It twas the night before Bulma's wedding and all throughout the Briefs household there was not a rested eye in all of the house or for that matter anything for nearly a mile around. Bulma was going through the dresses all two hundred of them for the one time to make sure she got it right.
The 'head' of the household Doctor Briefs had shut himself in his work room desperate to find solace in his machines. While Panty was crying in her room at old picture of her let's call her 'sweet' baby girl while downing vodka gimlet after vodka gimlet.
Yamcha was up drinking and hiding in the attic from his 'lovely' bride to be. Yamcha was looking to the stars wondering about them.
So far all they had sent to the Earth appeared to be misery and hardship from his vantage point. But he had looked at them plenty of times those hard days and nights in the desert. He saw a lot more of them without the light pollution of the city however that didn't mean they weren't still a comfort to him.
The other were going to train for the Tournament. He knew that he was going to fall behind all of his friends. Worse yet was Cheech's cryptic comments about their still being trouble on the horizon. Maybe Bulma or her father could whip something up for him to train with gravity maybe or something.
Hopefully he thought Chi-Chi doing well with her training. He wasn't alone in staring up at the sky that night.
On the Lookout Chi-Chi was restless thinking of how she was going to find a way to payback Bulma for failing to show up to her wedding. Her training had was making her more powerful than she could image but what good would that do if Bulma murdered her.
Not to mention something about the first trip back in time was still for some reason on her mind. The Planet to which Kakarrot came from Vegeta. Despite the evil on display their had been for lack of a better word humanity on both sides.
Kami to was awake that night. He rarely slept lately to busy wondering of the horrors that his other half would do. He saw her on the deck of the Lookout and said to her in a soft but annoyed tone "Go to the wedding tomorrow."
"What?"
"You heard me. You're not going to be of use to anyone if you're just going to be moping about the place. We do have some time after all, but you better be back here as soon as possible."
Before he even finished Chi-Chi was hugging him to Kami's displeasure and said to her "Enough of that." He then peeled her off of himself. "I'm supposed to be god of the Earth not your friend."
Chi-Chi looked inquisitively at him "Why can't you be both?"
Kami said while not trying to look at her "Because Guardian's aren't supposed to be like normal people. Take the other Guardian you meet from your trip to the past."
Chi-Chi now curious asked him "Who was she?"
Kami seemed uncomfortable with the question "You really want to know?"
"Well yes it seemed like it was important."
"What you saw was why I can't be a normal person. A good Guardian can't have so many worldly attachments. She loved someone who died and died as a result of trying to form a bridge between worlds which she wanted. The Tuffle's that you saw are like all people, a mixed bag same with the Saiyan's. Two peoples from alien's worlds that meet each other and easily grew to hate one another. She however was chosen by Plant's Guardian to be his successor and he was a Tuffle but he chose her because she was pure of heart. Her love changed that. They killed him and they tried to kill her sons, so she killed them all. She is what the world made her into. I guess the same could be said about many a villain. As not all Tuffles were on board with the things their government did, nor was the intentions at all malicious. Both could have befitted from the others presence, but we all have choices. Sometimes we are what the world forces us to be or sometimes we are more. It's not even necessarily always a good choice because your enemy seems has chosen to be more than the world made him to be. The line isn't always so clear. For instants I have asked a child to kill. What moral god would ask that of a child? Five billion Tuffle versus less than half a million Saiyan's, all waste. Salada (the Saiyan original home world) was once considered the Universe's stable anchor. Kakarrot is the tail end of a long cycle of victims and victimizes looking to continue the cycle on Earth whether he knows it or not and the people of Earth are just foolish enough to follow along. I'd like to tell what needs to be done but I am in doubt. He has killed and will continue to kill. The chose will be up to you as telling you what to do is wrong. The world belongs to you after this. I can't see myself sticking around much longer. I have failed too many times to count."
"I don't think I want the job."
"Well you are pretty smart. Just think about it and have fun."
A glass rings out at what appears to be a political rally of some sort the Handled Trident pin on all the intendeds. Over the heads of the overseer a palm hair boy reads a banner that in big bold white letters reads 'Make Earth Great Again'.
In a smile the boy lifts one of shoulder higher than the other so as to pretend to have a hump and says into the microphone with his hand cupped into the air "Now is the winter of our discontent." The crowd chuckled at this as he fixes his posture.
"No, but seriously, folks. Humanity has been in a sort of winter for some time and it is high time we do something about it. The stars should have been mankind's domain long ago. It's been over three hundred years since man first walked on the moon and so far, nothing else has been done. Many would like to compare me to Richard the Third. A villain that killed his brothers and nephews to mention a few to seize the English crown but much like him I'd say my reputation is not so much earn as made out of whole cloth. The reason is simple ladies and gentlemen. Earth has flying cars and robots yet has a sizeable population that still lives like centuries past and I have the gall to point it out. A hand full of men own this planet lock stock a barrel and leave crumbs for the rest. This can't stand and my friend future Rep Mahgue will help change that fact. As he and I agree that the General Assemble should reflect the will of the people not of the one percent. We're going to change that fact I grantee you. For when we're done you won't be able to recognize the place."
There was furious and feverous clapping and hailing as he turned over the mic to the man he had endorsed. He headed too backstage. A mumbled to himself "I am determined to prove a villain and hate the idle pleasures of these days."
Teal intercepts him mid quoting and whispered into his master's ear "Mine Fuhrer it's already for his wedding."
The wolfish nature of his smile returned as Kakarrot's smile grew upon hearing this information saying "The plots have laid. Well then, I won't want to be tardy. As we have a special present to give to him."
The sun rose painfully slowly over the Brief's. The morning changing stress of the waiting slowly became the stress of the moment. Soon the guests gathered.
Krillin as best man was here but not Chi-Chi. They waited with Bulma tearing her hair out with her very visible baby bump even with her dress. But an hour late Chi-Chi showed up and there was much rejoicing.
The ceremony went off without a hitch with all of Bulma's obsessive planning paying off and soon the reception was in full swing, as the troubles of the world seemed to melt away for a time. It was a happy day. Filled the love of friends and family.
Launch got drunk and started to make out hard with Tien to his objection.
Krillin managed to get a dance with Tights who only made it after the ceremony was over to no one's surprise. The only surprise was that she showed up at all.
Oolong stuffed himself with cake and ended up getting kicked around by some of Bulma's other friend for some inappropriate suggestions to no one's surprise.
Dr. Brief took the time to sneak off to take a nap.
Panty and Puar couldn't stop crying either out of happiness or sadness no one was really sure of which it was.
Roshi however was not acting his usually self he had been watching Chi-Chi like a hawk and followed her when she tried to leave. Chi-Chi was very surprised her master always seem to know when something was up.
"What's wrong." He asked her out there in the cold the night advancing forward.
"Nothing just a choice I'm going to have to make."
"You always choice right and you'll do it again. I've learned to put my faith in you. If you do what in your heart, I know you'll succeed."
"I'll try."
"I know you will. See you in a couple of years or so."
"He'll be there."
"And you'll stop him again. And save the world like you always do."
Chi-Chi floated away as a full moon seemed to watch all of this from the sky above.
Elsewhere on the Earth on a crisp and clean day. In the woods were the birds were chirping and life seemed to be flourishing there was two men outside a chapel.
One of the men had an eyepatch man and was in his most formal UNIT uniform. He was drinking with his brother who was in a tux outside. The two men looked quite similar despite the eye patch. They seemed to be almost hiding from the others and taking a breath from a very stressful day.
Bill's Brother "Well it all seemed to go by well enough. Mom didn't end up preaching to me or Diane about our sinful ways. Probably because of the occasion but I bet because you didn't decide to tell her, yet did you?"
Bill chuckled at that "Well how do you think that conversation would go? Sorry my fiancé the woman I love is pregnant because we couldn't wait."
"Yeah I really don't understand how dad deals with that crazy."
"Mom isn't crazy."
"Like hell she isn't. She talks like Jesus talks to her personally. It's why I keep my distance from them and it's not like I'm dad's golden boy Major on his way to Colonel. Because it wasn't my dream to go out and shoot thinks I didn't understand."
"You know that's not all we do."
"Yeah like what? Your partner that didn't decide to show up working on a new energy source or something?"
Bill laughed at that "That's classified and it's not all shooting things. No, it's about a lot of paperwork."
"Sounds familiar."
"Come let's go back in I'm sure there waiting for me."
As soon he finished his brother head exploded in front of him his gut and blood sprayed on him.
Before he could react, he was knocked out. He awoke tied out a short time later to hear the sounds of a song beginning to play a screaming voice said, "I am the god of hellfire and I Bring you fire!"
The loud music continued as he looked in front of him to see Teal holding a rifle with a scope and a silencer cruelly smiling at him. As the monster with the palm hair came in front of him. He realized then that he was also gaged as he tried to speak but found is word muffled and the metal post and robe quite unbreakable. He looked past the two to see his vision towards the Chapel unobstructed.
"Now here's the thing Bill. You well… messed with the wrong geniuses. You tried to hurt my Grandpa and well in that's just inexcusable. But I think of myself as more of a teacher in this type of situation then an angered grandson. So, I'm about to give you a lesson that I don't think, you are ever going to forget after this day. But I'm a giver of sorts so I'm going to take somethings, but I am going to give you the lesson and a new state of mind. See after what I'm about to do. You're going to be, well a different person and this new person is going to have live with everything I'm about to do. And with the fact that I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for your own actions leading up to this moment. Now remember this I will be on the test." He got up real closer to his ear and said. "Don't fuck with a Gero."
He pressed a button in his hand and in seconds the Chapel blew up. To Bill vacant shock stare and Kakarrot unsubtle glee.
Kakarrot in his ear "See you in your nightmares."
Kakarrot then said to Teal "You know who I haven't seen in a while Eighter."
"I suppose we are on quite the revenge kick as it were."
"Who said anything coz about revenge I just want to see an old friend."
Bill was in tears as the two slipped away. The fire consuming his eyes as he absorbed the flames into his soul. He was back to merely glassy by the time the fire department showed up along with the police. He was silent as the police untied him and asked him question after question, but he merely stared off into the distance. It wasn't until Mai show up hours later that he said a single word while in the police station "Gero."
A time later Kakarrot showed up to a certain snowy village with his army in toe. "So, you though you could betray me and get away with it my old friend. Time for the teacher to give another lesson. Kill 'em all boys. I don't want to see a person left breathing down there."
A power suited man flew down there followed by tanks and a slowly walking Kakarrot saying "War what it's good for? Absolutely nothing Uhhuh Uhhuh." Spoken as screams rang out and his hands came out of his pants pockets.
The troopers went house to house dragging the inhabitants out of the village shooting anyone that resisted. The soldiers led them out into the snowbank handing them shovels as they burned the house with torches.
Only one remaining house was left with its occupants. That were herded outside by the soldiers. It was Suno who was left with Eight guarding her as Kakarrot approached them.
"Eighter my old comrade it's been awhile since I've seen you. How has it been?"
"K why are you doing this why are you killing these people?"
"Cheech saved this village. That's why."
"What are you making them do?"
"Eighter don't ask questions you already know the answer to."
"If I come with you. Will you let them live?"
He laughed at that "Nah I got my men pumped up to commit some war crimes I don't want to disappoint them." He flicked his wrist and gunfire rang out and it was over and the voices were silence.
The time jump is happening. The board is set the player are ready. See you right before the Tournament in the 'End of the Beginning'. And also, a Gero always pays his debts kind of like a Lannister.
