NOTE: Let's go over a few things.
1. No, I'm not gonna include Broly, Cheelai, or Lemo. No other reason besides me besides me not wanting them to see Z Broly. And no this isn't up for debate.
2. I'm going with sub dialogue, because it's more accurate than the dub dialogue. Though, I did say that I'd slip in some dub lines for certain films. Also to clarify, they are watching alternate timelines, not films. So, there won't be Cha La Head Cha La or any music for them. There's no point in me having them watch the dub version, just because of cool rock music.
3. They will watch Bardock and History of Trunks. This story is titled "DBZ MOVIES" nothing else, but those.
4. No Future Trunks won't appear.
5. In the future I'm probably going to make each movie two chapters instead of one. This legitimately hurt to write.
Enjoy and Review!
Chapter 2: Dead Zone
A loud booming scream could be heard echoing across the wasteland. Soon enough it was revealed to be Piccolo as the land formation in front of him exploded.
"Are you training, Mr. Piccolo?" Gohan asked his mentor.
"It would seem so. Though, what for?" Piccolo questioned as they saw his alternate self.
"Son Goku… This time you will know defeat!" Piccolo said. He was breathing heavily from all of the training he was doing moments prior.
"Huh? Defeat me? Why would Piccolo want to beat me?" Goku asked.
Bulma put a hand to her chin in thought. "Since these are snippets of different timelines we're looking at, I guess we'll be seeing different points in time. Seems this is back when Piccolo was still our enemy," Bulma explained.
"That far back? Then we won't be seeing the majority of everyone here," Krillin said.
"Tch, if that's true then the fights will probably be boring to watch," Vegeta huffed.
"Ah, I wouldn't say that, Vegeta. Who knows what'll happen in this," Goku told his rival.
The green man's eyes widened at the approaching figure in the distance. Before he could question who it was, another buff figure jumped from below him and sent a strong punch into his gut. Piccolo was sent flying back, before being stopped by an attack into his back.
Some of the audience jumped back from the sudden attack against Piccolo. Not expecting a fight to take place so soon into the viewing.
"Who do you think you're fighting, Piccolo?" Dende asked.
"I wouldn't know, but we'll find out if we keep watching," Piccolo replied.
The first attacker jumped onto Piccolo's back, sending him towards the ground. Soon enough all three assailants began attacking Piccolo in rapid succession. The Namekian was overwhelmed by the sudden strings of attacks. Piccolo opened his eyes to see one large muscular figure standing on top of the rock formations, his face covered by the shadows created by the sun. Piccolo questioned who the person was as he crashed into the rocks.
"Coup de grâce!" The attackers shouted and launched a powerful beam attack directly at Piccolo. The Namekian could only watch as the attack hit him dead on.
"PICCOLO!" The Son Family and Dende shouted. They were worried about the older Namekian's wellbeing hoping that he wasn't killed off in this timeline.
Piccolo could only snarl as he watched the younger version of himself lose in such a humiliating way. "Doesn't matter if it was a sneak attack, he shouldn't have gone down that easily."
"Even back then Piccolo was stronger than all of us besides Goku. How strong could those guys be to beat him so easily?" Tien questioned.
The larger figure began laughing. "Piccolo and Kami are in spirit and body! Now Kami is dead as well!"
"So, their plan was to kill Kami. But, why would they need to kill Kami?" Goku wondered.
The scene shifted to the Lookout where Kami was located. The older Namekian was gripping his chest in pain. "Someone's defeated Piccolo! Son Goku!?" Kami questioned as he felt his other half get defeated. He quickly dismissed that idea, since it would seem improbable for Goku to beat Piccolo that easily. His face showed fear as he realized who it could've been.
"So, that's Kami...wish this could've been under better circumstances," Dende said.
"Is Kami gonna die?" Goten asked his brother.
"I don't think so, Goten. Considering that Kami still seems to be alive, Piccolo is as well," Gohan at least hoped that was true.
Videl placed a comforting hand on his arm. "I'm sure everything will end alright. Your Dad and your friends are still there," Videl told him. Gohan nodded his head, appreciating his wife's comfort.
The scene switches to that of a luscious green forest. There were two familiar houses that resided peacefully on Mount Paozu.
"Hey, Mom! That's our house!" Goten exclaimed to his mother.
"I can see that Goten. Hopefully it won't show anything I wouldn't want seen," Chi-Chi said. Though she had to admit, she did miss the old way their house looked. Before having to remodel it after Goku destroyed it by accident. Seeing this viewing brought back some old memories for her.
The viewing changes to that of a younger Son Gohan sitting at a tree stump, reading a large book about cicadas.
"Aw! Gohan, you looked so cute!" Videl gushed at the sight of the younger Gohan. Her husband blushed in embarrassment at the complement.
"Oh, Goku! Don't you remember when Gohan was that small?" Chi-Chi cooed and gripped her husband's arm.
"Yeah, he was super small back then. Couldn't even see him unless you looked down," Goku thought back to how much his son would hide behind his leg.
The Ox-King joined in as well. "Gohan was just the size of my palm back then. He would love it whenever I'd bounce him with one hand," The large man laughed.
Gohan's entire face was read from all of the things his family was saying about him. "Could you guys stop please?" He requested.
"Gohan! Time to eat!" Chi-Chi's voice called out through the area. The small hybrid closed his book and with a smile on his face rushed off to his home. At the sound of an approaching vehicle, Gohan turned his head to see his Grandfather riding in a car.
"Daddy, it's you," Chi-Chi smiled at the sight of her father. The larger man nodded his head in agreement with his daughter.
Chi-Chi exited the house at the sound of her father's voice as Gohan began to walk towards the car. The Ox-King had come bearing gifts for Gohan, to which the little boy was happy to receive.
"Blah! Who would want books as a present?" Trunks exclaimed with disgust.
"You know, Vegeta. Maybe we should get Trunks some educational books for his birthday," Bulma suggested.
"I agree, the boy has been skipping his classes recently," Vegeta caught on to what his wife was saying. The eldest Briefs heir began sweating at the potential chances of his birthday presents.
"Y-You guys are kidding, right? Right?" They didn't answer him, making Trunks collapse in fear. Goten and Marron laughed at Trunks' misfortune.
"Chi-Chi always tells me to give you books… but it's a lot of work carrying these things!" The Ox-King jokes.
"You know, Daddy. You should continue to buy books for Goten. It'll help with studies, so that he can become a great university professor like Gohan," Chi-Chi said.
"Sure, Chi-Chi! Goten will love it!"
Her youngest son soon stopped laughing at Trunks' misfortune and joined his best friend on the floor in misery. Knowing that there was no arguing with his mother.
Marron was the only one left giggling.
Suddenly one of the presents fell onto Gohan's head. Chi-Chi commented that her father should stop playing around after seeing the present fall on Gohan. However, more books began to fall down around the Demi-Saiyan. He glanced up at his grandfather to see that he was gasping in pain. Both the Matriarch and the boy of the Son Family asked what was wrong, The Ox-King couldn't answer and almost fell on top of Gohan.
"Daddy!" Chi-Chi gasped at the sight of her downed father. All three of the male Sons in the family acquired glares on their faces from seeing the Ox-King get hurt.
Gohan clutched his mother's dress in fear. Chi-Chi looked up to see a hooded figure standing over Ox-King's unconscious body. She asked what the hooded figure wanted, but he didn't answer the first time. The second time he made his intentions clear.
"I've come for the Dragon Ball on the little boy's head."
"Just like a good chunk of the enemies we've faced, they're here for the Dragon Balls," Piccolo grunted.
"Wait, they tried to kill you and Kami first. Then, get the Dragon Balls, wouldn't that have just made everything pointless?" Krillin questioned the enemies motives.
"It would seem that they don't know the true source of the Dragon Balls' power. And this would also mean that Piccolo did survive their encounter," Dende explained.
"Yeah, but now they're gonna attack mom and little me. This isn't looking good for us at all," Gohan said, worried.
"What am I doing during this?" Though Goku had a good idea on what he could possibly be doing.
Chi-Chi instructs Gohan to take shelter indoors, which the boy panics a bit before doing as told. Chi-Chi removes her apron and takes a fighting stance.
"Woah! We get to see Mom fight!?" Goten exclaimes.
"Oh yeah, Chi-Chi was really strong back then," Goku recalled how he and his wife used to spar when they were younger. The Matriarch of the Son Family blushed from the praise she received from her husband.
"I doubt she'll be able to do anything," Beerus' voice cut through the praise like a butter knife. Making Chi-Chi's eyebrow twitch in annoyance.
Gohan screamed his mother's name, drawing her attention. Two other hooded figures appeared within the house, cutting off anyway for the two of them to escape. Chi-Chi growled in frustration at being caught off guard by these new foes. But, that wouldn't stop this mama bear from doing her best to protect her son.
The housewife charged forward with a yell, however the hooded figure raised his hand forward. Chi-Chi was knocked back by an invisible attack, sending her tumbling to the floor.
There was a sudden cut to Goku underwater, he popped out of the lake he was fishing in, butt naked. He screamed Chi-Chi's name in concern.
Though she and everyone else were worried for the alternate versions of Chi-Chi and Gohan, they couldn't help but facepalm at the naked Goku.
"Goku! How many times have I told you to wear swimming trunks at least if you're going to fish like that!?" Chi-Chi scolded her husband. The man simply laughed in response, not feeling guilty at all.
"G-Gohan…" Chi-Chi tried to reach for her son, before losing consciousness as Gohan constantly cried for her. The little boy began running away in fear, hoping that his father would appear to save them. His path was cut off by the mysterious attackers.
Goku was seen running through a mountain side, dragging a dead fish with him. Gohan was taken moments before he arrived back at his home.
Goku silently fumed at being too slow to help his family. He thought back to when Goku Black had stolen his body and killed alternate versions of Goten and Chi-Chi. Even though he loves a fight, all of that doesn't matter if you have no one to return to.
Goku rushed to his fallen wife, he carefully lifted her off the ground and asked what happened.
"Goku...Gohan's been...kidnapped…" Chi-Chi said, slowly.
"Gohan!? Who kidnapped him!?" Goku asked.
"I don't know. They were after the Dragon Ball!" Chi-Chi told him.
"The Dragon Ball!? Where did they go!?" Goku asked once more, but Chi-Chi couldn't answer as she had lost consciousness.
"This is why you should just destroy those pesky Dragon Balls. You wouldn't run into issues like this," Beerus said, lazily.
"If we destroyed the Dragon Balls, then we wouldn't have a way to undo any serious damage that happens to Earth," Bulma responded.
"Then I can just destroy the planet itself and boom no more damage to Earth for you to fix."
Bulma would've responded, but Vegeta quickly covered her mouth. "I-It's ok, Lord Beerus! There's no need for that!" Vegeta quickly covered for his wife's brashness. The God merely rolled his eyes and returned back to his meal.
Scene changed to a horror looking castle surrounded by orange clouds. Gohan's crying could be heard from within. The Dragon Ball on his hat glowed from the close proximity of the other four balls resting on a pillow.
The three minions bowed to a Pilaf sized figure sitting on a throne.
Piccolo gasped at the sight of the small being. "T-That's Garlic Jr.!"
His exclamation got the attention of everyone else in the audience. "How do you know who he is, Piccolo?" Dende asked.
"Kami's memories are the reason. Centuries ago he battled against Garlic Jr.'s father and banished him to a dimension known as the Dead Zone. Then, Garlic Jr. himself appeared to get revenge against Kami. However, Kami managed to overpower him and killed him. Seems in this timeline, things didn't go as exact and it's come to bite us all in the ass," Piccolo explained the situation.
"Looks like we're already experiencing a major difference from us and these other versions," Bulma said.
"Once we've gathered all seven...we'll ask Shenron to grant me eternal life," Garlic Jr. explained his plan.
"Immortality, huh?" Vegeta remembered when immortality was all he wanted in life. Though, now he was disgusted with the idea of it. What good was immortality if you'd just end up spending it alone? He'd much rather spend the rest of his life with his family.
"Immortality is a fool's game. There's no point to living forever, life is meant to be limited. To live beautifully and to die without any regrets," Master Roshi spoke seriously.
The minions report that they've already located the last two Dragon Balls, allowing Garlic Jr. to gloat that his immortality will finally allow him to exact his revenge. Saying that with his immortality he'll enslave forever.
"Doesn't this kinda remind you of King Piccolo's plan all those years ago?" Yamcha brought up.
"Yeah, the difference being that King Piccolo wished for his youth and took over the world for his own amusement. Garlic Jr. is doing it out of revenge and wants immortality," Tien answered.
"Take me back home now!" Gohan cried out. His voice caught everyone's attention. Ginger stepped up to Gohan, threatening that if Gohan didn't stop crying then he'd never go home.
"My Papa's Son Goku and he's the strongest fighter in the world!" Gohan responded.
Vegeta's eyebrow twitched in annoyance at Goku being called the strongest in the world.
"What? Son Goku? The Son Goku who defeated Piccolo in the Tenkai-ichi Tournament?" Garlic Jr. asked.
"Yeah! I'm his son!" Gohan shouted back with confidence.
The reveal of Gohan being Goku's son made the minions sweat with nervousness. They also couldn't believe that Goku's son was such a crybaby, washing away their nervousness and bringing forth laughter.
"I'm not a crybaby," Gohan muttered, offended.
"You were," Piccolo's hearing allowed him to hear Gohan's muttering. The older Demi-Saiyan gasped at Piccolo in indignation. The Namekian smirked at his pupil's embarrassment.
They then proceeded to boast about beating Piccolo, claiming that Goku wouldn't be any issue for them to beat. Their laughter started to make the little Gohan mad, which caught Garlic Jr.'s attention.
"Im...Impossible! I sense incredible power from him! Power like I've never felt before! Properly trained, he could be VERY useful to me!" Garlic Jr. thought.
Piccolo shifted uncomfortably in his seat, being reminded of the reason he originally wanted to train Gohan. Though, his reasons had changed over time, from wanting to take over the world to wanting to protect it. He disliked how selfish his goals were back then.
"I know! I'll take you on as my retainer!" Garlic Jr. announced. "I will make you as strong as these men here!"
Gohan could only look confused at the words the evil gremlin was spouting at him.
"Gohan's potential really catches people's eyes doesn't it?" Krillin said.
"Yeah, it still makes me wonder how strong he'd be if he kept training," Goku responded.
Gohan does think about that from time to time. What would he be like if he devoted his life to martial arts like his dad? He shook his head, not wanting to think about that at the moment.
Scene shifts to Kame House where Goku, Bulma, Krillin, Roshi, and Turtle gather around the Dragon Radar.
"Don't I just look beautiful, Vegeta?" Bulma flutters her eyes at her husband.
"You look the same to me," The Prince responded.
"Why you-"
"Which means you always look beautiful," He whispered, so only she could hear. The inventor kissed him on the cheek, inciting a cry out of her husband.
Goku asks Bulma if he could borrow the Dragon Radar to which she agrees without question. He grabs the device and rushes out of the door, Roshi warns him to be careful as Goku jumps onto the nimbus.
That part got Goku thinking once more. "I wonder what the Nimbus is doing right now. I've really called it in a long time." He did feel bad about not using it as much anymore, ever since he learned how to fly the Nimbus just wasn't needed as much.
Gohan is seen being chased by Nicky and he runs behind a tree. Nicky pauses from chasing Gohan to eat an apple, but just as he takes a bite Gohan jumps out and hits him. Running off once more to continue the game of tag. He found Gohan taking out an apple from the tree, and Gohan took a bite. Nicky freaks out, warning Gohan that any kid who takes a bite from that apple will end up drunk.
"WHAT!?" The adults cried out in disbelief.
The kids however began laughing at the idea of getting drunk from an apple.
Gohan gained a tipsy look on his face, yawning and stumbling around. His vision grew blurry and he began running all over the place. Soon enough Gohan began hallucinating about dinosaurs and such while running all over the castle.
Soon enough almost everyone was either trying to hold back their laughter or outright laughing at Gohan's drunk hallucinations.
Gohan however just wanted all of the humiliation to end.
Gohan soon enough fell asleep on Garlic jr.'s throne. Once he was asleep Garlic Jr.'s minions had finally collected all seven Dragon Balls. Garlic Jr. summoned Shenron just as Goku was approaching the castle.
"Goku didn't make it time!" Puar cried out.
"Grant me Immortality!
"A simple matter!" Shenron's eyes glowed white as he granted the wish. Garlic jr.'s body was enveloped by a bright white light.
"Mankind! I am now the absolute ruler of the world! Evil spirits imprisoned in the darkness, come forth! Break the spell which imprisons you and return to life! Cover the world with darkness and let it be drenched in blood!" Garlic Jr. monologues.
With the wish granted, Shenron left and the Dragon Balls scattered across the world. Goku watched as one of the balls flew past him.
Everyone in the audience was taken aback by the imagery shown of the world that Garlic Jr. described. Everyone besides Beerus and Whis who were busy stuffing their faces.
"I didn't think he'd actually get immortality, ya know? How is Goku supposed to stop him now?" Yamcha asks.
"We'll hopefully find out," Was all Krillin could say.
"I will avenge my father and kill all the humans Kami granted light. And then I shall rule over all as I see fit!" Garlic Jr. cheered.
"All hail Garlic. Jr!" The minions chanted with praise.
"RETURN GOHAN!" Goku interrupted their chanting as he descended onto the castle.
"Return Gohan! Huh!?" The minions realized what had just happened.
"Pfft! What idiots! Right Goten?" Trunks mocked.
"Uh huh!" Goten nodded his head.
They questioned if he was Son Goku to which Goku responded with "I am!"
"You hurt Ox-King and Chi-Chi!" Goku glared at them.
"Kick their butts, Dad!" Goten cheered on.
"Right!" His Father responded.
A bright light suddenly appeared, crashing into the ground to reveal Kami. Garlic Jr. is taken aback by Kami's appearance, realizing that Piccolo must still be alive.
"No duh, genius. You just used the Dragon Balls," Bulma scoffed.
"Darn it, Kami, would you stay out of this!?" Goku requested, annoyed.
"Why wouldn't you want help, Dad?" Goten questioned.
Goku looked over to his youngest son. "Like the other me said. They hurt Chi-Chi and the Ox-King, so I gotta be the one to beat them," He responded.
"Oh, that makes sense," Goten said.
Kami smiled at Goku, saying that the young lad never changes. Kami turns his attention back to Garlic Jr. stating that the demon's ambitions know no limits even after 300 years.
"As sinned the father, so, too, sins the son," Kami said. "Your father and I competed for the Divine Throne...and I was accepted instead of him. The protector before me saw Garlic's evil ambitions! But, Garlic rejected the decision and stood against him! And so he sealed Garlic's evil away forever! His last cry was that he would return in 300 years. I didn't think he'd use his son to carry out his revenge!" Kami explained.
"Wow, so there could be actual competition to become God?" Bulma asked.
"Of course, Bulma. Even Lord Beerus could lose his position if someone else proves to be better fit," Whis stated.
"Ah! Don't tell them unnecessary things, Whis!" Beerus snapped.
"I don't care about any of that! Where's Gohan!?" Goku interrupted the conversation between the two.
Nicky responded saying that Gohan was asleep in the throne room. With that information given to him, Goku leaped past Garlic and his minions, the minions gave chase immediately. Leaving Kami to face Garlic Jr. on his own.
While running inside of the castle Gohan was stopped by Nicky and Sansho. Sansho says that Goku would have to beat them first to get to Gohan.
"If that's the case then it should be no problem! My Goku will save Gohan!" Chi-Chi shouted. The only time she'd agree to fighting was when any of her family were in immediate peril.
"Don't worry, Chi-Chi! The other me's got this!" Goku lowered Chi-Chi's worries.
Goku tried leaping past the minions, but they cut him off. Ginger grabbed Goku's legs, while the other two gripped his arms. Forcing Goku to fall towards the marble floor, not wanting to get pinned, the Saiyan from Earth broke out of their hold. He back flipped away and took a fighting stance. In response, the three minions powered up, bulking their bodies.
All three of them charged at Goku at the same time. Ginger made contact first, sending quick strikes at the Saiyan. Goku dodged and blocked Ginger's attacks.
Sansho and Nicky soon joined in the rush of attacks, making it difficult for Goku to retaliate at all. Eventually Goku caught Ginger's fist and Nicky's leg, but was hit from behind by Sansho. Goku was sent flying across the hall, he quickly gathered himself to continue fighting.
"Hm, they know how to work in a cohesive unit. Making it difficult for Goku to fight back at all," Master Roshi observed.
"I'm sure I'd eventually get the grasp on how to fight them," Goku responded. This wasn't Goku talking out of arrogance, but out of experience. When it comes to fighting Goku's a genius, the longer he fights the more he learns on how to fight his opponents.
Scene switches to Kami and Garlic Jr. The small gremlin explains that Shenron had granted him immortality. Bragging that it was impossible for Kami to defeat him. Kami responds by calling him arrogant.
Switching back to the fight, Goku sees the three of them trying to circle around him once more.
"That stupid trick won't work on me!" Goku jumps in the middle and takes all three of them on at once. His eyes track their movements, sending his elbow out to strike Nicky directly in his jaw. He follows up with a punch to Ginger's face and a kick into Shasho's jaw.
"See? Told ya I'd figure it out," Goku chuckles.
"Where's Gohan!?" Goku asked once more. The answer that Goku received were two blasts from Nicky and Sansho to his back. Before they could hit him two other energy blasts protected him.
It was revealed to be Krillin standing on top of the stairs.
"Daddy look! It's you!" Marron jumped in joy.
"Hehe, that's right sweetie! Your Dad appeared to save the day!" Krillin the praise in full. He felt a nudge from his wife.
"Good work," She complimented.
"Thanks."
"Krillin!" Goku shouted in joy.
"You should've invited me, Goku!" Krillin smirked.
Goku's expression of joy turned serious once more, remembering that there was a 2nd ki blast following Krillin's.
"Son Goku! Don't forget that I'm here as well!" Piccolo entered the scene. Everyone in the hall was shocked to see the Namekian.
"Always happy to see Mr. Piccolo," Gohan smiled at the sight of his younger mentor.
Krillin scampered away from Piccolo in freight and went to stand next to Goku. The Saiyan from Earth questioned Piccolo's appearance.
"Not to help youm of course. To pay these three back!" Piccolo glared up at his assailants from earlier.
Suddenly liquid fell from above and onto Krillin's bald head. The monk looked up, some of the liquid getting into his mouth. Turns out it was Gohan(Still Drunk) peeing on Krillin.
"EWWWWW!" The housewifes cringe in disgust.
Krillin and Gohan both blushed furiously at the scene. Any atmosphere of coolness is wiped away immediately.
18 just sighed at what happened to her alternate husband. Wanting to erase this scene from her memory already.
The men however were finding the scene hilarious. "That's some tough luck there, Krillin!" Yamcha laughed.
"Yeah yeah, laugh it up," Krillin sighed in defeat.
While Krillin was coughing the piss out of his mouth, Goku shouted Gohan's name in concern and surprise.
Outside of the castle Kami and Garlic Jr. battle. The gremlin launches balls of energy and Kami responds back with eye beams. Garlic Jr. rushes forward and headbutts Kami in the stomach before launching a pointblank blast at the old Namekian. Garlic Jr. proceeds to repeatedly punch Kami in the face.
Back inside of the castle, Goku rushes towards the stairs to get Gohan. His path is cut off once again. He commands Krillin to go save Gohan to which the bald monk agrees without question.
Before Krillin could get to Gohan, Sansho cut him off. The large minion charges at Krillin until the floor beneath him crumbles away due to Piccolo's powers. Seeing that Piccolo was gonna handle the brute, Krillin grabs Gohan and runs.
"Now that Gohan is saved, we can see Goku and Piccolo handle the minions without worry," Tien said.
"This time I'll win without question," Piccolo grinned in anticipation.
Sansho crashes through a wall, Piccolo is seen walking through the hole that was made. "Can't fight me without the other two?" Piccolo questions, mockingly.
"Get real! I can handle you just fine by myself!" Sansho replied.
Piccolo catches Sansho's fist, and dodges the rest of the minion's attacks. He catches the minion's fist once more, before pulling his own arm back. Piccolo unleashes a rapid fire wave of punches into Sansho's stomach and face. One more punch sends the minion flying through several pillars.
"He's a monster!" Sansho cries in fear.
Piccolo smirked in satisfaction. "Now that's more like it. Putting the arrogant fools in their place."
"They're pathetically weak on their own!" Piccolo shoots a strong ki blast into Sansho, killing the minion instantly.
"THAT WAS SO COOL!" Goten and Trunks jumped from joy after seeing Piccolo's fight.
"Tch, I could do better," Vegeta mumbled.
Garlic Jr. grabs Kami by his clothes. Gloating into the God's face about his soon to be victory. Kami's body glows brightly, creating a shockwave to launch Garlic Jr. away.
Ginger and Nicky pull swords out of their bodies and rush at Goku. The Earth Saiyan grips his Power pole in defense.
"Man, I wish I could pull swords out of my body," Goku said.
"If you stand still, then you will be," Vegeta remarked to his rival.
Goku blocks the sword strikes with his pole before having to dodge the slashes. One of the strikes narrowly misses his head, cutting off some of his hair.
"Power poll, extend!" Goku shouts. The pole extends and sends Nicky flying away. Goku then jumps behind Ginger and kicks him towards Nicky.
"Kamehame…" Goku prepares his signature attack.
Ginger fires his own blast.
"HAAAAA!" Goku's Kamehameha dwarfs Ginger's blast. The attack hit both Ginger and Nicky dead on, killing them both instantly.
"Alright, Dad!" His sons cheered at the same time. Goku gave his boys a thumbs up in response.
"I'm sure I could've taken those chumps out myself too!" Hercule bragged.
"I'm sure you could've, Dad," Videl sweatdropped at her father.
Kami laid on the ground as Garlic Jr. approached him. The old Namekian fell on top of Garlic Jr.'s shoulder.
"I am the protector of Earth! I know how the people of this world will suffer under your rule! I have to stop you, even if it costs me my life!" Kami wraps his arms around the small body and begins to gather up a large sum of energy.
Piccolo caught on immediately. "Does he plan to blow himself up!? Dammit, Kami!" Piccolo knew that his other half was stubborn, but killing them both wouldn't do any good. Especially if the one he's fighting is immortal.
"I'm guessing the old guy doesn't understand how immortality works," Beerus yawned. "Even if his body is blown to bits, they could just put him back together. Immortals cannot die unless erased by a Hakai," Beerus explained.
"Perhaps you will not die. But, even if you live...not being able to do anything will be hell!" Piccolo made himself known to the two. "I'll give you a taste of the torment of hell!"
Goku soon joined them. Garlic Jr. dropped Kami and turned to face the two warriors. "Krillin! Get Gohan out of here!" Goku shouted.
"He's still there!? Hurry and get my baby out of there!" Chi-Chi shouted in fury. She almost threw a frying pan at Krillin if Goku hadn't stopped her.
"Son Goku! Piccolo! You're wasting your time! You'd fight for this worthless excuse for a protector!?" Garlic Jr. mocks.
"Well, one of them is a good guy who wants to protect his friends. The other needs Kami to live," Bulma rolls her eyes at the gremlin.
Garlic Jr. begins to power up, veins pulsating around his body. Goku and Piccolo keep themselves steady from being pushed back by Garlic Jr.'s aura. The gremlin's body soon grows in height and muscle, becoming larger. He charges at the two warriors, almost knocking them off their feet. He hits them from behind with his elbows and launches a beam attack at them.
Goku grabs Kami out of the way of the attack as they dodge it. Piccolo sends a barrage of punches at Garlic Jr., but each one was blocked. Piccolo flinched back when his fist didn't make a dent in the large demon.
Goku flips into the fray with his own barrage of attacks, but they also do no damage. Garlic Jr. then sent a destructive blast point blank at the two. Sending them flying through the castle.
"You two are really having difficulty here," Whis observed.
"To be fair back then we weren't as strong as we are now. If we had to fight Garlic Jr. now, then it wouldn't be as big of an issue," Piccolo informed.
"Still, I kinda wish I got to fight him back then. Seems like it'd be fun," Goku laughs.
"Of course you'd think that," Piccolo sweat drops.
The castle begins to fall apart from Garlic Jr.'s blast. Krillin tries to avoid the debris, but fails as one falls on top of his head, knocking him out. Gohan's sleeping body falls into a crevice and is covered by rocks.
Goku, Gohan, and Ox-King were able to stop Chi-Chi from attacking Krillin. Though 18 eventually managed to pry the housewife off of her husband.
Goku stands in a dark area until Garlic Jr.'s hand grabs his head.
Piccolo is seen kneeling in a dark area until Garlic Jr. runs up and grabs him by his head as well. He drags them both outside of the castle and slams them into the ground. Both break free of his hold and back away.
Goku and Piccolo recognize the tough strength of Garlic Jr. and remove their weighted clothing.
"Almost forgot that we used to do that. Wonder why we don't do it as much anymore?" Goku questions.
"Because there's almost no point with how strong we've gotten," Piccolo answered.
"Ah, yeah I guess that makes sense," Goku responds.
"Piccolo, you had weighted clothes too?" Goku asks.
"You're not the only one who trains to get better," Piccolo smirks.
"Is that rivalry I sense there?" Whis questions with mirth.
"An old one. Vegeta kinda took that spot," Piccolo answered. Both of the male Saiyans in the room eyed each other, realizing the truth in that statement.
"Funny to be fighting with you at my side," Goku said.
"After he's been beaten, it'll be your turn!" Piccolo responds.
"That conversation feels familiar," Piccolo thought back to their fight with Raditz. Since this event takes place before Raditz arrives on Earth from the looks of it.
Piccolo charges in first and Goku follows closely. The fight begins with each fighter dodging each other's strikes until Goku lands a strong kick into Garlic Jr.'s jaw. Piccolo follows up with a kick of his own into the demon's face. The two waste no time in sending in a barrage of strikes, leaving Garlic Jr. no time to react. They both launch a power ki blast together, sending Garlic Jr. flying away.
"Alright they kicked butt!" Yamcha cheered on.
"Though, the battle is far from over. Garlic Jr. is immortal after all," Tien reminded his friend.
Yamcha pouted at the martial artist. "You can let me be happy, ya know."
Kami touches down on the ground only to find both of them fighting each other, believing Garlic Jr. to be dead.
"They do know that he's immortal right?" Videl asks.
"Idiots," Vegeta sighed.
"To be fair, they weren't told that Garlic Jr. was immortal. So, they genuinely believe that they've just won," Gohan reminds everyone.
"Still it's embarrassing," Piccolo grumbles at his younger self.
"I don't know, I think it's funny," Goku laughs.
Just as Goku and Piccolo begin to come to blows, Garlic Jr. emerges from the debris. However, he looks absolutely pissed off.
"I TOLD YOU I COULDN'T DIE!" He screams at the top of his lungs and the ground begins to shake. In the sky a giant black hole appears and begins to suck up everything around them.
"The Dead Zone," Piccolo tells everyone.
"Eh, doesn't look like much," Beerus says, unimpressed.
Goku grabs onto Piccolo's leg, saving him from getting pulled into the Dead Zone. Krillin wakes up in time to grab onto a rock, but he questions where Gohan is and what the black hole in the sky is.
Goku screams Gohan's name in concern, hoping that his son didn't get sucked in with the debris.
"WHAT IF MY BABY IS TRAPPED IN THERE!?" Chi-Chi begins to panic. Ox-King does his best to calm his daughter down.
"Damn you… You arrogant toad!" Piccolo yells and launches a ki blast at Garlic Jr.
The blast bounces off harmlessly, making the demon laugh more.
"Was that the best you could do?" Vegeta teases.
"Shut up!" Piccolo blushes.
Everyone barely holds on for dear life as the situation seems absolutely hopeless. However, crying could be heard in the distance.
"MY BABY!" Chi-Chi screeches, happy to see her alternate son safe and sound. Goku also releases a breath of relief at seeing Gohan unharmed.
Gohan emerged from the rubble, completely pissed off at everything that's been happening. Everyone stares in shock by this new development, especially Piccolo. Goku screams in concern for the safety of his son, while the toddler squares off against Garlic Jr.
"That little brat! My power doesn't affect him!" Garlic Jr. reveals.
Those who knew of Gohan's true potential smirked in anticipation for what was about to happen. Knowing that Garlic Jr. was about to be defeated.
"How can he be so powerful? I knew he was special!" Garlic Jr. tries to push Gohan back. But, the little boy stands his ground and rears his head back. Gohan unleashes a mighty roar at Garlic Jr. overpowering the demon effortlessly.
Just at that moment everyone lost their grip and began flying into the Dead Zone.
"DADDY!" Gohan screamed and sent Garlic Jr. flying into the Dead Zone before everyone else. With him now gone, the portal closed, preventing anyone else from falling into it.
"And now for all eternity, Garlic Jr. will rot within the Dead Zone," Whis said.
"Good, the little bastard was annoying me anyway," Beerus said.
Garlic Jr.'s castle crumbles to pieces and Gohan collapses.
Krillin asks Kami what happened to Garlic Jr. and Kami responds telling them that the demon is trapped within the Dead Zone for all of eternity.
Goku holds the sleeping Gohan. The boy wakes up, but he doesn't remember being the one to defeat Garlic Jr.
"Guess, my little body couldn't take it back then, huh?" Gohan chuckled.
"And that's why you needed to be trained, so something like that wouldn't happen to you," Piccolo told his pupil.
Goku asks if Gohan remembers anything, to which the boy responds with. "I knew you were the best fighter in the world!"
"That's just too adorable!" Videl gushes. Pan seemed to have agreed with the way she was giggling.
"I miss when he was that little," Chi-Chi cried.
"You've had a big day, Gohan. Let's get home to Mama," Goku smiled. Gohan nodded his head and they walked off.
From above Piccolo watched the Heroes leave. "Son Goku...Someday we will settle things once and for all."
"Well, not sure if that ever came true," Piccolo said.
"We can fight if you want, Piccolo?" Goku said.
"Hmph, you're too strong for me now. Don't see much of a point anymore," Piccolo smirked.
Goku looked down at Gohan. "Nah, Chi-Chi would never believe it. I'll tell Gohan about it when he grows up."
"Are you gonna tell me about it, Dad?"
"About what?"
"...Nevermind…"
The viewing ended with Father and Son flying off into the distance, the screen going black. The machine hummed as it began to find the next Timeline to view.
Bulma got to her feet to look at everyone. "Does anyone need to do anything before we start up the next one?"
I think Pan needs a change."
"Gotta use the restroom."
"More food!"
"Got any magazines?"
"Bulla might need a change too."
Bulma sighed at the sight of everyone moving around. "Well, at least the first one wasn't so bad. Though, I hope all of them won't involve life or death battles." The scientist turned around to look at the screen, seeing another bold text of words appear.
WORLD'S STRONGEST