"Dragonball AS: Aftermath Saga"

Chapter 8- "Revelations"

By- Tiny

Videl was pacing up and down the recreation room anxiously, threatening to dig a ditch in the across the carpeted floor. Marron and Paresu watched with mild amusement at the older woman, even though they themselves were not feeling any better. Videl was about to start another round of pacing when she heard the hatch open up.

"They're back!" the raven-haired woman squealed, "They might be hurt!"

"You have no idea," Yugin chuckled, walking into the room with Goten on his back, "Ubuu is on his way with Bra, but me and Bonzar got Pan and Goten here fast."

"Oh, my baby!" Videl gasped, looking at her daughter, "Get her to the tanks, quick!"

Yugin and Bonzar nodded and headed off towards the infirmary, followed shortly afterwards by Videl. By the time the three women arrived at their destination, Pan was already in the tank and the two human boys were trying desperately to restrain a struggling Goten.

"Let go of me!" the Saiya-jin growled, "I need to go back! My brother needs my help!"

"But you're hurt Goten!" Yugin choked out, "You need to get healed up!"

Reaching into his pocket, Goten pulled out a brown sack and dumped a small bean into his palm. Before anyone could ask what he was up to, the Saiya-jin man swallowed the bean and shortly after all his injuries disappeared. Yugin and Bonzar gasped in disbelief as the Saiya-jin male went over to kiss his mate and then simply vanished into thin air.

"Argh! That man!" Paresu growled, throwing her hands up, "Just like his father!"

"Well, looks like I missed all the action," Ubuu chuckled, walking in with Bra, "So, what did I miss?"

Everyone in the room collapsed onto the floor, puzzling the Majin as he made his way over to the tank to put Bra in. When she was settled into the tank and the fluid filled up around her body, Ubuu looked back at the group of dazed fighters and began to speak when Yugin silenced him.

"Don't ask," the teen sighed, "For your own sake, just don't ask!"

"Okay," Ubuu chuckled, looking back at the doorway, "Are we going back to help them?"

"I don't think that'd be a wise idea," Bonzar yawned, "We'd only give Destroyer something to use against Gohan and the other two. It'd be best if we wait here for now."

"What are you guys talking about?" Paresu snapped, "Who's Destroyer?"

"It's a long story."

"We've got time," Marron pointed out, rocking the crying Bikini to sleep again while Videl went back to watch Pan.

"Well, it all started when we arrived at the canyons..."

Gohan slammed another fist into Destroyer's battered body, sending him back into the ground. Destroyer had long since lost his sword in battle, as Trunks had taken the weapon and snapped it in half. He was secretly wishing he had it now, just to see the look on his attackers face when it sliced him up.

"Thinking such thoughts are bad for you," Gohan growled, "All it does is make me angry!"

Destroyer had no time to be shocked as Gohan sent him soaring into the air, right into the arms of an eagerly waiting Trunks. The son of Vegeta quickly got his opponent into a strangle hold, giving Gohan an opening to batter the dark warrior further. The two men were well into their assault on they noticed a new energy appear and slam a foot into Destroyer's neck.

"That's payback for earlier, bastard," Goten smirked, "I was beginning to think I'd never get that chance."

"Goten, what are you doing here!?!" Trunks snapped, dropping Destroyer, "You should be back at the ship!"

"Awe, come on Trunks!" Goten chuckled, "You didn't think I'd miss out on this, did you?"

"Goten, look what you did!?!" Gohan growled, "Now he's crippled, how are we supposed to fight him now?"

"I thought the point was to kill him!" Goten snapped back, "That's what we came here to do, after all!"

"True, but I wanted to get some info out of him first," Gohan muttered, "I guess it doesn't matter much now."

"You Saiya-jin are fools!" Destroyer laughed, "You may have beaten me, but my masters will destroy you!"

"Masters?" Trunks inquired, "What masters? More like you?"

"No, you foolish boy," the dark one laughed, "They are much, much more powerful than I could ever HOPE to be."

"Stronger than you?" Gohan gasped, "How do you know they will finish us off?"

"They hate you Saiya-jin, always have and always will," Destroyer chuckled, "They know of the planet Earth and the Saiya-jin who live there. It will take them a long time, several years at least, but they will come..."

"What do they want from us?" Goten huffed, kicking the man, "Answer me!"

"They want you," Destroyer grinned, spitting his last breath, "to....DIE!"

The three Saiya-jin warriors looked at each other glumly, then back to the corpse that lay motionless below them. Goten began to form a ki blast in his palm, aiming for the dead body, but was stopped by his older brother.

"Let the body rot like the scum it is," Gohan growled, "Not even buzzards would eat such foul flesh."

Goten nodded in agreement and turned to fly away with his two comrades, both knowing exactly what they needed to do now...

"...and that's all that happened, right up until we brought the others back," Yugin finished, leaning back in the infirmary chair.

"So Trunks and Goten can go SSJ3?" Videl gulped, "How did we not know about this?"

"Something about the girls ganging them and something else," Bonzar sighed, "We're not really sure."

"So, do you think they'll make it out alive?" Marron sniffled, "Do you think they'll come back to us?"

"Yes we will," a voice called from behind, "But we can't stay here."

Marron and the others looked to the doorway and their faces lit up when they saw the three Saiya-jin men standing there. Videl and the two younger women rushed to their mates with glee, but were stopped in their tracks by Gohan.

"There is no time to celebrate just yet!" Gohan growled, "We have to get out of here and I mean RIGHT NOW! Fire up the engines Trunks, we're going home!"

"Why are we going home now Gohan?" Videl asked, "We haven't been gone that long yet. Is something wrong?"

"Yes, something is wrong," Gohan sighed, "And if we're not there to stop it, then all will be lost."

"Is it that man you fought today?" Paresu gulped, cradling Goken in her arms, "Is he the problem?"

"No, no he's not," Gohan almost whispered, "The problem is worse. Much worse..."

"My lord," a shady figure hissed, "You're elite troop, Destroyer, has been killed by the Saiya-jin on Yardratsei. They left the body on the planet to rot."

"Destroyer was a good soldier," the master growled, "Retrieve the body and see to it that our man is given a proper burial. While that is taken care of, the other and I will be going on a little trip."

"As you command, my lord," the messenger smiled, turning to leave the room, but stopped and turned back to his master.

"My lord?" the man asked, "Where do I tell the navigators you will be going?"

"Tell them we are going on a little exercise mission," the dark master grinned, "The destination: Planet Earth..."

"The journey will take many years my lord," the little man coughed, "Three at the least!"

"Yes, yes it will," the dark lord laughed, "Now go and see to it, before I send you to meet Destroyer in the next life!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The little man rushed out of the room quickly and slammed the door behind him, leaving his master to his own thoughts. The dark man swished around the goblet in his hand, the dark red fluid inside swishing around like blood.

"You Saiya-jin have taken your last life!" the dark one mused, "When I find you, and I will find you, you are all going to die!"

NEXT TIME: Destroyer has been killed and revealed what his master's wishes are for the Saiya-jin. Will the Earth's fighters be ready when the time comes? Or will all be lost to despair? Find out on the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!