Disclaimer: "Sailor Moon", "Dragonball" and "Dragonball Z/GT", and other genres belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a crossover story.
Special note: This story, though it will have lots of "flashbacks", takes place long after "Sailor Moon: Guardian of the Force".
Part 1
BLAM!
Young Son Goku, the spiky-haired, Saiyajin protector of Earth was having trouble with one Omega Shen Long, the evil incarnate of the seventh Black Dragonball. And thank the demented Emperor Pilaf for making Goku young. The Black Dragonballs were the corrupted, wish-giving Dragonballs that have taken the form of monsters. Somehow, the seventh one had absorbed the others, after Goku and his allies had successfully defeated the first seven Black Dragonballs. However, when Omega Shen Long had absorbed those other Dragonballs, he not only became stronger, but he absorbed the other's powers. Thus, the white, multi-horned "demon" was stronger than ever!
"So, what are you going to do NOW?" the demon smirked.
Goku frowned. Earlier, he and his Saiyajin rival, Prince Vegeta, had tried to fuse into one being, "Gogeta", but those efforts proved to be fruitless.
"If only I wasn't so small!" Goku says. "Man, I wish Mom was here…"
As on cue…
BOOM!
From out of the blue, a lightning bolt came down from the skies. Where the bolt struck, a blond, haired girl with a "meat-ball head" hairstyle appeared. She was dressed in a pair of blue jeans, cow-girl boots, a cow-skin jacket (with tassels on the sleeves), a belt (with a silver belt buckle) and a black cow-girl hat (with a white, silk bandana wrapped around the brim.
"Man, what a ride," Starfleet Captain Usagi Tsukino said, as she dusted herself off. She was traveling between worlds when she received a summons from her foster child Son Goku. At the time of the summons to "Chikyuu", Usagi was on a much needed vacation, so that she could be well-rested before taking her post as an "Admiral" for the position of head of Starfleet Administration within the United Federation of Planet's "Starfleet Command" organization.
Meanwhile, Omega Shin Long was watching this. He couldn't detect any power signature from this girl. Still, it would be rude of him to not properly introduce himself to her.
Meanwhile, the Z Warriors were looking at this.
"That girl ought to get out of the way," said Son Pan, Goku's grand-daughter. However, the eyes everyone else widened.
"She's…back!" Son Gohan, Goku's son and Pan's daughter cried.
"Does this mean that we have a chance?" said Son Goten, Gohan's younger brother.
"Heck, after all this, I would hope so!" said Trunks Briefs, as he rubbed his turquoise-colored hair.
"You said it!" said Son Vidal, Gohan's wife.
"And how is she still SO young?" fumed Bulma Briefs, Trunk's mother.
"Bah!" said Vegeta. "That doesn't mean ANYTHING, if you don't know any power!"
"We got to do something!" said Ubuu, as he shook his Mohawk.
"We will, Ubuu," assured Hercule, the bald, retired world champion. "We will."
Omega Shin Long moved quickly, faster than anything imaginable. After all, he had the power of the powerful Dragonballs on his side-
ZIP!
CLUTCH!
Omega Shin Long tried to deliver a punch to the back of Usagi's head. However, Usagi easily caught it.
"Huh?" Omega Shin Long said with surprise. He was moving faster than these Saiyajins, and yet SHE caught his attack!
Usagi turned her head.
"I take it that YOU were responsible for all this?"
Omega Shin Long steps back.
"And what if I am?" Omega Shin Long smirks, as he tries to examine this person. Yet, he STILL couldn't detect any of her power levels.
"Then I would have to ask you to stand down…or be destroyed."
"Feh. You have yet to impress me, little girl."
"I see."
Meanwhile, Goku was using Usagi's arrival to both rest, and reflect the years since he has known his foster mother…
FLASHBACK!
The universal tyrant Frieza looked insulted, as his next foe came to the fore. He has already dispatched that Namekian fool Nail, and humiliated the foolish Sayajin boy Gohan, and his two friends Piccolo and Krillan. Now, he has to deal with Vegeta, the so-called "Sayajin Prince" in his laughable "Super Sayajin" form. He'll make short work of him, his allies and this planet before he can harness these "Dragon Balls". Immortality will soon be in his grasp.
"This is the day you will rue, Frieza!" Vegeta bellowed.
"Oh, I'm sure, fool," Frieza said with a bored tone.
"How dare you! YAAAAAAAH!" Frieza yelled, as he amped his power levels.
"Do you think he'll do it?" asked Gohan. He hoped that his father and grandmother would be okay.
"I hope so," Krillan said, who loathed thinking otherwise.
"Hmmm," Piccolo mused. Though he would hate to admit it, he knew that Usagi was correct in allowing Vegeta to have first crack at Frieza, since Goku was seriously injured from his fight with the Ginyu Force, whom Usagi called "the wannabe Sailor Scouts". In fact, Piccolo would loath to admit how much he admired Goku's mother. While she was kind, sweet person, Usagi possessed a level of ruthlessness that disturbed even him. When he first was released from his captivity, Piccolo went on a rampage that nearly devastated the Earth. When he first ran into Usagi, who was visiting Bulma and her parents at the time, he naturally assumed that she was easy prey. After being shredded to bits, Piccolo was forced to use cunning to get revenge against her and her son. Ultimately, it came down to a one-on-one combat between him and Goku to decide the fate of the Earth, but only after Goku asked Usagi to let him fight the so-called "Demon King". It was the hardest thing for Usagi to do, since she knew what Piccolo was capable of doing.
"Please, you got to let me fight him, Usagi!" Young Goku cried.
"Goku, you know how dangerous he is!" Usagi countered. "Let me deal with him."
For the past 24 hours, Usagi had prepared herself for the release of the "Dragon Slave". It was a very old ritual spell that she picked during her days as an apprentice to some girl named Lina. Actually, it didn't take much to get her teacher to teach it to Usagi, especially since she had plenty of money herself to pay for the lessons. If it hadn't for some bastard named Xellos, Usagi would have completed her apprenticeship a lot sooner.
Anyway, the "Dragon Slave" spell was very destructive, but was within her means of control. However, there the "Giga Slave" spell to consider. However, she wasn't sure if the spell would merely destroy the intended target, or everything else (including the target). So, she'll use the Dragon Slave spell for now.
"Usagi, you told me that I have a great destiny. How can I fulfill it if you're always trying to protect me?"
Usagi knew that her adopted son was right. She was used to Goku dealing with more "human" opponents, like the Red Ribbon Army for example, because they were still human. But Piccolo was in another class altogether. Still…
"Okay, kiddo," Usagi said, as she rubbed Goku's head. "Kick his arse."
And since his defeat, Piccolo has come to admire both Usagi and Goku. He admired Usagi's willingness to sacrifice her own desires, while he admired Goku's willingness to fight for what's right. She had been there for Goku, in one form or another, from the very beginning, having adopted him when his grandfather Gohan had died from an untimely accident. Ultimately, it wasn't until a showdown with the demented troll Emperor Pilaf that there was a reason for this.
Anyway, Usagi made sure that she fulfilled Gohan's wishes, making sure Goku was tough in body as well as in mind. She put him through school when the time permitted, mainly so that he could become a bit socialized. And when Chi-Chi sought Goku's hand in marriage, after Usagi allowed the Ox King's betrothal agreement to stand, Goku was self-aware enough to get to know Chi-Chi before agreeing to the marriage. Upon the birth of Goku's son Gohan, Usagi felt that it was time to move on, though she promised to make back to her friends' five-year reunion. Interestingly, by that time, Piccolo and Usagi came to an understanding. If Piccolo ever did anything to harm Goku and his new family during her absence, there will be nothing left of the Namekian after she's done with him.
After all, Usagi WAS a trained assassin, thanks to her Bene Gesserit training.
Piccolo could remember when Usagi returned to Chikkyu, just in time when the Sayajins decided to check on their scout Kakkarot. Originally, this Sayajin was to prepare the way for that world's demise. Fortunately, after a knock on the head, that Sayajin would become the world protecting Son Goku.
"You have but one choice, Kakkorot," Radizt said, as he stood before the assembled "Z Warriors". His spiky hair was even longer than Goku's. "Kill these human, and take your rightful place by my side. What do you say, brother?"
Goku looked at Usagi and the rest of his friends and family, and then he looked at Piccolo. Finally, he returned his sight on his "brother".
"I'll never betray my family, my friends or my home planet. And my name is Goku, not Kakkarot!"
"Fool! You're not worthy to be a Sayajin warrior! If you can't do your duty, then I will do it FOR you!"
BLAM!
"Bulma, get down!" Yamcha yelled.
PING! PING!
Usagi had used the Armor of Thoth spell just in time to protect Master Roshi's house. This spell, created by the god Thoth, was immune to energy and electrical discharge.
"Grrrr! Who are you woman?"
Radditz used his energy counter to examine Usagi. The energy reading was very high!
"GAH!" Goku replied, as he delivered an uppercut.
"AH!" Radditz yelled, as he actually felt the blow. But that was impossible! According to his energy reading, Goku should not have been able to deliver the blow!
"Impossible! How could you-?"
"Thank my teacher over there," Goku said confidently, as he pointed towards Usagi. "She taught me how to hide my presence from your sensors. So, give it up!"
"Heh, I don't think so." And with that, Radditz swoops down and takes Gohan.
"Daddy!"
"Gohan!" cried Krillan. "Goku, we got to do something!"
"Let my son go," Goku demanded.
"No. You can have him…if you either join me or defeat me. You have one day to make up your mind. Hey, maybe you CAN beat…but I doubt you're not good enough to do it. Heh."
And with that, Radditz makes off with Gohan.
"GOHAN!"
"Damn," Usagi cursed. She left the Rifts to get away from stuff like this, and now, her family and friends a being threatened. "Guys, we better get a plan together. Bulma, you still have that holographic projector?"
"Sure. Why do we need it?"
"Because if this clown is relying on sensors, then we have it made."
Sure enough, Usagi's plan worked. In spite of Radditz's power, he relied too much on his scanners (called "Scouters"). Plus, Usagi had taught Goku the tenets of the Hokuto no Ken long ago, with a few other esoteric disciplines, so it was easy for him to match whatever Radditz could throw at him.
For example, one discipline that Usagi taught her adopted son is the manipulation of one's own "zeta waves". This allows the user to perceive time in a different manner, and react accordingly. So while an opponent can be technically faster, the user's reaction time, through intense training, can compensate. Now imagine a master of the zeta wave techniques is also the master of the deadly art of the Hokuto no Ken, which allows the user to manipulate the victim's "pressure points"…
"I don't want to hurt you!" Goku said, as he put himself in a ready stance.
"But I want to hurt YOU!" Radditz said, as he moved to hit his brother at a rate that the other Z Fighter could barely keep up.
Goku, who sensed Radditz intentions, parried the blows, as he pressed various pressure points on his opponent's body. The results?
"ARRRRRGH!" the Sayajin yelled in pain. While his body was felt as if it was on fire, he couldn't move.
"Yay! Goku did it!" Krillan yelled.
"Daddy!" Gohan yelled, as he ran to his father.
"I guess you're right, Usagi," Goku said, as he hugged his son. "Sayajins ARE similar to humans."
"Well, duh!" Usagi retorted jokingly. "Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to get Chi-Chi pregnant."
"Uh, yeah," Goku blushed.
"What have you done to me?" Radditz demanded.
"I rendered your body useless, 'brother'. I'll restore your body, if you promise never to harm anyone on Earth from this point on."
"Heheheheheh. You THINK you won? Bah, a Sayajin never looses."
Radditz grinned fiercely before biting down hard on one of his back molars.
CLIK
"There are more of us than you can possibly know…and they will be coming, Kakkarot! But that little information will be useless to YOU."
Usagi frowned, a felt her sixth sense ringing, as did Goku's.
"Usagi!" Goku yelled, as he took his son and tossed him to his 'mother'.
"Goku!" Usagi yelled, as she caught Gohan.
BOOM!
When the smoke cleared, there was nothing left but a huge crater.
"GOKU!" yelled Krillan.
"Dad? DADDY!" cried Gohan in anguish.
"Goku…" Usagi whispered.
Meanwhile, Goku found himself on some sort of place. Was he dead? He didn't FEEL dead. Still, he needed to find his way back to his family. So, with no particular place to go, Goku picked direction, and went in that direction.
A few days later, back on Earth, Usagi was having an intense conversation with Chi-Chi.
SLAP!
"How could you allow my husband to die!" Chi-Chi yelled angrily. "And you expect me to allow YOU to train Gohan!"
"Easy, Chi-Chi!" Krillan said, as he tried to ease the tension in the room.
"That's okay, Krillan," Usagi said, as she rubbed her cheek. "I expected as much."
"Well?" Chi-Chi demanded.
Usagi turned away from her daughter-in-law.
"Chi-Chi, I raised Goku to be the best he could be so that he could protect the people he cared the most."
Then, Usagi turned back to Chi-Chi, with tears streaming down her blazing eyes of fury. Chi-Chi, in response, backed up a bit.
"How DARE you accuse me of sending Goku to his death! None of us knew that Radditz had a 'dead-man's switch' on him, so there was nothing ANY of us could do. And right now, only Gohan has the potential to stop those Sayajins that might arrive here. And I will not allow you to jeopardize Earth's future because of your selfishness."
"Get out, OUT!"
After Chi-Chi slammed the door, after kicking Usagi and Krillan out of the house, Picollo arrived on the scene.
"Well?" asked Picollo.
"Chi-Chi said no. But…there may be a way for us to compensate."
"What do you mean?" asked Krillan.
Later, at Capsule Corp, the remainder of the Z Senshi gathers in one of Dr. Brief's numerous laboratories.
"You're sure about this?" asked Bulma, as she prepares the vials. "The concoction is a bit untested."
"I know Bulma, but I don't want to take any chances."
"So, what do you got there?" asked Yamcha.
"This," Usagi said, as she picked up one of the vials, "is a serum based upon Goku's genetic material. I found that his physiology allows him to store vast more energy than many species…including Nameks. No offense, Piccolo."
"Huh," Piccolo smirked. "None taken."
"Anyway," Bulma interjected. "The serum is experimental. And I don't know if the effects are permanent or not. Nor do I know if there are any side-effects."
"So, in other words, we're in trouble," Krillan said despondently.
"Perhaps," Usagi said. "I'm still trying to get Chi-Chi to allow me and Piccolo to train Gohan."
"She could be dealt with," Piccolo said evenly.
"I don't think that will be necessary," Usagi said, giving Piccolo an evil look.
"So," Bulma, began, "while we deal with a potential 'booster' serum, and Gohan's training, we should also get those Dragonballs ready for collection. As soon as we do, we can retrieve-"
"Bulma, wait!" said a disembodied voice.
"Usagi, is that-?" began Krillan.
"…It's GOKU!" Usagi cried. She immediately felt a telepathic presence from "The Other World". Maybe she could create a ritual to retrieve him…
"Hi, guys!" said Goku's voice.
"Gee, he's cheerful," Yamcha mused.
"Goku, where are you?" Usagi asked.
"I'm training under the great King Kaio-shen in preparations for the arrival of those Sayajins Radditz talked about."
"So, you know what's going on?" asked Krillan.
"Yeah. I'll talk to Chi-Chi about allowing Usagi and Piccolo to train Gohan. So don't worry."
"So, you okay up there?" asked Usagi.
"Sure am. Just don't bring me back until AFTER I'm done training."
"Oh, okay. But be sure to share your training techniques after all this is over, 'kay?"
"You bet. Take care of yourselves, guys…"
And, with that, Goku's voice is gone.
"Well, what are we going to do now?" asked Bulma
Usagi thinks for a moment. Then, she picks up one of the booster serums.
"We prepare ourselves. So, who wants to volunteer?"
Tbc.
