"Seriously?"
The bright glow hiding his son's supposed guardian faded, revealing something that nobody expected to see, even in their wildest dreams (or meditations in Piccolo's case).
In the place of the glowing figure was a smaller-than-normal purple dragon, that looked more like a stuffed animal than a guardian.
And to make it even worse, every person in the area, save the two dragons, fell over anime style when Icarus let out a small squeaky-type-hiccup-thingy.
Vegeta was the first to recover and stood back up, dusted himself off, and shot the two dragons multiple glares. "How in the world is this little…" He struggled to find the right word to describe the small purple dragon. "... thing that looks like one of the woman's pleasure toys, going to protect the brat in any way." Vegeta exclaimed while making wild hand gestures towards the small dragon.
Icarus seemed offended at the Prince's comment and made a gurgling sound while snarling at the saiyan. Vegeta snarled back and growled at the small dragon, while flaring his ki to make himself seem more threatening.
The larger dragon sighed and closed his eyes in annoyance, reminding the people present of his presence.
"Vegeta does have a point." Krillin thought out loud.
"Yeah, how is this thing going to protect my son, when we just saw him get taken out of the fight by that one guy." More questions followed, and soon, most of the people there were screaming at the largest known Eternal dragon.
Porunga had been putting up with that for roughly five minutes when he had finally had enough. He let a fraction of the control of his power slip, causing galing winds that would make a hurricane seem like a cool breeze to rip through the area, knocking every person and creature, save Icarus, off of their feet and onto the ground. Again.
"Silence!" Porunga's voice cut through the air like a knife. "The guardian I have summoned will not be sent to the battle in this state, for he has yet to be lifted of his… weakness." The dragon ended by summoning a small amount of magical power and willing it to the now sleeping Icarus in the form of a bright yellow lightning bolt.
When the bolt hit, Icarus was enveloped in a violent golden aura that tore the land under him to bits. His eyes bulged and his pupils shrank. Veins bulged all over his body, and his wings shot out from his sides, growing larger as they did. His body also grew to accommodate the amount of power that Porunga had force fed him.
The Z-senshi looked on in shock for the billionth time that day as the seemingly small and cuddly dragon undertook a huge change in size and appearance. Some of the smarter fighters also took in the power change of the dragon, as his power shot up to a level just under Frieza's final form.
The aura around Icarus intensified to the point of rivaling a solar flare in brightness and the ferocity of an F5 tornado, which blew the weaker of the Z-senshi back.
The unrelenting winds eventually drove Krillin to his knees, making the bald monk grimace in pain as the debris from the winds tore at his skin. Trying to brighten the current situation a little, Krillin was about to make one of his famous cheesy jokes and awkwardly laugh afterwards, but alas, his evil plans were foiled when something that everyone somewhat expected from the growing dragon.
"ROAAAAAR!"
****-DCU-****
"Zod you will pay!"
Superman was blinded by rage at the sight of one Son Gohan laying motionless on the ground, black hair and all, with blood pooling around his form from the supposedly critical injuries on his back. And even though the hair change had confused Superman, he was to caught up in rage to question the phenomenon that was the Saiyan legend.
Disregarding all distractions, the Man of Steel put Zod in his crosshairs and gave the General the most rage filled glare he could muster. He dropped into a sprinter's stance and prepared to charge the one who hurt the former hybrid.
Zod saw what he was doing and floated off of the ground, eyes and body still glowing like the sun from having been thrown into the sun.
The two kryptonian warriors engaged in an intense standoff, glaring at the other for all they were worth, each having the blood of someone to drive them to victory.
When it seemed that the two would finally reinstate their fight, a blur of black motion ran into Superman, taking him back to the destroyed city of Metropolis in seconds, all the while dealing blows to his liver, making his pupils dilate in pain.
Zod stood where he was, smiling at the change of events that had occurred. He had seen everything, and knew that the blur was his trusted comrade, Faora-Ul. She had somehow survived the explosion that had destroyed his ship and came back with a thirst for Kal-El's blood.
Zod figured that with the damage he had dealt to Kal, that Faora would easily be able to dispose of him.
However there was that annoying brat who had interfered with his fight against Kal, and had put a wrinkle in his nefarious plans to end the Superman.
Yes that brat needed to be… Eliminated. After he did that, he would use his amazing power to take control of the universe, after killing the boy first. He knew that he didn't need a ship either, one of the Kryptonians new found abilities was the need for no oxygen, which would come in handy for his conquest of the universe.
The maniacal Kryptonian walked over to the Saiyan boy, eyes glowing and smirk growing in anticipation for another kill on his list, and a child none the less, oh how he loved killing the children. They were so small and fragile, it took minimum effort to do so, and the high pitched screams were what brought it all together.
Zod reached down and picked up the unconscious Gohan by his neck, only for blood from the Saiyan's mouth to come pouring onto his arm. He looked on in distaste, not being too happy with the red liquid on his black body suit. Zod slowly started squeezing Gohan's neck, loving the feeling of power he got from doing the deed.
Just as the Son boy's neck was about to give in under the pressure, a high powered ki blast made itself at home in Zod's left eye, incinerating the organ and causing Zod to drop Gohan and clutch his eye in pain, screaming all the while. However his screaming was interrupted by the steely cool voice that cut through the air, belonging to someone who had taken down many people with larger powers before.
"If anyone is going to kill Son Gohan. It's going to be me."
****With Superman****
Superman blocked an incoming punch from the woman in armor, before throwing her into a nearby building. He jumped through the same hole that Faora went through, only to be ambushed by a hail of punches from above that drove the Man of steel into the ground.
Faora rushed to Superman and grabbed his cape, using it to throw him out of the building and into the sky above. She went into pursuit and flew at top speed to him, rearing in for a punch. She let loose a precise punch that would collide with Superman's chest, only for him to dodge it and quickly zip behind her.
He reached out and tore off her helmet that protected her from her enhanced senses, incapacitating her and making her scream in agony, just like her General hundreds of miles away.
Superman took this opportunity to chop the back of her neck, rendering her unconscious. However, instead of taking the chance and killing her, Superman grabbed her and slung her over his shoulder, deciding that she could change for the better.
Lowering to the ground, Superman was preparing to take Faora to a hospital when he noticed that the sky was becoming increasingly bright in the direction of Zod. Suddenly a giant pillar of light shot up into the sky, blocking out the sun and blinding the increasing amount of people that had come out to see the commotion.
Superman was confused about what the light was, but after some thought deduced it as another fighter that had gone to face Zod. However, Superman also knew that it could possibly be another threat hellbent on making the world theirs. 'I need to get over there and subdue Zod. It's the only way to make sure nobody else will get hurt.'
Hovering back into the air, Superman took off with a sonic boom, reaching speeds over Mach 5.
'Prepare yourself Zod, this is where it ends.'
****Namek****
"Now that is a guardian."
Vegeta and company were currently admiring the newly adult dragon as he stretched his newly developed muscles, and flapped his newfound wings.
Porunga however, was not admiring his work, and was growing impatient with the Z-fighters antics. "If you do not have an item to give the guardian, I will send him to Son Gohan immediately."
"No no no, wait! I have something to give to Gohan." Trunks desperately called to the Eternal Dragon. He pulled out his Saiyan armor slightly and grabbed a capsule case from the inside. Turning to the Z-senshi, he gestured to the small box. "If anybody has something that might be of use to Gohan, now is the time."
All but one looked to their feet in shame, having nothing to offer the future warrior.
"Here, take it. The woman has more anyway." Vegeta pulled the blue spandex away from his neck to reveal a hidden capsule. Throwing the pill shaped object at his son, Vegeta nodded to the purple haired boy before leaning up against a nearby tree.
"What's in it father?"
Vegeta was unresponsive to the question, only scoffing and crossing his arms.
"Probably a Gravity chamber, 'Geta was planning on training after he 'pounded Cell into the ground'." Goku said, earning snickers from the surrounding group from the last part.
"Oh like you could do any better Triclops." Vegeta pointed out to one in particular fighter.
"Yeah, you're probably right. Anything else?" Trunks asked while putting the capsule in the case.
Goku looked to the sky as if he were thinking, before his face brightened like he had remembered something, and he began to take off his boot. Once his boot was off, he turned it upside down and shook it vigorously, earning the sound of a capsule hitting the ground. The Son man picked up the capsule and grinned brightly at Trunks, tossing it to the Briefs man. "Never leave home without it!"
"Okay… anyone else have something in their boot?"
"Nope."
"Don't look at me."
"I have pockets for that."
The ones who didn't answer simply shook their heads in response.
"Okay, Porunga, we have our object for the guardian to take Gohan, is this acceptable?" Trunks asked the giant dragon.
"Yes, this is an acceptable object for the guardian to give to Son Gohan." Porunga replied. "Set the object on the ground in front of the guardian, and he will take it to Son Gohan."
Trunks did as the dragon said, and set the capsule case on the blue ground in front of the smaller, purple dragon, who happily grabbed it in its mouth and swallowed.
Ignoring the shocked faces, Porunga's eyes glowed, and with a gust of wind and a flash of light, sent Icarus into the next dimension.
****DCU/ With Gohan****
Gohan's eyes fluttered open, revealing a sight that he never thought he would have to see again, knowing he was in another dimension. It was so utterly shocking that he didn't even notice the two giant gashes on his back from jumping in front of Zod's 'death beams', or his broken arm that looked like a piece of meat from a low grade butcher's shop.
What could possibly be the sight that had captivated him so you might ask.
Cell.
Cell holding Zod by his neck, raising him off the ground, while a giant, golden pillar of light surrounded them and slowly disintegrated the screaming General.
Knowing that after Cell was done with Zod he would come for him, Gohan slowly, and painfully took off his shoe, holding back a cry of agony and many profanities as he did. When the shoe successfully came off, he grasped the small green bean within it. Bringing it to his mouth, he put it in and began to chew the crunching bean.
When it was no more than mush, Gohan swallowed. All of his injuries disappeared, and his broken arm righted itself with a sickening crunch.
The Saiyan jumped up and instantly glared at the hulking green android as he took the life of the maniacal Kryptonian. The pillar of light intensified for a short period of time, killing the general, and temporarily blinding Gohan, who was furiously rubbing his eyes.
When he could see again, Gohan saw Cell glaring at him with an intensity that couldn't be matched by even Vegeta.
Cell's glare quickly was added to by an evil smile, and a smooth laugh as Cell looked at Gohan, clothes nearly gone and still covered in blood.
"Gohan did that little pest really cause you that much trouble, he was so weak!" Cell said in his uncharacteristically deep voice.
"Piss off, I went through a wormhole first."
"I did too."
"Hmph."
Cell was laughing like a madman, and Gohan took the opportunity to power up to the first level of Super Saiyan, creating a small wind in the process.
"Oh so you do have some fight left after all don't you." Cell inquired while dropping into the stance that Vegeta used when he came to Earth the first time.
Gohan grunted and dropped into his own stance that was a mix of Vegeta's, Piccolo's, and his father's.
"Now you die! HAAAAAAAAAAAA-" Cell began to power up, only to be silenced by a blow to the back of his head, avoiding a battle that would have inevitably destroyed the world in a giant beam struggle, and making the villain fall to the ground comically.
The culprit, a giant purple dragon who had somehow avoided Gohan line of sight as it snuck behind the bio-android.
"I-Icarus, is that you?" To say Gohan was shocked would be an understatement. His only response was a happy yip from the giant dragon.
Still in shock, Gohan walked around the dragon, admiring him. From his 30 foot wingspan, to the giant head that carried razor sharp teeth. The spiked tail and meat grinder claws made him look like a fighter, while the dark purple color that would make him blend into darkness.
Gohan was drawn out of his shock by Superman's approaching ki. At first he was happy that he was coming, but was distracted by a strange sensation in the left leg of his pants, the only article of his clothing that wasn't destroyed. The sensation was odd, like something furry crawling up and down his leg.
Confused at this, he pulled the waistband of his pants out to find out what was bothering him, only for a brown tail to pop out and start swishing around.
At the sight of this, Gohan promptly fainted from shock, and fell on ground, with little Gohans doing a tribal around his head.
Icarus tilted his head at his friends actions and huffed in annoyance.
The dragon picked Gohan up in his mouth and placed him on his back, in one of the non-spiked areas of course, and afterwards, curled his tail around Cell, with the spikes digging into the android's skin.
Wanting to get his friend and the other guy to the safety of a forest, Icarus took to the skies, using his giant wings to propel himself through the air at speeds that should be impossible for a creature his size.
Little did the giant dragon know that when he had hit Cell, he had done something that would forever change the fate of the world. For if you listened closely, you could hear the bio-android muttering to himself in a voice that sounded a little too much like Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator.
"System reboot status: 67 percent."
And thats the end of the Prologue.
Next time we get into the timeskip, and what changes have been made to the DCU and Gohan's personality. We will also see just what items he was given to survive in the harsh environment that is modern day USA.
Also I have to give a HUGE shout out to Leo the zodiac for motivating me to get this chapter done (Writer's Block sucks) and helping me with some things that I wasn't sure to do with the story.
The timeskip will be 5 years until YJ is incorporated (I know that is so wrong but I want Gohan to be 16 when he is picked up on the team's radar.)
I hope you guys liked this chapter and R&R your thoughts about the guardian and Cell's reboot.
'Till next time, Wiffledick678.