Special thanks to SSJ Princess Jupiter who was the only one who review my story and helped me to continue to write. Also to Kris and SuperAndroidDbz@aol.com who emailed me and review a few weeks go asking for me to finish it. also to Dmandrew@yahoo.com who jokingly threatened my life if I didn't finish. Here you guys are. The last chapter.
The Struggle for Peace
Part 5
By Midnight
The three days had faded quickly as the final battle approached. Though many of the warriors had decided to sit this one out, mostly the humans, others finished up what ever training they could. Though time grew short, the families spent their time together and enjoyed what little time was left before the war that may be the end to everything they knew.
On the outskirts of this happiness was the single woman who had brought this pain to most of them. Future Bra, the lone warrior who fought to defeat the monsters that plagued her world to darkness and later destruction. Though she could feel the tension rising from many of the warriors, she also felt the happiness and thrill for the upcoming battle.
"F. Bra, where are you? Come on breakfast is almost ready." Bra said shouting down to the labs. F. Bra sat down the tool she used to tighten a bolt. Though she couldn't see it, she found it easy for her 'mother' to put the bolt on and she tightened it. In truth she felt helpless at times.
"Coming." She yelled back and walked up the stairs with her hand on the wall to tell her way. She turned the corner and sat down in a seat next to Trunks.
"So when do we leave?" Trunks asked through a mouthful of food. Bulma frowned and Trunks swallowed his food not wanting to upset his already strained mother.
"We leave in an hour." Vegeta said from the corner. He had on his fighting suit and took a large plate of food. Bra smiled to him and sat down eating her own share of food.
"Bra, perhaps you would rather stay home. Let them handle it." Bulma said to her daughter. Bra looked down and shook her head no.
"I have to help a little mom. Besides, if I do get….. hurt, there are always the dragonballs to help." Bra said hesitating slightly on the last words. Bulma swallowed hard while nodding and sat down. She pushed her food around her plate as the others ate in silence. Soon the plates had been cleared and the women began to clean their plates while Trunks and Vegeta went out to practice. F. Bra looked over at Bra and smiled.
"Perhaps you would like to go watch. I'll help mom out." She said and heard Bra say thanks before leaving. "You know mom she is just trying to help."
"I know, but I couldn't bare to lose her or any of you. I know that the dragonballs will bring her back, but she will still have the memory of dying." Bulma said and looked at her hands.
"I know, but me and Vegeta will do everything we can to make sure she comes home safe. Besides Vegeta would blow a casket if his little princess was injured." F. Bra said in a joking tone. "F. Bra, you know that Vegeta thinks of you like a daughter. I'm very sure your time's father would be so very proud about how you have handled yourself. You have had to grow up so fast, but you made it. We are proud of you." Bulma said to F. Bra. F. Bra smiled and turned after she finished her part of the dishes. The silence around then began to grow thick as they continued to wash the dishes. Finally F. Bra broke the silence.
"I know, but sometimes it is hard to see him alive and to be able to understand him. He loves each one of you so much, but he never shows it, that I can understand, but how can he be so strong when he knows that his son and daughter may die in battle." F. Bra said and looked out the window at the three.
"Because that is how he was raised I suppose. I understand how you feel Bra. But you must understand he does not like his family being in danger. He has given his life to protect us and sometimes it wasn't enough. I'm sure he would lose everything to keep us all safe, but we want him back." Bulma said and smiled at her Husband. F. Bra smiled at Bulma's look knowing the two loved each other more then they would ever let on.
"I understand. I suppose I should go get ready. Big battle coming and all." F. Bra said and began walking up the stairs. Bulma followed her drying her hands off.
"Bra, you do know that if you don't want to fight you don't have to. Everyone will understand, what with the…. Things Clank has done with you." Bulma said trying to make it come out helpful bat F. Bra swallowed and nodded. She continued up the stairs and got dressed into her GI. She walked outside and stood by Bra who watched the two fighters practice.
"I suppose we should go. Clank will be arriving soon." Trunks said as they finished up. Slowly the four fighters said their good byes to Bulma and flew in the direction of where they were to meet Clank.
Vegeta, Bra, Trunks, and F. Bra were soon met by Gohan, Goten, Goku, and Piccolo. Piccolo stood slightly away from the group only closest to Gohan. Goku waved hi to everyone and walked over saying hellos. F. Bra stood at the corner of everyone and searched the skies. Soon a faint image approached and everyone turned to face it. Clank landed softly on the ground and scanned everyone over. "So it seems that all the sayians have come to die, what a pity. Don't you think so to Bra." Clank said and looked over at F. Bra. "Oh I'm sorry, I forgot you can't see anything."
"Did you come here to fight us Clank or just to mock us?" F. Bra asked as the others watched.
"Why my dear little princess. Your mouth has gotten even worse sense we last met. Perhaps this time I shall take something more important then 17 could have. How about your very soul?" Clank asked and looked around. "Now who will go first?"
"I will. It is only fair." F. Bra said and looked at the others. Though she could not see it, each of their faces nodded and watched as she got ready to face a man who destroyed her world. Clank smiled and transformed into Gohan. They began to fight. First with punches and kicks to each others sides and legs. Few hit and none did much damage. Soon Gohan/Clank got bored of the fight and transformed into a SSJC . Bra followed behind him and the fighting intensified to a point of balance. Both warriors fought each taking blows and giving out blows. Though Bra had an advantage over Clank by her small body mass, Clank seemed to be hitting Bra with more power then she could handle at one time. F. Bra flew away from Clank and formed her hands in a praying motion. Soon she yelled her attack, "Burning Prey." And sent it at Clank who had already moved to intercept it. He threw a ki blast of his own at the fires and the two energies ate away at each other leaving nothing of the two. Clank went deadly still and hide most of his Ki making it hard for F. Bra to find him.
Clank then sent a large attack of fists and punches at F. Bra's left side forcing her to move towards the left as he transformed into SSJ3. F. Bra felt the transformation and frowned. She knew now that if she had any hope of truly coming close to winning, she had to match his transformation. She gathered her energy and soon she became SSJ3, but only to have her eyes burn in pain again. F. Bra tired to ignore it and attack but was only hit by more of Clank's punches and kicks then she could hold. Soon she fell to the ground holding her eyes and side in pain and lost her SSJ3 form. She slowly returned to her normal form and clank threw another attack at her. This attack was intercepted by one of Vegeta's attacks and another one flew at Clank's side from Goku. Trunks and Goten stood on the side lines and did the fusion dance forming Gotenks. Soon the three warriors flew at clank while Bra helped F. Bra to the side. Piccolo joined the battle followed by Gohan who was now in a SSJ C form. After Clank took a few more attacks he flew at Gohan with blinding speed and began to fight making it hard for the others to see who was the real Gohan. Soon both Gohans had matched each others pace almost perfectly. Each throwing punches and kicks only to have it blocked by the other.
The other below watched the battle unsure of which one was the true Gohan and which was Clank. Bra Put a bandage on F. Bra's eyes and looked up at the Gohan's. She watched as the battle intensified to the point where they could barely be seen. Soon she hard a yell and looked up to see one of the Gohan's plummeting to the ground in a bloody mess. The other Gohan landed and kicked him hard. Bra looked back at F. Bra who sat there shaking slightly. F. Bra made fists out of her hands only to feel a slight burn in them. She captured the burn and gathered most of her energy for a single shot at Clank.
"Gohan? Shit. Everyone attack together." Goku said and looked over at his eldest son sending a silent pray for him to be okay. Soon the four remaining warriors surrounded Clank and began launching attack after attack at him. Soon Clank again used another attack, but this time aimed it at F. Bra and Bra. Gotenks flew at it and blocked it away from his two 'sisters' and looked back at Clank. He flew up at him and began to attack and fight worth everything he had. Punch after punch was pounded into Clank who in turn dodged well more then half. Soon Gotenks seemed to be wearing down slightly and he flew back a bit and smiled to Clank.
"Give up yet, no one can beat Gotenks. We're too powerful for you to even come close to destroying. Time for you to die little man." Gotenks yelled in a perfectly blended voice. While Gotenks was talking, Clank smiled to him and turned back into himself then into Gotenks.
"Think you can still beat me?" He asked and let lose attack after attack at Gotenks who counterattacked a few of them. The two Gotenks soon attacked each other physically and soon the time limit on the fusion form was up and Gotenks hit the ground sending dust flying. When the dust clear Trunks and Goten sat up and looked around slightly beat up but tired no the less. Goku flew at Clank while Vegeta came up behind him. Clank smiled and flew out of the way barely missing both attacks. He then flew at Vegeta who in turn sent a Final flash at him head on. Clank, still in Gotenks form, dodged to the right and punched Vegeta in the stomach. He then did a round house kick and sent Vegeta towards the ground. He began to gather energy in order to finish of the startled Prince, but was struck by a massive amount of energy that came from the side lines. He looked over and saw F. Bra smiling slightly at him. Clank began to fly at him but was then hit by a Chi-no-ha from Bra and then a ka-me-ha-me-ha from Goku. Vegeta got up and flew beside Goku watching Clank return to his normal form from the Gotenks. Then morph into a new, unhurt Gohan.
"How long till one of those spirit bombs of yours is finished?" Vegeta asked and watched Clank.
"Give me five minutes at least." Goku said in return and Vegeta frowned.
"You have three minutes." He said and charged at Clank sending punch after punch hitting the Clank anywhere he could. Goku in turn began gathering energy for the spirit bomb. Clank and Vegeta faced each other and each sending attack after attack towards the other with little damage. Clank then smiled and sent a Final flash at Vegeta only to get a big bang in the stomach. Clank then put his hands in a pray motion and yelled out "Burning pray x3." The fire energy leapt from his body and surrounded Vegeta in a blinding blaze. Vegeta soon fell the ground after passing out from the heat.
Bra looked up as her father fell and bite her lip from screaming. She looked down at F. Bra who also had a good idea about what had happened.
"We have to hurry, Goku's open for attack right now." F. Bra said and got up slowly. And flew at Clank/Gohan. It didn't take long for her to be swatted away by Clank due to how low on energy she really was. Bra stood up and flew at Clank in hopes of buying Goku the few minutes he needed. Bra stopped a few yards from Clank/Gohan and looked for any signs of weakness. From what she could tell none were visible. Her heart ached slightly as she looked down to see her family hurt and she looked back to Clank.
"Hey, how about you fight fair. Just you and me. You morphed into me and we take each other on at a more equal level. That is unless you're to afraid." Bra said and got into a lose fighting stance. Clank smiled and morphed back into himself then into Bra's form. He then flew at her and began to battle. Bra sent out a silent prayer and then met his attacks one on one with another. Since Bra knew very little energy attacks, most of the battling was physical. They punched and kicked looking for any type of opening to get a good hit in. soon both warriors seemed to be wearing down and Clank/ Bra smiled at Bra. He formed his hands into a Pray motion and sent an energy attack at Bra. "Burning Prey." Bra was to shocked to move out of the way but felt a strong push to her side as some one moved her out of the way. She looked back to see Vegeta take the attack head on in an already vulnerable stage. Her eyes went wide as he fell to the ground and didn't move. She looked back to Clank who spit in Vegeta's direction.
"Worthless Sayian. You should have stayed down. And now for you Princess." Clank smiled and began to unmorphed and then morph into Gohan. He then began to yell out an attack that fell to silent to her ears.
Below F. Bra struggled to get up and help her counterpart. Her face showed pure horror as she felt the attack fell on Vegeta and she then sat up and gathered what energy she had left to send at Clank, but found hardly any. She looked at Goku's direction and frowned not sensing enough energy from his attack to hurt Clank. She held her sides and let out a bitter scream as she felt the attack fly at Bra in an alarming speed.
'Please don't let them be hurt.' Bra thought as she looked in horror as the attack raced at her.
'Please Bra move, oh god move.' F. Bra said when not feeling any motion from Bra.
'Please live.'
'Move girl, please just move a foot.'
'I was stupid, I should have stayed home.' Bra said to herself and closed her eyes.
'God move before It's to late.'
'I don't want to die.' Bra thought as she began to feel the heat from the attack on her check.
'don't die.' F. Bra screamed in her head.
'I want to live.' Bra thought as the attack came closer to her body.
'Move, just move before it's to late.'
'To late.' Bra thought as she felt a part of her break open.
'To move.' f. Bra thought as something deep in her soul forced it's way to the surface.
'I have to fight.'
'I have to fight.' The though rang in F. Bra's head as the thing in her pushed out of her body and into the open. Soon Bra's own heart did the same and a blinding light flared through out the land. The light forced the attack back and Clank in turn had to cover his eyes from the brightness. The light then surrounded bra and F. Bra and soon the light began to melt together and take on a shape. Soon it died down to reveal a single figure to the left of the attack. It looked over at Clank and frowned. It's Aqua eye's narrowed in anger as the figures Aqua hair blew around her. Clank looked at the figure and his eyes widened in horror then went back to their normal position of curliness.
"Who are you?" Clank asked as the figure flew up slightly becoming equal with Clank's altitude.
"I am neither the past nor the future. I am the creator and destroyer of evil. My name is known to many but never uttered by those that know it. I am the legendary female warrior. And you my friend are dead." She said and a soft sound was heard as she puled out a single sword. She held it out to Clank to show and then smiled cruelly as she rushed to him. "I bring hope." She said and slashed at Clank's side leaving a small cut. "I bring pain." She said and brought the sword up along Clank's stomach. "Mostly I shall bring justice to those who cause pain." She screamed and kicked Clank away from her. Clank flew back and formed a blast in his hands. "Masenko" he yelled and sent the attack at the figure. The figure smiled and held out two fingers as the attack rushed at her. "No." was all she said and the attack stopped and head into the ocean making it harmless. "Pain is no more. You are no more." The figure said and put her sword up. She held her hands above her in a praying motion and smiled at Clank/ Gohan. "Final Pray." She shouted and energy burst from her hands and hit Clank in less then a second forcing him to lose his morphed state. "I am Bra, not from the future nor from here. Am the twos souls combined. I am to be feared, you are to die. Live no longer Clank for your time ended twenty five years ago." She said and flew over to him holding him in a head lock and flew over to Goku who's spirit bomb had just finished.
"End game." She said and Goku flung the Spirit Bomb at Clank. Bra let go of him and flew away. Clank smiled and dropped down making the Spirit Bomb go other his head.
"Do you believe I am so easily destroyed. I am forever. You will die like your race." He screamed as he fell and began to fly back up. The Spirit Bomb was quickly stopped as a figure flew over to them. The figure wore a tattered hood hiding it's face and slowly a graceful hand pulled back the hood.
"Wrong love, I am forever." Sage said and flung the ball back to Goku unable to directly interfere in the battle any more then she had and was about to.
"Sage how dare you." Clank said and flew at her. Sage smiled and her eyes flashed white as he touched her. Clank's body shuddered as Sage's control slipped over him. Goku then flung the ball at clank and this time he couldn't dodge. The ball connected with Clank and a large explosion was seen for miles.
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Bra smiled at the picture below her. All the people below her were spread out in a deaths pray from the explosion's force that had damaged their already badly hurt bodies. Goku flew up beside her and smiled softly at her then looked down at his family and friends. "Do you think the dragon balls will be able to bring them all back?" Bra looked down and frowned.
"No. Vegeta will not return. He sacrificed himself to save one half of me." she said and dropped to the ground landing with easy. Goku followed her and nodded.
"Then I will have to be the bearer of bad news to Bulma." He said and looked over at Vegeta.
"No. Where as the dragonballs can not bring him back, I can." Bra said and walked over to the center of where all the bodies lay. She held out her hands and bits of light shot out hitting each of the bodies in the dead center of their chests. The light then surrounded each of the bodies and then disappeared as quickly as it had come. Soon a few gasps could be heard as everyone sat up and Bra smiled and collapsed splitting back into her two forms.
"What happened?" Gohan asked as he rubbed his head. Everyone nodded and noticed that they had won. Bra sat up and ran over to her father. She gave him a big hug and held on to him with dear life.
"I'm sorry papa. I should have seen it coming." She said and Vegeta laid a hand on her back.
"Yes you should have, but you are still learning. If this happens again I won't forgive you as easily." He said and hugged her back slightly. F. Bra smiled at the sight and looked over at Sage frowning.
"Sage, oh god wake up." She said and shock the older woman's shoulders. Sage's eyes opened and she smiled softly to Bra.
"Can't you let an old woman get her rest?" sage asked and coughed slightly. F. Bra smiled and dimly noticed the crowd gather behind her. Sage smiled and put her hand over F. Bra's eyes.
"What has been done so shall be undone." She said and a light came from her hand and she removed her hand to reveal F. Bra's eyes. F. Bra smiled and blinked as her sight returned to her.
"Thank you. Now hold on I'm getting you to a hospital." F. Bra said and began to pick Sage up. Sage slapped her hand away.
"There is a surprise waiting for you when you get back to your time. Be happy young one." Sage said and her eyes closed as she died. F. Bra hugged Sage to herself and let a few rogue tears slide down her checks. Bra laid a hand on her shoulder finally understanding F. Bra totally. She turned back to everyone and smiled.
"Let's go home. F. Bra needs to be alone." She said and everyone left to return to Capsule Corporations. F. Bra lifted the body of sage and walked over to the ocean. She sat her down and began digging. When she was finished she flew away leaving a tombstone marked with the words of:
Sage,
A warrior like no other. She sacrificed herself and love to protect a us all. RIP my friend and may the angels shine upon you in heaven.
F. Bra returned to her new home and smiled softly as she walked in the front door. Everyone looked at her and she smiled softly as she sat down to eat supper. She had noticed from the look in their eyes that Bra and Goku had explain everything. She smiled back and everyone went back to what they were doing. She played with her food and ate what she needed to before asking to be excused. She slipped down to the labs as the fighters and their families talked about old times and latest fashions.
F. Bra put on the last touches to the outside of her time machine before working on the major parts of time flow. She smiled and sat down at the computer grateful the have her sight back in order to finish this part herself. She heard her mother enter and continued to pound away at the computer until her mom sat down beside her.
"Bra." Was all her mother had to say before F. Bra hugged her and laid her head on her mother's shoulder. She cried and shock slightly as her mother ran her fingers through her hair and whispered words of comfort.
"Why? Why after all this time do I feel so empty?" F. Bra asked and Bulma could find no reply instead just held her tighter. "Clank is dead, but it won't bring back my world. My Mom is dead, Gohan is still dead, everyone is still dead." She whispered and wiped her eyes.
"No their not. They live in you. You just have to fill that hole in you." Bulma whispered and smiled. F. Bra smiled back and nodded.
"Bra you could always stay with us. You don't have to go back to your time. It may not even be there anymore." Bulma said and F. Bra nodded.
"I know, but I have to try. Even if they aren't there." F. Bra said and turned back to the computer to finish up that last touches on the computer before setting down to finish the time machine. Her mother smiled and left the room.
At around five in the morning F. Bra smiled at her finished product and turned off the lights to go up to bed. She walked into her room to find bra sleeping on the bed. She smiled and laid a blanket over her and laid down on the floor getting some sleep before her trip.
Later that night f. Bra packed up the remainder of her things and put them into the time machine. She turned around and smiled to her family. "Well, I guess this is a good bye."
"Not forever. I expect you to come back and tell us what happened and who's all still there. Be safe." Bulma said and gave F. Bra a hug.
"Yeah and tell me if any of the fashions are different from here." Bra joked and waved good bye.
"Like you would care. See ya later F. Bra." Trunks said and waved good bye. Vegeta stood behind his family and nodded at F. Bra as a way of saying goodbye. F. Bra smiled and nodded back barely catching the other meaning to his slight smile as she got into the time machine. She smiled back and typed in the location and soon the time machine was gone along with the warrior inside.
F. Bra stepped out of the time machine and looked around. To her surprise most of the area had been slightly rebuilt and she smiled as she looked around. Off to her right she could see the headstones of her family and friends. She slowly walked over and looked at each one. "Well mom, looks like things worked out. I just hope that things aren't to far gone." She said out loud and felt a hand wrap around her waist.
"Naw, things are going just fine. Though your mother has been worried sick about you." She heard a voice that was all to familiar. She turned around and smiled as her eyes fell upon Gohans. Not just any Gohans, but the eyes of the man she had grown to respect and love. She smiled as he put a hand on her chin and raised her face up slightly. He slowly leaned down and placed a kiss on her lips and she returned the Kiss with a passion she had been longing to release for years. He smiled at her once they parted and slowly lead her back to the house where her mother and ChiChi looked out the kitchen window. Both smiled and let out a happy laugh. Bulma rushed out to hug her only daughter and cried for joy as they hugged. Bra smiled as she hugged her mom and let a tear slip down her cheek in happiness.
"Momma." She whispered thinking that this could all be a dream and her mother nodded. She then thanked Sage with all her heart for the gift she had gotten. Bra remembered her saying she had a surprise at home, but this one blew her mind in many ways. The next part what was made her mind spin. Out from behind the house came a familiar figure.
"Woman, this house might as well be destroyed. And If you think I'm helping rebuild it anymore you have another thing coming….." Vegeta trailed off as he saw Bra. Bra quickly detangled herself from Bulma and Gohan's arms. She stood up before her father and held her head high. Vegeta walked over to her and looked her over slightly. The corner of his lip turned up every so slightly and she crossed his arms.
"Woman, she had to look so much like you. I swear your genes for ugliness never stop to bother me." He said and Bra smiled understanding the meaning of it. Bulma frowned.
"Why you baka. At least I have some brains, unlike someone who seems to not notice that I'm to one who is feeding you." She yelled and walked into the house. Gohan wrapped an arm around Bra's waist and Bra leaned back on him smiling.
"I guess things will get back to normal now." He said into her ear and she smiled.
"Only as normal as they have ever gotten. Come one let's go eat before it's all gone." She said and they walked into the building. She sat down beside Gohan and smiled to Goku who had been eating some rice at the time. They gave their introductions and Bra told them all of her journey. Soon things settled down slightly and later Bra snuck out to look at the stars. She felt Gohan come up behind her and she smiled as he leaned up against that railing.
"I'm almost afraid. I'm afraid that I might wake up and this would all be a dream." Bra said and continued to look at the stars. Gohan smiled at her taking in the beauty radiating off of her along with the strength and self confidence.
"Well, then I better kiss you before you wake up." He whispered into her ear and held her close to him. She smiled at him and slowly they began to kiss under the stars.
Author's note: Well I hope you like it. if I get enough reviews asking for a second story to this then I might. I have a story rolling around in my head. Please review.