I was so excited about the upcoming tournament, that I wasn't able to sleep at all, I just kept tossing and turning. Eventually, Chi-Chi got so fed up that she once again kicked me out of the house. Really, I was fine with it; now that I wasn't able to sleep, I could just go already to Zen-oh and remind him about it.
I pulled the button out a fold in my gi, and was about to press the button to go to him when a sudden thought struck me. Goku had promised him a friend the last time he'd visited Zen-Oh, and now I was left with the responsibility to find one.
Typical Goku. Making promises he couldn't keep. I sat down on a large rock and thought about what I was going to do. If I went to him without bringing what he asked, he'd destroy me for sure. But on the other hand, I had no idea who could possibly live up to his expectations.
I was about to take my chances and just go, but someone popped into my head. They'd been rooting for our team in the baseball game just earlier today, watching from the spectator's bench.
With my thumb just inches above the button, I thought it over. Yes. They would do well, and keep him entertained for quite awhile. Maybe not forever, but they would last long enough. A smile crept onto my face. This was going to be interesting.
"W-What is this place Goku?" Puar hovered nervously around my head, looking out into the infinite plane of Zen-Oh's world. I was about to explain, but the doors hovering in front of us creaked open, and the Grand Priest looked down at us.
"Oh. It's you." I couldn't help but notice the contempt in his voice, and how his eyes narrowed as he looked me over. "Are you going through a phase or something?" I smiled and simply replied, "Something of the sort." His eyes remained hardened and he questioned, "Why are you here?"
I explained how I thought Zen-Oh had forgotten about the tournament, and that I wanted to remind him. I also added in how I had brought him a little 'gift'. He nodded, and motioned for me to follow him. Puar and I flew upwards through the open doors, and they eerily closed behind us.
"I don't understand Goku… why am I here?" Puar circled my head nervously and stared at me questioningly. I swatted her away and simply said, "You'll see soon. This is very important, and you're the only person I could think of to help me. You should feel honored."
She whimpered anxiously, but said no more as we walked down the starry hallway. Finally, we came to another set of doors, and waking through them, I saw Zen-Oh childishly playing with some planets, poking them and gleefully cooing 'Ohh' as the exploded into multicolored shards and lazily floated away from the point of impact.
The Grand Priest called out his name, and Football Head stared at him, uninterested and annoyed. However, when he spotted me, and an adolescent grin overtook his face. He wiggled down from his throne, and stared up at me. I resisted patting his head like I would to a dog.
"Hi Goku! Have you come to play with me?" Looking up at Puar, he continued, "Goku, who's this?" I forcefully grabbed Puar out of the air and put their hands together so they could shake. "This is Puar, she's the friend I promised I'd bring you."
By this point, Puar was completely freaking out, not saying a thing, but looking frantically back and forth between everyone. The look on her face told me that she had no idea what was going on, but still, she reluctantly shook Zen-Oh's hand.
Zen-Oh started dancing happily with her, but I interrupted him and asked, "Zen-Oh, there's something important I need to ask you. Can we speak in a more… private place?" He nodded, and I gestured for him to follow me.
Once we were a decent distance away from the other, I asked him, "Zen-Oh, do you remember when you promised to gather warriors from all Twelve Universes, and have one massive tournament?" He gasped, and said, "I forgot about that."
I asked if he could get it started immediately, and he answered that he would give the details on when it would the tournament would begin as soon as he could. He was about to go back to the others, but I stopped him and said, "One more thing Zen-Oh. I have one 'special' request for the tournament."
"YOU DID WHAT!?" Beerus' eyes bulged and and his jaw practically hit the floor after I told him what I'd done. I scoffed, and answered, "I told Puar 'Try to keep Zen-Oh entertained, or he may erase you,' and then I waved goodbye and left her."
Beerus clawed at his face in despair, and through clenched teeth, he choked out, "You reminded Zen-Oh about the tournament, and advised him to erase the losers! Why would you do that ever do that!?" I shrugged, and simply responded back, "It's just to give the other Universes a little bit more incentive."
He moaned, and rocked back and forth on the ground, his head in his hands. I patted his back and confronted him, "Oh, cheer up. It's not like I'm going to lose." He swatted my arm away, and standing up, he tried to regain some dignity.
He raised his hand up to my head, and my blood momentarily ran cold. "I should destroy you for your defiance." I looked up confidently into his eyes, and holding up my left hand, I showed him the little trinket in my hand.
"Do you really want to destroy Zen-Oh's favorite mortal? Even if you decide to destroy me I could summon him here before I was truly gone. I don't think he'd be very pleased with you; he might even get a little temperamental." My eyes narrowed and a cold smile found its way onto my face.
"You know what he does when he's angry, or have you forgotten. Even if I somehow didn't manage to press the button, do you think he would fail to notice my absence at the actual tournament?" Beerus grimaced, and slowly lowered his hand from my head.
"I… a God… blackmailed. How could I have sunken so low." I smiled, and before he could change his mind, I teleported out of his world with Instant Transmission. I appeared back at the temporary home Bulma had lent me, and collapsed onto the bed.
The events of the day had severely tired me out, and within a few moments, I fell into a deep sleep. Little did I know that my adventures were just beginning.
I groggily sat upwards, and found myself in a place I'd never seen before. All around me, a cosmos slowly drifted around, bright stars and galaxies slowly inching in random directions. I was standing on a clear glass-like substance. It was in the shape of a rectangle, and the edges were outlined with intricately carved gold.
It reminded me of Zen-Oh's place, but while that one seemed cheerful and bright, something about this place spooked me on a deep emotional level. The glass extended in one direction, a seemingly infinite path. I began to walk down it. Far away, I saw a lone figure standing with it's back to me, looking down at something.
I picked up my pace, but with every step I took, I seemed to grow farther and farther away. I broke into a sprint, and began to fly after that, and finally I seemed to gain some ground between me and the figure. Slowly, I grew closer and closer, a hundred feet away, fifty feet away, ten feet away.
I reached out and grabbed for the figure, but they simply vanished. Even when I used Instant Transmission, you could briefly see marks in the air where I'd been, but they had simply disappeared without a trace.
I almost looked around to see if they were nearby, but what the figure had been looking at intrigued me. A simple wooden table stood, and a large leather-bound book lay there. Something about it drew my attention, it almost seemed to be whispering to me, edging me to look at it.
WIth a shaking hand, I opened the book to a random page, and reading it, I screamed, and screamed, and screamed, and screamed, and screamed, and scr-
I awoke with tears in my eyes, almost sobbing. I sat up, and now I was in an endless white room. I tried to recall what I had read. Wiping the tears from my eyes, I tried to recall what I'd read, but it refused to come to me. I just remember reading it and it seeming so nightmarish, just so… wrong.
"It didn't have to be like this." I whirled around, and I saw… me. But not quite. Physically, he was identical to me, but what he wore Goku clothes, except that all the blue parts where instead a dark blood-red. "It could've been me, but you have to take dominance."
Still rattled from earlier, I choked out, "W-Who are you?" He remained silent, and walked around me, observing closely at even the most minute details. Finally, when he had walked a full circle, he crossed his arms, and said, "I'm what you could of been. But you had to ruin it all."
I glared at him, and asked, " I had to ruin all of what?" He glared right back, and continued, "Haven't you realized? You're despicable, and you haven't wondered why?" I remained silent, and he continued to rant, "Goku… his soul was unfortunately too weak-no, too lax.
"Too easy going, too laid-back. And because of that, when he fused with Zamasu, his soul lost the battle of dominance, and Zamasu's soul took what you might call, the metaphorical driver's seat. That's who you are." He jabbed his finger into my chest. "You do have some of who Goku was, but you are mostly Zamasu. I, on the other hand, am the opposite.
"I am mostly Goku, but with a little Zamasu still mixed into me. So I am mostly pure, with a little corruption, and you are mostly corrupt, with a little purity," he finished up. I frowned, and told him, "That doesn't make any sense. I don't believe you."
He laughed, and replied back, "I don't blame you, but it's the best I could come up with. And it may be wrong, who knows? It's just my theory." His eyes lost their cheerful twinkle from his joken and he said in a serious tone, "But please, I'm going to suggest something that's going to seem crazy, but please, give it some thought.
After a second's hesitation, I nodded for him to continue. "Let me take over as the 'driver'. Let me be the one in charge, please." I scoffed, and shot back, "No way. Do you really think I'm just going to give up control?" He held up his hand for me to stop.
"Hold on, just hear me out, okay?" I let out an exasperated sigh, but motioned for him to go on. "You simply are not fit to control our vessel. I mean, come on. Our son hates us, all the Universes are doomed to die, and Gods, what you did to poor Trunks! All of these terrible things are from you. This whole mess, it's all because of you.
"I know that that there is still some Goku in there. Please. Just let me right your wrongs. Just give me a chance." Surprisingly, I felt something awaken inside of me, and it tempted me to take his offer. Fighting against the strange urge, I declined.
Wringing his hands nervously, the other me hastily responded, "Please, just think it over!" I shook my head, and fully pushing down the urge, I said, "No thanks. I prefer to be the captain of my own ship, thank you very much." He began to respond, but the whole world shook violently, and cracks appeared on the flawless white ground. It was very brief, and within a few seconds it had stopped.
Looking at him accusingly, I asked suspiciously, "What was that?" He quickly answered, "It means our time is almost up. But fine; let's compromise. Let's merge fully, like we should of from the start." I narrowed my eyes. "What do you mean?"
He swiftly answered, "Almost all fusions from the Potara are flawed. Better than the dance, but still flawed. One personality usually dominates, like how Vegeta was dominate in Vegito, and how Shin was dominate in Kibito Kai. In our case, it was even more extreme, and that's why I think I exist along with you.
"Another flaw is with the bodies, the more different they are, the weaker the fused warrior is, and the same logic applies to the personalities. That's why we're so powerful, or at least more so than usual. Our fusees had identical bodies, and that made us stronger. And by merging, our soul would be perfectly balanced, and we could reach heights never before seen.
"By doing this, we'd both get what we want, a part in dominance, and power beyond imagination. Please," he pleaded one last time. "Accept this offer, and we'll both win." I truly hesitated on this. "I… I-" but before I could answer, I was thrown out of the dream and back into reality."
Rubble surrounded me, and I coughed out a mouthful of dust. A sudden massive object was lifted from over me, and I saw sunlight glaring down at me. I flew up in the air, seeing what had disturbed my dreams. A massive… well, I don't really know how to describe it, but it was hideous.
I saw my son in his ridiculous outfit of his, and he seemed to be fighting this goliath creature. Normally, I probably would of said destroying such a weakling was under me, and left the task to my son, but all I saw right now was red.
"UGLY!" The beast turned towards me, and lumbered slowly in my direction. I cupped my hands on my right side, the fingertips just appart, and a dark purple ball of energy began to form between them. "HOW DARE YOU! YOU DISTURBED ME FROM MY SLUMBER! DIE!"
I shouted 'Kamehameha' and blasted the monster to dust, but I felt no victory. I just hung there in the air, my head lowered, and staring at my hands. I would never know what I would've chosen now, all because this barbaric creature had awoken me.
Gohan flew at me, and yelled angrily, "I had that! Why! Why are you so-" I punched his stomach with a punch that would of killed any other warrior. He let out a choked gasp, and even though I couldn't see his eyes, I knew that they were probably wide with surprise and pain.
"Don't. Even. Start. I am not in the mood." I retracted my fist, and he fell to the ground wordlessly, looking like a fallen hero, with his outfit and all. My eye twitched angrily from everything that had just happen, and I decided I needed to relieve some stress. I flew off, ready to have some fun with Trunks.
Well. That was a weird one. Originally, though, it was going to be even weirder. You know the figure in the starry room? That supposed to represent me, and originally I was going to have the Nameless God and me actually interact, and battle it out with Pokemon. What, you think I'm kidding? No, I'm dead serious, that's what I had planned. I'm glad I changed it though.
The reason I added the Alter Ego Nameless God was to try and explain why the Nameless God is evil. It's kind of confusing, and if you didn't fully understand the conversation between them, I'll try to add further clarification in the next chapter.
Also, just Crusify me by this point. Another two week gap! Why! I swear, this isn't because I have Writer's Block or because I'm bored with the story, it's pure laziness. That same laziness has also caused me to still have a ton of homework that I have to do, and it's due tomorrow. Yay.
Also, I got a cool idea between this chapter and last. What if SSB didn't exist, but instead SSG was a unique color and aura for everyone, dependent on their personality. Like Goku's was red with a fiery aura, showing how he can be searing hot, but also warm and cozy at other times, and Vegeta's was Blue with a sort of electric aura (similar to SSB), the lightning showing how he's sharp and powerful, and little is able to attract his attention (like electricity to a lightning rod). Anyway, just an idea, and if you want, you can use that idea in a fanfiction you write. Just tell me about it if you decide to do that!
Speaking of Vegeta, he apparently got some sort of Super Saiyan Indigo on the last episode. I don't think I want to put that in this story though.
Finally, poor Puar. Now she's stuck with Zen-Oh forever. Also, Puar has appeared as both male and female throughout different dubs, and she seems like a female character to me, so she is.
PM (Private Message) me of any grammatical errors, and I'll be sure to fix them. Leave a Review if you want to say something and/or ask about anything else.
AND NOW, Q & A!
Km9000: This chapter made me lol. Poor Gohan though, he just wants his Dad back.
Me: I know, but is there hope now, now that the weird Alter Ego Nameless God made his debut?
Luke: Lol, this is REALLY GOOD! Thank you for the excellent Xmas gift! :)
Me: No problem, and thank you too, because the greatest gift you can give me is supporting the story!
Trunkssans766: Wow Vegeta got sidelined in this chapter lol
Me: I know, but there is a reason for this. As much as I would like to see him and the Nameless God face off in a different sort of battle, I can't do that, because the plot demands it!
BarryManiHigh: Aniraza or Anilaza depending on your preference is also going to interesting to write about in the T.O.P. Nice chapter as well.
Me: Indeed. He will be in the Tournament, however, there are three characters that are going to have major face offs against the Nameless God in it. I won't tell you who they are, but I'm assuming you can guess at least one of them (he's been a big deal in the Anime Tournament so far).
lolisme777: I like the continue it.
Me: Thanks! It's only getting better from here on out (in my opinion), so hopefully you will stick around!
BarryManiHigh: Hey since Mirai Trunks is going to be sticking around Vegeta should train him to sense and utilize God Ki. That way we can get more father son bonding between Vegeta and Trunks. Also in the manga Android 17 is about as strong as SSJ3 Goku not SSjB Goku.
Me: Thanks for the suggestion, and maybe I'll do it, but SSR seems about as strong as SSB, at least it does in the anime. It would be a good bonding moment, however, I really am not sure where I could fit it in. If I find a place, then I will most certainly write it.
If I don't, it's still okay because I plan on making another story once I'm done with this one, and it'll be filled with a bunch of 'what could of been' moments. Also, the fact about how 17 was equal to SS3 Goku seems more accurate than him being equal to SSB Goku. I just don't see how Android 17 could ever get that strong.
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