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Chapter 2

Who are you? A battle for the truth!

The woman approached Jarvis slowly, floating towards him to finally reveal her face. What he saw next only added to his already growing confusion. Her face, she looked exactly like his daughter, same eyes, same hair, same tannish white skin with the only difference being the scar on her face. Her scar was in the shape of an x on her left cheek not too dissimilar from the one he had but certainly not as deep or defined. None of this made any sense to the Saiyan, however, he couldn't let the confusion get to him now. Jarvis turned back to his family seeing how they were handling the unfolding situation.

The kids seemed to be more confused than anything, reasonable considering they just woke up, and his wife was merely staring at the woman in front of him. She had a look almost daring her to come close to the kids. However, he could see the look of wonder on her face, she was curious more than she was anything else.

Jarvis turned back to the matter at hand only to see a fist coming toward his face at speeds almost faster than he could perceive. With no time to react, he drew out what Ki he could and pushed as much as possible in the area on his face the strike would impact like an invisible shield. The endeavor was in vain though, as it simply lessened the impact but didn't do much in the way of stopping the attack itself. Jarvis could hear Salena cry out his name as he went flying past his family.

Processing the event that just transpired Jarvis pushed his Ki behind him stopping his momentum. Looking back up he could see the woman rushing forward breaking the sound barrier as she did so, the power he sensed from her before was now raised significantly higher. Thinking up a quick battle strategy, Jarvis let out a yell as he raised his power to match the woman. Letting the transparent white flame return and engulf his body, the once docile Saiyan turned into a worrier full of ferocity and battle hardness. Jarvis launched forward, a tail-like stream of Ki trailing behind him, matching the woman's speed and also breaking the sound barrier.

The woman brought her fist back readying a world-shaking punch. Jarvis, however, had no intention of meeting her blow. He was never a fighter of pure strength, even though he had more than enough to back himself, his way of fighting always centered around strategy and using the enemy's tunnel vision against them. That's what his master always told him to do when he would face an opponent stronger than himself and it eventually just became second hand.

Both combatants grew closer to each other now letting out a shout as they did so. The woman predictably threw her fist forward in a confident motion thinking her attack would strike true but at the last second Jarvis did the unexpected and came to a sudden stop. The action offset the woman just enough for him to quickly lean back, ducking under the attack, and bring both his legs into a pseudo-fetal position. Letting the momentum flip him back just a little to properly aim, he thrust his legs forward and connected with the woman's stomach. She was caught completely off guard; saliva and a little blood flew from her mouth as a look of agony and pain spread across her face. The force of the attack sent the woman flying upward and Jarvis spared no time in making chase.

Disappearing from sight only for a moment he reappeared in the path of the woman. Jarvis cupped his hands together and brought them over his head waiting until she got close. A second later she was in range and so Jarvis slammed his hands down onto her exposed back. A sickening crack was heard as the woman came to a sudden stop and was then shot back down to the ground now several hundred feet below.

Jarvis did not expect her to recover from the attack as he had put most of his strength into it hoping for a swift end to the small skirmish. Under normal circumstances, Jarvis would want nothing more than to battle it out no-holds-barred but this, sadly, was no normal situation. He was confused, annoyed, and worried about his family's safety, therefore, he was less than in the mood to play games. To his surprise, however, a burst of white flame appeared below him and in a moment the woman was once again floating only a few feet away.

She was breathing heavily as a thin trail of blood trickled from the corner of her mouth down to her chin. Jarvis caught a glimpse of her armors back plating. It was damaged in several places, some parts even looked shattered. He concluded that's where the crack he had heard came from rather than her spine. Jarvis didn't want to kill the woman but putting her out of commission quickly was his top priority and the best way to do so would be a broken back. However, it seemed she was made of tougher stuff than he first realized.

"Ok, not bad, you certainly have the skill," said the woman in a firm voice broken up by her heavy breathing, one that Jarvis recognized but didn't know why.

"However," She continued "you'll need to do better than that if you want to best me," was her next statement as she brought her hands to her sides and clenched them into fists.

Then, with a short scream, a golden glow engulfed the woman as bright yellow flame swirled around her. A blast of wind and energy rushed past Jarvis attempting to take him along, but he remained unmoving looking nonchalantly at the awesome display. Jarvis was impressed, regardless of outer facial aesthetic, the rise in power had him ecstatic for a fight as his primal Saiyan instinct kicked-in a little. Pushing the feeling aside, remembering he needed answers before anything, Jarvis steeled himself for what was coming. Once the flames of energy had subsided he could see the woman in all her golden glory.

Her hair spiked upward toward the blue sky above now a goldish-blond, her eyes changed to a pure emerald green color, and her energy, still transparent, swirled up in yellow flames instead of white. Jarvis could sense the growth in her power, it was now immensely greater than before, and he felt the air around him thicken with pressure. There became no doubt in his mind that this person was a Saiyan like him or at least part Saiyan.

The Super Saiyan transformation that the woman demonstrated was specific to their race and Jarvis had seen very few besides he and his family attain it. He almost shuttered at one specific memory where he did battle with THE legendary Super Saiyan.

"Impressive," Jarvis stated his surprise "I didn't fully expect you to be a Saiyan, even less so a Super Saiyan."

She replied with a laugh "Ha-ha if you think that's impressive you haven't even seen what I can really do yet!"

Jarvis grew even more excited at the thought of how powerful the woman might be but took a deep breath and replied calmly "Well I would normally love to just duke it out, but first," he dropped his contented look for a far more serious one "you still haven't answered my question. So, I'll ask one last time, who exactly are you?"

With a smug look on her face, she replied: "And what 'exactly' makes you think that I'm going to give you an answer?"

Jarvis sighed growing annoyed, closing his eyes he stated: "Well, you can either tell me now," Jarvis opened his eyes and stared at the woman with a look so cold that it sent a chill up her spine "or you can wait until after I beat the answer out of you," he finished with a small grin etched onto his face.

With that Jarvis brought his left hand up next to his face curling his fingers in without making a fist and spread his legs to even out the distance between his feet. His right hand pressed against his hip clenched into a fist and once more the transparent white flame consumed his body. The power Jarvis had been using before now paled in comparison to his rapidly growing strength. He tensed all his muscles at once pushing his Ki into his upper back. For the umpteenth time in the Saiyans life, a familiar power he had mastered so long ago flooded through his body. The transparent white flames changed in color taking on the same golden glow that surrounded the woman only moments before.

With one final burst of energy the Saiyan's hair spiked upward pointing to the sky, the white locks now a bright blond as flames of yellow energy swirled around his body. The transformation took only seconds to complete and the raw power that flowed through Jarvis made him feel a decade younger. The flames dissipated as the rest of his body relaxed into his signature stance. Emerald green eyes glared with ferocity at the woman replacing the calmer bright white ones. His now golden tail still clung to his waist.

Jarvis's ability to transform was second hand to him now, he had done it for so long that if it were to just up and disappeared it would be like losing a limb. He could still remember when he first tapped into the power many years ago. The death of his daughter was one of the most rage-filled moments of his life. If it hadn't been for Salina and Jacob he would more than likely still be a walking killing machine, a shell of his former self. He vowed from that day forward he would keep training and getting stronger until he was the absolute best. He couldn't stand the thought of losing someone he loved again. He would forever be thankful for the ultimate sacrifice of his Namekian friend to re-empower the dragon balls a final time before they became useless forever. Jarvis always used this memory to fuel the fire of his transformation as anger was the best source to pull from. Coming from the past to the present he looked into the woman's eyes.

She held no hint of surprise on her face, not even so much as a twitch like she not only expected him to transform but was waiting for it. Instead, she smiled with a face full of glee like a little kid who had just been offered ice cream.

"Great! You do have Super Saiyan and it looks like you've mastered it as well!" she said excitedly.

Jarvis became confused at this "Hmm? What do you mean great? Me going Super Saiyan means I can match you. Shouldn't you be a little more concerned?"

"NO!" the woman shouted in response making him flinch in surprise. "This means our calculations were correct!" Her excitement only grew as she continued "Our fear of pulling you from the wrong era is relieved!"

"Umm," Jarvis could only blink in response as all words escaped him.

"Alright, let's see just what you're made of!" The woman leaped into action attacking with a flurry of punches, blurred to the untrained eye.

Jarvis, still stunned from the new information, didn't react in time to dodge or block the first few volleys. He took a couple dozen blows before righting himself and retaliating. Catching her left fist, he ducked under an incoming right hook and gut-punched his assailant. The blow didn't appear to do much as the woman hunched but then brought her right elbow down on to his head.

However, Jarvis still had hold of the woman's arm and so as the force of the attack pushed him down it also pulled the woman. He pulled down on the woman's arm stopping himself from flying toward the ground as she pulled back trying to stay in the air. She was now hunched and losing her balance revealing an opening for Jarvis to strike. Pulling on her arm with all his strength, she finally toppled as Jarvis launched his attack bringing a fist up in an uppercut right to her jaw.

The two opposing forces met increasing the effect of the attack multiple times. A small shock wave rang out from the massive amount of force behind the attack. Jarvis finally let the woman go as she reeled back in pain but to his surprise, she didn't topple over into unconsciousness. Instead, she suddenly came back up quickly and headbutted Jarvis square in the nose. It was his turn to real back in pain as he could feel the blood start to leak out from his nostrils. Spinning around the woman then delivered a roundhouse kick to his side.

Jarvis was sent flying toward a thicker part of the jungle below letting a pain-filled grunt escape him as he spun uncontrollably. He let himself fall further toward the green treetops, only forcing a stop to his momentum just above leaves. Once he righted himself Jarvis looked up toward the woman's direction only to dodge a blast of blue energy a second later. Though the blast hadn't hit him Jarvis could still feel the heat that radiated off of the beam as it just barely passed him and went into the leaves. From the smoldering hole in the treetops erupted a flash of light and a boom. The surface must have been really far down if only the light and sound, but not the force, was felt from the blast.

In a moment, however, the woman was in front of Jarvis once again jabbing her fist towards him. He, however, would not be taken by surprise a second time. Jarvis caught both of the woman's fist crossing them over each other and thrusting his knee into the woman's gut. She hunched over in pain allowing for Jarvis to spin around behind her and land a kick to her back.

The woman did several front flips before she quickly recovered but didn't move to attack again, instead she simply turned to face Jarvis with a smile filled to the brim with excitement. This threw Jarvis off as he saw nothing to be excited about.

"Um, what are you smiling at?" Jarvis questioned.

The woman answered whilst never dropping her smile "Oh nothing, just the potential ability to finally end the hellish nightmare we've all been going through!"

This provided only more questions for the middle-aged Saiyan as he began to grow more agitated by her vagueness. From what she was saying it started to seem like they were in for more than they bargained for on this involuntary vacation. If that was the case, then Jarvis had no idea what he and his family would do once this whole mess was settled. They didn't have a capsulated ship to go home with because, as far as he knew anyway, they were transported here with nothing but the clothes on their backs. However, the way this woman was talking made Jarvis realize something.

"Hay!" Jarvis yelled getting the woman's attention, "You're the one who brought us here, aren't you!"

The woman was taken aback for a moment but soon answered with "No, I'm not responsible for that, at least not directly."

Jarvis was not convinced but didn't have time to further question her as a scream interrupted their small conversation. Jarvis and the woman both turned in the direction of the noise to see a small figure flying towards them. The form moved to fast for them to perceive in their current states. In a flash of golden light, the figure struck the woman with a vicious knee to the face and Jarvis would have bet good money that her nose, or even jaw, was broken.

The woman was sent flying due to the force of the strike and once the figure stopped Jarvis saw that it was his son. His face was full of anger and Jarvis could see he had ascended to Super Saiyan two as electricity sparked around his body every few moments. Super Saiyan two didn't differ much from regular Super Saiyan esthetically say for the electrifying energy and a more defined spike in the user's hair. That of course, was all someone without the ability to sense Ki would see but in reality, it doubled the user's battle power and fighting capability on top of the already powerful boost Super Saiyan provided. Everything from speed to strength was evenly increased without much repercussion to stamina, perfect for drawn-out fights that require a quick and convenient increase in power.

"Stay away from my daddy!" Jacob screamed as his energy continued to increase.

Jarvis looked back to where he had last been by his family's side. Now more than a mile away he could see that Salena had flared up her Ki into its normal transparent flame. She had a man in a headlock with one hand as she blocked several punches and kicks from a woman with the other. She held a bored look obviously unfazed by the attacks. Just behind Salena was Elizabeth looking similarly board as she knocked out her own attacker with a chop to the back of their neck. Jarvis had counted a total of fifteen men and women surrounding them earlier, not including the woman he was fighting. The three fell into the leaves below and Jarvis could see no sign of the other twelve meaning they must have been taken out already. It seemed his family had cleaned house during the escapade he was forced to take part in.

He looked back at his son who was about to charge at the woman again. Before Jacob was able to move, however, the woman appeared in front of him having "vanished" due to the blinding speed she had moved with. The young Saiyan was unable to react in time to stop the mountain shattering jab delivered to his gut.

Jarvis was astounded at his sudden inability to follow the women's movements as seconds ago they were on par in speed. His confusion subsided, however, once he noticed the change in her energy. It had doubled in size and the electricity that fizzled around her from time to time was a clear indicator that she had indeed ascended to Super Saiyan two.

Jacob got the wind knocked out of him by the woman and was left completely defenseless as she continued her attack bringing her elbow down onto the back of his neck. Jarvis watched as his son went flying down toward the surface of the planet still unseen through the dense forest covering it. Jacob went back into his base form losing the Super Saiyan boost.

Jarvis was astonished at the ease that the woman put down his son. Jacob was very durable; he and Jarvis were almost on par in the amount of punishment they could take. For Jacob to go down so fast the woman would have had to hit his pressure points. This further proved the skill of the woman as pressure point combat took years to master. However, he was confused at the fact that the woman knew where Jacob's pressure points were. To effectively use that kind of technique she would have had to fight Jacob and scope out were the points were. However, this woman didn't at all need to properly fight, it was almost as if she just knew.

Jarvis had no time to ponder though as the woman turned her sites back on him. She had a grin on her face obviously satisfied with her work. Jarvis was tired of the games, not only was she wasting his time, but she had dared to hurt his son. And so, Jarvis decided that enough was enough and began to power up.

Jarvis let out a mighty scream almost like a roar. The wind began to swirl around him like a tornado and electricity sparked from all over his body. The air grew thick with pressure and the woman had to shield her face from the hurricane that Jarvis was forming from nothing, but sheer will power. He crossed his arms in front of his face as he hunched down in preparation. Once Jarvis had fully prepared his body for the major increase in power that would come with what he was about to do he released another roar like scream even greater than the last. A bright flash of golden light came from all around Jarvis blinding any who would have dared to look. His hair grew longer with every passing moment until it stopped just below the waistline. The sparks of electricity coming off of Jarvis's body were almost equal to lightning as immense amounts of power poured from him.

Jarvis ended his screaming as the once tornado-like wind and bright light subsided. The transparent gold energy that surrounded him now filed to burst with sparks of electricity. He seemed to stand prouder and more confidently than before. Jarvis could never tell why he felt the need to stand tall whenever he used this form, but he guessed it was just in his nature to show pride towards Saiyan evolution. He always favored the Super Saiyan three transformation, to him, it was the first hurdle of his power that a true enemy needed to pass in order to be considered any kind of threat.

Super Saiyan Three was very noticeably different from either the first or second Super Saiyan forms. Jarvis now proudly wore a magnificent mane of hair that grew past his hips and fluffed out at least a foot from his back. His eyes, once purely emerald green, now held pupils still surrounded by a darker, more defined, green. The only, slightly, ridiculous part was that his eyebrows were missing. This was a part of the form he couldn't understand, that and the fact that the further into his transformations he got the deeper his voice became.

"W-wow" was the only response the woman seemed to muster as her face was filled with astonishment.

Jarvis could only laugh, if she thought this was impressive then he had greatly overestimated her capabilities.

Jarvis closed his eyes and shrugged his shoulders saying, "If this is too much for you to handle then I could tone it down-"In an instant, Jarvis had the woman by her forearm. Her fist was less than an inch from his face and she held a look of both surprise and disappointment that it had not connected with its intended target.

The woman had tried to land a blow when Jarvis wasn't looking, however, he had left himself open purposefully in hopes she would take the bait which it seemed she had. Jarvis had felt when her energy spiked and could tell when the woman lunged forward to strike him. The speed of the woman was equivalent to a snail's pace for him now.

Jarvis was quick to dodge the blast that came from her hand still in front of his face.

"Well, you're just full of surprises," Jarvis said with a smirk.

The woman, still entrapped in Jarvis's grasp, was becoming annoyed. However, she had no more time to ponder as a fist was shoved into her gut and forced the air out of her lungs. She was unable to defend herself from the knee that came soon after she hunched over. The force of the attack sent her spinning backward uncontrollably only to be stopped by another strike that sent her flying further into the sky. Once her mind caught up with her body she spun out of the way just in time to see a foot were she undoubtedly would have been. However, she failed to react in time to block the elbow that more than likely broke her nose a third time.

Jarvis had stopped and waited for the woman to finish holding her nose in pain before saying "Now if your done wasting my time, I would like it very much if you would answer my damn question."

The woman simply smiled as blood ran down from her nose. Jarvis was astounded at the amount of unadulterated stubborn that the woman was being. She was absolutely determined not to answer any question that Jarvis had.

"I feel like you are completely missing the point," Jarvis sweatdropped, unsure how exactly to proceed.

There was only one thing left to do in a situation like this for Jarvis. In his thoughts, he repeated his old master's signature saying, "If the problem can't be resolved, knock it out!" This made Jarvis chuckle, his master was wise but when it came down to it, he could be just as reckless as anyone else; just as simple-minded too.

Jarvis set into motion quickly rushing forward in a small burst of his full speed. The woman had no time to comprehend that she had been struck in the back of her head by an elbow. Her mind went blank as the world around her went dark.

Jarvis watched as the woman fell into the trees below, disappearing as she dropped into the leaves. Her energy was faint but still there meaning Jarvis luckily hadn't killed her.

He heard a small groan close by him and turned to see Jacob clutching his stomach in pain. He was obviously dropping in and out of consciousness as he almost fell out several times until Jarvis got to him.

He caught Jacob before he could actually fall and held him close in a sort of hug. Jarvis loved his son very much but that was what had been hindering his training. Jarvis had always been too soft on him to really get into the rigorous parts of it all. However, that meant Jacob still wasn't truly attuned with his skill. Jarvis had only just started training with his son a few months ago anyway and hadn't had time to properly get his instincts under control. Jacob was usually a kind, quiet, boy but he had always been quick to anger.

That had always made him reckless in battle. Jacob had the "leap before you look" mindset. He wasn't cautious nor subtle with the way he fought. It always got him hurt in the end.

Jarvis looked to where the woman fell through the trees and held Jacob a bit closer to his chest. Even if it was his own fault Jarvis still hated to see his son in pain. Jarvis powered down as he softly scratched the back of his son's head and looked to the quickly approaching Salena.

She wore an expression full of concern yelling "Is he ok," taking Jacob into her arms lovingly once she arrived.

"He's going to feel it in the morning, but he'll be fine" Jarvis responded.

He turned and began to descend to have the last felt the woman's energy, determined to finally get answers from her one way or another.

Seeing her husband leaving she quickly asked: "Where are you going?"

Jarvis simply replied "to get some answers" as he quickly dropped from the sky.

Chapter 3

In a different time or…universe? A shocking revelation!

Jarvis passed through the surface of the leaves. The hole he made only allowing a minor amount of sunlight to illuminate his surroundings. The trees extended down into the darkness below him and the leafy surface that he had just passed through seemed to only be a foot thick. It was a strange sight as it almost looked like the trees were purposefully making a barrier. Their limbs seemed to act like stitches keeping the carefully woven blanket of leaves together. Not a single beam of light came through, there wasn't even a soft glow indicating that a sunlit sky lay just above.

"Well that's strange," Jarvis stated in confusion.

As he continued down into the dark abyss Jarvis made a small orb of Ki energy to act as a light source. The descent took almost a full minute confirming Jarvis's earlier assumption that the trees must have been several hundred feet tall, if not a little over a thousand.

Once he had finally reached the surface of the planet he looked back up noticing that no light could be seen from the hole in the leafy barrier he made only a little over a minute ago.

"I'm either super deep down or the hole closed," Jarvis spoke to himself "I should hurry up regardless, this place gives me the creeps," Jarvis concluded.

He sensed out the woman's energy, though it was faint it did give him a direction to start heading. With a gust of wind, Jarvis bolted at superhuman speeds toward his destination. The ball of Ki lit his path as he navigated around the massive trees. Jarvis became agitated for the thousandth time as the endless rows of trees reminded him of the hallways. However, unlike the halls, he was making progress as indicated by the woman's energy drawing closer.

Jarvis was almost upon the woman's location when he was suddenly struck in his ribs. The impact didn't hurt but it threw him to the side. He was quick to recover though, spinning and kicking off of the nearest tree.

Once back on the ground he had to dodge a log that was definitely aiming for him. Rolling to the right he felt something sharp try and unsuccessfully Pearce his skin. Looking to his feet Jarvis saw the culprit lying on the ground, an arrow. Looking back up he glimpsed a small figure run behind a tree.

Jarvis, tired of being attacked without reason, threw the ball of Ki that still resided in his hand toward where he suspected the ambush came from. Closing his fist, the ball did not explode but rather erupted with light. The "attack" was like a throwable solar flair. It was a non-lethal move designed to disorientate opponents, but it was also good for lighting up dark areas. For all a Saiyans power they did not have night vision.

Jarvis saw several figures jump away in fear of the light. They were small in stature and it looked like some walked on all fours whilst others were bipedal. Though he didn't get a very good look it seemed that they were scrawny and had no pupils to complement their ghostly white eyes. Most had claws but the ones who didn't compensate with overly large fangs. Jarvis could not see their color due to the blinding white light but if he had to take a guess they looked slightly gray.

They all scurried off hurriedly, letting out hisses and howls as they did. Jarvis could do nothing but stare in wonder. Those creatures definitely confirmed that they were no longer on earth.

"Very peculiar indeed," was his only comment.

Jarvis was proud of his growing vocabulary. When he started reading and writing in his later years of his life it wasn't at all what he wished to waste his time doing. However, he would rather face down an entire army of Majin Boo's than face his wife's scorn. She was far more knowledgeable than him. She grew up, not with the best childhood, but good education.

Clearing his thoughts Jarvis realized that those were the creatures who attacked him. Turning on his heels another gust of wind followed the now faster than sound Saiyan. Once again Jarvis was speeding towards the growing Ki signature of the woman.

Jarvis leaped into a clearing, vast and beautiful, which looked to stretch on for miles. It was a place still shrouded by darkness but was illuminated by various glowing plants and insects. The insects were like flying or crawling lamps. They were almost the size of his torso allowing them to illuminate large areas revealing tall bluegrass and mushroom-like plants normally hidden in darkness. The glowing plants were not as bright and hung down from the trees by long vines. Jarvis couldn't get a good look from where he was, but it looked like they were the tree's fruit. Sadly, he didn't have the time or patience to soak in the sites. Using his built-up momentum Jarvis jumped and blasted off at faster than sound speeds. A thunderous boom could be heard as he sped across to the other side of the clearing. He could sense that the woman was just beyond the large field, all he needed to do was get there.

Jarvis was halfway to the other side when he felt another energy coming at him from behind. He glanced back only to see a large gaping void laced with teeth. Quickly, Jarvis turned around as the oversized blades tried to clamp down and caught them. He could feel the teeth dig into his hands drawing blood. Whatever this monster was it had an incredible amount of strength to have him struggling so much against it.

In a panic, Jarvis considered going Super Saiyan. However, if he raised his power too much then whoever else the woman was associated with might think there was a problem. Someone must have known that she was out here, that meant someone was probably monitoring their area. If said someone was to have a way to sense or detect energy, then a second major rise in power might raise some suspicion and bring more trouble down on him and his family then there already was.

It was then that he realized there was one thing in his arsenal that could be used. It was a technique that he did not utilize often as it was hell on the body. However, it was the only way he could be provided a quick boost without possibly turning to many heads.

Jarvis had no choice as the razor-sharp daggers came ever closer to ending his life. He took a second of pause to ready himself before shouting "KaioKen!"

Bright red fire surrounded his body as his energy doubled. Jarvis looked to have practically changed color to a blood red. His muscles tensed and bulged as they grew in size at an extraordinary rate. He could feel them burn with increased power to an almost painful amount. The monster was no longer a match for the Saiyan as he threw away the largemouth to reveal the rest of the beast.

It was like a worm but black and a million times bigger. Jarvis was astounded, he had been flying faster than sound almost a hundred feet in the air. The worm not only reached his altitude but was fast enough to catch him. What this planet was started to become a prominent question in his mind. Before the worm had time to recover Jarvis quickly flew up to the monsters' "head" and brought his foot down punting it down. The creature was sent back into the hole from which it protruded itself, releasing a terrifying screech.

The red glow dissipated from Jarvis's body once he powered down. He took off much faster this time determined to bypass any more delays. He was far past done with this planet and everything on it.

Jarvis stopped once he reached the other side of the clearing. Carefully, his eyes scanned for the woman. Her power was very low due to her unconsciousness and only gave Jarvis a general area to look rather than a direct location. Nevertheless, he was able to spot the white hair of the woman and proceeded to quickly float over.

Once he had landed, Jarvis looked around for any sign of the sneaky devils that attacked him earlier. After he confirmed that all was clear he scooped up the woman in his arms and flew up. Only half a minute had passed before his enhanced Saiyan hearing picked up a familiar snake-like hiss coming from a nearby tree.

Without hesitation, Jarvis looked toward the tree and fired beams of energy from his eyes blasting a hole in the tree. He heard a screech and a series of howling followed. Deciding not to overstay his welcome any longer, Jarvis flared his Ki and bolted for the barrier of leaves above.

He noted how fast the little hell spawns were as they climbed the trees almost faster than he could fly up. There were more of those arrows trying to hit him but kept missing as Jarvis ducked and weaved.

Finally, he reached the leafy barrier. Erupting from the depths of the deadly forest, Jarvis did not slow until he was several hundred feet above the trees.

He was breathing hard as he stared at the forest below. Several questions were added to the growing pile. It seemed to just be one thing after the next. Jarvis breathed a "what the hell" out, not knowing what had just transpired other than the fact that he hated it.

Gathering himself, Jarvis turned in the direction of his approaching family.

All three seemed to be accounted for and looked more worried about him than anything. Save for Elizabeth, she looked as if she had better things to.

Salena began with "Jarvis! Are you alright?"

"I'm good, I just have a few more what the fucks along with my frustration."

Salina took notice of the woman in her husband's arms as she stopped in front of him.

"I thought you were going to get some answers from her?"

Jarvis defended himself with "I was but there were lots of very dangerous creatures" a little pout in his voice.

"what do you mean 'dangerous'?"

Jarvis sighed "Look we knew that this wasn't earth from the get-go, but I just found out more."

Salina became more attentive "Like what?"

Jarvis looked back down to the forest below "This place isn't just some random planet."

Salena's eyes widened at that, she went to ask what, but Jarvis beat her to it.

"It's a training camp for Saiyans."

Salina recoiled at that. The training planets, she had told her husband all about them. How dangerous they were, how they were trash bins for the week and unwanted Saiyans. It almost paralyzed her, not out of fear, out of hate. Pure, unadulterated rage was the best she could describe her feelings for this whole planet now.

She looked deep into her husband's eyes for any sign that this revelation was a joke, that he wasn't serious. Out of a desperate attempt to disprove Jarvis, Salina questioned: "H-how do you know, you can't just assume..."

"What did you see down there that would..."

Salina allowed her anger to get the better of her. She clamped her eyes shut in denial shouting "Jarvis, I swear, if this is some kind of joke ill-"

she was stopped when she felt a pair of strong arms wrap themselves around her. Salina opened her eyes to see only her husband's chest. He had hugged her. She attempted to look up but was unable as his chin rested on top of her head.

He said nothing, did nothing, he just held her. Slowly she began to calm down, eventually melting into the hug. Then a single tear ran down her cheek.

Jarvis never could fully comprehend his wife's emotions but then again, he had never been through trauma as a kid. The most he could do for his wife in these types of moments was to just be there. Jarvis looked to the horizon as his chin still rested on Salinas' head. It was a mix of red and yellow slowly followed by the darkening sky. The sun had begun to set, and they wouldn't have much time before nightfall. Jarvis entrusted the woman to his children while he took care of their mother. Hopefully, they would find a place to spend the night else they'd be stuck out here with Kami knows what else.

Jarvis came out of his trance when something wet fell on his arm. Salina had shed a tear. Though not the first time, it was always a somber experience to see the strongest woman he ever knew be reduced to crying by nothing more than bad memories.

She did not hug back, content to simply curl into his embrace. She had told him about this kind of place. They were artificial environments. From the flora and fauna to the wildlife, it was all built by hand to construct the deadliest places in the galaxy. They were death sentences to any weak Saiyan children born to the class of elite warriors or royalty. Playgrounds for retiring veterans though, they took sport in hunting the wildlife and sometimes the children.

Salina had been one of those unlucky few. Her father was an officer in the Saiyan military, Jarvis could not remember the rank, and had been highly decorated. Being of the proud Saiyan elite status he expected nothing less than the perfect child. However, Salina was born with a power level just barely higher than one hundred.

This level had not been an adequate one. Her "Father" became outraged at how average a power level his child had. He threw her onto one of the training planets himself. Salina never revealed how she escaped but Jarvis was never brave enough to ask either.

After another minute or so Jarvis looked down at his wife "We need to go, the kids will have found a place to stay by now" he stated.

Salina, having looked up at the removal of her husband's chin, responded with a simple "A-alright" and a nod of her head.

Jarvis slowly let go of his wife not wanting to make her feel vulnerable all over again.

She took in a deep breath and closed her eyes to regain her composer. After letting go of her breath she opened her eyes with new determination.

Jarvis smiled as his wife regained herself. She was back and ready for anything once more, good.

"Salina hun," Jarvis grabbed her attention "we need to get moving, the kids have probably found a place to lay low."

She gave a quick nod in response. With that Jarvis turned in the direction that his children had gone in and searched for their energy. Once he had a lock his energy flared up along with Salinas and the pare of Saiyans took off at faster than sound speeds.

The flight wasn't long, in only a few minutes the trees below came to a sudden halt. What replaced them was an even worse scene. A barren wasteland from end to end that stretched into the horizon. It was like a dessert; the only difference was the color of sand; if it was sand. Gray, uninterrupted; vast expanses, of gray. There were no hills or dunes or holes or anything that would normally complement a biome such as this. However, there was no sign that this even had the wind to blow around the "sand." It was just flat and vast.

It was off-putting, to say the least. If he needed any more evidence to prove his suspicions about the planet was then this was it. Jarvis didn't need to look back at Salina to tell what she was thinking. He could feel the silent anger radiating off her.

They drew closer to Jacob and Elizabeth by the second. Jarvis began looking around for signs of life and spotted something. There was a light coming from what appeared to be a riverbank. Jarvis and Salina descended and got a closer look. There was, in fact, a river. It seemed to travel underground. The sand around the underground river had collapsed to reveal the small section. The water was contaminated with sand, but it was nothing that couldn't be filtered out.

Once the couple had reached the ground they looked into the "ravine". There was the source of light, a fire, with the woman half-hardly placed next to it still unconscious. The kids were poking at the water before noticing their parent's arrival.

Jacob smiled wide shouting "Mama, daddy you're back!"

He flew into his mother's' arms and hugged her receiving a hug in turn as-well-as a kiss on his head. Elizabeth, on the other hand, just stood with her arms crossed looking up at them saying "It's about time you got here, gosh you people are so slow" she muttered the last part under her breath.

Jarvis, with his enhanced Saiyan hearing, heard what she said and didn't take too kindly to it.

frowning his brows Jarvis reprimanded her with a simple "hey."

Her eyes widened at the realization that she had been caught. Elizabeth looked down in shame.

Jarvis softened his expression and jumped down to where his daughter stood. He wasn't good at the whole parenting thing but was giving his all to be the best father he could. So, Jarvis reached down and picked up his daughter who didn't fight it. She still wasn't willing to look in his direction, so he had to move on with step two.

"Hey," he said but she still didn't look at him "look at me when I'm speaking to you."

Slowly she looked him in the eye and Jarvis could see the small bit of sadness at being in trouble. However, instead of getting on to her he smiled. She became confused at this, not understanding why she had yet to be told off.

Jarvis had a special sequence between Elizabeth and himself. However, he hadn't used it since she was a baby.

"Who does daddy love?" At this Elizabeth's eyes widened.

"What?"

"I don't know who this 'what' person is but that's not the correct answer" Jarvis had to hold back a smirk.

Elizabeth pouted and looked away again, so Jarvis repeated: "Daddy loves who?"

"Me," she finally responded with an even more prominent pout to hide a snicker.

"And why does he love you?" Jarvis asked the second question.

Salina jumped down with Jacob still in her arms as Elizabeth looked back at Jarvis trying to hide a small smile unsuccessfully.

"Because..." she didn't finish

"Because why?" Jarvis urged

"Because nothing matters more than the family you so love and adore," she repeated the well-versed line.

"and what family do I love and adore?"

"Our family."

"That's right."

Jarvis could see the small victory in the form of a smile resting in his daughters' face. They came up with that time when she was only three. It never failed to cheer her up. She had started becoming rebellious lately, Salina kept saying that it was just a phase of growing up, but Jarvis couldn't shake the feeling that it was something more than that; it nagged at the back of his mind every time something like this happened. Elizabeth kept becoming more and more distant from him; frankly, it was starting to bother him. He tried asking about it but only received the casual one or two-word responses such as "Whatever" or "I'm fine" or even a "Leave me alone" but he made sure that was a one-time occurrence.

Jarvis was never harsh or strict, but he demanded respect as an adult and worried and especially as her father. He was the discipline even though his wife could deliver a speech that would make anyone feel like they were worth less than dirt. Salina wouldn't lay a hand on the children in anger, sparing was one thing but punishing the kids was another.

Jarvis was brought out of his thoughts by Elizabeth saying, "Sorry dad."

He looked at her with a soft smile on his face and kissed her forehead.

As he set her back down he responded with "Hey I get that this whole situation has us on edge, but you still need to watch it, you're not at the top of this family hierarchy," Jarvis looked at the woman still unconscious next to the fire "I do understand your frustrations though; I have a few of my own."

With that, he left his daughter to her own devices and walked over to the woman. She had a couple of bruises and cracks in her armor but nothing that seemed all-together fatal; there wasn't anything requiring immediate attention at least.

Jarvis turned his head toward the stream of water next to him and began to concentrate. He focused his Ki out and around a small portion of the water; the water where his ki was focused around stopped flowing with the rest of the stream and began to rise as Jarvis willed it over the woman. The blob of water that floated over the woman was about the size of his torso; perfect for a wake-up call.

Releasing his ki, the water dropped onto the woman completely soaking her. She immediately sat up, coughing and breathing hard; she was blinking quickly trying to counter the water burning her eyes as they attempted to bring the world back into focus.

The woman looked around in surprise, seeing as how she was no longer over the forest. Jarvis stood over her waiting until she regained her bearings. It wasn't until her eyes landed on him that they widened with fear for only a second and then squinted in anger.

In a flash, the woman's fist was once again caught by Jarvis just short of his face. The wind around them wiped around with furious energy.

The woman screamed out "You bastard!"

Jarvis was surprised at how much of a sore loser she was. Quickly, he spun behind the woman; fist in tow, as he kicked out her knee and put his arm around her neck in a chokehold. The harder she struggled the more pressure he would add onto her arm until it became dangerously close to breaking; seeming to be un-naturally bent behind her. She stopped her flailing when unconsciousness crept back into her, but Jarvis was careful not to completely choke her out.

Once the woman seemed calm enough Jarvis questioned: "You good or do you need some more sleep?"

Through choked breaths, she responded, "I-I'm good, I'm good."

With that Jarvis lessened his hold but didn't let her go. She drew in breaths quickly as he heard his children bicker to the side " I told you we should have tied her up!"

"With what?"

"I dunno!"

"What can you tie up a Saiyan with anyway?"

"I don't know but we could have thought of something!"

"Like what!? You wanna sit on her!?"

"Shut up!"

"No, you shut up"

"HEY!" Jarvis shouted at his kids "You two either quiet down or go somewhere else, I don't care which because I am short enough on patience without having to listen to you two bicker!"

They both looked to the ground apologizing in unison and seemed content to stay where they were. Salena came and put a hand on both of their shoulders, giving each a comforting squeeze telling them to just be patient.

With that Jarvis turned his attention back towards the woman he still had in an arm lock.

"Alright then, I have questions and I expect answers," Jarvis began.

The woman nodded in response saying " That's fair enough."

"Alright," Jarvis breathed " I'll start with my original line of questions, where are we?"

The woman breathed as-well to steady her nerves "You're in the north galaxy, Quadrant A-7b, Sector 87, on planet 23-46-00 Alpha, known commonly as Gevangenis."

Jarvis blinked in confusion "I have no idea what any of what you just said means."

The woman sighed, "We are on a prison planet somewhere in the north galaxy."

"That makes more sense," Jarvis moved onto his next question "Why and how did we get here?"

"I don't know the full science behind it," The woman began "But in a way, you were pulled through time and space to another universe parallel to your own; it's like time travel but far more 'artificial'."

Jarvis had the gears in his head turning at that. He had heard of time travel; moving from the present into the past or the future but that was as far as his knowledge went on the topic.

"I'm guessing you ended up in a maze of never-ending halls?" She questioned more than concluded.

"Yeah" Jarvis confirmed.

"Well those are known as the halls of time, they are a sort of bridge between our worlds."

Jarvis was confused "Why not just use a time machine?"

"It would be too fragile; we needed something that only we could access"

"Well, we kinda put a hole in it."

"No, you just broke the barrier between our worlds."

"How does that make sense?"

The woman then paused to give it some thought before continuing " It's like this, we can transfer you to the halls of time and a specific place in those halls; however, we can't bring you any further so then it's up to you to break through into our world."

The woman concluded with "So basically it's like digging a tunnel between two houses, I can put you anywhere between the two houses but when you wake up it's up to you to dig your own way out."

Jarvis understood "So you basically dragged us here through a tunnel you dug in the space-time continuum."

"Yes."

Jarvis moved on to the last question "Who are you?"

The woman sighed as she closed her eyes readying herself "I'm your daughter."