This is less of a story and more of a writing prompt and spur of the moment splurge gone wrong. Don't get too excited… everything I write here is pretty much just sudden inspiration, dunno if it'll ever become a proper story. Who knows, maybe it'll inspire others to make similar stories instead!
PAROLE
Chapter 1: Suicide Squad
In all twelve universes, there wasn't a place quite like Conton City.
It appeared to be small, perhaps compared to most cities this was barely a town. But the main landmass of Conton was simply one among thousands of other floating islands amidst a beautiful sea of clouds. Islands with their own towns and prefectures, various skyscrapers and homely houses, streets and mountains and rivers and waterfalls, all part of hovering islands.
And in the distance, far off beyond visual comprehension, was a colossal replica of the Eternal Dragon himself. A titanic Shenron so far off in the distance that his emerald scales become tinted blue from the sky and space itself, rivaling Super Shenron himself in scale. But, it was no more than that, a replica. Just a glorified statue or skybox wallpaper.
Conton City was truly a remarkable place. Those who lived here had the potential to become the greatest warriors the universes had ever seen, rivaling and even potentially surpassing legends from each universe. And yet, they would not be remembered in any timeline, for their duties were as Time Patrollers, and their presence in timelines were but fleeting memories that would fade in time. Even when they directly intervene in a timeline, appearing right before the eyes of history's greatest fighters, the very magic of the Supreme Kai of Time herself would eventually erase all memory of the Time Patroller and whatever they were sent to intervene in from the minds of the witnesses.
History would always be corrected.
Here, legends both heroic and villainous resided, plucked from their timelines in order to help guide and teach these Time Patrollers. To help train them and make them stronger. From the most heroic of warriors to the most dastardly of felons.
Such felons.. are what this story is all about.
"I have heard of you before."
In the middle of the Time Nest's courtyard, a massive man with teal skin and ginger hair cracked open an eyelid. He was built like a freight train, sporting a bandanna around his head, a deep blue and puffy coat, along with white martial arts pants that ballooned near the ankles, as many do in this city.
His arms were crossed as he stood there confidently, but irritation was visible on his face as he replied with a deep baritone. "Oh, have you now, lizard?"
Off to his left stood a shorter, but still relatively tall figure. An alien, male in appearance and voice, sporting deep purple skin and white keratinous biological armor on his forearms, legs, torso and head. His head sported a deep blue bio gem, much like most of his species had. Red toned skin ran down from the corners of his eyes. And protruding from his lower back was a long and thick tail, casually swaying behind him. A Frost Demon.
"Oh yes, I've heard some tales of you. Mostly legends." The reptilian male's voice was cultured, and didn't at all sound offended by the insult. If anything he looked rather confident himself, if a little more smug. "The legendary Bojack, a Heran pirate who was so vicious and vile that even the Kais couldn't kill him. They had to seal you away forever, hoping you'd never threaten the galaxy again.. fat lot of good that did, hm?"
"Hmph. The Kais were weak. As if they had the strength to permanently seal me away." Bojack smirked, his eyes boring into the shorter male. "One day, I'll get my vengeance on them… or I would, if it weren't for this blasted city and its brat of a Kai."
"What other alternative is there?" The Frost Demon asked, scoffing a little as he too crossed his arms over his broad chest. "Other than being erased of course. I'm not sure about you but if living here and teaching a few ingrates is the price to pay in exchange for avoiding annihilation, it's a price worth paying."
"Of course the pride-less reptile would think that." Bojack snorted. "At least I weed out the unworthy to learn my techniques."
"By making them play dress up, bravo."
"Shut up, worms…"
The sudden voice made the two stiffen as they turned to watch someone slowly stride into the Time Nest. A colossal man with bulging muscles, his bare chest on full display. His own white pants and the maroon cloth wrapped his waist were baggy but had an almost royal look to them, one added by the golden bracers, necklace and ankle armor. But more than that was his overwhelming presence, a near suffocating weight he produced. His hair was spiked upwards and outwards, a sickly green in color and faintly glowing, along with white, blank eyes.
"You're both.. noisy." The man rasped out, his voice gravelly and strained.
"Of course the wild animal is here too…" Bojack muttered, though a tinge of unease had entered his voice.
"Indeed… must be serious if they called this monster of a Saiyan here too…" The Frost Demon muttered.
"What was that?" Said Saiyan growled out, clenching a fist as he turned towards the two. "Shall I rip your spines out?"
"Now now, everyone calm down for a moment!"
The sudden and peppy voice calling out quickly caused the three to go silent as they turned towards the heart of the Time Nest. Skipping her way across the stone paved path was a small girl with bright pink skin, magenta hair and pointed ears. Clad in the usual brand of clothes her kind wear, she looked completely and utterly unafraid of them.
For good reason too. She was after all, the Supreme Kai of Time. Chronoa.
"I didn't call you all here to watch you bicker after all!" She beamed as she came to a stop several feet in front of them. "Really, you could all at least try to be civil, you're all comrades here after all!"
Lifting a hand up and extending her index finger, she pointed at each one of them from her right to her left.
"Cooler! Bojack! Broly! I've called you three here for a very very important reason!" Chronoa chirped.
"And pray tell, what would that be?" Cooler asked. While he despised how this young and childish looking girl essentially held their lives in the palm of her dainty hand, he was far quicker to accept his place…. And bide his time.
The other two on the other hand…
"I am not a lapdog for you to order around, brat." Bojack growled, his hatred of the Kais extending to Chronoa as well. Perhaps even more so. She may not have been involved with his original sealing but she was still the same race as the Kais who did seal him, and she now essentially had him as a mere servant in his eyes.
"Nobody commands me…" Broly growled out, his energy rising as he took a step towards her. "I'll-"
He froze. A sudden weight overtook his body and his feet sank an inch into the stone ground as he struggled to move, only to find he had been completely paralyzed.
"Sheesh, as grumpy as ever." The pink skinned Kai huffed, pouting at Broly. "Why can't you be more like the other you that's popped up in the prime timeline? He's such a polite boy."
"Not… me… there's.. only one me…. I…" Broly snarled, starting to straighten up. Whatever control Chronoa had on him was starting to strain and loosen as his energy began to rapidly expand and swell up. "I! AM THE ONLY BROLY!"
With a mighty roar, he snapped his arms up, shattering the psychic grip Chronoa had on him. The Kai flinched from the sudden burst of energy…
…and the three villains took immediate action. Like a pack of hungry wolves seeing an opportunity, they lunged.
Broly let out a feral roar as he rushed towards Chronoa with all the fury of a million industrial freight trains, an emerald glow overtaking him as he pulled a fist back to punch her. A teal aura erupted from Bojack as he too leapt into action, charging a pair of energy blasts in his palms.
Cooler was the last to act, hesitating for the briefest of moments before snapping his hand out to fire an energy beam towards the Supreme Kai.
Just when everything looked bleak…
"HAAAAAAAA!"
There was a flash of silver and a flare of golden energy.
Broly found his punch parried by the flat of a gleaming sword before a boot smacked into his face, causing him to reel. Bojack's own blasts were cut apart, the blade slicing into his palms before the pointed end of a sword pressed to his throat. And finally, Cooler's energy beam was canceled out by a yellow energy blast, dispersing it entirely.
"Supreme Kai of Time, are you hurt!?"
Standing between the startled Chronoa and the three villains, was a young man clad in a black military coat, one gloved hand holding up his blade against Bojack's jugular while the other was held out towards Cooler. His hair was a brilliant glowing golden, as was his aura, his emerald eyes focused entirely on the three villains.
"I-I'm fine Trunks, I could've handled that! They just startled me is all! I wasn't in any danger…" Chronoa huffed, crossing her arms petulantly.
"I-I'm sorry but you looked genuinely taken off guard so I had to leap into action!" The First Time Patroller exclaimed, brow furrowed.
"I was just a little surprised that Broly could break through my Time Lock so easily! Even if it was at the weaker level…"
"Weaker…?" Broly murmured as he recovered from the boot to his face, realigning his broken nose with a snarl. "You DARE call me weak-"
He found himself locked in place yet again by inexplicable pressure. This time however, all the power in the world wasn't going to free him.
"There we go. Now then, boys, if you could back down so we can talk this out CIVILLY?" The Supreme Kai stressed the last word, narrowing her eyes at Bojack and Cooler. "Seriously, all three of you jumped at me the first chance you got. Even you Cooler, I thought you'd be more level headed than that!"
"In hindsight, I should've known your lapdog would be here." Cooler sighed, lowering his arm and letting it fall to his side.
"Peh…" Bojack snarled, about to make another move before Trunks' sword pressed harder to his Adam's apple.
"Are you going to yield or do I have to cut you up into pieces and let her put you back together?" Trunks narrowed his eyes.
"Sure, make me do all the work why don't you..?" His direct superior grumbled behind him. Regardless, Bojack and Trunks kept up their intense staredown, before the pirate huffed and took a step back.
"You've got a lot more backbone than the other you I met…"
"I've heard." Trunks huffed, taking a step back as well and sheathing his sword, the golden glow vanishing as his hair dropped back down and returned to its lavender hue.
"Alright, now we can all talk it out like civilized people!" Chronoa smiled, though she still kept a very visibly nettled Broly locked in place for now. "So, can anyone guess why I've called you all here today?"
"To mock us?" Bojack rolled his eyes.
"To test us?" Cooler inquired.
"To die! Let me out of this, woman!" Broly roared, struggling in his invisible temporal bonds.
"Ugh, you three are so simple minded… aren't they Trunks?" Chronoa groaned, glancing to her subordinate.
"I, uh, must admit, I don't really know why you called them here either." The young adult shrugged.
"Whatever. Point is, I'm here to tell you that I've come up with a fun little activity for you three!" Chronoa clapped her hands together once, clasping them. "I'm sure you three must be real sick and tired of being cooped up here all the time, forced to train all the Time Patroller recruits… or, um, in your case Broly, beat them half to death."
"They're weaklings!"
"Our tedium aside, what exactly do you mean 'fun little activity'?" Cooler's eyes narrowed as he cupped his chin. "It better not be another tournament…"
"No no no, not a tournament! Think of it as… a field trip!" Chronoa grinned. "Or even parole."
"Parole?" All three villains asked with varying levels of confusion and irritation.
"Right! Basically, I'm giving you three a… chance of sorts. Call it a mission if you will! If you three can manage to complete it… then you're free to go."
The stares of abject shock from all four men in attendance was only out-rivaled by the dead silence. Even Trunks was dumbstruck, even horrified.
"S-Supreme Kai of Time, what're-" He was cut off when she raised a hand.
"Doesn't that sound fun?" The diminutive Kai asked the three villains. Each one was visibly startled, and even scheming. Cooler's eyes were narrowed with skepticism, but there was clear interest in his blood red eyes. Bojack was snarling as if she just insulted him. Broly was, for once, absent of pure rage and was just confused. And angry, but mostly confused.
"There's a catch here. You said a 'field trip' as well as a mission. What exactly does this entail?" The resident Frost Demon asked.
"Why I'm glad you asked! You see, I'm sure you three must've noticed the strange disappearance of Turles and Slug, right?"
"Who?"
Chronoa almost fell over at the united question all three of them asked, her jaw dropping and eyebrow twitching. "W-wha-Turles and Slug! You know, the other two villains like you guys!? Creepy evil Saiyan who looks like Goku and the creepy evil Namekian!?"
"You think I bother remembering the names of any of these walking trash piles?" Bojack scoffed.
"I'm afraid I've better things to do than remember the names of other fellow inmates." Cooler shrugged a little.
"I don't care." Broly growled. The name Turles sounded just a little familiar though... wasn't that the weakling who looked like Kakarot?
"Sheesh, seriously? I'd have thought all villains would know each other! Like, have a book club or a Bad Guys Anonymous meeting every week or something!" Chronoa complained, palming her face. "Ugh, whatever, point is, they're just like you three. 'Villains' from alternate timelines who we brought here to help train our recruits. Only apparently, someone's gone and poached them from right under our noses!"
That last bit of information made the three appear interested, an interest that was quickly squashed when Chronoa pointed at them with a glare. "Don't get any ideas, we tightened security since they vanished and if any of you try to go the same way they did, you're gonna be in a HEAP of trouble."
Trunks nodded right next to her, a sharp glint in his eye. "And most likely end up wiped from existence."
"You do us a disservice, as if we'd ever try to betray you." Cooler chuckled, his tone completely sarcastic. "Still, you said that someone… poached them? Who would have the power to do that?"
"It's probably that bitc-" Chronoa started before clearing her throat. "-I mean, that witch, Towa. I'm sure you've all heard of HER at least, right?"
The three villains nodded, Bojack especially as he frowned. "I'd heard… stories. My people have old wives tales of demons from Otherworld, and of the Demon King Dabura and his sister Towa."
"I'd heard stories that one or two of my pupils would tell me." Cooler shrugged.
"A witch…" Broly murmured. "So what, she took the two maggots?"
"Precisely, probably to manipulate and then throw away once she achieves her goal. We uh, don't know what that is exactly, but knowing her, it's bad, and involves the destruction of reality as we know it." The Supreme Kai of Time's expression was dead serious as she said this, before she waved her hand a little. "You know, the usual evil villain shtick. Either way, I'm sure you guys like existing, right?"
"Preferably." Cooler nodded, the other two considerably more bulky men grunted in agreement. "And pray tell, what does this have to do with us and our field trip?"
"Well, we've tracked her down slowly through her meddling, and we've spotted Turles and Slug appearing in various points of history in different timelines… and we tracked them to one specific timeline." She snapped her fingers, and a small holographic 'timeline' map appeared in the air before her. It showed bullet points through the branching paths of time, including small pictures of key moments during each pivotal bullet, before narrowing in on a single path.
"The prime timeline of Universe Seven. Your universe."
The air was silent, and tense. Even the three villains knew this was a problem.
"She's trying to do something in the main timeline?" Bojack hummed, brow creasing. "That sounds dangerous."
"Very. Other timelines are fine since they tend to sort of get corrected and don't affect much of history. They end up as alternate timelines and universes. But the prime timeline is a big problem. If she messes around with that, everything else could unravel as we know it. Everything related to that universe could cease to exist." The Supreme Kai said. "And I think I speak for all of us when I say that's bad. This is what brings us to the mission I want assigned to you, and your parole."
Clapping her hands together, the three villains instinctively straightened up, even Broly did despite still being paralyzed.
"I want to send you into the prime timeline to hunt down Turles and Slug, defeat them so that I can capture and punish them, and then make sure that Towa can't interfere in the timeline any more using whatever means necessary."
The weight of this mission and the duty they would have to uphold… settled in their heads.
"I believe I speak for all three of us when I say you must be absolutely mad." Cooler flatly said, his eyes narrowed. "You want US to try and essentially save the universe?"
"You're out of your mind." Bojack scoffed. Oddly enough, Broly was the only one silent.
"Besides, as you said, alterations to the prime timeline could cause disastrous effects. Wouldn't our presence there cause issues as well?" The second prince of the Frost Demons asked. Chronoa smiled cheekily as she flashed a peace sign.
"Well, about that… alterations to the timeline that you three cause would only really have an effect if the three of you didn't exist, like our Time Patrollers. But the thing is, you three DO exist in the prime timeline. Sort of." She started, putting her hands on her hips. "Cooler, in the prime timeline you're exiled to another galaxy, completely oblivious to everything that's happened. Bojack, you're locked away in a star somewhere. And Broly… well, Broly's a tricky one since the version that does exist in the prime timeline… isn't exactly him either."
Broly snarled at the reminder, his eyes narrowed and teeth bared. "I-"
"I know, there's only one of you, shush." Chronoa huffed, quickly shutting him up. "Broly's a trickier case but with a bit of finagling I can make it work. The point is, you three being present in the prime timeline wouldn't cause any disastrous effects.. but causing an effect is what we're sort of looking for, if that makes sense."
The baffled looks they gave her were the only answer she needed. Trunks sighed and cleared his throat from next to her, drawing the villains' attention.
"I think I get what she means. What the Supreme Kai of Time wants is for you three's presence there to force the prime timeline to split and create another branching timeline. Just the three of you being there and carrying out your duty would do that automatically. Doing so could potentially trap Towa, Turles and Slug in the branched timeline."
"And would she fall for that?" Bojack raised a brow.
"Oh she will. Even if she doesn't, what Towa looks for in every timeline has always been the same. Energy caused by alterations. She'll assume that the energy from the branching timeline you three created is because of Turles and Slug's own presence, and will get too greedy to try and dig deeper. Even if she does dig deeper, she could assume that you three popping up is just another butterfly effect caused by her actions." Chronoa smugly winked. "I'll be working overtime to cloud her scrying to make sure she has no idea what's going on. And then, like a fly lured by honey, she'll reveal herself, and BAM!"
"Admittedly clever, but there's another issue. Are we strong enough to take her?" Cooler asked with yet more skepticism. "While I despise the idea of calling myself too weak, this is a Demon Witch who has been around for untold millennia. She is older than my race, and likely older than even the likes of Majin Buu."
"Well, your job isn't to fight her. Your jobs to deal with Turles and Slug." Chronoa giggled. "Fighting her is your chaperone's job."
"Chaperone!?" Broly snarled in confusion.
"What, you three don't expect me to just let you three roam a timeline without being watched, do you? I can't keep my eye on you all the time!" She huffed, before jabbing a thumb towards Trunks. "That's why he's going with you."
"He is?" Cooler's eyebrows rose.
"I am?" Trunks balked, his eyes widening. "U-uh, Supreme Kai of Time, is that really wise? I should be here watching you-"
"Trunks, I appreciate it, really, but we have the most Time Patrollers here than we'd ever had since we started this whole operation. I'll be fine." She smiled up at him. "Besides, watching all my cute little patrollers train and get stronger… it made me wanna train too, you know? I've been working out myself, so even if anything happened here, I'll be strong enough to actually do something for once. I'm pretty sure I'm strong enough to kick even Goku's butt!"
"Please don't tell him that or he'll want to fight you."
"U-uh, right yeah, that'd be a pain…" She laughed a little sheepishly. "But anyway, the point is, Trunks here will be your chaperone to make sure you three don't do anything… stupid. When Towa finally does reveal herself, it'll be his job to deal with her and you three can back him up. If you three do good, and Trunks says you three did good as well, then I'll let you three be free and you can stay in that branched timeline you created. After that…"
She made a show of dusting her hands off. "You're not our problem anymore. If you three do well, you can be free and do whatever in that timeline. I'll turn a blind eye, and we won't send any Time Patrollers to deal with whatever mess you make… as long as it isn't universe ending. Sounds like a pretty sweet deal, right?"
It did. And the three villains thought so as well, their eyes narrowed and expressions contemplative. Even the maddened Broly couldn't help but feel that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
"Fuck it, I'll do it." Bojack grunted, smirking widely. "As long as I get to do whatever I want once we've caught the worms and the lapdog gets rid of the witch… I'll play along."
"Hmph, I suppose I would be quite foolish to disregard such an opportunity. Fine. I'm in as well." Cooler nodded his assent. "What of you, Broly?"
Broly was silent for a few minutes, his thoughts swimming. Freedom, at last. He could do whatever he wanted without the Time Patrollers getting in the way… he could finally kill…
Kill… Kakarot…
"KAKAROT!" Broly roared, managing to actually cause his temporal locks to strain for half a second.
"I think that's a yes from him." Chronoa laughed a little awkwardly, a bead of sweat rolling down her face. "Well, that's three at least. Trunks?"
"Do I get a say in this at all?" He asked with a sighed.
"Well sure! Someone's gotta keep an eye on them. Your own energy signature is easier to mask compared to our Time Patrollers because you actually belong in that universe and timeline. You're THE Prime Trunks after all. You'll be the easiest to blend in."
"…well.. I suppose it can't be helped. I'll do it. For the sake of the universe and stopping Towa!" Trunks nodded firmly, clenching a determined fist.
"Boy scout." Bojack snorted.
"You be quiet." The lavender hybrid quipped.
"I must admit, I'm surprised that we'd get this opportunity…" Cooler hummed as he rubbed his chin, before glancing towards Chronoa. "Which leads me to my final question… why us?"
"Well, a few reasons. First of all, again, the three of you already exist. We won't exactly be putting you in the timeline with your duplicates around, we'd be doing more along the lines of… transporting your minds into theirs. Your bodies will still need to adjust to your soul's actual level of power but that should only take like, a month or so." She shrugged. "And second of all, the three of you are the closest thing to 'unimportant' in the grand scheme of things in the main timeline. You three exist, but your threat level is basically nil. The three of you are also very, very famous faces. Everyone knows who Cooler, Bojack and Broly are. You're famous with Time Patrollers as villains, but not nearly as pivotal to history, and Towa will also know your faces. She probably went with Turles and Slug because they're weaker and easier to control. The point is, the three of you are known faces and you three suddenly popping up in the main timeline will galvanize Towa into thinking her meddling is succeeding."
"We're bait." Bojack grumbled.
"Kinda!" Chronoa flashed another peace sign. "Originally I was gonna get four of you but uh, the fourth candidate proved a little… tricky."
"Who would that be?" Cooler quirked a brow.
"Janemba."
Immediately, Trunks and Bojack flinched, the two gaping in horror.
"S-Supreme Kai of Time, really!?" Trunks asked with complete shock.
"A-are you MAD woman!? I knew the Kai were foolish but this!?" Bojack's expression was uncharacteristically anxious.
"Janemba? Isn't that the strange red creature with a sword?" Cooler looked nonplussed, mostly, though the reaction the other two had made him a little unnerved. Broly too looked a little confused.
"He is a demon, a foul demon the Heran Sages spoke of in fairy tales." Bojack said slowly, regaining his composure. "Legend has it that in the Demon Realm, there was once a massive organization led by a kingpin named Janemba. He was a true devil, who maimed and murdered all in his way. The living incarnation of Evil itself. Some say he was so evil that his very deeds and visage inspired the creation of Majin Buu himself."
"That... is concerning." Cooler's expression turned just a little more pale. While Janemba wasn't a name he was familiar with, Majin Buu was a legend his father had told him and Frieza about plenty. And he knew for a fact that, unfortunately, Majin Buu was quite real and also quite absurdly powerful. For something to be potentially worse...
"The point is, Janemba isn't someone you can… negotiate with. He's completely insane, he doesn't seem to speak our language though he does understand it, and he's vicious. He could wipe the floor with all three of you." Trunks rubbed the back of his neck. "He's very powerful… and considering what he is, why the HELL would you try to offer him parole!? The fact that we even HAVE a Janemba is ridiculous enough. Even if we keep him under heavy restraints most of the time."
"Because Towa might have one too."
That got all four of them to still. Bojack was sweating now.
"Might have one? I hate all this time and space buggery, it makes legendary demons from folk tales suddenly sound like a bargain sale." The space pirate grumbled, clenching his fists. "So what? She might have one and you want to fight fire with fire?"
"Kind of?" The Supreme Kai of Time sighed. "I'll be frank, in some of the timelines she leaves behind, what I've noticed doesn't paint a pretty picture. Every Janemba from the timelines she's visited seems to have vanished, and I'm kind of worried for the implications of that. Plus I'll admit, sending Janemba with you would be more out of curiosity if anything. I like to believe all living things can redeem themselves from evil, just as all good things can go down the dark path of villainy. It's why so many timelines branch off, slight changes in environment and happenstance can cause radical changes in behavior and power." Chronoa grinned as she gestured to the three villains. "Who knows, maybe even you three could become heroes. The point is, I'd like to see if the very incarnation of all evil can be swayed to be a little nicer."
"You're a fool." Bojack scoffed, yet all the Kai did was smile at him.
"Mhm, I am! But then again that's not too bad, is it? Fools dare to dream after all, and without dreams, where would any of us be?"
"…as, ahem, wise as that sounds, you said you intended to send him with us but he proved tricky. I assume he wasn't very compliant?" Cooler cleared his throat, drawing the pink Kai's attention back to him.
"Oh, yeah, he just keeps snarling and struggling. Really, he just won't listen to me… real shame." Chronoa sighed sadly.
"….hmm.." Bojack rubbed his chin. "…I'd like to see him."
"You?" Trunks asked with wide eyes. "W-why!?"
"I must admit… as much as the legends hyped him up, I'm not the biggest for superstition and fairy tales. I want to see this demon for myself… and besides…" He began to smirk. "If all goes well and I get my freedom… I could set him on the Kais to watch their precious core worlds burn… and not a single Time Patroller can stop me…"
"Well, if you wanna try, be my guest." Chronoa shrugged. "I'll bring you to him now if you want. Other than that, I'll give you all an hour before I send you all off, so be here by that time, okay? Broly, you've been pretty quiet. You okay?"
Broly indeed has been quiet, silently staring at the Time Nest's main building. His brow furrowed, seemingly struggling with something.
"…I… have… request…"
"Oh?" Chronoa's eyes widened, before she smiled. "Oh, wow, I never thought you'd actually ASK for anything!"
"Shut up before I change my mind!" He snarled out.
"Oh don't be like that, c'mon, whisper it in my ear, let mama Chronoa hear what you wanna request before I send you out on your big mission!" The Supreme Kai skipped towards Broly and tilted her head up as she tugged his own head down by his golden necklace.
"Mama Chronoa..?" Cooler looked baffled, briefly glancing to a sighing Trunks. "Your boss is a little touched in the head."
"Don't I know it…"
Broly's face seemed to flush red with absolute fury and shame before he murmured something quietly to the Kai. Chronoa's eyes widened as she heard his whispering, making an O with her mouth. "Ohh.. That's something I can do easily, yeah. What a mature request!"
"Shut up and do it later or I'll crush you!" The Legendary Super Saiyan snarled out, gritting his teeth.
"Okay okay, I'll do it, sheesh. You better be sure to thank me later!" She huffed, before releasing the temporal lock on Broly's body, causing him to stumble briefly before he started to stretch. "Anyway, come along Bojack. I'll take you to Janemba. Don't try anything funny, I'll be right behind you the whole time."
"Hmph." Bojack rolled his eyes before he began to follow after the Supreme Kai. Broly marched past them as they walked, leaving the Time Nest before them as his loud stomps grew more and more faint. All that was left was Cooler and Trunks, the latter of which was massaging his brow.
"Hm… what a strange situation I've been placed in…" Cooler mused out loud to himself, before shrugging as he smirked towards Trunks. "Still… it should provide some entertainment."
"That all you're worried about? Entertainment? Not freedom?" Trunks asked with a raised brow.
"Oh there's certainly that as well, but I'm not worried. These Turles and Slug fellows are, as she said, weaker than us. Finding them would be the hardest part, and defeating them the easy one. Then we just let you, the boy wonder of the Time Patrollers, deal with the witch and potentially this Janemba creature she may or may not have with her, and all is well." The Arcosian chuckled. "Then I can do what I've always wanted to do… put my brother in his place once and for all, and claim my birthright. Once I've taken the Planet Trade Organization, I can finally start restructuring it and rule over the galaxy as I should have."
"Just because the mission sounds simple doesn't mean it will be. It could take years before Turles and Slug show up. We're basically going undercover. And until they're taken care of, you can't do anything drastic.. depending on 'when' she decides to drop us in the timeline." The Future Saiyan sighed, shaking his head. "Not to mention, knowing Towa… she's probably got more tricks up her sleeve. This mission could go wrong fast. Stuff like this always does."
"Awfully pessimistic."
"I prefer realistic."
Cooler's smirk widened. "Oh we are going to get along like a house on fire."
"You're only saying that because I diced Frieza into little bits."
"That is a weighing factor, yes."
Somewhere deep, hidden and nigh-unreachable in Conton City, Bojack followed after Chronoa. Through dark and opaque deep purple hallways, he followed after the small diminutive Kai.
All manner of thoughts ran through his head. Violent ones mainly. How he wished to grab the diminutive little brat by her throat and snap her neck. Strangle the life out of her. Break her over his knee. All manner of things that usually involved with her death.
Hell's bells, he despised the Kai. And this little munchkin who sought to dangle 'parole' in front of him like an enticing treat. He hated her almost as much as he hated the North, South, East and West Kais.
But at least unlike those Kais, she was strong. Far too childish for someone in her position, but strong. Powerful. He had no doubt that unlike the weak Kais that sealed him, she could easily destroy him. One didn't become the overseer of Time itself without being considerably strong. That, he could respect.
He still didn't like her.
"You know I'm not sure if you realized but your muscles kind of creak when you're thinking angry and violent thoughts." Chronoa suddenly piped up as they walked through the dimly lit halls. His eyes widened for a moment as he tried to relax his tense fists.
"Hmph.. I didn't realize you were paying such close attention to my muscles." Bojack drawled, before smirking. "I'm afraid I'm not interested in little brats like you."
"How rude, I'll have you know at full power I've got a bombshell of a body-" The Supreme Kai started before halting. "Ugh, nevermind."
She had a transformation?
No, wait, of course she did. Who didn't these days?
"Perhaps I could ask to see this form, if you're that proud of it. Depending on what I see, perhaps then I'll let you hear just how much these muscles can creak up close and personal." Bojack hummed, quirking a brow at Chronoa who flushed red for a moment before snapping her fingers.
"Ohohoho no way, nice try, but it'll take a lot more than a smolder, shredded abs and a chiseled jawline to get MY attention. Besides, if I used my full power and transformed, the very fabric of reality itself could be in danger." Chronoa narrowed her eyes as she turned around and pointed at Bojack. "Anyway shut up and listen. We're getting close to Janemba's cell. I dunno what you're gonna say, but at least try not to antagonize him. He's under a lot of sealing magic but he MIGHT be able to break free if he gets angry enough."
"Hmph, understood."
With that, she led him further down the hallway.. before they left it and came into a large, circular room.
The room was perfectly round in shape with various glowing blue crystals jutting out from the walls, floor and ceiling. Glowing blue chains protruded from each crystal, all connected to a central crystal…
…in which, a monster was locked.
Bojack's eyes widened a little as he finally beheld the object of his people's fears. The Demon Lord whose infamy rivaled Dabura's yet whose history hearkened to times long, long before the so called King of Demons.
He was known by many names. It was likely that nearly every single ancient race had a name for him. For he was a beast older than Majin Buu. Some even said that Buu's very creation was inspired by this Demon Kingpin.
The Embodiment of All Evil.
Janemba.
The demon's red skin had an almost purple hue thanks to the blue light of the crystal he was entombed in and the chains wrapped around him. His purple bio-armor was similar to an Arcosian's, yet possessed intricate designs that looked almost hand carved. The horns on his helmeted head extended behind him, adding at least another foot to his height, and his red tail was wound around his legs.
But above all that, was his face. Those eyes, sickly yellow with narrow black pupils, wide with feral fury and hatred. And his mouth, locked in a wide animalistic snarl, sharp teeth bared as he let out a shrill growl.
"Gigigigigiggiiiiii….."
"Welp, here he is. Bojack, meet Janemba. Have fun. If anything happens, I'll bail you out." Chronoa waved her hand casually. "You can approach him, just don't touch the seals. They won't break or anything but you might get a zap. Those seals are fueled by evil and sin, and I'm pretty sure you've got plenty in you."
"Quite…" Bojack murmured as he took a step off the platform that the hallway ended at and slowly flew up towards the sealed demon. His heart pounded in his chest before he forced himself to calm down.
Janemba was a legend, but clearly legends weren't all true. He couldn't be as strong as the tales said. But the young Heran inside him couldn't help but feel anxious regardless.
Bojack halted mid-air, coming to a stop about five feet in front of Janemba, who regarded him curiously. The teal pirate stared at the demon cautiously, looking over him. Truly, he looked just as devilish as the fables said…
"GIGYA!"
He was startled out of his thoughts when Janemba suddenly shrieked and lurched in his crystalline prison, prompting Bojack to flinch and back away with raised fists. The demon began to cackle as he saw the startled look on the pirate's face, howling with laughter in his prison.
"You…" Bojack grit his teeth, fear replaced by fury. This damn monster was MOCKING him!?
The Heran took a deep breath and let out a slow, loud exhalation. No, he couldn't get angry. There was no point. It wasn't like he could punch the thing to relieve the sudden tension he felt in his chest. Besides…
"Those chains are fueled by evil, she said." Bojack drawled, slowly smirking. "I'm sure they must burn quite a lot, hm? Must be humiliating, being used as the fuel for your own prison."
Oh THAT got a reaction. Janemba's wicked grin had twisted into a furious snarl as his eyes narrowed. Sure enough, where the chains were wrapped around the crystal, bright pink energy seemed to be slowly leeching off of Janemba's body and into the chains.
"I too know the pain of being imprisoned so unjustly by weaklings. And I've heard many, many tales of you. You are quite the fearsome figure on my people's ancient legends and myths. Some cults on my homeworld even worship you… Its infuriating, isn't it? To have so much power and legacy, and yet here you are. You want to break free and crush the skulls of the person who imprisoned you, don't you?" Bojack asked as he slowly floated closer. Janemba's snarls ceased, and a suspicious look overtook the demon's face.
"I'm sure the Kai has tried to convince you to go on this grand mission she spoke of. To behave and do as she says, and then you'll get freedom. But something like you…" The pirate trailed off, before he smirked smugly. "That just feels like pity, doesn't it? Like you're a wolf being handed scraps and given an opportunity to go back into the wild if you do a few tricks like playing fetch. It's an insult, isn't it?"
Janemba's eyes narrowed, his brow creased as he studied Bojack. The pirate grinned. Perfect. He had the demon's attention.
"I too feel that way… but think of it like this… either way, once we play our role… we can finally do as we were destined to do…" Bojack lifted a hand, before clenching it into a fist. "Kill."
Janemba's expression didn't shift, but there was a glint of interest in his eyes. Bojack capitalized on that interest, his voice growing passionate.
"Once we do our duty, nobody will be able to stop us. Help me so I can help you. I'm sure you must hate the Kais as much as I do, if not more so. Help us, and we can turn all of Otherworld into complete and utter hell. We can tear down the Gods themselves and crush their skulls under our boots. You can be what you were always meant to be…" Bojack's eyes widened as he grinned. "King of Hell. And I'll finally get to see all that the Kais have worked for… crumble into ashes."
Janemba's lips were forming a flat line, clearly processing the offer… and the opportunity.
"Not to mention… the chance to prove yourself as the one and only Janemba."
The demon's head snapped up in confusion, one eye widening. Bojack crossed his arms slowly, sighing. "The little brat Kai told me that this Witch, Towa, has been visiting timelines… and in each one she's visited, a Janemba from that timeline goes missing. What could that be, I wonder? It almost sounds like she's using the other Yous for fuel… or…"
The Galaxy Soldier quirked a brow. "Perhaps… she's gathered one Janemba with her… and is feeding the others to him. Creating a Super Janemba of sorts… and eventually… she'll try to feed YOU to him as well. Do you want that? The embodiment of all that is Evil, reduced to nothing more than a protein bar?"
Janemba's eyes were narrowed and his lips twisted into a snarl once more as the chains rattled. He was growing angry, the crystal starting to shudder. Far behind Bojack, Chronoa's expression grew a little concerned.
"So how about it? Come with us… play along with the Kai's orders. And then, you can kill that fake you that's been eating all the others, and prove yourself the one true Janemba. Devour them and gain their strength.. and then you can make the Heavens themselves become nothing more than a Hellish nightmare. What do you say, oh mighty Janemba? Will you rot here and become nothing more than a glorified snack?" Bojack raised his hand out towards the demon.
"Or will you come with us, and show me just how understated your myth truly is."
The demon was silent, staring at Bojack with an unreadable expression. Chronoa glanced between Bojack's back and the imprisoned demon quietly, about to call this meeting a bust…
…before the Root of All Evil's lips twisted up into a wicked smile, his eyes widening.
"Janemba."
Bojack's own smirk widened and he began to chuckle, one that Janemba joined in on as the two began to laugh, their malicious cackling filling the prison….
All while Chronoa sighed and palmed her own face.
"Villains, always so dramatic…"
An hour passed, and soon all four villains found themselves stood in the Time Nest once more before Chronoa. Trunks stood beside her, warily staring at a now freed Janemba, the demon standing still with a calm and pleased smirk on his lips.
"Now then, let me lay down the basic ground rules for your mission." Chronoa said as she lifted a finger. "First, you're technically undercover but that doesn't mean you should hide. Knowing Towa, she's going to try and make Turles and Slug go and cause mayhem during key points of history. So if there's a big commotion going on, you'd best head to it to see what's up. She'll attribute your presence as a side effect to her own actions, and I'll do my best to block her scrying so she can't spy on you. I'll basically be working on that practically twenty four seven, so she'll just assume I'm stopping her from being able to interact with the timeline."
Cooler and Bojack nodded in affirmation, while Broly just stared stoically for once. Janemba just… stared and smirked. Further putting off Trunks as he kept an eye on the demon while listening to the Kai's instructions.
"Second, and I CANNOT stress this enough. Do NOT engage any of the Z Warriors in a fight that you don't think you can escape from. If you get killed, that's it, and if THEY get killed then Towa might just leave the timeline because of all the chaos that big of a shift could cause."
"What the hell is a Z Warrior?" Bojack looked confused, only for Cooler to sigh and shake his head.
"It is apparently what they call those warriors from Earth, including the Super Saiyans..." He sighed, before tilting his head. "Still... Wouldn't that be a good thing? We could draw her out that way."
"It's a big risk that I don't want to take. Your focus should be on Turles and Slug. As long as they're defeated, or killed, doesn't matter either way in the grand scheme of things, she won't be a priority. Once those two are dealt with, Towa will likely come in to try and salvage the situation herself. That's when Trunks strikes. And on the off chance that she has Xeno Janemba with her, that'll be our Janemba's chance."
"Xeno Janemba?" Bojack quirked a brow. Chronoa smiled and puffed out her chest as she crossed her arms.
"Yep, came up with the name myself. Perfect way to describe the enemy Janemba since he's a completely foreign element, right?"
"Janemba!" The resident demon quipped.
"See? He agrees. Anyway-" Chronoa lifted up a third finger. "Third. And I cannot stress this enough. If Towa approaches you and tries to offer you power, for the love of Lord Zeno, do NOT take it. She'll brainwash you, twist you, and you MIGHT get a power boost but then Trunks will have to kill you and your one chance for freedom is basically robbed. She can use her magic to manipulate people's hearts, so if she tries to brainwash you by force and Trunks isn't close enough to help… uh…"
The Supreme Kai of Time paused as she realized she had no idea how they could fight that off. "Uh.. think about… your pride! It'd be really humiliating if you fell under the boot of some witch, right?"
"She'll bleed before she gets the chance to do that." Broly growled, finally speaking up. The other villains seemed to share the same sentiment.
They were in this for the freedom!
"Alright, fourth. What I'm going to be doing is basically converting all four of you into raw energy, and sending that into the versions of you that exist in the prime timeline. Except for Broly, which I'll get to in a moment." Chronoa lifted her hand to stop the berserker from saying anything. "Cooler, you already exist in the prime timeline on the outer rim of the galaxy. Bojack, you're sealed in a star. Janemba, you're sealed in the soul scrubbing machine. Once I send your raw energy into those three versions of you, the memories of your current selves should sink in after a few minutes, and your power should stabilize after a month at most. Bojack and Janemba, you two should obtain enough power to break free from your prisons, but after that you'd better mobilize fast and hide so you can properly regroup."
"And what about my Galaxy Soldiers?" Bojack asked, a question that was supported by Cooler's own nod.
"And my Armored Squadron. I assume they will be left in the dark?"
"Yeah, tell them nothing. Bring them with you of course or it'll be suspicious but other than that, they can't know of your mission. Now, Broly." The diminutive Kai pointed at the Saiyan. "Since the version of you that exists in the prime timeline is completely different from you, I've had to figure out a way to put you in without alerting Towa that something's wrong. Your own presence in the timeline is going to be delayed. The moment the other three enter the timeline, that'll be enough to cause it to split off into a branch. Once that happens, I'll be able to quickly fiddle with time a little and drop you into the timeline as you are."
"How?" Broly asked with complete confusion, all of this time and space shenaniganry going over his head.
"Basically, I'm going to try and play off your presence as a byproduct of Towa's own entering to the prime timeline. By causing a Time Rift."
That, was a big statement for the four villains, and the First Time Patroller.
A Time Rift was very, very big. A Time Rift was when an alteration in time is so great that it causes space and time itself to crack open for a moment. Time Patrollers typically have a hard time closing one when it opened, though in some cases they closed on their own.
"That wouldn't alert her?" Bojack grunted as he crossed his arms.
"It shouldn't, it'd alert her more if it stayed open for too long without any Time Patrollers coming to close it. She'd probably try to siphon energy off of it too. The Time Rift is going to be one I'll make myself, it'll be open and then shut as soon as Broly pops through. She'll just assume it was a side effect of her own actions, and she'll bugger off." Chronoa flashed a thumbs up. "And as for Trunks, well, his own presence should be masked by his other self's presence, and that coat he's wearing. Special grade stuff our labs came up with, it's not just for style. There's a reason I tend to send Trunks on missions solo."
Trunks nodded as the villains glanced towards him, adjusting his coat's fur collar. "It masks my presence in a timeline, helps me on stealth missions. My former partner has something similar in his own uniform. Unfortunately it means that I have to bring it with me everywhere and remain within at least twenty feet of it. Can't let it get badly damaged either, so it means that unless completely necessary, I can't help any of you in a fight and risk my cover being blown… not that you'd accept my help anyway."
"Hmph, damn right." Bojack rolled his eyes. "Are we done here?"
"A pressing question none of us asked, but WHEN exactly are you sending us back to?" Cooler quirked a brow. Chronoa just smiled cheekily at him, winking.
"That'll be a secret, but don't you worry about that! It'll be at a very pivotal moment in history!"
"I have the strangest feeling I know exactly when you'll be sending us then from that alone…" Cooler hummed, already having a big hunch for when in the timeline he'd be waking up.
"In any case, I'll begin the process in a moment. If you're all ready to get going, just stay still…" Chronoa held her hands out, focusing her energy. Beneath the feet of all five of her chosen warriors, glyphs in the shape of clocks formed, glowing bright yellow, the hands of the clocks rapidly spinning. "Remember what I told you, and for the love of Grand Zeno, use common sense!"
Before any of the villains could reply…
They vanished in a flash of bright light. All except Broly, whose body instead flickered purple before a vortex of black and violet energy engulfed him, sucking him through a Time Rift.
"Good luck Trunks. Keep an eye on them." Chronoa smiled at her first Time Patroller, the lavender haired warrior nodding with a confident smile as he flashed her a thumbs up.
"Don't worry, I won't let you down!"
With another flash, he too vanished. Chronoa lowered her hands, sighing with relief.
"And there they go… are you happy now, Fu?"
"Ohohoho yes!"
Walking out from behind the doors of the Time Nest's main building, came a violet skinned youth with slicked back white hair in a ponytail, a muscle shirt, yellow pants with matching boots, black gloves and a pair of round spectacles. At a first glance, he looked like a Kai as well, until one felt his oddly tinged energy.
A demon. Or at least, something close to one.
"You performed AMAZINGLY! This'll produce so much energy!" Fu giggled with glee as he skipped towards Chronoa and clasped her hands in his. "I'm so glad you agreed to the experiment!"
"I really didn't want to but…" Chronoa sighed, shaking her head as she watched the youth jump around with excitement. "You came out of nowhere, bypassed all the defenses and it was all to warn us about future dangers…"
"That's right! A fair trade, wouldn't you say? I give you info for what my dastardly 'dad' and auntie Towa are planning, let you all prepare for the coming battle without them knowing and give you all the tools and ways to help avoid a disaster, and I get to conduct such a fun and exciting experiment!" Fu giggled as he clasped his hands together. "Oh I just can't wait to see what kind of things they'll do in that timeline! The changes they'll make, the adventures they'll have! I wonder if they'll be predictable and wait until they've completed their job before going all villainous, or will they snap beforehand? Will Trunks be able to keep them in line without exposing himself? Will any of them end up going through some sort of redemption? Oh I'm just so excited!"
"Did I have to send them though?" Chronoa huffed, crossing her arms. "I could've just sent my Time Patrollers. It'd have been messier and probably a little harder but still… letting them off the hook if they manage to complete their mission?"
"One can't expect a dog to do a trick without baiting it with treats first." Fu waggled his finger. "Besides, you're always overworking your poor little Time Patrollers, why not let the mentors go for a change?"
"I guess…." The Supreme Kai of Time sighed, before staring up at Fu. "…who ARE you Fu? Really. You claim that Dabura is your dad but your energy is… it's still demonic but unlike anything else I'd ever seen. You're a complete anomaly in time and space. Where are you from? Or… when are you from?"
Fu simply grinned and lightly pinched Chronoa's cheek, much to her chagrin. "That's for me to know, and you to find out! But for now, I'm just Fu, someone who really likes time paradoxes and throwing wrenches into really carefully constructed plans! I'll be keeping an eye on the experiment while you do your best to stop Towa from discovering anything. But for now-"
Fu stepped back and reclined in the air, giving Chronoa a brief little wave.
"Bye bye!"
With that, he vanished into thin air. Chronoa couldn't sense him anymore either. His presence had completely left Conton City. The diminutive Kai sighed, massaging her brow tiredly before smiling a little.
'Honestly... it's like he's a kid in a candy store or something…'
When Cooler awoke, it was to a pounding headache and feeling a dust and dirt storm scratching at his skin. He grimaced a little from the surprisingly painful throbbing in his skull. His body felt sluggish too. Was it a hangover? He didn't remember drinking anything yesterday and the blasted Brench wine that Salza always drank was weak anyway-
"Monsieur Cooler!"
Speak of the accented devil-wait a minute..
"Salza?" Cooler cracked his eyes open sorely to find the cyan skinned face of his second in command staring at him with alarm, and concern. His other two subordinates, Dore and Neiz, sat upon rocks nearby, also looking rather concerned.
The Frost Demon sat up slowly, his bones creaking and muscles straining. He recognized this place. He was… well he didn't remember the name of the planet specifically but it was in the outer rim of the universe, somewhere between the North and West galaxies. The dust storm continued around him as he straightened up and found himself sitting on a throne of sorts he'd fashioned out of the local stone using his psychokinesis.
"Monsieur Cooler? Are you alright?"
The question from Salza prompted Cooler to turn and stare right at his right-hand man. Goodness, it'd been so long since he'd laid eyes on him or heard that ridiculous voice. He glanced towards his other two soldiers as well, his silence clearly unnerving them.
"My Armored Squadron… I want you to know that the three of you have been, and always will be, my greatest allies."
The sudden sentiment clearly caught them off guard, with Neiz and Dore's jaws even dropping outright. Salza too look utterly shocked, before his eyes glistened with loyalty. "Lord Cooler! You do us a great honor with that declaration!"
"Yeah, you're the best boss we could've asked for too!" Dore exclaimed, lifting a fist with a big toothy grin.
"What they said, we'll follow you to hell and back!" Neiz chimed in.
Cooler slowly smirked as he beheld their loyalty. Ah, truly, he missed this. Having such loyal henchmen. Dare he say it, he even missed their posing…
Just a little.
"Don't get used to that moment of compassion, I simply had a very pleasant dream." Cooler said, before crossing his arms. "Now then… was there something you wanted to tell me when I woke up, Salza?"
"Ah yes! It's about your brother!" Salza said, and Cooler had to hide a smug grin. He knew it.
He fucking knew it.
"Oh? What about him?"
"He has been… killed." Salza replied with great seriousness, which only made the urge to grin and laugh all the more powerful for Cooler. The Frost Demon tried to keep a straight face as he feigned being shocked.
"Oh really? And pray tell, who, Salza, killed him?"
"It was.. a Saiyan."
"Saiyan, hm?" Cooler sighed, a chuckle bubbling up in his throat. "Well, I sure hope someone picks up that phone."
"…uh, what-" The Brench henchman asked, before Cooler abruptly stood up with the universe's smuggest grin.
"Because I fucking called it."
When Broly woke up, he felt immensely sore.
It was an unfamiliar feeling. Pain, he was used to. But that was usually the pain from battle. Blunt force trauma, burns from energy…
But not deep, aching soreness in his muscles. That was new.
"Hngh…" The Saiyan grunted as he opened his eyes. Weird, the sky was all… blue. But not the typical blue on most planets with oxygen, more like a murky, seafoam blue.
"Hey, uh, are you okay? You sort of, fell from the sky there big guy."
Who the hell-
Broly growled as he abruptly sat up, much to the protest of his muscles. Standing before him was… an alien. Small, yellow and with a pale purple Mohawk-
Wait… he recognized this creature.
A Shamoshan?
"U-uh, wow, easy there, you look really tired-" The small nose-less creature said before Broly dragged himself up onto his feet. "-or just stand up, that too, guy your size can just do whatever I guess."
Broly looked around him, brow furrowed. He.. didn't recognize where he was. He saw many settlements and homes, finely crafted from stone and mud, and he recognized both the architecture and the Shamoshans wandering and milling about in the far distance, many of which were eying him curiously.
But he didn't recognize the planet. This was New Vegeta. But then again, if what the Supreme Kai of Time said was right, New Vegeta didn't exist anyway…
…and neither did he… not really.
How odd, his thoughts are unusually clear-
"Wait…" Broly murmured, lifting his hands. They were.. well, his hands. Big and strong.
But not as big as usual. In fact.. he felt rather light. Clear even. He lifted a hand to his head.. and felt no circlet on his forehead, thank fuck. But he did feel his hair, still spiky but not as rigid. Tugging down some bangs, he found them to be black.
He wasn't transformed. He was, for the first time in a long, long, LONG fucking time…
Sane. Calm.
He closed his eyes and took a slow, deep breath. He felt… whole. At peace. Nothing to worry about. Not even Kakarot-
KAKAROT-
He grimaced but managed to stamp the thought down. No, not even thoughts of Kakarot would ruin this.
"Uh… mister… you okay?"
His eyes opened slowly, and he looked down at the Shamoshan. Puny thing didn't even come up to his knee. He could squash it like a bug even in this form.
"…I'm fine." He said slowly, his voice alone giving him a sense of nostalgia. How long had it been since he last spoke without his vocal chords being strained? "Your planet… is very calming."
"Oh! Well thank you!" The little creature looked a little surprised. "You, uh, really okay? You sort of fell out of this big purple portal thing and crashed onto the floor."
"I'll be fine. I'm strong." Broly grunted, his tone halting any further questions. Not being filled with murderous rage was an odd feeling but that didn't mean he had to play nice.
Still… it was nice to know that the Supreme Kai of Time was a woman of her word.
"I… wish to be returned to my base form. If I see Kakarot, I'll try to murder him in this form. I need clarity if you want this mission to succeed." He whispered, and every word he hissed out made his pride recoil.
Chronoa's eyes widened as she heard his whispering, making an O with her mouth. "Ohh.. That's something I can do easily, yeah. What a mature request!"
"Shut up and do it later or I'll crush you!" The Legendary Super Saiyan snarled out, gritting his teeth.
"Okay okay, I'll do it, sheesh. You better be sure to thank me later!"
Staring up at the sky, Broly's expression remained stoic, his brow creased.
'Thank you.' He thought to himself, before turning to look at the Shamoshan who still hadn't left for some reason. "Do your people have any sort of space craft?"
"Space.. craft?"
Crap. He was going to be stuck here for a while wasn't he?
"GRAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
In the depths of space, a star erupted into hellfire as Bojack roared with strain, his brilliant green aura flaring around him to prevent the vacuum of space from killing him. He grit his teeth as his hands clenched into fists.
"Free… once more…" He growled, before looking around. Yep, same nook of space as he was last time…
"And I'm out far earlier too… I can still feel the magic used to seal me… the North Kai hasn't died yet..." The pirate grunted, before quickly blasting off through the cold depths of space. His aura was keeping him from suffocating but he had to find a planet soon or he'd die prematurely.
And then, he'd have to find the rest of his Galaxy Soldiers. Depending on when he was, they probably wouldn't be in the same place as last time. But they would find use once more as his underlings.
At the very least, they would be useful meatshields.
In Otherworld, panic was abound.
"What in the name of Zeno is going on down there!?" King Yemma demanded as he banged a fist on his giant desk. "Why are all the alarms going off!?"
"King Yemma, its terrible!" One of the Oni advisors exclaimed as he barged into the room, adjusting his spectacles. "T-the soul scrubbing machine! It broke down!"
"WHAT!? We just had that damn thing cleaned last week!" Yemma growled, almost frothing at the mouth. "How bad is the damage!?
"I-it looked like an internal error sir, we managed to patch it up before anything serious happened thankfully! But still, it looked like something broke out from the inside!"
"Broke out? That makes no sense!" The giant red judge scoffed, rubbing his beard slowly. "Unless… no, it couldn't be… could it…?"
"U-uh, so what should we do-"
"Keep an eye on the damn thing and make sure it doesn't break again you idiot!"
In the depths of Hell, Janemba snickered. Breaking out of that machine was so, so much easier. He didn't even need to possess that weak Oni to do it.
The great demon looked around him, taking in the sight of Hell itself. Or HFIL as the Kais apparently liked to call it.
Idiots. Using soft language for purgatory didn't change the fact that it was purgatory.
Still… this land would become his kingdom once more someday. First Hell, then the rest of Otherworld, they would become a new Demon Realm for him to rule.
But for now.. he had to bide his time and wait. Wait for the others to start coming together before he tried to break out of Hell.
With a wide, toothy smirk, his body began to break apart into glowing cuboid lights, before he vanished.
The timeline had shifted drastically. And what consequences this held… were completely unknown.
And watching over it all, Fu couldn't help but giggle, shoveling a handful of popcorn into his mouth.
"Let the show begin…"
Again, like I said, don't expect much from this. It was a spur of the moment idea that got out of hand. Dunno if I'll continue it, or even when. I'd like to one day.
I'd need to do a lot of brushing up on DBZ's history and stuff, as well as the movies. Fun fact, never seen Bojack Unbound, all I know about him is from fanfics and video games. So I'll most likely get terminology and other info wrong, and if I do, assume I'm just twisting the timeline a little to alter some facts.
Also, this is following the Xenoverse 2's version of Fu rather than whatever the hell he is in Super Dragon Ball Heroes. I've never watched a single episode from that, and I don't plan to. Xeno Janemba is the only reference from that show you'll get.
But anyway yeah. A weird suicide squad-esque story about Cooler, Bojack, Broly and Janemba being forced to hunt down Turles and Slug in a timeline all while Time Patroller Trunks chaperones them while on the lookout for Towa and a possible Xeno Janemba.
What a plot right? If stuff sounds contrived of really roundabout, remember, wrote this all in a spur of the moment so.. yeah, probably not super well thought out. Just havin fun is all.
Either way, catch you all next time for whenever my muse strikes again. Also for any of my fellow FGO fans who remembered how salty I was that I couldn't grab Mysterious Heroine X Alter last time she was rated up a year or two ago? Guess who rolled her in the current idol event? Its ya doc, Snake Eater.
Also yes, I took the time to make a cover for this fanfic even though I'm not sure if I'm gonna continue it. Why? Because damn it, even if it goes nowhere, it at least goes nowhere in STYLE.