As the Grand Priest's words echoed through their minds, everyone starred at him in complete shock by what he had said. Spreading his fingers apart, the demented smile appeared on his face once more. "Say goodbye, but be proud that you pleased Lord Zeno in your final hours." Before anyone could think of a respectful reply. Jiren, Vegeta and Zagraeus charged headlong at him.
Without even moving, the Grand Priest sent the three warrior's flying, but within the span of a single second, they steadied themselves and charged back at the Grand Priest; their eyes glazed over in a state of pure anger.
Without even moving, their punches were stopped inches before they made contact. "What's happening? He blocked their attacks without even moving… How is he holding their punches back without his hands?" Goku asked, leaning forward his seat. "The Grand Priest is no normal fighter. He has transcended beyond the need for normal combat maneuvers. He could easily destroy any fighter here without moving a single muscle." Whis explained, watching the Grand Priest carefully as he scowled.
Sharing a slight glance, the three began to attack the Grand Priest at such a rapid pace that they appeared to be standing still. "Why would he do this?" Berrus asked, looking to Whis who; himself was staring at the Grand Priest in silent interest. "Why is Grand Zeno doing nothing as well, he has fallen strangely quiet now that the Grand Priest has involved himself." Champa wondered as all of the angels stared up at the Grand Priest as he easily fended off the three expert and veteran warriors with two upheld fingers.
Every time their strikes connected with the Grand Priests upheld fingers, one of the planets orbiting the Arena in the Null realm imploded on itself. "This is insane, their doing that?" Shougen asked, pointing up towards the catastrophic events unfolding above them. "It seems that what Lord Zeno said was true after all." Hearing this, everyone turned their attention towards Whis who was smiling slightly. "What did you say?" Shougen asked, crossing his arms as the angel glanced at him. "Grand Zeno informed us that our uses were running out and that our replacements would soon be ready." Hearing his announcement, Berrus looked to Whis and closed one eye. "What's this? I didn't hear any of that." "That's what happens when you sleep for a thousand years." Belmond retorted, shaking his head as e everyone turned their attention back to Whis as he began to rub his chin. "Our time is almost up, in the past two tournaments we have witnessed the birth of three Gods, as well as other mortals rise to unfathomable levels. And thanks to everything that has transpired in recent moments, I am beginning to think that it may be true. Toppo, Vegeta and Shougen have all reached the level of the God's, but you also have warriors such as Jiren, Goku and Zagraeus who have somehow reached a level beyond that." "Are you saying that Toppo, and Vegeta are replacements? I must say that I am slightly confused, I understand Shougen's situation since Xerrath met her end, but you two are still among the living." Drago spoke, pointing at Berrus and Belmond. "Then that would mean that Zagraeus, Goku and Jiren are the new angels of their Universe's, right?" Shougen asked, crossing his arms as Whis closed his eyes and hummed. "I must admit that you two are quite perceptive, a God does not have to be dead to be replaced, they can just simply retire. But a replacement for an angel has never appeared, until now that is. I am just as confused and concerned by this as you are." He admitted as the other angels nodded in agreement.
The attention of the spectators was quickly brought back to fight when the Grand Priest teleported away from the three warriors that were still assaulting him.
Without a word between them, they charged at him once more; only for the Grand Priest to disappear; causing them to punch the other in the face.
Recoiling slightly, the Grand Priest pushed them away once more. As they flew, the three of them released the same energy waves that they had before, the attacks simply vanishing as they made contact with the Grand Priest.
Without a single word the Grand Priest replied by firing his own attacks at them. The three of them gasping as they crossed their arms, preparing to block the attacks.
Crossing his arms, Piccolo scowled at the Grand Priest. "He just attacked them… Doesn't that mean that he's going to disappear?" He asked, looking yo Whis when he sighed. "Sadly, no. The Grand Priest may be the highest ranking angel, but he is not bound by the angel laws. He can do as he pleases. As long as it doesn't enrage Lord Zeno of course." He explained as the smoke strewn from the Grand Priest's attack began to dissipate.
When the smoke fully cleared, the three warrior's were no where to be found; inciting gasps from the audience.
Turning to face the stands, the Grand Priest rose his hand into the air once more. "Now, shall we continue?" He asked, the same disturbing smile creeping once more onto his face as he prepared to erase everything.
Just as his hand was about to close, Vegeta appeared from nowhere and kicked him in the back of the head just as Jiren punched him in the face, stunning him long enough for Zagraeus to knee him in the stomach. Glancing at each other, they nodded.
Vegeta, quickly punched the Grand Priest in the face as Zagraeus swept his legs out from under him, before the Grand Priest could react, Jiren slammed his feet into his chest as Vegeta held the Grand Priest from moving. Smiling, the three of them pressed their cheeks together and charged a team attack. "Final Justice Supernova!" Yelling as loud as they could, the yellow and red attack engulfed the Grand Priest; lightning crackling from it as it flew.
The audience waited with bated breath for the reveal as Vegeta, Jiren and Zagraeus floated, smiling triumphantly. "Hey, is that P?" Cody asked as Zagraeus gave something in his hair a fist bump. "She must have jumped from Goku's head and ran back to Zagraeus while we were all to distracted to notice." Gohan stated, smiling as he spoke. "So that's how they got the jump on him." Shougen announced, releasing a mighty laugh as he hugged Fleur, Tink, Kaseaen and Kukei." "Yay, hugs!" Both Kukei and Tink squealed in reply, hugging them back. "There's no doubt in my mind that that mouse is the MVP of this tournament." Piccolo agreed as he stared at Zagraeus as Vegeta and Jiren gave P a fist bump as well.
As the dust faded, the audience gasped once more when the Grand Priest floated exactly where he had before, his clothes slightly burnt in multiple locations. Staring up at him, Zagraeus gasped. "Hey, look." He stated as he nudged Vegeta and Jiren.
Looking at where he was pointing, they chuckled when they saw that a small streak of blood was trickling from the Grand Priest's nose. "We have a saying back in Spargus; if it bleeds, we can kill it." He announced as Jiren and Vegeta looked at him, nodding in silent agreement as P retreated back into the safety of Zagraeus's hair.
The three began to charge at the Grand Priest once more until the Zeno's appeared suddenly in front of them. "Stop, please!" "No more fighting, please!" The Zeno's pleaded, taking on a serious demeanor, unlike the childlike one from before as they spoke.
Creating a small piece of ground to stand on, they landed, motioning for Vegeta and the others to follow. The three warrior's stood closely side by side as they stared at the Zeno's, fully prepared for a second round. "We have decided to change the rules." "Yes, the three of you win." The three weary warrior's shared a cautious glance at the others as the Zeno's sighed. "No universe's will be destroyed." "No, and the four of you get a wish as well." A sigh of relief escaped from the collective lungs of everyone present as smiles of pure joy stretched across Zagraeus, Jiren and Vegeta's faces as they clasped each others hand in victory.
Unable to resist the celebration, P jumped onto their hands and gave them a loving hug. "Lord Zeno, this is not what we had decided." The Grand Priest stated, falling silent when they glared at him. Glaring at the three warrior's that had defied him, he rose his hands to the sky.
The audience sighed once more when seven large, golden balls with red stars appeared from nowhere. "Are those?" Drago began to ask, failing to get the rest of his sentence out as he marveled at the beauty of the balls. "The Super Dragon Balls." Goku answered, assuring the fighters of Universe 13 that the Zeno's words were in fact true.
The Grand Priest continued to scowl and glared once more at the warrior's before looking up into the sky towards the Super Dragon Balls "Hsiw ym em tnarg dna s'doG eht fo nogard, htrof emoc, pretty peas. "Everyone covered their eyes when the null realm was bathed in a bright light, emanating from the Super Dragon balls.
Opening their eyes, Universe 13 stared speechlessly up into the sky at the sight of the giant golden dragon above them. "State your wishes." The Grand Priest spat, not looking down at them. "Ask for anything." "Yes, it can grant anything." "Do anything." "What will it be?" The Zeno's asked, trying to entice one of the warrior's to make a wish.
Stepping forward, Zagraeus looked up at the mighty dragon and smiled. "I wish for all the Saiyan's of Universe 7 that died with their planet to be reborn, along with all the Saiyan's that dies after... My wish includes the planet itself as well." Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, Broly and the other fighters all gasped as they heard Zagraeus's wish. "What about you Vegeta?" "Yes, ask for anything." The Zeno's asked, looking at Vegeta who was still in shock.
Shaking his head, Vegeta looked at Zagraeus who was smiling back at him. "I want.. I want to bring back the planet named Gargun in Universe 13, along with the people that died the day it was destroyed." Zagraeus gasped as tears filled his eyes. "Incredible, they both wished for something that would benefit the other." "I know, what about you Jiren?" "Yes, it is your turn now." They asked, looking up at him. "I wish…" He began to speak before looking up at the stands, seeing Caulifla clutching Merrick's half heart amulet tightly in her hands, the other half hanging around her neck.
Sighing, Jiren smiled. "I wish for Merrick of the 6th to be revived." He announced, causing Caulifla to gasp. "It's nice when people wish for others." "Yes, I think that it is very nice." The Zeno's announced as they looked up at Jiren once more. "What about you?" "What is your wish?" The Zeno's asked, pointing at P who was perched on Jiren's head. "Her?" Vegeta asked, motioning towards P; who now had a shocked expression on her face. "Yes, her." "She is a different fighter." "She is not a part of you three." "Yes, so she gets her own wish." Zagraeus smiled and held out his hand, allowing P to approach the Zeno's. "But my lord, that... Thing, is one of the spirit animals used by Cody of the 13th, she is not a registered fighter." As the Grand Priest spoke, one of the Zeno's gave P a fist bump, both of them giggling as P performed a little dance for them.
Once P's dance was finished, the Zeno's looked up at the Grand Priest. "She may not be one of the 16 fighters of Universe 13 but she is still here." The Grand Priest stared at Zeno until they turned his attention back to P.
Leaving the Grand Priest to shake his head in disgust, he glared at the entire multiverse before gazing back up at the giant dragon. "What is your wish?" One Zeno asked as the other picked her up. In response, P began to make small, adorable squeaking noises; identical to that of a normal mouse. "I don't understand." "Neither do I, but she's so cute." The Zeno's admitted, fawning over the cuteness of P as they contemplated how to understand her. "I'm the only one that can understand her!" Cody called, sitting on the large shoulders of Penga. "I was raised by the forest sprites so I can understand them. The noises you hear her make just sound like normal words to me." Hearing Cody's announcement, one of the Zeno's clapped his hands in delight as the other one placed P back on Zagraeus's shoulder. "Come down here please." "Yes, tell us her wish please." Penga lifted Cody into her hands as a small, bright orange dragon appeared. Climbing atop her, the dragon cued in delight.
The second Cody landed on the platform, P ran up to him and latched herself onto his face. "P!? What are you doing?" Cody asked as he peeled the small mouse from his face; now reddened in embarrassment.
Receiving small chuckles from the Zeno's, along with Vegeta, Jiren and Zagraeus, Cody groaned as P quickly leaned towards Cody's ear and began to squeak. "Really?" Cody asked, skeptically looking at the small mouse in his hand. "What is it?" "Please tell us, what is her wish?" the Zeno's asked, eager to learn what the small rodent had wished for. "She wants to bring back every world that has been wrongfully destroyed, along with everyone that died on them." Everyone gasped when they heard P's wish. "She said that she got the idea for the wish when we watched the last tournament on that disc. She said that she felt bad for Jiren after learning about his past. She said that no one deserves to have a childhood like that; children should be surrounded by love and compassion, not strife and pain." Jiren stared down at Cody as he felt a strange emotion building up inside of him that he couldn't fully understand. "Are you sure?" "Yes, are you sure?" The Zeno's asked, tilting their heads.
P quickly nodded in response to their question and jumped on Cody's head, just as the Zeno's smiles. "They are great wishes." "Yes, wishing for someone else fells much better than wishing for yourself." The Zeno's applauded the four wish givers and turned to look up at the great dragon as everyone waited for the wishes to be granted.
The Grand Priest growled once more as he stared up at the dragon. "EsrevinU htxis eht fo efil eht erotser osla. Meht morf sliah taht enoyreve htiw gnola, emit thgir s'ti erofeb nekat saw taht esrevinU yreve fo tenalP yreve dna…. neetriht esrevinU fo nugraG tenalp eht dna neves esrevinU fo ategeV tenalp eht erotser esaelp, pretty peas." With his orders delivered, the dragon's eyes glowed red and a loud roar escaped from its lungs as it turned into a bright golden light that rocketed through the air.
Before anyone could react, Merrick appeared on the stands, sitting next to Caulifla. "Whoa! What happened?" He asked, looking around before his eyes snapped to Caulifla; who was staring at him, still clutching his amulet tightly as she fought back the urge to cry. "Hey, you alright?" He asked, brushing hair from her eyes.
A cry of pain echoed around the null realm when Caulifla punched him in the nose. "You idiot! Warn me before you come back to life! You cant just expect a girl to be ready just like that! She roared, clenching her fist tightly. "You ever do something like that again and I'll kill you myself…" She ordered, grabbing his head and forcing it into her breasts. "Hey, what's wrong?" Merrick asked, trying to pull himself free. "No! You can't see." She ordered, squeezing his head tighter.
Seeing this, the entire multiverse smiled and chuckled as the Zeno's quickly created a large screen, showing the dragon flying through space.
Zagraeus fell to his knees when his childhood planet of Gargun appeared; tears filling his eyes when two small girls and a small boy appeared on screen as well, even though his planet had been destroyed over twenty years ago, they remained the same age as the day the were killed.
Vegeta followed suit when planet Vegeta appeared in the sky, revealing his father: King Vegeta, and Goku's parents; Bardock, and Gine. Although Goku didn't react the same way, he smiled; knowing that they were his true parents, not Grandpa Gohan.
Jiren stared in awe as thousands of planets flashed on screen. Tears began to subconsciously fall from his eyes when his home planet appeared. His mother walking out of his childhood home and looking around before calling out his name. Lowering himself down while the Zeno's were distracted by the screen, the Grand Priest leaned down to the warrior's. "This is not yet over, I will not forget your transgressions." With his announcement delivered, the Grand Priest vanished into thin air.
Both Zagraeus and Vegeta stood and grasped the others hand. "How can I ever repay you?" Zagraeus asked clasping his other hand around Vegeta's. "You already have." Vegeta replied, as he patted Zagraeus on the shoulder. "Aww, but what about our rematch?" Goku groaned, landing next to them. "Some other time, Kakarot. Soon though. And this time I promise not to try and kill you." Zagraeus stated, laughing alongside Goku.
Vegeta groaned and shook his head as he watched them before looking over to see Jiren starring at Cody, wiping the tears from his eyes.
"What you did was unexpected, I doubt that I could ever repay you for your kindness." Jiren thanked as P swiftly jumped onto Jiren's head and hugged him, causing him to smile.
Looking down, he saw that Cody's left arm still hung limply to his side. Knelling down next to him, Jiren took Cody's arm in his hands and closed his eyes. A jolt of pain ran up Cody's arm when Jiren twisted and pushed it. "There we are." Jiren stated, standing and looking at Goku who was laughing; his arms around Zagraeus and Vegeta's shoulder and shook his head. "Thanks, I don't know what Tiio would've done if she saw me like that… She probably wouldn't have let me leave the house without her again." Cody admitted as he marveled at how Jiren had repaired his arm that Vegeta had broken earlier. "No, thank you." Jiren replied patting Cody on his head.
Everyone changed their attention to Frieza who was still in his seat as he began to cough, trying to force the urge too cry back. Looking up at the screen, everyone chuckled and awed when they discovered that what was on the screen was the Saiyan; Tsukiryuu, who had been revived on earth. "Wait, why was she brought back on earth?" Vegeta asked, looking to Whiss who had landed next to him. "It seems that Frieza felt so bad for accidentally killing his beloved friend, that he carried her ashes with him wherever he went." Whis explained, leaning in towards them so that Frieza wouldn't hear him.
With a large smile across his face, Whis pulled the three warrior's towards him. "II may also have gained the information that Frieza journeyed to Planet Namek in search of the Dragon balls to resurrect Tsukiryuu, not for immortality at all… Not to try and make you feel bad for almost killing him." Whis divulged to them, winking at Goku.
Looking up, Zagraeus and Vegeta were shocked to see the Zeno's looking down at them, a saddened look across both of their faces. "What's wrong with you guys, Zennie's?" Goku asked waking over to them. "Will you come back and visit us sometime?" "Yes all of you? Thisbtournament was so fun to watch." Zagraeus smiled as they spoke. "Of course we will, just maybe leave the universal destruction out of the game plan next time, it would be more enjoyable for everyone if the next tournament was just for fun." "Okay!" "Sure!" the Zeno's cheered as they held out their fists. Looking over at Goku, Zagraeus chuckled and gave one Zeno a fist bump while Goku gave one to the other.
Standing face to face, Zagraeus held out his hand. "Again, I'm truly sorry for trying to kill you, and thinking that you killed my mother. Believing something so strongly your entire life makes it hard to believe any alternative." Zagraeus apologized again before looking over at Kaseaen and smiling. "Don't be, everyone makes mistakes, even me. I do want that rematch though." Goku stated, an excited smirk stretching across his face. "Of course, you'll also have to excuse me for not calling any of you dad. Especially since we're basically the same age." Zagraeus replied, motioning at Vegeta and Broly as Goku clasped his hand; both fighters sharing a friendly laugh. "Nah, that would just sound weird coming from you, I'm just Goku, but you can call me Kakarot." Hearing Goku's reply, Zagraeus smiled and patted him on his shoulder as they began to laugh.
Taking a deep breath, Kaseaen shook her head. "The others don't seem worried about this at all." Kaseaen stated, pointing at the other Angel's that were standing calmly by their God's. "The four of us must stay in contact, If something happens in one Universe, the other three must be informed immediately." Hearing Whis's orders, Kaseaen, Vados and Marcarita nodded in response before returning to their God's sides. "If you're ever in trouble, just call. As far as I'm concerned, we're brothers now, and a Spargan never lets his brothers fight alone." Shougen stated, stepping next to Zagraeus with Kukei on his shoulder, a wide grin across his face. "That goes for you too. If an enemy appears on any of our shores that we can not handle alone, we should not hesitate to call the others for aid." Toppo agreed as Jiren, Goku and Vegeta nodded. "Stay safe." Broly stated, patting Shougen on the back. "You too." Shougen replied as Goku and Zagraeus continued to laugh before they were suddenly teleported back to their own worlds.
Arriving back on the capsule corps balcony, everyone shared a sigh of relief. "Am I glad that's over." Goku admitted as Bulma, Chichi and Cheelai exited the door. "You guys are back?" Bulma stated, crossing her arms with a scowl when she saw Vegeta's wounds. "Broly!? What happened to you!?" Cheelai cried, running up to him before hugging him tightly. "It's alright, I'm okay. I promise." Broly assured her, picking the small woman into his arms as Chichi walked toward the group. "So Goku, what did you guys win?" She asked as Berrus grit his teeth. "You get to continue living. Be thankful that we just scrapped that out." He admitted, shaking his head. "what do you mean?" Bulma asked, tilting her head. "Those Universe 13 guys were something else, let me tell you. They were super powerful. Shougen picked up the pillar and used it as a bat against Broly and then Zagraeus fought me, Vegeta, Broly, Jiren, Merrick and Merus at the same time and we couldn't even hit him." Goku explained as Frieza gasped as a woman dressed in the standard Saiyan armor walked out of the door, her tail flicking happily as she spotted the group.
Looking back at her, Bulma clapped her hands. "I forgot, a few minutes ago she just appeared out here. She told me that she was a Saiyan and that her name was-." "Tsukiryuu!?" Frieza gasped as the Saiyan ran towards him, throwing her arms around his neck. "Freezie, what happened? Where are we?" She asked, looking around before glancing at Vegeta and Goku. "Hey, I've seen you guys before… You guy's are Saiyan's, right?" She asked pointing at them. "He's Vegeta, and I'm Go… Kakarot, I'm Kakarot." Goku introduced, smiling as he met another Saiyan. "Vegeta? Like the King!?" Tsukiryuu asked, cowering behind Frieza. "No, this Vegeta is simply the spawn of that foolish monkey." Frieza admitted, shaking his head. "The prince, but he was just a little boy. I'm almost twelve years older than him." Tsukiryuu announced, a dumbfounded expression on her face. "Tsukiryuu, you've been dead for almost thirty years. I will explain it all later." Frieza stated, floating into the air. "Frieza! I want you to live on this planet." Berrus ordered, crossing his arms. "And why should I live on this pathetic rock?" He asked as Tsukiryuu looked up at him. "After what happened at the tournament, I do not fully trust the Grand Priest. He can be quite vengeful when someone makes a mockery of him. I am uncertain of what he might do… So for the foreseeable future. I suggest that not only you, but Merus live here as well. Dabura is safe because the Grand Priest will not risk anything happening to the demon world, lest he incur the wrath of Lord Zeno." Whis admitted as Tsukiryuu ran up to Bulma. "Did you hear that? Were gonna be living here too." She announced as everyone else began to leave. Returning to their homes.
Tapping her chin in thought, Bulma grabbed Frieza by the arm, dragging him behind Broly and Cheelai. "Release me you infernal woman, What do you think you're doing!?" Frieza cried, growling when Tsukiryuu followed behind them. "You're lucky, I've got one house left with your names on it." Bulma explained as she pulled Frieza, behind her, following Broly and Cheelai as they went home as the children followed Piccolo and Chichi into the building.
Left alone With Whis and Berrus, Goku and Vegeta sighed. "Hey Whis, why was Broly weaker during the tournament than when me and Vegeta fought him?" Goku asked as Vegeta perked his ear in interest. "Because of his training, he was so powerful during your encounter because his power was in control. But now, he has learned to only call on what he needs. It weakens him significantly but it allows him to keep his brain. A worthy sacrifice if I say so. Think of it as Broly using his power the way both you and Vegeta use your many super Saiyan transformations." Whis explained as Berrus yawned. "Whis, I think it's time for a well deserved nap." He ordered, sighing when Whis nodded. "Of course, my Lord." He replied as he spun his staff. "You two are dismissed, not like you were any help during the tournament anyway." Berrus ordered, glaring at the Kai's. "Watch your tone, you should learn to respect your elders." The elder Kai stated, pointing at Berrus as Shin bowed. "Yes, lord Berrus, right away. We shall also return Dabura to the demon realm." He stated as they vanished.
Taking a deep breath, Berrus sighed. "Vegeta… I have something to tell you." He muttered, turning halfway around as Vegeta crossed his arms. "What?" He asked, shaking his head. "The only reason that Frieza destroyed your planet is because I ordered for planet Vegeta's destruction in the first place." He admitted, turning completely around. "The Saiyan's destruction of entire civilizations threw the flow of destruction and creation completely out of order. I couldn't allow that anymore. So, if you want your race to remain in this Universe, you and Goku should return home and explain your situation to your father. Show him the earing I gave you, and tell them that the Saiyan's reign of selling planets to the highest bidder is over… And tell queen Ponata that I said hello and that I eagerly await the taste of her cooking once more." Berrus stated as he vanished, leaving the two Saiyan's to absorb everything that he had just told them.
Looking at Goku, Vegeta shook his head. "Have you ever wondered what your parents were like?" Vegeta asked as Goku quickly nodded in agreement. " I have but-." Goku began to reply but was quickly cut off by the loud rumbling of his stomach. "Before we go, can we get something to eat? We can always use instant transmission to go their after." Goku explained, smiling when Vegeta smiled. "Wait a minute, didn't Zagraeus wish for all of the Saiyan's that died after planet Vegeta's destruction to be revived as well?" Vegeta asked as Goku gasped. "Then that would mean that Raditz and Nappa are back." Goku stated, crossing his arms. "You go and get Bulma and Chichi to make us something to eat. I'll handle Raditz and Nappa, they'll listen to me. Or else." Vegeta explained before using instant transmission. Leaving Goku alone on the balcony. "Mom and dad, huh… I'm looking forward to meeting them." He admitted to himself, a large smile on his face as he walked through the door, into the capsule corps building.