Race For the Dragon Balls
Part 5
By Robster80
Previuosly: Happosai resurrected Frieza and Cooler to exact his revenge on Ranma, but they killed him and Pantyhose Tarou instead and plotted their own revenge. Vegeta, Akane, Ryoga, and Ranma found them, but Ranma was quickly killed saving Akane. This enreaged Vegeta and he powered up to Super Saiyan and shocked his enemies. Meanwhile, Mousse used his new abilities and strength to defeat Shampoo in combat, and Piccolo met up with Gohan on the way to the battle.
...And now, the conclusion of this fic...
Gohan and Piccolo stopped in mid flight as they felt someone's ki signature slowly extinguish into nothing. Gohan was the first to speak. "Piccolo... that was... that was Ranma. They killed him!"
Piccolo nodded, and then felt a familiar ki grow stronger and stronger. Vegeta must have seen Ranma die... and I can tell he's really pissed off! "Gohan, you go on without me! I'm going to get the remaining Dragon Balls so we can wish back Ranma."
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Frieza looked at Vegeta, startled that he was also a Super Saiyan. Cooler was just as shocked. How was it possible that there were two Super Saiyans?
Ryoga thought deeply, and then tossed the bag holding his Dragon Ball to Akane. "Take it," he told her. "Wish for Ranma to come back to life." Then, he began to grow deeply depressed, more than he had ever been before. Akane watched as a large black aura overtook him, and began to drag Ranma's body away, taking the small bag with her.
Vegeta didn't notice Ryoga's actions, nor did he care. He rushed at Frieza and they began to fight. The Saiyan quickly gained the upper hand and forced the battle into the evening sky, continuing to pummel his hated foe that had destroyed his home planet and killed nearly all his people who had served the power monger loyally.
Cooler watched the fight, until he heard a cry of "SHI SHI HOUKODAN" and looked to see a large ki bolt hit him hard. It was a low-level blast, but it still stung his body. He glanced at Ryoga. "That was annoying, human... Annoying me is the last mistake you'll ever make!"
Ryoga stood firm, but he knew he couldn't power up another shot in time. As Cooler shot a beam at him, he closed his eyes and whispered, "I'm sorry, Akari." The beam blew his head clean off, blood spitting out from the wound as the body made impact with the ground.
"Damn you, Cooler!" The purple alien whirled around to see Gohan stare at him, anger burning in the young half-Saiyan's eyes. He smiled coolly. "Hello again, boy. Where is your father? He and I have unfinished business."
Gohan clenched his fists. "Haven't you heard? My father's dead. He sacrificed himself over two years ago to destroy a monster called Cell. So you'll have to settle for me instead." The boy then powered up to Super Saiyan.
Cooler was shocked. "You're definitely your father's son, kid. You be sure to tell him I said that when you see him in the afterlife!" He then powered up to attack, but Gohan was too quick. The boy rushed at him and punched a hole right through Cooler's stomach. He withdrew his arm and flew back as the alien screamed and exploded.
Frieza looked down to see his older brother die at the hands of yet another Super Saiyan. "What, was there a damn bargain sale on Super Saiyans?!" He then looked up to see Vegeta's hands in front of him.
"Go back to hell and burn!" Vegeta shouted. "FINAL FLASH!" Frieza couldn't move fast enough as a large ki blast shot from Vegeta's hands and eradicated him. The Saiyan then flew back down to Gohan and Akane, who was still holding onto Ranma's body like she would die if she let go.
Vegeta powered down as did Gohan. The boy walked up to him and said, "I'm sorry about your friend." The Saiyan prince snorted. "I do not need your sympathy, brat!" he exclaimed in a low voice. Then, as he walked towards Akane, he whispered, "But I thank you."
Akane looked at Vegeta, who calmly said, "Let's go back to the lookout. We can still wish him and the others back."
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Piccolo found Mousse, Cologne, Kuno, and an unconscious Shampoo outside the forest. Landing, he said to Cologne, "Hand over the two Dragon Balls right now! Our wish is more important than yours."
Cologne nodded and gave the Balls to the Namek. "I or my great-granddaughter no longer have any use for them. Mousse has defeated her in combat. By law, he is to be her husband, and Ranma is now free of Shampoo's engagement, even though he has died."
Piccolo smiled. "What do you think I'm gong to wish for?"
The old Amazon then said, "However, before you go, I have a favor to ask of you..."
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Akane, Vegeta, Akari, Mr. Popo, and Piccolo gathered around Dende as he placed all seven Dragon Balls in front of him. He stood up and shouted, "ETERNAL DRAGON ARISE! I CALL ON YOU TO GRANT ME WISHES!"
Akane and Akari watched in awe as there was a bright light, and then a long dragon appeared up above them all. Vegeta smiled, knowing the race was now truly over.
"YOU HAVE SUMMONED ME," the dragon boomed. "SO I SHALL GRANT YOU TWO WISHES."
Vegeta spoke up first. "Dragon, I wish for you to resurrect all who have been killed recently by Frieza and Cooler!"
"THAT I CAN DO. HOWEVER, THE ONE CALLED HAPPOSAI CANNOT BE RESURRECTED, BY ORDER OF KING YEMMA."
"We have no problem with that," Piccolo stated. "And good riddance to that perverted midget! Just bring back the others who were killed."
"EASILY DONE!" The Dragon's eyes glowed for a moment, and then returned to normal as Ranma's body was bathed in white light. Suddenly, his eyes opened and he sat up. Akane hugged him tight once he was on his feet.
"I HAVE GRANTED ONE WISH, NOW NAME YOUR SECOND WISH."
No one said anything for a moment, but then Ranma said, "How about changing Pantyhose Tarou's name to whatever he wants it to be?"
"THAT IS TOO EASY, SO HE CAN DO THAT HIMSELF."
Piccolo then got an idea. "Then I wish for you to erase all memory of the Dragon Balls from Kodachi Kuno, Ukyo Kuonji, and Pantyhose Tarou."
"THAT I WILL DO GLADLY." Once more the Dragon's eyes glowed, and then it said, "I HAVE GRANTED TWO WISHES. THEREFORE, I BID YOU ALL FAREWELL!" Then, it vanished, and the seven Balls flew off across the world separately.
Akari walked up to Dende. "Did Ryoga also come back to life when everyone else got resurrected, too?"
Dende nodded. "He and Tarou are alive again. And since Ranma and Ryoga were dead, their Jusenkyo curses have been removed permanently."
Akane and Ranma looked at each other before Akane pulled out a bucket of water from hammerspace and dumped it on him. Ranma blinked at her. "Well?"
Akane gasped. "It... it's true! You didn't change!" Ranma realized his voice was still masculine. He was so happy, he took Akane into his arms and kissed her.
Mr. Popo walked over to Akari. "Allow me to take you to Ryoga, miss. I'm sure he'll be waiting for you." Once they were gone, Piccolo walked over to Ranma. "I have a message to you from Cologne. She wants you to know that Mousse defeated Shampoo in combat, and by their laws, he must marry her instead of you. You lucked out."
Ranma couldn't help but grin. "Thanks for your help." He then turned to face Vegeta. "And thank you, too. I can't tell you how grateful I am that you helped us out of this."
Vegeta frowned and looked away. "You got me into this thanks to your so-called fiancées! I only helped because Kakarrot insisted I should."
Ranma shoo his head, smiling. "Whatever. Just don't be a stranger when you're ever in Nerima again." He then picked up Akane and flew away. Vegeta watched them go and smiled. See you around, my friend." He then heard Piccolo chuckling, and glared hard at him. "Mind your business, Namek!"
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Bulma picked baby Trunks up from his crib as Vegeta came in, wearing simple clothes. She frowned at him. "And just where have you been?"
Vegeta calmly took their son from her and cradled him in his arms. "If you must know, woman, I was helping out a friend."
Bulma shook her head. "Yeah, right! You don't have any friends!" With that, she stormed out of the room. Vegeta watched her go, then looked back at his son, smiling. "That is what she thinks."
Well, she does think she knows everything.
Vegeta looked up and frowned. "Do you mind, Kakarrot? I've had enough of your stupid voice!"
Okay, you win. I'll let you bond with your son.
Vegeta growled quietly, but then sat in a chair and continued to hold his son, who slept quietly. He whispered, "Perhaps one day, my son, I'll take you to meet my pupil. You'd like him. His name is Ranma..."
THE (EVER-LOVING) END
EPILOGUE: Ranma and Akane got married, as did Ryoga and Akari. The Amazons returned to China, where Mousse married Shampoo. Tarou finally went to court and got his name changed to Heero Tarou. Ukyo gave up on Ranma and moved out of Nerima to get as far away from him as possible. Kodachi alos gave up and started chasing after Gosunkugi, much to his horror and Ranma's relief. Kuno and Nabiki became rivals in business until they married and merged their companies. As for Vegeta, Piccolo, and Gohan, they never saw Ranma again for many years...
I may make one last chapter in this series, but that won't be for a while. I still have five other series to work on (Digimon GT, A New Destiny, THE BOYZ, etc.). Frankly, I'm just glad this is done with and out of my hair. Well, later!
Part 5
By Robster80
Previuosly: Happosai resurrected Frieza and Cooler to exact his revenge on Ranma, but they killed him and Pantyhose Tarou instead and plotted their own revenge. Vegeta, Akane, Ryoga, and Ranma found them, but Ranma was quickly killed saving Akane. This enreaged Vegeta and he powered up to Super Saiyan and shocked his enemies. Meanwhile, Mousse used his new abilities and strength to defeat Shampoo in combat, and Piccolo met up with Gohan on the way to the battle.
...And now, the conclusion of this fic...
Gohan and Piccolo stopped in mid flight as they felt someone's ki signature slowly extinguish into nothing. Gohan was the first to speak. "Piccolo... that was... that was Ranma. They killed him!"
Piccolo nodded, and then felt a familiar ki grow stronger and stronger. Vegeta must have seen Ranma die... and I can tell he's really pissed off! "Gohan, you go on without me! I'm going to get the remaining Dragon Balls so we can wish back Ranma."
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Frieza looked at Vegeta, startled that he was also a Super Saiyan. Cooler was just as shocked. How was it possible that there were two Super Saiyans?
Ryoga thought deeply, and then tossed the bag holding his Dragon Ball to Akane. "Take it," he told her. "Wish for Ranma to come back to life." Then, he began to grow deeply depressed, more than he had ever been before. Akane watched as a large black aura overtook him, and began to drag Ranma's body away, taking the small bag with her.
Vegeta didn't notice Ryoga's actions, nor did he care. He rushed at Frieza and they began to fight. The Saiyan quickly gained the upper hand and forced the battle into the evening sky, continuing to pummel his hated foe that had destroyed his home planet and killed nearly all his people who had served the power monger loyally.
Cooler watched the fight, until he heard a cry of "SHI SHI HOUKODAN" and looked to see a large ki bolt hit him hard. It was a low-level blast, but it still stung his body. He glanced at Ryoga. "That was annoying, human... Annoying me is the last mistake you'll ever make!"
Ryoga stood firm, but he knew he couldn't power up another shot in time. As Cooler shot a beam at him, he closed his eyes and whispered, "I'm sorry, Akari." The beam blew his head clean off, blood spitting out from the wound as the body made impact with the ground.
"Damn you, Cooler!" The purple alien whirled around to see Gohan stare at him, anger burning in the young half-Saiyan's eyes. He smiled coolly. "Hello again, boy. Where is your father? He and I have unfinished business."
Gohan clenched his fists. "Haven't you heard? My father's dead. He sacrificed himself over two years ago to destroy a monster called Cell. So you'll have to settle for me instead." The boy then powered up to Super Saiyan.
Cooler was shocked. "You're definitely your father's son, kid. You be sure to tell him I said that when you see him in the afterlife!" He then powered up to attack, but Gohan was too quick. The boy rushed at him and punched a hole right through Cooler's stomach. He withdrew his arm and flew back as the alien screamed and exploded.
Frieza looked down to see his older brother die at the hands of yet another Super Saiyan. "What, was there a damn bargain sale on Super Saiyans?!" He then looked up to see Vegeta's hands in front of him.
"Go back to hell and burn!" Vegeta shouted. "FINAL FLASH!" Frieza couldn't move fast enough as a large ki blast shot from Vegeta's hands and eradicated him. The Saiyan then flew back down to Gohan and Akane, who was still holding onto Ranma's body like she would die if she let go.
Vegeta powered down as did Gohan. The boy walked up to him and said, "I'm sorry about your friend." The Saiyan prince snorted. "I do not need your sympathy, brat!" he exclaimed in a low voice. Then, as he walked towards Akane, he whispered, "But I thank you."
Akane looked at Vegeta, who calmly said, "Let's go back to the lookout. We can still wish him and the others back."
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Piccolo found Mousse, Cologne, Kuno, and an unconscious Shampoo outside the forest. Landing, he said to Cologne, "Hand over the two Dragon Balls right now! Our wish is more important than yours."
Cologne nodded and gave the Balls to the Namek. "I or my great-granddaughter no longer have any use for them. Mousse has defeated her in combat. By law, he is to be her husband, and Ranma is now free of Shampoo's engagement, even though he has died."
Piccolo smiled. "What do you think I'm gong to wish for?"
The old Amazon then said, "However, before you go, I have a favor to ask of you..."
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Akane, Vegeta, Akari, Mr. Popo, and Piccolo gathered around Dende as he placed all seven Dragon Balls in front of him. He stood up and shouted, "ETERNAL DRAGON ARISE! I CALL ON YOU TO GRANT ME WISHES!"
Akane and Akari watched in awe as there was a bright light, and then a long dragon appeared up above them all. Vegeta smiled, knowing the race was now truly over.
"YOU HAVE SUMMONED ME," the dragon boomed. "SO I SHALL GRANT YOU TWO WISHES."
Vegeta spoke up first. "Dragon, I wish for you to resurrect all who have been killed recently by Frieza and Cooler!"
"THAT I CAN DO. HOWEVER, THE ONE CALLED HAPPOSAI CANNOT BE RESURRECTED, BY ORDER OF KING YEMMA."
"We have no problem with that," Piccolo stated. "And good riddance to that perverted midget! Just bring back the others who were killed."
"EASILY DONE!" The Dragon's eyes glowed for a moment, and then returned to normal as Ranma's body was bathed in white light. Suddenly, his eyes opened and he sat up. Akane hugged him tight once he was on his feet.
"I HAVE GRANTED ONE WISH, NOW NAME YOUR SECOND WISH."
No one said anything for a moment, but then Ranma said, "How about changing Pantyhose Tarou's name to whatever he wants it to be?"
"THAT IS TOO EASY, SO HE CAN DO THAT HIMSELF."
Piccolo then got an idea. "Then I wish for you to erase all memory of the Dragon Balls from Kodachi Kuno, Ukyo Kuonji, and Pantyhose Tarou."
"THAT I WILL DO GLADLY." Once more the Dragon's eyes glowed, and then it said, "I HAVE GRANTED TWO WISHES. THEREFORE, I BID YOU ALL FAREWELL!" Then, it vanished, and the seven Balls flew off across the world separately.
Akari walked up to Dende. "Did Ryoga also come back to life when everyone else got resurrected, too?"
Dende nodded. "He and Tarou are alive again. And since Ranma and Ryoga were dead, their Jusenkyo curses have been removed permanently."
Akane and Ranma looked at each other before Akane pulled out a bucket of water from hammerspace and dumped it on him. Ranma blinked at her. "Well?"
Akane gasped. "It... it's true! You didn't change!" Ranma realized his voice was still masculine. He was so happy, he took Akane into his arms and kissed her.
Mr. Popo walked over to Akari. "Allow me to take you to Ryoga, miss. I'm sure he'll be waiting for you." Once they were gone, Piccolo walked over to Ranma. "I have a message to you from Cologne. She wants you to know that Mousse defeated Shampoo in combat, and by their laws, he must marry her instead of you. You lucked out."
Ranma couldn't help but grin. "Thanks for your help." He then turned to face Vegeta. "And thank you, too. I can't tell you how grateful I am that you helped us out of this."
Vegeta frowned and looked away. "You got me into this thanks to your so-called fiancées! I only helped because Kakarrot insisted I should."
Ranma shoo his head, smiling. "Whatever. Just don't be a stranger when you're ever in Nerima again." He then picked up Akane and flew away. Vegeta watched them go and smiled. See you around, my friend." He then heard Piccolo chuckling, and glared hard at him. "Mind your business, Namek!"
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Bulma picked baby Trunks up from his crib as Vegeta came in, wearing simple clothes. She frowned at him. "And just where have you been?"
Vegeta calmly took their son from her and cradled him in his arms. "If you must know, woman, I was helping out a friend."
Bulma shook her head. "Yeah, right! You don't have any friends!" With that, she stormed out of the room. Vegeta watched her go, then looked back at his son, smiling. "That is what she thinks."
Well, she does think she knows everything.
Vegeta looked up and frowned. "Do you mind, Kakarrot? I've had enough of your stupid voice!"
Okay, you win. I'll let you bond with your son.
Vegeta growled quietly, but then sat in a chair and continued to hold his son, who slept quietly. He whispered, "Perhaps one day, my son, I'll take you to meet my pupil. You'd like him. His name is Ranma..."
THE (EVER-LOVING) END
EPILOGUE: Ranma and Akane got married, as did Ryoga and Akari. The Amazons returned to China, where Mousse married Shampoo. Tarou finally went to court and got his name changed to Heero Tarou. Ukyo gave up on Ranma and moved out of Nerima to get as far away from him as possible. Kodachi alos gave up and started chasing after Gosunkugi, much to his horror and Ranma's relief. Kuno and Nabiki became rivals in business until they married and merged their companies. As for Vegeta, Piccolo, and Gohan, they never saw Ranma again for many years...
I may make one last chapter in this series, but that won't be for a while. I still have five other series to work on (Digimon GT, A New Destiny, THE BOYZ, etc.). Frankly, I'm just glad this is done with and out of my hair. Well, later!