Unexpected Fate

Chapter 43

CMG: *grumbling in bed as she watches helplessly with swirls in her eyes* I am SLOWLY going insane...

*television shows the evilly dubbed DBZ that another company (A/N: Worse than the horrors of Funi!) done that made it sound very gay*

Goku: *mouth not moving in sync with his voice* Oh no! Frigid killed Krillin!

Gohan: *sounds like Dagget off Angry Beavers* We are doom-ed!

Freeza: *dumb laugh, but cool voice speaking* BWHAHAHA! You are no match for me! The almighty Frigid!

*CMG mouth-blasts television*

CMG: Must... get out... of bed... and kill!

*rolls off the bed on to the floor and starts moving like a worm (like Goku after the 100x gravity ordeal he went through the first time before getting used to it) to the door when suddenly, it swings open, crushing the author's already broken body behind the door*

Scrix: CMG? Where'd ya go?

CMG: Ouch! *door shuts as the author is pissed off for more than one reason as tears flow like rivers from her eyes anime style* Why me...

Scrix: Come on! *slaps face lightly* I got you that Mystic Pepsi you've asked for.

CMG: *stares blankly as the television suddenly returns to life and starts playing the show where it left off*

Goku: *still talking idiotically (A/N: If that's a word...) and imitating Captain Kirk* No! There's got to be... someway... to save the universe! *suddenly starts moving around strangely with the voice as Scrix screams like a little school girl*

Scrix: The evils of another company that dubbed this episode! I condemn thee show to hell! *nukes television, but it returns as Scrix facevaults* There's no fucking way...

Infr: *walks in* I was wondering where that television went to. GAH! The horror! Did you try to destroy it?

CMG: *weakly* Nuked it to hell twice... *passes out*

*the television mocks them with evil laughter as it suddenly showed an dark outline of a devil's face with firey eyes*

Scrix: I swear. This is evil. As usual, CMG (who now is deemed insane) doesn't own Dragon Ball Z. She only owns us Gods and... hey! Where are Karis and Saria?

Infr: Beats me. We have a demonic television to deal with!

*on the moon looking through a crystal ball*

Saria: Should we keep up this torture?

Karis: Of course! No one would expect us!

(A/N: Too bad I already wrote a humor fic on the Freeza Saga. Oh well. I'll make something funny up soon that will make that look like yesterday's news.)

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The three warriors appear in Infr's room as Saria bows in respect.

/Here are the warriors you requested,/ said Saria.

/Good,/ said Infr. /You may go./

/As you wish,/ said Saria as she vanishes.

/What now?/ said Vegeta.

/We wait,/ said Infr.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"I'm tired!" said Goten.

"Yeah Scrix," said Trunks. "Can we stop trying the fusion dance now?"

"I suppose," said Scrix as he and Karis stop demostrating. "Karis, take these two to the resting chambers."

"Alright," said Karis as she picks up the two demi-Saiya-jins and carries them off.

*Scrix, come to the throne room right away,* said Infr.

*I will,* said Scrix as he walks out the door.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*

The three warriors wait calmly until Scrix came in. One look at Goku gave all the information he needed to know. As he looked at the other two warriors, he saw that they were perfectly healthy, but were still healing from minor wounds from the previous battles. He then turned to Goku again.

/Kakarot, I know of your blindness and the battle with Kakarotto,/ said Scrix. /He might have torn away your eyesight, but it can be restored./

/No,/ said Goku. /It won't. Kakarotto said that not even the power of Infr could do so./

/I'm not talking about the power,/ said Scrix as Goku lifted his head. /I'm talking about you being reborn./

Vegeta gasped. /If he's reborn, then he'll tear apart this universe if his memories are.../

/No,/ interrupted Bardock. /He won't destroy anything! When I was reborn, I was healed through the body. The mind and soul remain the same./

/I will need to go alone,/ said Goku. /If my dad and Vegeta come, they will not like hearing that sound I heard./

/What sound?/ said Bardock.

/While you were in the springs, I heard this high-pitched noise that almost made my ears bleed,/ said Goku.

/That's only because of the sensitivity of your ears,/ said Scrix. /It doesn't bother other Saiya-jin since their hearing allows them to hear what they wish to hear./

/Then why didn't I learn that?/ said Goku.

/You still aren't fully accepting yourself as a Saiya-jin,/ said Scrix. /You say you're one, but you don't follow your instincts all the time. If you did, then you wouldn't have fallen./

/Then I want to learn!/ said Goku suddenly as the words blurred out.

/Once you are reborn, I will teach you,/ said Scrix. /For now, let us depart./

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Bardock and Vegeta wait on the platform as Goku waits in the air as Scrix watches carefully. As Goku slowly decends, the Forbidden Springs did something different as the watery substance seemed to come alive and drag Goku underneath its surface. Time passed. Whether it was minutes or days, Bardock did not know as he watched for a sign for his son to reappear reborn. After what seemed to be an eternity, a dull ring was heard in Bardock's ears as he waited in anticipation. Out of the murky water, a bubble that held Goku inside emerged. His eyes were shut as he seemed lifeless inside the bubble. As Scrix grabbed Goku as the bubble broke, Scrix carried Goku to where the others were and landed on the platform.

/Is he alright?/ said Bardock as he looked at the pale face of Goku.

/He'll be fine,/ said Scrix. /The Forbidden Springs had to do more healing physically./

/Huh?/ said Bardock as he noticed something a bit different about Goku's body. It didn't seem so muscular as his tail seemed a bit duller brown than normal. /Is he alright?/

/He's fine,/ said Scrix. /He'll recover his strength after he eats./

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Trunks and Goten wake up a few hours later from their nap as they feel some familiar energies. Excited, they run down the halls to see Bardock and Vegeta around the rather large table eating a banquet of food. The boys ran to them and were excited.

"Grandpa!" cried Goten.

"Father!" cried Trunks.

"Where were you!" cried both boys at once.

"We were training, brat," said Vegeta as he put his cold mask on. (A/N: Jerk.)

"Grandpa, I was worried about you," said Goten as tears lined his eyes.

"Goten I'm sorry I made you worry, my boy," said Bardock. "Can you forgive me?"

"Uh-huh," said Goten as he smiled. "Can we eat?"

"Dig in," said Bardock as the boys grabbed for the rolls on the table and stepped on the other meats and veggies.

After dinner, the four stuffed Saiya-jin had a belching contest. (A/N: Okay. I was up late typing this yet again, so don't mess with me!) Not bothering to excuse themselves, the four seemed in bliss as Bardock suddenly remembered his son.

"Vegeta, I need to check on Kakarot," said Bardock.

"You mean my daddy?" said Goten. "What's wrong with him?"

"He's not feeling well," said Bardock.

"Can I go see him?" said Goten.

"Yes, but you must not get too close to him," said Bardock. 'Or he might attack you.' he added as an afterthought.

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In a dark room, Goku stirred as Karis lifted his head gently. Opening his eyes, Saria smiled gently at the warrior.

/Are you alright?/ said Karis.

/Yeah,/ said Goku weakly. /Just hungry./

/Here,/ said Karis as she lifts a bowl of broth to his mouth as he drinks from it. As he drinks, Bardock and Goten walk in.

"Daddy!" said Goten as he runs up to Goku, but coming within a few feet, Goten heard a growl in Goku' s throat and slowly backed away.

'What's wrong with me?' thought Goku. 'Why did I feel uneasy around my own son?'

"Daddy?" said Goten afraid.

"Goten, I don't know why I..." said Goku.

"Come on," said Bardock. "Your father needs to get more rest. Besides, I want to have a decent spar with you as a fused warrior!"

"Your right," said Goten as he runs out of the room before Bardock leaves.

/Dad, what's wrong with me?/ said Goku.

/You're having trouble adjusting to your instincts,/ said Bardock. /When you get better, maybe Scrix could help./

/I hope so,/ said Goku as Bardock leaves the room to find his grandson.

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(A/N: For your entertainment, a humorous Goten/Trunks side-adventure to make this story look a bit less dramatic for a few minutes.)

"Come on Trunks!" said Goten as Trunks kept his distance from Goten. "I want to try Scrix's staff out first!" (A/N: I guess some boys took Scrix's staff while he wasn't looking!)

"No way, Goten!" said Truks. "I want to try it first since you were a baby trying to get it from the throne room while he was talking to Infr!"

"You don't even know Saiya-go!" said Goten.

"At least I wasn't the one who used the offering to send us to hell!" said Trunks. "I want to try it first!"

"Fine," said Goten. "What are you going to use it for?"

"Good point," said Trunks as he sat there in thought. "I know! I'll use it to make us a bunch of candy!"

"Candy?" said Goten.

"Yeah! We can have all the candy in the world!" said Trunks. "Now how does this thing work? I wish we had the instructions."

"How about you swing it around and say something like, 'Give us candy!' so we can have it?" said Goten.

"That sounds lame," said Trunks. "I have a better one!"

"Really?" said Goten.

"Yeah," said Trunks as he became suddenly serious. "Oh holy staff of Scrix, I command thee to give us candy!"

As Trunks swung it around in circles, he became dizzy that he fell on his rear. Then the boys waited. After ten minutes, Goten became bored.

"Well?" said Goten.

"It must be broken," said Trunks as he put down the staff.

"My turn!" cried Goten in delight. "Oh holy staff of Scrix, give me some candy!"

Suddenly, candy rained down on the two demi-Saiya-jins as Trunks looked at Goten in surprise.

"How come it didn't work for me?" said Trunks.

"Because you were swinging it around," said Goten. "All I did was hold it still."

"I wonder," said Trunks, "what if we used the staff to get tails like our dads!" (A/N: Uh-oh.)

"Tails?" said Goten as he thought about it. "Okay! Oh holy staff of Scrix, make it so that we both have tails!"

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Screams were heard as Bardock ran down the hallway. When he got there, he saw Goten holding Scrix's staff on the ground with Trunks. Confused, Bardock didn't know what happened until he saw a brown tail behind Trunks' body and flipped. (A/N: I know from all kinds of other fanfics, Trunks has a purple tail, but I saw a pic once that showed him with a brown tail. So, I'm just trying to be original.) He saw that Goten also had a tail and nearly had a heart attack.

"You both have tails!" gasped Bardock as Scrix came in.

"I was wondering what happened to my staff," said Scrix as Goten weakly let the staff go.

"My back hurts!" said Trunks painfully.

"So does mine!" cried Goten with tears in his eyes.

"You both had yours removed at birth, so that's why you are suffering from the effects," said Scrix as he noticed the candy littered on the ground. "My staff is not a toy either, Trunks. If you would have used it wrong, it could bring destruction to the universe."

"Well I didn't know," said Trunks as the pain ebbed as he tried to stand. Unfortunately, he fell over due to the new balance he had with his tail. "Ouch!"

"Are you alright, Trunks?" said Goten as he too tried to stand, but fell down. "Ah!"

For about ten minutes, the two boys had trouble gaining their balance, but eventually, the boys learned that their tails pretty much had a mind of its own and...

"Trunks! Let go of my tail!" cried Goten as Trunks grabbed it to keep himself from falling backwards.

"Sorry!" said Trunks. "I didn't know your tail was sensitive!"

"Yours is probably sensative too!" cried Goten as Trunks regains his balance and lets go of Goten's tail.

"I suppose you two will have to learn the basics of balancing with your tails," said Scrix. *Bardock, go check up on Kakarot.*

*Right,* said Bardock telepathy as he said outloud, "I'm going to take a nap."

"See you later, grandpa!" said Trunks as Bardock walked down the halls to Goku's room.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Goku was asleep as sweat poured down his face. He was having a nightmare as an unusual fight between Kakarotto and himself. He felt his doppleganger's power stronger than his as ember flames surrounded the two Saiya-jins. Both of them were bloody and exhausted from their recent battle.

/You cannot win, Goku,/ said Kakarotto. /You are slowly losing yourself to the darkness inside of you./

/No!/ cried Goku as his energy flared up. He attacked Kakarotto, but he vanished in thin air as Kakarotto appeared behind him and kicked him into the ground, followed by a painful grip on his tail as Goku screamed in the burning air around him.

/Give in,/ said Kakarotto as the grip tightened.

/And become a monster,/ hissed Goku. /I'll never... betray my... planet and everyone I... care about.../

/You are a Saiya-jin!/ said Kakarotto. /The strongest fighters in the universe! And you... me... we're both the Legendary./

/Then why are you killing everyone?/ said Goku as his consciousness began to waver.

/Don't you see?/ said Kakarotto as Goku felt the grip loosen. /You have no idea why you're acting this way. Acting so different after what happened during the trials./

/What?/ said Goku as the grip fully was released and Kakarotto disappeared. In his place stood the Guardian of Planet Vegeta as Goku became surprised. He didn't really know what transpired during the fight, but he remembered bits of it.

/Kakarot, Goku,/ said the guardian as Goku stood there confused, /you are denying who you are. The reason I wasn't with you after the battle was because I was making sure that you were able to learn to trust your instincts./

/My instincts?/ said Goku. /Is that why I snapped at Goten earlier?/

/Yes,/ said the guardian. /If you are to accept who you are, you must trust your instincts. Scrix will teach you how to control them, but for now, I am here to restore your strength./

The guardian's eyes flashed as Goku's body glowed in a pale white light. After the light faded, Goku felt his energy increase. Then, the guardian disappeared as Goku regained true consciousness.

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/Kakarot,/ said Karis as Goku's eyes fluttered open. /I'm glad you're awake. I heard you growling in your sleep and if it weren't for your father, you would have lashed out at me./

/Huh?/ said Goku.

/Your instincts are out of whack,/ said Bardock.

/I know,/ said Goku. /If I'm going to fight Majin Buu, the first thing I need to do is control these urges./ Goku got out of bed. /I'm going to talk to Scrix and I'm going to get this settled once and for all./
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CMG: Whoo! That was a bit boring after the trials! Don't worry! It will get better. I did it to set the mood for the next chapter!

Scrix: At least that chapter's done. But what will we do with this possessed television?!

CMG: You right. *shutters*

*television shows Piccolo falling over constantly*

Gohan: Piccolo! What in the fuck possessed you?

Piccolo: I have an idea that Baba-di possessed me. I thought I was turned to stone! Baba-di! Possess Vegeta already!

Vegeta: Why do I have to be possessed?

Goku: Because your evil, dumbass.

CMG: Give me the Mystic Pepsi. Now!

Scrix: Yes mam! *CMG drinks Mystic Pepsi and breaks binds*

Infr: Will a Super Bitchin' 3 be able to end this madness?

CMG: If I can't do this, then I know two goddesses who are going to die! *goes Super Bitchin' 3* Later peeps!