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Chapter 6 Well THAT explains a lot!
The figure sat in the same spot, not having moved since the underling came in earlier, deep in thought. His train of thought rolled off a cliff, however, at the loud slamming of a door as a scrambling underling entered, a different one this time.
"The test is complete, sir" the underling said
"The results?"
"The Furies were defeated miserably, all of the para demons annihilated, and likewise Brother Blood was defeated, all of the droids eliminated, and all of the metahumans taken into custody. There was also an unexpected battle involving Maxima and Knockout" he said
The figure sat forward, suddenly interested
"Knockout? Interesting. What was the outcome"
"Both were defeated"
"Hmm, what role did the alien visitors play"
"They did it. All on their own. The Justice League, Teen Titans, and Young Justice were not involved in any of the battles" he said. Even in the dark, the small alien could tell his master was displeased.
"I want every available unit to begin training for battle, ensure that only the bare necessities needed for guards are left here when we leave. We will take the planet, and while it will be much more difficult than anticipated, the planet WILL fall" his eyes glowed in the dark. The minion gulped.
"Y-yes sir!" he scrambled out of the room, leaving the figure to brood.
"These beings, where have they come from" he grumbled "What is their connection? Could they be…lowlies?"
"Here is where they are waiting" Martian Manhunter said. Without a word, Batman walked through the door, and the rest of the Justice League filed in as well.
"Umm, should we just wait here?" Robin asked
"No, they want to see everyone" Martian Manhunter said "Aside from Maxima and Knockout that is, they will remain in containment until the authorities can be notified"
"Alright" Robin nodded and then walked through, the rest following
Goku yelped at the sight.
"You!" He exclaimed. Gohan shook his head
"Again?"
"We just got done!" Chi Chi groaned
"I was hoping we'd just get a nice vacation" Bulma sighed
"Will this ever end!" Vegeta growled
"It's nice to see you too" There seemed to be a rip in the air which had been widened to a large window, and through that window several familiar and unfamiliar figures could be seen. A large, muscular man with silver hair, a tall and strong woman with black hair, another woman with black hair, two shorter, elderly, purpleish men dressed in green, Kami, Elder Kai, and Kaibitto.
"You know these guys?" Flash asked
"Well, not all of them, though I know what this is about" Bulma said "It's the Council of Destiny"
"Well THAT'S an original title" Kid Flash said
"They show up to explain things and such, let us in on what's going on" Chi Chi broke in
"Well that doesn't sound so bad"
"Of course, they only show up when all known life throughout the entire universe and everything else is at stake. I believe they referred to it as an Age of Life"
"And they break into journeys home when all we want to do is take a break and send us into outrageous adventures and NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES!" Krillin yelled
"That's not so good" Flash said
"I'm getting another headache" Beast Boy groaned
"Yes, that is the phrase" Elder Kai said
"Hera help us all" Wonder Woman said
"There's not much I can do about this one dear" one of the women said. Wonder Woman blinked, then yelped slightly
"Hera!" she yelled. The woman giggled at her reaction.
"This is so typical" Superboy sighed
"The Immortals of Oa" Green Latern said "Why didn't I know about this?"
"It had to be kept a secret until you were ready" one of them said
"And now is that time" Green Lantern said
"So, now that we're familiar with everyone" Vegeta said "Why don't we get down to WHAT YOU WANT NOW!"
"I'll give you two guesses" Yamcha said
"The universe is in danger, yadda yadda yadda, we're the strongest warriors, blah blah blah, so it's all up to us, etc. etc., we've been fated to defeat them. Okay, who is it?" Punch said
"You too?" Flash asked "How many times have you saved the universe?"
"Well, umm" Goku began counting on his fingers "There's Frieza, and then there was the time with the Androids, and there was Cell, and there was that time with Buu, and then there was that one crazy guy with the"
"Goku, let's not get into that" Krillin said
"Can we move on so we can get rid of the threat and go home?" Eighteen asked
"Certainly" Kaibitto sighed
"Alright, let's get the basic questions answered right now. Who's the threat, what do we have to do to defeat it, is there someone from our age in league with them, and where are they" Bulma listed
"Well, I'm sorry, but that's too much information. We're not allowed to say" Kaibitto said
"Of course" she threw up her hands in exasperation. She deepened her voice "You're not allowed to interfere, if you did, the structures of the very universe could fall apart-AGH!"
"She gets it!" Elder Kai exclaimed
"It involves every metahumans here" one of the immortals said "The Alien Alliance has reemerged"
There was a collective gasp.
"But, we defeated them!" Beast Boy exclaimed "It's not fair!"
"Why can't anyone just stay gone!" Flash shouted angrily
"Ah man! Just when I thought things were going good" Yamcha said "Okay, who is it?"
Zeus drew a circle in the air with his finger, and a small window opened up inside the larger one, then expanded to hide the entire council, only his voice could be heard.
"In the beginning, there were many different races. After the age of man from which Goku and the others are from several races were not completely destroyed. They survived, and traces of their DNA is present throughout many other races. One particularly noted group was the Human race. They were created on purpose. They are comprised of Kryptonians, Daxemites, Saiyans, a small amount of Tamaranian, the Kanatsa-jin, and even a little of ourselves. The Humans were created with one purpose: To maintain the family business"
"What exactly is the family business?" Robin asked
"Why, smiting evil of course!" his rolling laugh echoed around the room, and the other gods' laughter joined in, and then the laugh spread to everyone in the room. After a few minutes, they composed themselves and continued.
"So, that makes us relatives!" Starfire exclaimed to Robin "And us as well!" she turned to Gohan gleefully. The two gulped and stepped back. Starfire then scooped up her favorite chibis.
"Isn't that wonderful!" she exclaimed. The two gasped for air, squirming to escape the girl's grasp.
"O-kay, let's move on, shall we?" Raven said, using her powers to free the chibis from a now pouting Starfire
"The Saiyan race were kidnapped from the ice-jins" Zeus said "For a very long time, they were used as slaves in the Ice-jins' business, purging planets of all inhabitants and selling them to the highest bidder. However, there came a time when the planet was under the rule of a certain King Vegeta that the mighty warrior race began their fight for freedom. He was a noble king and inspired the spirit of his people. However, his life was ended when he stood up to the evil Tyrant Freiza, who then attempted to destroy the rest of the race along with their planet. This tyrant was maniacal and only afraid of one thing, the legendary Super Saiyan. However, in his attempt he destroyed nearly every Saiyan BUT the Super Saiyan, and of course now there are several Super Saiyans. But that's another story. Now then, there was another noble Saiyan known as Bardock. He was in the process of leading a fight against Freiza due to a psychic gift he received on a planet he was recently part of the purging team on. He had foreseen the destruction of the planet, and though his efforts were in vain, it was his son that eventually defeated the tyrant. His son Goku"
All eyes turned to Goku. He waved sheepishly.
"There are a few Saiyans left, however, a some of whom you have met"
"Are you saying there are more Saiyans besides those of us in this room?" Vegeta asked
"Yes"
He sat back, his head reeling. More. More Saiyans. He shook his head. He would find them. He would find them all.
"Unfortunately, aside from those who are fated to fight evil, the majority of the human race is quite…umm, defenseless" Zeus said "And so, another race was commissioned to guard and protect them. A race known as the Namekians"
"Namekians?" Lois asked
"Yes, it began with a Namekian who left his planet long ago and landed on Earth. He created a group of stones known as Dragonballs on his arrival, mystical orbs that if all seven were gathered could be used to summon a dragon to grant a wish. The dragon would then disappear and the orbs would be scattered across the universe. However, due to the Namekian having a dark half, if the Dragonballs weren't returned to the Earth within one year, it would be destroyed. Of course, the same was true for any planet the dragon was summoned"
"WHA! I never knew about THAT!" Bulma said "What would have happened if I was trying to gather the dragon balls then!"
"How am I doing so far Piccolo?" Zeus asked. All eyes turned to him.
"You're doing fine, keep going" he said dully
"Cheerful as always I see" Zeus said "Anyway, the young Namek applied for the spot of Guardian of the Earth, which at the time was held by a human who had protected the Earth for a very long time. However, the guardian was very wise, and rejected him, saying that he had too much evil in him. At that time, the Namek went into a period of deep mediation, and developed a technique to separate the good and evil in himself. The good half forsook his name and became guardian of the earth, Kami, and the evil half also forsook the old name, thus allowing it to be lost in the pages of history, and assumed a name that not many will forget. Piccolo. At that time, the good half created a new set of Dragonballs, and hid the other set, known as the Black Star Dragonballs, in a place where they will not be used for evil"
"Wait, so Piccolo's evil?" Beast Boy asked nervously, eyeing the Namek. Piccolo sighed.
"There's more to the story" he said "It's-"
"A long story involving time travel, alter egos, and or lost kings and princesses" Flash said "Jeez, maybe I'll get all the stories from you and write the books myself"
"Anyway, the current Earth DOES have a guardian, in case you were wondering, he just doesn't live where he used to" Elder Kai said "The current Earth being the one with all you weirdoes flying around wearing tights"
"Weirdoes!" the JL, TT, and YJ exclaimed
"YES! And don't even THINK of looking for the Dragonballs, they're gone for a reason!"
"A reason we won't get into right now" Kaibitto said hastily "Zeus, please"
"Wait, where's the guardian? Is he a Namek?" Raven asked hopefully
"Find out for yourself!" Elder Kai snapped
"I will" she replied
"Now then, as I was saying" Zeus said
"What does all this have to do with the Alien watchamacallit?" Yamcha asked
"Ah, yes" he sighed "What this has to do with it is, the humans are known as Imperial Humans by the Alien Alliance, the scientists anyway, and they all have the potential of developing superhuman powers when stressed in certain ways, such as being exposed to chemicals, or given certain objects, or exposed to certain situations"
"So what makes the Alien Alliance so bad?" Krillin asked
"They wanted to get rid of all Superheroes and stop the production of any more" Zeus said
"Wait, wha? How did they plan to do THAT!" Krillin asked
"Simple, they told the Earth to hand over all its superheroes, and they planned to explode a gene bomb that targeted the superhero producing genes, in other words, the dormant alien genes, and stop them from becoming active and creating superheroes"
"That's ridiculous! They honestly expected a race as hard-headed and stubborn as the humans to simply give up without a fight and lose their ability to grow stronger! Were they mad!"
"Yes, well, as you say, it did not go over well. In the end, the Alliance was defeated, however, they have reemerged with some new allies who plan to try again. Should they succeed, the entire universe will be at stake, for the planet Earth, despite its harmless appearance, is a formidable force when threatened"
"So, who's the problem now?" Flash asked "And is there anybody on our side?"
"I can not say" Zeus replied sadly, the window showing the council appearing again "I will only say that you should seek help from someone who helped you before when dealing with one of these enemies"
"Oh, well THAT'S descriptive" Kid Flash grumbled
"I hear ya kid" Flash said
"That is all I can say" Zeus said "We wish you the best of luck with your fight. We will be watching"
"I'll be rootin for ya!" Elder Kai shouted
"Farewell" the window closed, and the group sighed in silence
"Well, THAT explains a lot!"
BM: Alrighty, that's all for that one
JJ: Well that was a bit less exciting than I thought it would be
BM: It can't all be glamour and glory, besides, I liked it
JJ: I know, well, Reviews will be welcome! Especially constructive criticism