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This is perhaps the weirdest thing that ever crossed my mind, but I had to jot this down into a text document otherwise I would have gone crazy! I always had this lingering idea about a crossover involving Future Gohan and Kikyo. I figure that in strangest of ways that there is a kind of distinct match between the two characters. I find they relate with each other in a variety of ways. I've had this idea on my mind for a while, so I decided to bring this idea to life.

I do this to primarily save my sanity! ^~^'

**** AND just a warning before you start reading; I don't want to see reviews about DBZ characters being unbeatable and whatnot. It's not a wonder those who write some really good Sailor Moon x DBZ crossovers get discouraged. So before reading, decide if you can imagine a few DBZ characters being picked off by another character from another anime series. If you can't see it being possible, then this story is not for you. But if you can, then give this story a try! ****

**** Also, if you review, please mention a little more rather than just saying it's "good" or something involving only two or so words. You can just favorite it, and I'd take it that you like it. I prefer constructive reviews. So I'd appreciate if it is constructive and focuses on my story. ****

Now, without further ado, I give you my first chapter of The Crossroads of Fate and Destiny!

Chapter 1: Destinies Converge

Pain and despair... That was all that she could feel. Pain because her life was nearing its end due to what her arch nemeses had done to her. And despair, for she would never see the one she loved ever again. However, her soul had finally found salvation. She was free from hate, and free from the attachments that kept her from moving on. She knew now that it was her time to finally rest.

"I have finally become an ordinary woman," the young woman said longingly, as she was held gingerly in her lover's arms awaiting her fate.

"Kikyo... You were the first woman whom I ever cared for. And yet...I couldn't do anything for you."

She took one last glance towards the silver-haired half demon, and came to realize that this was the first time she had caught a glimpse of him to ever shed tears.

"This is the first time I've ever seen you cry, Inuyasha," she said, as was astonished to see such an emotion portray itself within the eyes she knew once as being colder long ago when she had first met him.

"Kikyo, I... I couldn't save you!" Inuyasha cursed himself with remorse.

"You came for me. That's enough," she spoke softly with a sincere smile.

"Kikyo..." he said under his breath with sadness enveloping it. His cheeks were tear-stained from his own sorrow and his guilt. And soon after, he and Kikyo came closer to share one last passionate kiss, with tears streaming down their faces. Once they were finished giving all of their passion into that last kiss, her body went limp and her damaged body dispersed into a white light. Her soul surrounded Inuyasha and then encircled his comrades, before bidding them all a final farewell. White serpents surrounded her soul, and lead her up towards the starry night sky. Her soul had been salvaged, and she ascended to the other world... She was finished. Complete. At peace...

After A Millennium Of Time... A Dark Future...

The world during this day in age was a desolate one. A world that had no light. All this world ever was for those living in it, was hell. It was a never-ending apocalypse over-run by androids, who appeared to look like two young teenagers. Each and every waking day, there were to be more terror to befall the inhabitants of Earth. All the people in this world could ever do was wait. Wait to die, wait to live; wait for an absolution, that would never come. There was only one half Saiyan who would ever cross the androids' path. Humanity would have stood a chance if his father were to still be alive but, nowadays there is no sense to dwell on the past. Altogether, it is best to let go, leave things in the past and move on with life.

However, this half Saiyan was trapped and lost at the same time. All he could do was wait for the moment to fight, and the next one after that. For the majority of his life, he had been constantly fighting to protect what people he could from the vile androids. For thirteen long years since the androids reared their ugly heads and killed each and every one of his friends, he has waged war against them, even though he knew he was at a severe disadvantage. Every time he went to challenge them, he would be fortunate enough to survive with an inch of his life. Yet despite of all that had happened to him, he still pressed forward. He still believed there was a way to overcome this dark fate.

The androids came to a city. They desecrated the land, bent on causing destruction and more bloodshed. Young Trunks and Gohan came to the scene shortly after, witnessing the after effects of the androids' mayhem at a local amusement park.

"Oh look who decided to spoil our fun. You're looking as gloomy as usual." Eighteen said sarcastically. Then the android turned to her counterpart, "This is really getting old, don't you think?"

"Of course, he's always here to ruin our fun time." Seventeen uttered in contempt.

"So then do something about it! Besides, I find he's always much cuter when he's limping. What do you think?" Eighteen suggested with a tedious tone.

"I think that's a good idea, Eighteen." Seventeen agreed as he smiled a cold menacing smile while walking to his adversary.

"Let me take care of this, Trunks." Gohan told his young disciple as he got into a combat position.

"I got it." Trunks said as he backed away from the engaging battle.

Seventeen started off with a back-flip kick, and Gohan jumped up into the air to avoid the hit. The vile android then fired a blast, and Gohan phased in and out to evade it. He powered up to a Super Saiyan, and Seventeen flew after him to land a punch, which Gohan blocked. The android landed a barrage of attacks only to have Gohan block them all. But then the black-haired android did a flip along with kick that sent Gohan flying back into a pole. Without a moment's notice, the vile machine rushed in to land a punch on Gohan. And then punched him in mid-air into a building.

As soon as Gohan got his footing on solid ground, he fired a blast at Seventeen who evaded it with super speed only to get punched in the face.

"Come on! You can do it!" Trunks exclaimed to himself, as he smiled faithfully from the sidelines.

Gohan and Seventeen were exchanging another barrage of kicks and punches at a wild rate. And Seventeen then got booted in the face. The android started falling out of the sky, just as Gohan was coming after him to attack. Then in that instant, the blonde duplicate android got in his way and gave him a blow to the head with her palm, sending him flying into a window and causing him to fall to the ground having it shatter on him.

Seventeen flew right next to Eighteen, with his teeth gritted furiously, "That bastard's gonna pay! When did he get so with it?" Seventeen wondered as he bore an outraged look at how the fight was not tipping in his favors.

Eighteen turned her head towards her brother and smiled smugly, "Who knew he could best you? How about we do this together?"

The duo went in flying pursuit after Gohan. Eighteen made the first hit, hitting him in the leg to make him lose his balance. And as she did so, her vile black-haired twin had hit him hard in the chest with his knee. And Gohan had yelled in pain when the blond android had given him a blow to the chin.

That's when Trunks came flying in to stop the duo's onslaught on his mentor. "NO!" He cried.

Eighteen in an upside down position, shot an energy blast at him in order to temporarily subdue him. Then Trunks came flying after Eighteen as she flipped up to the top of the Ferris wheel, with Trunks in her pursuit.

"I really don't have time for you. You'll be even more disappointing. You better get out of here. Last warning, punk," the vile blond diva said callously.

"So you can gang up on my master again? I'm not going to let that happen! You'll fight me!" Trunks exclaimed as he came after Eighteen to land a merciless assault of punches, which Eighteen merely dodged and punched him back in the process. Eighteen punched Trunks only to have him knee her in the stomach. Eighteen was in shock from the pain, then she got mad and hit Trunks upon the face, causing him to fall. And before he could fall, she grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and held him up, smirking at him.

"Go for it! You ugly snake!" Trunks yelled.

Eighteen growled out of anger and was prepared to finish him off with a powerful blast.

Gohan turned his head to Trunks' location while confronting Seventeen, "Trunks! No!" Gohan exclaimed fearfully. Gohan flew after Eighteen, and Seventeen sent a blast to hit Trunks as Gohan kicked Eighteen to stop her attack. Seventeen's blast had hit Trunks, and the young disciple was thus falling out of the sky.

"Now die!" The heartless blonde android yelled, as she fired her blast. The older half-Saiyan caught Trunks just in time, and he turned his back towards the blast to act as a shield for his disciple. He crashed to the ground, still holding Trunks; who was now unconscious. He opened his eyes to see the duo standing before him, smirking mischievously. He tried to move, but his body would not respond in the moment.

"Move! Move! MOVE!" He thought anxiously, assuming the outcome of his defeat.

Eighteen crouched down to him, licking her fingers and began touching his face, irritating the fresh wounds, "All these cuts and bruises just bring out the mother in me," she said sadistically, as she pulled him by the hair, lifting him up part way and causing him to drop Trunks onto the heated pavement.

He wanted to scream, but he could not. His eyes were clamped shut, and his mouth was open wide straining for the attempt to yell in pain, as Eighteen kept on punching his stomach in repeatedly. He could feel as though something was cracked and broken inside him. A trickle of blood came up from his throat, and came gliding down his battered lip.

"Come on Gohan. Where's that stiff upper lip?" The blond asked while smirking.

And in that moment Seventeen held out his hand as his twin held Gohan up, "I really did enjoy this game. You managed to get us on the run. But you should know by now that all of your senseless fighting did nothing for you. You failed all of them. Your friends, your family, all of them. There is nothing left. They're all gone, and it is about time you followed."

Seventeen's smirk became broader as he noted upon Gohan's gaze towards Trunks, "And don't worry about the kid. We'll take good care of him, after we are finished with you. Any last words before we part ways?" He asked as an energy blast formed in his hand.

Just in that instant, before Seventeen could unleash his attack, a pink light hit the androids in their arm, severing their arms from their bodies. The androids eyes widened in shock due to the sudden counter attack that was made against them. And Gohan fell to the ground, with what remain of the Eighteen's arm clasped to his hair.

"W-what b-b-but h-how?" Seventeen said in a fearful voice, taking in the sight of his missing arm. Eighteen was also shaking and gasping in fear. They looked around with fearful eyes, only to not know where or how such a possibility came to be. Who attacked them?

Gohan was looking also for the source of were the blast had come from. 'Where did it come from?' Gohan thought. However before anyone could surmise of were the blast had come from, another pink energy wave hit Eighteen in the chest and then Seventeen eyes narrowed when he noticed an arrow protruding out of Eighteen's chest. An arrow that radiated with such power, that it gave off huge thunderous waves of light.

"Seventeen!" Eighteen yelled for her diabolical twin in fright.

"NO! Impossible!" Seventeen was staring in panic at his twin.

NO! THIS CAN'T BE!" Eighteen screamed as the pink light intensified, resulting a huge explosion. Gohan had to cover his eyes and Trunks to shield from the debris in its wake. When the dust had cleared, what remained of the blonde haired diva, was ashes in stale wind.

Gohan's eyes were twitching anxiously, while watching for what would come next.

"Who saved us?" Gohan thought in his mind over and over. Shortly after, he heard foot steps coming towards the battle field. And then he saw a woman. His vision was a blur, and he was not able to see what she looked like.

"WHO IS SHE?" Gohan thought incredulously, with his vision still hazy.

Seventeen turned around to come face to face with a young woman, carrying a bow and arrows, dressed in traditional priestess clothing. Her hair was black, tied in a loose hair ribbon and she had brown eyes.

"YOU! YOU DID THIS DIDN'T YOU? YOU PATHETIC HUMAN, HOW DID YOU ACCOMPLISH THIS? FOOL! THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WON'T LIVE TO REGRET!" Seventeen yelled in utter venom, as he took in the sight of her with hate while wilting with terror at the same time. The woman just stood there with an emotionless face. And yet, her eyes held the utmost contempt for the diabolical android. Beyond that emotionless face was that of utter abhorrence.

"You say that humanity is pathetic, and yet I can tell you started out as a human. What you show me is fear. That is something a true artificial being can never express. And the blood of who you once were, can never be erased. So in order to feel you are above humanity, you seek helpless people to prove to yourself that you are that superior being. You do that to convince yourself, don't you? It's pathetic! Trying to make excuses for your vile actions!" She said with pure disdain.

"I'LL KILL YOU!" Seventeen dashed towards her, attempting to punch her head clean off with his one good arm. When he tried to make contact, he was forced back by a barrier, and was thrown backward to the ground by its magnitude.

"Nothing is stopping me. I shall put an end to your life," the priestess said as she notched an arrow on her bow and prepared to fire.

Seventeen got up off the ground holding his arm and eyeing up his new adversary horrified, "I have to get out of here! I have to make a diversion. SHE'S TOO STRONG!"

In a hasty attempt to escape, Seventeen launched a powerful blast to the ground causing debris, as he started fleeing to the air at full speed. The priestess was able to catch a glimpse of the android fleeing and ran to an open clearing out of the debris. "You won't get away!" She yelled as she fired her arrow towards Seventeen. The arrow just managed to miss and graze him, as he made his escape.

"I've lost him...," she thought to herself as she looked on into the horizon.

"We'll meet again," she said aloud.

Then she put her bow down to her side and turned over to see Gohan, who was still on the ground. She saw that he slowly tried to stand, yet stumbled as he made his way to boy and fell. While witnessing that, she saw that his hair had changed from blond to an ebony color.

"Who... are... you?" Gohan asked in as pained voice with a surprised expression.

She merely came to him when he asked, "Try not to move," she said.

Gohan reached into his clothes and pulled out a small bag and pulled out a single bean that was left in the bag, "Pl- Please... give him this," he said as he held out the bean to her.

She gave a nod at his request, taking it from his hand and putting it in Trunks' mouth. The young boy accepted the bean and began opening his eyes slowly.

Trunks got up of the ground and looked at his mentor. "Gohan!" He gasped, "What's happening? What happened to the androids?"

'That boy was healed by a bean? But of what kind?' the woman thought as she was looking at the boy out of surprise.

"I.. I.. don't know." Gohan replied to his disciple. He was in far too much pain right now to ask.

Trunks looked her way with a face that resembled the need for answers, "Who are you? What happened?"

"I will explain everything later. But for now, we probably should leave. There is a shrine not too far from this city," the woman said as she began to put Gohan's arm over her shoulder, as did Trunks.

At that moment, Gohan did not care where he was going. And as he thought so, his vision began to fade entirely...

The sun was beginning to set when they made it to the shrine. The interior of the hut was well-kept and rather cozy looking, despite being in such an old abandoned shrine.

"Let's place him on that bed, and take off his boots," the woman said.

"Okay." Trunks nodded.

They placed Gohan on the bed, and removed his boots. And after doing so, Trunks turned to see her at the doorway staring back at him, "Watch over him. I will be back in a moment," she said with a serious demeanor, before walking out and closing the shoji door behind her.

He looked back over to Gohan, who was still unconscious. Now he wondered how his mentor managed to continue fighting the androids all those years, and still remain alive. He heard the door open again, and saw the woman walk in with a bowl of water and some cotton swabs. She kneeled down to the older half Saiyan, placing the bowl she had on the floor.

"I need your to help remove your friend's shirt so I can apply some ointment to his wounds. Can you lift him up so I can do so?" she asked while dabbing a swab in the bowl.

Trunks proceeded to lift Gohan's back off the bed, then she slowly removed Gohan's shirt to reveal the wounds he recently obtained from the androids, before cleansing them. While doing so, she caught the sight of worry on the boy's face as he watched his mentor's breathing become slightly heavier.

"Do not worry, he only has a few fractured ribs. He should be fine in about a week or so. And it will probably just take about a month for him to fully recover," she assured, before she went into another room and over to a cabinet, that appeared to be full of medicinal herbs.

"What are you doing?" Trunks asked full of curiosity.

"I am making your injured friend an herbal remedy to help him heal quicker," she said as she was mixing herbs in a small bowl into a gel-like substance.

"Boy... Your remedies are ancient. Aren't they?" Trunks said, he walked and stood beside the woman to look at what she was making.

"Perhaps. But they work just as well as any ointment to reduce swelling and ease pain somewhat," she said with a smile, as she finished mixing all of the ingredients in the bowl.

"Now, let us go shall we? We need to go treat your friend's wounds," she said while walking back to the other room with bandages.

'He does have a lot of old scars, how could one's body take such damage?' She thought as she began applying the ointment she made to his cuts and contusions.

Trunks watched her carefully as she was tending to Gohan wounds, "So what happened to the androids? I only remember being hit somehow."

"We cannot worry about them now. All we can do is focus on the task at hand here," She said as she was now putting on bandages to some of Gohan's deeper flesh wounds.

"You're right. Best to focus on what's happening now," he agreed. After saying so, Gohan soon after grunted in slight agony due to the ointment and opened his eyes.

"Gohan? Are you alright now?" Trunks looked in concern for his 'older brother'.

Gohan smiled weakly at him, "Yeah. I'm okay kid," he vocalized hoarsely as he got up off the bed. However, his body protested while doing so when he grunted somewhat out of pain.

"Excuse me. It is perhaps best not to move around. You haven't given any time for your wounds to heal. It is best for you to rest and be at ease for now," the young priestess suggested softly, despite she was somewhat surprised that he could lift himself up in his current situation.

She poured a cup of water and finely ground medicinal herbs into the cup and handed it to him, "Drink this, it should ease your pain somewhat."

Gohan gladly accepted the drink and slowly began to drink it. Then he looked towards her in recognition, his memory of the fight was coming back to him, "I- It's you! You're the one who stopped the androids!" He exclaimed.

"You defeated the androids?" Trunks questioned disbelievingly.

"I managed to kill the one android however, the other still is out there... Somewhere," she said closing her eyes before opening them again, with smile shortly after, "However, for now, let us not worry about it. You can be at ease and know that they shall not do anymore wrong in the meantime."

"I saw everything that happened! That's incredible! Man! I wish I knew your secret!" Gohan exclaimed rather loudly with surprise, even though it caused him to grunt out of pain to sit up and express how he felt. And as he was sitting up, she wrapped a gauze bandage around his torso and chest.

"No way..." Trunks trailed off with a narrowed eyed look.

"You never did tell me your name." Gohan said as he looked at her in fascination.

"It's Kikyo," she looked at face with kindness in her eyes.

"My name is Gohan. Thank you for helping us." Gohan replied with the same kindness.

"Pay no mind to it. I only did what I believed was right. But I think it's best for you to lay down rest and for now," she said while wrapping a bandage around his arm.

"You're right. Besides, my chest sort of hurts now," he said with a somewhat pained look while rubbing his chest. She just finished wrapping the bandage around his arm and torso.

"There you go," she smiled softly at Gohan as he rubbed his tender arm.

A look of gratification began to etch itself upon his face, "Thanks that feels so much better now, the pain is starting to go away."

She nodded back at him before saying, "There are plenty of medicinal herbs growing in parts of this region that I was able to use. That were not destroyed by the androids."

"Thank you very much," he replied back for everything she did for him and his young disciple. Kikyo nodded back at him, before getting up and walking towards the entrance of the hallway.

As Gohan was lying down on the bed, he was wondering where she was going, "Hey. Where are you going?" He asked.

She turned back to him before smiling once more, "I shall prepare some food for you two. You both seem rather famished and could use something to eat."

Then she heard Gohan's stomach growl and he put his hand on his stomach.

"Thank you." Gohan grinned weakly, then his face turned to that of a solemn expression, "But, it seems to be a lot of trouble you're going through just for me and Trunks. "

Kikyo smiled lightly back, "He seems thoughtful of others, it's almost as if he thinks of others before himself. I can see this man is rather selfless."

"Pay no heed to such things, you are not the first one to receive help. Many people who take refuge in this shrine are survivors from different cities, that I have tended to along the way," was all she said due to his thoughtfulness.

Gohan and Trunks' eyes were full of gratitude. "Thank you, miss. You are very kind." Gohan said thankfully.

"Yeah, thank you!" Trunks also replied.

"Just calling me Kikyo is fine. However, if it puts you at ease, I will ask Trunks to help me prepare dinner," she stated as she then turned to look at Trunks, "Would you like to assist me, Trunks?"

Trunks had a sour look on his face after she said that and sweat dropped at the thought of cooking, "I don't think you should trust me when making dinner, my last experience didn't turn out too well," he said, remembering his last time cooking with his mother, and the rice he was boiling turned to that of a water-gluey texture.

Kikyo put her right hand towards her mouth and chuckled, "Do not worry. I will be sure to help you every step of the way. Alright?"

"Oh alright. But don't say I didn't warn you," Trunks reluctantly agreed. With that said, Trunks and Kikyo left the room to prepare a meal.

As soon as Kikyo and his young disciple left the room, Gohan closed his eyes, "The events that came to pass are that of strangest things... Trunks and myself go to confront the androids, also nearly die all the while; then she comes along. She fought those two androids like it was second nature to her. But she seems to be just an ordinary person," he thought with an intrigued mind.

Soon after, thoughts of his father came to his mind, "Dad, if you were still around, nothing would have gone to this extent. The androids wouldn't have gotten this far and this world would have been a better place to live. Heh... You must think pretty low of me now..."

Gohan started to feel guilty because deep down, he felt that it was his duty to keep those around him safe, he promised to keep that vow on his father's and friends graves. Every time he was defeated by the androids with an inch of his life, he felt that his father looked down upon him with shame and that he was unable to stand on equal grounds with him...

Shortly after, Gohan had let sleep take him allowing that thought to still continue to cloud his mind...

To Be Concluded...

The chapter may seem quick, but my mind did not want to convey this any differently. So tell me what you think, and bring on the constructive criticism! And as said earlier; please don't leave reviews about DBZ characters being stronger in comparison to other anime characters. ^-^

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