Seth stumbled along the wall of an empty, silent hallway. He wasn't sure what happened, but he felt disoriented. The white walls on either side of him were phasing in and out with fuzzy lines surrounding the edges. He blinked a few times. The harsh fluorescent lights above made it hard to keep his eyes completely open.

He reached down to cradle his arm. It felt numb and tingly. His fingers met a smooth, rubbery material. He stopped trying to walk and leaned up against the wall with his shoulder as he examined his arm.

"What the…"

He was wearing saiyan clothes. His arms were sheathed in impenetrable, latex-type of material that saiyans used in the old days. His parents told him stories of saiyans turning into giant apes during a full moon and growing to enormous sizes. They had to have a material that would stretch to meet that need. That being said, he had no idea where he would have gotten such clothes from. He didn't even have a tail anymore to transform with.

He reached up and touched his chest to find cold, heavy armor. He looked down and saw that the solid black plates were lined with gold. They shined in the light, making him look away to regain his focus. He felt a little nauseous now.

In shock, he straightened himself to an upright position and limped along, still gripping the wall with one hand. There had to be a way out of this maze, but he wasn't sure where the endless hallway would lead him. Was he in danger? How long had he been out in the first place?

Finally, a few feet ahead he saw a large window. It was embedded into the wall like an exhibit at the zoo. A door was just beyond it and left slightly ajar. His interest was piqued. He hurried towards the window and peered inside.

The window appeared to be black, but a small dot of light was off in the distance. He wondered if it was a candle because it was flickering slightly. He pressed his face against the window, squinting and trying to see clearly. It was no use. He again turned to the door and sighed.

"C'mon Seth…"

Curiously, he placed his hand on the door and pushed it very slowly. The room was indeed black. He inched inside and closed the door behind him quickly to avoid anyone who might be coming down the hallway.

As he turned around to find the source of the light, he realized that the room was much larger than he'd first thought. The sound of the closing door bounced off of what appeared to be a high ceiling. He shivered. It was freezing cold, too.

He took a step forward and felt his entire body freeze. The room lit up all at once, blinding him completely. He panicked and covered his eyes. Had someone spotted him?

After a few seconds of frantic blinking, he opened his eyes and saw that he was inside of a completely circular, white room. The ceiling spiraled upwards, leading the eye to a tiny window. Seth could see the stars above and was reminded that he was in space.

Around the area he was standing, a white railing decorated what looked like a viewing area. He trotted forward, still slightly woozy, and grabbed onto it to hold himself steady. He looked down.

"Holy shit!" He exclaimed.

Several giant, white machines sat at the bottom of the room against a black, tiled floor. They contained a glowing, orange liquid. He squinted. Giant tubes were coming out of the top of the machines and were connected to the wall behind them.

Now horribly curious, he hopped over the railing and dropped down gracefully onto the floor below. He stood up with a slight wobble and walked up to the machine's small, round window. A black panel with tiny, lighted buttons was beeping below the window.

"Oh, my God!"

Inside, Bibii was floating lifelessly, hooked up to wires. She had the same saiyan clothing on her body as Seth, but her face was covered in a mask so that she could breathe in the water. Her eyes were closed and she wore a peaceful expression on her face.

"Bibii! Bibii!" Seth shouted, slamming his open hand on the glass.

When she didn't respond, he looked down at the key pad and tried to read the buttons. They were in another language; one he'd only seen in his father's old journals. It was the language of the ancient saiyans.

Worried about what else he'd find and not sure what else he could do, he ran to the next machine and peered inside the window. Rez was floating inside this one. His huge hair seemed to be everywhere, almost making it hard to see his face, but he appeared to be in the same state as Bibii. He was still wearing his Earth clothes however, and didn't look like he'd been hurt at all.

"What the fuck…" Seth whispered.

He held onto the machine and looked away, terrified. He worried about who might be inside the third pod. If it was Lace, he might lose his mind. There was no way he'd be able to stand by. He'd smash the pod open in a second.

Cautiously, he backed away from Rez's pod and stared at the floor. He clenched his fists. He tried to prepare himself and breathed in and out slowly. He took a step. His entire body felt like a cylinder of cement, unable to move faster that he could drag it along. He felt his palms begin to sweat.

"Please…please don't be Lace…" He pleaded to himself.

He stepped up to the third and largest of the pods. It looked as though it had capacity for more than one person. The controls appeared far more complex, as well. He stepped up to the door, feeling sweat drip down from his forehead. His heart was racing.

Reluctantly he looked into the third window. Shock fell over him. He covered his mouth.

"Cody?"

Lace's cousin Cody looked to be in critical condition. His eyes were swollen and his body was badly beaten. He'd put up a good fight. He had gashes across his chest, tearing his black shirt at the seams. His feet were bare without shoes and his hands looked as though they'd punched their way through glass.

Wires ran from all corners of the interior, as well as a face mask to keep him breathing. The difference was a giant helmet sitting atop his head and connected to the back of the pod. It was blinking. He pressed his forehead to the glass and tried to see further inside.

Just to the right of Cody was a second circle to stand a person on. Cody's hand was positioned as though reaching out to the second area. A memory suddenly flashed through Seth's brain.

"Tokyo…"

He remembered Lace telling him about the experiment that the world labeled as a terrorist attack. He remembered how joining hands with Cody was what destroyed Tokyo U and brought on full spread panic. He realized then that their full intention was to harness that power and take control of it for their own use. For what that would entail, he could only imagine.

Terrified and determined, he began to press buttons on the control pad. He had no idea what he was doing, but he was too afraid what might happen if Lace found herself hooked up inside with Cody. She could die, or worse. Clearly death wouldn't be the worst thing to happen if Cody, Rez and Bibii were in fact still alive inside of the pods. What reason could they possibly have for keeping them alive that way, anyhow?

"C'mon…c'mon…" Seth growled, frantically typing away.

A screen turned on near the door. It showed a hand print and a blinking red button turned on. He stared at it, then stared down at his hand.

Slowly, he peeled off the white glove he was wearing and revealed his bare hand. His knuckles were purple and bloody. Good, he thought. At least he'd put up a fight, too when they captured him.

He wasted no time and pressed his hand against the screen. The red light blinked faster and beeped a few times. He worried he might have pressed the wrong button. What if something far worse than release happened? He worried he might have done more harm than good.

Soon, a green light replaced the red one and the liquid began filtering out through the many wires and tubes inside. He felt elated. It had worked! But why? Simply because he was a saiyan? No, this was too easy.

He heard the other two pods react as well as their contents were flushed away through the ship's piping. He ran over to Bibii's pod first and pulled her door open. She was unconscious, but breathing.

He pulled her out of the machine and set her down against a pole at the center of the room. Quickly he turned to Rez and dragged him out as well, but noticed what appeared to be an injection site on his neck. He winced. It looked like it must've been painful. He couldn't see the same on Bibii's and tried to forget about it. What was done was done.

Finally, he made it to Cody's pod. Cody had fallen to the ground and looked like he'd stopped breathing. Seth flung his door open and dragged him out. He began CPR and listened. He wasn't breathing.

Seth remembered something he'd seen his father do once when his sibling choked on some food. She'd stopped breathing, and they feared the worst, until their father shot an energy wave straight into his little sister's tiny heart, starting it again.

"Don't you fuckin die on me, man. Not like this." Seth growled.

He stopped pressing down on Cody's chest. He gently laid his hand flat above Cody's heart and closed his eyes. In the blackness, he pictured his energy. He willed it to go beyond him, straight into Cody's silent heart, and shot the blast directly into him.

Within seconds, Cody's eyes flew open and he began to cough uncontrollably.

"What…what happened?" Cody gasped, coughing up water.

"I don't know, man…" Seth smirked, "But I just saved your ass."

Once Cody regained his composure, he rubbed his swollen eyes and stared up at Seth. Seth helped him sit up and the two simply stood in silence. Seth looked over at Bibii and Rez, but they still hadn't woken up.

"I'm worried about them…" Seth admitted solemnly.

Cody shook his head, "Are you sure it wasn't you that did this to us in the first place?"

Seth frowned.

"Of course not! Why would you even say that when I just saved you?"

Cody frowned, "Then why the hell are you wearing the same saiyan battle clothes those assholes that attacked Earth were wearing?"

Seth sighed. He knew it probably looked bad, but he honestly wasn't sure how to answer that question.

"H-hey…he's waking up!" Cody said excitedly, pointing to Rez.

Seth approached Rez and Bibii cautiously. He stared, wondering how much Rez might remember if both Seth and Cody couldn't remember a thing. Bibii was still resting silently.

"Rez? Dude, you good?" Seth asked, placing a hand on his shoulder.

A strange sensation filled Seth's body. He felt danger, but there wasn't a single ki near them besides his own and Cody's. He shook his head and stood up.

"You good?" Cody asked, staring anxiously at Seth.

"Nah…I mean, I have the weirdest feeling…" Seth answered.

Rez began to stir. He rubbed his eyes and groaned quietly.

"He's awake!" Cody said happily.

"No…" Seth said quietly, still feeling for Rez's life energy.

Rez began to flinch like he was jerking away from something. He fell flat onto his back. His eyes suddenly turned completely white. Cody and Seth backed away.

"Um, we should get the hell outta here…" Cody said in a shaking voice.

"I can't just leave my friends." Seth growled, "Why don't you grow some balls, dude?"

Rez continued to thrash. His eyes closed and his body went rigid. He was stiff as a board and his hands were frozen in tight fists. Slowly, his back arched backwards. A low growl emerged from his lips.

"I'll get Bibii…head for the staircase…" Cody demanded, "Go!"

Seth backed away, still not standing up completely straight. Rez's head jerked towards Seth. His eyes flew open. Black pools of darkness stared up at him with tiny, red pupils. Rez opened his mouth, revealing fangs like a snake's. Seth shouted in fear and jolted backwards.

Rez began to stand. His body twitched uncontrollably as muscles bulged out and his bones cracked. He growled again, revealing two voices this time. One sounded like Rez, the other was lower and sinister. Seth trembled. The black marks on Rez's cheeks that Seth always assumed to be some kind of facial hair style began to grow and shift. They formed two, long streaks from his forehead over his eyelids. A third streak appeared on his chin and down his neck.

"What the…" Seth heard Cody gasp.

"Let's get the fuck outta here! Go! Run!" Seth shouted.

They both began to run for their lives. Seth heard Rez let out a massive roar of anger and felt his ki explode into something he'd never experienced before in his life. The sensation was evil. The only word he could think of to describe the feeling was demonic.

"Go! Go!"

Cody limped up the long staircase gripping tightly onto Bibii. Seth grew impatient and grabbed Cody by the waist with one hand to move him faster. He blasted upwards and towards the door he'd first entered through, making it through with just enough time to shut it firmly behind them.

Rez appeared in the window shortly after. He slammed against the glass. Seth heard it creaking, but it didn't break. He wondered what kind of glass could hold such a beast in.

"Let's go!" Cody demanded.

Seth followed, looking over his shoulder nervously. He could still hear Rez roaring angrily. He was sure it wouldn't be long before he broke through that glass and came for them. Whatever it was that they'd injected into his neck had to be the cause. He couldn't think of another explanation.

The white hallways twisted and turned in all directions. Cody and Seth raced along, too scared to stop. He hoped they weren't going in circles, but he'd yet to see the same thing twice.

"Wait! Stop!" Seth shouted, holding out a hand, "I…I sense something."

Seth closed his eyes again. He saw darkness, but there were several life forces ahead. His heart skipped a beat. Lace was there, her energy glowing a bright pink like it always did. He saw Vegeta as well, glowing a sparkling blue. He assumed the other lights around her were her family, but…a green light? Hakosu?

Seth turned his attention to the group of enemies that they appeared to be standing in front of. All of them glowed the same shade of light gray. Regular saiyans, he thought. He saw one glowing blue and found it a little odd, but then he saw the most powerful of the entire group. It was hidden amongst the others, making it harder to detect.

"No…" Seth whispered.

"What? What is it?" Cody asked, looking over his shoulder.

"It…can't be…"

Suddenly, the energy he found shot forward ahead of the group. It was shooting straight for Lace's energy. It was so fast that not even Vegeta could react. He saw them collide and felt a stabbing pain straight to his heart. Whatever had just happened, Lace was gravely injured. He could feel it.

"Ack!" He shouted.

Desperate to save her, he burst into super saiyan flames and pointed forward. Be began to run towards the energies. His index and middle fingers formed a straight line.

"Haa!"

He shot a pure blast of energy through the wall and cleared the way. He ran straight into an all-out battle and landed a punch to the face of the person who'd injured Lace. He gasped.

As he fell forward and his fist sunk into her skin, he realized his worst fear was true. The energy he'd hoped couldn't be real was what he'd dreaded since the very moment his childhood home went up in flames.

"Rachel…"

He fell forward and retracted his fist as the female saiyan flew across the room and slammed into the adjacent wall. Seth dropped to his knees and tried to grab Lace up from the ground. Her body was broken and her face was bleeding. What seemed like an army of saiyans was fighting all around him. He dragged her into his arms and squeezed onto her.

"Lace…Lace fight for me…stay awake…" He cried into her hair.

He felt a powerful shock of energy encase his body with pain and screamed louder than he'd ever screamed. He released Lace and felt his feet lift off of the ground. Rachel was below him, controlling her powers and smirking her evil smile.

"Brother…it's been a while…" She snarled.

"Rachel…stop…" Seth gasped, "You don't have…to do…this…"

Seth felt his body about to give way to her incredible power. This wasn't normal. She was using a power that no saiyan he knew had ever used. It felt dark, similar to the same power he'd felt within Rez.

"You weakling!" Rachel bellowed, increasing her power, "If only father could see his precious boy now!"

"I'll…I'll kill you for this, Rachel! How dare you even speak about our parents!" Seth shouted, "You crazy bitch!"

He saw Lace's weak eyes open slightly from the ground and look up at him desperately. They were pale blue. From the looks of things, she would die if he didn't end this. He couldn't let that happen.

"Enough!"

The fighting around them stopped. A bright, orange light was shining from below. Seth turned his head painfully. Who was it?

"You want my power…our power…come and take it…"

Cody was powered up and ready for a fight. He'd entered behind Seth and handed Bibii off to Hakosu.

"It looks to me like we have everything we need in reach. Raditz!"

Rachel snapped her fingers at a large saiyan that had been battling with Vegeta. He nodded and rushed Cody, but Cody easily blasted him away.

"You will never control our powers…why can't you understand that?" Cody laughed, "It was you that night, wasn't it? It was you who stole my memories from me…you who almost killed me…"

He shot straight at Rachel, but before he could reach her, another blast hit her first.

"No!" Seth shouted.

Lace was panting. She'd shot a single blast with the tiny amount of energy she had left to distract Rachel. Rachel returned the blast and sent Lace rolling across the floor effortlessly. Rachel returned her sights to Cody and snarled.

"I'll destroy you! You don't stand a chance without half of your powers, let alone against what I have become!" Rachel growled.

Cody shook his head, "I don't care what you are…I'll still kill you."

Seth tried to reach Lace, but Rachel shot another blast at him and paralyzed him only inches from her hand. He screamed. His body was breaking.

Rachel was hit with another blast from Cody and before Seth knew it, the two were fighting head-to-head in midair before him. He watched the gallant saiyan overpower Rachel easily and push her back. She was giving up ground quickly. He was shocked to see that all of the saiyans below them had stopped fighting just to watch.

"Seth!" Hakosu shouted.

Seth felt arms grabbing him. When his eyes opened again, Hakosu was sitting in front of him in tears. Seth pushed himself up from the ground and looked forward. His heart stopped.

Lace was pale white and her eyes were wide open. They'd turned a pale shade of gray and there was no pink left in them at all. Goten was reeling and squeezing her lifeless body as he rocked back and forth. Vegeta stood over him with wide eyes, along with a man and woman Seth didn't recognize. They must've come with Vegeta to fight.

"Oh, God!" Seth cried, "No! No, no, no!"

Just when it seemed that Cody was getting the upper hand, Rachel blasted him with such a powerful hit that he flew back down to his group and landed on the ground, creating a huge crater. Rachel began her descent.

"Did you honestly think that you could defeat me? You don't understand…the blood of the beast runs through my veins…"

Vegeta grew impatient, "Cody, kill her before I do it for you!"

Cody's fists tightened.

"All I need now is that girl…her power combined with yours…the demon beast…it'll awaken a force that's been trapped on Earth for centuries. I'll be rewarded with immortality for bringing them out of their slumber…no one is going to take that from me!"

The man that Rachel had called Raditz was quietly sneaking up behind Rachel. The group noticed him, but tried not to react. Suddenly, Rachel turned on a dime and blasted the man in the chest.

"You think you can overpower me?" She shouted, "You idiot!"

"Please, Rachel…show mercy…I only want…to protect my daughter..." He whimpered.

The group gasped and looked around. Raditz began to point towards Bibii, who laid sleeping in Hakosu's arms.

"Please, Rachel…in exchange for my service, you were supposed to spare her. If you attack now, she'll die with the rest of them. Please!"

Seth realized that Raditz's failed, random attempt at mercy was actually a distraction. Cody had made his way to the group without her noticing and made it to Lace. He grabbed her hand into his own and looked up triumphantly.

"You think you're immortal? Let's prove you wrong, then…"

A surge of light blinded everyone. Its sheer power grew to immense proportions. Gold and pink flames shot outwards from the light and surrounded their group. Both Cody and Lace floated upwards.

Seth marveled. Lace's energy returned. Her eyes were completely pink and her body was healed. Cody appeared to be in shock, though. His confident glare turned worried. The longer he held onto her hand, the more he looked like he might vomit. His eyes were so wide they might explode.

"What's…happening?" Hakosu shouted.

"Their powers have joined. If I had to guess, his memories are returning to him…all of them, all at once." Vegeta answered, "He is whole again."

Rachel looked infuriated. She held up her hands, ready to shoot her own ki straight for them at close range. Unafraid, Lace and Cody both raised their free hands. With their fingers straight and pursed together, they formed huge energy blasts. The blasts charged and grew faster than Rachel could prepare her own. They exploded towards her and twisted around each other as they raced through the air. The hit was so loud that Seth covered his ears.

Lace's heart was racing. Her arm was still outstretched, ready to send another blast flying at her enemy in the blink of an eye, but she couldn't see anything. The large room was full of white smoke. As her chest rose and fell, she felt an increasing sense of excitement. The sensation of evil had passed, so was Rachel gone?

Finally the smoke began to clear. It was obvious that she'd been blown to bits by the appearance of the area around where she had been standing. Lace felt a heavy, metaphorical boulder lift off of her shoulders. Her entire body filled with joy. They'd succeeded and though she was at full strength, her powers were completely under control. For the first time in her life, she'd mastered her true form.

She peered downwards at Cody's hand and felt him squeeze hers slightly. She smiled.

"Lace…" Cody began.

"Cody, we did it!" Lace laughed, "We won!"

Cody's blank expression slowly turned into a small smile. He turned his head towards her and blinked a few times. Lace noticed he was tearing up.

"What's wrong?" She asked, "It's okay…I forgot you've never experienced this before. Um…well, it's over now. At least you can go back to normal life as a human."

Cody shook his head. He smiled weakly and stifled a cough as he began to grow more and more emotional.

"What's the matter? Aren't you happy?" Lace asked quietly.

"Of course I'm happy…" He whispered.

Lace frowned, "Then what's wrong?"

Cody released her hand and looked away to wipe his tears quickly. He inhaled sharply before turning back to her.

"My memories…everything…I remember everything." Cody choked, "And…I'm so sorry that I left you all alone in this. I love you, Lace. I'm not afraid anymore. I love you."

Lace gasped. She couldn't breathe. He continued.

"Now that our powers are in control, nothing will stand in our way…not our parents, our families…nothing! I'm so sorry it took me this long to remember…that night…" Cody declared.

Lace couldn't process what he was saying. Her mouth was hanging open. She quickly looked down at Seth, who was standing with their family waiting for the next move. He would kill Cody if he knew. He would never accept that another man was in love with her.

"Cody…don't you remember the other night? What the entire family found out? When grandpa Vegeta sparred with Seth?" Lace asked slowly.

"Who's Seth?" He asked.

Lace's mouth fell open again.

"Okay…What is the last thing you remember?"

"I remember that night…in the hotel. I remember what happened with us…then I remember the explosion…everything is black after that." He shrugged, "But that's okay. I don't need to remember any of that! We can be together now and I'll never let anything stand in our way again! Forget college…forget Japan…I'm staying right here with you!"

Lace felt horrible. Her stomach turned over and she wanted to run away.

"Cody…we're not…I'm not…" Lace mumbled awkwardly.

"Lace! Cody!" Caulifla shouted.

Lace looked down to see one of the guards that was standing at the across the atrium pointing their energy blast right for the group. The guard was in tears. She assumed he must've been Rachel's lover, or at least thought of her as a queen.

He fired the blast before anyone could react. Lace seemed to be watching in slow motion. She fired back, but missed his attack. The blast shot through the crowd. In a split second, Lace could see straight through Seth's chest.

"No!" Lace screamed.

She saw Seth fall backwards clutching his chest and gasping. Her panic was overwhelming. She flew down to her family faster than a lightning bolt. Vegeta made short work of the guard who'd fired, leaving the rest of them backing away in surrender.

Lace hit the ground running and dropped to her knees. She grabbed Seth up into her arms. He was lifeless. His eyes were closed and his expression was peaceful. He looked pale. Lace's breathing began to grow ragged. Everyone felt a spike in her ki and looked at each other nervously. Goten started towards her, but Vegeta stopped him.

"No! No, no, no!" Lace screamed, beginning to sob.

Hakosu was still holding on to an unconscious Bibii, but his expression couldn't look more devastated. He handed Bibii to Caulifla gently before joining Lace on the ground. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder and tried his very best to stay strong.

"L-Lace…Lace, breathe…" Hakosu pleaded, stifling his tears.

Lace couldn't speak. Her heart was torn in half. First, Cody confesses a love for her that she could never return. Now, her one true love was killed right in front of her eyes. She felt like dying.

"Let's not panic…we have one last option." Tarble said quietly.

"What option?" Hakosu demanded.

"If we hurry and get him back to the ship, we might be able to…" Tarble began.

"No! Don't touch him!" Lace screamed, wrapping her arms around his body.

She felt the cold armor of his saiyan outfit against her cheek and wept even harder. There was no way he could be gone forever. He was strong and proud, like a saiyan should be. There had to be a way that he was still holding on. A single blast couldn't have killed him.

"Oh, Seth…why did you have to die? Why? Don't leave me…you can't leave me alone…" Lace cried.

"What exactly do you suggest here, brother? Can you not see through the boy's chest?" Vegeta growled.

"Wait! Stop!"

A large man with spikey hair jogged towards their group from the mass of guards surrounding the atrium quietly. Lace recognized him. He'd been there the night Cody and Lace were attacked. She instinctively held up her hand to him, ready to fire.

"Please! I can help!"

Vegeta angrily turned towards the man and shoved him backwards.

"Dammit, Raditz! Can't you see that this is a sensitive, family matter?"

The man shook his head, "This is just as much my family as it is yours, Vegeta!"

Everyone looked up, confused.

"Listen…I only helped Rachel because I had no choice…she knew a secret that no one else knew and she used it against me. The reason why Bibiirotto was captured…the reason she is here…it's all my fault."

Hakosu looked up with rage in his eyes.

"I am Bibiirotto's father. I promise you the truth."

Lace thought Hakosu might attack the saiyan, but instead, Raditz continued talking quickly.

"The dragon balls…I have already collected all seven. I knew that we would need them after Rachel was defeated…better still, I knew that you would defeat her. I'm shocked that Kakarott wasn't a part of this, however..."

"The dragon balls? Where are they? You fool, give them to me this instant!" Vegeta shouted.

"Brother…" Tarble frowned, "How are we to know that Raditz isn't just playing games?"

"I can prove it. I stopped them from killing the boy named Rez. I hid him away myself so that his transformation would fall. I prevented Rachel from completing her summoning."

"Summoning?" Caulifla asked, "Like…demons and ghosts and shit? Are you kidding me?"

Raditz looked at her gravely, "Unfortunately, yes. But we shouldn't worry. Killing Rachel was the best thing for your planet. All I ask is that you grant these saiyans mercy and allow them to leave in peace. As long as Bibiirotto is safe, I will do whatever you need for me to do. Please. I beg of you."

After a long pause, Vegeta finally nodded. Tarble began to head towards the ship, with the group reluctantly following behind. Lace allowed Hakosu to carry Seth, only because she couldn't bear to look at him. She had to stay positive. If Raditz had the dragon balls, maybe Seth would be okay. She had to tell herself that everything would be okay.

They stepped onto their ship with Raditz while a few other guards approached carrying Rez. He was out cold, but looked normal again. Lace was relieved to see that he was okay.

"We will make our wish on Earth, not here in space. I won't have you interfering." Vegeta growled.

Raditz nodded, "I figured as much."

Tarble sat down at the controls and began firing up the engines. Raditz smiled and backed away.

"Please tell Bibiirotto that one day…I'll find her again." Raditz said quietly, "It wasn't supposed to be this way…"

Goten, who'd remained very quiet most of the journey and battle, finally spoke up.

"Why don't you…come to Earth with us? Every man deserves to know his daughter…"

Lace teared up again. He was referring to Brie. She was still dead, too. Would the dragon balls revive her? Lace had never used them before. She had no idea if it would only work for one person or more.

Raditz looked shocked. He turned to Vegeta, as though asking permission. Vegeta looked away.

"I will have no part in that. You would be Kakarott's problem, not mine. And if I have to kill you…you'll be sorry." Vegeta grumbled, crossing his arms.

Raditz smirked. He bid farewell to his saiyan army rather easily and boarded the ship for Earth. A guard handed Raditz a large sack. Lace was curious. She'd heard so much about the dragon balls, but she'd never seen them.

With everyone finally in tow, Tarble returned the ship to Bulma's bunker at light speed.

The dragon balls were a welcomed sight back on Earth. After quick and happy reunions, the wish began. Goten summoned the dragon, desperate for his daughter back. His wish to return Earth back to pre-attack status brought back countless lives and restored the entire city to what it had been. It was magical. In an instant, everything snapped back to normal.

Lace felt a small jolt in her heart the moment the dragon disappeared. She turned around.

Seth was the first to wake. He opened his eyes and reached for his chest, but the wound was gone. Lace grabbed him into the tightest hug she could muster and began blubbering like a crazy-woman.

"Seth! You're alive!" Hakosu cried, "Thank God, man!"

Seth looked completely confused.

"What happened?" He asked, "Did…did we win?"

"Yeah! We won!" Hakosu cried.

Seth smiled. He slowly turned his gaze to Lace.

"Hey…" He said softly.

Lace sniffled and wiped away some tears.

"You're alive…I…I …thank God…"

Seth took her shoulders into his hands. He stared straight into her eyes and frowned.

"From now on, you have me right here. I will never let anything like this happen ever again. I'm stronger now. I can protect you. I'll always protect you…forever. I love you."

Lace felt tears roll down her cheeks.

"Oh, my god, get a room!"

Lace turned and saw Brie standing with her arms crossed. She looked exactly as she had before she left Seth and Lace alone the night before. Lace blinked a few times.

"B-Brie?" She gasped, "You're alive!"

Brie smiled and winked.

Everyone was relieved. It was the perfect ending to what Lace really thought might be the end of the world.