Chapter 2: The new arrivals, and the beginning of the Expo.
Every God and Kai gasped when they heard the Grand Priest's words, causing Piccolo and Vegeta to look at each other, as Goku rubbed his chin "who's the Thirteenth? Are they strong?" Goku asked, looking up at the Grand Priest when Berrus and Whis refused to answer "the strongest there is." The Grand Priest replied, a large smile spreading across his face as Goku's eyes lit up "did you hear that Vegeta? The Thirteenth are the strongest fighters there are." Goku cheered happily until Berrus grit his teeth "will you stop your jabbering for ten seconds!?" he roared, causing everyone to flinch "you knew about this, didn't you?" at his question, Whis sighed "yes." "then why didn't you tell me?" Berrus asked, glaring back at him "all twelve Angel's were told, but we were sworn to silence. I risked a lot revealing that small clipping of information before." Whis explained, sighing when Vegeta stared at him, crossing his arms sternly "is there something we should know? And I mean more than a threat stronger than us." Vegeta asked, causing Goku and the others to look at Berrus. Gritting his teeth, Berrus clenched his fist tightly as he sighed "the guests he's talking about… Is none other than Universe Thirteen." Hearing his words, Goku, Vegeta and the others gasped, staring at Berrus.
Shaking his head, Vegeta squinted "I thought you said that Zeno destroyed the other six Universe's." Vegeta stated, his gaze deepening when Berrus sighed "I'm sorry to say that we might have told a teeny tiny lie." Whis stated, chuckling "Grand Zeno destroyed five Universe's that day. Universe's fourteen through eighteen. The thirteenth Universe was spared from that fate. For the most part they were forgotten by time, until now. I promise to explain in more detail later." Whis explained, humming when Goku, Vegeta and Piccolo gasped "what is that?" Goku asked, looking to a small, circular platform next to the one with the Zeno's thrones "this power is incredible." Piccolo agreed, his eye twitching "this is insane, it's nothing like anything I've felt before. Even Jiren's is nothing when compared to this." Vegeta stated, stepping back "their here." Berrus stated, seconds before a bright bubble formed on a round platform next to the Zeno's platform "without further ado. I proudly present to you all; Universe thirteen!" Everyone from every Universe, walked to the edge of their platforms; waiting patiently to see what the fighters of the mysterious Thirteenth Universe would be.
Everyone stared in awe as the light faded, revealing seven people, standing hand in hand "look at that Vegeta, they don't mind holding hands. You should learn from their example." Berrus mocked, smiling when Vegeta scofed and crossed his arms
Releasing each others hands, the members of Universe thirteen stood side by side. One; a small Kai, similar in appearance to Shin, his Mohawk slicked to the left, a pair of large glasses on the bridge of his nose. Holding hands with a small, female Angel; almost identical to Kusu of Universe ten, her silver hair; unkempt and covering her right eye.
Next to her stood a small girl in a yellow and black dress with matching shoes, cherry blossoms spread throughout her deep, green hair. A fully loaded quiver on her back, a small bow in hand, the shortest of all of them. In stark contrast to the man standing next to her.
Next to her stood a giant man; taller then the others and easily both the tallest, and physically largest person present, the tiniest bit of light refracting from his completely bald head, his face and arms covered with the scars of countless battles, a metal plate fused to the right side of his face. Only wearing a loose fitting muscle top and pants, large black boots upon his feet, two large weapons upon his back, only visible by there hilts. Seeing him, Vegeta stepped forward as Goku smiled "it's his, this insane power. It's incredible... To think someone has this much power." Goku stated, looking at the large man with a wide smile.
Next to him; another small girl, her tan skin gleaming as her brown twin tails flowed with every breath, a tattered school uniform and high top shoes adorning her petit frame, a monkey like tail flicking behind her as she looked around.
Another girl stood next to her; a regal air flowing from her, a bright purple dress adorning her, a long pink tail trailing behind her, accompanying the small, curved horns atop her head, her blue hair wrapped around then defensively.
Next to her stood another man; smaller then the other, his white hair covering his eyes from view. His clothing consisted of a loose fitting silk coat, covering a tight under shirt and pants, adorned with parts of thick metal armor, a large sword in the shape of a tuning fork gripped tightly in his left hand. A second sword; a long Katana, strapped to his side. Though, his most outlying quality was his lack of footwear. The other Universe's gazed at them in wonder as a large smile stretched across the Grand Priest's face.
As they stared at them, the angel attendant of the Thirteenth began to jump and wave "Kusu! We're here, Kusu!" she called, waving at the angel attendant of the tenth. Laughing happily when she waved back "their here, thier here!" "I know. Look at him, he's huge! Is he Shougen?" the Zeno's cheered, hopping up and down on their thrones, likely arriving while everyone was marveling at the Thirteenth.
Hearing the Zeno' voices, everyone bowed to them, even the members of the Thirteenth. With the exception of the large man, the one the Zeno's had called; Shougen "Whis, how is it that Grand Zeno knows the name of that mortal? And where is she?" Berrus asked, glaring up at Shougen as he stood defiant, arms crossed as everyone kneeled to the Zeno's.
Glaring at him, Shougen spat "tsk. If you've got something to say, say it loud enough so that I can hear it! Coward." He commanded, his rough voice scraping the inside of their ears. A smile stretching across his face when Berrus rose "My lord?" Whis asked, chuckling nervously when the Grand Priest looked down at him "my name is Berrus; Universe seven's God of Destruction, and I will be treated with respect from a lowly mortal like you!" Berrus roared in retort causing Shougen to burst into laughter "you're a God? Alright then, am I supposed to believe that clown over there is a God too?" Shougen asked, pointing at Belmond, who did not answer, not even raising his head as he continued to bow before the Zeno's.
Berrus watched in complete shock when Shougen looked up at the Zeno's and laughed, completely unafraid of them and their wrath "please, everyone rise. Now that we have all gathered here, we can begin the first match of our Expo. Sorrel; of the ninth, shall face Cabba; of the sixth." As the Grand Priest spoke, both fighters were teleported to the arena below.
Looking over at Universe thirteen, Goku smiled "man, that guy is huge. Is he a giant or something? What about her; she's got a tail and horns, do you think she's a dragon?" Goku asked, vibrating with excitement "how are we supposed to know Goku? This is the first time any of us have seen them, if you want to know that badly just go and ask them Yourself." Berrus replied, rolling his eye's in annoyance "that's a great idea, I'm gonna go say hi." Goku stated, flying away from them "wait, what!?" Berrus gasped, his eye's bulging "you told him to do it my lord." Whis explained, bonking Berrus on the head with his staff.
Landing on the back of Universe thirteen's platform. Goku smiled when he realized that they didn't know that he was behind them. His mouth falling open when he looked up at Shougen; aghast by the size of the giant man before him. Shocked by the fact that even with his hair, he only reached Shougen's lower back. Inspecting the giant black claymores magically floating mere inches from his back, he scratched his chin, trying to figure out how "pay attention to their movements, study their fighting styles. We need to be ready for anything." The small man with the tuning fork sword stated as he turned towards Goku and hummed, keeping his presence a secret "I better get to fight, Kaylin. If you dragged me all this way just to watch other people fight, we're gonna have problems." Shougen growled, looking down at the Kai who wiped his glasses nervously "don't worry, Lord Shougen. I'm sure that Grand Zeno is eager to see what you have to offer." The Kai replied, placing his glasses on his nose as he slicked his Mohawk "you can't wait to fight either, huh?" as Goku spoke from behind him, Shougen jumped "who the hell are you?" Shougen asked, spinning around, an angered expression on his face "yo, I'm Goku." Goku answered holding his hand out towards him "Shougen, nice to meet you." Shougen introduced himself, his demeanor softening when he realized that Goku meant no harm. Looking down at him, Shougen began to scan him intently as he grasped Goku's outstretched hand.
Shaking Goku's hand, Shougen rose an eyebrow "you know, you look a lot like Zagraeus." Hearing Shougen's statement, Goku's eyes shot open in excitement "who's Zagraeus? Is he strong?" He asked, looking around to try and find the mystery fighter "Zagraeus isn't here, he's the strongest fighter in our Universe. As far as were concerned, Zagraeus is the strongest fighter there is." Kaylin answered.
Hearing the Kai's words, Goku began to shake with excitement "I do have to agree with Lord Shougen though. The resemblance between you two is uncanny to say the least." Kaylin continued, pushing his glasses upon the bridge of his nose "I don't know anything about that, I've never met anyone named Zagraeus before, and if he's as strong as you say. I'm pretty sure I would've remembered him. Hey, wait a minute, where's your God? And why does he keep calling you Lord Shougen, are you a King or something?" Goku asked, looking around "Lord Shougen is our God, silly." The Angel answered, pushing Goku playfully "really? Huh, he doesn't give of the God vibes like the others do." As Goku spoke, Shougen cracked his knuckles "I'm not a God, I'm just a man. I'm not special at all. I can't fly, or breath underwater or anything lime that. I'm just a normal guy, like you." How many times have I told you not to call me that, Kaseaen?" Shougen answered glaring at the Angel, who playfully hit herself in the head "so your Kaseaen, right?" Goku asked, pointing at the angel "yup, I'm the Angel attendant for the God of Destruction of Universe thirteen." She announced, giving Goku a thumbs up "and this is Kaylin, my best friend and the last remaining Kai of our Universe." She stated, pulling Kaylin into a hug as she introduced him.
Sighing, he slicked his Mohawk once again "a pleasure." He added, bowing to Goku "since were introducing ourselves, I guess we might as well do it all the way." Shougen sighed, shrugging his shoulders "I'm Shougen, this is my wife; Fleur." Seeing, Shougen motioning at the small girl next to him with the yellow dress and bow, Goku looked up at him in shock "that's your wife? But she's so small, and your so big." Fleur giggled as Goku stuttered in confusion "it's alright, I can understand your confusion. A lot of people think that I'm his daughter." She explained, shaking his hand, her small, fragile hands; extremely soft to the touch, a calming feeling spreading throughout his entire body "this is my younger brother, Gazu." Shougen continued, motioning at the smaller man who had looked at him earlier, his strange blade humming as it moved through the air as Gazu once again turned to look at him "Goku, was it? The pleasure is all mine. Although my name is Gazubiro, I insist that you call me Gazu." Gazu introduced, nodding at Goku "I don't mean to be rude, but doesn't your hair stop you from seeing? I mean, it's completely covering your eyes. Like all I see is a shadow, do you even have eyes?" Goku asked, raising an eyebrow when Gazu laughed, refusing to answer.
Squinting, he scratch his head "this is Ruby." Shougen stated, pointing at the girl with the long tail "it is a pleasure to meet you, Sir. Goku." She stated, curtsying "oh wow, you can just call me Goku." Goku replied, laughing as Shougen growled "you just gonna keep me for last, huh?" the other small girl with the twin tails stated, leaping over Shougen's shoulders, nimbly landing next to Goku "nice to meet you Goku, I'm Tinkamenia; Shougen's best friend since childhood, but you can just call me Tink. Don't mind Shougen, he's a little gruff but he's just a big soft bear on the inside. You should see him when he transforms into a- gargh!" she gasped as Shougen grabbed her; his giant hand covering her entire face. Her frantic cries; reduced to mumbles as she tried to claw her way free "just ignore her please. Some people just don't know when to be. Quiet!" He stated, glaring at her "you done?" he asked, sighing when Tink nodded "mmhm." She muttered sadly as she fell still "good, think before you speak next time." He ordered, placing her on his shoulders "Kakarot! What the hell are you doing?" Vegeta yelled, making him flinch "ah, come on Vegeta. You know that watching other people fight just makes me want to fight more. Besides, I just met some new friends." Goku answered, motioning towards the others "this is Ruby, Tink, Fleur, Kaylin, Kaseaen, Gazu and Shougen." Gazu nodded at him as the others waved and bowed.
Crossing his arms, Shougen shook his head as he stared intently at Vegeta "I can see that, but are you aware that the Grand Priest is watching you." Vegeta stated, pointing up at the Grand Priest who was intently staring at them. Waving at the Grand Priest, Goku laughed when he nodded in return before returning his attention to the fight below "see, it's fine." "whatever! What the hell are you starting at?" Vegeta asked, glaring up at Shougen who continued to stare at the Sayian prince "what the hell is going on? You look like Zagraeus to." "who's Zagraeus?" Vegeta asked, shaking his head "apparently, he's the strongest fighter in their Universe. They think he's the strongest fighter their is. How exciting is that?" Goku answered, a wide smile on his face.
Looking at Goku, his eye's grew wide with intrigue "the strongest there is, huh? Is he a Saiyan?" Vegeta asked, causing Goku shrug his shoulders "I Have never heard of a Saiyan is before. All we know about Zagraeus's past is that his entire planet, along with its people was destroyed. He's spent his entire life training to one day have his revenge on the thing that took everything from him." Gazu explained, staring straight past them "he could've told more to Peiri, but that's all we know." Shougen agreed as Vegeta and Goku shared a glance at each other "what about her? She's got a tail." Vegeta asked, pointing at Tink "a science accident. She broke into Shinsen and Setsuna's lab one day and drank one of their potions. Apparently it fused her DNA with that of a monkey."Gazu explained, causing Vegeta and Goku to shake their heads in shock.
Before they were able to talk any longer, the Grand Priest's voice echoed around them "the first match is concluded; contender Cabba; of the Sixth is victorious. The second match shall consist of Gazubiro; of the thirteenth, and Lavender; of the ninth." Hearing the Grand Priest's words, Shougen looked down at his brother with a smile "go easy on him." chuckling, Gazu patted his brother's arm "of course." He replied, smiling up at him as he was teleported to the ring "your brother better be careful down there. Lavender has poison hands that mess you up if he hits you, it can even blind you." Goku explained, offering advice to his new friend as Shougen began to laugh.