Chapter Three: Everything Comes Full Circle

Halfway across the world, the Z-Warrior could feel Goten's ki rise and fall drastically within a few minutes. Goku stood still in the air, Virudo at his side.

"That guy you were telling me about," Goku said, "Dalton? I think he's here. And he's killed my son." Goku powered up and flew towards Kame House. There was no time to lose.

Meanwhile, at Kame House, Master Roshi buried his head in his hands.

"My God..." he said to no one in particular, "He was murdered so easily. Just tossed around like he was nothing." Around him, the others were in utter shock. Trunks and Gohan had fallen to their knees. Chi-Chi had bursted into tears and Ox King had suffered the heart attack everyone knew was going to eventually come. Chaozu and Yamcha tried to help him.

"C'mon, Ox!" Yamcha cried, "Not now! You can't die now!" Everything seemed to be going wrong. By now, Mr. Satan, Android 18, and Marron had arrived. Ubuu and Android 17 arrived a few minutes after them. Outside, the sky was red and the wind was whirling around at incredible speeds. Vegeta stood by the doorway of the house, his wife held tightly to his chest.

"Bulma," he said, looking away from her, "I want you to get out of here." She suddenly broke away from him and stared, a little confusedly.

"I want you to go." he continued, "Take Bra, Marron, Oolong, Master Roshi, Turtle, Chaozu, Chi-Chi, and Ox King to Capsule Corp. Get your father to help Ox and then find shelter. There's something bad on the horizon, and all those who cannot fight must leave."

"Hey!" suddenly came a voice. It was Chi-Chi. "I was a very good fighter in my day! If you need everyone you can get, then maybe I can even be of some help."

"I'll stay too." said Master Roshi, "I haven't trained for about twenty years, but these old bones are always ready for one last battle."

"I can't leave Tien." Chaozu chimed in, "Every time I do, he gets hurt. I'm coming this time."

"You remember what Super Cell said?" asked Marron, "He said that he had to devour all those that had extreme potential in order to evolve. He got to me and Bra, so we've decided to stay too."

"We may not be much of fighters," enforced Bra, "But we'll do whatever possible."

"That's all fine and dandy." said Yamcha, "But we've all gotta understand what we're up against. And the fact of the matter is, we have no idea what that is. Goten is dead. Yajirobe is comatose. Goku's flakin' out on us. We're at a disadvantage here and we've gotta be ready for anything. So, I may not be the person to usually lead, but, well, oh to Hell with it. Whoever's with me, I'm going to Sky Palace."

With that, Yamcha flew out the door. The others just stood there. Upuar nodded and followed after him. Krillin grabbed Marron and 18 took hold of Mr. Satan. They flew out the door, followed by Videl. Gohan looked at his mom and took her under his arm.

"It'll be okay, mom." he said, "We won't lose. We can't." With that they left as well. Trunks, Master Roshi, Pan, Chaozu, and Bra had left. Bulma took Turtle, Oolong, and Ox King to Capsule Corp. Only Vegeta, Piccolo, Tien, Android 17, and Ubuu were left.

"So," said 17, "Everyone's waiting."

"Wait a minute." said Tien, "At one time or another, we've all been enemies of Goku and the others. We've all changed a lot over time. I should know, as I was one of the first to join Goku's side. I want you all to know that, whatever happens, I respect you all more than I respect even Goku. We've all tried to kill the good guys at one time and destroy the world.

"Now let's go save it."

They all nodded and flew out of the house. Ahead, Yamcha felt all their kis pass by him.

"Well," he said, "Looks like we're gonna have everybody."

Goku and Virudo arrived at Kame House only to find everyone gone.

"Well," said Goku, "It would seem everyone else felt Goten die as well. Maybe we should go to Sky Palace." Virudo's eyes widened.

"Sky Palace?" he asked, "You mean, Heaven? Wow. In my world, Heaven was destroyed by Buu. This'll be exciting."

They flew off towards Sky Palace.

At Sky Palace, Dende, Mr. Popo, and Karin stood in shock.

"So..." asked Dende, "Who, or what, was that?"

"That was an emissary of a God." said Karin, his unopened eyes seemed to be staring off into space, "I could tell by the style of mask. It's one of the upper Gods, too. Very high class. And if he's against us, very dangerous too. This isn't good. I don't like our chances."

From afar, Dende could sense the Z-Warriors coming, but was amazed by the fact that Goku and his new companion arrived first. Using his psychic abilities, Goku quickly filled in Dende and the others.

"So," said Karin, "The Time Devourer. Not a widely known legend. Tell me, Virudo. Where did your Father learn of all this?"

"In the wreckage of Sky Palace." Virudo replied, "He had seen..." Virudo's words trailed off as he saw what Goku was doing. Goku held Goten in his arms and cradled his body.

"I'm so sorry, son." he whispered, "I was never there for you, was I? You grew up with a dead father. And when I came back, I was off training with Ubuu. I'm sorry. Out of everyone, I forgot all about you. I'm so... so sorry." Goku burst into tears. He held out his son's body and laid it next to Paris', which he had left lying straight. Goku's eyes teared up and he snapped his fingers. Goten and Paris' bodies were set on fire, a funeral pyre for the dead.

Soon the other Z-Warriors arrived. Goku broadcast the information Virudo had given him into their minds as well. Gohan, Trunks, and Videl all eyed eachother. Still, now was no time for squabbling, and they said nothing.

"You guys," said Goku, "Listen. I'm going to try and talk to Yajirobe again. I think he might be the only one who can tell us what's going on. I want you all to stay out here." Goku slowly walked into the main chamber of Sky Palace.

He kneeled in front of the lying Yajirobe, who had not moved since the last time the Z-Warriors saw him. "Yajirobe," said Goku, "You're awake, I know. You just don't want to get up because of that headache. Now. There's some sort of mental block in your psyche that is blocking the memory of who did this to you. I'm going to pry into your mind. Any dark secrets you don't want me to see?"

"Not really." smiled the tubby samurai, "Well, there was the one time..."

"I already know about that, so I'll try and avoid that anyway. Just close your eyes. I'm going in."

Goku let his psychic consciousness flow into Yajirobe's mind. He could see a large, stone slab that blocked one, shining memory. Goku beat on it. Over and over. It began to crack. Slowly but surely. Goku finally destroyed it and pulled out of Yajirobe's mind.

"Oh shit!" said Goku, "Yajirobe! I know who it was! Get out of here now! GO ON! GET OUT!" Yajirobe quickly stood up and ran out the door. He found himself in a maze of twisting catacombs and hallways. Eventually Yajirobe made his way to the outside. There he saw the Z-Warriors' bodies sprawled across the ground. Dalton stood to Yajirobe's side, his arms crossed.

"Oh God..." Yajirobe said, looking up. He saw the assailant he had seen that day. Now he was floating above the defeated Z-Warriors, red energy emenating from his body. He wore a skin tight, black bodysuit. Yajirobe gasped as he realized who it was.

"Goku!"

Meanwhile, back at Capsule Corp, Bulma dropped off Ox King and Turtle and was about to leave, when she felt Oolong tug at her pants leg.

"Bulma," he said, "I know you probably won't let me and I know I probably won't matter, but I thing this is going to be the last great battle. I'm not strong. Not one iota. And I'm not brave, either. But for some reason, I want to go."

Bulma looked down at Oolong. 'Him being brave?' she thought, 'I better take this while it lasts.' She opened the door to her air car and they flew off towards Sky Palace.

On the Earth, not only was the sky red and the wind blowing at incredible speeds, but now there was torrential hail storms and hurricanes were popping up across the landscape. In a remote warehouse in Satan City, a group of old familiar faces met up.

"So," said Tao Pai Pai, "We all can tell something's happening." The other people in the room nodded in agreement.

"Then we have to unleash our trump card. We've been waiting for the right time to spring it on those goody-goodies, but now we might have to play the heroes. I'm not a big fan of saving the day, but, well, we don't really have anything left to lose, do we?"

Tao looked around the room. He saw the blank looks on the faces of Pilaf, Mai, Shuu, and the frog Captain Ginyuu. Pilaf nodded, as did the others. Tao smiled and pulled out a remote.

"The whole cloning thing that they tried with him was stupid." he laughed, "I mean, why bother when you have the real thing?" He pressed the large red button and a large door opened, revealing a tank. Inside the tank was a large man. His eyes suddenly popped open.

At Sky Palace, the Z-Warriors slowly woke up.

"Crap." said Krillin, holding his head, "What a rush." He looked up at the large man in the mask.

"Did you do this?" Krillin cried, yelling at Dalton, "Huh?! Well, whatever it is you... what in the Hell?" Krillin was stunned by the sudden power level he felt. He looked directly above him to see Goku, smiling evilly.

"Goku! Go get that guy! He's real strong and real fast! I... Goku?" Goku smiled and lifted his hand and let some ki energy form. Krillin gasped as he barely escaped the Sokidan.

"Well," said Krillin, "That wasn't very nice."

The others got to their feet and looked in shock at this new Goku. Suddenly they heard him speak, only his voice came from behind them.

"So. It was you. You must be the one in the incubator. An easy connection to make." The Z-Warriors saw behind them the Goku they were talking to earlier. Then the second Goku spoke.

"Very astute of me, if I do say so myself, or yourself. Whichever. Yes. I was the baby you saw. And I am here to kill you all, just like Dalton did to Virudo's world. I am the end of you. But, let's not get all coinfused here. You may all call me Kakarot. I like it better, and it's a bit less confusing. So, Goku. Shall we dance?"

"No." retorted Goku, "Not just yet. First I want Dalton. I need a little warm up."

Kakarot looked at Goku and nodded. Suddenly Goku felt a knee in his back. Goku jumped up and backhanded Dalton, who flew back into the wall of Sky Palace. The battle began fiercely. Goku and Dalton traded blows back and forth. Dalton stood up and flew at Goku, who suddenly transformed into Super Saiyan Level Two.

"C'mon." said Goku, "I'm ready."

Dalton flew at Goku, only to be met by a swift kick. Dalton shook it off and charged at his enemy again. Goku smiled and quickly fired a Kamehameha, splitting Dalton in half. Dalton's halves, however, formed back together. Goku smiled again.

"Ah, the thrill of the fight." he said to himself, "I've been missing this."

Goku and Dalton traded blows again, this time Goku totally overpowering the masked fighter. Goku charged up another Kamehameha, this time hitting Dalton and evaporating his body.

"Okay." said Goku, "Now we can dance."

Goku turned and lunged at his double, only to meet thin air. The Z-Warriors watched in stunned silence as Goku swiped at Kakarot and missed every time.

"The Gods are not stupid." Kakarot suddenly laughed, "I was created to serve my purpose, and it was forseen that I may have to fight you at some point. Therefore, Shenron was ordered to bring you to Eden to be cloned. And then that clone's powers were amplified a thousand times. Do you understand, Goku? I am 1000 times as powerful as you. This fight is frivolous. I'm going to end this all now." Kakarot formed a Kamehameha and aimed it towards the Z-Warriors.

Suddenly he heard the whirling of helicopter blades behind him. Inside a large, black helicopter with the Red Ribbon insignia, was Tao Pie Pie, Pilaf, Mai, Shuu, and a frog. But that wasn't what startled him. It was the large, blonde warrior that stood behind him.

"KILL KAKAROT!" yelled Broly, before knocking Kakarot to the ground.

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