Chapter 12 The GD Universe History Part 1
(Based on Generation Defender's Goten Black series, this is Little Goten's history)
This alternate universe was identical to the super timeline, except the events of the Goku Black arc never occurred and the tournament of power hadn't taken place yet. The Goten of this timeline had all the same issues as the super version did, not feeling he was strong enough and feeling very alone and ignored by everyone.
At a river in the Mount Paozou region seventeen years ago.
Thirteen year old Goten, identical in appearance to the super version had just finished fishing for his family's dinner tonight. "There we go, I think we got enough fish for today" Goten said proudly wiping his brow. He put his catch into a big bag and started walking back home. "Oh I can't wait for dinner! It's going to be so yummy!" Goten said excitedly. "Help!" An unfamiliar frantic voice called out. "Huh?" Goten turned around puzzled hearing some rustling in the bushes. "Someone please help!" The voice called out again Goten pulled back some branches to find the source. He looked just in time to see a man wearing a black cloak that covered his entire body except for his green human like hands, one of which had a strange ring on it collapse to the forest ground. "Oh my god!" Goten shouted quickly rushing over helping the man up to his knees. "Are you ok mister?" Goten asked worryingly. "No" the man said weakly, "I need help, please!". "Don't worry, my house isn't that far-". "No!" Goten was cut off when the cloaked man screamed and grabbed Goten's hand to stop him from leaving. "I... can't let other people know I'm here, please, my identity needs to be a secret or people are going to die!" The man explained hastily to convince Goten showing a little more of his face, which was also green skinned and had snow white hair with grayish eyes. Goten quickly gained a naive, curious look before asking "are you a superhero? My brother used to be one!". "You could say that" the stranger said nervously. "Hmm, where can I hide you? Oh I know!" Goten exclaimed while the stranger gained a somewhat sinister look on his face. It faltered into a frantic nervous one as Goten grabbed his hand and began zooming through the forest. "I know the perfect place where you can hide!" Goten yelled gleefully. "Slow down please!" The stranger screamed frantically overwhelmed. They came to an abrupt stop at the entrance of big cave, the stranger falling down to the ground from dizziness almost immediately. "Here we are!" Goten announced, "you can hide here! I used to play here Trunks and Gohan!". "Why thank you, you're so kind" the stranger complimented dizzily picking himself off the ground which causes his hood to come off revealing his full head, pointed ears, one of which had an orange earring on it and mullet styled white hair. "Woah, what kind of alien are you?" Goten asked amazed. "You look like Piccolo,are you some type of Namekian?" Goten asked taking notice of the stranger's features. "It's a secret!" The stranger said frantically pulling the hood back over his head. "Are you hungry mister? I got some fish to spare. Here let me cook some for you" Goten said pulling out one of his fish out from the bag, shooting the ground making a fire and started cooking the fish, the stranger looking over him curiously. "Sit down mister, it'll be ready in a few minutes. Aren't you hurt?" Goten asked confused. "Uh, yes I am! Ow!" The stranger said sitting down on a rock obviously faking his pain but Goten in his innocence didn't pick up on. "Well then relax, it's almost ready" Goten said as he began to whistle to himself. The stranger stared at Goten with confusion as if he couldn't fathom Goten's actions despite their simple kindness. "What's your name by the way?" Goten asked setting the fish over the fire with a stick sitting down on the ground. "My name?" The stranger blinked perplexed. "Or is that a secret too?" Goten asked somewhat down, "my brother had a secret identity when he was a hero, so I understand if you don't want to tell me your name". The stranger contemplated for a moment, the boy's kindness and assurance made him feel like opening up so he decided to tell him. "It's... Zamasu" the stranger now known as Zamasu said slowly. "Zamasu?" Goten said before standing up and shaking Zamasu's hand, "cool, my name's Son Goten, it's nice to meet you Zamasu". Zamasu had a weirdly disgusted and agitated look on his face after Goten shook his hand before regaining his composure. "Nice to meet you too?" Zamasu replied somewhat puzzled sweating slightly. "Oh, the fish is ready!" Goten announced as he ran over and removed the cooked fish from the fire. "I hope you like it" Goten said sweetly handing Zamasu the fish. "Thank you" Zamasu thanked with a small smile. "So what are you doing here Zamasu? Did you crash land?" Goten asked curiously. Zamasu seemed to panic and quickly turned to Goten. "I...came here on a secret mission, yup super secret! But I got...injured on the way here!" Zamasu explained nervously sweating profusely. Goten didn't seem to buy it as he had a serious deadpan look on his face, "hmm... I see! I'm glad you made it!" Goten said quickly snapping back into his usual happy go lucky expression. Zamasu breathed a sigh of relief. "Wait here, I'll be right back!" Goten said as he took off flying to some unknown location. Mere moments later he came back landing on the ground in the same spot he took off from shaking, sweating and breathing heavily startling Zamasu. "So here's the thing huff huff Korin says huff huff the sensu beans will be ready in a month" Goten explained in between deep breaths, can you wait that long?". "Ha I can" Zamasu responded chuckling a little, "would you like to sit down?". "Yes!" Goten screeched collapsing onto the ground on his back. "Phew!" Sorry, the lookout is very far from here!" Goten said sitting back up. "I see, would you like a bite?" Zamasu asked. "No I'm good, it's for you and dinner is almost- dinner!" Goten screeched in a panic realizing he was late. "I'm sorry Mr Zamasu but I got to go!" Goten said panicky zipping up his bag of fish. "So soon?" Zamasu asked puzzled. "Don't worry I'll come visit you tomorrow I promise!" Goten shouted waving bye as he took off running to his home. "Alright then" Zamasu said bewildered. Goten made it back to his house walking in. "Hi mom, I got the fish!" Goten yelled out. "Are you sure that'll be enough for two saiyans" Goku said sitting at the kitchen table. "Dad! You're back!" Goten shouted happily , his eyes beaming as he ran over to hug his Dad. "Hey Goten! It's been a while hasn't it?" Goku said nonchalantly getting up from the chair and kneeling down to hug Goten back. "Dad, you wouldn't believe what happened!" Goten said excitedly preparing to tell his father about Zamasu. "Not now Goten" Chi chi said sternly getting Goku and Goten's attention, "help me with dinner first. It's really late". "Maybe later buddy, we don't want to make your mother angry" Goku lamented sheepishly standing up and putting his hand on Goten's shoulder. "Ok" Goten mumbled bitterly clearly annoyed. The family sat down and began to eat dinner. "So Goku how was training?" Chi chi asked. "That's the thing I can't wait to share!" Goku responded giddy, "I asked Grand Zeno to host a "Tournament of Power!". All the universes are going to participate". "A tournament of what?" Chi chi asked perplexed. "That's so cool! Can I join?" Goten asked enthusiastically. "Hmm, no sorry kiddo, you're not ready" Goku said bluntly. "Why not?" Goten whined becoming sad. "Well it's just you're not strong enough yet Goten and you and Trunks don't take anything seriously. This is serious" Goku explained. "How serious?" Chi chi asked suspiciously. "Uh well" Goku stuttered trying to excuse himself, "It's a long story, but it's going to be in a month so I'll be recruiting team members". "A month? But dad I haven't seen you in months" Goten whined. "I know, don't worry Goten, I'll take you out fishing when it's over, deal?" Goku replied oblivious to the real meaning of Goten's words. "But I already know how to fish" Goten thought slumping down sadly. "Well I'm off!" Goku announced getting up from the table and walking towards the door. "Already? Goku you barely touched your fish" Chi chi said. "I know Chi chi, but I'm so excited! I gotta let the others know! Bye Guys!" Goku shouted zooming out the door to spread the word. "Goku!" Chi chi yelled angrily futilely trying to get her husband to come back. "I wish dad could train me more, but I guess he's too busy with training and work. Besides mom would probably kill him" Goten resigned in his mind depressed. "Hey mom do we still have stew?" Goten asked. "Yes, why? Are you still hungry?" Chi Chi asked back. "Oh just curious" Goten said nervously. The next morning Goten went back to Zamasu in the woods and gave him some of the leftover stew. "This is delicious!" Zamasu said happily, "what do you call it?". "Stew, my mom's a great cook, open up, here comes the plane" Goten said offering the spoon of stew to Zamasu as though he were a helpless baby. "Ha ha I can eat by myself thanks" Zamasu said laughing at Goten's weird but very sweet antics. "You look better Zamasu. Do you feel better already?" Goten asked. Zamasu flinched before calmly replying, "Uh, yes! I do feel a bit better today. But I think I'll still wait for those sensu beans...for my journey". "Oh ok that's smart, can you walk?" Goten asked. "Yes why?" Zamasu asked perplexed. "Because we have an entire month of fun to spend!" Goten exclaimed joyfully. Over the next month Goten hangs out with Zamasu periodically everyday, showing him the beautiful sights and wonders of the forest and the animals that lived in it. Zamasu though initially hesitant and afraid of some of these things, even butterflies, he slowly came to enjoy it all and the two's bond grew as they had many conversations and laughs together.
One month later
It was night and Goten and Zamasu were sitting on logs near a fire near the cave Zamasu had been staying. "I guess this our last day together, huh" Goten said a little down. "I guess it is.. I had...fun" Zamasu admitted, "What's wrong?" Zamasu asked taking notice of Goten's sad face. "I'm going to miss you when you leave, I haven't had this much fun in a while" Goten said sadly. "Don't you have friends?" Zamasu asked concerned. "I do have one, his name is Trunks, we used to play here all the time with my brother Gohan" Goten said reminiscing. "Well why don't you?" Zamasu inquired. "My brother moved out, he's married with a baby. I really miss him and I've been busy with chores and studies to visit Trunks anymore. Besides he's got a girlfriend too so..." Goten explained his voice drifting. "Isn't there someone that can help you with chores, like a father?" Zamasu asked. "My dad is too busy training off world to help out" Goten lamented despondently, "which I understand! I know he just wants to be prepared for the next threat to protect us, but..I still miss him. It's like I barely know him. I met him when I was seven and I thought he'd stay, but.. it's like he's still gone" Goten poured his heart out unknowingly beginning to tear up. He noticed though and looked back at Zamasu trying to wipe the tears from his eyes. "Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean-" Goten's apology was cut off when Zamasu walked over and sat back down next to him. "It's ok Goten, it really is" Zamasu comforted Goten putting his hand on Goten's shoulder, "I know we met a while ago, but if it means anything, you're a good kid, Son Goten". Goten looked at Zamasu with a smile, his tears now half fueled by happiness streamed down as he stifled, "Thank you Zamasu". The next morning Goten flew back to Zamasu's makeshift cave home now wearing his orange gi with a blue undershirt with a bag in his hand. "Zamasu! I got the sensu beans!" Goten yelled out to his friend, "I actually got a lot". "Good morning Goten" Zamasu said groggily rubbing his eye half awake. "This should be enough for your journey" Goten said handing Zamasu the bag. "Thanks, but I actually don't need them" Zamasu turned down confusing Goten. "In fact I haven't been honest with you Goten" Zamasu admitted. "What do you mean?" Goten asked. "I'm not really an alien, I'm a supreme Kai in training, I'm from Universe ten" Zamasu explained. "Wait, you're a god?!?!" Goten freaked out shocked by his new friend's status and remembering his experience with Lord Beerus, "oh wow I-I didn't-". "I'm sorry I lied to you" Zamasu apologized trying to calm his friend down. "My real mission was to come here and...check up on the earth...for my training" Zamasu explained nervously. "Wait, you're not a spy for the tournament of power?" Goten asked suspiciously. "Tournament of power?" Zamasu asked confused. "The tournament of power? It's today, all the universes are going to participate, my dad has been preparing it for a month" Goten explained matter of factly. "No I never heard of it" Zamasu said genuinely baffled. "Hmm I believe you, but do you still have to go?" Goten said turning sad. "Yes, it's time to continue my training" Zamasu affirmed. "Oh.." Goten sighed tears forming in his eyes. "But I'll always remember your kindness, Son Goten" Zamasu said assuringly putting his hand on Goten's shoulder, "this month you showed me a light I never saw before, thank you" Zamasu said gratefully as he turned around and made what appeared to be a portal with the ring on his hand. "And good luck with that tournament!" Zamasu shouted waving goodbye walking into the portal and vanishing. "Goodbye Zamasu! Good luck with your training" Goten shouted back waving bye as the portal struck and stuffed itself out of existence. "I can't believe I met a supreme Kai from another universe, Trunks is going to be so jealous! This tournament is going to be so fun!" Goten said excitedly giddy as he flew over to Capsule Corp to share the news and to watch the tournament. A few minutes later, everyone had gathered to take part in or watch the tournament of power. Bulma and Videl were chatting them holding their babies Pan and Bulla and Pilaf and Shu playing with marron. "Hey guys!" Goten shouted from above landing unknowingly interrupting a romantic kiss between Trunks and Mai though they didn't seem bothered at all as they greeted back, "Goten!". "Been a while, I haven't seen you in ages!" Trunks said fist bumping his longtime friend. "I'm so glad to see you" Mai cheered hugging Goten. "You too Mai!" Goten said hugging her back. "I missed you guys, did I miss anything?" Goten asked. "Nope!" Goku shouted from behind getting Goten's attention. "You're just in time to see us off!" Goku said as Goten looked at him and the nine other people he gathered for the tournament, Krillin, Tien, Master Roshi, Piccolo, Androids seventeen and eighteen, Gohan and surprisingly an semi revived Frieza though Goten didn't mind the former galactic emperor too much as he was perturbed by something else. "Hey!" Goten yelled startling Gohan, " how come Gohan can compete?!" He whined as he stomped over to his father and brother. "Gohan has been doing this longer, and he takes things seriously!" Goku stated firmly raising his voice. "Sorry Goten, maybe when you're older" Gohan said trying to appease his little brother. "Mmmm" Goten groaned clearly annoyed. "Don't be like that Goten, come on give us a hug" Gohan said holding out his hands. "Ok!" Goten exclaimed hugging his brother and father instantly snapping out of his funk, "good luck guys I hope you win!". "Of course we will, this is going to be fun!" Goku cheered confidently though Gohan had a noticeably worried look on his face. "Alright let's go" Whis ordered getting everyone's attention, "You'll be able to watch the tournament on this" the angel attendant said as he used his staff to create a screen that showed the tournament stage and the void it was in. "Woah cool!" "Awesome" Goten and Trunks exclaimed as they along with everyone else that wasn't competing sat down to watch. "Bye guys, see you in forty eight minutes!" Goku said saluting goodbye before he and all the other participants vanished in a blink of an eye. "Bye Dad!" Goten exclaimed. Watching the screen, Goten and the others witnessed their team arrive at the stage. All the other competing universes and their ten fighters arrived shortly after and once they all settled in the Grand priest addressed them all. "Welcome all to the tournament of power!" The father of all angels announced in a booming voice. "The rules are simple: All players must knock each other out of the ring to win. There will be no weapons, no killings and no flying. This will be a forty eight minute battle Royale style tournament. Everyone will fight until the clock hits zero and the universe with the most players left wins a wish on the Super Dragon Balls, while the others will be erased" the priest finished with a dark look on his face. "What?!" Trunks yelled shocked as was almost everyone else at Capsule Corp, "we're going to be erased if we lose?!". "Dad couldn't have known about this...could he?" Goten questioned trying to process this frightening development. "Well..." Bulma said scratching the back of her head nervously getting the kids attention. "Mom?" Trunks asked confused. "We didn't want to worry you all and Goku didn't mean to. It was just a simple misunderstanding" Bulma clumsily tried to explain without upsetting the children but it didn't work as the kids could see right through it and gained worried and scared looks. "But he knew?" Goten asked. "Yes he knew" Bulma confirmed ashamed. "Dad.. I hope you know what you're doing" Goten pleaded scared for his and everyone's lives. Over the next forty seven minutes Goten's fears almost seemed to have been misplaced as his father and the rest of the universe seven team performed spectacularly going up against many powerful and strange opponents. Goku even unlocked a new godly transformation halfway through known as Ultra Instinct. Despite this wonderful achievements however, many members of universe seven fell leaving only Goku, Android 17 and Frieza to fight the Universe eleven tank Jiren. On top of that, Goten noticed that throughout the tournament Goku still treated the whole thing like a game despite the losing universes getting erased and threat of their own getting erased by the tournament he started. It didn't seem to faze him, kept on spitting out his "good fight, keep training" mantra. Even though Goten was proud and amazed, part of him couldn't help but think, "why are you not bothered by this Dad? These people are dying because of you!". "One minute left in the tournament" the priest counted down raising the tensions of the remaining players and the audience at capsule corp. "Come on, we can do it!" Goten cheered at the screen. "Hang on uncle!" Marron shouted seeing Seventeen hanging onto the edge of the arena with one hand. Just he was about to climb back up however, the chunk of the arena he was holding onto crumpled sending him down and teleported to the bleachers with his other fallen comrades. Frieza charged at Jiren and grabbed him zooming down attempting to take Jiren down with him. The titan however overpowered Frieza and jumped on Frieza's back propelling himself back onto the stage and sending Frieza to share the same fate as Seventeen. "It's all up to kakarot now!" Vegeta said fearful. "Go dad!" Goten shouted at the top of his lungs at the screen. Goku began charging a Kamehameha to finish Jiren off firing the blast a few feet away from the power house. Jiren however outsmarted Goku and jumped away from the blast and while Goku was vulnerable he launched his own energy blast sending Goku flying out of the ring and teleported to the bleachers. Everyone on the bleachers and at capsule corp were dumbstruck at Goku's defeat knowing what it meant. "I...lost?" Goku questioned a dazed defeated look on his face the reality of the situation sinking into his mind. "Jiren wins the tournament of power! Universe seven will now be erased!" The priest announced. "Wait Lord Zeno!" Beerus pleaded but it was no use as the Lord of everything himself raised his hand. "Bye bye Goku! You were right, this was fun!" The all powerful man child said innocently. "No!!!" Goku screamed in desperation but it was all for nothing as the deity's hand glowed and in an instant Goku and the everyone else on universe seven bleachers except Whis vanished. The screen disappeared too as the residence at Capsule Corp stared on sad and afraid. "We...lost?" Goten muttered unable to comprehend what just happened. Suddenly with loud thunder the bright blue sunny sky turned pitch black, no sun, moon or even stars just black and a powerful wind began blowing in every direction. "What's going on?!" Goten asked fearfully though he knew the answer, the erasure of their universe had begun. "Ahhh!" Chi chi screamed in pain as a white fizzy aura covered her body. "Mom?" Goten said walking towards his mother before she vanished right before his eyes. "Mom!" Goten screamed in horror at the sudden loss of his mother. "Trunks?" Mai said scared having the same aura on her before she vanished herself. "Mai!" Trunks screamed in horror as his girlfriend disappeared in front of him. "Gohan why?" Videl cried on her knees holding Pan in her arms the same aura covering them. "Videl!" Hercule shouted rapidly hugging his daughter and granddaughter before the three of them also vanished. "Mommy, Daddy! Please come back!" Marron wailed curled up in a ball before she vanished. Pilaf and Shu look at each and hug before disappearing themselves. "Ahhh!" Bulma screamed as the aura enveloped her and Bulla, the baby crying before she vanishes in Bulma's arms. "No!" Bulma shrieks in terror. "Mom?" Trunks said holding onto his mother. "I'm so sorry trunks" Bulma says tears in her eyes before she disappeared. "Mom!" Trunks shrieks before tearing up, "our dads lost, they actually lost!". "Daddy.." Goten said crying devastated. The world became a void with only the Capsule Corp balcony still around but it was cracking and coming apart. Trunks then noticed he was being enveloped by the white aura and looked down to his best friend. "Goten?" Trunks said fearfully. "Trunks No!" Goten screeched running to his best friend. "I don't wanna go!" Trunks cried desperate for anyone, anything to save them. "I don't want to go either, just hang on!" Goten cried trying to figure something out. Suddenly the balcony cracked in half with the two boys separated. The half trunks stood on fell below the one Goten was standing the lavender hair boy reaching out for his friend. "Goten!" Trunks screamed before vanishing and the chunk of balcony fading into the growing void. "Trunks!" Goten screeched seeing the last one of his loved ones disappear along with his home. "Mom! Gohan! Videl! Pan! Come back! Please!" Goten screeched out from the small fragment of balcony that remained in the void that used to be his home. Suddenly he felt strange and looked down at his hands to see himself now covered by the white aura of death. "No.. no no no!" Goten wailed tears flowing from his eyes as the feeling intensified and the fragment of the former balcony grew smaller and smaller. "Goten!" A voice called out making Goten turn to see Zamasu floating in the void. "Grab my hand!" Zamasu said frantically. "Zamasu!" Goten yelled as he jumped from the fragment just before it crumbled away hugging Zamasu. Zamasu then with a determined look raised his ringed hand, the ring glowed before an energy sphere surrounded them and then they vanished
On mysterious world where the sky was yellow, Zamasu and Goten reappeared with Goten gasping no longer having the erasure aura on him. "You saved me?" Goten asked recovering. "Of course I did I saw the whole thing, I couldn't let you get erased" Zamasu said with compassion, "so I brought you to my timeline". "Timeline?" Goten asked bewildered. "This is the supreme Kai world of universe ten, before the tournament of power" Zamasu explained. "A time before the tournament could start..." Goten said tearing up realizing that he was in a different universe and his was gone, forever. "Are you ok?" Zamasu asked worried. "No!" Goten cried hysterically hugging Zamasu startling the deity, "everyone is gone! Mom! Gohan! Videl! Pan! Even Trunks are gone! My dad lost! He lost and now everyone's gone!". "I hate him!" Goten yelled letting go of Zamasu revealing his gritting teeth and angry bloodshot eyes his tears burning off yet still coming out, his sorrow quickly changing into rage. "I hate him so much! It's all his fault! He didn't care if we all died! He just wanted a fight!" Goten screamed at the top of his lungs getting angrier by the second. "Did he really do that?" Zamasu asked baffled and a little scared to see his friend so furious. "Yes Bulma told me!" Goten answered with a shout, my home, my planet, there all gone! All because Goku wanted to fight someone strong! Ahhhh!" Goten lifted into the sky ascending into a super saiyan two without fusion for the first time. "I'll never forgive him! I'll never forgive him for as long as I live!" Goten screamed his power continuing to rise with his anger. "Goten calm down!" Zamasu yelled trying to calm his friend down. "No!" Goten screeched destroying part of the ground below him with just a wave of his hand. "I want revenge! I want Goku to pay for what's he's done! He took away everyone, everything I loved, just for a game!". Zamasu listened to his friend's words with confusion before a serious, knowing looked came to his face after they sunk in. "He's selfish! He's a monster! He's-" Goten continued shouting before Zamasu interrupted him. "Just like all mortals are" Zamasu said coldly before looking back at Goten. "Goten listen to me" Zamasu said making Goten look at him still angry. "There may be a way for you to get your revenge, but it comes with a price and many sacrifices. You'll have to do everything I say, can you do that?" Zamasu asked Goten reverting back to base form, landing on the ground looking down before looking back up at Zamasu. "Whatever it takes" Goten responded with a dark look on his face. "Then come with me" Zamasu ordered opening a portal, "there's someplace I want you to see".
