Chapter 41: Jade and Brocc Go Home, and Another Dimensional Rift Appears

(Opening Theme: Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace)

As soon as Pearl, Jade, and Kenshiro arrived back in Conton City Kenshiro said, "I'm taking Brocc to a SEED Unit, might need to call our warper friends for him." Pearl led Jade to the lake in the city where Jade dunked her head in and drank deeply. Jade came back up for air and then went down again. She did this three more times before she was satisfied. When her thirst was sated, Jade said, "Pearl…why us?" Pearl held her little sister and whispered, "I'm sorry. It's because of me, I know it. Our enemies, like Shadlyn, are doing this to hurt me, and Ryo. They're too afraid to fight us head on, so they're hurting the people we love. I'm so sorry Jade." "I want to go home. I'm not cut out for this. I thought, this was all just a fun adventure, but it's not. I always thought I was stronger than you, Sis, but I'm not. I could never deal with all this responsibility like you," Jade told her. "Are you sure?" Pearl asked. Jade quietly nodded, so Pearl took her back to her apartment. Jade called their parents while Pearl packed up Jade's things for her.

After she was done Pearl asked, "Jade, I can take you home now." Jade shook her head, "I just want Mama and Papa to take me home. I was in your way, I don't want to be anymore." "Jade, you were never in my way. And you're wrong, you're stronger than you realize. You figured out Futten Blue Form by yourself, you helped protect Cashew Village, and you beat Brocc by yourself. You're stronger than you know," Pearl told her. "I'm just not ready for the wider world yet," Jade told her. Jade got up and changed into another qipao and sat down with Pearl. Pearl held her sister close the whole time they waited for their parents to come.

When Glutto and Buudikka arrived, they looked tired, and sad when they saw Jade. "Jade, are you alright?" Glutto asked. "I just want to go home," Jade told him. Glutto took Jade out, while Buudikka stayed behind and talked to Pearl, "Pearl, what happened?" "Kenny and I were on a date, when all of a sudden Jade was there, Brocc was attacking her. I…he…tried to rape her…" "WHAT!?" Buudikka yelled. "He'd ripped her top off, and said that if she ran then it'd just be easier to stick it in her," Pearl said. "Where is he!? WHERE!?" Buudikka yelled, grabbing Pearl's shoulders. Pearl felt a chill up her spine, Buudikka's yellow eyes turned dark red in anger, Pearl was sure that her Mama would murder Brocc if she got the chance. "It wasn't his fault! He's under a spell, like I was! He's being used by the real bad guys!" Pearl quickly said.

"Is it that Shadlyn bitch!?" Buudikka asked, shocking Pearl to hear her Mama angrily cuss, and nodded. "If I ever get my hands on her, I'll kill her," Buudikka said, with tears starting to fall down her face, "No one hurts my babies and gets away with it!" "Mama, you need to help Jade now, she needs you and Papa," Pearl told her. Buudikka pulled Pearl into a hug and told her, "Please, be careful. There are so many things going wrong now. We're all so worried about you now, if you ever need to, come home." "I will," Pearl promised, hugging her back. Buudikka and Pearl headed out, and Pearl gave her Papa one last hug before her parents left Conton City with Jade.

Pearl sighed and started to head for the Time Nest when she met Beate. "Pearl, I saw your parents and Jade. Kenshiro told us what happened, Rachel, Amaya, June, and Bage went to see Brocc. But, they can't break Shadlyn's spell," Beate told her. "What? But they dispelled the one on me easily!" Pearl said. Beate shook her head, "I didn't understand all of what Amaya and June said, but apparently the spell is feeding on Brocc's dark side. It's tied to his soul, I think. We either need another level six warper, or a level ten from what they told me." "So, we need to get Ryo then?" Pearl asked. A green portal then appeared over them, and Praxtic fell out of it, dressed in a Bardock Outfit with his Portal Gun. "No, I'm here," Praxtic said. "How the Hell did you know what was going on?" Beate asked the green skinned half-Saiyan. "Merch helped make me a warper, and I've been keeping an eye on Brocc. Take me to him," Praxtic said. Beate led Praxtic and Pearl to the SEED Unit headquarters, it was a small building on the outside, but on the inside, underground, was a prison for warriors who were a danger to others.

"Not that I'm not grateful you're here to help," Pearl asked, "But why were you keeping an eye on Brocc?" "He's important to me," Praxtic said, stunning Pearl with how serious he sounded, unlike before. "How?" Beate asked, but Praxtic clammed up as they reached the cell holding Brocc. Amaya, June, Bage, and Rachel were around Brocc as an energy barrier surrounded him. "I'm coming in," Praxtic told them. Amaya and June made room for Praxtic and he sat down with them. Beate and Pearl watched as energy started to swirl around Brocc and then went into Brocc's head. "Is this what happened with you!?" Beate asked as Brocc stood stock still. "I don't know!" Pearl admitted. They watched as the dark aura Pearl saw before surrounded Brocc, and then Brocc's eyes opened, glowing purple. "YOU WILL ALL DIE WHEN I COME! AND NO ONE, NOT MERCH! NOT RYO! NOT EVEN YOU PEARL WILL STOP ME!" Brocc screamed in a woman's voice, an insane woman's voice as the dark aura dispelled from him. June, Bage, Amaya, and Rachel all stepped back from Brocc as the ki rings Kenshiro placed around him disappeared, while Praxtic caught him before he fell on the ground.

Brocc's eyes opened, this time they were his normal grey, and he saw Praxtic holding him. "Let me go, Oyaji," Brocc said. "Brocc…" Praxtic said, only for Brocc to weakly push him away. "The Hell happened? Last thing I remember was being in a Hotel," Brocc said. "You were under mind control," Praxtic explained, "Shadlyn, one of Ryo's enemies, did it, to you and Pearl. Shadlyn's magic almost made you rape Jade." "Wha…Jade…no, I'd never… Is she alright?" Brocc managed to get out, sitting down on the bed in his cell. "She managed to beat you, but she's gone home, now," Pearl told Brocc. Brocc nodded at this, "Kami, this is so fucked up." "Brocc, you need to come with me, so we can make sure this doesn't happen again," Praxtic said. Brocc looked at him and said, "Yeah, no thanks, Oyaji. Being a glorified sperm donor doesn't make you my Dad." Everyone was quiet when they heard this, then Pearl looked closer at Praxtic and Brocc, and saw the resemblance, mostly in their thin builds and grey eyes. She also thought about how they both had a 'Devil-may-care' attitude about life and saw that it was true.

"Brocc, this isn't the time-" "Fuck you! You didn't even show up until I was fifteen! You were off fucking around in the Multiverse, while me and Mom had to fight to get by! Literally! I can't remember how many times I had to heal her bruises and broken bones because underground fights were the only way she could get money and still have some goddamn dignity! That money you sent was never enough, and Mom just kept getting worse, until last year. You remember, she looked good in that coffin didn't she? After they put on so much makeup to hide how many bruises she had! And now you think I give a fuck about what you want!? Go to Hell," Brocc yelled at Praxtic. Praxtic reaction surprised everyone, he grabbed Brocc in a hug and said, "I'm sorry." He then whispered something in Brocc's ear.

Brocc screamed as white fire started to appear around him and he grabbed his head. "You're making him a warper!?" Rachel yelled as the flames finally dissipated. Brocc looked at everyone with a completely different look in his eyes. "Fine, I'll go with you," Brocc finally said, "But you're still a shit excuse for a father." "I know," Praxtic said sadly. Brocc looked at Pearl and said, "When you see Jade again… Tell her I'm sorry. And…I hope she finds someone better than I was." "I will," Pearl told him. The Supreme Kai of Time walked in just then, "I thought I sensed something. Another warper, this just keeps on getting more and more complicated." "I'm taking him with me, so he'll be out of your hair," Praxtic told her. "Alright," the Supreme Kai of Time said. Praxtic used his Portal Gun and he and Brocc went in. After the portal closed, the Supreme Kai of Time turned to everyone else, "Alright, we still have problems of our own. Another Dimensional Rift has opened up, you need to take care of it." "Got it," everyone said. Pearl used her Majin Magic to turn the dress she was wearing back into a qipao, and they all headed out. Kenshiro was outside waiting for them.

"What happened?" Kenshiro asked. "Brocc is Praxtic's son, and he took him home," Amaya informed him. "What about that spell on him?" Kenshiro asked. "We got rid of it with Praxtic's help," she told him. "We're needed to take care of a Dimensional Rift, we need one more person, Kenny," Pearl told him before turning his torn-up suit into his regular gi. "Alright, I'm in," Kenshiro said. Pearl, Beate, Bage, Amaya, Rachel, and Kenshiro quickly spotted the Dimensional Rift, it was right outside the Shopping District, on top of a small hill. "Alright, let's go," Kenshiro said as he cracked his knuckles and they all headed in.

They arrived in the Wastelands, and their opponent quickly fell from the sky. "Holy shit!" Beate screamed as they all scattered to avoid being crushed by Great Ape Nappa. Everyone quickly powered up, Pearl and Kenshiro Unleashed their Potential while Beate, Amaya, and Bage went Super Saiyan 2 and Rachel's ki turned dark red and blasted away with ki balls. Great Ape Nappa grabbed heaps of hard compacted earth and tossed them at everyone, but they managed to avoid getting hit. Pearl focused and tossed a ki ball at Great Ape Nappa's face that exploded, blinding him. "Full power!" Kenshiro yelled as they all blasted away with Super Kamehameha Waves from Pearl and Rachel, Death Balls from Amaya and Bage, Super Galick Gun from Kenshiro, and Hellzone Grenade from Beate. Great Ape Nappa roared out with dark energy, knocking everyone back, before jumping up and slamming his giant fists into Kenshiro and Pearl, knocking them down into the ground. They quickly got out of the way before he could stomp them to death, and Amaya tried to grab Great Ape Nappa's tail, only for him to shake her off into Beate.

Bage charged at the Great Ape and their fists clashed, cancelling each other out. Beate saw her chance then and hit Great Ape Nappa with Hellzone Grenade all over his head. The attack hit him hard, giving him a Hell of a concussion. "Hit him again quick!" Beate yelled, and once again everyone unleashed their full power at Great Ape Nappa. Their combined attacks hit him hard, Great Ape Nappa roared out, "THIS CAN'T BEEEEE!" before his body was completely disintegrated. In a bright flash of light everyone returned to Conton City to see the Supreme Kai of Time waiting for them. "Good job, that should be all for now," she told them. "Thank you," Pearl said. "You should go enjoy the rest of the day, you've all had a long one," the Goddess said, and headed back to the Time Nest.

Pearl sighed and sat down, "So many enemies, so many problems…I can't thank you all enough for helping me get through it all." Bage just shrugged, "That's what friends do." "What he said," Beate assured her. Something appeared in the sky just then, they looked up and saw it was a vision of Ryo in his Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Form, battling his version of the Supreme Kai of Time in a more powered up state. "Showoff," the Supreme Kai of Time from Pearl's universe said as everyone stopped to watch the fight.

(Ending Theme: Bring Me to Life by Evanescence)

Author's Note: I'm ending it at the same spot yoshi3000 ended Ryo vs. the Xenoverse Chapter 38. The Next chapter will pick up after RVX Chapter 39.