Chapter 7
A Tragic Revelation
In the dark fortress of Brimstrom, the rest of the Powerpuff Girls and the Z-Fighters are in the dungeon. The guards walking in the hall as they watched every prisoner in the barrier cell.
Prisoners: (pleading and moaning)
Prisoner #1: Need... water...
Prisoner #2: Mommy…?
Prisoner #3: Please, help us…
Bubbles: I don't like the looks of this place…
Guard #1: (he turned to Bubbles) SHUT UP! (he zapped Bubbles)
Bubbles: (she got zapped by the guard) AAHHH!
Butterfly: That's so mean!
Buttercup: (angrily) Yeah! Nobody does that to Bubbles!
Bouquet: I want out of these things!
Guard #1: I... said... SHUT... UP! (he zapped the Girls) YOU NOISE MAKING CREATURES!
The guards took the Z-Fighters and the singed Girls to their cell and throws them in before Dulcera's wrist communicator starts beeping and she receives new orders from Zulfer.
Guard #2: (drops cell barrier) Alright, you filthy insubordinates! GET IN THERE! (he throws Krillin, Gohan, Tien and Chiaotzu inside the cell)
Dulcera: (she turned to Bubbles, Buttercup, Butterfly Bouquet and Piccolo) But not you five! The master has just given me new orders! He wants you NOW!
Piccolo: Wh... What!?
Bouquet: Huh!?
Bubbles: (frightened) Wh-What's he gonna do to us!?
Dulcera: (grinned) That's for us to know and you to find out... THE HARD WAY!
Guard #1: You heard Dulcera! (he zapped the Girls) MOVE IT!
Buttercup: (being zapped by the guard) Ouch! Hey! Take it easy, pal, would ya!?
Guard #2: No backtalk! Just MOVE!
Gohan: (horrified) PICCOLO!
Piccolo: Gohan... You have to be strong... for all of us! (he gets zapped by one of the guards) AAAARGH!
The Z-Fighters helplessly watched as Dulcera and the guards took Piccolo and the Girls away.
Krillin: (helplessly) GIRLS!
Gohan: (helplessly) PICCOLOOOOOOO!
Back at the throne room, Zulfer is watching a view of the entire 7th Universe.
Zulfer: Ah, yes... Universe 7... The victors of the Tournament of Power.
Zulfer started zooming in on different corners of the universe, including Planet Frieza, Potaufeu, Imecka, Gelbo, Luud and the new Planet Namek.
Zulfer: Hmmm... A rather drab looking one If I do say so myself.
Just then, Dulcera entered the room with Piccolo and the Girls in tow.
Dulcera: Excuse me, Zulfer my lord? Please forgive my interruption, but I've brought you the captured Girls and the Namekian as requested.
Zulfer: Excellent. Now leave us. I'm going to have a little conversation with these guests.
Dulcera: As you wish. (she leaves the throne room)
Piccolo: (angrily) What do you want with us you maniac!?
Zulfer: Yes, what do I want with you? A simple question indeed, but I strongly doubt you're going to like the answer.
Piccolo glared at Zulfer for a second.
Zulfer: First of all, you really have gotten soft in recent years, haven't you, Piccolo?
Piccolo: Look, if you're gonna finish us, do us all a favor. Just SHUT UP AND GET IT OVER WITH!
Butterfly: (nervously) E-E-Easy with your temper, Piccolo... Maybe he'll let us back into the dungeon when he's finished…
Zulfer: Oh, but you're not going back into the dungeon, and I'm not going to destroy any of you either.
Buttercup: Then why'd you have us brought up here, you jerk!?
Zulfer: So that I can have a little fun with you, and exploit what you fear most...
Zulfer uses his invasive mind technique on Piccolo and the Girls.
Butterfly: (she started to hear a screech in her head) Uh... Girls? Is it just me or I'm hearing a screech in my head?
Buttercup: (she's hearing a screech in her hand) I... I can hear it too…
Bubbles: (she's hearing a screech in her head) It... hurts…
Bouquet: (she's hearing a screech in her head) And it's... getting louder…!
Piccolo: (he's hearing a screech in his head) It's... him... He's... invading our minds... (agonized) AAAAARRRRGGGHHH!
Girls (except Blossom): (agonized) AAAAAAHHHH!
Zulfer forces Piccolo and the Girls to live out their worst nightmares. Butterfly opened her eyes to find herself littered with spiders.
Butterfly: AH! Spiders! Get 'em off me! Get 'em off me! Shoo! Shoo!
Butterfly then noticed a giant spider towering over her, and it lunges at her from above.
Butterfly: (imperiled) N-NO! Don't eat me! I'm too cute to be eaten! (she got attacked by a giant spider) EEEEEEEEEEK!
Bubbles finds herself surrounded by possessed kabuki dolls.
Bubbles: No! (she shook her head) Not again!
Kabuki Doll #1: (depraved cackled)
Kabuki Doll #2: Hello, Bubbles.
Kabuki Doll #3: Come play with us.
Kabuki Dolls: Forever... and ever... AND EVER!
Bubbles: NOOOOOO!
Bouquet finds herself being chased by a deranged clown with crazy eyes and a lisp.
Bouquet: Please go away!
Clown: (hysterically chortled) What'th the matter, Bouquet? Don't you like having thome fun?
Bouquet: No, I don't!
Bouquet ran into a dead end as the clown's shadow looms over her.
Clown: Ah-HA! There'th no ethcape now! Get ready for thome fun! HERE IT COMETH! (hysterically chortled)
Bouquet: AAAAAAHHHH!
Buttercup finds herself being chased by an 8-bit monster in a nightmare based on a video game she hates the most.
Buttercup: Wh-WHAT!? Malefactor!? I really hate that game!
8-bit Monster: (it appeared behind Buttercup) DINNER TIME!
Buttercup: YIKES! Leave me alone! I taste bad!
The 8-bit Monster chases Buttercup through a nightmarish obstacle course and Buttercup is unable to use her powers to escape.
Buttercup: (panicked) It's only a video game... It's only a video game... Wait a minite... WHY AM I INSIDE THIS STUPID GAME!?
Buttercup has trouble outrunning the monster as it tries to eat her, until she runs up to a dead end cliff leading to a pool of pixelated magma.
Buttercup: AGGGH! NOT GOOD!
8-bit Monster: GAME OVER! YOU LOSE AGAIN! DOWN THE HAAAAAATCH!
Buttercup: NOT AGAAAAAAAAAAAIN!
As for Piccolo, he finds himself lost in a pitch black void of nothingness. There is not a speck of light to be seen and he feels a tremendous sense of unease.
Piccolo: Wh... What the...? Where am I?
Piccolo heard a distant voice echoing in the darkness and shaming him for turning over a new leaf.
?: The gap between Other World and the world of the living, where you belong, you no-good, traitorous disgrace of a son!
Piccolo: (scared) Wh... Who said that!?
?: That would be I, Your father! Your predecessor! Your former self! YOUR TRUE SELF!
Piccolo turned and he's horrified to see his previous incarnation, King Piccolo towering over him in his throne.
Piccolo: (horrified gasped) Y... YOU!
King Piccolo (Nightmare): (chuckled) It's been far too long, my son.
Piccolo: (angrily) WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME!?
King Piccolo (Nightmare): To discipline you, of course! After you abandoned your evil ways for the sake of that spoiled whelpling!
Piccolo: You're talking about Gohan, aren't you?
King Piccolo (Nightmare): That boy is the child of my nemesis! YOUR nemesis! You should have destroyed him on the spot when you had the chance, but NO! You had to take him under your wing and because of him, you have become soft... weak... A DISGRACE!
Piccolo: (enraged) THAT'S ENOUGH! GET OUT OF MY HEAD, YOU SCUMBAG!
Piccolo tries blasting King Piccolo, but the blasts go right through him.
King Piccolo (Nightmare): I can't get out of your head, In fact, it was never yours at all... You are in MY head! And you are nothing more than a meaningless impulse!
Piccolo: Wh... WHAT!?
King Piccolo (Nightmare): (laughed evilly)
Piccolo: (he trembled in fear)
King Piccolo (Nightmare): (he stands up, triumphantly) Now, I shall lock away all traces of nobility and compassion in the darkest corners of my mind and return to my glory days of hatred and purgatory!
Piccolo: (weakly) N... No…
King Piccolo (Nightmare): And with this... Zulfer on my side... I will have all that I needed to bring an end to my enemies... their loved ones... and then... THE WORLD!
Piccolo: NOOOOO!
The good Piccolo's final scream can be heard from outside of Brimstrom, as his fate and that of the Girls are left uncertain.
Meanwhile back at Capsule Corp, while Blossom is recovering from her loss to the Black Puff Girls, Bulma managed to patch up her injuries as Goku oversees her recovery.
Bulma: (she's finished bandaging Blossom's injuries) There.
Goku: (concerned) How bad is it, Bulma?
Bulma: Well, she is under a coma. But she'll be okay. She just needs plenty of rest and she'll be right as rain in no time.
Goku: (he sighed in relief) Well, that's a relief.
Bulma: Still, I really wish you would've remembered to bring some Senzu Beans along, then we'd have her all fixed up in no time flat.
Goku: The problem is that Gohan's got the whole bag and he's still out there, fighting that monster.
Bulma: What are you saying, Goku? And would you mind telling me what's going on?
Goku: See, there's this very bad person who landed on Earth this morning and he's making even the likes of Frieza look like a good guy.
Bulma: (shocked) Seriously!?
Just then, Goku and Bulma heard the boys from down the hall.
Goten: DAD!
Trunks: MOM!
Goku: Goten?
Bulma: Trunks?
Goten and Trunks bursted into the room and Bulma berates them for running off without telling her first.
Bulma: There you are, boys! Where have you been!? And how could you just run off without telling me!? You two had me worried sick!
Trunks: It's kind of a long story, mom.
Goku: What happened?
Trunks: Gohan told us to get out of there after that giant talking cockroach chained him up...
Goten: We thought we'd get thrown behind bars with him, but we got lucky.
Goku: Where's Gohan?
Goten: He's been taken away by those monsters.
Trunks: And the others too.
Goku: (angrily) Darn it!
Just then, they witnessed Blossom coming around from her coma, wondering where she is and how she ended up in the building.
Trunks: Blossom! (he and Goten ran up to Blossom who's on the bed) Boy, are we glad to see you're still kicking!
Goten: Are you okay?
Blossom: I...never been better. (she tries to sit up, but she groaned in pain) Ooh…
Trunks: Wow. She really took a beating out there with that blast.
Goten: Yeah. A very big blast.
Blossom: (agonized) Wh... What blast...? How'd I even get here…?
Goku: Those evil girls beaten you up pretty badly and I was lucky to get you out of there before Zulfer could kidnap you.
Blossom suddenly realized that the other Girls are missing and becomes worried about them.
Blossom: (worriedly) W-WAIT! Bubbles...? Buttercup...? Butterfly...? Bouquet...? Where are my sisters...? Are they safe...? Are they alright…?
Goku: (mournfully sighed) I'm sorry, Blossom... Zulfer got them... and my friends too…
Blossom: (shocked) What...!? Th-That can't be true... No! It can't be! They can't be kidnapped! (she got out of the bed)
Trunks: (he and Goten hold Blossom back) Whoa, Blossom! Don't push yourself too hard!
Goten: (worriedly) He's right. You really need some rest.
Blossom: B-But my sisters! I've gotta help them before-
Goku is so frustrated by the thought of his friends and the other Girls being imprisoned by Zulfer that he is unable to contain his temper.
Goku: (enraged growled) THAT'S ENOUGH, BLOSSOM! THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW TO GET THEM BACK! THEY'RE ALL GONE! GONE, YOU HEAR ME!? (he becomes horrified over what he just said)
Everyone is shocked by Goku's outburst, but Blossom takes it the worst.
Blossom: (tearfully) But Goku... why…?
Goku: (remorsefully) Blossom... I... I didn't mean…
Blossom: (distraughtly) NO! I trusted you, Goku! I thought you were like the Professor back home... You're just like... (she bursts into tears) LIKE OLD VEGETA! (she cries in absolute despair and flies off)
Goku: Blossom, WAIT!
Goten: (worriedly) Oh no, poor Blossom.
Trunks: (he turned to Goku) Smooth move, Goku. You've REALLY done it now.
Bulma is left in stunned silence as she saw Blossom flew right in front of her for the first time.
Bulma: (stunned) Is it just me or she can actually fly?
Goku: Bulma, I…
Bulma: (she becomes angry at Goku) AND HOW COULD YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HER!?
Goten: (tearfully) Yeah, Dad! How could you!?
Goku: B-But Bulma, I can explain!
Bulma: (angrily growled) Come on, boys!
Bulma and the boys stormed out of the room, leaving Goku with his frustrations.
Goku: W-Wait! Bulma, hold on! I didn't mean to... (enraged growled) DARN IT! (he punches the wall)
Meanwhile, Blossom is flying through the sky as rain started pouring. She's filled with sadness and despair, and starts blaming herself for the loss of her sisters.
Blossom: (sobbed) What have I done…?
Blossom landed on the top of the mountain as she looked up at the stormy sky.
Blossom: (tearfully) Oh, what was the point of even coming to this stupid dimension in the first place...? (she sneezed and fell on her knees) Bubbles... Buttercup... Butterfly... Bouquet... I'm sorry, I've let you all down... (she screams in anguish as she shoot lasers out from her eyes towards the stormy clouds) AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!
Blossom expends the last of her energy in her scream of despair and falls to the cold, wet ground in exhaustion.
Blossom: (sobbed weakly)
Back at Capsule Corp, Goku is seen outside, pacing restlessly in the pouring rain.
Goku: (frustratedly growled) Darn it! Darn it! Darn it! (he talks to himself) Way to lose your temper, Goku!
Bulma watches from inside the building and started feeling sorry for him.
Bulma: (worriedly) Oh, Goku…
Goku: Oh, if anything happened to her, I'll never forgive myself! Why'd I have to shout at her like that!?
Bulma stepped outside with an umbrella and tries to comfort Goku.
Bulma: Goku…?
Bulma holds her umbrella over Goku to shelter him from the rain.
Goku: Thanks, Bulma.
Bulma: You really are worried about that little girl, aren't you?
Goku: Uh-huh…
Bulma: She's not from around here, isn't she?
Goku: (sighed) No, she's not. She and her sisters came here from another dimension.
Bulma: Another dimension?
Goku: That's right.
Bulma: Huh. Kinda sounds like my grown up Trunks from the future. Those Girls must've come here in some kind of machine, right?
Goku: They did mentioned something like that, but it got sunk.
Bulma: (sighed) I can't imagine what that poor little girl is going through right now. She's probably out there, all lost, cold and confused.
Goku: (sighed) If only I hadn't lost my temper right then, she would still be here.
Bulma: Hey. Nobody's blaming you for blowing your stack like that. Just think about it, Goku. Remember Krillin got killed when King Piccolo was around?
Goku: Yeah. When that happened, all I could think about was getting revenge for him and getting even with that monster. The same thing coursed through my mind when Frieza blew Krillin to bits.
Bulma: You know, I bet Blossom feels the same way as you did, when she lose someone who's dearest to her.
Goku: Right... Bubbles, Buttercup, Butterfly and Bouquet.
Bulma: Exactly.
Goku: (he hung his head, sighed) Maybe...I should've understood her feelings a whole lot better.
Bulma: Hey. Sure, you may be a little hard headed and rough around the edges sometimes, but your heart's in the right place.
Goku: You really think so, Bulma?
Bulma: Of course. I've known you ever since we first met in the mountains and I've always seen you risk everything for everyone around you. You've got a strong heart, Goku. There's no denying it. Besides, it may not be too late to tell Blossom.
Goku: (he cheered up) You're probably right, Bulma.
Bulma: (surprised) Goku?
Goku: I'm going to go and look for Blossom, but before that, can you give me a sec?
Goku vanishes via Instant Transmission and reappears a few seconds later with the Four-Star Dragon Ball in one hand and a new bag of Senzu Beans in the other.
Goku: (he hands over the Four-Star Dragon Ball to Bulma) Here.
Bulma: The Four-Star Dragon Ball? That means I've got all seven. But why?
Goku: If things take a turn for the worst, calling Shenron may be our last resort. (he turned towards the sky and shouted) Nimbus!
Flying Nimbus flies in and stopped directly in front of Goku.
Goku: (he turned to Bulma) Oh, and by the way, Bulma, I also got these new Senzu Beans from Korrin's place. As soon as I find Blossom, I'll give one to her. Okay, I'm off! (he hops on Nimbus)
Bulma: (she waved at Goku) Okay, good luck, Goku!
Bulma watches as Goku flies into the storm to search for Blossom in the wilderness.
Back in the garage, the Pilaf Gang documents the power in the Girls' hairs and creates a mech that utilizes them, only to realize they haven't tried Bouquet's yet.
Pilaf: (snickered) Fire, ice, anti-gravity and hypersonic frequencies. These hairs are incredible! Good thing there was enough junk lying around in this garage for us to put together... (he throws off sheet revealing a new mecha suit) THIS NEW AND IMPROVED POWER SUIT THAT WILL UTILIZE THEIR POWER TO THE FULLEST AND HELP US CRUSH OUR LONG-TIME NEMESIS!
Mai: (disappointedly sighed) There he goes again.
Pilaf: (he shouted at Mai) WILL YOU STOP GAWKING AND WRITE THIS DOWN!?
Shu: But, sire! You still haven't tried... (he presents Bouquet's hair) ...this one yet.
Pilaf: Ah, yes. The last piece of hair! I wonder what it does?
Mai: (worriedly) This isn't gonna end well…
Just before Pilaf can turn the machine on with Bouquet's hair in it, Goten and Trunks opened the garage door and catches them redhanded.
Trunks: Hey!
Pilaf: GAH!
Shu: BUSTED!
Goten: Um... What are you guys doing?
Pilaf: Er... We were just... (he accidentally turns the machine on) Oh boy…
The entire garage goes up in a puff of light blue smoke and when it settles, everyone in it has been turned to animals.
Pilaf gets turned into a skunk, Shu into a coyote, Mai into a mouse and the boys into monkeys.
Pilaf: (sniffed) Something stinks around here.
Shu: (face turns green) You're tellin' me! Something REEKS! (gagged) ARGH!
Mai: EEEK! How'd that giant skunk get in here!?
Pilaf: Mai, it's me, Emperor Pilaf! AND WATCH WHO YOU'RE CALLING A GIANT SKUNK!
Pilaf realizes that Mai isn't in front of him.
Pilaf: Er... (he looks around) Mai? Where'd you go?
Mai: I'm down here! Wait... (she looked at her paws) What the…
Mai sees a reflection of herself in the equipment and gets a terrible shock when she sees that she became a mouse.
Mai: (shrieked) I'm...A MOUSE!?
Pilaf: Wha-? And I AM a skunk!? (sarcastically) OH, REAL ORIGINAL! WHAT A CRACK UP!
Shu turned even more green in the face and runs behind one of the machines to regurgitate in private.
Shu: Too... strong... (he runs out of sight and regurgitates) BLECH! URGH! ARG! ARGGGGGHHHH!
Pilaf: Oh, come off it, Shu! I don't stink that bad!
Goten: (from the ceiling) Yes you do! You REEK!
Pilaf looks up and sees Goten and Trunks as monkeys hanging around on the ceiling.
Pilaf: (he looked up) Huh?
Trunks: Yeah and your buddy's a coyote now, so his hooter's gotten way more sensitive. No wonder he's spewing his guts out.
Goten and Trunks giggled over their wit.
Pilaf: (angrily) HEY! WHERE DO YOU BRATS COME OFF MONKEYING AROUND UP THERE!?
Goten: Hello? We're monkeys, silly!
Goten and Trunks bursted into laughter, leaving Pilaf all red-faced and furious.
Meanwhile back at the mountains, Blossom is struggling from her injuries as she tries to walk.
Blossom: (panting) Bubbles... Buttercup... Butterfly... Bouquet... (she groaned in pain as she collapsed to the ground and reached out her hand until she loses her consciousness)
Luckily, despite the heavy rain and blistering winds, Goku finds Blossom's unconscious body from above on Nimbus as he lands just in time to save her.
Goku: BLOSSOM! (he picks her up) She's barely holding on. I'd better take her somewhere out of the rain!
He takes her into a nearby cave where he tries nursing her back to health. Inside the cave, Goku places a Senzu Bean in Blossom's mouth and she slowly starts chewing on it. After swallowing the bean, Blossom comes around and her blurred vision comes back into focus.
Goku: (from Blossom's point of view, muffled, echoing) Blossom! Are you okay!?
Blossom: (waking up) Prof…fes...sor...?
Eventually, Blossom's vision returns to normal and she sees Goku trying to bring her back to her senses.
Goku: (anxiously) Come on, Blossom! Don't go out on me now!
Blossom: Wha... Goku…?
Goku: (he sighed of relief) Thank goodness you're awake.
Blossom tries to be thankful to Goku for saving her life, but recalls the moment when he shouted at her. She turned away without saying a word.
Goku: Uhhh... Blossom?
Goku tries again to get a response from Blossom, but there was still no reply.
Goku: Helloooo! Blossom? Don't you recognize me?
Just then, Goku has a flashback about what he said to Blossom back at Capsule Corp.
Goku: (flashback) THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW TO GET THEM BACK! THEY'RE ALL GONE! GONE, YOU HEAR ME!?
Goku's flashback ends as he started to feel ashamed to himself.
Goku: Wait a minute... It's because I yelled at you, isn't it?
Despite Blossom still giving him the cold shoulder, Goku finally apologizes for his outburst.
Goku: (sighed) Look, Blossom... I didn't mean to yell at you. It's just that...I know how you feel.
Hearing this, Blossom's eyes widen as she started paying attention to what Goku has to say.
Goku: Truth is... I go through the exact same phase whenever I lose someone very close to me. (he walked closer to Blossom to comfort her) Whenever that happens, all I can think about is avenging them and I lose all sense of reasoning.
Blossom bursted into tears as she sobbed in sorrow until she finally spoke to Goku.
Blossom: (sobbed) I'm very confused... Ever since we came to this world, all we ever wanted is to return the Dragon Ball back here... But... was it the right thing to do...? If the Dragon Ball hadn't come to our world, this never would've happened... (she cries so hard)
Goku: Hey, it's okay, Blossom. Your heart was in the right place. Now that all of the seven Dragon Balls are back together, we may still have a chance.
Blossom: (sobbed) But... what about my sisters…?
Goku: Don't you worry. We're going to get 'em back and that's a promise.
Blossom finally turned to Goku as she wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him while she's still crying.
Blossom: (sobbed) Oh, Goku... I'm... so sorry…
Goku wrapped his arms around Blossom, hugging her back as well.
Blossom: (still hugging Goku, sobbed) I didn't even realize how you feel…
Goku: Shh... It's alright, Blossom. (he patted Blossom on her back) Everything will be okay. (he looked outside the cave as the sky is still pouring rain) We should probably rest here for a while until the rain stops.
While Goku and Blossom seek shelter from the storm in the cave, they found a strange blinking red light from deeper inside.
Blossom: Huh? What's that light?
Goku: What light? Where?
Blossom: Down there, at the back of the cave.
Goku: Oh, that light.
Blossom and Goku go deeper into the cave and walked up to it, and what they find is a strange metal door.
Goku: What the heck is this thing?
Blossom: Hmmm... (she takes a closer look at it) Some kind of heavily reinforced blast door.
Goku: A door, huh? Wonder what's inside?
Blossom: I don't know.
Blossom tapped the door twice with her right fist to check its density.
Blossom: Hmmm. Doesn't look like conventional attacks can leave a dent in this thing.
Goku: Hmm... Let me try. (he tried to punch the door, but he ends up getting his fist all red and swollen) YEOWCH!
While Goku blows on his swollen red hand, Blossom notices a strange optical scanner right next to the door.
Blossom: Huh?
Blossom examines the device carefully, realizing it bears close resemblance to her face. She started to wonder if it was designed specifically for her and she presses her face against it. A laser started scanning Blossom's eyes, dazzling her in the process. Once the scan finishes, the blinking light turns bright green and a loud metallic creaking is heard as the door opens.
Goku: Hey, the door's opening!
Blossom: (dazzled) That's great. (starts seeing a double vision of Goku) I'll be with you guys as soon as I get my bearings...
After the door opens all the way and makes a loud clunk, an eerie chill can be felt from inside.
Blossom: (she looks through the door) Uh... I don't like the looks of that place, Goku.
Goku: Hoo... It feels a little chilly in here.
Blossom: (she looks through the door) Hmm... I wonder what could be down there?
Goku: I don't know, but do you think we've got time for this? My friends could be in big trouble for all we know.
Blossom: But Goku, do you think it's a mere coincidence that this retinal scanner is designed like my face and it accepted me?
Goku: Hmmm... You know, you might have a good point.
Blossom: I've got to see what's behind this door. It may be important.
Goku and Blossom entered the mysterious structure and walked down the dimly lit stairs to find themselves in a wrecked laboratory.
Goku: What is this place?
Blossom: I'm not sure. But it looks like some kind of abandoned underground laboratory.
Goku: More than abandoned, this place is a total WRECK!
They looked around the lab, and there are many papers on the ground. But just then, Goku spotted five wrecked capsules.
Goku: Um... Blossom? There are some strange looking thingamajigs over here.
Blossom flies over to Goku and sees the wrecked capsules for herself.
Blossom: Hmm... They look like capsules of some kind.
Goku: Capsules? Like... Capsule Corp capsules?
Blossom: No. They look more like they were designed for the purpose of genetic experimentation.
Goku: Uh... You lost me there.
Blossom: (sighed) Goku, what I'm trying to say is that someone used them to create five man-made lifeforms.
Goku: Wait... You mean like... Androids?
Blossom: Hmm... (she think for a minute) Or maybe five super powered warriors?
Blossom looked around until she spotted a desk with a computer and folder on it.
Blossom: What's this?
Blossom flies to the desk to investigate, until she opened the folder. Inside the folder is a data disc labeled 'Superhuman Prototype 5 Development Log'
Blossom: Huh? Superhuman Prototype 5?
Goku: That sounds serious. I wonder what it could be?
Blossom: Well, there's only one way to find out, (she looks at the computer) assuming this computer still works. (she noticed some dust on the computer) Ooooh...dusty. (she blows the dust off the computer)
Goku: (some of the dust tickled his nose) A…A...ACHOOOOOO!
Blossom: Gesundheit.
Goku: Thanks. Good thing Launch isn't here.
Blossom: Okay, let's see what's on this thing.
Blossom turned on the computer and insert the disc, then a video started playing. The computer screen shows a man in a lab coat who's documenting his latest work in his laboratory.
?: Video dairy entry #1 of Dr. Hibiku Tsunami.
Goku: Wow, look at that. The lab in there looks A-okay!
Blossom: That must be when this place was still operational.
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) Today, I, Dr. Tsunami have made a most extraordinary discovery. (shows the viewers a mirror like device) Through my Space-Time Window here, which allows me to see into other dimensions, I was able to catch a glimpse into another world, where a man has created superhuman children out of sugar, spice and everything nice with the addition of a highly reactive substance he called 'Chemical-X'.
Blossom: (gasped in shock)
Goku: Whoa... What are the odds?
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) And so I thought, what if I had a superhuman family of my own? What if I had perfect little daughters with godlike powers? With this in mind, I duplicated that man's instructions, with a few extra steps of my own, collected some of their life data and here they are. (he presents five familiar Girls resting in their capsules) I present to you, my five super powered daughters. Codename, the Superhuman Prototype 5. Aren't they beautiful?
Blossom: Those girls... They look kinda familiar…
A young boy comes up to Dr. Tsunami in the video, asking him if the girls are ready.
?: (in the video) Hey, Dad! Are my new sisters ready yet? I really wanna meet 'em!
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video, chuckled) As you can see, my son, Wave is very eager to meet his new sisters.
Wave: (in the video) What should we name them? Those Girls gotta have names.
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) Don't you worry, son. Your father will take care of everything. I'll proudly introduce them to you once they're ready.
Wave: (in the video, excitedly) Oh boy! I can't wait!
Wave excitedly runs out of the lab, while Dr. Tsunami explains his plans for the new girls.
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video, chuckled, to the viewers) Sorry about that. Anyway, I have big plans for these new girls but I won't spoil them now. One thing's for certain, their birth will be a great day for science and all of mankind itself. This is Dr. Hibiku Tsunami, signing off.
The video ends as Goku and Blossom are greatly surprised by what they have just learned.
Goku: Wow. That little kid sure seemed excited about those new girls.
Blossom: Yeah, but something about them gives me the creeps.
Goku: (eagerly) Oooh! Let's watch the next one!
Blossom: Good call. It might give us a little more insight on what they actually are.
Blossom played the next entry, which shows Wave having fun with the new girls after their birth as they joyfully floated weightlessly around the lab.
New Girls: (they floated around and giggled joyfully)
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) Video diary entry #2. Today is a most successful day. The experiment has come full circle and now, look at them. All healthy, happy and very much alive.
Wave: (in the video) These new girls are great, Dad! I'm really enjoying them!
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) I'm glad you like them, Wave.
With pride, Dr. Tsunami introduced the new girls to the viewers.
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video, to the viewers) Oh, that reminds me, I have yet to introduce these little marvels.
Goku: This better be interesting.
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) I present to you... Momoko.
Momoko: (in the video) Hey there!
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) Miyako.
Miyako: (in the video, cheerfully) Howdy-hoo!
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) Kaoru.
Kaoru: (in the video) Whassup?
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) Cho.
Cho: (in the video, upside down) How do you do?
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) And Ume.
Ume: (in the video, timidly) Uh... H-Hi. (nervously giggled)
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video, chuckled) There's no reason to be shy, Ume.
Ume: (in the video) I know, Dad, but still…
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) Oh it's alright, my dear. Now fly along and play with your brother, please. Daddy's got an entry to finish.
Ume: (in the video) Okay. (she flew back to her sisters and Wave to continue playing)
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video, chuckled) Aren't they just the cutest? They've already shown remarkable signs of intelligence from the moment of their birth and as you can see, their powers and learning capacity are phenomenal.
Cho uses her telekinetic powers to solve a 100 piece puzzle in mere seconds.
Cho: (in the video, finishes the puzzle) Ta-da! All finished!
Momoko: (in the video) This looks great, Cho.
Kaoru: (in the video) Yeah!
Cho: (in the video, giggled) Thank you. It took me a lot of practice moving objects with my mind.
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) As mentioned before, I have big plans for these girls. They are but the first step in the next stage of evolution for all of mankind! However, I can't risk letting them out into the public just yet. There's no telling how the average person would respond to five little girls with unnatural abilities.
What Dr. Tsunami just said about keeping his girls a secret reminds Blossom of Professor Utonium's warning.
Professor Utonium: (flashback) Call it a hunch, but inhabitants of that dimension may not be familiar with anyone with super-strength, or laser vision or the ability to fly. If you were caught using those powers, they might freak out, or worse…
Blossom: Professor…
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video, clears throat) Anyway, my beautiful daughters are all alive and happy all thanks to the generous funding of one Dr. Gero.
Goku: (horrified gasped)
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) I can already tell these little miracles are going to do great things for the world. This is Dr. Hibiku Tsunami, signing off.
After the video ends, Blossom notices Goku's horror after learning that Dr. Gero had funded the creation of the new girls.
Blossom: (concerned) Goku, is something wrong?
Goku: (angrily quivered) Dr. Gero... of the Red Ribbon Army…
Blossom: Excuse me? Who are they?
Goku: They're a bunch of bad guys that I fought years ago. They were all kinds of bad news. As for this Dr. Gero guy, I'm not sure if I met him before, but the name definitely rings a bell.
Blossom: How so?
Goku: A grown-up Trunks from another timeline told me all about him. How he created two powerful Androids that tore his future world apart.
Blossom: Gosh…
Goku: Those two Androids are still around today, but they're on our side now. One of them's become a park ranger looking out for endangered animals on a small island, while the other one's settled down with Krillin.
Blossom: Oh, I see. I kind of remember Krillin mentioning that.
Blossom and Goku took another look at the computer and noticed a file branded with a big red X.
Goku: Huh? (he pointed to the file) What's that?
Blossom: A red X?
Goku: Looks like something serious.
Blossom: And judging by its creation date, it appears to be the last entry. I'd better see what's that all about.
Blossom opens the file and in the video, the lab is tremoring as an alarm blares and Dr. Tsunami is seen sending out a warning message to the viewer.
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) If anyone's receiving this message, I might not be around for much longer and the world may be in grave danger! That vile Dr. Gero has double-crossed me and now he wants to steal my research to create his own brand of superhuman warrior!
Blossom: (shocked) That can't be good.
Wave: (in the video) I'm scared, Dad!
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) Wave, take the Girls and hide them somewhere safe!
Wave: (in the video) But Dad, I don't wanna leave you!
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) Just do as I say!
Wave: (in the video) R-Right! (he runs off to hide the new girls)
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) Right now, that madman has sent one of his horrible creations to capture my daughters and take my research for his own! I'm not sure if our defenses can hold out for much longer! Now, if only the blast doors can hold…
Dr. Tsunami then heard loud creaking and a monotone voice from high above.
?: (in the video) Blast door override sequence, complete. Lab infiltration, commencing.
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) Oh, no... They've been breached! We're defenseless!
Blossom: (she turns away, horrified) I can't bear to watch!
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video, sighs solemnly) As of now, I can't help but blame myself for what is to become of my daughters, my whole family and the world. All I ever wanted was to accelerate human evolution for the better, then I had to make a terrible mistake in putting my faith in that lithesome monster and his funding.
Goku continues watching the video in tense anger.
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) Now, I fear for the well-being of my daughters and their future, but before I go, let me make it clear that life itself is much too precious to be tampered with or taken for granted, and if my daughters see this, know that your father is proud to give it to you, and that he will always love you.
After Dr. Tsunami's final speech, the door to the lab bursted open and an ominous shadow has its gaze fixated on him.
?: (in the video) Target Dr. Tsunami, acquired. Preparing to terminate…
Dr. Tsunami: (in the video) This is Dr. Hibiku Tsunami, signing off for the last... (he got blasted) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHH!
The video turned into static in the middle of the blast as Goku and Blossom are left in speechlessly horror.
Blossom: How awful... (she turned to Goku who's trembling with extreme anger) Goku?
Goku: How... could he...? (he clenched his fists in anger)
Just when Blossom started to feel bad for Goku, the video on the screen clears up, revealing the lab in its current state.
Blossom: Huh? There's more.
In the video, the new girls are shown to be distraught over the loss of Dr. Tsunami and his son, Wave, as they wonder around the ruined lab in despair.
Miyako: (in the video, crying)
Cho: (in the video) How can this be…?
Momoko: (in the video) Our dad and Wave sacrificed themselves for us...
Kaoru: (in the video) But why…?
Ume: (in the video) What are we gonna do now...? What CAN we do...?
Momoko: (in the video) We can't just go out into the world and ask for help…
Just then, the new girls heard an ominous voice echoing in the darkness of the ruined lab.
?: (in the video) Poor, poor prototypes.
Momoko: (in the video, scared) Wh-who said that?
A tall shadow with glowing eyes walked into the lab to comfort the new girls.
?: (in the video) You were born into a world of avarice and contempt.
Miyako: (in the video, frightened) And who are you...?
?: (in the video) Let's say that I'm...a friend.
Kaoru: (in the video) A... A friend.
?: (in the video) Yes. The only friend you'll ever have in an existence as cruel and unforgiving as this one.
Ume: (in the video) What are you...talking about?
?: (in the video) The heartless inhabitants of this world... They've taken everything away from you. Your father, your brother, your happy lives, and all for what? Power? Money? Or perhaps... they've already learned of your existence and wanted to destroy you too?
New Girls: (in the video, mournfully whined)
?: (in the video) I can already tell you want to get even with those savages, and I can make it possible. Join me, and in due time, justified revenge will be yours.
Just then, the shadow noticed the camera behind him.
?: (in the video, he turned to the viewer) You didn't see anything…
Just then, the shadow crushes the camera with his hand, ending the video abruptly.
Goku: Man, what was that all about?
Blossom: (horrified) That shadow... His voice...
Goku: Wait... You don't think that could've been…
Blossom/Goku: (they looked at each other, shocked) ZULFER!
Just then, Blossom has a shocking revelation of what the new girls became later on.
Blossom: So those new girls, they... (she has a flashback of the Black Puff Girls)
Black Puff Girls: (snickered menacingly, flashback)
Blossom: (realized) No way…
Goku: What is it, Blossom?
Blossom looked down and saw a photo of Dr. Hibiku Tsunami, Wave and the Superhuman Prototype 5 (Momoko, Miyako, Kaoru, Cho and Ume).
Blossom: (she picks up the photo) Those girls in the video were-
Goku: (impatiently) Yeah? What about them?
Blossom: They became the Black Puff Girls...
Goku: (shocked) WHAT!? No way!
Blossom: They used to be good, like us... until they lost everything... and Zulfer took them for his own…
Goku: But why...? (he shook his head) It doesn't make any sense.
Blossom: I don't know, but whatever his reasons were at the time, it can't be good.
Blossom looked at the photo again and becomes determined to bring the Black Puff Girls back to the side of good.
Blossom: We've got to go back to Brimstrom, find those girls and bring them back to their senses. (she puts the photo in her pocket)
Goku: You're right. Let's go save those girls, your sisters and my friends.
Blossom and Goku bravely marched out of the ruined lab and back up the stairs until they notices a bizarre silhouette at the entrance.
Blossom: (she notices the silhouette) Huh? What is that!?
?: Oh my! What a shocking revelation that turned out to be!
Goku: Hey! I know that voice!
The silhouette stepped into the cave and reveals himself to be Whis.
Goku: Whis!
Blossom: (she turned to Goku) Who?
Goku: Whis. He's the attendant of Lord Beerus, this universe's God of Destruction. He's also Beerus' martial arts teacher.
Blossom: (amazed) Wow...! Sounds powerful...!
Whis: (cheerfully) Indubitably!
Goku: (puzzled) Y'know, that reminds me, I remember Jaco once said Beerus was unavailable for some weird reason. Where is he?
Whis: Well, you see...
Meanwhile at Zeno's Palace, the Grand Zenos are having a pretend tea party with Heles, Mule, Quitela, Champa, Beerus, Sidra, Rumsshi, Belmod and their respective Supreme Kais.
Grand Zeno: (he hands a teapot to Beerus) More tea, kitty?
Beerus: (fearfully) Errr... D-Don't mind if I do, sire.
Grand Zeno: (he pretendedly pours the teapot into Beerus' cup) Good kitty.
Beerus: (humbled) Thank you, sire. (he slurps the pretend tea)
Roh: (exasperated sighed, to Gowasu) Remind me again, granps. Why did we agree to attend this ludicrous, non-existent tea party in the first place!?
Gowasu: Because, Supreme Kai of the 9th, the Omni-Kings have seen us for our flaws and want to set us straight by socializing with one another.
Fuwa: (pondered) Hmm... Makes sense. But still, fu-waaa... What to do, what to do…
Roh: (disgruntled) Hmph! Well that was inexcusably brainless of us. And why couldn't we just do it with REAL tea!?
Shin: Please calm down, unless you want to risk getting erased again.
Roh looked back at the Omni-Kings as they asked Heles for pretend crumpets and Belmod for more pretend cake.
Future Grand Zeno: (he turned to Heles) Please pass the crumpets, miss.
Heles: Of course, sire. (she hands a tray of pretend crumpets)
Grand Zeno: (he turned to Belmod) More cake, please!
Belmod: Coming right up, sire. (offers a slice of pretend cake)
Grand Zeno/Future Grand Zeno: Thank you!
Gowasu: He's right, you know. The last thing we want is another Zamasu on our hands.
Roh: (reluctantly, crosses his arms) Fine.
Beerus: (he sighed and mutters to himself) That's one thing I hate about non-existent tea parties, none of the food is real.
Grand Zeno: (he turned to Beerus, sternly) You will play along, kitty, or bye-bye.
Future Grand Zeno: Total bye-bye.
Beerus: (frantically) GAH! Err... Sorry about that sires! Err... (hands out the teapot to the Omni-Kings) Care for some more tea? (nervously laughed)
The scene transit back to Blossom, Goku and Whis.
Blossom: Wow. I would really hate to be in his shoes right about now.
Goku: Yeah, I'll say.
Whis: By the way, Goku, whatever did you find inside that cave? (he noticed Blossom besides Goku) And who is this with you?
Goku: Oh, that's Blossom. She came to this world with her sisters, Bubbles, Buttercup, Butterfly and Bouquet to bring back the Three-Star Dragon Ball after it somehow landed in their world.
Whis: (surprised) Oh?
Goku: (angrily) But then... That Zulfer guy showed up... and captured them along with my friends…
Whis: Ah, yes. Zulfer the Collector. That is rather problematic.
Goku: We have no more time to waste! We've got to get into that fortress right now!
Whis: Hmmm... That would be easier said than done, I'm afraid. Brimstrom is by far the most formidable and impregnable fortress in the 8th Universe.
Blossom: Are you saying…
Whis: If you just charge in, all willy-nilly, you'd run the risk of getting blown out of the sky in a heartbeat.
Goku: Wait... Maybe I can...
Whis: No, I doubt even Instant Transmission would work either.
Blossom: WHAT!?
Whis: Your friends are most likely chained up in special shackles that neutralize their energy completely, so locking on to them may be impossible.
Blossom: But there's got to be another way in.
Whis: (solemnly) Well, it would take an entire army of one billion to even hope of penetrating their defenses.
Blossom: (mournfully sighed) And there's only two of us.
Goku: (frustratedly) Darn it!
Whis: (cheerfully) Which is why I've assembled an entire task force with that sort of power!
Goku: Really!?
Blossom: Task force? (she turned to Goku) Goku, what is he talking about?
Whis: They should be coming into view right about... (he points to his right) ...now.
Blossom and Goku looked down the mountain and bear witness to Whis' task force, comprised of Vegeta, the Androids, Majin Buu and Broly (DBS).
Goku: (surprised) 17! 18! Buu! Broly!
Blossom: And Vegeta?
Vegeta: (chuckled) Sorry to keep you waiting, Kakarot.
Android 17: We've heard about what happened, and we came to help.
Android 18: (she noticed Blossom) Hmm... This must be the girl from another dimension, right?
Goku: You got that right!
Vegeta: But how will we know this moronic Majin won't slack off again?
Buu: Buu already finished his nap.
Goku: Well, that's good to know.
Blossom: (she turned to Goku) How's that a good thing, Goku?
Goku: Well, once Buu's energy is expended, he falls into a deep sleep for at least two months.
Blossom: (surprised) Wow. Talk about a power nap.
Vegeta: And when that happens, he just won't wake up, no matter how hard you make him.
Buu: That okay. Buu bring coffee!
Goku: Well, good to know that you've come prepared, Buu!
Buu: (childishly giggled)
Android 18: So, my husband's somewhere inside that fortress, huh?
Android 17: So how are we going to get in there?
Whis: A reasonable question.
Whis tapped his staff into the ground and displays a holographic image of Brimstrom.
Blossom: Brimstrom…
Whis: Apparently, their defenses are air tight and quite impressive, I daresay. Their line of fire ranges from a 360 degree angle and they can detect a person's energy from miles away, thereby making a direct assault nigh impossible.
Goku: What does that mean? You kinda lost me there.
Blossom: That means they can see us coming in all directions, and finding a way in won't be easy.
Goku: Oh, I get it now! Thanks, Blossom.
Blossom: No problem.
Vegeta: So how do you propose we bust our way into that thing?
Whis: That's where you come in, Vegeta, as well as Buu and Broly here. The three of you will cause enough damage to the fortress to divert their attention, thus creating a slight blind spot for Goku, Blossom and the Androids to slip through their defenses with minimal resistance.
Android 17: (pondered) A diversion, huh? I'm starting to like this plan more and more.
Goku: (he raises his hand) Um... Question?
Whis: Yes, Goku?
Goku: Do I have to ride Nimbus for this one?
Whis: Why, that's a brilliant idea, Goku! While riding on that cloud, you don't generate too much energy while flying on your own.
Goku: That's great, Whis, but still, how do we know if Zulfer's already suspecting me to get inside or not? I remember him saying he came to this universe for me.
Whis: Hmmm... I'm afraid that's a risk you'll have to take. I'm sure you'll do fine in there.
Blossom: Then what are we waiting for? (determined) Let's show that creep not to mess with Earth! That way we'll save the world and get my sisters back!
Goku looked at the sight of the horizon, and notices the sun setting over it.
Goku: Uh oh... It's almost sundown already!
Blossom: Is something wrong, Goku?
Goku: Zulfer told me that I've got until sundown to make my answer, otherwise, he'll destroy the entire Earth!
Blossom: Then I guess we'd better hurry!
Vegeta: (smirked) Well then, let's give him our answer!
Android 17: Can we get this show on the road already?
Goku: Alright! Let's do this! (he calls to Nimbus) Nimbus!
Flying Nimbus came in flying through the sky as it descended towards Goku, and makes a complete stop.
Goku hopped on the cloud as Blossom joins him, with the Androids following them.
Goku: We'll meet you guys over there! (he takes off on Nimbus with Blossom besides him) Let's go, Nimbus!
Whis: Excellent! Now, if you gentlemen would kindly strap in, I'll take the rest of you as far as I can to that fortress.
The others grabbed onto Whis as he flies them out of the mountains and ahead of Goku.
Blossom: Hang on, Girls. I'm on my way to save you.
And so, with the twin Androids at their wing, Goku and Blossom began their mission to defeat Zulfer and save their friends, the Black Puff Girls and the world.
TO BE CONTINUED...