Hey all. I'll keep this brief. This took over a month to write so please do me one favour.

Enjoy.


My Hero Academia: Unchained

"We're done for! No comms, no shelter and nowhere near enough rations for the both of us! What are we gonna do, Paragus?!"

"There's one way to conserve food."

"You murdered your subordinate in cold blood just to save yourself." The man speaking was Vegeta III, a general of the Frieza Force, once known as the Cold Force, and currently superior to Lieutenant Paragus as you would expect. The same lieutenant who was currently being court-martialed.

"I had no choice! We were stuck in the heart of enemy territory with low survival odds! What was I supposed to do?!" Paragus' outburst created a silence in the room to which Vegeta responded by giving a gesture to two of his men. Before Paragus could react, he had been grabbed from behind and forced to the ground. His head was grabbed and slammed to the ground before the general who sat forward in his 'throne'. He interlocked his fingers and held his hands under his nose.

"You ended up in that situation as a result of insubordination. The murder of Beets is not your only crime. You are responsible for the deaths of every soldier under your care on that operation. I'm in two minds to have you executed immediately." His tone was calm yet threatening and his eyes showed conviction.

"Like hell it was! You ordered us out there! You knew the risks, you bastard! You're just pinning your failure on me!" Paragus forced his head up in rage as everything went red, "I knew there was something off. You've been looking for a reason to get rid of me for months now!"

"Enough!" Vegeta boomed. He had reached his own personal limit and that terrified everyone in the room but Paragus who simply didn't care at this point, "You should be grateful I'm not having anything done to that freak! A child such as he with no quirk poses the greatest of dangers! There's no telling what he may one day come to do." Paragus's jaw clenched harder before he was finally hoisted off the ground and dragged out of the room. Vegeta simply leant against his fist and watched.

"You'll pay for this Vegeta! I swear you'll pay dearly!"


Six Months Later:

"Damn you Bardock!" Paragus growled as he entered his hut out in the wilderness. His 'safehouse' if you will. Only he knew of this place. Well he and one other.

"Father. You've returned." A young boy with jet black hair approached Paragus from behind the food counter. The first thing he noted as his father collapsed onto a seat from exhaustion was the blood pouring from his left eye, which Paragus was still covering. Broly started to anger but was immediately calmed by a hand on his head. He softly looked up to see his father was angry but simply trying to soothe him, "Who hurt you?"

"Some bad men. Men I once trusted. My old general was one." Broly knew he was referring to Vegeta and also knew what this implied. Whatever his father had been up to had failed, "All I wanted was to protect you son. And I can't even do that." Guilt began to form within Broly and all he could do was hug Paragus' side, as if begging for forgiveness. Though there was one thing on his mind.

"Who was the other person that hurt you?" asked the five-year-old boy. Paragus removed his left hand from his face allowing his son to see the shrapnel embedded in his eye. Then in a low voice he spoke.

"The one who did this to me is called Bardock. And I aim to make both him and his general pay."

Broly looked past his father's head and up at the sky, privately thinking of what the future could hold.

Five Years Later:

Bardock had his eyes closed, his head tilted forwards slightly and was deep in thought. He was zoning out everything around him yet one thing did garner his attention. A police commissioner had walked into the cafe and removed his hat from his head, pinning it under his right arm. With a brief survey of the area he spotted Bardock and gave a small smile before making his way over to him. Bardock opened his eyes at the sound of the chair being pulled out and then brought back into the table. The commissioner placed his hat on the table and asked a nearby waitress for a cup of coffee before clearing his throat.

"It is a pleasure to see you again Bardock. I do hope you've been keeping well?" The commissioner asked, his light purple eyes having a reassuring shine to them. Bardock rolled his eyes and sat up straight in his chair with his arms crossed.

"Quit the small talk and get to the point," he replied with a tinge of annoyance in his voice. He'd been pulled away from spending time with Gine and Kakarot for this crap and that left a bad taste in his mouth. A feeling that was made even worse considering his eldest son Raditz had very recently left the house in anger and was yet to return. Bardock couldn't help but feel guilty and worried, "I've got other stuff to do."

"It's to do with the information you provided us in your secret testimony against Cold and his son Frieza. There seems to have been some rather dire consequences as a result of this." Bardock's expression changed. He tensed up and his worry grew but for a much different reason; not that he would say this out loud, "We have reason to believe that Cold is hunting down everyone it could've been."

"Shit." Bardock muttered before looking the commissioner dead in the eyes, "I've gotta go."

"What seems to be wrong?" The commissioner tilted his head to the side. Bardock stood up and stormed past his acquaintance who simply turned to watch.

"I have to warn Vegeta right now. His entire family is in danger!" Bardock declared before being stopped in his tracks by the next comment from the commissioner.

"That won't be necessary."

"And why not?" Bardock asked in a low voice.

"Vegeta is already dead."

"How do you know that? He's more than capable of fighting back." Despite his tone of voice, Bardock had a feeling prodding at the back of his mind. Something that had been looking him in the face the entire time. Someone sinister, clever and ridiculous.

"Because I'm the one who killed him. Well me and my team that is!" The commissioner's voice changed into a far more energetic, and somehow sadistic, one which immediately made Bardock step back in fear. He knew exactly who this guy was, which meant there were others not far behind, "You never should have betrayed Lord Frieza or his father, Bardock! Think of this as your comeuppance!" The commissioner pulled out a blaster and fired a purple blast from it that slammed into Bardock and sent him flying through the cafe's window. The civilians inside and out began to run away as Bardock stood up, pulling a shard of glass from his left bicep as he did so.

"Hey you!" He called a random civilian who ran past him. She turned around and froze as he walked up to her and grabbed a hold of the white handkerchief she was clutching in her hand, "I'll be taking this. I'm sure you understand." Bardock's stern look left her with one option. To nod and run away once more. Bardock used a combination of his right hand and his teeth to tie the handkerchief around his left arm where the cut was and it started to soak up the blood, turning a dark red. With this done he turned his fierce glare to the approaching enemy.

"Bah! This body's quirk is useless! Bring him out!" Bardock's eyes widened in terror as five individuals clad in special Cold Force armour teleported in with one seemingly being held hostage. His skin was purple and he had a black horn protruding from either side of his head. He looked remorseful.

"Bardock. I'm sorry." The commissioner's voice came from this body but not for long as his body walked up to him, slipped out a knife and stabbed himself in the chest before flinging his arms out and calling out a phrase.

"Change, now!"

"No, don't!" Bardock's cry meant nothing as a purple beam was fired from the commissioner's body and entered the mouth of the other man. A purple beam then left his mouth and moved to the commissioner's body which promptly clutched its chest and collapsed to the ground dead; blood spilling out on the ground. Bardock clenched his fists in anger as the man stood up and cracked his neck. Then he grinned.

"Now!" Each of the five men struck a pose and called out their names.

"Recoome!" Tall, muscular man with a cleft chin and shaggy orange hair.

"Burter!" Tallest member of the group with bluish-purple skin, red irises and pupil-less eyes. Reptilian-esque appearance.

"Jeice!" Average height with white hair that reaches down to his hips and white eyebrows. His skin appeared as some sort of red energy coating.

"Guldo!" A short round young man with light green pupils and hair of the same colour.

"Ginyu!" The tall purple man from before, now possessing the voice from the commissioner's now dead body.

"Together We Are The… Ginyu Force!" Each pose was over dramatic and Bardock knew this. He just didn't really care at the moment for one important reason.

The Ginyu Force were the elitist soldiers of the Cold Force. They were the most loyal, the most powerful and the most flamboyant; as if that wasn't obvious. In other words they were his superiors in both authority and in power.

"Shit." The five elite warriors stood up with Bardock taking up a battle stance and raising his power as he did so. There was nothing for a brief moment when all of a sudden Ginyu spoke.

"Guldo! You may have the first chance to humiliate Bardock. I'm sure he won't be much trouble for you." Guldo grinned with ecstasy and began to bound up to Bardock; the latter becoming rather uneasy by this. The small man interlocked his fingers and stretched out his arms, cracking his knuckles as he did so.

"I've been waiting a long time for this!" He exclaimed, leaving Bardock with nothing but confusion. As far as he was concerned the two of them had never met. He had only heard of Guldo's existence but nothing more.

"Am I supposed to know you?" Guldo began to tremble with anger before there was a light purple outline around his body which extended to his hands. Bardock, sensing what was about to go down, lunged at him and threw a punch. He seemed to be unobstructed at first and his fist rapidly neared Guldo's face only to suddenly stop. In fact his entire body had stopped in its tracks and was unresponsive. No matter what he did nothing would happen. Guldo simply continued to grin and lifted his hands up before pushing them out; an action that resulted in Bardock being shot backwards. However, mere moments from him hitting the ground, Bardock soared into the sky but not of his own accord.

"The hell?!" he grunted from the whiplash before his momentum vanished and he plummeted to the ground. Well more like his momentum shifted and became a downwards force rather than an upwards one. This time nothing stopped Bardock from slamming into the ground and when he did the pavement cracked.

"Where're the heroes when you need them?" Bardock sarcastically thought as he got to his feet. The good news was he didn't feel the pain in his left arm anymore. The bad news was that his whole body hurt now instead of just one limb. At least he knew what Guldo's quirk was now, "Psychokinesis huh? I think I'd remember someone with that quirk."

"Don't you dare lie to me! Before I proved myself to the Ginyu Force, I was a nobody. A force of soldiers attacked the village we were in! We weren't bothering anyone. You slaughtered everyone, you monster!" Guldo screamed only to be met by a single question.

"Where do you come from?"

"A small village in Sicily. We were there on holiday." Guldo's voice sounded heartbroken and sad, not that Bardock really cared. What he did care about was what Guldo was going on about.

"I've never even stepped foot in Sicily. You've got your facts wrong pal. I didn't kill your family or those in the village." Guldo was taken aback by this but steeled himself immediately.

"LIAR!" He screamed before ripping stalagmites from the ground and throwing them at Bardock. The older man reacted by dodging the first two and firing a flurry of ki blasts at the remaining three. They smashed into pieces and allowed Bardock the chance to close the gap on Guldo. However, the small man was hoping for this and his quirk activated once more, leaving Bardock once more suspended in place. This time his arms were forced to his side and he was kept up straight.

"Oi Guldo! Just finish him off already. You've had your fun." Jeice spoke with an Australian accent and rolled his eyes at his ally's childish behaviour, "Or you know let one of us have a go at 'im. Recoome's looking mighty eager."

"You got that right!" Recoome agreed and started to stretch his body as if he was almost expecting Guldo to mess up somehow. Jeice smirked at his response.

"Nothing wrong with flaking out." Burter spoke this time and was also mocking the youngest member of the group. Ginyu remained silent though couldn't help but smile a little.

"Heh. Your 'friends' sure do like taking the piss out of you don't they?" Bardock remarked only to find the intensity of the psychic force increased. Guldo was seething with rage now at both him and the rest of the Ginyu Force.

"I don't care! To hell with them! As long as you die nothing will matter!" He pulled another stalagmite from the ground and positioned it in front of Bardock.

"Farewell Bardo…" A single thin red beam had come out of nowhere and gone clean through the side of Guldo's head and out the other side. He collapsed in a heap instantly which also meant Bardock dropped to the ground; no longer bound by the deceased Guldo's quirk. The Ginyu Force were left in shock. One of their members had just been killed right in front of them and all they could do was freeze and do nothing.

Bardock on the other hand was left with a different feeling. He generally felt bad for Guldo due to his past, not that really excused the atrocities he committed as a member of the Ginyu Force but his feelings still stood. He also couldn't help but wonder what Guldo had been going on about. He'd never been to Sicily so if Guldo believed he had attacked that village the question remained. Who actually had?

However, the thing above all that Bardock was really thinking about was who the hell had fired that blaster shot.

"So captain. How many saves is that now? Twenty five? Twenty six?" The voice was female.

"Oh my god… Why did it have to be you?" Bardock groaned as he slowly turned his head to his right and was met by a smirking Fasha; pistol in hand. She forced a seductive look into her eyes that was met by a glare from him to which she then responded by placing a hand on her hip.

"Ah come on Bardock. You know you missed me." She commented with a wink. With her flirting out of the way she jogged on over to him and quickly tended to his left arm; making sure the wound wasn't too deep and that the blood had stopped. The answer to the latter was yes. It had stopped. The former was undecided, "Could be worse. Not really as bad as you've made it out to be ya big wimp."

"Will you shut it? Who said I was making a big deal out of it?" Bardock snapped only to pinch the bridge of his nose when Fasha flinched back and teasingly bit her lip, "Why did I keep you around again?"

"Oh that's obvious." She replied to which Bardock had to agree.

"Gine asked me to./We used to sleep together." Both of them opened their eyes and stared at each other. Fasha was slightly offended and Bardock was embarrassed that she would just reveal that personal information. It was especially not something he wanted revealed in the people most likely to kill them.

"Enough! The murder of a member of the Ginyu Force is treason! You shall join Bardock in his fate! Ginyu Force! ATTACK!" Ginyu commanded. The remaining four members abandoned their previous positions and moved to surround Bardock and Fasha who went back to back.

"Get ready!"

"Always!"

"You're gonna pay for what you did to Guldo!" Burter declared as he shot forward at incredible speeds towards Fasha. By the time Bardock had realised what had happened Fasha had been ripped from his side and was being pummelled by Burter at high speeds. She managed to block several blows but barely, and those she did block were immediately followed up by either a kick or punch that she couldn't block.

"Fasha!" Bardock's shout meant nothing to Recoome who stepped in front of him and sadistically grinned downwards at him.

"Where do you think you're going?" he mocked as Jeice and Ginyu moved to help Burter. Bardock clenched his fists and slammed his right one into Recoome's gut with all the strength he could muster. He caught his breath as Recoome didn't flinch and actually nodded for him to try again, "I believe in you!"

"Rraaggh!" Bardock pulled the same fist back and started to throw punch after punch, each one leading to another lack of responses from Recoome who yawned. Bardock backed up, rushed forward and threw a superman punch that hit Recoome in the dead centre of his face. The momentum caused a bounce back that allowed him to spin around midair and fire a point black ki wave. When the dust settled Recoome was still standing there with the only damage being to his armour.

"Durable bastard huh?" Bardock panted as Recoome brought his left hand across his body and backhanded Bardock a second later. The black-haired man crashed to the ground and jumped back up instantly only for the right hand of Recoome to grab his head and slam him back into the ground. Recoome lifted him up and slammed him against a lamp post causing the metal to bend from the sheer impact. Bardock gasped in pain as Recoome then held him off the ground, dropped him and landed a gut punch with his other fist. This knocked Bardock back into a wall this time and he slumped to the ground.

"AHAHA! Well done Recoome! Now finish him off!" Ginyu ordered. Recoome struck a stupid pose and began to gloat. That wasn't what bothered Bardock. It was the state of Fasha that worried him. From what he could tell she was in bad shape but still breathing. Her three attackers seemed to be more focused on cheering on their own ally than actually finishing the job.

"Fasha… Don't…" Bardock murmured as she weakly pulled her pistol's trigger. A beam shot diagonally upwards, grazing Jeice's cheek as it did and continued onwards until it hit the top of the same sign post previously bent by Bardock's body. The beam deflected off of it and then proceeded to bounce all over the place.

"You bloody bitch! You grazed my face! My perfect face!" Jeice freaked out and couldn't contain his quirk any longer. Red plasma energy began to form around his body and he neared the downed woman who mockingly chuckled, "Something funny?"

"Yeah. Your name sounds like 'juice'. And you're red." Fasha replied before opening up her left eye, "I'm gonna call you 'Tomato Juice'."

"That's it! Crusher…" The red plasma formed into a red sphere in Jeice's right hand and he stepped backwards for maximum effect. Bardock needed to act now. That was when Fasha's blaster shot pierced Recoome's unprotected abdomen from behind and slammed into Burter's chest. The latter slumped forwards, though was still alive, and the former began to bellow in anger.

"Captain! I wanna kill him in front of her!" Ginyu nodded at Recoome's request.

"Jeice!"

"Captain?"

"Stand down. I'm granting Recoome his request. You wouldn't want to disappoint me would you?" Ginyu's glance sent shivers down Jeice's spine and he immediately stopped charging his attack. He reluctantly lifted Fasha off the ground and propped her up with his arms. Ginyu walked up and grabbed a hold of her head, forcing her to look at Recoome and Bardock.

"Recoome…" Recoome began to prepare some sort of attack by slamming both feet into the ground, causing it to crack and rumble. Bardock took in sharp breaths from the pain.

"Ultra… Fighting…" The incapacitated man watched as the concrete around him exploded upwards from the incredible force that Recoome was exerting. One such instance resulted in a piece of rebar protruding from the pavement and coming loose. Bardock attempted to reach out for it but found himself too far away whilst Recoome continued preparations.

"Now watch what happens to those that betray Lord Cold." Ginyu whispered in Fasha's ear as she struggled against Jeice to no avail.

"Please don't do this." she muttered weakly.

"Ohoho. We're not doing anything." Ginyu laughed. He grinned and held his arm out towards Bardock, "He brought this upon himself."

"Bardock. Get up… They need you…" Fasha weakly said as her eyes barely kept themselves open. Ginyu turned to her and laughed.

"You mean his innocent little wife and son? They'll join him in the afterlife as soon as we're done here. Lord Cold would never wish to keep a family apart." Bardock's eyes snapped open and he grunted as a minimal amount of strength returned to him. His will to fight returned and he found himself slowly standing up. Recoome noticed this but didn't seem to mind. He wanted Bardock's last actions to be in vain.

"I ain't dying to some pompous, thickheaded morons. You're not gonna get away with this…" Bardock declared before he turned to the rebar and hobbled over to it. Recoome had finally had enough and finished his attack.

"BOMBER!" He charged towards Bardock at thunderous speed and attempted to tackle him to the ground. Time seemed to slow as Bardock dove for the rebar and clasped it in his right hand. Using his brief momentum he spun around and slammed it upwards at Recoome, aiming for the small puncture wound from Fasha's blaster bolt. Recoome continued on with his attack, never noticing what had happened. The rebar stabbed into this wound and that was when he noticed. However, it was too late.

"You're the one who's gonna die!" With a powerful thrust Bardock sank the rebar deeper and moved it upwards, straight into Recoome's heart. The towering man choked on his own breath and went into shock; his body locking up and nullifying his attack completely.

"Recoome pal?" asked Jeice in a worried voice. Bardock got up and used one last bout of strength to push Recoome to the side where blood began to pool around him.

"Heh. Durable but not invulnerable." He cockily remarked before turning his gaze to the remaining three members of the Ginyu Force. In his right hand formed a blue orb of ki; his Riot Javelin to be precise, "You shouldn't have underestimated me. There's a reason I rose in the ranks so quickly."

"And what might that be exactly ya bastard?!" cried Jeice who had pushed Fasha away.

"Cause I'm one tenacious son of a bitch." Bardock threw the ki orb straight at them. Ginyu leapt out of the way, Jeice tanked it and Burter was vaporised by the blast. Despite his luck, Jeice had been injured by some debris and was limping.

"Screw you! I ain't dying like this! Captain! Permission to put that particular operation into effect?"

"Permission accepted Jeice! May we meet to fight another day!" Bardock tackled Ginyu from behind and pummelled him over and over again. Jeice took his leave of absence immediately and activated. A smug look and determined glint in Jeice's eyes were unseen by Bardock. So was the devilish smirk.

"The hell?" Muttered Bardock as Ginyu started to chuckle.

"A precaution. You may know in time. Then again you may not."

"What are you babbling on about?." Bardock growled. Ginyu chuckled but his lips remained sealed, "One chance. One chance to tell me. How long have I got?"

"Not long." Ginyu coughed through painful breath. Bardock frowned before punching Ginyu in the face once more. Whilst this didn't knock him out, it did leave him close to unconsciousness, "Why won't you just kill me?"

"That's too kind. I want you to rot away, unable to escape from the hell you're going to." Bardock declared mere seconds before Ginyu passed out. The victor made his way to Fasha and gently picked her up. He carried her over his shoulder and walked away, bloody, battered and exhausted. Ten minutes passed before the two of them arrived in a secluded area. Bardock placed Fasha against the wall and slumped down next to her.

"I know you're awake." He murmured through a deep breath to which Fasha reluctantly stirred awake and smirked, "I ever told you you're an idiot?"

"I do believe so. We still make a good team huh?"

"Did we ever?" The pair of them went silent before bursting into laughter. They fell against each other from a combination of pain and tiredness.

"You know sometimes I wish you'd never met Gine. That we could've started our own family."

"Why only sometimes?"

"Cause then I remember that she's perfect for you. And that Raditz and Kakarot may never have come to be." Fasha sighed and looked upwards, "I could never rob you of that." Bardock looked at her and wiped a single tear from her face.

"That's why I really kept you around." She looked at him and was surprised by his reassuring smile, "You care even if you don't want to admit it. And right now I need you to care enough to do me a massive favour."

"What is it?"

"Vanish. Disappear. Become a ghost. Change your identity if you have to. You need to stay safe and hidden. Don't argue, don't give me some snarky reply. Just follow my orders. One last time. Just follow them. Please." Despite his stern and gruff delivery it was abundantly clear that he was pleading with her.

"Copy that sir." Her voice was sad, knowing what the request implicated. She may never see him again, "Don't let him hurt them."

Bardock smirked at her for the final time, "Over my dead body."


Sixteen Years Later:

"Haaaaah!" Goku launched himself through the air and threw a right hook that was blocked by Vegeta; the latter throwing the attack off and immediately sending a jab right back at his attacker. Goku ducked his head to the left and performed a kick that collided with Vegeta's side. The blow knocked him away but didn't leave him dazed for long as Goku moved in to attack once more.

"Yah!" Vegeta moved himself to the side and kneed Goku in the stomach as he shot past him. He quickly lifted his hands above his and brought them down on Goku's back as a sledgehammer strike. The force of the attack slammed Goku downwards with Vegeta taking pursuit not long after. The younger male crashed into the sea and activated his quirk to blast backwards through the water and back above the surface just as Vegeta entered it with a splash. Goku started skimming on the water's surface and held his right hand above his eyes to block the water that fell from the sky as Vegeta emerged from the deep blue and proceeded to also skim.

"Hmph."

"Heh."

The two shared a competitive look before re-engaging in battle.

The sounds of combat training were nothing new to Bulma Briefs. She'd been used to it for quite some while now. However, this was the first time she'd heard and witnessed it on this island. They had a whole week ahead of them. Whilst Goku and Vegeta had started off their training on this nice little holiday, she was quite content with lying on a sunbed under a parasol. That wasn't to say she wasn't enjoying the current show. Far from it in fact. She was in love with the spectacle before her.

Bulma hummed in amusement as she moved her sunglasses to the top of her head. Her red lipstick appeared brighter than it actually was in the sunlight but left a comforting smile on her face, "They never cease to entertain me."

"Yum!" Bulma glanced to her right to see Goku's youngest sister chowing down on the exquisite buffet that had been set. A buffet that consisted solely of sweet food items. Kale was making her way through everything on the table. Jelly, yoghurt, cake, crumble. If you could name it, Kale had probably already stuffed herself full of it. And she was still going, "Hehehehe! This is so good!"

"Hey sis. Think you can keep it down a bit. I want to have a nap sooner rather than later you know?" Caulifla on the other hand was fed up. She'd been told that this holiday would be a great opportunity for her to train alongside her older brother. So far, she'd done nothing of the sort. For the entire week they'd been there, Goku and Vegeta had trained whilst Caulifla had struggled to entertain herself in any meaningful way. To say she was bored was an understatement. Now all she could do was try to nap but even that was a struggle.

"Oh Bulma, this place is amazing! Are you sure it was okay for us to come along?" Kale happily asked upon finally taking the time to swallow her food.

"Of course. It was my idea after all." Indeed it was. Just over a year had passed since Goku had returned to normal. His tenure as Goku Black played heavily on the minds of those who knew but for the rest of the world 'Goku Black' was non-existent. The threat had been Majin Buu, not that it eased Goku's pain and guilt. So in this scenario the holiday had been well deserved plus Bulma had figured it would give Goku a chance to properly catch up with his sisters.

An opportunity he was failing to take at the moment.

"How did you pay for all this?" Kale asked. Bulma sat up in her seat and turned to look at the eleven year old girl.

"It was a personal project I've been working on for a while. All I needed was to get the right team and dad helped with the rest. There's a spa, a games room, a gravity training room, a bar, multiple bedrooms. If you can name it, I've probably had it installed." Bulma proudly explained with a click of her finger and a wink. Caulifla continued to toss and turn on her own sunbed as her brother and his friendly rival amped up their training.

"Hah!" Vegeta landed a clean blow to the side of Goku's face that sent him backwards. Goku steadied himself in the air and rushed forward with a burst of speed and a punch of his own that Vegeta blocked with an audible grunt.

"Hyyyaaaaa!" Goku landed a punch to Vegeta's gut that left him reeling. It was at this point the noise became too unbearable for Caulifla and she shot from her seat in anger.

"KEEP IT DOWN WILL YOU?!" Goku and Vegeta immediately ceased their training with the former flinching in slight fear as they looked down to see the furious, and tired, thirteen year old shaking her fists at them whilst adorned in a golden aura with blonde hair, "LEARN TO FIGHT QUIETLY! I'M TRYING TO TAKE A NAP!"

With all that said and done the training session had been disrupted and thus there was nothing for the two combatants to do but descend to the ground below and relax. In Vegeta's case it meant wiping the sweat from his forehead and wrapping it around his neck where it dangled atop his sleeveless blue tank top. As for Goku? He had followed Kale's example and started consuming as much food as he could.

"Ahhh… ahm!" Goku chowed down on a spoon layered with jelly before quickly shovelling yoghurt into his mouth. His cheeks began to bulge as he forgot to swallow. Bulma snickered in amusement, Vegeta watched in disappointment at his immaturity and his sisters were simply observing his 'talent'. Well Kale was. Caulifla had but one eye open to watch as she settled down once more.

"So tell me Kakarot. Do you ever think I'll be able to surpass Caulifla?" Kale enthusiastically asked. Goku's eyes widened in surprise at the sudden question and finally swallowed the food in his mouth. With a turn of the head he went to reply.

"What was that?" Caulifla shot up in her seat and leant towards her siblings with a confrontational look, "Don't think I'll take this threat lying down."

"Well she has a form neither of us do so I'd say she already has." Goku nervously chuckled. Caulifla deflated immediately at his answer, placing her fist against her cheek.

"Well that was uncalled for."

"For what it's worth Caulifla, having Kale as your competition is a great thing. It'll allow you to progress much faster than usual. Motivation is key to growing your power." Goku's lecture reinvigorated Caulifla's fighting spirit and she hopped to her feet with determination.

"Now that's what I like to hear! C'mon Kale! Let's get stronger!"

"Yeah let's do it sis!" The two sister's ran off to the side and began their own training. Nowhere near as rigorous as Goku and Vegeta's but it would still yield its own results.

"Well what about you then Goku? Your power's incredible, especially with Divine Light under your belt. Why do you seek even more strength than you have already?" Goku stood up and stretched himself up before walking towards the bannister overlooking the vast sea.

"Seeing how strong everyone got has opened my eyes. There's no way I can stay at the same level I'm at right now." Goku stopped dead in his tracks with a confident look and smirk on his face. His orange and blue gi, a gift from his friends at UA, started to ripple on his body as his energy began to rise, "You've got me all fired up." With a concentrated look Goku honed in on his anger and pushed it to great heights.

"Rrrrrr… Dah!" With a small aura blast Goku transformed into his Super state. Vegeta flinched slightly at the sudden transformation but scoffed almost immediately after.

"You've only been back to normal a year and you're already thinking of getting right back into the action? What a fool." Goku shot him a glance and depowered.

"Not like that. Sure I can get back to hero work but I'm not sure I ever want to. I can't. Not after…" An image of Goku Black flashed in Goku's mind and he shuddered in guilt, "Besides at least I'm doing it to better myself and protect those I care about. Why are you training?"

"To stop Cooler! Because your friends allowed him to escape you idiot!" Vegeta's outburst held no merit whatsoever.

"Like they didn't have bigger things to deal with." Goku rolled his eyes at Vegeta's comment and then raised his right index finger out in front of him, "Anyway it's been a year now. If Cooler was really up to something, don't you think he would have done something by now?" Vegeta was momentarily left speechless by Goku's naivete yet composed himself quickly as his annoyance continued to grow.

"You idiot! Do you honestly think Cooler's just left you alone?! You should want him gone as much as me you dumbass! Think of what his clan has done to your family! Besides, what happens if he decides to take a page out of our book?! What forms do you think he could unlock with our sort of training?!" Vegeta slammed his foot down and angrily clenched his fist out in front of him as Goku recoiled in fear and shock.

"Hey, how many times you gonna call me an idiot today?" Goku pushed back at Vegeta with open palms. However, all this did, combined with his comment, was infuriate Vegeta more. Trembling in rage, Vegeta lurched forward once more.

"As many times as I need to! IDIOT!"

The sound of beeping from Bulma's wrist communicator finally brought an end to the argument and they turned to face her as she tapped it. A video feed immediately popped up showing Denki Kaminari and Mina Ashido. They both looked rather nervous but cheery all the same.

"Hi Bulma! Looking good!" Mina whacked Kaminari over the head for his flirtatious comment before grinning into the screen.

"Oh hey guys. What's up?" Bulma asked. Goku and Vegeta moved to either side of her and looked over her shoulders. Vegeta remained unimpressed whilst Goku smiled and waved at his two friends.

"Well you see someone sort of broke into the lab whilst we were grabbing a bite to eat." Mina awkwardly chuckled and scratched the back of her head. Bulma's personality shifted instantly with a stern look taking the place of her cheerful one.

"What?" Both young heroes flinched in concern, "Check the security footage. Check if they stole anything."

"Oh okay." Kaminari moved to the monitor on the table and began to skim through said footage. The five of them watched as a single individual dropped into the lab from above and started searching for something. After a few minutes more of footage, this thief, a female, seemed to transfer certain documents from Bulma's private server to an undisclosed location. With her mission complete, she scaled the ropes she had descended in the first place and left, "Seems they took your research on Goku and Vegeta's quirk efficiency and combat data."

"THEY TOOK WHAT?!" Bulma's scream caused both Kaminari and Mina to fall to the ground in terror.

"I've told you before that the lab needs better security." Bulma shot Vegeta a glare and then gave Goku a pleading look. The twenty-one year old nodded with a smile resulting in Bulma closing her eyes and exhaling calmly, "Thanks for letting me know. If you can clean up that would be great.

"Okay bye!" The feed ended and Bulma leant back in her chair; her right hand covering the upper part of her head.

"Those were Cooler's people. I'd recognise the armour anywhere." Vegeta announced with closed eyes and folded arms. Goku reluctantly nodded.

"I wonder what he could want that data for." Goku pondered.

"Isn't it obvious?! He's going to restart Project M.A.J.I.N! That's the only explanation." Vegeta declared in anger.

"I dunno. We never found any traces of his DNA. Though I guess anything's possible."

"Why don't we go ask him then?" Both men looked at Bulma with intrigue who had already come up with an idea, "I have a firewall in my server that places a bug on all data. Anyone who downloads or transfers it somewhere is automatically infected. And it just so happens it's already started tracking the perpetrators themselves." Bulma pointed to her wrist communicator which had a map showing a flashing dot over 8000 miles away.

"Seems they're currently in Antarctica. Guess we're gonna need a change of attire." With the pop of a capsule that she had pulled from her purple jacket, Bulma threw said capsule to the ground and with a poof of smoke an aircraft of sorts appeared. Vegeta picked up his battle armour from a nearby table and carried it into the cargo hold of the craft whilst Goku approached his sisters.

"You two be safe okay? I've got to go stop Cooler from doing whatever he's up to." He explained quickly. Caulifla rolled her eyes unsurprised that he was leaving them behind but relented anyway. He wouldn't budge even if she tried.

"Yeah fine. Go kick his butt!" The two fist bumped before Goku rubbed the pair on their heads and jogged on over to the opening of the aircraft. Bulma started the engines and the craft took off mere seconds after Goku slammed the door shut.

"See you later! Have fun!" Bulma called as they ascended and blasted off into the distance.

"I'm sure we will. Right sis?" Caulifla looked to her left and found Kale was gone. Strangely enough, her ki signature was moving further away…

"OH COME ON! HOW IS THIS FAIR?!"


"So let me get this straight. I told you to stay back there and just train, relax or whatever. Instead you decided to zoom past me and hop in before I'd even closed the door?" Goku pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration, "I'd expect this from Cauli but not you Kale."

"Sorry Kakarot. I just wanted to properly see you in action is all. I thought I could pick up a thing or two…" Kale looked off to the side despondently. Bulma snuck quick glances as she flew to keep up on what was happening whilst Vegeta sat quietly and judged Goku and his sister.

"Ah! I can't argue with that. I would have done the same thing at your age," he groaned. It wasn't long before he had a somewhat proud look on his face, "Though your speed has definitely increased. Nice work."

"We could always turn around and drop her back off, you know?" Bulma asked. Goku shook his head immediately.

"Nah don't bother. We don't have the time." He replied. Then with one hand covering the side of his mouth and the other pointing behind him he whispered something that made all but one person in the craft laugh, "Besides I think Vegeta would pop a blood vessel if we did."

"Joke all you want. Once Cooler is dealt with we can have a proper fight. No regulations on our transformations." The two exchanged an eager look each and smirked.

This was going to be one hell of a day.


Cooler had his eyes closed as the results of his latest trial run came through.

"Lord Cooler. It seems that the host was inadequate and has… deteriorated completely." Cooler opened his left eye and looked down at his most loyal of scientists. A small man of middle age with yellow hair. He appeared to be sweating nervously, as if he was expecting to die for conveying this information.

"Less than ideal given the circumstances." Cooler replied, "Tell me Kikono, how many vials of the copied quirk do we have left?"

"Um.." Kikono swallowed and looked at the pad he tightly held in his right hand. After a brief flick through its contents he returned his gaze upwards, "One vial remains." Cooler breathed deeply at this news. This was his final chance. He needed not only a suitable host but to uncover why the quirk had grown unstable. It had been perfectly fine when used on Vegeta so why not now?

"How inconvenient." He muttered. Cooler sipped the wine in his right hand and placed it on his desk.

"Well some good news has come about my lord. It seems the data Ms. Briefs had accumulated on Son Goku and Vegeta has been acquired by our operative. The final transfer is ongoing as we speak." Cooler finally had some good news. The Clan leader turned around to look down at his loyal scientist and smile.

"That truly is excellent news Kikono. I can see why my brother seeked your guidance so often. You always come through when you need to." Kikono's posture improved as he found a new sense of confidence, "Unlike him I'll be sure to see you adequately compensated for a job well done. I'm nothing if not considerate."

"Perhaps that's why Lord Frieza always received your father's praise over you then."

Cooler tensed up in silent anger, but didn't turn to directly confront the newcomer. It wasn't worth it and he refused to fall into the trap that Frieza could've, "Perhaps. But you've always held a soft spot for that disappointment. Or is that another weakness of mine, Berryblue?" This time he did turn to face the elderly small woman who possessed a condescending smile. A smile that never faltered.

"That I never seeked your praise or comfort?"

"We may never know, will we?"

"Berryblue! You can't speak to Lord Cooler like that!" Kikono's voice was panicked as was the look in his eyes. Berryblue herself didn't seem bothered in the slightest.

"It matters not Kikono. I don't have the time for petty squabbles." Cooler picked up his wine glass and left the room with the diminutive scientist nervously following behind him, "Besides I have more pressing matters to attend to."


Had you told Cheelai years ago that she would be patrolling the Sahara in what was essentially an ice box on the orders of one Lord Cooler, she would have scoffed at the notion and mocked his name.

Yet here she was doing exactly that. With the old man as well.

"C'mon Cheelai. You could actually try to look. The sooner we find someone for one of Cooler's experiments the better." Lemo wasn't one to gloss over the finer details. Cheelai had been paired up with him for a few days now, ever since she'd joined the 'Cooler Force'. He on the other hand was a veteran that had been more than happy to work under Cooler upon Frieza's death, "Why did you join up anyway?"

"Heh. You know the story. Got in with the wrong people and made a lot of enemies." Cheelai nonchalantly shrugged before winking and grinning, "But hey! No one will touch me if I'm working under Cooler. One of many benefits." Lemo rolled his eyes but couldn't stop a small smile. She had guts he'd give her that not that it always panned out in the best way.

"Hey you worked under Frieza right?"

"Yeah…"

"Is it true he was tiny?!" Lemo nearly stopped the craft then and there in shock before snapping his head round to her.

"You've got your scouter on you idiot!" He hissed. Cheelai shrugged and leant back in her seat, allowing a cool breeze from the craft's aircon to hit her in the face, "Don't ever say that again. Lord Cooler doesn't take kindly to his brother being mentioned, period."

"Whatever." Cheelai turned to look out the window and saw it. At first she thought she was hallucinating but upon rubbing her eyes, she could still see it. A shack out in the middle of nowhere with a man frantically waving at them, "Hey Lemo. You see that too right?"

"What are you talking about?" Lemo was visibly annoyed from her tapping his shoulder. This didn't last, "Yeah I see it. Looks like he needs some help. Come one." With a turn of the steering wheel, the pair changed course and headed in the direction of this point of interest.

"Finally. Been needing supplies for a while now." Paragus wiped the excessive amount of sweat from his forehead and covered his eyes with the same hand. He'd aged considerably over the years with both his hair having turned grey and a full beard now on his face. Not to mention the wrinkles and scar over his left eye. The craft came to a halt with both Cooler Force members hopping out immediately, "Wait… I know that armour…"

"Hey. What's up old man?" Cheelai asked casually before her scouter started to display a set of numbers, "Woah. A battle power of forty-two hundred. That's insane." Lemo was practically jumping for joy at this turn of events.

"That's perfect. Hey buddy? How would you like to help Lord Cooler out?" Paragus scratched his beard in thought before clicking his fingers.

"Lord Cooler? As in the older brother of Frieza?"

"The one and only!"

"Why are you serving under him? Isn't Frieza a far more notable leader?" Both Cheelai and Lemo looked at each other in confusion. The latter turned back to the old man.

"You didn't hear? Frieza and his father are dead." Lemo broke the news as easily as he could. Paragus recoiled slightly in surprise, finding it hard to believe, "Funny thing is an old soldier of theirs killed Lord Cold years ago."

"Impossible. No one would be foolish enough to betray them let alone defeat them. What was their name?" Paragus curiously asked. As far as he was concerned not a single person he had ever served with had the potential to do as Lemo had explained. This was when Cheelai spoke.

"Believe his name was Bardock or something like that?" She pondered before looking forwards, "Though I only joined up recently so that could be wrong."

"Bardock…" Paragus angrily muttered, something that didn't go unnoticed by the two individuals before him, "Seems it is finally time for revenge on both him and Vegeta."

"Uh you okay there?" Cheelai asked with a raised eyebrow. Paragus snapped out of his thoughts and nodded before asking one final question.

"Who killed Lord Frieza then?"

"Some kid. He managed to win twice. The Hero Tapion helped out the second time." Lemo explained as he placed some of Paragus' gear in the back of the craft. Paragus simply nodded. This 'kid' was none of his concern then. Only Vegeta and Bardock. Considering what the former had threatened years ago, Paragus was in two minds to go after their sons.

Vegeta and Raditz.

A booming roar erupted from nearby and the trio found themselves face to face with a massive beast. It was some sort of sand crab and it was fast approaching.

"Ahhh!" Cheelai cowered in fear near Paragus whilst Lemo desperately went for his blaster. Paragus on the other hand? He called out a name.

"BROLY!" The twenty-six year old male was alerted by the call of his name and wasted no time in rushing from the shack past his father and the two other individuals. The sandcrab stabbed one of its legs down only for Broly to catch it in his hands and hold it there. With a grunt and quick twist he ripped the leg from the crab's body and used it as a bat to slam the beast across the sand dunes. With one final action, Broly threw said leg like a javelin and it slammed into the top of the crab; piercing its shell and pinning it to the ground where it lay lifeless.

Cheelai, speechless as you might expect, quickly tapped her scouter and the numbers began to appear again. However, this time they kept growing higher and higher until finally the scouter bugged out and short circuited. The glass eye piece cracked as it did so, "No way…"

Lemo looked to her in confusion as Broly slowly approached, "What is it?" Cheelai removed the scouter from the side of her head and was barely able to form words from her utter shock

"His battle power… It's so high the scouter can't even read it…"

"Impossible. These things are state of the art…" Lemo found his own scouter doing the same thing and jumped for joy, "Haha! Hop on fellas! Cooler's gonna love you!"


Broly was curiously watching as Cheelai opened up a protein bar to snack upon. It wasn't too long before she noticed. It was a rather unnerving feeling, "So uh… What are you called again creeper?"

"I am Broly." Broly replied, his eyes not once losing track of the bar Cheelai held in her hand. Eventually she relented and with a smile, offered it out to him, "Here. Have some." Initially taken aback, Broly switched to a state of unease. For all he knew this item was poisonous or worse.

"It's food, son." The pair in the back looked to Paragus who sat in the front passenger seat and then back to each other. Broly nervously chomped down on the tip of the bar. With a few chews his eyes lit up and he eagerly took the bar that Cheelai had offered. Within seconds, rather amusing seconds for Cheelai, the bar had been devoured and Broly desperately attempted to find any crumbs left in the packet, "Manners Broly." Paragus' son composed himself and looked to Cheelai gratefully.

"Thank you very much. I am grateful." Despite outward appearances, Broly spoke in a quiet, well-mannered tone that left Cheelai mildly surprised. It was rather comforting though his over-politeness was unnecessary.

"Why so formal? Maybe just try a thank you?" Cheelai smiled and leant forward. As she did she held her right hand out in front of her with the 'okay' gesture. As Broly's mind comprehended the gesture he attempted to copy her with less than stellar results.

"I thank you." Cheelai was unable to contain the hearty chuckle from her mouth.

"That's close." As she said this Cheelai couldn't help but notice the red fur wrapped around his waist. There was something about it that made her curious to know more but for now it could wait. There was another question to ask, "So Broly. What's your quirk? With a battle power that high it's got to be something awesome."

Broly looked off to the side shamefully and didn't speak. He seemed to have completely withdrawn back into himself. It took Paragus to once again speak for him. "Broly doesn't have a quirk. He was just born without one is all."

"Wait. If he's quirkless then…"

"How does his battle power exceed your scouter's capabilities?"

"Yeah exactly." Paragus smirked with closed eyes and then looked out in front of him.

"Despite being advanced models their purpose remains the same. They don't measure 'quirk power'. They measure 'battle power'. The battle power of an individual tells you how much potential they have yet to unlock. So for myself that means I have four thousand two hundred units of unaccessed battle power and I possess a quirk. So for Broly who doesn't possess a quirk and has had some standard combat training…" Everything clicked together for Cheelai and Lemo with the latter being the one to finish Paragus' sentence.

"He has a near unlimited amount of battle power. That's insane. I guess you really are something huh kid?" Lemo turned around to look at Broly resulting in a panicked Cheelai screaming at him.

"Keep your eyes out in front of you!" The sudden realisation left Lemo in panic and he whipped back round in his chair just in time to move the craft out of the way of a large cactus., "You're going to get me killed one day old man."

"Who you calling old?!" Lemo's outburst was more laughable than scary, not that anyone actually took him seriously considering the previous event.

"It's not him that will get you killed. It's your weakness. In this world strength is everything and being sure of your own power is what's most important. That was the philosophy I took away from my time in the Frieza Force." Paragus spoke once more with conviction.

"I was meaning to ask about that. What part of the Force did you serve in?" Asked Lemo, keeping his eyes forward at all times. Paragus inhaled through his nose and exhaled through his mouth. Then he answered with three words.

"The Saiya-jin Unit."


"I've brought the men in question, Lord Cooler." The leader turned around at Berryblue's beckon with intrigue and took a few steps towards the father and son duo; stopping short to establish his superiority. Cheelai and lemo stood nervously to the side of Broly who was looking around the room in awe.

"How interesting. Are you really ex-soldiers of the Saiya-jin Unit?" Paragus held his right arm across his chest and bowed slightly. This feat alone was more than enough to impress Cooler and somewhat gain his favour. With a smirk his eyes darted to Broly who had finally brought his own attention to the man before him, "Yet that one appears to not bow before me."

"No sir," Paragus lifted his head to speak more clearly though Cooler never once took his eyes off of Broly, "I alone served under your family. My son here knows of my past exploits but never engaged in anything regarding them."

"And may I ask why?"

"There are two reasons, my lord. He was but a boy during my time as part of the Force and he does not possess a quirk of his own." Cooler's eyes seemingly lit up at the mention of Broly's quirk predicament. An opportunity had presented itself at the best possible time and he intended to seize it immediately.

"Interesting. Tell me. What is your name?" The question was directed at the once again distant minded Broly. Had Cooler been his brother, his temper would have flared by this point and he would've eviscerated the twenty-six year old where he stood. The key word there being 'would've' for Cooler wasn't his brother and he needed Broly very much alive. He found Broly's calmness rather appreciated considering his usual company.

Paragus didn't see it this way and jumped to his son's defence with nervousness in his voice, "Please sir! Forgive Broly." Cooler paid no mind to the father other than a reassuring wave of his left hand, choosing instead to narrow his eyes at Broly. Then he smiled with the same cruel glint in his eyes returning once more.

"It would seem you still have a tremendous amount of untapped battle power. What do you say to participating in a small experiment of mine?" That caught the attention of both father and son as well as Cheelai and Lemo who had kept their heads down the majority of the conversation; only looking up to sneak glances at the three before them.

"Experiment?" Broly curiously asked. Just the question Cooler had been waiting to hear.

"Yes. In fact it's not just any experiment. It's a quirk transfer experiment. And I believe you are perfect for it." Cooler briefly explained. As he finished he turned to Paragus to cut off the older man's question, "I have a genetic duplicate of a quirk on standby. My last sample in fact. All previous experiments failed bar one. However, I believe Broly is the key to this success."

"May I ask why sir?"

"He has no quirk. There's no resistance to the transfer as a result. Only acceptance," Cooler replied as he turned to face Broly once more, "And with some new data I've received I'd say his seemingly endless battle power will enable him to integrate fully with the quirk and bring out its true potential. All I need now is for him and you to agree. Though be warned I can't guarantee survival. It'll all be down to Broly once the procedure has begun."

Father and son looked between each other with Paragus desperately attempting to decline. However, try all he might his immense motivation for vengeance overwhelmed his reason and he gave his answer, "Do it. Give him a quirk and make him all-powerful."

"Wonderful. Berryblue please offer a worthy reward to the two that found these men and brought them here." The subordinate in question bowed her head whilst Cheelai and Lemo, in a moment of joy, high fived each other. Berryblue pulled out several gold bars, enough to fit in both of Lemo's hands.

"It's a fortune.." He muttered as the two stood behind the automatic doors to the room. With a bow of their heads they spoke with gratitude.

"Thank you for your generosity sir." With the sentence spoken, the doors shut in front of the pair allowing Cooler the privacy he now needed.

"Now that we're alone, please confirm something for me. I'm told you've been in hiding for quite some time. Is this true?" Cooler asked with his back still to Paragus and Broly. Paragus took little time to reply because he remembered all too well why he was in hiding.

"That's correct. It was to protect both myself and my son from Vegeta's wrath." He couldn't see Cooler's malicious grin.

"And are you aware that your old General met his end at the hand of my brother's Ginyu Force?" Paragus was taken aback by the question. Neither Cheelai nor Lemo had mentioned this so either they chose not to tell him or they had no idea themselves. Despite the brief anger at being denied his vengeance Paragus relented. If the Vegeta bloodline had ended he was content. Besides, he could still go after Bardock and Raditz if he could find out their locations.

"No sir, but if I must be blunt. I do not mourn for him," Paragus bowed in respect once more and then looked up, "At all." Cooler looked over his shoulder allowing the pair to see his grin. He didn't need to bring up revenge. He could just tell Paragus was disappointed. However, he could do something else.

"Ah but what you didn't know is that General Vegeta's son, Vegeta the Fourth, is still alive. Flourishing even."

"His son?" Paragus flinched back and emitted a low growl in his voice as he continued, "Of course he would survive. Those arrogant bastards must pay. Their line should've ended!" Broly was left confused by his father's sudden outburst. Despite this he couldn't help but admire his father's resolve and inner strength. It was what he'd been brought up to believe.

"Please allow me to lend a hand and help your vengeance come to pass." Cooler inhaled and straightened up, smiling as he did so, "Come Berryblue. Show these two to their new quarters so they may get tidied up. They'll need some new battle uniforms as well. Oh, but first have Broly escorted to the lab. We do have an experiment to perform after all."

"Yes lord." Broly nervously looked to his father who reciprocated. Paragus placed a hand on his son's shoulder and nodded. This action calmed Broly. His father trusted Cooler so he should as well. Berryblue led the two away and the doors once again shut behind them leaving Cooler alone once more. He lifted his gaze up and looked out of his window into the darkness of space.

"I'd not planned on fighting Goku and Vegeta this time around," Cooler said to himself, "However, this is proving to be far too interesting to pass up."


Broly felt agony. Sure the experiment had taken nothing more than a few minutes once the preparations had been completed but that didn't stop it from hurting like hell. It was pain he'd never felt before and somehow felt like a worthy punishment for being born with no quirk to begin with. At least that's what his father would've said. Paragus had stayed with his son the whole time and given him the strength and courage to persevere. It also helped that Kikono had been incredibly reassuring and polite as well. Cooler's presence was a little concerning but to be fair it was his experiment so he had every right to observe.

For now though Broly needed rest. Kikono had insisted on Broly wearing some sort of monitor device. Paragus had agreed once Cooler gave him some sort of remote. Not that he could really tell. Broly quite liked it in fact. It was a gift and he'd always been taught to never turn down a gift. Doing so would bring great dishonour upon him and his father. He was so accepting of it that he didn't hear Cooler mention its secondary purpose as a shock collar.

The father and son duo had returned to their quarters and got changed into their new battle armour. It wasn't long before they walked into the cafeteria on the ship. Coincidentally Cheelai and Lemo were sitting in the centre of the room on a roundtable. Upon noticing the pair they rescued, Cheelai greeted them with a wave.

"Hey yo! You're looking much better. Come and eat with us guys!" Broly looked to Paragus with some hope and received a nod. The two walked towards the table and went to take their seats. Broly stood by his as if observing the room. He was still getting acclimated to his quirk and thus found it rather weird that he could sense the strength of everyone in the room. As it should be, "Say Broly. Where's your battle uniform?"

It was true. Broly was wearing most of the uniform he had been given except its chest armour. In its place was a white, long-sleeved, form-fitting shirt. He also wore white form-fitting pants, yellow boots which had blue borders and blue striped toes. His yellow armbands and red ridges. Only one part of his outfit remained the same and that was the red pelt tied around his waist.

"No good. It's hard to move in." He replied. Cheelai smiled and pulled the front of hers off her chest in an almost seductive nature, not that Broly really noticed.

"Ah it's not that bad once you get used to it. Ditch that fur around your waist though. It's dirty," Broly recoiled in surprise as Cheelai leant over and grabbed part of the pelt in her right hand. Surprise that turned to anger as she pulled at it slightly, "Seriously when was the last time you wa…"

"It stays on!" Broly yanked at his pelt with the sudden action knocking Cheelai back slightly.

"Waaooaahh!" She yelped in fear. Broly's outburst garnered the attention of everyone else in the room. What they saw was a nervous and slightly terrified Cheelai cowering before Broly who had taken a rather menacing defensive stance. With an awkward gulp Cheelai moved to stroke the area she had touched in apology.

"Okay I get it. That gross pelt is actually something important to you. Broly calmed down at the gesture and relaxed his posture. The way he looked now made it seem like nothing had even happened at all.

"It is…special."

"Broly, we're here to eat, not speak. Don't waste your energy." Paragus spoke with disinterest. He had come here for one reason and his son was disrupting that. Cheelai wasn't too fond of this idea.

"Seriously. You won't even let him talk?" She leant forward over the table with a challenging look. A look that Paragus completely ignored.

"I'd appreciate it if you minded your own business." Broly bowed his head in acceptance with his father's wishes whilst Cheelai upped her disdain for the older man.

"Say what?!" Cheelai practically hissed. Lemo started patting her on the shoulder in an attempt to defuse the situation.

"Why don't we calm down?"

"Hey you must be new aren't cha?" Right when it was needed the least, a drunk member of the Force decided to stroll over and have a go at flirting with Cheelai who was less than thrilled at the prospect. She was also rather uncomfortable with it. Something Broly and Lemo took note of. Even Paragus did though once again he didn't particularly care, "It can't be much fun hanging out with these puny losers though. I'm the only warrior aboard this ship that's worth spending time with."

Paragus sipped at his glass of water and proceeded to eat. There was no way in hell he was going to intervene. It wasn't his problem, "Why don't you come sit with me sweet thing?" Broly narrowed his eyes as the uncomfortable flirting became pushy.

"What do you say?"

"Get your filthy hands off me! I'm not interested." Not the answer the drunk was looking for and it showed. Mere seconds after Cheelai pushed his hand off and finished her reply he turned aggressive. It was here that Lemo took it upon himself to once again try and calm down an unnecessary altercation.

"You heard her big guy. How about I buy you a drink instead?" Lemo could barely react when the drunk turned and shoved him to the ground with a single hand.

"Stay out of this shorty. Come on baby. I'm done asking." Lemo on the floor left Broly with no other option than to let his anger guide him. Without a second thought he took a few steps forward to defend Cheelai though not before his hair momentarily waved about.

"Stand down Broly." Paragus ordered but said order fell on deaf ears. Broly had made his mind up and not even his father would stop him from defending his newfound friends.

"Hey, what do you want? Got a problem with me?" Broly's build had already begun intimidating the drunk, who promptly took a step back, but Broly had yet to make any actual moves. He took a deep breath and met the drunk's eyes.

"I do."

"Big mistake!" The drunk threw a punch with all his might and yet Broly seemed unfazed. In fact it seemed as if he couldn't even feel it, "What the?" The drunk continued to punch Broly's chest until finally the attacker became the first to fall to Broly's yet unseen new power. With his left hand Broly grabbed the drunk's left wrist and with his right he hoisted the man off of the ground by his throat.

"Broly!" Paragus called again and once more Broly ignored him. His power had begun to surge and the drunk was struggling to breathe as Broly squeezed his throat tighter. Broly's anger became audible as he grunted and let loose small screams of anger. As he did something unprecedented happened. Something that no one bar the drunk saw. Broly's eyes momentarily flashed a piercing yellow which receded as quickly as it had appeared. And as it disappeared Paragus finally stood up and opened the pouch on his utility belt that housed Broly's shock collar remote. Without any consideration for the pain his son was about to feel, Paragus pushed down on the button and there was a brief beeping sound as the collar charged up. It took four beeps for it to activate and Broly had an overwhelming amount of volts sent throughout his entire body.

"Gaaaahhhh! Rrrrrr….aahhhhh!" He screamed out in pain as he dropped the drunk who wisely ran for it. The light show continued as Broly desperately pried at his shock collar, something he had considered a gift from his father and others. Cheelai and Lemo watched in horror as the charge briefly increased in power and Broly's voice began to crack from the pain. His pupils vanished and his muscles stiffened. With his point made, Paragus released his finger from the remote and placed it back in his pouch; Cheelai noticed this and grit her teeth before rushing to the collapsing Broly's aid as did Lemo. Little did they notice the grimace of guilt Paragus had briefly worn on his face as his son's shock therapy ended.

"Are you okay?!" She cried before looking up and glaring at the perpetrator. Being as stubborn as she was, she paid little care to the fact that she'd effectively recruited this man and stormed up to Paragus in a heartbeat, "You. He's your son! How could you do that to him?"

"If I hadn't he might have killed that buffoon. Besides he's still recovering from his quirk transfer. Had anything gone wrong during the confrontation…" Paragus looked to the slightly betrayed, somehow understanding Broly. There was sweat dripping from his forehead with Lemo doing his best to check up on his vitals, "Who knows what irreparable damage could have been done."

"And that would've been your fault! You allowed him to be a part of that experiment!" Cheelai snapped back which only resulted in furthering Paragus' own mild amusement and anger

"Hmph. We may be in your debt but you know nothing about us, woman. From now on you don't come near my son." Cheelai scoffed at the threat but receded backwards in disgust. Not wishing to look at him she turned around and crossed her arms just in time for Berryblue to walk in and interrupt.

"Excuse me Paragus. Lord Cooler would like an audience." Paragus turned in disbelief and nodded. Though he couldn't help but be unnerved by Berryblue's unwavering smile.

"It would be an honour. We'll go to him right away." Paragus turned back to his son and waved for him to follow behind, "Broly."

"I'm afraid he only wishes to speak to you."

"Of course. If that's what he wants," Paragus quickly replied and looked down to his son, "Broly I'll be right back. Stay here and don't be reckless." With that all said and done, Paragus took his leave and followed behind Berryblue. As soon as the doors closed behind them Lemo spoke up with something he'd wanted to say the entire time.

"Used to think my old man was a creep but this guy's even worse." Broly bowed his head in disagreement though this wasn't noticed. Cheelai proceeded to slyly grin and chuckle, "What's so funny?" Cheelai leant forward and uncrossed her arms to reveal that held in ler right and concealed under her armpit was the shock collar's remote. Broly gasped in surprise as did Lemo. However, whilst the former's reaction became one of relief, the latter's changed to an impressed look.

"You little thief."

"Here's what I think about shock treatment." Cheelai dropped the remote to the floor and crushed it with her foot. In the short term, a kind act. In the long term, a costly mistake.


"Thank you for the water." The trio had disobeyed Paragus and removed themselves from the cafeteria, opting to settle down in one of the lesser used hallways. Since Broly had never gotten the chance to consume anything, Cheelai and Lemo had combined what they hadn't used to allow him the chance to regain his energy.

"No problem, big guy. That's what friends are for." Cheelai winked as Lemo nodded in agreement. Broly smiled sadly and placed a hand on his red pelt; giving it a stroke.

"This was my mother's." Both Cooler Force members were taken by surprise at the sudden reveal. They hadn't expected this in the slightest but this was an opportunity to learn more about Broly so they would take every chance they got.

"Oh you mean the fur that I was asking about?" Cheelai asked. Broly nodded but didn't look her way.

"I don't remember much about her for she died when I was young. What I do remember is her affection and the way she spoke." Broly closed his eyes in remembrance as brief images of his long gone mother flashed through his eyes. Her smile, her passion, her kindness. And of course one other thing.

"Whenever I used to cry she would comfort me with this fur. It was a blanket of sorts. A reminder of her love and of her always being there for me. When she died…" The words caught in his mouth from the emotion.

"You continued to hold onto it so you never had to let go." Broly nodded at Lemo's acute observation, "I'm sorry to hear that. Though it's no excuse for how your father treats you sometimes."

"Yeah you said it. That guy's lack of remorse and obsession with strength isn't your life mission Broly. You can make your own calls." Broly felt a pang of anger and the disrespectful nature of their comments but chose not to react. It would be improper of him.

"It's not right for you to say bad things about him. He is my dad." Cheelai sighed in annoyance at Broly's defensive nature though, for once, chose to keep her mouth shut. It wasn't their place to tell Broly otherwise. Besides, all they could hope now was that he would come around.


"You wished to see me, sir."

Cooler had his back to Paragus and his arms held behind his back. The view before him was one he saw often since he came to own this spaceship. A worthwhile prize, "Ah Paragus perfect timing. Berryblue, leave us be." His subordinate bowed her head and removed herself from the room, "I heard about what happened in the cafeteria."

"I apologise sir. Broly lost himself in the spur of the moment leaving me with little choice but to utilise his shock collar…" Paragus cared not how Cooler knew. It was likely he had cameras hidden everywhere or some other means of keeping tabs on his crew and soldiers. It was Cooler's lack of anger that worried him.

"Yes yes that was rather unfortunate. However, I'm not here to talk about that. I'm here to discuss our upcoming battle with the son of your sworn enemy." Cooler revealed, momentarily leaving Paragus relieved. Cooler turned around and approached Paragus before stopping.

"I have taken the liberty of using the same experiment we recently performed to accelerate Broly's combat knowledge and efficiency. This should let him keep up with Vegeta and match him in battle." Cooler explained.

"I've also altered the quirk I gave him though I think I'll keep this to myself for now." He thought.

"Thank you sir. We won't let you down."

"I know. Though there is one condition to our agreement."

"Sir?"

"You may kill, maim, destroy and so forth when it comes to Vegeta. However, the other warrior I'm sure will be there is mine and mine alone. I'm sure you appreciate the concept of dishonour and revenge, so know that Goku's blood will be spilt by me and me alone!" Cooler's brief display of power knocked Paragus back slightly and left him terrified. With a singular nod he agreed to the terms and prayed that Broly would not engage with this 'Goku'; whoever that was.

"Of course. I'll see to it that he is left for you." He assured, "If that is all?"

"It is. Now tell your son to rest and armour up. We will be arriving at the evac site for my agent soon." Cooler turned around and walked off with Paragus heading for the door. As they opened he stopped as his superior had one last thing to say.

"And Paragus. Next time we speak you shall address me as 'my lord'. Am I understood?" The older man began to tremble but managed to mutter a response.

"Yes my lord."

"Good. Now let the reunion commence."


As the aircraft landed on the crisp snow and ice, the cargo door opened up wide and a cold breeze of air blew into the faces of Goku, Vegeta and Kale. Bulma removed the keys and hopped out in her newly purchased winter gear which just so happened to possess her current colour motif of yellow. Her three passengers had followed with their own motifs though not to the full extent of her. The three of them wore winter coats with the letters 'SAB' on the upper left of said coats. Goku's was blue, Vegeta's was green and Kale's was purple. The only difference was that Kale wore fluffy gloves and a scarf around her neck whilst her older brother wore standard winter gloves.

"Woo! This is cold!" Goku yelled in delight as the brisk chill collided with his skin. WIthout hesitation he leapt from the cargo hold and landed on the ground; snow crunching beneath his boots. It didn't take long for him to cup some of said snow in his hand and toss it up in the air, "I haven't seen snow in years! Gotta give Cooler some credit here. This is a great place for a base!"

"Don't compliment the enemy Goku." Bulma sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose as she did so. Her best friend smiled and shrugged before turning in the direction of a particular ki signature. Vegeta did the same.

"Uh oh." The woman muttered as her scouter overloaded on her face from simply measuring the untapped battle power of all three ki manipulation users. Untapped power that reached into the tens of thousands and beyond. Without a second thought she jumped into the craft that had been stationary nearby and launched into the air with a quick thruster burst. The gang followed the craft with their heads but only Vegeta reacted by holding his arm out in front of him and firing a single ki blast that tracked the craft. The ki blast slammed into the thrusters and left the woman with no choice but to scream in panic as she crashed down to the ground.

As the woman scrambled to exit her craft, a figure leapt onto the glass of the cockpit and placed their face up against the glass. Steam came from Goku's nose as he made a threatening face. However, the woman's fear and panic turned to confusion and she muttered a single name that made Goku pause.

"Bardock?"

Goku pondered the use of his father's name and jumped off of the craft as the woman opened it up. When she exited she looked him up and down and started speaking to herself, "Same height. Identical in appearance. Good looking. Appears slightly younger though his quirk always did that, but something's off." She was tapping her lips in deep thought when suddenly her eyes widened in realisation and she clicked her fingers.

"You've got no scars which means only one thing!" She pointed directly at him and blurted out the results of her minor investigation, "You must be Kakarot! I thought you were dead!"

"You know my name?!" Goku was freaking out. The only person that knew his real name was Vegeta. And Caulifla. And Kale. And his parents. And Cooler…

The point was that he didn't hand his true name out to anyone unless he trusted them and considering the circumstances, he was rather alarmed, "Who exactly are you? You know my name and my dad's. Have we met?"

"How dare he?! He never mentioned me?! NOT ONCE?!" The woman's outburst terrified Goku and made Vegeta flinch. She was having a bout of fury which only got worse as Goku had to respond.

"Was dad supposed to?"

"I would've hoped so! Considering we used to date!"

"Selypa, correct?" Vegeta spoke before Goku could open his mouth. Selypa turned to him and nodded before giving a small salute.

"That's correct sir. It's a pleasure to meet the son of General Vegeta the Third. But please know that Selypa was always considered my undercover name, thus it is what I currently go by now. Please call me by my real name, Fasha." Vegeta smirked and gave a small nod.

"Fasha huh? Pleasure to meet you. Though I'm surprised dad used to date someone so old…" Fasha was in his face within seconds and grabbed it in her hand. Kale was left in awe whilst Bulma burst into laughter.

"Who you calling old Kakarot? I'll have you know that I still look stunning today at the ripe old age of forty-nine!" Fasha lectured him harshly to the point that Goku genuinely thought she was going to slap him at any moment, "And another thing! I look this good naturally. You and your dad got a quirk that keeps you looking younger than you actually are! So be more considerate!"

"OK geez I'm sorry! I didn't mean to offend you!" Goku apologised with all the sincerity he could muster. It was the thunderous sound of an engine that broke up the conversation, coupled with an all too familiar ki signature. Goku took a step back so that he stood beside Vegeta and looked into the sky. Fasha took a similar stance though seemed far less composed. There was no doubt Cooler now knew of her link to Goku and his father.

Speaking of Cooler, the villain had exited his ship and stood at the edge of its exterior. Lifting his right hand out in front of him, making sure to keep his palm face down, Cooler charged a small orb of red ki and dropped it downwards where it quickly burst open. The result was less a display of power and more a display of pride as the clouds parted to reveal him and the ship.

"Well at least we know he likes to show off," Goku pointed out, "Though where did he get a spaceship?"

"He won it in a game of cards. Apparently he beat a guy named Seto who had built it to humiliate his own rival. Guess that never happened. I did hear he had a reputation for being rather petty though." Fasha quickly explained. The ship descended to the ground and landed in front of the gathered group. The doors slid open with a ramp descending to the ground; Cooler followed shortly after with both Paragus and Broly following behind. Broly now wore white chest armour with a yellow midsection and shoulder pads in the place of his previous attire. As he looked up from the ground his eyes locked on both Goku and Vegeta who had stepped forward. An unintentional burst of power erupted from him and caused the pair to raise their arms to block. It didn't last long but was more than enough to get their attention.

"Kakarot don't look now but I think Cooler has a new labrat." Vegeta silently mocked. Goku nodded in agreement despite not agreeing entirely with Vegeta's insult.

"You're right but something's off. Can't tell what yet though. All I know is he's incredibly powerful." Goku looked behind him to see Kale standing beside Bulma, "Kale if things go south I"m counting on you to defend Bulma and fight back. Give it everything you've got. Understood?"

"Yes Kakarot but what if I lose control?" Her older brother reassured her with a smile.

"You won't and even if you do, I imagine I'll let it slide this time considering our opponents. Just do your best okay?"

"Right!" Goku smiled and looked at the already worried Bulma. Their eyes met and she was lost in his relaxing stare, "Do you trust me?"

Bulma was momentarily taken back but nodded, "Always. Though if things do get way too out of hand use your Instant Transmission to go to Caulifla. I left a project of mine back there and it could come in handy. Instructions and all."

"Thanks Bulma but hopefully it won't come to that. Now if you excuse me…" Goku turned around to face Cooler who was too relaxed considering the situation, "I've got another member of the family to deal with."

"Ah my old friends, Goku and Vegeta. It sure has been a while. A year if I'm not mistaken?" Cooler's rhetorical question meant nothing to the pair of fighters, not that it mattered to him. He had an ace up his sleeve that they had yet to fully understand, "I see you've noticed my accomplices?"

"He looks just like his father… And the other one. That isn't Raditz. Just who is he?" Paragus thought as he focused on the son of Vegeta and the son of Bardock; not that he knew the latter detail just yet.

"Are we supposed to know them?" Vegeta asked in a bored tone. A tone of voice that reminded Paragus of his own general. A fact that ignited the rage within him.

"I swear Vegeta you will pay! The sins of your father are on your head!" Paragus declared, which finally caused Vegeta to take notice. He opened his eyes with intrigue.

"What are you blabbering about? I've done nothing to you."

"On the contrary, Vegeta. It seems your father did a great disservice to Paragus and his son Broly. One that also applies to your father as well Goku." Cooler replied, "He's been in exile ever since until my people found him. I promised them vengeance and vengeance is what they shall have."

"He's not wrong though Paragus. As I recall you were the issue." Fasha's comment was met by a glare from both her leader and the man in question.

"I'm surprised you're even here Fasha. Did your own treachery go unpunished?" Paragus' response made her blood boil to the point that she whipped out her blaster and aimed directly at him. Broly was less than thrilled by this and had moved to intercept instantly. Neither Goku nor Vegeta had expected to see him move that fast and it elicited a fighting stance from both; Vegeta taking up his usual stance and Goku taking up his looser stance, "Care to explain?"

"Go to hell." She muttered as Broly squeezed her throat. The more he squeezed the more her life drained from her eyes until finally, Goku had had enough and blasted forwards. Vegeta attempted to grab him by the ankle but missed by mere inches leaving him with nothing to do but watch as Goku landed a punch directly in Broly's face. The force of the blow made him drop Fasha and stumble away with rage flowing through his veins.

"You okay?" Goku asked the coughing Fasha whilst they were on the ground. Broly instinctively took a step forward but found himself halted by his father.

"No Broly. Vegeta comes first. Bardock's doppelganger is off limits." Broly went to argue but found himself silent from the glare that had been shot his way. With his orders accepted he turned to face the battle ready Vegeta and charged up his power. The ice at his feet began to crack until finally his father said the key word.

"ATTACK!"

"Rrrr….RRRAAAGGGHHHH!" The roar that Broly let loose caused a massive echo that reverberated throughout the bodies of all present. Even Cheelai and Lemo who watched from one of the ship's many windows in intrigue and disgust.

Broly blasted himself straight for Vegeta and threw a punch as he neared. The man responded with a cross-guard block and a smirk as Broly's momentum carried them a long way back. Vegeta pushed back at Broly and created some ground between them, albeit not much, and proceeded to effortlessly dodge the oncoming attacks until he finally decided to get busy.

"Hmph. This might end up being a pretty good warm-up!" Vegeta admitted with a smirk as he tore his winter coat from his body, leaving it for the winter wind. Vegeta uncrossed his arms and knocked one of Broly's punches away with his right arm, allowing him to follow it up with a left hook. The blow connected with the side of Broly's head, but had no lasting effect as he swung again. Vegeta blocked this time and pushed back at Broly to create room. Then as Broly threw another punch Vegeta ducked backwards and placed both hands on the ground. He swung his legs around in a breakdancing manner and sent his foe flying with a kick to the side. The momentum allowed Vegeta to leap to his feet and blast off in the direction Broly had gone. Their re-engagement left numerous craters of varying sizes in their wake. Having pushed back against each other, Vegeta silently readied himself for Broly's next strike and when it came he moved his head to the left and punched Broly's arm with his left arm before blasting off into the air. Broly whipped around with narrowed eyes and followed quickly behind. So quickly in fact that Broly zoomed past Vegeta and blocked his path within the blink of an eye.

"He's fast," Vegeta's own eyes narrowed in thought mere seconds before he blocked another blow with his forearm, "He must have studied how to use this power." With an expression of effort, Vegeta batted Broly's fist away and the two entered a stalemate of punches and blocks; neither combatant was able to quite gain the upper hand though it was clear to the onlookers which one of them was on the back foot as of the moment.

"I knew Vegeta was a skilled in his own right but he was never capable of these feats. This isn't his quirk…" Paragus admitted out loud not that he would have to wait for an answer.

"That's because both of them have duplicates of my quirk. How many vials have you got left Cooler?" Goku's voice was low and with a hint of disgust. Cooler on the other hand struggled not to chuckle. Instead he responded with a smile.

"Calm yourself Goku. Broly here got the last batch and something extra."

"What are you.."

Their conversation was interrupted as the fist of both warriors above them collided with a boom. A boom that was immediately followed up by Broly effortlessly blocking Vegeta's next punch with his arm. Broly pulled back that same arm and aimed a jab for Vegeta's face. The latter barely managed to cross guard with his hands but not before being slightly launched skyward. Instinctively bringing his hands above his head, Vegeta brought them back down again in a sledgehammer that Broly blocked in a copycat manner. He too was knocked away but downwards this time where he planted his feet on the ground, fired up his aura, blowing the ice apart in the process, and zoomed into the air. Unable to keep his eyes on him, all Vegeta could do was glare to his left as Broly appeared behind him and swung his left arm across his body. The facial blow knocked Vegeta away.

"Don't let up Broly." Paragus quietly muttered to himself as the pair of fighters locked fingers midair and continued to fly in another stalemate once more. The determined glare they gave each other was enough to make them sweat. However, it wasn't going to last much longer and Goku knew that. He suddenly felt Vegeta's ki and power skyrocket as did Cooler, whilst Paragus and Fasha were left unassuming.

"Rrrrrr…" Vegeta groaned as a golden light emanated from his body and he began to turn the tables on Broly. The latter, having only just felt this power change, struggled in vain to escape from Vegeta's iron-tight grip to no avail. He was suddenly tugged forwards and found himself in a livid Vegeta's face.

"This is getting annoying." He growled before he headbutted Broly and released his grip. An action that was immediately followed up by a superpowered punch that launched Broly through a small mountain range. Vegeta followed the glacial destruction and landed atop one of the smaller mountains so that he could look down upon Broly. The latter had planted his hands in the snow to slow down and proceeded to ready himself for round two. What he didn't expect to find was Vegeta unmoving and with an unrelenting stare.

"Aarrrggghhhh…" The veins on Vegeta's forehead began to bulge as his concentration skyrocketed. He was feeling every negative emotion at the moment, especially rage, with the golden glow growing brighter. His hair suddenly turned blonde whilst his eyes turned a greenish-blue and he let loose a pained, yet powerful roar.

"AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!" The upper part of the small mountain he stood atop blew apart when his golden aura erupted from his body. Broly looked on, frozen in terror, as the golden light receded to show Vegeta in his Super state; a spark ignited within his heart.

"What did he just do?" Paragus had started to panic from the sheer display alone.

"Oh did I not mention? With Goku's quirk, Vegeta also unlocked the potential to transform. Let's hope Broly is a quick learner in that regard as well." He callously remarked. He was enjoying the spectacle all too much.

"Impossible…" Paragus muttered. Goku looked at him and back out to Vegeta before feeling a hand grip on his arm. He looked down to see Fasha reassuringly smiling at him.

"Go. I'll be fine here." Goku nodded after being taken aback at first. However, he wasn't without consideration and therefore turned to speak to Cooler.

"Get her onto your ship and let her rest now. Or so help me I'll tear it and you apart for fun." Cooler looked deep into his adversary's eyes and saw there was no bluff. No clever play. Only a threat. And he revelled in it.

"As you wish. Kikono." The scientist hurried forward and helped Fasha to her feet. Once she was successfully onboard Goku turned to the fight and blasted off. He had no intention of interfering just yet as he trusted Vegeta's strength. However, he did need to examine Broly's power more closely just in case things went south.

Speaking of Broly, the twenty-six year old was struggling to contain his overwhelming anger over all that had happened to him and his father. With little thought he let loose a battle cry and rushed at Vegeta who remained still. Using the same strategy that had worked only moments earlier, Broly used his speed to reappear behind his combatant and attempt to strike him in the head once more. However, Vegeta had seen right through this plan and planned ahead. It was either that or he was so confident now that he just didn't care what Broly did.

Without even looking, Vegeta brought his right fist to the side of his head so that it collided with Broly's face. Despite how casually it had been performed, the power he now showcased made the impact far more powerful and far more impactful for Broly had been knocked back. Though he corrected himself midair rather quickly, Broly's guard was still left open as Vegeta's increased speed allowed him to effectively teleport in front of Broly and deliver a roundhouse kick to the momentarily surprised man's head. As this attack sent Broly crashing to the ground, Vegeta gave chase and landed a punch to Broly's chest the split second after he bounced up from the ground. For each strike Broly tried to land, Vegeta effortlessly dodged and returned with his own. At one point he batted Broly away and flung a ki blast at him with Broly taking the blast head on.

Broly charged once more and Vegeta responded with a punch to the stomach and a point blank ki blast to the face that sent him flying back again. Then when Broly charged again, Vegeta threw a punch that slammed into the side of his face and yet concerningly didn't seem to faze him all too much. The blonde-haired male looked into Broly's eyes and saw them turn yellow for all of a moment.

"Where the hell did you come from?" He growled, failing to take notice of Broly's right fist heading directly for his stomach. Vegeta's cross-guard block came too late though did manage to blunt some of the force. However, he was still headed for a mountain which he crashed into. When he looked up he was forced to gasp as Broly slammed him back into the side of the mountain and threw another punch that was successfully blocked by Vegeta's cross-guard. Despite this Broly proceeded to blast the pair of them all the way through the mountain, "Dammit. He's learning as he fights!"

When they exited the other side Vegeta kicked Broly off of him and blasted off in the direction of Goku, though not for his help. He just so happened to be standing there with an excited look on his face.

"Whoa! This guy's amazing! He's keeping up with Vegeta whilst still only in his base form!" Exclaimed the twenty-one year old as they passed over his head. His love for fighting strong opponents had taken over and he had seemingly forgotten his threat to Cooler from earlier. He chuckled as he felt Vegeta's ki shift once more; finding amusement in how far his friend/rival was being pushed.

Vegeta tilted his body upwards and began to ascend with Broly easily following suit. There was still a massive distance between them but the latter was slowly gaining ground. Not that it mattered now. As Vegeta cleared the peak of a mountain he emptied his mind of everything but his sense of pride and calmly closed his eyes. A flaming red aura enveloped his body from head to toe and began to dissipate in that same order. As it did, it revealed Vegeta's now crimson hair, calm red eyes and youthful appearance. He twirled slightly in the air before stopping and staring down at Broly. Broly had been rendered surprised once more and yet this time there was more terror. He had enough sense to reason he now stood zero chance at all for he couldn't even slightly feel Vegeta's ki signature or power.

Vegeta held his right hand out in a similar manner to how he readied his Big Bang Attack. However, instead of that being fired he instead launched three rapid-fire blasts of air that slammed into Broly; each collision forcing him closer to the ground. His attempts to retaliate were rendered useless as Vegeta threw two ki blasts that also slammed into him. As the smoke cleared, Broly looked up to see Vegeta hovering in the air and looking at him with only his eyes. Broly couldn't tell if he was being judged, mocked or goaded. Regardless of which it was he found himself compelled to take action and he did just that. He blasted into the air so that he was level with Vegeta. Then with a massive burst of power he blasted forwards and threw a punch at his enemy. A punch that slammed into the centre of Vegeta's face. The look of anger and determination on Broly's face vanished immediately as he saw Vegeta was completely unaffected by the attack. In fact the attack hadn't even connected with Vegeta's face. He had effortlessly caught Broly's fist with his left hand. Broly elicited no response, no attempt to escape. Finally bored with the fight, Vegeta drew Broly's fist out to the side and pulled back his right arm. Then with lightning fast speeds he punched Broly in the face and let go of his hand. Broly screamed in pain and terror as he crashed through seven simultaneous mountains before being embedded in one of the smaller ones. His body had given up and his head was low. The fight had seemingly left him.

Goku linked up with Vegeta who had moved opposite Broly. The two watched as the most likely outcome for Broly's condition ended up being false. The defeated fighter was beginning to quake in rage and determination, his will to fight not yet dead. Vegeta scowled at him, deeming this as a weakness, "What the hell is he doing?"

"It's over. Vegeta's going to kill him. I can't let that happen. Broly stand down! Get back to the ship!" Paragus ordered in panic. Despite his harshness and ruthless exterior he did still care about his son and couldn't bear to see the son of his greatest enemy kill his last remaining relative. However, Broly wouldn't budge. He seemed more interested in the fight and was doing everything he could move. He did manage to raise his head albeit with difficulty. His eyes met Vegeta's and left Paragus with but one option, "Dammit boy."

Paragus' plan immediately fell apart as he opened the pouch on his utility belt and saw nothing. No remote control for the shock collar. It was gone. He frantically looked around him before falling to his knees and screaming, "BROLY! LISTEN TO YOUR FATHER! DISENGAGE!"

But it was too late. Broly let loose a battle cry and Vegeta raised his right hand out in front of him in the same vein as before. However, this time there was red ki being charged, "What a waste." Goku clocked onto what he was doing and lunged for him.

"Don't do this Vegeta!" Despite his best efforts Vegeta fired a flaming red ki beam from his outstretched hand directly at the downed male. His God Heat Flash slammed into Broly and instantly reduced the ice both around and below him to steam. Broly screamed in pain as the beam overcame him and he plummeted into the icy depths. Vegeta shook off Goku who watched in horror at what had transpired. He didn't have any words. Any ice that hadn't melted and then evaporated crumbled into the water and began to bury Broly who had fallen unconscious.

That was when it happened.

Images of a giant ape appeared in his mind. Broly could feel its rage and power. Its primal fury, its ferocity and most importantly its will to live. Something snapped within him as he too wanted that power but this came at a cost. His mind reverted to basic primal instinct. His body bulked up slightly though not by much as this new power took a hold and finally his eyes took on the permanent colouration of the yellow that had shown itself several times. With a gurgled battle cry Broly's power exploded and created a massive whirlpool with him at the epicentre.

Vegeta and Goku covered their faces from the gusts of wind that were created, "You ever seen something like this before?!"

"No! How good are the healing properties of this form?!"

"I dunno! Depends how long you can hold out!"

Vegeta grit his teeth and furrowed his brow as Broly rose from the sea with green ki crackling all over his body, "Looks like this is gonna be tougher than we thought."

Broly's head dropped for a moment before it rose and he roared. In his mouth there was a flash of green ki that both Vegeta and Goku noticed mere moments before a massive green beam shot from it. Goku yelped in surprise as he barely managed to dodge. The beam devastated the mountain they had stood upon and carried on into the sky before releasing a massive explosion.

"Holy crap! If that had hit the ground, who knows what would've happened!" Goku blurted out before whipping back round to face Broly. Then in a whisper he spoke, "That ki. It's just like Kale's."

Vegeta snapped out of his daze and blasted towards Broly with a powerful punch being thrown. In ironic fashion Broly didn't catch it but still remained unfazed by the blow. Vegeta silently gasped before being forced to cross-guard block once more as the following punch knocked him through the remains of the mountain. Goku watched Broly blast after him and decided it was finally time to get involved, "Hold on Vegeta!"

"Well then. It seems my own gamble paid off. What would you call this?" Cooler exclaimed with intrigue. Both he and Paragus had been left in a state of surprise though the latter's reason was for another reason.

"That ferocity. Those movements. They look almost like…"

"Do you think there's a catch?" Paragus snapped from his thoughts and regrettably nodded his head, "Elaborate."

"With his lack of experience the chances are he's lost all control of who and what he is. Only the animal may remain."

The two combatants re-engaged but this time Vegeta was nothing more than a bug for Broly to squash. Each attack he launched was batted away with ease or straight up tanked by the empowered Broly. All Broly needed was to land one attack and the fight was over. He got this opportunity and before Vegeta knew what was happening, he had been sent bulldozing through a mountain and skidding to the ground with his right hand holding his left arm. There was a pop and silent growl and he popped his arm back into the socket. Broly landed atop a mountain peak and let loose a roar whilst Vegeta watched. Just as the victor went to attack once more he stalled.

"Hey you!"

Broly turned to his left to find Goku holding his winter coat in his right hand. As it fluttered in the air he let it go and he flew off with the wind, "It's about time I got a chance to fight." Goku's challenge certainly had Broly's attention but it wasn't just that he was growing angry over. It was that Goku had associated himself with Fasha, the woman that had insulted his father and attacked Broly unprovoked. At least that's how he saw it in his mind. Broly's primal growls grew as did his aura's presence whilst Goku stretched himself out.

Goku spread his legs slightly and began to hop up and down of the spot whilst alternating between each leg. After a few seconds of this he did several small jumps to finish off and landed softly on the ground with a confident look that turned into one of concentrating seconds later. Broly's growls continued though the more they did, the more in pain he sounded. His body bulked up heavily and his yellow eyes darted to meet Goku's. The look in the latter's set Broly off and he found himself unable to hold back any longer.

"RRRRAAAGGGHHHH!" His roar echoed through the glacial wasteland and with a final burst of power his shock collar shattered into pieces. Goku simply smirked and entered his mǎbù stance in response. Broly's innate ability to quickly imitate someone's fighting style kicked in though not to the extent it usually did. His version of Goku's stance left him far more open than the originator's stance but did make him far more intimidating. His forward hand flexed and after what seemed like an eternity, the two launched themselves forward.

Their first attack collided at the fists and a sonic boom was heard. Goku pulled Broly forward with his other hand and charged ki through the attacking one so that he could bounce himself away from him. Goku used a short burst of air to rush forward and attack though Broly was able to block it and the subsequent two attacks. This left him with only one option which was to get up close and personal and he did just that. As the two traded blows Broly managed to plant a fist in Goku's stomach and kick him away. Goku flipped over midair, cupping his hands at his side as he did and shot them forward as he came to face his opponent.

"HAAAAAA!" Broly dodged out of the way of the Kamehameha and manoeuvred around so that he was directly opposite Goku. The latter flung five ki blasts one after the other upon noticing this though they were easily deflected with Broly returning in kind. Goku batted it away and smirked.

"Alright then. Kaioke..!" He never got to finish as Broly punched him directly in the face and sent him tunnelling into a glacial cliff. The impact alone was enough to create a crater on the cliffside with Broly following after Goku by flying straight into the hole his body had created. Goku shook himself from his hitstun only to be gutpunched and flung further through the cliff. Broly's sudden burst of speed caught Goku by surprise and he yelped in surprise as the fist connecting with his face slammed him through the other side of the mountain. He cried out as his momentum carried him though this was for the best as the mountain exploded from Broly unleashing even more of his power.

The fighter with green ki let loose an almighty roar that also came with a major side of agony as his body fought to stay together. He was overflowing with uncontrollable power that he didn't fully understand. However, this did snap Goku to his senses and he stalled himself midair. With one glance he realised how dire the situation seemed but couldn't stop himself from grinning and raising his own power.

This time when Goku transformed he went straight to Super Ascended or, as he had decided to rename it, Super State 2. The blue electricity crackled in his aura and he blasted forward at blazing speeds to meet Broly's own attack. The two parted from the initial blowback and spun around each other, not wanting to make the first move until they both did. Goku rushed forwards and soon the fight became more of a blur than coherent. All that could be made out by those on the ground was a series of green and yellow explosions followed by booms as their fists and legs connected.

Broly regained the upper hand and knocked Goku to the ground with the bat of an arm. Goku landed on his feet in a similar manner to how Broly had been doing it against Vegeta. However, rather than immediately blast back upwards Goku tried his previous tactic again though with more ferocity this time.

"Let's try this again! Kaioken!" His appearance remained that of SS2 but where a gold aura and blonde hair once were, was now the red of Kaioken, "Super Kaioken!" WIth the cracking of ice beneath his feet, Goku blasted himself towards Broly, now experiencing overwhelming pain much like Broly, but not to the same extent. Not by a longshot.

The two engaged in battle once more and resulted in a more balanced battle though only Cooler and Vegeta knew the truth. Goku wasn't going to be able to hold Super Kaioken for long. It was still the gamble it had always been. Broly cupped his right hand and charged green ki into it before slamming it to Goku's chest. He instantly blasted Goku into the air with the impact knocking him out of Super Kaioken. The golden aura returned as Goku was shot into the sky with Broly rushing past him and performing a sledgehammer to slam him to the ground.

"URGH!" Goku grunted from the impact on his back and was forced to do nothing but smash into the ground. As he got to his feet the rapidly approaching ki and battle cry of Broly made him look up and widen his eyes in surprise. Goku performed a front cartwheel and sprung himself into the air as he did, allowing him to kick Broly in the chest and then in the side to create distance between them. Upon planting his feet on the ground, Goku immediately took on his own version of the Gōng Bù stance whilst Broly let loose another scream. Goku flicked his eyes down in thought before flicking them back up and confidently chuckling. He just needed the incentive to act. Broly launched forward and with a small nod of acknowledgement, Goku took a step back, drew in all of his ki, crossed his arms across his chest and closed his eyes to clear his mind.

The golden aura that surrounded him was sucked into his body and as it did, red ki flames began burning around him. Goku's face became more youthful and his hair slowly returned to its usual appearance albeit still blonde. As he opened his eyes they flickered from their greenish-blue colour to red and he hunched over in a lifeless manner before being fully enveloped in red ki and bouncing back up right; his hair now a magenta red. Broly had leapt into the air to strike when Goku caught his wrist with only two fingers from both hands and easily moved himself out of the way whilst Broly slammed into the ice.

All that was done whilst he had a calm smile on his face.

"Hey! Take it easy!" He remarked before landing. When Broly charged him on foot Goku gave a small sigh before channelling his 'divine' ki through his hands to create a circular flow of energy that both surrounded and restrained Broly in his tracks. Broly's physical force did push Goku back slightly but not enough to generate any concern. With his opponent confidently secured, Goku was finally free to try and break through to him.

"You've got a lot to learn about that quirk of yours. Despite its perks, the power can go to your head and cause you to do things you wish you hadn't. I have my fair share of regrets and my own share of enemies, trust me," Goku thought back on Frieza, Cell, Wolfram, Overhaul and Nine. Then he thought back on Goku Black and shook the thought from his mind, "But, I don't think that you're one of them. For some reason, I can just tell. You can stop fighting. You don't have to do what your father says."

Something about his words resonated with Broly and for a brief moment he seemed to snap from his rage-fueled trance. However, Goku's comment about Paragus sent him into another bout of fury. With a roar he pushed back at Goku's God Bind technique to which the fighter responded by exerting more pressure. Whilst it worked initially, there was nothing he could do as Broly shattered the ki surrounding him with ease and then redirected back at the unprepared Goku. The latter was frozen in green ki as he attempted to step back and could only look up in shock and terror as Broly raised his fist and threw a punch. Goku was forced to take the hit but used Broly's lack of ki control to slip under his arm and pull him over his shoulder the exact instant the technique ended. The ground shattered apart below them with Goku jumping back to create some distance.

"AHHHHH!" Bulma cried out in terror and stumbled forward from the tremors only to be grabbed by Vegeta just before she fell from the ledge she was on. Whilst she composed herself both Vegeta and Kale looked out to the fight with concern present in both pairs of eyes. Meanwhile in the case of Cooler's ship, all those aboard and immediately in front of it began to stumble about too.

"Lord Cooler! Perhaps we should get the ship to safety?" Kikono asked over the chaos.

"Yes I suppose that would be for the best." Cooler waved his hand and with little more incentive, Kikono and the rest of the soldiers rushed onto the ship and activated its thrusters. Cooler watched it go and returned his gaze to the battle that had just begun anew, "Okay then. I am enjoying Broly's performance. But, for your sake I hope he keeps putting on a good show." Cooler knew the look Paragus had given and thus was unable to stop the small smirk that appeared on his face.

"Hrrrr…HYAAAAHHHH!" Broly roared and unleashed a massive green aura upon the surrounding area which receded just as quickly as it had appeared. Goku began to 'glide' towards Broly from above and the two skidded past each other only to turn around and connect at the first. However, Goku grabbed ahold of Broly's arm and began to land blow after blow to his stomach before being knocked back. He charged forward and the two continued to go back and forth for some time.

From her perch in the ship Cheelai looked on in disgust at everyone involved, "Look at them all. Treating him like he's some sort of freak. It's not right."

"It's certainly not easy on the eyes, I'll say that much." Lemo was quiet in his response but showed his concern. Far calmer than Cheelai who was still venting out loud.

"Look at him. He's just a normal guy and they're using him like a puppet."

"He was bound to snap at some point. The guy's broken."

"I wish there was some way we could help him."

Broly let loose a roar and landed a clean blow to Goku's chest that launched him through the air. When Goku looked up from landing with a thud he came face to face with Broly's raised foot to which he rolled to the side. An action he continued to repeat as Broly stomped after him before finally Goku managed to backflip away and raise his right hand in which an energy sphere of his god ki formed. He charged forward to blast Broly and point-blank range but was halted in his attempt as Broly caught the orb with ease and crushed it; grabbing hold of Goku's hand in the process. With a flick of his wrist Goku was left defenceless in the air and grabbed at the ankle. If things weren't bad enough, Broly began to spin him above his head with Goku calling out from the speed at which it was done. After five full rotations, Broly leant backwards and, with Goku still in his grasp, slammed his foe on the ground in front of him. Goku screamed in pain from the first impact, but it was the second slam that followed directly after being dragged along the ground that caused something in him to snap.

As he bounced back off the ground with a scream of pain, his eyes began to flicker before the irises momentarily went silver. As they did Goku felt something in him stir only for said something to recede and his irises to turn red once more. It was a subtle change that not even he noticed. Broly proceeded to slam him on the ground three more times whilst Bulma especially watching on in horror.

"Oh Goku…" She whispered, her eyes swelling with tears whilst Kale held her hands together with hope. Vegeta just watched. After the final slam on the ground, Broly let go of Goku's ankle and grabbed his head; proceeding to slam it alongside a wall of ice which he then ran along. When they reached the end he tossed Goku into the air and watched as the defeated male fell to the ground with nothing more than a few pained gasps.

"It seems I won't get my chance to kill Goku after all. Oh well. The satisfaction from this comes in close second." Cooler admitted with a casual shrug and smile. As he did Broly took one look at his adversary, reared back and let out a victory war cry.

"He's strong…" Goku thought as he grit his teeth through the pain and desperately attempted to breathe. His God form was healing him, but the damage he had received was proving to be too much to heal all in one go. The good news was his ribs had mended themselves. The bad news was he didn't know how long he had before Broly decided to attack again, "Just my luck. He's completely out of control. Which means only one thing."

Goku slowly forced himself to stand though not without stumbling at points and his upper body slumping over from physical exhaustion and numbness. Broly watched him and, bizarrely, began to sadistically chuckle. It was a minor change but Goku caught it. The power was definitely starting to go to the inexperienced male's head.

'Though if things do get way too out of hand use your Instant Transmission to go to Caulifla. I left a project of mine back there and it could come in handy. Instructions and all.'

"I"ve got to go all out. And hope I don't have to resort to whatever Bulma's been working on."

Goku ripped the remains of his gi's upper half, minus the undershirt, and began to growl in concentration as he drew in all of his power. Unlike when he went into his God form, Goku's calm state of mind was nowhere to be found. Instead the golden aura of his initial Super state blared to life around him and the changes only proceeded to follow after that.

"Hnnnnnn…." His face immediately returned to its usual appearance with the anger visible to see but what followed was his aura shifting from the pulsing fire appearance of his Super state to the raging fire appearance of his God form in the blink of an eye. The key difference was that the aura was green, though this itself was not to be mistaken for the ki that Broly had been exhibiting. This was merely for show.

"RRRAAGGHHH! Ahhnnnn…. Hnn… hnn.. Hnnn… HYAAAAHHHHH! Hnnnn…" Sweat started to drip from Goku's forehead and his eyes flexed with controlled rage before he reared his head up again and the aura changed once more. It now boasted a vibrant, fiery, electric look with no sign of stopping anytime soon.

From his position nearby Vegeta noticed something else had changed about Goku's appearance. Something that, surprisingly, concerned him. It was but the briefest of changes, and yet he found himself frozen in dread and thinking of a possible future battle. In all his pain and concentration, Goku's eyes had turned grey and his hair pink for about five seconds total before going red once more.

"If he went that colour, then that can only mean… "

With one final push Goku let loose an almighty roar and erupted in a blue light that left Broly taking up a defensive stance. Goku slowly lifted his dropped head and opened his eyes.

His now royal blue eyes to go with his royal blue hair.

"Get ready. This is Divine Light!" Goku declared before his aura exploded in size from his increased power and he charged forward. The two combatants interlocked their fingers before pushing away from each; Broly taking two swings that were effortlessly dodged by his blue-haired foe. After the second swing Goku sprung himself forward and landed a clean blow to Broly's face that knocked him away. Within seconds he was upon him again, landing a knee to the chest and a kick to the face. Broly recovered quickly, proceeding to grab Goku's head in both hands and headbutt him before throwing him to the ground where he grabbed his ankle once more. Assuming his slam attack from earlier would work again he attempted it although this time he only performed two slams and leapt on top of Goku where he punched him twice. He then finished off with a two-fisted slam.

As he straightened up Goku lifted his right hand and fired a blue beam that carried Broly into the air and through a mountain peak where he steadied himself and unleashed a barrage of green ki blasts. Goku weaved around them before eventually taking them all on, creating green smoke in the process. As he exited said smoke he threw a punch which connected with Broly's own; creating a brief blinding light that vanished to show and Broly exchanging numerous blows. One of which knocked Goku away and with a backwards somersault his aura blared to life and he proceeded to blast himself into Broly's chest with his head being used to attack. Broly began to punch at him as Goku carried them through the ice and even through part of the Earth's crust before engulfing the pair of them in a protective ki barrier. Now hovering in magma, Broly charged forward and grabbed Goku by the neck. Without even trying to pry his opponent's hands away, Goku opened his mouth and bit down on Broly's hand.

Hard.

In retaliation Broly kicked him in the stomach but in doing so let go and left himself wide open for Goku to grab his leg and spin him around in the magma, "Let's see how you like it!" After getting to the speed he wanted to, Goku angled Broly back to the service and let go with the latter shooting off out of the magma and slamming through the Earth's crust and ice with such force, it had to burst apart. Goku rose out of the hole that had been created with a serious look that turned to confusion as a green light shone above him. He looked up to Broly with a massive ball of green ki held above him.

With a scream, he threw it down at his target. Goku created a small ki shield to help blunt the pain but cried out as he found himself ultimately crushed beneath it. The impact alone made all other damage to the landscape look pathetic as the ground broke apart and lava began to seep through the cracks and cover everything.

Cooler created a protective ki bubble around himself only as the immense gust of wind approached him and Paragus. The latter was sent flying though remained generally unscathed. Vegeta on the other hand grabbed both girls and shielded them with his own body until it was safe. When it was he stood up and turned to see Goku blast his way out from under the rock and shoot into the sky where he battled Broly once more.

A battle that Goku was starting to win for Broly's power had reached its limit.

"This doesn't look good. Do you think he's really finished this time?" Cooler looked over his shoulder to see Paragus lying against a rock with deep breaths and a lowered head. A rather pitiful sight.

"I believe so sir." Cooler's own anger at Paragus forgetting his place again even after his warning made what came next all the easier for him.

"I'm not so sure." He thought back to the footage he had received of Bulma being injured by Frieza on I-Island and Goku's subsequent transformation into his Super state as a direct result of his rage. Regardless of whether that was his first time transforming or not, it was interesting all the same, "Shall we put him to a little test."

With the battle raging in the background Cooler turned to Paragus and approached him with his right index finger held out. Purple energy began to build in that singular finger whilst Paragus cowered in fear, knowing what was to come next but not wanting to accept it.

"Oh and Paragus?" Cooler's use of his name made him look into those eyes one last time.

"It's 'my lord.'" Cooler fired the Death Beam straight through Paragus' heart, killing the older man instantly. As he slumped over, Cooler returned to where he stood initially and cleared his throat.

"Ahem. Broly look! It's such a tragedy! Do you hear me?!"

Goku and Broly broke apart from each other to look at Cooler who was acting his heart out. He was also pointing at something. No, someone. When Goku saw who his mind froze. He had immediately figured out Cooler's intention and was disgusted by it. He was also terrified. Then Broly looked.

"It's your father! He was killed by a stray energy blast!"

Broly's mind finally reached its limit and snapped from grief and rage. He clutched at his head, moaned in pain and turned to face Goku before screaming at the top of his lungs. The sudden appearance of his aura knocked Goku to the ground where he could do nothing but sadly watch, knowing full well he would be unable to stop the transformation. Broly's screams of rage and sorrow continued until finally his power broke through its old limits and the sadistic side that had briefly shown itself earlier was free to take the reins. He hunched his head forward and opened his eyes wide before his pupils shattered. Then with one final scream his power exploded so completely, that a massive pillar of green ki both shot into the air and ground, devastating the latter, and completely engulfed him.

As the ground bellowed and lava erupted all around, Goku could do naught but step back in fear and horror; his blue eyes betraying nothing.

"No way. How do I fight that?"

Broly rose from below the ground, his hair standing up and golden. He was considerably taller than before and his muscle mass had greatly expanded as well. However, that wasn't what terrified Goku the most. It was the grin Broly was currently sporting. A grin followed by two words spoken in a callous, growling voice.

"You don't."

"What the…" Goku gasped before Broly drew his arms and legs in to generate an energy shield using the ki around him. Then by throwing his limbs back out in a singular movement the energy shield pulsed and unleashed a barrage of ki blasts in all directions.

"Shit." Goku muttered seconds before he began to hop all over the place. Due to the randomness of the blasts, he was able to dodge a good number with ease. Cooler on the other hand stood completely still and revelled in the power he had poured so much time into evolving.

"Hahhhhhhh…" Goku landed and, realising he had no choice, wound himself back as a several blasts headed his way. With ease he began punching each one that came directly at him away but was unable to stop those that hit the ground around him. The blasts destroyed what remained of his dark blue undershirt and yet Broly wasn't finished. With a monstrous laugh he drew his power back in only to continuously expand it outwards until it nearly engulfed his foe. Goku couldn't help the cocky grin on his face and ignited his aura before shooting into the air.

"Where do you think you're going?" Broly ignited his own aura and shot after Goku. To make matters worse he was quickly gaining ground. Only by weaving all over the place was Goku able to delay the inevitable.

"What a lovely sight. That was the anger I wanted to see." Cooler spoke aloud and with pride. Vegeta on the other hand grit his teeth in both annoyance at Goku's inability to finish the fight and in fear of Broly's overwhelming power.

"What the hell are you waiting for Kakarot?! Stop dawdling!" He ordered before shooting off after Goku. Kale had been told nothing but knew what this meant. She was going to have to step up sooner than she'd thought. Vegeta flew up alongside Goku with the pair of them proceeding to fly backwards so that they could watch Broly, "It's pretty obvious you're not going to defeat him by yourself."

"I hate to admit it, but I think you're right." Goku replied quickly.

"Oh look, another bug for me to squash!" Broly eagerly observed. His insult was more than enough to fan Vegeta's inner flame and he responded by transforming into his own Divine Light form.

The pair rushed at Broly, manoeuvring behind him and hitting him from behind; Goku with a punch and Vegeta with an overhead kick. Despite the force they put behind their respective attacks, Broly was completely unaffected and erupted into deranged laughter as he turned with a ki blast in his hand. A ki blast he still fired even though Goku and Vegeta had moved out of the way. He knocked the pair away and proceeded to divide his attention between the pair as they continued to attack. He eventually grabbed Goku by the ankle as he had done so many times before and swung him into Vegeta, knocking him back and then tossing Goku away. This didn't stop them for long as Vegeta drew his attention and pushed back at Broly's fist with Goku pelting him with ki blasts.

"Playtime's over!" He roared before unleashing his widespread ki barrage once more. SInce they were both too close to dodge, both Goku and Vegeta blocked and were thrust back by the sheer strength of the blasts. Two blue auras burst to life around them and they flew off to create a significant distance between them and Broly.

"Let's go Vegeta!"

"I'm way ahead of you!"

The duo went back-to-back with each of them charging their signature attacks.

"Galick…"

"Kamehame…"

"GUN!/HAAAAA!"

They fired both ki beams that merged together into a gigantic blue and purple energy beam. Broly rapidly approached without flinching and seemed to eagerly ruin their plans by charging an energy sphere in each hand and slamming them into the beam.

"How pathetic! Did you truly believe this would work?!" He cackled as he pushed through the entire beam and slammed Goku and Vegeta with an energy sphere each. The explosion that came about as a result shot lava into the air that the losing duo were traversed around as they flew upwards. Goku did seem to be leading the pair behind him somewhere and his destination soon became apparent. Goku and Vegeta cleared the top of the cliff that Cooler stood atop and left him in a state of fear immediately.

"Have fun Cooler!"

The two shot past him leaving him to the mercy of Broly who, having grown bored of his previous two 'playmates', made Cooler his priority.

"What are you doing?! I am the mighty Lord Cooler!" Cooler frightfully declared as he tried to fly away but Broly was too fast.

"What is a Lord to a God?!" He grinned as he charged into Cooler and hit him with a point-blank ki blast from the mouth. The blast caused Cooler to go flying with Broly immediately catching up and starting to pummel him with everything he had. Cooler yelped, gasped and grunted with every blow he received; himself being unable to even block.

As they flew away, both Goku and Vegeta looked back; the former taking some glee in watching the events that were unfolding. Snapping back to reality he grabbed Vegeta's right wrist with his left hand and held his fingers to his forehead, "Come here Vegeta."

"What are you…"

Vegeta never finished as Goku used instant transmission to teleport directly in front of Caulifla who was currently in the process of admiring her new gi in the mirror.

"Ahh!" She yelped in surprise and barely made out Vegeta muttering something about a 'perfect landing'. Then she noticed the state they were in and rushed to her brother's side, "What the hell happened Kakarot?"

"It's bad. Really bad. That's all you gotta know." He grunted as he stood and immediately began scanning the room they were in. It was Bulma's that much was certain. How did he know?

It was the largest bedroom in the villa.

"Yeah but how bad is 'really bad'? That doesn't narrow it down…"

"Blue didn't do the job."

Caulifla went silent at that. Blue, or Divine Light as it was actually called, was the strongest form in Goku and Vegeta's arsenal. If whoever they were fighting had rendered it useless, things were worse than she could have ever imagined, "Wait where's Kale?"

"Back in Antarctica. She's the only thing protecting Bulma right now so we have to be quick. Any idea where to look, Vegeta?"

"Why would I know? She's your best friend." Was the response. Goku shrugged in agreement and gave Caulifla the short rundown. With a nod she began to rush about searching for Bulma's project that she had recommended prior to the fight actually beginning.

It took a while. They checked the wardrobes, they checked under her bed, they checked the kitchen, they checked the living room and they checked outside. Then, with one place left to look, they checked Bulma's workshop. The most obvious place to look.

And there it was. On her work table, a briefcase that they opened. Inside was a pair of round, yellow earrings and a word inscribed on the inside of the case next to them.

The word was 'Potara'.


"DIE!" Broly screamed as he kicked Cooler against a wall of rock and proceeded to continue his relentless onslaught. Cooler bounced back and forth between fist and wall until finally Broly landed one last blow to his chest that created a massive crater around Cooler. He weakly opened his eyes, but as soon as he did he let loose a scream of his own and unleashed all the power at his disposal, forcing Broly backwards in a rather impressive manner. The blinding purple light that came as a result stopped Broly from seeing Cooler's transformation but he didn't care.

Cooler's chest and muscle mass expanded greatly, he grew in height to stand at 11 feet and 2 inches tall, dwarfing the already large Broly. His skin turned a deep purple with his body armour morphing alongside it. The breast-plate shoulder pads became hoop-like in shape, appearing almost like 'handles', whilst the on his arms morphed to become bracers on his wrists and legs with dark-blue sections. Those on his wrists gained blade-like protrusion. However, the most distinguished change came when the armour encased his entire head except for his now completely red eyes and mouth. Four spikes extended from his cranium with a large dark-blue section in the middle of his head.

"You dare make me exert myself? To put effort into a fight." Cooler, with a significantly deeper and more menacing voice, struck his usual pose but clenched his fists in anger and flexed his enhanced muscles, all the while keeping eye contact with Broly, "Then I will teach you a lesson.

"Behold! This is my Final Form." The skin around his eyes turned pitch black and a bio-visor slid over his mouth, creating an echo in his voice, "The last thing you will ever see!" Cooler launched forward, intending to demonstrate a power he rarely showed.

And Broly was more than happy to test it.


If you are watching this you are choosing to partake in an experiment of mine, based on schematics from my friend and fellow inventor Shin.

Introducing the Potara Earrings.

They may not look like much now but please be aware that should two individuals choose to wear one each, they will fuse together into a single being for an entire hour. During this time, the strength of each individual is combined and then significantly multiplied.

Be aware, these Potara are Mark One prototypes. As a result I advise caution in using them.

However, if it comes to it, use them anyway. The battle this fusion warrior participates in could be determined by whether you do or do not use them.

Good luck.

"Absolutely not! To fuse with you? For an entire hour? Out of the question!" Vegeta crossed his arms and turned away from Goku. The trio had gone out onto the balcony area and were in the process of disputing whether to use the Potara or not. Goku thought the answer was obvious but his rival refused to budge.

"I think it's awesome! All that power you could have! Think about it!" Caulifla exclaimed with a gleam in her eyes. She had attempted to reach for the earrings several times now and each time found her hand being swatted away by Goku.

"Come on Vegeta. If we do nothing the entire world could be in danger. You really okay with that?" Goku asked, hoping to catch him out.

"Yes I am. Unlike you Kakarot I wish to keep my pride and dignity intact."

"Who cares?! Pride and dignity mean nothing if you're dead! Don't be an idiot!" Goku snapped. He'd finally had enough of Vegeta's shit and was more than happy to show it, "Are you really happy with letting the son of Paragus win?"

Vegeta silently grit his teeth. He'd been humiliated one too many times today and had zero intention of being humiliated by Kakarot. He glanced at the Potara and silently thought to himself. If his strength was to be added to this fusion warrior and then magnified, it would still be his power. He wouldn't be relying solely on Goku.

"Fine then. Let's do this. Hand one here."

Goku nodded with a smirk, having finally gotten through to him. He picked both earrings up and handed Vegeta one. The latter placed his earring on his right ear whilst Goku placed his on his left. For a brief moment there was nothing and then suddenly both earrings began to glow yellow and were drawn to each other. As a result, both Goku and Vegeta were brought along for the ride and slammed into each other with a blinding pillar of light shooting into the air. Caulifla looked up to see a figure hovering about the middle of the pillar and then suddenly perform a series of somersaults to the ground where they triumphantly landed.

"ALRIGHT!" He enthusiastically declared with a singular voice that seemed to be a medium between the voices of Goku and Vegeta. He stood up straight and immediately began to examine his body.

He shared his body type with Goku with his hairstyle standing firmly upwards like Vegeta while having the former's hairline. He also had two bangs sticking out like a downward "V" shape. His hair was dark brown to black. He wore Goku's style of clothing, that being a gi, though the colours were reversed to reflect Vegeta's outfit. The gi and sash were blue with an orange undershirt. Also from Vegeta came white gloves and boots. From his ears dangled the Potara.

The fusion had succeeded.

"I feel great! This power is incredible!"

"So what do I call you?"

"Huh?" The fusion looked down at Caulifla who had tilted her head in thought. It was as he stroked his chin that he realised her point, "A name would make me sound much cooler."

He clicked his fingers when said name popped into his head and with crossed arms declared it out loud.

"Vegito!"

"Vegito? Guess that works. Though wouldn't 'Gogeta' make more sense?" Caulifla asked only to be cut off by Vegito placing his fingers on his forehead and smirking at her.

"Maybe next time."


Cooler took a left hook to the face and then a right hook as he attempted to push back. Despite the initial power his transformation had demonstrated, Broly was in a different class entirely and had immediately turned the tables.

"YAAAAHHHHH!"

"GAH!"

With a decisive blow to the face, Cooler was sent crashing into another cliffside with a boom and left weakly dangling in it. Broly let loose a victorious battle cry before turning his sights on the only other ki signature worth paying attention to.

Kale.

The girl noticed him approaching and transformed into her first Super State. She wouldn't be able to match him without losing control herself, but she would be able to stall him.

"Look at this." Cooler groaned as his visor receded and he grinned, "Your battle power is astonishing." The exact instance he finished his sentence Vegito teleported in front of him and turned his head to look at him.

"Thanks. I earned it myself."

"Who do you think you are?!" He demanded.

"Hmph. I am Vegito. Vegeta and Kakarot have merged together to take Broly down." He briefly explained in response. Cooler was taken aback though refused to finish the conversation without knowing everything he could.

"You've what?"

"It's a new development so I'll keep it brief. Their two strengths weren't just added together. They were significantly magnified."

"How interesting. You two never cease to amaze me." Cooler admitted with a grin. Vegito gave a short glare and turned to see Kale being barely able to hold off Broly's ki blast assault.

"You stay right here Cooler. I'll deal with you later." He placed his fingers on his forehead and used Instant Transmission to teleport over to where Broly, Kale and Bulma were. He appeared in front of the knocked back Kale and smacked away the final blast with ease.

"What?" Broly asked in surprise before readying himself. He recognised the ki signature as both Goku and Vegeta. He just didn't know why yet.

"Kakarot?" Kale muttered through exhaustion. Her Super State faded with relief and Bulma held her tight.

"Don't worry. I'll take it from here."

"They worked. They actually worked!"

"You dare challenge me scum?" Broly growled whilst Vegito chuckled.

"Oh hell yeah."

Vegito's aura blared to life and he shot into the air at breakneck speeds. Broly grit his teeth and followed quickly behind. The two stopped midair to face each other before shooting off away from the two girls. Broly launched a flurry of ki beams from his fingers that tracked Vegito and yet, despite his best efforts, not a single one of them connected. Vegito flew alongside the ground and effortlessly weaved around and between them with a flurry of massive explosions following behind him. Explosions with Broly at the helm.

"Heheheheh," Vegito chuckled as he blocked several of the beams and turned to face Broly, "Now it's my turn." Bringing his clenched fists to his sides he began to draw all of his anger and power to the surface with a familiar golden glow appearing around his body.

"Hrrrrrrrrrrraaaaggghhhhhhhh! YAAAHHHHH!" His roar echoed through the air as the golden aura of the Super State erupted around him and his hair turned blonde. Broly landed a powerful blow as a result of Vegito's open posture, but this did nothing to the fusion warrior for he instantly steadied himself and shot back upwards at the berserker.

"You're done!" He declared with a punch that left Broly spinning for a few moments. He steadied himself and then the two continued to bounce back and forth from each other as their blows collided. The two got up close and personal to exchange blows. Broly landed one to Vegito's arm that was responded to with an upwards punch to the chin. Broly shook his head from the stunning blow and lunged for Vegito who raised his hands in preparation.

With a cocky smirk he effortlessly, and smoothly, moved to the side so that he had a clear shot at Broly's chest where he planted his elbow. Broly cried out in pain which was immediately followed by Vegito doing a small spin and landing a kick to the face that slammed him into the ground. Vegito grew his hands together and raised them above his hand with blue ki charging between them.

"Down you go!" He screamed as he aimed at Broly and unleashed a ki attack that Goku had used against Nine all those years ago. Broly was slowly getting to his feet as the pelting of ki blasts began and he began to buckle under the pressure. Vegito's continuous stream of ki bullets forced him to create an energy shield that protected him enough for him to blast into the air. Vegito began to perform burst teleports as did Broly with the latter attempting to grab ahold of the former. Vegito arrogantly smirked seconds before kicking Broly in the face.

"Enough!" Broly roared, bringing his hands together and firing a green ki beam at Vegito who responded with one of Vegeta's signature attacks.

"Big Bang Attack!"

The two ki attacks slammed into each other with both warriors pouring large amounts of power into their respective attacks. They failed to notice cracks appearing in their view of reality until it was too late. Whatever dimension they were in shattered to pieces and the two were left floating in the place between realities. A place that reminded Vegito, through Goku's memories, of Towa's quirk.

"Duh? What the?"


Meanwhile:

"If they keep fighting, Broly's gonna be killed!" Lemo shouted as he struggled to keep up with the determined Cheelai. She had been heading for the exit of the ship and he, feeling responsible, had run after her.

"Damn his father. He turned him into this. In his heart Broly's just a confused and lost boy. I can't sit around and let him die. Hurry Lemo, we don't have much time!" She ordered and as she did, they found a third person running alongside them. Someone who was tinkering with something as she ran.

"Mind if I tag along? Been waiting sixteen years to get out of this place and reunite with the closest thing to family I have. Ain't no way am I losing this chance!" Fasha declared.

"Why should we let you come with us?!" Cheelai snapped to which Fasha smirked and held out what she had been tinkering with.

"Because this nifty little thing is a teleporter. And I'm tuning it to Broly."


Space Between Dimensions:

"How do you like this, you monster?!" With a burst of speed Vegito closed the gap and performed a roundhouse kick that connected with Broly's chest. Immediately crossing his arms and smirking, Vegito unleashed a barrage of kicks before knocking Broly away with the final one, "Sorry, but you were wide open."

"A monster? No…" Broly growled upon correcting his stance midair and began to charge his power until a green light erupted around him, destroying his armour from the new increase in muscle mass and turning his once blonde hair into a glowing emerald-green. He now towered even higher over Vegito with a height of roughly 9 feet.

"I AM A DEVIL!" A major influx of power erupted from around him and Broly unleashed said power in an area-of-effect attack. An attack that Vegito waited to end before rushing forward and punching Broly in the face. Although there was substantial impact, the blow did little more than momentarily stun him before the emerald-haired male slammed his own fist into Vegito's chest, completely knocking the air from his lungs. Broly then followed up with a roundhouse kick to Vegito's head that sent him flying into the void. Somehow he slammed into the edges of this dimension and cracked it with the 'wall' shattering to pieces when Broly unremorsefully charged forward and elbowed him in the chest; a blow Vegito barely had time to block. Whilst he did Broly drew his free arm back and punched him in the face causing what remained of that dimensional wall to blow apart as they entered a new area.

"Alright, now my body should be warmed up!" Vegito exclaimed with a cocky smirk. He brought his arms to his sides as he charged his power until finally he was covered by a blue shell of energy that cracked apart and floated away as he burst from within, "Let's see how you handle…"

"Vegito Blue!"

He let his aura vanish and with blazing speeds closed the gap between the two with ease; landing an overhead swing to Broly's face. Then he teleported directly in front of him, landing a head butt and another punch to the chest that flung him backwards. Vegito was quick to give pursuit and landed three consecutive blows, finishing off with a double axe handle. As Broly stood up he fired ki blasts from his mouth that Vegito dodged by simply flying around.

"YAAAHHH!" With subsequent height gained Vegito fired off another Stardust Fall which Broly himself was now able to effortlessly dodge due to his own increased speed. Vegito shot towards him and the fists of the two warriors connected, completely shattering the dimension they were in and flinging them back to their own.

The sun was setting with an orange glow now covering the landscape and yet somehow, everything was back to the way it was. There was no lava, no obliterated terrain. Just snow, ice and glacial mountains once more.

"That's it!" Broly screamed as he got his bearings and hunched forward to charge, "I'm going to bathe in your blood!"

Vegito smirked as said charge came and he took a step back to surround himself in a blue skin-level energy shield, "Shield's up!" Broly took no notice of this and moved to kick Vegito. As his foot made contact with the energy shield there was a brief spark of energy before Vegito grabbed Broly's face and slammed him into the ground, firing off a blue explosion afterwards. He grabbed Broly by the ankle and threw him across the ground with the thrown warrior backwards somersaulting and digging his feet into the ice before letting loose a scream a massive green ki beam all over the area before him.

Vegito, who had already been running at him, leapt over the initial set of explosions and landed behind the unsuspecting Broly before creating five blue ki blasts on each hand with one on each finger, "I've got something for ya!" Vegito threw the blasts on his left hand first with each slamming into Broly one after the other. Then he threw those on his right hand to the same effect. Broly cried out in pain from the explosions around him not that Vegito cared for before Broly could even acknowledge what was actually happening, Vegito had teleported in front of him with his right hand extended out towards him and crackling with yellow ki energy.

"Go to hell!" Vegito roared before releasing a powerful sparkling golden energy blast point blank with Broly screaming out in agony as he was completely engulfed. The explosion that erupted threw steam, smoke and more into the air. Vegito jumped backwards to admire his handiwork with crossed arms and a smirk. For the time being Broly was down though for how long was yet to be seen,

"Hurry up! Broly can't hold out for much longer!" Cheelai berated Fasha for her slow work despite the complexity of her role in the rescue mission. Not that Fasha was particularly thrilled considering how she'd seen Broly acting.

"I'm working as fast as I can! Would've gone quicker had you not sent Lemo off to get a ship! The guy's a good mechanic." Fasha's argument fell on deaf ears and with Cheelai not even paying much attention to her she was able to give her the finger and then continue her work. Re-tuning the teleport device to Broly's 'frequency' was easy enough considering everything that was happening to him. It was choosing a location to teleport him to that she was struggling with. She only had time for two options and neither was convenient enough.

The first was where he grew up though the sudden reminder of his father's death could set him off once more. The other option was her safehouse that not even Cooler knew about. Only issue there was she wanted to keep it that way and the damage Broly could cause if he felt like it would piss her off.

Not like he seemed to like her anyway. All she could hope was that Vegito didn't do anything too irrational before she finished.

It was at this point that Broly was struggling to get to his feet and growling as he did so, "You bastard. How dare you? I'll kill you! You hear me?! I'll end you!"

Broly's following scream coincided perfectly with his aura blaring to life and the charging of all his power. Vegito took up a battle stance though didn't seem worried in the slightest. As far as he was concerned this fight was already over.

"My power is rising…it's overflowing!"

His declaration was followed by him hunching towards Vegito and immediately blasting towards him. The fusion warrior jumped into the air and performed a divekick that Broly blocked. However, he was so focused on holding out against this attack he couldn't block the following kick from the side and was, as a result, launched a fair distance away. Green ki surrounded him and charged in his right hand before he fired a massive ki beam that Vegito side stepped with ease. Since Broly was unaware of his enemy's fate he wasn't prepared for Vegito to ignite his own blue aura and sly around the beam before slamming him in the face. The blowback resulted in Broly firing off a barrage of zigzagging ki blasts that Vegito easily weaved through to deliver an outwards block that opened Broly up for a knee to the gut and a kick to the head. This was immediately followed up with Vegito blasting into him and unleashing a barrage of blows to stun Broly.

"This is over!" He declared whilst charging his ki into his left fist and then slamming it into Broly with such power and ferocity, the towering beast of a warrior was left clutching his stomach whilst Vegito backflipped away and landed on the ground. Whilst Broly struggled to breathe and even stand up straight Vegito stood with a slight diagonal stance, his left foot in front of his right and held both fists up in front of his chest; his right drawn back and his left held lower down and in front.

"I'll show you my full power!" Vegito's aura appeared and he shot towards Broly who, unbeknownst to the former, was beginning to snap back out of his berserker state of mind. With a trickle of sweat rolling down his face from fear, Broly let loose a battle cry and threw a right hook which grazed past Vegito's own. There was a brief moment of calm before the ground around and beneath them fractured and blew apart.

The lava and destruction that had mysteriously vanished earlier had returned with a vendetta as Broly was forced to dig his hands into the molten rock in a desperate attempt to slow his sudden bout of speed. Vegito had received no such penalty and as such was quick to capitalise off of Broly's misfortune. Quickly closing the gap allowed him to land a ki-infused punch to Broly's stomach and then kick him into the air.

"You can't keep up with me!" Vegito cockily announced as he placed his fingers on his forehead and used instant transmission to teleport directly above Broly. Then, with his left hand clad in blue ki, he performed a downward punch that slammed Broly back to the ground, "Just look at my speed!"

To finish off this attack, Vegito straightened up, aimed his right hand at Broly and created a long, yellow energy sword that stabbed into Broly and slowly began to lift him up so that he was level with the blue-haired fusion warrior.

There was no quip. No one-liner. No show of arrogance. All Vegito did was disperse the energy sword, quickly draw his right arm across his chest and then perform a clockwise swing whilst creating the energy sword as he did so. Broly was helpless. However, with one final explosion of his own ki, Broly heavily blunted the attack and was instead sent crashing to the ground as a result.

"Fasha…" Cheelai whimpered in terror at fear. Fasha had seen it all and was moments away from completing her goal. Moments that Vegito wasn't giving Broly.

Vegito landed on the ground and, sensing Broly through the smoke, glared. The Vegeta in him was in control right now and he had zero intention of sparing Broly. The confirmation of this came the exact instant Vegito threw both arms open and began to charge yellow ki in both. Broly on the other hand had begun to stumble about, his pupils having returned despite still being transformed and with terror clear as day in both eyes.

"Final…" With subsequent power charged in the first phase, Vegito put both of his hands forwards and then drew them to his side where the yellow ki of the Final Flash began to merge with the blue ki of the Kamehameha. Vegito's eyes showed killer intent and with the ground buckling beneath his weight it was clear he had more than enough power to back it up.

"KAMEHAMEHA!" Vegito's roar echoed through the area as he fired the attack; a ki beam resembling the Super Kamehameha but with swirls of yellow ki. The sheer power from the attack's launch, caused the ground to buckle even further than it already had. And as it rapidly neared Broly could do only one thing.

Scream in terror.

"FASHA! PLEASE!"

"OH SCREW IT! MY PLACE IT IS!" Fasha slammed down on the teleport control she held and Broly was overcome by an orange glow before vanishing completely. The Final Kamehameha shot off harmlessly into the distance with Vegito only managing a confused look. When he heard a panicked call, he turned to see Fasha waving at him from an aircraft that contained two figures he didn't know; Cheelai and Lemo.

"Hey Kakarot! I'll see you real soon! Don't leave me hanging!"

"Heh." Vegito scoffed in amusement and with the flick of his wrist, the remaining blue and yellow ki dispersed into the wind.

There was just one last loose end to tie up.

And with Cooler standing nearby in his Final Form all Vegito needed to do was instant transmission in front of him and cross his arms to make his point clear. Cooler smirked before closing his eyes and decreasing his power level so that he appeared in his standard form. With a swift turn he walked away from Vegito who was left looking foolish and confused, "That was an exceptional demonstration and will prove valuable the next time we meet."

"Bring it on."


A Few Days Later:

Broly's eyes darted to the house upon noticing a ki signature suddenly materialise there. It was a new technique he had come to acquire through his unique mimicry ability although had yet to be refined enough to the point where he could tell exactly who the ki signature belonged to, "Somebody else just got here." The defensive stance was immediately made with Cheelai and Lemo rushing to his side with worry. Fasha walked out from behind the trio, having been working in her garage, and smiled upon the figure walking closer; the sun having been glaring in their eyes.

"Hey! You mind me being here?" Goku politely waved as he approached. He seemed to have a bag over his shoulder and was wearing a completely repaired version of his gi. Lemo began rustling about in his utility belt in a panic as Goku approached, "What the… Wait hold on. Who are you guys?"

"You're one of those guys he fought! You have no right being here!" Cheelai's outburst made Goku chuckle awkwardly. He was now all too aware who they were.

"Oh I remember. You're the guys that saved Broly from Vegito. Fast thinking." He winked as he casually walked over to the surprised Broly, "So Broly are these guys your friends?"

"Don't ignore us! Get outta here!" Lemo yelled with Goku shooting him an amused look.

"Hey now don't lose your temper. I'm not here to fight you and besides," With a brief glance at both Broly and Fasha he grinned, "That's my thing."

"Took you long enough kid. Was almost thinking you weren't gonna show up. What have you got for me?" Fasha's question earned her a confused look from Broly, Cheelai and Lemo. From the way she'd spoken she had told Goku where they were.

"You do realise I found you guys within seconds of defusing from Vegito right?" He laughed in response before placing the bag on the floor and opening it up to reveal some standard supplies. Then by pulling a capsule out of his obi he clicked the top and tossed it to the ground to unveil what was effectively a portable house, "Got some food, drink and shelter here for you. You weren't kidding Fasha. Your place is pretty small. Good thing my best friend's Bulma Briefs huh?"

"And you're just giving this to us? Pfft. I'm not gonna let you trick Broly!" Cheelai had to go onto her tiptoes to shout in Goku's face though he was left unfazed. He nonchalantly zipped the bag up before gently tossing it over to Lemo and turning to look Broly up and down.

"It's not like that at all. I just don't want someone this incredible to vanish off the face of the planet. After all there's so much I want to teach you."

"What could you teach him?"

"Well for starters I could help him control his power. In fact I've already started doing that with my sister Kale. You two are incredibly similar and I want to find out why. But first things first. There's something incredibly important about this quirk you need to know." Goku's face darkened and inhaled deeply before continuing.

"It's a curse. I refuse to tell you otherwise. People will use it to manipulate you, to control you. To make you do things you regret. You know that now. Like me you found out the hard way. But we can be better. What we choose to do with this quirk is what makes it a gift. So you have my blessing." Broly was left speechless but nodded gratefully. He had never asked for this monster inside and yet here was his ex-enemy offering to help him. Offering to train with him.

Offering to be his friend.

"Well anyway. Make sure you take care of yourselves. Later." Goku smiled and did a two finger salute at them before turning to walk away. He wanted a sufficient enough distance from the building just in case anything went wrong, not that it probably would.

"Uh I don't see a plane or car or anything. How'd you even get all the way out here?" Lemo asked. Goku turned slightly and smiled softly.

"I tracked Broly's energy here." He replied before turning all the way around and placing two fingers on his forehead to demonstrate, "I used my Instant Transmission technique."

"I basically don't understand anything you've been going on about this whole time." Cheelai had her hands in the pockets of her jacket and stood with a far less hostile gaze.

Dodging the comment was easy enough for Goku as there was a more pressing question he had to ask, "Is it okay if I come back and train with Broly every now and then?"

"Sure. There's a lot I want to hear about."

"Just so you know. We may not be with Cooler anymore but we still view you as an enemy. You got that?" The young white-haired woman leant forward to make her point.

"Yeah I've heard that one before." He joked, "But I can tell Broly's up for it from that glint in his eyes. I've seen it before."

"I think you've been hit in the head one too many times?" Cheelai lightheartedly mocked Goku who simply watched the approaching woman.

"Nah. I'm just really giddy at the moment. My girlfriend's pregnant with our first child." He revealed. Fasha couldn't help but squeal though did stop herself from rushing him and giving him a massive hug.

"If you say so. But thanks, yeah?" Cheelai performed the 'okay' gesture and received the same gesture in response.

"Sure. See you all later!" For the last time Goku took a step back and placed his fingers back on his forehead. Just as he began to concentrate Cheelai had a thought pop into her head.

"Hey wait! What's your name?" Goku looked her in the eyes and smiled.

"It's Goku. But Broly." The gentle giant met Goku's gaze upon his name being spoken. The latter calmly smiled and then for the first time in years bestowed upon Broly the greatest permission he could give.

"Call me Kakarot."


Oh hey there. Fancy seeing you down here.

I hope each and every one of you thoroughly enjoyed this story and I hope it was worth the wait.

Several things alluded to in this chapter so feel free to theorise and possibly send me a DM with your thoughts.

Oh and if you're new here please feel free to go to my bio where the stories preluding this 'Movie Chapter' reside.

Order of reading is:

My Hero Academia: Nimbus

My Hero Academia: Tainted

And then this one.

And for those who've been with me a while then continue to stick around. There's more planned.

Next up is a series of chapters that make up the next step in the story for Goku and co. There's gonna be heartbreak, action, revelations and life defining moments. Moments that I can't wait to share with you.

Until Chapter One of that story.

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Ethan