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Chapter 5: The Final Days
At first there was nothing but silence, and the sound of the breathing of the eight people in the area was nearly deafening. It took a long time for any of the Saiya-jin to even clamp their mouths shut and the two boys who had been literally yanked from the future by Yonk were still in wonder regarding the cute chibis that they used to be. Simultaneously, the Chibis were in wonder regarding the two young men that they were going to grow up into in about 10 years or so. After a little while, Yonk cleared his throat and all eyes immediately fell on him.
"Hey," Goku suddenly said, causing everyone to jump in surprise, "that guy looks like me!"
"Quiet!" snapped Vegeta, hitting Goku upside the head before taking a few steps forward. "What are these...things...? Imposters? Clones? Androids?!"
Yonk looked right into Vegeta's eyes, narrowing them as if to tell the prince to watch his tongue or else lose it, before speaking: "Those "things" are Trunks and Goten from about ten years in the future. Yes, one of them is your son, so you best respect them."
Vegeta took Yonk's tone as a personal attack, and stomped right up to him. Despite the fact that he was over 15 years older than the Kalltorraiya-jin boy, he had to look far up to see him in the eye.
"You should hold your tongue boy!" he said, poking Yonk in the chest and baring his teeth at him. "YOU best respect the Saiya-jin prince!"
"I don't care who you are, Vegeta, you couldn't enforce that point if you wanted to."
"I wouldn't count on it. Incite my rage and I will have no reason to hold back against you. You may have defeated Kakarotto and his mutant son, but you won't be so lucky against me!"
"You are seriously out of your league, you couldn't touch me!"
"I doubt that-"
"HEY!" yelled Mirai Trunks walking up to the two arguing fighters. "Knock it off dad; both of you this is just stupid; we are wasting time!"
"SHUT UP!" screamed Vegeta, knocking Trunks aside causing Mirai Goten to cry out and run to help Mirai Trunks off the ground.
"You shouldn't do that to your son!" Yonk said darkly, clenching his fists.
"Who are you to say what I should and should not do? I am the prince of the entire Saiya-jin race, and you are just a lowly mingling of the lowest of Saiya-jin blood haphazardly mixed up with Kalltorran filth!" Vegeta shouted.
Yonk clenched his fists harder, the anger rising up inside him as Vegeta went on the further insult his heritage. The symbol on his finger burned in place, rising up a fire from within the boy that could not be controlled.
"You are nothing! Nothing but half Saiya-jin and half crap that..." Vegeta cut off, noticing the Ki from the Kalltorraiya-jin go beyond anything he had ever felt.
All the others felt it too, and as Gohan, Goku and the Chibis started to slowly walk backwards, Mirai Trunks and Goten decided to follow suit. Mirai Trunks ducked behind a column in front of the building and Mirai Goten stood behind him, holding tightly onto the older boy, slightly fearful about what was to come.
"You-" Vegeta started again, never finishing as the rage inside of Yonk exploded out in a fireball of green, sending him flying.
There was no pause, no warning, and no tiny bit of a sign that he was about to power up, just in a flash of light he was super Kalltorraiya-jin and his turquoise aura had filled the area with light, blinding everyone. His eyes were ever shinier black than before and his hair was spikier, while his aura flamed more gently. Soft bits of electricity skittered around his body irregularly, as if to indicate a transformation was just on the verge of occurring but hadn't quite made it to that precise level yet.
"You don't know what you are missing, Vegeta," Yonk said, picking up the fallen prince by his neck and holding him aloft effortlessly, "you have only half of the perfection."
With that he cast him aside, throwing the Saiya-jin like a rag doll across the ground where he bounced several times and skidded to a stop, unconscious. Yonk tuned, a crack of electricity arcing from his hand to the nearby column with a crackling sound, and Mirai Goten almost peed himself, holding tighter onto Trunks.
Nobody dared move.
There was silence again. Silence, save for the sound of Yonk's Ki blazing about his body and the sound of the boys from the future trying to regain their senses.
With a flash, Yonk descended, his Ki lowering almost as fast as it had gone up, and there wasn't anyone present who wasn't shocked at how strong he was. It had been well over two years of intensive training since they had seen him at his highest potential, and it was mind-boggling to behold.
"Holy shit!" came the sudden outburst from Mirai Trunks.
"Get used to it," Chibi Trunks responded offhandishly, patting his future self on the back.
All the Mirai boys could do was nod in meek understanding, trying again not to scream in fear as Yonk walked back up to them.
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The next couple of years ran by quickly, and few events as major as that last one seemed to affect the training of the now-eight warriors. Mirai Trunks and Goten demonstrated later that day that they still knew fusion, combining perfectly into a teenage Gotenks whose ego seemed to have only gotten bigger with age. He also looked to be a bit more mature, however, and his control over the SSJ3 transformation was enough to shock everyone, and to get all the rest of the fighters a little less impressed with Chibi Gotenks transformation.
The ensuing fight between Gogeta and Mirai Gotenks was spectacular, ending only when the time ran out for both, and nobody could be sure if the powers of those two or Yonk were higher.
At the same time, Gohan was getting much stronger as well, reaching a near-perfect control over his Mystic form, enhancing it to the point where he could match any one of the other fighters at their best.
The training seemed to be paying off as with the combined strength of Yonk and Gohan and Gogeta and Mirai Gotenks they would be unstoppable.
But there was a big problem, one that nobody seemed to notice for a long time. Amid all the hype of the Mirai boys' arrival, the powers of their chibi counterparts had been all but forgotten as an addition to the team, instead of adding to the whole, it seemed as if they had broken it up more.
Even Yonk seemed oblivious to this, seemingly forgetting about the boys and instead obsessing constantly over the next step in his power that, despite his best efforts, like a bad shot he just kept missing the target.
The next big fiasco was probably the biggest one yet, and the one that had the most profound effect on young Trunks and Goten. It was obvious to the start, at least to Yonk, that there was something different about Mirai Trunks and Goten. How they reacted to each other, and how they seemed to touch every once in a while, almost imperceptibly so. I was so clear that, over the years, they had become more than just friends, and because he also knew how the younger boys "played" all the time, it made sense to the Kalltorraiya-jin. He just hoped nobody else would figure out.
But things are never that perfect.
Leave it to Vegeta to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Leave it to Vegeta to walk blindly into Mirai Trunks and Goten's bedroom in the middle of the programmed night and flick on the light expecting to be in the kitchen.
Leave it to Vegeta to find his future-son and future-son's-best-friend in a less than easily explained position together in one bed.
The yell was just about enough to wake Bulma up from outside the computer system.
It only took a second for everyone else to get in there, and just like that, the cat was out of the bag. It didn't take a genius to realize what was going on, and even Goku could figure out what the two Mirai boys were doing. After that, when Chibi Trunks and Goten walked in, lugging blankets and rubbing their eyes, asking what was the matter, all eyes fell accusingly on them. They didn't understand; they didn't know why their fathers started hating them, why Gohan was ashamed of them and why they couldn't sleep in the same bed together anymore. They just didn't get it, and nobody would tell them what was wrong and why what the two guys from the future did had anything to do with them.
The next night, when they slept in different beds for the first time in many years, they sought out the one person they could only think understood them...
"Yonk-san?" came the soft voice of Goten.
Whatever happened to 'Tou-san...? thought Yonk absently, half asleep.
"I can't sleep," Goten pressed.
Yonk woke up completely, feeling the soft hand of the boy rubbing over his arm, shaking it gently. He rolled over in his bed, resting his hand on Goten's shoulder to comfort him, accepting him in his arms when he came closer.
"It-It's just not f-fair," Goten said through his tears. "Why they gotta be so m-mean to me and Trunks-kun, we didn't d-do anyth-thing."
"I know," Yonk said, stroking his back gently. "Give them time, they will accept it."
"I'm scared to be alone. Can I sleep with you?"
Yonk paused, feeling old wounds reopening with a small pang of guilt in his actions as he swore to not go back there. But at the same time, it came with a warmth from deep inside him, one that just came out and kept on growing.
"Come on," Yonk said at last, lifting the covers and allowing the small boy to slip inside and snuggle up close to him, "it's gonna be alright.
It didn't take long for Goten to fall asleep then, and Yonk was just slipping away himself when he was again awakened by another voice.
"Yonk-san?"
"Huh...wha...?" Yonk muttered.
"I can't sleep," Trunks said, standing next to the bed. "Can I sleep with you?"
"Sure," Yonk said, letting Trunks crawl in and lay on his other side.
In another minute, Trunks, too, was asleep and the soft snores and warm bodies of the boys had an intoxicating effect on Yonk. The feeling inside, that...that 'Tousan feeling was stronger than ever, and he knew that it couldn't be denied. Slipping out from between the Chibis without waking them, Yonk pushed them close together, watching with a smile as they cuddled together automatically, their arms and tails wrapping around each other.
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The next morning, all the remaining fighters walked by the room at least once, looking on in wonder at the two little boys sleeping together in Yonk's bed, and the Kalltorraiya-jin himself, sitting in front of them with a Ki blast in the palm of his hand.
"Touch them and die," he said.
That day, they had gotten a message from Bulma, saying that she had picked up Shikyo on scanners and expected him to arrive within a half hour. That meant they had a little more than 2 weeks to finish their training and hope to Kami that they would be strong enough to beat him.
This news kicked everyone into overdrive, feeling the pressure of time, and the fighters, in their newly rearranged groups, trained at their max. The first group, consisting of Goku and Vegeta / Gogeta got Gohan as well, and both Goku and Gohan were beating up on Vegeta in an effort to force him to SSJ3. The second group was both Trunkses and both Gotens, and often both Gotenkses; they, too, trained on endlessly, working well as a team since they thought so alike. Yonk was still by himself, and still preferred it that way after all. He wasn't fighting anyone, but was instead sitting by himself in meditation, trying to concentrate his mind.
Despite all the strength the assembled senshi had, they still weren't sure if they were quite there yet. They had the raw strength, and, working together, Gogeta, Gohan, and both Gotenkses were probably at about Yonk's current power level. But there was something missing, something wasn't quite there and it appeared as if the fighters were still missing that special edge that would give them the advantage over Shikyo. It wasn't clear where that advantage would come from, but they needed it to insure a victory.
Yonk's eyes moved slightly underneath his eyelids, as if asleep, and his Ki leveled off, his energy peaking to just under that which would trigger to SKJ transformation. Sweat trickled down his forehead as he tensed all the muscles in his body, focusing on only one thing, which was the ghost of the next transformation that lurked somewhere deep inside him and still refused to come out.
His deep mindset was suddenly shattered as the Ki of Vegeta spiked unbelievably and his eyes snapped open to a flash of light.
"Wow," he heard Goku yell over the screaming of the prince, "you did it!"
Indeed, the older Saiya-jin seemed rabid with his long golden hair and flickering eyes that reflected the evil reawakening in his heart.
"Get out of my way!" he yelled, hitting Goku and Gohan aside and blasting toward his target, revenge his only goal.
I will make him pay for what he did to me! he thought as he flew up above Yonk, newly acquired SSJ3 strength showing as he gathered all his Ki into his outstretched hands.
Yonk never saw it coming; he looked up just in time to see Vegeta finish gathering his energy and the ensuing yell: "FINAL FLASH!"
The wave of pure energy shot down toward him, totally overwhelming him and he had no time to power up, still tired from his meditation, the shockwave driving him to his knees on the cold floor of the chamber. He held up the blast with his hands, scarcely aware of the smell of burning flesh as he ascended at last, his SKJ form still not a match for the surprise attack from Vegeta.
It was enough to be attacked by Gohan like this, but this was so much different. Yonk realized that a Kamehameha was still a formed, specialized beam that was intended to be sustained as long as necessary. But Vegeta's Final Flash was virtually a dump of pure energy, in its purest and most damaging form, that was little more than a glorified discharge. Yonk realized that it had come to this, and Vegeta would keep the energy coming until either he or Yonk was dead.
Like dammed Capitan Ahab...until I'm dead or he is...
The feeling was different too, and instead of rage or shame, Yonk just felt fear for what might happen. If he didn't survive this, Vegeta would doom them all, and Shikyo would destroy the Earth and he couldn't be wished back a second time.
If I don't stop this, he thought, feeling himself weaken, it's going to be all over and Shikyo will destroy everything until there's nothing left.
The energy sunk in lower as Vegeta put the last of the energy he could into his attack, down where it would surely put an end to the Kalltorraiya-jin.The ground shook and everyone else looked on in shock, realizing that it would all be over soon...
No...I can't do this, Yonk thought, his bones about to snap under the strain and the blood pouring down his arms, I can't lose...
His mind opened up, let everything loose and the emotion consumed him as the energy wave did, his tears flowing down as he saw a future of nothing but death.
It will be nothing but pain, death, and senseless destruction...and if I lose now, my friends...Trunks, Goten...I'M GOING TO LOSE THEM ALL!!!
With a final scream from underneath the light he broke open, everything held inside coming out in a shattering display, his aura filling the universe, it seemed. Electricity crackled through the air, the computer system kicking into overdrive to not explode from the force within and the energy ball shot back upwards toward Vegeta. The prince scarcely managed to dodge to one side as the mile wide ball of energy flew past him, hitting the floor thousands of miles away where it exploded spectacularly.
Everyone looked back, gasps of shock escaping from several of them as they glimpsed Yonk in his newest form. His power couldn't be fathomed, and he stood back up, his hair spiking higher up with an even darker, purer green color. His aura fanned out, shaking the ground as it flamed about him, small bolts of lightning dancing continually around his frame as he stood, looking like perfection. His eyes flicked open, revealing cold and evil orbs of a pure, glowing red that reflected back what could only be thought of as the ultimate power in the universe. He clenched his fists, a crack of energy making everyone stagger at the tiniest of his movements, the electricity skittering over the ground, making small arcs from his hand to his body, from his body to the ground and back up to his arm. His tail weaved about in the open, almost never seen like that as he preferred to keep it around his waist, its own green hue sparkling with power.
"So, how do you like the new me?" Yonk said, his voice seeming to speak with the force of a million Kalltorraiya-jin in a strange stereo of itself.
He smirked, his eyes shimmering red and the lightning cutting the air around him with a sound that resembled bones being crushed. He took a step forward, lifting his hand and sending out a shockwave of energy that sent everyone flying across the ground.
Vegeta collapsed to the ground, scared unconscious by what he had done and the implications it held for his life.
Yonk lifted his hand again, turning it over in front of him as if to study every contour of its perfection. He brought it back, clenching a fist and then opening it back up to reveal a small ball of energy. With hardly a blink of effort he put some more Ki in it, satisfied at last when the ball grew to the size of a small moon hovering over him, shaking the ground and sending tiny sparks flying from Bulma's computers. Those fighters that could think could only hope in vain that he wouldn't drop it and destroy them, Bulma's computer unit, and possibly the entire universe.
They breathed a sigh of relief as Yonk pulled all the energy back into him, letting his Ki fade a little so it wasn't shaking the ground anymore...much.
With a crack and a small flash of light Yonk let it go and his hair fell back down, losing its green color as his eyes darkened to black and his aura faded away, his newest transformation becoming only a memory within the minds of all who had seen it.
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Bulma's fingers flew across the keyboard, executing the final codes needed to shut down the program and bring everyone back. She was a little confused as the computer was registering eight people, instead of the six that had gone inside in the first place, but she shrugged it off as a malfunction with the computer.
"That should do it," she said, pressing enter and watching as the doorway on the wall glowed and the pulsing portal activated.
For her, it had only been two days since they had gone in, and she wasn't sure what to expect of everyone after four years.
She watched as first Yonk stepped out, looking a good deal older and smiling, his hair green like she had never seen it and he was rather comfortable in that form it seemed. Next came Goku and Vegeta, both as Super Saiya-jin and both looking pretty much the same as before. Gohan was next, and she smiled as the young boy she had once known was even older than before, mature and strong. Bulma's eyes clouded over with tears of joy when Trunks came out right afterward, having grown so much in the four years since he had left. The now-twelve-year-old boy appeared to be turning into just the perfect young man of his mother's dreams. Goten came next, and she wasn't surprised to see he was just as tall as Trunks, looking older but still so Son like, scratching the back of his head and looking cute as ever.
They all gathered in a loose group, crowding up the laboratory as Bulma pushed through to hug her son, marveling at how he was almost as tall as her.
But something was wrong, as everyone was still looking at the doorway, and she looked over to see older versions of Trunks and Goten come out, smiling like crazy and still looking just as childish and cute together as ever. Her left eye twitched noticeably and a couple indecipherable noises escaped her mouth.
"Yeah...," said Mirai Trunks.
Bulma still couldn't speak and instead of trying to care, Yonk looked up in the air, feeling Shikyo drawing very near. Everyone else could feel it too, and they realized he was even stronger than before; there was no time to lose.
"Let's go," Yonk said, and he shot up the stairs and out of an open window.
The rest waved goodbye and took off as well, following Yonk up into the air to meet Shikyo head on.
The battle for the universe had begun.
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A bit of a long chapter, but it was worth it. I bet you all liked that transformation. Doesn't Yonk just absolutely kick ass? Well, more to come soon, please review.
