A/N: I would like to thank everyone who has reviewed and may review before and after this last chapter is finished and posted. I am greatly honored by everyone who has taken the time to review and give me pointers. I would try and abide by the concerns, comments, and advice you have given to me to make this a better story. Now to the one who called Erica, I appreciate your advice and will try to limit my polls, depending on what they are on (i.e. pairings, etc.). I am currently in the market for co-authors for DBZ/SM Crossover stories and YYH/IY Crossover stories. Now at the end of this chapter will be one last poll. If you wish to know what will happen after the official end of Dark Tide: Shadow Saiyan, read the author note and poll at the end of the chapter and find out, thank you again for your reviews and for all future reviews.
Shadow Kage
Epilogue: Dark Tide
One ½ Years after the Battle of Planet Nexus
Shadow, Lime, Mizu, Kasumi, Videl, and Mirai were all graduating from Orange Star High School with the best honors they could receive. It was known to everyone that Videl and Mirai were an item and that Shadow and Lime were an item. It had accidentally been found out that Kasumi was Shadow's daughter, through her mother going back in time, and that Mizu was Shadow's adopted daughter from a region where he was considered an adult. It was during this time the Shadow had nearly been expelled after putting half the Football team in the Emergency Room by attempting to rape his daughters after drugging them. However the charges had been dropped when Shadow had all their medical bills covered personally. They never again messed with anybody close to Shadow or anybody considered an ally of Shadow's.
Broly and Eclipse were mates and now parents of two twin daughters, Luna and Aisu. They were also expecting another child, a boy. Broly and learned to control his powers and had disciplined his mind so well that he no longer wished to kill Kakarot, though he still hated him with a passion.
Super Seventeen had moved in with Shadow to be near his niece Kasumi. He was currently the head of Security at Shadow Enterprises and personally over saw the executions of all personnel who violated the Galactic Laws. He trained to become stronger and to discover any hidden abilities his form held. One of which was to switch back and forth between his original form as just Seventeen and to his advanced form of Super Seventeen. He would visit his sister every now and then to see if she would admit her mistakes and repent, however every time she refused and believed what she had done was alright. Krillin who knew about her mistakes stayed with her and eventually saw things as she did and reminded her of her current life.
Piccolo had gone back to the lookout to teach Dende more of his role as Guardian of Earth. He had grown stronger, but he had gained something much more valuable than more power, he had gained much insight and wisdom about the universe. How people behaved and acted towards those who were recognized as heroes or heroine's were not necessarily evil or out to destroy the planet and every living thing on it. Or even to conquer it and rule it with an iron fist, no some just did things differently than what others were used to and ultimately it sometimes made all the difference in the universe. Whether the planet or planets would be destroyed and completely obliterated or whether they would merely be left alone for a period of time, if there was one thing Piccolo had learned, it was that a lot of beings were misunderstood, because of how they did things.
During the one and a half years since the battle on Planet Nexus, Videl and Mirai had joined the Police Force in Satan City and had brought crime to an all time low. The two had married while in Other World and they now had a beautiful daughter named, Sekkai, the Saiyan name for Lime, and a son named Kaen, the Saiyan name for Flame. Now they are graduating with the highest honors available to them through the High School, for their academics, their involvement with the community, and their involvement in helping rebuild the school after its foundation gave out.
(Gee, I wonder why? Hmm, Shadow versus Videl perhaps. Sekkai is really the Japanese name for Lime and Kaen is really the Japanese name for Flame.)
Kasumi had grown into a beautiful young woman and was currently courting another unknown survivor of Vegeta-sei named Taiyou, the Saiyan name for Solar. She was madly in love with him and he returned her feelings, but has yet to meet her father.
(Uh-oh! Can anyone say barbequed Saiyan? Taiyou is really the Japanese name for Solar.)
Mizu and Dendou have married and are expecting twins. Mizu had begged her father to allow Dendou to come to Earth, so Shadow of course obliged his daughter, just to see her happy. Though she isn't a Saiyan by birth, she is considered a Saiyan for her aggressive nature towards others rude to her or her mate, or her future children. She was also incredibly strong and powerful, not anywhere near her father and her sister. Mizu had made a discovery that could change the Saiyan history forever, apparently Saiyan's and Venusian's were once allies and had mated, but when the war against the original Tuffle's (Bebi's ancestor's) had come, the Venusian's turned against the Saiyan's and had banished them to South, West, and East Galaxies. It was in these galaxies that their reputation for being a blood thirsty barbaric race and been born. It also turned out the Dendou and Mizu were Saiyan names for Water and Lightning.
(Mizu and Dendou are really Japanese names for Water and Lightning.)
Shadow and Lime themselves had officially (Earth/Human Style) married after the battle on Planet Nexus. Shadow still ran Shadow Enterprises and had run Satan Inc. into the ground where it was barely surviving (unintentionally). Because of which Shadow purchased the company from Hercule himself and let every worker keep their jobs, but had moved a quarter of them into building and designing machines that would speed up production, but not enough to make them loose their jobs. Especially since the same ones that were to build theses machines were to monitor them for errors or bugs. Lime had become the VP (Vice President) of Shadow Enterprises and dealt with how to keep ahead of Capsule Corps whose temporary alliance with them had been severed. She and Shadow were expecting twins; they were already the parents of their son Kumori, which was ironically a Saiyan name for Shadow.
(Kumori is really a Japanese name for Shadow.)
Vegeta had moved into Shadow's home and had designed and developed a Gravity Room that could go up to two thousand times Earth's normal gravity before it automatically shut down or it went into an overload and exploded. He had discovered that his home world Vegeta-sei was back where it originally should be. He had informed Shadow, who had informed the Supreme Kai, who told them that, every single Saiyan, even Nappa and Raditz were alive. Nappa and Raditz were mistakes with the paperwork at King Enma's and the ogres were being punished for it (pay cut). Vegeta was hopeful that his childhood, at least the bits of it that were on Vegeta-sei, crush was also alive, for he longed to see her again. If his planet hadn't been destroyed, his people never wiped out, and if he had never kidnapped by Frieza he would have eventually mated with her, if she hadn't found a mate yet and if she was willing.
Kakarot, Goten, had moved to Capsule Corps with Chicha, where they had never been happier. Goten was now a big brother to his little sister and brother (twins) Naito and Enkou. The Saiyan names for Night and Flame. They were all quite happy and never bothered Shadow or Vegeta, or anyone else, except their friends who were always happy to see them.
(Naito and Enkou are really Japanese names for Night and Flame.)
Trunks lived with his father at Shadow Enterprises Headquarters, where he was quite happy, though he was never able to get below the ground floor. Especially thanks to Shadow's advanced technology that monitored the entire building, twenty-four hours a day, everyday all week long. So after a while he gave up and that was when he met Jemu, her name meaning gem, which to him was beautiful. He didn't know it then or truly understand, but she would change his life forever, especially since she was Saiyan, which only made the attraction that much better to him.
(Jemu is really a Japanese name for Gem.)
Turles had left Earth to explore the galaxies to try and see if he could find more of his people and so he could have an adventure and not have to worry about his family. He despised his twin brother more than anyone realized, except maybe Broly and Shadow. But in his travels he had met a female Saiyan named Mitsuki. They had started to travel together and eventually became mates. Now they are on their way back to Earth and are expecting a child of their own.
(Mitsuki is really a Japanese name for Three Months.)
They were all living the lives they wanted to live and were quite happy. Now they prepare for a trip to the restored Saiyan home world, Vegeta-sei. Once there they shall help to rebuild the once great Empire that had once held many allies, until they turned on the Saiyan's. However this wasn't a quest for vengeance or to overthrow the current hierarchy on Vegeta-sei, it is a chance for the Saiyan race to start over again, to start anew.
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Shadow had decided that he would leave Seventeen in charge while he was away. He still remembered Seventeen trying to refuse the gift, but he had been able to persuade him into accepting it. Lime, Kasumi, Mizu, Dendou, Vegeta, Trunks, Mirai, Videl, Broly, Eclipse, Sekkai, Kaen, Kumori, Luna, Aisu, and he were all going to Vegeta-sei to become registered in the Saiyan Empire. They were going to report that Kakarot and his offspring that live with him were not to be moved above third class unless they proved themselves.
Three Days Later
When they arrived at Vegeta-sei they were greeted by the Saiyan Military. They had their weapons aimed at them and their ki blasts ready to be released, so they let Vegeta out first. Vegeta was to make them all jump and worry about their own safety for threatening him.
"Identify yourselves or face the consequences!" yelled one of the Saiyan's in Saiyago.
"I am Prince Vegeta!" roared Vegeta angrily at being told to identify himself or else.
"PRINCE VEGETA!" yelled the soldier and backed away calling for assistance.
"WHAT IS IT! YOU ARE AN ELITE AND YOU NEED HELP?" came the reply.
"SIRE, IT'S PRINCE VEGETA!" replied the soldier.
"WHAT!" came the reply.
In a matter of minutes King Vegeta had arrived and saw that it was indeed his son, Prince Vegeta.
"Vegeta!" said King Vegeta.
"WHAT?" snapped Vegeta angrily.
"You dare speak to e mint that tone?" said King Vegeta.
"I dare!" replied Vegeta as the two stared each other down and then clasped hands. "It's good to be home!"
"Indeed, where have you been? We have been rebuilding our civilization for about a decade now," said King Vegeta.
"VEGETA!" snapped Shadow impatiently.
King Vegeta looked at Shadow angrily for interrupting the King and Prince of Saiyan's.
"You dare interrupt me! The King of the Saiyan's?" demanded King Vegeta angrily.
"Oh, I dare! I also dare that if you don't get out of my face, you will find yourself dead again!" said Shadow as King Vegeta laughed and extended his hand.
"He has guts!" said King Vegeta. "Who exactly are you?"
"I have gone by many names, but my most recent name is Shadow Moon of the Moon Clan," replied Shadow.
"Ah, a member of the Moon Clan, then you must have been exiled by a follower of Lynok," said King Vegeta.
"Indeed, I am Lynok's Great-Great-Great Grandson. My father is a third class idiot named Kakarot of the Son Clan; he goes by the human name Goku. We are here to be registered in the Saiyan Empire and help restore it to its former glory before your time King Vegeta," said Shadow.
"I see then welcome" said King Vegeta.
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Over the next few days the trials had started, they would test their physical strength, body fat percentage, power level, knowledge, skills, and for the females their fertility. During this time Kasumi had introduced Taiyou to Shadow who had giving his blessings, but with a warning that if he didn't anything stupid that she didn't want him to, he would make sure he regretted it. Each of their physical strengths, except for the babies, was measured and proved to be quite impressive. Their body fat percentage was quite low and almost non-existent, then came measuring their power levels. They were to power up to their maximum or they would be branded outcasts and exiles from Vegeta-sei. So Shadow volunteered to go last, and had his equipment used, the results were as follows:
Broly: 500,000,000 - Eclipse: 550,000,000 - Trunks: 10,000,000 - Dendou: 100,000
Mizu: 500,000 - Mirai: 900,000,000 - Videl: 600,000,000 - Lime: 500,000,000
Kasumi: 1,000,000,000 - Vegeta: 1,000,000,000 - Shadow: 750,000,000,000
The babies would be tested when they were older, so they were listed under the Rogue Class which was reserved for the untested. Their knowledge of the Saiyan culture, race, and history was astounding and impressive, so much that they wished to see their skills. Shadow was the best out of all of them, having all, but the pregnant females, attack him. He was able to defend himself from all around and was also able to beat all his opponents with ease.
"Impressive, while you were showing us how good your skills were, your mates have tested into the highest class of fertility. They will be able to have many strong and healthy children in the future. Now I need each of your names," said the director.
"Shadow Moon of the Moon Clan," replied Shadow.
"Prince Vegeta of the Saiyago Clan," said Vegeta.
"Lime Chun-Moon of the Chun and Moon Clans," said Lime.
"Prince Trunks of the Saiyago Clan," said Trunks.
"Mizu of the Moon Clan," said Mizu.
"You are registered as Venusian," said the director suspicious.
"She is my adopted daughter and is an out cast of the Venusian race," said Shadow. "This is her mate, a Venusian/Martian Hybrid."
"Very well sir," said the director inputting their data.
"Videl Satan-Saiyago of the Satan and Saiyago Clan," said Videl.
"Prince Mirai of the Saiyago Clan," said Mirai.
"Kasumi Moon of the Moon Clan," said Kasumi.
"This little one is Kumori Moon of the Mon Clan," said Shadow as he held his son in his arms.
"These two are of the Lunar Clan, Aisu and Luna," said Broly holding his children in his arms.
"And you are?" asked the director.
"Broly the exiled," replied Broly just as King Vegeta walked in.
"You were exiled? Then why are you here?" demanded King Vegeta.
"I am with my mate and my children!" snapped Broly.
"Very well, register him under the Lunar Clan," said King Vegeta.
"Eclipse of the Lunar Clan," said Eclipse causing King Vegeta to look her way.
"You are the original Legendary Super Saiyan? Or are you named after her?" asked King Vegeta.
"Look at your murals, you will see I am the original," said Eclipse.
"These two are Sekkai and Kaen of the Saiyago Clan," said Videl glaring at the director.
"My grandchildren?" asked King Vegeta.
"No, they are your great-grandchildren. My mate is your grandson from another timeline," said Videl as King Vegeta sized up Mirai and noticed the loss in his eyes.
"In my timeline, my father is dead, along with my mother. You are dead, everyone is dead, except me," said Mirai as King Vegeta moved on.
"You are all officially registered in the Saiyan Empire! All members of the Moon, Saiyago, and Lunar Clan are of the Elite Vagabond Class. They can do as they wish, but report directly to me!" said King Vegeta.
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That night there were festivity's in honor of the new Warriors that were anointed Elite Vagabond Class Saiyan's. Even Mizu and Dendou were given the honor of the rank and they swore to always be allies of the Saiyan Empire. The festivities carried on through the night, but Vegeta was still getting over his former mates betrayal, it had hurt him deeply.
Walking through the fields where he had as a child, before Frieza came, he was always happy here. It was right before his mother had died from Lynak, the son of Lynok, attacking her, raping her, and leaving her to die in her own blood. This is where he had been when he first her, the one whom he had grown to love even still being a child. He was not sure whether she felt the same way, but they had become great friends. Before he had left Earth, he had cut his hair short.
"Are you lost sir?" asked a feminine voice from behind.
"No, I am fine," said Vegeta.
"You don't sound fine, are you sure you are alright? I can help if you like, I am a healer," said the voice again.
"I am fine, merely remembering my past, before the lizard came and made my life hell," said Vegeta.
"The lizard?" asked the voice confused.
"Frieza," replied Vegeta spitting the name out.
"Oh, that lizard, the one that looked and sounded like a female, but said it was a male," said the voice chuckling.
"Yes, that one, he made my life miserable, he imprisoned me, made me is slave to an extent," said Vegeta. "For many years I was one of five known Saiyan's alive and I was the strongest too."
"But deep down that didn't help, you put up barriers around yourself, shields," said the voice closer that time.
"Yes, I had found a potential way to beat Frieza. I could become immortal and train until I became a Super Saiyan," said Vegeta.
"But it didn't go that way did it," said the voice right behind him.
"No, Kakarot, a third class buffoon had become a Super Saiyan and fought and defeated Frieza," said Vegeta. "Then my son from another timeline in the future arrived and slew the cybernetic enhanced Frieza as a Super Saiyan."
"You were angry, you were sad, you felt like you had to push yourself more to achieve your goal," said the voice.
"Yes, I had finally done it, but then the buffoons son ascended to the next level of Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan Two," said Vegeta. "I eventually achieved it and pushed myself further towards the next level. During the way to level two I had achieved the Ultra Saiyan and Ultra Saiyan Two transformations. More muscle and power, but I was slower."
"You did achieve the third level though, correct?" asked the voice curiously.
"Yes I achieved it, but so had the buffoon's son, who had proven himself a true Saiyan by fighting his father and receiving the scar of exilement, yet he continued to fight against him in his own way. He would not submit to his ways or his mother's ways. He achieved a power greater than mine, he became a Super Saiyan Four, a Mystic Saiyan, and then he merged the two into one to form the Mystic Super Saiyan Four Level. However then he ascended yet again, not to Super Saiyan Five, but to the legendary and mythical level of Shadow Saiyan," said Vegeta.
"You are proud of him though, he has treated you as an equal and a superior. Tell me why not leave the planet and let your rage out? Why come here and attempt to conquer and contain it?" asked the voice.
"My mother was killed here and it was also in this same area that I met a girl. She was unlike any other Saiyan, she treated me as an equal, she knew who I was, I was of the Royal Bloodline, I was a Royal Saiyan. Yet she never feared me, she was always there when I needed her. I fell in love with her, but then Vegeta-sei was destroyed and m heart shattered. Eventually I fell in love again, only to have my heart shattered at her betrayal, she had shattered my honor. She slept with Kakarot while she was mated to me, even bonded! I have never been so alone in my life… damn him, damn Kakarot, damn Frieza! They ruined my life, every time I found happiness it was taken from me! In one form or another! All I want is someone who will be my mate, not because of my blood line or power, but because of who I am on the inside!" cried Vegeta as she smashed his fist into the ground and started to cry. "Why! Why must I be tortured like this? Why must everything I love, everything I hold dear to me be taken from me? In one way or another!"
"Shh, it's alright Vegeta, I'm here for you," said the voice soothingly.
"Rui?" asked Vegeta.
"Yes it's me, Vegeta, my love," said Rui as they embraced and Vegeta cried, not tears of anger or sorrow, but tears of joy and happiness. He felt whole in her arms, he had finally found his one true love. For the first time in many, many years he truly felt he had finally found the one he was looking for to fill the empty spot in his fragile heart.
When they arrived back at the festivities, his father was happy to see Vegeta happy. Not happy as in proud, but happy as in he was in love and had found the one he loved. Shadow was also happy for Vegeta, perhaps now Vegeta would learn that not everything was about power and getting stronger for the next enemy to show up. True one could train to become stronger, but one also had to enjoy the pleasures of life, before you either can't enjoy them anymore because you can't feel anything or they're all gone. He had learned that lesson the hard way and has almost hardened his heart to the universe, but the urge to return to Earth and proven beneficial, not only had he found his love and had a child with her, but he had discovered that out of something rotten could grow something quite beautiful and strong.
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Time goes by quickly and if your not careful you may find yourself alone or unable to enjoy the pleasures of life. Shadow and Vegeta had learned this hard way, but now they are happy. They have a home, a family that loves them, and they love their family. Now is a time of peace for them, a time for them to have fun and enjoy life. But like all things in the universe, nothing lasts forever. A dark sinister force has its sights on Earth and Vegeta-sei. It threatens to shatter the fragile peace and happiness that have been so hard to obtain. Great effort and work had been put out to make sure that they would have time to enjoy their lives. Who is this dark sinister force? Where does it hail from? What does it want with Earth and Vegeta-sei? Only time will tell us the answers to these questions and more, whether it is merely a force that wishes to align itself with Earth and Vegeta-sei or whether it is a new threat bent on destroying the two worlds.
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A/N: Well that's it, the final chapter of Dark Tide: Shadow Saiyan. I would like to personally thank everyone for their reviews, comments, questions, and help in making this story a hit. I know many of you grew impatient with me for taking so long on the updates and I apologize. Now here is the last poll:
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Shadow Kage
