into the Kaio-Ken..."
"But then again, Goku, we don't know how much was drained from us, so we don't know that."
"You have a point, Erza. Why bring this up, anyway? You have a feeling Android 16 is gonna do something to us?"
"I don't know him like you two do, but given how he's the quiet type, their kind tends to act out when we least expect it."
"You have a point."
When it was said and done, Android 16 was beginning to speak up. He had the same expression but something new was going to happen for Goku & the other two. Well, just Erza Scarlet since she's unfamiliar with androids...
"..." Android 16 took one last quiet expression and fully proceed to talk finally, "It was not me you repaired, but another 16."
"W-What!?" Bulma said all shocked.
"After scanning Goku, I sensed he is infected with countless amounts of demon energy." Android 16 informs, waving his left hand, "And for that, you must come with me. And should you decide to resist... I will force you to comply." he turns on his aura.
The three were seeing pebbles and miniature rubbles levitating around him. He clenched his left fist in front of the three in showing that he means business, despite always keeping a calm face. This sudden urge of compliance startled Goku & Erza to get on their guard and causing Bulma to feel frighten...
"Uh, Goku? I dunno what's going on, but you better kick this imposter's bionic butt!" Bulma issued. U-Uh, hold the phone. You can fight despite getting blasted by that energy ball from hours ago, right?"
"Uhh... Maybe?" Goku faked chuckled, "I'm still a little knocked up."
"Then that's a no, then? Oh, this is turning out to be a bad, bad day." Bulma was getting afraid.
"(This android said something about demon energy. Does that mean he's in leagues with Towa?)" Erza noticed Android 16 was about to make the first move, "He's going to attack, Goku!"
"Kch!" Goku turned back at Android 16 who was ready to strike fist.
"Well, given the reports, you have demon energy but you don't seem possessed. No matter. Do not worry. Whatever it is that's inside you, that made you look as though you're a young adult, I will utilize less-than-lethal force." Android 16 took off his right hand for the energy rockets installed from his arm to release, "Your termination would be disadvantageous."
"W-Watch out!" Bulma took a step back.
The energy released from his the rocket installed inside of his right arm heads its way to Goku. Erza & Bulma wasn't Android 16's target so they weren't going to pose a threat to him. They wouldn't anyway since mostly Erza's energy was drained. As the energy blast heads to Goku, Erza grew worry for her lover and was concern on whether or not he'll make it out of the blast alive.
But there wasn't need to worry. Goku was, in fact, all right...
"Hmm?" Android 16 was confused.
The aftermath of the impactful energy blast led to smoke bundling up. The wind blew back Bulma by a few feet and only Erza's hair. When the smoke had dial down, Erza, Bulma, and Android 16 were surprised to see Goku all right, and in his SSJ form, thankfully...
"Phew..." Goku revealed his face to Android 16 after forming an x-sign to cover his face, "That was a close one." he undid his x-sign and out from the smoke came SSJ Goku, alive in the flesh. His aura was visible and his arms bended upwards with his clenched fists ready.
"You turned SSJ!" Erza was glad to see Goku being able to function one of his forms right.
"Hmm, so it would seems." Android 16 reattached his right arm, "Well then your strength is congruent with my data, and I need not hold back."
"Erza, Bulma, stand behind me. This could get ugly." Goku got into his fighting stance.
"R-Right...! Kick his butt, Goku!" Bulma said as she hid behind Erza.
"That's the plan, Bulma...!" Goku smirked at Android 16, "Make sure Bulma's safe, Erza. Vegeta will kill me if anything happens to her."
"Right. Good luck, Goku." Erza smiled at him, hoping he'll get the job done.
"Yeah. Taking words from you? I'll need it considering how I've weakened a lot." Goku turned his attention back to Android 16, "I'm ready now."
"(Scanning. My mission is absolute. Son Goku, out of the many others, are to be brought in for further study. Like many others around the world, Goku has demon energy inside of them that serves as 'Time Rift' effects. I must not allow him to escape my sight. And I am to not hurt him majorly)."
With the current power Goku has inside of him, it wasn't going to be last long, so he needed to get right to work on stopping Android 16. Both the two expanded their aura and charged at each other. Goku had the upper hand, and given how this was a different model, anything could happen from this point on. Their aura expanded even more that somewhat formed wings similar to that of an archangel. One color was, of course, was golden yellow, which was Goku's aura. The other was the clear silky white.
When the expansion came to an end, the two clashed once more in the air and soon, they started taking their fight further into the city. Bulma, with a transportation capsule of the color white in her right hand, pressed the head of the capsule and threw it to the ground and out came a Capsule Corp ship suited for a large party, suitable for fifty people...
"C'mon, Erza! We have to go after them!" Bulma ran to the ship as it opened up for her, "I'm not going to just stand by and let those two run amok in West City!"
"Uh, right!" Erza followed and together the two are inside. When the ship started running, Bulma immediately blasted the ship into full throttle as it flew high up into the sky and to the city, where Goku & Android 16 are, "My goodness, look at the city. It's in ruins. One energy ball did this!?"
"That's the least of our concerns, Erza. Our friends and family are scattered all over the world and trouble has risen again." Bulma was troubled at the fact that Frieza & Cell are alive and causing havoc all over the world.
"And by trouble you mean..."
"Former enemies are back and they're running the show, it would seems. If Goku's energy is drained, then Vegeta must've had his energy drained, too. This is total madness."
An explosion has occurred in the direction of the ship's coordinates. And because of the explosion, the ship was blown by several meters away from the battlefield of Goku & Android 16. Erza fell on her bottom as Bulma was struggling to stay in her seat...
"Wahh!" Bulma held onto the controls with a tight grip, "Are you okay, Erza?"
"Ugh. I'm a little shaken but I'll managed." Erza stood up as she rubs her forehead, "I hit my forehead- - Hmm?"
"What's up you spotted something?"
"Look at the sky in front of us..." Erza pointed at the front mirror.
Two auras were clashing, both Goku & Android 16. One final clash and it was a devastating one. The level of the clash caused several buildings' window mirrors to shatter and vehicles were being blown away. Goku, with both his fists clenched together above his head, slammed down to Android 16's back.
As Android 16 falls down to the city streets, he lands on his feet. Looking up, he see Goku descending down to him. And so, he took off his hands once more to fire both energy rockets from his arms at full speed.
Goku had widened his eyes in surprise with the amount of energy that was produced from Android 16. The energy blast from the rockets had caused SSJ Goku to stop his advancement as he tries to stop the blast with his bare hands. The energy blast was pushing back Goku right into the sky again. The amount of energy pushing him back caused Goku to come up with a backup plan.
When it was said and done, Goku lets go of the energy blast for one second and performed a backflip to kick the blast into outer space. And it worked. Goku was free from Android 16's attack but wasn't expecting the next thing to happen so fast. 16 had flew up at full speed and elbowed Goku in the stomach, causing him to spit out blood & salvia...
"Bluagh!" Goku had a second to collect his thoughts.
"You are coming with me, Goku. I won't ask again." Android 16 this time aimed for the left hip but failed miserably.
When aiming for the hip, Goku teleported behind him and gave Android 16 a piece of his own medicine by elbowing him back, literally. His right-elbow was a success and with that came another move that'll shatter Android 16 momentarily. After the right-elbow, Goku Z-Vanished in front of 16 and proceeded to left kick upwards to Android 16's jaw. He finished up with a punch to the left side of his jawline...
"You sure are strong, 16. But let's see how you can handle me when I'm going to let out all the power I currently have!"
Midway, 16 stopped his falling and rose up into the sky to confront Goku again. He didn't faint, he didn't seem fazed, but he was bothered, despite his blank expression. Goku, on the other hand, was smirking because this is the first time he gets to fight Android 16. So he was excited. Excited enough to where he pops his neck to the right and smirks at the golden opportunity...
"You know, 16, even though you're a different model than the one I knew from way back with Cell, I've always wanted to fight you. I guess in a way, I got that wish."
"I do not understand." Android 16 was bothered.
"Hmm? What don't you understand? I said my sentence clearly and it was easy to understand. I hope it is, anyway."
"The data that was provided to me informed me that you were under the influence of the Time Rift. So that would mean you've fallen under the control of Towa. What is the cause if you know you're exposed to demon energy?"
"Towa?" Goku's eyes widened again" Wait, you know Towa? Are you in leagues with her?"
"Negative. She happened to appear right in front of us by coming out of the portal you and her call 'Time Rift.' She wasn't a threat because she didn't pose as one."
"Then what was she doing with you?" Goku wanted to know, gulping, "(And he said 'us'. Who is the other person that met Towa with him?)"
"It was still unclear at the time, but she told us that she was going to assist us with things we weren't capable of doing for ourselves."
"Like?"
"..." Android 16 was silent, "That is none of your concerns, Goku. All you need to know is that I was ordered to bring you in because you possess the power that Towa gave to my creator. The demon energy..."
"Demon energy? Um, not to rain of your parade, pal, but I don't have demon energy inside me anymore." Goku informed as he was assuring 16 that.
"That may be true, but the effects that are permanent inside of you are still there. It can spark up the demon energy to reappear again. And for that, my creator wants you."
"Creator...? Hey, is this creator of yours responsible for all of this? Is she responsible for that energy ball hours ago?"
"Yes, that's right. The energy ball is actually an EMP that infused with energy that came from Towa. Demon energy. And because of that, my creator was able to get her plan started two weeks early."
"So, in a way, you are in leagues with her?"
"That was two weeks ago. We haven't seen her since."
"Is there anything else I need to know that she gave you to kill us with? Wait! Was there someone else that gave you and your creator demon energy? Like a third party?"
"There was three other people. Besides Towa, we were also welcomed with the other demon that goes by Mira."
"That makes sense. They're always together. If I recall, she made Mira. Towa, that is."
"I know. It's been established. Moving on, there was a man in demon armor that had a hair style similar to your base form, Goku. He goes by the Masked Saiyan."
"!" Goku was beyond shocked. More, in fact, that he was surprised to hear of his dearing father again, "(My father... Dad)."
"Judging from your widened eyes, I take it you know who the Masked Saiyan is?"
"Eh? Oh, uh, no actually. I just ran into him one time." Goku said, convincing Android 16 with a lie, "It's crazy to hear from him again (I still wonder why he's working for her. Is he under control?). Hey, what about the fourth person?"
"This last one was the most dangerous one out of the four. He was the same as Towa & Mira, but the only difference was that he was an elderly man. Wrinkled skin while carrying a staff. His aura is none I've ever seen before. My creator chose wised words to avoid our deaths."
"Mechikabura? Demigra? Ugh, I don't know what those two look like so I don't know which one that wrinkling old man is, 16. This isn't any help, but do you, by chance, remember he looks like?"
"I will show a visual right now..."
As the both of them were still in the sky of West City, Goku turned off his aura to come closer to Android 16. The next thing that was about to happen was 16's projective of what the wrinkling old man, that was standing next to Towa, looks like. Blue lines were coming out from 16's eyes to later forming a light baby blue rectangle screening and out came the visual of only the four visitors that came to Android 16 and his 'creator'...
"There's Mira, and... Towa? My gosh, is that her? She looks so different..." Goku said in shock as he was viewing her in her Demon God form, "What is that?" next he looked at his father, the Masked Saiyan, "Well there he is and..." and finally, he met the Demon God he was responsible for reviving, "A Demon God..."
The screening was over and it caused Goku to get a little upset that he didn't get to see the screening a little bit longer. With the rectangle screening gone, Android 16 turned on his aura got into his fighting stance...
"H-Hey! I wasn't done seeing what the Demon God looks like!" Goku's mouth expression represented that of a spoiled brat that didn't get what he wanted. So he turned on his golden aura again and got ready to take on what was next for him.
"This isn't an informative class, Goku. I am here to capture you and I will complete my mission. Do not hesitate or else I will proceed to carry out extreme lengths to put you down."
"Hehe, me down? That's a joke I'll never stop hearing from all you guys. Heh, I was hoping we could talk this out, but it would seems you don't prefer that way." Goku flew back a few meters to go into his fighting stance, "I'm all fired up!"
"..." Android 16, this time, made a serious face, "Do not resist..." he disassemble both his hands for his arms to enable the rocket function. Energy was coming out of it, "(21's EMP energy ball that was infused with Towa's energy should've drained all of Goku's powers, but he's still able to go into his SSJ form. This is going to take a while)."
And they clashed for the third time...
Late Afternoon
Universe 7
(An Hour Earlier...)
Beerus' Planet...
After coming home from a whole month of being in another timeline, Beerus & Whis had just arrived back to their home planet. After a thirty minute long, hot shower, both the deities were in the short-cut, dark blue open grass field that they're always at. Beerus flew up to his very long usual wood stump to sit down on, crisscross-apple sauce. Whis was next to him, looking into his staff that was in his right hand. It was blinking bright green every three seconds.
Beerus, while still on his stump, yawned as he looked up at the sun. Intrigued at what Fairy Tail was going to do now that they're here, Beerus wondered what the future holds for him in this new current of events. But his thoughts get shifted away when Whis flies up to him with an announcement...
"Have you come to tell me something boring, Whis? Or has Bulma come up with a new delicious food that's made by her finest chefs?"
"Neither, My Lord. This is urgent." Whis looks down at Beerus who closed his eyes with his hands behind his head, "It's about the current state of earth."
"Hmm? What on earth are you talking about? What could be more important than myself depriving of hunger, Whis?"
"For an odd and unusual reason, the earth where Goku & the others resides, is under a lot of demon energy. The planet itself is surround in loads of it. Like it's polluted..."
Beerus opened his eyes and undid his hands behind his back, "Whis, are you trying to say- -"
"It's a possibility that Towa has made her move with... him." Whis speculated on who he was talking about.
"Mechikabura..." Beerus hopped off his stump and came next to Whis with his hands behind his back as he always does, "Is this a sign that he's going to invade my universe, Universe 7?"
"It would seem that way, but no, Lord Beerus. The planet is only clouded in Time Rifts. It would seem Towa gave another party we are very unaware of the power of demon energy. That and along with... these kinds of waves."
"And how do you know that, Whis?" Beerus looks at him.
"I'm looking through my staff, My Lord." Whis said with one eye opened, "But... the mortal population on earth is reduced to only five percent, by my calculations. That five percent would happen to be Goku & the others. And... a lot of unexpected guests."
"Great. We managed to come back here after searching for that dumb Saiyan just to run into trouble that's led by Towa? What a bunch of bull." Beerus groans.
"I suggest we should check it out because that planet, out of the very many you destroyed, is a planet that shouldn't be destroyed since the delicacy of the food on that planet is way more better than any we've encountered."
"Ugh, you have a point. But I'm soo lazy..." Beerus fell to the ground, on his right side, "Oh, well. It must be done. Whatever it is that's taking over earth, or what monstrously that Mechikabura bastard is planning, it is my duty to make sure I destroy the threats." he got up.
"That's part of being a Destroyer God, My Lord." Whis smiled at him, "Shall we go now?"
"Yeah, yeah. Damn. I was going to use this time to watch several animes I've been missing out. I guess it doesn't hurt to miss a few more." Beerus came behind Whis, "Let's get going, Whis." he held onto Whis' left shoulder.
"As you command, My Lord. To planet earth, we go!"
"Hmm, things just got a lot more interesting..." Beerus smirked as he thinks about Mechikabura & Towa.
With his staff at hand, Whis taps the ground two times and together, the two were embodied in the usual light energy beam as it was going to serve as their energy transportation to earth. Given that the demon matters were to be taken serious, Whis wasted no time and flew the both of them at Mach 2 speed, to which, it was normal speed for angels...
Late Afternoon
Universe 7
(Present Time...)
West City, the Road Tubes...
An hour had passed since their fight. Goku & Android 16 took their fight to the road tubes. But due to their immense power, the shield that was covering the tubes were destroyed, and the hover cars that were inside was destroyed, too. In that hour, Erza & Bulma had arrived but they were just at the sidelines as they were seeing Goku do his thing.
Erza & Bulma were behind Goku and in front of the destroyed vehicles while Goku was facing Android 16. The two of them were still in perfect condition, and Goku wasn't having trouble with Android 16. And the same was said for him. The center of West City was destroyed due to their reckless fighting but the good thing to come out of it was that no one got hurt mostly because everyone's dead.
As they stared at each other, dead in the eye, their auras were both present still. Erza was amazed at the fight while Bulma was worrying for her life and her friend's...
"Even though the EMP disrupted and drained your power, you managed to recover some of it. That is how you're able to fend off myself in your SSJ state." Android 16 confirms it, "But you won't last long."
"Hehe, we'll see about that." Goku smirked.
"Man... Goku's really overconfident, isn't he?" Erza said as she noticed something new about him.
"That's Goku for ya. Whenever he's winning, he seems to slack off just a bit by letting himself get overconfident. It costs him every time he does that, too." Bulma said as she hid behind a blue broken down vehicle.
"That 16 guy seems to not run out of stamina or something. Or maybe I'm just bad at reading the situation here. Either way, I can't take chances and let the element of surprise jump on me and Goku again. Hey, Goku! Do you want me to tag in for you so you could recover?" Erza asked as she wasn't sure if Goku was getting tired.
"Hmm?" Goku looked back at Erza, "No, why? You want to pitch in?"
"I mean, I know you're having fun, honey, but the planet needs our help, remember? We can't afford to waste time."
"Oh, you have a point." Goku placed the space of his right index finger and thumb under his chin as his left palm came in contact with his right elbow, "Mira and everyone else is probably drained out of their power too. Yeah, and for some reason, I'm feeling two very familiar energy levels that I fought previously in the past. Hmm..." he snapped his fingers, "Okay! I'll end this!"
"Good." Erza smiled a little, "We need to find all of our friends. I can barely sense most of their energies. Kinda..."
"And given how there's a lot of people in our guild, ugh, it's going to take a while, isn't it?" Bulma grunted out of an exaggeration.
"Yeah..." Erza sighs into knowing it was going to be a hassle, "It's going to take a long while..."
Goku & Android 16 were just about to go at it again for round two. Just as when they were about to clash fists once more, Android 16 stopped at the last moment. Not knowing he could sense energy that he was very, very unfamiliar with, he turned around. He wasn't expecting to see two people behind him, let alone not feel their energy for whatever reason. For Android 16 to feel & sense energy would be impossible since androids made by Dr. Gero weren't capable of doing such a thing.
But this model of Android 16 as different.
Android 21, being the one to create the second coming of the new model, the second one, gave a function where this new model version of 16 was able to sense Ki. But that wasn't all. Upon meeting Towa and Mechikabura for the first time, Towa was gracious enough to not only give Android 21 valuable material & resources, like the demon energy & information of Fairy Tail, but also giving demon energy to boost all of Android 16's abilities that resides inside of him.
And because of that, one of the functions from 21 was boosted to work in her & 16's favor. Turning around, Android 16 was in the presences of Universe 7's God of Destruction Beerus & his angel attendant Whis...
"Hmm!?" Android 16 felt the heavy pressure coming from Beerus, "(But he's - -)"
"Salutations, Bulma. What exotic cuisines have you prepared for us today?" Whis asked as he and Beerus flies down slowly behind 16's back.
"Whatever it might possible be, it better be worth the trip." Beerus said, ensuring Bulma he doesn't like to be disappointed, "Oh? Who's the bruiser? He's certainly not human, from what I can tell." he pointed out as he looked at 16.
Android 16 stared at the Destroyer God for a brief second then turned his head back to SSJ Goku. He knew the predicament he was in and he had no choice but to retreat. And so, he carried out his plan of retreat...
"Threat detected. Recommended course of action: abort." 16 turned on his aura, "Goku, just know this... I will return to take what my creator wants."
And just like that, he fled the battle without hesitation, despite there being a God of Destruction present. Bulma got out of hiding behind the blue destroyed vehicle as she was seeing Android 16 astraying further away from her & her friends...
"Huh? So, he's gone? Just like that?"
With the battle now sadly coming to an end, Beerus & Whis landed on the ground and Bulma regrouped with the four. Looking around at the collateral damage, Beerus was unimpressed. He closed his eyes and yawned at the sheer destruction around. In his mind, he thought this was nothing but amateur hour...
"Just like that, huh?" Beerus followed up, "What an odd machinery that person was."
"Uh... So even Lord Beerus & Whis are here..." Erza pointed out, "Does anyone know what exactly is going on here? Why is the planet in ruins and why did that man attack my Goku for?" she asked while holding hands with him.
"Well, Lady Erza, I guess I should start from the beginning."
"Wait, Whis, you mean know what's up?" Bulma looks at him.
"Indeed I have, Bulma. You see, when Lord Beerus & I was heading towards this planet, we looked at the shape the planet was in from far up in space. The atmosphere around it is being consumed by negative energy, demon energy."
"What? You mean Towa's behind this?" Erza's thoughts was on Towa.
"Not entirely. Towa did have a part in this, but I'm afraid to inform you all this isn't her work. There's another party."
"And whoever this other party is, Android 16 is in leagues with him... or her." Bulma added.
"Exactly, Bulma." Bulma smiled at her, "Whoever this mastermind is, they've done a good job wiping out the mortal population for this planet. We've could arrived here sooner or later, like an hour ago, but Lord Beerus & I had to investigate this."
"Long story short, this planet's polluted." Beerus concluded.
"Polluted?" Goku & the other two repeated.
"Did I stutter? Yes, polluted. Whis & I scattered all over the earth and we came across these waves that were being supplied to these Energy Damocles, to which, can be referred as energy swords since that's their real appearance, if you want to put it like that."
"So you sensed them, too, Lord Beerus?" Whis looks at him.
"Energy Damocles? How many are there?"
"If I had to give an estimate, Bulma, I'd say about... two hundred."
Erza & Bulma dropped their jaws down to the ground. Feeding in the information about the Energy Damocles being around earth, polluting the air with the negative energy and also the demon one, they couldn't believe it...
"Hey, Whis. Because of these Damocles, are they what's holding me back?" Goku asked as he could only turned SSJ.
"Yes, that's correct, Goku. These Damocles served as demon energy from the Time Rifts provided by Towa & her grandfather, Mechikabura. And because it's from the Time Rift, the effects are to appear, without a shadow of a doubt. But this isn't just any effect. This effect specially targets the energy of a user that isn't a demon. Over several, several decades ago, even Lord Beerus has had trouble with it."
"Tch. They didn't need to know that, Whis." Beerus grunted at him.
"Ohohoho!" Whis couldn't help but laugh while at the same time tease his Destroyer God.
"So, if these Energy Damocles are effecting Goku & everyone else's energy, are they still affecting yours?"
"Hmph. Don't be ridiculous, Bulma. Whis & I are deities. We're not as soul simple, weak-minded mortals like you all are, no. Despite my first run-in many, many years ago, it doesn't affect me anymore."
"Wait so, why does it affect me? I'm a god, too, Lord Beerus. Well, a SSJ God."
"That's 'cause you've already been exposed to the Time Rift effects. The Energy Damocles are powered by demon energy, to which, is just another source of the Time Rift effects. Regardless, you were going to have your energy drained either way. If you weren't exposed the Time Rifts, the Energy Damocles wouldn't have affected you as much as it isn't for Lord Beerus & I."
"Aw, man. That means I can't go SSJ God or Blue?"
"Nope, I'm afraid not. Sorry, Goku." Whis was afraid to inform, "Since Vegeta's been hit with the Time Rift effects as well when he crossed over before I could give him an energy barrier in Timeline A, his energy is drained along with everyone else in the Fairy Tail guild that survived the blast from whoever it was that launched it."
"My gosh! That's right! Fairy Tail!" Erza got outside of the road tube to stand on top of it to try to get a better view on sensing everyone's energy, "Ugh, I can't sense anyone! Lucy, Natsu, not one person..."
"So what's the game plan, guys? How are we going to prevent all of this?" Bulma asked as she wanted to know the game plan.
"Well, for starters, I'm thinking about heading back for nap, which is ironic considering how I just took a hot bath. Ah, who cares. I'm a God, after all."
"What!? You're just gonna abandon us like that?" Bulma wasn't liking where this was going.
"Uh... yeah?" Beerus confirms, "It's not my battle, it's yours. This is your planet, right?"
"Yeah, but... I thought you love this planet because of its food! You wouldn't want a sprinkle of dust to get on your food, right? Or better yet, you wouldn't want to have one of your delicious dishes get wiped off the grid, do you?"
"I know what you're doing, Bulma. And my answer is still no. It's not my business, it's not my earth."
"Aw, c'mon! Goku, try to talk some sense into him, will ya? We need all the muscle we can get!"
"Hey, if Lord Beerus doesn't want to, he doesn't have to. Why does it matter anyway? Whoever the mastermind is, I want to fight him! Or her..!" Goku clenched both his fists and bended his arms towards him to show his happy expression.
"Ugh... I had a feeling you would say that." Bulma sighed, knowing that she had expected this.
"(What's with these people and not helping each other...? Is that a thing in Goku's world...?)" Erza was blinking at the sheer amazement that the idea of helping each other out doesn't apply in Beerus' book, "So, um... guys, what are we gonna do?"
"Well, for starters, we have a lot of work to do. If you think the situation we're in is straight hell itself, then you haven't gotten a real taste of what it's like in this world, Erza. First we've got help the earth with pollution problem that was caused by Towa's mess. And not to mention Frieza & Cell are alive and are running amok around the planet & the worse thing out of all of it, that's the icy on the cake, is that there are clones of us! Us, running around, causing havoc around the planet!"
"Clones...?" Erza repeated to make sure, "What are you talking about, Bulma?"
"This happened when you all were still unconscious and before Whis & Beerus arrived, Erza. I was in the lab, that had a barrier made from Vegeta's SSJ Blue energy to protect me from my own experiments, should they go wrong. And right after the energy ball hit the ground, the entire West City had a blackout. When I looked out the window, I saw clones of my husband, Goku, Mira, you, Erza, and everyone else in the guild! Even Frieza & Cell!"
"This is just a cluster fuck of a mess. So what's the plan here? I'm not sure what to do so I'm all ears with what you guys got." Erza said, looking at Bulma who had a plan in mind.
"Well, I think the plan's simple, you two. Since these two here won't give us a helping hand, we'll just have to do it ourselves like we've always been doing it." Bulma replied, looking at Goku & Erza with determination.
"It's shame you won't get help from us, Bulma, but from one friend to another, I'll give you some advice. After scouting out the earth, there are over two-hundred Energy Damocles you have to destroy, yes? Depending on the number you destroy, Goku's strength, and everyone else's will return to them."
"Oh, I see now, Whis. Okay, you two, we've got work to do! Erza, I know this wasn't what you and our guild had in mind when you wanted to see what our world was like. I guess trouble follows us wherever we go, really."
"Haha, it's fine, Bulma. Really, it is. To when I was little, I've been running into trouble a lot with my guild, too. We're just people with similar backgrounds when it comes to people wanting to kill us. Nothing's new, am I right?"
Bulma chuckled to that remark, "You got that right (It hasn't been a year and yet it feels like I know Erza since like the beginning)."
"So, uh, Bulma, what's the plan? If there are clones of us, Frieza & Cell being alive, and our friends unconscious, what's the first step? Are we gonna find whoever Android 16's creator is?"
"Nope. Our friends comes first, Goku." Bulma pointed out, "Since their energy is drained, will it be hard to sense their energy?"
"I'm not an expert like Goku, so you should asked him." Erza looked at him with hope.
"Yeah, I can somewhat sense people's fading energy. In fact, there are some that are really faint. They're in West City. A lot of them actually." Goku said, pointing out the fact that the friend scavenger hunt was going to be easy. Or so he thinks.
"Operate rescuing our friends is in full throttle!" Erza said with a determined face, "Oh, that reminds me. Whis, you said these Damocles things are everywhere since there are about two-hundred, correct?"
"That's correct, Erza."
"Where are these things anyway? Since, you know, they're the things that are polluting the planet with demon energy and are responsible for our powers being drained."
"Why, they're up in the sky, far, far above the white clouds." Whis pointed up with his left index finger, "But that's just one of the many that roams around earth. Some can be in the air, some on the ground or on buildings, it all depends, really."
"I see. If it's not a bother, I'd like to destroy these Damocles while searching for our friends, Bulma."
"Fine by me. I was going to suggest that part in but totally slipped my mind."
"Then it's settled!" Goku lightly bashed his right fist to his left palm, "Time to find our friends! Let's get going, guys! The majority of them are in the city!" Goku said as he turned on his aura, "We just gotta explore deeper into it!"
"I'm with you, Goku." Erza's aura burst out as she flew next to Goku, "You coming, Bulma?"
"I'll catch up with you guys in about two hours or so. Lucy & Makarov are unconscious in my house, that I totally forgot about. When I wake them up and informed them about what transpired an hour ago, then we'll catch up."
"Right. Let's get going, Erza!" Goku started flying off to explore further into West City.
"Yeah. See you later, Bulma. Don't keep us waiting." Erza waved her hand a temporary farewell as Bulma did the same.
"I know. Have fun with your man, Erza!" Bulma teased Erza as she brought out a capsule and pressed the head on it for a ship to come out.
"B-Bulma!" Erza was steaming.
"You better go catch up to Goku or else you might lose him to some girl in the city." Bulma teased even more as she entered inside.
Once she stopped her teasing, her ship departed by pushing through the road tube's glass mirror that was in the direction of her house. When Bulma left, Whis & Beerus started up their departure next and fled. Erza was now alone but soon, she got out of the tube and flew in the direction to where Goku is for the sake of finding their friends.
The journey to finding all their friends has begun and soon, when Goku & friends will least expect it, they were going to run into their old, longtime past villains...
Late Afternoon
Universe 7
West City...
An hour had passed since Goku & Erza had woken up. Dead at the center of West City, Goku & the others that were awake were standing tall on a building of fifty floors. Looking at what was in front of them was nothing more than a merely ghost town. There was a Capsule Corp ship parked behind Goku & the others. Bulma, along with Lucy & Makarov, had just arrived on the scene and were informed with what they were supposed to know.
And now, they were going to get started on their job. To finding their friends and locating Android 16 & his 'creator'...
"My gosh... I've never seen a city so empty before..." Lucy was sitting on the edge of the building. She was flabbergasted at the empty city she sees in front of her.
"This is gonna be a lot harder than I thought. Most of our guild went exploring in this city and yet... I can't sense any of their energy." Goku admitted, "How 'bout you guys? Any luck?"
"Ahh, I've hit rock bottom, Goku." Erza was defeated in that category, too.
"If you guys didn't sense it, then it's clear that I didn't, too. I can't, anyway." Lucy stood up from her spot, "So, I'm guessing we're going to have to do it the hard way?"
"Presto, Lucy. If not even you three can sense our guildmates' energy, then we'll just have to do it the old fashion way. We'll split up and find them..." Bulma announced, "We'll go in groups of two. Goku, you'll be with Makarov and I'll be with Erza & Lucy."
"Fine by me." Goku pops his fingers, "You ready, Gramps?" he asked while looking down at him.
"As ready as I'll always be, my boy." Makarov gives a thumbs up, "If we find someone, do me a favor, Goku & Erza, since you two are the strongest out of this group, raise your energy so that one of you can alert the other that you found someone."
"Will do." Erza agrees with the idea to contact each other. She went next Bulma and placed her in her arms, "You should call your Celestial Spirits to take you down with us, Lucy."
"Sure thing. I was going to suggest that, too!" Lucy got out one key, "Open, Gate of the Lion!"
A bright golden light had emerged in front of everyone's faces. An man in a black suit with a red tie was simmering down the light.. With orange hair and shades on, the Celestial being had his hands in his pockets. When he was summoned by his owner, he was none other than the Celestial Spirit who has a Fairy Tail symbol stamped on his back, Loke...
"I assume you didn't call me on a date, did you, Lucy, my sweet, sweet lady?" Loke's comeback in a while was him getting on one knee into kissing Lucy's right hand, "Wait a minute, this isn't Magnolia or our guildhall in general. Where are we?"
"My world, Loke!" Goku said, smiling at Loke as he turned around.
"Goku..." Loke stood up, "Your world, you say? Well I'll be damned. I guess this is your world. Round buildings, are those roads in the air? Whoa..." Loke was looking at the road tubes.
"Loke, my boy, I know this is all new to you and trust me, it's new to all of us, too. But you can ask questions later. Right now we need to find our guildmates. The majority of them are in this city so we're going to split up in groups of two."
"Ah, I see, Master." Loke got the gist of it, "Okay, then. Get into my arms, Lucy. I know you're dying to have a man woo you over, right?"
"Just get us down, Loke..." Lucy knew it was teasing, but still she didn't buy into it.
"Right, right. Up you go!" Loke was now carrying Lucy in his arms and noticed Erza next to him, "Oh, Erza! I didn't know you were here! Though, your energy signal was a dead giveaway..."
"Nice to see you, too, Loke." Erza chuckled a little out of seeing Loke, given it's been a while since he's been at the guild, "I'd like to catch up, but we've got work to do. Let's head on down already."
"Right! Hold on tight, Lucy!"
"See you if one of us spots any of our guildmates, you three!" Goku was waving his hand as the four jumped off the building, "So it's you and me, huh, Gramps? I don't think I've ever teamed up with you or any old, wrinkling person since Master Roshi!"
"Roshi? He seems humble." Makarov walked next to Goku, side-by-side.
"Oh yeah, he is, Gramps! And just like you, he's a pervert who likes to grope girls!"
"Now hold on a minute, Goku, I don't do that..."
"Really? I could've sworn that's what you do. In Timeline B, you tried to grope Ur and Mira, so I blasted you with a Ki blast. I didn't kill you, by the way."
"Oh... I didn't take you to be the overprotective type, Goku. That's something."
"Timeline B Mira told me that since I'm in a relationship, it's best to protect the person you love from anyone that would lay a finger on the person's private area or breasts since they're not allowed to touch those places, even if the person's in our guild. She told me this when she and I were teenagers so I did what she explained to me."
"I see... Well, rest assure, I don't that. Mira's like a daughter to me. I've seen her grow up like a proud father."
"That's good..." Goku turned on his aura, "Because if you did, I would've killed you for touching her like that."
The sudden act of overprotecting Mirajane caused Makarov to widened his eyes at the unexpected words that came from Goku. He looked at him and saw his serious face. He was serious, dead serious. Or at least that's what he thinks, anyway...
"I'm just kidding, Gramps. Back in Timeline B, Ur's weird sense of humor grew on me so I give out death threats like that all the time without backing it up."
"Phew... Well, that's a relief." Makarov sighed in relief.
Goku turned SSJ for a split second, "But seriously, don't touch Mira."
"R-Right... (Note to self, I better not lay a finger on Mirajane if I ever get the opportunity. I keep forgetting Goku's a Saiyan God. He can literally slap me to the other world)."
"Here, Gramps..." Goku picked him up and was holding him next to his right hip, "Hold on tight. I'm gonna land us over to that gas station!"
"Ahh! S-Slow down, Goku!" the wind being created was pushing back the flesh on Makarov's face.
Afternoon
the Demon Realm...
Mechikabura, along with his granddaughter Towa & his loyal demon subjects, went under a brief meeting with everyone present. There were three armies in the presents of the first Demon God. Over more than a million total, all of the demons got on one knee to show their loyalty in front of Mechikabura along with Towa, Mira, Masked Saiyan, Slug & Turles by his side.
After an hour on what every demons' objective is, everyone got to work. All but the main crew. The objective was to send out a large group of demons to every timeline to find the Dark Dragon Balls so a wish can be granted. And that wish was to restore Mechikabura's youth so he can be in his prime once more. When the speech was done, Mechikabura was getting confronted by his granddaughter...
"Is there something you need, Towa?" Mechikabura asked as he was looking as Towa but in her God form he granted her.
"Grandfather, I just have to asked you something. Once we restore your youth for you to be in your prime, what's our next plan?"
"You must not be impatient, child. One step at a type here. The main objective is to take revenge at the Supreme Kai of Time and take over her operations at the Time Nest."
"And what of the other Demon God that'll give us trouble?"
"Are you referring to Demigra?" when staring at his granddaughter, Mechikabura raised his left eyebrow, "It's been eons since he and I last spoke. We really didn't see eye-to-eye and I used to think of him as my own brother. But with the actions he did to us when we were at war against Chronoa, I swear on my life, he will pay for his treachery!" his aura spiked up.
"(That's my grandfather for you. He really doesn't show mercy). I'll stop being a bother and help locate a Dragon Ball for you, grandfather."
"Make sure you contact Gravy & the others. I need to know their situation on their Dragon Ball progress, ASAP. Don't let me down, Towa. I gave you powers of a Demon God for a reason. I expect you to carry out missions with ease." Mechikabura started walking away from Towa's crew.
"R-Right!" Towa bowed down to wish him the best. When Mechikabura left, she turned to Turles and the others, "We have our orders, so... I suggest we get started and search for the Dragon Balls. The red ones, guys."
"Hmph. So this is what we get after for working with you, Towa? More work!?" Slug crossed his arms, "Sounds like slavery, if you ask me."
"Not really, it doesn't. You helped contribute to my plan on reviving my grandfather & the Demon Realm. You've proven your worth and I'd thought I would keep you guys around more. Lord Mechikabura has spared both your lives for the sake of working alongside with the Demon Realm. You should be grateful you're working with a deity higher than everyone here." Towa said, praising her grandfather while roasting her partners.
"That just sounds like slavery but with extra steps." Turles pointed out, "Anyway, to find these Dark Dragon Balls, how the hell are we gonna find them?"
"The Dragon Balls are radiating off negative energy, to which, it's demon energy. That's our first lead, but it's a weak one."
"How so, Towa?" Turles asked.
"She means since the Dark Dragon Balls are spread throughout history, along with the demon energy backing it up, it's going to be a problem. When Towa and I time traveled to different timelines, we leave demon energy behind to ensure that everything can be infected. Not to mention the fact we create new timelines with every travel we make. The Dragon Balls can be in either of those timelines, for who knows what timeline that is."
"Hmph. Stuck in a pickle, eh? Well, how 'bout this? The Dark Dragon Balls are relying on demon energy so it could mean one thing, guys. It's a source holding inside a large amount of demon energy. All you got to do, Towa, is pinpoint that source with the highest demon energy, which might be the Dark Dragon Balls, and boom. We've got ourselves a red orb."
"That's... not bad." Towa admitted, "(I could've thought of that, to be honest. I was just in lost thought in wanting to please my own grandfather. I better not get ahead of myself). Okay, then. We'll split up in two groups. Turles, Slug, you two are a team. And Mira, Bardock, you're with me, obviously. Go to many timelines as you can to find the remaining six." two Time Rifts opened up in front of them.
"Yeah, yeah I know. Let's get a move on, Slug." Turles was the first to enter the Time Rift as he jumped in.
"Hmph. Don't order me around, Turles...!" Slug entered in, too, and the rift for those two closes.
The Masked Saiyan entered inside the Time Rift for them first and Mira was the second. As Towa proceeded to walk inside of it, she looked back to where her grandfather is at. She knew that at this hour, he was resting so she wasn't going to interrupt his nap. And so, she entered inside and the second Time Rift closes...
Late Afternoon
Universe 7
West City, Local Gas Station...
Two hours had passed since the search for Fairy Tail and the others. Goku's team & Erza's team couldn't find a trace at all. When all the effort put into searching came to end, Goku & Makarov were hanging inside of the gas station, helping themselves to the products insides. The Third Master of Fairy Tail was sitting on the counter as he was enjoying himself a hotdog with a blueberry flavor slurpee. Goku was beside the counter, looking at the window outside while he was enjoying a tasty, unhealthy burger...
"Two hours of searching and we found no one, huh?" Goku said as he devoured the last of his burger, "I hate to say it, Gramps, but we're going nowhere with this search."
"Given that I'm your partner, I can't sense energy. If only Natsu or Wendy or Gajeel were awake, my boy. With their noses, they could've found us and then we all could've found the rest of the guild by now. I got to say, this hotdog is amazing!" Makarov finished the wiener and discarded the tray to the side, "Who knew a small place like this could provide some really tasty grub."
"You think that's amazing, Gramps. Wait until you get a hold of Bulma's chefs! They're literally the best cooks in the world. Okay, well, second to best. Mira's number one." he crossed his arms, closed his eyes and nodded forward to support his girlfriend, "So do we keep searching or do we regroup with the others? 'Cause I've got nothing."
"I was thinking about the second option. By now, I'm assuming Erza, Lucy and Loke have already found some people. They're probably having better luck than we are."
"Their search is coming up dry as yours and the first master of Fairy Tail did, Kakarot."
Hearing that voice, Makarov & Goku was looking around to see who it was. Makarov didn't recognize the voice but Goku did. This person, who knows of Goku's real name, his Saiyan name, was standing next to him. It was a female in a maid outfit with pink hair. When Goku realized the person was on his right side, he quickly turned and was glad to see a fellow Celestial Spirit doing all right...
"Virgo!" Goku was happy to see her as his tone of voice proved so.
"Hello, Kakarot. Hello, Third Master of Fairy Tail." Virgo waved at the two.
"And who might you be!?" Makarov asked as he wondered who this 'beautiful' girl is while checking out her body like a pervert.
"She's Lucy's Celestial Spirit and my, um, subordinate?" Goku looked at Virgo to see if he got the word right.
"That's the correct word, Kakarot." Virgo smiled, "Anyway, I'm here because I found a lead on where one of your guildmates could be."
"Hey, you're smiling!" Goku said, ignoring her sentence due seeing her angelic smile, "That's very rare of you. But awesome, too!"
"I'm only doing it because you said it fits me, remember?" Virgo stopped her smile to blush. Her recent development that was suggested by Goku's favor surprised not only herself but Goku as well, "I'm only doing this because you had asked me to. By the way, I don't sense any God Ki inside of you. What happened, Kakarot?"
"Were you there listening to what Bulma said to Erza & me when she and I had woken up?"
"Of course. Though, I couldn't hear most of it because Big Brother Loke was talking over your conversation. We were hearing from the Celestial World."
"I have several questions to ask." Makarov raised up his hand, "I saw Lucy summon Loke and doesn't summoning one Celestial Spirit take up a lot of magic? How were you summoned?
"Some time ago, I formed a contract with Kakarot here to serve him no matter what. What he can ask of be can be of anything. It can be sexual, I don't care. As long as I serve him, I'll be fulfilling my purpose. Plus, I had him sign a contract where he and I are connected. Meaning I can come to this world using his Ki that we share. But I don't have his SSJ God powers, which is a shame, but his regular Saiyan forms of one to three, I do. Not the transformation, but powers similar to his."
"And you're here not by Lucy's calling but by Goku's Ki?"
"That is correct, Fairy Tail's master. I can come to his aid by hearing his call or by choice."
"Oh, that reminds me, Virgo! Since you're here, you must be dwelling with God Ki. I remember because you kissed me and I felt my SSJ God form transferring energy into you."
"That is correct, Kakarot. I do have God Ki, but just like you & the others, I've been drained from the energy ball that came out of nowhere from the sky." Virgo regrets to inform.
"Wait, I don't understand. I didn't sense you in this world when it hit. How's that possible?"
"Oh, um..." Virgo looked away from Goku. She was looking to her right while scratching her left cheek with her left index finger as her eyes were shaped half-circle, "When you and the others came to this world, Big Brother Loke & I to it upon by ourselves to come along while hour scent & Ki. We also went exploring in the city here, too.
"That's makes sense. Were you lying around here with Loke? Wait, how did Loke come to the aid of Lucy when she called him?"
"The energy ball that was descending down only drains energy, your Ki. Not magic. It may be similar in a way, but in that off chance that it's also not, it's not."
"I get it now. Whoever designed the energy ball didn't know about magic. But that's weird, this person had a run in with Towa. All of this doesn't make any sense."
"We'll cross that bridge when we get there, Goku. For now, Virgo, you should lead us to whoever you found. Well, that is if you found someone. You did find someone, right?" Makarov said as he opened the gas station door for the two of them.
"Indeed I have. It's faint but I traced two signals not far from here. Natsu Dragneel & the blue Exceed cat, Happy."
"Natsu & Happy!?" Goku & Makarov simultaneously said.
Virgo nodded, "Affirmative. South from here, about two miles." she pointed with her right index finger.
"Huh. Well, what do you know, it's another gas station." Goku said as he flew above the gas station he was currently at with his hands over his eyes, "Shouldn't be that long to go to. A walk will take us ten minutes. But if we fly, we'll be there in two."
"Kakarot's right. Approximately two minutes, indeed."
"Then let's not waste any more time and come to their rescue."
"Easy said than done, Gramps, but..." Goku was picking up something.
"Something wrong, child?" Makarov asked in concern.
"I can finally sense Natsu & Happy 'cause of their faint energies, but I'm also picking up another trace of energy that's very similar to Natsu's. Is there two of them?"
"I can sense it too, but I can't quite comprehend what this means..." Virgo was stumped as much as Goku.
"For now, let's just head to Natsu & Happy. Goku, contact Erza & the others while we're there." Gramps ordered.
"(Eh, I'll let Virgo do that). Gotcha, Gramps! Let's get going, guys!" Goku turned on his aura.
Late Afternoon
Universe 7
West City, Orange Star University...
Erza, Lucy, Bulma, and Loke decided to check out the university that Gohan goes to just to see if perhaps Levy was there. But they came empty handed. Searching for about an hour made half the team rest a little on campus while the other half continue the search. Bulma & Lucy were sitting on a bench suitable for five. After a long and hard search to the point where they had found not a single person, Bulma pulled out a capsule that laid a minifridge inside.
Outside on campus, where the sun was shining bright today, the two ladies were enjoying their cans of delight as they waited for Erza & Loke to return. This was going start up a never-seen-before interaction...
"Huh, and that's how you joined Fairy Tail? That's quite interesting, Lucy." Bulma said, sipping on her alcohol can.
"Yeah. If it wasn't for meeting Natsu, I've probably would've ended up in a crappy guild or something. And upon meeting Fairy Tail and you guys in this world, well..." Lucy looked up at the clear blue sky, "I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. It's been a blast, really."
"And getting informed about your past battles, everything could've ended quickly if my husband and Goku were there. You all wouldn't have to have lose seven years. You're in your early twenties, so young and beautiful and not to mention having that clear, smooth, stunning skin, Lucy. You're not a Saiyan like Goku & Vegeta but if you don't find someone to claim, you're gonna end up alone & old."
"W-What!? How 'bout we focus on finding our friends instead of investing into my boring life, yeah?" Lucy was in denial.
"Right, right... (Does she find her life boring? Hmm... Oh well). I wonder how Goku & Makarov's search is going? We're having no luck here and hopefully they've found something."
"That's true. We searched all over the place in the six blocks from here and seeing as though we just got here at this building, this... university, I'm not so sure about that." Lucy sighed. She went in the mini fridge to get another can, "Say, before Erza & Loke come here with their entire search inside of the university building coming up empty, mind telling me how you and Vegeta met?"
"Vegeta and me?"
"Yeah. I haven't known Vegeta that long but I do know that he's a really tough guy to deal with. Not to mention Goku telling me he was once a villain in the past. How did you manage to slay the Prince of all Saiyans?"
"Hmm..." Bulma started giggling, "There's too much information to say all of it, but I can pretty much give you the summary of. Let's see... Ah! Okay, I'll start here. It all started when Gohan, Krillin, Piccolo, Namekians and Vegeta all got out of Planet Namek. You see, the planet was dying thanks to Frieza blowing it up with his stupid energy attack. When I was back on earth, I wasn't about to go empty handed. Now that loser, Yamcha, thought he could do better than me, and when I saw Vegeta, haha, let's just say things started blooming and it was the beginning of a love story..."
-[20 Minutes Later...]-
"Since Goku's nobel sacrifice against Cell, it affected Vegeta so much he said he wouldn't fight again. Knowing Vegeta as long as I did, I knew it was a load of bull 'cause the second I installed to soon later upgraded the gravity room, it motivated Vegeta to get back on his feet! He's literally in there, all day. And there was this one time I held baby Trunks up to his face and saw the cute reaction he was giving me when Trunks was pulling on his mouth, haha."
"That's very cute!" Lucy was drooling over Bulma's explained chemistry with Vegeta, "I'm guessing there's more?"
"You know." Bulma winked at her.
-[20 More Minutes Later...]-
"And can you believe the guy? He started living with us for seven years and yet he doesn't do any chores! Not even taking out the trash! It's always, train, train, train. I wasn't going to let it slide because did you know that when Trunks was born, he never once held him! Not even when he was a little infant! The audacity, am I right?"
"Sounds like the beginning of good character development to me."
"If you call that character development, wait until you get a load of this."
-[10 More Minutes Later...]-
"He, along with Goku, Gohan and the Supreme Kai appeared out of nowhere in the tournament ring, right when it ended. I noticed right away that Vegeta was in his SSJ form but something didn't seem right. And I was right on the Zeni. When I was least expecting it, he killed a bunch of people just to fight Goku again."
"How awful. I thought Vegeta changed during the seven years. Why would he do such a thing? To prove a point?" Lucy gasped.
"Vegeta's always going let his pride get the better of him. He didn't want to admit that Goku was better than him as a fighter. And even if that was true, I still love him. When he fought Majin Buu, the fat one, Trunks told me he sacrificed his life just so Trunks can live."
"Wow... (He went from a psycho killing machine to a loving dad)." Lucy was jealous when hearing this because she wishes she could've had this kind of relationship with her deceased father.
-[5 Minutes Later...]-
"He arrives on my large fancy boat and I was told that they was Vegeta's 'friends'. Can you believe that? I didn't think Vegeta had friends, haha!" Bulma jokes, "Turns out that these so called 'friends' were gods that can literally wipe out a universe if they so chooses. And when I got smacked by one, on my boat, during my birthday, Vegeta swooped in with the soured anger in his heart when he saw me get slapped by Beerus, that stupid hairless house cat!"
"Beerus is just all kinds of selfish. Not to mention greedy." Lucy said while on her fifteen can. For some reason, she didn't have to go use the bathroom despite drinking more than she can handle. She didn't drink alcohol, just colas.
"Tch, you got that right. Not to mention fuckin' bossy as hell. Just 'cause he's the goddamn God of Destruction, that doesn't give him the right to boss my Vegeta around!" Bulma grunted out of sheer frustration.
-[5 Minutes Later...]-
"And despite losing to Hit, the Assassin of Universe 6, I still think he's the strongest in this universe."
"Your relationship with Vegeta is a better love story than Twilight, Bulma."
"(What the heck is a Twilight?)" Bulma tilted her head, "But yeah. That's all there is to know about me and Vegeta. The love of my life, the better man who's a Saiyan, and a man who's way more better in bed than Yamcha."
"What?"
"Nothing. Forget you heard that last part. Hmm? Oh, look! They're back." Bulma pointed at Erza & Loke walking towards him.
"Hey, you two. I take it you didn't find anything?" Lucy got up from her seat.
"Yeah, nothing. We searched the entire building and we came across no one." Loke shrugged in disappointment, "I don't even sense Gray's energy or anyone else's..."
"Loke and I had no luck. We've searched six blocks of every inch up to here. What I wouldn't give to have a Dragon Slayer's nose of smelling people's scent." Erza helped herself to the mini fridge and popped opened a can, "It's been an hour. Anyone heard form Goku & Master?"
"Nothing. I've been here with Bulma & the two of us didn't run into them." Lucy informed as she sighed, "You would think that most of our guild would be around here since the majority of them are in this city."
"I agree." Loke, after agreeing to Lucy's statement, picked up on Virgo's energy. She was trying to connect to him by telepathy, "Hmm?" Loke's face was serious for a change.
"What's wrong, Loke?" Lucy asked.
"I'm picking up my little sister's energy." Loke turned his head to the direction where Goku, Virgo and Makarov are, "She's contacting me. Hold on, I'll pick it up (Virgo? What's up? You found something, I take it?)"
"Yes, Big Brother. Kakarot & I found managed to find Natsu & the blue Exceed cat Happy. They're both unconscious in another gas station not far from where my group is. I'm contacting you to let you know, Big Brother." Virgo was flying next to Goku, who was carrying Makarov, as the two were on their way.
"(Got it, got it. Okay, raise up your power level so Erza, Lucy, Bulma, and I can go to you. We'll back there asap)."
"Understood. Virgo out!"
When Virgo's telepathy connection to Loke cut out, she skyrocketed her power level up to SSJ level for Loke, Erza & Lucy to pick up. That was the call for the four of them to head out since this was their only lead to finding literally anyone in their guild. So without further ado, Erza & Loke turned on their auras and were ready to head out. Erza had Bulma in her arms while Loke had Lucy in his.
Both their auras rapidly expanded and at a moment notice, they sprung into the sky and were now heading to where Goku & his group are at full speed...
Late Afternoon
Universe 7
West City, Local Gas Station (#2)
Arriving at the second local gas station, Goku, Virgo, and Makarov made it to Natsu & Happy in the nick of time. The three were on top of a building near the gas station and saw something that started to all make sense now. Natsu was found lying on his stomach, the right side of his face was on the concrete ground and his fingers were twitching. Happy was lying on his back, snoozing soundly as both his hands were on his stomach.
But they weren't the only ones there outside the gas station. There were three other dark figures with energy that was similar to not only Natsu's, the one that's lying unconscious there, but similar to Goku's and Erza's, too...
"There's Natsu!" Makarov pointed with his right index finger, "Happy's there, too! But wait, they're not alone. Who are those three?"
"Their energy, Kakarot. One of them is similar to Natsu's and the other one is similar to... your energy." Virgo couldn't wrap her finger around it as she started to recognize who the three dark figures were.
"It's confusing, but let's not wait to find out why my energy and Natsu's are similar to those weird guys that are confronting his unconscious body! I'm going in to get a better view!"
Goku's Instant Transmission came into play as he used it to teleport to Natsu. More specifically, he used it to teleported in front of him. Virgo & Makarov were down there with him because they had their hand over his shoulders. As the three were finally down, Makarov attended to Natsu & happy while Goku & Virgo were ready to fend off the people in front of them.
And of course, they were surprised to see who it was...
"You've got to be kidding me..." Goku's eyes widened, "I'm looking at myself? And Natsu and Erza, too!?"
"Kakarot, this person that looks like you has energy similar to yours. How is this possible?"
"I don't know, Virgo. But I do know that this look alike is somehow in my SSJ form. So..." Goku straight away went into his SSJ form, "Help me hold them off for Gramps to take Natsu & Happy away."
Virgo turned on her aura, "As you wish."
The three dark figures were revealed to be the clones Android 21 created. The first three ones that ran into Goku, Virgo & Makarov were clones of Goku, Erza, and Natsu. All three of the clones had their necks narrowing straight down as they stared at the two divine beings. Goku got into his fighting stance and got to work right away.
Dashing to his clone in the middle, he came in with a serious right punch that was aimed to the clone's face. He landed it but it was at a cost. The clones of Natsu & Erza held onto Goku with a tight hug and didn't let go. It was a tight grip and it gave a nerf Goku a run for his Zeni. But he didn't mind, he liked a challenge.
But this wasn't what he had in mind when he wanted a challenge.
Goku's aura had came in to save his neck as it was slowly pushing back the clones of Natsu & Erza, but they were still holding on. It droved the SSJ of Fairy Tail to the point where the more he yells, the more power he can squeeze out of his drained body. And that's what he did.
With enough willpower and, of course yelling, Goku had managed to blast away the two clones with his aura and teleported behind his own clone to deliver a Ki Blast to its back. The Goku clone didn't react on time nor could he look back due to his neck slouching down. And in one fell swoop, Goku laid waste on his faker. Not a single trace was left. The plus side to killing his clone was that a tiny portion of his own energy had returned to him, and he noticed that.
Virgo, after seeing Goku handle the Goku faker like he was chop liver, was inspired by his performance and copied his style of fighting, even if it was temporary. Seeing as though Virgo can copy some of Goku's moves and techniques due to a contract formed between them, she uses them to her advantage.
The Maid Spirit of Lucy Heartfilia teleported behind Natsu's clone with Instant Transmission and finished him off with her own Kamehameha, but the energy blast came out pink. She didn't say the entire word or the syllable, she just launched the attack. And lastly came the clone of Erza.
Both SSJ Goku & Virgo teleported in front of the remaining clone and both laid out a strongly upper cut to send it in the air. With the provided space between them, the two got to work with a combined attack. Similar to a Unison Raid, but with no magic involved, Goku's & Virgo's cupped hands were near each other at the space between them.
Their auras combined and it was a mixture of gold & pink. But that wasn't the only thing that had combined. Goku's Kamehameha had began merging with Virgo's own version and soon, their combined attack was heavily undergoing a new change. This different variant of the Kamehameha was in a mixture color of gold and pink.
Both Goku & Virgo were done charging up and at will, they released the new Kamehameha variant to the Erza clone. Within ten seconds of getting in contact with it, the clone was no more. It couldn't move for a weird reason and that became its downfall. Because of that, she allowed death to consume itself as the Kamehameha led by a Saiyan & Celestial Spirit swallowed her up...
"We did it! All right! Nice going, Virgo!" Goku jumped up and down with his fists in the air for victory.
"It was a splendid coordinated attack. I especially like how we decided to combine both our Kamehamehas. I like the color of our combined energy blast." Virgo compliments.
"Yeah, I totally agree. I wouldn't mind if we did that more often! (Maybe I can get Mira to do that with me!)" Goku giggled to himself.
"(Kakarot's smile is what always makes me feel funny inside. Telling him that having intercourse with me is some kind of punishment is literally just me taking advantage over his innocents. I was supposed to be looking out for him and yet here I am, fighting by his side and sharing his Ki. The Celestial King isn't going to like what I've been doing behind his back. He doesn't even know that I formed a contract with him, either)." Virgo's face was blank, but she was blushing.
"Nice work, you two. Pretty decent work. I thought they would've put up more of a fight, but you two took them out so easily." Makarov said as he was next to Natsu. During the battle, he placed Happy next to his best friend as the two were on their back, unconscious.
Both Goku and Virgo got out of the gestured from when they launched the Kamehameha and deliberately speed walked to Makarov. With Goku out of base form, he was on his knees to feel Natsu's heartbeat. Virgo was just standing next to him, waiting for her next assignment. Her hands were behind her back as she was seeing Goku give tiny bits of energy to Natsu...
"It's not much, but I gave Natsu & Happy a little bit of my energy. They should be waking up in a couple of minutes. Oh, and did you noticed it, Virgo?"
"I did, actually. When you defeated your clone, I saw a tiny portion of the clone's energy go back to you. It was like you just got back what was rightfully yours."
"Yeah. That was my own energy, Virgo. That clone was me, like, actually me. I felt like I was literally fighting myself because once I defeated myself, I got back my own energy that was drained from me."
"Interesting. If you managed to get back your energy from that clone, then perhaps the clones that are all over the world, that are also in the appearances of our friends, are nothing but living corpses holding inside the energies of everyone in our guild." Virgo speculates.
"If that's the case, then how many clones are there out in the world?" Makarov questions.
"Probably a lot. I only got a little bit when I took down my clone. So that means there's a lot. Like, a lot, a lot." Goku crossed his arms as he was trying to think of the possibility of the total amount of clones there are for just one individual.
"Forgive me for interrupting your thinking process, Kakarot, but I think you're going to have to point that on hold. The Princess and others have arrived." Virgo informed the two of them as she was looking at the sky in the direction Erza & the others were flying from.
End of Chapter 38...
A/N: Second chapter of the Android 21 arc. Pretty neat, right? I changed a lot of things and I'm hoping I can remember all the things I just typed. But not to worry, lol, I already have everything noted. Tbh, I might not upload as much as often because of DBZ: Kakarot & The Last of Us 2. Pretty hype games that I'm really looking forward to. Oh, and the Fairy Tail game, too, I guess, lol. There's that that'll occupy me and me getting over the fact that I loved a man for three years only to get cheated on in the end.
Yeah... Fuck my life.
twisterblake2015: Yeah, I'm sure Johnny will do Broly proud. Even though he's going to sound like a 20-year-old. Rather that or a young Broly.
fanfictionboy1998: Blonde girls are your guilty pleasure, I take it.
tblake246: Yeah, I'll probably do that idea. Broly's a cute little thick boi.
Jdcc: Eh. Could be creepy, but it's a harem, more or less.
stroziercameron: I thought so 'cause Mechikabura really is an strong demon bastard from what I've been informed with. If not even SSJ4 Xeno Gogeta couldn't beat him, then I'm not sure how FT Goku will fair against him.
GrimmjowTaichou: The protagonist is going to be Goku & the others. Not that soul thingy in DBFZ.
666: Thanks, Satan. I also read that manga of SSJ4 Xeno Goku, Dark Broly & Mira go at it. I just find it funny that Dragon Ball Heroes characters are so ridiculously overpowered.
GeoNovaWraith: Laxus x Freed ftw, lol. Cooler's arc is going to be something to look forward to. Erza also needs more love, too.
Tenma: I plan to do that soon. Not now, but soon.
WhereThe Party At: I hope to deliver, then, 'cause otherwise I'm going to choke under pressure.
Nguyn Tn Lc: It's out now, Nguyn.
See you Ningens probably next month. I'm going to be working on the second chapter of Dragon Ball DARAGON, so Ch39 might be delayed for a while. Oh, and the idea of Energy Damocles being shaped as swords idea came from the anime: K. Go check it out, it's highly underrated and it's one of the best shows out there.
Also, did any of you catch that Rick and Morty reference I used? I got the slavery but with extra steps from that microverse episode. Personally one of my favorites.
Later.
Chapter 39 Coming Soon...!