Dragonball Zero: Eternal Struggle

When we last left our heroes, they were, well, dead. At least the heroes of this story. You see, in Dragonball Zero: Future Shock, many of the Z-Warriors died. This installment of DBZero will tell of their adventures. There will be two other fics as well. One will showcase the living heroes, and the other will feature Goku.

By the by, I still own Dragonball Z. Toriyama can get his evil lawers of destruction and summon their awesome powers, but bah! I say, BAH!

Anywho, here goes...

Chapter One: The City of Fallen Heroes

When they died, there was nothing. There was blackness. Of course, that was only for about ten minutes. Then they awoke at the Earth's Check-in Station, where most of them had been before, at one time or another. They could see what happened on Earth. That Kakarot had been defeated thanks to Goku's sacrifice.

"Well," said one of them, "Earth's little hero ends up being the savior once again."

Everyone looked back at Vegeta. He kept tugging at the halo above his head. He just didn't like it. He had been dead quite a few times, but not really long enough to get accustomed to being that way. However, the fallen Z-Warriors had been here for about a week, in Earth time anyway. There it seemed like a month.

"Shut up, Vegeta." said Yamcha, "I don't like being dead anymore than you do. But you don't have to keep talking and talking about how you could've saved the day this time." Vegeta gave Yamcha the finger, one of the many customs Vegeta had learned during his time on Earth. Master Roshi leaned against a railing. Suddenly he jumped.

"AHH!" he screamed, "BABA! Stop scarin' me like that!" Master Roshi's sister laughed as she floated around on her crystal ball. Uranai Baba, as she was called, was the Universe's foremost psychic. She did, however, have a knack for showing up when things were down.

"Yeah, it's me." said the old witch, "Geez, it's not like you all have to say hello, or anything. Whatever. Anyhow. I've been sent here by my boss' boss' boss in order to tell you something really important!" They all looked her over.

"But I can't remember what it is."

The Z-Warriors fell over in awe of her idiocy. Or maybe it was the alzheimers. Baba sat, thinking for a while. Suddenly she was whisked away just as quickly as she came.

"Well that was weird." said Bulma.

"She's like that." sighed Roshi, "Anyhow, I say we don't just sit around here and do nothing! Anyone got any suggestions?"

"Let's go visit King Kai!" exclaimed Yamcha, "I'm sure he won't mind the fact that about ten or so dead guys want to come stay with him." Everyone seemed to agree and they went on their way. In one corner of the group were some faces you might not particularly find bunched in with these heroes.

"He's right." said Shu, "Being dead sucks."

"Quiet!" yelled Mai before smacking him upside the head.

"Both of you shut up!" yelled Pilaf, "We're just lucky we're not in Hell with the rest of those bozos. Now come on and stay quiet."

Behind them a frog in Saiyan armor hopped along. Mai looked back at him and rolled her eyes.

Time passed and they finally made it to King Kai's planet, which Goku had wished back long ago. There wasn't much time for smal talk, however, as it turned out that King Kai was not to be found. Only Gregory was there, and he seemed to be in a stupor.

"What happened here?" asked Dende, "The place seems to be abandoned save for that little bug... thing." Gregory flew straight ahead, ramming into the side of King Kai's house over and over again. A bit of yellow blood was dripping from his head. The Z-Warriors and Villains looked at this display in silence. Suddenly they heard a loud boom.

Broly leaped out from behind King Kai's house. He had been tailing them since the start of their journey. He had a scowl on his face and his eyes were narrow.

"Kakarot..." mumbled Broly, "Kakarot... saved me. I'm... in his debt." The Z-Warriors were shocked by the fact that Broly had regained his mind.

"I will help you all find King Kai. Then I will help you find... Kaka-... Goku." The Z-Warriors were a bit skeptical. Suddenly Chaozu walked up to the hulking behemoth. Chaozu held out his tiny hand and Broly grabbed it with both his.

"I think he's nice." said the boy, "He'll be alright." The other Z-Warriors trusted Chaozu, but they were still puzzled about Gregory's behavior. The little guy was still ramming the wall.

"Okay." said Paris, "This is a little redundant." Goten suddenly ran up and grabbed Gregory.

"Stop it. Your're scaring the kids."

An hour passed as they decided what to do, when all of a sudden, there was a gigantic boom in the sky. The Z-Warriors looked up as a figure descended from the sky. As the shadows faded away, it could plainly be seen that it was a woman in full armor. Armor like that of an old time Viking warrior.

"I am Valeria, the Valkyrie." she said, her voice booming, "You have all been invited to come and join the heroes of time in Valhalla, the city of heroes. Accompany me to Valhalla and live forever."

This was a bit too fast for the group, however. Vegeta looked up at her and raised his eyebrows.

"Oh, let's go." he said, "Might as well. It's not like we have anything else to do." And so the Z-Warriors were enveloped in light, to find themselves in a bright city moments later.

The city was incredibly large and filled with stone statues from ages past and ages that had not yet come. Beautiful fountains and buildings hundreds of stories tall littered the landscape. And, of course, so did the thousands of beautiful scantily clad women. Yamcha couldn't help but be enchanted by their beauty.

He wasn't the only one, however. Goten, Vegeta, Chaozu, Master Roshi, Dende, Mr. Popo, Karin, Yajirobe, Android 17, Ubuu, Broly, and even Pilaf and Shu began to oogle the vixens. They were very excepting, after all. They began fanning them with leaves and massaging them. Behind the group, a tiny frog in Saiyan armor was being fed grapes by two Valkyries.

Meanwhile, Bulma, Android 18, Paris, Bra, Marron and Mai were led off to a small building far away from the activities of the men. Valeria led them into a large chamber that housed a long table filled with heroes that many of them had read about in story books. Other heroes, however, they knew of personally. Thor, Hercules, Samson, and Gilgamesh sat at a corner of the table, sipping on mead. At another corner sat Bardock, Tapion, and a certain blue catfish God. The women had never seen King Kai before, however, and paid no attention to him.

Valeria led them into another room, one that's walls were covered in paintings of the history of mankind. Bulma and Mai marveled at these while the others simply ignored them and went on their way. Valeria led them into one final room, this one more dark and dreary than the rest. It was merely bricks and mortar, with no lights to speak of and cobwebs out the wazoo. Marron shivered.

"Ladies," said Valeria, "We do not allow women to intrude on the goings on of Valhalla, as was stated to us by the Supreme God. Thus, I regret to inform you that you will be kept here until the end of eternity. Goodbye." With that Valeria slammed the wooden door. It was much more than that, though, as Android 18's blasts had no effect on it.

"Well now what do we do?" asked Paris, looking around. She didn't belong there. She should be at home watching TV. She shouldn't be sitting there, dead, in a dungeon, with nowhere to go for eternity. She wondered if her Mom knew she was dead. Or her professors. Or her friends. It didn't matter anyway. It was all over, as far as she was concerned, unless someone could come up with a plan.

And as it turned out, no one could. Bulma and Mai sat, pooling their genius together. Bra put a bit of input in, with Marron adding comments. Android 18 seemed to be the focal point, however, as she was by far the strongest of the group. Paris sat to the side, sitting in the corner.

"Y'know," she said, "There's always the chance one of our boys will come rescue us." The others nodded but really just shoved the idea aside. They couldn't just wait there. All of a sudden the side of the wall bursted open and dust filled the tiny dungeon. When the dust cleared, all the girls saw was a tiny monkey.

"Oh my God." said Marron sarcasticly, "It's Beppo the Supermonkey."

Although they didn't know who he was (C'mon. It's no secret it's Bubbles), they did notice he didn't have a halo above his head. Thus, the powers of the Valkyries could only be broken by one who was still alive.

"Hmmmm..." said Bulma, thinking back, "Hey, Bra. Marron. Remember when the Dai Kaio Shin sacrificed himself in order to bring himself back to life? Well, maybe this monkey can do the same for us, if only he'll allow himself to die, for, saaayyy... Android 18?"

Bubbles looked up at Android 18. Her face shone in the moonlight that now came through the broken wall.

"Ooka ooka..." Bubbles said, blushing. Seconds later he fell dead. When he awoke, he had a halo over his head and 18's was gone.

"Now," said 18, "To pay those ladies a visit."

Meanwhile, the male Z-Warriors had been led to the gigantic table outside of the dungeon. They began conversing with the other heroes while the Valkyries continued to serve their every whim.

"This is the life!" exclaimed Goten, "No worries! No cares! Just beautiful babes, relaxation, and did I mention the beautiful babes?" The others laughed in agreement. Vegeta put his arm around one of the Valkyries and then around another.

"I think he's had a little too much mead for one night!" laughed Thor, stretching his mighty hammer behind his head. The others laughed as well, and so did Vegeta. The two Valkyries led him up to his room and lay him down on the bed. They began to loosen their armor.

"Now listen, ladies," hiccuped the drunk Vegeta, "I'm married. I can't not not do this... I gotta go..."

"We're not here to have sex with you." snarled one of the warrior women, "We're here to battle you, and the we shall kill you." They immediately began attacking the unaware Vegeta full force. He began to couch up blood as they double teamed him.

"GAHK!" he exclaimed, "Insolent whores! I'll kill you both!" Vegeta fired two extremely powerful blasts at the two women, but they just absorbed them.

"Nice try." laughed one, "But no cigar."

"Sorry," said a voice, "But he doesn't SMOKE!" Android 18 flew into the room and punched one Valkyrie through the wall. 18 disentegrated her with a ki blast. The other one tried to escape, but to no avail. Android 18 easily killed her too.

"This is all a trap." said Bulma to Vegeta, who seemed to be a bit mad that they had killed the Valkyries.

"What for did you do that?!" asked Vegeta, drunk again. Bulma shook her head and told Android 18 to K.O. her husband, which she did. Now the women had to form a plan. It seemed that all the men were under some sort of spell and only Android 18 could kill the Valkyries. Still, there were too many for her to fight at once. Bulma got them all into a huddle and began whispering. Bubbles quietly slipped into the circle.

Okay. That's the end of ther first chapter. Sorry it took so long. Stupid notepad and it's stupid not-saving the whole story self. I oughta kick it's... well, um, okay.

Anywho, visit my website at rpg/MATTSPAGE. In the features section, I've got a Dragonball quiz that may stump a few of you. Also feel free to E-Mail me at superguymatt .

By the by, let me ask you guys, what relation is Lunch to Tien? Is she his wife or his daughter? I keep getting conflicting stories from different people. Well, that's it for now. Until next time, don't do anything I wouldn't do.

BOOYA! - Matt Ryan