Well, I got the map scanned and everything… It turned out to be 1.6 mbs J it's huge, you can't use paint for it because it's so big, have to use a program that can zoom out/in.
Just in case you people were wondering… There will be a whole lot of Vil'Tani, Goten, Trunks and Videl soon. That's because Gohan, Kakkarot, Vegeta, Arthain and a few others will be heading out on the journey soon. I won't be able to (or I should say I will be able to but it'll be so boring it's sick so I'm not gonna bother) write about the entire journey so except for the major important parts of the journey you won't really see much of the people during it. (Major parts are like finding the old saiyan home world, first visits/impressions of the other dimension as well as the odd bad/good villain from time to time, finding the body, you know, the important parts.)
Chapter 11: Resolutions
Gohan didn't bother trying to dodge as the appendages from the wall lashed at him. He merely screamed in rage and released energy outwards in all directions from him. The majority of the appendages that had attacked Gohan were incinerated in the blast leaving Gohan free to pick his targets for a time.
Trunks and Goten were having a much harder time but because of the differing power strength between them and Gohan. They still managed to destroy anything that attacked them by working together. They weaved and dodged in and out of the appendages blasting any near them and each other. The two worked together so often during their short lives that they knew the others actions almost before they do it and could compensate for it.
Gohan glanced down at the three supposed high heads of Zyian society. A snarl on the super saiyans face and the look in his eyes was clear indication of what he thought of the three. The angry glint on the surface of the eyes was nearly overwhelmed by the flames that burned behind them. With a surge of energy Gohan rocketed towards the three. Gohan pulled his arms back and prepared to gather energy into them as he drew nearer and nearer to his targets. Before he could get close a massive sheet of plant matter shot out and blocked Gohan's view of the three. The super saiyan didn't slow down as he encountered the wall, it wasn't even apparent that he acknowledge it. He just plowed right through it and continued on towards his target without slowing down in the least.
Just as Gohan neared his quarry they glanced at one another and nodded. Suddenly they exploded and large quantities of some sort of liquid compound splashed in all directions. Gohan didn't have time to dodge out of the way due to his high speed and slammed right into some of the liquid. Gohan looked down at his shirt and arms which were covered in the stuff for a moment before he ignored it.
Gohan rubbed his arms a bit as he flew off to aid Trunks and Goten who began to have increasing trouble in dodging the appendages as more and more appeared possessing greater speed and durability. Gohan fired many powerful energy blasts at various appendages attacking Goten and Trunks. Soon after Gohan appeared beside the two, wrapped them in an energy shield and emitted a huge wave of energy outwards from the shield incinerating all of the offending projections.
No sooner had all the appendages been destroyed than more began to appear. They lashed out from all directions in an attempt to wrap themselves around the saiyans. Despite the rage burning inside the elder of the three saiyans he couldn't help but wonder what they were attempting to accomplish. He absently rubbed his arms again as he launched more blasts from his hands.
Goten kept glancing over at his brother in between firing energy blasts in confusion. "Gohan… Why is your shirt smoking?" Goten asked as he dodged another offending limb.
Gohan glanced down and his eyes widened in surprise. The liquid that had splashed over his arms and torso wasn't water or blood, it was acid, very acidic acid. Gohan tore his shirt off his body and threw it away and blasted it. His eyes were drawn to his arms that were still upraised and they opened wide again. The acid was eating through his skin and his aura wasn't burning it off.
"You two stay safe, I have to get this acid off me!" Gohan yelled over the roar of exploding energy blasts.
With that said Gohan flew forward at an incredible speed towards the wall. He stretched his hands and arms out in front of him and slammed into the wall. He didn't bother erecting a barrier he just let his hardened body rip a hole into the wall by itself. Gohan burrowed through the wall in random directions for awhile before he broke through the wall and appeared inside the silo once more. Gohan looked down at his arms and smiled grimly, he had lost several layers of skin and was bleeding in a few places but the majority of the acid was gone, what was left wouldn't harm him.
The scene when he returned wasn't heartening. Trunks had been caught in the jaws of a huge mouth that had appeared out of the wall and Goten was desperately trying to reach him. Goten's attempts were failing due to the huge numbers of appendages attacking him. It was all he could do to just protect himself.
Gohan growled and blasted towards Trunks as a huge aura erupted from his body. Appendages attempted to stop him but they just incinerated as they touched his aura leaving him to concentrate on Trunks.
Goten smiled as he saw Gohan race towards Trunks and promptly forgot about them. He knew Trunks was going to be alright now. Goten pushed his arms out and fired a massive energy wave from each hand. He began to spin around creating a whirlwind and a circular wall of energy around him.
When Gohan reached Trunks he grabbed him around the waist, shoved his hand into the maw, and let off a large energy ball. The maw promptly exploded into a shower of liquid. Gohan covered Trunks with his own body and created a shield around the two of them. The liquid splashed off it and didn't affect the two. Gohan kept his grip on Trunks as he flew towards Goten.
Goten saw his brother approach him and flew to meet him. The two met half-way where Gohan grabbed Goten, threw him on his back and blasted straight up.
"We have to get out of here." Gohan explained to the two little super saiyans, "I want you two to power down and stay that way. We only have one way of getting home, and that's by me taking us there. We will need all the oxygen we can get." Gohan explained to the two.
Goten looked down at his brother in confusion, "But… How are we getting home? Our ship was destroyed." Goten asked.
Trunks looked up at Goten, "You idiot, your brother is going to fly us home, that's why there is an oxygen concern, he doesn't carry an oxygen generator on him." Trunks said.
Goten's eyes widened, "But it took us so long to get here…"
"Do not worry little brother. I can fly faster then the shuttle that took us here, as well as the majority of the ships." Gohan said to his brother. "It should only take us a couple of hours to get home."
Goten nodded and both him and Trunks powered down. Goten shielded his eyes from the sudden glare of the sun as they burst through the top of the tunnel. Gohan erected a massive shield around them as he flew further and further into the sky. Goten and Trunks glanced down and became extremely nervous as the entire planet turned into a huge mouth. Two slits appeared above the mouth and both slits were filled with large pools of cyan energy. The planet stretched towards the three super saiyans with thousands of appendages in a last attempt to capture them.
Suddenly the blue sky turned to black as they passed through the atmosphere of the planet. Gohan flew a bit further out, stopped, and slowly turned around. He glared down once more at the planet before he raised his right arm above his head.
"MASENKO-HA!" Gohan roared as he brought his arm down and unleashed a massive torrent of energy at the planet.
The planet brought all it's appendages around in front of it in an attempt to stop the massive wave of energy but it was a futile attempt as it ripped through the barrier and the planet itself. Goten and Trunks watched in horror as the planet shook and trembled under the energy wave before it suddenly detonated. Gohan quickly turned towards planet Vegeta and dashed through space in an attempt to get home and to escape the huge shockwave that was approaching them from the destroyed planet.
"I am sorry you had to see that Goten, you too Trunks. You should try to get some sleep, it will be a couple of hours before we get home and there is not much to look at out here." Gohan said softly to the two young super saiyans as they stared back in horror at the approaching shockwave.
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A couple hours later…
The globe that encased Gohan and the two smaller super saiyans became super heated as they entered the atmosphere of planet Vegeta and became engulfed in flame. The sound of fire crackling and wind whistling past the globe of energy awoke Goten and Trunks. The two looked around groggily not fully comprehending that they are home.
Gohan rocketed across the landscape as he headed towards the capital. It only took a few seconds for Gohan to reach his destination even though he was on the other side of the planet. As he stopped a massive shockwave whipped by him and slammed into the shield around the city and dissipated harmlessly. The landscape didn't fair as well. A massive trench was evident to his passing, although he had flown several hundred meters off the ground. The trees to the southeast of the city lay flattened on either side of the trench heading away from it and the mountain range in the distance sported a new pass. Gohan wasn't in the mood to care about the landscape; he had something much more important to worry about. The destruction of a planet was no small thing, especially if you were the one that had to do it.
Gohan landed before the gates of the city and set both Trunks and Goten down, "Go and play you two and keep what you have seen secret. If you must keep anything secret, keep that. No one must know what truly happened there." Gohan said sternly at the two young super saiyans.
Goten and Trunks nodded, their eyes told Gohan what he wanted to see more then their movements. The death of the planet and all those people had affected the two in a profound and permanent manner. The two would no longer be as care free and innocent as they once used to be.
"Brother… What're you going to do now?" Goten asked in a subdued voice.
"I have to speak with Vegeta. I don't care what decision he makes… I have already made mine."
"What decision?" Trunks asked curiously.
Gohan glanced side-long at Trunks and frowned as he wondered how much Trunks truly knew about the situation. He realized it didn't matter and shrugged, "You'll have to find out in your own way Trunks." Gohan said as he walked away from the two and entered the city. The guards at the entrance took one look at his face, the fire in his eyes and the lightning crackling up and down his body and decided to quickly get out of his way.
Many people looked up and wondered what was going on as they saw Gohan race across the city fully powered up. More then a few became worried about a sudden attack or that some catastrophic event was on the horizon. Gohan himself couldn't care what they thought; anything they could imagine would pale in comparison with the truth. Gohan had no doubt what-so-ever as to the accuracy of the information Arthain had revealed, not after what happened on Zyim.
Gohan stopped as he reached the entrance to the palace and waited impatiently for the guards to open the doors. Gohan swept through the doors before they had even fully opened and walked at a brisk pace through the hallways of the palace. He knew it like the back of his hand having been through it countless times. He unerringly walked towards Vegeta. The ability of being able to pick up life forces made his task easy. It wasn't much of a surprise to Gohan when he finally stopped in front of the door to Vegeta's study.
"…They weren't treated as a lower clas…" Arthain stopped as he the door to the study opened up and Gohan walked in.
Vegeta stood up abruptly, "GOHAN! That's to forward, even for you. Who gives you permission to just barge into my study!?" Vegeta growled.
Gohan didn't even look at Vegeta; instead he turned his gaze to Arthain, "I believe you. I do not care if Vegeta helps you or not. I will… I will NOT allow it to happen again." Gohan said in a steady tone. It was then that Vegeta realized that Gohan was fully powered up. Most of the anger drained from Vegeta and was in turn replaced by curiosity.
Arthain raised an eyebrow at him, "Why do I get the feeling something happened?" Arthain said in a mild tone.
Gohan's eyebrows became more furrowed as he growled out, "This is no time for sarcasm. I just had to destroy an entire planet because of that bitch. Unlike Vegeta I have seen her, inside my mind. Her energy was all cyan in color, and that entire planet, the ENTIRE planet had become her play thing. She's not content with controlling people; she wants to control the planets, the very quadrants themselves." Gohan snarled out.
Arthain nodded, "Yes… She had a habit of doing that. She's only able to take control of planets with an organic core; fortunately the majority of the planets don't possess one of those. The quadrant however… is a life form, in a way. It's a part of a bigger life form. All four quadrants combine to create a singular entity. Her goal is to control that entity and in essence become an Implementer, a being more powerful then the gods themselves." Arthain sighed sadly, "Don't bother trying to figure out how I know this. Just accept the fact that she is coming, and has already started demolishing your empire. Three planets have fallen because of her. Oh, one more thing. You will need a female saiyan." Arthain finished.
Vegeta raised an eyebrow, "And why do we need a female?" He asked.
"If I told you now, it would ruin the surprise." Arthain said in a light tone as a small smile crossed his face.
Vegeta grumbled something incoherent as sat back down. Vegeta turned to Gohan, "Alright, you might as well tell me everything that happened. I have a pretty good idea of what occurred but I want a full account for when the other civilizations start asking questions." Vegeta said as he leaned back in his chair. "And calm down. I've decided to go."
Gohan breathed in deep and let the breath out slowly. Lightning ceased to crackle across his body as his hair shortened a bit. Gohan pulled out a chair beside Arthain and sat down in it. After another moment Gohan began to relay his tale. "When I got there everything seemed fine at first. They were courteous, well-mannered people and gave me a place to stay. Once settled in I decided to take a look around and figure out what was gong on. At first I did not notice anything abnormal but as time went by and I saw more and more of their species it hit me. Nearly everyone had cyan eyes and the few that did not were terribly unhappy. I approached one of the ones that didn't have cyan eyes, a small girl by the name of Katina, and asked her what was wrong. From what she told me someone or something had begun to take control of the people and that there was a voice whispering inside her head." Gohan took a deep breath, "They killed her because she helped me… and because I could not protect her. That monster took control of the planet, the entire planet, and used it to in turn, control the species living on it." Gohan took another deep breath as he tried to get the next few words out. "Goten and Trunks snuck aboard the shuttle…" Gohan wasn't able to go on as Vegeta shot out of his seat.
"WHAT! THAT!! THAT! When I get my hands on my son he'll wish he had never gone..." Vegeta was cut off by Gohan.
"He already does." Gohan replied.
"What?" Vegeta asked in confusion.
"He and Goten both saw me destroy the planet and genocide a species… I do not think they will ever be the same again. It… seemed to have been a shock to their systems. I doubt they will ever be as carefree or innocent as they once were. Personally, I do not think you are able to do anything worse and not have Bulma rip your tail off." Gohan said in a weary voice as he leaned back in his chair. "I am tired; the trip back was rather… exhausting. I have had a long day and I have said my piece."
Vegeta nodded and dismissed Gohan with a wave of his hand. As Gohan was about to leave he turned back and said, "Leave Trunks and Goten alone. Let this incident pass. They have already suffered enough. The death of a species and the death of a planet are not something the young should ever have to witness… It is not something anyone should ever have to witness." With that said Gohan turned and left the room.
Vegeta looked over at Arthain for a moment, "I think we are finished for tonight. You know where your room is, just head there. I think it's time I had a talk with my son." Vegeta said. Without further comments Vegeta stood and left the study.
Arthain just stood up and gave and eerie grin, "Soon… very soon. I have to be patient, I've waited many a millennia, and I can wait a few more years." Arthain said to the empty room. He turned and walked through the walls between him and his room as he headed there, startling many people along the way.
To be continued…
Sorry for such a short chapter but it just seemed to good a place to end it. Also if I went any further it wouldn't have any relation to the title of the chapter. Anyways, shorter chapter and I got it out sooner. Since no one has e-mail me asking to proof read… well I don't think they're going get proofread. Oh well, I spell pretty well naturally so there are generally only a few mistakes. Nothing that detracts form the over all goodness of the chapter.
I'm not to sure on what I am going to have next, perhaps everything up until the launch for Arthain's body. It's not going to be the next day, they still have to prepare. They've just decided they are going, actually going and knowing WHERE to go will take awhile. Perhaps a month so that the day they leave is the day Vil'Tani comes to begin studying at the academyJ. Anyways, University has started and I have NO idea how much time I will have. It could be several months before I get the next chapter out, or a week. That's why this one is going out now, before I totally lose all my time and am not able to finish it should I try to make it longer. Anyways, hope you like it, cause I do, and that's all that matters J.