Chapter 4: The Return Voyage
"OK Gohan, Sabre are you guys all right?" Gokou asked.
"Totally," Gohan answered while Sabre replied, "Yes thank you."
"All right then let us be off! So Sabre how are we supposed to get into your dimension? I mean realm," Gokou said.
"It's ok you can say realm or dimension whatever you prefer just follow me and we'll get there in no time. And with the help of Trunks Time Travel Machine I could get us to the portal in seconds without wasting too much mana conjuring these portals," Sabre replied.
"Ahh... I see so are we all suited up? Good let's go!"
They all got out on to Kame's lookout and Sabre concentrated. Suddenly fire bursted and lightning came from the sky. The lightning hit the Fire and a portal was made.
"OK can you all stand millions of degrees of temperature? Because if you can't we can't go," exclaimed Sabre.
"Yup! The Hyperbolic Time Chamber does wonders. We could probably handle this as if it were a hot tub! :)" Gohan boasted.
They all jumped in and they were all flying in a portal of immense heat and fire. Zooming through at tremendous speed even faster then any of the Z team could move and in seconds they arrived at they're destination. The portal simply stopped and Sabre hopped out and everyone else followed. With bursts of fire the portal disappeared.
"Ok Trunks get your time machine use it right here," Sabre said.
Trunks grabbed out his case full of capsules and through one in the air. Soon after it hit the ground an explosion of smoke appeared and there it was Trunk's time machine now in mint condition. They leaped in all were cramped but with some adjustments made by Bulma they were all able to fit inside. Trunks pressed a few buttons and with a flash of light they were gone. All look so familiar except bright and not nearly as scorching. When they reached the right time they stopped and looked out at the desolate area.
'Wow our past looks so wrong how did we recover from this?' thought Gokou
"Is this what your placed looks like Sabre?" asked Tien.
"It will be soon if we don't hurry. But I have to remind you this portal doesn't work all the time we might get transported to an entirely different dimension. I faced this risk before and won but I must do it again. If you don't think we'll make it you can stay back and go home on Trunk's Time Machine."
"We're going Sabre," they exclaimed together.
"Ok wish us luck people let's go!"
They jumped into yet another portal but this one looked somewhat like Sabre's it was red and bright but it didn't contain that immense heat. It was actually quite cold when they got in.
Sabre started to shiver and said, "It shouldn't be this cold. In every realm portal I've been into it wasn't this cold. Usually it's like room temperature but this is weird. I just pray this isn't an omen."
Soon they all fainted. No one knows why, they think it might be because of the cold but Sabre thought it was something else. They awoke again still in the portal still moving at great speeds.
"We should've been out long time ago something is definitely wrong," Sabre said with a little bit of fear but his discipline prevented him to do so, "The cold is gone at least we can warm up a bit."
As if on cue they started to twirl around the portal no one could stop it they just kept on spinning. They suddenly flew out of the portal and went flying maybe twenty metres. They hit the ground with great force.
"What this isn't Medville! This isn't my realm! Where are we?" Sabre yelled.
"Calm down man I think the portal screwed up like you said it might. Let's just go back into the portal and find our way back," Gokou sighed.
"That won't work we went through the portal leading into my realm. The portal screwed up and entered another one. If we go back to the same portal we'll go to another unknown realm. Even if the portal messes up again the chanced of us still going to Medville is low. We'll have to look around the place for a portal to my world. I know what it should look like the portal is engraved with two swords and my dragon on the top we'll just have to look for that," Sabre explained.
They looked around; it was cold again but not covered with snow but bones. Surprisingly there were trees no one thought any trees could live here where it was littered with dead bodies and frost.
"Your time looks like such a cruel time Sabre. I wish you didn't have to live through it," Tien praised.
"Don't be sorry we all live in bad times. In any shape or form."
They walked on and saw one tree was shooting a strange green liquid in the air like it would from a whale. The green liquid had a steady glow to it. Sabre walked toward it not touching anything. He sniffed it smelt like nothing. He unsheathed his sword and touched it. His sword began to shake and glow red. Sabre couldn't control his sword it was too large to hold on while it was shaking so violently. He let go and it went soaring through the air and it exploded. Sabre's mighty weapon, the sword that suited him best, the one given to him by the Star Guardians, the one used by his ancestors, the weapon sent from the fire gods, and the one given to him by his friend exploded!
"My sword! I mixed together the best swords I have ever used to make that weapon! It was imbued with so much magic it was my only weapon. It was all my weapons. The Sword of Medville has been destroyed!" Sabre's discipline couldn't hold back his emotions he had for his weapon, the sentimental value it contained was just too much he broke in tears.
They all stood silent. Watching Sabre's tears flow like a peaceful waterfall.
"It was all my fault I should've been more careful. I destroyed the weapons so many people trusted me with. Father, my fellow Star Guardians, the fire god, my best friend please forgive me..."
Sabre looked up hoping it was just some trick. A reaction to the sword maybe it was fine. When the dust cleared chunks of mythril dropped to the ground.
"No..."
"I'm sorry Sabre," Trunks sympathized, "I know how losing a sword can feel especially if it has meaning behind it. We have to continue Sabre we can't stay here."
"Your right," Sabre picked up the largest chunk of mythril he could find, "A souvenir, a small trinket to remember it all..."
He sighed and they continued on. Cracks of bones startled some of the party thinking someone else was around. Eventually every time it happened they just ignored it. This was a terrible idea. As bones cracked they didn't noticed it wasn't one of them there was someone stalking them. It wasn't very good his or her stealth as they can hear, if they paid attention, he or she didn't look at every done on the ground. At least it was able to sneak around through the trees without being noticed.
Sabre slowed everyone he was at a slow trot. They had to push him forward a couple times. And after hours of seemingly pointless walking Vegeta nonchalantly sat down.
"And why are we not flying again?" Vegeta stubbornly said.
Sabre stopped and finally said, "Because we won't recognize it from the sky," He sounded very plain as if he forgot what emotions were, "Because we'll have to engage it to see it. We have to find the switch first. I never heard of anyone transporting to my realm from a place like this. If a rumour passes by I always know about it. Information always tends to lead to me at home," This reminded him how much he missed home. Sure maybe at the moment there was a war he couldn't stop but still it was home, "Ugh let's just move people."
"Whatever you go find the switch I'm going to fly around we're wasting time. There is no way we're ever going to find the switch on foot! We have an entire freaking planet to look foot will get us nowhere," Vegeta bursted in the air and left with a, "You guys continue your pointless voyage I'll find the portal and get to your dimension and defeat them both my self!" And he was gone.
"Fool," Still with no expression Sabre warned in a quiet voice. There would be no way he could here this warning, "They are much more powerful then me and Gohan is almost as powerful as you and our battle was close... What's that you hear that? It sounds like a stampede or no wait explosions."
He turned and all of a sudden explosions and dust was flying in the air. Each explosion was in perfect line towards the party as if dynamite was pre planted. Everyone but Sabre flew up.
"Sabre! Get up here!" Gokou yelled. He teleported towards Sabre, grabbed him, and teleported back up, "Are you insane! Sabre I know you depressed but snap out of it!"
"It was nothing. I wasn't expecting you to save me. But I..."
The explosions stopped and where the last one was it seemed like a tornado was come from under the ground. The earth started to rumble everyone stared but Sabre he just concentrated at the ground watching it quake as if expecting something. The tornado stopped growing and was higher then the party was. It stopped spinning and all noticed it was a large monster. Well, Sabre might not of noticed he wasn't even looking. Gohan had to turn his head so he could see. He didn't even look startled he just stared like he was at the ground.
"Oh this is pointless leave Sabre. He's doing nothing he's just a zombie right now!" Gohan was frustrated.
The monster roared and powerful hurricane winds blew everyone back except Sabre. He was practically a statue. Everyone was struggling not to go flying all around the place and without stress Sabre just stared some more at the monster. Trunks unsheathed his sword and Sabre actually moved to look up at him
'My sword...' He thought. The Z team charged passing right by Sabre they punched, kicked and slashed but it made no effect on the monster. It roared again all of them flew back a bit but Sabre.
'He should fight the winds don't effect him! What is he doing!' thought Tien.
As if on cue Sabre charged still with no expression. He hit the monster with a single punch and much of his stomach sank in. No one can believe it they couldn't do anything and Sabre was able to practically put a dent in the thing. The monster stunned eyes wide open looked at Sabre. Sabre looked up at him. They leered at each other eyes locked. Sabre's hair flying around in the wind, the monsters stomach having been looked like rubber being pushed in and Sabre blinked. He flew back the monster simply stood there both still and silent. Everyone was confused and suddenly a beam came from somewhere. It hit the monsters head. It shifted slightly and turned around to see Vegeta sparing towards the monster. He started to punch and kick at its head but no effect like everyone else. Suddenly Sabre was between Vegeta and the monster. Vegeta almost punched Sabre in the face but was able to slow when he noticed him.
"Get out of my way fool I'm saving your life," Vegeta exclaimed attempting to push Sabre over but like everything else it had no effect and Sabre showed no struggle to pull off what he did. Everyone was amazed watching Sabre do so much with such ease. Vegeta suddenly started to drop and when everyone looked Sabre's had was up. He punched Vegeta! And he's knocked out! Oh by the creator everyone thought it was impossible to see such power being used with such ease. It was as if Vegeta was as powerful as Freeza and at the time that was incredibly weak. Sabre started to glow a steady blue. Everyone watched still struggling not to fly off. The glow abruptly transformed into blue flames. Sabre bursted out in red flames as well. He concentrated and the stars from the sky hit him and he powered up into the Star Guardian. It looked amazing, a steady gold glow surrounding a mix of blue and red flames that encircled Sabre. He turned and looked at the monster and kicked his head. It dropped and again everyone stared in awe just watching Sabre's power trump all of theirs put together. Sure they weren't powered to Super Saijin but still they felt that Sabre was stronger then a SSJ4. The monster got up and howled again but this time the winds calmed to almost nothing. The same explosions from before came from all angles and like this one out came another monster from each ends. 23 monsters circled around Sabre and the original one died to the ground leaving 22. They just all walked passed the Z team to concentrate on Sabre. Sabre closed his eyes. Unsheathed his sword... but wait he had none. Sabre was using his imagination. He swung his non-existent sword at each and every monster all in the same place on the forehead. He didn't yield any weapon at all though. What was he doing? He opened his eyes and looked at them all. Everyone became very confused. Finally Sabre charged at one of the monsters. Punched him and he fell then everyone charged after Sabre. Like a practiced dance Sabre smacked everyone. Moments later they all got up and Sabre smacked them all to the ground again.
Yamcha laughed, "He's playing around with people we couldn't even cause a flinch to. This is actually quite entertaining!"
This continued over and over again as if an endless cycle. Finally Sabre hit them all in the gut and they fell yet again. But this time they didn't get up. They were all dazed and they looked at Sabre. He put his hand out as if he was giving something to someone. He stretched out his index finger and lifted it. In unison they all grabbed their heads and a scar that came from nowhere started to glow a deep dark red. That's what Sabre was doing it must have been some sort of spell. Their heads exploded leaving a big mess all over. Their skin incinerated instantly and they're bones shattered fell with the rest.
Sabre thought, 'that's new... Their skin wasn't supposed to incinerate like that. Maybe on this realm when people die their skin instantly incinerates. That's why there are so many bone here they couldn't be buried... Well, if there was other life to bury them.'
Vegeta got up and clapped, "Impressive fool! But next time don't be such a fool and take them all on your self."
"Ha! Attempting to take on 22 large enemies sounds like an action someone I know would do," Yamcha cackled.
"Heh whatever anyway let's go!" Yelled Vegeta.
"Wait!" Sabre finally showed expression.
"Hey Sabre isn't all zombie now!" Tien giggled.
"Do you here that?" Sabre questioned.
"What?" Asked Gohan
"That crackling... No one is moving right?"
"No," Gokou answered.
"Someone is spying on us. Watching us we must of not noticed before when we thought we were making the noise. Someone is trying to sneak up on us. Be careful all try not making any noise we need to be cautious. Stay at a low hover."
They pressed on and heard constantly the crackled of bones but it was coming from too many different directions they couldn't even sense it. In fact they couldn't sense the power of the large monsters. Only Sabre's...
"Hey! I was thinking Sabre," Gokou asked, "How was you power level so high?"
"I have a spell that unleashes rage in many different forms. The one you saw is my strongest yet. I haven't used that in a long time. It requires lots of anger to build up any form of rage. All the anger you saw in that battle was anger collected for months. When I master this spell I can use it almost anytime I want to which will be deadly. But everyone who has tried to master either died before they could or the ones that have went insane. The closer I get to master it the faster rage will build up get it?" (If you don't understand think Final Fantasy. You know with the Limit Breaks and Trance. That's basically where I got it from)
"Wow sounds powerful! Can you teach us it?"
"No I cannot a lot of things I was born with it for being a Star Guardian only thing I am able to teach that I learned from the other Star Guardians is Star Shock I wasn't born with it. It was just given to me it is a move used by many of my ancestors."
"Oh I see."
They continued again listening for more bones but in the next hour they heard absolutely nothing. Either the stalker became smart and stopped stepping on bones or started to hover like the rest.
"We should rest it's almost dark and we shouldn't get lost on a planet in some other dimension we're all ready lost in," Goten showing fatigue suggested.
"Yes that would be a good idea let's stop here," Sabre approved.
"Heh we're all ready lost on this planet. I wish I brought that new mapping system mom told me to bring. But no I had to say 'Sabre knows his own planet he can tell' ugh I'm an idiot," Trunks sighed.
"Yes you are an idiot boy!" Vegeta scolded.
"Hey I didn't..."
"Oh I brought it Bulma made me. She said 'Trunks is too stubborn take our new mapping system it automatically records where you have been walking" So, I took it along," laughed Krillin as he pulled it out and looked, "It says we've been through 1/84582 of the planet at that rate we'll find the whole planet..."
"In a year," Trunks collapsed.
"Actually 2 decades and 3 years...but still we'll all die before then."
"Well, I told we should fly I probably looked through 3/4 of the planet all ready. And nothing but bones and trees," Vegeta said.
"Oh my god we are wasting time! Vegeta found nothing and he looked..."
"Wrong he could've past right by it. The switch could be in a temple, cave, dungeon, or even under a bone," Sabre sat and broke a skull, "Which he could've skipped through it... Ow what am I sitting on it isn't a bone."
Sabre got up and looked right there was something sticking out of the ground.
"Is that you switch Sabre?" Vegeta laughed.
"Heh possibly."
He pushed it but nothing then he pulled and it slowly came out it was really heavy what ever it was attached to or tight if it was in a hole. It took everyone pulling on Sabre to yank it out and eventually an earthquake began.
"I guess that wasn't the switch!" Sabre yelled and they all flew up.
From where the thing sticking out of the ground there was something big and black coming out...it was heard to tell what it was but it was some sort of creature. They saw the head then it's body after it's spread its bony wings and Sabre knew what it was.
"It's a Black Undead Dragon! Creator I need my sword. Attached to it was a gem that helped in the art of dragon slaying!" Screamed Sabre.
"Well, you don't have it so deal!" Vegeta yelled back, "Do you have anymore of that rage?"
"I just used it all up!"
"Great! Idiot! Why did you use it on those dumb giant things!"
"We would've died!"
"Well, we're going to die now because of you!"
"Both of you shut up!" Yelled Tien, "Who cares let's take care of him!"
"Right everyone circle around him. WE need to flank him it's the best way to stop a dragon!" Ordered Sabre with great experience. Since Sabre is the one that did this before they all knew they should follow. Vegeta was incompetent but Gokou forced him to listen to Sabre.
When the dragon fully emerged from the ground it flew high, really high.
"Well, we're safe it ran away," Goten sighed.
"It's coming back! That's not the dragon it's a fireball!"
A large ball of flame charged at them but they couldn't dodge it that ball would blow up the planet. And with them on it that was a bad idea.
"Everyone fire on fire! Use the Star Shock I taught you all!"
They all obeyed and fired their Star Shocks. Some how Sabre was able to join their beams and they all joined their balls to make one humongous beam of fire and lightning.
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It was visually amazing they could all see their beams battling the fireball and they didn't have to strain all but Sabre.
"Oh my god Sabre is handling the beam by himself he could die at this power level let's all help out!" Goten yelled.
Everyone else blasted another beam to help Sabre control the beam and with each connection Sabre looked less stressed but still was struggling to hold on. To make things more difficult the dragon didn't have to stress anything and the ball would push on. With this advantage the dragon conjured a tornado with his wings.
"Damn it! Guys try to kill the dragon while I try to use his fireball against him. Don't worry about me just defeat the dragon before he adds extra handicap!" Ordered Sabre.
They didn't want to leave Sabre but they knew he was right. They all detached and went after the dragon.
Sabre screamed but he told them to ignore him unless he called for the help. He called for the power of the Star Guardians but instead of the beams coming from the sky it came from the large beam he struggled to control. The beam didn't weaken at all. No one knows how but the Star Guardians transferred the energy through his beam instead from the stars. Sabre powered up and the steady gold glow shimmered like the ones of a Super Saijin. Everyone else powered up after him going straight to SSJ4 and charged after the dragon.
They all surrounded it like Sabre suggested earlier and it tried to fly away again but this time they all flew equally as fast and they just fought continually going up.
"Wow we should be in space by now how much atmosphere is there on this planet?" Trunks said with surprise, "No matter how high we go it seems that we'll never reach space. Well, that's a good thing."
Trunks withdrew swords and charged after the dragon while the rest blast beams at the other sided of the dragon. At first the dragons was stunned by the continuous pains coming from different parts of his body due to Trunks' sword. The black dragon was a deep red with blood and Trunks finally went for the head but he couldn't there probably was some sort of barrier.
He blasted it with no effect and yelled, "We can't hit the head forget it! We can try but it would have no purpose... What the!?!"
The dragon's head glowed bright and no one could see anything. When it cleared the dragon was perfectly fine and then it started glowing multiple colours until it let out an explosion. They all flew back far back, they couldn't even see the dragon when they regained consciousness, which was only a short period of time. They tried to fly back but they couldn't find the way and eventually the dragon found them. It fired multiple fireballs at each member of the Z team but with their power levels the balls just fizzled in front of them.
Gohan flew on the back of the dragon and yelled, "Hey! Guys I got a plan get on its back!"
They all got on and Gohan ordered, "Now use your kamehameha at this melee range!"
They were about to charge up but the dragon struggled and knocked the Z team off except Trunks clinging on to his sword attached to the dragon. Vegeta charged in and knocked Trunks off the dragon and grabbed the sword. Everyone was confused but this was Vegeta he does tend to do things that everyone disagrees with. He then used a rapid-fire galit (forgot how spelt) gun. Explosions lighted the sky and Sabre looked over.
"They must be doing well that's Vegeta's move," Sabre gasped.
Sabre was sweating, a lot! Below him was a large puddle that was disturbed by water powering from Sabre like a light drizzle. Sabre was shaking and he was failing against the large plethora of fire. He was falling back slowly but he was. He was trying his best to stop the fireball but he couldn't stop his backward motion. The beam was strong enough to stop the ball but not on it's own. Controlling the ball was actually the only tuff part if all he had to do was push it forward he would win but keeping the control was far too difficult.
"Must... call... help...creator...please...take this...to the...realm of...dead...I know this...impossible...but please...help..." Sabre struggled even to say the words. He had to get one of his Star balls and when he let go of his left hand to reach them he suddenly jolted backward. As quick as he can (which wasn't very quick) he grabbed a star ball, thought his message, prayed it would work, and then threw the ball, and as he did he jolted back even faster. He put his hand back on the beam and he came to a stop. He stopped moving at all but it only last maybe a couple seconds and he slowly moved back again faster then he did before he threw the star ball. Now all he could do is pray and he couldn't risk sending another star ball to the Z team because he was too close to the ground.
"I wonder how Sabre is doing," Pan said while watching Vegeta, "I'm going to check up on him someone come with me."
"Tien, Chiatozu, and Trunks go with her. Me, Gohan, Yamcha and Goten will watch over Vegeta." Gokou ordered.
With that they flew off. After seconds of watching explosions fly everywhere Vegeta finally gave in to fatigue and dropped along with his power level...SSj4...SSj3...SSj2...SSj1... and then he was normal. Blood from the dragon dropped with him like a waterfall. There was a big whole in the dragon and Gohan looked back in disgust. The head of the dragon glowed again and healed.
Vegeta from the ground screamed, "Impossible! I was SSj4 and wasted everything! There is no way he could be alive..." and he collapsed.
The body of the dragon glowed once again and yet another explosion nearly wiped out the dieing Vegeta. Gokou, Gohan, and Goten were ready for it this time and it had no big effect on them. Trunks' sword fell and smacked the ground near Vegeta. The rest prepared their attack stance awaiting for the offensive of the dragon.
"Yamcha watch over Vegeta. Get him out of here," Gokou ordered.
"Wait, does the dragon look different to you guys?" Gokou asked.
"Yeah now that you mention it. The head is different and the legs look stronger,"
Gohan answered.
"Before I didn't say anything but when we charged after it's back I noticed his wings were smaller," Goten replied.
"Interesting..." Gokou pondered.
The dragon flapped its wing and sent another Tornado charging after them.
"I have an idea," Gokou said and flew into the Tornado.
"Dad!?!" his children yelled.
The Tornado bursted in flames as Gokou flew out from the top. He pointed at the dragon and it flew right back at him. The dragon let it hit him and it disappeared in front of him. It did no effect it actually made him look healthier.
"Ah! That didn't work! I think that was actually good for him!" Gokou yelled.
Back at Sabre's predicament Trunks, Tien, Chiatozu, and Pan finally arrived.
"Not the...help...I called...for...but...it works..." Sabre wheezed.
Suddenly, a large portal came from the sky and down dropped 3 pieces of stars that stopped right in front of the beam and fireball.
"It worked...but...only...three..." Sabre rasped.
The small lights grew and formed 3 different bodies. A short built one, a tall one, and another tall one with long hair.
"It's them...my dwarf...half-elf...and...human...yes...but where's...Nightshade...or...Lauren..." Sabre sighed, "They...couldn't be revived...Lauren...my love...Nightshade...my rival..." He let down his head to think for a moment and looked back up at the lights, which finally turned into flesh and bone.
"Now help me..." Sabre ordered.
Trunks and them came to help and Sabre felt lighter and now they were pressing forward but Sabre's men wouldn't move and stared.
"Who are you?" the tall half-elf male said.
"Miracles...come with...disadvantageous...I shall...tell you...later...but right now...help..." Sabre ordered again.
The tall beautiful female answered, "Why should we help you?"
"Because...I control this beam...and I will...attack you with it...if...you...don't"
"Very well," the dwarf answered.
They all flew over. To help and now they were at a great advantage. Sabre was there long enough to weaken the ball enough so they could control it easily now that he had help. They were able to move it towards where Trunks knew they were.
"Ready...aim...fire!" Sabre was able to scream and they let off the beam, which engulfed the fiery hell Sabre got to know too well. Everyone thought Sabre he would collapse he used so much energy but not he was fine just sweating a lot and couldn't think straight. He easily flew and lightly dropped himself down.
"Trunks go warn everyone that the beam is coming...you three come down I shall explain everything," Sabre was so happy to be able to breath properly now.
Trunks and them flew off trying to catch up with the tremendous beam.
Sabre laid on a rock and the three followed him.
"Now what is going on?" the dwarf asked.
"Hold on I won't tell until I tell you who you are. I bet you have forgotten,"
"You know well," the half-elf answered.
"You Half-elf your name is Legatus. You lead and train the army of knights and paladins in my army. You yield a sword the one you currently carry on your back. You are a very tall elf taller then some humans you are special. You have the magical abilities as elves and the strength of a dwarf. Which brings me to you. You are a different dwarf then many. You were actually a miracle you're a dwarf with the lore of magic. Dwarven mages are rare and dangerous. You train recruits and you lead the Berserkers. Your name is Pumilius. Last but not least you are the last female of the party. You lead the mages into battle for me and keep them safe. There were others that lead the other members of my army but they couldn't be revived. Your name is Venustas Now enough about you I am King Sabre of Medville. I am a Star Guardian I protect all unless of course they are evil. I have a mastery of the element of fire and I almost have lightning mastered as well. I lead you as the leader of the Shooting Stars and now also lead the archers and ninjas."
"Interesting," Legatus said, "Well, now that we know our information what are we doing here?"
"It's a long story..."
Trunks, Pan, Chiatozu, Yamcha, and Tien finally caught up with the beam that was now really close to the target. The dragon had badly beaten the Z team and they were almost out.
Pan screamed, "Hey guys! Get out of their look large beam, weak people, that's not a good combination so get out of the way!!!"
Gokou and sons flew off and nearly forgot about Vegeta and Yamcha who couldn't get out of the way of the explosion. Gokou flew as fast as he could towards Vegeta and the beam made contact. The explosion grew larger as Gokou flew closer and just in time Gokou picked up Vegeta and Yamcha followed. Vegeta wasn't harmed he was fine but Trunks' sword wasn't. They all departed from the area not wanting to be caught by the blasts. They watched the fire incinerate everything in its path. The reformed Shooting Stars were able to see the lights. It actually looked nice and pleasing knowing that it was over. They flew to the site.
The team lay nearly unconscious after the battle. The only non-injured ones were Legatus, Pumilius, Venustas, Yamcha, Trunks, Pan, Chiatozu, and Tien. When the explosions and dust cleared they flew to see the destruction.
"Wow the bones of the dragon are still here. Weird all the other bone were destroyed," Gokou said.
"Yeah but at least it's over let's wait for Sabre and his boys," Tien said.
"Who? His boys? He has friends here?" Goten asked.
"Oh long story (then Chiatozu explained everything) understand?" asked Chiatozu.
"Oh ok..." Goten replied.
The Shooting Stars came flying in very fast even Sabre the weakened one came by at equal speed.
"I'm glad your remembering some of your cleric skills Venustas," Sabre thanked Venustas.
"No problem :)!" Venustas said with her old cheerful voice Sabre hasn't heard in a long time.
"Meet the Shooting Stars Legatus, Pumilius, and Venustas," Sabre introduced.
(They all greeted each other).
The bone began to rattle and everyone turned. They reformed but not into a dragon. Some of the bones stayed on the ground and it was a lot smaller. It looked like a human with small dragon wings. The bones flashed for a fleeting moment. When everyone's eyes adjusted it had skin and it was... a dragoon!
"Fools! You may have beat my weaker forms but by defeating them you have shown my true form now you shall pay for causing this pain!" The dragoon screamed.
Only Trunks, Pan, Yamcha, Tien, Chiatozu, Legatus, and Pumilius were able to fight. Venustas had to cure everyone. Sabre insisted on continuing on to battle. Venustas knew he wasn't in any condition but she let him go and Sabre joined the rest. Legatus unsheathed his sword and Pumilius his axe. When the dragoon pulled out his sword it looked strangely familiar to Legatus and Pumilius. Sabre looked at it and jumped and nearly dropped to the ground.
"My sword!!! The liquid didn't destroy it! But how I saw the pieces of mythril fall from it! How is able to hold it!"
Sabre was confused and yelling until Pumilius said, "Oh who cares let's just kill him and grab your sword!"
Sabre nodded.
"Hey do you guys have my sword?" Trunks asked.
Gokou sighed, "Sorry it got blown up in the explosion."
"Great do you understand how hard it is to find a sword that has the perfect balance!"
"Don't worry in Medville we can make a sword suited for you but we can't make mine," Sabre explained.
"Ahh... Cool thanks,"
They flew off into battle.
"I now know your fighting style you can't defeat me!" the dragoon yelled.
Yamcha yelled back, "Oh shut up!" And blasted the dragoon.
"Damn not bad fool. But try this! Hell bolt" The dragoon charged a large green bolt and fired it at Yamcha.
He screamed in agony just flying the air. There was no explosion it looked as if Yamcha absorbed it but it was causing pain. Yamcha soon collapsed.
"How did you enjoy your short trip to hell?" the dragoon laughed.
"You...how could you... Your mine!!!" Yamcha charged up.
"Yes do that it should be fun! Keep on trying all of you!" the dragoon taunted.
"Let's try it again everyone Star Shock!" Sabre ordered.
Pan disobeyed, "No last time you couldn't handle it at full health look at your self!"
"This time I have all of you! And I'm not going to control it this time no heroics. I'll do what you guys did as I controlled the beam. I'll fight him for my sword."
"Right!"
They all blasted a Star Shock and Sabre collected them once again. Only for seconds did he have power of it by he handed it to the rest. They launched the beam after the dragoon.
"Ha! This is funny!" The dragoon charged a small black energy ball, "This should be big enough ha ha ha!"
He fired his ball and it actually stopped the beam and was going right through it! The team was attempting to control it but the energy ball was just cutting right through the beam. The ball was a lot larger when it came out of the beam almost twice as big as the beam now and it made contact with the entire team. Only Sabre was able to escape from the attack.
"No!!!"
Sabre was alone but Gokou decided to help now.
"I may not be strong enough right now but it's better then you by yourself," Gokou said.
"Yeah!" Gohan and Goten came flying up.
"I can fight too if Gokou and me merge," Vegeta also flew up.
"Right!"
"But we're going as me. We need to be more aggressive."
"Fine whatever Sabre can take over the strategy part."
In an instance Gokou and Vegeta were together. Now it was Sabre, Gohan, Goten, and Vegetto.
"Wait! I want to fight too!" Venustas came zooming into battle, "The rest will be fine I can't do anything for them. They only need rest."
"OK let's rock!" Sabre screamed.
They all charged after the beast. Sabre flew after his sword trying to steal it back but the dragoon slashed at his armour and Sabre flew back in pain and charged back in. They all punched and kicked at the beast but with a mighty roar the team flew backwards. Venustas took out her rod bashed the dragoon in the head but still flew back with the rest.
"You fools can't take me out! I am a god!" the dragoon roared again.
This time they were all unable to fly after ward. They were all stuck to the ground and for some reason some force wouldn't let them fly. It wasn't gravity they could move as normal but with the disability to neither fly nor jump. So, they had to fight the monster while he flew around taunting them.
Everyone charged up a Kamehameha and lightning flied as of one from a Pikachu (Sorry I had to put Pokémon in here somewhere). The collective power of each almost reached 10 000 000 but before then Sabre's beam blow up in his face which distracted everyone else and they accidentally released theirs to the ground. Earthquakes started to rumble the planets crust knocking everything that was once in elevation to the ground. All trees in sight dropped at the powerful shaking. The Z team and the Shooting Stars flew in different directions everywhere. When all was said and done and Vegetto was able to get up they looked at the creator which instantly reminded them of the battle against Freeza. They were able to see the centre of the planet and they all knew soon it was going to explode.
"Sabre sit this one out! You couldn't handle the beam you weak!!! Fool I should've never let you join!" Vegetto yelled at Sabre.
"It wasn't my fault, I was easily handling the beam but some force destroyed it."
"Right! Whatever and..." The Dragoon cut off Vegetto
"I was that force! Mwahahha!!! You can't touch me while I'm up here and your beams can't even come close! I told you on this planet I'm a god!!!"
'On this planet?' Trunks thought, 'on this planet!?! This is wonderful if we get him off he'll be no problem... Only Gokou can do this.'
Trunks struggled to get up and didn't so he tried to crawl to Vegetto. When he finally made it he whispered in Vegetto's ear, "Vegetto separate I need Gokou he's important in winning this battle..."
He nodded and they split. Trunks didn't expect Vegetto to be so obedient but he supposed it was Gokou making that decision.
Trunks whispered his plan to Gokou while the dragoon flew patiently.
The dragoon taunted, "Making plans? Ha! It'll never work! No matter what you do! My power exceeds all of yours!!! You can't defeat a god!"
Gokou nodded and glared at the "god" and smiled. Knowing the plan would work and he was going to pull it off.
"Well, what's your name? "God"?" Gokou struggled not to laugh.
"Do you taunt me fool!" the dragoon yelled.
He blasted Gokou but as the plan went Gokou teleported grabbed the dragoon and teleported off the planet.
"What no my power!" The dragoon screamed in horror.
Gokou and the no longer god were fighting in Space where Gokou had the advantage and the dragoon knew it. He tried to rush back to the planet but Gokou teleported right in front of him. The dragoon couldn't run nor hide in the vastness of space. Gokou teleported and brought the rest of the team with him. Now it was the Z team the Shooting Stars versus the now weak Dragoon.
Goten and Trunks formed into Gotenks, while Gokou and Vegeta formed Gogeta. They all took fighting stance while watching the dragoon shake in fear. They all struggled not to laugh until the dragoon let out a burst of energy and charged up his power.
"No matter, I may not be on my planet. But I can still defeat you all!" the dragoon cackled.
They all felt the energy of large explosions from their left and looked. There it was (like Final Fantasy 7 Sephiroths god like spell) a super nova.
"Not again! I've been too close to a sun all ready I don't need to see another one in front of my face," Gokou said with fear in his eyes.
"Now the tables turn once again. I can withstand that heat and you can't! I know you can handle much but the sun isn't only heat it's energy! Like the energy I sucked from that planet! It'll make me more powerful not weaken...but with you, you all shall parish!" the dragoon laughed as they started now to tremble with fear.
Sabre looked more determined though as he saw one of the planets explode from the energy. He turned at the evil being laughing and he stopped. They glared at each other something held back the dragoon from continuing his victory. Sabre's eye's seemed to glow a fiery hope and rage.
Sabre swiftly faster then anyone could imagine took a quick strike to the dragoon's stomach. With swiftness of a god he grabbed his sword and unsheathed it off the dragoon's back.
"You can defeat me I know you can. I don't stand a chance. What you saw was a gift from the stars a power. If you're going to defeat me it's not because of the power of blade. Now will you defeat my friends as well," Sabre then charged after the sun, "Don't worry I've died before I'll be ok! Just watch the stars I'll get there for you I promise!"
"No Sabre!" Venustas screamed, "Every woman you met had the chance to love you. Why couldn't you give me a chance..."
Venustas disappeared, like that puff! Gone! No one knew what just happened it just happened to fast for anyone to understand.
The sun started to fold like a piece paper. The edges bended inward until the sun looked like a flat line and then it exploded. The explosion wasn't very big, it didn't come close to the team, but still big enough to see from such a distance. It was visually amazing but they all knew it meant Sabre has died.
"Sacrifice? HAHAHA!!! He sacrificed so he didn't he didn't have to see you all die!!!" The dragoon laughed.
Pan felt sick, "You sick sick man! Someone just died and you're laughing? His sacrifice will come to point!"
Pan blasted about 4 000 000 beams at the dragoon. Her rage at the dragoon's laughter raised her power level to almost higher then Gogeta's. When she finally wore out the dragoon was shocked by the attack. He was almost dazed.
"Ugh nice move girl! Now," He charged his bolt, "Take this!"
He charged concentrated carefully and everyone braced until eventually they noticed his power level was barely rising.
"What no? Impossible!" the dragoon was scared hell he was terrified.
"You're done for dragoon!" Legatus charged after the dragoon and stuck his sword in gut.
"Sabre I barely got to remember you. I should've died I'm rightfully dead. Venustas, where are you? Are you with Sabre? Why do you get to join him while I can't make up my friendship with the man!" Legatus yelled in agony.
"I know how you feel," the large dwarf sighed, "I know..."
"The end is not now. Continue on Sabre's quest that's what he wants you to do," a beautiful young voice called out.
"Who said that where's that coming from?" Gotenks wondered.
"I have been through this scenario but have failed to live through it. I was watching over you and I know what your problem was. This was only a test an illusion, but Sabre has not lived through it because of sacrifice. You that have lived now can take on Oryon and Pravus Enkou. If you've died like Sabre has you wouldn't stand a chance it the quest would've been pointless if able to continue. But you live and you may now continue with new hope that you have the chance to live through this battle in the past. Sabre and Venustas are with me don't worry. You'll seem them in time."
The voice stopped they all started screaming questions but no answers.
"Great we don't even know what the portal looks like! And we..." Yamcha yelled but interrupted by a blue aura that surrounded every and caressed them with a peaceful feeling. It was a holy portal they were moving on to Medville...to a hopeful victory.
"OK Gohan, Sabre are you guys all right?" Gokou asked.
"Totally," Gohan answered while Sabre replied, "Yes thank you."
"All right then let us be off! So Sabre how are we supposed to get into your dimension? I mean realm," Gokou said.
"It's ok you can say realm or dimension whatever you prefer just follow me and we'll get there in no time. And with the help of Trunks Time Travel Machine I could get us to the portal in seconds without wasting too much mana conjuring these portals," Sabre replied.
"Ahh... I see so are we all suited up? Good let's go!"
They all got out on to Kame's lookout and Sabre concentrated. Suddenly fire bursted and lightning came from the sky. The lightning hit the Fire and a portal was made.
"OK can you all stand millions of degrees of temperature? Because if you can't we can't go," exclaimed Sabre.
"Yup! The Hyperbolic Time Chamber does wonders. We could probably handle this as if it were a hot tub! :)" Gohan boasted.
They all jumped in and they were all flying in a portal of immense heat and fire. Zooming through at tremendous speed even faster then any of the Z team could move and in seconds they arrived at they're destination. The portal simply stopped and Sabre hopped out and everyone else followed. With bursts of fire the portal disappeared.
"Ok Trunks get your time machine use it right here," Sabre said.
Trunks grabbed out his case full of capsules and through one in the air. Soon after it hit the ground an explosion of smoke appeared and there it was Trunk's time machine now in mint condition. They leaped in all were cramped but with some adjustments made by Bulma they were all able to fit inside. Trunks pressed a few buttons and with a flash of light they were gone. All look so familiar except bright and not nearly as scorching. When they reached the right time they stopped and looked out at the desolate area.
'Wow our past looks so wrong how did we recover from this?' thought Gokou
"Is this what your placed looks like Sabre?" asked Tien.
"It will be soon if we don't hurry. But I have to remind you this portal doesn't work all the time we might get transported to an entirely different dimension. I faced this risk before and won but I must do it again. If you don't think we'll make it you can stay back and go home on Trunk's Time Machine."
"We're going Sabre," they exclaimed together.
"Ok wish us luck people let's go!"
They jumped into yet another portal but this one looked somewhat like Sabre's it was red and bright but it didn't contain that immense heat. It was actually quite cold when they got in.
Sabre started to shiver and said, "It shouldn't be this cold. In every realm portal I've been into it wasn't this cold. Usually it's like room temperature but this is weird. I just pray this isn't an omen."
Soon they all fainted. No one knows why, they think it might be because of the cold but Sabre thought it was something else. They awoke again still in the portal still moving at great speeds.
"We should've been out long time ago something is definitely wrong," Sabre said with a little bit of fear but his discipline prevented him to do so, "The cold is gone at least we can warm up a bit."
As if on cue they started to twirl around the portal no one could stop it they just kept on spinning. They suddenly flew out of the portal and went flying maybe twenty metres. They hit the ground with great force.
"What this isn't Medville! This isn't my realm! Where are we?" Sabre yelled.
"Calm down man I think the portal screwed up like you said it might. Let's just go back into the portal and find our way back," Gokou sighed.
"That won't work we went through the portal leading into my realm. The portal screwed up and entered another one. If we go back to the same portal we'll go to another unknown realm. Even if the portal messes up again the chanced of us still going to Medville is low. We'll have to look around the place for a portal to my world. I know what it should look like the portal is engraved with two swords and my dragon on the top we'll just have to look for that," Sabre explained.
They looked around; it was cold again but not covered with snow but bones. Surprisingly there were trees no one thought any trees could live here where it was littered with dead bodies and frost.
"Your time looks like such a cruel time Sabre. I wish you didn't have to live through it," Tien praised.
"Don't be sorry we all live in bad times. In any shape or form."
They walked on and saw one tree was shooting a strange green liquid in the air like it would from a whale. The green liquid had a steady glow to it. Sabre walked toward it not touching anything. He sniffed it smelt like nothing. He unsheathed his sword and touched it. His sword began to shake and glow red. Sabre couldn't control his sword it was too large to hold on while it was shaking so violently. He let go and it went soaring through the air and it exploded. Sabre's mighty weapon, the sword that suited him best, the one given to him by the Star Guardians, the one used by his ancestors, the weapon sent from the fire gods, and the one given to him by his friend exploded!
"My sword! I mixed together the best swords I have ever used to make that weapon! It was imbued with so much magic it was my only weapon. It was all my weapons. The Sword of Medville has been destroyed!" Sabre's discipline couldn't hold back his emotions he had for his weapon, the sentimental value it contained was just too much he broke in tears.
They all stood silent. Watching Sabre's tears flow like a peaceful waterfall.
"It was all my fault I should've been more careful. I destroyed the weapons so many people trusted me with. Father, my fellow Star Guardians, the fire god, my best friend please forgive me..."
Sabre looked up hoping it was just some trick. A reaction to the sword maybe it was fine. When the dust cleared chunks of mythril dropped to the ground.
"No..."
"I'm sorry Sabre," Trunks sympathized, "I know how losing a sword can feel especially if it has meaning behind it. We have to continue Sabre we can't stay here."
"Your right," Sabre picked up the largest chunk of mythril he could find, "A souvenir, a small trinket to remember it all..."
He sighed and they continued on. Cracks of bones startled some of the party thinking someone else was around. Eventually every time it happened they just ignored it. This was a terrible idea. As bones cracked they didn't noticed it wasn't one of them there was someone stalking them. It wasn't very good his or her stealth as they can hear, if they paid attention, he or she didn't look at every done on the ground. At least it was able to sneak around through the trees without being noticed.
Sabre slowed everyone he was at a slow trot. They had to push him forward a couple times. And after hours of seemingly pointless walking Vegeta nonchalantly sat down.
"And why are we not flying again?" Vegeta stubbornly said.
Sabre stopped and finally said, "Because we won't recognize it from the sky," He sounded very plain as if he forgot what emotions were, "Because we'll have to engage it to see it. We have to find the switch first. I never heard of anyone transporting to my realm from a place like this. If a rumour passes by I always know about it. Information always tends to lead to me at home," This reminded him how much he missed home. Sure maybe at the moment there was a war he couldn't stop but still it was home, "Ugh let's just move people."
"Whatever you go find the switch I'm going to fly around we're wasting time. There is no way we're ever going to find the switch on foot! We have an entire freaking planet to look foot will get us nowhere," Vegeta bursted in the air and left with a, "You guys continue your pointless voyage I'll find the portal and get to your dimension and defeat them both my self!" And he was gone.
"Fool," Still with no expression Sabre warned in a quiet voice. There would be no way he could here this warning, "They are much more powerful then me and Gohan is almost as powerful as you and our battle was close... What's that you hear that? It sounds like a stampede or no wait explosions."
He turned and all of a sudden explosions and dust was flying in the air. Each explosion was in perfect line towards the party as if dynamite was pre planted. Everyone but Sabre flew up.
"Sabre! Get up here!" Gokou yelled. He teleported towards Sabre, grabbed him, and teleported back up, "Are you insane! Sabre I know you depressed but snap out of it!"
"It was nothing. I wasn't expecting you to save me. But I..."
The explosions stopped and where the last one was it seemed like a tornado was come from under the ground. The earth started to rumble everyone stared but Sabre he just concentrated at the ground watching it quake as if expecting something. The tornado stopped growing and was higher then the party was. It stopped spinning and all noticed it was a large monster. Well, Sabre might not of noticed he wasn't even looking. Gohan had to turn his head so he could see. He didn't even look startled he just stared like he was at the ground.
"Oh this is pointless leave Sabre. He's doing nothing he's just a zombie right now!" Gohan was frustrated.
The monster roared and powerful hurricane winds blew everyone back except Sabre. He was practically a statue. Everyone was struggling not to go flying all around the place and without stress Sabre just stared some more at the monster. Trunks unsheathed his sword and Sabre actually moved to look up at him
'My sword...' He thought. The Z team charged passing right by Sabre they punched, kicked and slashed but it made no effect on the monster. It roared again all of them flew back a bit but Sabre.
'He should fight the winds don't effect him! What is he doing!' thought Tien.
As if on cue Sabre charged still with no expression. He hit the monster with a single punch and much of his stomach sank in. No one can believe it they couldn't do anything and Sabre was able to practically put a dent in the thing. The monster stunned eyes wide open looked at Sabre. Sabre looked up at him. They leered at each other eyes locked. Sabre's hair flying around in the wind, the monsters stomach having been looked like rubber being pushed in and Sabre blinked. He flew back the monster simply stood there both still and silent. Everyone was confused and suddenly a beam came from somewhere. It hit the monsters head. It shifted slightly and turned around to see Vegeta sparing towards the monster. He started to punch and kick at its head but no effect like everyone else. Suddenly Sabre was between Vegeta and the monster. Vegeta almost punched Sabre in the face but was able to slow when he noticed him.
"Get out of my way fool I'm saving your life," Vegeta exclaimed attempting to push Sabre over but like everything else it had no effect and Sabre showed no struggle to pull off what he did. Everyone was amazed watching Sabre do so much with such ease. Vegeta suddenly started to drop and when everyone looked Sabre's had was up. He punched Vegeta! And he's knocked out! Oh by the creator everyone thought it was impossible to see such power being used with such ease. It was as if Vegeta was as powerful as Freeza and at the time that was incredibly weak. Sabre started to glow a steady blue. Everyone watched still struggling not to fly off. The glow abruptly transformed into blue flames. Sabre bursted out in red flames as well. He concentrated and the stars from the sky hit him and he powered up into the Star Guardian. It looked amazing, a steady gold glow surrounding a mix of blue and red flames that encircled Sabre. He turned and looked at the monster and kicked his head. It dropped and again everyone stared in awe just watching Sabre's power trump all of theirs put together. Sure they weren't powered to Super Saijin but still they felt that Sabre was stronger then a SSJ4. The monster got up and howled again but this time the winds calmed to almost nothing. The same explosions from before came from all angles and like this one out came another monster from each ends. 23 monsters circled around Sabre and the original one died to the ground leaving 22. They just all walked passed the Z team to concentrate on Sabre. Sabre closed his eyes. Unsheathed his sword... but wait he had none. Sabre was using his imagination. He swung his non-existent sword at each and every monster all in the same place on the forehead. He didn't yield any weapon at all though. What was he doing? He opened his eyes and looked at them all. Everyone became very confused. Finally Sabre charged at one of the monsters. Punched him and he fell then everyone charged after Sabre. Like a practiced dance Sabre smacked everyone. Moments later they all got up and Sabre smacked them all to the ground again.
Yamcha laughed, "He's playing around with people we couldn't even cause a flinch to. This is actually quite entertaining!"
This continued over and over again as if an endless cycle. Finally Sabre hit them all in the gut and they fell yet again. But this time they didn't get up. They were all dazed and they looked at Sabre. He put his hand out as if he was giving something to someone. He stretched out his index finger and lifted it. In unison they all grabbed their heads and a scar that came from nowhere started to glow a deep dark red. That's what Sabre was doing it must have been some sort of spell. Their heads exploded leaving a big mess all over. Their skin incinerated instantly and they're bones shattered fell with the rest.
Sabre thought, 'that's new... Their skin wasn't supposed to incinerate like that. Maybe on this realm when people die their skin instantly incinerates. That's why there are so many bone here they couldn't be buried... Well, if there was other life to bury them.'
Vegeta got up and clapped, "Impressive fool! But next time don't be such a fool and take them all on your self."
"Ha! Attempting to take on 22 large enemies sounds like an action someone I know would do," Yamcha cackled.
"Heh whatever anyway let's go!" Yelled Vegeta.
"Wait!" Sabre finally showed expression.
"Hey Sabre isn't all zombie now!" Tien giggled.
"Do you here that?" Sabre questioned.
"What?" Asked Gohan
"That crackling... No one is moving right?"
"No," Gokou answered.
"Someone is spying on us. Watching us we must of not noticed before when we thought we were making the noise. Someone is trying to sneak up on us. Be careful all try not making any noise we need to be cautious. Stay at a low hover."
They pressed on and heard constantly the crackled of bones but it was coming from too many different directions they couldn't even sense it. In fact they couldn't sense the power of the large monsters. Only Sabre's...
"Hey! I was thinking Sabre," Gokou asked, "How was you power level so high?"
"I have a spell that unleashes rage in many different forms. The one you saw is my strongest yet. I haven't used that in a long time. It requires lots of anger to build up any form of rage. All the anger you saw in that battle was anger collected for months. When I master this spell I can use it almost anytime I want to which will be deadly. But everyone who has tried to master either died before they could or the ones that have went insane. The closer I get to master it the faster rage will build up get it?" (If you don't understand think Final Fantasy. You know with the Limit Breaks and Trance. That's basically where I got it from)
"Wow sounds powerful! Can you teach us it?"
"No I cannot a lot of things I was born with it for being a Star Guardian only thing I am able to teach that I learned from the other Star Guardians is Star Shock I wasn't born with it. It was just given to me it is a move used by many of my ancestors."
"Oh I see."
They continued again listening for more bones but in the next hour they heard absolutely nothing. Either the stalker became smart and stopped stepping on bones or started to hover like the rest.
"We should rest it's almost dark and we shouldn't get lost on a planet in some other dimension we're all ready lost in," Goten showing fatigue suggested.
"Yes that would be a good idea let's stop here," Sabre approved.
"Heh we're all ready lost on this planet. I wish I brought that new mapping system mom told me to bring. But no I had to say 'Sabre knows his own planet he can tell' ugh I'm an idiot," Trunks sighed.
"Yes you are an idiot boy!" Vegeta scolded.
"Hey I didn't..."
"Oh I brought it Bulma made me. She said 'Trunks is too stubborn take our new mapping system it automatically records where you have been walking" So, I took it along," laughed Krillin as he pulled it out and looked, "It says we've been through 1/84582 of the planet at that rate we'll find the whole planet..."
"In a year," Trunks collapsed.
"Actually 2 decades and 3 years...but still we'll all die before then."
"Well, I told we should fly I probably looked through 3/4 of the planet all ready. And nothing but bones and trees," Vegeta said.
"Oh my god we are wasting time! Vegeta found nothing and he looked..."
"Wrong he could've past right by it. The switch could be in a temple, cave, dungeon, or even under a bone," Sabre sat and broke a skull, "Which he could've skipped through it... Ow what am I sitting on it isn't a bone."
Sabre got up and looked right there was something sticking out of the ground.
"Is that you switch Sabre?" Vegeta laughed.
"Heh possibly."
He pushed it but nothing then he pulled and it slowly came out it was really heavy what ever it was attached to or tight if it was in a hole. It took everyone pulling on Sabre to yank it out and eventually an earthquake began.
"I guess that wasn't the switch!" Sabre yelled and they all flew up.
From where the thing sticking out of the ground there was something big and black coming out...it was heard to tell what it was but it was some sort of creature. They saw the head then it's body after it's spread its bony wings and Sabre knew what it was.
"It's a Black Undead Dragon! Creator I need my sword. Attached to it was a gem that helped in the art of dragon slaying!" Screamed Sabre.
"Well, you don't have it so deal!" Vegeta yelled back, "Do you have anymore of that rage?"
"I just used it all up!"
"Great! Idiot! Why did you use it on those dumb giant things!"
"We would've died!"
"Well, we're going to die now because of you!"
"Both of you shut up!" Yelled Tien, "Who cares let's take care of him!"
"Right everyone circle around him. WE need to flank him it's the best way to stop a dragon!" Ordered Sabre with great experience. Since Sabre is the one that did this before they all knew they should follow. Vegeta was incompetent but Gokou forced him to listen to Sabre.
When the dragon fully emerged from the ground it flew high, really high.
"Well, we're safe it ran away," Goten sighed.
"It's coming back! That's not the dragon it's a fireball!"
A large ball of flame charged at them but they couldn't dodge it that ball would blow up the planet. And with them on it that was a bad idea.
"Everyone fire on fire! Use the Star Shock I taught you all!"
They all obeyed and fired their Star Shocks. Some how Sabre was able to join their beams and they all joined their balls to make one humongous beam of fire and lightning.
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It was visually amazing they could all see their beams battling the fireball and they didn't have to strain all but Sabre.
"Oh my god Sabre is handling the beam by himself he could die at this power level let's all help out!" Goten yelled.
Everyone else blasted another beam to help Sabre control the beam and with each connection Sabre looked less stressed but still was struggling to hold on. To make things more difficult the dragon didn't have to stress anything and the ball would push on. With this advantage the dragon conjured a tornado with his wings.
"Damn it! Guys try to kill the dragon while I try to use his fireball against him. Don't worry about me just defeat the dragon before he adds extra handicap!" Ordered Sabre.
They didn't want to leave Sabre but they knew he was right. They all detached and went after the dragon.
Sabre screamed but he told them to ignore him unless he called for the help. He called for the power of the Star Guardians but instead of the beams coming from the sky it came from the large beam he struggled to control. The beam didn't weaken at all. No one knows how but the Star Guardians transferred the energy through his beam instead from the stars. Sabre powered up and the steady gold glow shimmered like the ones of a Super Saijin. Everyone else powered up after him going straight to SSJ4 and charged after the dragon.
They all surrounded it like Sabre suggested earlier and it tried to fly away again but this time they all flew equally as fast and they just fought continually going up.
"Wow we should be in space by now how much atmosphere is there on this planet?" Trunks said with surprise, "No matter how high we go it seems that we'll never reach space. Well, that's a good thing."
Trunks withdrew swords and charged after the dragon while the rest blast beams at the other sided of the dragon. At first the dragons was stunned by the continuous pains coming from different parts of his body due to Trunks' sword. The black dragon was a deep red with blood and Trunks finally went for the head but he couldn't there probably was some sort of barrier.
He blasted it with no effect and yelled, "We can't hit the head forget it! We can try but it would have no purpose... What the!?!"
The dragon's head glowed bright and no one could see anything. When it cleared the dragon was perfectly fine and then it started glowing multiple colours until it let out an explosion. They all flew back far back, they couldn't even see the dragon when they regained consciousness, which was only a short period of time. They tried to fly back but they couldn't find the way and eventually the dragon found them. It fired multiple fireballs at each member of the Z team but with their power levels the balls just fizzled in front of them.
Gohan flew on the back of the dragon and yelled, "Hey! Guys I got a plan get on its back!"
They all got on and Gohan ordered, "Now use your kamehameha at this melee range!"
They were about to charge up but the dragon struggled and knocked the Z team off except Trunks clinging on to his sword attached to the dragon. Vegeta charged in and knocked Trunks off the dragon and grabbed the sword. Everyone was confused but this was Vegeta he does tend to do things that everyone disagrees with. He then used a rapid-fire galit (forgot how spelt) gun. Explosions lighted the sky and Sabre looked over.
"They must be doing well that's Vegeta's move," Sabre gasped.
Sabre was sweating, a lot! Below him was a large puddle that was disturbed by water powering from Sabre like a light drizzle. Sabre was shaking and he was failing against the large plethora of fire. He was falling back slowly but he was. He was trying his best to stop the fireball but he couldn't stop his backward motion. The beam was strong enough to stop the ball but not on it's own. Controlling the ball was actually the only tuff part if all he had to do was push it forward he would win but keeping the control was far too difficult.
"Must... call... help...creator...please...take this...to the...realm of...dead...I know this...impossible...but please...help..." Sabre struggled even to say the words. He had to get one of his Star balls and when he let go of his left hand to reach them he suddenly jolted backward. As quick as he can (which wasn't very quick) he grabbed a star ball, thought his message, prayed it would work, and then threw the ball, and as he did he jolted back even faster. He put his hand back on the beam and he came to a stop. He stopped moving at all but it only last maybe a couple seconds and he slowly moved back again faster then he did before he threw the star ball. Now all he could do is pray and he couldn't risk sending another star ball to the Z team because he was too close to the ground.
"I wonder how Sabre is doing," Pan said while watching Vegeta, "I'm going to check up on him someone come with me."
"Tien, Chiatozu, and Trunks go with her. Me, Gohan, Yamcha and Goten will watch over Vegeta." Gokou ordered.
With that they flew off. After seconds of watching explosions fly everywhere Vegeta finally gave in to fatigue and dropped along with his power level...SSj4...SSj3...SSj2...SSj1... and then he was normal. Blood from the dragon dropped with him like a waterfall. There was a big whole in the dragon and Gohan looked back in disgust. The head of the dragon glowed again and healed.
Vegeta from the ground screamed, "Impossible! I was SSj4 and wasted everything! There is no way he could be alive..." and he collapsed.
The body of the dragon glowed once again and yet another explosion nearly wiped out the dieing Vegeta. Gokou, Gohan, and Goten were ready for it this time and it had no big effect on them. Trunks' sword fell and smacked the ground near Vegeta. The rest prepared their attack stance awaiting for the offensive of the dragon.
"Yamcha watch over Vegeta. Get him out of here," Gokou ordered.
"Wait, does the dragon look different to you guys?" Gokou asked.
"Yeah now that you mention it. The head is different and the legs look stronger,"
Gohan answered.
"Before I didn't say anything but when we charged after it's back I noticed his wings were smaller," Goten replied.
"Interesting..." Gokou pondered.
The dragon flapped its wing and sent another Tornado charging after them.
"I have an idea," Gokou said and flew into the Tornado.
"Dad!?!" his children yelled.
The Tornado bursted in flames as Gokou flew out from the top. He pointed at the dragon and it flew right back at him. The dragon let it hit him and it disappeared in front of him. It did no effect it actually made him look healthier.
"Ah! That didn't work! I think that was actually good for him!" Gokou yelled.
Back at Sabre's predicament Trunks, Tien, Chiatozu, and Pan finally arrived.
"Not the...help...I called...for...but...it works..." Sabre wheezed.
Suddenly, a large portal came from the sky and down dropped 3 pieces of stars that stopped right in front of the beam and fireball.
"It worked...but...only...three..." Sabre rasped.
The small lights grew and formed 3 different bodies. A short built one, a tall one, and another tall one with long hair.
"It's them...my dwarf...half-elf...and...human...yes...but where's...Nightshade...or...Lauren..." Sabre sighed, "They...couldn't be revived...Lauren...my love...Nightshade...my rival..." He let down his head to think for a moment and looked back up at the lights, which finally turned into flesh and bone.
"Now help me..." Sabre ordered.
Trunks and them came to help and Sabre felt lighter and now they were pressing forward but Sabre's men wouldn't move and stared.
"Who are you?" the tall half-elf male said.
"Miracles...come with...disadvantageous...I shall...tell you...later...but right now...help..." Sabre ordered again.
The tall beautiful female answered, "Why should we help you?"
"Because...I control this beam...and I will...attack you with it...if...you...don't"
"Very well," the dwarf answered.
They all flew over. To help and now they were at a great advantage. Sabre was there long enough to weaken the ball enough so they could control it easily now that he had help. They were able to move it towards where Trunks knew they were.
"Ready...aim...fire!" Sabre was able to scream and they let off the beam, which engulfed the fiery hell Sabre got to know too well. Everyone thought Sabre he would collapse he used so much energy but not he was fine just sweating a lot and couldn't think straight. He easily flew and lightly dropped himself down.
"Trunks go warn everyone that the beam is coming...you three come down I shall explain everything," Sabre was so happy to be able to breath properly now.
Trunks and them flew off trying to catch up with the tremendous beam.
Sabre laid on a rock and the three followed him.
"Now what is going on?" the dwarf asked.
"Hold on I won't tell until I tell you who you are. I bet you have forgotten,"
"You know well," the half-elf answered.
"You Half-elf your name is Legatus. You lead and train the army of knights and paladins in my army. You yield a sword the one you currently carry on your back. You are a very tall elf taller then some humans you are special. You have the magical abilities as elves and the strength of a dwarf. Which brings me to you. You are a different dwarf then many. You were actually a miracle you're a dwarf with the lore of magic. Dwarven mages are rare and dangerous. You train recruits and you lead the Berserkers. Your name is Pumilius. Last but not least you are the last female of the party. You lead the mages into battle for me and keep them safe. There were others that lead the other members of my army but they couldn't be revived. Your name is Venustas Now enough about you I am King Sabre of Medville. I am a Star Guardian I protect all unless of course they are evil. I have a mastery of the element of fire and I almost have lightning mastered as well. I lead you as the leader of the Shooting Stars and now also lead the archers and ninjas."
"Interesting," Legatus said, "Well, now that we know our information what are we doing here?"
"It's a long story..."
Trunks, Pan, Chiatozu, Yamcha, and Tien finally caught up with the beam that was now really close to the target. The dragon had badly beaten the Z team and they were almost out.
Pan screamed, "Hey guys! Get out of their look large beam, weak people, that's not a good combination so get out of the way!!!"
Gokou and sons flew off and nearly forgot about Vegeta and Yamcha who couldn't get out of the way of the explosion. Gokou flew as fast as he could towards Vegeta and the beam made contact. The explosion grew larger as Gokou flew closer and just in time Gokou picked up Vegeta and Yamcha followed. Vegeta wasn't harmed he was fine but Trunks' sword wasn't. They all departed from the area not wanting to be caught by the blasts. They watched the fire incinerate everything in its path. The reformed Shooting Stars were able to see the lights. It actually looked nice and pleasing knowing that it was over. They flew to the site.
The team lay nearly unconscious after the battle. The only non-injured ones were Legatus, Pumilius, Venustas, Yamcha, Trunks, Pan, Chiatozu, and Tien. When the explosions and dust cleared they flew to see the destruction.
"Wow the bones of the dragon are still here. Weird all the other bone were destroyed," Gokou said.
"Yeah but at least it's over let's wait for Sabre and his boys," Tien said.
"Who? His boys? He has friends here?" Goten asked.
"Oh long story (then Chiatozu explained everything) understand?" asked Chiatozu.
"Oh ok..." Goten replied.
The Shooting Stars came flying in very fast even Sabre the weakened one came by at equal speed.
"I'm glad your remembering some of your cleric skills Venustas," Sabre thanked Venustas.
"No problem :)!" Venustas said with her old cheerful voice Sabre hasn't heard in a long time.
"Meet the Shooting Stars Legatus, Pumilius, and Venustas," Sabre introduced.
(They all greeted each other).
The bone began to rattle and everyone turned. They reformed but not into a dragon. Some of the bones stayed on the ground and it was a lot smaller. It looked like a human with small dragon wings. The bones flashed for a fleeting moment. When everyone's eyes adjusted it had skin and it was... a dragoon!
"Fools! You may have beat my weaker forms but by defeating them you have shown my true form now you shall pay for causing this pain!" The dragoon screamed.
Only Trunks, Pan, Yamcha, Tien, Chiatozu, Legatus, and Pumilius were able to fight. Venustas had to cure everyone. Sabre insisted on continuing on to battle. Venustas knew he wasn't in any condition but she let him go and Sabre joined the rest. Legatus unsheathed his sword and Pumilius his axe. When the dragoon pulled out his sword it looked strangely familiar to Legatus and Pumilius. Sabre looked at it and jumped and nearly dropped to the ground.
"My sword!!! The liquid didn't destroy it! But how I saw the pieces of mythril fall from it! How is able to hold it!"
Sabre was confused and yelling until Pumilius said, "Oh who cares let's just kill him and grab your sword!"
Sabre nodded.
"Hey do you guys have my sword?" Trunks asked.
Gokou sighed, "Sorry it got blown up in the explosion."
"Great do you understand how hard it is to find a sword that has the perfect balance!"
"Don't worry in Medville we can make a sword suited for you but we can't make mine," Sabre explained.
"Ahh... Cool thanks,"
They flew off into battle.
"I now know your fighting style you can't defeat me!" the dragoon yelled.
Yamcha yelled back, "Oh shut up!" And blasted the dragoon.
"Damn not bad fool. But try this! Hell bolt" The dragoon charged a large green bolt and fired it at Yamcha.
He screamed in agony just flying the air. There was no explosion it looked as if Yamcha absorbed it but it was causing pain. Yamcha soon collapsed.
"How did you enjoy your short trip to hell?" the dragoon laughed.
"You...how could you... Your mine!!!" Yamcha charged up.
"Yes do that it should be fun! Keep on trying all of you!" the dragoon taunted.
"Let's try it again everyone Star Shock!" Sabre ordered.
Pan disobeyed, "No last time you couldn't handle it at full health look at your self!"
"This time I have all of you! And I'm not going to control it this time no heroics. I'll do what you guys did as I controlled the beam. I'll fight him for my sword."
"Right!"
They all blasted a Star Shock and Sabre collected them once again. Only for seconds did he have power of it by he handed it to the rest. They launched the beam after the dragoon.
"Ha! This is funny!" The dragoon charged a small black energy ball, "This should be big enough ha ha ha!"
He fired his ball and it actually stopped the beam and was going right through it! The team was attempting to control it but the energy ball was just cutting right through the beam. The ball was a lot larger when it came out of the beam almost twice as big as the beam now and it made contact with the entire team. Only Sabre was able to escape from the attack.
"No!!!"
Sabre was alone but Gokou decided to help now.
"I may not be strong enough right now but it's better then you by yourself," Gokou said.
"Yeah!" Gohan and Goten came flying up.
"I can fight too if Gokou and me merge," Vegeta also flew up.
"Right!"
"But we're going as me. We need to be more aggressive."
"Fine whatever Sabre can take over the strategy part."
In an instance Gokou and Vegeta were together. Now it was Sabre, Gohan, Goten, and Vegetto.
"Wait! I want to fight too!" Venustas came zooming into battle, "The rest will be fine I can't do anything for them. They only need rest."
"OK let's rock!" Sabre screamed.
They all charged after the beast. Sabre flew after his sword trying to steal it back but the dragoon slashed at his armour and Sabre flew back in pain and charged back in. They all punched and kicked at the beast but with a mighty roar the team flew backwards. Venustas took out her rod bashed the dragoon in the head but still flew back with the rest.
"You fools can't take me out! I am a god!" the dragoon roared again.
This time they were all unable to fly after ward. They were all stuck to the ground and for some reason some force wouldn't let them fly. It wasn't gravity they could move as normal but with the disability to neither fly nor jump. So, they had to fight the monster while he flew around taunting them.
Everyone charged up a Kamehameha and lightning flied as of one from a Pikachu (Sorry I had to put Pokémon in here somewhere). The collective power of each almost reached 10 000 000 but before then Sabre's beam blow up in his face which distracted everyone else and they accidentally released theirs to the ground. Earthquakes started to rumble the planets crust knocking everything that was once in elevation to the ground. All trees in sight dropped at the powerful shaking. The Z team and the Shooting Stars flew in different directions everywhere. When all was said and done and Vegetto was able to get up they looked at the creator which instantly reminded them of the battle against Freeza. They were able to see the centre of the planet and they all knew soon it was going to explode.
"Sabre sit this one out! You couldn't handle the beam you weak!!! Fool I should've never let you join!" Vegetto yelled at Sabre.
"It wasn't my fault, I was easily handling the beam but some force destroyed it."
"Right! Whatever and..." The Dragoon cut off Vegetto
"I was that force! Mwahahha!!! You can't touch me while I'm up here and your beams can't even come close! I told you on this planet I'm a god!!!"
'On this planet?' Trunks thought, 'on this planet!?! This is wonderful if we get him off he'll be no problem... Only Gokou can do this.'
Trunks struggled to get up and didn't so he tried to crawl to Vegetto. When he finally made it he whispered in Vegetto's ear, "Vegetto separate I need Gokou he's important in winning this battle..."
He nodded and they split. Trunks didn't expect Vegetto to be so obedient but he supposed it was Gokou making that decision.
Trunks whispered his plan to Gokou while the dragoon flew patiently.
The dragoon taunted, "Making plans? Ha! It'll never work! No matter what you do! My power exceeds all of yours!!! You can't defeat a god!"
Gokou nodded and glared at the "god" and smiled. Knowing the plan would work and he was going to pull it off.
"Well, what's your name? "God"?" Gokou struggled not to laugh.
"Do you taunt me fool!" the dragoon yelled.
He blasted Gokou but as the plan went Gokou teleported grabbed the dragoon and teleported off the planet.
"What no my power!" The dragoon screamed in horror.
Gokou and the no longer god were fighting in Space where Gokou had the advantage and the dragoon knew it. He tried to rush back to the planet but Gokou teleported right in front of him. The dragoon couldn't run nor hide in the vastness of space. Gokou teleported and brought the rest of the team with him. Now it was the Z team the Shooting Stars versus the now weak Dragoon.
Goten and Trunks formed into Gotenks, while Gokou and Vegeta formed Gogeta. They all took fighting stance while watching the dragoon shake in fear. They all struggled not to laugh until the dragoon let out a burst of energy and charged up his power.
"No matter, I may not be on my planet. But I can still defeat you all!" the dragoon cackled.
They all felt the energy of large explosions from their left and looked. There it was (like Final Fantasy 7 Sephiroths god like spell) a super nova.
"Not again! I've been too close to a sun all ready I don't need to see another one in front of my face," Gokou said with fear in his eyes.
"Now the tables turn once again. I can withstand that heat and you can't! I know you can handle much but the sun isn't only heat it's energy! Like the energy I sucked from that planet! It'll make me more powerful not weaken...but with you, you all shall parish!" the dragoon laughed as they started now to tremble with fear.
Sabre looked more determined though as he saw one of the planets explode from the energy. He turned at the evil being laughing and he stopped. They glared at each other something held back the dragoon from continuing his victory. Sabre's eye's seemed to glow a fiery hope and rage.
Sabre swiftly faster then anyone could imagine took a quick strike to the dragoon's stomach. With swiftness of a god he grabbed his sword and unsheathed it off the dragoon's back.
"You can defeat me I know you can. I don't stand a chance. What you saw was a gift from the stars a power. If you're going to defeat me it's not because of the power of blade. Now will you defeat my friends as well," Sabre then charged after the sun, "Don't worry I've died before I'll be ok! Just watch the stars I'll get there for you I promise!"
"No Sabre!" Venustas screamed, "Every woman you met had the chance to love you. Why couldn't you give me a chance..."
Venustas disappeared, like that puff! Gone! No one knew what just happened it just happened to fast for anyone to understand.
The sun started to fold like a piece paper. The edges bended inward until the sun looked like a flat line and then it exploded. The explosion wasn't very big, it didn't come close to the team, but still big enough to see from such a distance. It was visually amazing but they all knew it meant Sabre has died.
"Sacrifice? HAHAHA!!! He sacrificed so he didn't he didn't have to see you all die!!!" The dragoon laughed.
Pan felt sick, "You sick sick man! Someone just died and you're laughing? His sacrifice will come to point!"
Pan blasted about 4 000 000 beams at the dragoon. Her rage at the dragoon's laughter raised her power level to almost higher then Gogeta's. When she finally wore out the dragoon was shocked by the attack. He was almost dazed.
"Ugh nice move girl! Now," He charged his bolt, "Take this!"
He charged concentrated carefully and everyone braced until eventually they noticed his power level was barely rising.
"What no? Impossible!" the dragoon was scared hell he was terrified.
"You're done for dragoon!" Legatus charged after the dragoon and stuck his sword in gut.
"Sabre I barely got to remember you. I should've died I'm rightfully dead. Venustas, where are you? Are you with Sabre? Why do you get to join him while I can't make up my friendship with the man!" Legatus yelled in agony.
"I know how you feel," the large dwarf sighed, "I know..."
"The end is not now. Continue on Sabre's quest that's what he wants you to do," a beautiful young voice called out.
"Who said that where's that coming from?" Gotenks wondered.
"I have been through this scenario but have failed to live through it. I was watching over you and I know what your problem was. This was only a test an illusion, but Sabre has not lived through it because of sacrifice. You that have lived now can take on Oryon and Pravus Enkou. If you've died like Sabre has you wouldn't stand a chance it the quest would've been pointless if able to continue. But you live and you may now continue with new hope that you have the chance to live through this battle in the past. Sabre and Venustas are with me don't worry. You'll seem them in time."
The voice stopped they all started screaming questions but no answers.
"Great we don't even know what the portal looks like! And we..." Yamcha yelled but interrupted by a blue aura that surrounded every and caressed them with a peaceful feeling. It was a holy portal they were moving on to Medville...to a hopeful victory.