Chapter 25: Time Patrols and Rifts, Darkness Revealed, and a Demonstration to Cashew Village
(Opening Theme: Unbreakable by Fireflight)
Pearl woke up and immediately grabbed her stomach, only to sadly sigh when she realized it was flat. She had dreamed about retiring with Kenshiro to Cashew Village, and raising their children with him. It was an impossible dream, Majins were completely unlike other sentient creatures, almost everything about them relied on magic; digestion, reproduction, their very existence. Majin females didn't even possess a womb in which to carry a child, when Majins reproduced, they tore parts of their bodies off and mashed them together, then blasted the lump of Majin flesh with the Love-Love Beam from their tentacles, creating a new Majin. Only two Majins in love could do it. Pearl shook her head and went to the kitchen to have plain old cereal and milk, then got ready for the day. She bought a lot of new outfits, and decided to combine two. She put on the Ginyu Force White chest armor, and the Ginyu Force Black armbands, boots, and shorts. Pearl admired herself in the mirror after dressing up, I bet Kenny would go nuts if he saw this, she thought as she shook her butt in the mirror a little.
That was when her Scouter went off, and Pearl quickly put it on. "Pearl, we need you right away! Trunks is in danger!" The Supreme Kai of Time yelled from the other end. "I'm on my way!" Pearl yelled, grabbed some Healing Capsules, and then focused and Instant Transmitted to the Time Vault. She appeared in front of Elder Kai and the Supreme Kai of Time. "Oh! There you are!" Elder Kai exclaimed when he saw Pearl, "Well, it seems there's still a bit of a problem left over from that last change in History." The Supreme Kai of Time continued the explanation, "It would seem that Android 16 wasn't entirely defeated." "He's not supposed to be in that Timeline at all," Elder Kai said, "Someone activated him and then revived him." The Supreme Kai of Time thought then said, "It must be Towa." She then looked at Pearl and said, "I'm sure 16 is going to be even stronger than before… Can you handle this for us?" "Yes I can," Pearl said. "Thanks. You're a huge help," Elder Kai said as he gave Pearl the Scroll. In a flash of light, she was gone.
AGE: 785
Future Trunks sighed as he looked around the Wasteland. "We actually made it back. We're in my era," he said. The half-Saiyan clenched his fist with determination, "No matter what, I have to bring peace here." Then he looked up and saw someone he shouldn't have, Android 16, covered in an evil aura with his eyes glowing bright red. That was when Pearl appeared behind Trunks and cracked her neck. "What is 16 doing here?! Something isn't right," Trunks yelled as he and Pearl dodged 16's charge. Android 16 turned to Trunks and yelled, "Destroy!" and blasted him back with laser eyes. Trunks took the hit and was almost stomped before Pearl flew beside the corrupted Android and kicked him away from Trunks. "H-He's so strong!" Trunks said in astonishment as he got up and went Super Saiyan. "That's strange," the Supreme Kai of "Time said, "Trunks should be far more powerful than 16. He must have been powered up somehow."
"Towa!" Pearl yelled as she blocked a punch from the massive Android and swept his legs from under him, only for Android 16 to blind her with laser eyes then grab her and toss her to the ground before stomping on her stomach. Pearl gasped until Trunks got Android 16 off her with Burning Attack. Trunks charged him, throwing punches and kicks that Android 16 blocked easily before charging Trunks, slamming him back. "You'll have to defend Trunks to win this fight!" Supreme Kai of Time quickly yelled. "I know!" Pearl yelled as she used Instant Transmission to get behind Android 16 then blasted him at point blank range with Tri-Beam! Trunks saw his own chance then and used Burning Slash on the corrupted Android, cutting up his armor before blasting him back with ki. Pearl summoned her power and yelled, "Super Vanishing Ball!" Her attack hit Android 16 before he could recover from Trunks's attack, and exploded. Android 16 looked damaged, but still ready to fight, when Pearl's Scouter detected a twisted ki signature.
Pearl and Trunks looked back to see Perfect Cell, surrounded with an evil aura. The twisted bio-android smiled at them like a cat that found a fat baby bird. Pearl and Trunks looked at each other and nodded, Pearl turned to face Android 16 while Trunks faced Cell. "Cell!? You're in your perfect form!?" Trunks yelled to distract him while Pearl and Android 16 clashed. "Funny you should ask, really," Cell said, "You might be interested to know that I absorbed 17 and 18." Trunks was astonished, "17 and 18?! But… That's impossible!" Cell looked at Trunks and asked, "And also…how is it that you know my name?" Cell looked at Pearl as she blocked a punch from Android 16 and landed three to his stomach before knocking him back with Tri-Beam and said, "Oh wait, I know… You went to the past, didn't you? That's the only explanation for it, how you'd know so much about me."
Android 16 slammed Pearl hard with Rocket Punch, knocking her back then saw Trunks, "Target…Trunks." Cell smiled, "So it would seem this stranger is my ally. You know, to be honest, I didn't think there were any Androids left alive…" Pearl got up and flew at Cell, only to be backhanded aside by him. "Oh. Did you bring your little friend along for the ride?" Cell asked Trunks, "Is she here from the past, too?" Cell turned to Pearl as she powered up and told her, "I'm warning you, interfere and I'll exterminate you." He then turned back to Trunks, "You have very strange tastes in companions. I fail to see how you expect that thing to help." "Trunks! Switch partners!" Pearl yelled. "Got it!" Trunks said as he blocked Android 16's charge and kicked his head before hitting him with Burning Attack. Pearl dodged Cell's Perfect Shot and hit him with Tri-Beam before letting out her power with Angry Explosion. Cell fell to the ground and glared at Pearl, "Now you die, you ugly gumwad!"
Cell charged up his power. Pearl tried to use Instant Transmission to get behind him, only for Cell to turn around at the last second and yell, "KAMEHAMEHAAAA!" Pearl took the hit head on, screaming as she was blasted straight through a mountain and landed hard on the ground. Pearl struggled to her hands and knees and threw up her breakfast along with purple blood. She quickly took out a Healing Capsule and used it to fix her injuries before using Instant Transmission to get back into the fray. Trunks was kicked back by Cell and then punched into the ground by Android 16. Pearl quickly seized her chance and summoned a Super Vanishing Ball and tossed it right at the two villains. Cell saw it in time, and to Pearl's horror grabbed Android 16 and used him as a human shield. 16 didn't stand a chance as he was obliterated by Pearl's attack. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!?" Pearl screamed at Cell as what little was left of 16 fell from his hand.
"As long as you're here, humanity has no future," Trunks said to Cell, "But your reign of terror ends today!" Shut up, amateur!" Cell yelled back at Trunks. "I will annihilate you!" Trunks yelled as he and Pearl charged at Cell. The bio-android struggled to keep up with both of them, and blasted them back with an Energy Barrier. Pearl focused and pink smoke erupted around her, Purifying her. Purified Pearl glared at Cell and yelled, "DIE!" Cell however was more powerful than ever, and blocked Purified Pearl's attacks before kicking it back and hitting it with Perfect Shot. Purified Pearl threw Vanishing Ball after Vanishing Ball at him, and Cell dodged all the attacks. Trunks caught Cell by surprise with a Shining Slash, giving Purified Pearl the opening it needed to hit him with Super Vanishing Ball. The attack hit Cell hard, but he turned around and blasted Purified Pearl with another Perfect Kamehameha as it charged at him, blasting Pearl right out of her Purified state!
Cell grabbed Pearl by the throat and squeezed her hard. "I'll squeeze you like an orange!" Cell declared. Pearl struggled to breath before she thought up one last desperate strategy and used Ill Bomber to get Cell to let her go, and the explosion he held destroyed Cell's arm. "Disappear for good!" Trunks yelled as his Heat Dome attack slammed into Cell. "NO! NO!" Cell yelled, but even that wasn't enough. Pearl focused every last ounce of ki she had and threw a Super Vanishing Ball into Cell. The two combined attacks finally destroyed him for good, and Pearl floated down to the ground below. Trunks looked up at the sky in triumph and said, "It's all finally over. Everyone…" Trunks remembered his ally and said, "I have to thank you too…huh!?" Pearl was already gone though.
AGE: 852
"Ah, you're back," Elder Kai said when Pearl returned to the Time Nest. "Good work. You did a fine job," the Supreme Kai of Time congratulated Pearl. "Thank you, Supreme Kai of Time-sama. But it was a close call. My Purification isn't as strong as I hoped it was," Pearl said. "Ah, but that is why you're working towards unlocking your True Potential after all," Elder Kai reminded Pearl. "You really think it's better than becoming a Pure Majin!?" Pearl wondered. "Of course it is!" Elder Kai declared, "After all, Gohan was pounding Super Buu like he was a chump off the street with it after all!" "Of course, forgive me," Pearl bowed to the Kai, and he nodded at her. That was when Time Patroller Trunks walked up. "Trunks…" Supreme Kai of Time said. "I'm sorry I acted so rashly back there," Trunks said as he bowed. The Supreme Kai of Time nodded and gently said, "Just don't do it again. I understand how you must feel, but I can't allow you to do things like that. It's dangerous." "Yeah," Trunks agreed. Trunks turned to Pearl and bowed to her, "I owe you an apology too. That and…thank you for all you did."
"Trunks…we're friends, aren't we? Helping each other is what friends do," Pearl said as she bowed back. "Then, can you…see what happened, during my era with me?" Trunks said. "I'd be honored to," Pearl said as Trunks took out the appropriate Scroll. Pearl and Trunks watched as he opened it. It showed the scene from AGE: 780 again.
"Gohan! You're still alive?" Android 17 said. "We'll fix that soon enough," Android 18 said, "Kill him, full power." Future Gohan looked at both Androids, and declared, "I will never die! Even if my body breaks, another will rise in my place, to dismantle you heartless Androids!" The three flew up in the air once more, and Trunks closed the Scroll. "Gohan…," Trunks said, but then put the Scroll back. Trunks looked at Pearl and said, "Thank you." "Anytime," Pearl said as he left. Pearl overheard the Kais, Elder Kai said, "Are you sure? It looks like History has been slightly altered." The Supreme Kai of Time explained to him, "A change like that will vanish as soon as I put the Scrolls together. But still…maybe I should leave it." "Hmmm…" Elder Kai said, then looked at Pearl, "Well, you don't think that a little change like that will do any harm, do you?" Pearl shook her head and smiled sadly, "Leave it, please. Trunks needed to see that." Elder Kai smiled, "Let's just let that one slip by then." "Thank you," Pearl said, then winced, she hadn't healed yet from almost being strangled to death by Cell.
The Supreme Kai of Time lifted her hands, and healed Pearl. "Thank you," Pearl said. "Well, I can't have you going off wounded," she Goddess said as Pearl's Scouter went off. She was wanted back at Guru's House, Hercule's House, Majin Buu's House, and Frieza's Spaceship. Pearl considered her options and headed for Guru's House. She arrived and went up to Nail. "Good timing," Nail said, "Frieza's subordinates are looking for the Dragon Balls. Their violence knows no bounds and they attack indiscriminately. We need to stop them!" "Right!" Pearl said as she and Nail flew off. It didn't take long for them to find who they were up against, Dodoria and some foot soldiers. "I'll take on Dodoria," Pearl said as she charged up her ki. Pearl flew at the Time Rift Dodoria and kicked him right in his face before hitting him with ki balls.
Frieza's right hand man angrily tried to blast Pearl, but she was unimpeded by weighted clothes and in top form as she nimbly dodged him. Pearl focused her power and yelled, "Tri-Beam!" The blast tore through Dodoria's ample midsection, leaving a bleeding hole in its wake. "You…" Dodoria died before he could finish. Pearl turned around and saw Nail finish both soldiers with a Full Power Energy Wave. The two of them nodded to each other and quickly collected the Dragon Balls. They returned to Guru's House and Nail said, "It's amazing, this power you hold." "Thank you, Nail-san. I worked hard to attain it," Pearl said. "Thank you for all your help," Nail told Pearl before she left that Time Rift. She sighed and looked down at Conton City. She spotted Barit training with Kenshin, Kaoru, Jade, June, Bage, and Bage's surprise fiancé, Amaya. She spotted Shurayuki, Rachel, and Beate as well with them, it's about time they got back.
"Hiya, Toothpick," Pearl turned around and saw her brother Jasper flying over, wearing a black and brown version of the Academy's gi for Majins. He was with two Majin girls, about a head shorter than Pearl, but curvier. One had her tentacles like a side ponytail and had green skin and blue eyes with black sclera, she was wearing pink and purple Dyno Woo-gi, while the other was red skinned with her tentacles like Pearl's, down to her shoulders and resembling the hairstyle Bulma had on Namek, she was wearing a gold and black Buu-gi. Cherry had a red Old-Fashioned Scouter while Ivy had a Green Old-Fashioned Scouter. "Hi, Jasper. Have you been training?" Pearl said. "Yep, lots, with help from Cherry and Ivy here," Jasper cockily said as Cherry and Ivy giggled. "Let me guess, 'endurance training'" Pearl said, shocking him. "Whoa! You caught on to that fast," Jasper said. "All three of you smell like sweaty gumballs," Pearl said, Jasper and his 'friends' all stopped to smell themselves. "Huh, guess we should have showered after all, Cherry," Ivy said. "Why don't you guys join my friends down there," Pearl said, pointing to everyone, "I'll introduce you!"
"Meh, why not? Might as well let them see what they can achieve if they work hard," Jasper said as the four Majins flew down to everyone. "Hey!" Pearl yelled down as everyone finished doing squats together. "Hey! Where've you been?" Barit asked Pearl. "I needed to go on Patrol, and I still have Time Rifts to visit," Pearl explained, "But I ran into Jasper, and his friends, and thought you all should meet." Everyone introduced themselves to Jasper, Cherry, and Ivy; Cherry and Ivy greeted them all nicely back, while Jasper said, "Nice to meet ya. I figured you guys'd like to see what you can achieve if you work hard enough." "Oh yeah?" Beate said. "Yeah, come on, bring it," Jasper said. "Oh it is on," Beate said as everyone gave her a wide berth as her power flared up. "Whoa! 130000! She's stronger than you Ivy!" Cherry declared. "Yeah," Jasper said, "But she's nothing compared to me." Jasper's own ki flared up. "T-" "Don't finish that," Jasper told Ivy. "Okay," Ivy said.
Jasper looked at Beate and said, "Come on then." Beate flew at him and landed a hard kick to Jasper's stomach. He didn't even flinch. "That all?" Jasper said. "Not even!" Beate yelled as she blasted him with ki balls then jumped back to try Mach Punch. Jasper blocked all her punches, then disappeared. He reappeared behind her, "So, Pearl, you tell your friends what my Power Level was when I was born?" "No," Pearl said, worrying about Beate. Beate tried to attack, only for Jasper to jump over her, then slam a kick to her head that sent her slamming into the ground. Jasper stomped on Beate's back hard, making her scream and cough up blood. "BEATE!" Shurayuki and Rachel yelled as Jasper got off her. "Sorry about that," Jasper said, raising his hands and healing her with Majin Magic with a smug grin on his face. "Alright, whose next?" Jasper asked. Rachel stepped forward, only for Shurayuki to stop her. "I think you need a lesson in discipline," Shurayuki said as she ripped off her seals, "Time Machine Station." Jasper shrugged, "Sure."
Everyone went out, Kenshin caught up with Pearl and said, "Pearl-san, your brother…how strong is he?" "I don't know…but when he was born, he had a Power Level of 1230000," Pearl said, "And he's always gotten stronger since." "He's different from you… I sense some very dirty ki coming from him," Kenshin said, "Maybe Shurayuki-sensei shouldn't do this." "I can handle myself," Shurayuki said, looking coldly at Jasper. Jasper smiled back at her, "Hey, I said I was sorry, and I fixed her spine too." "What's with you?" Beate asked him, "You were cool, not a jackass! You broke my spine!" "Sorry! I fixed it up!" Jasper yelled back. "Anyway," Shurayuki said, "Let's go. No time limits, it'll be over when one of us is unconscious." "Alright," Jasper said, "At the Wasteland, where everyone can see." Time Patrollers all gathered to watch the fight, and in a flash of light, Shurayuki and Jasper were gone, and reappeared on-screen in the Wastelands.
Shurayuki yelled out as her ki aura flared all around her, even brighter than when she fought Buudikka. "Holy shit! 370000000!" Cherry yelled. "370 Million!?" other Time Patrollers yelled. Jasper only grinned and roared out, sounding like Super Buu as the ground around him cracked, and a crater erupted all around him. "Oh my Kami! My Scouter can't measure him anymore!" Ivy yelled, and Pearl checked with her own. Conton City Scouters had a limit that was greater than the original Scouters, after it reached that limit it stopped measuring to stop it from exploding. Pearl gasped when she saw, she had no idea her brother had grown so powerful. "What's his Power Level!?" Barit yelled. "OVER A BILLION!" Cherry yelled.
Jasper smirked at Shurayuki and then disappeared, reappearing beside her, then Shurayuki was flying. "What happened!?" Kaoru yelled. "I couldn't see it!" Bage yelled, "Pearl!?" "I…I think he hit her with a backfist!" Pearl yelled as Jasper reappeared and kicked Shurayuki's face into the ground in the middle of her unwanted flight. Jasper looked at her and stepped back as Shurayuki stood up, then coughed up blood, her face was already mangled, her nose broken and her cheek already turning purple from bruising. Shurayuki wiped her mouth and yelled, "KAIOKEN TIMES FIFTY!" Shurayuki disappeared, and the next thing everyone knew, Jasper was flying all over the place, seeming to bounce around in midair like a pinball machine before Shurayuki reappeared and grabbed his tentacles and slammed him into the ground, her whole body glowing red. "That bitch!" Cherry and Ivy yelled.
Shurayuki deactivated Kaioken and Jasper stood up, ki glowing around him as he glared daggers at her. "You…ninja wannabe bitch!" Jasper yelled at her as pink smoke erupted from his arms, "I didn't wanna do this, but now I'm PISSED OFF!" "Oh no!" Pearl yelled as Purified Jasper appeared. He pointed at Shurayuki and said, "Make you PPPPAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!" Purified Jasper disappeared, and before anyone saw what happened, Shurayuki was flying through the air, then was slammed into the ground. Kaioken's aura surrounded her as she disappeared as well. None of the Time Patrollers could see what was happening, only hear from the screen as Purified Jasper and Shurayuki clashed. Suddenly, the two of them appeared in the middle of the Wasteland, Shurayuki was bloody and bruised while Purified Jasper was holding her by her throat.
"Give up!" Purified Jasper yelled as he grabbed her right hand and twisted it all around. Time Patrollers gasped at this brutality, but Shurayuki only glared at him through a swollen and bloody face. "Give up!" Purified Jasper yelled as he stomped on her left knee, breaking it. Shurayuki continued to glare at him, but didn't cry out in pain. "GIVE UP!" Purified Jasper screamed as he kneed her face. "GIVE! UP! GIVE UP! GIVE UP!" After ten knees to Shurayuki's face, the screen declared, "KO!" The match was over, Purified Jasper tossed Shurayuki aside and grunted angrily before returning to Jasper's original form. In a flash of light, Jasper and the still unconscious Shurayuki appeared. "YUKI!" Beate and Rachel yelled as they helped her up. Jasper snorted, "Maybe I was wrong about this place. I thought I'd find strong people here." Jasper flew off. Cherry and Ivy looked at Shurayuki, then to Pearl, and everyone else.
Shurayuki woke up and stood on her own, shakily. Cherry said to her, "We'll…try to…get him to apologize…I mean, I'm sure he didn't mean for…this?" Cherry and Ivy flew off, while Jade and Pearl looked at each other. "This is bad. Jasper was never that vicious before," Jade said. "It might be the Pure Majin Form. When I attained it, Majin Buu warned me that it would unleash the darkness in your heart," Pearl said. Time Patrollers looked at Pearl and Jade, and quickly left, leaving Pearl and her friends alone in the Time Machine Station. "Damn it," Shurayuki said, "That punk was stronger than I thought!" "I'm so sorry!" Pearl told her. "Don't be. It's not your fault," Shurayuki assured her. "What should we do about him? We can report him to the Supreme Kai of Time," Rachel suggested. "No, leave it, for now," Shurayuki said as she stood up on her own, "No one was permanently injured. And we both challenged him, we knew there was a possibility we could lose." "Speak for yourself," Beate said, "I didn't think I'd know what getting my back broken would feel like."
"This just means that you need to train more," Amaya bluntly stated. Beate glared at her, "I don't see you stepping up to take him on." "That's because I know my limits," Amaya told Beate. Beate looked like she was going to fight again when Kaoru and Kenshin got between them, "Alright, that's enough. We shouldn't be fighting each other. Amaya-san is right, we all need to train more. So, let us train." "Fine," Beate said. "I have to go deal with Time Rifts. Good luck," Pearl said, "We'll all take a break tomorrow." "Sounds good to me," Bage said, and everyone headed back to the Bamboo District to continue training, while Pearl headed for Frieza's Spaceship. She got to the right platform and touched the glass dome. After entering the Time Rift, Pearl headed right inside, to the room where the Ginyu Force was practicing their poses. "Ah," Captain Ginyu said when he saw her, "That's a good look on you."
Ginyu then got a serious look on his face, "However, that's not why you're here. While I admit that the last bout didn't go as planned, this time you'll be up against the entire Ginyu Force. Now, you should get a team ready to fight us! Heh heh heh… This time, we won't lose!" "Give me a few minutes," Pearl told him, and immediately flew out of Frieza's Spaceship and exited the Time Rift, flying straight to the Bamboo District. Everyone looked up when they saw her. "That was fast…" Bage commented. "I need to assemble a team to take on the Ginyu Force. I need some help," Pearl explained. "I'll go," Barit said. "Count me in," Beate said. "Same here," Rachel said. "Shurayuki, you wanna come?" Pearl asked the older kunoichi. She shook her head, "No, I'm going to stay and help train Kenshin-san and Kaoru-san. You should take Amaya or Bage." "Um…" Pearl thought it out. Bage would be good, and she didn't know Amaya that well, but she was a kunoichi, and a warper as well.
"Amaya, care to help?" Pearl asked. "Very well," Amaya said. Everyone flew off to the glass dome. They scrunched together and grabbed Pearl's shoulders, and when Pearl touched the glass dome, were teleported into the Time Rift with her. "Let's get this over with," Barit said, he was not happy to be on Frieza's Spaceship. Pearl led them in and Appule stopped her. "Whoa buddy! Who are these guys?" Appule asked. "I'm making my own team, the Powerful Pearl Party! We're going to go take on the Ginyu Force!" "NO WAY!" Appule yelled, "I gotta tell everyone! I'll be rooting for you!" Appule ran around the ship letting everyone know while Pearl led her friends to where the Ginyu Force was waiting for them. "I have my team," Pearl told Ginyu. Ginyu looked at everyone and laughed, "Good! Then let's begin as soon as we get to the planet!"
Frieza's Spaceship touched down on the Time Rift of Namek. "I'll take on Burter," Barit said. "I think I'll take on Recoome. His large size should slow him down," Amaya said. "I got Jeice," Rachel said, her eyes glowing, and her vampiric fangs showing. "I guess that leaves me to stomp on the frog," Beate angrily said. "While I take on Ginyu," Pearl said. The Ginyu Force and The Powerful Pearl Party lined up against their opponents, ready to fight hard. "ATTACK!" Ginyu yelled as the Ginyu Force flew at Pearl's Party. Pearl and company quickly separated and faced their opponents. Pearl quickly blocked Ginyu's punches and went for a kick that he blocked. While the two of them traded blows, Amaya was running rings around Recoome, and tossing shuriken at him the whole time that he swept aside. "It'll take more than pins to hurt me, girly," Recoome cockily said. "I know," Amaya said, that was when Recoome looked down to notice the fuses on the shuriken all around him, before they exploded.
Barit easily blocked Burter's attacks the whole time, smirking at the giant blue alien. "Impossible! I AM THE FASTEST-GAH!" Barit punched Burter right in his throat, cutting him off, before focusing power in his hands, "Evil Explosion!" Barit's blast knocked Burter right out and he looked down at the unconscious alien with a smirk. Rachel meanwhile had Jeice on the ropes, landing three punches on Jeice for every single blow he tried to land, leaving his face swollen bad. "Try this! Neo Tri-Beam!" Rachel flew up and blasted Jeice into the ground, knocking him out cold easily. Beate looked at Guldo contemptuously before yelling, "Recoome Kick!" Beate flew at him, but Guldo stopped time just fast enough to avoid her attack. Beate turned around and went after Burter again, and again he barely avoided her. Beate started getting even angrier as she yelled, "Stand still you little shit!" "You're just a stupid Saiyan monkey!" Guldo yelled back, just the distraction Beate needed to fly to him and knock him out with a hard kick to his ample midsection.
Recoome was still up, and tried Eraser Gun on Amaya, who easily dodged it and pointed at him, "Death Beam." The attack hit Recoome's shoulders and right leg, making him fall to one knee before she finished him with an axe kick to the head. Pearl saw that everyone else was done, and she flew back slightly to hit Ginyu with Tri-Beam, knocking him to the ground, before finishing the fight with Super Vanishing Ball. Frieza's soldiers all either cheered or groaned as the ones that bet on the fight handed over money to the winners. Appule cheerfully went to Pearl and said, "I made like 78000 Zeni from this! Thanks a lot!" "Thanks for believing in me," Pearl answered. "NO! Oh yeah, this must be a dream, just a dream! The Ginyu Force can't lose! I can't lose!" Ginyu yelled as he regained consciousness, but the evidence was overwhelming, "No, I have to admit, you're stronger than me." "Go get the Ginyu Force to the Medical Bay," Pearl ordered the foot soldiers, who quickly obeyed her orders. As he passed Pearl, Ginyu laughed, "That's quite a nice body you have there…" "You're not my type, Ginyu. Sorry," Pearl told him, and Ginyu laughed more before wheezing as he was carried to the Medical Bay.
Frieza in his First Form floated over to Pearl and her friends in his throne and said, "Impressive. Not just anyone could manage to defeat the Ginyu Force. You're clearly someone to be reckoned with. What do you think of becoming my direct subordinate? It's a position many in the Frieza Force would die for, I assure you!" Barit walked up to Pearl and whispered, "Don't do it. Remember, Frieza's a stone-cold sociopath. He'll kill you as soon as you're not useful." "What can I do? This is where the Time Rift is headed," Pearl whispered back, when above them, another spaceship like Frieza's arrived. It landed next to Frieza's and out walked Cooler in his Fourth Form with his Armored Squad. "Brother!" Frieza yelled in surprise, then said icily, "How nice to see you." "Let's skip the formalities," Cooler told Frieza, then turned to Pearl.
"I've heard a lot of good things about you. I am Cooler, the elder brother of Friza whom you serve. I watched your battle with the Ginyu Force. You're quite skilled. It'd be a waste to let you rot under Frieza's control. How about working for me instead? I'll make you into a stronger, more perfect warrior," Cooler said to Pearl. Frieza glared at Cooler, and then at Pearl, daring her to pick Cooler over him. Barit whispered to Pearl, "Take him. I did some research on Cooler, he's just a little better. At least he won't murder you on a whim." "Thank you very much. I think I'll enjoy working with you, Cooler-sama," Pearl said, and bowed. "YOU TRAITOR!" Frieza screamed as he blasted a Death Beam at Pearl. Cooler quickly deflected the shot and told Frieza, "That's no way to treat my new Captain, Little Brother. I'll forgive you this time, but don't test me." Cooler and Frieza glared at each other, but Frieza turned around and went back to his ship. "Yes…very good," Cooler said to Pearl, "I believe that you can see now that you made the right choice." "Thank you very much, Cooler-sama," Pearl said, "But I believe I could have protected myself, you didn't have to waste the effort." "Perhaps," Cooler said with a smile, "But I enjoyed the look on Frieza's face when I did it." With that said, The Powerful Pearl Party headed inside Cooler's Ship, and took off, ending up beside Frieza's.
"We'll be seeing you soon, Cooler-sama," Pearl promised as she and her friends left his ship to go to the glass dome floating in space. "Do you think we gotta work for him too?" Amaya asked. "No, I'm pretty sure he only wanted me," Pearl told Amaya. "Oh," Amaya said, "By the way, you know that Ginyu wasn't interested in you sexually? He wants to steal your body, like he did with Goku." "Oh," Pearl said, feeling a little disappointed, "I forgot about that." Everyone put their hands on Pearl's shoulders and she touched the glass dome, returning them to Conton City. "Thanks for your help guys," Pearl told her friends. "That's what friends are for," Rachel told her. "Besides, it felt good crushing that little shit Guldo," Beate said as they flew back to the Bamboo District. Barit and Amaya followed them, and Pearl headed to the next Time Rift, Hercule's House. She got to the platform, touched the dome, and was instantly inside the Time Rift. Great Saiyaman, Great Saiyawoman, and Jaco were waiting for her.
"Great Saiyaman 3! You're finally here!" Great Saiyaman said. "Yep, so, what's going on? Need to stop a rampaging dinosaur? Alien invasion? Corrupt politician with bad hair?" Pearl asked, ready to bring it. "Now hold on," Great Saiyaman said, "Being a defender of Justice isn't all about fighting the bad guys, y'know! Part of the job is saving people from disasters too." Great Saiyawoman continued, "Helping people in trouble, no matter how dangerous that may be, is just another duty for Defenders of Justice like us!" "You should never overlook someone who's in need," Jaco said, "It's something every Galactic Patrolman must learn, as well." Great Saiyaman spoke again, "Search and rescue is one of the cornerstones of being a hero! And we want you to learn all about that today! Listen to what I tell you, and you'll be a much better hero for it! Are you ready?" "I'm ready!" Pearl excitedly said.
"That's the spirit, Great Saiyaman 3! I can see the flames of Justice burn bright within you!" Great Saiyaman said. "You never back down from any challenge in training! It's a heartening thing to witness, let me tell you!" Great Saiyawoman said. "And I'm sure you'll pass this challenge with flying colors too! All right, Great Saiyaman 3! Let's do this!" With that, Great Saiyaman flew off, and Pearl flew after him. "Great Saiyawoman and Jaco aren't coming?" Pearl asked. "Not this time. This is training for your benefit," Great Saiyaman said as they flew to the City. The saw as four Time Patrollers were lying wounded on the ground, while Saibamen flew around unimpeded. "I'll handle the Saibamen, you save our comrades!" Great Saiyaman declared as he flew down to the Saibamen.
Pearl flew over to a female Earthling with black hair and a lean looking face and quickly used Majin Magic to heal her. "Thanks a lot!" she said as she flew off. Pearl looked and saw Great Saiyaman struggling against the Saibamen, all of whom had dark auras around them. Pearl quickly flew to his aid and erupted into an Angry Explosion, destroying three of them and knocking the fourth one back. "Thanks for the help Saiyaman 3! Now, hurry and help the rest of our comrades!" Great Saiyaman said. "Alright," Pearl said as she flew to a black Frost Demon with purple Berserker Armor on and large horns. After healing him the Frost Demon said to Pearl, "I owe you one," before flying off. Pearl went to the next Time Patroller, a pink Majin male of average height with two tentacles like cat ears on his head. She healed him up quickly and he quietly nodded to her before flying off.
Pearl looked back and saw four more Saibamen had arrived. She quickly flew up and powered up a Super Vanishing Ball and tossed it at them, destroying two of them. Great Saiyaman focused his power and took out the last two with Full Power Energy Volley. While he did this, Pearl went to the last Time Patroller, a Namekian with black skin and white muscles with a scar on his face. She healed him quickly and the Namekian said, "Thank you. If you ever need help, I'll be there." With that said, he too flew off. Pearl looked around and checked with her Scouter, no more injured Time Patrollers or Saibamen around. "Alright, let's head back," Great Saiyaman said, and they flew back to Hercule's House.
"That was awesome, Great Saiyaman 3!" Great Saiyaman said once they were back at Hercule's House. "Superb job, Great Saiyaman 3!" Great Saiyawoman congratulated. "You passed the rescue training exercise with ease! You've really got the makings of a great hero!" Great Saiyaman said, "But now is not the time for complacency! There's still plenty left for you to learn yet!" That was when Jaco spoke up, "Wouldn't it be quicker to hook her brain up to the Study Matrix? She'd be done in about four hours." Great Saiyaman looked at Jaco and said, "That kind of cheating goes against everything a Defender of Justice believes in!" Jaco looked angry and yelled, "Are you saying that all the official training regimens of the Galactic Patrol amount to is cheating!?" Before things could get more heated Great Saiyawoman interjected, "Whatever… For now, we'll think of what to do for your next session. So, until then, you'd better go review everything you've learned!" Jaco turned around and pouted, "Well, just ignore me then, why don't you?" "I'll do that," Pearl told Great Saiyawoman, and left the Time Rift.
Pearl's Scouter went off, Guru's House was under attack again! "What is with that Time Rift!? It's always in trouble!" Pearl said aloud as she flew to the platform it was on and entered the Time Rift. Nail ran to Pearl and said, "They're attacking again… At a glance, he may seem like a slender and weak being, but don't be fooled! His powers are far beyond those of your average warrior." "I understand," Pearl said, and once again flew off to fight evil. They saw Zarbon waiting for them. Zarbon saw Pearl and immediately transformed, and a dark aura glowed around him. Pearl quickly summoned her power and flew at Zarbon, going for an uppercut that he dodged. She quickly dodged his counter punch and hit him twice with punches before blasting him with Tri-Beam. Zarbon disappeared, and blasted Pearl from above with his Elegant Blaster. The blast hit Pearl harder than she expected, and she quickly dodged his next ki wave before hitting him with an exploding ki ball. Pearl saw her chance and stretched out her legs to slam into Zarbon's stomach, knocking the wind out of him before landing an uppercut to his throat, crushing his windpipe.
Time Rift Zarbon gasped his last breath as Nail finished off his soldiers. Nail and Pearl again recovered the Dragon Balls and headed back to Guru's House. "Thank you for all your help," Nail told Pearl. "Just glad I could help," Pearl assured him. Before she left, another Namekian dressed like a farmer handed Pearl a large bag of vegetables, "My name is Mekuji. Please accept this as a token of our gratitude." "Thank you, I shall," Pearl said, and left the Time Rift. "All right, Majin Buu's House is last," Pearl said as she flew to the appropriate platform, Mekuji had given her a lot of food to bring to Buu and his family. She touched the glass dome and headed into the Time Rift. "Onee-san!" Majin Buu's offspring yelled when they saw her, and all tackled her in a large group hug. Pearl laughed as she stretched out her arms to hug them all back, "It's good to see you all too." "We got presents for you now!" Ichigo said, and all the little Majins showed her brightly colored smooth stones they found, all either red, blue, or yellow.
"They're beautiful," Pearl smiled as she received them, then got an idea. Focusing hard, her tentacles raise with power, and she hit the stones with Majin Materialization. In a puff of smoke, the stones had shrunk down, and were now a necklace. "WOW!" Juso said when he saw this. Pearl smiled as she put it on, "I'll always think of you when I'm wearing this." Pearl gave the vegetables to each of the little Majins and Majin Buu and watched as they ate. "Onee-san! Play with us!" Naname yelled. "What are we gonna play?" Pearl asked, she was feeling very happy today. "TAG!" All the Majins yelled, "And you're it!" Pearl lost track of time as she played tag with all ten of Majin Buu's children and Majin Buu in the Time Rift. It was a welcome distraction for her from everything that had been going on. They only stopped when Pearl's stomach started rumbling loud enough for everyone to hear. "Uh oh! I guess I should head home now," Pearl said. "Bye-bye!" Majin Buu told Pearl, "Come and play some more soon!" "I will," Pearl promised, and left the Time Rift.
It was already night time. "Holy cow! I was really playing hard," Pearl said as she flew back to her apartment. Barit had ordered two large pizzas and left one pepperoni pizza for Pearl. She ate it all and sat down while Barit was getting up. "You were gone a long time," Barit told Pearl. "I know. I was playing tag with Majin Buu and his kids in the Time Rift, and lost track of time," Pearl regretfully said, "Thanks for getting me pizza." Barit shrugged, "I'm going to head out to see Bass. Wanna come?" "No, I'll just stay home and relax," Pearl said as she sat back on the couch and turned on the TV. "Suit yourself," Barit said and he left. Pearl laid back and watched a version of Freddy vs. Jason where Jason Voorhees was protecting a pregnant teenager from Freddy Krueger. It was surprisingly touching at the end, with Jason passing away after killing Freddy and ascending to Heaven. Pearl was wondering what to watch next when she heard a knock on her door.
She opened it to see a very drunk Beate standing there, "Heeeyyyy, can I come in? I need somewhere to piss." "Uh, yeah, come on," Pearl said as she grabbed Beate's shoulders and helped her to the bathroom. Pearl let Beate do her business. "I'll begone now," Beate said as she shakily went for the door. "Oh no!" Pearl said and grabbed Beate's shoulders, "You're in no condition to go anywhere. You're staying here." Pearl led Beate to the couch, but Beate's shaky legs tangled up with hers and she ended up landing on top of her. Beate looked up at Pearl and laughed, "HAHA! I thought you might be into girls too!" Pearl lifted her head before the drunk Saiyan could kiss her, and Beate smacked her butt as she stood up. "Sheesh! Get a hold of yourself! I'm heterosexual! I'm only into men, and one man in particular, in case you forgot!" Pearl reminded Beate. "Yeah, I know. I just wanted to smack that sweet ass of yours," Beate said as she sat up, "It's so nice and jiggly, even more than Yuki's!"
"Oh brother!" Pearl sighed, "You're drinking water. A lot of water, to help sober you up! And you're staying the night so you don't get yourself sent to the Hospital." She went to the kitchen and got a cup and filled it with water. She gave it to Beate and told her, "Drink up!" Beate did as she said, and Pearl had her drink three more cups of water before she was satisfied. "So, where's Rachel? And Shurayuki?" Pearl asked. "Rachel's training her super-duper Warper Power! And doesn't want to be interrupted. Yuki said she has an ointment to help good old Kenshin, says he's got old wounds that need healing to unleash his full power! And doesn't wanna be interrupted. So I figured since my girlfriend is busy and our fuck buddy is busy, I might as well go to the bar. Had a few dozen Baron Zombies, then they cut me off so here I am!" Beate declared as she stretched out her arms.
"So, what are gonna do?" the drunk Saiyan asked. "Well, I'm gonna go get in my pajamas, you can borrow a pair of mine. Then we're gonna watch Ryo vs. the Xenoverse. And I'm gonna have a snack then go to bed," Pearl told Beate as she went to her room and changed into her pajamas, and grabbed another pair for Beate. Beate was already naked when she came out and Pearl tossed her pajamas to her. "Beate, come on, show some modesty here," Pearl admonished her as she turned the Interdimensional Cable Box to Ryo vs. the Xenoverse. "Come on, we already saw each other naked," Beate told her. Pearl's pajamas were too tight for Beate, especially on her chest, but except for her navel Beate was mostly covered at least. The two of them watched Ryo's adventures, shocked at how different it was in their universe. In their universe it was Towa who tried to kill Trunks before he could change history, but there it was that despicable bitch Shadlyn. It ended on a cliffhanger, and Beate said, "Oh man, he is soooo pissed. And that Shadlyn chick is dead meat."
Beate sighed loudly, "Damn, Ryo's so strong. And I'm such a fucking weakling." To Pearl's surprise, Beate actually started crying, as she said, "I'm a pathetic Saiyan." "Hey, no you're not! You helped be beat the Ginyu Force after all," Pearl pointed out. "Yeah right. You could have taken those chumps out easily by yourself, all I did was beat Guldo, the most pathetic one. Just like me," Beate said, and she started sobbing. "Beate, you're not pathetic! You're part of the greatest group of warriors ever made! You're someone amazing!" Pearl said as she held her friend. "No, not by myself. By myself I'm just a broke dyke with almost no family," Beate sobbed. Pearl felt her tense and realized what was coming, and quickly Instant Transmitted to the bathroom, where Beate puked in the toilet. Luckily Beate's short boyish hair meant that Pearl didn't have to worry about holding it for her. After Beate was done, she washed out her mouth with water from the sink, and Pearl helped her back to the couch.
"So, what happened?" Pearl asked. Beate snorted, "When we went to see Merch, the guy said I'm not worthy to be a warper. And said I'm an asshole. And he was strong enough to toss me around like a ragdoll. Damn it, I hate this. He was right! I'm a bitch on wheels who doesn't know how to stop. And then Jasper beats me like it was nothing, if he hadn't healed me I would have died, he didn't just break my spine, I felt it as my organs were squished in me. And it was a damn accident! I'm so weak that people can kill me by accident!" "That's not your fault," Pearl started, then Beate stopped her. "No, it is. I'm not like other Saiyans. I was born rich," Beate explained, "I need some more water."
Pearl got Beate her water and Beate chugged it down before continuing. "My Dad, he's famous for supplying like half the training equipment in the world. But that wasn't the true source of his wealth. He was a big time Yakuza boss, and I was his little princess. I got everything I wanted, I could boss people around, anything, and no one dared talk back to me. But thing is I was just a chip in Daddy's game. There was a big-time law firm, the Head Honcho needed cash, and Daddy Dearest wanted some more power, so I was gonna marry Mr. Head Honcho's son. Thing is, he was gay, and so was I," Beate said, and Pearl realized, "You mean you're actually-!?" "Yeah, I am," Beate said, "But keep it to yourself, only Rachel knows the truth aside from you." "What happened? You don't look like your picture in the paper," Pearl asked.
"Plastic surgery and a sympathetic cousin. Anyway, I talked my Dear Fiancé to not go through with it, I thought that we should find the people we love and marry them, instead of being married and having lovers on the side like our parents. Naturally everyone blamed me. Dad kicked me out of the house, if my cousin hadn't helped me change my looks and given me cash, I probably would be dead on the streets by now. Eventually I made it here, barely passed the exams. Met Rachel a month after coming, three months after she broke up with Kenshiro, and the rest is history," Beate explained. "Beate," Pearl said, "You are from the Warrior Race, you can get stronger, I bet thanks to Zenkai that you're already stronger." "I checked. I'm at 220000 now," Beate said, "Still an ant compared to Jasper." "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have let you fight him. I knew that he was stronger than you and I didn't stop you," Pearl apologized. "Not your fault. Just another one of my dumb mistakes," Beate said. Pearl went to bed and let Beate sleep in the bed with her, and slowly drifted off to dreamland.
Cashew Village
Kenshiro's head was spinning, throughout the day word had gone around Cashew Village about what had happened with the People in Black. He must have told his story to everyone in the Village. Everyone was worried now, he had missed so much since he left. The Neo-Red Ribbon Army had been a rumor going on for the last year, an army 12000 strong, taking over villages around, kidnapping the strong and enslaving them with technology. No one knew for sure because the other villages the Neo-Red Ribbon Army had taken over were quiet, their people too afraid to tell anyone what was going on. The sun was down now, and all of Cashew Village was surrounding the Village Square, a large bonfire lit as was tradition when the villagers made decisions that could affect them all.
Kenshiro had finished once again telling them what happened last night, and showing his evidence, including the remains of Unit 63. The Village's High Priest, Hideaki, stood tall despite leaning on his staff, his long grey beard swaying as he nodded, "Now, my people, we must decide, what are we to do? We've all heard rumors of an army taking over surrounding villages, and now we have proof. We must decide how we can answer this." "I say we fight!" Jinbei loudly yelled, then coughed up hard for a minute before continuing, "This is our home! For over 800 years our fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, and their fathers before them fought and struggled to live, to make this land theirs. Their bones are buried in the land, their spirits nourish the soil and our crops. I'll be damned before I let anyone take me away from this!" Jinbei coughed again, but still defiantly stood up, his whole body shaking. Kenshiro went to help him, but Jinbei shook his head as he said, "I will be buried with my Father, and my Son, before I let anyone else lay claim to our land!"
The village erupted into cheers for Jinbei as Kenshiro helped him sit down. "Grandpa, don't push yourself, or you really will die," Kenshiro admonished him. Jinbei looked pale, but defiant as he said, "If it is my time, then so be it. I'll die proud, and standing." "Jinbei, calm down," Kamiki admonished him. High Priest Hideaki banged his staff down to bring order, "Is this what you say then? That we stay, and fight? That we face their guns, and tanks, and abominations of corrupted science? I can assure you, that if we do this, many will die. Please, take time to consider this." Everyone was quiet when they heard this, and thought hard. After fifteen minutes of everyone talking, the Village's Sheriff, Jiro, stepped forward. He was a young man, only twenty-four, but was bright and tough. Sheriff Jiro said, "We can't face them head on. We'll need to rely on tricks and traps to win. I can think of a few ideas, but that won't save us from these…cyborg Units." "I can handle them," Kenshiro said, "And maybe a lot of the regular soldiers too."
"Are you sure?" Tsubaki asked Kenshiro, "You're the strongest person in the whole Village, but you're still just one man." Kenshiro nodded, "I'm a lot stronger than you realize." Kenshiro's ki aura glowed around him, he was wearing his gi and hakama so his full strength boud be brought to bear. "Jiro-san, shoot me," Kenshiro said as he took a few steps back from him. "Are you crazy!?" Jiro yelled at him. "No, go ahead, shoot me as fast as you can. Bullets can't hurt me when I'm prepared," Kenshiro told him as he assumed a basic fighting stance. "No, I'm not going to shoot you, Kenshiro!" Jiro said. "Do it," Kamiki told him, "You won't hurt him." Jiro looked at Kamiki like she was crazy, but drew his gun and took aim. He shot all ten bullets in his gun at Kenshiro, and Kenshiro easily caught all of them with his left hand. Everyone that saw it were shocked as Kenshiro opened his hand to show the bullets. "You're right, I can't defeat an entire army by myself, but I can cause a lot of damage," Kenshiro said, walking over to a tall tree, at least fifty feet tall.
Kenshiro focused and grabbed the tree, and easily tore it from the ground, and then threw it up into the sky. He then jumped up and struck out at the tree as fast as he could, until it was reduced to a giant pile of logs he swiftly piled up in front of his fellow Villagers. Kenshiro turned to them all and said, "My training has made me powerful. Power that I can use to keep us safe. That said, we still need to prepare for the worst. I'm going to go back to Conton City, and bring back some allies to help us. While I'm gone, Tsubaki, please take care and Grandma and Grandpa." "I will," Tsubaki promised. Kenshiro hugged his grandparents close and bowed to the people of Cashew Village, then flew off, back to Conton City.
(Ending Theme: Whispers in the Dark by Skillet)