Dragon Ball Yugure Z
A Dragon Ball Z fanfiction
by Son Goharotto (son_goharotto@hotmail.com)
Welcome to Dragon Ball Yugure Z, my personal pet project. This is what I like to call a "multi-generational alternaverse epic." Expect a complex story spanning several volumes that are littered with cliff-hangers and titanic battles. DBYZ has been revised in its entirety. While some episodes have merely been ridden of typos, others have been rewritten completely. I'll be starting from the beginning at one episode a day so new readers can join in, undaunted by DBYZ's length, and old readers can review past events. All this is leading up to the new Episode 37, from which I'll try to keep a normal updating pace instead of letting this be forgotten as it once was.
DISCLAIMER: As much as I mgiht wish it not to be, DBZ does not belong to me. It's the property of Akira Toriyama-sama and many others who (unfortunately) aren't me. I'm not trying to make any money off of this and it's just a way for me to show my love of all things Dragon Ball. Well, except maybe GT. Bleah. I is teh poor, so don't sue me.
WARNINGS: As a whole, this series contains mature language (usually in Japanese), graphic violence, brutality, mature situations (non-lemon), and a touch of angst.
NOTES: A liberal amount of Japanese vocabulary is sprinkled throughout, though nothing extremely important is ever said in another language that isn't translated. Mostly just basic Otaku Japanese. I've compiled a list of phrases I use on my homepage here: www.enpitsudo-dojo.com/libjapanese.html.
"dialogue"
""layered voice"" (Fusion, for example)
{alien language}
[thoughts, telepathy, memories]
_stressed words_
*sounds*
~scene change~
Volume I -- The Nagareboshi Saga
Episode 08 -- Reunions of the Heart!! Goku Regains His Confidence!!
Vegeta punched Goten squarely in the chest, sending the youngest Saiyajin barreling into his friend. They both crashed into the wall, but recovered instantly, shooting around either side of the high-grav chamber. Closing in on him as one, they surrounded their sensei in a pincer attack, striking at him on both sides as mirror images of each other.
Vegeta caught the foot of both on a twin roundhouse and slammed them into each other. Tangled on the ground, Goten and Trunks were sitting ducks as Vegeta leapt into the air, firing a stream of ki down at his targets. "Don't be predicatble!" the prince yelled over the roar of explosions. "Be wild, be loose! Surprise your enemy!"
Trunks was blown to the side, but Goten dodged and returned fire. Gathering his ki, Goten swung at the air and three comet-like bolts rocketed towards Vegeta. The prince dodged the first, batted away the second, but was caught in the chest by the third. The blast was strong enough to send him tumbling through the air. Vegeta barely had enough time to dodge another ki blast fired by Trunks, still on the ground.
However, Vegeta didn't see Goten coming up behind him and the young man's knee dug sharply into his back. With his father stunned, Trunks took the opportunity to attack. Holding his hands over his head, he focused his ki and brought them down in an arc. "How's this for a surprise? FINISH BUSTER!!!"
The explosion whipped debris around the room and Goten shot his own blast, adding to the mayhem. Suddenly, Vegeta darted out of the smoke and tossed a kienzan towards his son. Trunks quickly drew his sword and sliced the blade of ki in two, the two halves flying off to slice into unoffending walls. With the other hand, Trunks fired another ki bolt.
Still hanging in the air, Goten charged up for a new attack he had recently developed. Thrusting both hands forwards, an orb of ki formed in front of him from which sprang five consecutive beams. The attack--a technique he'd taken to calling the Go-bai Kougeki--spread out in the air, then turned to converge on Vegeta's position.
Seeing an opening, Vegeta flew up, avoiding the attack by heading straight for Goten. He punched Goten in the gut, then seized his hand and threw him down towards the ground. Trunks flew up to attack, his sword cutting a thin red line across Vegeta's chest, but Vegeta back-peddled and kicked Trunks' wrist, knocking the sword from his grip, then rolled, punching his son in the face. He followed up with a kick to the shoulder blade, causing Trunks to spiral into the wall and slide down, hitting the floor.
"Come on! Where's the fire I saw in your heart before, Goten?" Vegeta goaded. "And are you going to let this low-bred whelp surpass you, Trunks?"
The two teens struggled back to their feet and prepared to attack again.
~~~~~
"T-tousan?"
Goku froze. That voice. That young, innocent voice. That voice filled with calm and compassion. That voice that called out to Goku, even in his nightmares. Turning around slowly, Goku's knees buckled as he glimpsed the origin of the voice.
Gohan. A sight for sore, tired, weary eyes. The image began to waver and thoughts flashed through Goku's mind. Is this an illusion? It can't be! It must be real! It has to be real! And yet, Goku still hesitated, his previous torment still fresh in his memory and refusing to be ignored. "...Gohan...?"
"Tousan!" Running forward, the boy leapt and Goku reflexively caught him. The Saiyajin warrior held his son tenderly, but tightly, as if to protect him from being taken away again. Gohan cried into his father's shoulder, "Aishiteru yo!"
Stroking the back of his son's head, "Aishiteru yo, musuko." After Gohan's crying subsided, "Sumimasen, Gohan..."
"Doushite?"
"I... let you... You... died... I... I..." Goku took a deep, ragged breath. He attempted to continue, but Gohan interrupted him.
Pulling away slightly, "It's not your fault."
"Demo..."
"I saw you as you had just arrived. I saw you fight. I saw you try. It's not your fault. I don't blame you."
"..."
"I wasn't strong enough. It was too strong for me to beat. That's why I lost."
"It couldn't have beat you if..."
"If why?"
"When Nagareboshi first arrived on Chikyuu from space, I went to check it out. I found It in the form of big rock --"
"A meteor?"
"Uh, hai. It didn't seem very strong. I probably could've destroyed it then, but... I was curious. It caught me off guard and started sucking away my power. I got away, but I was too weak fight and It took off. Must have sensed your ki."
"...So, it used your power against me?"
"..."
"Onegai, don't worry tousan. Besides, you have another chance."
"That's right...I can try--no, I can do it. I can win this time." Goku closed his eyes and smiled. "Minna, you all helped me now."
Gohan put on a beaming smile. "I have faith in you, tousan. Always have, always will."
Goku rose to his feet. For the first time in a long while, Goku felt like his old self again. He smiled back at his son, his humor returned. "Hai, Gohan. I will, for you and everyone else."
Gohan looked up into his father's scarred but happy face. "I have to go, tousan," he said regretfully.
"Sude ni?"
"Hai, gomen. Sayonara, tousan."
"Iie, Gohan. Jaa ne."
"Hai, jaa!" Goku turned to leave and ran off. "Tousan!" Gohan called after his father.
"Hai?"
"Say hi to taisan for me!"
"You bet!" Goku replied, giving his grinning son a thumb's up. He turned and jogged off, but was about to turn around and ask where the door was when he suddenly jumped out into the poorly lit hallway. Grinning to himself, Goku put two fingers to his forehead and instantly found himself standing in front of Enma.
"Aaaahh!! Goku-san! You're back!"
"Hai, I am. Domo arigato, Enma-sama, for your help."
"Do itashimashite! I'm glad you're feeling better! Oh, that's right!"
"What's up, Enma?"
"You have a visitor! Come with me!" Enma got up from his chair and opened the door to his private lounge for Goku to enter. "She came down looking for your just after you left. I gave her a temporary body so you...er," Enma blushed--though it wasn't apparent through his already red skin--and ushered Goku through the door.
As Goku stepped inside the threshold, a figure ran up and jumped into his arms, kissing him firmly on the lips. The woman's slight frame wasn't heavy enough to bother Goku (hardly anything was) and despite the odd welcoming, Goku recognized her instantly. Drawing back his head so he could talk, "Chichi!"
"Goku! Oh, Goku!" She kissed him again, then snuggled up to his chest. "How long has it been?" Chichi said to herself wistfully.
Enma checked his records. "Approximately fifteen years, three months--"
"That was a rhetorical question!"
"Oi, Chichi! Calm down, it's okay now," Goku said, waving his hands placatingly. Goku let his eyes wander over her of his young wife. Her eyes shone as brightly as they ever had with a strength that even he had to bow to. He cupped a hand lightly around her chin, tilting her head back so he could better view her loving face. He gave her his patented grin, receiving a bit of a blush from the woman.
Embarrassed by her husband's sudden scrutiny, "Ah, gomen, Goku-sa. Sumimasen, Enma-sama. And thank you for this spirit body."
"Ha ha! It's quite alright! I figured you would want some kind of form besides a cloud." Knowing when discretion is the better part of valor, Enma took the opportunity to allow the two their privacy. "Well, I'll be going now. Goku-san, it's been good to see you, sayonara."
"Jaa ne!" Turning back to his deceased wife, "Chichi, what are you doing here?"
"I heard you had come to the check point, so I came down from Tengoku to find you."
"Well, I'm here!"
"Hai --" Chichi's face suddenly became worried. She averted her eyes nervously as she spoke again. "Goku, we... we have a... second son. I --"
Goku's face lowered to brush against his wife's, kissing her lightly on the cheek. "I know, Chichi," he whispered into her ear. "I'm sorry for not being there..."
"Goku..."
"I've... met him. He's a very strong man now." Goku drew back to look into her eyes, his face set determinedly. "I won't let anything happen to our son, not ever again."
Finally, the old Chichi kicked in again and she grabbed her husbands arms in a vice grip. "My baby! By Kami, Goku! Vegeta took my baby!"
Goku grinned wider now, amused. "I know, I know. Vegeta has been taking very good care of him," Goku said, equally trying to convince himself.
~~~~~
Vegeta sneezed into his water bottle, the clear fluid spraying out from his lips and nose. Across the room, Goten and Trunks broke out into gales of laughter.
~~~~~
"Well, be seeing each other again soon enough," Goku finished. Goku's face grew somber. "Nagareboshi will awaken soon. I'm going to fight It with Vegeta and the boys."
"Iie, onegai, Goku-sa! Don't It's -- a monster! Don't make Goten fight It! He --"
"Don't worry about it, Chichi! We'll win this time, I promise you that!" With that, Goku kissed his wife again and put two fingers to his forehead, disappearing from sight. Chichi's arms were still held out as if gripping something. After a moment, she straightened out, hands clasped in front of her in prayer. [Please stay safe, Goku-sa. I love you and...good luck.......]
A Dragon Ball Z fanfiction
by Son Goharotto (son_goharotto@hotmail.com)
Welcome to Dragon Ball Yugure Z, my personal pet project. This is what I like to call a "multi-generational alternaverse epic." Expect a complex story spanning several volumes that are littered with cliff-hangers and titanic battles. DBYZ has been revised in its entirety. While some episodes have merely been ridden of typos, others have been rewritten completely. I'll be starting from the beginning at one episode a day so new readers can join in, undaunted by DBYZ's length, and old readers can review past events. All this is leading up to the new Episode 37, from which I'll try to keep a normal updating pace instead of letting this be forgotten as it once was.
DISCLAIMER: As much as I mgiht wish it not to be, DBZ does not belong to me. It's the property of Akira Toriyama-sama and many others who (unfortunately) aren't me. I'm not trying to make any money off of this and it's just a way for me to show my love of all things Dragon Ball. Well, except maybe GT. Bleah. I is teh poor, so don't sue me.
WARNINGS: As a whole, this series contains mature language (usually in Japanese), graphic violence, brutality, mature situations (non-lemon), and a touch of angst.
NOTES: A liberal amount of Japanese vocabulary is sprinkled throughout, though nothing extremely important is ever said in another language that isn't translated. Mostly just basic Otaku Japanese. I've compiled a list of phrases I use on my homepage here: www.enpitsudo-dojo.com/libjapanese.html.
"dialogue"
""layered voice"" (Fusion, for example)
{alien language}
[thoughts, telepathy, memories]
_stressed words_
*sounds*
~scene change~
Volume I -- The Nagareboshi Saga
Episode 08 -- Reunions of the Heart!! Goku Regains His Confidence!!
Vegeta punched Goten squarely in the chest, sending the youngest Saiyajin barreling into his friend. They both crashed into the wall, but recovered instantly, shooting around either side of the high-grav chamber. Closing in on him as one, they surrounded their sensei in a pincer attack, striking at him on both sides as mirror images of each other.
Vegeta caught the foot of both on a twin roundhouse and slammed them into each other. Tangled on the ground, Goten and Trunks were sitting ducks as Vegeta leapt into the air, firing a stream of ki down at his targets. "Don't be predicatble!" the prince yelled over the roar of explosions. "Be wild, be loose! Surprise your enemy!"
Trunks was blown to the side, but Goten dodged and returned fire. Gathering his ki, Goten swung at the air and three comet-like bolts rocketed towards Vegeta. The prince dodged the first, batted away the second, but was caught in the chest by the third. The blast was strong enough to send him tumbling through the air. Vegeta barely had enough time to dodge another ki blast fired by Trunks, still on the ground.
However, Vegeta didn't see Goten coming up behind him and the young man's knee dug sharply into his back. With his father stunned, Trunks took the opportunity to attack. Holding his hands over his head, he focused his ki and brought them down in an arc. "How's this for a surprise? FINISH BUSTER!!!"
The explosion whipped debris around the room and Goten shot his own blast, adding to the mayhem. Suddenly, Vegeta darted out of the smoke and tossed a kienzan towards his son. Trunks quickly drew his sword and sliced the blade of ki in two, the two halves flying off to slice into unoffending walls. With the other hand, Trunks fired another ki bolt.
Still hanging in the air, Goten charged up for a new attack he had recently developed. Thrusting both hands forwards, an orb of ki formed in front of him from which sprang five consecutive beams. The attack--a technique he'd taken to calling the Go-bai Kougeki--spread out in the air, then turned to converge on Vegeta's position.
Seeing an opening, Vegeta flew up, avoiding the attack by heading straight for Goten. He punched Goten in the gut, then seized his hand and threw him down towards the ground. Trunks flew up to attack, his sword cutting a thin red line across Vegeta's chest, but Vegeta back-peddled and kicked Trunks' wrist, knocking the sword from his grip, then rolled, punching his son in the face. He followed up with a kick to the shoulder blade, causing Trunks to spiral into the wall and slide down, hitting the floor.
"Come on! Where's the fire I saw in your heart before, Goten?" Vegeta goaded. "And are you going to let this low-bred whelp surpass you, Trunks?"
The two teens struggled back to their feet and prepared to attack again.
~~~~~
"T-tousan?"
Goku froze. That voice. That young, innocent voice. That voice filled with calm and compassion. That voice that called out to Goku, even in his nightmares. Turning around slowly, Goku's knees buckled as he glimpsed the origin of the voice.
Gohan. A sight for sore, tired, weary eyes. The image began to waver and thoughts flashed through Goku's mind. Is this an illusion? It can't be! It must be real! It has to be real! And yet, Goku still hesitated, his previous torment still fresh in his memory and refusing to be ignored. "...Gohan...?"
"Tousan!" Running forward, the boy leapt and Goku reflexively caught him. The Saiyajin warrior held his son tenderly, but tightly, as if to protect him from being taken away again. Gohan cried into his father's shoulder, "Aishiteru yo!"
Stroking the back of his son's head, "Aishiteru yo, musuko." After Gohan's crying subsided, "Sumimasen, Gohan..."
"Doushite?"
"I... let you... You... died... I... I..." Goku took a deep, ragged breath. He attempted to continue, but Gohan interrupted him.
Pulling away slightly, "It's not your fault."
"Demo..."
"I saw you as you had just arrived. I saw you fight. I saw you try. It's not your fault. I don't blame you."
"..."
"I wasn't strong enough. It was too strong for me to beat. That's why I lost."
"It couldn't have beat you if..."
"If why?"
"When Nagareboshi first arrived on Chikyuu from space, I went to check it out. I found It in the form of big rock --"
"A meteor?"
"Uh, hai. It didn't seem very strong. I probably could've destroyed it then, but... I was curious. It caught me off guard and started sucking away my power. I got away, but I was too weak fight and It took off. Must have sensed your ki."
"...So, it used your power against me?"
"..."
"Onegai, don't worry tousan. Besides, you have another chance."
"That's right...I can try--no, I can do it. I can win this time." Goku closed his eyes and smiled. "Minna, you all helped me now."
Gohan put on a beaming smile. "I have faith in you, tousan. Always have, always will."
Goku rose to his feet. For the first time in a long while, Goku felt like his old self again. He smiled back at his son, his humor returned. "Hai, Gohan. I will, for you and everyone else."
Gohan looked up into his father's scarred but happy face. "I have to go, tousan," he said regretfully.
"Sude ni?"
"Hai, gomen. Sayonara, tousan."
"Iie, Gohan. Jaa ne."
"Hai, jaa!" Goku turned to leave and ran off. "Tousan!" Gohan called after his father.
"Hai?"
"Say hi to taisan for me!"
"You bet!" Goku replied, giving his grinning son a thumb's up. He turned and jogged off, but was about to turn around and ask where the door was when he suddenly jumped out into the poorly lit hallway. Grinning to himself, Goku put two fingers to his forehead and instantly found himself standing in front of Enma.
"Aaaahh!! Goku-san! You're back!"
"Hai, I am. Domo arigato, Enma-sama, for your help."
"Do itashimashite! I'm glad you're feeling better! Oh, that's right!"
"What's up, Enma?"
"You have a visitor! Come with me!" Enma got up from his chair and opened the door to his private lounge for Goku to enter. "She came down looking for your just after you left. I gave her a temporary body so you...er," Enma blushed--though it wasn't apparent through his already red skin--and ushered Goku through the door.
As Goku stepped inside the threshold, a figure ran up and jumped into his arms, kissing him firmly on the lips. The woman's slight frame wasn't heavy enough to bother Goku (hardly anything was) and despite the odd welcoming, Goku recognized her instantly. Drawing back his head so he could talk, "Chichi!"
"Goku! Oh, Goku!" She kissed him again, then snuggled up to his chest. "How long has it been?" Chichi said to herself wistfully.
Enma checked his records. "Approximately fifteen years, three months--"
"That was a rhetorical question!"
"Oi, Chichi! Calm down, it's okay now," Goku said, waving his hands placatingly. Goku let his eyes wander over her of his young wife. Her eyes shone as brightly as they ever had with a strength that even he had to bow to. He cupped a hand lightly around her chin, tilting her head back so he could better view her loving face. He gave her his patented grin, receiving a bit of a blush from the woman.
Embarrassed by her husband's sudden scrutiny, "Ah, gomen, Goku-sa. Sumimasen, Enma-sama. And thank you for this spirit body."
"Ha ha! It's quite alright! I figured you would want some kind of form besides a cloud." Knowing when discretion is the better part of valor, Enma took the opportunity to allow the two their privacy. "Well, I'll be going now. Goku-san, it's been good to see you, sayonara."
"Jaa ne!" Turning back to his deceased wife, "Chichi, what are you doing here?"
"I heard you had come to the check point, so I came down from Tengoku to find you."
"Well, I'm here!"
"Hai --" Chichi's face suddenly became worried. She averted her eyes nervously as she spoke again. "Goku, we... we have a... second son. I --"
Goku's face lowered to brush against his wife's, kissing her lightly on the cheek. "I know, Chichi," he whispered into her ear. "I'm sorry for not being there..."
"Goku..."
"I've... met him. He's a very strong man now." Goku drew back to look into her eyes, his face set determinedly. "I won't let anything happen to our son, not ever again."
Finally, the old Chichi kicked in again and she grabbed her husbands arms in a vice grip. "My baby! By Kami, Goku! Vegeta took my baby!"
Goku grinned wider now, amused. "I know, I know. Vegeta has been taking very good care of him," Goku said, equally trying to convince himself.
~~~~~
Vegeta sneezed into his water bottle, the clear fluid spraying out from his lips and nose. Across the room, Goten and Trunks broke out into gales of laughter.
~~~~~
"Well, be seeing each other again soon enough," Goku finished. Goku's face grew somber. "Nagareboshi will awaken soon. I'm going to fight It with Vegeta and the boys."
"Iie, onegai, Goku-sa! Don't It's -- a monster! Don't make Goten fight It! He --"
"Don't worry about it, Chichi! We'll win this time, I promise you that!" With that, Goku kissed his wife again and put two fingers to his forehead, disappearing from sight. Chichi's arms were still held out as if gripping something. After a moment, she straightened out, hands clasped in front of her in prayer. [Please stay safe, Goku-sa. I love you and...good luck.......]