RE-EDITED: Dear Readers, I'm so sorry, after reading Destiny852's review, I realized that Sanzo shouldn't be stammering that much and therefore, I have changed some of it. However, there are some parts where Sanzo stammers because he is weak after using the Sutra, or he is emotionally desperate. And yes, Goku is smart right now because of the reverse effects caused by the Revivng Sutra. This story is slightly AU I'm afraid.
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Disclaimer: Gensomaden Saiyuki and none of the characters belong to me! They belong to some rich person in Japan.
Calm winds swept pass the Sanzo-ikkou's faces. An awkward silence was formed between them. Overlooking the forests below them, they heaved a sigh. The journey has been long and exasperating. They were finally at Sora Mountain. Crows were flying among the clouds and the sky was pale blue.
"S-Sanzo," Gojyo stammered.
Sanzo's face looked frustrated, but inside him he was somewhat scared. He wanted so much for the sutra to work! But what if he failed?
"No! There's no room for failure! I must bring Goku back!"
"There's no time to waste. Stand back and protect Goku's body. The energy of the sutra might cause it to be sucked through a portal and it will never return." Sanzo commanded loudly.
He walked to the middle of the cliff and replaced his Evil Sutra on his shoulder over with the Heaven and Earth Sutra. Heaving a sigh, he looked back at the Hakkai and Gojyo's worried faces, then his eyes were placed on Goku's stiff, wrapped body. He turned his head back and focused all his thoughts onto the Sutra. There was no way he can fail.
Sanzo chanted slowly and then faster. A strong gust of wind blew past and the sky grew darker. Dark clouds formed above them and sounds of thunder began to crack in the sky. A huge dark circle of energy surrounded Sanzo. It seemed like a bad omen, but Sanzo didn't care. Gojyo and Hakkai grabbed Goku's body harder, worried and afraid. Never in their lives have they sensed such pressure and worry. What will happen to Sanzo?
Chanting louder and faster, Sanzo was practically screaming out the Sutra words. There were bolts of dark energy balls that seemed to hit his body and caused him to cry out in pain, however he continued the chanting.
Sanzo concentrated all his emotions, all his energy into the Sutra and finally, like the gate of heaven opening, the bright light of the portal shone through a cloud and onto the ground. It was like a staircase of pleasure, leading you to eternal paradise where you would never cry or worry ever again. The dark sky cleared and Sanzo dropped to the ground tiredly.
Beads of sweat dropped from Sanzo's chin. He was exhausted from all the chanting and the Sutra has taken a lot of energy out of him. The dark energy balls that were the side effects of the Sutra had seeped up a lot of his emotional spirit and now his body was writhing from all the pain. Now all he wanted now was to get the Reviving Sutra from Kanzeon's room.
"L-Let's go," Sanzo uttered weakly as he staggered towards the portal and was teleported up into midair.
Gojyo and Hakkai, carrying Goku's body, followed suit. Before they knew it, they were in this shining paradise full of Cherry Blossom and Peach trees. Sanzo couldn't help but think that Goku would definitely enjoy this place. The Sanzo-ikkou observed their surroundings. It was a light and peaceful place with no corruption or dirtiness. Nature was everywhere and flowers bloomed to their full. It was a place full of purity and light. A tree next to the Sanzo-ikkou swayed and leaves dropped.
"She knows we're here," Sanzo cautioned. "Follow me."
Sanzo led the way and many other Gods stopped to stare at these demon and human beings. No one dared to stop them, however. Sanzo had a fierce and serious look on his face while the other Gods whispered into each other's ears. They had to move fast before the news travels too far or there might be complications. Finally, they reached Kanzeon's room and Sanzo blast open the door.
"KANZEON," Sanzo bellowed angrily.
"Yare yare… why the anger?" Kanzeon said as she gave a half smile.
Kanzeon was sitting on her normal mahogany chair that was facing the river filled with Lotuses. The river flickered with their reflections as the sun shone down.
"Why didn't you save him?" Sanzo demanded seriously.
"Save who, Sanzo?" Kanzeon said as she rose from her chair slowly.
"YOU KNOW WELL WHO, GOKU!" Sanzo yelled.
"And how am I supposed to save him, Genjo Sanzo?" Kanzeon asked indifferently.
"I-I don't know." Sanzo replied while hanging his head down.
"Perhaps you should blame yourself! Treating Goku this way and letting him worry for you and losing concentration till he got pierced by the sword! THE ONLY PERSON YOU SHOULD BLAME IS YOURSELF, AND NO ONE ELSE, SANZO!" Kanzeon scolded angrily out of a sudden, shocking Sanzo and the rest.
Sanzo pondered for a few moments as tears gathered in his eyes. He refused to let Kanzeon notice his tears and he blinked them away.
"Could you give me the Reviving Sutra?" Sanzo asked pathetically. It wasn't usual for him to sound so pathetic, but he was really desperate to save Goku.
"Baka, the Reviving Sutra is one of the most sacred sutra in heaven! What makes you think I'll let you have it so easily?" Kanzeon said seriously.
"What do you want me to do to get it from you?" Sanzo asked as his fists clenched.
"Ah, has anger struck you already? You should have more patience, Genjo Sanzo. Here, take the sutra, it is your own will. But bear in mind, there will be a consequence and once Goku is revived, I will automatically take back the Sutra. This will only be one time that I lend you this Sutra because of your journey. Otherwise, I won't even think about it. Do you understand?" Kanzeon explained with her eyes piercing Sanzo's.
Sanzo, Gojyo and Hakkai all nodded their head as Sanzo picked up the Sutra from the floor. The Sutra was like an antidote to Goku's poison, the cure to Sanzo's heartache.
"Thank you very much, Kanzeon Botatsu." Hakkai said as he bowed and smiled.
"Don't thank me too quickly, Hakkai. I told you, there will be a consequence and you might not like it. Now, hurry on back to earth before the Jade Emperor finds you here. Then I myself will be in trouble." Kanzeon hurried as she opened a portal for the Sanzo-ikkou to enter.
"T-Thanks," Sanzo muttered reluctantly as he stepped through the portal and the rest followed.
As the portal closed up, Kanzeon smiled slightly to herself as she faced her assistant and pondered.
"Look how far their journey has brought them… Their relationships have all changed. For the better or the worst, we wouldn't know." Kanzeon murmured to her assistant.
"Argh!"
"Ugh!"
"Ouch! Get off my face!"
The Sanzo-ikkou had fallen from the portal when it closed up and rammed against each other's bodies on the ground. Sanzo quickly stood up and brushed the dirt off his robes.
"Hurry, let's get started before anything else happens." Sanzo said while he took out the Reviving Sutra.
The others stood up and waited for Sanzo to read the Sutra. He then instructed them to form a circle and put Goku's body in the centre. Sanzo removed his Evil Sutra and replaced it with the Reviving Sutra. He put his palms together and started to chant the words of the Sutra. Gojyo and Hakkai didn't want to stand around doing nothing, so they followed suit and helped Sanzo chant as well.
It wasn't long before a bright golden orb light surrounded Goku's body and lifted it up into the air. The body twitched and turned but still, no signs of life were shown. Sanzo crinkled his nose and chanted louder and his voice became deeper. Soon, Goku had light shining out of many parts of his body.
Goku's body dropped down onto the ground and Hakkai ran towards it to check the body.
"He's breathing!" Hakkai exclaimed with surprise as his eye glass dropped onto the ground.
"S-SANZO, he's alive!" Gojyo yelled towards Sanzo's direction.
There was no response from Sanzo and Sanzo was kneeling in a bent position, coughing. Blood was dripping from his mouth and nose as he looked over towards Gojyo's side.
"Oi, Sanzo! What's wrong with you? Dai jou bu desuka?" Gojyo asked as he rushed to Sanzo's side. (The last sentence means "Are you alright?")
"He's alive… I'm glad." Sanzo muttered and passed out.
"SANZO!"
Pitch black.
Sanzo groaned as he opened his eyes slowly to a clear blue, sunny sky. The sun pierced his eyes and he moved his hand to shield them. Coughing, he sat up slowly and observed his surroundings. It was in the middle of a desert and he was sitting in the car. Hakkai and Gojyo were crowding over someone… something. Suddenly, Sanzo remembered.
"Gojyo, Hakkai!" Sanzo called out as he ran towards them.
"Ah, Sanzo, you're fine now. That's good! I think he's about to wake up now… Goku, that is." Hakkai said with a huge grin.
"Yes, I'm fine. The Sutra took too much out of me. How is he?" Sanzo asked concerning.
"Look…" Gojyo said while he pointed at Goku's body.
Goku's body twitched and turned and his arms stretched as if he was waking up from a bad dream. Suddenly, his golden eyes were wide open and they stared at each of the Sanzo-ikkou.
"G-Goku, are you alright?" Hakkai asked with concern.
Hakkai was the only one that had something to say. Gojyo and Sanzo were both too stunned and shocked at Goku's revival that their jaws were hanging on the ground!
"G-Goku… Should that be my name?" Goku asked confusingly as he sat up.
"It can't be… Don't tell me the consequence is that you've lost your memory!" Sanzo said shockingly as he opened his eyes wide.
"Ah, yes. I reckon I probably have lost my memory since I cannot evaluate any of you in my mind. Perhaps a rock has hit my head, or rather, whacked onto my brain." Goku said with a strange eloquence in his voice.
"What the heck! Goku has turned from a stupid monkey to some funny-speaking nerd!" Gojyo commented out loud angrily.
"I beg your pardon? To call me either a stupid monkey or a nerd is not very commendable at all. I suggest you take up some language skills, you crude, crude man." Goku retorted while shaking his head in a stern manner.
"G-Goku, what the hell has happened to you! KANZEON! What the hell has happened here!" Sanzo screamed to the heavens.
"I told you there will be a consequence. Goku has lost his memory and has become a complete total opposite of his original self. You chose this path yourself, Genjo Sanzo…" A voice bellowed from the sky said.
"Will he ever regain his memory?" Sanzo asked a little softer now.
"You never know until you try…" Kanzeon's voice replied and the bright light that was shining from the clouds disappeared.
"My, my, that was rather interesting! I suppose that should have been a magic trick of some sort! Or should any of you be a ventriloquist?" Goku asked strangely yet again.
All three of the Sanzo-ikkou placed their palms on their forehead and contemplated on what to do. Gojyo smoked more cigarettes while Hakkai tried to calm Sanzo down. He wasn't very amused by Kanzeon's tricks anymore and he was getting tired. He just wanted Goku back!
"Argh, what am I going to do now! Tell me what to do!"
Yes, I know this chapter has taken a long time to come up, but it's just been so hectic that I can't even update properly. And it doesn't help that I just switched my homestay houses and have to re-apply for internet. Those of you, who also are a fan of Rurouni Kenshin, check out my RE-Edited stories! Heh, I'm scamming, ain't I? Evil Laugh I hope you have enjoyed this chapter and I THANK ALL OF MY REVIEWERS! You guys just can't get any better! Please review this chapter and let me know how you like the alien-ified Goku! Heh. THANK YOU! HUGS