This chapter needs no intro, for it is the epilogue. This is the final chapter in this series, and thus, the finishing edge for this story. Forget the note, let's just get on with it!
Mystic Saiyan-Epilogue-A New Beginning
Five years have passed since the events following the Mystics' arrival. Sakidra and Alexis, though never forgotten, were never heard from since their departure. Goku and the others had continued on with their everyday lives, training and surpassing their previous levels; until Babidi and Buu arrived, causing their chaos.
Buu had been defeated eventually, though there were some casualties. The Earth had suffered a massive destruction, soon enough wished back to its previous brilliance. Buu had been defeated, and his benevolent counterpart had lived peacefully on Earth with the others; adding a new addition to the group.
Gohan and others had grown up, bringing in his girlfriend, Videl, his little brother Goten, and his best friend, a now preteen Trunks.
Now, after Buu's defeat, the World Martial Arts Tournament had made a comeback, offering the violent fights that people had enjoyed to watch before its ban. Said tournament has been on the mind of certain fighters for months, training and training for the fights that were sure to pose a challenge this year. This is where we meet our fighters: The registration line…
"WHAT! What do you mean we have to be in the Junior division! We should be old enough by now!" A certain lavender-haired youth yelled, his friend mirroring his exact movements.
"Sorry Trunks, but the limit is fifteen. You're still too young." The assistant replied, signing up the two pugnacious kids for the Junior Division.
"But the Junior Division is full of wimps who can't even throw a punch! It's not even a challenge!" Said Trunks, still trying to argue his point.
"Try again in three years, little ones. Until then, it's the Junior Division for you. Next!" She called, used to these little twerps every year since they had turned seven. They've been trying to get into the actual tournament since they started coming.
"Why hello, here to sign up again?" She asked, seeing the children's fathers standing behind them, along with the group that they always brought with them to these events.
"Naturally." The shorter of the two scoffed.
"Yeah. Goku and others here." The taller said in a caring tone that was opposite his fighting style. The assistant had seen these people fight and knew they had a natural talent in the field. After they signed in, the moved on.
"Next!" She called, drawing the next two people closer. Upon closer inspection, she realized that these people were newcomers.
The first was wearing her hair in a tight braid. Her hair was black, but the occasional strands that had gotten loose seemed to be bleached white. She was wearing a violet gi that she looked quite comfortable in.
The one next to her was slightly taller than her and had his white hair hanging straight to his ears, but she could see the ponytail waving behind him, wrapped in white and hanging to his waist. He was wearing similar clothing to his companion, but his colors were a periwinkle shade.
"Hello, here to sign up?" She asked, remembering her greeting.
"I'll see you later. I'm off to the stands." The man said, walking to the audience stands.
"Sure." The woman replied, turning her head slightly in acknowledgment. She turned back to the assistant, smiling.
"Yep!" A voice yelled, showing the source a moment later in the form of a child popping up from the front of the sign-up desk. The assistant—Kate—jumped and barely stopped herself from toppling her chair.
"Oops, sorry." The girl said, backing off a little.
"Names please? And age of the little one, if you don't mind." Kate asked, preparing to sign up the girl for the Junior Division.
"She's twelve." The woman replied, stepping closer. "Her name is Suka."
"She'll have to go in the Junior Division for fifteen and under." Kate explained, hoping this group would understand.
"That's fine." The woman replied. Kate breathed a sigh of relief and signed Suka up for the Junior Division.
"Your name please?" She said a moment later, switching sheets for the Tournament.
"Just put me down as Sakaki, okay?" She replied, having come up with the name as a last minute change.
"Very well, Sakaki. You're all signed up. Go on in. the Junior Division starts first while the preliminaries for the Tournament are happening." Kate replied.
"Thank you." Sakaki said, walking into the building.
"Next!"
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"Will all of the Junior Division participants step forward please? You're to draw numbers to see who you'll be fighting first." Another person called as the stood in front of a box. Behind him was a wall with a diagram on it that would no doubt harbor the names of the participants as the numbers were drawn.
"Come on, Trunks, let's go." His friend, Goten said.
"Sure." Trunks grumbled, still depressed about not being in the actual tournament.
"First! Suka!" The announcer called as a girl with silver hair stood forward. She had black streaks and tips and her hair came to her lower back. She was wearing a rough brown cloak, but underneath, the boys could glimpse a black suit that looked loose on her.
"Here goes nothing." She said, placing her hand in the box and picking a numbered slip. Her hand came out, holding a slip with the number eight on it. Handing it to the announcer, she walked back to her companion.
"Trunks!" He yelled again.
Trunks came forward and picked the slip with the number one on it.
"Goten!" He called.
Goten had managed to grab the number nine and was placed in the ninth position.
After all the names were called, it turns out that the first matches were decided. Trunks was fighting a kid named Kasarae, who looked like he shouldn't even be here. Suka was fighting a girl named Katika, who looked nimble but had no strength to her whatsoever. Goten was fighting a kid named Chris who might actually be somewhat good.
"I have to get ready for the prelims. You'll be okay, right Suka?" Sakaki asked as she stood.
"Yeah. I think I have this place down pretty well. I can make some friends too! See ya!" She called as Sakaki left.
Trunks and Goten looked back to the girl—Suka, and noticed that she was alone again. They both went up to her, figuring that she might be okay as a friend.
"Hey, Suka right? My name's Goten. This is Trunks." He introduced, getting a quick twist from Suka, who had been looking the other way at the time.
"Hey there. Looking forward to the first fight?" She asked.
"Not a chance. These weaklings shouldn't even be in the ring. I hate the Junior Division." Trunks said.
"Interesting. You guys must be pretty good then…"
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"Okay, we have a new preliminary set-up this year. To choose who will be in the actual Tournament—to save time—we will have you punch this special bag. This will produce a score and if you get a high enough score, you're in. Understand?" The announcer asked the group who were standing in line.
"What happened to the fights?" The one behind Sakaki asked. She looked behind her to be met with a much taller man in an orange and blue gi. His black hair was all over the place.
"We decided that those take up too much time and wouldn't be finished by the time the Juniors are finished with their tournament. Any other questions?" He asked.
"What's the minimum score to get in?" The woman piped up. Goku looked down to be met with a woman who didn't look much older than 20. She had a strong aura about her, however, and he noticed that she was also a newcomer.
"You have to get at least 200 points to get in. Let's begin." He said, stepping aside and letting the first person try his luck. His score: 170.
"Nice try, but sorry. Maybe next year."
When Gohan stepped up, he punched, though he held back quite a bit. His score was 210.
Next was Videl. She went all out and found her score to be 250. "Ha! I think this means that I can beat you, Gohan!" She yelled in glee.
Eventually came Krillin with 215 and Piccolo with 300. Hercule was up next. He punched and got a 20, but suddenly an extra 0 was added, letting him in.
Next was someone named Uub, who punched and received the 205 score that let him in.
Tien and Yamcha came with 230 and 225 scores respectively.
Sakaki was next and everyone, especially Goku, watched her in anticipation. She punched, harboring a 375 result.
Goku came next, with the score of 430. Vegeta was last in line and scored a 430 as well.
"Will you please come and pick your numbers for the placement on the board?" The announcer called, standing in front of the same box and turned the board around so it had a different diagram on it.
"Goku!" He stepped forward and drew a 5.
"Vegeta!" The Prince drew a 1.
"Sakaki!" The mysterious woman drew an 11.
Vegeta's first fight was discovered to be against Piccolo. Goku was up against Tien first, and Sakaki was against the winner of the fight between Hercule and Gohan.
"Mommy!" Suka yelled once everyone knew who they were up against. Sakaki turned and saw her daughter running to her.
"What is it, Suka?" She asked, bending down.
"I'm in the semi-finals!" She shouted in excitement. "I'm up against Trunks! Will you come watch?" She asked, drawing the attention of Goku and Vegeta.
"Sure. Are you up next?" Sakaki asked.
"Yeah. After Goten gets done with his match." She said.
"Hey! Goten's my son." Sakaki heard a voice above her. She looked up to see the man that had stood behind her in line.
"And the other brat is mine." Said a gruff voice behind him. The source walked out from behind him to reveal a shorter man—who was about Sakaki's height, actually—who had his hair sticking straight up. His suit was blue and also skintight. Sakaki stood up and greeted the two men.
"Sakaki. And you are?" She said, holding out her hand.
"Goku. This here is Vegeta." He replied, taking her hand.
"I'll look forward to meeting you in a match. Until then, I must be off to watch my daughter." She said, turning and walking away.
"Hey Vegeta, you want to watch Trunks's fight?" Goku asked, walking to the viewing area.
"Fine, Kakarot." He replied, following.
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"And now for the Semi-finals! Will Trunks and Suka please step forward?" The announcer called, watching as the two fighters walked to the center of the ring.
"No holding back, right?" Suka asked, holding out her hand.
"Right, but I can't promise that you won't get hurt." Trunks said, slapping her hand in reply.
"Fight!" The announcer yelled. Trunks and Suka backed off quickly.
"Let's go!" They both yelled, rushing forward and bombarding each other with blows wherever they could get them. Trunks got a hit in whenever he found an opening and Suka seemed to be following a pattern, her punches coming periodically from under her cloak.
Eventually, Suka managed to kick Trunks back and twisted, pulling off her cloak while gathering an energy in her index and middle fingers, watching it trail as she twisted in the air.
"Chaos Tail!" She yelled, whipping the energy around her in an attempt to catch Trunks off guard. Trunks jumped off one foot, dodging with the least amount of effort and preparing an attack of his own.
"Buster Cannon!" He yelled, shooting off his energy to Suka. It his and she was forced back, flipping over her hands as she tried to steady herself. She finally got on her feet and kicked off soon after, rushing after Trunks who matched her full front.
As they continuously fought, their battle was unknowingly taken into the air, both of them hovering with the energy they were emitting. Suka finally managed to get a drop kick on Trunks's shoulder and forced him to the ground, landing far from him and kicked her foot around, leaving a dark pink trail that she gathered into her hand as she twisted, throwing the gathered energy at Trunks.
"Darkfire Shockwave!" She yelled, watching disdainfully as he dodged it and appeared in front of her, blasting her face and nearly forcing her out of the ring. She managed to force the air behind her and forced herself to headbutt Trunks in the chest, knocking him back.
"Oops. Sorry about that…" Suka said, getting ready for Trunks's retaliation. She didn't have to wait long before Trunks launched a barrage of beams at her. She tried to dodge them, but was hit with at least one, using the method that Trunks used with her Chaos Tail. Speaking of which…
"Chaos Tail!" She yelled again, watching as the energy formed around her two fingers as she forced it to go after Trunks. She forced her energy behind her again as she formed the energy on both hands.
"Double Chaos Tail!" She yelled, bringing both of her hands around in hopes to confuse and trip up. He dodged every attempt to hit him with a little difficulty this time and managed to secure an opening and attack. Suka was forced back by a kick to her chest. She flew back and tried to stop herself, but couldn't redirect her energy in time and had to balance herself on one hand…on the grass outside of this ring.
She flipped off the hand and flew to the ring, standing in front of Trunks.
"Congrats." She said before walking back in.
"You did great, Sukara." 'Sakaki' said as she walked in.
"Sukara?" Vegeta asked.
"Yes, why?" Sukara said, looking up at him.
"I have a niece named Sukara." He said distantly, staring off into space.
"And who's to say she isn't your niece, lowly prince?" 'Sakaki' asked, standing.
"Lowly prince…wha…Who do you think you-- Sakidra!" He yelled, knocking Goku aside as he moved in closer.
"I remember we were in this position before. I also remember making the point of…oh, personal space." Sakidra said, pushing her brother back a bit.
"Huh? Sakidra, is that you?" Goku asked, coming in closer.
"I'm hurt that you didn't recognize me at first… I thought we were friends!" She yelled, backing off and leaning against the wall.
"I've never seen your hair like that before. I didn't recognize you because I've never seen you like this before." Goku said.
"Hey Saki! They finally recognize you?" A voice called behind them.
"Yeah. About time too…" She replied, stepping forward to hug her older brother Alexis.
"Alexis! I wasn't expecting to see you here too!" Goku said, walking up to greet him.
"Yeah, well. I decided that we had to take a little break and introduce little Suka to her uncle and cousin." Alexis said.
"I had to meet my nephew too…present form, of course. That was a blood battle and they didn't even know it." Sakidra said.
"You mean I just fought with my cousin?" Sukara said.
"Yeah. Where is the little one, anyway?" Saki asked.
"Dad. What's going on? Oh, hey Suka, what's up?" Trunks asked, entering the little group.
"Hello Trunks. It looks like you're my cousin…" Sukara replied.
"Huh? Dad didn't mention having any siblings…"
"What! I'm more hurt by that, Vegeta! You're getting it now!" Sakidra yelled, starting toward him.
"Save it for the match, Saki." Alexis said, holding her back.
"Hey Alexis. Why aren't you fighting this year? You'd be good." Goku asked.
"I decided to take a break. I've been doing nothing but fighting and helping Saki train Suka for the past five years. I have to have a break sometime…" He replied.
"So you're my little cousin, Trunks, huh?" Sakidra said, kneeling down.
"You're my Dad's sister?" He asked.
"Yeah. I'm your aunt Sakidra. This is your Uncle Alexis and you've met Sukara already." Sakidra said, standing again.
"And let the World Martial Arts Tournament begin!" The announcer yelled into the screaming crowd…
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"Let's see just how much you've learned since I left you, Vegeta." Sakidra said as she settled into a stance.
"It's a lot more than you could manage, I'm sure." He replied, dropping into a stance of his own.
"And let the Finals begin!" The announcer yelled, prompting the immediate disappearance of the two fighters.
"Whoa, I didn't even sense that!" Goku said as he searched for their energy signature, finally settling his gaze to the sky.
Approximately 50 feet into the air, Vegeta and Sakidra were fighting a no-bars match where they were constantly fighting and blows couldn't be caught, let alone counted. A punch from both fighters forced the two of them back and into a stance for a twin attack.
"Chaos Blast!" They had both yelled, throwing their blasts at each other. They released their control at the same time, flipping back in the air and rushing at each other below the explosion and landing blows on each other as if the blast never happened.
"Old dog's got a new trick, Vegeta." Sakidra said as she backed off, watching as Vegeta tried to follow, but was left behind as Saki jumped back at each of Vegeta's attempts to catch her.
"Chaos Tail!" Sakidra yelled as she manipulated her energy to her index and middle fingers, watching as the energy shot out in a whip format, trying to catch Vegeta who was now on the defense.
"You're not the only one, Sakidra." He said, concentrating before jumping into the whip's range and dodging every attempt at a hit. He finally got close enough and landed a punch to Sakidra's arm, making her lose control of the energy.
"Shoot." She said, turning her forced fall into a one-handed handspring as she flipped off the wall and rushed to Vegeta in a headbutt before flipping and kicking Vegeta back. He just managed to stop himself before landing out of the ring.
"You'll pay for that." He growled, transforming while forgetting his conversation before the tournament saying he wasn't.
"You want even ground? You got it." Sakidra said, transforming to Vegeta's equivalent. After charging to a comfortable level, she settled into the Hassaru stance.
"Oh, no you don't." Vegeta said, settling into the same stance, having learned it from the fusion five years ago.
"Oh… you were right. You have learned a new trick. Let's see if you can even do it properly." Sakidra said before kicking off and rushing at Vegeta.
Before anyone could understand what was happening, Vegeta and Sakidra had backed off, Vegeta dragging his useless left leg in front and cradling his right hand, while Sakidra dragged both arms.
"You're pretty good at this, Vegeta…" Sakidra said before dropping into another stance, her arms hanging uselessly. Vegeta lifted into the air, unable to support himself on only one leg in a fight.
"However, it's time to end this." She finished, kicking off and flipping in mid-air, resulting in a kick to Vegeta's gut that he couldn't block in time. He flew back, and managed to gather his bearings before coming in for a punch that Sakidra dodged by flipping to the side.
She kicked off in the landing, dropping in the last second to avoid Vegeta's punch and deliver a sweep kick that Vegeta was unfortunately caught in with his only leg. As Vegeta tripped, Sakidra managed to gain control of two fingers of her left arm, twisting around and watching as the momentum forced the two fingers into the pressure point in Vegeta's only useful leg.
Sakidra managed to get onto her feet and looked to Vegeta, who was still on the ground.
"Sorry buddy, but no hands beats no legs any day." Sakidra said before fading away in her haze of shadows that anyone that knew her recognized as the Chaos Transport technique.
Vegeta looked around frantically, lifting himself into the air in the process and trying to sense where she would appear next. He used the radar, but realized too late that he had done exactly what she wanted by lifting into the air.
"Good night, Vegeta." Her voice rang out as she appeared in front of him, landing a powerful roundhouse kick to his gut and forcing him out of the ring, unable to stop himself with his useless legs. It was only when the match was called that he realized he could use his legs again. He stood and materialized to the center of the ring.
"The winner this year is, Sakidra!" The announcer yelled, holding her arm up in the air.
"It was a fluke, really…" She said, trying to be modest in the massive cheer.
"Damn right it was." Vegeta agreed, walking back to the stands.
"Things will never change here I guess." She said, following Vegeta.
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"What's up with Kamorae?" Goku asked as they reached Capsule Corp.
"Well, with Kane gone completely, Kamorae is safe in seclusion. Maybe you should all visit sometime. The main reason why we came here is because we finally had a chance to." Sakidra said.
"Hey. Before you left, your mate said her power was fluctuating, what did he mean?" Vegeta asked.
"Well, the sign of a Mystic's maturity is the fluctuation of her power. It's the sign that they are about to reach their first transformation. It signifies the start of their training. It typically happens around seven years." Alexis explained.
"Yeah. We had to go back anyway, but Sukara's fluctuation meant that we had to be fast." Sakidra said, watching as the person in question and Trunks sparred in the backyard. Things would never change around here.
That's why she had come back, after all. While Earth seemed to be target of massive attacks, the little things would never change. It was a little extra excitement in their monotonous lives. Kamorae didn't need them anymore, but she still wished she could stay here; for now and forever…
Fin
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Finish. There you go, the end of Mystic Saiyan. The epilogue was completely unplanned, by the way. This was an 'on the whim' thing, but I wanted to end at an even 25.
As for my next story, you all have yet to vote on it. I know because I've gotten no votes on it yet, not even by Moony, and she would usually do it in a heartbeat. Well, I told her to hold off until I got this posted, but the rest of you have no excuse except for laziness or the inability to look through my profile. Because some of you are just like that, I decided to do you all a favor and post the summaries here. They are Mine by the way so don't even think about stealing them. Moony's already stolen my sword and kimono…darn you…
Silent Screams of the Dead—Setsuka's Story(DBZ)—Approximately a year after Goku's departure on Shenron, Setsuka his finally found the last of the Saiyans on a planet called Earth. Here, she is in search of her father at the request of her now-dead mother. Her mother doesn't make it easy, leaving Setsuka with cryptic information that she can't make heads or tails of. Is there any hope for her?
Silent Shadows(Naruto)—Karami Hoshikage, last of the Shadowspeakers, is the hypothetical fourth member of team seven. Why, you ask, when only three are allowed per team? She is mute; her only friend, and the only one able to understand her, is Sakura. After the Chunin exams, what happens when the Akatsuki, more importantly, Itachi, go after her powers?
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Curiosity Killed the Cat(House MD)—Crystal comes into the hospital with symptoms all over the map, but it's not only her to worry about. What's up with her friends and why does one of them seem familiar? Crystal's diagnosis might not be easy to come by, but her best friend, Laia, seems to know what's wrong with her. What's her connection?
The Wolfe Effect(House MD)—Alexandria Wolfe comes into clinic with…interesting symptoms. Canines longer than usual? Occasional migraines? A sudden onset obsession with the moon's phases? What will happen when this turns out to be a serious case where everyone could be in danger? Think Lycanthropy is only a myth? This will show them…
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To Be Continued(In Kai's next great story!)