Ok, I've been neglecting my reviewers lately, so here goes.
Una: What they did to Dabura was criminal! That took a perfectly evil villain and turned him into a blubbering, well you said it best, fruit! That's why he was OOC when I put him into my fic. Sure, a villain can turn over a new leaf, but that was just goofy! I couldn't bring him into the fic like that! Then I offed him while still maintaining his dignity. Can you imagine a Vegeta like that? Nauseating! I'd just as soon rather see him remain evil! I'd just as soon cease to exist than to act like that!
Mirai Gohan: Well, no I'm not exactly overlooking it, per se. I'm just not including it here in this fic. As I recall, and if I'm wrong someone correct me because I read an old comic style manga on this some years ago, but Tsurusenin is actually Roshi's brother or half brother and isn't Baba the little old witch woman Roshi's sister? Seems like I recall that Roshi called her sis in an early DBZ ep. Of course, that was a Funimation version, so lord only knows how they butchered the translation on that. Anyways, yes, I have left that part out.
Luna Inverse: Congratulations! You were the 100th reviewer for The Vegeta Redemption! You win my undying gratitude!
Immortal7: Well, I'll do my best with the battle scenes. I have been studying various forms of martial arts since I was eight years old (I'm now 44 years old) so I do have quite a bit of experience to draw from. As far as the timeline, I just made it up in my head, more or less. There is a battle/sparing scene at the end of this chapter, tell me if you like it.
Aishachik: Yes, basically King Kai told Goku not to tell Vegeta that 90% of the people in the stands voted to forgive Vegeta because King Kai did not want to detract from Vegeta's speech, and heartfelt remorse. After all, since there were only good people making the decision, the deck was stacked in Vegeta's favor. I'm assuming that good people that have relinquished their life's issues would vote to forgive Vegeta as long as he was sorry for what he did.
Ok, I think that covers anyone that had questions, to everyone else that reviewed, thank you very much!
A/N: Just a comment on the upcoming battle scenes; characters in the DB, DBZ, and DBGT world are almost entirely stand-up, punch and kick fighters, with ki-attacks interspersed in between and often as a finishing move. There was very little in the way of grappling/wrestling, and other than Trunks, and some early Gohan, very little in the way of weapons. There also isn't much in the way of placed nerve strikes or holds. The Fact is, watching DBZ, you only see five standard hand/arm techniques, and around six standard foot/leg techniques, and of course, some tail techniques from Vegeta, and Frieza. All this sort of leaves me to believe that Toriyama himself is probably not a martial artist. I will also stay away from a whole lot of grappling, holds, etc, preferring the stand-up styles of fighting myself. But I do plan on getting into some placed nerve strikes as I am pretty good with them and would think that they would have been included with the Turtle Training. At the same time, I don't want to get too technical with the descriptions of the techniques because it may tend to bore some people. So I will have to find some middle ground someplace. Any suggestions about writing battle scenes are gratefully welcomed.
On to the story!
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The final decision of who will train where ended up being:
Earth: Vegeta, Bardock, Nappa, Raditz, Gohan, Trunks Jr., Uub, and Bura.
Kaioshin's planet: Piccolo, Kirillin, Trunks, Goten, Kaioshin, Pan, Roger, and Yambia.
Goku would be the "floater" and be where he was needed when he was needed. Mostly he was looking forward to his Super Saiyan Five training with Vegeta. It had been almost seven years since Goku had broken the Super Saiyan Four barrier, and in all of that time he's had nobody stronger than he to train or fight with. Goku's excitement knew no bounds.
Bura was selected to go back to Earth because Bardock, Nappa, and Raditz had nothing but the clothes on their backs to wear, and their Saiyan battle armor was badly worn. Nappa was barely clothed at all. Bura's first duties would be to manufacture several sets of battle armor, and shop for some street clothes for all three. Vegeta expected that this wouldn't take more than a day or two, looking pointedly at Bura. Vegeta knew how the girl loved to shop. "And nothing in pink!" Vegeta scowled remembering his first experience with Earth style garments.
The shopping actually went pretty smoothly, other than the Saiyan's resistance to the store clerks measuring tapes. Nappa was another problem entirely. Nothing they tried fit him and they finally had to go to a big and tall men's store, and even there, their choices were limited. After an hour of listening to Nappa rant about these humans not having any "real" men among them, they had finally picked out five outfits of clothing for him, and size 16 EE shoes.
"And just what kind of material is this anyways? It wouldn't stand up to even a weak ki attack!" Nappa was still going on as they got back into the hover car.
The hover car that now sported a new sunroof, compliments of Nappa.
"It's not supposed to you big lug!" Bura finally reached exasperation. "We'll supply you with training clothes and armor when we get back to Capsule Corporation."
"Well, at least I finally have something to wear other than what I left life with when I died." Nappa consoled himself. He had been pretty embarrassed since being brought back to life and the Saiyan Armor that had been restored when he went to Heaven disappeared. Even when they had all showered before leaving on their shopping trip, there had been nothing around that even came close to fitting him. Bura finally took down a tapestry and cut a hole for Nappa's head and tied the tapestry cord around his waist. The guy looked like a huge Buddhist Monk. A huge, angry, Buddhist Monk.
Before Bura left that morning, she had programmed instructions for a rush order on training clothes and the Saiyan Armor into CC Textile Division manufacturing computer. "The order should be there by now." Bura hoped.
Vegeta had taken two of the smaller Gravity Chambers back to
Earth and was in the process of setting them up, and scheduling times that each
"team" could use them. When they
weren't in the Gravity Chambers, they would be training outside.
"Nappa and Bardock are very close to going super now. It shouldn't take much to get Nappa angry enough to transform,
but he didn't know Bardock well enough to know what buttons to push to piss him
off. Raditz is much stronger than he
was when he got killed, but still a ways from going super. It will take a few months of hard training
for him. Hmm… Maybe a day or two in the room of spirit and time would… Oh wait, Piccolo destroyed the door. Maybe Dende has another idea." Vegeta
thought. Vegeta took off towards the
lookout.
Gohan had just finished filling out the forms required for him to take a two-year sabbatical from his fellowship at Satan University. Reason listed: Personal Enlightenment. In truth Gohan could have just as easily filled out the paperwork for his retirement. After all, he did have over 30 years tenure and he was the head of the Science Department. But he did so love his job and would miss it during his time away. "It won't be long before I will have to seriously consider retiring though. Videl has really been hinting hard at traveling and spending more time together." Gohan thought. Gohan dropped the paperwork into the clerk's inbox and went out to find a payphone. Gohan wanted Videl to come and live at Capsule Corp while he trained. That way, at least they would get to see each other in the evenings.
Vegeta passed Korin's Tower on the way up to Kami's Lookout and paused for a minute. "I wonder if that old cat has any Senzu beans?" He thought out loud. Vegeta flew back down to Korin's place and was greeted by an old, grizzled, Yajirobe.
"Hey Vegeta, long time no see, what's up?" Yajirobe smiled.
"The usual, something nasty is threatening the universe. But I don't have time for pleasantries right now, is Korin here?" Vegeta scowled a bit.
"Right here Vegeta." Korin said as he walked up behind them. He carried a small sack with him. "I've been monitoring you and the others since you left Earth. I think these are what you came for." Korin handed the sack to Vegeta. "There are thirty senzu beans in there."
"Thirty? That's more than we usually get." Vegeta said.
"Well, you guys haven't been using them up for many years now. I was able to put some away, just in case." Korin explained.
"I don't mean to seem ungrateful, but I have to get these guys training as soon as possible and I have to see Dende." Vegeta said. "Thank you for the beans." With that, Vegeta took off again.
After getting over the shock of being spoken to in a civil tone by Vegeta, Korin finally responded. "You're welcome!"
Vegeta landed on Kami's lookout and was greeted by Mr. Popo. "Don't you ever get old?" Vegeta greeted.
"Not as long as there is a Kami and I have purpose" Popo answered.
"Oh.. Must be nice." Vegeta chuckled. "Is Dendi here?"
"Yes, like Korin he's been monitoring you guys since he felt all the major powers leave Earth. He'll be out shortly. Would you like something to eat or drink?" Mr. Popo offered.
"Thank you but no. Could you tell Dendi that I'm in a bit of a hurry. If he's been monitoring us then he knows that we don't have much time." Vegeta said.
As they talked, Vegeta and Mr. Popo had been walking towards Kami's Sanctuary. As they approached the front, Dendi walked out.
"Hello Vegeta. Looks like you've had.. What is it the humans call it? A face lift?" Dendi smiled.
"Something like that." Vegeta smirked. "I'm going to get straight to the point. If you've been monitoring us then can I assume that you know what is going to happen?"
"Yes, or at least most of it." Dendi said.
"Good. What we need is for you to come to Earth, come to Capsule Corporation, and help us in our training." Vegeta said.
"How can I help?" Dendi asked.
"We plan on extreme training, which means that injuries cannot be avoided. We need you there to heal us when that happens." Vegeta explained. "Korin was generous enough to give us 30 Senzu beans, which I plan on giving to Kakkarot for his crew on Kaioshin's planet."
"Have you forgotten that Kaioshin possesses the ability to heal since he merged with Kabito? You should keep the beans when they are needed during battle." Dendi said.
"You're right, I had forgotten that. So you will come?" Vegeta asked.
"Yes, I will be there." Dendi answered.
"Another thing I need to know." Vegeta continued. "What's the current status of the Room of Spirit and Time?"
"Still totaled. Piccolo destroyed the door from the inside. However I have been studying the journal of the Kami that originally built the room. It was in a very ancient language and has taken me years to translate, but I think I can restore the door, but I need you and Piccolo here at the same time." Dendi explained.
"Ok, I think that can be arranged." Vegeta said. "Just a minute."
Vegeta focused his mind on his bond with his mate. "Bulma? Can you hear me Bulma?"
"Yes Vegeta. How's it going on Earth?" Bulma asked.
"Good, just getting everything in order." Vegeta answered "Could you tell Piccolo that he's needed at Kami's Lookout? It's important."
"Sure thing!" Bulma said.
Little more than 30 seconds later Trunks appeared with Piccolo in tow.
"Trunks? I didn't know you knew the Instant Transmission technique!" Vegeta exclaimed.
"Well, I don't really, it's the teleportation technique that Kaioshin uses, not Goku's instant transmission. Although they are similar I'm told.
"I see. I'm going to have to learn how to do that one of these days. Maybe Kakkarot can show me later." Vegeta mused.
Dendi lead them all up to where the door for the Room of Spirit and Time once stood. "Ok, all we have to do is get Piccolo inside and we can use the same technique we used to open up a portal to Hell when we needed to get Goku out. Once we get that open, Mr. Popo can rebuild the door."
"How am I going to get in there?" Piccolo asked a bit skeptical.
Dendi smiled. "That's where Vegeta comes in. Vegeta, can you go to Super Saiyan Three?"
"No sweat!" Vegeta said with a smirk, then went Super Saiyan Three without effort.
"Ok, now face the room and put everything you have into a loud yell or scream." Dendi said. "That's how Buu, Gotenks and Piccolo got out when they got trapped in there."
"Ok, here I go!" Vegeta drew in a deep breath, thought of an appropriate expletive, and let fly.
Vegeta's yell had the desired effect, opening a portal roughly five foot in diameter. Piccolo quickly jumped through.
"Ok Piccolo, are you receiving my mental transmission?" Dendi asked.
"Loud and clear Dendi." Piccolo answered
"Remember Piccolo, this has to be timed perfectly." Dendi reminded.
"Ok, on my count then." Piccolo said. "1… 2… 3…!"
"Hey, we're getting better at this, got it on the first attempt!" Dendi said.
"Yeah." Piccolo smirked. "We should be able to hold this for awhile, we're both stronger now. How long will Mr. Popo need?"
"Half hour, maybe forty-five minutes." Dendi said.
"I'm starting now Dendi." Mr. Popu raised both his hands and started gesturing back and forth, and as he did, the bricks of the old door began to fly back into place.
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"Alright Roger, let's see what you've got!"
A surprised Roger turned to see Goku in a defensive posture with his front hand making a "bring it on!" gesture.
Roger smiled. "Good, I've been wanting to test my skills since my merger with Rogalle. Although I had hoped to start with somebody at my own power level."
"Don't worry, power up to your max and I'll match it and fight at that level." Goku reassured.
Roger powered up to Mystic Super Saiyan One without any effort at all and reached his maximum. His control of his ki had improved so much with Rogalle's influence that he powered up without so much as tearing a blade of grass at his feet.
"Whoa! This guy is strong! It won't take a whole lot of training before he's equal to Super Saiyan Three!" Goku thought to himself. "This should be fun!" Goku powered up to Super Saiyan Two and matched Roger's power level exactly.
Roger's excitement level was near fever pitch. Part of him was well aware that he stood no chance whatsoever against the man in front of him, particularly after feeling the absolutely crazy ki level he and Vegeta was putting out at Super Saiyan Five, but the other part, the purely Saiyan part, was bent on kicking Goku's butt. Roger had a secret, he was sandbagging just a bit. "If Goku stays at that power level, I may have a chance. Otherwise, I'll mark it up to education and take my lumps."
"Goku smiled inwardly. He wasn't born yesterday, and he knew full well that Roger was sandbagging." "I may not have 287 years of battle experience, but I can tell when someone is holding back when I see it." Goku thought to himself.
"Shall I lead off then?" Goku asked.
"Age before beauty." Roger smirked.
"You've spent way too much time around Vegeta." Goku said and threw a quick but powerful ki attack straight at Roger's face.
Roger casually flicked it away with the back of his hand, knowing that the ki attack was merely a distraction for Goku's follow-up attack, which turned out to be a swing kick aimed at Roger's head. Roger threw an outward-block which stopped the kick with apparent ease.
"He's fast, and quite smart." Goku thought. Goku then decided to go on the defensive to see what Roger could really do. Roger wasted no time in pressing his attack with a flurry of punches and kicks that even Yambia couldn't completely follow.
A small audience had congregated a safe distance away. Kaioshin, Yambia, Kirillin, Pan, and Goten had stopped their training and were watching in awe
"My gosh! His offensive attack is flawless!" Goku thought.
Fortunately for him, Goku's defense was also flawless. Roger threw a spinning reverse swing kick at Goku's head that Goku ducked under when Roger decided that a frontal assault was not going to work, and he jumped back 50 feet and stood facing his opponent. Roger charged up a ki attack and threw it to the ground right in front of Goku's feet. The attack threw a cloud of dust a half a mile into the air. Roger lowered his ki as far as possible.
"What! I've lost him! I can't sense him at all!" Goku thought. Goku was trying to fly above the dust cloud when Roger delivered a back fist strike that sent Goku into a nearby hill, and drove him almost 50 yards through the ground.
"Got him!" Roger cheered one second, the next second finding himself plowing through the dirt and rocks.
Goku had used his instant transmission technique to get behind Roger and booted him into the planet.
Everyone watching the fight winced. "Ouch!!! That had to hurt!" Kirillin said.
Goku landed and watched the spot where Roger went underground. "What's he up to? He should have recovered by now."
Suddenly a pair of hands broke the surface of the ground underneath Goku and grabbed his ankles. Roger then flew up and swung Goku around and threw him into a nearby boulder, which was turned into millions of pebbles upon impact. Roger attempted to fly in with a follow-up attack, but Goku had thrown his signature attack straight at Roger.
"Ka.. Me.. Ha.. Me.. Ha!!" Roger heard from below him.
"Whoa! I can't just swat that one away." Roger exclaimed to himself. From Roger's new memories came the answer. Roger stopped and concentrated his ki, and around him formed a blue bubble. The Kamehameha wave struck the bubble and although it pushed the bubble back, it did not penetrate it. Goku put as much power as he could behind his attack, but without going above Roger's power level, Goku found that he simply could not penetrate the bubble. Goku let the Kamehameha wave dissipate.
"Neat technique!" Goku congratulated Roger.
"Thanks, it does have it's disadvantages though. You can't hurt me when I'm using it, but unfortunately I can't attack from inside it." Roger explained and let the bubble dissipate. "Additionally, my air would eventually run out if I couldn't get out for whatever reason."
"Oh yes, I see." Goku said. "Still it's great for surviving ki attacks."
"Ready for a test?" Goku looked sly. Or at least as sly as Goku could look.
"Bring it on then." Roger said.
"Ok, here it comes." Goku said and flew a few hundred yards away, turned and faced Roger.
Goku started flying directly at Roger. "DRAGON… FIST… PUNCH!!"
Roger stood in awe as Goku seemed to turn into a huge dragon, fangs and claws bared.
"Well, two can play at that game my friend." Roger laughed.
Goku had expected Roger to simply get out of the way, but was shocked when he started flying right towards the dragon's mouth.
"TIGER…. CLAW… STRIKE!" Roger screamed above the din.
Goku was amazed. Before his very eyes was a mirror attack to his own Dragon Fist Punch, but instead of a Dragon, a huge White Tiger was bearing down on him, claws and fangs at the ready! Even more amazing was the fact that Roger had managed to raise his ki for this attack well above Super Saiyan Three level!
"HOLY SHIT! Kirillin screamed. "EVERYBODY GET DOWN NOW!!"
The attacks collided, and the world went white.