Reda: (bored) I do not own Dragon Ball Z.

Chi-Chi: Will someone PLEASE tell me what Dragon Ball Z is!

Reda: Fine! It's uh...it's um...well...Jake, can you explain it?

Jake: (nods) It's the story of what the Z warriors adventure's were, starting with the fight against the Saiyans to the fight against Buu.

Vee: Oh blah blah blah! They're not going to understand this!

Gohan: Huh?

Reda: Goku's the main character; it follows his life basically, although it does follow Gohan for a time.

Gohan: Um...does it show the...Great...Saiyaman?

Goku: I'm confused. How can someone else have a story about me when I don't even know them...and how can they have every detail right?

Reda: It's because of the link between dimensions. I guess Akira's got a link to this dimension. Huh, cool.

Goten: Dimensions? Huh?

Reda: Yeah, and the whole dbz series is like 250 episodes long.

Goku: So...how many episodes is that?

Reda: 250... something or other.

Goku: What?

Vegeta: Kakarot, can you even count that high?

Goku: Um...no...

Vegeta: Then just forget it! Now, am I in this...D...B...Z thing?

Vee: Yes, and I'm just edited out, as is Reda. Akira didn't like us or something. (Crosses his arms)

Reda: Vee, if you will remember...we wouldn't have been in DBZ anyway.

Vee: Yeah, but GT never happened...because this is the time it would have happened.

Reda: Akira didn't make GT, which is why we are ignoring it because it never really happened.

Pan: I'm so confused.

Krillin: Me too.

Reda: Guys, let me just put it simply. In our dimension your lives are in a cartoon/manga story. Ok? Ok.

Goku: But, you're a part of this dimension.

Reda: Now you're making it even more confusing, Goku!

Vee: (Chuckles) Reda, the Confusing One.

Everyone: (Except Pan) Vee, shut up.

Jake: Reda, what about your story?

Reda: Oh yes! I must continue! Um...what chapter are we on?

Goku: 30?

Vegeta: Kakarot, you can't count at all!

Trunks: He's only ten off. It's chapter 40, Reda.

Goku: Hey, I'm learning!

Vegeta: Sure...

(Connection Pulled)

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Chapter 40: Love and Rage Combined With Evil

From the beginning, emptiness has sparked horrible imaginative things. In this case, horrible futures, but who said they weren't true? What if? Even if Psyfoam does lose, will Goku survive? Goku, everyone's favorite hero...turned into Kakarot, a form half-created by Empty Space.

From the beginning, Goku was special. As a child with a tail, he impressed everyone with his martial arts skills. And as he grew, it just got better. Goku could top and pass every challenge thrown his way.

Now, it is time for Goku to prove himself once again, and win where others have failed before him. Will he defeat the emptiness; will he ignore the horror; will he defeat Psyfoam? The time to see the answer has come. Can he do it? Can Goku win?

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In Empty Space, Goku could feel his control slipping. He could fell it leaving him...his true self was disappearing. And the evil of Empty Space was taking over. He was feeling pity for Psyfoam now.

Oh Kami...Help me!

He could fell hatred...pure hatred seeping in. HE wanted to kill; he wanted to destroy; he seriously felt like joining with Psyfoam. Psyfoam, his master...he needed to obey his master; he needed to kill innocents and laugh just like his master.

No...I can't...give up...

A snarl formed on his face, his screams stopped, and his eyes turned red as he saw Vegeta still suffering. Goku smirked. He was one with Empty Space now, one with the evil. And he was trying to take over Vegeta with Empty Space.

Goku stood up, his dark hair waving in one of Empty Space's non-existent breeze. He stared down at the Prince of all Saiyans with eyes that strangely continued to switch between red and black. He looked at the struggling Saiyan...Why do they struggle? ...and began to contemplate a new idea with himself. Psyfoam likes to see people suffer...I had to suffer a long time...why does Vegeta get off easy? I know...Goku smirked, another odd wind rushed through him, and Vegeta stopped suffering.

"Kakarot...what?"

He smirked, "Yes, I am Kakarot now, aren't I? Goku is dead, yet Kakarot lives on...And I keep the power!"

Vegeta eyes shook. "You...you're a part of Empty Space? Psyfoam...it worked...you failed?"

Kakarot's eyes shone red, a ball of fire exploded somewhere in the distance, and Vegeta just stared. "I did not fail! Goku failed, yes, but I, Kakarot, won!"

Vegeta gulped, "Oh my Kami...now what do we do?"

"We'll go report to Psyfoam. Even if both Psyfoam and me are part of Empty Space, he is still greater...he is still my master." Kakarot placed a foot on the Saiyan's back and got ready to teleport to Earth.

A deep, commanding voice stopped him. "Goku, I am disappointed. You didn't transform."

"Transform? You expect me to transform in this condition! Agh!" Kakarot—or was it Goku—pulled his hair as if an invisible force were causing him pain.

Vegeta shuddered, but an idea crossed his mind. "Kakarot, Goku, whoever you are...what about your family, your sister? She needs you! Psyfoam's destroying her!"

Kakarot replied without any feeling is his voice. "Reda disobeyed our master; if Psyfoam destroys her, it's her fault."

Vegeta blinked in shock. How can he be so heartless? He's still Kakarot; he's still Goku. Right? There had to be another way, another person that Goku and Kakarot care for. "Your sons, Kakarot, Goku. What about Goten and Gohan? Psyfoam will kill them if you don't do anything!"

Kakarot walked off of Vegeta, going toward nothing in particular. His footsteps mysteriously echoed, as did his heartless answer. "I told them to train harder. Everyone relies on me; they all expect me to save them, to solve every little problem! Well, it's time they felt defeat for once. My sons should have trained harder like I told them. It's their own fault if Psyfoam kills them; it'll give them something to think about, something for them to realize I won't always be the hero."

Vegeta stood up, scratching his head. Damn! I'm no good at this hero stuff. Kakarot's supposed to be the hero, but now he doesn't want to. Who does he care about the most? Who can I use to knock him out of it?

"Kakarot! Goku! Both of you turn around, look at me, and listen!"

Surprisingly, Kakarot did just that. He stopped making echoes with his footsteps, he spun slowly to face Vegeta, and he gave the Saiyan Prince a questioning look. "Yes?"

"Would you stop Psyfoam, would you transform if I gave you a good enough reason?"
Kakarot gave him a sly smile. "Try me."

Vegeta took a deep breath and prayed to Kami that this would work. "Your bitch, wife, mate...Chi-Chi. Psyfoam's planning to kill everyone, even her, Goku. Can you save her?"

Something snapped inside Kakarot. His eyes turned black and appeared to focus inward. He clenched his fists at his sides, the non-existence breeze didn't touch him, and he murmured, "Chi-Chi?" Vegeta nodded. "Psyfoam...kill...Chi-Chi? Now that I won't allow!"

And then the love and rage exploded out of Goku, out of Kakarot even. Vegeta found himself having to work hard to stand against the rush of power. Kakarot screamed his wife's name in love, and then screamed Psyfoam's name in rage. Something clicked, silver gleamed in his hair, his eyes shone gold, and his aura pulsed with a bronze color.

As the transformation continued, Vegeta noticed that Empty Space seemed to be folding, bending, and disappearing. He could see Reda, Vee, Gohan, Goten, Trunks, and everyone else, only they appeared fuzzy. Psyfoam was here too; he was right behind Goku, but he was full and clear. Somehow, Vegeta knew that wasn't good.

Psyfoam smirked at him. "Thank you, Vegeta. I didn't expect this to actually work out the way I wanted."
Vegeta didn't get the time to ponder Psyfoam's words, as the evil being placed a dark hand on Goku's back right below the neck. It was too late when he understood. "No! Kakarot!"

He started running, but it was like he was in slow motion. Psyfoam's evil laughter filled the area, and Goku gasped as black began to cover him. His clothes seemed to change and morph into some odd, empty hole, just like Psyfoam. Goku's eyes became flooded in several colors until they just looked fluorescent. His silver hair turned to a deep shade of black, as did his aura. Vegeta reached out to rip Psyfoam's hand out of Goku's back, but the evil being used his feet to kick him to the ground meters away.

"Dad!" Tow male voices echoed the same worried, pain-filled exclamation at the appearance of their father.

"No...not Goku," Vegeta heard Supreme Kai mutter.

"Goku!" Reda sobbed just as Vee yelled, "Hell no!"

The Prince of all Saiyans looked up, just in time to see Psyfoam throw his cloak over Goku, covering up the horror Empty Space had changed him into. Still, Kakarot showed; this wasn't Goku; it was Kakarot. The one person everyone knew and loved slowly rose his head up, showing the evil smirk and the fluorescent eyes that now everyone knew portrayed the horror of emptiness.

"Kakarot..." Vegeta gaped as his Saiyan rival/friend spun to face Psyfoam and kneeled down in a bow, the true breeze blowing through Goku's hair and black cloak.

"I obey you, master," Kakarot said, bowing on hands and knees, his head barely touching the ground.

Psyfoam laughed, a new cloak covering his body. Both Vee and Reda were slumped against a cliff, both still possessing that glow of Special Saiyan, but both so emotionally screwed right now they could only tremble or—in Reda's case—cry over Goku. Goten fell on his butt, moaning like a dog because he still blamed himself for Goku's little mishap. Gohan held on to an unconscious Pan, yet tears started clouding his vision at the sight of his father. Piccolo and Krillin couldn't do much but stare. Supreme Kai appeared the most distraught. Even if the others possessed a tiny ray of hope, he held onto nothing. His head was lowered in complete and total defeat.

When Psyfoam spoke, he spoke to everyone, but seemed to be aiming his words toward Supreme Kai. "Kakarot is reborn by Empty Space. From here on out the name Goku shall be dead. Anyone who speaks of Goku will die with him." His dark eyes scanned past his enemies' eyes, and he just appeared to notice Kakarot on the ground before him. A wicked idea crossed his mind, and he smirked. "Kakarot, since you have been reborn by Empty Space, and I am a part of Empty Space, wouldn't you agree that we are now related? Rise, and tell me if you agree, my son."

Vegeta scoffed. Not even Kakarot would agree with you on that one, Psyfoam, or I'll kiss Bulma in front of everyone and then find my place in hell.

Kakarot stood up, facing Psyfoam with an almost happy gleam in his eyes. "I agree with you, my master, my father."

The color drained out of all of Goku's relatives, especially Reda. Supreme Kai cried out. Trunks tried to grasp what he had just heard. Vee looked at Psyfoam and Kakarot with disgust, as if saying they'd both die. Psyfoam looked Vegeta square in the eye and said, "Hope you enjoy hell." And then Psyfoam's evil laughter filled the air while Kakarot connected eyes with everyone in the area. When Vegeta met his friend's glare, he had the odd feeling that it would be Kakarot who actually sent him to hell.

"Kami help us," Vegeta muttered. "Kami help us all."

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Vee: I tried so hard and got so far...but in the end it doesn't even matter...

Pan: I had to fall to lose it all...

Vee: But in the end it doesn't even matter...

Reda: Linkin Park! Yes! Perfect Vee! Perfect!

Goku: I don't understand why you can be so excited, Reda.

Trunks: Oh, cheer up Goku. It wasn't your fault...you were used.

Goku: I know, but I feel responsible.

Krillin: Goku, look at it this way. It can't any worse.

(Suddenly...)

Pieboy: I'm back!

Everyone: No!!!!!!!!!!

Goten: (glares at Krillin) It's all your fault.

Vegeta: You stupid...short person...I should kill you!

Krillin: Hey, you're short too, Vegeta.

Reda: Pieboy, do you think I'm confusing?

Pieboy: No, you're just a moron!

Reda: Hey! That's what I'm supposed to call you!

Trunks: (Grabs Pieboy from behind) Wrong thing to say, idiot.

Jake: (takes out a cheese grater) Definitely the wrong thing to say.

Pieboy: Hey, you won't do nothing. There are too many people in here.

Jake: Yeah, but they all hate you.

Pieboy: NO they don't.

Everyone: Yes we do.

Pieboy: See? They love me!

Jake: Right...(Cuts off Pieboy's skin with the cheese grater)

Reda: Um...I'm going to end this here. When you see us next, Pieboy will be gone. And everyone will be happy. Review for me!

Pan: Ewww... And I was thinking about eating cheese too.

Reda: Pan, don't worry about it; if you can't stand this then I don't know why you survived the ordeal with Psyfoam.

(Connection Pulled)