Chapter 55: Fight for The Present and Future

(Opening Theme: Backbone by Daughry)

Pearl and Trunks ran out of the Time Nest, looking around. Nothing seemed to be out of place. "I'll go this way," Trunks said, pointing East, "You take the West. We'll meet up back here." "Got it," Pearl agreed, and the two of them flew off, exploring Conton City, looking for any anomalies. Pearl flew high and low, but nothing looked too different, and she didn't sense anything different either. What's with this feeling? I feel like something…no, someone important is gone. Someone I cared about…Pearl stopped in the Shopping District and sat down at the fountain in its center, trying to think. She didn't sense anything wrong with Kenny, or Barit, who she sensed were training with Beate, Rachel, and the Himuras. Nothing made sense. Everything appeared all right, but still, she had this…feeling.

Is something wrong with my family? She wondered and stretched out her senses past Conton City. She felt as her family was alright, all her siblings and parents. She sensed that Kenshiro's grandparents, Jinbei and Kamiki, were alright as well. Pearl sighed as she turned around and looked at the fountain, getting a feeling that there should be a hologram there of…someone. Pearl concentrated, trying to think of who it was. Someone powerful, someone important to her…to everyone… But who? She shook her head and headed back to the Time Nest. Trunks was already there, pacing and thinking. "Anything?" he asked. Pearl shook her head, "I didn't see anything or sense anything unusual. But still, I have this feeling, like something or someone who should be here…isn't." The Senior Time Patroller nodded, "I know. It's like I'm trying to remember someone but can't. Like steering a ship to land, but fog is making it impossible to see."

"What should we do?" Pearl asked him. "I'll consult with the Kais. You stay here, just in case," Trunks told Pearl. "Understood," the Majin girl said, and walked through Conton City, slowly, in case she missed something earlier. She kept all her senses open the entire time, only stopping to see how here friends were doing. Beate was now a Super Saiyan Blue and was struggling against Barit and his Time Stop ability, while Kenshiro was easily fighting the Himuras and Rachel all by himself and making it look easy. "Hey, Pearl," Kenshiro said as he caught punches from Kaoru and Kenji and deflected them into Rachel and Kenshin. "Kenny, has anyone seen anything…weird lately?" Kenshiro was thinking and dodging at the same time, making Rachel frustrated as the Earthling nimbly dodged her attacks before he said, "No, not that I heard of. Anyone else hear about anything out fo the ordinary?" "This one has not," Kenshin said as he tried a ki blast that Kenshiro deflected into Rachel. "I didn't hear anything," Kaoru said. "Sorry, Sensei," Kenji apologized, "I didn't hear about anything."

She turned to Barit and Beate then, "You guys hear about anything weird going on?" Barit stopped time and dodged a punch from Beate before landing a hard kick to her stomach before saying, "I didn't hear anything weird going on." "Same," Beate wheezed as she got out of Super Saiyan Blue form. "What's wrong?"

"The last mission Trunks and I went on, it was weird," Pearl explained. Everyone stopped sparring as she told them about fighting Bardock as the Masked Saiyan, freeing him, fighting Mira, and how Bardock saved herself and Trunks then pulled Mira into a temporal anomaly. "After that, everything just got…hazy. We found a mask, Towa escaped, but I feel like we forgot something, or someone," Pearl said. "Weird," Rachel said, then closed her eyes. She opened them five seconds later, "Oh crap!"

A portal opened up, and five people immediately fell out of it. Everyone scattered and saw their foes, all Pearl could say was, "Holy shit…" Before them stood some of the characters from Hellsing: Father Alexander Anderson, Alucard, Heinkel Wolfe, Seras Victoria, and Yumiko Takagi. Anderson, Yumiko, and Heinkel all had ki signatures that were simply astronomical, while Alucard and Seras looked even more confident in their power than before. Pearl immediately got in front of the Himuras and said, "Get out of here! They're beyond your power!" Alucard immediately turned into his Level One Release Form and went at Kenshiro. Kenshiro and the vampire were a blur as they fought, while Anderson went after Rachel. Rachel dodged his bayonets as best she could, but Anderson was even faster than in Hellsing, and she was struggling to avoid him. Seras went straight at Pearl, while Yumiko and Heinkel went after Barit and Beate respectively.

Pearl struggled to keep up with her vampire opponent; but managed to get her into an arm lock on Seras's right arm before saying, "Why are you attacking us?!" "Orders," Seras Victoria answered as she tore her own arm off and whipped her other arm made of shadows at her. Pearl was sliced in half, but quickly made her body one piece again before kicking Seras Victoria back. Pearl saw as her friends were able to keep themselves safe, and quickly decided to help Rachel. Pearl focused and blasted him with a Majin Kamehameha, tearing through him. Rachel then roared, "Flames of Creation! Paralyzer!" Instantly, white flames erupted striking the attackers and paralyzing them all.

"What's the big idea?" she asked them as soon as they were stopped. "We were ordered to kill you. Damn it, it was that Rebecca woman," Anderson answered as his wounds healed. "More warper business," Kenshiro shook his head, "Our problems never end." "That's not all," Rachel said, "Pearl, you need to get back to the Time Vault, and fix the changes that have been made. I can't tell you what happened without causing more damage, but just trust me on this!" "I got it," Pearl said, and used Instant Transmission to reach the Time Nest, just as five large purple portals opened up in the sky, and Frieza Force Spaceships emerged!

Pearl ran inside the Time Vault to see Trunks with the Kais. "How is the investigation going?" Trunks asked Elder Kai. The Supreme Kai of Time answered, "No leads yet, but something really important must have changed. The trouble is… I can't remember what was altered!" Elder Kai said, "Hmmmm… I know what it is. It's right on the tip of my tongue." Focus, Pearl. It's a person, there was a change. Someone important… Focus! Pearl concentrated hard, about her life in Conton City. Trunks said, "I feel… like I've forgotten someone important. Pearl thought harder, and then throught about the mask she and Trunks had brought back. "Where is it!?" Pearl said loudly in frustration. "Is something wrong?" Trunks asked. "Where's the mask?" she asked. "Oh, it's the mask you brought back," Trunks said, and they looked at the table where many Time Scrolls were and found it in the pile. "Who did this mask belong to, anyway?" Trunks asked.

"Was it Bardock? No, that's not it. Someone else wore this once," Trunks said, "Yeah. I knew the person who wore this mask. We were fighting to bring that person back. It was someone vitally important," Trunks continued, and Pearl felt as memories started to become clear. She remembered who it was! "We traveled together…through History…" Trunks said, "…and fought to restore it. It was my partner! Soon!" "Soon-sensei!" Pearl yelled at the same time. Trunks grabbed the Scroll and it showed a scene from AGE: 850.

Everyone watched as that Trunks prepared to wish for Soon to arrive in Tokitoki City, only for Towa to appear, and destroy Shenron before he could make the wish!

"That bitch!" Pearl yelled. "She changed History completely!" Trunks yelled, as the Time Vault shook. "Everything is falling apart!" The Supreme Kai of Time yelled. "I'll figure things out here," Trunks told Pearl as he gave her the Scroll, "You set History right!" "I will!" Pearl vowed as white light surrounded her.

AGE: 850

Trunks prepared to make his wish in Tokitoki City, Towa ready to strike Shenron down. Pearl appeared between Trunks and Towa, immediaytely Unleashing her Potential. "What are you doing here!?" Towa yelled in surprise, "But how… How did you follow me this far?" Pearl blasted ki balls at Towa, who barely dodged them, "Erasing the Dragon Balls from History should have changed the outcomes of our battles! It should have changed everything, wiping out even memories!" Towa shrieked as she blasted ki balls at Pearl, faster than she expected. Towa screamed, "My plans are all ruined… You people… you people really know how to make me angry!"

Pearl and Towa went at each other. Towa was fast with her spear-baton, but Pearl had more experience as she dodged her strikes and landed a hard kick to Towa's face before blasting her back with Tri-Beam. Pearl followed up with Majin Kamehameha, but Towa tossed black and red ki at her, switching their positions and making Pearl take her own attack. Towa followed up by running her through her back, but Pearl twisted her arms and smacked Towa's ears, making her let go before Pearl pulled her weapon out of her body. Towa disappeared, and teleported to her spear-baton to grab it.

The Trunks of Age 850 watched all this and said, "I don't know how you did it, but now I know what point in History you're trying to change. I won't let you vandalize this place anymore!" He immediately turned Super Saiyan and charged at Towa, sword drawn. Towa blocked his sword, and then switched places with Pearl again. Pearl barely avoided Trunks' sword, and deflected a ki blast from Towa before blasting her back with a Super Kamehameha! Towa crashed into the wall behind her, bloody and sore, before she gasped and disappeared. Pearl pulled out her Scroll and did the same. "I could use power like that," Trunks said, before remembering Shenron. "Now I know what to wish for…"

AGE: 852

When Pearl arrived, Trunks said, "It's good to have you back. The Time Shifts have all been corrected, and everything is back to normal!" "And Mira is gone as well," Elder Kai said, "It looks like we can finally have some peace for a change." "Not yet!" the Supreme Kai of Time said, "Not while Towa is still around. We still need to look for her."

"That won't be necessary," a woman's voice said, and the Supreme Kai of Time was knocked down. "KIIII!" Tokitoki yelled as Towa smirked, holding Tokitoki's Egg! "But how!?" Elder Kai exclaimed, "The Time Vault should be guarded by a barrier!" "Yes, it was," Towa said, "But not after all the changes I caused, and I managed to grab this little baby too." "So, that was your plan from the beginning!" the Supreme Kai of Time said, "You were after Tokitoki's Egg all along!" "And now with this, the revival of the Demon Realm is at hand!" Towa said, and then a portal opened, and Mira floated out. "Welcome back," Towa greeted him. Trunks flew forward, only for Mira to blast him back, knocking him out. He took aim at Pearl as well, only for someone to fly in front of her.

"Soon-sensei!" Pearl yelled as her master fell to one knee. Towa only smirked as she opened a portal and she and Mira went in it. "Pearl!" the Namekian, Soon, said, "You can destroy them for good! I know you can!" "I will, Sensei," Pearl vowed, and jumped into the portal, as Soon passed out.

AGE:?

Towa saw Pearl come in and said, "You don't know when to quit, do you?" Pearl heard Trunks say from the Time Vault, "C-Can you read me? It looks like we've made a connection somehow. This Age is completely under Towa's tyrannical rule. We won't be able to help you. This will be your Final Battle, Pearl. Use the power within you to save the Universe!" "I will," Pearl promised, and cracked her neck and knuckles as she Unleashed her Potential, letting every iota of her power out. Mira laughed as his own dark aura flared out to meet Pearl's. The two of them blasted attacks at each other, Mira's Death Beam countered by Pearl's Tri-Beam, before clashing their fists. "Mira!" Towa yelled in shock as she struggled to keep standing amid the shockwaves of the clash, "What is this power you hold!? I don't remember giving you such amazing power! I can't believe this… This far exceeds my calculations!"

Mira and Pearl separated, and Mira said, "As I floated between dimensions, I thought hard about what was missing. What did they have that I didn't? I realized, it was Fighting Spirit. The Will to stand up against any foe without fear! A being like me born into incredible power is deprived of such a spirit!" Mira and Pearl clashed again, their fists flying and clashing as they flew all around the area, the shockwaves making the land beneath them tremble. Mira kicked Pearl back and blasted her with Death Beams before saying, "I can no longer declare myself the strongest, because this fight will take me beyond my limit and on to a whole new level!" "Not while I'm here! Special Beam Cannon!" Pearl yelled as she Instant Transmitted to Mira and blasted him at point blank range, and then followed up with a Super Kamehameha. Pearl flew at him as Mira healed faster than she thought anyone that wasn't the original Majin Buu could, and they slammed their fists into each other's faces with such force they were knocked on their backs. "Impossible!" Towa yelled, "How could you have Mira on the defensive!?"

Mira laughed as he stood up, "You're just what I needed. A weaker opponent wouldn't do!" Mira laughed like a madman as he and Pearl continued their battle, Pearl struggling to answer every blow he landed with one of her own. All the while, Mira laughed his head off. "Mira," Towa said, "You're laughing!?" Mira's body started to glow, and Pearl knocked him back with Tri-Beam and Towa yelled, "Look out! You're overheating! You're going past your limit! You have to stop, Mira! It's too dangerous!" Mira only kept on laughing as he flew at Pearl and slammed a fist into her stomach and kicked her back. Pearl head butted Mira and punched his face as hard as she could, before axe kicking his head. "Oh no…" Towa realized, "He can't hear me. If he doesn't stop, his core will overload and destroy this Universe! Maybe I should just run… No, there's no telling how large the explosion might be! If it's able to tear through Dimensions and break through this Egg, then…! We're poached!"

Towa flew to Pearl and said, "You there! If you don't stop Mira soon, we'll all go up in smoke!" Pearl looked at her like she was as insane as Mira as Towa said, "I-I'll lend you my aid! Just hurry and put an end to Mira's recklessness!" "Keep him occupied!" Pearl told Towa. Pearl flew down and focused her power, watching as Towa was kicked by Mira, but fought the pain to fight her creation. Towa was getting beaten fast, but she was able to keep him occupied as Pearl focused her power. "Kaaa-Meee-Haaa-Meee…" Towa managed to get behind Mira and choked him with her spear-baton, only for him to break it. "HHHHHAAAAA!" Pearl screamed out as she unleashed a Super Kamehameha so powerful that she was driven into the ground up to her ankles! Mira had no time to dodge as the blast engulfed him entirely!

Mira was only knocked out though. Towa went to him and said, "How could you go and destroy your own power limiter! You've bungled everything, right to the end! I'll have to remove your core and fix it." Mira said, "No repairs will be needed." Mira then grabbed her and stood up, choking Towa. Mira looked at Pearl and said to Towa, "I've grown past your schematics. I'm walking on my own now." Pearl then saw that Towa still had Tokitoki's Egg! "Oh no…" she whispered as Mira said, "Now, I will evolve into something beyond myself… By absorbing my own creator." "Mira!" Towa said, shocked, "But I…I was the one who made you. You would turn on me?"

A bright light enveloped them both, as Towa began to be absorbed, along with Tokitoki's Egg! "You're nothing but…a failure…" Towa weakly said, as blinding light shined all around Mira. Trunks said, "I'm getting an unusual energy reading!" The light around Mira dissipated, and he was reborn as something even more powerful. White fur covered his upper body, as did a half-skirt like Towa's was around his waist. Their symbol was on his broad chest, and his white hair was longer than before, like a Super Saiyan 4! "This feels wonderful," Mira said as he walked towards Pearl. Elder Kai yelled, "Hey! Can you hear me? Mira has absorbed all of the power inside Tokitoki's Egg! There's nothing we can do to stop him now! Quickly, escape is our only chance!" Mira raised his hand and blasted at Pearl before she could retreat. Pearl blocked the attack, struggling to fight its power, before someone walked up behind her and helped her blast it off of her.

Pearl looked to see who her savior was and exclaimed, "GOKU!" Goku smiled, "It's a little early to be giving up." Goku then went Super Saiyan Blue, and he and Pearl got ready for their battle. "Goku!?" Trunks yelled, "H-How did you get there?" Goku explained, "Whis did me a favor and sent me in." The Saiyan turned to Pearl, "I'm glad I finally get to repay the debt I owe you. This time I'm the one coming to the rescue." Mira only laughed, "I can scarcely believe the power coursing through me. Now there's no mission, no creator ordering me around. This must be how it feels to be free. The only desire I have left is to defeat you with my own hands!"

Mira then disappeared, and what seemed like black and blue buzz saws of energy surrounded Goku and Pearl. The two warriors struggled to dodge the worst, but even they got numerous cuts that Pearl struggled to heal as Mira reappeared. He kicked Goku back, then grabbed Pearl's face and hurled her aside. Pearl quickly recovered and double kicked Mira's face to stop his continued attack. Mira smirked as he bled from his mouth, "You've drawn out so much of your latent power, Majin. I respect you for that. That's why I must beat you!" "Don't forget me, Mira!" Goku yelled as he kicked Mira away from the side and blasted him with a Kamehameha. Pearl followed up with her own Tri-Beam, but Mira avoided it and his aura surrounded him, as balls of blue and black energy swirled around him and blasted outward. One knocked Pearl back, and another got Goku hard.

Trunks could only say, "This is impossible. That sort of power just shouldn't exist!" Pearl got up in time to block a kick from Mira, but Goku was hit harder Mira blasted him with an exploding ki ball. "Goku!" Elder Kai said, "Can you hear me? Use Instant Transmission to get out of there!" Goku got up and smirked as he blocked Mira's follow up punch and slammed his own ki ball into Mira, getting some space. "Lighten up old man," Goku told the Elder Kai, "I don't know about all that Timeline stuff, but I do know that this guy is ridiculously tough. But I don't see that as a reason not to fight!" Goku and Pearl flew at Mira head on, throwing punches and kicks with abandon.

Mira struggled to keep up with both warriors before he flew forward and slammed his biceps into their throats. Mira then said, "I'm pleased you've kept up with me so far. Keep fighting! Keep struggling for me!" Goku hit him with a Kamehameha in response, and Pearl blasted a Majin Kamehameha as well. Goku smirked, "Stings a bit, doesn't it. But then again, I am going at it with my full power." Pearl and Goku worked together, Pearl kicked his head as Goku slammed a fist into Mira's stomach. The two warriors then joined their power together simultaneously, "KAA-MEE-HHHAAA-MMMEEE!" Mira summoned a massive ball of dark energy to throw at them, and they unleashed all their fury, "HHHHHAAAAAAAAAAA!"

Goku and Pearl's Super Kamehameha's tore through Mira's own attack, leaving him wide open. Pearl then felt the presence of those Z-Warriors she had fought beside, Gohan, Piccolo, Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin. She saw as Mira yelled, "What!?" As he seemed to lose control of his power. Pearl summoned what she had left and flew at him, yelling, "DRAGON FIST!" Mira could only watch as a golden dragon made from Pearl's power tore through him. "Does this mean…I lose?" Mira wondered. He chuckled, "It was…a good battle. Towa…I'm sorry…" Pearl grabbed Tokitoki's Egg out of Mira and emerged on the other side of Mira, watching as his body was disintegrated. Pearl took out her Scroll and with Goku went back to the Time Vault.

AGE: 852

Trunks, Elder Kai, and Soon were waiting for them in the courtyard. Elder Kai said, "I suppose that's the end of that." "Yeah," Trunks agreed, I think we can watch over History in peace for a while now." Elder Kai said, "Only for a while?" Trunks nodded, "Someone is bound to try to disturb History again, but it's our job to stop them!" Elder Kai laughed, "The path of training never ends, eh?" "Never," Pearl and Soon both agreed. Trunks rubbed the back of his neck, "I still have a long way to go. These events taught me that much."

"Now there's no need to worry. You're not going to be alone in this endeavor. "I'm always here, Trunks," Soon told him, "Same here!" Pearl agreed. "Right!" Trunks happily said. "I told you this isn't for eating!" the Supreme Kai of Time yelled. They all looked and saw Goku and the Supreme Kai of Time, the latter keeping the Egg as far from Goku as possible, "Making an omelet out of this would be crazy!" Tokitoki screeched, "KIIIIIIII!" Goku rubbed the back of his head with a stupid grin, "You have to admit it looks pretty tasty." The Supreme Kai of Time yelled, "What do you think we've been fighting for? I swear, you're worse than Mira!" Goku could only laugh and say, "Sorry!" They realized that everyone was looking at them, and the Supreme Kai of Time said, "Oh! Hey, everybody! It's almost time for a new Universe to hatch from the egg! We should all go and watch!"

"Wow!" Pearl said, as she saw the Egg start to shine. "This is a rare opportunity! You bet!" Trunks said. Trunks only smiled and watched while the Elder Kai said, "Well, well… What sort of History will we see take shape today?" Goku smiled, "I hope there's a lot of tough fighters! Just thinking about it has me…" "Feeling pumped up, right?" Elder Kai finished for him. "Hey, watch it," Goku said, "Don't steal my lines!" Everyone in the Time Vault laughed and watched as the Egg hatched.

All around them swirled emages, millions of them, more than any mortal could possible remember. Countless planets, species, and possibilities swirled all around them. Pearl could only shed tears of wonder at it all, and realized it was thanks to her that it was all possible. Afterwards, they went outside, to Conton City. The Supreme Kai of Time gathered the Dragon Balls together and had the Time Patrol gather together in the Shopping District of Conton City.

Shenron was summoned and said, "STATE YOUR WISH! I SHALL GRANT ANY WISH THAT YOU ASK!" "This isn't something we should take to Shenron. I'm a pretty capable cook you know," the Supreme Kai of Time said. "I think it's a good idea personally," Pearl said, and Tokitoki squawked, "TO-KI!" "Eh…I know… Okay then, the bird's right…" the Supreme Kai of Time relented, "We do have a lot of mouths to feed." "The Dragon Balls are not for ordering take out!" Elder Kai said. "Why not?" Beerus asked, "After all, it is a festive occasion. "Seriously!" the Supreme Kai of Time agreed with the God of Destruction. "In that case, can you whip us up a feast that'll leave everyone here stuffed and satisfied, with plenty of leftovers?" the Supreme Kai of Time asked Shenron. "CONSIDER IT DONE!" Shenron declared, and instantly, more food than Pearl thought was ever possible appeared, with tables and all the necessary accouterments, enough for every Time Patroller!

Pearl and all her friends got plates piled high. As they ate, Pearl told them how she saved the Universe, while they told her about how five whole armies, alternate versions of the Frieza Force, all invaded while she was fighting Towa and Mira. They all talked and feasted to their hearts' content. The day was saved, and peace was restored once more. It was one of the greatest days of Pearl's life, with more yet to come

(Ending Theme: Confident by Demi Lovato)

Author's Note: Main story is over! Next Chapter is the last one for this story! Man it took me so long! I could cry! Almost Over!