A/N: I'm going to be honest here, I forgot this story existed lol. After I made this story, I placed my story/writing drafts away in my desk just for space and when I pulled it out, I got reminded of the next couple of chapter I already planned ahead of time, for this story. As stated before, this is only going to be a paring story. NO HAREM. GokuxVanessa & BadaGine.
Do be aware that it'll take a long while for the Black Clover characters to come in. Only a select few will come in, and that's only because other than this arc, I'm going to primarily also focus on the Witch Queen & Jr. Arc. And the Saiyan Arc, too. I'm going to take a crack and do that arc my own way. Goku vs Vegeta will still be a thing, but there's going to be major changes.
Now get to reading, ningens...
The Search Back Home Arc
Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Family...
FULL RECAP: A Saiyan & a Witch were both taken too soon from their own respectable timeline. As they both entered in a white empty dimension, they were greeted by the son of Towa & Mira. Fu, the demon behind everything, had informed both the rescued of a timeline where they both can live in, a timeline where both their worlds are as one.
But there was a catch...
The timeline is combined, but it wasn't the timeline that Fu had in mind. Much in fact, he accidentally sent the two to the wrong one. But in that timeline, even though he doesn't know who's alive and such, Goku gets greeted by his Saiyan family.
Now, having to know that Fu sent them to the wrong timeline, both Goku, his family & Vanessa are going to encounter future threats from both their previous timelines as they all merged into one...
New Timeline
Early Afternoon
Earth, Open Grassland...
As it was previously stated in the last chapter, Goku & Vanessa were confronted by Goku's Saiyan family. Gine, the mother of Goku, was hugging Goku for over 5 minutes now and didn't want to let go. Goku felt his mother's warmth as his eyes widened in disbelief. Bardock, the father of Goku, and Raditz, the older brother of Goku, were behind Gine and crossed their arms to let the moment go by.
Vanessa had her arms crossed too, but she wasn't surprised or anything. It was most likely she was quiet, just so she can let Goku & his family have their moment, "(His mom hugs him like she just reunited with her long lost son, and Goku acts like she's a stranger?)"
"Kakarot, for a moment there, I thought you left us." Gine said, scoffing out of relief.
"Haha, me? Why would I leave you, um... Mom?"
Gine lets go of her embracing hug and had her hands on her son's shoulders, "Because, Kakarot, all of us thought you were killed by the Witch Queen."
Hearing that name, Vanessa's eyes widened to the extreme, "Hold on, did you say Witch Queen?"
"Yeah, Vanessa." Gine quickly replied.
"Eh? How do you know my name?"
"Do you have amnesia or something? All of us met you 3 months ago, battered up in a forest. If it wasn't for Kakarot saving you, you would've died of blood loss." Bardock answered.
"3 months ago?" Vanessa quietly whispered.
"Kakarot, you idiot. You don't just go charge at the Witch Queen just because she was slandering your girlfriend." Bardock said.
"Eh!?" Vanessa puffed up steam, "H-Hold up! I'm not his girlfriend! Where the heck did you get that idea?!"
"I thought it was obvious. From the moment Goku first met you, Vanessa, you two spent a lot of time together." Raditz stated the truth, "Look, if you want to deny it, then that's fine. Just don't act all lovey-dovey near me, got it?"
"You can't be serious..." Vanessa was at a lost, "(Goku isn't bad looking but that spiky black hair though. It's nothing I've ever seen before. Not to mention his father there has the same style). Uh, back to the question here, guys. Uh, Gine, was it? Of all people, the Witch Queen tried to take out Goku?"
"You mean you don't remember? Guess I can't blame you. You previously told us you were traumatized by your own Witch mother. Vanessa, after Goku rescued you, we took you in. Mostly because you needed our help getting back to your friends. The Black Bulls?"
"The Black Bulls..." Vanessa gets an image of her friends, "Where are they?"
"That's what we like to know. We've been on the search for your friends for quite some time now, but always come up dry. 3 months."
"3 months? (When they first met me?) And where does my mother comes in?"
Bardock cuts in, "Your psycho mother's been chasing us 2 months ago when we ran into her in South City. Since then, she's been on the hunt for us, but mostly you."
"What does she want with me?"
"Geez... do you have brain damage? She wants you to come back to her. You told us that she didn't want any of her children, that are witches, to associate with the 'outside world'." Raditz said, annoyed, "We're risking our lives just to help you return to your squad."
"4 hours ago, we got ambushed by the Witch Queen and the 3 of us separated from you two." Gine said, "But I'm glad you're all right, Kakarot. And you too, Vanessa."
"Y-Yeah..."
"So, uh, where is this Witch Queen now?" Goku asked.
"She lost us after Raditz and I tricked her into going down a random route." Bardock smirked, still crossing his arms, "We were supposed to meet up with Bulma & Krillin back in West City but got caught up in her affairs."
"Krillin and Bulma?" Goku's eyes widened, "(So they're in this timeline, too). Why are we going to them?"
"It's because we're using Bulma's Dragon Radar to locate the Dragon Balls and ask Shenron to deliver us to the Black Bulls."
"Uh..."
"You okay, little brother? I know you're not he sharpest tool in the shed here, but you seem as if you're not familiar with everything that has happen in the last hour." Raditz asked as his left eyebrow raised up.
"Uh... I'm not sure how I feel about this. About all of this."
"What do you mean?" Gine asked in concerned.
"Aside from the guy right there that looks like me, I don't know any of you. Sorry if I'm acting like a jerk or something, 'cause I don't know how to feel about this. The only family I ever had was my Grandpa Gohan."
"You're doing this again, Kakarot? Oh, boy..." Bardock shook his head.
Gine looked at her husband, "No, Bardock, it's okay. I don't mind telling him everything again. He's been like this for as long as we can remember. Let me give you a background check on where we all stand, son. Okay?"
"S-Sure..." Goku said, blushing only because he was getting mom vibes from her, even though he never met her until now.
"You're a Saiyan, from Planet Vegeta. Long ago, when you were but a baby, an evil tyrant named Frieza enslaved our kind into doing his bidding. For years, we did what he asked, but there came to a certain point where he grew tired of us and wanted nothing more than to see us all dead. Your father there had his suspicion about Frieza and took matters in his own hands. We hatched a plan to send you to earth as an infant. After that, the two of us went to go look for your brother, who's behind us, and got caught up in so much blood shed."
"What do you mean?"
"Bardock's crew, Tora, Borgos, Fasha, & Shugesh were sent to a planet to their deaths and Bardock followed after them. Learning that Frieza was the one who sent them to their deaths, your father went back to Planet Vegeta to warn our kind about Frieza's betrayal. No one but me believed him. And so, the two of us packed up our things, got into our Saiyan pod and got out of Planet Vegeta before Frieza could destroy it. Ahead of time, though, before Bardock went to go see his crew on that planet, he and I sent you to earth peacefully."
"(I see now)." Vanessa looked at Goku, "(That would explain everything. And what exactly is a Saiyan?)"
"Kakarot, your father and I were looking for your brother and it took us 2 years. After that, it took us 5 more years just to find the planet you were in. By the time we arrived, we met you, Bulma, Krillin and others back at Fortuneteller Baba's hideout. And it was during that time, we met the man responsible for raising you during those 5 years. Since then, we started all growing up as a family. You turned 19 3 months ago and we celebrated by going fishing at a nearby river. By going through a forest, that's when we met Vanessa."
"You rescued me during your birthday? How sweet." Vanessa admits, "So that's where it all stands, huh? Well I'll be, haha (come to think of it, since this a new timeline, I feel as if her story is credible)."
"Oh, yeah." Goku believed her as he could tell she wasn't lying, "So you're my mom. You're my dad, and that long-haired guy there is my brother."
"Your old brother, but yeah. And we're all your family."
"Okay, well... I guess I believe you all."
"Thank you, Kakarot." Gine gave her second son another hug.
Bardock sighs, "So, now that we're all reunited, can we get back to what we were doing? Going to West City in meeting Bulma?"
"Sure!" Goku smiled, "(These lady here doesn't look like the type to lie, so I'll believe her. Truth be told, the thought of who my real family were never really occurred to me. But now that they're actually here, in front of me, I'm kinda feeling so... happy. Is that weird?) Hey, um, so how many Dragon Balls did Bulma already collected?"
"5." Gine quickly replied, "We're helping her find the last 2."
"Not to sound like an idiot, but what's a Dragon Ball?" Vanessa asked.
"Orange clear orbs that when you collect all 7, Vanessa, a dragon comes out to grant a single wish." Gine replied.
"All of us agreed to use the Dragon Balls to find the location of your Black Bull friends." Bardock adds, "All this time, we found 4. We could've found all 7 right off the bat, but your mother kept sidetracking us to the point where she destroyed Bulma's radar in the making."
"Sorry, everyone. If it wasn't for my own mother, we all would've had all the Dragon Balls already..." Vanessa said, feeling bad.
"N-No! Nonsense, Vanessa! Don't blame it on yourself. It's the journey that makes everything worth it in the end. Every time we get stepped behind in whatever problems thrown at us, is a step closer to achieving our goal in helping you."
"We don't mind your company. You wild up Kakarot so much that I think he's starting to grow fond of you." Bardock said, not knowing he was teasing.
"(But... we hardly know each other)." both Goku & Vanessa thought to themselves as they blinked rapidly at each other.
"In any case, everyone, let's not dwindle down in memory lane any longer and head to West City before the Witch Queen come and find us again." Raditz said, reminding everyone.
"You're right, son. Okay, everyone! Let's all head to Bulma's place! It's a 20 minute trip if we fly there!"
"Fly? You mean like... all of us?"
"You don't remember how to fly? I thought I taught you how." Bardock said, eyeing Vanessa into creeping her out, "Oh, well. You'll learn when you see all of us do it again. Let's get going to West City, everyone."
"R-Right..." Vanessa was sweating.
New Timeline
Early Afternoon
West City...
20 minutes after arriving, Goku & the others were 2 blocks away from reaching Bulma's home. Raditz was up ahead walking with Bardock & Gine behind him as Goku & Vanessa were behind them. Goku's parents were engaging in their own conversation as the two Saiyan & Witch were about to engaged in their own. Vanessa, as she was walking next to Goku, leaned over to him, with her right hand over on the left side of her mouth, prepping up a question that was on her mind since they arrived to West City...
"So, uh, Goku..."
"What's up?" Goku said with his hands behind his back.
"How do you feel about this? About all of this?"
Goku replied as he looked up in the sky, "Hmm, that's a good question. Aside from meeting my parents and finding out I have an older brother, I'm not sure how to take this all in. We got caught in the middle of finding the Dragon Balls in this timeline for a wish to find your Black Bull friends."
"All of this doesn't seem right to me."
"How so? I never knew my parents. I mean, I wondered who and what they were like but I wasn't so attached to that topic since I got Grandpa Gohan back then."
Vanessa scoffed, "Goku, that's because we're in a timeline where Fu told us it's 'perfection'. But what if that wasn't the case? What I'm saying is, what if this timeline is much worse than the ones we were in?"
"What do you mean?" Goku asked, looking at her.
Vanessa responded as she looked at the ground, "I'm not too entirely sure. Even though Fu saved us, I still suspect him being up to something. Just be on your guard with whatever's thrown at us in this timeline, okay?"
"Sure, sure. I got my family here to fight back with us since they've been there to meet you in that forest."
"I guess." Vanessa softly smiled for 2 seconds. "In any case, even though this is a new timeline with both our family and friends in it, we have to be aware of the Witch Queen, my mother."
"Is she really your mom, Vanessa? What kind of mom would attack her own kid like that? I remember you told me she stabbed you in the back."
"That was because she was being controlled by some purple aura. The Witch Queen in this timeline, however, I'm not sure. Just be on your guard, no matter what."
"Got it. But, uh... this Witch Queen, do you have the slightest clue in why she's after us?"
Vanessa touched her chest, "My guess is, me."
"I beg your pardon?" Goku's left eyebrow raised, "What do you mean by that?"
"The Witch Queen shows strong love to every witch she nurtured, including me."
"She must have a lot of kids! And you must have a lot of brothers and sisters!"
"Not exactly. The population of the witches, my kind, are mostly female. My mother has a distaste for males and grows such hate towards them. Truth be told, she's not really my mother, but she's been looking after me as if she was my mother since I was little."
"But why is she after you that makes chasing us, to later trying to kill us, so worth it?"
"It's because I left the forest where I grew up in, with all my witch sisters." Vanessa frowned as she turned her attention to Goku's parents in front of her, "The leader of the Black Bulls, Captain Yami rescued me in my imprisonment. He told me to join the Black Bulls if I had the chance to escape the cage my own mother locked me in. And so I did. Since then, the Witch Queen grew rage and cursed me if I were to ever return. She would make me her slave."
"That's cruel, even for her. A slave? What kind of mother would do that?"
"The Witch Queen, that's who. But that's only if I come back to the forest. She saw potential in me with my Thread magic so in a way, she let me go with Captain Yami. But what I don't get is, why is she chasing us, in this timeline? Doesn't make sense here..."
"I don't know the answers to that, but the quicker we can gather the Dragon Balls, the faster we can get you to your friends."
Vanessa smiled at Goku, "Right."
"We're here, everyone! Bulma's place." Gine announced as everyone stopped at the front entrance.
"Whoa..." Vanessa took a look at the round house in front of her. She was in shock, "This is a house...?"
"It's her house, yes." Gine said, "As expected of Bulma. She's always blowing people away with her wealth!"
"Rich people, I swear. They're just laughing at those who are poorer than them. This house is a prime example..." Raditz said, crossing his arms.
"Have manners, Raditz. Not all rich people are stuck up. Bulma treats us well." Bardock reminded him, "We should all head in. She's waiting for us."
"(Time to go see a longtime friend)." Goku gulped.
And everyone started heading in...
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Fu's Lab...
The son of Towa & Mira had 9 monitors, to which, all were on Goku & Vanessa. To him, they were his lab rats that was taking place in his experiment. Even though he had given them the wrong timeline to hop into, he wanted to see the progress they were going to make.
Sitting in his chair, with a mug filled with green tea, Fu was watching one specific monitor at the center. The monitor that had Goku & Vanessa's names written all over it. He took a sip, used his right index finger to slide up his glasses and smirked. Even though it was early in the experiment, he was enjoying what he was seeing...
"Not bad. Those two sure made headway, didn't they?" Fu said, taking out a clip board filled with his notes, "Time to cross this one out. Goku & Vanessa reaching Bulma? Check! Not bad, not bad."
Fu's notes consisted of a list of things he assumed Goku & Vanessa were doing. And although they were just assumptions, he was just predicting their next step while at the same time in having fun with it. He scratched out one scenario, but there was a lot left. If he scratched one out, it means he was right. If not, he leaves a question mark next to them, hoping to change it the next time...
"I should've rechecked everything in this bizarre timeline. I thought I placed Goku's family in the correct timeline, not this messed up one. Still, it doesn't matter. As long as they do their part, I should be plenty enough satisfied. Hmm? What's this?"
On the middle section of his 9 monitors, the monitor screening on the right from the center had one person acting out. One, certain, aggravated Witch. Fu stopped slouching and widened his eyes just a little bit. Looking at that monitor screen, he was looking at the Witch Queen taking her anger out of innocent people...
"Hehe, oh boy. The Witch Queen sure is making a ruckus, isn't she? Getting tricked by 2 Saiyan men got to her, haha! With the Time Rift having a heavy part in my experiment, how will Goku & Vanessa strike down every opponent they see? Things are going to be a lot tougher than they seem..."
The monitor screen on the Witch Screen zoomed in on her face. She was very unpleasant as she was taking her anger out on an innocent city...
"The Witch Queen, Goku's rematch with Piccolo that's soon come again. I can't wait! Not to mention one of the fights I'm really going to be invested in. Goku vs Vegeta. Of course there's Nappa, Frieza, Cell, Buu & Beerus, but it's a shame villains from Vanessa's timeline won't show up until later, later on."
Fu took his attention back to Goku, his family, & Vanessa heading inside of Capsule Corp...
"Then again, it's all about time & patients. The villains from Vanessa's world will come to confront Goku & Vanessa, just not now. I should probably have some more fun on this and add in things that weren't supposed to come in until later on... now!"
New Timeline
Afternoon
West City, Capsule Corporations...
Goku & the others, after they entered inside of C.C., were now in Bulma's lab, alongside with Krillin who happens to just be there. At the center, there was a lab table with 5 of the Dragon Balls front and center. Bulma was in the middle, Bardock & Gine were next to her left & right, Krillin was one the left side of the table, Raditz was on the other side of Bardock, Gine, & Bulma while Goku & Vanessa were on the right...
"Okay, gang. I have 4, successfully. The sooner we can the remaining 3, the sooner we can send Vanessa here back to her Black Bulls. Hopefully, we don't run into the freakin' Witch Queen. The heck's her deal anyway? Why is she so obsessed with you, Vanessa?"
"She sees potential in me, that's why. She wants me to make sure I can stronger and because I'm a Witch like my own mother, she doesn't want me to tolerate any boys (at least the Witch Queen in THIS timeline)." Vanessa said, crossing her arms as she leans back on a supportive hand bar planted from the ground high up to her waist.
"She's so strong, too. Much stronger than Piccolo. Just imagine the thought of the two of them teaming up. We'd all be goners." Krillin said, scoffing due to thinking of the possibility of that happening.
"Heh! The hell with the green man & the Witch-bitch! If I was a SSJ, I'd totally knock them out their own socks!" Raditz said, aiming high at the possibility.
"(SSJ?)" Goku & Vanessa raised their left eyebrow in confusion.
"Raditz, I know that you're aiming big, honey, but the last Saiyan that reached SSJ was from 1000 years ago." Gine reminded, "We don't even enough the basics on how to become one or what it looks like..."
"Even if there was way to become one, I can grantee you, son, it's not gonna be you." Bardock said, taking shots.
"Tch! Like hell it is, dad! I will become a SSJ! Just you watch!" Raditz clenched his fist.
"If we're done talking about some random myth or whatever, we can get back at what's at hand?" Bulma asked, "It's time to call out our plan. Are we all in agreement here on making us a team in finding the remaining 3?"
"That's the plan." Gine said, smiling, "You have the ship ready for us, Bulma?"
"Yeah. You guys saw it in the front of my house, right?"
"The one on the grass? Yep!" Gine responded.
"Then I guess we'll head out then." Bulma said as she puts the 4 Dragon Balls in her duffle bag along with the Dragon Ball. She puts on her Capsule Corp cap after, "Is everyone ready? 3 Dragon Balls are left, but they're going to be tough to find."
Bardock responded, "If the ship can support this many people, then we'll be fine. Kakarot, how about you? You up for it?"
"Huh? Oh, sure, dad. Yep, yep." Goku replied, "(Bulma & Krillin are the same. They haven't changed, so that's good) Hmm?"
Everyone but Bulma detected 4 power levels just outside of Capsule Corp, right in the front yard. They were low levels, but given the time age at where Goku & Vanessa were at, this was going to be a challenge for them. 4 power levels made Bardock & his sons clenched their fists. Vanessa stopped her leaning but was sweating from the left side of her face...
"4? Are they from the Witch Queen? Did she send them...?" Vanessa widened her eyes due to sensing such 'strong' energies, "(It's also weird how I'm able to sense them...)"
"Bulma, can you use my scouter that I sent you fix to detect their energy?" Gine asked.
"Sure thing, Gine." Bulma said as she placed Gine's old modeled scouter to her left eye. She pushes the button and it started analyzing the energy, "There are 4, no doubt. One has a power level of 978. One with 899. The third with a power level of 793. And the last... wow..."
"What's up, Bulma? Tell us." Bardock asked, "What's the power level...?"
"The 4th has a power level of... 1587..."
Bardock's eyes widened, "The 4th guy must be their leader. Kch... just our luck."
"Honey, I thought your power level was 2000." Gine thought, looking at him concerned.
Bardock looked at her and responded, "It was at one point, but I can't even go past that, let alone reach at that level again 'cause I'm always constantly worry over you and our sons."
"Listen, old man, you can just keep an eye on mom. I don't need you to keep an eye on me! I'm a grown Saiyan, ya know!" Raditz said, standing his ground.
"Saiyan with a power level of 901. You're barely enough for the one with the 978 power level, Raditz." Bulma pointed out, "But, Goku..."
"What's up, Bulma? Something wrong?" Goku asked as he saw Bulma scan him.
"You & Vanessa have a power level of... 3000!" Bulma shouted, announcing to everyone as they all turned to them with their eyes widened.
"(Is that a good thing?)" Vanessa's left eyebrow raised up.
"W-What!? Kakarot? Him? How is that possible?! He always had a power level of 575! How the hell is he that higher than me?!" Raditz asked, annoyed, "The scouter must be broken 'cause there's no way he's above me, let alone the Witch!"
"Heh, well I'll be, Kakarot. You're stronger than your old man." Bardock said, smirking as he crossed his arms, "You never told us you were training extra hard behind our backs. How did you even get to that level?"
"I, uh, I don't know myself, dad, haha..." Goku innocently chuckled as he scratches the back of his head, "(Must've been Fu. He probably gave me a power level of 3000 to start off in this timeline. I would say thanks, but I wanted to reach that number by myself through hard work!)" he later pouted.
"You too, Vanessa. Honey, have you and Goku been training together? Because just the 2 of you alone has a power level of 6000! That's higher than my husband and I!"
"Easy..." Bardock said, offended, "(If I had known my own son was training with Vanessa behind my back, I would've done some more training. But I haven't. If I did, I would've been higher than Kakarot. Like 10,000 or something)."
"Huh? Oh, um... sure, I guess. We have. We do spend a lot of time together..." Vanessa said, half-lying.
"We do? No we don't. We barely know each oth- -"
Vanessa elbowed the left side of Goku's stomach, "The best! Now let's not waste time and head out to these 4 weirdos."
"(U-Unbelievable! Not only Kakarot but his girlfriend, too!? This is blasphemy! Don't think for a second I'll let you just show me off, Kakarot! I will get stronger than you and become a SSJ!)" Raditz grunted.
"Let's get going, guys!" Krillin advised as everyone started heading out the lab.
Goku & the gang, once out of the lab, started heading out to the front. Well, they ran out. The 4 power levels that were sensed was on Bardock's mind. To him, and he knows this as a fact, no one, on planet earth, could have a higher power level than him. With the exception of Goku being stronger than him 'unexpectedly', he had a feeling it was none other than Frieza's elite soldiers. It has to be. At least, in his mind, that is...
"Looks like we're outside!" Bulma pointed out.
When everyone came out the front, they saw the 4 up in the sky, hovering over their heads as their armored gear struck a bell to Bardock & Gine...
"Bardock, look at their armor..." Gine pointed at the four's attire, "It can't be..."
"Mom? Who are they? Do you know them?" Goku asked, looking at Gine.
"Kch. They're Frieza's soldiers..." Bardock answered, agitated.
"Frieza?! (That evil tyrant that destroyed Goku's home planet?)" Vanessa deeply gulped.
"Hehe, there you guys are. No use hiding from us, Bardock. You and your family are refugees from your extinct monkey planet. You gotta know you're immigrants on this planet, right?" Gorin said.
"How did you find us? Did Frieza send you to find us?" Bardock asked, rudely.
"Oh, him? No, we actually hate Frieza, Bardock." Orlen replied, "We left the Frieza force and became wanted fugitives of our own. But to answer your question, no he didn't. The Witch Queen did."
Vanessa flickered, "(What? How did she, of all people, know these weird ugly guys?)" she touched her right hip and noticed something was missing, "(What? No, no, no. That can't be... my grimoire is gone?)" she placed her right hand on her right hip and looked down, "(Impossible. It was with me when I was in the white dimension! And now it's not? Wait... I get it now. Even if it's gone, I can still perform Thread Magic. It's probably not called magic anymore, but something else...)" she later clenched her fists.
"The Witch Queen? Why would she acquaint herself with you ugly mugs?" Raditz wondered as he took shots while smirking cockily.
A man in purple skin named Ronme replied, "Because of this." he pointed at his scouter, "She sent us out to bring all of you alive. Mostly that busty Witch-bitch over there." he said with naughty thoughts in his mind, "Basically, because you all know Vanessa Enoteca, the Witch Queen wants to kill all of you in front of her."
"What!? Why that little- - Heh. Tell me, you four. Why stoop that low? Frieza is much more stronger than the Witch Queen and you chose to side with her?" Bardock inquired.
"Oh, don't worry about that, Bardock. We're just teaming up. When we're done and of no use of her, we'll get rid of that bitch. But use her body first since she's got a fine-ass one, mmm-mmm!" Gorin said, "We were said to bring all of you in, but that doesn't mean we can't rape both the three girls down there, right, fellas?"
The other started laughing...
"(What disgusting creatures...)" Vanessa said, disgusted, "If it's all right with you guys, I'd like to get rid of these 4 and head out to the ship." she announced her plan as she noticed the big ship out in the front lawn to her left, "(That must be the ship)."
"Good call, Vanessa. I might as well get rid of their strongest guy!" Goku said, coming in front of everyone as he was excited to fight.
The 4th man named Raspberry flew a little bit down and aimed his blaster, that was attached to his right arm, to him out of seeing Goku acting confident, "Tch. Look at this Saiyan idiot. You're chalking a lot of nonsense if you think you can match us, especially me! In case you don't know, Bardock's brat, out of the 4, I have the high power level!"
"(This man sure likes to talk a lot)." Goku rubs the back of his head out of seeing Raspberry hyping himself up, "If you're stronger than your 3 friends, then fight me fairly here! Drop your weapon!"
"Kakarot..." Gine mumbled under her breath in concern, "Don't let your power level get to you. Being overconfident leads to disaster, son..."
"I know, mom. Quite frankly, these guys are kinda annoying with them acting all high and might. I'm going to show them an example with what true power is!" Goku said, "You did hear me, right, mister strong guy?"
"Oh? A cocky Saiyan, eh? Man, if I didn't know any better, it's that without Frieza's order and law placed upon you Saiyans, you wouldn't be running your mouth. But hey, I'm fair game, Saiyan. I'll drop the weapon." Raspberry said, doing what he announced he'd do, "There you go. The weapon's on the ground now."
"Hehe, 'kay!" Goku said, smirking as he placed his right clenched fists to his left palm, "I'm getting' excited from this."
"You hear that, boys? The Saiyan there thinks he can match me in power. Me, with a power level of 1587!" Raspberry continued to hype himself up as his crew over his head were laughing their socks off, "This will be a quick fight, really. No Saiyan is as strong as me! YOU'RE DEAD!"
Raspberry, with such arrogant confidence brewing inside of him, descended down to Goku. His clear aura exploded as he charged at Goku. Coming in close, he had his right fist clenched as the thought of wanting to kill Goku was filled to the top.
Goku, however, wasn't fazed by his energy. Much in fact, he wasn't intimidated and decided to do the one thing that might crown him, at the moment, cocky. He decided to stay in his exact spot. His arms were crossed and he smirked, not because of how he knows it's not going to be a problem to him, but overall the sheer excitement...
"Cocky, aren't we? I'll commend you for that since you're a Saiyan! BUT SAY YOUR PRAYERS!"
"(Kakarot's rather confident. I know his energy's higher, but still. He shouldn't underestimate him)." Raditz thought, analyzing Goku's strange tactic.
"(He knows he's hot stuff. When did Kakarot get so confident? He's so... overly confident. Don't overdo it please, son)." Gine had her hands together, worrying for her second son.
"(Dude's dead and he doesn't even realize it. Kakarot's a Saiyan, but he's also my boy. What an idiot rebellion soldier)." Bardock confidently smirked as he crossed his arms.
"(This is their strongest? And I thought I seen it all. Goku's going to make short work of him.)." Vanessa thought as she kept an eye on Goku while crossing her arms.
"SAY NIGHT-NIGHT, FILTHY SAIYAN!"
With Raspberry now close to Goku, he aimed for his face. And an explosion occurred. Raspberry did, in fact, hit something, but it wasn't Goku's face. The impact of Raspberry's punch led to a mini dust explosion around everyone, blowing everyone's hair back, with Vanessa holding onto her Witch hat. The smoke was still big, it was still showing a display of Raspberry's power, but when dialed down, everyone will soon see the results...
"(It's over. That's Saiyan's history)." Orlen said to himself as he crossed his arms with a cocky smirk.
Finally, the moment of truth was about come out. The smoke, thanks to Raspberry's punch, was fading away finally and when it was said and done, the results were in. With the smoke gone, it was clear to everyone, especially Raspberry as his face was trembling in shock. It was revealed that Goku, having to not move from his spot, caught the cocky Raspberry's punch, with just his left hand. Seeing this, Raspberry and his crew gasped in shock as their eyes widened from the sudden change in events...
"No way..." Orlen said, shaking in his boots.
Ronme deeply gulped, "He caught his punch with just his left hand?!"
"Impossible!" Gorin creased his shoulders, "How can a Saiyan withstand one of Raspberry's punch. One punch can kill a thousand men!"
"Guess I'm not a thousand people, man. I'm just one guy. A guy who's blocked your probably strongest punch. No offense, but your punch wasn't anything special."
"Why you little..." Raspberry grunted, "Don't make a mockery out of me! You may have blocked the punch, but I can guarantee you it's nothing but a fluke!"
Gorin & Orlen rushed to Raspberry's aid, without wasting any more time. Goku was still holding onto Raspberry's punch as he was in the air, but immediately, he looked at the other two rushing down to him. While still being in the exact location, he lifted his right knee up to counter Orlen's left punch and used his right arm, with his right fist being clenched, to block Gorin's left kick. By doing this stunt, the evil 4 doers were blown away with Goku's feats...
"What did I say, guys? A 1-on-1! You guys sure play dirty..." Goku said, not amused with their actions.
"Huh... who the hell are you?" Raspberry asked, scared.
Goku responded, "Well, I'm what you called me earlier. I'm a Saiyan, from earth. The name's Goku! Don't you forget about it...!"
Up the air, with the one ex-Frieza soldiers not engaging but watching, he pissed his pants. Literally. He breathes in a pattern that was unstable and seeing his friends' attacks get blocked easily like that, he immediately went to go check his scouter...
"(There's no way this guy's weak. Come to think of it, when he was told about Raspberry's power level, he didn't even flinch at that number. So what's his power level?)" Ronme, after checking his scouter, was at a lost, "(What? A power level of 200? How is a weakling with a power level of 200 able to combat with power levels higher than his?) Are you hiding your power, coward!?"
"Hmm? Yep! You have to know that if someone's confident, then it's obvious they're hiding their true power. You did know that when all 3 of you charged at me, right?"
"Fuck you..." Raspberry said as he continues to grunt, "You must think you're hot stuff since you can counter all 3 of us, huh?"
"He doesn't think, moron. He knows! He just proved it! Bulma said as she took shots, "You & your guys over there are outmatched! Hurry and leav- -"
"SHUT UP!" Raspberry shouted in anger.
His shouting quickly made Bulma hide behind Bardock & Gine, "(Scary...)"
"Nice job, honey! Now hurry and finish them already! We have to finish our mission!" Gine said, reminding Goku as he was too caught up with his opponents.
"Yeah. Sure!" Goku responded, "Nothing personal, but come back when all of you are strong! Don't be all brawn with no brain, guys. You all can do better than that."
"Kch! Why you- - "RONME! FINISH THIS GUY OFF AS WE'RE HOLDING HIM!"
"Huh? Oh, um, right!"
And Ronme did as he was ordered. With the 4th man now charging at Goku, Bardock, Gine, Raditz, & Krillin were ready to stop him. But because of number's advantage and not knowing that there was another being in that area with the same power level as Goku, Ronme's movements stopped in the midair, precisely when he was 2 inches behind his crew...
"What the?! I can't... I can't move! Something's holding me back...!" Ronme said, struggling to move.
"Someone stopped him? But who?" Bulma asked as she was seeing Ronme fighting for his life to break free.
"Kakarot's girlfriend, that's who." Raditz answered, crossing his arms.
Ronme, despite having his body restricted to the core, was able to only move his head. He looked left, along with his crew, and all four saw Vanessa holding off Ronme with her Threads. But because her grimoire is gone, her Threads were backed up with energy coming from her own. Her Threads were all over Ronme's body, thanks to Vanessa pulling them out from her left hands. Looking at Goku & the evil 4, she sighed out of disappointment...
"Honestly, guys. You're a four-man and yet... you would all gang on a man who's stronger than all of you? I get it, but that's still cowardly." Vanessa said as she yanked her energy Threads, that wrapped around Ronme, to her and used the Threads on her right hand to send him flying up high to the sky, above the clouds, "A bunch of talkers, if you ask me! Come back when you're really showing intimidation!"
"Ronme!" Raspberry & the other two said, looking up at their guy.
Goku cuts in, "My turn then." with his right arm still blocking Gorin, he lets go off his grip on him and proceeded to grab his leg to throw up in the sky with Ronme. He continued with Orlen. Undoing his right knee to him, he turned on his silky-white aura and blew away Raspberry but not Orlen as he was getting held on tight thanks to Goku, "Up you go! Ha!" and he was the next to get thrown high up with his friends.
Vanessa finished the remaining Frieza soldier rebel, that is Raspberry, and used both her Threads on both hands and threw him up above the clouds with the rest of his friends. Goku took a charging stance and had both his hands cupped together to his right side. Emitting blue energy, he was channeling out one of the first moves he learned from his first master...
"Kamehameha!"
Goku's half-assed, to which was only because he was holding back a little because he didn't want to kill them, was a direct hit on all 4. Giving his Kamehameha a little bit more juice, he blasted all 4 to the moon, without him realizing he did, that is. Finishing up the failed ambushed led by the four, Goku undid his stance and looked at Vanessa...
"Those Threads, Vanessa, were they made out of energy?"
"Yeah, they were (magic seems to not be a thing here in this timeline, but 'Ki' is. As I mentioned to myself earlier, Fu must've given me the knowledge about Ki so that's how I was able to use my Threads. But these Threads aren't by magic, but Ki. I'll miss my grimoire but something tells me I'll get use to Ki). Something I was able to pick up, Goku. Are you all right?"
"I'm fine, haha! Just a little sad those guys were weak, that's all. So, is Threads the only thing you can do?"
"My 'Threads', Goku, serve several purposes in how I fight. It can be used in both offense and defense, but I'll let you see that if we're stuck in a pickle."
Krillin cuts in, "Great job, you two! As expected of Goku & his girlfriend! Gosh, you two were like made for each other if you're seriously racking up kills like that!"
"Easy with the word girlfriend, Krillin..." Vanessa said, sweating.
"Looks like the ship's intact. Thank goodness, too. Those guys must've been blind to not see the point of us coming outside."
"Not bad, Kakarot. You're overconfident, but not bad." Bardock said, coming next to Goku to pat his back, "But do be aware that I'm not going to let my own son get ahead of me in power."
"Hee-hee, whatever you say, dad!"
"Tch. Let's just get back at hand here and just enter inside the ship, alright? The faster we can find the Dragon Balls, the faster we can get Vanessa back to her friends." Raditz said, grunting as he was walking to the ship first, arms crossed.
"Your older brother seems to be jealous of you, Kakarot. Hmm..." Bardock chuckled, "Gine, you coming?"
"Yeah." Gine responded, "C'mon, Bulma, Vanessa. Let's head out to find the remaining 3 Dragon Balls. We got no time to waste!"
Bulma replied, "I'm coming. I am the one who's going to stir the thing."
After Raditz, everyone started heading to the ship. But Vanessa was in the back, walking slowly as she felt something was off. Now that she was able to sense Ki, she sensed an energy level that only she could sense, from far away. She deeply gulped and was shown to be sweating intensely. She widened her eyes and felt the energy she was sensing with bad vibes. Vibes that indicated that something bad was going to happen to her & her friends once they collected all of the Dragon Balls.
It was only a matter of time...
Vanessa gulped again, "(That energy. What- - Something tells me she's the one I'm sensing. How long 'till we meet again?)"
New Timeline
Early Afternoon
Saytru City (Destroyed...)
The Witch Queen, mother of all Witches, went on a task of her own. It pained her to do so, but she had to do it. It rarely happens every so often, but she left her forest in pursuit of her child that was gifted with upcoming potential. Previously, as it was stated in Bardock's story from earlier, she ran into Bardock & his family with Vanessa. After chasing them, to later losing them, she hired the 4 ex-Frieza soldiers to chase them and bring back all of them alive. But they failed, leaving just the Witch Queen to do the job she was originally doing from the start.
In the destroyed city, that is Saytru, the Witch Queen used one of her abilities to wipe out the entire city. Using such unusual energy, the Witch Queen managed to wipe out Saytru's population by fully manipulating everyone's blood like it was nothing. When she collected a decent amount, she dropped it on the city like the atomic bomb and the city was left with no survivor.
On top of the highest building of 200 floors, the Witch Queen was on the rooftops, finishing off the last human she could get blood from. After she had drained the person of his blood, she wiped him out with a point blank energy blast, to which, was applied with blood...
"..." the Witch Queen squinted her eyes as she looked out into the city, "I don't sense those four's energies. They must've died from Vanessa and that weird spiky man..."
Furious, she flicked her tongue...
"As expected. What was I thinking in letting a couple of men to do a woman's job? Never let four idiot mongrels to do a Witches' job." she hovered herself to the edge of the 200th floored building, "That energy spike was from those two. Vanessa and... Son Goku. I expected Vanessa to jump spike that high in energy but her friend? Quite interesting..."
She looked up above her head and what she was looking at was a revealed energy ball, packed with the people of Saytru's blood. The sheer size was as big as the Spirit Bomb, but offense wise, it could destroy the planet 10 times...
"Their energies after defeating those pigs disappeared. Which means they're going under the radar. How clever..."
The Witch Queen was now fed up. She showcased her silky dark red aura out of anger and her face proved so otherwise. Her face was filled with disgust and her aura expanded five times the average size of a normal aura. Her immense aura indicated a strong presence she had on herself, to which, led to multiple flocks of black birds to come to her aid.
A population of over a hundred thousand were present in front of her. The blood from her energy blood ball was falling down to each of the birds to amplify their bodies. The black birds, thanks to the blood energy, turned their bodies around with an upgrade. Armor filled with blood backed with energy, the one hundred thousand birds were now geared up in blood armor...
"My blood energy ball seems to had shrunk in size, but it's still large enough to destroy this planet. This miserable disgusting planet. My birds, now that you are filled with armor backed with the blood collected by myself, go out there and search for Vanessa & her friends. Should you find them, do not engage. Just alert me when you find them. The armor given to you all is to help double your speed. Scouting the entire earth over a million times if you have to. Vanessa must leave this planet with me. That is your order. Now go. Serve your purpose..."
And the black armored birds scattered everywhere, issuing out the order given by their leader. With the birds all doing their task, she looked up at her blood energy ball once more. Even though she gave blood to her birds, she was quite unsatisfied with the size of her ball. Looking at what's in front of her, she was seeing the birds in her sight fly everywhere in doing their objective...
"I'll have to head to the next city to collect their blood so I can expand the size of my blood energy ball. Should Vanessa struggle to come back with me to our planet, I'll use this as my leverage. There's a nearby city south from here. That's my next target..."
And she flew off to the next city, City Parnumi...
New Timeline
Nighttime
Empty Wasteland, Camp...
For the rest of the day, Goku & the gang managed to find only one Dragon Ball, the 3-Star Ball. Out in the open, but also in the empty wasteland was camp set up by Bardock, Gine & Bulma. Given the time age, Bulma's capsules could've served its purpose for houses for them, but she was in a hurry. So instead, she had capsules for camping necessities. 3 tents total. Bardock & Gine were tent 1, Goku, Krillin, & Raditz were tent 2 while tent 3 consisted of Bulma & Vanessa.
The moon was out, and the crew was sound asleep. All but 2, that is. There was 3 logs formed as a triangle, with the fire in the middle not put out yet. Goku, out of the 2, was awake. Sitting on one log, he was staring into the fire, for no apparent reason. He just wanted to. But he wasn't alone, as previously stated. The second was revealed to be Gine, his Saiyan mother, in whom, is alive in this timeline. She got noticed by Goku as she pulled up next to him...
"Kakarot? Are you okay? Is somewhat late at night. You should be sleeping with your brother & Krillin. Something on your mind, honey?" Gine asked, yawning as she sits next to him on his left side.
"Uh, I'm fine, um, mom." Goku replied, "It's been a weird day."
Gine responded, "I beg your pardon, son? What do you mean?"
"I don't know how to put in words. It feels weird calling you mom when I've never met you before."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm not one to keep secrets, so I'll tell you everything about me & Vanessa. You see, I'm not your son. At least in this timeline. I'm from another timeline where I lost my battle with this guy named Piccolo. Vanessa told me she's from a timeline where the Witch Queen killed her & her Black Bull friends."
"Timeline? You're kinda confusing me, Kakarot. I would know if you're not my own flesh and blood. I was there when I gave birth to you. I was also there when we met Vanessa in that forest."
"I'm mean, yeah, I'm your son or could be your son, but I'm not the 'Kakarot' from this timeline. And why do you, dad & Raditz call me 'Kakarot'? Sounds like a carrot..."
"Kakarot is your Saiyan name. The name Goku was given to you when your Grandpa Gohan found you in your Saiyan years ago. So you're saying you're not my son but have the physical feats like him and Vanessa isn't the one we found in the forest but from her own timeline?"
"That's the base of it, yeah. The Goku & Vanessa from this timeline must've died from the Witch Queen's recklessness when she was hunting all of you. She probably killed us when all of you, and her, weren't looking. It probably didn't even bother you guys since you sensed our energies the moment this me and Vanessa came into the fray." Goku said, pointing at himself.
Gine, at first, was confused. The whole timeline mishap, the Goku & Vanessa exchange, she was speechless, so to speak. But nonetheless, she didn't care. One Goku's dead, but another stands in her sight. And for that, she was grateful...
"To be honest, I thought there was something up with you. The moment I had to tell the story about our origin and the situation with Vanessa & the Witch Queen, I felt as if you were coming up short..."
"So you had your suspicion?" Goku asked, looking at her.
Gine, slowly closing her eyes to later reopening them, responded, "Well, you may not be the Kakarot I know, if you're from another timeline. But, honey, you're still my son, whether you're from a different timeline or dimension. The son of Bardock, little brother of Raditz, my son, Kakarot."
"Mom..." Goku's eyes widened. He was moved. He blushed but it didn't get to him, "You're okay with me, someone from another timeline be in this one, to be with you?"
"You must've come here with a purpose, right? You and Vanessa, regardless of whatever it is, are the same ones from this timeline. But if what Vanessa told you was true, that my Kakarot & Vanessa from this timeline are dead thanks to the Witch Queen's collateral damage, then I don't want the same to happen to you."
"Haha, yeah. The timeline we were both previously in were filled with unexpected things. So we were welcomed to this timeline, a timeline where both my people & Vanessa's people were all together as one. We both died and came into this one."
"So both you two did came here with a new purpose, huh? That's good enough. The two of you came where my Goku & Vanessa left off. You're filling their shoes, but you don't have to worry, Kakarot. I'll still treat you & Vanessa as I've always been treating them." Gine smiled, warming Goku.
Goku continued to show his pluming red cheeks, "You know, uh, mom, I have been wondering, from time to time. About where my parents were at, back in my timeline. It didn't bother me that much, but it's a thought that comes to my mind every so often. You all must've died to this Frieza guy, huh?"
Gine responded as she turned her attention to the fire, "Yeah. I've lost a lot of family members & friends. Both Bardock & me. Other than us, I'm not sure if there are any survivors that escaped Frieza."
"Is there ever going to be a time where we'll run into him?"
"I hope not. I never ever want to run into him. He scares me. But enough about me, Kakarot. Let's talk about you & Vanessa."
"Her and me? What about us?"
"In this timeline, the two of you were in love with each other. When you came to rescue Vanessa from the forest, it felt like it came out of a fairy tale. It was quite adorable, if you ask me. From that moment on, your father, brother and I saw that you and her were falling for each other."
"Eh...? Why would I fall in love with someone who's an addict for booze? She reeks of it!" Goku said, getting on the defense.
"That is true. She can hold her alcohol, no doubt. When all of us ate dinner 3 hours ago, she drank through Bulma's mini fridge of ale. She's a crazy drinker. The perfect wife, Kakarot!"
"Mom... you're kinda pushing it."
Gine giggles, "Sorry, sorry, haha! It's just, I want nothing more than for you to be happy. I like being a mother, Kakarot, but I also don't mind being a grandmother. Give me grandkids, if you don't mind. I want to feel old!"
"Old? You guys are okay if I get with Vanessa?"
"Oh, absolutely, son! Bardock & I came to an agreement that Vanessa should be the one to marry you! But that can't ever happen if we're helping her return to her friends." Gine said, getting a little bit sad, "Wanna hear something hilarious?"
"Sure. I'm all ears."
"When Vanessa met Krillin, he immediately took his chances to get with her. But she shot her down. The same went with your other brother."
"What!? Raditz?"
"Uh-huh! The one and only!" Gine replied, giggling, "The look on his face when he got rejected was cute! Sad, but cute! Since then, he's been a little more harsh towards you. Well, the you from this timeline."
"Is that why he wants to become a SSJ or whatever it's called?"
"That's on way of putting it, yes." Gine answered, "So, Kakarot, when are you going to put a ring on her?"
"What?" Goku's left eyebrow raised.
"I'm saying when are you going to ask her out! You're 19, for goodness sake! You have no idea what you're missing out with your youth!"
"All I like to do is train, eat and fight. Why would I ask a drinker out?"
"She's extremely pretty and uh... she's way bigger than me in size..." Gine looks at her chest in shame, "You're both the same power levels, so it's a match made in heaven!"
"Mom, I think you're pushing it too far. The Goku & Vanessa from this timeline might've fallen in love, but that will never be the Vanessa & me right now."
Gine backs off, "All right, all right. I won't bother you with the topic at hand any longer. Just know that if you don't claim her as your girl, another guy will and your youth will run out. You're not getting any younger as time goes by, Kakarot. Spend it wisely." she said, standing up, "Since we're done talking here, let's head back to our tents. We've got a busy day tomorrow with hunting down the remaining two."
"Uh, sure..." Goku stood up as he took out the fire, "Goodnight, mom."
Gine responded to him by kissing him on the cheek, "Nighty-night, Kakarot. See you in the morning. Oh, and just know that I'll always love you, no matter where you're from, okay?"
"Y-Yeah. I got it."
And the two went inside their tents to sleep the night away...
New Timeline
Afternoon
Planet Gwingaurd (Destroyed...)
Gwingaurd is a planet filled with beings that looked exactly like the people on earth. The only exception to this is that they're called the Gwindians & their technology far exceeds that of earth. However, the planet's population was short lived. Two Saiyans, with given orders to wipe out the planet's population, were the ones responsible.
In a destroyed city, the two Saiyans were eating food from a nearby food market, specifically raw meat. Making a bonfire to season up their meat, the two ate over half of the market's supplies and were just about to finish up 75 percent. Sitting on wooden logs, the two were chewing their meats casually...
"Hmm... Vegeta, did you get that reading?" the bald Saiyan asked.
Vegeta responded, "Yeah. One of the scouters from a faraway planet had a fainted signal. Nappa, who do you think it is?"
Let's see, uh..." Nappa tries to process his thinking, "Could be that pip squeak Saiyan. You know, 'Raditz the Runt'?"
"Raditz, huh? I haven't seen him since when I was little. Heh, what are the odds that he was the one who signaled his scouter?"
"Very big. I mean, besides us, he also escaped. Him & his family."
Vegeta widened his eyes, "His family, you say?"
"Oh, you didn't know, Vegeta? Right after we conquered that planet when both of you were little, and when I still had hair, Raditz's father came in and swooped him from us."
"His father? I think I know him..." Vegeta said as he puts on his thinking cap, "Uh! Bardock..."
"Bardock, huh? Hehe, oh yeah! Him! So him, too, eh? And here I thought only us and Raditz were the only survivors of our race? Bardock makes four!"
"Wrong again, Nappa." Vegeta calls out, "There's 2 more. If I recall, Raditz has a little brother who's but an infant and he still has a mother."
"A full set? Well, I'll be. If they made it out of Planet Vegeta's demise, why the hell aren't they with us?"
"Back when I was little, I read a report about how Bardock's team was massacred. I was on Frieza's ship two weeks after our planet's demise. Bardock, after finding out, went to go find his family & decided to flee once he managed to."
"Both his two kids?"
"No. They sent off Raditz's little brother the night before our planet got destroyed. It's been years, so they're probably all together now. Which means..." Vegeta stood up after finishing his meal, "We've got to go greet them."
"We do? That's unlike you. You don't usually greet people. You just kill them, straight off the bat."
"True. But... I am interested in meeting Raditz's family. And didn't you pay attention, Nappa? His family, along with this Vanessa girl, ran into the Witch Queen."
"Wait, THE Witch Queen? The one from planet Conjuring? The one planet Frieza wants us to conquer next?"
"That's right. Hehe, what a golden opportunity."
"What are you thinking?"
"The Witch Queen is the strongest being on planet Conjuring. Since she's not there to protect her planet, that give us the opportunity to strike. Nappa, inform Frieza right away that we're heading to planet Conjuring. It's time we visit the home of the witches..."
"Hehe, roger that." Nappa smirked, "And what about Raditz?"
Vegeta, with Nappa, starting walking to their Saiyan Pods, "We'll head to where he is once we're done killing off the witches. That planet will sell high."
And together, the two left planet Gwingaurd with Vegeta destroyed the planet they were just on with a two-finger energy beam...
New Timeline
Early Morning
Empty Wasteland, Camp...
After enjoying a delighted breakfast made by Gine, everyone packed up their things and were about to head out. It was the start of a new adventure and the journey was about to fully ascend. Looking at the sun, as it was rising up, Goku was getting greeted by his best friend, Krillin. Goku yawned but heard footsteps off from the grass so he turned right. A smiling Krillin waved his good mornings to him...
"Morning, Goku! Did you sleep well?"
Goku responded, "Uh, yeah. I guess I think. It was crowded in that tent. Raditz's long hair kept making me sneeze."
"Hehe, true that. So, um, between you and me, buddy, how are you and Vanessa?"
Goku looked down at his friend with an eyebrow raised up, "What do you mean?"
"You two are close, are you not? Ask her out, man." Krillin teased.
"(Oh yeah, that's right. Krillin asked her out in this timeline and got rejected so fast). Uh, when the time comes, Krillin. For now, we should just help Vanessa and find the Dragon Balls."
"Right, right (sometimes I forget he's a slow guy. Dude doesn't know Vanessa's that hot! He's so out of his league, man)." he sighed.
Speaking of Vanessa, the Witch herself came to greet Goku and just mostly him, "Hey, guys, mind if I steal Goku from you, Krillin?"
Krillin blushed from hearing that, "(Lucky dog!) S-Sure... I'll meet you guys back inside the ship. No rush, guys, but when you two are done, we'll head off."
"Got it." Vanessa said, smiling at him into later making him blush. She & Goku were watching Krillin head inside the ship and when done, she turned her attention to Goku now, "So, you had a pleasant chat with your mom, huh?"
"Eh? How did you know about that? You were passed out with all the booze you were drinking!" Goku asked.
Vanessa chuckled to later responded, "Booze & I are a combination, yes. But I was still conscious, Goku. I just wanted to sleep early 'cause it's all too weird taking this all in. But I couldn't so I went to go use the ladies room until I stumbled upon you & Gine. I'm not mad or anything, but you're very brave to confess everything."
"Hehe, my bad. It just felt weird, ya know? Not to mention the fact that we're actually together as an 'item' as Bulma would say. My mom went a little too specific with the story she told us, huh?
"Oh yeah, definitely. I have no idea who Tora, Fasha or whoever is. Way to be specific, but I'm assuming you must've met them, when you were a baby."
"Good point. Still, us, together? Haha, ew..." Goku shivered.
"Ew? What the heck do you mean by that?" Vanessa said, eyeing Goku as she got a little offended.
"Huh? Oh, um, ah... haha! Did I say that?"
"Front, line and center, Goku. I'm not one to get easily offended but you don't see me attractive?"
Goku calmly responded, "Well, whenever you're drunk, Vanessa, you're in your underwear. Raditz & Krillin were red when they saw you."
"And you didn't? For someone to look so cute & handsome, you sure are an idiot, huh?"
"You think I'm cute & handsome?" Goku asked, repeatedly, "Are you drunk?"
Vanessa sighed, "Look, Goku, I know you mean well, and I know you're as innocent as they come. Yes, you're cute & handsome, but I wouldn't go for you. Don't get me wrong, you deserve whoever it is that'll throw themselves at you, but that won't be me. All I care about is getting back to the Black Bulls... and maybe booze."
"None taken. But still, can you believe it? Us, together? Haha, that's a bad combination."
Vanessa chuckled, "I'm with you on that one. I'm in love with booze & you're in love with fighting. Us getting together... I don't know what the us from this timeline were thinking."
"They must've made it work somehow if your parents think we're in love. But hey, who knows what the future might, right? The us from this timeline must've fallen in love through the journey of helping me get back to my friends, I'm assuming."
"Can't relate." Goku said, nonchalantly.
"Same." Vanessa repeated, "Let's get head back to the ship."
"Sure! But, uh, before we go, what's that bird over there?"
"Huh? Over where?" Vanessa asked, looking everywhere until Goku pointed at the direction of the bird, "What the..."
"Wow. Never knew birds here in this timeline wear armor. What an odd color, too..."
When seeing the odd bird, Vanessa immediately knew what it meant. And she started freaking out. Sweating intensely, she grabbed Goku's hand, "C'mon! We have to get going, Goku! No time to waste!"
"Sure, sure! But why act so sudden, Vanessa? Is it because of the bird? It's just a weird bird- -"
Vanessa lashes out, "It's not just a bird, Goku! It's the bird from the Witch Queen! She sends out birds to find her targets and no matter how far they are from her, she's gets there at ridiculous speed! And when she finds her targets, just know that she won't show mercy!" she informed him, sweating intensely with a scared look on her face.
"Can't we just destroy the bird?!" Goku said as he eyes widened. But after analyzing Vanessa's behavior, he acted according to her tone of voice, "(She's scared. I never saw the Witch Queen, but she must be strong as hell for Vanessa to freak out like this). Alright! Let's run to my parents & friends...!"
End of Chapter 2...
A/N: It's been a long time coming, but here it is. A little more insight with Goku's family, Vanessa & her origins and Vegeta & Nappa. I know Bardock's supposed to be stronger than his own son, but trust me when I say it, okay? He will be stronger later on in the future. If you want me to be specific, when both Goku & Bardock becomes SSJ later on, the gap between them will show. Just have patients, okay? Goku's higher than his father only because Fu gave him it when he saved him. And as I said before, Goku & Vanessa's relationship will start off slowly.
Guest: Thanks! As for your suggestion, I'm not sure, tbh. I mean, yeah, I used a pretty weak Goku, but to be fair, I got tired of using Goku as a SSG/Blue. Using a Goku before those two transformation was a fresh start for me. It'll gradually built up. You have my word.
twisterblake2015: Ty!
fanfictionboy1998: Ty, ty! I'm not giving up on DBSxFT. Ch39 & 40 are out now if you haven't checked it out already.
dbzclassicsman: Ty and I won't!
xanamarion3: He's probably not that dumb, but I'm trying my 'best' in trying to make him stay in character. You be the judge for that.
berrus-sama: Sadly, there'll be no grimoires, but everything else might apply!
GrimmjowTaichou: Wow, me too :O
GeoNovaWraith: Black Clover is amazing! Both manga & the anime! It'll blow you away if you get into it and yeah, lol, I'm a HUGE BadaGine fan (shipper).
WhereThe PartyAt: BLACK CLOVER'S THE GOAT, RIGHT? And ty.
gokutotti10: Tyvm!
'Till next time, ningens. A fav, follow, and review would greatly be appreciated. And as stated before, this story will mainly revolve around Vanessa, Goku & his family.
Later.