Two days went by fast and now our heroes are near the end of their trip. They all were in their rooms, getting ready for the battle that awaits them. Everyone stepped out into the main room as they wait for the ship to auto land. They could look out to the side as fire generated from entering the atmosphere surrounded them. From a distances, all you could see was a blazing fireball that was about to crash into the ground. The ship started to descend slowly and land lightly on the ground. They have finally landed on Codia.
"Hey where's Kuzuku? Isn't he done changing yet?" Hudo asked. On cue, the Saiyan walked out of his room and joined them. They turned around to watch the Saiyan approach. He was now wearing a new Gi given to him by Whis as a parting gift. It had his trivial colors of gray and orange that took the form of a tiger pattern that trailed along the lower ends of the Gi and it draped over his gray pants that had a hole for his tail to slip through. Under the Gi was a black, short-sleeved spandex shirt and he wore his black gloves to match. On his feet, he wore the same boots that he wore before. Lastly he had a black belt that wrapped around his waist.
"Alright guys, I'm all set to go." Kuzuku informed. The doors to the ship opened, allowing them to venture into the planet. If you were to take a look around, you've notice the constant yellow sky and that the surroundings were mostly consistent of tropical trees and plants. Kuzuku took the lead as he knew the way into the village. After passing through the moist soiled ground, they heard living activity up ahead. Everyone jumped into high alert but were calmed down when they saw Kuzuku still walking in the same direction. Moving the peculiar blue plant out of the way and stepping out of the forest, Kuzuku stood for a moment while waiting for his team to follow suit. They each stepped out one by one and walked next to the Saiyan who was taking in nostalgia. All they could see was a whole outdoor market, selling fruits, fresh caught fish, meat, spices, you name it. The activity was rather lively as you can see the activity of lavender skinned people chatting away as if they were living a blissful life. Kids could be seen playing around the busy streets while their parents scold them to behave. Piccolo noticed Kuzuku was dazing out from the overflowing memories that he was remembering.
"Kuzuku don't lose focus and remember our objective." Piccolo told him.
"Understood." Kuzuku nodded. They walked together through the busy streets, gathering information from the residence of the area. That was until someone screamed.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" A women shrieked. She fell backwards in fear and pointed at what she was frightened about. The group rushed over to see what was going on and saw that Kuzuku was standing there in worry at the women's reaction for a moment. 21 walked up to try calm her down.
"Please calm down and tell us what's wrong." 21 soothed.
"What wrong you say? I'll tell you what's wrong and that is that Saiyan over there!" The women screeched. 21's eyes widened as she recalled what Kuzuku said about the planets prejudice over the Saiyan race. A crowd formed around them as angry bashing could be heard. The villagers then started to throw rocks at them, force them as they stood there in confusion.
"What's with these people? Have they never seen a Saiyan before?" Zugo grunted
"Yeah, whats their deal? We didn't even do anything wrong!" Hudo said
"This planet always been like this when it comes to saiyans." Kuzuku answered. Everyone turned their attention to him. 21 knew the full story but stayed quiet.
"Ever since I was little, this planet's people always had conflict with the Saiyan race from long ago. I was taken in as a orphan because there was that rare individual who didn't care who or what I am and thought that I was worth nurturing. But he died due to that and I was left in the care of his daughter." Kuzuku explained while dodging rocks with ease.
"Damn and to think that getting information would be this difficult." Piccolo cursed
"I'm sorry Piccolo. I should of warned you off this sooner." Kuzuku muttered
"No need, it wouldn't have change the situation anyway." Piccolo assured. The villagers stopped their bombardment of rocks. Everyone looked confused as to why they stopped throwing.
"You there. What brings you to our home Saiyan?" a voice said. The crowd made room for the owner of the voice. He walked through the path that was made for him. He was a old man with similar skin to the villagers. He was completely bald, had pointed ears, and a white beard that was as long as master Roshi. He was taller though and had a cane to support him. His eyes were obsidian but narrow enough to be barely visible. Kuzuku stepped up and bowed.
"It's good to see you again, Elder Kashu.". The old man looked in confusion at this formality.
"I'm sorry have we met before? I don't recognize you at all." Kashu asked
"Of course you haven't, it's been seven years since that day. I guess you don't remember the only Saiyan on this planet during that time." Kuzuku replied
"Wait you can't be...Kuzuku? Is that you my boy?" The elder asked with disbelief.
"About time you've remembered geezer." Kuzuku joked. Kashu fell to his knees as he was overtaken by relief. All those years he thought that he was dead. Kuzuku bent down and patted the elder's shoulder and gave him a genuine smile.
"It's been far too long." Kashu weep'd
"I know and so much has happened." Kuzuku smiled. Kuzuku's friends merely stood and watched the touching reunion. After the moment died down, the gang was taking a walk with the elder through the village. It was a rather large village to say the least so there were lots of sights to see. Everyone stopped at a building that resembled a church. It was rather large and held many rooms. Kuzuku was awestruck that it remained in tack for all these years.
"I know you remember this place Kuzuku. I mean this is where you grew up with Kuro's daughter Nana." Kashu stated. Kuzuku was still staring at the building recalling the memories he had with this place. He took noticed of the door opening slightly, revealing two adults with a kid that he supposed they adopted. Flashbacks began to occur again from watching the new happy family. 21 grabbed Kuzuku's hand and caressed it gently. He looked over to his majin girlfriend, seeing the worry in her eyes. He placed his hand on hers, showing that he was alright.
"So Kuzuku if your alive then I can assume Nana's alive as well. After that day the orphanage was destroyed and all the poor children were dead. We couldn't find your body anywhere so we assumed you either escaped with Nana or died." Kashu said. Kuzuku pressed his lips together as he was forcing himself to break the bad news.
"Elder Kashu...Nana is now dead." Kuzuku whispered. Kashu stood frozen at hearing those words.
"She was shot through the chest from trying to protect me." Kuzuku added.
"I see..." Kashu muttered.
"You know she was a bright one, even when she was a child. She'd never stop rambling on about putting a smile on everyone's face and would preach kindness in the middle of the streets." Kashu went on.
"When she said she wanted to become a nun for the church and take over the orphanage, Kuro and I both laughed cause we thought she would be nothing more than a housewife." Kashu laughed.
"But of course when you came to our planet as an infant, I tried my best to sway Kuro from keeping you alive. Eventually he won our argument and had you under my protection. When he died, Nana took over the orphanage but for some reason, just like her father, she refused to purge you."
"Of course when you grew up I got attached to your cute little antics. To be honest Nana didn't smile after her father's death until she was tasked on taking care of you. She hoped that one day you'd grow up to smile as much as you want, and to have lots of friends. I guess I can see now that what she dreamed for has finally came true from seeing the people you came here with." Kashu smiled. He patted Kuzuku's shoulder, ready to bestow words of wisdom.
"You must stand strong Kuzuku when you walk down the road of life. You may stumble along the way and hold you head down but as long as you remember those who supported you on the way then that gives you enough reason to keep on going. Even in the darkest times of your sorrow, a flower can still bloom and that is all you need to have hope. That is evident on the friends you've made over the years and it will always stay true to you."
Kuzuku's sudden worries were relinquished from his words. "Thank you old geezer. Even your boring lecture can still help lighten me up at times." Kuzuku smiled
"Hey! Your still younger than me by a large margin so obviously I will be wiser!" Kashu retorted. Kashu calmed down and asked the big question.
"So Kuzuku what brings you back to our planet? I can sense you didn't come here for a reunion since only a few people in the village befriended you."
"Elder, do you have any idea about a temple around this area? We need to get there as fast as possible." Kuzuku asked
"So your trying to access the Sacred Temple Of The Kais? Its origins are unknown to even the most oldest ancestors, but why do you seek out this place?" Kashu inquired
"There are some bad guys looking to revive something that would be a potential threat to the whole universe. We are here to prevent that from happening at all cost." Kuzuku answered
"What type of evil are they trying to bring upon us? Earlier today we saw a rather large ship land near the temple." Kashu said.
"Really! Quick can you point us to the right direction? We have to stop them before they revive that Aereos guy!" Kuzuku panic
"Wait did you say the Aereos? The one from the legends." Kashu staggered
"Yes that Aereos!" Kuzuku confirmed
"Then we can't waste and time." Kashu said as he pointed his staff to the direction of the temple.
"The sacred temple is with in that direction. All you need to do is keep going straight and you will find it. But be warned, their are traps that were set up to deal with intruders." Kashu warned.
"Thank you elder and it was nice see you again after all these years. Come on guys follow me, we got to move fast!" Kuzuku said. He took off along with the rest of his team to the direction he was given, leaving trails of dust behind. Kashu could only watch as the boy he knew from back then fly off to save the universe. When they landed, they stood in front of the ancient temple that hosts the dark god. The temple was enormous in size as it stretched along the premises, You can see the algae on various spots of the structure. After glancing around Kuzuku spotted a nearby ship that was resting on the side of the building, confirming that the enemy was already here and that they may be to late. He checked the entrance and found that the gate that was laid out to keep intruders from entering was now open.
"Alright we better get a move on. I can sense several high Ki signatures inside and it seems that they haven't revived him yet." Piccolo commanded. Everyone ran inside, ready to engage in the chaotic battle.
A/N: About time, that this arc has finally gotten to the juicy parts. I will be working on some edits as at the moment the updates are catching up to the current chapters. Meaning that I may slow down even more if I feel like it'd be too much. Since school is coming around the corner, I might also slow down for that reason. Thank you for reading and get ready for the next chapters.