The glow in Shenron's eyes quickly faded and his body disappeared. The seven dragon balls leapt into the air and flew out in flashes of light. The sky returned to its normal blue, while Gotu was left standing there, happily in shock that her wish had worked. She knew, however, that the wish may not solve all of their problems. Her father, Goku, had told her long ago that wishes to the dragon should always be as specific as possible; she knew hers was anything but. The timeline would somehow be returned to its original course, but that didn't mean they were in the clear. She knew they still needed to go after Vegito.
She stayed in place watching the sky for a few moments longer. Suddenly, two quick flashes of light interrupted the blue expanse. "Trunks! Vegeta!" Gotu yelled out in excitement. She took off in flight, following the direction of the ships.
It had been quite some time since Vegeta had experienced the feeling of a pod smashing against the ground. "Ah, nostalgia." He muttered. Pressing a few buttons, he commanded the door to open and he proceeded out of the pod. Trunks followed suit and they saw that they had landed by the edge of an abandoned field only a few feet from a lake.
"Can you feel Vegito at all, father?" Trunks asked.
Vegeta scanned the immediate area with his mind and, finding nothing, began to expand his search. Gotu's energy caught his mind by surprise and his eyes shot open.
"Your wife is here."
"Excuse me?!" Trunks exclaimed. Trunks searched for her energy to confirm Vegeta's findings. Within moments, he found her, coming straight towards them. He sighed.
"How can she possibly be here? I swear, she defies time and space to be a part of everything. I guess we should wait here for her? Seems like she's coming this way…"
Vegeta nodded. He and Trunks sat, arms folded, awaiting her arrival. A seemingly long ten minutes passed and she landed by her husband.
"Am I glad to see you guys!" She smiled.
"Gotu, how did you even get here before us?!" Trunks turned to her with a slight anger in his eyes.
Gotu explained to Trunks and Vegeta about her meeting with Bardock and Gine and their newest space pod prototype that she used.
"So you've been here for nearly a whole day by yourself? Do you have any idea how dangerous that is? You said you would stay on Planet Vegeta…"
"Trunks, I can more than take care of myself. And I'm sorry, but I'm glad that I came. I got here only a few minutes after Vegito and Prince Vegeta. They were trying to kill Bulma for some reason, but the Prince stopped him and it seems like Vegito's evil faltered for a moment seeing them together. He's strong, Trunks. Incredibly strong. There's no way we can beat him. I was able to get the dragon radar from Bulma, find all of the balls, and summon Shenron. He wasn't able to grant any immediately helpful wishes, but I finally found something he could do that should help. I wished for Shenron to guide the timeline back to its original course."
Trunks gaped at this new information before responding. "That's a little vague, don't you think?" He asked.
Gotu scowled at him. "Maybe, but there wasn't much else he had the power to do. The important thing is that it might give us a fighting chance, which we didn't have before. I can assure you."
"Do you know where he is now?" Vegeta finally spoke up.
Gotu nodded. "Yes, I've been keeping track of his movements since he left Capsule Corporation. He's about 40 miles east of Nian city. I think we should come up with a strategy before we…" Gotu was stopped short as Vegeta took flight in the direction of Nian. "Or not…" She sighed and turned back to Trunks. "I suppose we should follow him."
Vegito had begun moving towards the country, and after about thirty minutes of flight, Gotu realized in what direction he was heading; towards her childhood home. "He's going to find my dad." The realization hit her and she announced it to Trunks and Vegeta. "I know it. He's heading right in that direction. He must want to eliminate any reminder of his past. He found out when he went after Bulma that it brings his goodness back, and he thinks that it will affect his power if he lets these reminders stay around."
Vegito landed in front of the Son's home. It was a small, domed building in the middle a sparse country village. He remembered it from several visits he had made there in his timeline, but he fought the memories; they made his head throb as the good and evil within him struggled against one another. He knew he needed to rid this time of the people and places that confused his soul.
It was around noon and Vegito could sense that Goku was alone in the home. Vegito made his way to side of the house, peering in a window, to see Goku sprawled across a thin mattress, sleeping. As he stared at his young grandfather through the window, a vivid memory crept into his mind from when he was five.
He had spent the night at his grandparent's and suddenly was awoken in the middle of the night by a strange noise. Like any five year old, he became afraid and every dark shadow seemed like a monster that had come for him. He had crept slowly into his grandparent's bed room and found his grandfather sprawled across the mattress while Chi Chi snuggled to the side, barely having any room for herself. Carefully, Vegito found a way to sneak in between the two and he snuggled against his grandfather's side, knowing that nothing would harm him while the great Goku was nearby.
As he came out of his memory, the sweat began to bead on his forehead again and his body felt ice cold. His body was screaming out to prevent his plan. It was as though it went against his very blood to destroy his family, the same way his mind had attacked him when he attempted to kill his grandmother Bulma. "Enough…" He whispered to himself. "Enough…" He doubled over, heart pounding, as flashes of his grandfather's smile spun through his brain. "ENOUGH!" He screamed and slammed his fist against the ground.
Just like that, the anxiety was gone. Vegito became engulfed in a bright red flame as his power flooded through him. The red royal Saiyan insignia on his chest began to glow. His resolve was unwavering. Vegito stretched out his arm with his palm open toward the bedroom where Goku slept. A red orb began to grow in his hand until finally, without an ounce of regret, he let it fly straight towards Goku. Vegito turned away immediately and waited for the explosion, but it never came.
"I barely recognized you, grandson." Vegito sharply turned around at the voice and his eyes met Gotu, Trunks, and his true grandfather, Vegeta.
"I deflected the blast to the sky, if that's what you're wondering. What exactly was your plan here? Just destroy a sleeping man so he won't pose a risk to you in the future? How weak of you." Vegeta taunted his grandson angrily.
"I didn't realize I would be having this big family reunion today. I would have brought the pasta salad." Vegito smirked at his own joke. "How did you all get here anyway?"
Gotu walked up to her son, irritation in every footstep, and slapped him across the cheek. "How dare you speak to me like that, I am your mother!"
