Chapter 50: Battling Golden Frieza and Metal Cooler
(Opening Theme: Backbone by Daughtry)
It was a regular day at first for Pearl, wake up, eat breakfast, shower, and get dressed, she decided to dress in a suit she hadn't worn in a while, a black and purple Buu-gi Gravity with purple armbands and boots. Almost as soon as she got her boots on, the Supreme Kai of Time called from her Scouter Glasses, "Pearl, report to the Time Nest immediately!" "I'm on my way!" Pearl said, and used Instant Transmission to get there, forgetting to say goodbye to Kenshiro and Barit. She ran straight into the Time Vault, the Supreme Kai of Time and Elder Kai were waiting with Trunks, who was holding a Scroll. "That's weird. There's a change starting to take place in this Scroll," Trunks commented. The Supreme Kai of Time rubbed her chin, "I wonder if what Towa and Mira are really after is the Energy generated by fixing this change in History." Trunks had a determined look on his face, "If so, I'll be there." "Same here!" Pearl agreed.
Trunks then told Pearl, "First, we need you to go in, investigate the cause, and try to fix it." Pearl took the Scroll from Trunks and Elder Kai asked, "So…what do you think they plan to do with all the energy they're gathering?" The Supreme Kai of Time explained, "Gathering an amount of energy that enormous… they would be able to revive the Demon Realm easily." "The Demon Realm, eh?" Elder Kai said, rubbing his chin and looking more serious. "It's the home of Towa and Dabura," Trunks said, "That's pretty much all I know about it." The Supreme Kai of Time said, "Well that doesn't surprise me. There aren't many that know about it. It's all the way on the opposite side of the Universe, afterall. Towa's intentions can't be good. She might be trying to destroy the barrier between our world and hers." Pearl gulped as Trunks said, "If she succeeds in that… who knows what might happen!" Elder Kai nodded, "With half of the Universe becoming Pure Evil, you can't expect anything good. That's for sure." "Then we won't let them do it…" Trunks said, "We have to stop them, no matter what it takes!" "Right!" Pearl agreed.
"I wish we had more help though…" Trunks then said, "If only my partner, Soon, was here…" "Yeah," Pearl agreed, "With his power, we could easily destroy Mira, together." He had been gone for so long now, she was wondering if he might even be… "It's been quite a while," Elder Kai agreed, "That's worrisome." The Supreme Kai of Time tried to be more cheerful though, "Well, you know… We're all after Mira, so we're bound to meet up sooner or later." She then turned to Pearl, "This Scroll that was changed this time contains the resurrected Frieza." "Frieza again…" Trunks said, sighing tiredly. "Frieza's no joke!" Elder Kai told him. "I'm aware of that," Trunks rebutted, "but we've fought before, and I wond that battle, if you remember." "Foolish child!" Elder Kai rebuked him, "Never underestimate an opponent! If you think for one second a single swing of a blade will win this time, you'll be sorry!" "HUH!?" Trunks exclaimed.
"Frieza is a born warrior," Elder Kai explained, "He's never trained a day in his life. If he suddenly felt the urge to improve himself, his power would be imaginable!" The Supreme Kai explained to Pearl and Trunks, "In this Altered History, Frieza's training and strength are far greater than before. To put it bluntly, he's on an entirely new level, so make sure you're ready for that." Pearl nodded, "I've become far more powerful than before. I can do this." "I-Is he really that much stronger?" Trunks wondered. "I'm afraid so," Elder Kai said, then told Pearl, "Do your best out there!" Pearl clutched the Scroll tightly, and in a flash of light was gone.
AGE: 779
The defenders of Earth; Master Roshi, Gohan, Piccolo, Tien, Krillin, and Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, all gathered where Frieza's Ship had landed. Suddenly, Frieza's soldiers poured out of the Ship, all one thousand of them, dark auras swirling around them and smiles that promised death on all their faces. "There's about a hundred and seventy for each of us boys!" Master Roshi yelled as he powered up, "We've got to buy time for Bulma to reach Goku and Vegeta!" Behind them, there was a flash of light, and Pearl stepped up beside the Z-Warriors, her silver aura shining around her like the light of Hope itself. She cracked her neck and said, "Let's do this!"
"Who is that?" Tien wondered at seeing Pearl. "I don't know," Gohan said, "One of Bulma's friends, maybe?" "Then Bulma has a couple of really powerful friends," Krillin commented. Pearl smiled confidently, "You're sort of right. I'm a friend to everyone that fights evil!" "She sure looks funny," Jaco said. "Forget about me for now," Pearl reminded them, "Let's focus on those guys!" "Right!" the Z-Warriors agreed and powered up to their maximum power. They all charged into the fray, fists and ki flying everywhere as they fought harder, their hope restored. Pearl was in the middle of the fray, blasting soldiers left and right, knocking many out easily. One soldier screamed, "Wh-what's going on!? They're…" only to be knocked out by Gohan. Other soldiers looked like they were ready to flee, but one glare from Frieza was enough to tell them that would be their last act in life.
Pearl wasn't keeping track of who she was fighting, wherever she saw a dark aura, she fought and beat whoever had it. Dozens were knocked out by her, keeping the worst of it away from the Z-Warriors. That said, they were all still vastly outnumbered. Gallantry can only take one so far before their body reaches its limit, by the time the Frieza Force was defeated, everyone except for Pearl was bruised, battered, and exhausted. "This isn't remotely unexpected," Frieza commented as he got off his throne, "To think they'd go out of their way to avoid killing anyone… Quite kind of them, wouldn't kyou say? Goku didn't even try to kill me, despite my unspeakable evil. Yes, everyone has such wonderful manners, don't they? It makes me want to vomit!"
"Th-There he is!" Trunks said from the Time Nest, "Frieza has finally shown himself!" Frieza was in his First Form but had the same dark aura around him as his soldiers, only much more powerful and intense. "My, my…" Frieza said, "I was aware that the Frieza Force has been slipping, but this is disturbing." The Galactic Emperor then looked at the Z-Warriors and Pearl with a sadistic smile, "I do believe you will provide me with some amusement for a short while." "I'll handle this," Pearl said, "The rest of you, eat some senzu beans and then power up, so Goku can find us." "Right!" Gohan agreed, and starte passing around senzu beans while Pearl walked up to Frieza. "I haven't had the displeasure of meeting your kind before," Frieza told the Majin girl, "Just try not to bore me." I wonder if breaking all his bones would ease his 'boredom', Pearl thought, but then realized she couldn't kill him, that was Goku's job. She then thought back to how Broly's injuries were healed by the Dark Aura, and all doubts left her. Time to kick his ass.
Pearl's foot slammed into Frieza's face hard enough to shatter his nose and send him careening through the air. Pearl used Instant Transmission to appear behind Frieza and slammed her elbow into his back hard enough to crack his armor, before blasting him with a Burst Kamehameha at full power. Frieza slammed into a mountain hard enough to break it in half and Krillin yelled, "Look at that! Frieza is actually losing ground!" Frieza then blasted out of the mountain at speed Pearl didn't' expect, but she was able to block his attacks. "Not yet," Piccolo said, "This is still a game to Frieza. He's become a monster beyond our understanding." "What now?" Tien asked, "Should we all rush him?" "Leave me out of this one," Jaco said, "I've done enough for you as it is!" Bulma then yelled to them all, "Hey! Goku's ready now for Instant Transmission, so raise your Power Level as high as it will go!" "All right, let's do this!" Gohan said.
Pearl kept Frieza at bay, his ferocity was stunning, but Pearl was far more powerful than he was in his First Form. Frieza managed to kick Pearl back and saw the Z-Warriors powering up. "Oh? You're calling for him, aren't you?" "That's right Frieza!" Pearl told the tyrant, "And you're in for it when he arrives!" Goku and Vegeta appeared in the next second and Frieza flew down to them. The second the Saiyans saw Frieza, Vegeta glared, but jumped away as Goku powered up to Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan! Frieza only smiled and transformed right into his Golden Form, his gold aura and Dark Aura swirling together like some abomination. "Th-that ki is incredible!" Trunks said, only for his voice to sound like it was coming in through static. "Huh?" Pearl wondered, tapping her Scouter Glasses. "Huh?" Trunks wondered, "Their Power Levels might be too high. I'm getting some bad interference!"
Goku looked at Frieza meanwhile, "He really does look like Frieza. How did he come back?" "They used the Dragon Balls," Piccolo said. "So, you're here at last. You did keep me waiting, but at last, the hour of my revenge is at hand," Frieza smiled. "That power, you really have changed," Goku said with his own smirk. Frieza explained, "I changed colors to make it easier to understand. You may call me Golden Frieza. And you seem to be aware that this change affects more than just my appearance. So, you're still just a Super Saiyan." "Heh heh, not quite," Goku explained, "I have the power of a Super Saiyan God gone Super Saiyan. Think about that, huh?" "Then this should be an interesting battle," Frieza said, and the two warriors flew at each other.
The light from their first clash was like a star exploding! Pearl covered her eyes, so she wouldn't be blinded. When the light dissipated, Frieza and Goku were going at it hard! The sounds of their blows thundered all around, all of them sounded painful. It wasn't long however, before Pearl saw that Frieza was gaining the upper-hand. Thinking quickly, Pearl powered up and let loose with a Special Beam Cannon to Frieza's back. To her amazement, it didn't pierce him, but it did hurt him, and give Goku time to blast Frieza with a Super Kamehameha at point blank range. Pearl then saw a light hit the ground and saw Whis had arrived with Beerus-sama! "Greetings," Whis said. "Wh-what are you doing here!?" Bulma screamed in surprise. "Isn't it obvious," Beerus said, "We came for that delightful strawberry sundae you promised." Bulma sighed, "Fine, but if it's a little melted don't blame me." She gave the sundae to them from her hovercraft, and the angel and God of Destruction dug in. In the meantime, Pearl sensed a powerful ki signature and went over near it. There before her stood Metal Cooler, more powerful than ever before!
Metal Cooler laughed at her, "So, you finally noticed me? The Earth's Dragon Balls can grant two wishes, so guess who's back? It's Cooler!" Vegeta immediately got in front of Pearl and transformed into a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan and charged at Cooler. "WH-who is that? He looks just like Frieza!" Tien yelled in surprise. "Bet you weren't expecting that were you? I have been reborn with all new power!" Metal Cooler yelled as the Dark Aura surrounded him, knocking Vegeta back. "Come brother! Today our family will stand astride the Universe once more!" "You think we'll let that happen?" Vegeta said, "Kakarot! This one is mine to deal with. You can handle Frieza!" "Thank you Vegeta," Goku told him. "So, you can assume that form as well, I guess you'll make a good opponent," Metal Cooler smirked at Vegeta, "But even the two of you have no chance of defeating me!" Metal Cooler and Vegeta went at it just as hard as Goku and Frieza, and it sounded like a monstrous thunderstorm as the four warriors clashed.
Even though they fought hard, dealing punishing blows on Metal Cooler and Frieza, it soon became clear that Goku and Vegeta weren't winning, not by themselves. Pearl summoned her power then and raised her left hand to the sky, "Assault Rain!" Pearl's attack rained down on Cooler and Frieza, damaging them and giving the Saiyans time to counter attack. Pearl then flew into the fray and kicked Metal Cooler hard in his stomach before dropping her elbow on his head, then turned her attention back to Frieza. She dealt him an uppercut that cracked his teeth before blasting him back with Ill Flash from her mouth. Pearl then grabbed his tail and threw him into Metal Cooler, knocking both of them down, and giving Vegeta and Goku time to power up. "Final Flash!" Vegeta yelled, "KAAMEEHAAMEEHHHHAAAAA!" Goku roared as both attacks hit the evil brothers.
Both of them were injured badly, but still stood up. Pearl heard as Beerus and Whis enjoyed their sundae, and then the Supreme Kai of Time called them. "Hello! Beerus-sama, Whis-sama!" "What is it?" Beerus asked her. "We're in a lot of trouble," the Supreme Kai of Time said, her voice filled with static from the battle going on, "Mira and Towa are attacking the Time Nest right now. Would you mind coming over to help with it?" "WHAT!?" Pearl screamed, "Give me a minute! I'll be there!" "No!" the Supreme Kai of Time yelled, "You-You stay there and help Goku and Vegeta! That's an order!" Pearl saw Goku and Vegeta continue the fight with Golden Frieza and Metal Cooler, they were doing better but still needed help, so she flew back into the fight.
"That sounds like your problem," Beerus to the Supreme Kai of Time, "Why don't you handle it on your own." The Supreme Kai of Time then said, "Oh, don't be like that! Please? I'll let you have some cream puffs!" "Cream puffs," Whis said, "Oh I like the sound of that, Beerus-sama." Beerus huffed angrily, "You're probably the one who made them, right? I'll Pass!" "Huh? No, no! Uh… Trunks made them, so they're wonderful!" the Supreme Kai of Time said. "Huh? Since when can Trunks bake?" Pearl asked as she dodged a kick from Metal Cooler and punched him back before tossing an exploding ki ball at Golden Frieza. "Hmmm," Beerus said, "I guess we could head over, then." And just like that, they were gone, heading straight for the Time Nest. Meanwhile, Pearl slammed Golden Frieza and Metal Cooler together, and joined her power with Goku and Vegeta's to blast them with a combined Assault Rain, Super Kamehameha, and Final Flash! When the smoke cleared, Metal Cooler was out cold, and Frieza was returned to his original Final Form.
"Th-This can't be!" Frieza cursed. Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku floated to him, ready to blast Frieza to oblivion, "It's over Frieza." "Yes," Frieza agreed, "For all of you!" Trunks then appeared behind Pearl, "Take my hand, quickly!" "DIE!" Frieza yelled as he slammed his fist into the Earth's soil and blasted straight into its core, obliterating it!
AGE: 852
Pearl arrived back at the Time Nest and Trunks sighed in relief, "That was a close one. We almost suffered the same horrible fate as the planet." "Oh no!" Pearl realized, "Goku, Vegeta, and everyone was killed on Earth!" Pearl yelled when she saw Beerus and Whis in the Time Nest. "Oh dear," Whis said, "Was Earth destroyed?" "Frieza did it," Trunks explained, "since he can survive in the vacuum of space." Whis nodded, "I see. He can be a quick thinker too." "Who cares about any of that!?" Beerus angrily growled, "What happened to my cream puffs!? I'm not going home on an empty stomach!" "Did you really make cream puffs?" Pearl asked Trunks. "Huh?" Trunks said, confused. "Uh oh," Pearl said. The desperate Supreme Kai of Time told Beerus, "Oh come on! It's not like this is my fault! A woman named Towa is responsible for calling you here!" Elder Kai explained, "Towa hijacked the Time Nest Communications System to call you out here, Beerus-sama. It seems Towa used some sort of device to impersonate the Supreme Kai of Time."
Trunks then spoke up, "We need to fix this. When Earth was destroyed in the correct History, Whis rewound Time to restore it. But, uh…since the two of you are here, you can't do that now… History has been changed…" Whis laughed haughtily and said to Beerus, "It seems we fell for it this time, Beerus-sama!" Beerus however was much less amused, "Oh that is it… No on tricks a God of Destruction. Where is this Towa woman? I'll destroy her for good!" "S-sorry," the Supreme Kai of Time said, "But, we're not exactly sure. But they are trying to change History, so if we fix those changes, then… they might show up… maybe…" Beerus grunted before saying, "Whis!" "Understood," Whis said, "At once, my lord." Whis turned to Pearl, "We shall return to the True Timeline."
AGE: 779
"I shall begin to rewind Time," Whis said, and tapped his staff on a floor that Pearl couldn't see. Instantly, the Earth returned, good as new! "Whoa…" Pearl exclaimed in amazement. "You only have a moment," Beerus told her. "I'll make it count!" Pearl said, and Instant Transmissioned back to Earth. She arrived just as Frieza was about to destroy Earth, and blasted him with a ki ball, knocking him back. Cooler regained consciousness then, and both brothers smiled, as the Dark Aura surrounded them, even stronge than before, turning their skin purple and their eyes glowed pink with the symbol of Mira and Towa on their foreheads. Pearl dug deep into her own power, ready to finish the fight for good!
"Whoa! That was close! It almost wiped out the entire planet!" Goku declared, then smiled at Pearl, "Thanks!" Vegeta's attention was on Metal Cooler and Golden Frieza, "You won't get another try at that little trick." "You did it!" Trunks told Pearl from the Time Nest, "The Earth is safe and sound. But, there's still more of Towa's tricks to deal with. Frieza and Cooler are still powered up! Go and help Goku and my Dad!" "Don't have to tell me twice," Pearl said as she used Instant Transmission to get in front of Metal Cooler and deck him with an uppercut.
Frieza caught Pearl from behind, strangling her with his tail before tossing her aside. Vegeta and Cooler fought hard before Vegeta knocked him back with a hard kick and followed up by charging up another attack. Pearl used Instant Transmission to get to Metal Cooler and caught him before he could attack Vegeta, holding him in place. Cooler slammed his elbows into Pearl, hard, but she held on like a vice before Vegeta finally yelled, "Get out of the way!" Pearl let go of Cooler and slammed a punch to his throat to stun him, allowing Vegeta to then let loose, "SUPER GALICK GUN!" Vegeta's attack plowed into Metal Cooler, who screamed as the powerful attack obliterated him! Golden Frieza responded by blasting through Goku with a Death Beam then kicking him into the now exhausted Vegeta.
Frieza pointed his finger at them both, and Pearl quickly got in front of them as Frieza unleashed his Emperor's Death Beam attack. Dozens of deadly lasers hit Pearl, but she refused to move, protecting the Saiyans with her own body. When the attack was over, Pearl fell to all fours and vomited blood. Goku then blasted Frieza with a Warp Kamehameha, knocking him back, but not destroying him. Pearl reached into her Buu-gi Gravity and pulled out a Healing Capsule while Goku kept Golden Frieza away from her. The Majin girl quickly used it, healing her wounds, and she stood up. She lifted her hands and unleashed an Assault Rain attack that pierced Golden Frieza like a pincushion, then followed up with Special Beam Cannon, blowing a hole through his stomach. Goku powered up a Super Kamehameha and blasted Frieza with it, Frieza could only scream, "DAAAMMMMNNNN YYYYOOOOUUUU!" as he was wiped off the face of the Earth.
Goku powered down to his base form then, and he and Vegeta went to Pearl. "Thanks," he said, "You really helped out there." Vegeta grunted, "And just who are you anyway? I'm guessing you're not some random friend of Bulma's." "Come on, there's no need to pry," Goku told Vegeta, "We should be grateful." "Hmph," Vegeta scoffed, but was quiet. "I don't know," Goku said, scratching his head, "For some reason this doesn't feel like the first time you've given me a hand. Anyway, if you ever need help with something, you can always count on me!" "Thank you, I'll remember that," Pearl said, before pulling out her Scroll and returning to the Time Nest.
AGE: 852
Trunks congratulated her as soon as she arrived, "You did great today!" "That was a real mess, wasn't it?" Elder Kai said, "I'm glad it all worked out in the end." Beerus didn't share that sentiment, "It did not work out at all! Towa never showed up, did she? Ugh, this is so annoying. I really need a bit of stress relief. Would you mind if I destroyed this place?" "PLEASE! Don't do that!" the Supreme Kai of Time pleaded, "Listen! Tokitoki has finally laid the egg! You can't go and disturb it now! You'll ruin everything!" Elder Kai said, "Well, you certainly have a way with words, don't you?" Whis's eyes lit up, "Really? Tokitoki just laid an egg? That's cause for celebration." He then turned to Beerus, "Beerus-sama, you are aware that I will not stand aside and let the egg be destroyed, correct?" Beerus only grunted at this. Whis continued, "If you are in need of stress relief, perhaps imprisoning the Elder Kai would help. What do you think?"
The Elder Kai's eyes nearly popped out his ancient head as the Supreme Kai of Time happily agreed, "Oh yes! If that's what it takes, please go right ahead!" "S-STOP THAT!" the Elder Kai screamed, "What are you saying!? No one's going to allow that to happen!" "How sad," Whis said, "It appears that there is little choice. I will assist with your stress relief, if is pleases you, Beerus-sama." "Oh?" Beerus said, "It's been so long since we've sparred This'll be a treat!" "And what about you?" Whis asked Pearl, "Interseted? This is a rare training opportunity." "NOW!?" Pearl yelled in surprise. "AH!" the Supreme Kai of Time also yelled, "You really are trying to turn our star employee into the next God of Destruction!" Whis giggled, "Perhaps. There are tough battles to come, right? Then the more training, the better, I would say." The Supreme Kai of Time and Pearl both thought about that. Beerus then told Pearl, "Whis doesn't hand out offers to fight just willy-nilly. You'd better take him up on this." "Um…Alright…" Pearl agreed, remembering her recent fight with Helles. "First I should find a more suitable location," Whis declared, "I shall summon you once it is adequately prepared." "Alright, thank you," Pearl said, and bowed low before leaving the Time Nest.
As soon as she was there, she fell on her butt and said, "Oh…I'm going to Hell for this. Does it count as extreme blasphemy to fight two Gods of Destruction?" "Not if they challenge you," Kenshiro said, "Not accepting would be a bigger blasphemy, I think." "Kenny!" Pearl said and jumped into his arms. "Whoa, what happened?" he asked. "I helped Goku and Vegeta beat Golden Frieza, and Metal Cooler. Things got dicey after Towa tricked Whis and Beerus, but we managed to fix things. But…now Beerus is pissed off and needs some 'stress relief', and Whis has decided to invite me to spar with them," Pearl explained. "Damn… Sounds bad," Kenshiro said as he carried Pearl back to their apartment. "At least I can wait until Whis finds a good spot to fight," Pearl said, and laid her head on his chest. "Yeah, plenty of time to relax," Kenshiro agreed.
(Ending Theme: Confident by Demi Lovato)
Author's Note: Fifty! Freaking! Chapters! This is the longest story I've ever written, and probably ever will write unless they actually release Xenoverse 3! Thanks to everyone that's read this far, you're support helps. Sorry it took so long to get out, I had to move to a new house and stuff happened. Thanks for sticking with me.