The day had finally come for the trip to Universe 6, and the group gathered at Capsule Corporation while they waited for Whis and Beerus. The other Z-fighters had gathered to wish their friends good luck on their trip. The group that would be going to Universe 6 consisted of Vegeta, Trunks, Gohan, Goku, Goten, and Piccolo. As they waited for Whis and Beerus, they splintered off to say their good-byes.
"Alright, make sure to take real good care of your dad, trunks!" Bulma said jokingly to her son. "You know how he can be." She laughed as she ruffled her son's hair. Trunks nodded, and looked up at Vegeta, who gave him a subtle nod.
"I love you mom! Thanks for letting me go with dad!" He said as he hugged her. The two laughed.
A few feet over Mr. Satan, Videl and Gohan were saying their good-byes. Mr. Satan was holding Pan while Videl hugged Gohan.
"I wish I could go with you honey." Videl said as they embraced.
"Me too, honey…." Gohan whispered. Then he looked up to see that Mr. Satan was playing with Pan, and an idea struck him. "...what if we ask my mom and your dad to watch Pan while we're gone?" Gohan said as Mr. Satan continued to play with his granddaughter.
Videl looked back at her dad and smiled. She looked back at Gohan and nodded. "Hey dad…" She started as she ran off. "...Dad do you think you can watch Pan for a few days? It's just...I kind of…."
"Well of course sweetheart!" Mr. Satan said as Pan started to fly circles around his head. Videl gulped nervously. "Don't worry, I paid Bulma to make me a Jetpack and some rocket shoes for when little Pan came over to visit...isn't that right my little munchkin!" Mr. Satan said as he pinched Pan's cheeks. Gohan walked and smiled.
"Are you sure it's no bother, sir?" Gohan asked, "It won't be too much with Mr. Boo?" He asked, as he looked around for the big pink blob.
"Of course not! Anything for my cute little granddaughter!" he said as he made funny faces at Pan. "Boo just fell asleep, on account of all that stuff with Moro. Plus, believe it or not, Mr. Boo loves playing with little Pan. If you were to see him with her, you'd forget he used to be a bad guy."
Gohan felt reassured by this, but decided he would still ask his mom as well, in case they were gone longer than expected. He ran over to his parents, to let them know.
"Thank you thank you thank you thank you mom!" Goten said, as Gohan walked up. "I promise I'll watch your soap operas with you, and help you with all the chores, and do all my homework when I get back!" He said as he ran circles around goku. Chi Chi smiled, then turned to Goku.
"I packed you guys lunch for a few days, from what you said about Champa and Beerus, I know you will miss my cooking!" Chi Chi started.
"Aww Chi Chi, you're the best!" Goku said as he reached into the bag and pulled out a sticky bun.
"Please keep an eye on Goten, Goku. I asked Vegeta and Gohan to keep an eye on you too!" She said as she snatched the bag from him and handed it to Goten.
"Aww man, those were really good, Chi Chi! Anyways…" He said as Gohan shook his head and laughed. "The boys and I will be fine. I won't let anything happen to Goten, I promise." He said as he raised a hand.
"Goten will be fine mom, Dad and I will make sure he's ok."
"You be careful too Gohan! Videl is too good a woman, for you to make her a widow!" Chi Chi said as she handed him a bag of food.
"About that mom…." He started as he laughed at her comment, "Videl wants to come with us….so Mr. Satan has agreed to watch Pan…...I was wondering if you could check in on them every now and then?" Chi Chi blinked, as Videl walked over.
Chi Chi smiled. "Okay if Videl is going I feel much better about Goten going. Videl, I trust you to keep an eye on them, okay?" Videl smiled and nodded. "Of course I'll look after my beautiful granddaughter!" She said as she ran over to Pan and Satan. The Ox-King gave his grandkids a huge hug and then followed Chi Chi.
"Well that settles that then!" Goku said triumphantly. Krillin, Marron, and 18 walked up.
"Have fun you guys!" Krillin said as Marron and Goten went over to talk to Trunks. "Don't worry Gohan, we can help take care of Pan too, ya know so Chi Chi and Satan aren't too overwhelmed." Krillin said, giving him a thumbs up. 18 smiled and nodded in agreement.
"Awesome! Thanks Krillin! Thanks 18!" Gohan said as he turned to Videl with excitement.
"What's taking Whis and Beerus, so long, didn't they tell you guys he'd be here by now?" Krillin asked, looking around confused.
"Typical." 18 said
"17 didn't want to come with us?" Goku asked 18 eager to fight with 17 again.
"No. He's spending time with his family, but he told us to tell you good luck, and not to Senzu any bad guys." She said jokingly.
Goku laughed nervously as he scratched his head, Everyone else groaned in annoyance.
While that was taking place,a few feet over, Dende and Piccolo were chatting. "Are you sure you don't want to join us Den….Kami? Krillin, Tien, and the Androids, can take care of earth in your absence." Piccolo asked as he looked over at Gohan and Videl chatting with Mr. Satan.
"I'm sure." Dende responded. "Tell me how Universe 6's Namek is. Maybe we can host some of them here, expand our knowledge about our past.." Piccolo nodded and smiled.
"You know, I still feel them in here…" Piccolo stated as he placed his hands on his chest. "...Like smoldering embers... Vegeta joked about separating us, but…" Piccolo paused, "I don't think it's possible.
Dende nodded, acknowledging the sentiment behind it. "Spirit Fission would be a good technique for one of us to learn...…" His voice trailed as he thought about Esca learning the technique.
"I agree." Piccolo said, realizing what Dende was referring to. "Goku and Vegeta would have no problem helping out if there were ever any more problems for Namek...but I'm sure they'd be happy to know they have a chance to unfuse if necessary."
"It's settled then." Dende said triumphantly. "I can't go with you because I'll be arranging for Esca to go to Yardrat!" Piccolo smiled and nodded.
"Mr. Piccolo! Have you heard Whis or Beerus nearby anywhere?" He said as he ran over. "Oh hey dende...I mean Kami!" Gohan said as he bowed with respect.
"Really guys, it's okay, you guys can still call me Dende." He said smiling.
Gohan smiled back. "I wonder what's taking them so long…" Gohan said as he looked back to see 18 and Krillin walking over to say bye to Vegeta and Bulma.
"Knowing Beerus, he probably pulled a Buu and fell asleep." Piccolo said, smirking. Gohan and Dende laughed. Piccolo overheard Krillin talking to Vegeta.
"If you see that creep Frost, agree to pummel his stupid face in for me?" Krillin said to Vegeta. Vegeta silently chuckled.
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Tien, Roshi, and Yamcha made their rounds just as Whis, Cabba, and Beerus came over.
"Master!" Cabba's voice rang out as he bowed and walked over to Vegeta.
"Took you guys long enough!" Bulma said, slightly irritated.
"Champa dropped this one off…" Beerus motioned to Cabba. "He was insisting on meeting you guys first, to give you guys a tour or something." Beerus said dryly as he yawned.
"Hi, I'm Cabba!" Cabba said as he approached Bulma and bowed. "You must be Vegeta Sensei's wife?"
"Bulma this is Cabba, Cabba, Bulma." Vegeta said as he ushered everyone else to hurry up.
"Oh, this is the one you said reminded you of Tarble right?" Bulma said, louder than she intended. Vegeta's eyes opened up in shock and he blushed with embarrassment. Bulma laughed apologetically, and gave him a look that read, I'm sorry. Vegeta shook his head, as Goku had heard.
"Who's Tarble again?"Goku asked curiously. "The name sounds familiar.."
"None of your concern Kakarott!" Vegeta snapped, trying to rush their exit.
"Wait...wasn't that the name of your brother, Vegeta?" Gohan asked, realizing that he forgot that Vegeta had a brother.
"You have a brother?!" Goku asked, surprised. "Why didn't you tell us about him when we first met Beerus?!"
Vegeta's eyebrows raised as his energy spiked with anger. Bulma quickly interjected. "Hey Goku, did I ever tell you I have an older sister?"
"YOU WHAT?!" Goku said, surprised. Chi Chi, realizing that Bulma and Vegeta wanted to drop the subject of Tarble intervened.
"GOKU, don't you know it's rude to pry?!" She said, holding Pan in one hand and poking Goku in the chest with the other. "Do you want Pan growing up to think that her Grandpa is rude, ill-mannered, fighting obsessed, no good lout ?"
Goku threw his hands up in defense and apologized. "Sorry Chi Chi...Heyo, Beerus can we hurry it up!" He hollered, as Chi Chi winked at Bulma and Vegeta. The couple responded with a shared sigh.
"Hey Beerus!" Bulma barked. "Are you going to keep them waiting or what?"
Beerus mumbled some profanity under his breath and motioned for the group to gather into the cube so he could take them to Universe 6. They all waved good-bye and the cube teleported away.
"Goku, don't do anything stupid, you here me?!" Beerus growled angrily as they landed on Planet Sadala. "I won't interfere if Champa decides to erase you." He said, crossing his arms in anger. "Let's go Whis," he added. With that the two beings disappeared.
"Oh Cabba! Are Kale and Caulifla around?" Goku asked, trying to search the planet for their ki.
"Well…" Cabba started nervously, "I thought I'd show you guys around first….give you a quick tour of the Planet and introduce you all to the King…." Cabba started.
"That sounds like a great idea!" Gohan interjected, before Goku, Goten, or Trunks could interfere. As he could sense their restlessness. Gohan thanked Cabba and bowed.
"Okay, then if you guys don't mind we'll be picking up an old friend of mine." Cabba smiled. "
Cabba led them to a small hut in the middle of the forest, where they found an older Saiyan on the porch, whittling away at some wood. The saiyan waved to Cabba, and made his way over to the group.
"So these are the Saiyans who won the tournament and saved our Universe?" the man said, as he made his way down the steps.
"Glad to see you're all healed up Renzo!" Cabba said, smiling at the Saiyan. Cabba turned to the group. "Everyone, this is Renzo, he used to be my captain. He's one of the best men I know!" Cabba said smiling.
"Oh you always give me too much credit!" Renzo walked over to the group. "Well aside from the Namekian, are you all Saiyans?" Renzo asked, smiling, shaking their hands.
"Well, mostly…" Gohan started as he shook Renzo's hand. He motioned to Goten and Trunks, "Myself, and the two little guys here are half-saiyans born on Earth. My wife here is an earthling."
"Earthling?!" Renzo said, surprised. He turned to Cabba, with a sad look on his face. Everyone looked at them confused. Cabba and Renzo exchanged a look, and Cabba decided to explain.
"Before the planet was destroyed, the Earthlings of our Universe were known to be very destructive. They weren't necessarily strong, but they were very smart and built technology that zapped their planet's resources. Soon a large war started to brew between multiple opposing forces. And...well….uh...what happened next Captain?"
Renzo cut in to finish the story. "They destroyed the planet, and killed themselves in the process. There were a few who had managed to send us an SOS. but by the time our crew got there it was too late. The planet had succumbed to it's fate." Renzo's voice trailed off "I was a rookie at that time, and Cabba wasn't but a thought in his parents minds." Renzo said coming back to the present moment.
"Your energy signature is very familiar.." Goku started to say as he tried to rack his brain to understand why..
"Did you happen to fight a female saiyan during the tournament?" Renzo asked. "My sister Caulifla fought on behalf of our Universe."
"Caulifla's your sister?!" Goku asked, surprised, "but she's so much stronger than you!" Goku said incredulously. Renzo's face turned red and he looked down. Gohan shook his head as Goku shrugged.
"Would you be up for a fight?" Goku asked Renzo. "If Cabba wanted to recruit you, you must be pretty impressive in a fight."
Cabba looked at Renzo, who sighed and nodded.
"I can't transform like all of you, I'm not sure my body could take that toll, so if we can agree to no transformations then you have yourself a spar."
"Awesome!" Goku said excitedly. The two Saiyans bowed and got into their fighting stance.
Goku took a deep breath and smiled. He rushed at Renzo, with incredible speed, and knocked the older saiyan on his ass in the process. Renzo instinctively dodged Goku's fist, as it made a giant hole in the ground next to him. Renzo rolled away, jumped back to his feet, and tried to assess what to do next. He took a deep breath and made an energy blade with his hands, and rushed Goku.
Renzo feigned a punch with his unbladed hand then tried to knee Goku's ribs. He flipped back, and sliced Goku's arm with the bladed hand, then retreated. He then rushed back and launched a barrage of ki blasts for cover. Smoke rose into the air and he used it as cover, lowering his energy and rushing in to make small cuts. He landed a few, before Goku used his energy to disperse the smoke and grab him by the bladed hand and lifted him up.
Renzo instinctively kicked up an energy ball, high into the sky, narrowly missing Goku's chin. Goku tightened his grip on his hand and attempted to punch Renzo hard in the gut. Despite shielding his stomach, the older saiyan was still lifted into the ground; the force of the hit reverberated throughout his body. He landed with a thud, and was gasping for air. However, as Renzo landed, so did the energy ball he launched earlier. It hit Goku over the head hard, knocking him over to one knee. Renzo then crawled back as fast as he could, and closed his fist. When he was slicing at Goku, he was also carefully making sure to leave tiny traces of energy in the cut. By closing his fist, he had just detonated them.
Goku winced in pain, as the blast caught him off guard. He was about to launch another attack when Vegeta's voice cut through his focus. Cabba had been frantically looking at his watch throughout the short match, and Vegeta had noticed.
"Enough! We can spar, some more later Kakarott!" Vegeta spat. "We're going to see the King, I don't think it'd be appropriate to come in dirty and battered from a fight." Vegeta said as Goku protested.
Renzo silently mouthed a thank you, as he Cabba helped him get up off the ground. Renzo popped back into his house to change. As they waited, for Renzo a voice rang out from high above them.
"Beating on my brother, Goku? You must be really itching for me to kick your sorry behind back to Universe 7, huh?" A female's voice rang up above. Caulifla and Kale were floating up above the group smiling.
"Caulifla!" Cabba said, nervously. "You know we're all going to see the king, if you could wait until after…."
"Why do they need to meet that stiff old geezer, when the strongest Saiyans on the planet are right here?" She said snickering. Before Cabba could protest, Goku cut in.
"You guys go ahead without me, I'll catch up with you guys later." Goku said smiling up at Caulifla and Kale. "Goten you want to team up with your old man?" Goku asked, smiling down at his youngest son.
"Really?!" Goten asked, his eyes beaming with excitement. He turned to Trunks, "Want to come, Trunks?" Trunks looked really excited for a moment, and then looked up and over to Vegeta who was standing aside with his arms crossed, eyes closed.
Trunks looked from Vegeta to Goku, back to Goten and sighed. He crossed his arms and closed his eyes, and put on his most serious voice. "You go ahead Goten, I have serious business to attend to…"
"Aww man….are you sure?" Goten said as his shoulder sagged a bit. Trunks opened one eye and broke his serious stance and leaned in to whisper to Goten.
"You have fun with your dad, I'm going to hang out with mine for a bit, but you better tell me how strong they are, cause next time, you and I are going to take them on, got it?" Trunks said looking up at Caulifla and Kale.
Goten beamed and gave his best friend a thumbs up, then flew off with Goku, Caulifla, and Kale. Gohan and Videl laughed to themselves at this little interaction. Cabba looked nervous and embarrassed.
"Ok….well… time to see the King." Cabba said as Renzo made his way out of the hut.
"You can just pop in on the King, whenever?" Videl asked, surprised. "You don't need to request an audience with him, or whatever?" Cabba laughed nervously at her questions.
"You didn't tell them did you?" Renzo said as they all started to fly towards the city. Cabba continued to laugh nervously, then gulped.
"Well...not exactly…" Cabba started. "I wanted it to be a surprise…."
Piccolo sighed and focused his hearing to where they were heading. "Wanted what to be a surprise?" He asked, catching the universe 6 saiyans off guard.
"Well...uh….I told the King who you were, and how you brought us all back from erasure…and well, because of that I didn't really need to request an audience with him…..he kind of...well….."
"Ohhh! I think I get it!" Videl said realizing what Cabba was about to say.
"He is throwing a feast in your honor, and ummm…" Cabba continued nervously "He...uh…"
Piccolo groaned as he heard cheering and noisemakers off in the distance.
"He is throwing a parade to celebrate your arrival. The parade is currently underway, and we're due to walk through the crowd…. uh…..now." He said as he looked at his watch and pushed further.
Piccolo muttered angrily to himself, as Vegeta sighed. Gohan, Videl, and Trunks smiled with excitement.
"A parade and a feast, geez dad and Goten are going to be mad they missed out." Gohan said as they neared the city. As they approached, Piccolo heard people whispering in excitement. Fireworks lit the sky as music blared down below. Thousands had gathered below, and the group spotted floats in their likeness.
"Knowing my sister, she'll be back in time for the feast. So your dad and brother should be fine in that respect." Renzo assured Gohan.
"Woah, how'd they get the floats to look like us?" Gohan asked as they landed to a roar of applause. Up ahead, were floats of himself, Piccolo, Goku, Vegeta, Android 18, Android 17, and Frieza. There were also floats in the likeness of Saonel, Pirina, Cabba, Caulifla, Kale, Kefla, and Hit.
"Supreme Kai Fuwa, let us take pictures from GodTube from our first Tournament, as well as the footage Universe 2 and 3 uploaded, and then we passed that information to the Saiyan balloon makers and artists, and well...that's what you see now." A voice said from behind them. It was Saonel. Gohan and Piccolo felt an arm on their shoulders, and turned to see Pirina. They smiled and greeted each other.
While this was taking place, Vegeta cursed under his breath as he destroyed the Frieza balloon. Cabba whispered a thank you, as he thought back to Freiza's actions during the Tournament of Power. The audience gasped for a second, but didn't stop the celebration. The group continued to walk and wave at the audience. Trunks, who was very much enjoying the attention, powered up to Super Saiyan and flexed his muscles. The crowd roared with excitement, which only caused the young boy to power up even more and fly around the floats and balloons, then zipping by close to the audience. The positive reception was so enthralling, that even Gohan and Videl struck a few Saiyamen poses. Piccolo and Vegeta sped up, both extremely red in the face. Saonel and Pirina laughed.
Soon the floats split apart at a fork in the road, and Cabba ushered them all to continue moving forward. Up ahead, they could see a large palace that had fireworks going off behind it. Vegeta looked ahead and spotted a regal looking saiyan standing tall and proud, arms crossed looking out at the crowd. Vegeta stopped dead in his tracks and blinked.
The Saiyan King of universe six bore a striking resemblance to his father, and for a faint moment, he felt his heart flutter with excitement. The King was a tall man, with hair similar to Vegeta's, only greying. He was also sporting facial hair similar to how Vegeta III used to wear his. He was also missing an ear, and had a scar running across his face, down to his jaw. His cape was a royal purple and flowed down to his feet.
Vegeta started to move again, when another man emerged next to the king and it caused him to stop again. Gohan and Piccolo also stopped when they spotted this man.
Gohan gasped, and Piccolo tensed. Gohan started to speak, "He looks like…." His voice trailed off as the man bounded down the steps to greet them.
"Hi, my name is Bokchoy and I'm the highest ranking member of the king's guard, and the voice of the King. If you have any comments, concerns, or questions, direct them to, and I'll decide if they're good enough to be heard by the king." He said in a deep and scratchy voice. "Pleasure to meet you, Vegeeta." He said smirking as he reached out to shake his hand.
"Dad…" Trunks said as Vegeta, Gohan, and Piccolo stared at the man, looking ready to attack.
Vegeta snapped back to reality. "Uhumm...um yes...pleasure to meet you too Napp….I mean Bokchoy." He said, pretending to clear his throat.
The King made his way down the stairs and let out a roaring laugh, as he caught the looks of universe 7 saiyans. "Pay him no mind, he likes to joke about, and thinks himself the court jester." The King and Bokchoy laughed as they all looked confused. Renzo and Cabba, bowed, pulling at the others to do the same. The King then turned and motioned for them to walk up the stairs.
Once at the top, the King motioned for some attendants to come forward. Nine attendants walked out each with a box in their hands. They bowed their heads and knelt as another wheeled out a podium.
"Ladies and gentlemen of Planet Sadala, thank you all for joining us on the momentous occasion. As many of you know our planet, and our Universe, was erased recently. The Saiyans that represented us in battle fought valiantly, as did the noble Namekians. They all gave, what they assumed would be, their dying breath to ensure we had a chance to survive. For that...we honor these five heroes with medals of bravery and valor. Saonel and Pirina, honorary Namekian Saiyans, and proud warriors, please accept this great honor!"
The universe 6 namekians smiled and bowed, as the King placed the medals around their necks. They then stood up and waved at the audience, then shuffled back away from the center. The king continued.
"Cabba, Caulifla, and Kale, if you three saiyans….." Just then the King noticed he was three saiyans short. He turned to look at Cabba and Renzo, with a look that demanded an explanation.
Cabba gulped and whispered, "Kale and Caulifla took Goku and went off to fight your majesty." He looked down afraid of what the King might say. He sighed, pinched the skin between his eyes and cursed under his breath. He then turned to the crowd.
"It appears that Kale and Caulifla were held up, but no matter, her brother Renzo will take their medals in their place!" He said with a beaming smile. Cabba and Renzo bowed, as he placed their medals on their neck. He proceeded to do the same for the Universe 6 combatants, with Gohan receiving two medals, one for himself, the other for Goku.
As the king started to finish his speech, a group of men rushed in from the audience and pounced at him and Bokchoy.
"Death to monarchy….long live…"but before the would-be attackers could finish their chant the King and Bokchoy had slipped out and flung them down the stairs. Soon they were in cuffs and were carted away as the crowd cheered. During this commotion, Vegeta spotted one more man making his forward, and what appeared to be a bomb strapped to his chest. Vegeta snatched the man and flung his bomb vest into the air, detonating it. He lifted the man up by the throat and flung him to ground.
"What was all that about?!" Gohan asked, surprised by what just happened. It had all happened so fast that he had almost missed it. Videl was blinking, just as confused.
"Saiyan Anarchists." Bokchoy said as the assailants were carted off. "Low-class scum who idealize chaos and dissension. Primitive heathens, who cling on to outdated values. They're scum and nothing more." He said with great the group could ask any more the King announced that the feast was set to start and ushered them in. He ordered them cleaned and fitted into royal saiyan armor, as they entered the palace. Attendants moved them along, as the King and Bokchoy disappeared.