Kakkhan: Giendonese Saiyan Warrior
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball/Z/GT, but I do own Janden, the Laniins, the other races not including Human, the planet Giendon, a few techniques, and a handful of other things that are my creation alone.
A/n: *Panther is seen in SP's seat, cleaning paws*
Allati: Oh, SP! *Looks for SP*
*Panther looks up*
Allati: Oh hi SP! Have you seen SP?
*Panther stares at Allati*
Allati: Hey, aren't you SP?
*Panther goes back to cleaning paws*
Allati: Guess she must be. Oh well. *Shrugs* Enjoy!
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"You can never plan the future by the past." —Edmund Burke
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Blah = untranslated words in Laniin
{Blah} = translated words from Laniin into Universal
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Previously on Kakkhan: Giendonese Saiyan Warrior—
The immortal straightened up. His muscles protested vehemently with jolting pain, which Kakkhan ignored as best as he could. He could feel the kis of two of the inferior humans coming to him at speeds surprising for humans. They normally didn't move that fast, especially after a blast like Cell's self-destructive bomb.
Kakkhan turned to face them as they came hurrying up. It was the announcer and photographer pair, no doubt eager to interview the unknown savior who had just done away with the biggest threat to Earth. All in one day, too. The young warrior sighed and prepared himself for the final extension of a very long and tiring day.
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Past Encounters of the First Kind
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Kakkhan waited patiently as the humans straggled up the cliff and over to his spot. He waited as the announcer and the photographer settled into their positions, then prepared to convince all of Earth that Cell was indeed gone.
Frank, the photographer, motioned to Jesse, his companion, that it was go time. Jesse faced the world's savior and asked the first question in the Dreaded Interrogation of the Cell Games,
"What's your name?"
The whole world clung to their TVs as Kakkhan took his time to answer. The immortal smiled a bit at the intense eagerness of the photographer and the announcer before he answered.
"You may call me the Giendonese Warrior."
Jesse raised his eyebrows. "Wow. That's a long name for a kid like you. How do you spell 'Gee-en-doh-ne-eze'?" Jesse tried to pronounce the word.
Kakkhan smiled again at the pitiful efforts of this human to pronounce his planet's name. "It's pronounced 'Gee-en-da-neez'. The final 'e' is silent and there is no special emphasis on the 'z' sound, like 'cheese'. As for spelling it, it's capital g…"
Jesse hurriedly took out a pen and pad and wrote a dashing "G" on it. With Kakkhan's guidance, Jesse wrote out "I-E-N-D-O-N-E-S-E" to join the "G" on the pad. Jesse finished writing the word and quickly asked another question.
"What was that light stuff you and Cell were using at the end? I thought it looked familiar, but I may be mistaken."
Kakkhan looked surprised a mite. "I don't know if it's familiar to you. But to answer your question, that information is classified."
Jesse groaned. "No! You gotta tell us!"
Kakkhan shook his head resolutely. "3 more questions, and then I'm leaving."
Jesse groaned again. "Oh c'mon! Surely you can stay for more than that!"
Kakkhan just looked at him. Jesse remembered his duties and hastily returned to them. "OK, OK. How were you, a mere boy, able to defeat Cell when two grown men, former champions of the World Martial Arts Tournament, couldn't?"
Kakkhan spared no breath for this question. "That is also confidential. 2 more."
Jesse shook his head. "What is a Giendonese, then?"
Kakkhan was amused, and that showed on his face. "I would answer the question, but I'm sure that my friends in that subject would be very displeased if I disclosed that. Sorry."
Jesse looked at Kakkhan with hooded eyelids. Kakkhan merely gestured for the last question. For an answer, Jesse said, "Fine. Have it your way." The announcer rolled his eyes good-naturedly and asked the final question, "What did you say to Cell before you blew him up? You did say something, right?"
Kakkhan smiled again, his mouth curving into a sarcastic smirk. He answered, a trifle louder than before, "I said Abli tuah Eiranos Giendonius Miytu certi. And then I said, Kriah Chikyu-sei. I cannot tell you what they mean, but perhaps you will be able to figure it out for yourselves."
Finished, the warrior turned around, took a few steps away from the humans, and launched off into the air. Frank followed the child hero with his camera as Kakkhan showed off for the world. But then Kakkhan smirked at them again and zoomed away, never to be seen again by the camera or at the Cell Games site by anybody looking for him there.
Frank sighed and trained the camera back on Jesse. Jesse said brightly, "And there goes our savior! The Giendonese Warrior, everyone! I pronounced that right, right? Oh well. I wonder what he said? Oh well again. This is Jesse Tokin, reporting live at the Cell Games site on ZTV."
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At the Lookout, the Z-senshi found "Warrior" powered down and waiting for them. He had already gotten the special treatment from Dende. As the Z-fighters surrounded Kakkhan, the warrior sought out MKakkhan. The future counterpart caught his eye and gave him a thumbs-up, to which Kakkhan nodded. He tuned into Krillin's exclamation in time to hear, "So is Giendonese Warrior your full name?"
Kakkhan shook his head. "No. But that is what I am." Krillin brightened up. "So what is your name?"
Kakkhan realized the bind he'd put himself in and thought quickly for a cover up. Finally he came on a rather primitive but effective tactic to use. "I won't divulge my name until Kakkarot gets here."
A short while later there was a poof sound and Goku stood there grinning hugely. "Hi guys! I'm back!" He was stampeded by the Z-senshi except for Piccolo, Vegeta, the Kakkhan duo, and Mirai Trunks. Of course Dende stood by, as well as Popo-san, but they managed to get their greetings be heard. Goku was actually knocked to the ground, Chichi of all people hugging him fiercely around the neck.
Kakkhan watched them with amusement. He forgot to try to escape in the midst of the pandemonium, so he was caught like a bird in the eyes of a snake when the Z-senshi turned on him again. Realizing there was no way out, except by another of the intricate mysteries, Kakkhan surrendered.
Krillin led the group in asking the question again, "What's your real name? 'Warrior' is not a normal name to call someone, especially a Saiyan like you."
Kakkhan responded, "Yes, well, 'Kakkhan' isn't exactly a normal name to call someone either."
It was a moment before the Z-senshi reacted, but when they did, it was with smiles and laughs. "All right! We finally got his name!" Yamcha cried. Goku Grinned™, Krillin slapped Kakkhan on the shoulder, Yamcha laughed, Tien and Chiaotzu looked at Kakkhan in interest, while Kakkhan himself rolled his eyes. What was all the fuss about? Kakkhan by any other name was still Kakkhan. Hello?!
Vegeta snorted at the actions of the kyojaki humans, while Piccolo remained nonplussed. He did, after all, know Kakkhan's name all along. It wasn't exactly a problem for him either. Dende and Popo-san stood by and simply watched the proceedings. As they usually do.
Then someone asked, "What was the meaning of what you said to Cell before you blew him up? I know what you said, but I don't know what it means. It was in some sort of other language I didn't recognize."
Kakkhan turned to meet the gaze of Vegeta. It was intense and braced, but Kakkhan merely nodded. "I said, I am Kakkhan, Giendonese Saiyan warrior, Then I said, For planet Earth, and blew Cell up. That's all." Kakkhan was met with a little suspicion from Vegeta at the nonchalance of which the immortal answered, but Kakkhan ignored it.
It was some time before the Z-senshi regained the mind to summon the Dragonballs to revive the people Cell had killed. Then, at the personal altruistic wish of Krillin, Shenron removed the bombs from within the Androids 17 & 18. They also discovered that 18 was there on the Lookout with them, Krillin having brought her up with them. 18 boldly reprimanded the Z-senshi on thinking that 17 was her boyfriend, not her twin brother. She also deflated Krillin's hopes that she would…er…you know what I mean. But, it was all in a day's work for the Android.
The Z-senshi moved their celebration down to Capsule Corporations. This is where we find ourselves now.
Kakkhan was currently talking to Chichi about Gohan. Or rather, listening to Chichi about Gohan. "I'm sure that if you met my son Gohan, the two of you would get along very well. You actually remind me of him." Chichi said.
Kakkhan thought to himself, 'Well yeah, I mean, I am your son Gohan. I'm just not willing to admit that yet.' But he listened politely to his biological mother as she went on.
"Oh… Goku, Daddy, and I actually waited a few months after Gohan's birth to name him. I was talking about Goku's grandfather Gohan and Goku pointed out that my baby smiled whenever I said Gohan, so it just became his name. So I guess you could say that Gohan chose his own name, in a way. I actually wanted to name him Winchester, but 'Gohan' seemed to be better liked. Goku suggested it really, but that's over now."
There was some silence from Chichi as she tried to keep herself composed. She wasn't quite over her first son's "death", but who would be? She was actually handling it better than some mothers in her caliber of emotional stress. Maybe Goten had something to do with that.
"I wish Gohan were here now," Chichi continued. "If only he could see that he has a younger brother and maybe play with him other than Trunks. Goten does need someone other than Trunks to play with constantly. Ah well. Maybe Gohan's watching right now from Other World. That would be nice."
Kakkhan watched his "mother" restrain herself. A fine thread of anger at the Laniins started to wrap around his heart. The anger was for them kidnapping him and ruining the hopes and dreams of a young mother for her child, however dubious they may or may not have been. The rightful opportunity for a child to grow in his or her natural household had been taken away from Chichi, Goku, and Kakkhan. It was here that Kakkhan, warrior no more of Giendon, vowed to keep this predicament from happening in his past lives. Kakkhan reckoned that if he stopped one kidnapping in one timeline, then the other timelines behind that one timeline would not behold the kidnapping.
Kakkhan went away from the conversation with renewed resolve to break off his life from Giendon and to make a new one elsewhere. Whether that new life be on Earth or somewhere new, it mattered not. What did matter was that the Laniins on Giendon paid their price.
Kakkhan chose a specific spot and opened a Warphole. It was time to get moving. Long past time.
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They say that Time is a line. A river of red blaring digits and sun phases that carries us all down to our individual ends whether we want it to or not. All of us get on it at one point or another. Some people reach their destination sooner than others, but we all get off of it sooner or later. Even after someone gets off, Time flows on.
To Kakkhan, the scientists had it all wrong. Time was actually a dimension. One open to the interpretations of the teensy tiny mortals who abided by it. The very same mortals who thought there was an end to Time. The "end" of Time, however, is just merely the end of the lifespan of a particular race and/or their planet. There is no such thing as an "end" of Time.
As Time was a dimension, Kakkhan was free to travel through it. Of course, Kakkhan did need a specific location to go toward in order not to get lost forevermore in Time. So he used the first thing that had ever been taught to him: the Warphole. Kakkhan was planning on obstructing his past self's kidnapping. He was going to do so by intercepting Janden on his way to Earth or on Earth.
Kakkhan ambled in his Warphole tunnel through Time. He was in no rush to get through the familiar glowing darkness of his Warphole. He figured he'd meet Janden sometime, so why rush?
It was fortunate Kakkhan listened to his heart. If he had rushed through Time, Kakkhan would have ended up in a Time when Janden's parents were young. About forty-two years and six months in Giendonese time exactly before they would meet and conceive their two sons Janden and Rollin Jr.
Then of a sudden the immortal warrior felt his Warphole collide with another Warp. Kakkhan didn't speed up, but he did have to hold back from that. Kakkhan's Warphole was more stabilized with the end connected firmly to the other Warp.
Kakkhan soon arrived in the archway of his Warphole. He stood boldly in it; his profile outlined against the arch by the dancing sparks in both Warpholes.
Kakkhan felt Janden approach. The next thing of Janden Kakkhan heard. He heard the stamp of Janden's feet as they came down on the paved green darkness of his Warphole. Kakkhan then saw the gold skin, the three-taloned feet, the long legs and arms, the thirteen fingers. He saw Janden's face. The two eyes, gold-irised and red-pupiled. He saw the place were no nose resided, but instead a thin cleft for a mouth. He knew that inside that mouth was going to be tiny pointed teeth and enormous canines freaky-looking in comparison with his companions. Kakkhan saw it all.
He also saw Janden see him and the ki ball in the immortal's hand. He could practically hear Janden think, 'Who is this boy? How can he manipulate ki when he has none? How did he get in here anyway, if he does not know about Warpholes?'
In fact, Kakkhan was hearing Janden think those thoughts. The Saiyan said coldly in response, {For your information, Janden, I am from Giendon. Do not be so foolish as to assume that a person who is not the carrier of a Warphole is not from Giendon. I am here,} Kakkhan added, {to terminate your mission to kidnap Son Gohan of Son Goku and Son Chichi of Chikyu-sei. This mission includes bringing Son Gohan to Giendon-sei to have his memory [cleaned] and to see that his loyalty to Chikyu is transferred to Giendon as his home planet. That is why I am here.}
Janden looked stunned. Kakkhan smiled grimly, only a corner of his mouth lifting up as he had been taught. Janden stared as his fast mind starting putting the pieces of the puzzle together.
Kakkhan watched Janden figure it out. "It" being the mystery that was Kakkhan's appearance. However, the ki in the pint-sized fighter's hand was getting restive, so he spoke.
{I believe that new Giendonese children pick out new names for them to go by after their [cleaning]. That is correct, of course. I would like you to know mine. I am} Eiranos Jandelen, *{and it is my duty to end your life.}
Kakkhan brought the waiting orb and prepared to throw it at his young would-be mentor. Janden's eyes widened at the final pieces of the enigma, both direct and implied, and at the threat.
The Laniin stuttered, {But, but you can't kill me! If you do, this Warphole will collapse and you will die with me! I am also a highly influential member of the Giendonese Court! If you kill me, my Headmistress Nirvana will seek you out and destroy you! Do you want that fear of that for yourself?}
Kakkhan's eyes narrowed in contempt of the panicky Laniin. The warrior supposed it was because of the side effect of dread his immortality brought upon Janden, but still, Kakkhan had thought Janden was almost perfect. Seeing him like this made Kakkhan realize just how misplaced his idolization really was. This revelation served to increase the disdain Kakkhan already had.
{I am not afraid of Nirvana. You are blind not to see what has been before your eyes this whole while,} Kakkhan spat. The Laniin delivery boy looked over his opponent's shoulder to see for the first time Kakkhan's waiting Warphole. The open astonishment that ensued on Janden's golden features lowered Kakkhan's opinion of his mentor's past self even further. Right smack on the ground, actually.
{How-how-how—} the Humanoid stammered. Kakkhan cut him off coldly with a Kakkhan-patented Glare of Demise™. {How nothing. You should have figured that out when I told you my name. But now it's my goodbye to you, Janden of Winian and Rollin Sr. of Giendon-sei.}
Kakkhan unleashed the pent-up ki in his hand. He turned his head when the ball struck his mentor, coming across as Janden's past self's death was too dirty for Kakkhan to watch. In reality, Kakkhan didn't want to give away the fact that he still cared for his present-timeline mentor. Killing the past wasn't so big a deal as killing the present, but it still hurt. Kakkhan knew what he was doing in his present timeline by staying home from Giendon and what would be done because of that. The next time Kakkhan met the real Laniin, the meeting was going to result in a big battle of wills and brute strength, one that Kakkhan had no intention of losing.
Kakkhan stepped back farther into his own Warphole. He stood still and watched as Janden's Warphole fell away into space.
If there was one thing Kakkhan had gained from this whole encounter of Time, it was that he needed to work on controlling his immortality. After all, it wasn't exactly a good thing to have people feel safe/dread when/where it was not usual to feel those emotions, now was it?
The final piece of Janden's Warphole fell apart at last. Closing his eyes, Kakkhan aligned his Warphole to the path his past mentor's would have taken. His Warphole in place, the Legendary Lord walked on.
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Two-year-old Gohan tossed restlessly to and fro on his newly acquired full bed. His parents had just gotten it yesterday, and he was still not comfortable with it. Gohan opened his eyes and his mouth to call for his mother, but paused. He had the uncanny feeling that something big, something momentous and life changing, should have happened right then, but didn't. Or maybe something had happened but it was not the thing that was preordained to happen. Yes, that felt more like it.
Gohan shrugged. He hopped off his bed and crept into his parents' bedroom. There he leapt onto their bed and snuggled in between his snoring father and sleepy mother. With a final squirm, Gohan fell asleep to the soothing rhythms of the two grownups on either side.
All three of the bed's occupants were unknowing of the precarious moment that had just bypassed, and of the dark paladin watching over them in the shadows of the night.
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A/n: YEAH! *Does bodybuilder poses*
Allati: ¬_¬ Are you sure you're all right, SP?
I'm fine! I've just been waiting to write this chappie for AGES ever since my laptop jacked out on me, and finally I GOT IT UP! YEAH! *Continues Ginyu Force poses*
Allati: ^_- Why did you want this up?
*Pauses mid-pose for Jeice's Crasher Ball* Hmm…*Stands regularly* I think it was because KAKKHAN KILLED OFF JANDEN!
Allati: @_@ Oh.
Are ya daft, Allati? Good Dende!
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* Eiranos Jandelen translates literally into "Kakkhan Janden". It's a form of first name, last name order where the your first name is first and then the name of the person who brought you to Giendon is your last name. It's quite confusing, I know. I got the idea from the book Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George.
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Translations:
Kyojaki: Weakling
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SNEAK PREVIEW OF: Angels of Guidance
Goku still felt safe, but now it was illogical to with that thing in the trees. Goku knew that he should be alert and ready for anything, practically in a fighting stance. But instead he was merely suspicious of the shadow.
Goku tried again. Again the thing moved, but this time it went right over his head before speeding off who-knew-where. But Goku was beginning to realize that the shadow's actions were deliberate. It was leading him to his own house.
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REVIEWER RESPONSES:
Nooka: Oh, ok. You were half-asleep last time. Let's hope you're not totally asleep this time. Heh.
Strange things happening at Buckingham? O.O NOT GOOD! I think I'll refrain from those guards, too. Quite weird, in my opinion. O.O
Why wouldn't I want to meet the Queen? I mean, I'm an American, and anybody of royalty is IMPORTANTE to me! Especially Prince Will. He's cute, actually. Hee.
You're welcome for the barmy sentence! Shall I put in another one again in the future?
This update soon enough for you? ^^;
Gohan's Kat: ATTENTION ALL REVIEWERS THIS IS IMPORTANT! To clear up any confusion about the ki javelin, as there seems to be a lot around here, the javelin was thrown by Cell. Mirai Trunks was supposed to take it, but Mirai Kakkhan did instead. As for why Mirai Kakkhan didn't die, well, Kakkhan right now is immortal, right? Seems only fitting MKakkhan would be too. THANK YOU REVIEWERS, FOR YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION.
That answer your question, GohansKat? And whaddaya mean I finally updated? I updated, like, twice, and you didn't review! What up wid dat? I even emailed you too! I think. O.O Did I? An Inner Lexi? Oh, poor, poor you. Although…it is better than having an Inner TheShadowPanther. *Grins*
Trunks' Brat Baby: Another question? OK! No, I'm not going to answer it like "They just do! It's my story and I say so," although I do like the idea. Heh. No, the timelines are different, ok, and "Gohan" hasn't given any indication that he was kidnapped in his timeline. And since MKakkhan has visited, the present timeline has gone out of whack. Gohan could have died in this timeline, even if M. Gohan was alive in the Mirai timeline, because of the fact that MKakkhan didn't say that he was kidnapped in the future timeline. …I'm just as confused with the explanation I'm giving here, but if it elucidates (vocab word that means to clarify heehee) things for you, then that's all right. I'll continue. Seeing as Mirai Kakkhan is Kakkhan in the Mirai timeline, the Mirai timeline people also assume that Gohan is dead and all that.
I hope I answered your question sufficiently. Heh
I love it when people put me on their faves list. :D Thanx for the compliment! *Blushes lightly*
ShadowObscurity: I think my job right now with Kakkhan is to throw you guys for a loop. Sci-fi can be confusing, and Kakkhan is sci-fi from here on out, so I guess it's kind of normal here. Heh What better words could have been used? I think the words I chose were pretty good! Help me out plz! Thanx for the compliments! However, my muse Allati has a part in this as well! *Blushes lightly* So you didn't expect it, huh? What was the specifically unexpected part? The G-wave? :D
SSJ5Tigger: Tigger, I'm going to ignore SSJ5. He is an annoyance to me, and I don't tolerate annoyances.
Allati: Really?
Yes.
Allati: *Evil grin* *Innocently* Oh, Autumn!
O.O Oh you evil, evil, *struggles for word* MUSE!
Allati: :]
Oh great. Now I'll have to deal with that damn teasing of hers! Oh well. I need some inspiration for Double Hate anyway.
Why do parents hate the computer? I mean, they need to catch up with the times here!!!!!
Tiger Tiger2: *Knocks TT2 on head* *Head makes dense sound* Nah, you're okay in there. Good, I was worried for a minute there. If you like AAR so much, then why don't you have a ITFOTN fic? I looked at your bio and I didn't see any!! You know the whole poem by heart?!!? O.O That's impressive. I only know the first and last verses. Heh ^^;
DemoVi: Yeeep, the Cell Games are over! I didn't seriously think I would be able to live if I dragged it out yet another chappie! Hehe I seriously want to live! Maybe this fic will go thru high school, maybe it won't. I'm not telling.
DBZ Chick1: Even in MY Jr. High play, (of which I didn't participate in so heh) nobody had to be 4 nurses w/ a 15-sec change!!!! Actually, my Jr. High play in my eighth grade year sucked. It wasn't good, so…
Houston, eh? I kinda have a grudge against Texans, but for you I'll make an exception. :D Don't ask me why I have a grudge, it really isn't that important. :D Good luck for Xmas Carol! [Belated] Hee…
SS2 Megami-sama: …
Yuki/Tobi: *Glare at SP*
*Glares back*
Falcon: *Sees what's happening* *Clears throat* Ahem.
Y/T: *Glare*
Falcon: Ahem!
Y/T: *Glare*
Falcon: -_- AHEM!
Y: *Looks at Falcon* Do you need a cough drop, Falcon?
F: -_- Stop harassing SP, plz.
T: Were we?
F: -_- Yes.
T/Y: Gomen!
F: Hmpf.
Thanx, Falcon.
F: You're welcome. I have to keep them really under watch, ya know…
Yes.
Rarity88: Haha! Happy! Huh? GOOD! I like happy! Reviewers! They review! Hahah!
Simba_rulz: Eh, what was that about not seeing that this story is mine and not someone else's? ?_? YES, the WICKED CATERPILLAR is GONE! I LOL when I read that. That was so funny, haha!
ADDITIONAL THANKS TO:
ash & fire,
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Well, I think that's it. Unless I think of things at the totally last minute and it's too late, I won't see you again except for in my bio. Hmm…
Nia furm,
TheShadowPanther and Allati from AASN
AASN; Writing is what we do at AASN. Enjoy.