Fallen Hero

Chapter 12

CMG: The Internet must be broken! *starts banging on the computer with a giant mallet* Not only that, but my grandma got into a nasty car accident just recently and she had to go to the hospital. Luckily, it was only her ankle or leg and nothing too bad; but I was still nervous as hell when I found out about it.

Scrix: Well, you did call your mom by cell phone until your brother found the phone number for her work. (All of this is true.)

CMG: Yeah, but after that accident, I'm not really in the writing muse I normally would be in.

Karis: I know what you need!

*about 40 minutes and a bunch of careless and reckless driving later...*

CMG: I was a deprived authoress! All I wanted was respect! *cries* (Okay. Now it's false.)

Infr: *dressed as the psychiatrist as a pair of heavy framed glasses frame his face* That's it. Let it all out.

Karis: *outside the room* This wasn't what I had in mind.

Zi-Kita: *prances in decked in a Robin Hood costume, with green tights* I feel so much better after what I've been through!

Demona: I say you lost what sanity you had left after Kakarotto and his friends did to you. *hits Zi-Kita with a nasty giant Frying Pan of Pain and drags him to the end of the line to get help*

Ganki: As usual, she doesn't own Dragon Ball Z. She only owns us and don't sue her, 'cause she's got other problems that even we don't know about.

CMG: *from the other room* I heard that! PREPARE TO DIE MORTALS AND IMMORTALS! *door breaks off hinges as a Super Bitchin' 5 CMG comes out rather cross*

Bardock: *appears with ice cream* Here you are!

CMG: *suddenly calms down as she cheers* Yay! *reverts to normal and starts eating it as the others sigh in relief*

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All my work and endless measures
Never seem to get me very far
Walk a mile just to move an inch
Now even though I'm trying so
Damn hard
I'm trying so hard

This world can turn me down but I
Wont turn away
And I wont duck and run, cause
I'm not built that way
When everything is gone there is
Nothing there to fear
This world cannot bring me down
No cause I am already here, oh no!

~3 Doors Down-Duck and Run

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The morning sunlight poured into the window as Bardock clenched his eyes shut; trying to ignore the light and get as much sleep as possible before the battle that would take place later that day. However, his stomach rumbled as he moaned in mock agony as he opened his eyes. After returning to his home, he found Celpia upset at him as he explained what happened. The night they spent together was full of passion as they felt that if the world would come to an end. Getting up, he found his fighting gear on the chair as he looked at it carefully. Since the end of Majin Buu, his son talked him into wearing something different besides the spandex clothing during fights. After many complaints, he finally gave in and decided to change his outfit.

Gently, Bardock slid into the gray pants as he carefully maneuvered the snowy white tail through the hole in the back. Grabbing the black undershirt, he put it on as it hugged his muscular frame. Putting the gray vest on top of it, he looked like he was wearing a contrast of his son's old fighting clothes as he donned the black belt and wrist guards before putting the ankle high black shoes on. Wrapping his ankles with the black guards, he grabbed the crimson bandana from the nightstand as he tied it around his head. For his Saiya-jin comrades that fell so long ago, he kneeled to the ground and offered a brief prayer that they watch over him in battle before getting up and heading down for what might be his final breakfast.

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Goku was eating rather slowly again as everyone thought what happened last night shouldn't affect him this morning either. Radditz noticed by the way Goku's white tail twitched that something was wrong. As Chi-chi stirred the batter to make more food, Gohan and Goten were in the other room getting ready for the battle as they donned the fighting gear. Gohan clothes were the same clothes he wore during the battle with Majin Buu while Goten's was altered a little with the blue sleeves cut short like his father's outfit was. As the two came down for breakfast, they noticed the tension as Goku glanced up.

"You guys sit down and eat," said Chi-chi. "I'll have more done shortly."

"Kakarot," said Radditz. "after breakfast, what are you going to do?"

"Pretty much, I'm going to go to Korin's Tower and get some Senzu Beans," said Goku.

"Senzu Beans?" said Radditz in a puzzled voice.

"You'll see," said Goku, trying to be cheery, despite the threat coming towards Earth as he spoke.

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"So, you know how Zi-Kita came back to life?" said Dende.

"Of course," said Piccolo as he stood there on Kami's Lookout as his cape billowed in the wind. "Slug managed to revive him after the battle since he had Tronikor."

"Tronikor?" said Dende. "But I thought the Dragon of Desires was long since extinct!"

"What do you mean?" said Piccolo. "Tell me everything about it!"

"It was said that they're used to be a dragon that could grant any desires with serious consequences," said Dende. "Guru was against that type of dragon being used, so he banished Slug from the Dragon Clan long ago. How he ended up in Zi-Kita's hands, I can't be sure; but if Slug is still alive today, he would have been almost 500 years old."

"500 years old?" said Piccolo. "He only looks like he's in his early 40's at least!"

"He must have used Tronikor to have eternal youth," said Dende. "Tronikor in Namekian means He With Many Desires, Let Them be Answered."

"So that's why Zi-Kita has been able to brainwash Goku, kidnap Chi-chi against her will, and make her into a Saiya-jin on top of it," said Piccolo. "I swear when Slug gets here, his ass is grass!"

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Landing in 10 minutes, said the computer as the door hissed open and a robed figure comes out with a hood over his/her head. As he/she walked down the corridor, everyone moved out of his/her way as he/she headed to the bridge to see...

/Earth,/ said the voice in a whisper.

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All of the Earthen and Saiya-jins were gathered as the wind kicked dust around them. Goku returned from Korin's Tower with a bag full of Senzu Beans as he appeared near the others. Chi-chi was with them as she and the other Saiya-jins were already in their ascended forms. After Goten joked around laughing at Radditz looking like a Super Saiya-jin 3 with his hair very long, Radditz reverted back to normal and grabbed the kitchen knife to cut some of his hair off. (A/N: I bet many people imagine his hair getting very long if he went Super Saiya-jin 3. *starts imagining the possibilities as Scrix whacks CMG for daydreaming and holding up the suspense*) Scrix also appeared from the Other Realm like he did in the last battle due to the events that Zi-Kita was still alive and a threat to the Saiya-jins he swore to protect.

"Before this battle begins, let me bring you three back to life," said Scrix as King Vegeta, Radditz, and Nappa stood before Scrix. "That way, you three will be able to fight at your fullest."

"Right," said Radditz as Scrix chanted. Seconds later, the halos faded as the three formerly dead warriors were now alive.

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Piccolo felt their arrival as he planted two fingers on his forehead. With a single thought, he teleported as he appeared on the battlefield in style. As the others were already awaiting the spaceship, Krillin, Tien, Chou-su, and Yamcha were all nervous, but willing to fight along side the others.

Suddenly, the spaceship appeared as the dark aura seemed to instantly come close to knocking the breath out of Goku. He felt the tainted aura as it felt much stronger than it did on Caduto. Forcing the air in his lungs, his white tail curled tighter around his waist; the battle for the universe was about to be decided yet again and this time, they had to win or the Earth will be destroyed and her people would be eradicated without another chance of revival.

"Man oh man!" said Krillin. "Zi-Kita feels so powerful!"

"Goku, I thought you killed him," said Yamcha.

"We did, but he's alive again somehow," said Goku.

"Tronikor was able to bring him back to life," said Piccolo. "The only way we'll be able to get rid of him for good is if we also kill Slug or disable the dragon balls somehow."

"Wait," said Tien. "If we kill Slug, then Chi-chi will remain a Saiya-jin."

"I've already decided to remain a Saiya-jin," said Chi-chi. "Besides, if I become a human again, you guys won't have enough fighting power to put this asshole down for good."

"I have to agree," said Celpia. "We all must do our part."

"Yeah!" said some of the others as the spaceship finally touched down; kicking dust in its wake as everyone had to shield their eyes from the heavy winds blowing the dust in their eyes. As soon as the dust settled, the warriors shifted into their fighting stance. The door opened as the ramp slowly descended towards the ground. Soldiers walked off in two different lines as though a ceremony was about to take place. As the Saiya-jins suddenly stopped, they turned towards the middle and withdrew their sword-like weapons as they met in the middle in mid-air.

'This has got to be some joke,' thought Vegeta as he watched the Ginyu Force-like idiocy play out.

As the soldiers remained frozen, almost motionless, a figure dressed in a black hooded cloak emerged from the darkness of the spaceship. Along side him strolled Demona and trailing behind the two was Ganki as she held the same stick she used against Goku while he was under their control. As everyone tensed and looked at the cloaked figure, Goku was hissing angrily as his hair seemed to flicker between gold and black every few seconds as he tried not to summon the forbidden level just yet.

"So, you and the other peons decided not to run away, huh Kakarotto?" said the familiar baritone voice.

"Not when you're threatening to destroy Earth!" growled Goku as he tried to remain calm.

"Hm, so your tail's turned white," said Zi-Kita's voice as he laughed. "You look kind of foolish."

"Shut-up, you bastard," growled Vegeta as he hissed.

"Not quite yet," said Zi-Kita's voice as the cloaked figure removed the hood. Underneath the hood was a face with amber eyes as Goku nearly felt like passing out. His eyes were glowing as Goku felt lightheaded. "Kakarotto, if you want power, then stop denying your instincts and join me."

"What?!" said Bardock and Vegeta at the same time.

"I... can't..." said Goku as he breathed hard as he felt frozen by those eyes. "The Earth... needs a.... hero to stand up... to people... like you."

"What in the hell are you doing to Kakarot?" said Bardock.

"He cannot resist the Mirror Eyes technique," said Zi-Kita.

"Mirror Eyes?" said Vegeta.

"Mirror Eyes is a technique used on the weak-hearted," said King Vegeta. "Any one who uses that technique can overpower their opponent easily."

"Kakarot, remember you training," said Scrix. "You need to block your mind against his assaults."

"Easier... said than... done," panted Goku as he fell to his knees as Zi-Kita started walking towards the Earth-raised Saiya-jin.

"You cannot fight it," said Zi-Kita. "As weak-hearted as you are, you cannot fight my Mirror Eyes technique because it's power surpasses all mental defenses."

"Shit," said Bardock.

"I can easily turn you against your friends, or better yet," said Zi-Kita as he looked at Chi-chi, "your own mate."

"You... wouldn't... dare..." said Goku as his eyes flickered.

"I can and I will," said Zi-Kita as Goku was forced to the ground by Zi-Kita gripping the Earth-raised Saiya-jin's tail and crushing it as his foot pinned him to the ground. Goku screamed bloody murder as Scrix felt the very last bits of self control leave him and transformed into the forbidden level.

"That's enough!" yelled Scrix. "If you want to beat someone in the ground, use your fists!"

"Are you that impatient to die?" said Zi-Kita as he looked at Scrix.

"If you are," said Scrix as he tried to coax the demented and evil God away from Goku as he struggled to regain control of his thoughts and actions.

"Fine," said Zi-Kita as he booted Goku away like he was trash right in the gut. With a growl, he met Scrix's challenge and ascended to the same level. "I'll deal with the mortal later. For now, the Gods must fall for my plan to succeed!"

As Scrix and Zi-Kita slid into a battle stance, Goku weakly got up as he fought against the urge to puke due to the painful kick to his stomach moments ago. His mind still spun from the attacks that Zi-Kita had tried using against him as he felt disoriented. Getting up rather slowly, he almost fell again, but a pair of strong arms caught him.

"Are you alright, Kakarot?" said Radditz as he kept the warrior from falling.

"I'll be fine," said Goku. "Just get me a Senzu fast."

"What do these things do anyway?" said Radditz as he handed the lime green bean to Goku who chewed it up and instantly regained his strength.

"Cool," said Radditz as he stared in awe as the bones inside Goku's crushed tail easily mended as the white tail moved easily. Goku turned and saw Zi-Kita and Scrix charge at each other with full strength as the two God-like beings clashed. Blows were exchanged against one another. Zi-Kita wasn't going at his full strength while Scrix was giving his all in vain. Goku somehow knew the Dark God wasn't giving his all. Eventually, he had to jump in.

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Scrix never thought he could be defeated this easily. As the finishing blow came near him, he closed his eyes in defeat. However, the finishing blow never came as he heard Goku's scream of rage. Puzzled, Scrix opened his eyes as he saw Goku holding Zi-Kita's fist as the aura blazed around the warrior and the fur grew upon his body. Strangely enough, the fur was completely white while Goku's still blonde hair was tinted with a whitish gold.

"Scrix, are you alright?" said Goku in a strange voice that sounded like it was combined with more aggressiveness than usual.

"Kakarot..." said Scrix as he backed away. "What type of power is this?"

"I'm not sure," said Goku as the aura seemed to be mixed with a deadly intent as Goku's eyes flickered from green to silver. "Perhaps this is the next level. The level beyond the forbidden level."

"Impossible!" said Zi-Kita. "How can you make that claim?"

"I can because I now understand how you defeated us so easily last time," said Goku. "You have reached it as well."

"No way!" said Krillin as he overheard the conversation.

"It doesn't sound so surprising," said Vegeta. "It makes sense how we were easily taken down by that asshole until we worked together. But if Kakarot's reached it, have we reached it?"

"Only one way to find out," said Bardock as both he and Vegeta both began to transform. The fur grew out as their tails darkened. "Guess not."

"Still, we might as well stop wasting time," said Piccolo. "I'm going after Slug. You guys go after the other Saiya-jins and kill them if necessary."

"Right," said the others.

With that, the battle to end all battles has begun as Goku flew at Zi-Kita.

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CMG: Ah. A nice little cliffy since I'm still not in a good mood. *finishes ice cream as she throws the glass bowl into the air and blasts it*

Scrix: Why can't you write more?

CMG: School's about to resume tomorrow and I'm hitting a writer's block since I'm running out of ideas for this fic. *starts running and ends up running into a huge block with the words WRITER'S BLOCK on it*

Karis: *looks at the newest fic that CMG started writing* Is this a new fanfic you decided to write?

CMG: Yeah. It's going to be a pretty cool epic. Goku's going to end up living after the Cell Games, but he's going to be brainwashed.

Demona: Is there more?

CMG: Seven years later, a mysterious fighter appears at the World Martial Arts Tournament and gets pulled into the climatic battle to save Earth from Majin Buu without knowing his past. Will Earth survive or will the fate of the future be changed without Goku? And who is the mysterious person you might ask? You'll have to read to find out! Check out Bound at this web page address: http: // www. fanfiction.net /read.php? storyid= 1672695. Just take out the minor breaks. If you're too lazy to read it, I'll give you a little sniplet!

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In a few short seconds, his body was engulfed in a blinding white light as Goku was caught in the explosion with the others; falling short of Snake Way as he was suddenly hurled at the tail end rather hard, throwing King Kai, Gregory, and Bubbles on the road as Goku fell from the pink sky. As he fell through the clouds, the black hands grabbed him and sucked him in.

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Scrix: Hey! Is that all you're going to give us?

CMG: Yep! It's a pretty short chapter; only about a little over 500 words, so I had to be creative. Anyway, I'll be updating at least once or twice a week with new chapters, so don't get angry if I don't end up going on the same writing muse for awhile. Until next time, review all you peeps.

Scrix: Um...

CMG: Including those who either have or haven't read the original series; which is under my PENNAME! Just click on my little name and it will take you to my other stories. The title of the original series is Unexpected Fate. Click on the link and it will take you to the prequel of this story if you're lost in this one! I will warn you that my 1337 (elite) skills are a bit duller in the original series, but read my bio and you'll know why.

Scrix: Are you done yet?

CMG: And don't forget to fucking rev- *Scrix finally got tired of the authoress' ranting and knocked her out; dragging her to Zi-Kita's Torture Chamber for a time out*

Zi-Kita: Finally. It's time for the mistress' punishment. *laughs evilly as the camera is shut off*