In your heart, you shall burn!
Years ago, a Sayian ship floats in the atmosphere of Planet Yardrat…
Gralik stands at a window looking down at the Planet Yardrat wearing a Blue jumpsuit, with white boots and gloves, he has a giant thick brown fur coat tied around his waist. His arms across his chest and his long curly black hair hides his facial features. Korn approaches him with a sly smile standing in the doorway of the look out with his arms crossed, fully healed from the tank from the injuries Peppa and him suffered at the hands of Garlik after they removed his tail. Garlik sees Korn's reflection in the glass.
"What do you want Korn?" Garlik demanded in a nasty tone.
"To remind you, Peppa and I will overlook your disobence, but from now on you will obey me!" Korn demanded Garlik's loyalty.
"If your thinking about reporting me to the Lieutenant that I lost my tail don't bother, I'll reveal your proud House's beloved sons lost to a tailless saiyan who beat the crap out of them while naked" Garlik grins not looking back at Korn.
"True, we have a stalemate there, we will keep our mouth shut about you not having your tail and you don't speak a word about beating us. That deal still stands, however, you will still obey me as the leader!" Korn demanded once more. Garlik turned around and in the blink of an eye had Korn's throat in his right hand lifting him up off the ground. Garlik grins when Korn offered no resistance but just the opposite Korn smiled which unnerved Garlik.
"Rule of three, three sayians go out and only one comes back after he completes the mission and kills the other two. Then he gets up in a stronger team and the cycle repeats until only the strongest rule and only the strongest survive. So what's to stop me from killing you and Peppa right here? I grow tired of your games" Garlik laughs.
"You wont kill me or Peppa" Korn calls Garlik's bluff. Garlik squeezes Korn's throat tighter narrowing his eyes at him.
"You wanna bet?" Garlik challenges Korn's gamble.
"Yes, let's play!, Right now Peppa is heading outside and is about to blow up the Planet Yardrat" Korn tells Garlik. Korn sees Garlik's right eye twitch.
"So what? I should care why?" Garlik scuffs.
"That Yardratian girl who challenged me. I found it odd that of the men and elders there she would come up and remind of my promise to hold the attacks in exchange for knowledge of how to do Instant Transmission" Korn tells him and notes Garlik's eye twitch again and his grip starts to loosen around Korn's throat. "You went on a rampage not because of your frustration to learn Instant Transmission you did because of that girl" Korn smirks.
Garlik let out a defeated sigh dropping Korn to his knees and backed up clenching his fists lowering his head. Korn gets to his feet rubbing his neck with an evil smile. Garlik gave Korn a disgusted look.
"I thought so, you know our race is superior, we don't need to water down our genes by inter mingling with another race. It weakens us and strengths them. You do realize that right?" Korn inquired studying Garlik's defeated expression. "It is a sin! We don't mingle with the weaker races. Plus, that girl is bald, ugly, purple with blue sports on-"
"SHUT UP!" Garlik snaps. Garlik lets out a depressed and angry sigh realizing he just fell into Korn's trap and revealed his feelings.
"I see...so it's love then. How far you have fallen Garlik. It's ok, I still have a use for you and your power. All I ask is that you obey me my friend" Korn walks by Garlik using his right hand to playfully punch him in the right shoulder. "Obey me as the leader and I'll keep your sin between us" Korn looks over to Garlik and points out the window. Garlik turns his head to see Peppa all healed from the healing tank flying down hovering above the Planet creating a huge ball of energy with his right hand.
"Peppa…" Garlik said in a low growl.
"Well what will it be? Obey me and she lives and your sin of intermingling stays between us, or I can let Peppa destroy the planet and cover up your sin. Your choice, I'm just trying to be a good friend here cleaning up your mess…" Korn says evilly putting his right index and middle finger to his forehead. Garlik was gnashing his teeth then let out another sigh mumbling something under his breath. "What was that I didn't here you" Korn mocks Garlik.
"Alright, I'll obey! Just stop him!" Garlik yells at Korn in anger his power rising to the surface for a brief moment before calming down.
"I knew it! Your a righteous saiyan Garlik. How pathetic…" Korn teleports to Peppa leaving Garlik alone in the lookout falling to his knees slamming his fists into the cold hard steel floor.
Garlik knew Korn would hold his sin of inter mingling with a different race and his righteous heart to keep him under his foot like a dog. Garlik hated the thought of it and the whole system and traditions of his people. Outside, Peppa was about to hurl the ball of energy into the Planet Yardrat when Korn appeared beside him grabbing the wrist of his right arm.
"Why are you stopping me?" Peppa gave an annoyed look over to Korn.
"No!" Korn says in a commanding voice.
"We accomplished the objective, we got their prize technique! We have no further use for them or their planet! Plus, there is an ugly and weak race! Just let me kill them! I'll be doing them a favor!" Peppa smiles evilly and tries to throw the ball of energy but Korn firmly holds his hand in place.
"A life throated is greatness never achieved" Korn tells Peppa who gives him a curious look.
"What do you mean?" Peppa blinks at Korn.
"Think about it, they developed an amazing technique to simplify travel. Now that they have been invaded and witness true horror and death can you image if we leave them alone what kind of techniques they will develop next to fend off alien invaders?" Korn looks at Peppa with a smile hoping Peppa would see reason and take the bait. Peppa thought for a moment and then smiled.
"I see your point, maybe they will have their use, but if they fail to become stronger or develop any interesting techniques down the road-"
"Then by all means wipe them out when we check up on them next time" Korn smiles evilly and so does Peppa who makes the energy ball smaller and disperses it. "It's like planting a seed and waiting to see what grows" Korn tells Peppa putting his left hand on his right shoulder saying this but looking up at the ship with the corner of his eye at Garlik who stared down at them with a growing hate in his eyes for Evil Sayians.
Peppa and flies back to the ship and Korn teleports back to Garlik with a smile holding out his hands to him. Garlik just narrows his eyes hatefully at Korn.
"See, I stopped him. Now if you continue to obey me, you'll see our friendship will have its mutual benifits" Korn smiles evilly at Garlik who just stares at him in disgust.
"Don't give me that look! I wasn't the one who fell in love with an alien. Man, what am I going to do with you Garlik? Love? What a weakness…" Korn mocks Garlik turning around walking away.
"Korn…" Garlik calls out to him. Korn stops at the doorway looking over his shoulder back at Garlik.
"Yes?" Korn answers him.
"What if you couldn't get Peppa to listen to you out there?" Garlik inquired. Korn stares at Garlik with an evil smile.
"I would have killed him right then and there...duh?" Korn giggles evilly.
"But he is your cousin? Your family?" Garlik gave a confused look to Korn.
"So? He is also a rival and stands in my way of being named the Prodigal Son of my house. If I want to be the leader of my house, I'm going to have to kill him eventually. Just hopefully not too soon. He does have his uses for now just like you do" Korn turns and walks away throwing up a salute with his left hand. Garlik is left there alone turning his head looking back down at the Planet Yardrat putting his right hand on the glass imagining the Yardratain girl's spirit floating up from the planet and putting her right hand on the glass smiling at him.
"I hope you two learn what it's like to love and lose someone…" Garlik says to himself…
~Present day, Universe 2…
Brianne De Cheatu's Home World,
"Our goddess, Ribranne…" a woman in a crowd of millions looking up in the skies as Sour had been broadcasting the entire Tournament of Power to every world with intelligent life in Universe 2.
"Is our universe finished?" a blue humanoid man dressed as a woman with long blue hair cries out in despair and hopelessness as everyone looks around about ready to break out in mass hysteria across all worlds in Universe 2. The screen cuts away from all the warriors that stand opposed to Peppa so show Brianne's beautiful and beat up face across the floating tv screen in the skies of all the worlds.
"Not yet! It's not over yet!" Brianne says confidently quilling the anxieties of billions of people across Universe 2. The Universe 2 team in the stands turn their heads seeing Brianne had snuck past them getting Sour's attention and then started to talk into the orb on his staff. Korn looks up at Brianne with his eyes wide in horror taking a step forward. Peppa lowers his hands and his golden aura disappears as he turns his head looking up at his team in the stands to see what was going on.
"Ribrianne-sama!" multiple voices call out through the staff.
"Have they been broadcasting to our entire universe?" Korn says with utter horror in his voice. Now everyone knew on the Saiyan Planet New Soho, will know that Korn had lost his tail. Even if they win and survive the tournament Korn will return home and be treated like a leper, an outcast with no privileges until his tail grows back. Korn looks down at Peppa and knows Peppa wont hesitate to grab for the Seat of Power and gain control as the leader of their house. Korn looks back up at the stands in anger.
Saiyan Homeworld, Planet New Soho, House Poole…
In the dark woods under heavy rain stood a large black castle with the Poole Family crest on it's main gate and on the Castle itself. In the circular throne room sat twelve seats each with an elder saiyan warrior in their armor sitting upon it, at the head of each chair was a different surname carved into it.
These were the surnames of families they had married into or had a child that was apart of the Poole family and thus made up the family as a whole. Various relatives from each of the lesser houses had gathered in the throne room where in the center was a light coming out of the unholy ground which displayed the Tournament of Power.
"My grandson has lost his tail, and thus has become tailless. If they win upon his return we will have Peppa bound him like the other disgrace and thrown on the Island-"
"Father!" female Saiyan approached with dark armor and her face hidden under the hood, this woman was Korn's mother.
"Silence! Daughter! My grandson should have protected his tail!" the Evil Sayian scolds his daughter who stands there with her fists clenched. Another female Sayian laughs emerging from the darkness.
"Looks like my child wins sister! Hahahaha" Peppa's mother points and lets out an evil laugh. She stands with white boots, black leggings, a black armor crop top, with her tail out in the open with long curly black hair and black gauntlets. Peppa's mom then looks over to her brother with an evil grin. "Sucks your daughter got beat out of our game" Peppa's mother mocks him as he remains silent and turns his head. "Your daughter rebelled against us and destroyed several of our lesser houses and relatives in a cu for control, but MY SON stopped her and protected the honor of our house! Because my son-"
"ENOUGH! The strongest survive and the strongest will rule! Peppa is the strongest and so by right he will rule our house at the appointed time!" The Evil Sayian Elder decrees to his house pointing back at the screen as various other relatives gather around and continue to watch with wicked hearts and wicked intentions. Celeron, Korn's niece and Peppa's little cousin stood in front of the screen cheering both her Uncle and her older cousin on with zealous zeal.
Past the Black Castle on the hill top in the dark woods across the Red Sea was a small island with a prison built on it with the Poole Family Crest on the building. Inside was one prisoner in solitary confinement...the Evil Sayian Saltz.
Saltz wore black gravity boots that were 100x's New Soho's gravity making it extremely difficult for her to move and walk around. She wore a gravity straight jacket that kept her bound and would suppress her dark powers. Underneath she wore baggy black jumpsuit. She had long dark hair with many spiky bangs in front of her face, she had a mouth piece on her to act as a muzzle. She had a scar going down her left cheek. Saltz yells into her mouth piece as it muffles the screaming of her voice.
A sharp black aura builds around her with a red interior tint to it. Her eyes white out as she does a sit up to get to her feet and painfully takes two steps forward to look out her small window up at the sky to see the Tournament of Power being broadcasted. Saltz's straight jacket shocked her bringing her back to her senses, and disperses her aura. Saltz looks with anger and hate filled eyes.
"Peppa, my beloved cousin, you will win, you will return home! For on the day you return I'll break free of my restraints and this prison! Then you and I will fight and fight until you die!" Saltz had a crazed look in her eyes as she laughs insanely with ecstasy at the thoughts of brutally killing Peppa and bathing in a tub of his blood thinking to herself, "It's the only way I'll forgive you".
"They have been broadcasting the tournament to their own universe?" Old Kai says looking over to the Universe 2 team in the stands.
"That's very bold of them. To disclose it would normally cause mass hysteria" Whis adds in.
"I was defeated, but the light of love has not been lost yet!" Brianne preaches with watery eyes looking away with her right fist to her lips, pausing for a moment for dramatic effect then looking back at the Orb in Sour's staff. "Please, everyone, cheer the others on until the end!" Brianne pleads with a hopeful look on her face. "The remaining warriors and their battle of love!" Brianne puts her hands together and bows her head closing her eyes then Sour has the scene cut back to the fight and everyone in all the world's stare at one another looking up seeing Super Sayian 4 Peppa defending attacks from both Goku Blue and Pirina.
"We are the last hope of Universe 6 and 7" Goku Blue and Pirina say together launching coordinated attacks Peppa keeping him from getting into their battle rhythm and dodging their attacks. When Peppa would dodge Pirina, Goku would attack and hit him and vice versa. Among their relentless assaults Peppa happen to glance up where Korn was and found that he was not there.
"So that is how it is cousin? Very, well I'll take this challenge…" Peppa says in a dark emotionless voice to himself. "It doesn't have to be beautiful Heles said, that means I have free rein to do as I please with her support this time" Peppa continued to think to himself tanking their attacks and striking some clean hits on Goku Blue and Pirina.
"Even if your battered and mocked for detestable tactics, fight to the end for love my darling!" Brianne calls out from the stands, standing at the guardrail looking down at Peppa doing the only thing she can think to do and cheer him on. Across Universe 2 everyone started to cheer for Peppa. Even the Yardrats who hated him cheered for him only once since he was fighting for their survival. Among the cheering Yardratians was the girl whom Garlik held strong affection for. She stands there looking up with her Daughter who wore the standard Yardrat clothes, she had purple skin, teal blue freckles, long black teal blue hair, long pointed ears and a saiyan tail wiggling around behind her.
Katoplesa descended out of nowhere from the air striking Peppa in between his shoulder blades. Peppa powered-up with a golden aura around him blowing all three away from before his aura disappeared. Peppa was sweating profusely from all the violent dodging.
"Peppa is still worn down from the continuous fighting" Pell points out to everyone. "I wonder how long he will be hold that new form of his…" Pell says thinking out loud rubbing his chin. Brianne looks at Pell and the others.
"He will win! He must!" Brianne said with unwavering confidence.
"He looks like he is purposely fighting without rest to challenge his own limits" Old Kai says studying Goku Blue who also had an exhausted look on his face as well.
"But one wrong step and it's over for both of them" Roshi and Jimeze tell their teams at the same time.
"Another new enemy?" Peppa says in a dark but tired voice standing with his fist clenched looking to his right to Katopesla getting back to his feet. "That's the one that was giving Kakunsa a hard time and prevented her from aiding Ribrianne" Peppa reminded himself with malice in his voice. Behind Peppa was Goku Blue and to Peppa's front was Pirina. "I can handle these odds, but at this rate…" Peppa doesn't finish his thought glancing down at his right fist clenching and unclenching it. Peppa couldn't get his right hand to stop spasming letting him know his body may not be able to handle much more of this.
"Three-on-one, drawing this fight out is not in Peppa's favor" Hermila points out looking around the stage wondering where the other teammates are. Kakunsa was taking cover nursing her injured right ankle, Korn was lost in himself standing between some rock pillars looking down at his severed tail. Prum and Zirloin were a few feet away not sure what to say or do to comfort Korn who had a soul crushing facial expression of a person who believed he had no future, hope, or will to fight any further. Korn was completely broken.
"Looks like Universe 2's secret ace is at the end of his rope" Champa mocks, with his arms across his chest. Vados looks at him with a peculiar look. Champa gets to his feet raising his fist at her. "Your saying we are to, right?! I know that!" Champa tells Vados.
"You're quite right, we only have one warrior left and we have less then Universe 4 which has two unseen warriors left" Vados reminds them. Champa cringes at the thought of it. "The plan to run till time is up is pointless now" Vados closes her eyes shaking her head. Champa cringes more. "What will happen to us?! I meant to you Champa-sama" Vados playfully teases him over a very dire situation while he cringes more.
"Dammit!" Caulifa yells out capturing everyone's attention. "Get fired up! Pirina if you lose I'm going to clobber you!" Caulifa threatens him.
"You can do it!" Universe 6 teams yells down to him cheering him on. Peppa looks at Caulifa and Kale and can't wait to be rid of them and there the whole universe along with Universe 7.
Peppa looks back over to Pirina who smiles at the support of his universe. Peppa only heard Brianne cheering for him. She is the only one he needs to cheer him on. The depth, emotion, and how personal Brianne was with her words and her feelings toward Peppa fired him up more then anything. He didn't know why nor could he explain it but for him her cheers are all that mattered that and absolute victory.
"Caulifa, if I lose we get erased. There will be nothing to clobber" Pirina teases Caulifa back.
"I have a feeling this fight might last a while" Hermila tells the team.
"I don't think so, all four of them look pretty worn down. They can't afford to drag this out, I have a feeling this fight will end suddenly and in an unexpected way" Su Roas adds in.
"I been sensing a strange intense spirit from those Universe 6 Namekians" Pell points out Pirina and his intense white aura. Goku and Pirina lunge forward to attack Peppa. Goku strikes at the back of Peppa but his image fades and Goku gets punched out by Pirina to everyone's shock as his body slams into a rock wall. Peppa reappeared a few feet away just glaring at them. No jokes, no mocking, no games. Peppa's Super Sayian 4 state stripped him of most of his emotions and rationale.
"No matter how many times my darling falls he will rise!" Brianne proclaims to everyone giving all her love and support to Peppa. "Can you hear that my darling?" Brianne calls down to Peppa who lifts up his head and gives her a cold stare. "The voices of all the people praying for your victory!" Brianne shouts with an overzealous look and ecstasy in her voice.
"Geese, Brianne lay off the pressure, he is already fighting a three-on-one I don't think he needs any more stress piled on to him" So Roas gives Brianne a sour look. Brianne ignores her. Everyone in Universe 2 where waving their glow wands rooting and cheering for Peppa. Even the saiyans of Universe 2 rooted for Peppa in their heart while they kept intense and stern looks while they watch.
"The love of everyone in Universe 2 is on your side my darling!" Brianne holds her hands out to Peppa and looks at him with hearts in her eyes. Peppa just gives her an evil smile and she goes ecstatic. Peppa powers-up with an intense clear golden aura as he stares at Pirina and Katopesla with wicked intentions...