"Dragonball AS: Destroyer Saga"

Chapter 14- "Paresu's Revenge"

By- Tiny

Destroyer didn't know what went so terribly wrong with his plan, seeing as he had planned this out to the last details, having mapped out every known warrior's maximum strength since day one. Sure there had been that transformation to the third level for three of the warrior's, but he had expected they may have been holding back and knew that his strength could handle such a power-up. This new form of Gohan's, however, had proven to be not only a match for Destroyer's dark energy but also had surpassed him in every way, shape, and form.

The dark warrior couldn't even move now, both of his legs having been shattered only moments ago by one of Gohan's powerful blows, and his energy was so low that he couldn't gather enough ki to even hover over the ground. His dark blood flowed freely out of many open wounds, including the stump that had been his left arm until, in his rage, the Saiya-jin had ripped it off. Not even Vegeta had been rumored to be as cruel as this Saiya-jin from Earth had been today, and the prince had been known to exterminate entire worlds on a whim!

The other Saiya-jin and their allies looked at the fallen warrior with nothing short of disgust in their eyes, their still jade eyes chilling Destroyer clean to the bone as the glared at him. The young prince, one his allies called Trunks, was quite possibly giving him the coldest glare of all, one that greatly resembled that of the late Vegeta and one that Destroyer had hoped to never witness again. If looks alone could have killed then the dark warrior would have died many times over by now, but he was not quite so fortunate as that.

"How does it feel now, Destroyer?" Gohan growled, stomping down on the dark warrior's chest, "How does it feel to be the one in pain? The one helpless to defend himself!"

"You are all fools...my masters will come for me," Destroyer hissed, "All you have done...is insure that you die...slow and painfully..."

"We'll see about that when the time comes, but we Saiya-jin have been underestimated many times before," Gohan chuckled, "Your masters can try as they might, but we will prevail!"

"Fool, you know nothing!" Destroyer grinned, baring his teeth, "My masters would crush all of you like insects! You will all die!"

"Not today we won't, and not when they arrive either," a new voice spoke up, catching the Saiya-jin's attention, "We will live on, but you will die this day!"

Destroyer managed to twist his neck around back some and catch sight of a lovely young brunette, her long hair hanging freely about the shoulders as she walked through the crowd of Saiya-jin. She was dressed only in a pair of white capri pants and a yellow shirt of some kind or another, her feet not even covered up by the white sandals that she strapped over them. Why the Saiya-jin would move out of the way for such a weak human female was beyond the dark warrior, but the bite mark at the base of her throat was more then enough to answer that question.

The young woman stopped just a few inches away from the immobile warrior's body, her eyes burning with anger and malice as she raised her left hand directly over his head. Destroyer could see the ki gathering there, it's blue luminescence engulfing his entire body before she could even fire the attack, causing the dark warrior to shudder as he attempted to back away. The Saiya-jin and other warriors backed away at this point, smirks on all of their faces as they did so, leaving the human woman to deal with her prey in her own way.

"My name is Paresu, Destroyer, and you have taken something very precious away from me that I can't get back," the woman sniffled, tears streaming down her face, "And now, I am going to take something precious from you..."

"Wha...What is that?"

"I can think of a few things that would work, but one stands out above all the rest," Paresu smiled, her eyes still misty with tears, "And that, Destroyer, would be your LIFE!"

Destroyer would have screamed, the agony that ripped through his body in those few brief seconds before darkness swallowed him whole more horrendous and painful then anything he had ever experienced. He didn't get the chance to do that, however, as Paresu's blue wave of energy, weak as it may have been, tore clean through what was left of him like a hot knife through butter. The head was the first thing to go, hence why he couldn't cry out in his agony or even feel it for that long, though in the human woman's mind it couldn't have been destroyed fast enough.

Gohan could actually feel a tear forming in the side of his obsidian eyes as he watched the dark warrior's body burning to ash before him, finally able to mourn his fallen brother with Destroyer out of the way. Tears ran freely down the side of his face as he looked over where his brother's corpse had been, marked now only by a large blade as the body had faded away a few moments before. Whatever happened now, whatever lay ahead of the Z fighter's and their families, Gohan could at least take solace in the knowledge that his brother was in a better place.

Paresu herself was the image of coldness as she walked away from the still burning corpse of Destroyer, her eyes lowered to the ground bitterly as she brushed past the others and made her way over to the sword. She had been pretty good at keeping her composure up until then, her glares and tone having rivaled that of even Vegeta or Piccolo, but as soon as her eyes hit the blood on the sword she broke down in a sobbing heap. Nobody really knew what they could say to make it better either, seeing as the Dragonballs were gone now and they knew Goten couldn't be wished back, but Trunks figured he had better try.

"He's gone Trunks...I've lost him forever this time," Paresu sobbed heavily, her body actually shaking as the Saiya-jin wrapped his arms around her, "I'll never get to see him again...never..."

"I know Paresu and it hurts, but do you really think that this is what Goten would have wanted? For you to mourn him like this?" Trunks asked, his own heart heavy with grief, "Goten did what he felt was necessary for everyone and for the Earth's safety, just like his father did so many times in the past. He did nothing that he would regret and I think...no, I know that he'd want you to move on with your life."

"You always were a talker Trunks," Paresu smiled weakly, wiping the tears from her face, "I know what Goten would have wanted me to do, but I just can't move on...not right now."

"I can understand that, but things will get better with time," Trunks smiled back, looking up at the sky with a tear in his eye, "Good-bye Goten. Until we meet again, my old friend..."

Goten didn't really know what was going on as he watched the five Kaio-Shin's before him arguing over something or another, being sure to stay quiet so that the Saiya-jin couldn't understand what was being said. Not that he minded being left out of the loop, since he was used to that as a younger sibling, but it was incredibly frustrating to sit up here with nothing to do but watch. It was almost enough to drive a man crazy as the Saiya-jin stood up and leaned back against a nearby tree, his eyes staring up at the sky of Other World longingly.

He was going to miss Earth, miss spending those many long days and nights with Paresu, especially now since he had marked her, but he had no doubts that he had done the right thing. If he hadn't teleported over in front of that sword it would have ended up killing Pan, his niece, and Goten never would have been able to live with himself knowing that he let the young teenager die in such a manner. It was actually kind of ironic when the young Saiya-jin thought back on it now, seeing as his own father had done the same thing protecting Gohan from Cell and now, years later, history had repeated itself.

A large smile spread over the young man's face as he recalled all of those fond memories, his dark hair waving about as he sat back up to come face to face with the five Kaio-Shin. Apparently they had finished up their little talk while he was daydreaming about better times and whatnot, their faces far less humored than before, their lips drawn tight as they looked at the warrior. Goten knew the look as that of a serious fighter or person in general, though he rarely looked that way himself, but he had seen it enough times on Trunks to know what it meant.

"Destroyer is dead, but his masters will still come to Earth to retrieve his body and destroy those who took him down," Shin spoke up, "It is for this reason that you, Son Goten, have been selected for a most dangerous mission that will take you through the higher realms of the gods here in Other World. You will accompanied by two people familiar to you, who will serve as guides along the way."

"Really, I know them?" Goten asked with a grin, "Who are they?"

"That would be us, kid," a gruff, masculine voice said from behind, "You certainly have grown a bit in four years..."

Goten quickly looked around behind him to see who it was that had spoken, already knowing who it was due to the voice, his face covered in that stupid grin that his father always wore. The first of the two denizens that he spotted was a very large, green man dressed in a purple fighting gi of some kind, the only things over his feet being a pair of little brown boots. Goten still found it humorous how odd Piccolo's sense of style was, but never bothered to question it as he rushed up to the green man, stopping cold once he spotted the other figure behind the Nameksei-jin.

The other figure was definitely a man, one who stood about Goten's height with well-tanned skin and an incredibly sculpted figure, his muscles even larger then the young Saiya-jin's own. The man was dressed in a suit of black and green armor with red boots and armbands, his legs and hips covered only by a tight black pair of body pants that stretched perfectly over his muscles. What immediately drew Goten's attention, however, was the bed-head hairstyle over this man's red bandana, not to mention the furry brown appendage that danced around his waist.

"DAD!" Goten gasped, "But...but they said..."

"I'm afraid to inform you that that man is not Son Goku, but is your grandfather, a low-class Saiya-jin warrior named Bardock," Shin coughed, "He was...blessed with the gift of foresight in life and will thus be accompanying you on your journey to the higher realms. Piccolo is going as a trainer as well as a guide, as you need someone to make sure you're skills remain sharp through there."

"Great, now that all of these pointless introductions are out of the way, will someone please tell me why I was dragged out of Hell?" Bardock growled, "What is this mission you are sending me, green bean here, and my grandson on that requires all three of us to succeed?"

"Beyond the higher realms of the lesser gods lies the Dragon's Realm, where the eternal dragon's rest until summoned forth by mortals," Shin sighed, looking up into the sky, "Your mission is to reach this forsaken realm intact, all three of you, and to retrieve the pure one from the clutches of the dragons."

"The pure one?" Piccolo raised an eyebrow, "Who the hell are you talking about, Supreme Kai?"

"Who else?" Shin shrugged, "I am referring to Son Goku, of course."

"WHAT!"

Author's Notes: Yeah, I'm sending Goten on a mission to find his father and bring him back, accompanied by his brother's old mentor, Piccolo, and the disgruntled Saiya-jin warrior, Bardock. That journey will be the main focus of the next installment of this story, as this will be the last you see of Goten for quite some time, but I do hope you all enjoyed what I did with Destroyer's death. I figured that if anyone should be allowed to kill the dark warrior, who better than Goten's mate?

The next chapter will focus around the funeral service held for Goten and those killed when Destroyer blew up the stands, plus a moment with Trunks at the very end when he talks to his friend who isn't there. Stay tuned to see all that, but until then let's recognize the readers!

Draco the Destroyer: Yeah, I should have been a little more clear on that point, but at least now you know! Thanks for reviewing and I'll see you again soon!

The Author: I can't say what will happen with Gohan now that he can't go to the fourth level, but know that it will be something special indeed. You'll see what I mean when the real enemies show up, but until then thanks for reviewing!

Ilthary: Vegeta has already appeared during the talk with King Kai earlier, but he will show up again later on while Goten is away on his journey. You'll understand just what I'm talking about when the time comes...

chris: No, Goten isn't going to become a Saiya-jin god anytime soon, or possibly at all if I should chose not to do that, but know that at least one of the Saiya-jin from the series has already made it there. You can guess which, but you aren't getting any more info from me...;)

Everyone Else: Thanks for reading and I hope to see you all again soon!