Frieza was panting on the ground as Vegeta showed little to no mercy. Vegeta took the opportunity to gut punch Frieza and deliver a cross punch across his jawline. Vegeta then Kicks Frieza around like a soccer ball, before getting kicked in the gut again. Frieza was struggling hard as Vegeta had his arms crossed with a smirk.
"How does it feel Frieza? To be humiliated by a 'monkey'."
"Shut your filthy mouth!" Frieza yells in frustration as he fires a death beam. Vegeta merely deflects it and proceeds to pummel Frieza into the ground before flying back up to admire his work.
"Now time for I the prince of all Saiyans, to avenge his fallen race once more" Vegeta shouts as he prepares his attack. Frieza could only look up at his pending death as Vegeta shouts his attack to fire.
"BIG BANG ATTACK!"
"Uwaaaaa...Uwaaaa...AHHHHH" Frieza yells as he enveloped by the blast. In a matter of minutes it exploded leaving without a trace. Frieza's Ki was nowhere to be found indicating that he is dead.
"Hmph about time I gain this satisfaction." Vegeta mutters
"It seems that Kakarot and the other took care of their part so I better go back home to train". With that he flies off to do his daily routine.
Back at the even more destroyed city
Kuzuku is now standing in the middle of rubble, deformed from his long majestic golden hair and is now torn in all places. He collapse onto the ground from nothing else but pure exhaustion. 21 and Kuzuku's friends wandered aimlessly to find his location. Once they noticed his body they ran to his aid.
"Kuzuku!" they shouted.
21 knelt down to Kuzuku side and lifted his head to check for breathing. She smiled
"He's alive!" she shouted with relief.
On cue the Z Fighters landed at their location.
"21 quick give him this bean." Krillin said as he threw the bean to 21.
"Kuzuku come on open your mouth and eat this." 21 whispers. Kuzuku weakly complies and eats the senzu bean. Kuzuku then regain some consciousness and tried to get up but still felt pain all over but it was tolerable.
"Kuzuku don't try to move yet. The beans we have now are imperfect so they won't heal you fully." Gohan explains. Kuzuku nods at his master's request.
"Wow man you were awesome out there!" Kize complimented with excitement
"Hehe it was nothing really. I barely pulled through" Kuzuku degraded
"You got to teach me sometime like seriously! I wouldn't mind learning a thing or two!" Kize continued, making Kuzuku sweat a little
"Umm... we'll see hehehe" Kuzuku says awkwardly. Kize is then slapped in the head by Vincent
"Come on Kize. Don't patronize him now. He's been through a lot!" Vincent scolded
"Thank you Vincent. Without that encouragement I wouldn't have gotten back up." Kuzuku said gratefully
"No sweat, besides you pretty much saved our lives" Vincent replied. Kuzuku looked over to Ace who had live holding onto him.
"So Ace, I guess the rumors were all true?" Kuzuku joked which caused him to blush
"Uh yeah but lets keep this a secret between us ok!" Ace nervously said
"Yeah you bet I will. I mean you all know my secret now so I can't really complain." Kuzuku joked.
"So I guess we could say that we saved the world again? Well if that's the case then we all should head home and get some rest." Goku says as everyone agrees. As they parted ways 21 offered to fly Kuzuku home and treat his injuries. When they arrived, 21 was rather marveled at the scenery. They walked inside together as 21 would let Kuzuku sit down on his bed. She began to treat his injuries through using her powers and wrapped up his wounds in bandages. Once done Kuzuku was going to say thank you until he was tackled by 21 onto the bed.
"Hey 21 whats wrong?" Kuzuku asked in surprise
"I was so scared. Scared that you were going to die like 16." she sniffed. Kuzuku patted her head gently so that she could calm down.
"Its okay now. I am here and alive right? I am graceful for you concern but we can't dwell on such things okay"
"I know but..." she pauses as he forces her to look at her
" Come on 21 stop crying okay. Its better if you smile right" Kuzuku smiles. 21 responds with a smile of her own.
"Thank you Kuzuku for protecting me back there"
"Your welcome, and besides if you died back there, then it would only be less interesting." Kuzuku grinned. 21 blushed as she got up of the bed and began to exit.
"Uhh yea right. I will be going now so make sure you get some rest okay. Goodnight." 21 nervously walked out, leaving a dumbfounded Kuzuku on the bed.
As 21 was flying back to her lab she couldn't help but think of what happened back there. Why was her heart beating so fast when she was around Kuzuku. It was so foreign to her that it made her leave early so that she may ponder on what it was. Her cheeks were flushed with red and she couldn't bear the thought of Kuzuku dying during that fight. She decided it'd be best to save those question for another time.
The next morning was already upon our heroes in a blink of the eye. Kuzuku woke up rather late and was glad he didn't have school today because of the chaos. At that he decided to take a shower that was rather refreshing since the hot water eased his aching bones. When he got out he put on some casual clothes. A orange polo shirt with a button undone and black jeans. He then decided to head to Bulma's early because she declared she was going to throw a party for everyone's victory. Kuzuku then exited his home and flew off to Bulma's. The flight took longer than usual because 21 told him to take it easy. When he lands in the yard, he decides to walk through the back. After going through several hallways he finds Bulma working on another one of her projects.
"Good morning Bulma!" Kuzuku greeted
"Oh Kuzuku, good morning. How are you feeling? I heard you had one hell of a fight against Cell" Bulma responded
" Yeah it was, and to answer your question, I am feeling better now but I am still sore in some places"
"Well that's good. So why are you here so early? The party is not starting with in another three hours."
"Oh well I was wondering if you could lend me your dragon radar."
"Huh yeah. But why would you need the dragon balls? Oh wait silly me you are probably going to wish back the casualties that were killed." She says as Kuzuku nods but knows it was more for than that.
"Well there is no helping it. So here the radar and make sure you keep it safe because I don't feel like making a new one." Bulma hands the radar to Kuzuku
"Thanks Bulma I guess I owe you another! Well see ya at the party!" he cheerfully says as he flies out the window.
"Ah the spring time of youth. Now time to get back to work before the party starts."
Kuzuku now was collecting all seven dragon balls in various places. With ease he found all seven dragon balls that were spread across the world in a matter of minutes. Our young saiyan was now on his way back but then he decided to drop by the city where he battled against Cell. Kuzuku landed in front of a secret door that was hidden rather well, away from the battle area. Kuzuku knocked on the door and heard footsteps walk up some sort of stairs. When opened he was met face to face with Ace.
"Kuzuku how you doing man!" Ace smiled
"I am doing much better, thanks. I dropped by to explain myself so would you let me come in?". Ace took note of this and lead Kuzuku down to the underground living room where everyone sat comfortably.
"Oh look what we have here. Kuzuku, looks like your all better" Kize announced
"Hmmm somewhat, I still feel sore so there's that" Kuzuku answers while putting his bag down and sits on the sofa.
"Hey where's your tail? Did it get blown off or something" Vincent asked with a cast on his arm now.
"No its just inside my pants. To be one hundred with you it kinda get uncomfortable after a while. But to get straight to the point, I came because I have some explaining to do." Kuzuku responded. Everyone nodded and decided to listen intently to his explanation.
"So to get the big question out of the way, I am not a human being. I come from a species that resides on a different planet." Kuzuku started
"The planets name was called Vegeta and in it, homed a race that specialized in fighting. Among the universe they were the most feared race due to their battle prow less and the unique ability to get stronger the more they fight. We are called Saiyans."
"But one day, Frieza the emperor of the universe, destroyed our home world because he feared the powers of a Super Saiyan. But several Saiyans escaped the explosion. One being a man called Goku who is my master's father and another being Vegeta who is the husband of Bulma Briefs"
"Wait Bulma has a husband?!" Kize exclaimed as Kuzuku nodded
"In total there were two pure blooded Saiyans and four half breeds. But they were not the only ones who escaped as my parents were sent to another planet at a young age. Of course they fell in love and had me in the process but something happened to cause them to send me away to another planet when I was a infant."
"For the majority of my childhood I lived in a orphanage with my caretaker Nana. She and I were practically family but one day a group of mercenaries came to the planet and killed nearly everyone...including Nana.". Realizing the atmosphere was getting heavy he continued on.
"For many years, I traveled from planet to planet until I finally landed on Earth. I befriended Goku and his friends to where they suggested I live here with them. I took there offer and trained under the tutelage of Gohan for a short while. I was able to get a lot stronger since that day and eventually I was enrolled into Orange Star High School under Bulma suggestion" Kuzuku finished. The room was now silent after hearing the explanation. But a voice spoke up to cut through that silence.
"Kuzuku, thank you for telling the truth" Ace said. He was stricken by the sudden acceptance and smiled
"Thanks Ace" I knew you would understand.
"So how do you explain the fact that you can change your hair blond?" Vincent asked
"Oh about that, you see that was the legendary transformation that brought fear to Frieza. The first one to achieve it was Goku and after sometime all six of us can transform. The normal stage of Super Saiyan multiplies our power by fifty times but eventually we discovered that there were more versions of it. For instance when I have electricity around my body, it means I went Super Saiyan 2 which gives me twice as more power. I only achieve that recently so my body is not quite used to it." Kuzuku explained
"Ok but there was that time when your hair grew longer. What about that?" Liz finally spoke
"Oh well it seems I've finally achieved Super Saiyan 3. I noticed it when I fought Cell and was quite surprised at that fact. For now I at least remember the feeling of going Super Saiyan 3 so I can probably transform again." Kuzuku said as he looked at the clock.
"Oh crap look at the time! I got thirty minutes to get to Bulma's" Kuzuku suddenly got up
"Uhh thanks guys for listening and please keep this a secret because I don't want the public chasing me everyday! Got to go bye!" Kuzuku said as a sprinted out of the underground confinement,leaving his friends in a bundle of laughter as they watch Kuzuku trip on the way out.
Capsule Corporation
Kuzuku arrived at Capsule Corporation as he saw people already arrived. In the indoor garden was a array of different types of foods and beverages. As for the people who were there early, it was mostly the Son family. Gohan was wearing a gray button up shirt with glasses while Videl had a red and black striped sweater on. She was holding Pan who was wearing a frilly yellow dress that matched her shoes and white socks. Goku on the other hand wore his causal city jacket and khaki pants while Chi Chi had a violet cardigan that also matched her shoes. Goten was in a adorable suit with a blue bow tie.
"Oh Kuzuku your back, so did you gather the dragon balls?" Bulma called out
"Yeah I have all seven in my bag right now. Thanks again for allowing me to use the radar."
"Don't mention it. So when are you gonna make the wish? We could do it right now if you like." Bulma asked
"Hmm I was thinking about doing it after the party. You guys don't have to worry about the wish though, its a secret" Kuzuku winked which caused Bulma to raise an eyebrow
"Oh okay, as of right now there are appetizers on the table to snack on before everyone arrives."
"Great thanks" Kuzuku replied. He then walked over to the Son family to greet them as well
"So Goten I heard that you've been studying to be an engineer?"
Goten nods his head. "Yeah I can't wait till I grow up! I'm gonna build so many super cool cars that its gonna blow your mind!"
"Hehe is that so. You should swing me one of your prototypes in the future. I'd be glad to test drive for you."
"You bet!" Goten said enthusiastically
"Its good to see you again Chi Chi. Did you help out with the cooking?"
"Oh its also good to see that your doing well Kuzuku, especially after what you've been through. And yes I have and I made sure to make your favorite dishes." Chi Chi lovingly replies
"Also how are your studies going?" she added
"Oh its going good. I mean the classes at the school are too easy for me now so there's that. But oh man I can't wait till the main dishes come out!" Kuzuku replied
"Giggles* I see, you and Goku better not go too crazy. The last time you two did, you ate not only the plates that were laid out but also forced us to order an abundant amounts for food for ourselves."
"Hehe yeah sure thing" Kuzuku nervously chuckles
"Hey Kuzuku I saw you turn into a Super Saiyan 3 back in your fight with Cell!" Goku claimed
"Yeah I couldn't believe it myself. But I could only hold it for a short while though."
"Don't worry about it. It was like that the first time I transformed into a Super Saiyan 3, but eventually I learned to maintain it for a good amount of time. Besides you are not only a lot stronger but also have a lot more endurance compared to me back then. Keep working at it." Goku ensures cheerfully
"Sure thing and hey you have to teach me Instant Transmission sometime" He responds in which he earns a nod from Goku. The sound of the entrance door slides open to reveal the rest of the guests. The group then turns their attention to them as they walk towards the party area. Piccolo was wearing his usual clothes as he stand next to Yamcha who was wearing a beige jacket and khakis, along with brown shoes. Krillin was holding Maron who was wearing a red sun dress while 18 had on a small brown jacket over a long sleeved orange shirt. She had a skirt that matched with her jacket and long leggings. Krillin was wearing his usual white button down shirt and dress pants. Tien and Chaiotzu were wearing their traditional clothing while Master Roshi had on a summer shirt with shorts. Hercule was standing along side Buu who was the less dressed up person there. He had on his normal public attire that says world champion all over him. Trunks was also among them but Vegeta was probably off somewhere training. Oolong and Launch were also among the group.
"There you guys are! Come on lets get this thing on the road!" Goku yelled
"Yeah!" everyone cheered in union. The first forty minutes were bathed in a whole lot of fun. Goten, Trunks and Pan were playing all over the garden with various toys. Piccolo was enjoying the natural habitat while Yamcha, Krillin, Tien and Marron were having fun with the game booths. Goku and Kuzuku were demolishing dish by dish as Buu was eating sweats at the same pace while playing with his dog Bee. Satan was relaxing on a chair admiring the sight while reading one of the newspapers. Roshi as always was being a pervert and watch intently on the girls figure. 18 was sitting down enjoying a cool glass of lemonade while listening to the music that was playing. So far, the party has pretty much been going well. That's when a door opened and diverted Bulma's attention to it.
"Oh I thought we were forgetting someone!" Bulma said which made Kuzuku look in Bulma's direction.
"Uhh sorry that I'm late...I kinda umm woke up late" the new person nervously confessed as she bowed her head.
"Ah I see but don't worry your not that late 21." Bulma assured. Kuzuku looked over Bulma's body as he was still sitting and chewing his food. What he saw was what most people call a goddess in her own right. 21 was in her human form as she wore a light orange draped dress that contain a blue flower patter at the waist area with a azure blue ribbon to match her necklace. She had on orange slip on shoes with a bow on each one. She had her usual glasses on and wore orange bracelets on her wrist. On her hair lies a blue flower clip that goes with her eyes.
"Whoa look at hot stuff over there." Yamacha whispered in Krillin's ears which made 18 glare at the two. 21 raised her head and took notice of Kuzuku looking at her. Her instincts kicked in and ran over to Kuzuku to greet him.
"Hello Kuzuku. How are you feeling?"
"I'm feeling great! I think I may be back to full strength in two days!" Kuzuku answered.
"By the way you sure dressed up nice today. What's got you in a good mood?". 21 cast her eyes downwards and blushed.
"No...No particular reason. I just wa...wanted to dress nice for the party to...today. Do I look weird for dressing like this?" she stuttered and then whispers
"Nah you look great! I like it!" Kuzuku announced which made 21 smile at the comment. The party then resumed its course as Kuzuku and Goku decided to go have fun with the guys. They decided to play a little pick up soccer which was of course taken way too far as Kuzuku kicked the ball so hard that it left a dent in the Saiyan proof wall as it missed the goal
"Wow your just like Goku. You sure need to control your strength and your aim." Krillin commented
"Hehehe sorry about that guys"
"Hey don't mention it now get back on defense. We need to catch up." Yamcha commented
"Yeah sure thing, though having Goku on their team seems unfair if I have to say."
"Aye you should of won the game of rock paper scissor if you want to complain" Oolong snickers
"I will remember those words piggy." Kuzuku retorts. At the table, the girls were chatting away about their lives and how they have been doing. Mid-way into the conversation 21 was eating away at the sweets rather gluttony but elegantly at the same time. She was peering over at the game and watched Kuzuku specifically from afar. Bulma took noticed of this and took the opportunity to tease.
"Hey 21, why are you eyeing Kuzuku so intently?" she asked
"What? Was I? Gee I must of went into some sort of trance." she said surprisingly
"Now that you mention it, 21 did stop talking for a while." Chi Chi said. 21 tried to respond but had no words, so essentially she gave up and decided to tell them.
"Well you see..." 21 started trying to find the words
"Every time I am near Kuzuku my heart clinches and I tend to tense up. He was the first friend that I've ever made and for some strange reason, when ever I am around him my hunger seems to fade into nothing. He even accepted my reason for eating people in a short amount of time when I kidnap him. This feeling somewhat hurts but also gives me warmth and sincere happiness as I am drawn to him." 21 explain nervously. There was a moment of silence after her explanation until 18 spoke up
"21...could you be in love perhaps" 18 said.
"Me? In love?" 21 questioned
"Well it seems you harbor strong feelings for Kuzuku. It was the same for the all of us." 18 continued
"Yeah I remember when Goku saved me from a dinosaur when we were young. I grew attracted to him, to where it almost became an obsession. And look at us now, we are happily married and have two kids and a grandchild" Chi Chi giggled
Videl nods. "Same thing with Gohan. I practically bugged him when he was fighting crime the Great Saiyan man. I tired him endlessly to find out his secret and when I did I was so happy. But the more I spent time with Gohan and his gentle heart when he taught me how to fly, I eventually fell for him."
Bulma giggles. "Me and Vegeta started off hating each other to the bone. But I admired his tenacity and pride. Eventually that admiration turned into love as I cared for his injuries he received during his training to become Super Saiyan. Now we have a lovingly relationship despite his grumpiness. So you see 21, that feeling is what we call love. A feeling of deep affection and desire for someone else. A feeling that can't be broken and attracts you to someone in a romantic manner.". 21 was know dissecting everything she heard.
"Could I be in love with Kuzuku?" she thought as she turned back to Kuzuku. She unknowingly gives that stare that they have been talking about. The others giggle at her love struck antics
"Any who 21, don't worry too much, he will eventually come around." Bulma said. 21 turns around and nervously and nods. The party was hitting it's climax as people were exiting and saying goodbye. As Kuzuku and 21 exited together after saying goodbye Kuzuku turned to 21 who was walking rather tensely.
"Hey 21 are you alright?" he asked which caused her to jump a bit.
"Uhhh...yes! Why won't I be." he quickly says
Kuzuku raise an eyebrow but continues. "Great so, I want to take you somewhere before we part ways. Do you mind?"
"Ahhh not at all." she responds. Kuzuku smiled at her answer.
"Great then lets take off somewhere secluded.". The word "Secluded" threw 21's mind into overdrive.
"Secluded! Is Kuzuku trying to...no no no that's not it!" she thought worringly. The two flew to nearby cliff that was edging over the ocean. The place was a perfect place to gaze at the starry sky and be bathed by the moonlight. Kuzuku took out his bag and had a bundle of dragon balls laid across the ground.
"Alright stay back for a bit 21" Kuzuku said in which she condemned to his command
"Shenron I summon you to grant my wish!" Kuzuku shouted. The sky grew cloudy as the glowing orbs released its energy to sprout out a green-mystical dragon that was contained with in.
"I am Shenron the Eternal Dragon. Speak now so I may grant your two wishes." he says in his typical tone
"Shenron I would like you bring back all the people who were killed in the attack of the clones and by Frieza and Cell!" Kuzuku shouted
"Very well your wish shall be granted. Now state your second wish." Shenron says as his eyes glow. Kuzuku turned to 21 and smirked.
"For my next wish, I wish for you to remove 21's hunger so she can live a life without worry! After that you are free to go". 21 is left a shock as the dragon grants his final wish.
"Very well your wish has been granted, farewell" he says as he dissipates into thin air and disperse the dragon balls across the world. 21 couldn't feel her lingering hunger anymore and was standing there with shock, not noticing Kuzuku was walking up to her.
"So 21, how do you feel?". She didn't respond which worried him a bit.
"Um 21, are you oka..." his sentence was cut short with a strong tackle to the ground. 21 was on top of him as she hugged him greatly
"Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!" she said into his chest. Kuzuku was taken back but complied and patted her head.
"Your welcome 21, besides we're friends now right.". She looked up a bit hurt by the 'friends' part but she didn't care much as she was so happy now. She had tears in her eyes and was smiling like no tomorrow. The two had a moment as they sat there under the starry night sky, waiting to see what brings them in the future.