Chapter 26 New Relationships Formed and Old Ones Healing

In the Super/Main Universe

Goku, Vegeta, Whis and Beerus all continued to train their children and the MC and GD universe visitors rigorously to prepare them for each other's enemies. They had all shown staggering progress over the last two weeks. At this moment, Vegeta and MC Goten were training with Whis, Super Trunks and MC Krillin with Beerus and Goku with Super and GD Goten. Vegeta in super saiyan blue and MC Goten in super saiyan god came in to kick Whis in the head only for the angel to whimsically twirl out of the way. The two prideful saiyan warriors staggered back and readied fists but Whis caught them with his thumb, proceeding to flick them both away to the lake below. Soon their heads emerged with nearly identical annoyed scowling looks on their faces. "You two are getting better and better, pretty soon I might need to start consciously avoiding your attacks ha ha ha!" Whis mocked waving his fingers laughing whimsically. "Is he always this demeaning and smug?" MC Goten inquired lightly growling in shame and embarrassment. "Yes, yes he is..."Vegeta answered muttering in his own annoyance. The two of them then laughed at their shared annoyances and attitudes. "Never thought I would actually ever like spending time with Kakarot or any of his spawn" Vegeta said laughing. "Yeah you're way cooler and brainy then he ever will be! Ha ha ha!" MC Goten laughed in agreement. "Well I think I'm gonna just cool down in here, see ya later Vegeta! We'll get that weirdo and Kakarot next time!" MC Goten said swimming back underwater. "I look forward to it" Vegeta said smirking as he floated out of the lake and landed back at the shore. "Hey Vegeta!" MC Goten's voice rang out across the lake. Vegeta turned around to respond when suddenly a pile of wet clothes landed next to him. The prince cringed as he realized that they were the clothes MC Goten was wearing just seconds ago. "Hang on to those for me will ya!?" MC Goten shouted again, now with no gi and a quick dive revealed that he wasn't wearing anything else. "And there's the Kakarot side of him" Vegeta sighed in disgust and embarrassment. Back with Beerus, the cat like deity had just threw a sun like attack towards Super Trunks and MC Krillin. "Finish Buster!" Super Trunks as a super saiyan god exclaimed firing his counterattack. "Destro Disk!" MC Krillin yelled creating the deadly energy disk at Beerus's attack seconds after Super Trunks fired his. The finish buster collided with Beerus's sun attack. The collision though it destroyed the finish buster completely, it had also weakened the sun attack significantly which left it vulnerable to the Destro Disk arriving seconds later. The disk cut through the sun, making it unstable and explode in the sky in a brilliant supernova ish manner. Beerus was left stunned. "Incredible..., I was beginning to think only Goku and Vegeta were the only stand outs on Earth. Now I see that their whole group have potential" Beerus thought deeply. This deep thinking distracted Beerus long enough for MC Krillin to sneak up on the deity and kick him in the back. Beerus staggered back recoiling in pain. Before he could get a chance to recover Super Trunks appeared above Beerus and hit him on the head with his two hands sending the delirious cat deity to the ground face first. "Woo hoo! Yay we beat him! High five Krillin!" Super Trunks cheered triumphantly raising his hand for a high five. " ha ha sure thing kid" MC Krillin chuckled giving Super Trunks the high five. "Yeah we're the best! We're so gonna kick those jerks butts!" Super Trunks cockily boasted. "You remind me so much of your father and the Goten from my reality. It's kinda haunting" MC Krillin joked sheepishly. "Your goten is a breath of fresh air compared to mine! He's so much more fun and actually comes up with stuff on his own!" Super Trunks complemented. MC Krillin frowned at these words. "You don't like my Goten more than yours do you?" MC Krillin asked seriously. Super Trunks's smile dropped as he thought about the question. "Well no, I mean sure yours is cool, but mine's always stuck by my side" Super Trunks admitted. "If that's the case, why do you treat him like he's garbage? I overheard some of the argument you two had when we were zapped into this reality and Whis shared your memories with us. From what I saw you don't seem to show him much real respect" MC Krillin said. Super Trunks contemplated his response. "I guess it was to impress my dad with my dominance. You know I'm of royal blood and Goten's is of third class. What else am I supposed to do?" Super Trunks explained. "Well apart from it making you look like an asshole, does treating Goten like that make you feel good?" MC Krillin questioned. "It does at first, but then..." Super Trunks trailed off glumly, realizing he felt terrible after each time he bullied Goten philosophically. "Yeah I didn't think so. You know Trunks, there's a lesson that your father had to learn the hard way with Goku , never pick on the underdog, because one day, the underdog might bite back. Vegeta found that out when he challenged Goku years ago. And you know from the other other gotens pasts that he has more than enough potential to do the same to you or worse if you or anyone provokes him enough" MC Krillin explained ominously referring to the pasts of IW and GD Gotens. Super Trunks's eyes as he remembered about his father's defeat and the horrible histories of the IW and GD Gotens, as well as his counterpart's roles in both their miseries. "You really wanna risk your life or your best friend's sanity by continuing to pander to your dad's ideals? Is it worth it?" MC Krillin inquired. Super Trunks looked down at the ground, mauling over his behavior towards his friend and the kind of monsters he could become or face as a result. Back with Goku, Super Goten as a super saiyan god and GD Goten as super saiyan rose were attacking their father individually. "Kamehameha!" Super Goten shouted firing the beam at Goku only for Goku to deflect it and come charging at him. Goku was then ambushed by GD Goten said who fazed into existence with a ki blade and swung at Goku. The experienced saiyan managed to dodge the attack though just barely with some traces of his hair being cut off. "Woah son watch it! That doesn't grow back! Ha ha!" Goku said laughing. GD Goten growled in hate and frustration at the sound of Goku's nonchalant laughter. This distraction allowed Super Goten to instant transmission in front of his father and hit him with an energy ball point blank in the face. "Ahhh!" Goku yelled in pain grabbing his temporarily blind burned eyes. Super Goten then flew back into the sky, nearly breaking the atmosphere of the godly planet. "Charge!" Super Goten said excitedly charging in rapidly towards Goku. GD Goten also flew a ways away but this time lower to the and didn't charge. Super Goten eventually reached Goku having practically become a fireball during his descent and struck Goku right in the stomach sending him rocketing towards the ground. GD Goten then flew meeting Goku halfway down and punching him in the other direction. Super Goten spun around the air in a flip colliding with Goku again sending him back in the other direction. For about half a minute Goku was kicked or punched in multiple spots and directions by the two young Gotens like a game of pinball, grunting in pain each time. Finally Super Goten charged up a large sum of ki in the palms of his hands. "Ka boom!" Super Goten exclaimed letting Goku shoot towards him again unleashing the attack right as Goku was inches from him and the attack exploded sending Goku to the ground. Super Goten flew down to where his father lay exhausted and beaten. "Man... I should have trained you sooner. You two pack a wallop" Goku praised his son smiling with pride reverting back to base form. "Yeah Dad, this is awesome! I finally beat you! Here take my hand!" Super Goten celebrated extending his hand out to help his Dad up. Goku gladly accepted it. "You did real well today, real ugh! Ahhh!" Goku was cut off as GD Goten suddenly plummeted from above stomping right on Goku's rib cage. "Me?! What are you doing?!" Super Goten yelled out surprised at his GD counterpart's actions. Ignoring his Super counterpart's questions, GD Goten stood on Goku growling, his bloodshot eyes of rage staring down at Goku's stunned pained face. His mind was flashing back and forth between the present reality and nightmares of the past, when his family was erased. Within seconds, GD Goten started violently punching Goku in the face. They just kept coming, one after another, each faster and harder than the last. Goku's face rapidly became more bruised and bloodied as the blows continued. GD Goten stopped and drew a ki blade reading to pierce Goku's heart. "Stop!" Super Goten yelled angrily grabbing GD Goten's blade hand. GD Goten looked up and turned around to look at his Super counterpart's equally angry face. "Calm down! Don't kill my dad!" Super Goten ordered assertively. GD Goten stared at his Super counterpart then back at Goku. Eventually he sighed, withdrew his ki blade and dropped out of super saiyan rose. Super Goten and Goku despite his jaw injuries smiled happily at his GD counterpart's willingness to relent. GD Goten looked back at Goku and the injuries he inflicted on him. He felt no guilt in hurting him but he did for upsetting his super counterpart so he decided to try to apologize. "S...ssss...ssss!" GD Goten strained. This was tougher than he thought. How can you apologize to someone who killed your whole family and universe and sound like he meant it. "Ssss...sohhhh! I can't do this!" GD Goten screamed enraged at himself and Goku walking away in a huff. Super Goten and Goku looked on with understanding eyes knowing GD Goten's complicated feelings and emotions. "It's alright son, don't say anything you don't mean. I get it and I'll live with it" Goku said gently. GD Goten paused, slightly taken aback by Goku's understanding. He honestly didn't believe Goku could truly feel guilt. He thought he would just say it to save face. Did he really mean it? It sounded like he did. GD Goten looked back over to Goku and Super Goten cracking a small smile. "S..sorry" GD Goten muttered out before turning back resuming his walk, having apologized to Goku. And for the first time in eighteen years, a small part of him, actually meant it.

Back in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber

Gohan and Piccolo continued training the GT and IW visitors. Although it was more like the IW visitors were training them. Currently, GT Trunks and Gohan were sparring with Shadow while Piccolo and GT Goten spared with IW Goten. GT Trunks blocked Shadow's kick before then going for a punch, hitting the hedgehog on his sides. Shadow momentarily grunted in pain then recomposed himself. "Chaos Wind!" Shadow yelled sending a energized gust of hurricane force wind at GT Trunks. The wind threw GT Trunks off balance. Shadow was about to take advantage when Gohan tackled him to the floor. "Ha got you now!" Gohan said triumphantly with a smirk. "Hmm so you say?" Shadow teased slyly with a smirk of his own. "Chaos control!" Shadow announced vanishing from Gohan's grasp. "Oh crap" Gohan muttered knowing what was about to happen next. As expected Shadow reappeared in front of Gohan and spin dashed right into his abdomen. The skillful hedgehog then kicked square in the face. Gohan fell to the ground defeated but not terribly injured like in previous sparring matches. "Humph your getting better at taking a punishment" Shadow complemented before suddenly turning and blocking an punch from GT Trunks who wasn't visible to the naked eye until Shadow blocked his fist. "And you almost got me Trunks, need to be just a tad faster though" Shadow instructed before blowing GT Trunks away with an energy blast. "He he thanks shadow, you know you remind me of my father a lot" GT Trunks said with a small smile as he struggled to pick himself up. "Really? I was thinking he was similar to Piccolo" Gohan retorted. "Well he does have some really cool techniques like Piccolo but he's also very rough compared to how Piccolo trains us" GT Trunks said thinking. "Yeah but he's not as arrogant and angry as Vegeta, shadow seems fairly cool headed" Gohan said back. "Are we gonna stand here debating about me or can we get back to the training" Shadow asked agitated by the diversion. "Oh uh yeah Shadow, we can keep going" Gohan said sheepishly. "Uh can I take a break?" GT Trunks asked nervously. Shadow's eyes narrowed as if angered yet a small smile found its way onto his face. "Maybe in five minutes, now remember, focus on speed and skill, the strength will come with it" Shadow instructed getting into a fighting stance. He had begun to lighten up a little since he had gotten to know GT Trunks and Gohan a little and was touched slightly that they viewed him like a friend/ teacher. "Ok" "I'll try to remember that" GT Trunks and Gohan responded, getting into their own battle stances. Back with IW Goten, he had overwhelmed Piccolo and his GT counterpart with his relentless, brutal attacks, leaving the two bruised and bleeding all over most likely with some broken bones. "C...can we take five?" GT Goten asked nervously. "No! We keep going until you win or lose consciousness! Again!" IW Goten screamed angrily rushing in towards his two opponents. Piccolo stretched his arms out and managed to wrap them around IW Goten's body. The scarred boy struggled to free himself but to no avail. Then just when Piccolo was about to unleash an energy blast from one of his hands, IW Goten bit one of Piccolo's arms. Piccolo yelped in pain but retained his grip. However he quickly lost it as IW Goten bit down harder and deeper, making the Namekian recoil in agony. Soon the borderline feral child completely tore Piccolo's arm off with his teeth, blood and slime spewing out. Piccolo looked at the animalistic warrior in shock. "Dude! What the hell!? You didn't have to bite Piccolo's arm off like some kind of animal!" GD Goten yelled out in stunned and disgusted. IW Goten took the severed limb out of his mouth and into his hands, spitting out the chunk of flesh left in his mouth. "You do what you have to do to win! Besides Piccolo can regenerate so what's the problem!?" IW Goten barked back. "Shut the fuck up and fight!" IW Goten screamed enraged taking Piccolo's super long severed arm and swung it rapidly, striking the ex owner of the arm, who was sent colliding with GT Goten. "Tch get the hell out of my site! The two of you go get your shit together so I won't beat it out of you tomorrow" IW Goten ordered/threatened walking away to do some solo training. Piccolo and GT Goten retreated to the chamber quarters and cleaned themselves up. Piccolo went to one of the bedrooms to meditate while GT Goten went to the kitchen to find some booze. Soon he found some. "Alright shar nay and martinis! My favorite!" GT Goten said excitedly. IW Goten then walked into the room, breathing heavily exhausted, mouth and forehead bleeding and bruised in many places but still standing strong. After catching his breath, he spotted GT Goten grabbing his booze from the fridge. "What is that?" IW Goten asked curiously. GT Goten flustered, scared and surprised by IW Goten's voice apparently having not sensed him. "Whoa ohh it's you.." GT Goten exclaimed getting over his surprise. "Not keeping your guard up is a good way to get yourself killed" IW Goten insulted with an air of annoyance crossing his arms. "Well to answer your question, this is booze, here take a shot" GT Goten offered pouring a martini. "It'll shoot my insides?" IW Goten asked confused. "What no! Ha ha! Dude it'll take some of your edge off" GT Goten explained laughing at his IW counterpart's naivety. "So its gonna make me weak?" IW Goten asked suspiciously. "Well...kinda, but it's only temporary and its mostly to help you relax, come on you need this more than anyone" GT Goten answered. IW Goten took the martini from GT Goten narrowing his eyes at the drink. He took a sip, his eyes lightening up as the taste coursed over his tongue. An hour later, there were numerous shot glasses and an empty booze jug on the floor. Not far away, IW and GT Goten were sitting on a couch clumsily in the living room, utterly wasted. "Burp, this...this stuff really...works" IW Goten said slurring his voice bobbin his head back and forth, clearly drunk. "See I told you...feels nice doesn't it? It's like swimming in your own head" GT Goten said equally drunk and slurry. "So...so you just drink until-until you...you uh get hammered and...make out with slurs all the time in your timeline? That doesn't seem very...fulfilling" IW Goten asked his GT counterpart. "It's not- it's not about that... I date a lot of chicks sure but...but there not sluts and I am trying to find true love, it's just...it's difficult" GT Goten answered slightly offended. "You know I give you and your buddy a hard time but I envy you man" IW Goten said softly with admiration in his voice. "R-Really? W-what for...? Compared to you and other us's I'm a freaking loser" GT Goten responded taken aback though his reaction was subdued somewhat by his drunkenness. "Yeah but you live a peaceful life, no fighting, no endless nights in deep space and hardly any pain and stress other than being sore after a good make out session" IW Goten explained. Both drunks laughed weirdly at the comment. "True but I kinda envy you too pal" GT Goten said. "What the fuck about my life do you envy? Do you not remember what my life is like? Me and my comrades spend every day either in a battle or preparing for a battle. Battles of a multi dimensional civil war driven by a ultra powerful samurai and his demonic generals, one of which is my own brother" IW Goten retorted. "Yes but you are also so much stronger than I thought was possible for my dad let alone me and you already have the girl of your dreams waiting for you, I'd sure like to have that" GT Goten explained. The two of them smiled at each other and their shared envy in each other. "You might be a total washout, but your not half bad" IW Goten said thoughtfully. "Neither are you for an angsty dickweed" GT Goten fired back, making the two laugh once more.

In the IW Universe

Somewhere in an unknown corner of space. There was a galaxy in cased in what appeared to be a kind of Dyson's sphere. The gargantuan structure harnessed the energy of the billions of stars within it. Surrounding the sphere were trillions of alien ships and ufos of all types. Some were fully machine while others seemed organic in nature, a few were a blend of organic and inorganic materials. This was the center of the Mortal Empire that had conquered most of the mortal realm of the twelve universes. In the core of this home base lied Lord Shredder's planning and interrogation/torture room. Shredder himself was currently busy getting certain affairs in order for his Empire elsewhere. Currently occupying the planning part of the room room was Cell and his Cell junior offspring, the latter having fun playing a game of sorts with each other. Cell was tapping his foot in impatience waiting for his other company to finish in the interrogation/torture section behind a door. Then the metal door raised up opening, Starscream walking out before it closed. "So?" Cell asked curiously. "The resistance trash keep saying verdantly that they don't know where there leaders are, they claim they just vanished" Starscream explained in irritation. "Normally I wouldn't take anything they say seriously but Goten and Shadow disappearing at the same time Xavier can not be a coincidence" Starscream declared. "You mention him a lot, who is this Xavier you keep talking about?" Cell asked curious. "He's Goten's twin brother, we got into contact with him a few solar cycles ago and quickly became one of us generals, although he is the lowest ranking amongst us" Starscream answered with a snidely smirk. "Ooh so Goten has a twin in this reality who is against him?, interesting" Cell remarked thinking of the battle him and this brother of Goten could have. Just then one of the Cell Juniors ran up to their father. "Father, will you play with us?" The Cell junior asked innocently. "Play?" Cell said bewildered and looking over to see all eight of his offspring looking at him with pleading puppy dog eyes. Despite feeling revulsion at their pathetic cutesy begging, Cell strangely felt compelled to indulge in his children's wishes. However he quickly shook in head in defiance and disgust, not understanding or liking what he was feeling. "I'm busy! Leave me out of your games!" Cell scolded harshly turning away. "Aww" all the cell juniors said somberly, the reaction making Cell feel a bizarre sense of guilt. "Anyway, shredder's demanding us to track Xavier down, personal I say good riddance to that freak" Starscream said with contempt. "Why? What's so freakish about him?" Cell asked confused. "The kid is fucking weird and creepy. Half the time he just stands around staring at everyone. He rarely ever speaks and when he does it's usually to insult us or to mutter some disturbing ideas. Do you want to know what he suggested when we recovered a group of orphaned babies from a conquered planet?" Starscream asked. "What?" Cell asked back. "He said we could eat them, I'm not joking, he literally said he'll eat them and in a very casual manner, he even offered to cook them! I'm far from a saint but that's pretty fucked up even for me!" Starscream exclaimed half freaking out remembering the disturbing memory. Cell himself was a little grossed out by this revelation, sure he had absorbed people in the past before he attained his perfect form. But actually eating sentient beings, especially ones so young was a whole other thing entirely and it frightened him. Now he began to reconsider meeting Xavier and worry for the safety of his children should that freak come back. "Now Cell, go to the weapons factory and load in the weapons into the battleships" Starscream ordered. "What! Why do I have to do such a demeaning job!" Cell said forgetting his fear angered by having to do the work of a grunt. Starscream struck Cell in his shoulder, breaking it. "Owww!" Cell screamed in agony grabbing his broken shoulder. "Don't talk back bug boy, do what I tell you to do or you suffer consequences!" Starscream yelled asserting his dominance. "Hey! Don't treat our father like that!" One of the Cell Juniors yelled back, all of them looking mad. "Why don't you piss off you little shits!" Starscream yelled angrily. Cell having been touched by his children's defense for him felt like defending them. "Leave them alone! Pick on someone your own size!" Cell screamed defiantly. "Hmph I don't have time for this nonsense. Just get the job done or else!" Starscream finished storming out of the room. The Cell juniors crowded around their father. "Are you okay dad?" One of the juniors asked concerned. "Yes I'm fine, thank you" Cell thanked warmly rubbing the head of the cell junior. He quickly stopped with a stunned expression on his face putting his hand on his head muttering, "what is coming over me?".