Chapter 2

17´s island

The aircraft landed a few minutes later. Trunks and Goten had already landed before and been greeting Goku, Piccolo and the two Androids.

They had bee here before, when they had taken care of the island in 17´s place during the tournament. So they already knew it.

As expected, Bulma and Krillin came out a few seconds later, together with Krillin´s and 18´s daughter Marron. That was no surprise at all. 18´s family was obviously here for her. And that Bulma would be doing them a favor and bring them was not so far off either.

But what were these other people doing here?

The first two completely unexpected faces greeting them were from the two female saiyans Caulifla and Kale from the tournament. they jumped out of the aircraft right after Bulma and Krillin.

Behind them was Whiz sister Vados - the Angel of Universe 6... and also a second Angel they did not instantly recognize.

And even more surprising they were closely followed by a certain trio of magical girl fighters. The group called the Kamikaze Fireballs - Brianne, Sanka and Su. With them were also a couple of other fighters from the Universe 2 team.

One of them a very pale looking vampire like young woman with bat-like wings, who 17 had defeated during the tournament - Vikal. The other was a Yadrat - Jimeze or something like that was his name, they remembered.

So the second Angel was obviously the one of Universe 2 they realized.

"Ahm - hey, nice to see you again," Goku greeted the newcomers, especially the two young saiyan women.

"Hey yourself old man," Caulifla responded in her typical manner. "You still have to show me how to use the blue form, you know?"

Goku only had to smile at this. Even during the tournament, as they were fighting each other, the young saiyan woman had been pushing him to show her new transformations. It was obvious that she wanted to learn from him. Even if she was more than a bit reluctant to admit it.

Anyone else would have probably considered her attitude outragious. But Goku just went along with it. In some way he actually liked it.

The other saiyan girl - Kale - was far more softspoken and timid. In fact she was probably the most passive saiyan they had ever met. Even more than Cabba, who was already quite mild mannered.

Well, at least as long as she didn´t transform. When she turned SSJ, she seemed to change completely.

"So you finally want to learn SSB?" Goku said smiling.

"But that is not the real reason we are here," Brianne de Cheteau - alias Ribrianne - the leader of the Kamikaze Fireballs and the entire Universe 2 team - a green haired young woman in a pink colored dress, interrupted her.

"Yes - yes I know," the female saiyan replied a bit impatiently.

"Well, that is true," Vados addressed them. "Actually, we are here to give you all an invitation," she said.

"An invitation?" Goku asked.

"Two invitations actually, to be more precise." Vados chuckled.

"How about you come to the point?" Piccolo stated slightly annoyed.

"Okay - okay," she replied casually. "The first invitation comes from the young saiyan named Cabba, to Vegeta and the others saiyans of Universe 7. He asks you to come to a visit to Planet Sadala in Universe 6.

And he had asked Lord Champa and me to bring us here to give you this message as a favor. He is still with Vegeta and his family at Capsule Corp right now. It seems the two are talking about old times or something.

The others here had however insisted to come here with us when we get you," Vados added.

Of course, Vegeta and Cabba had been talking about this invitation often enough in the past, they all remembered.

The second Angel stepped forward.

"The second invitation comes from Lady Heles of Universe 2," he said.

"Yes," Vados cut in with a grin, "to Number 17 - the great hero of the universes as Lady Heles calls him now," she declared loudly, "and to his sister and the rest of his family."

That statement caused android 17 to raise an eyebrow.

"Really?" he asked stoically. "Great hero of the universes?"

"Well, actually I think she said 17 - the great and incredible handsome hero of the universes or something," Vados added grinning.

At this point 18 started to hold back her laughter.

"It seems she has changed her mind about us really quickly brother," she said with some sarcasm. "We are not longer villains, now we are heroes."

"I guess that happens if you bring back someone´s entire universe," Krillin added.

"I - I also have to apologize to you as well," Brianne addressed the small man. "I see now how shallow I have been and how badly I had treated you, just based on your appearance."

"Excuse me, are you saying my husband is ugly?" 18 cut in sharply, glaring at Brianne.

"Aehm... well, you see..." the Universe 2 fighter stammered now, not quite knowing what to say.

"It is okay," 18 said. Her features softened instantly. Now she was once again grinning relaxed.

"I know my Krillin is not a classical beauty," she said with a warm smile to him. "But you see his true worth when you get to know him. You should know that he had once risked his life and did anything to protect me from a terrible monster that was after me, despite that he was completely outmatched. But he fought that monster for me without any hesitation."

"Really?" Su, one of the other Magical Girl fighters from Universe 2, asked. "That is so romantic."

"Yes, you could say he is my small knight in shining armor." 18 smirked. "Only without the armor," she remarked.

Even on Krillin´s face formed a slight smile at her slightly sarcastic, yet warm, words.

17 crossed his arms however.

"I am not sure if I want to follow this invitation," he said. "I have my job here taking care of the island after all." And it was no secret that the entire Universe 2 contingent was just plain nuts, he added mentally - from their Goddess of Destruction and Kaioshin downwards. But he didn´t say that loud.

"But you have to," Brianne said. "Lady Heles herself asks you."

"It is not wise to reject an invitation from a God of Destruction," Sour commented. "I admit that Lady Heles can be a bit eccentric. But I can guaranty that she only wants to reward you for bringing our universe and the others back."

"Please Seventeen - we all just want to show you our love," Sanka said.

17 raised an eyebrow at this statement.

"I am not sure what my wife would say about that," he commented drily.

"Oh, we would gladly show her our love as well," Brianne stated.

While 18 had so far been holding herself back, now she was breaking out into full laughter.

"That´s just great. Who would have thought? Seventeen, it seems you have gained an entire harem of magical girls. And they are even willing to include your wife as well. You are truly lucky."

"That isn´t funny 18," he responded. "And by the way," he now smirked back, "if you knew my wife, you would know there is a chance that she might actually go for it."

The others were just starring at him a bit awkwardly, even Trunks, Goku and the usually stoic Piccolo.

Out of the people of Universe 7, only Marron and Son Goten looked a bit confused.

The two Angels were simply smiling at overhearing the exchange.

"Aehm 18 - is that really a topic for our daughter to hear?" Krillin asked.

The Kamikaze Fireballs however and the other Universe 2 members seemed completely perplexed. They just couldn´t understand what the problem was.

"Excuse me," Sanka asked confused, "What is so funny about us wanting to share our love with our savior and his wife?"

"That... aeh," Krillin said a bit emberassed, "you see..."

"It is just some cultural difference between our universes," Piccolo stated. "Don´t worry about it."

This explanation was enough for the Universe 2 inhabitants for the moment. They were starting to take a closer look on the island itself. The forests, the fields and the many animal that were roaming them.

"And this is the place you work at Seventeen? It is so beautiful," Sanka said dreamily with shining eyes. "How could be ever thought you were a villain?" Her eyes were stuck on a few of the animals, in particular a small group of rabbits and a deer standing at the edge of the woods.

"Please can I see the rest of the island?" she asked Number Seventeen excited.

Her alternate form was some kind of cat-human named Kakunsa, he remembered. Maybe this was part of the reason why she was acting so excited about the idea of seeing the island and the animals.

Or maybe being someone who loved nature was just part of her personality.

"You are right. It is beautiful. Please let us see everything," Su said as well.

"Yes, please," Brianne asked too.

Well, it seemed it had probably nothing to do with her alternate form, 17 thought. It was probably just the way this Universe 2 fighters were when it came to things they considered beautiful, not matter what kind of.

"Okay." He sighed. "I will show you around a bit," Seventeen offered.

It was not as if he had anything better to do right now, since their trainings-match was obviously over. And he could still use his senses to detect possible intruders anyway. For that it made no difference where on the island he was and what else he was doing.

Beside that, they had now an entire group of superpowered beings here. So technically the island was safer than ever before.

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Meanwhile the saiyans were having their own conversation.

"By the way Caulifla, Kale," Son Goku said to them, "the is a small problem. I don´t think you are ready for blue yet."

"What? are you saying we are weak?" Caulifla called out.

"Please calm down Sis," Kale said to her quietly.

"You see, it is not just strength," Goku stated. "For SSJ Blue, you need to have God Ki."

"God Ki...?" Caulifla asked confused.

"A special form of ki that the gods use," Vados explained. "And since Goku and Vegeta´s blue and red form are obviously based on this energy, you could train for a hundred years without ever hoping to reach it."

"Wait, what?" Caulifla called out now in shock. "Why have you not told me that earlier? You mean I have been training the entire time for a form without ever having any change to do it?"

"Well," Goku said a bit awkwardly, with his typical gesture of holding his hand at the back of his head, "there was never much time to explain it to you and you didn´t ask." He grinned. "And besides, I thought you wanted to reach SSj3 first? For that you need no God Ki, right?"

Caulifla gruffed. She admitted Goku had a point here.

"By the way, have you reached level 3 yet?" he asked her curiously.

"Aeh - well, no..." she admitted, "but I am close to it," she stated confidently.

"Okay," Goku said happily, "then just continue to train. I will explain God Ki to you then when we have some time."

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Capsule Corp in west City, a few hours earlier

Both Vegeta and Bulma were looking at the two groups of newcomers in surprise.

Besides the other universe´s fighters themselves - it were nearly half their respective teams, it were also Vados and Sour - the Angels of Universe 6 and 2.

They were just meeting with Vegeta´s family themselves and Lord Beerus and Whiz, who were currently still staying as guests with them.

The appearance of Universe 6 was not that much of a surprise. They had met with this universe several times before and it was their own twin universe. Not to mention that their two Gods of Destruction were literally twin brothers.

Whiz and his two siblings exchanged a short greeting.

"Master Vegeta," Cabba addressed them politely, "Miss Bulma, I am happy to see both of you again."

"Is there a special reason you are here?" Vegeta asked him bluntly.

"Well,"the young saiyan answered, "for one I wanted to finally keep my promise and invite you and your family to Planet Sadala."

"Yes?" a small smile formed on Vegeta´s face, "So you finally want to keep your promise." He smirked. "I guess it was about time. But what about all the others?"

"And I wanted to thank you of course for keeping your promise to bring us all back," Cabba added.

Vegeta´s face fell a bit.

"You know that wasn´t my doing in the end. It was Android 17 who was the last man standing. And he, Kakarot and Freeza were the ones who defeated Jiren," he stated with an unreadable expression.

"Yes... I have heart that. But still... it was your team and I am sure they would not have succeeded without you," Cabba said.

"Let us not longer speak about ut," Vegeta responded. "Why exactly are the rest of your here?"

"Caulifla and Kale are here to see Son Goku," Vados stated. "And the fighters from Universe 2 are here for the one called 17."

"17?" Vegeta replied. "I guess that is because the Android was the one who had actually wished all the other universes back?"

"Yes. It seems their Goddess wants to thank him in person."

"I see." Vegeta smirked. "If you manage to get the Android off his island, then okay. He is kind of stubborn when it comes to that, you should know. Well, it is not truly my business anyway," he commented.

He turned back to Cabba.

"We will just get ready and then we can leave. Right Bulma?"

"Now wait a moment," she said. "So this is the visit to the original homeworld of the saiyans you had been talking about? Of course we will go. I am curious as well. But have you considered that the rest of our friends might want to come as well? I will give everyone a call and ask them."

"Okay woman." Vegeta sighed. "If you think so."

"It is okay if we wait till tomorow to leave, right?" Bulma asked the two Angels.

"Of course Bulma," Vados replied. "But only if you give us some of this great Earth food that Lord Champa and Lord Beerus are always talking about."

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17´s island - now

Meanwhile Seventeen had led their group of visitors once nearly over the entire island... nearly.

But then they realized they were not alone. Seventeen gave the others a short explanation what was going on.

It seemed his `old friends´ were back, he thought sarcastically. The same group of poachers that appeared on the island on nearly regular base.

If you could even call this group poachers, a few of the others thought as they landed right in front of the heavily armed group of intruders. They were in fact dozens of men - heavily armed, carrying heavy military equipment with them and were even driving a number of armored vehicles.

All in all they were more making the impression of a small mercenary army than that of simple poachers.

The armed men were now looking visibly nervous as they saw they had been caught once again. But this time it was not even just the damned superpowered park ranger, but an entire group of people who seemed to have similar powers.

"That are poachers?" Bulma called out dumbfounded as well. "Are you serious? This guys are looking like they think they are the reincarnation of the Red Ribbon Army or something."

"You are not wrong," 17 replied. "As far as we could find out, this guys are hired guns for some kind of international syndicate that is after the precious animals on this island. Some of them are nearly extinct and exist nowhere else. So they were worth a fortune to sell on the black market - to people who want them as trophies or for illegal zoos or circusses.

The other rangers and the police are still trying to find out who exactly the men behind them are. Well, so far I am mostly beating them up on a regular base."

"These guys had been here as well, back when you were on that tournament," Son Goten announced.

"That doesn´t surprise me," 17 stated. "They had probably been waiting for a moment I am gone."

"Yeah - but we dealt with them pretty easily," Trunks said.

"Yes, but these blue guys were a lot tougher," Goten proclaimed.

"Blue guys?" Bulma asked confused.

"The small ones, who are living in a cave at the other side of the island."

"Some other creatures that I have been sheltering on this island," 17 explained. "They are peaceful and don´t harm anyone. Don´t worry about it."

That was unexpected, he thought. They were not supposed to leave their cave and Trunks and Goten had only taken over for two hours. He had never expected the kids to run into them. Otherwise he would have told them beforehand.

"You say these men want to kidnap and harm these poor animals?" Sanka asked outraged. "And that only to sell them for money... for that?"

"Oh please - can we take care of this villains Seventeen?" Su asked him.

The Android just shrugged with the shoulders. He knew that these poachers were only small fishes for all of them. Even untransformed they were more than enough to deal with them.

"Okay," Seventeen said, "but be careful. You should know that here..."

"Oh please," Brianne stated confidently, "we might be weaker than you, but we are still the strongest heroes of our universe. We are taking care of stronger villains like this all the time," she proclaimed.

The poachers now actually looked more relaxed at the sight of the three harmless looking young girls.

Brianne, Sanka and Su were taking position in front of the others. They were standing in a triangle close to each other.

"Okay girls - are you ready?" Brianne asked them. "Let´s do this."

She raised her arm in the air to beginn their trademark transformation.

They all remembered their overly long and complicated ritualized transformation procedure from the tournament.

"Okay - shoot them!" the leader of the poachers suddenly shouted and a couple of his men were unleashing their machine-guns.

A second later Brianne, Sanka and Su were just standing there dumbfounded. Once again their transformation had been interrupted.

Their bodies were riddled with bullets. The projectiles had not been strong enough to actually harm them, but their clothes had taken visible damage.

Another second later their confusion turned to visible anger.

"My Ladies," Jimeze stepped forward and said, "it seems, as 17 tried to warn you, that the inhabitants of this universe simply don´t know your customes and so don´t follow them."

"Really?" Brianne said now in a low and dangerous voice, completely unlike her usual self. "Girls," she anounced, "it seemed like this guys don´t want us to transform. So we should show them our `love´ like we are now."

xxx

A few minutes, three very pissed off magical girls and three dozen beaten up and broken poachers later.

"I think that is enough," 17 called out. "We will now ship them off from the island like usual."

He looked down at the poacher leader, who was lying beaten up in front of a now wrecked armored vehicle, with a mangled gun next to him.

"And you should finally learn and not return here. I mean how many times does this need to happen before your smarten up?" he said to him.

"Damn it," the man just exclaimed.

xxx

"So we will leave tomorow?" 17 asked after they had just lifted the last poachers back into their ship and send them off-shore.

"I will take your place here then for the couple of days," Piccolo offered.

"Thank you for that. But - beside that, there is something I should tell you first."

xxxxxxx

The next day

They all were now ready to depart.

Vegeta and Son Goku and their families would leave for Universe 6 along with Vados... and 17 with his family, along with Krillin, 18 and Marron for Universe 2, together with Sour.

They were only waiting for three last people to arrive.

After another minute, Son Gohan, Videl and Pan landed before them.

They had invited most other people they knew as well. But the rest had decided not to come. Tien Shinhan had told them he had too much to do in his dojo and Muten Roshi and Yamchu had declined for similar reasons.

"You are finally here," Goku said. "That means we can go now, right?"

"Hallo Dad," Gohan greeted him. Then he turned to the others. "Thanks again for the invitation - Bulma, Vegeta," he said.

"Okay," Bulma replied. She looked at Vados. "Then let us..."

"Wait," Goku suddenly said. "Do you feel that?"

The reason for the interruption became instantly clear for all of them who could sense ki.

Up there in orbit.

"Freeza," Vegeta said, "he is coming here again."

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In space

The ship was now closing up to Earth. In a few minutes it would enter the outer atmosphere.

Freeza, barely recovered from his latest injuries in a healing tank, was sitting silently in his command chair.

Around him his remaining crew was similar silent.

This was their last ship. It was all what was left of the `rebuild´ Freeza Force. And it was only because of Berryblue´s foresight to draw out of the battle early that even they had survived.

They all knew what they were doing right now was a bad idea. But none of them dared to say anything. Not after the display when they had found their ruler after the last battle.

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Flashback

After nearly an entire day of searching, they had finally discovered Freeza´s damaged form drifting through space and brought him back on board. The soldier hurriedly carried their Lord into the closest healing tank.

As Freeza finally stepped out of it a short time later, he was silent - deadly silent.

He looked over the soldiers assembled in the room, one man after the other.

"We will be going to Earth," he finally declared loudly. "It is time to finally once and for all settle my score with Son Goku and all the others."

The gathered soldiers could only starre at their Master. Challenging the saiyan once again? Now? After their army had just been nearly wiped out by a completely different foe?

"B-but My Lord... " one of the man dared to speak up, "... wouldn´t it make more sense to deal with this new enemy first?"

Freeza turned around to the soldier.

Without another word he pointed a finger at him and fired a blast through his chest, killing him instantly.

"Does anyone else want to question my orders?" he asked a moment later.

He looked around. None of them even dared to speak at all.

One alien soldier made a frightnened step backwards as Freeza looked at him. This was a mistake.

Without saying anything Freeza shot a blast at him as well. This one however pierced through the men´s body and then through the wall behind him, ripping a hole into the ship.

And so he and to other unlucky soldiers who were standing too close to him were blasted out into space, before the others managed to close the hole provisorically with a large plate of metal.

During the entire display Freeza was only looking at them cold and enraged.

"Worthless," he hissed. "You are all worthless. Is it a wonder if I am constantly loosing with weaklings like you as an army? I should have done myself a favor and killed you all a long time ago," he ranted.

"Berryblue," he turned to his adjutant, "get the new bio-warriors ready."

"Of course Lord Freeza," she answered. "But if you allow me to point out, the bio-warriors are far from ready to..."

"Did you say anything?" he cut her off. He was looking at her sharply. They both knew one wrong word and she would end exactly like those soldiers."

"No my Lord, of course not. I will prepare everything."

"Good."

Berryblue knew exactly that these bio-engineered fighters whose creation Lord Freeza had ordered were far from ready to take on the Z-fighters. They could probably take on the weaker ones, but that was it.

But Freeza knew that as well and he obviously didn´t care. So it was useless to tell him about it another time.

It was needles to say that during their way, nobody else said anything.

Until now, that they were in the orbit of Earth.

This is now the second chapter I have just finished.

While the story is mostly based on the DBZ and Super Anime, this part here has also a few hints to a certain manga chapter that some of you might recognize (hint: Cell Games).

The fulfillment of Cabba´s and Vegeta´s promise for a visit to Planet Sadala is playing a great role in this arc.