We looked at Stryker as he began to explain everything to us, but not before saying goodbye for some reason.

"Well, we had a good run guys, you're gonna have to take over from here on out."

"What do you mean?"

"Let's face it, you two, Jiren and Goku are the only ones who are gonna remain, I'm no match for any of you."

"But as long as we stick together, we'll have the numbers to win."

"C'mon, you can't fool me, i know that you want to fight them, your warrior instincts are practically begging to go after them, but you know that, even in your full power, you're no match for them."

"Guess you can't get anything past us, but if we still have you, we can survive by the numbers."

"No, i'm done. I'll leave the field clear for you four, or should I say three, to fight." Just then, a rogue Hakai attack nearly hit us, but Stryker's soul turned green and he created a barrier around us that took the direct hit, but it didn't even crack; we kept talking afterwards.

"But how do you expect us to fight them? Even if Cherik and I fuse, our super saiyan 4 form isn't gonna be enough. We can't match up to them, they're on a whole other level and how are you able to take care of everyone else?"

"I still have one more trick up my sleeve. You see, since the beginning, my determination has continuously increased and now, I'm letting it all out in one final blow. I want you to find cover fast, and fuse so you'll be able to survive."

"What about Toppo? He's as strong, if not a bit stronger than Cellerik in super saiyan 4, how will your blast affect him?" I asked him.

"Easy, I'm hitting him first, he'll be at the epicenter. My power of determination, of pure creation, will negate his destruction and cause him to be vulnerable."

"And what'll happen to you afterwards?"

"I'll try to stay as determined as possible to give you my soul in order to keep fighting." The words hit us like a truck.

"G-give us your soul? Is that even gonna work?" Cellio was in shock just like I was.

"Your soul is very similar to that of a monster soul, if mine combines with yours, it'll give you the power to match up to their level. I can feel the determination of the other 6 souls I absorbed long ago deep within me, it'll give you the power you need."

"You sure it's gonna be enough?" I asked.

"Remember how powerful Frisk was? I'm sure it'll be enough." We thought it over for a bit, but then we both nodded our heads in agreement, this was the only way it could end.

"Alright, go for it."

"I knew you couldn't resist. Alright, the moment I let the barrier down, jump away and do as I said."

"Got it." We stood at the ready, Stryker then let the barrier down and we did as told, we jumped away, fused and went super saiyan 4, bracing for the impact. We saw that Stryker had a colorful aura swirling around him and his soul was flashing with every trait he had shown. Everyone else turned to him as he casually walked towards Toppo, who threw a hakai attack at him, but to everyone's amazement, he just backhanded it away.

"I-impossible! How?!" Suddenly, Stryker jumped up and grabbed Toppo in a full nelson and gave him a few words of wisdom.

"I may not have the raw strength to fight you, but I have the power of determination, of rebirth, of re-creation, all of it outclasses your destruction, and I'm letting it all out, right now!"

"W-what?" Suddenly, Stryker's aura condensed into him and he shouted two words to end it all.

"DETERMINATION ERUPTION!" A large bubble that flashed all the soul colors exploded outwards and engulfed the arena, the force of impact was heavy, but we just held on, actually feeling more empowered. We looked around and saw Frieza's limp body, 17, and even Toppo himself blown out of the arena; somehow, through the light, we saw that Jiren blasted Vegeta into the explosion, causing him to be thrown out as well, but with his final moments, he threw his remaining energy to Goku. From behind, we could hear the Zenos freaking out over Stryker's blast. When we could finally see right, the arena was actually fixed, back to its original condition, except for a crater on one side where we knew he was. As we flew over to Stryker, we saw Goku and Jiren going at it one more time, but this time Goku was back in his ultra instinct thing for some reason. We landed next to Stryker who was laying on the ground, gasping.

"Stryker, come on man, stay determined, this can't end right now." We gave him some energy, and that caused him to wake up.

"Cellerik, you're alright." He got up and projected out his soul which wasn't looking too great, it was only about a tenth of the way filled with the rest being an empty, gray outline. Then, he started talking to us. "You guys have been the closest thing I've ever had to a family since I lost mine so many years ago. Even though you're from a different planet, I can feel we have a connection, I'm determined to win this for you guys, for us." His soul filled to about 3/4. "I'm determined to see this through to the end, I won't let you guys down, I'll give you the power to save us all." It filled to maximum, but he kept going. "You guys have given me so much, now it's my time to return the favor, win this, keep our universe alive, keep the monsters alive, keep our friendship alive. Everyone we know is counting on us, so let's do it!" His soul began glowing brightly, radiating with energy and determination, suddenly, 6 different colored blobs began floating around it, what was left of the other souls. He placed his hand on our chest and brought out the combined soul we had, it looked like Stryker's, except it was twice as big and it was gray. He was about to combine them, but he looked at us one last time, I nodded and he then combined both of our souls together and a bright flash of light engulfed us.

When we regained our vision, we saw that we were surrounded by a golden, sparkling aura and our soul was a multi color flashing outline with a golden center. Stryker was in front of us, but he was on the floor, not breathing, suddenly, we managed to hear him, in our mind.

"Cellio, Cherik, can you guys hear me? It's Stryker. I'm not in my body anymore, my consciousness was absorbed into my soul and then into yours, I'm with you guys, literally."

So what's the plan? How do we win?"

"You fight, i can tell they're looking at you, intrigued at what just happened. Look, there's 4 minutes left in the tournament, the human body can survive without oxygen for 6 minutes without irreversible damage; that's plenty of time for us to destroy them."

"This won't mess up our fusion right?"

"No, i'll just stay back and cheer silently, this is your guys's show. Oh, and one more thing, since this isn't fusion, I believe that you guys can soul charge as well." We nodded and were about to walk towards the other two, when we realized that Stryker's body was still there, so we picked it up and threw it over the edge, making it appear on the universe bench. After that, we then took one step forward and we were suddenly in front of Jiren and Goku.

"Hello boys. Room for one more?" The two of them looked at us and said nothing, they just jumped back to other sides of the arena and we did the same. For a few seconds, nothing happened, then, all 3 of us charged and connected a punch in the center which created a shockwave that surprised the gods and angels. After the first connecting punch, we just went all out, not holding back. The entire fight was happening slowly and fast at the exact same time, punches were colliding and sending shockwaves throughout the entire world of void, as well as the fact that we were dodging blows without even thinking, almost as if our body was moving on its own. We focused on Jiren first, all the while also avoiding Goku, yet fighting alongside him somehow; the three of us were evenly matched, speed and strength was being rivaled, however, I was holding back a little, then suddenly, while we were dodging a punch from Goku, Jiren threw one at the same time which connected and sent us flying, but we caught ourselves and rushed forward, powerful ki blast in each hand, but as Jiren was about to punch us, we split and went around him, only to instantly fuse behind him and blast him full force.

'uh, guys? What the hell was that right now?'

'I don't know, but it was cool.'

'Wait, Cherik, remember when we learned fusion? What did the fusion master say?'

'You're right. it was...' Then, I remembered exactly what he said 'He said that when two beings are perfectly synchronized, they truly become one and can fuse and un-fuse on a whim.'

'Oh man, that is so cool, so you two are in absolute perfect sync right now?'

'I guess we are. Alright Cherik, let's show these guys the power of saiyan brothers.'

'Right with you. Stryker, keep our power flowing.'

'You got it.' As my mind got back into the fighting action, I saw that there were 2 1/2 minutes left until the tournament was over, so I had to give it all I had. I let out a primal war cry and unleashed every ounce of power within me, unlocking soul charge; we began flying all over the arena, and I was dodging and hitting Goku and Jiren with almost no effort. As I began overwhelming them, I felt something coming from the two of them, something powerful. Jiren managed to catch one of my punches and throw me to the side, but I regained composure without trying.

"You haven't seen the full extent of my power. Your bonds, your friendship, they all mean nothing. Strength is absolute and I will show you." He let out a battle cry, and in an explosion of fire-like ki, the top of his uniform was torn off, but I could feel his power surging. Fighting me and Jiren must have affected Goku as well; as he, surprisingly, said nothing, but his power increased beyond and his hair had a white glow. Even with their enhanced power boosts, my soul charge was still far beyond them, but I then felt something, I felt my power lessen and it just kept getting weaker.

'Stryker, what's happening?'

'My soul power is wavering, you guys going into Soul Charge with a fused soul was using up more determination than I could produce. You're gonna have to end this quick or turn off soul charge, otherwise we'll lose.' We looked to see that the pillar had just fallen one more notch, that meant one minute was left.

'How long do you think you can hold on for?'

'Not for the whole minute.'

'Fine, we'll just have to push on without it. Now let's do this!' I turned off Soul Charge, but still powered up to my absolute maximum and began fighting once more. As the minute ticked down, all of us fought as hard as we could without any thought except to win. The fight was fierce, completely destroying my armor top and managing to damage me more, but the pain was mutual for everyone. Jiren was trying to prove a point to us, that our friendships were worthless and that you can't trust anyone except yourself; I was determined to prove him wrong. I unleashed a barrage of blows on him, activating soul charge one last time in a rush, finishing it by throwing him right into Goku who was about to attack me from behind, and blasted both of them with absolutely everything I had left, nothing was held back with that blast. I stood there, then fell to my knees, turning off soul charge and powering down from 4.

'That's it for me guys, soul charge is no longer available.'

'That's fine. Thank you Stryker, we'll handle it from here.'

I shakily stood up and looked over. Goku walked over to Jiren, preparing to finish this, but suddenly, it looked as if something ripped right through him; he fell to his knees and black lightning surrounded him, causing excruciating pain. He fell to the ground, the power of the gods seeming to finally take its toll on him. Jiren stood and was about to throw him off, but I fired a blast to get his attention.

"Hey! You're fighting me. If you really think friendship and bonds are hopeless, then come and prove it to me." We both attempted to power up, but I could tell there was nothing left in either of our tanks, we both just sparked a tiny aura each. We both didn't care and just rushed forward towards each other, ready to finish this off for good.

We began by basically body slamming each other, then charging and throwing punches wildly, hoping they would collide. We were battered and broken, but we fought each other like true warriors. He grabbed my tail, but before he could rip it off, I swung him right into the ground, wrapped it around his neck and threw him away. He clawed the arena floor and launched himself back at me, I did the same and we collided in the center in a shoving match. I began to overpower him, letting myself be determined once again to fight for those I cared about, for both of my planets, for my race and my friends. I pushed with everything that I had, getting faster and faster, and using pure willpower to go super. Suddenly, I heard a scream, and saw that Goku launched himself into Jiren and we both began to push him to the edge; with one final scream, two super saiyans threw this monster off the arena along with ourselves, to conclude the match of the ages.

I found myself teleported to the spectating area, wondering just what had happened; I looked out at the arena and saw that Cellio was just barely hanging onto the ledge; he climbed up and told me to look at my hand. I looked and saw I was holding Stryker's soul, so I placed it back into him and he woke up.

"What's happening? Where am I? Did we win?"

"I think so, buddy." I pointed out to Cellio lying on the ground, exhausted, but giving a thumbs up.

"Universes 7 and 11 will now be erased." I looked to both sides and saw that they were glowing with erasure energy. I walked over to Goku to say something.

"You and your universe gave me the best fight I ever had Goku, thank you."

"No, I should be thanking you, and Jiren; you all made this the greatest time of my life."

"We'll meet again someday, I promise, and when we do, I'll be waiting to fight."

"I'll be waiting for that too." We shook hands just as he was erased. All who were left on the stands were universe 9 and the others who didn't participate. The grand priest hovered down to Cellio.

"So, have you thought of your wish?" In an instant, a great orange glow enveloped us, and we looked up to see enormous orange orbs with red stars within them. We were all amazed at this.

"Are those the super dragon balls they were talking about?" Lighting then arced between them all and from them spawned an enormous golden dragon, whose head alone was ten times bigger than the stadium, at least. Cellio looked down for a moment to think.

"C'mon bro, do the right thing, do what Stryker and I are thinking about."

"I wish... for all the erased universes to be restored!" I smiled, knowing he did the right thing; and knowing I would get to meet Goku again, and possibly Caulifla. Stryker and I jumped down to the arena and tackled Cellio; then everyone else came and clustered us together.

"You guys were amazing!"

"Great job out there!"

"You had us on the edge of our seats the whole time!"

"That finale was fantastic!" I looked over to Sidra and he walked over to us with a smile.

"You three did the best thing by ignoring our every command. Thank you for your participation, Cherik, Stryker, and of course you, Cellio." We smiled at the praise, then the grand priest talked to us, but mostly Cellio.

"Very good choice of wish Cellio. This whole tournament was to see who the strongest were as well as the most humble. The super dragon balls were the final test, had a selfish wish been made, the final universe would have been erased permanently along with the others. Everyone had a look of shock at this and we were really glad that Cellio took the selfless route.

We were each teleported to our own planets, saying goodbye to everyone, but agreeing to fight the trio again sometime. When we got to earth, we were swarmed by the monsters and even the saiyans who dropped by for a visit. The afterparty on Cauliferon was probably the biggest celebration I've experienced since I first arrived, and for once in all of history, Cellio was finally beaten in the keg chug, but not by me, by Stryker who looked way too proud of himself for that, and we just looked in shock. The day afterwards, we just sat on the lookout, our usual hangout spot.

"Hey bro, how did you manage to stay on the arena?" He chuckled and leaned back.

"Well, while we were shoving Jiren off the edge, I realized we were gonna lose, so I willingly let you take the victory by unfusing and giving you all of Stryker's soul."

"Wow, and I was so caught up in the shove, I didn't even notice. Hey, Stryker, how did it feel being in our subconsious instead of Frisks?"

"It's like night and day. When I was trapped inside that demon, it was as if I was in a cage of pure darkness, but with you guys, it was like we were in the fusion space we normally are."

"Probably cause we weren't trying to keep you trapped within us."

"Probably... So, where do we go from here?" I laid down with my arms behind my head.

"Beats me, but as long as we stick together, I know we can take on any challenge that comes our way." I sat back up and put my hand out, they put theirs on top of mine and we broke in a team cheer. As long as we were together, nobody could ever stop us.

A/N: This is extremely close to the end, so I'm asking you guys here. Do you want me to make a chapter explaining their lives after the tournament? Or do you just want me to summarize and go straight to the end? Either PM me or review the story to give me your feedback. Until then, I hope you've enjoyed Journey of a Saiyan; the final chapter will be up to you. Oh, and for those eagle eyed readers, no, I did not mess up when Cellerik began saying 'I' instead of 'we' I did that on purpose to show that Cellio and Cherik truly became one and are thinking as one single person.