Brought to the Future 5: Peak of Time

by Masterob

The ultimate adventure of Gohan and his friends as he fights alongside Androids 17 and 18 to protect their planet from invaders both from different timelines and different planets. Behold Gohan as he grows into the warrior many always believed he could be as he furthers his friendship with Seventeen and his romance with Eighteen.

9. The Core of Battle

Back in the Time Nest, The Supreme Kai of Time could see the fight Gohan was about to get himself into. Needless to say, she was quite worried.

"Not good, Gohan can't handle all four of them on his own!" Supreme Kai of Time said, trying to think of something, before remembering a crucial detail. "Wait! He doesn't have to! I can try to contact Cabba and Pan!"

She radioed the two but had no answer. She tried again until she got something, but it wasn't Cabba or Pan, rather it was Trunks. "Supreme Kai of Time?"

"Trunks!? Where are you? Are Cabba and Pan nearby?" Supreme Kai of Time asked.

"Yeah, they are, but they're engaging with Mira right now, as am I. He's putting up quite a fight though," Trunks explained.

"Mira!? Oh great, Gohan's stuck on Planet Vegeta about to fight Oren, Kamin, Lagss and Cumber! He can't do it on his own!" Supreme Kai of Time said

"You have another option, just contact his friends!" Trunks suggested.

Supreme Kai of Time smacked her own forehead, "Duh, why didn't I think of that? Thanks Trunks, oh and good luck with Mira."

She began to circle her crystal ball when Zangya returned from her trip to the room where Fu and Android 21 resided in. "I'm back."

"Oh good, I might have a task for you," Supreme Kai of Time said, pulling out some paper and writing some stuff down.

"What now?" Zangya asked, making her way over to the Kai.

"Take this letter to The Androids on the Earth you were just at," Supreme Kai of Time said, handing over the letter to the Hera girl.

"You want me to what!?" Zangya asked.

"Let them know to come here, I'd tell them myself, but I don't want to take my attention away from this fight too long," Supreme Kai of Time said.

"Uh, can't you communicate with them using telepathy or something?" Zangya asked.

"Just do it!" Supreme Kai of Time said, keeping her eye on Gohan's quarrels as she handed Zangya the letter, the woman reluctantly taking it as she began to disappear from the Time Nest. "Hang in there Gohan!"

Back on Planet Vegeta, The Core Area Warriors slowly approached Gohan, each of them sinisterly staring him down. Lagss had a look of determination, calculating how she would take down Gohan. Cumber had a battle hungry look, eager for a good fight. Oren and Kamin sinisterly smirked, getting closer to Gohan.

Gohan stood before the two girls, ready to fight off the four evil doers. "Bulma, Chi-Chi, go hide somewhere safe, quickly!"

"Not like there's a point," Oren said. "We'll still find them anyway, after we dispose of you."

"You won't get through me that easily!" Gohan shouted, turning straight into Super Saiyan 2.

"I hope you don't really think that will be enough," Kamin said. "You could barely defeat me and my brother, you really believe you can defeat all four of us? Even Cumber himself might be enough to destroy you."

"You're a Saiyan, aren't you?" Gohan asked Cumber, getting a confirming nod. "Where are you from anyway? I can tell you're not from Universe 6 since you have a tail, are you a surviving Saiyan from Universe 7?"

"Time travel brings many wonders," Cumber said.

"Vague much?" Gohan said. "Guess it doesn't matter, you're an enemy, I will defeat you like the rest!"

"My comrades, allow me to go first," Cumber said, walking toward Gohan, ready for a fight.

"Figures you want to fight one on one, you do have that warrior pride," Oren said.

"What can I say?" Cumber said, powering up. "I'm a Saiyan, I enjoy a good fight."

"Girls! Go! Quickly!" Gohan shouted, then flew in to attack Cumber, the other Saiyan doing the same and clashing hard into a shockwave.

"Let's go Chi-Chi!" Bulma shouted, running off with the young girl quickly following."

"You two aren't going anywhere!" Laggs said, using her crystals to form a cage around the two girls.

"Ah! We're trapped!" Chi-Chi shouted in despair. She tried budging the crystals, but Laggs had landed beside where she was.

"You're not going anywhere," Lagss said.

Chi-Chi placed her hands on helmet's blade, "Stay back! I'm warning you!"

Kamin appeared right before Chi-Chi, glaring at the young girl. "Don't worry, we're not going to kill you, not yet at least."

Oren appeared beside his sister, "We'll let you watch as your precious Gohan is beaten to a pulp."

Gohan and Cumber clashed in the air, Gohan trying for a punch but Cumber had parried his attack and hit Gohan with a powerful uppercut.

"Strong guy," Gohan said, wiping his chin. "Still not enough to stop me!"

Gohan rushed in to attack some more, getting Cumber with two strong punches and a kick to the head. Gohan charged up a ki blast, ready to attack but Cumber had punched him hard in the stomach, causing him to lose focus.

Cumber aimed his palm and blasted, knocking the boy for a loop. Cumber flew in again but Gohan dodged with Instant Transmission and then kicked Cumber in the back and cupped his heads. "Kamehame-HA!"

Cumber took the blast to the back, hitting the ground with immense force that shook the area, leaving the big Saiyan in a crater.

"Yay Gohan!" Chi-Chi cheered. "You got this!"

"Not for long," Kamin taunted.

Cumber slowly rose from the ground, glaring right at Gohan. "You're quite strong for a child, looks like I'll need to use more of my strength."

In a big surge of power, Cumber had powered into a Super Saiyan, then flew in to uppercut Gohan, and in a quick instant, appeared beside him and elbowed him in the gut, sending him crashing down to the ground below.

Cumber charged up some ki and sent a barrage of energy blasts down below to Gohan, the boy quickly rolling out of the way, barely escaping the attack.

The large Saiyan then appeared beside Gohan and kicked him rather hard in the sides, knocking Gohan across the field, then appearing instantly on the other side to kick him up, ending it with a elbow that knock Gohan straight back down.

"Oh no! Gohan!" Chi-Chi shouted in worry.

"Looks like we won't be getting a crack at him," Oren said. "Cumber is simply on a whole different level."

"Come on Gohan! You can do it!" Chi-Chi cheered.

Unaware to everyone, Bulma was fast at work with the tech she previously received from Lemo, working furiously on an idea she just had.

Gohan crawled out of the hole he was in, taking a moment to catch his breath. Cumber's power had skyrocketed, the boy amazed at the raw power this Saiyan produced. "That Saiyan, he's on a whole different level than I'm used to."

"Will you surrender?" Cumber asked from above.

"No way!" Gohan shouted, trying to stand back up. But if he was being completely honest, he was not going to last much longer, Cumber's power was a lot more then he expected to handle.

"This boy is putting on a brave front, but I can tell his power will fade before I have to put in any effort, if at all," Cumber said.

Gohan stood out of the crater, ready for more. However he knew he had to generate more power, so he took a risk. Gohan charged again, powering into his Super Saiyan 3 form.

"Wow, his hair grew so much longer!" Chi-Chi commented.

Gohan flew in with two fists to Cumber's gut, knocking the air out of the larger Saiyan and then unleashed several more powerful punches getting him across the face and torso and ending it by whacking him back down to the ground.

Gohan then disappeared and reappeared beside Cumber and kicked his sides, knocking him into the air and blasting a Masenko to his opponent and sending him flying across the field and crash landing across the dirt.

Gohan took a breath and powered out of Super Saiyan 3, back to his base form to regain some energy. "Think I got him."

"You did it Gohan!" Chi-Chi cheered.

"Wow, you're stronger than we thought kid," Oren said in an almost condescending tone.

"I still have enough left in me to take you on as well!" Gohan said, getting into a stance. "Who's next!?"

"Gee, we'd love to take you on, but I don't think Cumber's quite done just yet," Oren said.

"Huh?" Gohan turned to where Cumber was, but in an instant, Cumber had flown in and kneed Gohan in the face, knocking him across the field.

Chi-Chi's once cheery grin quickly faded into look of despair, "That guy is too strong! What do we do!?"

"Well we're not about to start losing faith in Gohan, that's for sure," Bulma said, still working on her device, just about finished up.

"But he's getting hurt!" Chi-Chi said, not taking her eyes off the boy. "He's getting tired too and that big guy looks like he's just warming up!"

"We'll even the odds then," Bulma said, putting the final touches on the device. "There, that didn't take long."

"Huh?" Oren turned to see Bulma with some sort of item. "Hey what are you-"

Bulma stuck her rifle through the bars and blasted Oren in the face, knocking him back. She kicked the bars aside and blasted both Kamin and Lagss, then aimed at Cumber, "Hey you big stupid brute!"

Cumber turned to Bulma, taking a blast the moment he laid eye contact on her, somewhat knocking him back, "What in the world?"

"Get away from Gohan!" Bulma shouted, firing away at the huge Saiyan. While Bulma kept him distracted, Chi-Chi ran in, ducking under the lasers and pulled Gohan away.

Cumber was starting to get annoyed by Bulma's attack. "Enough you foolish girl!" He then threw a ki ball at Bulma's direction. She attempted to move out the way but she got caught in the blast wave, knocking her into the air and across the field.

"Bulma!" Chi-Chi shouted in worry, then felt a huge shadow cast over her. She looked up and beheld the sight of the massive Saiyan.

"Where do you think you're going child?" Cumber asked, reaching down to grab the two.

"Get away!" Chi-Chi shouted, throwing her helmet blade at Cumber's head, not that it did anything but annoy hum. She then started zapping him with her helmet laser, the zaps doing nothing to his tough skin.

Cumber then grabbed Chi-Chi by the head, lifting her off the ground as he glared right at her, "If I wanted to, I could grind you into dust."

From the distance, Bulma struggled to stand, looking to see that Chi-Chi was in danger again, "That bully..." She quickly aimed her rifle, about to fire when Oren flew over to kick it out her hands. She turned to the male Tuffle, who looked down at her, rather irritated.

In a desperate move, she lunged at Oren with a punch, but he blocked it effortlessly and whacked her aside.

Kamin and Laggs walked over to Cumber, the big Saiyan still holing a struggling Chi-Chi in his hand. Kamin relished in seeing the panicked look on the girl's face, "So, gonna crush her head Cumber?"

"I'd rather not honestly," Cumber said. "She's too weak to kill, it would be a pointless death."

"Guess you're right," Kamin said, charging up some energy. "I'll take her off your hands, permanently."

"As you wish," Cumber said, dropping the girl. Before Chi-Chi could escape, Lagss rushed over to knock the girl to the ground, pinning her down with her foot as Kamin walked over with her energy charged.

"You've been quite annoying lately little girl," Kamin aimed her palm at Chi-Chi. "Prepare to die."

Gohan summoned up his strength blast Kamin in the back, trying to protect the girl. "Don't you dare!"

"You just don't know when to quit, do you," Kamin said, kicking Gohan away. "I admit, your determination to win is admirable, but very much futile."

"Let us dispose of him," Lagss said, readying her crystals.

"Got no argument from me," Kamin said, then turned to Cumber. "You good?"

"He has no power left, so he's of no more entertainment to me," Cumber said. "Finish him off if you desire."

"Gladly," Kamin said, charging up her energy as Lagss readied her crystals. Chi-Chi jumped on Kamin, trying to fight her off but it did nothing but annoy her as the android elbowed Chi-Chi in the gut and punched her down.

Bulma tried crawling to help her friends, but Oren stomped on her back hard, then grabbed Bulma by her hair, "Looks like your friend is about to meet his end, now's your chance to say good-bye."

"G-Gohan!" Bulma shouted, trying to aim her laser gun, only for Oren to zap it out of her hand.

"I don't think so," Oren said.

Lagss generated a crystal sword, ready to impale Gohan, Kamin readied her ki, both female warriors ready to end it for Gohan. Chi-Chi was hurt, Bulma was helpless, hope seemed dim for Gohan.

"Not so fast!" they heard. The villains looked up to see Trunks floating in the skies above, the Xeno warrior glaring down at them.

"Trunks, didn't expect to see you here," Kamin said, looking up at the boy. "Then again, what else can I expect from The Supreme Kai of Time's right hand man."

"Trunks?" Gohan said, looking up.

"I'm not gonna stand by and let harm come to my master, regardless of what time period he's from," Trunks said, floating down. "If you want a fight, come and get some!"

"This should be interesting," Cumber said, making his way over. "Maybe you can give me a worthy battle."

Cumber powered up and flew at Trunks, the time traveler quickly powering up into Super Saiyan 2 and blocking Cumber's strike. Trunks then went for a kick that got Cumber in the side of the head, knocking him aside.

"Now's my chance!" Trunks immediately started so shoot ki blasts at Kamin, Oren and Lagss, knocking the three away from Gohan, Chi-Chi and Bulma.

Chi-Chi immediately took note of this boy, "His hair looks all good and spikey like Gohan's."

Bulma looked up at the boy, trying to regain herself, "Who's he suppose to be?"

Gohan barely moved, but was able to see Trunks from where he was, smiling in relief, "Trunks, he made it."

Cumber flew in to attack Trunks again, kicking the adult male back, but Trunks quickly used his sword as a make-shift brake and flew in, wielding his weapon and going for a slash. Cumber parried the sword with his bare forearms and hit Trunks with a massive punch to the torso.

Trunks got knocked back, then quickly had to block two incoming strikes from the Tuffle Twins but could not stop Lagss from kicking his head, knocking him back.

"Stand aside, all of you!" Cumber ordered as he charged up some energy. "Take this!"

The big, brutish Saiyan tossed his attack at Trunks, the boy taking quite a hit that caused a big explosion.

"No! Trunks!" Gohan tried moving but Chi-Chi had rushed over to stop him.

"Take it easy, you got hurt pretty badly," the young girl urged, checking over his injuries.

"But, Trunks needs help," Gohan said. "I gotta..."

"You're in no condition to help anyone! If you go out there you'll get yourself killed!" Chi-Chi scolded.

Gohan couldn't argue that, he could only watch in worry as Cumber marched toward Trunks, looking ready to deal out some more damage.

Trunks stood up from the newly formed crater, readying himself for more. Cumber then sped in and punched Trunks hard in the jaw, but Trunks mustered up enough strength to send a blast at Cumber's face, blinding him long enough for the boy to land a strong kick to his face, knocking Cumber back.

"Burning Attack!" Trunks quickly fired his attack, hitting Cumber square in the chest, but the brutish Saiyan didn't budge much. Cumber looked ready to attack again, but he started taking some laser blasts.

Trunks turned to see that Bulma had gotten back on her feet, rushing at Cumber, "This'll finish you!"

"Mother! Get back!" Trunks called.

"Mother!?" Bulma said in disbelief, then found herself in a bad situation as Cumber rushed in to grab her by the head. "Let me go you jerk!"

"Get away from my mother!" Trunks shouted, flying in an ramming Cumber aside. He quickly checked on Bulma. "You have to go! It's not safe!"

"But you need someone helping you! That guy's strong!" Bulma said. The Saiyan angrily powered up again, looking even more furious, which made Bulma rethink her decision. "Then again, you seem to be much stronger, maybe you can take him on."

"Not alone," Trunks said, before smirking a bit. "Good thing I have some friends waiting nearby."

From above, four blasts had hit Cumber right in the back, knocking him forward. The Saiyan turned around to find not only Cabba and Pan, but the Saiyan duo of Caulifla and Kale.

"Can't believe there's another strong Saiyan besides Goku, Vegeta and Broly," Caulifla said, smiling from ear to ear. "This should be fun."

"Those are the Saiyans of Universe 6," Oren said. "This is gonna take longer than I thought."

"Just dispose of them, quickly now," Kamin said. "Then we can move on with Hearts's plan."

Pan noticed Gohan nearby, the boy looking really beat up. "Gohan's hurt, I'm gonna go check on him, you three can handle that Saiyan for now."

"That's fine with us," Cabba said, then focused back on Cumber. "The three of us should be able to hold him off."

"Let's get him Kale!" Caulifla said, powering into Super Saiyan 2.

"Right sis!" Kale said, powering up to SSJ2 as well.

"Here we come!" Cabba shouted, entering his SSJ2 form, leading the two girls into an attack, all of them rushing at Cumber, who was quick to enter the defensive.

The three began attacking at once, all throwing hard strikes at the big Saiyan, which he was able to fend against, even getting a hit on Cabba, knocking him away. Caulifla and Kale double teamed him, but he was able to do a double parry of their punches and blasted them both back.

During all this, Pan was checking up on Gohan, the boy looking pretty hurt. "Gohan, how are you feeling?"

"Oh, hi Pan," Gohan said, greeting his eventual daughter. "Uh, I've definitely felt better."

"I think I have a Sensu Bean on me," Pan said, reaching into her pocket and pulling one out. "Here you go."

Pan fed the bean to Gohan, his energy quickly coming back, and stronger than before. "Wow! Thanks Pan!"

"You got it Gohan," Pan said, then noticed Chi-Chi nearby, the other girl curious by this new arrival. "Oh, hello there, are you a local?"

"No, I'm from Earth," Chi-Chi explained. "My name is Chi-Chi."

"Wait, Chi-Chi!?" Pan asked, wondering if this girl is in fact her grandmother at a young age. She has to admit, it's almost like looking in a mirror, she had no idea how much she resembled her grandmother.

"Yeah, this is Chi-Chi, from Mount Frypan," Gohan said. "I saved her from two of those villains."

"Uh-huh...how much of the situation does Chi-Chi understand?" Pan asked.

"Enough that I just want to her her home and keep her safe from harm," Gohan said.

"He's so kind," Chi-Chi said, blushing a bit. She turned suspiciously to Pan, "Hey, you're not his girlfriend are you?"

Pan's face turned a deep shade of red, "No way!"

"Oh good, could do with less competition, really want Gohan to be my husband someday," Chi-Chi said.

Pan's pupils just shrunk, the girl looking repulsed by what she had just heard. "I need to speak with Gohan a moment!" Without warning she grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him to a more private location, much to Chi-Chi's confusion.

"Uh, alright," Chi-Chi said as Gohan got dragged off. "What a cute girl, really hope whatever she and Gohan have, it really is just being friends." She felt an explosion nearby and turned to see the Universe 6 Saiyans still battling Cumber while Trunks looked to be protecting Bulma from an oncoming Lagss and Tuffle Twins.

Pan brought Gohan to a more private and secure area, determined to get some answers from the boy, "Mind explaining why Grandma Chi-Chi was saying things about you in that manner?"

"She doesn't know about Time Travel just yet, she just thinks I'm a friend of Goku's and that she's stuck on another planet," Gohan said. "She hasn't even met my dad yet, aside from seeing him in an incubation Chamber at my Grandparents' house."

"Grandparents?" Pan asked. "Oh right, Supreme Kai of Time mentioned this was Planet Vegeta, wait so my Great Grandparents are somewhere around here?"

"Yeah, they are, I mean grandpa just left on a mission and I think grandma went home," Gohan said. "Point is that Chi-Chi doesn't know I'm her son from the future, hence why she's acting the way she is."

"Well, maybe you should tell her before things get awkward!" Pan said.

"Thing are already awkward, I'm afraid if I tell her now honestly that she'll just freak out and panic," Gohan said.

"Well she's just gonna feel weirder when she finds out you're her son!" Pan said.

"Maybe I won't have to tell her," Gohan explained. "I just have to get her back home, then I won't have to worry about this again."

Pan groaned in annoyance, "Fine, have it your way. What about Bulma, I think I saw her around, how much does she know?"

"She knows everything, mostly," Gohan said. "She caught on faster so I had to tell her so she wouldn't lose trust in me."

"Great, uh she doesn't have a crush on you either, does she?" Pan asked.

Gohan shrugged, "I really don't think so, I mean she did get a little flirty but I don't think I'm really her type."

A ki blast landed nearby, startling the two. Pan looked to the distance, seeing Cumber having punched away Kale while kicking Cabba back, leaving only Caulifla against him. "We'll talk later Gohan, I gotta help my friends!"

Pan turned Super Saiyan and flew towards Cumber, getting him hard with a flying kick.

"I should help out as well," Gohan said, powering back up into his Super Saiyan form and flying in to where Trunks was, the boy having taken a strike from Oren and Kamin with a combined kick.

"Mother, get somewhere safe!" Trunks said, blocking some more incoming strikes from the twins.

"It's pointless!" Kamin said, striking Trunks in the ribs with one of her hard kicks. "No matter where she runs, she'll never be safe as long as we're around!"

Oren blasted Trunks in the face, knocking him back, "All you're doing is delaying the inevitable."

"Yeah, you're inevitable defeat!" Gohan shouted, flying in to blast Oren and Kamin, giving distance between the twins and his friends.

"That annoying brat!" Oren shouted, readying another attack. He flew in for a kick but Gohan quickly dodged and hit the male Tuffle with an uppercut.

"You're making this really difficult Gohan!" Kamin shouted, flying in with a punch of her own, which Gohan parried and kneed her away.

"Gohan!" Bulma said, getting the boy's attention. "You got better fast!"

"Sensu bean, explain later," Gohan said, then turned to Trunks. "Good to see you, glad to finally have some more allies."

"Yeah, Supreme Kai of Time got worried about you, she's sending anyone she can to help," Trunks said.

"That's great, maybe we can finally end this," Gohan said.

"It'll end with your demise!" Oren shouted, flying in with Kamin, the two going for Trunks and Gohan.

Bulma quickly looked around, trying to find her weapons. Despite the warnings, she did need to have something to protect herself and her friends. As she looked she saw Chi-Chi alone in the middle of the battlefield. She quickly rushed over, kneeling beside the girl, "Hey, you doing alright?"

"I'm fine Bulma," Chi-Chi said, then shrieked in fear when a ki blast landed near her. "Why is there so much scary stuff though!?"

"We'll be fine, we just have to trust Gohan and his friends," Bulma said, taking Chi-Chi by the hand. "Just stay close to me for now."

"Can do," Chi-Chi said as she went with Bulma.

Cumber continue doing battle against the four Saiyans, holding his own pretty well at first, until he slowly began to have trouble. He managed to knock away Cabba and Pan, but Caulifla got a kick to his gut while Kale went for a knee to his face, knocking him back.

Both girls then sent a blast that knocked him toward the ground creating a big explosion. While not enough to really hurt him, it was causing some trouble for the brute.

"This is proving to be more trouble than I thought," Cumber said, then generated a power ball in his hand. "This should tilt the battle more towards my favor, hopefully it works in this atmosphere." Caulifla flew in to attack again but Cumber knocked the brash Saiyan girl back. Kale tried attacking herself but she met an uppercut. "Now..." Cumber threw the ball into the sky, which was noticed by Lagss.

"Oh no!" Lagss flew in toward the ball.

Cumber held his hand out, "Burst open and-" Lagss quickly destroyed the Power Ball with a crystal, much to Cumber's annoyance. "No! What are you doing!?"

"You can't activate a Power Ball on this planet! What if the other Saiyans see it!?" Lagss shouted. "You're going to create a planet full of Great Apes!"

"Did she say 'Great Ape'!?" Pan shouted in worry. "That guy can create those weird blutz energy balls!?"

"Great Apes? Like what happened to Gohan, Turles and the evil Broly?" Cabba asked. "Good thing that other villain stopped him."

"I had this under control Lagss!" Cumber angrily shouted.

"It's too risky," Lagss said. "I know you want to defeat our enemies but we don't need to chance having an army of out of control Great Apes."

"They would be no trouble with my power, I'm the strongest Saiyan on this planet!" Cumber shouted.

"Uh, more like second after me and Kale!" Caulifla asserted.

"Glad to be included," Cabba sarcastically lamented, Pan sympathetically patting his head.

"Strong or not Cumber, we need to fight smart, and having to worry about being attacked by rogue Great Apes will just cause delays for our mission," Lagss said.

"Plus even if you go Great Ape..." Caulifla began, floating down to the two. "We'll just cut off your tail, then see how well you fair against the other Saiyans."

"If you're having difficulty, I'll gladly take some troubles off your hands," Lagss said, getting into a battle position.

"I could handle all four, but I suppose we do need to speed things up," Cumber said, preparing for battle once again.

"Kale and I can take the big guy," Caulifla said, readying herself. "Cabba, you and Pan can take the crystal powered chick."

"Let's see who beats their enemy the fastest," Pan said, smirking confidently.

"Oho, got some guts there, just remember when you're wallowing in defeat, you'll only have yourself to blame," Caulifla taunted.

"Don't talk like you've already won!" Cumber shouted, flying in to attack Caulifla with a forearm bash while Lagss sent some crystals right at Pan and Cabba, the two quickly dodging.

"Let's fire Cabba!" Pan ordered, the two cupping their hands and sending a flurry of ki blasts at Lagss while Kale went to attack Cabba with a kick, keeping him away from Caulifla, allowing the other Saiyan sent a ki blast to knock Cumber further back.

"Kale, let's show this poser who the true strongest Saiyans are!" Caulifla declared as she and Kale flew at Cumber, the two throwing strong blows, hoping to knock the bigger Saiyan off balance.

"I will not fall to you!" Cumber shouted, doing a double punch to their gut and then blasting them both away.

Caullifla backflipped through the air, "You won't get rid of me that easily!" She flew in, trying to go for another attack but Cumber kicked her aside. Kale tried her own attack but Cumber dodged and elbowed her to the ground below.

"How foolish," Cumber said, going in for the attack some more

Pan and Cabba continued their attack on Lagss, flying in with their ki blasts, hoping to catch the crystal girl off guard. However she unleashed a storm of shards at the two, both Pan and Cabba quick to cover up but taking a lot of scrapes in the process.

"These crystals are sharper than-AH!" One crystal went right through Pan's leg, causing her to lose her balance as she immediately tended to her wounded leg.

"Pan!" Cabba quickly flew to grab Pan and sent a ki blast to create a small diversion to get his friend out of the fight.

"You won't escape me that easily!" Lagss shouted, flying after Cabba.

Cabba fired ki blasts to keep Lagss away, though he himself took a crystal shard to his back, nearly losing his balance mid-air. Pan tried helping with a ki blast to knock Lagss back, but her crystal shield protected her.

"You two won't last much longer!" Lagss said, going in to attack again.

Nearby Trunks and Oren are still battling, Trunks trying to use his sword to attack but Oren was quick to dodge each strike.

"This useless tool is no match for me!" Oren knocked the sword out of Trunk's hand, but the boy was ready to keep fighting.

"I won't need it!" Trunks went for a kick to Oren's ribs, and then a punch across his jaw, followed by an uppercut that knocked him back. "I'm more than enough for you!"

As this continued, Gohan was still in his brawl with Kamin, the girl trying to one-up Gohan, but he was much too quick for her. He seems to have gotten stronger lately, likely due to his recent fights, especially the zenkai he got from healing from his prior battle against Cumber.

"Not so tough without your brother helping you out!" Gohan shouted, getting in a kick to her face.

Kamin shook off the blow, "I don't need his help!" She flew in as she gathered energy around her body, "Crash Break!"

Gohan quickly placed his arms up in defense, taking the blow and quickly firing back, "Masenko!"

Kamin was blasted back, but Gohan wasn't going to allow her any chance to recuperate as he flew in with more strikes, trying his absolute hardest to knock the Tuffle cyborg off balance and finally getting a knee to her gut and a punch across her cheek.

Kamin clenched her fist and punched Gohan hard in the stomach, then again across his jaw. "I won't let you make a fool of me."

"You don't need my help to make a fool of yourself," Gohan said, going for an uppercut that knocked her upwards. "It would be a lot easier on you if you just surrendered. I'd rather not have to keep fighting you if I can help it."

"Why? Cause I'm a girl?" Kain taunted, going for another punch, which Gohan quickly blocked.

"I'll admit, that's part of the reason," Gohan said, kicking her back. "Truthfully, I don't like fighting at all, you being a girl makes it worse. Not to say a girls can't be strong, Caulifla, Kale and Pan are proof of that, and I respect their power and ability. I just wish you'd realize that you won't be defeating me at all. I've already beaten you twice, and now you're on your own. For your own good, just surrender."

"Well aren't you chivalrous," Kamin taunted. "Did my little kiss have anything to do with that?"

"No, honestly I'd prefer if you never did that again," Gohan said. "You're cute and all but there's no way I'd be attracted to a villain."

Kamin moved in, looking Gohan right in the eyes, a bit seductively too, "I bet I can change your mind on that, if you let me."

"I know you're not really attracted to me, you're just trying to get me to lower my guard," Gohan said. "Weird that you would do that, I thought you were a warrior type who relied on power and skill, not cheap flirty tactics."

"I do what I must," Kamin said, stroking Gohan's chin. "Not that I would do this with any guy, I'll admit, you're pretty cute as well, especially for a kid. Of course Saiyans tend to mature faster than most other lifeforms, some do at least. I wouldn't be surprised if they started breeding at your age."

"Easy, I'm not ready to 'breed' with anyone, especially not you," Gohan said, floating back.

"Harsh, but like I said," Kamin moved in close, getting in Gohan's face, the boy blushing a bit. "I can probably change your mind."

"You know what, forget what I said about me not wanting to fight, I'll take that over this," Gohan said, feeling awkward. However Kamin brought Gohan in close, looking him right in the eyes with a sinister grin.

"H-hey!" Chi-Chi shouted from below. "What's that skank doing!?"

Bulma looked up and saw Kamin flirting with Gohan, "Hey! Is she putting the moves on Gohan!?"

"We can't let her do that! He's mine!" Chi-Chi shouted, firing her laser at Kamin, not that it did much, other than briefly distract the tuffle.

"What a pain," Kamin said, aiming her palm. "This should silence-"

Bulma then blasted her in the face with a laser rifle, knocking Kamin for a loop. "That's what you get! You stay away from Gohan!"

"Jealous, are you!?" Kamin shouted, flying in to kick Bulma back, then back handed Chi-Chi to the ground. "I should destroy you both right now!"

"No!" Gohan shouted, flying in to punch Kamin, but she quickly blocked, grabbing his fist. He tried with his other hand but she grabbed that fist two and brought Gohan in close.

"I'm curious, if I spare these girls, would you be willing to kiss me?" Kamin asked.

Gohan looked weirded out, "Why are you even asking me this!? Look I already have someone that I like!"

"And who might that be?" Kamin asked.

As if on cue, her question was answered by a mysterious kick. Gohan looked to the side and saw a very surprising arrival. "Eighteen!?"

"Flirting with other girls Gohan?" Eighteen asked, getting the boy nervous.

"N-no! She was flirting with me!" Gohan insisted. "I think so, I can't tell if that was for real or just some distraction." Gohan had a realization, "Wait, where did you come from?"

"Supreme Kai of Time told me about your troubles, so we came by to lend a hand," Eighteen said.

"We?" Gohan said, then saw Eighteen gesture behind her, showing Seventeen fighting off Oren.

"You're one weird looking guy!" Seventeen mocked, getting a good kick on Oren, knocking the Tuffle back, much to Trunks's appreciation.

"Looks like the back-up is finally here!" Trunks said, looking very relieved.

"Gohan, go check on the girls, Seventeen and I will take on these twins," Eighteen said.

"Uh, alright," Gohan said, flying over to Trunks, each one picking up their mother of the past. "Let's get them somewhere safe, Seventeen and Eighteen will fight the Tuffles."

"What about the other two enemies?" Trunks asked.

Gohan looked around, seeing something quite relieving. "Looks like that's been taken care of as well." Trunks turned to see Goku standing before Cumber, the larger Saiyan looking down on the smaller man.

"So you're a Saiyan huh? You seem pretty strong," Goku commented.

"Of course I am, my power eclipses yours!" Cumber boasted.

"Heh, we'll see about that," Goku said, powering into Super Saiyan 2.

"Hey! We were fighting him first!" Caulifla shouted at the intruding Saiyan.

"Well you two look like you're having trouble," Goku said, getting into a stance. "So I'm here to help!"

"Fine with me, one more Saiyan won't make a difference," Cumber said, getting into a stance. "I look forward to squashing you like a grape, Son Goku!"

Also nearby was Videl, facing off against Lagss while shielding an injured Cabba and Pan.

"You're Videl, you came as well?" Cabba asked.

"Yeah, lucky me," Videl said. "It wasn't easy to convince Eighteen but when I heard there was trouble I wanted to help. Just yesterday after that Supreme Kai girl warned us about Gohan being in danger, Goku snuck me into the Time Chamber room sometime after I had dinner at my house and started training me. He figured if there was gonna be a fight I should be ready." Videl got into stance, "Of course I'm more than willing to prove myself in a fight."

"How long were you in that Time Chamber?" Pan asked.

"Uh, few months," Videl said. "We went in during the evening and left this morning. I feel so much stronger than I did before! Goku told me I'm pretty strong for a human girl, so I'll do my best to help you in this fight."

Cabba stood beside Videl, "We'll win this, together."

"You fine from your injury?" Videl asked. "I see a lot of blood."

"I'll be fine, I can handle a wound like this," Cabba said.

"Same here," Pan said, having just covered her wound by tearing off part of her pants and using it as a make-shift bandage.

"You really think the three of you are any match for me?" Lagss asked, getting ready for combat. "One weak Earthling won't make a difference."

"We'll see who's weak after I mop the floor with you!" Videl shouted, powering up. "Bring it on!"

Kamin nearby continued battling against Eighteen, the two evenly matched for the moment, trading some blows.

"What are you anyway?" Eighteen asked, dodging an attack. "You're nothing like I've seen."

"Why I'm a cybernetic being, just like you," Kamin said, going for a kick.

"So another cyborg huh?" Eighteen said, evading a punch. "That explains the look in your eyes, reminds me of what others say about how I look at them."

"One could say we artificial beings have our own unique charm and aura to us," Kamin said, grinning mischievously. "You definitely pull off that look."

"It's more than a look," Eighteen said, flying in with a knee to her face and blasting her hard to the ground. "It's my whole thing."

"Sis!" Oren shouted, going to help Kamin, but Seventeen blocked his path.

"Going somewhere?" Seventeen taunted, getting a punch across Oren's face.

"You won't get the best of me!" Oren shouted, sending a blast at Seventeen, which quickly got deflected.

"Too late!" Seventeen said, flying in for a kick to Oren's face, knocking him further back.

On the ground below, Kamin struggled to pull herself up, glancing up at the cyborg above her, "She's very powerful for a mere Earthling creation."

"Don't tell me you're done, I expected more of a fight since you've apparently been giving Gohan a lot of trouble," Eighteen taunted.

"I'm just getting warmed up," Kamin said, charging up and flying at Eighteen, engaging in a clash. "I will admit, whoever designed you did a great job! No surprise given the destruction you caused on your planet in a different timeline!"

"Well that me isn't the true me," Eighteen said, blocking Kamin's strikes and returning her own. "No jackass old man can change that!"

Eighteen went for a blow but Kamin dodged and hit an uppercut, "Seems like this is still a touchy subject for you. You should be embracing your power, not feeling ashamed of it."

Eighteen responded with a kick to Kamin's gut, "Losing my humanity wasn't exactly the most pleasurable thing, though my guess is that you enjoy being an Android."

"You could say that," Kamin said, punching Eighteen in the stomach. "This you just seems too soft-hearted for my liking."

"Soft heart huh?" Eighteen asked, grabbing Kamin by the arm and pulling her in for a knee to her stomach, then one to her face and then an elbow to her jaw and finishing with a mighty punch to the ground. "How's that for soft? Don't make a mistake, I have no qualms about killing you!"

"Sure seems like it," Kamin said with a somewhat sadistic grin. "That makes this a little more entertaining than my fights with Gohan." Kamin flew up, glaring right at Eighteen. "Nice boy, but very soft himself. Real shame, I could have killed him easily, but I just felt so sorry for him."

"I doubt you could have, he's very powerful," Eighteen said.

"Yes, he has power, but he won't use all of it," Kamin said. "Honestly, I really don't want to have to fight him, such a nice boy, very cute too."

"I'm very much sure you aren't his type," Eighteen said.

"I don't know, he did seem pretty enamored with that kiss I gave him yesterday," Kamin taunted.

Eighteen's eye briefly twitched, "Mind repeating what you just said?"

"Aw, did I strike a nerve?" Kamin taunted, confidently grinning about her statement. "I gave him a nice kiss, if I could I might just get him on my side, with that power he could grow to be a powerful ally, perhaps a powerful husband. I mean, who better than a superior being like myself to betrothed a powerful warrior, who else could handle such children too?"

Eighteen angrily gritted her teeth, "If you want any chance of surviving this fight, I suggest you shut your damn mouth before I shut it for you."

"Protective huh?" Kamin asked. "Is it a sisterly affection you feel for the boy? Or do you actually love him yourself? Am I taking away your true love Android 18?"

Eighteen had enough, she flew in for a punch that rocked Kamin hard, then threw several more, getting her across the face and torso until the Tuffle girl had managed to block and parry a strike, allowing an opening to return the favor.

Eighteen had grabbed a fist, then the other fist and delivered a massive headbutt to Kamin's face, knocking her even further back, giving her time to charge an attack, "You're dead you little skank!"

While still fighting Seventeen, Oren again noticed his sister's situation. He had to think of something, though his brief distraction left him open for another punch, but this time, thinking quickly, he grabbed Seventeen's arm and tossed him right at Eighteen, knocking the boy into his sister.

"Kamin!" Oren flew over to check on his own sister, "Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine," Kamin said.

Seventeen recovered from the toss, focusing his gaze at Oren, "Sneaky move there."

Eighteen also recovered, focusing her gaze on Kamin, "Don't expect your brother to protect you forever."

"Sister, maybe it's time for our Ultimate Technique," Oren said.

Kamin nodded, "Yes, after all, we do need to speed things along."

The two placed their hands together and to the surprise of the Earth Androids, started merging together. The two Androids watched as Oren and Kamin fused and merged together, where two Tuffles were remained one powerful Neo Machine.

"Did they just, combine together?" Seventeen asked, taking a good look at this new enemy.

"Together, we are Kamioren!" the Merged Tuffle said. "Our powers are not only combined, they are increased! Along with our speed!"

At that moment, the creature appeared behind the Androids and whacked them both to the ground in an instant. Seventeen was the first to stand, though not without some pain. "That thing was fast!"

"Tell me about it," Eighteen said, struggling to stand. "This is gonna be a pain."

Kaioren laughed triumphantly in the air above, "Come defeat us if you can now! You pitiful Earthlings!"

"Let's go sis," Seventeen said, flying over to Kamioren, with Eighteen right behind him, ready do to more damage.

Back with Cumber, the lone Saiyan continued his battle against Goku, Caulifla and Kale, finding himself almost evenly matched against the trio of Saiyans. Cumber went for a punch to Goku, but the older Saiyan was quick to parry and get a blow to the side of his ribs. Caulifla then flew in and kicked Cumber in the face, knocking him further back.

"Come on Kale!" Caulifla ordered, the two placing their palms next to each other and sending a blast to Cumber chest, allowing Goku the chance to fly in with a Meteor Strike kick to the head, knocking Cumber down.

"We're doing it, keep up the good work girls!" Goku said.

"Don't talk to us like rookies" Caulifla shouted, flying down with Kale to finish the job.

Cumber would not allow this to be his defeat, he quickly powered up and flew to attack again, hitting each Saiyan with a powerful punch. "I won't lose to you!" Cumber powered up again, reaching the level of Super Saiyan 3, getting some interest from Goku.

"Wow, he's gotten much stronger!" Goku began to power up a well. "If he's going 3, then so am I!" With a mighty yell, Goku focused all his energy as his hair began to extend. Eventually Goku also powered into Super Saiyan 3, grinning right at Cumber. "Been a while since I fought another Super Saiyan 3, let's go this!"

Both Cumber and Goku clashed together, their combined punch sending shockwaves across the area. Goku however felt a little more force than Cumber, seems like the other Saiyan had a little more power. Cumber went for a punch but Goku quickly used Instant Transmission to dodge and reappeared behind Cumber, getting a punch across the face.

However Cumber wasn't affected as much by the punch, and returned the favor to Goku with a knee to his stomach and then hit a mighty uppercut to the other Saiyan.

"Fool!" Cumber shouted, readying another attack. However Caulifla and Kale flew in, each with a kick to Cumber's back.

"So you wanna go 3 huh? Kale and I can play that game too!" Caulifla said, as she and Kale began to power up. Within moments both girls' hair had begun to extend similar to Goku's, not long before the duo of female Saiyans hit the third level, Caulifla and Kale as Super Saiyan 3.

"Whoa! You girls are really amazing!" Goku said.

"Yeah no shit, we're the strongest Saiyans in all the Universes," Caulifla said, then focused back on Cumber. "That includes you!"

Cumber growled and flew right at Caulifla but she quickly evaded and kicked Cumber in the sides, with Kale flying in from behind and kneeing Cumber in the back with Goku appearing above the Saiyan and hitting him with his elbow.

Cumber shook it off and went after the trio again, getting in a punch fo all three. Kale was the first to react with a kick to the side of his head while Goku and Caulifla nailed a double punch to the giant Saiyan.

"Keep at it, we almost got him!" Caulifla said, charging up her ultimate attack. "Crush Cannon!"

Cumber quickly countered by sending a ki blast, but Kale showed up to block with her own blast, clashing with Cumber as Caulifla continued her attack. Goku appeared beside Caulifla and Kale, charging up his own ultimate attack.

"KAMEHAME-HA!" Goku fired his Super Kamehameha at Cumber's energy beam.

"It hardly matters if the three of you combine your might, it's still nothing against me!" Cumber added more power to his attack, trying to push the three back.

"Don't give up!" Goku shouted. "Push harder!"

"Hey don't start bossing us around!" Caulifla warned.

"Now's not the time for that!" Kale commented, pushing harder with her attack, same with Goku and Caulifla.

Cumber powered up his blasting, aiming hard to overpower the trio of Goku, Kale and Caulifla. However he felt a blast hit him from behind, causing him to lose some of his concentration. He turned around and spotted Trunks, the boy having just used his signature Burning Attack technique to knock Cumber off balance.

"You! Why you...!" Cumber almost forgot about Goku and the girls, the brief distraction allowing the trio to overpower through his beam and hit the Saiyan directly, sending him crashing to the ground.

"One more hit for good measure!" Goku ordered, flying in with the two girls for one massive punch that shook the area.

"One down," Trunks said, looking over to the other fights. "If we keep this pace up, we'll win this!"

Lagss continued her attack on the trio of opponents she had, sending waves of crystals at them as they struggled to avoid them.

Pan and Cabba blasted every crystal that came too close to them while Videl had dodged or kicked the pieces, a riskier move but she was able to manage it so far with her newly increased speed.

"We gotta get in close somehow!" Videl ordered. "It will be harder for her to hit us with those shards if we're too close!"

"Sounds like a good idea, but how are we gonna pull that off!?" Pan asked, keeping her distance.

"We offer a distraction," Cabba said, sending in some ki blasts. "One of us can sneak in and knock her off balance while the other two keep her busy!"

"That sounds like a good idea, but who's gonna go in on their own?" Pan asked.

"I can," Videl offered. "You two can fly around with your fancy techniques, plus she might be more focused on you two since she knows how strong you are, I don't think she'll think twice if I'm not there."

"Good idea," Cabba said, then turned to Pan. "Let's keep her busy!"

Both Saiyans flew overhead and rained down ki blasts on Lagss, to which she held up a strong crystal shield. Lagss quickly broke the shield to pieces and sent the shards at the two.

"Kamehame-HA!" Pan quickly sent the beam to engulf the shards, though Lagss powered through her beam and several of the pieces broke through, scratching Pan up. Cabba zipped aside, and blasted Lagss, but she was quick to put up a shield.

"Fool!" Lagss sent the shards at Cabba, the Saiyan putting his arms up to reduce the amount of damage from the cuts to his body. "Hm, wasn't there a third fighter?"

Videl took this moment to go for her kick, "Eagle Kick!" What she thought would be a surprise attack was intercepted by Lagss, the woman holding her arm out to block the kick.

"Nice try," Lagss said to a shocked and surprised Videl. She then grabbed the girl's leg and tossed her down to the ground below, Videl quick to stop her momentum before landing.

"Shit, so much for that!" Videl angrily muttered, looking back up at the crystalized woman.

Lagss was about to attack again when she noticed Cabba flying in, readying an attack of his own. Lagss sent some crystals at him, cutting him up but that didn't deter him. Enduring the pain, Cabba flew in and landed a blow across Lagss's jaw, surprising the woman.

"You foolish boy!" Lagss was about to counter attack but this time Pan had flown in with a kick to her face. Lagss sent a shard that Pan mostly dodged, though got a huge cut on her sides, causing pain for the girl. "When I'm done with you-"

Videl flew over and kneed Lagss in the side of the head, this distraction allowing Pan and Cabba to fly in with a double punch to her stomach, then firing a ki blast off those punches. Videl flew in with a flurry of martial arts elbows and kicks, a Justice Combination to put it simply, and finished by kneeing her away.

The three flew higher into the air and after several somersaults, landed a triple kick to Lagss, hitting her hard in the chest, causing some pain for the woman.

"I won't lose to you!" Lagss shouted, sending more crystals, but the trio quickly flew above, Pan firing her Maiden Blast, to which Lagss was quick to block.

"My turn!" Cabba said, firing his Galick Cannon, joining Pan's attack as the two attempted to overpower Lagss.

"I still won't lose!" Lagss shouted, pushing the ki blasts away.

"Time to test out that move Goku taught me," Videl said, floating by the two and cupping her hands together, "Ka...Me...Ha...Me..." With the energy completely stored, Videl fired her attack, "HA!"

With her newly acquired skill, Videl sent her own ki blast to join Cabba and Pan, the two amping up their power as Videl did the same and pushed Lagss down fast. Eventually she lost her grip of her shield and took the blasts head on, going toward where Cumber had landed.

The big Saiyan brought himself out of the crater, hoping to find more strength to fight when Lagss crashed into him, causing a massive explosion that left them both laying on the ground.

Goku landed beside the two with Caulifla and Kale, the trio glaring at the duo of villains. Trunks joined them, ready to apprehend the two, or destroy them if need be. "Halfway done, we just gotta take down those Tuffle Twins."

Pan also landed beside them, joined by Cabba and Videl, "Gotta say, this crystal girl, between her appearance and her moves, she reminds me a lot of Oceanus Shenron."

"Shenron? Like Earth's Shenron?" Goku asked.

"Sort of, it has to do with tainted Dragon Balls," Pan said. "Fair warning, overuse of the Dragon Balls can lead to very negative consequences."

"Appreciate the warning," Goku said, before noticing something troubling. "Uh, you're bleeding a lot."

"Yeah, she was very brutal to fight," Cabba said, looking over his cuts. "I think we'll be fine."

"Take this time to patch those wounds up, don't want to lose too much blood," Trunks said.

"Yeah, Videl's dad won't be too happy if I bring her back looking like this," Goku said.

"Please, my dad's too busy posing for a camera crew to notice something like this," Videl said.

"That doesn't sound like Grandpa Hercule to me," Pan said.

"Grandpa?" Videl said. "Oh right, you're like my daughter from the future. Still weird to think about, no offense, you're a nice girl but I can't see myself having a kid, especially with a dork like Gohan."

"Hey, that dork is one of the greatest fighters in all the timelines, especially mine!" Trunks said.

Pan brought out a pouch of Sensu Beans, "I have four left, but if I snap them in half, that could give us more to use. So one for me, one for Cabba, one for Videl, one for Caulifla, one for Kale, one for Goku, one for Trunks and another one for Gohan."

"What about Seventeen and Eighteen?" Goku asked.

"They'll have to make do, at least they don't run out of energy," Pan said, breaking a piece in half. "Everyone take one half."

As ordered, each fighter grabbed a half of a bean, their energy coming back and their wounds healing. Pan left one in the pouch to save for Gohan, or at least an emergency.

"I'm feeling strong again!" Caulifla said, looking to the two downed villains. "Now, what to do with these lame-Os?"

"Step away from them, if you value your existence," they heard. The group turned around to see a new warrior, one unfamiliar to most of them.

"M-master Hearts!" Cumber said in surprise.

"You've come!" Lagss said, very pleased to see her leader.

"Hearts!?" Trunks said, turning to the new warrior.

"Greetings," Hearts said, charging up some energy, ready for a fight of his own.

Back with The Androids, Seventeen and Eighteen continued their battle against Kamioren, zipping around the skies, trying to gain an advantage over the fused fighter.

"Is that all you got!?" Kamioren taunted, punching Seventeen across the skies and then elbowing an oncoming Eighteen as she tried landing a blow. Seventeen flew in to attack Kamioren with a strike but the Tuffle parried and kneed Seventeen in the gut, then tossed him right into Eighteen and blasted the two across the air.

"Hate it admit, but they are as tough as they claim to be," Seventeen said, adjusting himself in the air.

"Well we're gonna have to show that despite that, we're still the strongest," Eighteen said. "We're not letting some cheap fusion overpower us."

Kamioren flew in to attack the Android Twins, nailing both of them with a forearm attack, but they quickly rebounded and flew in with a double punch to the chest, causing some pain for the unified creature.

They both ducked under a second attack and started blasting at Kamioren, making full use of their unlimited energy, Kamioren however managed to get a blast of it's own in, knocking the twins back. The fusion tried going for another attack, but took a kick to the head from an oncoming Gohan.

"Missed me?" Gohan taunted, placing his hands up. "MASENKO!

Gohan blasted Kamioren down with his signature blast, mostly serving to annoy the creature, "This ends now Gohan!" Kamioren rushed up to attack but The Androids had flown in with a double kick to the back, allowing Gohan the opening to kick it's face.

"You two have caused me more than enough trouble!" Gohan said, nailing the creature with another punch, knocking it back. "Now we're ending this!"

Gohan rushed in, performing a Meteor Strike of hard punches and kicks, with both Androids joining in right after, the three of them rushing down the fused Tuffle. They ended the beat down with a kick to the ground below as Seventeen and Eighteen rained down ki blasts while Gohan charged his Kamehameha.

Seventeen and Eighteen each stopped their attack for the moment, charging and even stronger attack as the trio sent down three powerful beams to defeat and defuse the Tuffles, leaving them injured on the ground.

"Looks like we got them," Seventeen said.

"About time, I just gotta let the Supreme Kai of Time now, that's if the others took down the other Saiyan and that crystal girl," Gohan said.

Just as he said that, Trunks had flown right past them, landing hard on the ground as if he took a strong blow.

"Trunks? What happened to him?" Eighteen wondered, flying down with the two boys as they landed beside Trunks. "Hey, what happened to you?"

"Couldn't defeat those other two?" Seventeen asked, helping Trunks onto his feet.

Trunks shook his head at the question, "Cumber and Lagss were defeated, but their boss Hearts came."

"Their boss?" Seventeen asked, the group looking to where more fighting had been taking place.

Cauifla and Kale flew in to attack Hearts, but he effortlessly dodged their combine attacks and he whacked Caulifla to the ground and attacked Kale with an uppercut. Pan flew in from behind to help but she took an elbow to her gut and a punch across her face. Cabba tried using some kicks but Hearts dodged each one and landed a blow to Cabba's gut and a second across his face. Videl tried hitting a strong elbow strike but Hearts blocked it and punched Videl across the air.

"Come on, is this all you have?" Hearts taunted, before coming face to face with Goku.

"You're strong, but I won't lose!" Goku powered up and attacked, clashing mid-air with Hearts for mere seconds before the villain leader had sidestepped and hit Goku with an uppercut that knocked him up, Hearts Z-Vanishing and reappearing overhead and whacking Goku down to the ground below.

"Wow that guy's strong," Goku said, pulling himself up. "Makes sense since he's the boss, and the bosses are usually the strongest."

"Don't tell me you've had enough Goku," Hearts said, floating down to the Saiyan. As he did, Kale and Videl tried to attack from behind but Hearts easily dodged and kicked both girls aside. "Of course, you might not be the Goku that's capable of going God."

"God? You mean that Super Saiyan God thing I've heard about?" Goku asked, getting into a fighting stance. "Sorry, I haven't learned that one yet, but I still got some tricks to show off."

Pan, Cabba and Caulifla all fired a bema at Hearts but he fired a unique cube blast at them, knocking them all out of the air. "By all means, show me what you've got Goku."

Goku powered up again, flying at Hearts with a quick combo of punches, each one blocked as Hearts got in a kick under Goku's chin. As Goku got knocked back, Hearts grabbed Goku's leg and tossed him, sending a ki blast at him to knock him out of the air.

"I hope that's not all these weaklings have to offer," Hearts said.

Suddenly Gohan appeared beside Hearts via Instant Transmission and kicked the villain leader in the face, knocking him back. Gohan flew in and landed several punches and kicks, finishing with a Masenko that knocked him back.

Hearts quickly recovered from the attack, looking very surprised at what had just happened, "Wow, very sneaky kid. I'll admit that took me by surprise, well done."

"I'm just getting started!" Gohan powered up and sent several ki blasts at Hearts, all of them looking like they hit, a dust of smoke appearing around Hearts.

However within seconds, Hearts flew in and kneed Gohan in the stomach, knocking the wind out of the boy, Hearts then kicked Gohan across the face and sent a cube ki blast to knock Gohan out of the air.

Right after that however, that's when Seventeen and Eighteen showed up, both kicking Hearts from behind. He immediately turned to them and landed swift blows to the twins and whacked them both to the ground.

That's when Goku appeared again, landing a kick to Hearts's sides, but Hearts just punched Goku, then knocked back an oncoming Trunks, the boy having attempted to sneak attack Hearts.

"Come on, doesn't anyone have what it takes to give me a good battle!?" Hearts taunted.

"You want more!?" Caulifla shouted, flying in to attack, her punch however being blocked by Hearts. This did allow an opening for Pan to punch him across the jaw, then for Cabba to fly in with a kick to his chest and gave Caulifla an opening to uppercut the villain leader.

"Crush Cannon!" Caulifla fired a bunch of ki blasts, knocking Hearts back with each beam of energy while Pan and Cabba unleashed a Maiden Burst and Galick Cannon to knock him back further.

Goku, still in his Super Saiyan 2 form, took a huge gamble with this upcoming attack, "Kaio-ken!" In a quick burst of energy, Goku flew in and landed a massive blow to Hearts, knocking him to the gorund below. Goku of course dropped out of Kaio-ken immediately after landing the punch, even powered out of Super Saiyan just to be on the safe side.

Hearts had recovered from the blow, which was much stronger than he expected. "Not bad, considering where this Goku is from."

"He's going to be hard to bring down," Trunks said. "We're gonna have to try and hit harder."

"Gee no kidding," Seventeen mocked. "Are we even going to have a chance with this guy?"

"To tell you the truth, probably not," Goku said. "How power level's pretty high, I don't know if we'll stand a chance."

"Oh speak for yourself you wuss, Kale and I can take him!" Caulifla said. "Throw Cabba in there and we got the three Strongest Saiyans taking down that punk!"

"Actually that might work," Gohan said. "Maybe we can contact Supreme Kai of Time and see if she can give us those Potara Earrings for Kale and Caulifla."

"Wow, that's actually a smart idea from you, who knew you had it in you runt?" Caulifla said.

"She can't leave her post right now," Trunks said. "She has to stay put or the Time Nest might be in danger."

"Then go get them!" Caulifla shouted. "We could use some Godly power right now!"

"I suppose I...wait that's it!" Trunks said. "Godly power! We can use Super Saiyan God! That might help even up the odds!"

"Trunks, none of us can-WATCH OUT!" Gohan shouted as everyone quickly avoided the oncoming cube blast.

"It's rude to keep someone waiting, I'm still ready for a fight, hope you're all gutsy enough to oblige," Hearts taunted.

"He's going down!" Caulifla shouted, flying in to attack.

"Sis, don't go in alone!" Kale shouted, flying to help.

Trunks quickly reunited with Gohan, both keeping their guard up, "Gohan, do you know about the Super Saiyan God ritual?"

"Uh, I think I've heard of it," Gohan said.

"Well just to recap, if five Saiyans of Pure Heart transfer their energy onto another, that Saiyan becomes the Super Saiyan God," Trunks said. "Now keep in mind, five Saiyans giving energy to one, so we need six Saiyans."

"Right, six Saiyans," Gohan said, thinking a bit. "Do they need to be pure Saiyans?"

"No, half Saiyans count," Trunks said. "In the original timeline, my father, yourself, the younger me, your little brother and Videl transferred their energy to Goku to become a Super Saiyan God."

"Videl? Wait she's a Saiyan!?" Gohana sked. "I thought she was pure Earthling!"

"She is, but she was pregnant with Pan at the time so that counted for the ritual," Trunks explained.

"Wow, that's kind of cool," Gohan said. "Alright, we need six Saiyans, or rather six people of Saiyan blood, counting half-breeds like myself, you and and Pan along with dad, Cabba, Caulifla and Kale, that makes seven, so more than enough."

"Exactly, we have all the Saiyans we need, we just need to start the ritual," Trunks said, taking note of Cabba and Pan fighting back Hearts, only to take strong blows to their stomach and whacked to the ground. "We just have to hurry."

"Wait you said 'Pure Heart', does Caulifla count?" Gohan asked. "Then again that still leaves us with six."

"Caulifla may not be the nicest but she's still a good person so I think she counts," Trunks said. "Quick, let's gather everyone near where our mothers are."

"Ah! I almost forgot about Bulma and Chi-Chi!" Gohan said, frantically looking around, trying to scan for their energy. "Where could they be?"

"They're over there," Trunks said, pointing to Bulma, who had recovered from her earlier attack and was standing close to Chi-Chi, keeping her laser gun ready. "I'll keep Hearts distracted."

"Huh? But what about the ritual?" Gohan asked.

"You don't need me, you already have six," Trunks said, powering into Super Saiyan. "I'll buy you some time, now hurry!"

As Hearts grabbed Videl by the head, ready to deal a blow to her, Trunks flew in with a kick to the villain, knocking him back. Hearts turned his attention to Trunks, "You're all getting desperate with these sneak attacks."

"You won't defeat us!" Trunks shouted, pulling out his sword.

"Typical hero talk, let's see you back it up," Hearts said, flying in to attack Trunks.

Gohan quickly used his Instant Transmission and brought everyone to the ground where Bulma and Chi-Chi were, the young scientist girl relived to see her young friend. "Gohan, you're safe! But who are all these people?" Bulma took a look at Goku, "Wait a minute, you look familiar."

"Is that Bulma?" Goku asked. "Wow, almost forgot what you looked like as a young girl."

"Goku!? Is it really you!?" Bulma asked, taking a good look at the Saiyan. "Wow, so weird, I can't believe you're all grown up!"

"Bulma, who is that?" Chi-Chi asked.

Goku looked down to the girl that would grow up to be his wife, "Chi-Chi's here too! I forgot, she never really wore a lot of clothes as a kid, always found that a bit weird."

"Hey!" Chi-Chi shouted, covering herself up. "You have a lot of nerve you...you...wow you're actually kind of handsome...but still!"

"Gohan, who are all they?" Bulma asked.

"These are some friends of mine, including my father Goku," Gohan said. "But you knew that already."

Chi-Chi took more of a look at Goku, "He looks a lot like Bardock actually, and his son."

"Gohan, think maybe we should fill Chi-Chi in?" Bulma said, gesturing to the girl. "I think we owe her an explanation."

"Huh? What explanation?" Chi-Chi asked.

"Yeah, you're right," Gohan reluctantly admitted. He turned his attention to Chi-Chi, "The truth is Chi-Chi, I'm from the future, I came back in time to protect you, my father and Bulma, but as you can see, things have really gotten out of control. That man there, my father Goku, the reason he looks like Bardock and his son Kakarot is because he is Kakarot, he just had his named changed when he landed on Earth, after he was adopted by your father's friend Gohan. That's how I got my name, my dad named me after his Grandfather."

Chi-Chi looked very surprised and turned her attention to Bulma, "Is this all true?"

"Yeah, it is, it was hard for me to believe as well," Bulma said. "Gohan there is a time traveler."

"This girl there with the orange bandana," Gohan said, gesturing to Pan. "That's my daughter, she's even further in the future than I am."

"Oh, so she really isn't your girlfriend?" Chi-Chi asked.

"...No, she's not my girl-STOP LAUGHING!" Gohan shouted at Seventeen, who couldn't help but find the humor.

"Can you blame me? That must be so awkward for you," Seventeen said.

"It would be, it'd be the same way if I met my eventual son from the future, assuming I have one," Chi-Chi said.

"Uh...about that," Gohan said, bashfully rubbing his head. "The thing is...you DO have a son, really nice guy."

"Oh, so I do get married!?" Chi-Chi asked. "Who do I marry? What's my son's name!?"

"I really can't tell you," Gohan said, rather he didn't want to tell her. "Just follow your heart and you'll be fine."

"I'll help you out with that," Bulma said.

Goku looked confused, "Huh? Why didn't he just tell Chi-Chi that she-"

"Got married to a really nice, handsome yet somewhat very naïve man!?" Pan interrupted, hoping Goku got the hint. "I mean he doesn't want to spoil everything for her."

"Something tells me I'm going to be enjoying quite a humorous story later on," Seventeen said.

Gohan wanted to retort but noticed that Trunks's energy was fading, the boy was having some trouble against Hearts. "Trunks needs help!"

"Oh, I'll go and-" Goku was about to fly off, but Gohan called to him.

"Dad wait, I need you here for a moment!" Gohan said, then turned to the Androids. "Can you two help Trunks? I have a plan but I need a little more time."

"Sure thing," Eighteen said, flying into the battle.

"You owe us a lot of explaining though," Seventeen said.

"I'll tell you everything, just go help Trunks!" Gohan ordered. Seventeen shrugged and flew off into battle as Gohan turned to Goku. "You might be our best hope dad, but you're still not strong enough."

"Yeah, I know," Goku said.

"That's why you need to go God," Gohan said. "If you can turn Super Saiyan God, that might give you an advantage."

"Huh? How do I do that?" Goku asked.

"When five Saiyans transfer their energy onto a sixth, it unlocks the God Energy and you can become a Super Saiyan God," Gohan explained.

"Huh? That's new," Pan said. "Then again God and Blue don't exist in my world, not yet at least."

"Really? Huh, guess they're fine with Super Saiyan 4," Gohan said.

"I still want to reach that transformation," Caulifla said. "Tail or no tail!"

"Maybe you will, for now let's transfer our energy to dad so he can defeat Hearts," Gohan said. "Quick, Trunks and The Androids won't last much longer."

"Then I'll go help!" Videl said, flying off to rejoin the battle.

"Videl wait!" Gohan called out, but too late. "Dammit, let's just hurry!"

"Hold on, why should we help Goku? Why can't I become the Super Saiyan God!?" Caulifla shouted.

"Because my dad needs it more, you know the Angel of your Universe, dad hasn't met the Angel of ours, please Caulifla, I know we're rivals and all but I need you to do me this favor!" Gohan said.

"Fine, but you owe me for this Gohan," Caulifla said.

Gohan worried if Caulifla really was pure enough to help Goku achieve God form. Of course he could just go find his grandparents, especially Gine, she's pure. But it would be too hard to explain this to them. "Everyone hold hands and gather around my father."

Bulma and Chi-Chi stood back as Goku grabbed Gohan's hand with his right and Pan's hand with his left. Gohan then grabbed Kale's hand while Pan grabbed Gabba's, Caulifla coming in to grab the hands of both Kale and Cabba. The five power givers then began to concentrate, focusing all their energy toward Goku, the Saiyan man feeling an incredible amount of power flowing through him.

Bulma and Chi-Chi watched in awe as they saw the transformation, Goku's hair and eyes turning red, a fiery aura surrounding the Saiyan. Goku had done it, he had become a Super Saiyan God.

"Did it work?" Pan asked.

"It did, I recognize that form," Caulifla said, remembering her battle against Goku at the Tournament of Power.

"Dad, you're a God now!" Gohan excitedly said. "How do you feel?"

"Stronger, much stronger," Goku said, checking his body. "This might be enough, but I can't promise anything."

"We'll be there to help," Pan reassured.

"Eh, normally I prefer to fight one on one, but I guess now's not the time for that," Goku reluctantly admitted. "Let's make this quick then."

"You got it," Gohan said, then turned to Bulma and Chi-Chi. "We'll be back soon."

"Wait, tell me one more thing," Bulma said. "Why did that boy call me mother? Is he really my son?"

"You mean Trunks?" Gohan asked. "Yeah, he is."

"His hair turned gold too, does that mean he's part Saiyan?" Bulma asked.

"Yeah, he is," Gohan said. "Keep an eye out, and expect the unexpected."

The Saiyans then flew in to the battle against Hearts, leaving Bulma very confused.

"Kind of a bummer he's from the future," Chi-Chi said. "Oh well, at least I know I'll be married someday."

"Yeah, but you might be a bit surprised," Bulma said. "Don't worry, I'll be there to help you out."

"Thanks, you're a good friend to have Bulma," Chi-Chi said. "Now let's cheer on our friends."

Bulma held her laser rifle tight, "Maybe even do more than just cheer."

The four heroes battling Hearts were starting to fail, the more they tried attacking Hearts, the more he dodged an nailed them with powerful strikes, knocking them around. He kicked Videl into Trunks and blast them out of the air.

Seventeen and Eighteen started firing ki blasts, hoping to at least wear him out, but he was enduring it, slowly floating over to the two, "Looks like you lose."

"Hey Hearts!" Goku called out, just before Hearts was about to blast the Androids.

The villain leader looked surprised by what he saw, "Goku? So, you've turned into a God."

"You bet I have, I'm taking you down, I won't let you continue hurting others for your own enjoyment!" Goku powered up, ready to do battle. "This ends now!"

Goku flew in and clashed fists with Hearts, the force actually knocking the villain back at least as Goku began to rush him down with some powerful strikes. Hearts fought back and got a few strikes in himself but the moment he missed, Goku got in an uppercut to knock the leader back.

Hearts quickly recovered and blasted Goku back, flying in to attack with a strong punch, followed by a kick. However Gohan had quickly flown in, throwing a punch, which failed to connect since Hearts caught him.

This distraction allowed Goku to fly in an punch Hearts, knocking him away from Gohan. The boy flew up and performed a move he had learned in the future, "Galick Gun!"

Gohan's beam went right for Hearts but he quickly deflected it back, but was left open long enough for Caulifla and Kale to kick him from behind, allowing Goku the chance to fly in with a punch across his jaw.

Hearts was getting frustrated and started sending ki blasts at everyone, hoping to knock everyone off balance. Gohan flew right through the attacks and landed a kick across Hearts's face, just a Pan flew in with a punch to his stomach and Cabba flew in with a kick to his back, knocking him down as Cabba kicked some ki blasts toward Hearts, doing extra damage.

"Little runts, I won't lose to you!" Hearts sent some cube blasts at Gohan, Cabba and Pan, knocking them from the air, but both Androids had blasted Hearts from behind. He turned to blast them both away, then found himself clashing with Goku again.

Goku had gotten some strong blows to Hearts, knocking him through the air, using Instant Transmission to reappear beside hearts, kicking him around almost like a solo-game of ping pong.

Hearts managed to stop the momentum and kicked Goku across the jaw and landed a powerful punched to knock him back. Hearts powered up again, trying to blast Goku but the Saiyan once again evaded and used Instant Transmission to dodge and knock Hearts back again.

"I won't lose, not yet!" Hearts shouted, powering up. "Not before I slay all the Gods of the twelve Universes! Not before I bring down Grand Zeno! I refuse to lose!"

"Goku!" Trunks called out. "We have to end this now! Quick!"

Goku nodded and charged up his ultimate attack, "KAMEHAME-HA!"

Goku sent a Super Kamehameha that Hearts was quick to block, trying to push it back. Goku put more power into the attack, trying to overpower Hearts. Gohan, Pan, Cabba, Caulifla and Kale all appeared beside Goku, each of them powered up into Super Saiyan 2 as they readied their own attacks.

"Feel the strength of the Saiyans!" Gohan shouted, as he fired his own Kamehameha, same with Pan. Cabba fired his Galick Cannon, Caulifla fired her Crush Cannon and Kale fired a powerful beam, all of them helping Goku in finally overpowering Hearts.

"No...I've failed!" Hearts said as the beams consumed him. "It's all over...My goals, my ambitions...what a shame."

The beams fully consumed Hearts, finally defeating the villain once an for all, leaving the heroes relieved.

"It's done," Goku said, doing a victorious thumbs up as he powered out of his Super Saiyan God form. "Great job everyone."

Everyone else returned the thumbs up, all happy to have finally ended this. Bulma herself looked very relieved, "Oh good, it's finally over."

"Yay! they did it!" Chi-Chi cheered.

The heroes landed beside the two girls, Goku wiping some sweat off his head. "Man that guy was tough! Fitting strength for a leader."

"With Hearts done, the Core Area Warriors will have a hard time rebuilding," Trunks said as he turned to the rest of the members, all of them still looking quite hurt. "Especially after we take them in."

"That also means my mission is done, I can finally go home," Gohan said.

"We'll need to soon, that fighting might have attracted a lot of attention," Eighteen said, wiping some blood from her face. "Surprised no one's come by at all."

"Aren't Saiyans pretty much used to fighting? Probably nothing too out of the ordinary for them to check out," Seventeen said.

"Their scouters might have picked something up, or worse, Frieza might have picked something up," Gohan said.

"Right, I forgot we're on Planet Vegeta," Goku said. "Kind of weird to be here, though I guess it's interesting seeing the planet I was born on."

Trunks made his way to the other villains, using some energy cufflinks to bind them, "I'll return them to the Supreme Kai of Time, and she'll pull you out right after."

With that, Trunks was gone with the villains, the heroes still on the Planet for the moment. Gohan turned back to the two Earthling girls, "None of you are hurt right?"

"We're fine, I'm tougher than I look," Bulma boasted.

"Yeah, same here, a Princess has to be strong," Chi-Chi said.

"Huh?" Gohan said, scratching his head. "Right, you're the Ox-King's daughter, I guess that does make you a Princess."

"Maybe she should have married Vegeta instead then," Seventeen joked.

"Vegeta? Isn't that the name of this planet?" Chi-Chi asked. "Why would I marry a planet?"

"Ignore him, he's just trying to be annoying," Gohan said.

"Hey, I don't try to be annoying!" Seventeen shouted.

"So you've been doing it on instinct then?" Eighteen taunted, receiving a glare from her brother, this resulting in a round of laughter from everyone.

"It's nice to be able to laugh after a battle like that," Pan said. "Shows that the danger is finally over."

"Not quite," they heard. The group turned to see the demon fighter Towa. "We meet again."

"Towa!?" Cabba shouted in disbelief. "What are you doing here!?"

"It took a while to find you with that annoying half-breed Saiyan girl tailing our every move," Towa said. "Speaking of Saiyans, this is such an interesting planet, yet I only come during it's big climatic moment."

"What big climatic moment?" Bulma asked.

"It's only a moment Vegeta talks about all the time, though I suppose you haven't heard that story yet Bulma," Towa said.

"You know who I am?" Bulma asked.

"Of course, your son is quite a thorn on my side," Towa said. "So I curse the woman who brought him into existence."

Pan stepped forward, looking ready for a fight, "You made a mistake coming here, now you've got some of the strongest ready to beat you up, including my mom, dad and grandpa!"

"I'm not here to fight, just enlighten," Towa said, using her staff to cause a shift in the dimension. Soon the world seemed to be shifting and changing, like if life was fast forwarding until the group were floating in space, just over the planet.

"Hey, what's happening!?" Bulma shouted, floating around in space. Gohan grabbed her and placed her on his back while also grabbing Chi-Chi, holing her in his arms.

"Thanks Gohan," Chi-Chi said. "But what's happening?"

"Yeah, where are we?" Goku asked

"Observe," Towa said, gesturing to a fight nearby. One man fighting off a bunch of Frieza soldiers. Gohan, Bulma and Chi-Chi immediately recognized the man as Bardock.

"That's Bardock, but what's happening!?" Chi-Chi wondered. "Why is he fighting all those guys?"

"Is he rebelling against this Frieza guy's army?" Bulma wondered.

"He is, see Frieza ordered all the Saiyans to drop their missions and return to Planet Vegeta, something which Bardock found suspicious," Towa said. "Then later he discovered that his crew, you know, the nice Saiyans who greeted you upon arrival in this timeline, were killed by Frieza's soldiers for being too strong."

"They were what!?" Bulma asked.

"Fasha? Shugesh?" Chi-Chi asked.

"Borgos and Tora?" Gohan asked. "They're dead?"

"Yes, quite tragic isn't it, and right now Bardock is the only one willing to stand against Frieza and his men," Towa said, taking note of the Emperor's arrival. "Ah, here he is now."

Everyone turned to see Frieza arriving out of his pod. Now Goku was unfamiliar with this form of Frieza but he could sense that it really is the tyrant. Caulifla and Kale, while never having seen Frieza in this form, still recognized the form regardless as they've seen Frost in the past, Cabba and Pan have seen Frieza before through their work in the Time Patrol, but it was still a chilling sight. Gohan remembered this form though, it was how he was first introduced to Frieza. The Androids were unfamiliar with this form of Frieza however, they've only encountered him once in his final form. Bulma and Chi-Chi, just found him strange to look at, he had this unfriendly and intimidating aura to him.

Frieza had gotten Bardock's attention, the space emperor now staring down the Saiyan man who rebelled against him.

"It's all down to this! My fate's, Gine's, Kakarot's, Planet Vegeta's," Bardock said, preparing himself for battle. "And yours as well Frieza!"

Frieza sinisterly laughed, charging up a massive amount of energy with his finger, and sent it right at Bardock. The Saiyan launched a massive beam in an attempt to stop the incoming attack, but it was to no avail, the blast was much too powerful. That didn't stop Bardock, he valiantly pushed the attack back, but it was all for naught as he was consumed by the blast.

"Bardock!" Bulma shouted in despair.

"No! Grandpa!" Gohan shouted in distraught, having seen his grandfather perish before his eyes just as the giant ball of energy hit the planet, destroying it completely, wiping out all the Saiyan life there.

"Ah, such lovely fireworks," Frieza commented, as his scouter picked up on the decreased amount of life until it reached zero. "I do feel so much better now."

Gohan's eyes began to water, his grandfather, valiantly as he fought, could not stop Frieza. He gave his life and for what, just to lose. Everyone was gone, all the Saiyans, the crew he met, worst of all, so was Gine. "Grandma..."

Everyone had a pretty terrified reaction to what they had just seen. Cabba couldn't believe just how evil Frieza was, finally understanding what happened to the Saiyans of Universe 7. Caulifla and Kale felt great pity for their fellow Saiyans, especially the one who tried fighting for his planet. Pan heard from Vegeta what Frieza had done to Planet Vegeta, to see it actually happen was even worse for her.

The Androids knew Frieza was evil, but seeing this happen gave them a better understanding of the space tyrant, and why Vegeta despised him so much. Videl was shaking in her boots, this Frieza guy was really as bad as his brother, actually Videl now believes Frieza is much worse than Cooler.

Goku was somewhat dishearten to see the man fighting Frieze lose, despite his valiant efforts, and he too pitied the planet's destruction. Bulma and Chi-Chi couldn't believe what they had seen, Bardock was gone, so was Gine, the crew and the planet.

Gohan took this hard, trying to fight back his tears, all that anger and fury starting to rise up. "Frieza...That bastard!"

"Such a shame, isn't it?" Towa said. "Such is the fate of the Saiyans, it can't be helped."

"You insensitive bitch!" Pan shouted, turning her attention to Towa. "When I get my hands on you, I will slowly torture you until you beg and scream for mercy!"

Towa quickly disappeared, into a portal, with Pan following after her, same with Cabba, Caulifla and Kale.

"Hey! What about us!?" Bulma asked. Suddenly the group was pulled away into the Time Nest, Gohan landing with Bulma, Chi-Chi, Goku and The Androids.

"Finally, I got you back," Supreme Kai of Time said, checking over everyone. "I'm sorry that took so long, but at least you're safe."

"Thanks, we were floating in space for a bit, any longer and I think we could have bit the dust, you know, since there's no oxygen," Goku said.

Supreme Kai of Time heard some sniffling, she turned to see it was coming from Gohan, the poor boy looking really hurt and distraught. "Gohan?"

Gohan couldn't stop thinking about his Grandparents, while he knew this was the proper timeline, it didn't take away the pain of losing two people he started growing to care about. To find out that not only were his grandparents nice, that his grandfather valiantly fought to protect his race against Frieza just to fail was a lot for the boy to take in.

"Grandma...Grandpa..." Gohan wiped his eyes. "I'm so sorry."

Chi-Chi pitied the boy before her and wrapped her arms around him, hoping to comfort him with a hug. Bulma also knelt beside him, placing her hand on his shoulder, hoping to console him anyway she could.

Goku turned his attention to the Supreme Kai of Time, "That man who fought Frieza, that was my father wasn't it?"

Supreme Kai of Time nodded, "Yes, your father turned away from Frieza and rebelled against him, not just for the sake of his planet, but also for you. You weren't sent to Earth to destroy it like your brother told you, your parents sent you to Earth to save you, because Bardock knew this could happen, and more than anything, wanted to protect his son." The Kai turned fully to Goku, "Your parents loved you very much, it broke your mother's heart to send you away. But if they handn't, you wouldn't be alive today."

Goku felt irate, thinking of the space tyrant that still lurked in space in his timeline, "Frieza..." Goku powered into Super Saiyan, trying to contain his fury, "FREIZA!"

Off in the distance of Universe 7 in Z Goku's timeline, Frieza, Black and Zamasu continued their training and Universe conquering, preparing for the day they get their battle against Goku once again. The showdown was imminent, and it was going to be brutal.