Note: This is pretty much just a slice of life chapter that deals with after the war. If you don't want to read the chapter and just want a summary, then skip to the very end. For those of you that want to read, enjoy.
I walked into the medical bay, seeing injured saiyans being healed, and others resting in beds, while others were floating in the new regeneration machines. I walked to the end and went into a separate room, where I saw Cellio lying in a bed, his armor to one side, still having a hole in it.
"Hey bro, how you doing?"
"Well, I've just come back to life after getting shot through the heart. So, that's fun."
"Well, at least you're not struggling to talk anymore. I'll come back later to check on you." As I got up, he grabbed my arm, I noticed he didn't have a lot of force behind it.
"Cherik, wait." I turned back to face him.
"What is it?"
"How did you beat Zoltris? He was annihilating us as super saiyans." I pulled up a chair and prepared to tell him.
"It's the funniest thing, even I don't know what truly happened. After you... well, after that; I felt something explode within me, I felt as if I went super saiyan... on top of super saiyan. The power I gained was a little less than his full power, but I counted on the damage we caused and his lack of energy control to help. After a bit, I managed to overpower and eventually vaporize him."
"So, a power greater than super huh? Wow. Do you think you can access it again?"
"I'm not sure, it seems harder than regular super, I'm gonna need more time to practice. But now that I've tasted the power, I will master this new form. This... super saiyan 2." He gave a chuckle and laid back to rest some more. I walked out and flew to our house to change out of my scuffed and broken armor. I walked in the door and went to my room, looking much nicer than whatever I had on Earth, but at times, I still miss it. I showered and changed into a new set of armor, ever since I arrived, my leg design has really taken off and now it's fully supplied to higher class saiyans. I packed a new suit and armor for Cellio, then went back to see him. When I walked into his room, he was walking and doing some light air punches to get everything flowing again.
"Oh, hey Cherik. Those for me?"
"Yeah, get ready, the ceremony is in three hours." I threw him the suit and armor and left him to get ready. I met up with Stryker and we had a light sparring match, he sure got a lot stronger since Earth, but still lagging a little behind me. We talked a bit on the roof of the medical bay to pass the time.
"So, even though we've spent months together here, we never really got a chance to catch up and talk. I honestly have no idea about what happened on Earth after I left."
"Not really much to tell, you already know about the monsters. And I'm assuming you knew about Kami and Korin when you guys last went?"
"Yeah, when did you find out?"
"About a month before you guys called me here. I went to train in the time chamber and Kami told me everything after I saw him exit the chamber. Honestly, I'm actually thinking about what he said to me."
"What was that?"
"He asked if I was willing to be guardian of earth. I mean, it seems like a great deal, until you realize that you're basically trapped on that lookout, unable to truly interact with the outside world."
"Seems kinda like a prison. So, what have you decided on?"
"I think I'm gonna pass, maybe find someone else to be the guardian. I may be strong, but I still have a life to live and besides, a human lifespan isn't ideal for a guardian."
"Alright then. By the way, what else can you do with your soul?"
"Heh, quite a few things. I'm learning magic from the monsters, nothing complicated that requires a special soul trait, just basic magic. Toriel is the one who taught me how to heal, as well as taught me how to use fire magic." He held out his hand and produced a fireball.
"Cool, you think I can do that?"
"Pretty sure you can, everything has a soul, and every soul has magical energy within it, how do you think we taught all those saiyans to heal? Oh, by the way, Undyne also taught me how to do this." He stood up and held his hands out, and in a few seconds, two glowing blue spears appeared in his hands.
"Oh, that is awesome."
"I know right? Oh hey, here comes Cellio." I looked down to see my brother flying up to where we were, looking much better and armored up.
"Hey guys, whatcha doing? Nice spears Stryker."
"Thanks."
"We're not doing much, just talking, killing time until the ceremony begins." He sat down with us to join in. Stryker made his spears disappear and sat back down. The three of us just talked and hung out for the remaining time until we saw others going to the castle, so we flew off too. Once we arrived, my father greeted us and took t us to another hallway.
"So, where are we going?" I asked
"You three are receiving awards for your accomplishments during the war, I'm taking you through a back route to the end of the dining room so that the king can announce you easily." We walked a little more, then arrived to a back door and we went in; we heard the sounds of the dining room from behind a curtain and then the king came up to greet us.
"Here they are, the three heroes of our planet. You boys have shown me that anything is possible, and I thank you. Now then, it's time for the ceremony to begin." The curtains rose, and the moment they did, everything went silent as everybody looked up onstage. We saw that everyone gathered, the old, the young, the healthy and the injured, everyone arrived to celebrate. The king walked up to give his announcements.
"My people! Today is a glorious day for us, for we are no longer under the rule of Zoltris, we have freed ourselves and our galaxy!" The hall exploded with cheers, but everyone had to stop since it began to crumble due to all the damage that was caused during the war. "Do not be afraid, enjoy yourselves. Now, our victory could not have happened, without the work of these three warriors." He brought us out and there were more cheers; a large chunk of ceiling fell, but one of the guards vaporized it before it could hit anyone. "You three have allowed our race to become what it once was. Now, we shall work together to better the future of the planets that were once under Zoltris's rule. Bring forth the medals!" A guardsman came forward with three, golden medals on a purple cushion, he took one and began to address each of us directly, beginning with Stryker.
"To think that so many lives were saved by a being who is not even our own. Stryker, human from planet Earth, thanks to your experience in healing and great strength in battle, you have helped to save many lives here today." They both looked out into the sea of people smiling at him, giving him thumbs up and clapping, all thanking him for saving their lives or saving the life of someone they cared for. "We all thank you personally and wish you luck in your future." Stryker bowed as the king placed the medal around his neck. Cellio was next to receive an award.
"Cellio, I still remember when you first joined the resistance, eager to take on the entire army yourself." We heard chuckles coming from the people. "But, over time, you have proved your worth to our planet and our cause. Leaving to find your brother was the best decision you have ever made; that action on its own was what allowed us to achieve victory. Thank you for your work, leadership, and strength in our fight." He bowed as well to receive the medal. Now, it was my turn; I stepped up, nervous and excited as well. The king gave me a smile as he talked.
"Young Cherik. A child of Cauliferon, but a warrior of Earth. Your exemplary leadership, immense power, and will to survive have saved us all. Thanks to you, our planet and others were freed from tyranny. We are forever grateful Cherik, thank you for your work and may you continue to achieve greatness along your journeys." I bowed to receive my medal, but once I rose up again, I saw that the king and everyone else around me bowed as well. I walked over to Stryker and Cellio, grabbed their arms and lifted them into the air as a sign of victory; the crowd began to clap and cheer loudly, and although unintentional, the guards blasting at the debris made great fireworks. For once, the celebrations didn't contain sparring matches, most likely because everyone needed a break from fighting, especially Cellio and I; but that didn't stop the rest of the festivities from happening, so the night still had life. After so long of hanging around Cellio, I almost managed to beat him in the keg chug, but he still won by about a pint, so he kept his title. Even though I woke up hungover, I wasn't as blackout drunk as the first time, which was good, but for some reason I was missing my armor top, but I decided to get another. I walked with Cellio and the two of us carried Stryker back to Cellio's house, where we dunked him in an ice bath, and boy did that wake him up.
"JESUS CHRIST WHAT THE HELL?!"
"Morning sunshine, you can't stay passed out forever." I reached my hand out to pull him up, he took it, and pulled me down into the bath as well. Cellio was just on the ground, laughing hysterically, but then I just powered up and splashed him with a mini tidal wave of ice water, that stopped him.
"Alright, fair enough." He said after he spat out some water. The three of us powered up to dry off, and Stryker created a hot enough fireball to evaporate all the water, but it almost burnt the house down as well.
"So, any reason for the early morning wake up?" I handed him a glass of water.
"Nah, not really, we just wanted to mess with you. But anyway, we've got some work to do, as you can see, the battle really took a toll on the planet's structures."
"Yeah, I noticed. It's gonna take a lot to fix this place up." Cellio came in and threw us each a burrito.
"So, the beginning of construction is supposed to start later today. Guess we gotta." We nodded and just kept on talking until it was time to begin.
Reconstruction of the planet was not easy, even for an entire race of super powered beings. Construction here is just like construction on Earth, but when you have thousands of people, it's much easier. In between construction days, I took the time to access and master the super saiyan 2 form, and so did Cellio; it took us about a month, but eventually, we managed to learn how to access it at will. Within the first month as well, Stryker had a call from Undyne that they needed him back on Earth, something about an invasion that the monsters couldn't handle; Stryker stayed on Earth after that, which is understandable, he was its main protector.
It took an entire year, but it was finally finished, all the destruction caused by the war was fixed all throughout the planet. I flew around, taking it all in, the beauty of a newly reformed planet. I felt a power approaching and Cellio landed next to me.
"It is glorious isn't it?"
"Yeah."
"I agree too." The two of us looked backwards to see Stryker standing there behind us.
"Dude, Stryker, when and how did you get here? We didn't even feel your power."
"Oh, I was just trying out my teleportation; Sans taught me how to do it. It took nearly six months, about three times as long as the other magics. Check it." He teleported all around us in golden puffs of smoke.
"Ok, I have to admit that is pretty neat." Cellio punched me in the arm.
"Pretty neat? That's absolutely amazing! Hey, can you teach us how to do that?"
"Sorry, but this is one magic technique I can't teach you how to do. It's not that I don't want to, it's that I literally can't teach you. Your souls don't contain enough magical power to master it, only enough to master basic healing and summoning magic, like fire and weaponry and stuff like that."
"That's alright. So, how are things on Earth? How's my house?"
"Everything's fine. The invasion I was called for didn't put up much of a fight after I arrived, it took me a whole half an hour to get them away from Earth. As for your house, don't worry, I've been keeping maintenance on it."
"That's good. Still haven't spent the 3 million dollars I won at the world tournament. I think I'll buy myself a bigger house, a better one."
"That's what I did with my runner up money. I still have about 100,000 left to spend. Hey, wanna come back to Earth? It was your first real home." I thought about it for a bit, then realized that a lot of what I knew was actually back on Earth, and after more than two years away, I never caught up with what happened. I looked at him and nodded.
"Yeah, I'd like that. I'd like to head back to Earth." I turned towards Cellio. "You wanna come along? Life there will be a lot easier than life here." He looked at me with a smile.
"Sorry little bro, but I'm afraid I'll have to decline the offer. We've got a lot of work ahead of us, returning Zoltris's former empire back to the individual planets they once were. But hey, I'll still visit, we do have a teleporter to earth remember?"
"Yeah. Hey, what if I help out by visiting the planets close to Earth? That way we can convince more in a less amount of time."
"That could work. But hey, don't forget about us."
"Not possible." We bro hugged, then went off to tell the news to our parents and the king. Now in the newly built teleportation room, I said goodbye to everyone, but promised to visit them. I stepped on the pad and went back to Earth, where Stryker was waiting for me, holding my space pod; I took the pod from him and flew back to my old house, which looked exactly how I left it, thanks to Stryker's maintenance. I stepped inside and reminisced at my old earthly life, a life I no longer have to live, but still will, well, apart from going to school. I walked to my closet and suddenly realized that, I've been gone for a really long time and nothing fit me anymore due to my larger muscles and taller height. I walked over to a portrait on the wall, moved it aside to reveal a safe, opened it and took out around $1000 for new clothes and anything else I might need. After a much needed shopping trip, I went back home and laid down on my old bed, which seemed to be just as comfortable as I had last left it and fell asleep.
Note: I really have nothing else to say, so I'll just put a summary for those who didn't want to read the entire chapter. Cellio recovers, the three main characters receive honor medals, the planet is rebuilt after a year, Stryker learns teleportation, the saiyan brothers now can access suepr saiyan 2 and Cherik returns to Earth in order to help out with rehabilitating planets close by that were under Zoltris's rule. So, that about covers it, see you guys in the next chapter.
