Back in the distance future, Cabba was searching through the scrolls. "Where's the one with Gohan's mission again?"
"Try the top left, there's where a couple of them are," Pan explained.
Cabba ruffled through them until he found the one he wanted, "Here it is. Boy was this an interesting one for Gohan. Meeting the child version of his father, something you obviously went through."
"Yeah, it was amazing to see him when he was around my age," Pan said. "He was really cute, good thing I knew he was my papa, I don't even wanna think about what I probably would have said or done if I didn't."
"That might have been incredibly awkward for the both of you," Cabba said, the two chuckling a bit. He opened the scroll to reveal what was inside, the day Gohan joined on the Mystical Adventure for The Dragon Balls.
With Gohan himself, the boy had just arrived in a timeline where he could see his father as a young boy, same age as he is with a teenage Bulma. He had a mission to complete for the Supreme Kai of Time, but why he's in this time period is still a mystery to the boy.
"So are you done peeing Bulma?" Goku asked.
"What kind of stupid question is that, of course I am!" Bulma said. "Also that's not a question you casually ask to a lady!"
"Wow, girls come with a lot of strange rules," Goku said. "Anyway if you're done, we should get moving if you want to get that other Dragon Ball."
"Yeah sure, we just gotta wait for Oolong," Bulma said.
"Where did Oolong go?" Goku asked.
"Down that way," Bulma said, pointing towards the direction Gohan was currently in. "When I told him I needed to do my business, he asked if he could watch. Naturally I shouted 'Piggy' and he ran off to do business of his own."
"Huh? How does that even work?" Gohan asked from his position.
"You don't wanna know kid," he heard. Gohan turned around and standing behind him with the Anthromorphic pig, Oolong. "Any reason you're hiding in the bushes?"
Gohan yelped at the realization that he had been spotted and fell backwards, this getting the attention of Goku and Bulma, both of whom rushed over to see what happened.
Goku quickly pulled out his Power Pole and leapt over to Gohan, pointing the staff at him. "Who are you?"
"Ah!" Gohan shouted, backing away. "Hey take it easy, I'm not here to hurt you or anything!"
Bulma curiously looked at this boy, "Huh? What's a kid doing here?"
"Kind of suspicious to start off saying you're not gonna hurt anyone," Oolong said. "I mean you were just hiding in the bushes, how do we know you're not some type of thief?"
"I'm not I swear!" Gohan insisted. "It's just a misunderstanding."
"Why were you hiding near the bushes then?" Goku asked.
"That wasn't my intention," Gohan said. "I heard some screaming and I saw B-...your friend in danger so I rushed over to see what was happening."
Goku closely analyzed the boy, "Well, you don't look like you're lying. Where are you from anyway?"
"Are you from a nearby village?" Bulma asked.
"Not exactly, I'm really far from my house," Gohan said. "It's kind of a long story."
"Well we probably shouldn't leave you out here by yourself," Bulma said. "You should come with us until we can find a way to contact your family. They must be worried."
"My family...doesn't have a means of contact," Gohan fibbed. "We don't have phones."
"No phones!?" Bulma asked.
"Yeah, my family is kind of old fashioned, we live on a mountain area," Gohan explained.
"Wow, just like me!" Goku said. "Looks like we have something in common. Oh I should introduce myself, my name is Goku, these are my friends Bulma and Oolong."
"I'm Gohan," the boy absent-mindedly said.
"Your name's Gohan?" Goku asked, Gohan starting to panic. He remembered that he was named after his father's Grandfather, so of course that name would catch Goku's attention. "Wow that's so cool! That's my grandpa's name! Wow so you live on a mountain and you have the same name as my grandpa!"
"Well isn't that funny, hehehe..." Gohan started feeling nervous. Fortunately it looks like they might brush this off as a wacky coincidence than anything.
"Is that a tail?" Bulma asked, Gohan feeling even more awkward.
"You have a tail too!? Wow, I finally found another person with a tail!" Goku excitedly said. "My grandpa said only boys have tails but the other boys I've seen don't seem to have them, unless they got cut off or they're hiding them."
"I still find it hard to believe that boys have tails," Bulma said. "Human boys at least, are you sure you're even human Goku?"
Gohan had to wonder what would happen if they found out now that Goku was a Saiyan, he had to figure out a way to draw this conversation away. "Uh, I'm hungry, is anyone else hungry!?" He wasn't entirely fibbing, he was slightly hungry.
"Now that you mention it, I haven't eaten in forever," Goku said.
"Goku you just ate like an hour ago," Bulma said. "But I know your appetite, you're like a bottomless pit. We'll eat in a bit, we're already behind, I want to get to that next Dragon Ball already."
"Oh, you're collecting the Dragon Balls?" Gohan asked.
"You know about the Dragon Balls?" Goku asked.
Gohan really needed to stop talking, "Uh...I heard of them, I always thought they were a myth."
"They're no myth kid," Bulma said, bringing out a couple. "I'm gonna collect all seven and wish for the perfect boyfriend."
"Wow that's gr-Wait what?" Gohan asked.
"I originally wanted a lifetime supply of strawberries, but then I settled on having the perfect boyfriend," Bulma said.
"Eh, wow, that's surprising, and a bit strange" Gohan said, getting a slight glare from Bulma.
"What's so strange about it?" Bulma asked.
"Just that, you're a really pretty girl, why use a wish on something like that?" Gohan asked.
"You're right, I am a really pretty girl," Bulma said. "Which is why I can't settle for anything less than perfect."
Gohan sighed in slight shame, "Whatever you say Bulma."
"Well the next Dragon Ball is a bit of a hike, let's try to get a head start," Bulma said. "We can stop for a snack later, but we have a ways to go...with no mode of transport."
"No transport?" Gohan asked, finding that strange. Bulma always had her Hoi Poi Capsules, or Dyno Caps as she also called them. "So, no cars or anything?"
"Well we had stuff like that...until they got lost," Bulma said, still feeling a sense of annoyance and dread. "Our only method of transportation is some goofy cloud Goku uses."
Gohan knew she was talking about the Nimbus Cloud, "So I take it you can't fit?"
"It's not that, she's just not pure of heart," Goku said.
"Don't say that you little jerk!" Bulma shouted. "I am too pure, that cloud's just too stupid to realize it!"
"You're the one wanting to use magical orbs to wish for a 'perfect' boyfriend," Oolong pointed out, getting a kick on the head.
"Shut it Porker!" Bulma shouted. "Point is we're walking, let's go."
Bulma led the way with Goku, Oolong and Gohan following. Little did the boy know, there was a mysterious duo nearby, ready to cause some havoc when the time came.
From the Time Nest, Supreme Kai of Time continued to observe Gohan's work, feeling quite frustrated already. "That boy...He's already off to a lousy start. Most Time Patrollers would try not to get seen just yet unless they needed to. This is just gonna be more work for me to clean up."
"Sounds like you're in quite a quandary," Zangya pointed out, much to the Kai's annoyance.
"Oh hush, honestly I don't even know why I wanted Gohan's help, guess I was that desperate," Supreme Kai of Time said. "I just needed someone strong to help me with my tasks."
"Don't you have anyone else?" Zangya asked.
"No, I mean Trunks, Pan and Cabba are searching for Towa and Mira," Supreme Kai of Time said. "I have a couple of standouts, but I sent them to check on a lead on Mechikabura."
"Um, who would that be?" Zangya asked.
"The Dark King of the Demon realm," Supreme Kai of Time explained. "I hope they'll come back alive."
"Well just hope you train decent replacements," Zangya bluntly stated.
The Supreme Kai of Time paid little mind and focused back on Gohan, hoping she didn't make a mistake choosing him, and he was about to get his first test.
Back with the team of Goku, Videl and Eighteen, the trio had finally found six of the Dragon Balls and were flying back to the top of Mount Pazou to grab the seventh and make the wish.
"So how does the Dragon summoning work exactly?" Videl asked.
"Easy, just put the seven Dragon Balls together and state your wish," Goku explained. "Anything within the Dragon's power will be granted."
"Sounds neat," Videl said. "I can't wait to see this Dragon."
The trio arrived at Goku's house, the Saiyan man knocking and entering. "Yo Chi-Chi! I'm home!"
"I'm in the kitchen Goku! I'm making dinner!" Chi-Chi called out.
"Sweet, whipping us something tasty I bet," Goku said. "We're just gonna summon on the Dragon Balls and be right back inside."
"Alright Goku!" Chi-Chi said. "Food should be ready by the time you're done."
"Sweet, we're off now," Goku said. "Say where's Gohan? Maybe he can join us."
"Gohan's not here," Seventeen said, walking into the room. "He's with the Supreme Kai of Time."
"The who?" Goku asked. "Oh, you mean that little girl who controls time or something?"
"Yeah that's her," Seventeen said. "She sent that Trunks kid to get Gohan, they left not too long ago."
"What could she had wanted?" Eighteen asked. "Last I checked, she wasn't too fond of Gohan."
"Maybe she was finally smitten by his 'manly charm'," Seventeen joked, much to Eighteen's annoyance. "He probably went to her place to help her make little Saiyan-Kai hybrids."
"Are you freaking serious right now?" Eighteen was clearly annoyed with her brother, she contemplated just blasting him of the mountain right now.
"Wait, how would Gohan help her make babies?" Goku asked, getting an awkward blush from the Androids and Videl.
"Ask Bulma about that," Eighteen said, then turned back to Seventeen. "Seriously, you don't have any idea why that Kai girl wanted Gohan?"
"Not a clue, Trunks didn't tell me anything at all," Seventeen said. "Right now all we can do is wait."
"Well, I guess we can summon the dragon without Gohan," Eighteen said. "I mean, we're just restoring the damage caused by Bojack and his goons, so it's not like Gohan needs to be here."
"Which reminds me, I should grab Grandpa's ball," Goku said, making his way into his room.
Seventeen looked over again and noticed a certain other someone, "Hey isn't that Videl?"
Videl froze upon being noticed by Seventeen and started nervously twiddling her fingers. "H-hi Seventeen."
"I brought Videl with me on the Dragon Ball search," Eighteen said. "Figured she could take part, and she seemed to have fun."
"Sure did, got to see a lot of cool places," Videl said. "I even got to see some place called 'Korin's Tower', Goku said those who can climb it get a huge boost in power."
"Goku was pretty specific about the climbing part, I mean it seems pointless to climb when you can fly up," Eighteen said.
"Yeah, Korin said the training is pointless if you don't climb, it's part of the test," Goku said.
"Think I should try climbing it?" Videl asked. "I do wanna get stronger."
"I think you're plenty strong, not much Korin can do for you," Goku said. "You're far beyond most of my teachers, except maybe Mr. Popo and King Kai. Though King Kai usually only trains you if you're dead."
"Huh? What would be the point of training with him then?" Videl asked.
"You can get stronger in the afterlife, if you keep your body," Goku said. "Especially if you're going to get wished back, that's what happened with me after I died fighting my brother Raditz."
"You had a brother?" Videl asked. "What happened to him?"
"Well, he came to Earth demanding that I kill 100 Earthlings, and to make sure I did so, he captured my son and held him hostage until I finished the job," Goku said. "Of course I could never do something so terrible, so me and Piccolo went to find and defeat Raditz to get Gohan back. I died during the battle but we at least won, and I got to train with King Kai, get stronger and I was wished back to life."
"Why did your brother ask you to do something like that, what was he planning?" Videl asked.
"Uh, something about taking over Earth for his boss, who runs a big space organization," Goku said. "Of course his boss is dead now, or was dead until his henchmen brought him back. I haven't seen him in over a year though."
"Wow, you had quite an adventure," Videl said. "So, your brother came from space? Does this mean you really are an alien?"
"Yeah, I'm a Saiyan," Goku said. "I mean, I don't know much about Saiyans since I was raised on Earth since I was a baby."
"Does that mean you never knew your parents?" Videl asked. "Do you ever wonder what they're like?"
"Well, if they're anything like my brother, they probably weren't nice people," Goku said. "I mean they let me get sent to Earth as a baby, what kind of parents let their kid go off to another planet when they're only a baby?"
"Saiyans were quite a ruthless bunch, weren't they?" Seventeen said.
"Sure sounds like, glad I never turned out like them, I could never destroy civilizations for a living," Goku said.
"So, your brother's boss, who was he?" Videl asked. "You mentioned that he came back."
"His name's Frieza, he's a white alien with purple spots and a long tail, he was briefly on Earth, not sure if you ever had a glimpse of him or his army," Goku said.
"I do remember there being an alien invasion recently, after the two monsters that attacked before," Videl said. "So that was Frieza's army huh?"
"Did you ever explain to Videl who those two 'monsters' were sis?" Seventeen asked.
"He told me, one was called Cell, he was created by the same mad scientist who turned you and Eighteen into cyborgs," Videl said. "And the other is some magical creature called Majin Buu. Speaking of magic, we should make our wish on the Dragon Balls now."
"Oh right, gotta fix the damage caused," Goku said. "I'll get the last ball and meet everyone outside. Wanna join us Seventeen?"
"Sure why not, there's nothing good on TV," Seventeen said, walking outside the house with Eighteen and Videl.
Once outside and a distance from the house, Goku had arrived with the Four Star Dragon Ball placed the all seven down together, Videl in awe at the glowing and seeing them all together.
"This looks so cool," Videl said. "So how do you summon him? Is there like some secret password?"
"No, not really, not on Earth at least," Goku said, then turned his attention to the Seven Balls. "Alright Shenron, we got the seven Dragon Balls, now come on out!"
Within moments the sky above started to darken, and a burst of light emerged from the Dragon Balls, shooting into the sky as it began to take the form of a dragon.
"Holy shit!" Videl shouted. "This is so cool!"
"Yeah, it kind of is," Seventeen said, somewhat at awe of the sight unfolding. Even Eighteen looked somewhat amazed, the twins had only seen this happen once before, back when they used the Dragon Balls to revolve all those lost to Cell and Buu.
After a couple of minutes, the Eternal Dragon Shenron appeared in the skies above Mount Paozu, looking down at the ones who summoned him. "You have gathered all the Dragon Balls! Speak your wish! I shall grant any two within my power"
"Hey Shenron, some baddies wrecked part of West City, mind undoing that damage and returning everyone to life?" Goku asked.
"It shall be granted," Shenron said, his red eyes glowing. In the distance, Goku began to feel a rise of ki, all the people who had died during the invasion were being revived. "I have granted your first wish. Speak your second."
"Got anything in mind Videl?" Goku asked. Videl didn't answer straight away, she was still mesmerized by the sight of the dragon. "Uh, Videl?"
"Huh?" Videl said, snapping out of it. "Oh right, my wish. Uh, my wish is...crap I can't think of one."
"Yeah it's not easy making that choice," Goku said. "If you can't think of anything that's fine, we can send Shenron away, he'll be back in a few months."
Videl thought a moment, but nothing came to mind, "Uh, I can't think of anything." Suddenly she thought of something. "Hey, does the Dragon have any limitations to what I can wish for? I mean as far as bringing people back?"
"I can answer that," Shenron said. "You may bring back anyone to life you so choose, unless they had been revived before, I am unable to resurrect a being more than one time. I also cannot revive anyone who has passed due to natural causes."
"Oh...well that doesn't really help," Videl said. "Guess I have no wish."
"I have one," Seventeen said. "Maybe a new car, one that's indestructible so I can ride it anywhere."
"Oh hell no, you're not wasting a wish on something like that," Eighteen said.
"And just what would you wish for then?" Seventeen asked.
"Easy, rows and rows of the latest clothing," Eighteen answered.
"Are you freaking kidding!?" Seventeen shouted in disbelief. "So my wish is a waste but yours isn't?"
"Looking good is a lot more important than riding some silly car you don't need," Eighteen said.
"Oh and you need another thousand pair of clothes, you pretty much buy those things for decoration rather than actually wearing them," Seventeen said.
"I'm saving them for a nice occasion," Eighteen replied. "Those clothes are expensive, they're not something you wear willy nilly."
As the two continued to bicker, Goku turned to the Dragon, "It looks like they can't decide, so we'll just end it here for now."
"Very well then, I shall take my leave," Shenron said. "Farewell."
The two Cyborgs noticed the Dragon flying off and they desperately tried to call it's attention but it was too late, the Dragon had disappeared, the Dragon Balls floating into the air and scattering across the world.
"Great..." Seventeen lamented. "No car."
"So much for my new line," Eighteen said. "Maybe next time."
"Dang it, I forgot to grab Granda's ball before it flew off," Goku said. "Eh, I'll find it next time." Goku turned to Videl. "I guess we should get you home. I can take you there in an instant if you'd like."
"Yeah sure," Videl said, then turned to Eighteen. "Hey Eighteen, Goku's gonna take me home, when should we meet again?"
"We can meet up tomorrow around noon, I'll come by your place," Eighteen said.
"Alright, see you then," Videl said, then turned to Goku. "Alright, I'm ready to go."
"Great, now let me see," Goku said, placing his fingers on his head. "Let me see if I can locate where you live...I think I'm picking up on the energy I felt there before. Think it's your dad's, he's actually pretty strong for a normal person."
"He did win the last World Martial Arts Tournament," Videl said. "Speaking of which, would you be interested in joining the next one?"
"Uh...depends on who's entering," Goku said. "I want to go against strong fighters, it'd be boring if I went against normal people."
"Your friends are strong, maybe they can enter too," Videl said. "Same with Gohan and the twins."
"Hm...if Vegeta can join as well, I'll definitely wanna join," Goku said.
"Great...uh Vegeta's the grouchy guy right?" Videl asked. "He seems like the type to enjoy a good fight, so I bet he'll enter too."
"Sweet, just gotta wait for Gohan to get back to tell him about this," Goku said. "This is gonna be so great!"
"Yeah, it sure will be," Videl said, thinking about the boy. "Just you wait Gohan, gonna take you to town."
With Gohan now, walked through the desert with Goku, Bulma and Oolong, Gohan couldn't help but feel like something was off. He could almost feel a presence around but he couldn't really sense any ki, nor did he see anyone there.
"I'm so tired...tired and thirsty," Bulma said, struggling to cross the desert.
"I told you this was a bad idea," Oolong said. "You just had to lose those Dyno Caps."
"Hey don't blame me! I still think you did it!" Bulma shouted.
"Stop arguing, you'll just make yourselves feel more tired," Gohan said. Of course Bulma would complain about certain things, she sure did make a fuss when they went to Namek.
"How are you not exhausted?" Bulma asked. "You look as carefree as Goku!"
"I'm kind of used to adventures like these," Gohan explained. "My father and his friends really like exploring."
"Who's your dad?" Goku asked. "What's he like?"
"Uh, just a martial arts enthusiast," Gohan explained.
"Wait really!?" Goku asked, making his way to the boy, "Is he strong!? Think I could meet him? Maybe he can teach me some stuff!"
"Uh, that might be hard," Gohan nervously said. "Besides I don't think there's anything he can really teach you."
"Still, I'd love to see him someday!" Goku said. "Wait, are you into martial arts as well!?"
"Uh, well I know some but I don't really like fighting, I'd rather read a book," Gohan said.
"Aw, but that's boring, fighting is much more fun!" Goku said.
"I'm just not into fighting, I prefer to do things non-violently," Gohan explained. "I mean, maybe once in a while I'll enter a tournament for fun but that's about it. Besides my goal in life is to be a Great Scholar, not a Martial Artist."
"A Great Scholar? What's that?" Goku asked.
"It means he wants to exceed at academics and other school stuff," Bulma said. "That's quite a goal though kid."
"Well my mom buys me a lot of books so I can study, she wants me to have a good education and a well paying job so I can have a better life than she or my father did," Gohan said.
"That's great to hear, hey if you really keep up on your studies, maybe you can get a job working for my father, not sure if you know but my family owns a large business called 'Capsule Corp'," Bulma said.
"I've heard of it," Gohan said. "I appreciate the offer, I'll think about it. There's a lot of things I want to look into. Maybe I can be an Orthopedist."
"You really aim high kid, I kind of admire that mindset, it's the type of mindset you need to have in life," Bulma said. "That's what's been helping me with finding The Dragon Balls."
"What would you wish for if you collected the Dragon Balls?" Goku asked.
"I don't know really, I have everything I want, I don't need to wish for anything," Gohan said.
"Really? There's gotta be something, like maybe you can wish for the Perfect Boyfriend too," Goku said.
"Uh...I'm more into girls," Gohan said. "Plus I kind of already sort of have a girlfriend so..."
"You have a girlfriend!?" Bulma asked. "What's she like?"
"Uh, well she's a bit...distant, and she doesn't like to talk, but she opens up to me," Gohan said. "She's also had a rough life."
"Is she hot?" Oolong asked.
"Well, I find her pretty, but it's more than that, she's just really sweet, even if she tries to hide it," Gohan said.
"I see, she's tough as nails but you still love her for who she is deep down," Bulma said, sighing in affection. "That's so cute, honestly if I had a boyfriend like you then I'd be the happiest girl."
"Hehe, I'm not really that great," Gohan nervously said, just the idea of dating Bulma was very unusual to him. "Besides we're not totally official, I mean I want it, and she wants it but we're too nervous to make the commitment right now."
"Don't be nervous, if you know you love her, you go for it kid!" Bulma said. "People like me would love to have the same type of love you two have, don't throw it away."
"We don't want to it's...just really complicated," Gohan said.
"What's so complicated about that?" Oolong asked.
Before Gohan could explain, he noticed something in the corner of his eyes, two mysterious beings observing from the distance, standing on top of a large rock. Something told Gohan they shouldn't be there, and he had to take care of it now. "Uh...tell you later, I gotta go."
"Go where?" Goku asked.
"I have to...do my business,' Gohan explained.
"Uh...business?" Goku asked.
"It means I have to pee!" Gohan shouted, then covered his mouth, blushing a bit. "Uh, sorry for being blunt."
"It's fine kid, it takes a while for Goku to understand such things," Bulma said.
"Oh, well if you need to pee then we'll wait," Goku said.
"Thanks," Gohan said, about to leave before Goku called out.
"Hey where are you going?" Goku asked.
"Somewhere private obviously!" Gohan answered.
"Why can't you just pee right here?" Goku asked, pointing to a nearby rock. "It's easier."
"I'm not gonna pee in front of everyone, especially a girl, that's really impolite!" Gohan explained.
"How is peeing in front a girl impolite?" Goku asked.
"You're such a moron Goku," Bulma said, then called to Gohan. "Just go, take your time too, I need a rest myself!"
"Thanks!" Gohan said, running off as Bulma laid under a shadow. Little did Goku know, he himself soon would have his own adversary to deal with in the form of a desert bandit and his shapeshifting sidekick.
With Gohan in the distance, he flew around trying to find the two he saw, attempting to sense their power levels. "I know someone's here, but I can't sense them!"
"We're right above you," he heard a boy's voice say. He looked up and saw a pair of twins, one boy and one girl, a species like he's never seen before. "You must be Gohan, the son of the Saiyan Warrior Goku."
"You know me?" Gohan asked.
"Of course, we've heard a lot about you," the girl said. "We know you're pretty strong."
"Yeah I am, who are you two anyway?" Gohan asked.
"I am Oren," the boy said. "This is my sister Kamin."
"We're Tuffle Androids from Universe Six," Kamin explained.
"Tuffle? What's a Tuffle?" Gohan asked.
"We're a race from Planet Plant," Oren explained. "In your Universe 7, The Tuffles, also known as The Tsuforians, no longer exist. They were wiped out by Saiyans after they invaded and took over our planet and renamed it Planet Vegeta."
"Your home was destroyed by Saiyans?" Gohan asked.
"Were you not paying attention?" Kamin asked. "That was the fate of the Universe Seven Tuffles, we in Universe Six thrive quite well, my brother and I were created by the greatest scientists on our planet to be the ultimate battle machines!"
"Why are you here!? What could you want with this timeline?" Gohan asked.
"We were tasked with eliminating the Saiyan Goku, we figured the best way to do so would be to go after him when he was at his weakest," Oren said.
"As a bonus, we'll collect the Dragon Balls and use their powers for our own gain," Kamin explained.
"And just what would that be?" Gohan asked.
"Do you honestly believe we'll tell you?" Oren said. "It won't matter once you're dead!"
Oren flew in to attack Gohan with a punch, which he quickly blocked and sent a kick to knock Oren away. Kamin however flew in with an attack of her own, kicking Gohan in the sides. Gohan powered up a ki blast and sent it at Kamin but she deflected it and kneed Gohan in the face, Oren flying over and punching Gohan back.
The boy recovered, shaking off his attacks. "This is gonna be tough."
"You don't have a chance of defeating us," Oren said, flying in with his sister as the two clashed against Gohan, the boy attempting to fight both of them off.
Gohan quickly parried their punches and hit a dual punch to their stomachs and a dual knee to their faces. He quickly charged an attack, "Masenko!"
"Oh please!" Oren said, punching the attack away and flying in close, extending his arms, "Smash Break!"
Gohan was hit with a force of energy, flying towards the ground, though not before being intercepted by Kamin. "Clash Break!"
He flew right into her attack, knocking him aside. Gohan struggled to stand, but before he could, both of the twins flew in and landed down with a massive kick.
"Foolish," Kamin said, lifting Gohan up and punching his stomach, Oren kicking him away right afterwards.
Gohan skidded across the ground before coming to a stop, struggling to stand as he glared at the twins. "They're pretty strong...better kick things up a notch."
Gohan powered into Super Saiyan 2 and flew in to attack the twins, getting Oren in the face with a kick and turning to kick Kamin, but she was quick to block, the force still knocking her back. Gohan flew in to attack with a punch to her stomach and an uppercut to knock her away, then turned around to punch and incoming Oren.
He jumped into the air, charging up a lot of ki to both hands and sent it at the twins, causing a huge explosion that even Goku and Oolong heard where they were from.
"Wonder what that sound is?" Goku wondered.
However they had their own problems at the moment. The desert bandit Yamcha had his eyes locked on them. "I suggest you focus on me right now, otherwise you won't live long enough to worry about what's happening elsewhere."
"I hope Gohan's alright," Goku said, grabbing his Power Pole. "Looks like I'll have to deal with you first before I can check on my friend, alright let's go!"
Back with Gohan, he looked around to make sure the two were defeated, but he didn't spot a trace of them. "Did I obliterate them?"
"You wish," Oren said, the boy directly above Gohan, both he and his sister blasting him down to the ground below.
Gohan sat up, shaking off the attack, "They're stronger than I thought...I gotta try harder. Man I could really use some help right now, but the closest I have is this timeline's dad, and he's nowhere near strong enough."
"Giving up already?" Oren asked. "Just so you know, my sister and I can become much stronger."
"Dang it, this might be bad for me," Gohan said. "The worst thing is, if they finish me off, I don't think I'm getting wished back, this might be it for me." Oren and Kamin aimed their palms as Gohan stood up, about to power up. "Looks like I'll have to reach Super Saiyan 3, which means I gotta move fast."
Gohan powered up again as the twins charged up some more energy. Within moments, the boy had reached Super Saiyan 3. As the twins fired their ki blast, Gohan knocked the energy out of the way and flew in to attack Oren with a massive uppercut and kicked Kamin in the face.
The two attacked again, but Gohan quickly moved around, hitting them with strikes at every turn, not giving them a chance to counter attack. Quickly he was wearing them down, and prepared his final attack.
He grabbed the girl and flung her right at her brother, quickly charging up his Ultimate Attack, "Kamehame-HA!"
Gohan sent the beam right at the two, knocking them a pretty far distance, causing an explosion, that once again caught Oolong's attention, the pig wondering if Yamcha had any nearby friends.
This explosion did wake Bulma up from a nap she was taking, that along with the sound of Goku fighting Yamcha. Of course Yamcha freaked out the moment he saw Bulma and ran for it, leaving the trio wondering about him.
"Who was that guy?" Bulma wondered.
"Never mind him, what about that other boy, he's been gone a long time and I keep hearing explosions nearby," Oolong said.
"He might be in trouble, let's get going," Goku said, leading the others to finding Gohan.
In the distance, the boy Gohan was panting, powering out of his Super Saiyan 3 and gently lowering himself to the ground. He hoped that would be enough to stop them, he put a lot of power into that attack and knocked them a fair distance away.
"My, aren't you strong," he heard a woman's voice say. He turned around and spotted a woman in red, holding a staff. "I'm amazed, given your power level right now, even if you are stronger than expected, those two still should have been more than enough for you."
"My teacher taught me that power isn't everything," Gohan said. "Who are you anyway?"
"Not a polite way to ask a lady for her name, but you were just in a fight for your life, so I guess manners aren't your first priority," the woman said. "You may call me Towa."
"Towa? Wait I heard about you from the Supreme Kai of Time," Gohan said. "You're Fu's mother."
"In a technical sense," Towa said. "I know he and that Android woman caused you some trouble a while back."
"What are you up to, why are you here?" Gohan asked.
"I'm just conducting a few experiments, I am a scientist after all," Towa said.
"Were you the one who created those two then?" Gohan asked.
"They're merely allies, I had no involvement in their creation, nor am I their boss, we're just in a temporary alliance," Towa said. "Their actual boss though, he's not someone you want to tangle with alone."
"Whoever he is, I'm not going to let him hurt anyone," Gohan said. "I will put a stop to him."
"You can try, whether you do or not really isn't my concern, but if you interfere with my plans, then you're going to regret it," Towa warned, then disappeared from sight, leaving Gohna confused.
"What is she planning?" Gohan wondered.
"Hey! Gohan!" Bulma called out, the trio making their way over and seeing the mess Gohan was in. "What happened to you?"
Gohan could see that his clothes were a bit torn, he wasn't sure how to explain this. "Uh...it's a long story."
"Seems like there's a lot you need to explain to us kid," Bulma said. "For now, let's just set up camp, I'm exhausted."
"Yeah, same here," Gohan said. It had been a long day for him, even if another timeline. He really could use some rest.
In another future in Universe 3, Pan and Cabba were in the midst of a grueling battle. They had just been attacked by an army of Metal Coolers, the duo not knowing where they came from.
"There's too many of them," Cabba said, blasting one.
"And they keep regenerating their limbs! That's just not fair!" Pan said, blasting another.
As they continued to attack, the leader of the Metal Coolers descended upon them. "Combat is rarely fair. But I will commend you both for getting this far." Cooler then began to transform, his body turning Golden. "Now let's see how well you contest against me."
"Aw shit," Pan said, getting ready for battle alongside Cabba.