Chapter 31: The Final Battle of Cashew Village

(Opening Theme: Unbreakable by Fireflight)

Cashew Village

Everyone could see the bright lights in the distance. "What was that?" Bage asked, before a powerful blast destroyed something in the sky. "That was in the Southwest…" Jade pointed out, "It must have been Brocc! He must have been attacked!" She started to fly up, only to be stopped by Beate, "Hold on! We need everyone here, you need to show us where those traps Yuki talked about are, so we don't end up getting caught in them!" "Fine," Jade said, and showed the traps laid out, the traps were hidden bear traps, liberally covered in Shurayuki's poisons, others were hidden poisoned bow and arrows, step on the wrong string and the arrows flew, and finally three hidden spike pits, poisoned of course. When Jade was finished showing these, Brocc flew over, his clothes torn, and his shirt gone. "Brocc!" Jade yelled and wrapped him in a hug. "Three Units attacked me, the two women that looked alike and that one Frost Demon with the weird horns. I got them, but they were tough, and I used my Healing Capsules," the Saiyan explained.

"It's a good thing I'm here then," Jade said. "It was worth the pain though," Brocc said, and his ki aura flared out, "Zenkai boosted my power to new heights! We might not need Kenshiro's help to beat that Unit 124 bitch." "I wouldn't be too sure of that," Barit said, "She's still a Super Saiyan 3, and she's been enhanced in ways we don't know. She nearly killed you with only her physical strength, we don't know what ki techniques she might know." "Doesn't matter, I can handle it," Brocc confidently said. For three hours the Time Patrollers took turns watching for any sign of the Neo-Red Ribbon Army, they saw no signs of them, until finally a massive firework display lit up the night. "Who the Hell is launching those!?" Bage yelled, shielding his eyes. Then an explosion went off right next to him, blowing Bage back. "We're under attack! Tanks!" Beate yelled as she went Super Saiyan. Beate stayed close to the ground and quickly saw two dozen tanks approaching, with Units guarding them on the ground.

"They're coming!" Jade yelled, pointing into the sky to the Units approaching as well. Jade and Brocc flew up into the sky while Barit checked on Bage. Bage stood up, his armor messed up and a cut on his cheek but otherwise alright. "Damn it, they sucker punched me!" Bage said as he turned Super Saiyan. "Those tanks are scrap!" the Saiyan yelled as he went to help Beate. Barit joined Jade and Brocc in the sky as they fought against the Units. He quickly used Special Beam Cannon to take two out then dodged a dozen ki balls before responding with a Destructo-Disc that decapitated another Unit. Brocc was laughing the whole time as he faced five Units at once, dodging and blocking their strikes like it was child's play before blasting them all back with Dimensional Cannon, then destroyed two with Perfect Shot. Jade had drawn her ninjato that Shurayuki had given her, and was slashing away with it, blocking strikes with her left hand and legs while countering with her sword. Every Unit wounded with her blade dropped from the sky, the poisoned blade doing its work.

Meanwhile, Bage and Beate faced the Units protecting the tanks. Bage unleashed Gigantic Meteor, destroying four Units and blowing more away, leaving the tanks undefended. "Beate, I'll cover you! Take the tanks out!" Bage told her. Beate answered by flying right through one tank, destroying it, then lifting up a second and throwing it onto a third, destroying both, before blasting three more with ki waves. Bage was blocking the attacks of two Units before he found openings to punch them both in their noses, letting him then slam his fists into their stomachs, bending them over. Bage wrapped his large arms around their necks and squeezed until he heard their necks snap, then tossed their bodies into two others. That was when he was attacked from behind as a red ki ball exploded in his back, sending him flying into a fist. Bage blasted out ki to knock back the Unit that punched him and powered up a Tri-Beam, destroying another Unit with the blast before blocking a kick and kicking his attacker back. For a half-hour the five of them fought, every minute getting harder as they soon realized that the Units still around were the strongest ones the Neo-Red Ribbon Army had.

Jade lost track of how many she had killed before one finally caught her sword hand and blasted it with ki, severing her hand. Jade screamed in pain before she was blasted all the way to the ground below, crashing into a house. Pieces of wood impaled her body and she coughed up blood. "JADE!" Brocc yelled as he unleashed a Solar Flare Times 100 to give him time to fly down to her. She looked up and saw him, coughing up blood as she weakly said, "Help…me…" "I'm sorry babe, this'll hurt, but I gotta do it," Brocc said before pulling out the wooden shrapnel from her body. Jade groaned in pain, and her wounds weren't healing quickly. "Use a Healing Capsule now!" Brocc said. Jade reached into her kunoichi outfit and pulled out a Capsule and used it, instantly healing her wounds. Brocc helped her up and they flew out of the house, to see that while everyone else was occupied with the tanks and Units, the regular soldiers of the Neo-Red Ribbon Army had attacked, making their way through the Village. Villagers fought valiantly to defend their homes, but they were outnumbered by over ten to one.

"Jade, help Barit in the air, I'll handle things down here," Brocc told her. "Stay safe," Jade said, kissing his cheek before flying back up into the sky. Brocc cracked his knuckles as he flew over the soldiers, raining ki balls on them, killing all that he saw. Their bullets were useless against him, and he slaughtered every soldier he saw, sending the rest into retreat. Brocc lifted his hands and yelled out, "COME OOOONNNNN!" That was when a massive shadow appeared over him. He looked up and had time to yell, "OH FU-" before a massive Giant Namekian's foot pounded him into the ground, smooshing thirty Villagers and destroying twelve houses around from the shockwave. "Holy shit!" Jade screamed when she saw the Giant Namekian. Barit used one of his Capsules and said, "I'll handle this!" Barit flew at the Namekian Unit and slammed into its jaw, knocking it off balance, before flying even faster and turning Giant himself and grabbing it's arm to toss it out of the Village's borders.

Barit faced the Giant Namekian Unit as it stood up to its full height. The two Namekians clashed, their fists slamming together, creating massive shockwaves with each hit. They locked hands and struggled to force the other back, but their strength was dead even. Barit blasted ki out his mouth into the Namekian Unit's face, only for it to respond with a head butt to his face. Barit kicked it in its stomach, forcing the air out of its body and weakening it enough for Barit to snap it's wrist before letting go and slamming his giant fists into his opponent's head, knocking him out and returning him to his normal form. Barit destroyed him with a ki blast from his mouth before saying, "May you know peace in Otherworld, Brother."

While Barit battled the Namekian, Jade flew down and saw Brocc, his body broken and surrounded by blood. He had returned to his normal form and was struggling to stay conscious. "Hold on Brocc," Jade said as she took out her last Capsule. "Don't…" Brocc weakly said, too late as Jade used her Regenerating Capsule on him. That was when three Units flew down, blasting ki at them both. Jade quickly raised a barrier between them, but it was soon clear that the Unit's combined strength was too much. "Jade, get out of here!" Brocc said, he was healing too slowly. Jade's ki barrier shattered, and she raised her hands up, blasting out ki with all her power screaming, "ASSAULT RAIN!" Hundreds of pink blasts erupted from her hands, each one piercing the Units above, and taking out three more as they fell from the sky. "Jade, that was awesome!" Brocc said as he stood up finally fully healed. Jade had a tired smile on her face, but then a sword stabbed through her chest. "NO!" Brocc screamed, as the blade went out of her chest, to reveal the one holding it.

"Shurayuki!? WHY!?" Brocc screamed. Tears ran down the kunoichi's face as she kicked him back. Brocc went Super Vegeta 2 and grabbed her sword hand as she tried a strike. "They…I can't stop… KILL ME!" Shurayuki screamed as she kicked him in the nuts then in his chin, knocking him further back. Brocc felt as Jade's ki signature was fading. "No No NO!" Brocc yelled. "NNNNOOOOOOOO!" White hot rage filled his veins as he felt Jade's life starting to fade. Power flowed through his veins, she had saved him, he couldn't let her down now. "GGGGRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Brocc let out a roar that shook the whole Planet! The ground cracked beneath him as his power surged out of him, and with one last roar that sounded like a Great Ape, his hair grew longer until at last it reached his knees. Shurayuki was knocked away by the blast as the light finally dissipated, revealing that he was now Super Saiyan 3. Brocc poured his ki into Jade's body, healing her wound, but he couldn't heal the poison. He looked and saw the pink-haired girl, the doctor that Kenshiro used to date, Tsubaki, firing at soldiers from a rooftop with a rifle.

Brocc picked Jade up and flew right to her, "DOC! She's been poisoned! We need an antidote!" Tsubaki took a moment to recognize Brocc before seeing Jade, "What happened?" "Shurayuki, they took over her body, turned her into a Unit! She stabbed her! Antidote!" Brocc explained. "Take me to the Hospital now, Shurayuki-san told me about her poisons a long time ago, and gave us the antidotes," Tsubaki said. Brocc took a knee and Tsubaki, after a second to adjust her rifle, grabbed on to his neck. He took off straight to the Hospital and crashed into it. "Third floor!" Tsubaki told him, and Brocc crashed through two stories to reach the Third Floor. "QUIT DESTROYING THE HOSPITAL!" Tsubaki screamed as they reached the Third Floor. "Come on! This way!" Tsubaki yelled as she ran down the halls. "Hurry!" Brocc yelled, his ki was keeping Jade alive, but she was still growing weaker and weaker. "Brocc…I love…you," Jade whispered, then her head fell. "JADE! COME ON! YOU CAN'T DIE!" he yelled at her as he ran through the halls.

Tsubaki ran into a room and came out with a bag. She tore open the bag and stuffed the leaves inside in her mouth before going to Brocc and Jade. She opened Jade's mouth and put her lips to her, forcing the chewed-up leaves into the Majin girl's mouth. "Jade, if you can hear me, swallow! You need to swallow the antidote!" Tsubaki yelled. Jade weakly swallowed, and Brocc felt as her life force grew stronger. "Yes, it's working!" he yelled. "She's not cured completely, it'll take at least twenty-four hours before she can get up," Tsubaki said. "Thank you," Brocc said, and gave Jade's cheek a kiss, "Take care of her." "I'll do what I can," Tsubaki promised, and Brocc flew back the way he came, a golden blur as he flew back into the fight. He spotted ten Units and with a mighty roar destroyed them with Break Cannon. That was when he spotted her, Bage and Beate were battling Unit 124 at once, but they were both bruised and bleeding from the fight, while Unit 124 didn't look hurt at all. The Super Saiyan 3 Unit blasted Bage and Beate back, and Brocc caught them.

"Brocc…you're stronger," Beate said as he helped them down. "Use your Capsules and heal, I'll handle her," Brocc said as he flew up to Unit 124. The two Super Saiyan 3's summoned up all their power, blinding everyone that didn't cover their eyes. Brocc punched at Unit 124, who quickly blocked his punch, only for him to kick her back. She blocked his follow up kick and landed a punch to his face, but Brocc ignored the pain and punched her back. The two of them exchanged blows faster than most weaker creatures could follow, they were a blur as they flew around the Village and into the sky, creating shockwaves with every block and blow landed. Beate and Bage saw this as they used their Capsules to heal their injuries and Zenkai strengthened them. "One left," Beate said. "Same here," Bage said, looking at his Capsule, "Alright, how many of those Units are left?" They got their answer when twenty Units flew through the air, right towards Brocc. "Plenty more," Beate said as she powered up.

The two Saiyans flew up to aid their comrade, as did Barit when he saw the Units coming. Other Units arrived, and they saw that in all there were thirty Units that were still operational. "Jade's down, Brocc's occupied, Shurayuki's missing, looks like it's just us," Barit said. They were then surprised to see Shurayuki flying at them, blasting ki balls at the three of them. "Yuki! What's going on?" Beate yelled as she blocked the ki balls. "I…CAN'T…STOP! CONTROLLING…ME!" Shurayuki yelled as she slammed her elbow into Bage's face, then kicked Beate back before blasting Barit with Death Beam. The Namekian took the his to his shoulder, but dodged the next two Death Beams before trying to hit her with a paralyzing ki ball. Shurayuki dodged the attack and spat at him, Barit dodged her poisoned spit as she punched Bage back and Beate flew at Shurayuki. Saiyan and kunoichi clashed, blocking and throwing punches and kicks as fast as they could, but Shurayuki was the more skilled and powerful warrior, soon beating Beate back. "I'M SORRY!" Shurayuki screamed as her palms slammed Beate's ears and she kneed her in the nose, breaking it before hammering an elbow into Beate's throat.

Beate coughed up blood as she fell from the sky in her normal form. "BEATE!" Bage yelled as Barit tossed two Destructo-Discs at Shurayuki to keep her off them. Bage caught Beate, she was struggling to breath as she exhaled blood from a crushed throat. She pulled out her last Capsule and Bage took it from her to activate it, letting it's healing power wash over her. "Thanks man," Beate said when she healed. The two Saiyans were soon blasted back by six Units, angering Beate. "THOSE BASTARDS!" she yelled as she yelled out as loud as she could, her power and rage taken to new heights at the sight of Shurayuki enslaved by the Neo-Red Ribbon Army. With a scream like a banshee's, power erupted out of her as her short hair spiked up even more as it turned gold and her eyes turned turquoise, lightning crackling all around her as she entered Super Saiyan 2.

Beate and Bage faced the Units that attacked them, throwing ki balls, punches, and kicks left and right, destroying three of them outright. The last three Units tried to retreat, only for Beate to blast ki balls all around them, "Hellzone Grenade!" Her technique destroyed the Units, but there were still more. That was when they got an unpleasant surprise when High General Sato Hisashi flew up and grabbed them both by their mouths. "Saiyans, such amazing power, that will only continue to grow. You will make perfect subjects for Doctor Sade," Sato said as Beate and Bage's power dropped. They tried to break out of his hold, but his power was growing as theirs shrank. "Yes, such amazing power. Now it is mine!" Sato said before bashing their heads together, knocking them both out. Meanwhile, Barit was fighting Shurayuki himself. The Namekian was exhausted from the intense fight, while the enslaved kunoichi was full of energy.

Barit blocked her sword arm and hit a pressure point on her hand to make her let go of it before bashing his elbow into her solar plexus. "Kill me!" Shurayuki begged as Barit powered up a blast. "Forgive me," Barit said as he prepared to deliver the blow, only for Shurayuki's hand to fly out, and two shuriken pierced Barit's throat. The Namekian's eyes widened as he felt her kick to his solar plexus, further driving the air out of him before a dropping elbow knocked him out. Shurayuki had no choice but to deliver Barit to Dr. Sade, who was already smiling as she eyed Bage and Beate on the ground. "Thank you very much dear," Dr. Sade said. "Go…to…Hell," Shurayuki said through gritted teeth. Dr. Sade laughed at this, "Bend down dear." Shurayuki had no choice but to obey her orders as she took a knee to be at eye level with the old hag. Dr. Sade slapped Shurayuki's face, three times and laughed again, "Oh if only I were three decades younger. Such a pretty face, maybe I'll take it when we're done here, or maybe I'll wait, and then I can transfer my brain into your body. I heard you made a wish on the Dragon Balls for eternal youth, is that true?"

"Yes," Shurayuki said. Dr. Sade slapped her again and laughed, "Such a hypocrite, acting like you're some righteous warrior, when deep down you know you're nothing but a vain little slut and murderer. It would be a kindness to just take this body you have now, but Hiroshi wants you to suffer first. I never thought that I'd find a specimen like you, the whole reason I started this project was finding the perfect body, and it seems that yours is it, the mix of beauty and power, with my brain, I would be perfect." Dr. Sade laughed as Shurayuki's angry tears flowed down her cheeks. "Hate me all you want dear," Dr. Sade said, "You wouldn't be the first."

While all this was happening, Jade sensed as one by one her friends ki signatures weakened. She weakly opened her eyes, Dr. Tsubaki was in the room. "My phone," Jade whispered, as she pulled it out. Tsubaki saw her and walked closer to her. "Call…Pearl. We need…backup," Jade said. Tsubaki took the phone and looked through the Contacts before finding Pearl's number.

Conton City

Pearl, Amaya, Rachel, Kenshin, and Kaoru were in the middle of sparring when her phone went off. The distraction it gave her was the opening Rachel needed to land an uppercut and follow with a kick to her stomach. "TIME OUT!" Pearl yelled, making everyone stop as she pulled her phone out of her purple gi, "Hello?" "Is this Pearl?" an urgent voice said on the other end. "Who is this?" Pearl asked. "This is Dr. Tsubaki, in Cashew Village. We're losing the fight, Shurayuki-san has been turned into a Unit, soldiers are advancing, we need help!" Tsubaki yelled on the other end. "Alright, we'll be there soon!" Pearl said. "Hurry!" Tsubaki yelled before she hanged up. Pearl checked the time, they still had thirty minutes before Kenshiro would be ready. "Amaya, Rachel, Kaoru-san, Kenshin-san, they're losing badly in Cashew Village, they need our help!" Pearl told everyone. "We can't help," Kaoru said, "Kenshin and I aren't strong enough." "Then take my brother!" Amaya said, Hirohito and Kenji had been watching the adults spar, "I need to go, Bage needs me!" "Alright, come on!" Pearl yelled as her friends grabbed her shoulders.

Cashew Village

Pearl used Instant Transmission to reach Cashew Village, and saw the soldiers. Rachel hissed as her eyes glowed red, "I sense them, far away from here. I don't know what they're doing, but it can't be good. I'll go help our friends, Amaya, Pearl, take out the soldiers and Units." Just then, Pearl's Scouter Glasses went off. "NO! DAMN IT!" Pearl yelled. "Go, you're needed in Conton City," Amaya said as she went Super Saiyan 2, "We can handle this." "Good luck!" Pearl said and Instant Transmitted back to Conton City. The soldiers spotted Rachel and Amaya, and the two women charged right at them, taking all but one down with ki balls. Rachel grabbed the last soldier and bit into his throat, sucking him dry. She screamed out as her Blood Rage was unleashed, and she flew off to where Beate, Bage, and Barit were being held.

Amaya saw two Units and went at them, tossing shuriken at them. The Units caught the shuriken, and were caught by surprise when the shuriken exploded, destroying the hands holding them. Amaya drew her katana and quickly decapitated her opponents before they could attack her, and then blasted ki from the sky at the regular soldiers as fast as she could, sending them into retreat. That was when a ki blast erupted in the sky above. Amaya looked up to see Brocc, defeated, his body covered in bruises and wounds as a Super Saiyan 3 woman grabbed him before flying off with him. Amaya flew after the woman and, blasting Death Beams at her. The woman held Brocc with one hand and deflected Amaya's attacks with her other hand as the kunoichi Time Patroller attacked with her katana.

Meanwhile, Rachel found a camp and was literally tearing her way through it, soldiers running as she killed them with her bare hands. "BBEEEAAATTTEEE!" the dhampir roared out. Her superhuman ears then heard as Beate whispered, "Help…" Rachel followed the noise to a tent, and ran to it, only to run head first into a fist that knocked her back. Rachel jumped up, full of Blood Rage as she saw four Units in her way. Her blood red aura pulsed out as she summoned all her power, and then she yelled, "KAIOKEN TIMES TEN!" Rachel's blue skin turned dark red as she charged at the three Units. The Units went at her, her attacks were easily blocked as she struggled to land a hit on one, but she was facing bad odds. Her Blood Rage fueled mind wasn't thinking straight, all she wanted was save her woman, kill her enemies, and feast on their blood in that order. However, her power and speed were such that while she couldn't land a hit, the Units were unable to find an opening to counterattack. Rachel continued, striking faster and harder as she tried to find an opening.

For five minutes she and the Units were at a stalemate, until suddenly, Rachel felt her Blood Rage vanish, along with its power. The three Units quickly counter-attacked, blasting her back and sending her careening out of the Camp. She slowly got up, coughing up blood as she dissipated Kaioken. "Beate," Rachel said as she focused power in her hands, she still had one attack she could use, she never used it before, but she had fought and drank the blood of so many different forms of Frieza that she hoped it would work. Rachel lifted her hands high as the three Units flew at her before summoning two purple energy discs. "Double Death Slicer!" The Units dodged the Death Slicers, but didn't realize her plan before she summoned them back to her, slicing two of them in half immediately. Rachel waved her hands, manipulating the Death Slicers to chase the third until they caught up with him and sliced him to pieces as well. Rachel was panting desperately, and realized she had forgotten to bring any Healing Capsules.

She gritted her teeth and focused on using Warper's Will on her own body, forcing it to heal from the combined damage of Kaioken and being blasted by the Units. She had just finished healing when a shadow loomed over her and a hand grabbed her mouth and stomach from behind. Rachel felt her power draining as a man's voice said, "I've never encountered something like you before. Such an interesting power you possess. Perhaps instead of turning you, we'll vivisect you instead." Rachel opened her mouth and tried to bite the hand over her mouth, only to taste metal. When all her power was drained she was held by her neck, and then chopped in her neck, knocking her out.

Bage heard the commotion and struggled to get up, but he was restrained, an old doctor looking at him with a wicked smile. "Struggle all you like dear, your power is drained away, you're helpless," the Doctor said before High General Sato came in holding Rachel. "Your comrade has fallen, and the other one shall fall soon as well. Unit 124 is far more powerful than her," the High General said. The images that flashed through Bage's mind were nightmarish as he imagined Amaya wounded and bleeding, strapped to a table. He knew what her fate would be if she was captured. "No…NO! NNNNOOOOOO! NOT HHHEEERRR!" Bage bellowed out as he dug deeper within himself than he ever had before, and found even greater power within, focusing it on the point in his back Amaya had showed him to activate Super Saiyan. Bage yelled out with all his fury as power erupted out of him, and he became Super Saiyan 2. Before Sato could grab him, Bage blasted him back with Tri-Beam before tearing the restraints off his comrades and grabbed them, flying out of the camp.

Bage went as fast as he could until he found the Hospital. He flew in and put them in, three doctors ran to them. "Hurry! Hide them!" Bage yelled as a giant blast lit up the sky. Bage ran out of the Hospital and saw Amaya falling from the sky, bleeding all over. "AMAYA!" he yelled as he caught her. She opened her eyes, "She's so strong. I underestimated her." "I'll keep you safe, focus on healing," he told her as he flew her to the Hospital as well. He handed his fiancé to the doctors and went out to see Unit 124, Sato, and forty Units waiting outside, backed up with thousands more soldiers as the last ten tanks of the Neo-Red Ribbon Army drove up, pointing their guns at the Hospital. "A valiant effort. No doubt, you will make a great asset for us. But now, it is over. Surrender, and no more shall die today," High General Sato said. I'm fucked… I need to buy just a little more time…even if I die, the Dragon Balls will bring me back…I remember that thing Ryo did…it might not be as good as Super Saiyan 3, but it might be enough to buy time… Bage looked at them all and swallowed hard as his aura flared out around him as he focused on using a technique he never had before. "KAIOKEN! TIMES! TWENTY!"

The gold aura of Super Saiyan and the red aura of Kaioken erupted and swirled all around Bage, steam coming off his body as it felt like every nerve had come alive. Just hold out a little longer! Bage thought to himself as he charged at the Neo-Red Ribbon Army. Bage's enhanced strength was greater even than what he expected as he punched a Unit's head clean off, then kicked another one in half. Keep it up! IGNORE THE PAIN! He thought to himself as a block tore off a Unit's leg and he blasted it to oblivion with a simple ki ball. Bage flew up to get the Units out of Cashew Village, when he was instead followed by Sato. Bage roared as he flew at the General. Sato avoided Bage's kick and tried to grab him, but Bage was fast enough to avoid it before kicking the Cyborg General's stomach. Sato took the kick but blasted Bage back with a green ki wave and followed up with a kick to his chin, making Bage puke blood. Bage ignored the pain as he felt his body being destroyed by its own power and blasted Sato with a point-blank Tri-Beam. That was when Unit 124 flew in and slammed her elbow into the back of Bage's neck.

Bage turned around and hit her with a spinning back fist and followed up with an axe kick to her head, sending her plummeting into the ground. Bage lifted his hands as he focused what was left of his power and summoned a Spirit Bomb. The energy pooled in his right hand, but Bage didn't know who to hit with it as both Sato and Unit 124 flew at him. His blood poured out of Bage's eyes and ears as he desperately held on for just one more minute, before finally unleashing the Spirit Bomb just as they both reached him.

Conton City

Pearl went to the first Time Rift at Majin Buu's House after getting food for Buu and his offspring. She wasn't in the best mood, worried for her friends and Cashew Village, but managed to keep it off her face as she entered the Time Rift and gave them all food. The Majins wanted her to play with them, but Pearl turned them down politely and left the Time Rift. She Instant Transmitted to the next Time Rift at Guru's House and entered it. Nail was waiting for her. "I can sense an enormous power heading this way… It's an enemy attack! That power… it must be more Saiyans. Yes… Two Saiyans with enormous strength. Are you ready for them?" Nail asked her. Pearl cracked her neck in response, "I'm ready." The two warriors headed out to a snowy village, where Time Rift Vegeta and Nappa were waiting for them.

Nappa immediately hit them with Giant Storm, knocking Pearl and Nail sky high. Vegeta then grabbed Pearl and blasted her into a lake. Pearl sensed Vegeta powering up a Super Galick Gun and swam for her life, barely avoiding it. Pearl sensed Vegeta coming and knew what to do, powering up her own attack. Vegeta was right above her when she pointed her fingers and yelled underwater, "Special Beam Cannon!" She heard Time Rift Vegeta scream above her and his body splashed into the lake. Pearl flew up and spotted Nail kicking Nappa back, only for Nappa to grab him and toss him into the hard ground before hitting him with Bomber DX. "HEY BALDY!" Pearl yelled to get the massive Saiyan's attention. Nappa turned to her and glared daggers at her as he flew at Pearl.

Pearl blocked his punches and kicks quickly, though hampered by her weighted boots and wristbands her Power Level was so high above his it didn't matter. Pearl saw her chance and kicked Nappa back before charging up Evil Explosion, knocking Nappa back, and leaving him wide open for Nail to finish him with a Full Powered Energy Wave. Nail and Pearl quickly collected the Dragon Balls and put them safely in the Time Machine before flying back to Guru's House. "Once again you've saved us," Nail told Pearl, "I can't thank you enough." "Your welcome, I'm just glad to help," Pearl answered, then left the Time Rift and Instant Transmitted straight to Hercule's House and entered that Time Rift. She ran to Great Saiyaman, Great Saiyawoman, and Jaco. "Great to see you again, Great Saiyaman 3! We've been waiting for you! Think you can help us out?" Great Saiyaman greeted Pearl.

"Please say yes," Great Saiyawoman said, "Oh, and maybe you can help too, Jaco, seeing as you're here." Jaco looked offended as he said, "Are you saying you wouldn't have asked me otherwise? Well, you sure have a way with words, but I won't turn you down… And what's this? Did you bring me an extraterrestrial robot!? I could probably use is as parts for my spaceship!" Pearl looked down and saw the little robot he was referring to, it was Giru, from the alternate GT Timeline! "Y-You can't dismantle this robot!" Great Saiyaman said, getting between Giru and Jaco. "This robot and its owner are very important to us! Th-They're our friends!" I see… Pan must be in trouble! Pearl realized. Great Saiyaman turned to Pearl, "How many times have we fought together now? We're only asking you because we trust you! We need you to help us save our da- I mean friend, Pan! Will you help us?" Pearl smiled, "Like you need to ask!"

"I knew that'd be your answer! We're so grateful you can help us out!" Great Saiyaman said. "I feel a lot better now that you've decided to help us!" Great Saiyawoman said. "Let's go!" Pearl urged them. "Whoa there!" Great Saiyaman said, "The mission's not even started yet! Don't think for a second this is going to be an easy ride!" Jaco stuck his skinny chest out proudly, "You're in safe hands with me. I'm really in the mood today, so you guys just take it easy." "All right," Great Saiyaman said, "Let's move out!" The four of them flew off, straight to a destroyed city. Pearl saw Pan was there, badly bruised but still fighting against Nuova Shenron. "PAN!" Great Saiyawoman yelled as she flew to them and kicked Nuova Shenron back, as Great Saiyaman went Super Saiyan and joined the battle. The two superheroes fought ferociously, shocking Nuova Shenron as the two rained blows on him. Pearl saw her chance and powered up her own attack. "Get out of the way!" Pearl yelled, Great Saiyaman and Saiyawoman flew out of the way as Pearl yelled, "KAAMEEHAAMEEHHHAAAAAAA!" Pearl's blast destroyed Nuova Shenron instantly.

"Good job!" Pan said, only for another Shenron to appear, Eis Shenron. "No one just waltzes into my territory," Eis Shenron said as he flew up and blasted ice at everyone. Pearl, Pan, Jaco, Great Saiyaman and Saiyawoman all flew as fast as they could to dodge Eis Shenron's freezing blasts. Jaco blasted Eis Shenron with his laser, stopping the icy barrage. Saiyawoman took a chance and blasted Full Powered Energy Barrage at Eis Shenron, but the Shenron dodged every blast easily. Pearl flew at Eis Shenron and landed a kick to his stomach before following up with a punch to his face. Eis Shenron yelled out, blasting ice energy everywhere, freezing Pearl solid! Eis Shenron then turned his attention to Jaco and kicked him into the ground before the 'Special Elite' warrior could avoid his attack, knocking him out instantly. Pearl yelled out as loud as she could, shattering the ice holding her and blasted Eis Shenron with a Majin Kamehameha. That was when Pan saw the villain was wide open and flew up to him, engulfing Eis Shenron in her Maiden Blast, destroying him.

"Good job, Pan!" Pearl encouraged, before their last opponent arrived, Omega Shenron. Omega Shenron laughed as he said, "Let's see how well you do against me." Pearl, Pan, Great Saiyaman and Saiyawoman blasted at Omega Shenron with Super Kamehamehas, only for him to dodge every attack and fly straight at Saiyawoman and slam his fist into her stomach, making her cough up blood. Omega Shenron grabbed her head and then blasted her back with a point blank ki wave, sending her crashing through three buildings. "VIDEL! MOM!" Gohan and Pan yelled as they went to her aid. Pearl glared at Omega Shenron and said, "That was a big mistake!" Steam shot out of Pearl's arms and she emerged from it Purified.

Purified Pearl slammed into Omega Shenron like a cannonball before pounding him into the ground from above. "COME ON UGLY! BEAT YOU DOWN!" Purified Pearl screamed. "You're better than I thought," Omega Shenron said, "I guess it's time for old Omega to get serious!" Omega Shenron blasted red ki from his fingertips, hitting Purified Pearl before he then slammed into Purified Pearl head first. Purified Pearl grabbed Omega Shenron's horns and slammed its knee into his head, only for Omega Shenron to grab Purified Pearl's legs and slam his knee into the Majin's groin. Purified Pearl screamed in pain before Omega Shenron blasted it back. Purified Pearl smashed through a building, but emerged angrier than ever as it lifted it's hand just as Omega Shenron summoned up a black ki ball from his chest. "Have a Power Ball filled with negative energy!" Omega Shenron yelled. Purified Pearl launched its Super Vanishing Ball at the same time that Omega Shenron launched his Shocking Death Ball, both yelling, "Go to Hell!"

The two attacks clashed together, and Shenron and Majin yelled out as they poured their power into their attacks, trying to force the other back. Both were deadlocked, unable to make any move, until from below them Jaco regained consciousness and aimed his laser at Omega Shenron. "Bang," Jaco said as his laser hit Omega Shenron in the chest, distracting him enough for Purified Pearl to force his own attack back and into him. "NO! THIS CANNOT BE!" Omega Shenron yelled as he was consumed by the attacks. Purified Pearl yelled up into the sky and beat its chest in victory before Pearl turned back into her normal form, exhausted. Great Saiyaman and Pan flew over to Pearl, supporting Saiyawoman between them. "Whew, things got a little dicey, but everything turned out all right, thanks to your help," Great Saiyaman said. "Pan is safe thanks to your help," Saiyawoman said, but then dropped the act and told Pearl, "Thank you so much." Pan presented Pearl with a machine part, "Here, this is a little 'thank you', I found it looking for parts for Giru." "Thank you," Pearl said, then remembered Jaco.

She flew down and used Majin Magic to heal him, saying, "I couldn't have won without your help, thanks a lot Jaco." "Your welcome," Jaco said, "Say! That's a part I can use for my spaceship! If you're really grateful, I would like to have it." "Sure thing," Pearl said, and gave him the part. Pearl healed Saiywoman as well, and they all flew back to Hercule's House, where Pan was sent to bed. When she was in her room Great Saiyaman said to Pearl, "That mission was a huge success, and it was all because of you! Really, thank you!" "We managed to protect Pan, thanks to you," Great Saiyawoman said. Jaco said, "I'm just glad she's safe. And anyway, what sort of dastardly villain attacks a child?" "I know it was short notice and all," Great Saiyaman told Pearl, "But thank you, 3. We couldn't have done it without you!" "Thank you so much," Great Saiyawoman said. "You were really a sight to behold back there," Jaco congratulated Pearl, "But you're still no match for a Super-Elite like me." Pearl just laughed at that. "Let's defend peace on Earth together from here on out! We're counting on you, Great Saiyaman 3!" Great Saiyaman said. "I'll always be there to protect the innocent!" Pearl answered, then left the Time Rift.

There was one more Time Rift, Frieza's Spaceship. Pearl had to stop herself from shuddering at the thought, while Cooler was saner than Frieza, he wasn't that much better. But to protect Conton City she had to do it, so she bit the bullet and entered the Time Rift, making a beeline for Cooler's Throne Room. She found Cooler waiting for her in his Fifth Form, Frieza was fanning his older brother while Cooler was enjoying a glass of wine. "Ah, Captain, it's nice to see you," Cooler said as he finished his wine and his mask returned to its position. "Return to your cell, Brother," Cooler ordered Frieza. "Yes…Brother," Frieza said, his glare promising death to Pearl as he passed her. "Now then, let us continue my training," Cooler said as his Spaceship touched down on the Time Rift's version of Namek. Pearl sensed how much more powerful Cooler was and took off her weighted clothes before leaving the Spaceship.

Cooler and Pearl jumped away from each other, blasting ki balls as soon as they got out. Their blasts countered each other perfectly, neither landing a hit. "Pathetic! Futile! Is this what you call training!?" Cooler yelled as he flew at Pearl. Pearl blocked his attacks and answered with some of her own, but again the two of them were evenly matched with each other. Oh man, he really has gotten a lot more powerful! If I don't think of something quick, he might actually win! Pearl thought, before she took a deep breath and made an Angry Shout, knocking Cooler back. Pearl threw an exploding ki ball into him, knocking Cooler further back. Before Pearl could continue her attack, Cooler hit her with three Death Beams, then used Death Crasher to slam her into a Namekian mountain.

Cooler summoned a Supernova and tossed it at Pearl, and the Majin girl quickly powered up, and caught the attack. With a loud scream she tossed the Supernova back at Cooler, but he dodged it and laughed, "Good. Give me more! This tension… I've never felt anything like it!" Pearl summoned her power and focused as Cooler tried Death Crasher again before hitting him point blank with a fully charged Evil Explosion, then followed up by slamming her feet into his stomach. She summoned forth her power and tried Super Kamehameha, but Cooler dodged the attack. Cooler and Pearl once again clashed, pouring all their power into trying to pummel each other, attacking furiously like there was no tomorrow, all defense forgotten. For ten minutes the two combatants pummeled each other, neither one surrendering, until at last Cooler slammed a fist down on Pearl's head at the same time her heel kick met his chin, knocking them both into the ground. "Stop. That seems to be the limit for now," Cooler said. "Right," Pearl said as they both wearily got up and went back to Cooler's Spaceship.

Pearl put her weighted clothes back on and her exhaustion increased, but she stayed on her feet as Cooler returned to his throne. "It's rare to find someone who can fight this well against me… I'm looking forward to seeing just what you're capable of," Cooler said, dismissing her. Pearl left Cooler's Spaceship, and exited the Time Rift, returning to Conton City. The first thing Pearl did was check the time, she saw it was almost time for Elder Kai to finish Unlocking Kenshiro's Potential! She quickly bought a Healing Capsule and used it to recover from her injuries, then ran into the Time Nest. Kenshiro was sitting down silently meditating while Elder Kai had his hands positioned at him, deep in concentration. The Supreme Kai of Time was watching this. "How much longer?" Pearl asked her.

"One more minute," the Supreme Kai of Time said, "How on Earth did Kenshiro convince him to do it?" "I'd rather not say," Pearl answered, blushing. The Supreme Kai of Time didn't press for answers, and together they watched as the ritual was complete. "Alright, all done," Elder Kai said, "Now, give me a minute, and you can see for yourself." Elder Kai got up and dusted himself, then ran like his life depended on it until he was hiding behind a pillar of the Vault of Time. "Alright! Show us what you got!" Elder Kai yelled to Kenshiro. Kenshiro stood up and took a deep breath before yelling out with all his might! His ki aura turned silver and flashed all around him, the Time Nest shook as his power exploded out, Pearl's Scouter Glasses detected his Power Level reach a billion in one second! She sensed as his power only grew more and more, never seeming to stop as her boyfriend yelled out with all his might, until at last he stopped. Kenshiro took a deep breath, "Wow… I feel invincible!" Elder Kai emerged from his hiding place and walked over, "You had quite a lot of Potential, I've never seen an Earthling with so much power inside of them, aside from Gohan, and he was half-Saiyan. I'd say you've surpassed the power he originally possessed after I Unlocked his Potential, by a small margin."

Kenshiro bowed to Elder Kai, "Thank you, Elder Kai-sama. Now, to go home, and send those Neo-Red Ribbon Army creeps packing!" Kenshiro turned to Pearl and she quickly ran to him and put her hand on his shoulder. "Wait! Pearl, you need to come back as soon as you drop Kenshiro off!" the Supreme Kai of Time said, "I'm sensing another change in History!" "I understand!" Pearl said as she put her fingers to her forehead, and Instant Transmitted to Cashew Village.

Cashew Village

They arrived to see the Village in ruins, obvious signs of battle everywhere. "No…" Pearl said. "We can make this right with the Dragon Balls. I'll handle the rest," Kenshiro said, and gave Pearl a kiss, "You go save History." "Be careful," Pearl said as she Instant Transmitted back to the Time Nest. That was when he heard the crack of ten guns going off and the sound of people screaming. Kenshiro flew to where the sounds came from, the Village Square. He arrived and saw a line of Villagers all on the ground, dead or dying, including High Priest Hideaki! "This is the punishment for all who oppose us!" High General Sato Hisashi yelled at the rest of the Villagers, soldiers surrounded them with guns aimed at them. Sato's clothes were in tatters but his body was unmarked, beside him stood an old woman with a bowl cut hairstyle in a lab coat, and…his Mother!? Kenshiro flew down then in front of Sato, between his soldiers and the remaining Villagers. "Oroshi Kenshiro," Sato said, "I thought you had fled. Your friends put up a valiant effort, but as you can see, they were no match for me, or my Units."

"Mom! What happened!?" Kenshiro yelled to Shurayuki. The kunoichi looked at him, it was clear she had been crying nonstop for hours, "I…am…their…monster…" Kenshiro saw his friends, all of them beaten and tied up with heavy chains, Rachel, Barit, Amaya, Bage, Beate, Jade, even Brocc, all of them powerless to fight back. Beate saw Kenshiro and yelled, "Kenshiro! His hands! He can-" "SILENCE!" Sato yelled as he kicked her in the face, knocking her out. Kenshiro was too fast for almost anyone to see as he went to attack Sato, only for Shurayuki to get in front of the attack. Kenshiro's fist slammed into Shurayuki's face, only for her to kick him back. "Mom! Fight it! Don't let them control you!" Kenshiro yelled as Shurayuki attacked him. He blocked all her kicks and punches, dodged every kunai and shuriken thrown at him, before finally grabbing her arms and twisting them behind her body. "I can't!" Shurayuki screamed, "They made me a Unit! I…can't control…my body… Release me! Don't let…them…use me!" Shurayuki then tripped Kenshiro up and tried to use her poisoned spit, but he easily avoided it. Kenshiro again blocked her attacks before grabbing her again.

Shurayuki looked up at his eyes, he had never seen her so desperate before. "Kill me… this is all…my fault… It's me… Sato… wants to…punish…" "Mom…" Kenshiro said. "DO IT!" she yelled back at him, "PLEASE!" Kenshiro tried to think of what he could do, but he couldn't think of anything…except for the Dragon Balls. Kenshiro tossed his Mother away from him and crossed his hands in front of himself. Shurayuki charged at him again, and he struck his right arm out, a white blast of ki went through her body as a heavenly aura surrounded Kenshiro. Shurayuki stopped in her tracks and smiled as Kenshiro said, "Hokuto Shinken Ujou Hagan Ken. I promise you won't suffer." Kenshiro's tears fell down his face as Shurayuki smiled at him one last time. "You are my greatest achievement," she said with a smile, "Be happy."

Kenshiro looked away as the technique did its work, and Shurayuki's body exploded, a smile still on her face. Everyone was silent as they saw this, no one knowing what to say. Sato was the one to break the silence, growling in anger. "NO! NO! NO! SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO SUFFER IN YEARS OF AGONY! I WAS GOING TO MAKE HER PAY FOR EVERY DROP OF BLOOD SHE EVER SPILLED WITH HER TEARS! YOU BASTARD! YOU ROBBED ME OF MY RIGHTFUL VENGEANCE!" Kenshiro ignored the yells of the insane High General, all he could see was his Mother's last smile for him, and look down at the hands that had killed her, his own hands. Sorrow and rage all mixed together within him as his silver aura flared out, the ground cracking beneath him as he rose into the sky. Kenshiro then let out a scream, a howl, a mighty roar that no creature could ever duplicate. It was a cry of agony, a howl of despair, and most of all, a bloodthirsty call for vengeance. Kenshiro's muscles exploded out as his power surged to new heights no one would have thought possible as silver light blinded everyone present.

When the light dissipated, Kenshiro was back on the ground, his hair seeming to float over him as his eyes were completely white. "You speak of 'Rightful Vengeance'. There is only one 'Rightful Vengeance' for monsters like you," Kenshiro said, his voice both quiet yet loud enough for all to hear, "For monsters that slaughter the innocent, rob the weak of the fruits of their labor, those who enslave others and force them to fight their battles, there is only one 'Rightful Vengeance' for you: Total Slaughter." No one saw what happened, it seemed as if Kenshiro had teleported next to the soldiers holding the Villagers hostage, the soldiers were all on the ground. "Hokuto Shinken Honsha Bakuretsu Ken," Kenshiro said. The soldiers all screamed as their bodies exploded out. The soldiers that witnessed this all screamed at the sight of their comrades exploding!

"UNITS ATTACK!" the old woman yelled as forty Units, including Unit 124, all flew at Kenshiro. Kenshiro powered up purple ki in his hands as the Units all flew at him, charging up his power until he let it explode out of him, "Super Galick Gun!" Only one Unit avoided the attack, Unit 124 flew up at the last second in time to avoid the blast, while the rest of the Units were obliterated completely. The regular soldiers all screamed at the sight, and started to run away as fast as they could. Kenshiro appeared in front of them before they could exit Cashew Village. "Total Slaughter," was all he said as he charged through them, like a hot knife through butter. There was no technique, no discipline, and no mercy. Raw strength alone he used, his fists and feet tearing through the soldiers like their bodies were made of wet tissue paper. Sato and Dr. Sade could only watch in shock as Kenshiro appeared to be everywhere, his body too fast for their eyes to follow as he slaughtered their soldiers and tore apart their remaining tanks with his bare hands.

Kenshiro was covered in blood as he appeared back in the Village Square as if from nowhere. Dr. Sade screamed at the sight of him. "Unit 124! Attack!" Sato screamed as he charged at Kenshiro with Unit 124 backing him up. Kenshiro dodged all of their attacks like it was nothing, despite all their combined power, they were too slow for their strikes to hit Kenshiro. Kenshiro struck Sato's chest with his fingers and said, "Hokuto Shinken Seiei Ko." Kenshiro then flicked his head, sending him flying back and tumbling into the ground. Sato screamed in pain, as if every nerve in his body was exposed to acid. Kenshiro blocked unit 124's ki blasts easily and said, "I know you did not choose this. You will not suffer anymore." Kenshiro once again crossed his hands before blasting silver ki out of his arm that penetrated Unit 124's body as a holy aura surrounded him, "Hokuto Shinken Ujou Hagan Ken." Unit 124 smiled and laughed out before her body was destroyed, and Kenshiro saw the old woman running away. He appeared in front of her, making her scream. He struck the pressure point in the back of her throat and said, "Who are you, and what did you do for the Neo-Red Ribbon Army?"

"I am Doctor Ophelia Sade! I created the Units, and converted Sato Hisashi into a cyborg, a special cyborg that can absorb ki energy, like Dr. Gero's Android 19! That was my job!" she yelled. "Why?" Kenshiro asked before using Seiei Ko on her as well. "To create the ultimate army to battle any enemy of Earth's! Earthlings are too weak, we must be strong! And, to find the perfect body for my perfect mind!" Dr. Sade confessed, the pressure point working on her to her astonishment. "I see," Kenshiro said, "Rot in Hell you insane hag!" Kenshiro struck out with two fingers, hitting the center of Dr. Sade's forehead, making the old woman screech in pain. "Hokuto Shinken Kaikotsu Ken," Kenshiro said as he walked past her back to Sato Hisashi. Dr. Sade's skeleton tore its way out her back, a gruesome end for a gruesome villain. Sato Hisashi blasted Kenshiro with all his power, seeming to consume Kenshiro entirely, but when all his accumulated power was used up, Kenshiro was still standing. "Now, Sato Hisashi, die!" Kenshiro bellowed as his fists flew out, punching every part of Sato's body in five seconds of pure fury.

Sato didn't even have time to scream in agony as Kenshiro's fists struck his body. Sato fell to the ground bleeding as Kenshiro said, "Hokuto Shinken Hyakuretsu Ken. You are already dead, Sato. Prepare yourself for Hell." "I WILL FIND SHURAYUKI AND TORTURE HER IN HELL TOO!" Sato Hisashi screamed as his head exploded, ending the Neo-Red Ribbon Army forever.

The Villagers all saw Kenshiro as he sighed and his muscles returned to normal size, his eyes became normal as his hair came back down, and they all cheered! "KEN-SHI-RO! KEN-SHI-RO! KEN-SHI-RO!" Kenshiro looked at them, his people, his kin, as they ran over and slapped him on the back and cheered for him. "Hold on," Kenshiro said, and went to his friends. He lifted his hands and gave his ki to Beate, Barit, Jade, Brocc, Rachel, Amaya, and Bage. The seven of them all woke up as Villagers helped unchain them and lifted everyone up. "You're our heroes!" "We're saved!" "YOU DID IT!" the Villagers all cheered. "Not yet," Kenshiro said, "There's one more thing to do." Kenshiro saw Tsubaki and said, "Tsubaki, get my friends into the Hospital and take care of them, I'm going to bring back everyone who was killed by those bastards!" "Got it!" Tsubaki happily said, as she directed some Villagers to carry everyone from Conton City into the Village Hospital. Kenshiro flew off, straight for Conton City, and the Dragon Balls.

(Ending Theme: Whispers in the Dark by Skillet)

Author's Note: This chapter was long! Maybe I should have divided it into separate chapters, but I like it as is. Hope you liked it.