All stories come to an end, and it is time for this story to reach its end.
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ. I do own Jesse and Zarvon though.
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It was a week later that the Z Warriors, their family, and the three Kai's are gathered at Capsule Corps for a feast. Goku arrived late due to watching over a nest of dinosaur eggs, thinking about how his life had been up to that point. The Earth's Dragon Balls had been used to replace the image in everyone's memories who were not aware of the truth of the fat Buu with that of Majin Buu's true form. Mr. Buu, as the fat Buu was coming to be called, was being regaled as a hero. Gohan and Videl's classmates had drilled them over what had happened and were shocked about Jesse and Zarvon's fates, not to mention having a half-alien as a classmate.
The Kai's had proved unsuccessful in finding Jesse and Zarvon. They even checked all of Limbo and the Dead Zone, but they still couldn't find them. And the Supreme Kai privately informed Goku of what had happened to Majin Buu and where he was being reincarnated. If they could make sure that the reincarnation would have good training and a good life, then he would become part of Earth's next generation of defenders, which would be led by Goten and Trunks. Gohan would try to keep up his training since he had learned from the Old Kai that if he didn't train often enough that the Mystic power would dissipate and he would go back to relying on the various Super Saiyan stages to increase his power.
Surprisingly, all of the Z Warriors ended up liking Hercule. Except for Vegeta. The proud Saiyan prince still only liked two people, his wife and son, and only respected three others, which were Goku, Gohan, and Goten. The battle with Majin Buu had mellowed him out, seeing how strong Goku had become, not to mention Gohan. He became much easier to get along with, though it was not wise to try and get into a conversation with him.
Years passed and things changed. Gohan and Videl eventually got married and now have a daughter named Pan. Gohan has kept up his training, but not enough to keep the Mystic Power. Without it, though, he is every bit as strong as his father. His power level has increased greatly, thanks to going berserk with the Rage when Jesse and Zarvon were knocked into that Space/Time distortion, but just as it had during those seven years of peace after Cell, Gohan's power level slowly dropped. He became a scholar, just as his mother wanted, but he kept up his training so that if the Earth needed a defender, he would be there.
Vegeta and Bulma have another child, a girl named Bra. She has a certain sharpness in her features that could only have come from her father, but other than that she looks like a younger version of her mother.
Trunks and Goten have aged, and now Trunks is beginning to show the promise that his Mirai counterpart had shown. The bleak, battle-ready expression that had always been on the face of Mirai Trunks was not present on Trunks, but he was always ready for a fight. Goten had cut his hair, growing up and becoming a lot less naïve. He was still a younger version of his father in many respects, but he is a lot smarter.
Goku and Chichi were very happy with Goku being alive again. Seven years being dead hadn't changed Goku at all. Goten especially has loved the last ten years, as they have given him the opportunity to get to know his father.
Mr. Buu and Bee have moved in with Hercule, much to Videl's dismay at first. It took her a long time to get used to the fat pink blob, but she eventually got used to him and his childish manner. Needless to say, Goku and Mr. Buu got along great. They had similar eating habits and outlooks on life. Particularly Mr. Buu since he was now reformed. Hercule went back to the Tenkaichi Budoukai five years after the Buu incident and won the title again since none of the Z Warrior's had entered, now had his daughter. In fact, Videl had taught him how to fly since he had made such a fool of himself trying to learn beforehand. While he kept up his usual attitude in public and in front of the press in particular, he had been really humbled learning just how insignificant his strength was compared to what he could achieve. He still wasn't that strong compared to the Z Warriors, but he was above almost everyone else on Earth. Those that he wasn't above didn't care for the tournament or the fame.
Piccolo and Dende still keep vigil on the Lookout, prepared to contact Earth's Special Forces should the need arise.
The Supreme Kai, Kibito, and the Old Kai occasionally drop by to see how everything is doing on Earth, and to keep an eye on Mr. Buu. If he ever got mad enough again, he could be a major hazard to the universe.
The years passed and peace reigned throughout the universe. Babidi had scoured most of the serious troublemakers from everywhere when he had gathered up his forces, though the only one from the Demon World he had gotten was Dabura himself. The mortal fighters of various planets did not need the Kai's to intercede. Frieza had indeed been the strongest in the universe, his empire was in shambles and his entire family was gone, as were his greatest warrior's save Captain Ginyu who was still stuck in the body of a frog, and even a Namekian frog isn't that strong.
~In another time and place~
A demonic pinkish-red glow fills a portion of the sky near Korin's Tower. It is a rip in Space/Time. It soon closes, but not before it deposits two mortal beings into this strange place. As they get their bearings, the two float up in the air.
One of the two is a large man, nearly seven feet tall with solid black hair that seemed to defy gravity. He was thickly muscled, and his demeanor was that of a man used to fighting for his life, a practiced warrior. He is wearing white armor of some sort over a black bodysuit, with white boots and gloves. The stub of a monkeylike tail protrudes from his rear.
The other is shorter, barely five foot ten inches, with brown hair cropped close with silver streaks in it. He is wearing loose white gi pants and a long black vest that appears to be nothing more than an ornament, or perhaps weighted training clothing. His piercing gaze from his blue-green eyes spread out, taking in the situation.
"Jesse, my friend, where are or?" the larger man asks.
"Zarvon, the question may not only be where, but when are we," the smaller man identified as Jesse replies.
The two take off in a singular direction, heading for the nearest source of ki that they could detect to be human, flying at high speeds. When they reach where they were heading, they stop mid-air, mouths open in astonishment at what lay before them.
Out before them stood the ruins of a city, seeming to have been blasted apart by numerous explosions. The lack of the smell of any kind of explosive device leaves only one thought in their minds: something that could wield ki blasts had devastated this city. A familiar building tells them what city it had been: Orange Star City.
Jesse and Zarvon look at each other in understanding. Majin Buu had not done this. If Buu had won, then the Earth would have been destroyed. Doubtlessly they had been thrown somewhere else, an alternate reality. But one question remained: if this city was in this state, and the ki signals of the entire planet only numbered in little more than a billion, what of the Z Warriors? Had they fallen to whatever had done this, or were they still fighting it? Jesse could not detect anything strong enough to have done this except for two signals: one he was able to identify as Master Roshi's, the other was unrecognizable. He also could not detect their counterparts. Knowing his own counterpart, Jesse figured that he was dead, though by the hand of this world's Dabura, same as he had been killed in his home dimension. The fate of this world's Zarvon was yet a mystery. With serious intent, they head for the unfamiliar ki signal.
~Jesse and Zarvon's home dimension~
And before anyone notices, ten years have passed since the fight with the evil Majin Buu. Goku surprises everyone by entering it. What is more surprising is that he tells everyone that there will be a strong new fighter there, one who could compete with his strength. What's more, this fighter was supposed to be human.
Even the Supreme Kai and Kibito were entering this tournament. It would be an amazing tournament.
"Grandpa, its starting!" young Pan cries out. All of five years old, Pan is already showing tremendous potential, and she loves to train just as much as her Grandfather Goku, whom she absolutely adores. "But I can't see!"
"Here ya go!" Goku says, lifting his excited granddaughter up to his shoulder and sitting her there.
"Thanks grandpa!" Pan cheers from her grandfather's shoulder.
"This year's tournament promises to be one from the record books, as several great competitors from the past have entered," the announcer calls out into his microphone, "in fact, of this years line-up, half of them have competed before, and one of them is a former two-time champion, Son Goku!"
Several competitors who appeared worthy had entered the tournament. Vegeta stands a little behind Goku to the left, flanked by Goten and Trunks, now sturdy teenagers. Gohan stood to his father's right, smiling at the affection shown between his daughter and father. Indeed, those two were two of the five most important people in his entire life, the others being his wife, his mother, and his brother. Off to the side is the ever-vigilant Piccolo. Mr. Buu is happily waving to his fans out among the crowd. A small dark-skinned boy of about ten years of age stands nervously off to the side of the arena. A large, gorilla-like man stands, boasting to the crowd with enough bravado to put Hercule to shame. Off to the side is a large, dark- cloaked fighter who had a very high ki, though not an unusually high one. Behind Goku, somewhat to Gohan's left, stands Shin and Kibito. As Kai's they always needed to improve themselves so they would not have to rely on mortals to save the universe, and the only mortals, living or dead, who would not give them special treatment for their rank who could give them the challenge they needed were on Earth. And not far from the dark-skinned young boy, watching him intently, are three cloaked fighters, one almost as big as Kibito.
Up above the stadium, in a skybox usually reserved for the champ to watch, which was an innovation of Hercule's, sits the remaining Z Warriors and their family. Chichi and Bulma were arguing over who would win between Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan. 18 watches with mild interest while her husband and daughter cheer their friends on. Bra cheers on her dad and brother while Yamcha watches. The Ox-King, Master Roshi, Puar, and Oolong all cheer on Goku and Gohan. The Old Kai just watches.
"And now, on with the show! Up first is Pan versus Gorilla Wild Tiger!"
The large gorilla-like man walks up to the ring. Little Pan skips behind him.
"Gorilla Wild Tiger is an exceptional competitor, having easily cleared through the qualifying rounds. Pan is the daughter of our champion, Hercule, and even though she is young, she cleared through the qualifying rounds with ease. She is also the granddaughter of Son Goku, a martial arts legend whose fame in the world of martial arts surpasses even Hercule's!"
Pan bows to Gorilla Wild Tiger before the match begins. The large arrogant man just grunts and nods his head.
"And begin!"
Gorilla Wild Tiger rushes at Pan, determined to make it quick, but he gets a big surprise. Pan leaps up and kicks him in the gut, followed by several rapid-fire punches to his ribs and finishing it with a powerful punch to the jaw. Gorilla Wild Tiger goes flying, only stopping when he hits the arena wall.
"And Pan is the winner!" the announcer declares.
"You know dad, life is good," Gohan says as he claps for his daughter.
"That it is, son, that it is," Goku replies, also clapping.
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Well, we have reached the end. Well, the end of this story at least. There is another story to be told, and it shall be told soon. I thank all of my reviewers for sticking with me, and I also thank all of the authors whose works I read have kept my interest in DBZ solid and my imagination flourishing. But still, if not for my reviewers showing interest in my deranged work, I doubt I'd have finished it. It didn't work out quite like I wanted, but what I wanted was surprisingly beyond my abilities as an author. It happens to everyone sooner or later, and surprises like that happen to me more often than it happens to most people. Keep an eye out for the sequel, Rise of the Warriors, for the story of what happened to Jesse and Zarvon. Until then, stay cool and keep it happening! And, as always, please review and tell me what you think.
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ. I do own Jesse and Zarvon though.
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It was a week later that the Z Warriors, their family, and the three Kai's are gathered at Capsule Corps for a feast. Goku arrived late due to watching over a nest of dinosaur eggs, thinking about how his life had been up to that point. The Earth's Dragon Balls had been used to replace the image in everyone's memories who were not aware of the truth of the fat Buu with that of Majin Buu's true form. Mr. Buu, as the fat Buu was coming to be called, was being regaled as a hero. Gohan and Videl's classmates had drilled them over what had happened and were shocked about Jesse and Zarvon's fates, not to mention having a half-alien as a classmate.
The Kai's had proved unsuccessful in finding Jesse and Zarvon. They even checked all of Limbo and the Dead Zone, but they still couldn't find them. And the Supreme Kai privately informed Goku of what had happened to Majin Buu and where he was being reincarnated. If they could make sure that the reincarnation would have good training and a good life, then he would become part of Earth's next generation of defenders, which would be led by Goten and Trunks. Gohan would try to keep up his training since he had learned from the Old Kai that if he didn't train often enough that the Mystic power would dissipate and he would go back to relying on the various Super Saiyan stages to increase his power.
Surprisingly, all of the Z Warriors ended up liking Hercule. Except for Vegeta. The proud Saiyan prince still only liked two people, his wife and son, and only respected three others, which were Goku, Gohan, and Goten. The battle with Majin Buu had mellowed him out, seeing how strong Goku had become, not to mention Gohan. He became much easier to get along with, though it was not wise to try and get into a conversation with him.
Years passed and things changed. Gohan and Videl eventually got married and now have a daughter named Pan. Gohan has kept up his training, but not enough to keep the Mystic Power. Without it, though, he is every bit as strong as his father. His power level has increased greatly, thanks to going berserk with the Rage when Jesse and Zarvon were knocked into that Space/Time distortion, but just as it had during those seven years of peace after Cell, Gohan's power level slowly dropped. He became a scholar, just as his mother wanted, but he kept up his training so that if the Earth needed a defender, he would be there.
Vegeta and Bulma have another child, a girl named Bra. She has a certain sharpness in her features that could only have come from her father, but other than that she looks like a younger version of her mother.
Trunks and Goten have aged, and now Trunks is beginning to show the promise that his Mirai counterpart had shown. The bleak, battle-ready expression that had always been on the face of Mirai Trunks was not present on Trunks, but he was always ready for a fight. Goten had cut his hair, growing up and becoming a lot less naïve. He was still a younger version of his father in many respects, but he is a lot smarter.
Goku and Chichi were very happy with Goku being alive again. Seven years being dead hadn't changed Goku at all. Goten especially has loved the last ten years, as they have given him the opportunity to get to know his father.
Mr. Buu and Bee have moved in with Hercule, much to Videl's dismay at first. It took her a long time to get used to the fat pink blob, but she eventually got used to him and his childish manner. Needless to say, Goku and Mr. Buu got along great. They had similar eating habits and outlooks on life. Particularly Mr. Buu since he was now reformed. Hercule went back to the Tenkaichi Budoukai five years after the Buu incident and won the title again since none of the Z Warrior's had entered, now had his daughter. In fact, Videl had taught him how to fly since he had made such a fool of himself trying to learn beforehand. While he kept up his usual attitude in public and in front of the press in particular, he had been really humbled learning just how insignificant his strength was compared to what he could achieve. He still wasn't that strong compared to the Z Warriors, but he was above almost everyone else on Earth. Those that he wasn't above didn't care for the tournament or the fame.
Piccolo and Dende still keep vigil on the Lookout, prepared to contact Earth's Special Forces should the need arise.
The Supreme Kai, Kibito, and the Old Kai occasionally drop by to see how everything is doing on Earth, and to keep an eye on Mr. Buu. If he ever got mad enough again, he could be a major hazard to the universe.
The years passed and peace reigned throughout the universe. Babidi had scoured most of the serious troublemakers from everywhere when he had gathered up his forces, though the only one from the Demon World he had gotten was Dabura himself. The mortal fighters of various planets did not need the Kai's to intercede. Frieza had indeed been the strongest in the universe, his empire was in shambles and his entire family was gone, as were his greatest warrior's save Captain Ginyu who was still stuck in the body of a frog, and even a Namekian frog isn't that strong.
~In another time and place~
A demonic pinkish-red glow fills a portion of the sky near Korin's Tower. It is a rip in Space/Time. It soon closes, but not before it deposits two mortal beings into this strange place. As they get their bearings, the two float up in the air.
One of the two is a large man, nearly seven feet tall with solid black hair that seemed to defy gravity. He was thickly muscled, and his demeanor was that of a man used to fighting for his life, a practiced warrior. He is wearing white armor of some sort over a black bodysuit, with white boots and gloves. The stub of a monkeylike tail protrudes from his rear.
The other is shorter, barely five foot ten inches, with brown hair cropped close with silver streaks in it. He is wearing loose white gi pants and a long black vest that appears to be nothing more than an ornament, or perhaps weighted training clothing. His piercing gaze from his blue-green eyes spread out, taking in the situation.
"Jesse, my friend, where are or?" the larger man asks.
"Zarvon, the question may not only be where, but when are we," the smaller man identified as Jesse replies.
The two take off in a singular direction, heading for the nearest source of ki that they could detect to be human, flying at high speeds. When they reach where they were heading, they stop mid-air, mouths open in astonishment at what lay before them.
Out before them stood the ruins of a city, seeming to have been blasted apart by numerous explosions. The lack of the smell of any kind of explosive device leaves only one thought in their minds: something that could wield ki blasts had devastated this city. A familiar building tells them what city it had been: Orange Star City.
Jesse and Zarvon look at each other in understanding. Majin Buu had not done this. If Buu had won, then the Earth would have been destroyed. Doubtlessly they had been thrown somewhere else, an alternate reality. But one question remained: if this city was in this state, and the ki signals of the entire planet only numbered in little more than a billion, what of the Z Warriors? Had they fallen to whatever had done this, or were they still fighting it? Jesse could not detect anything strong enough to have done this except for two signals: one he was able to identify as Master Roshi's, the other was unrecognizable. He also could not detect their counterparts. Knowing his own counterpart, Jesse figured that he was dead, though by the hand of this world's Dabura, same as he had been killed in his home dimension. The fate of this world's Zarvon was yet a mystery. With serious intent, they head for the unfamiliar ki signal.
~Jesse and Zarvon's home dimension~
And before anyone notices, ten years have passed since the fight with the evil Majin Buu. Goku surprises everyone by entering it. What is more surprising is that he tells everyone that there will be a strong new fighter there, one who could compete with his strength. What's more, this fighter was supposed to be human.
Even the Supreme Kai and Kibito were entering this tournament. It would be an amazing tournament.
"Grandpa, its starting!" young Pan cries out. All of five years old, Pan is already showing tremendous potential, and she loves to train just as much as her Grandfather Goku, whom she absolutely adores. "But I can't see!"
"Here ya go!" Goku says, lifting his excited granddaughter up to his shoulder and sitting her there.
"Thanks grandpa!" Pan cheers from her grandfather's shoulder.
"This year's tournament promises to be one from the record books, as several great competitors from the past have entered," the announcer calls out into his microphone, "in fact, of this years line-up, half of them have competed before, and one of them is a former two-time champion, Son Goku!"
Several competitors who appeared worthy had entered the tournament. Vegeta stands a little behind Goku to the left, flanked by Goten and Trunks, now sturdy teenagers. Gohan stood to his father's right, smiling at the affection shown between his daughter and father. Indeed, those two were two of the five most important people in his entire life, the others being his wife, his mother, and his brother. Off to the side is the ever-vigilant Piccolo. Mr. Buu is happily waving to his fans out among the crowd. A small dark-skinned boy of about ten years of age stands nervously off to the side of the arena. A large, gorilla-like man stands, boasting to the crowd with enough bravado to put Hercule to shame. Off to the side is a large, dark- cloaked fighter who had a very high ki, though not an unusually high one. Behind Goku, somewhat to Gohan's left, stands Shin and Kibito. As Kai's they always needed to improve themselves so they would not have to rely on mortals to save the universe, and the only mortals, living or dead, who would not give them special treatment for their rank who could give them the challenge they needed were on Earth. And not far from the dark-skinned young boy, watching him intently, are three cloaked fighters, one almost as big as Kibito.
Up above the stadium, in a skybox usually reserved for the champ to watch, which was an innovation of Hercule's, sits the remaining Z Warriors and their family. Chichi and Bulma were arguing over who would win between Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan. 18 watches with mild interest while her husband and daughter cheer their friends on. Bra cheers on her dad and brother while Yamcha watches. The Ox-King, Master Roshi, Puar, and Oolong all cheer on Goku and Gohan. The Old Kai just watches.
"And now, on with the show! Up first is Pan versus Gorilla Wild Tiger!"
The large gorilla-like man walks up to the ring. Little Pan skips behind him.
"Gorilla Wild Tiger is an exceptional competitor, having easily cleared through the qualifying rounds. Pan is the daughter of our champion, Hercule, and even though she is young, she cleared through the qualifying rounds with ease. She is also the granddaughter of Son Goku, a martial arts legend whose fame in the world of martial arts surpasses even Hercule's!"
Pan bows to Gorilla Wild Tiger before the match begins. The large arrogant man just grunts and nods his head.
"And begin!"
Gorilla Wild Tiger rushes at Pan, determined to make it quick, but he gets a big surprise. Pan leaps up and kicks him in the gut, followed by several rapid-fire punches to his ribs and finishing it with a powerful punch to the jaw. Gorilla Wild Tiger goes flying, only stopping when he hits the arena wall.
"And Pan is the winner!" the announcer declares.
"You know dad, life is good," Gohan says as he claps for his daughter.
"That it is, son, that it is," Goku replies, also clapping.
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Well, we have reached the end. Well, the end of this story at least. There is another story to be told, and it shall be told soon. I thank all of my reviewers for sticking with me, and I also thank all of the authors whose works I read have kept my interest in DBZ solid and my imagination flourishing. But still, if not for my reviewers showing interest in my deranged work, I doubt I'd have finished it. It didn't work out quite like I wanted, but what I wanted was surprisingly beyond my abilities as an author. It happens to everyone sooner or later, and surprises like that happen to me more often than it happens to most people. Keep an eye out for the sequel, Rise of the Warriors, for the story of what happened to Jesse and Zarvon. Until then, stay cool and keep it happening! And, as always, please review and tell me what you think.