Chapter 8: Time Rifts, A Delivery from Merch, and a Call From Home
After watching Shurayuki leave so spectacularly, the Supreme Kai of Time commented, "She always did have style. Now then," the Goddess then turned to Pearl, "I have a new job for you to do." "What is it, Supreme Kai of Time-sama?" Pearl asked. "You see Pearl, at present there are a total of five large rifts in time, right here in Conton City. Luckily, I have managed to contain these Time Rifts, however, if we do not discover their cause and fix it, more Time Rifts may appear. I want you to investigate these Time Rifts, discover their cause, and, if possible, neutralize them," the Supreme Kai of Time explained, "There are other Time Patrollers investigating, you should ask them if they know anything." "Where are these Time Rifts?" Pearl asked. "They are located at various points that you can access with help from the robots, for now. They are Hercule's House, the Capsule Corporation, Guru's House, Majin Buu's House, and Frieza's Spaceship. Go get what you need, and then start your mission as fast as possible," the Supreme Kai of Time ordered Pearl. "Understood," Pearl said, and quickly ran back to her apartment.
Pearl went straight for her room and got her scouter, weighted armbands, and boots, and then, at a slower pace, headed for the nearest robot. "Ah, a new customer," the robot said, and a holographic display of where it could send her appeared in front of it, "Just tell me where you want to go and I'll send you there!" "Hercule's House, please," Pearl said. "Enjoy your trip!" the robot said, and Pearl was instantly scanned, her body was then transformed into data, and sent to the robot near Hercule's House. Pearl arrived on a floating platform, slightly dizzy, "Wow, that was different." That was when Pearl saw Hercule's House, or at least the small Time Rift of it. It looked like a model mansion encased in a glass dome. Pearl got a closer look at it with her scouter zooming in, and saw Gohan and Videl, as Great Saiyaman and Great Saiyawoman, Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, Hercule, and a number of Time Patrollers walking around and doing their own thing. "I wonder how I get in?" Pearl wondered aloud, and touched the glass dome.
Instantly she felt herself start to shrink, and the feeling of being pulled in enveloped her, and then was gone, she had arrived inside the Time Rift. "Hey!" a male voice yelled. Pearl turned around and saw a shinobi wearing purple and black Saiyan armor like Time Patroller Saiyans wore at the Time Patrol Academy. "Hello," Pearl said, the shinobi looked familiar. "Sup! The Supreme Kai of Time told me everything. I'm the eldest of the five Murasaki Brothers. The name's Murasaki," the Time Patrol Shinobi, Murasaki, introduced himself. "Do you know Saito and Hitomi?" Pearl asked. "Sure, they're my cousins, but wait, we're getting off topic," Murasaki said, then cleared his throat.
"My fate has been sealed since birth. As quintuples, my brothers and I were born to be ninjas! But enough about me, you're here to find out about the large rift in time. I'm looking into why Hercule's House has been enveloped by a large rift in time. Great Saiyaman, Great Saiyawoman, and the Galactic Patrolman Jaco are fighting enemies to keep the peace in Satan City. You should become Great Saiya…blob, well, you should go help them patrol! Maybe you'll find out something." Pearl thought about that, "Why don't you help them?" Murasaki looked at her like she was crazy and said, "Who? Me? No way! Ninjas are supposed to be discrete. Also, by the way, I heard through the grapevine that Hercule is looking for a good bodyguard. If you get hired, you might make some good money. Think about it!" Well…I don't think I need money that bad, but it might help with the investigation, Pearl thought. "Alright, wish me luck," Pearl said.
Pearl asked around from some Time Patrollers hanging out, but none of them knew what could be causing the Time Rift. She then decided to see if Hercule could help. She walked up to him and the World Champion said, "Hey, you there! You've got the look of a martial artist about you. Do you know who I am?" "You're Hercule Satan, champion of Earth!" Pearl said, trying her best to sound like an excited fan. Hercule laughed out and said, "That's right! I am, the World Champion, Hercule! And today must be your lucky day! It just so happens that I'm looking for someone to work for me! You wouldn't be interested in becoming my bodyguard, would you?" "Sure thing!" Pearl said. "Now hold on now, missy, let me tell you, protecting me would be the greatest honor imaginable for anyone on Earth! But first, you'll have to go through a few tests, you want to still do it?" Hercule asked. "Yes sir!" Pearl said. Hercule laughed loudly again and said, "I knew you'd say that! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to protect a superstar! No sane individual would pass up that kind of chance! You're just lucky you came and spoke to me when you did!
"I know our negotiations have progressed pretty far already, but there's just one small thing… To be honest, I got my doubts about whethere you're actually strong or not… Oh! I've got it! I'll give you a test to see if you're worthy of becoming my bodyguard or not! If you pass the test with flying colors, I'll let you become my bodyguard. So, let's not beat around the bush! We'll get this test started right away! First, go on five quests, and don't try to lie, because I'll know!" "I got it! Five Quests," Pearl said. Pearl left Hercule, and saw Great Saiyaman, Great Saiywoman, and Jaco all talking. Great Saiyaman saw Pearl and said, "Hey, you there! Yeah, I'm talking to you! I can tell that you have a strong sense of Justice!" "Really?" Pearl asked.
"Indeed," Great Saiyaman said, "Ever felt like putting your strength to good use? If so, you should join us and help protect the peace! I'm Great Saiyaman, by the way! Will you lend us your power then? I hope you'll give me the answer I want to hear!" Wow, Gohan's superhero voice is so…cheesy. But… This might help me with my mission. "Sure thing!" Pearl answered. Great Saiyawoman then said, "We might have just found a candidate to become our third member!" "You might just be right there, Great Saiyawoman! This could be the one we've been looking for to take on the role of envoy for Justice as Great Saiyaman 3!" Great Saiyaman said. "What fantastic news!" Great Saiyawoman said. Videl really enjoys this… I wonder how much they like dressing up… "I'm ready!" Pearl declared.
Great Saiyaman laughed out and said, "I knew it! A heart of Justice can tell no lies! It's your destiny to become Great Saiyaman 3! I knew all along you'd say that! I never doubted you!" Great Saiyawoman said, "Way to go, Great Saiyaman!" Jaco just stood there and shook his head, "Ugh… These guys are way too enthusiastic." "Seems like it's decided! Come on, Jaco! Let's go!" Great Saiyaman said. "What?! Why me? You guys just go. You don't have to drag me along!" Jaco protested. Boy, Jaco sure picked the wrong career… Great Saiyaman turned to him, "Don't you think it's an honorable task to help instill Justice in the next generation?" Jaco looked at him and snorted, "All right, but just this once. You better not start thinking this Super-Elite will bend to your every whim, okay?" "Let's go then!" Great Saiyaman said. Pearl followed them as they flew up into the air, and over to a mountain.
"Now then!" Great Saiyaman said as they reached their destination, "We're going to help you train!" Great Saiyawoman said, "We'll spar for as long as you like! This way we can find out if you're ready to take on evil!" "Are you ready? We'll form teams, Great Saiyawoman and I on one, and you and Jaco on the other!" Great Saiyaman said. "I'll spar, but don't expect me to stay if it's not a fair fight," Jaco said. "Then let's go!" Great Saiyaman said. He and Great Saiyawoman charged up their ki, while Jaco pulled out his laser gun. Pearl charged up her ki as well, and flew right at Great Saiyawoman. The superheroine blocked Pearls punch and follow up kick then tried a ki ball that Pearl knocked aside. Pearl then flew back a little and yelled, "Bomber DX!" The massive ki blast knocked Videl, aka Great Saiyawoman back, but when Pearl went at her she got a kick in her gut and then a quick series of kicks as her opponent yelled, "Justice Combination!" Great Saiyawoman finished her attack with two hard palm heel strikes to Pearl's chest, knocking her back a lot further than Pearl's own attack.
Pearl quickly dodged a ki blast from Great Saiyawoman and then Instant Transmitted behind her and grabbed her, knocking on her head then stretched back and slammed her knees into her opponent's back. "Try this one! Vacation Delete!" Pearl yelled, and used Raditz's best attack. The massive pink ki ball exploded, and paralyzed both Videl and Gohan. "Alright!" Jaco said, he had been getting his butt kicked so far, and quickly seized the opportunity to land a few hard punches and kicks on Gohan. Pearl quickly blasted Videl with another Bomber DX, and saw as Gohan regained his momentum and kicked Jaco back. "Alright then, I'd say you've passed the test!" Great Saiyaman declared, "Your training is complete! Another Great Saiyaman is boooorrrnnn!" "Well what were you expecting when training with an Elite," Jaco cockily said. "Our next session will be fun!" Great Saiyawoman said, and the four of them flew back to Hercule's House.
Great Saiyaman said, "I want to be the first to congratulate you on becoming Great Saiyaman 3!" "Yeah, congratulations! Isn't it great we get to work together now?" Great Saiyawoman said. "It'll be an honor working with great heroes like you," Pearl said, trying to sound more heroic. "Congrats I guess. Actually, you have my sympathy…" Jaco said. "Don't get ahead of yourself! The real hard work hasn't even begun yet. You'll need to learn some stronger techniques and poses for fighting evil soon!" Great Saiyaman said. Great Saiyawoman piped in, "They should be super cool and stylish like ours!" Jaco also said, "I can't stress the importance of a good pose enough!" "It's not long until the next training session. You should try and rest up before it starts!" Great Saiyaman told Pearl. "I will," Pearl said, "Until next time."
With that, Pearl left them, and saw a glass dome floating in midair. It looked like it had the platform the Time Rift had been on. Pearl touched it, and felt herself growing, and the feeling of being pulled enveloped her, and then she found herself back in Conton City. "Alright, that's one Quest down, no leads yet though… On to the next Time Rift," Pearl said, and saw a robot waiting for her. It showed her the display of locations she could go to and she said, "Please take me to Capsule Corporation." Pearl was scanned like before, and was on another floating platform. There she saw another glass dome, showing Capsule Corporation. Pearl touched the dome, and was immediately pulled into it. She saw a ninja that looked like Murasaki, only he had grey armor. "Sup! The Supreme Kai of Time told me everything. I'm the second eldest of the 5 Murasaki Brothers. The name's Konkon," Murasaki Konkon introduced himself. "Hello, so, what's going on here?" Pearl asked.
"I'm looking into why the Capsule Corporation has been enveloped by a large rift in time. Vegeta has been training to become stronger. You should join him once you get more powerful," Konkon told Pearl. "Why don't you train with Vegeta?" she asked him. "Me? N-Nah… I'm good…" Konkon nervously said, "A-Anyway, a ninja isn't supposed to show his tricks in front of others…" Wow the Murasaki clan isn't all that good at their jobs… "Apparently," Konkon said, "Bulma has invented something new! It's supposedly a machine that turns costumes into something… You should try it once it's complete!" "Okay then," Pearl said, and looked and saw Vegeta. She walked up to him, apparently standing there just looking pissed off at the universe. "Hello, Vegeta-sama," Pearl said. Vegeta looked at her and said, "Who are you? What do you want from me?"
"I'd like to train with you," Pearl told him. Vegeta looked a little more annoyed and said, "Don't speak to me if it's not important! You're disrupting my training!" "Okay! Okay!" Pearl said, and backed away from Vegeta. Sheesh, how Bulma can stand that attitude is beyond me, Pearl thought as she went to see Bulma, passing Goten and Trunks playing. Pearl watched as the two young half-Saiyans kicked a ball back and forth. Trunks kicked it especially hard and sent it flying towards Pearl. Pearl quickly caught the ball, but there was so much force behind it she was pushed back about a foot. "Oh wow! Good catch!" the little Kid Trunks said. "Try being a little more careful next time," Pearl said as she gave him back his ball. "Alright, thanks," Kid Trunks said. "Sorry about that," Bulma said, "But that's my son for you." "It's okay," Pearl said, and saw the half-spherical shed where Bulma's device was being stored. "So, what's in here?" she asked.
Bulma looked very proud of herself as she said, "The Ability Mix Machine! It's a machine that takes the latent kinetic energy from costumes similar to those of great warriors and uses that energy to create a new item. Go ahead and give it a try, the robot receptionist will help operate the machine for you, so give it all your unwanted costumes." "No thanks, I'm good," Pearl said and walked away. Another dead end, Pearl thought. She headed for the glass dome she came in from and touched it again, and was sent back to Conton City. "Well, I guess third time's the charm," Pearl said as she spotted a robot nearby. The robot showed her where she could go. "Send me to Guru's House, please." "Right away!" the robot said, and Pearl was teleported to a third floating platform. Pearl saw the glass dome and touched it. She was instantly transported to Namek! Or at least a part of it. I've really gotta ask Supreme Kai of Time-sama about these Time Rifts. They're so…weird…
"Augh!" she heard a child scream, and looked down to see young Dende, "Wh-Who are you?" Dende asked. "It's okay, I'm not with Frieza," Pearl told him. Dende calmed down, "Oh, you're not one of them… That's a relief. B-But it's too dangerous for you to be here! Please, you have to leave while you can!" Pearl was put off by this, but steeled her resolve, "I'll be alright." She looked around and saw other Time Patrollers, but none of them had a clue what was causing the Time Rift either. "Sup!" Pearl heard a familiar voice, and saw another Murasaki, this time with brown armor. "Hello," Pearl greeted. "The Supreme Kai of Time told me everything. I'm the third eldest of the 5 Murasaki Brothers. The names Chacha. I'm looking into why Guru's House on Planet Namek has been enveloped by a large rift in time. What with the Namekian Dragon Balls here, we're always under attack… It's real draining. We're short of people who can help. How about going on patrol every so often for us? Grand Elder Guru might treat you to something. Y'know, I still haven't met him yet…"
"Alright then, I guess I can help," Pearl said. She looked around and spotted Nail and went to him. "Just who are you? You're not from around here," Nail said. Pearl looked up at the large Namekian and said, "I'm here to help you." "Hm…" Nail responded, "Well, you don't seem to be evil. A truly powerful fiend has violated this land. You should leave while you still can." Pearl shook her head and said, "No, I won't run away when innocent people are being hurt." "What? You want to stick around? Don't you realize that you'll be caught up in a violent battle?" Nail asked. Pearl nodded. Nail grimly nodded, "Very well, you say you're prepared to fight. Well then, if it comes to a battle, I'll be counting on you for help." Nail then looked up as Pearl's scouter detected five ki signatures. "They're coming. I didn't think it'd be this soon. Time to show me what you're capable of. Are you ready?" Nail said. "I'm ready, Nail-san," Pearl told the Namekian Warrior. "Then follow me!" Nail said, and they flew off. "Our enemies are here for the Dragon Balls. Some people came and provided us with a safe place to put them, Frieza and his men won't be able to get them when we put the Dragon Balls inside," Nail told Pearl.
"Understood," Pearl said, and they soon saw who was coming. "Uh oh," Pearl said, she saw Zarbon, Dodoria, one of Frieza's foot soldiers, and Frieza himself waiting for them, Pearl was just glad that Frieza himself was in his First Form. Pearl activated her scouter, and then was surprised to see something, while Frieza was still the most powerful of his men, he was…much weaker than Pearl expected. What's going on here? Do Time Rifts really mess up events this much? "Greetings, denizens of Namek. I'd like you to relinquish your Dragon Balls." "Never!" Nail said, and blasted a Full Power Energy Wave at Frieza and his troops, scattering them. Pearl flew at the foot soldier first and quickly attacked as hard and fast as she could. The foot soldier didn't stand a chance, and was quickly defeated. Pearl then turned around just in time to block a punch from Dodoria. "Give up, little girl!" Dodoria said. Pearl's response was to kick Dodoria in his stomach, and then follow up with a harder kick that knocked him back.
Dodoria answered by blasting a massive amount of ki balls at Pearl. The Majin girl struggled to block the attack, but then was blasted with a powerful energy wave from Dodoria. Frieza's Lieutenant saw his chance and head-butted Pearl hard, sending her into Namek's ocean. Pearl struggled to swim up, her weighted clothes weren't helping her, but she managed to break through the surface and fly up into the air. Dodoria tried to head-butt her again, but this time Pearl was ready and stopped him dead in his tracks. Pearl blasted ki balls point blank on his head. "AAAGH!" Dodoria screamed as he clutched his head, and Pearl blasted him back with Double Sunday. "Special Beam Cannon!" Pearl yelled, and pierced Dodoria through his heart, killing him instantly. Pearl looked and saw that Frieza and Zarbon were double teaming on Nail. Pearl quickly Instant Transmissioned to Nail and blasted Zarbon and Frieza off him with Double Sunday.
"Thanks," Nail said. Pearl looked at Frieza and checked her scouter again, this Time Rift Frieza's power level was 200,000. "Here goes something," Pearl said, "KAIOKEN TIMES TEN!" Power ripped through her body as she flew at Frieza and kicked him back. Frieza blasted her with his Death Beam, putting holes in her knees and left shoulder that quickly healed. Frieza then lifted one finger and a massive orange ki ball grew above him. "Try my Supernova!" Frieza yelled. Pearl felt like her body was starting to fall apart, but she flew at the Supernova attack and grabbed it. "WHAT!?" Frieza screamed. Pearl pushed against the attack with all her might, when all of a sudden it exploded around her. Pearl was sent flying through a mountain, and crashed hard into the ground. The Kaioken disappeared, and Pearl felt like she was dying. She quickly reached into her pocket and pulled out a healing capsule and used it.
Relief filled her as she flew back into the fray. But then her scouter went off, and she saw that it detected two Dragon Balls nearby. Pearl turned back, and grabbed one Dragon Ball that was at the bottom of the ocean, then flew up and got the second one that was on top of the mountain she was sent through. Pearl flew back and saw Nail destroy Zarbon with another Full Powered Energy Wave and went to him, "Nail-san, where do I take the Dragon Balls?" "That way, you'll see something that looks like a giant egg with legs, that's where you can put the Dragon Balls," he said as Frieza approached them. "Go! I'll distract him!" Nail ordered, and Pearl flew in the direction indicated. Pearl quickly saw a Time Machine, and realized that one of the other Time Patrollers must have put it there. Pearl opened it up and stored the Dragon Balls inside. She then checked her scouter, and saw that Nail's ki signature was starting to fade.
Pearl quickly went Kaioken and flew back as fast as she could, and saw as Frieza was strangling Nail with his tail. "Where are the Dragon Balls? Tell me!" Frieza yelled. "Hey Frieza!" Pearl yelled, then sucker punched him, making him let go of Nail. "Nail-san, you get the Dragon Balls, I'll deal with him," Pearl said. Frieza charged at Pearl and the Majin girl quickly blocked his attacks as Nail flew off. Frieza hit Pearl with his Death Wave, and Pearl responded with Bomber DX. "KAIOKEN TIMES TWENTY!" Pearl screamed, it instantly felt like her body was going to be torn apart. She ignored the pain and instead yelled, "Vacation Delete!" The attack hit Frieza full on, paralyzing him. "Special Beam Cannon!" Pearl yelled, and her attack went right through Frieza's head, killing him. Pearl quickly ended the Kaioken and sat down. Ten minutes later Nail returned, "You did it!" Pearl smiled, "Yeah, I guess I did." Nail gave Pearl some of his ki and they flew back to Guru's House. Once they got there Nail said, "Thank you so much for your help. I couldn't have done it without you." "Your welcome, whenever you need me, I'll be here," Pearl told him. She saw the glass dome and touched it, and was once again returned to Conton City.
She slumped down and laid on her back for a few minutes, just watching the clouds go by. "This is going to take me forever," she said aloud, "Maybe these weights were a bad idea." After taking a few more minutes to catch her breath Pearl got up and went to the robot. It presented the menu of places she could be teleported to and she said, "Send me to Majin Buu's house please." She was instantly transported to the floating platform, and she quickly touched the glass dome. She soon spotted the Fourth Murasaki Brother in his red armor and walked up to him, "Hello." "Sup! The Supreme Kai of Time told me everything. I'm the fourth eldest of the 5 Murasaki Brothers. The name's Akkah," Akkah greeted.
He continued, "I'm looking into why Mister Buu's House has been enveloped in a large time rift. Apparently the house was rebuilt by Mister Buu after the fight with the other Buu. Don't worry! It's not made from people or anything!" Akkah assured Pearl. "I figured as such," Pearl said as she looked at it. "Buu's been reading books for ages. He said he got them from Hercule. It seems like Buu wants a family, which is why he's got stuck into reading books about the subject. I never thought I'd say this, but Buu is actually quite the studier. You should go speak to him. It looks like he has a few things to get off his chest." "And you're not gonna do that because…?" Pearl asked, though she could guess his answer. "M-Me!? No way! He… He scares me!" Akkah said. "And I don't?" Pearl asked. "Well…you're all cute…and kinda sexy…in that outfit…" Akkah said. "Whatever," Pearl said, though she was starting to blush.
She went past Akkah and into Buu's House. It was mostly empty except for a chair and Majin Buu standing all alone. Pearl walked up to her ancestor and said, "Hello, Buu-sama." "Oh! Hello! You come to play?! Wahoo! You the first to come to Buu's house besides Hercule! Buu so happy right now!" "Nice to be here," Pearl wondered what he would want to do. "What you wanna play? Hide-and-seek? Or you wanna eat food?" Buu asked. "Um, I'm actually here to do something important…" Pearl said. "Hm? You got something you need to do? That why you can't play?" Buu asked. "Sorry, Buu-sama," Pearl apologized. Buu looked dejected, "Buu make house, but still only Hercule come play… It fun when Hercule here, but Hercule has Videl, so can't play long. Hercule always look happy when talk about Videl. Videl like more than friend of something…" "She's his family," Pearl explained.
"Buu kinda want more than friend too…" Buu said, then looked at Pearl like he just heard her. "Family? That called family? Buu want family too!" I think I know what my mission is… Hold on! I might witness the birth of my race! Oh WOW! Pearl thought. "Buu need lots of strength to make family, so need lots and lots of food," Majin Buu told Pearl. "I understand completely!" Pearl said, "Just wait here and I'll be back." Pearl ran out of his house and touched the glass dome, returning to Conton City. Pearl jumped down from the platform, and ran all across Conton City, looking for fruits, mushrooms, vegetables, anything she could find. She even asked her fellow Time Patrollers for any candy and sweets they might have. After three hours of looking, Pearl had a solid ton of food for Majin Buu. She was in the Shopping District and asked the robot there to teleport her back to Majin Buu's House.
Pearl tapped the dome and was transported back to Majin Buu's House. She went in, barely getting all the food she collected inside, and said, "Here you are, Buu-sama! Dig in!" Majin Buu licked his lips and went to town on all the food he saw. He ate and ate, and Pearl could only watch in amazement, she could maybe eat a hundred pounds in one sitting, if she was REALLY hungry, but nowhere near as much as Majin Buu was eating. He was halfway done when he jumped up and said, "Woohoo! Thanks! Buu full! Buu make family now!" Here she comes! Majin Buu will split into Mister Buu and Miss Buuby, and I'll get to see it! Pearl thought as she took a step back. A purple aura surrounded Majin Buu, and then all of a sudden there was a blast of pink smoke throughout the house. The smoke cleared and Pearl looked round, but no Miss Buuby. "Huh?" Pearl said, then looked down and saw a small pink Majin child wearing Uub's robe, red armbands, white pants, and sandals with black socks. The Majin child said, "Pweeee! My name Ichigo! Nice meet you! What you wanna play?"
Pearl just watched, stunned, and Majin Buu introduced himself, "Hello Ichigo. My name Buu, I'm your Daddy!" "Daddy!" Ichigo said, and jumped up and wrapped Buu in a hug. "She helped me make you! Ummm… What your name?" Buu asked. "I'm Pearl, it's nice to meet you, Ichigo-chan. I brought all this food for you and your Daddy," Pearl said, and indicated the remaining food. "Let's eat!" Ichigo said. Pearl stepped back and watched Majin Buu and Ichigo finish off the food, then lie back contentedly. "Alright then, goodbye for now, Buu-sama, Ichigo-chan. I'll come visit with more food!" Pearl said, as she left them. As she used the glass dome to go back to Conton City Pearl thought, Okay, things are getting SUPER WEIRD now. This isn't how things happened! Majin Buu split into Mister Buu and Miss Buuby in the correct timeline, then they read 'Bob and Margaret', and took pieces of themselves, blasted the blob with the Love-Love Beam, and the first Majin was born! That's how it's been since. But this… I might never have been born if things had gone down that way…
She shook her head and decided she'd ask the Supreme Kai of Time about it after she was done with the last Time Rift…in Frieza's Spaceship. "Take me…to Frieza's Spaceship," Pearl asked the robot on the floating platform, and she was teleported to the final platform. Pearl saw Frieza's Spaceship in its glass dome and shuddered, "Here goes nothing." Pearl touched it and was instantly just outside of Frieza's Spaceship, just within the atmosphere of a planet. She saw the last of the '5 Murasaki Brothers' and floated to him. "Sup! The Supreme Kai of Time told me everything. I'm the youngest of the 5 Murasaki Brothers. The name's Aoh," Aoh introduced himself, he was wearing blue armor and baggy pants. "Hello," Pearl greeted, "So, why are we here?"
"I'm looking into why Frieza's Spaceship has been enveloped by a large rift in time. The Frieza Force is amazing… They really have a strict power structure here. I was thinking I might as well investigate how their organization works while I'm here… But instead of sneaking around, I thought it would be smarter just to join the Frieza Force itself," Aoh said. And of course, that's what I'm going to have to do… and right on cue, "Why don't you try joining the Frieza Force? I heard they're holding an entrance exam." "Why don't you come with me?" Pearl asked, sounding as peppy as she could. "I don't want to join! I just want to work lazily, make money lazily, and then peacefully live out the rest of my lazy days! Life or Death missions… Strict supervisors… Yikes! Count me out!" Aoh said. Pearl just blinked at that and said, "Oookaayyy then." Aoh told Pearl, "Y-You just do your best! You're an elite, right? I'm sure it'll help out in your training."
Pearl saw one of Frieza's foot soldiers and floated over to him. "I wanna join the Frieza Force," Pearl told him. "You want to enter the spaceship? Wait…you're a new applicant for the Frieza Force? What great timing! I mean… Count yourself very lucky. My name is Appule, and I'm quite influential within the Frieza Force. Usually I have to turn you away, but today I'm going to let you take a pre-pre-entry exam! If you pass, I'll let you on the spaceship and even put in a good word for you with Frieza-sama. All I need you to do is bring me a Medium Mix Capsule necessary for repairing the ship! How about it? If you really want to work here, you should be able to do this much. Now get going!" "Alright then," Pearl said, and then thought about it, "I'll be right back." Pearl quickly left and as soon as she was back in Conton City she ran back to her apartment. She went in and saw Kenshiro and Barit were meditating. "Sorry to interrupt guys, but I need a Medium Mix Capsule," Pearl said. "Alright, give me a minute," Barit said. He went into his room and after some banging around inside, came out and handed the Capsule to Pearl.
"Thank you so much! I'll be back soon," Pearl said. "Hold on Pearl," Kenshiro said. "What is it?" Pearl asked. "Just wanted you to know that we're having chicken tacos tonight, I'm making them. And good luck with your mission," Kenshiro said. Pearl walked over and gave him a peck on his cheek before running out, getting a robot to teleport her back to Frieza's Spaceship, then the dome teleporting her back on it. She handed the Capsule to Appule who happily said, "YES! I needed this! Now then, just go inside and report directly to Frieza-sama. I'll put in a good word for you." Appule went inside and Pearl followed him. This is dangerous… Pearl thought, she would have to survive among one of the most ruthless armies the universe ever knew… Pearl walked down the halls, and eventually made it to Frieza's Command Center.
Frieza was waiting for her on his floating throne and said, "Greetings. I am Frieza. I'm the one who commands this army. I've heard a lot about you. I understand you want to join my forces. But know this: the Frieza Force doesn't take just anyone. If you're not strong, you're no good to us whatsoever. If you really think you have what it takes to join us, then you should be able to pass my test. Think you can survive?" Pearl swallowed and said, "Yes, I can." Frieza nodded, and the door behind her closed as six soldiers ran in. "Your test begins now. Good luck. You're going to need it!" Frieza laughed as his throne floated back and the soldiers all attacked Pearl at once. Pearl saw how weak they were compared to her, and quickly dodged their tackles. Pearl quickly took them all out with one kick each and looked at Frieza, "Satisfied?"
"All right. I'm suitably impressed. You may join the Frieza Force," Frieza said, "Work hard and you may become an Officer. Now work yourself to the bone. I'm greatly looking forward to seeing what happens with you." "Thanks," Pearl said. She couldn't get out of there fast enough, and was relieved when she made it back to Conton City. "Send me back to the Shopping District please," Pearl asked the robot, and was teleported right in front of the Supreme Kai of Time. "Excellent work!" the Supreme Kai of Time told Pearl. "It looks like you visited a lot of large rifts in time. Heh heh, I bet you were surprised, the sheer scale of these rifts is staggering, no?" "Indeed, they're so very different from the true timeline, it's frightening," Pearl said. The Supreme Kai of Time nodded, "Things look pretty strange inside, right? History has been greatly distorted, creating a different history that is slowly spreading… Fortunately, the changes in history are limited to those rifts and haven't affected anywhere else.
"However, it's unclear why they were formed in the first place. That's why we're asking you to look into it. The other rifts in time are seemingly even more dangerous. I think we'd better leave that discussion for another time though. So anyway, nice work out there! As a reward, I'd like for you to have this! I look forward to working with you again, Pearl. Give me your scouter please." Pearl handed her scouter to the Supreme Kai of Time, and the Goddess fiddled with it before handing it back to Pearl, "Whenever anything happens, you'll be alerted so you know to go back to the Time Rifts. Also, I put about thirty thousand zeni into your account, since you've been working so hard." "Thank you, Supreme Kai of Time-sama," Pearl said, she felt tired after all of that. "Go get some rest, you'll need it," the Supreme Kai of Time said, and went back to the Time Nest.
"Oh boy, what a day," Pearl said. She took off her boots and armbands, and carried them to her apartment. As soon as she was there she smelled the chicken tacos Kenshiro was making. "Good mission?" Kenshiro asked. "Yeah, but it was really hard," Pearl said as she headed to her room and put her weighted clothes down and replacing her scouter with her glasses. She got to the living room and plopped down on the couch, "Basically, there are rifts in time, five of them, in Conton City, and I had to deal with them." "We noticed," Barit said as he chopped up lettuce, "We saw you running around earlier." "Yeah, that was the worst part," Pearl said, "History is so messed up in those Time Rifts I swear, in one of them Frieza was less than half his real strength, and in another I had to join the Frieza Force, not to mention see another way that Majins could have come into being. The fact is that after all that I am pooped."
"Well, food's ready, how about we see what Ryo is doing?" Kenshiro suggested. "Okay," Barit said, after the three of them got their food they sat down and turned on 'Ryo vs. the Xenoverse'. Barit commented on the theme song, "Not bad." As they watched, Kenshiro and Pearl explained that in Ryo's universe, refugees from other universes found sanctuary in Toki Toki City, and that he was currently friends with benefits with one, Hatchin, as well as a stronger version of Erasa. Once Barit was up to speed, they continued watching, seeing Ryo draw pictures of Pearl… and Kenshiro's Mother. "Aw fuck!" Kenshiro yelled, "I can never un-see that!" Pearl was blushing at the one showing her being spanked by Shurayuki. Barit chuckled, at their embarrassment, and told Kenshiro it was safe again. They watched as Hatchin won a 'Queen of Fighters' tournament against other Time Patrollers, and the alternate version of Soon talk about Pearl and Ryo's nature as a warper and a Blackthorn.
"We have a theme song?" Pearl said. "Guess so," Barit said, "Seems fair, they're a TV show here, and we're a TV show there." They then watched as Ryo drew another picture for someone on Tumblr, and Kenshiro just ran to the bathroom and vomited, and Pearl's stomach felt weird. Barit just stared at the picture and asked, "Do Earthling females really have those?" "N-Not that I'm aware of… I don't think Shurayuki has a penis…or testicles…that huge…" Pearl said and covered her eyes. Kenshiro came back in and they saw as that version of Future Trunks and Mai finally got together, while Hatchin and Ryo celebrated her winning the Queen of Fighters tournament. "Sheesh, and I thought living with you was rough," Barit said. "Erasa seems to be enjoying herself," Pearl stated. That was when the scene changed, to Shurayuki, and Merch.
Barit had the remote, and paused. "Zoom in," Barit said into the remote, and the scene zoomed in on Shurayuki. "Oh come on, what's the deal, you got the hots for my Mom now!?" Kenshiro asked. "Just checking to see if she had a penis, and testicles," Barit said. "DAMN IT SHIPPERS!" Kenshiro yelled up into the sky, "I can take that my Mom takes a lot of dicks, but not her having one! AND ESPECIALLY NOT HER USING IT ON MY GIRLFRIEND!" Barit just laughed at his outburst and the show played again. They watched as Merch and Praxtic asked Shurayuki to model some clothes for them and gave her some outfits, and then Shurayuki and Praxtic had another romp in bed. Kenshiro just shook his head and turned to Pearl, "You have no idea how lucky you are that your parents are both still alive, and happily married." "I'm beginning to get an idea," Pearl told him as the episode ended. And as if on cue, a green portal opened up. "Hellloooooo!" Praxtic jumped out and greeted.
"So, another delivery?" Kenshiro said, glaring at him. "I see that you saw Ryo vs. the Xenoverse. Look, Kenshiro, your Mom's an adult, she can handle herself. Here's the peace offering from Merch for banging her," Praxtic said, and tossed a package to Kenshiro. Kenshiro caught it and said, "Look, can you at least not get so rough with Mom?" Praxtic shrugged, "All she has to do is say no." "One more thing," Pearl said, "If you see Ryo, can you ask him to at least consider not drawing me…and Shurayuki…intimately, or at least not me? Please?" Pearl asked. Praxtic looked at her, he looked confused, "Don't you like that there are a thousand geeks that think you're hot?" "I have a boyfriend, and I'm not leaving him anytime soon," Pearl told him. Praxtic shrugged, "I'll send the message, but he might not listen. Anything else, before I go?"
"Yeah, if you see my Mom again," Kenshiro said, with a sincere look in his face, "Tell her to be careful… and that I wish we could spend more time together." Praxtic, for once, looked serious, "Sure thing, kid. I'll tell you one thing, she at least does two things right, and raising you is one of them." Praxtic took out his Portal Gun and made another portal, and left. Kenshiro opened the package and pulled out a set of black and white arm bands and brown boots, and a pair of purple armbands and boots as well as a capsule and two letters. "One's from Merch, one's from Praxtic…which one do I open first?" Kenshiro asked. "I'll read Merch's first," Pearl said, and Kenshiro gave her the letter. She read it out loud,
"Kenshiro,
His is my way of apologizing. Helping you get stronger. If you read this before you watch the latest episode of Ryo vs. the Xenoverse, I suggest closing your eyes for the last parts. If you start reading this after you saw the episode, I had no regrets about what me and your mom did. And before you get mad, we're both consenting adults. So I hope these special weights will help as their instructions are in the box as well. Lastly, if you see your mom wearing a jacket and sari, Praxtic paid her to do it to ogle her. Why am I saying this? Because unlike me, you can kick the shit out of him for it!
Sincerely,
Merch."
Kenshiro looked and saw his name was on the brown boots as well as the black and white armbands while Pearl's was on the purple ones. Pearl took out the instructions and read them. "Wow, apparently, these armbands will sense your power level, and adjust their weight accordingly. The stronger you are, the heavier thay become," Pearl said and handed the instructions to Kenshiro. Kenshiro read them and put on the boots and armbands and activated them. His arms dropped slightly, and he slowly lifted his legs. "Wow…these things must weigh at least two and a half tons now!" Kenshiro said, and took them off, "And now that's over." Pearl looked at her own special boots and armbands and said, "I'll wear them some other time." Then Pearl read Praxtic's letter.
"Dear Kenshiro and Pearl,
Here are some lovely drawings that you might like! They're all copies I got from Ryo! Enjoy!
Love,
Praxtic."
"I can't," Kenshiro said, and gave the Capsule to Pearl. "I can't either," Pearl said, and gave the Capsule to Barit. "Alright, let's see," Barit said, and opened the Capsule. Out popped four pictures, of Pearl and Shurayuki, one each in string bikinis, plus the two Ryo drew of them screwing. Kenshiro looked at them, horrified, and Pearl blushed so much her skin turned as dark as Mr. Popo's. Barit just laughed his head off. Kenshiro turned to Pearl and said, "Pearl, you might want to get a new boyfriend." "Why?" Pearl asked. "Because I don't think I can ever have sex again." "I don't mind…that much…as long as we can still cuddle," Pearl told him, and then her phone went off. Pearl answered, "Hi Pearl!" "Hi Mama," Pearl answered.
"What's wrong?" Pearl's Mother, Buudikka, asked. "I've had a very long day," Pearl said, and then explained everything, up until she watched Ryo vs. the Xenoverse, and Praxtic delivered his packages, Mama didn't need to know about THAT. EVER! "Oh my Precious Pearl, it sounds like you're working so hard. Just remember to take time to relax," Buudikka suggested. "I'll try Mama," Pearl told her. "Well then, I don't want to keep you up too long, but I want you to know that Papa and me, and your brothers and sisters, are going to come visit you soon. I can't wait to see how strong you are, and to meet Kenshiro, he sounds like a very good young man for you," Buudikka said. "He's the best Mama," Pearl said with a small smiled. "I love you, Pearl," Buudikka said. "Love you too," Pearl said, and hung up. "Let's go to bed," Kenshiro said, "I need sleep." "Same here," Pearl said.
If you haven't already, I suggest you read Ryo vs. the Xenoverse by yoshi3000 to help you understand the references.