Avenging Spirits
ACT III PART I
By
imortis

Ranko was playing in the pond with Mister Panda happily as Akane and her sisters giggled at the punishment he was taking and Nodoka passed Akane her giggling son as he riggled about in her arms "I think Rankos getting over Ranmas disappearance." she murmured looking at her daughter in law.

Akane nodded looking a little sad "she is. Everyone took the dragons inablility to find Ranma to mean he's dead. But I won't believe it. Ranmas alive. I know it. I can feel his thoughts!" she said firmly, her lip trimbling a little, her emotions were still a little frazzled after giving birth three months ago. Nabiki nodded "if thats so then were is he?" she asked crossing her arms, she was very upset at Ranma getting himself killed and leaving his family to cope with his absence again.

Akane glared at her "he'll come home when he can!!" she snapped glaring at her. Nabiki rolled her eyes at that and kept quiet "what ever sis. Have you been able to get any closer to this Super Saiyjin thing you were talking about?" She shook her head "the guys refused to let us train while we were pregnant." she said looking snappish.

Nodoka nodded "I never thought I would agree with that Vegeta man, but he's right, its wrong to endanger your unborn child like that." she said firmly. She snorted looking away and petted her son seeing him staring up at her.. All of them looked up suddenly hearing Ranko shreek in fear jumping out of the pond. Akane stood up putting her son down as Ranko arrowed into the house and slammed into her "its him Mommy!!" she shreeked in fear holding tight.

Akane opened her mouth to ask when she flinched hard looking at the ceiling wide eyed. She put Ranko down and bolted for the phone as it rang. She grabbed it half way through the first ring "hello?! Goku?! You felt it too didn't you?! Its him!!" she said loudly. She nodded quickly and hung up after a minute bolting up the stairs as Ranko clung to her grandmother in fear.

Everyone was upset and Ranma jr was wailing loudly at the fear in the air. She let Kasumi sooth him as she hurried down the stairs holding her gi top as she pulled her boot on hopping about. The men in the room fainted and she hurriedly pulled her undershirt on better and pulled her gi on "stay here Ranko!" she snapped shortly looking at the crying girl.

She softened and hugged her tightly for a minute and stroked little Ranmas face seeing hm crying again "stay here. I have to go." she said quietly looking at the floor in hatred. Ranko sniffled "but Mommy! He hurt you last time!" she cried softly. Akane stroked her cheek "both Goku and Vegeta are Super Saiyins dear, the four of us and Piccolo can do it, Frieza survived somehow and we're going to kill him for everything he did to us!"

Ranko sniffed as everyone looked at her in horror "that Monster is here?!" Soun stuttered. Akane nodded running out into the yard and blasted off into the sky. Ranko whimpered clinging to Nodoka and Ranma wailed again making Kasumi turn her attention back to him.

Ranko looked at Nodoka afraid and she kissed her and stroked her cheek "don't worry honey, uncle Goku and that Vegeta man will stop him." she said soothingly. She nodded brightening a bit "uncle Vegeta won't let him hurt us again!" she said nodding. Nodoka blinked at that holding her closer.

Akane looked grimly to the east as she blasted off at full speed and saw three sparks of power heading towards her position and swirved to intercept them. She nodded to the Son family as they got to her and Chichi took her hand "I left Naomi with my father." she said smiling warmly. Akane beamed "I left Ranma with my sisters. He looks so cute, you have to come when this is over and see him." she said smiling.

Goku and Gohan beamed at that "he feels a lot stronger then I remember." Gohan shouted at them over the wind. All of them looked up and smiled at Krillin as he got up to them "I thought I could catch you! Have you heard from Vegeta?" he asked.

They shook their heads not letting up on their speed at all. After a few minutes Goku shouted pointing at the golden fire ball flying at them and pointed at a clear spot ahead of them and landed quickly.

Vegeta looked at them as he landed with Yamcha and nodded "good, you didn't bring the girl." he growled. Akane shrugged "shes two and a half years younger then Gohan, I didn't want her in that fight anyways." He nodded looking at both of them "are they healthy?" he asked shortly, trying not to look exspectant.

Both women nodded "our daughter is very active." Chichi said taking gokus hand. Akane smiled "little Ranma is a terror to his grand parents when he's upset." He nodded smiling a little "good, thats good. Is Ranko doing well? She hasn't come to see us at capsule corps lately." Akane arched an eye brow and he looked away.

She nodded "she gets even more adorable with age. Shes grown a few inches, shes almost Gohans hight." she said hugging the boy who was still only three and a half feet tall even though he was ten now. He smiled "can I come visit?" he pleaded. Akane nodded "if Friezas back we have to start training again." she said glaring at the sky. Vegeta nodded simply "here he comes."

The shadowed young man standing under an over hang almost four miles from them looked up grimly as he felt the ship break atmosphere and slowly head towards him, yes, everything was going as he knew it would. He gripped his fist tightly debating whether to get involved or let history take its course. He unconsciously touched the hilt of the sword on his back for comfort and looked at the sky even grimmer.

Everyone, Tien and Piccolo had appeared while they were talking, looked grimly at the huge ship that burst out of the fire ball that ripped through the cloud banks, started to slowly descend as it roared past them. Vegeta shouted when they started to fly after it and released his hold on his Super Saiyjin powers "if they detect us heading towards them we run the risk of their destroying this planet before we get there! Suppress your powers and run!" he comanded bolted off in the direction the ship had disappeared in.

Akane looked grimly at the sky and blinked seeing a hover car following them and pointed up. Chichi grabbed Gohan and they jumped for the thing smirking at the others. Bulma yelped as the two latched onto the side of her ship and blinked when Gohan climbed in next to her. "We can't fly for fear of what ever Frieza might do, so, your giving us a ride!" Akane said cheerfully then blinked when Vegeta appeared next to her "good idea."

Akane blinked looking a little surprised feeling a flicker of power roll down her neck and looked at Goku and Chichi on the other side of the ship "whats that?" she asked. They shook their heads not knowing and Vegeta growled "someone else has started the battle, I can feel his battle aura." he said looking in at Bulma "can you get there quicker?!" he demanded sharply. She glared stepping on the gas and he grunted holding onto the rail as they sped towards their destination.

Frieza and his father glared looking at the young man standing before them looking grim "who or what are you?" King Col said amused. The purple haired boy smiled tightly "I am your worst nightmare." he sneered darkly. The strange boy smiled looking around at the bodies of the men that had attacked him "I've come to end you Frieza, your not threatening this world ever again." he said firmly.

Frieza started chuckling and crossed his arms "and how are you going to stop me?" he sneered. The boy smirked "I am a Saiyjin, and your about to see just what it means to fight a real Super Saiyjin."
Frieza flinched and his father blinked at the self confident boy before them "arrogent isn't he?" Col said sneering. Frieza gripped his fists "impossible! There are no Super Saiyjins! That monkey died on Namek!" he snapped angrily.

The boy smirked slightly "is that so? Then how is it that both Vegeta and Kacarot are on their way here, and both of them are Super Saiyjins. You can try running, but I'm here to kill you first." he sneered clinching his fists and energy started swirling around him.

Frieza flinched again and fear started filling him as he saw the golden flicker that whipped around his body, his hair flairing gold every few seconds. He shouted moving back seeing the glow firm and exsplode outward from him just like he has seen on Namek.

The boy sneered slightly standing up strait now that he was finished and waited for his move as the tail around his hips unraveled and started swaying about. Frieza moved farther back from him for a second before bellowing in rage launching a huge blast at him. King Col moved back looking a little startled "Freiza! Not while we're on the planet!"

The boy smirked slightly batting the blast into the sky where it burst harmlessly. Frieza screamed louder charging up another one monsterously "you think your so powerful?! Well take this!!" he bellowed launching it at him.

Everyone gasped in shock seeing the huge flash of light that appeared in the next valley and hung on as the wind batted at them sharply rocking the hover car furiously "what in the hell is going on?!" Vegeta demanded glaring angrily.

Akane shook her head "I have no idea. Who ever it is has Frieza very angry." she said smirking slightly. Vegeta smirked "I like him already." Goku pointed ahead shouting and all of them looked shocked seeing a huge blast at least a hundred feet across flash off into the air before exsploding.

Vegeta looked at Bulma "can we hurry onna?!" he bellowed. She glared ignoring him as they shot towards the disturbance. Akane snorted looking annoyed "oh who gives a fuck!?" she snapped letting go and blasted off ahead of the ship. The others let go and followed her quickly. Bulma grumped trying to keep up as the others passed her by as well.

Akane and the others looked startled stopping mid air as they looked on the golden figure who was fighting furiously with Freiza. Vegeta and Goku powered up and hurried down to help seeing Frieza knock the person back. Goku slammed into Frieza pounding him into the ground as Vegeta stopped beside the boy and helped him up "who are you?!" he demanded blinking in shock.

He grunted getting up and brushed off his question as he darted in ahead of Goku pulling his sword out. Goku and Freiza stopped as the boy appeared between them and Frieza bellowed in pain as the sword ripped through his body four times before he fired a blast point blank range destroying him.

The boy stood like that for a minute before looking at King Col who was shaking in rage and fear."how dare you.. You monkeys?!" he shouted clinching his fists. Vegeta sneered darting forward and blasted him in the chest looking pleased.

Col clutched at the hole in his chest in shock as he fell to his knees "I've waited a very long time for this Col. For inflicting your son on us." he snarled stepping back and bellowed launching a huge blast at him. He looked grimly pleased when the smoke cleared showing the crater he had made.

Both Super Saiyjins turned to look at the young man who had calmed down and was standing apart from them looking grimly pleased. He nodded to them smiling slightly then looked at everyone who was standing a ways from them staring.

He waved "listen, I'm going to meet Saotome so if you want to come its cool." he said sounding friendly. Before any of them could question him he blasted off into the air heading to the east. Akane blasted off after him right away and the others hurriedly tried to catch up.

Akane caught up with the boy and looked at him "how do you know my husband is coming?" she demanded. The boy smiled slightly at her "I know. His ships about two hours away from planet fall." he said swerving a little and she caught up "do you know him?" she asked.

He smiled slightly "not exactly. Its hard to explain and rather confusing." he said looking away. She nodded frowning "I guess. Who are you?" He winced "I can't tell you. Its not right."

Vegeta growled softly looking annoyed at the young man who was still ignoring them all after he had given out drinks from the mini fridge he had on hand and the others didn't feel right questioning him after that overture. Akane sat looking at the boy and nudged Chichi "doesn't he look kind of famliar?" she asked softly.

She blinked for a moment before nodding "he does. I can't place it though. What about you Bulma?" she asked looking at the girl sitting with them. She shook her head looking up from the cards she was holding, the three of them had started a card game together to pass the time "he reminds me of my cousin but... I don't know, he has Vegetas nose." she said looking quizzical.

Vegeta blinked looking a little nervious when all three girls looked at him and he looked away crossing his arms stiffly. He glared seeing the boy look at him firtively again and snapped "is there something you want boy?!" he demanded glaring.

The boy jumped a little and his tail jerked "uh... no, not really." he said looking away. Vegeta growled at that settling down "then why do you keep staring at me?!" he demanded firmly. He blushed a little "oh... its just.... I like your shirt." he said quickly making everyone blink at the pink shirt Bulma had forced on Vegeta some time ago.

The Irate Prince snorted "if you like it so much you can have it!" he shouted irritably. The mysterious boy shook his head "no, its ok." Everyone blinked at the encounter and the girls looked even more intregued.

Akane looked thoughtful "think he's related to Vegeta?" she asked softly leaning forward. They looked between the two for a minute then looked even more thoughtful "maybe, it could just be that they look alike." Chichi murmured softly.

They looked at the boy when he looked at his watch again and smiled standing up "he'll be here in a minute." he said cheerfully and they blinked at him again in curiosity.

After a minute of sitting there waiting all of them opened their mouths to ask when they felt it. Akane jumped to her feel looking wide eyed with pleasure "its him!" she shouted excitedly looking for the trail his ship would make as it came through the atmosphere and jumped pointing as it appeared "there!!" she called boosting off into the air as it passed over them and crashed a half mile away.

Ranma grunted softly pushing the hatch of his ship open and sighed breathing deeply in pleasure at the smell of finally being home fill his lungs. He blinked opening his eyes hearing someone shout at him hoarsely and blinked looking wide eyed at Akanes face as tears started to course down it.

He lept out of the pit in a second and swept her up in his arms holding her tight as she cried "I'm so sorry I was away so long." he whispered softly into her hair and she sobbed holding him tighter. She whimpered softly running her fingers through his hair, wanting to know its feel.

Ranma pulled away a little and kissed her hard a few times before laughing weakly not letting her go. He pressed their foreheads together wiping her tears away "I wanted so much to be here to comfort you but... It hurt so much knowing I couldn't save our baby. I was a coward." he breathed gripping her head.

She looked shocked "Ranma.... don't you know? The wish Kami made, that all the people Frieza killed on Namek be brought back to life. The baby survived.. He survived, we have a son Ranma." she cried softly cupping his face. He looked stunned and quivered in her hands "a... son?" he half sobbed.

She nodded kissing him "little Ranma, he looks just like you." she cried happily hugging him. He cried softly sinking to his knees, she held him for a moment before letting him go and waved to everyone "this young man seems to know you Ranma, he killed Frieza." she said looking at him.

The purple haired young man blushed looking down from the thankful look Ranma shot him, he couldn't take it after seeing that. Ranma walked over and offered him his hand "thankyou for helping, Frieza passed me as I was in saturns orbit and I was afraid I wouldn't arrive in time to help."

He shrugged "I know. Can I speak to you Saotome-san? In private?" he asked looking firm. Ranma nodded curiously and waved to the air boosting off. He nodded taking off and Ranma smiled at them before following. Goku blinked at that and looked at Piccolo and Vegeta for some clue as to what was happening.

Ranma landed and crossed his arms looking at the boy firmly as he turned to him "I've been a big fan of yours for a very long time Saotome-san if you don't mind, would you power up for me? I wish to see if your as powerful as they said." he said quietly looking at him. Ranma cocked his head to the side looking curious and shrugged grunting as the power burst around him.

The boy grinned nodding in pleasure "its true, you are as strong as my mother said you were." he said and powered up himself startling Ranma. He looked at the boy for a minute and nodded in pleasure "wow, its amazing you can do that so young, it took me a few hours to learn to consciously access it. Who are you? You look famliar to me but..." he trailed off looking rueful.

The boy smiled softly "all the stories I heard about you said you were a powerful man Saotome-san, would you welcome a little test?" he asked unsheathing his sword. Ranma didn't move as he drew it back and smirked as the blade stopped barely a hairs width from his face and looked at him. "Why didn't you try to stop me?"

Ranma smirked "because, I could tell you mean me no harm. If your intentions were dark I would have known about it." The boy blinked at him and drew the sword back nodding "your right. But this time I won't stop it." he said in warning drawing the sword back. Ranma smirked holding up two fingers. He blinked as they flashed and shouted attacking.

Everyone flinched in surprise as the boy pulled his sword out after both of them had powered up and swung at ranma "he just stood there!" Vegeta grunted in shock. Akane nodded "he wasn't going to do it. I can tell." she said smiling at Ranma.

All of them looked at her as Ranma raised his arm and even she gapped as they started fighting furiously, the boy with his sword and Ranma.... with his fingers. "How is he doing that?!" Yamcha gasped awed.

Ranma snorted thrusting his hand up stiffly and the blast the boy fired from the sword point burst over his arm and returned the favor driving the boy back a few feet. He panted softly looking pleased at the elder Saiyjin before him and bowed sheathing his sword "mother was right, you are powerful."

He powered down and smiled at him crossing his arms "I feel like I can trust you Saotome, I don't know why, but I do." he said smiling. Ranma nodded waiting and he looked grim suddenly "you've never seen me before Saotome because.... I'm from the future." Ranma slipped a little looking shocked 'y- you are?!" he exclaimed looking wide eyed, startled and a little apprehensive.

He nodded "I came back to warn you." Ranma grinned "if your from the future... then who are your parents?! You don't look like me or Goku." he said grinning. He blushed at that and pointed at him firmly "if I tell you, you must never speak of it! It might not happen if you do." he said looking firm.

Ranma nodded waiting excitedly and he blushed more lowering his hand "my mother is Bulma." he said quietly and Ranma beamed "Bulma! Thats great! Wow! Whos the father? Were you born a Saiyjin?" he asked grinning. He nodded looking embarressed "ya..... my father is.... Vegeta."

Everyone jumped looking wide eyed and Piccolo gapped as Ranma fell over shouting something they couldn't hear "he... he felled Saotome with one finger!" Vegeta gapped and Piccolo looked wide eyed twitching at Bulma and Vegeta.

Ranma cackled "oh man! Vegeta and Bulma! I can't believe it!" he laughed before standing back up "wow! How did it happen?!" he exclaimed grinning at the two. The boy blushed looking down "you gave mother that treatment you do in a week and.... they kind of jump each other in a year." he said softly.

Ranma looked wide eyed grinning "Vegeta and Bulma, I never thought that would happen!" he chuckled.. The boy waved that off sharply "enough Saotome! I came to warn of a great danger!"
Ranma snapped back to attention looking at him and nodded waiting.

The teenage Saiyjin looked grim "in three years time a pair of Androids are going to appear two miles south west of south city at ten in the morning. They're like nothing anyone has seen before! Their horrible! When everyone gathered together to fight them, they all died! Yamcha Krillin Piccolo, even Goku Vegeta and your wives! They kill them all!"

The distraught youth looked at him trimbling a little "they are horribly strong and they had destroyed half the world by the time they found the rest of us! Gohan and Ranko didn't fight with the rest that day because they made them stay behind! I was twelve when they found us all. Mother had brought all of us survivors together, knowing you would want her to look after your children."

He sniffed looking haunted "mom, Ranma and I were able to escape while Ranko and Gohan fought them. They destroyed them as easily as they did the others! Even with their Super Saiyjin might they died! They killed their son and little Naomi, Gokus daughter before they could get away. A year ago, Ranma and I attacked them after we became Super Saiyjins and Ranma lost his arm when we tried to get away. Nothing we did would work on them! Ranma..... He tricked me... Made me think mother wanted me, he was killed four months ago!"

Ranma looked horrified and enraged at the boy, his emotions starting to get to him. Ranma took ahold of his shoulders and hugged him tightly "it must have been horrible." he whispered softly feeling him stiffen in his arms.

He nodded "it was, we were forced to run from them for years... then Ranma..." he sobbed,. Ranma nodded cupping his head before looking at him "where was I in all this?" he asked blinking in frustration.

He looked up at him and nodded reaching into his pocket and held up a bottle "mother sent me back in time to give this to you. In the unchanged timeline, goku was hurt badly when Friezas father attacked them from behind and they barely fought them off long enough for you to get back. Korens garden is going to dry up for a year before he could replant and Gokus arm became crippled. You and Akane-san spent all your time with them, helping them all the time. It was while you did this that you caught a heart virus, a very deadly one that they won't find a cure for. You die two years before the Androids appear. No one knew where the Nameks went so they couldn't wish you back in time. Then.... there wasn't a way. There isn't a cure for it in this time, but we have one in ours. You take this when you feel sick and it'll save you. Mother said to save you, but... I had to help uncle Goku too."

Ranma smiled in pleasure taking the bottle "good! It sucks that I died before I could even fight!" The boy grinned "wow, your not even worried about them are you!?" he asked grinning. Ranma blinked "well sure, but I don't let it control me. I'll be ready for them when they come. Oh, what is your name anyways?" He blinked then grinned "my name is Trunks sir."

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authors rant!

hey hey! i'm back!!! and this time i will not be- stops as someone nudges him from the side- oh, uh.... i should be around for a while, you wouldn't believe the amount of problems i have had rescently, for one, my computer had a full system melt down. my harddrive was corrupted, my mother board went boom both my sound and video cards followed suit, i even had to get a new monitor because it wasn't working when i finally raised my PC from the grave. to top it all off, i lost my internet access while that was happening. i have been suffering (the torments of the damned!) horribly from internet withdrawal on top of the terror of no computer access!!!

-shudder- don't ever let anyone tell you that internet withdrawal isn't real, its as potent as any drug as you can find.

anyways. i originally intended this to be thelast part of act two but.... it is kind of the start of the next act so here it goes! for those of you who are a little upset that the second act was a little short.... stuff it! i had to sit and watch the frieza saga maybe seven times and i had a damn hard time writing what i did of it. the thing that worries me is that i'm having the same trouble with the cell saga as well. so chan ces are i will be making some drastic changed to it to keep up my creative outflow, i hate puking out the same old shit. well, i think i'm going to kill the rest of the DBZ series and pretending the GT series was someones drug induced suicide plans and branch out from there.

it should take a little while, i might be lazy and just butcher another story i've written for the parts, but i want to try and come up with something new.

seeya when i seeya!

imortis