Author's Note: The chapter title is a reference to the English Dub theme song for Dragon Ball GT, "Step into the Grand Tour" by Marcus Hall, AKA Shorty the Man.
Demigra's wormholes were still causing problems. This newest one was in one of the other stable Universe 7 timelines caused by Trunks' actions; this timeline was where the Pilaf Gang hadn't made their wish to become younger in Age 767, instead waiting until Age 789 and made their wish on the Black Star Dragon Balls, though they wished for Kakarot to become a kid again by mistake. The Black Star Dragon Balls were the original Dragon Balls created by the nameless Namekian that eventually split into the Kami of Earth and the Demon King Piccolo. Once the Kami and Piccolo merged, the Kami's Dragon Balls became inert, and the Black Star Dragon Balls reactivated.
This meant that, once again, Trunks' time travelling had farther back ripple effects than he intended; in this timeline, the nameless Namekian created Dragon Balls before becoming the Kami, and they were far more powerful than even Porunga, having the ability to kill someone, as well as grant a wish more than once.
This wormhole had appeared in Age 789, where Baby had taken over the bodies of all the Saiyans on Earth, and really loved Vegeta, using the Prince of all Saiyans as his focus. Kakarot had fought Baby Vegeta for at time on both Earth and the reborn Planet Vegeta. But at some point, Kakarot's tail had regrown, allowing him to transform into a Great Ape, but it was different. Instead of brown fur, the Ape had golden fur, much like Peparia's Super Saiyan Great Ape. But this was different, as Kakarot has absorbed Blutz Waves from a planet, not a moon, which made the Great Ape stronger.
Baby Vegeta had done the same, and it was that point when Peparia had to enter the timeline; Kakarot was causing as much problems as Baby was. Baby was attacking Pan, and Pan needed to be able to get through to Kakarot to get him into Super Saiyan 4.
Peparia transformed into her own Super Saiyan 4 and rushed in toward Baby. She nailed him in the gut, causing him to stagger, and continued upward and nailed him in the jaw. Once Peparia was above him, she fired off a Taiyoken and blinded him.
"Pan, do what you need to do to get your grandfather under control," Peparia said. "I'll hold off Baby."
Pan nodded, saying "I don't know who you are, but thank you." And then she flew off toward Kakarot.
Peparia just smiled. "You're dealing with a Sadalan Full Moon Patroller, Baby," she said. "You have no chance against me."
Baby just started fruitlessly swinging at Peparia, who was easily keeping out of his range. He tried ki blasts from his mouth, which also did nothing. He leapt after her, charged at her, and still Peparia kept out Baby's range. And when Peparia purposely let him get close, it was always to hit him with a ki draining technique or a joint strike that slowed him down.
It wasn't long before Kakarot gained control over his Great Ape and transformed into Super Saiyan 4. Peparia smiled, as this was the timeline she preferred; no god ki, no Ultra Instinct, just pure Saiyan power.
Kakarot joined in for a while before the wormhole opened up, swallowing Great Ape Baby. This concerned Peparia, as they couldn't revert the scrolls until the final point of the wormhole was discovered and closed. Peparia had just removed the scroll to return to the Time Nest when Kakarot stopped her.
"Thanks for helping Pan," Kakarot said.
"No problem," Peparia said, closing her eyes and concentrating on the scroll.
Finding the next scroll wasn't hard now that Trunks knew what to look for. When he did, it was within the same timeline, but a year later. It was during the Hell invasion of Earth, and Kakarot was trapped there while the Earthlings and Saiyan descendants were fighting to push them back.
Peparia took the next scroll and found herself in West City, during the invasion. Peparia wiped out all the Hell fighters and was met by the Ginyu Force save for Ginyu, since Ginyu was still trapped in the body of a frog in this timeline. However, Nappa had taken Ginyu's place, making them the "Neo Ginyu Force." But just as before, Peparia wiped them out quickly.
This timeline's Trunks had joined the battle while Peparia was fighting the Neo Ginyu Force, though this Trunks was different than the one she knew. This Trunks was a version of him from the timeline where he grew up in peace, under the influence of Vegeta as well as Bulma. Trunks tried to explain this, referencing the whole "me, but a different me than the usual me" conversation in the Time Nest. He even tried coaching his other self in much the same way Peparia did, though far more tactful.
However, the other Trunks was blasted back by Hell Fighter 17, a dark version of 17 created by Dr. Gero and Dr. Myuu in Hell. He had the ability to absorb ki like Gero and 19 could, and they wanted to combine that with the 17 that had the infinite engine. They also managed to corrupt the original 17, creating in him a lust for power and battle.
Peparia toyed with Hell Fighter 17, as him merging with the real 17 was what happened in the real timeline. Hell Fighter 17 eventually found 17, and merged with him, creating Super 17. But this Super 17 was more dangerous than normal, as he had the Demigra dark aura power up, meaning that Kakarot and 18 wouldn't be able to defeat him on their own.
Peparia transformed into Super Saiyan 4 and rushed him, nailing him square in the jaw. She launched into a combo that was a series of gut punches, followed by an uppercut that shot him into the air. She followed up with a Gallick Gun, and rushed back toward him when she released it, sledgehammering him back toward the ground.
It was this point when Kakarot had finally escaped from Hell and rushed to join Peparia. He also transformed into Super Saiyan 4, and they rag dolled him between themselves. But just as they thought they had Super 17 defeated, another wormhole took Super 17.
Peparia was about to pull the scroll from her belt when she was stopped by Kakarot. "We lost him because of that hole again," he said, making Peparia realize that, until they destroyed the wormholes, the warriors would remember their actions in this timeline. "Thanks for your help again, by the way. Make no mistake, I will pay you back."
Peparia nodded and removed the scroll from her belt and concentrated on it. She returned to the Time Nest and powered down. Trunks and Chronoa began their debriefing, and it wasn't good; Baby and Super 17 together would be dangerous, and they had to be stopped. Somehow, using Broly to kill Kakarot and whatever his plans were with Baby and Super 17 were going to create distortions in history that would do…something. Cause chaos? Resurrect Demigra? Nobody knew, and that worried them.
"I'll take care of them when they show up again. I won't let them escape me this time," Peparia said.
