The Coolest Thing To Happen:
The Teen Titans/DragonBall Z Crossover
By
Teen Tyrant
Chapter 3
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Z World
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"And after escaping Hell, Frieza then flew through the portal that brought Starfire here. He is now in her universe." Dende finished. The three children and one teenager stared at him, awestruck.
After going inside the Capsule Corp. headquarters building, Dende had sat the four of them down and began explaining to them just what had caused the portal to open. He began with telling them how Babidi had attempted to break free from Hell by opening a doorway between the afterlife and this world.
He told them of the battle between the Hell guardians and the inmates. About how Frieza had used the opportunity to escape. Being the guardian of Earth, and having contact with the authorities of the afterlife, Dende had been following the events telepathically, but Frieza had escaped through the dimensional portal before he could take any action to prevent him from doing so. Now, one of the greatest criminals of this universe was running loose in another.
"Great." Trunks said, looking down at the table he and the others sat around in the kitchen.. "Frieza. My dad told me about him. This is not good."
"Yeah, my brother told me about him too." Goten said in agreement. Marron also nodded, as her father had told her about the infamous Frieza as well.
Starfire looked at them all in confusion. "Please, who is this Frieza you speak of?" she asked.
Dende turned to her. "Frieza was a galactic warlord who ruled a large portion of this universe for many decades. The last world he attacked was my home world, the planet Namek. It wasn't until that time, nearly fifteen years ago, that he was finally defeated, by Goten's father, Goku. Frieza survived and came here to Earth a year later to seek revenge, but he was defeated again, and finally killed."
Trunks looked up at Dende, wondering why he didn't mention exactly how Frieza had been killed. He knew the story. But, he supposed that it was too much unnecessary detail at the moment.
Starfire looked worried. "So now this Frieza has entered my home dimension? If he is as dangerous as you say, then he may hurt my friends. I must get home and help them." she said, her voice sounding desperate.
Dende nodded his green head. He then looked at the three children. "I will have to contact your parents. We'll need to form a plan." He closed his eyes and was about to send out a telepathic message to the vacationing adults, when his thoughts were interrupted by Trunks.
"No! No, don't bother them, Dende. Our parents haven't had a real vacation in a long time and they deserve this one. The last thing they need is to be interrupted by something like this. That's why we're going to take Starfire home and bring Frieza back." he said, indicating towards, Goten, Marron, and himself.
Dende's mouth fell open. "Trunks! That's too dangerous. You expect me to let you kids take on Frieza yourselves?"
Trunks waved a hand and scoffed at him. "What are you talking about? You know how strong Frieza was when he died, and I'll bet you anything that he hasn't improved that much since he's been dead. You know that I'm already way stronger than he ever was. Plus, with Goten, Marron, Starfire and her friends, Frieza won't stand a chance. We don't need to bring our parents into this."
Goten was getting excited. "Yeah, we can do it! My dad beat Frieza before, and I'm stronger than my dad was at the time he did it. It'll be no problem."
"Yes, I think we should do it. Besides, I want to see this other world that Starfire comes from." Marron said, just as excited as her two male friends.
Trunks thought for a moment. "All we need is figure out a way to open that portal again. Got any ideas, Dended?" he asked.
Dende put out a hand to halt him. "Hold on Trunks, not so fast. I can open that portal again myself, since I know the spell for doing such a thing. But, the rules of my guardianship prevent me from doing it more than once. Since Frieza broke a dimensional rule by going through it, I am allowed to do it again if it aids in bringing him back. But once it is opened, it will have to be closed almost immediately, as the risk of leaving it open is too great. Even if you do manage to get Starfire back to her world, you will be stuck there yourselves."
Starfire looked from Dende to Trunks. "He is correct, Trunks. The portal closed as soon as I entered this universe. If it does so again, you will be trapped in my universe. I do not want the three of you to endanger yourselves for me." she said, concerned for her new young friends' well being.
Trunks turned to her and smiled. "Don't worry Starfire, we'll just find a way to open it again from your side. Besides, I've got an idea." He then stood up and walked over to Dended. Beaconing him to lean down, Trunks whispered in his ear for a moment. After listening to him, Dende straightened up with a slight smile on his face.
"You know Trunks, it is easy to tell that you are the son of a genius. Your mother must be proud of you. That is a brilliant idea. It's risky, but brilliant, if you can pull it off."
Trunks grinned. "I think we can." he said confidently.
Dende nodded. "Alright. I'll go take care of that then. What will you tell your grandparents?" he asked.
Trunks shrugged. "They don't even know what's going on. My grandpa's in his workshop and I don't even know where my grandma is right now. They'll probably be worried about us, but we'll take care of all of that when we get back. We need to get going as soon as we can. There's no telling what Frieza is up to over in Stafire's universe."
Dende nodded. "I'll be quick then." Walking out of the kitchen, Dende headed for the front door. As he opened it, Goten called to him.
"Dende? If you're going anywhere close to my house, could you bring my dad's Power Pole back with you? I know how to use it, and we might need it against Frieza." he requested.
Dende nodded. "Sure. Anything else you think you might need for your trip? Marron, what about you?" Goten and Marron shook their heads. Then Goten got another idea and ran over to Dende. He motioned for him to lean down and whispered something into his ear. Dende frowned and gave Goten a questioning look, then nodded. Goten went back to the others.
"I think I can pack a few things we might need from here. Get back soon, Dende." Trunks said, frowning over what Goten could have asked Dende for. Dende nodded, waved, and then flew off into the sky.
Starfire stood up from the kitchen table and clasped her hands. "I thank you all for your help. You are very brave children to risk yourselves in order to help me. I am a stranger to you, and yet you are going to risk never coming home again for my sake. How may I repay you?" she asked, her green eyes sparkling.
The kids all smiled back at her. Trunks sat back down again. "Well, you could tell us about your world. Your friends and what we will see over in your dimension." Goten and Marron nodded in agreement.
Starfire giggled that wonderful giggle of hers and sat down at the table again, looking around at all of them. She then proceeded to tell them her story, from her early years with the war between Tamaran and the Citadel, to when she met the other Titans, to the recent events that had led her to this universe. And when she was done, the children began to tell her their stories.
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Titan World
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Frieza looked around Slade's secret lair. Buried somewhere underneath the city, it was well hidden from the world above. Frieza was impressed with its atmosphere, except for the annoying sound of gears turning; gears that seemed to have no purpose or function except to turn endlessly. Slade had some kind of weird obsession with gears.
The place was mostly dark, lit here and there by lights from the ceiling. On one wall were a number of large screens that monitored various parts of the city from the small, robotic cameras that Slade had set up all around the region.
Lining another wall was a row of inactive robots that resembled Slade himself, although they had an orange circle in the middle of their faces, rather than masks that were half black, half orange.
A large door was set next to this row of robots, and Slade had said that he kept a stockpile of weapons, robots, and other little toys within the large space beyond that door.
Frieza turned his attention back to Slade, who stood with his arms behind his back, watching one of the screens. On it, the three remaining Teen Titans were scanning the area where their battle with Frieza had taken place. They were looking for their leader, the boy who had been dressed in bright colors. Frieza was wondering about it himself.
"Where do you think their leader is?" he asked Slade.
Slade turned his head slightly in his direction. "Oh, you mean Robin? He's right here." he answered, lifting a hand and pushing a button on a remote that he held in it.
To their left, the floor in Slade's lair opened up into a circular hole. A bubble rose out of it, a bubble that seemed to be made of some yellow material that was clear enough to see through. It stopped rising and Frieza now saw that it was actually a dome, as there was flooring underneath the shell. Inside, the boy Slade had called Robin was laying on the floor of his little cell.
Stirring, Robin slowly lifted his head, looking around. Slowly, he put his hands on the ground and pushed himself up, until he could get his legs under himself and stand fully. Tilting from one side to the other for a moment, Robin looked around at his surroundings. He examined the dome that was around him, putting his hand on it and feeling it. Seeing Frieza and Slade standing not too far from where he was, Robin frowned.
"What am I doing here?" he asked out loud. Slade turned towards him and began to slowly walk closer.
"My minions brought you here shortly after Frieza knocked you out, Robin. You are my guest once again, although you do not have the privileges you had last time. I intend to keep you here until I see just how well your friends stand up to Frieza without you to guide them. With no tactical leadership, and your precious Starfire gone through the portal that opened, unable to provide emotionally uplifting platitudes, your friends will be lost."
Robin lowered his head a little, and his tone took on a more dangerous quality. "And when you've seen what you wanted to see? Then what?" he demanded.
Slade narrowed his eye. "That depends on your cooperation, Robin. I may allow you to serve as my apprentice again. But if you resist, I may just have to eliminate you. With Frieza agreeing to allow me to have control of the Earth after we have conquered it, I will have the option of picking any apprentice I want."
Robin looked to Frieza, standing slightly behind Slade. "You've allied yourself with him? It's a mistake Frieza. He won't hesitate to stab you in the back." he said, hoping to drive a wedge of distrust between the two. Frieza chuckled and stepped around Slade, closer to the dome.
"Now now, my young friend. Don't you worry yourself about that. You have your own problems to worry about at the moment. Besides, do you think I'd have made this deal if I thought my new friend here would go back on his word? With Slade's knowledge, I'll be able to take this planet in no time. And with so many others to take after that, there's no reason why I can't let him have this one. I believe it to be a fair trade. What would there be to gain from a double-cross?" Although Frieza sounded sincere in this speech, he knew well what Robin was getting at, and had a little plan of his own.
Slade turned and began walking towards the robots that were standing silent on the far side of the room.
"Now then, it is time to deal with the Titans. Frieza, if you could step over here, there is something I need you to do." he said.
Frieza smirked one last time at Robin, who glared back in anger, before turning away and moving over to Slade and his robots. Slade was standing in front of a control console next to the first robot in line. Pushing a few buttons, a panel on the console slid open and out rose a round object, like a blue-tinted crystal ball. It was connected by a metal stem and wires to the console.
Frieza frowned. "What is that?"
Slade pointed to the robots. "Each of my minions here are connected by special cables to this console. I want you to put your hand on this orb and pass some of your energy into it. Your power will be carried into these robots, increasing their own energy supply, making them a little stronger and faster than they are now. If it is successful, I will increase the energy allowance and make the next group be able to hold an even larger charge."
Frieza was still frowning and he looked at Slade skeptically. "What is the point of doing this?" he asked, slightly irritated.
Slade remained patient. "In order to run an empire, you need an army. Needless to say, you have no followers as of yet. I will program these robots to follow your orders and mine. If you increase their power, they will be able to fight for you when you do not wish to do it yourself. If you give some of your power to them, I'll send them to fight the Titans with you, and we will see how the three of them stand up to you and these improved bots."
Frieza thought about it for a moment, and then nodded, thinking that it was a fairly good idea. It would be nice to have some underlings to give commands to. Putting out a hand, he rested it on top of the orb. Focusing, his hand began to glow pink with his own personal energy. He only used a very small amount, as his power was so great that he could short-out this machine in an instant.
The energy filled the orb, then that pinkish glow began to flow along the wires that ran out the back of the console and into each of the robots that stood along the wall. As the power coursed from Frieza into them, they also began to gain a subtle pink glow. When Frieza gave what he felt was enough power, he stopped and pulled his hand away. The pink glow disappeared from the equipment and the robots.
Slade smiled behind his mask. Now his robots were even more powerful. Besides that, the orb had also taken readings on Frieza's specific type of energy, as well as a sample of his DNA. Slade was making sure he knew as much about Frieza as he could without letting on that he knew… just in case.
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Z World
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Starfire was left speechless after the long session of story telling with the three young children. What shocked her the most was the fact that all three of them had been killed years ago by an enemy they called Majin Buu. These three precious kids had been murdered, along with all the other inhabitants of Earth? It seemed impossible that such an evil could exist, yet she knew that such depravity did exist even in her own universe, unfortunate truth that it was.
She understood the concept of the Dragon Balls that Trunks had explained to her, but even with a means to bring people back from the dead, it did not make it any less monstrous that anyone would want to hurt these young ones. She felt that much more attached to them now than ever, and had an even greater respect for their decision to go to her universe with her, to stop the old enemy of their fathers.
She had asked them to tell her all they could of this Frieza, who she now realized as the person she had briefly seen pass her in the passageway between her dimension and this one. She had listened as each of them explained what they had learned from their parents about their battle with the creature.
Apparently, Trunks and Marron's fathers had both been killed by Frieza, while Goten's father and brother had managed to barely survive their battles with him. Goten's father Goku had eventually triumphed over Frieza, the first person to ever do so, although he was separated from his family for a year by the encounter.
Frieza had then come to earth as a creature that was part flesh, part robot, which in turn led Starfire to imagine Cyborg's robotic parts on the being she had seen in the portal, leading to a somewhat amusing image.
It had seemed that Frieza would destroy the Earth, but then Trunks, an older Trunks from the future arrived and killed him by cutting him in half with a sword! Starfire tried to imagine this cute little boy with the purple hair as a young man carrying a sword and slicing through someone's flesh, but found it difficult to picture. Blowing up an mutated dragonfly with an energy blast was one thing, but slicing someone open with a blade? Starfire simply couldn't see it.
She also felt sorry for Goten, who had gone seven years of his life without knowing his father, only to meet him the day that the Majin Buu had arrived in their world. She was happy to learn that he had been granted the privilege of forming a bond with his father over the last three years. It was a shame such a fortuitous turn of events could not have happened to her, but she was grateful just to have met Robin and the other Titans.
The children seemed to be equally shocked when she had told them that she had been held in slavery for many years. Trunks particularly seemed appalled, showing a frown of anger upon hearing the story.
Her life story took a happier turn for them to hear, when she told them of her meeting with the Titans. There were amused giggles as she explained her first encounter with Robin, surprised gasps as she told of the treachery of Blackfire turning her over to the Centauri Police, and pure uncontrollable laughter with the tale of how she and Raven had become trapped in one another's bodies.
After they had all shared these stories and others, Marron finally said, "These Titans sound really cool. And your friend Cyborg sounds like he's the same as my mom. She's mostly machine too."
Goten nodded, and grinned. "Yeah, they all sound awesome. I can't wait to meet them when we go over to your world. And that Robin guy sounds like he's your boyfriend, huh?" he said with a laugh, looking at her for confirmation. Trunks, who had his elbows on the table and his chin resting in the palms of his hands as he had listened to Starfire's story, now lifted his head up a little and looked at Goten as he said this and then back to Starfire, surprised that he had not picked up on that either.
Starfire stared back for a moment, before saying, "You are correct. Robin is my friend, and he is a boy. Therefore, he is my boy friend." she said, smiling too widely, a slight blush on her face, unnoticeable to the kids. Her face then lost some of its brightness.
"He is my best friend. And my other friends are dear to me too. I hope that this Frieza has not harmed them." Gaining a serious expression, she stood up from the table. "I must get home and help them. What is taking your friend Dende so long? Time is of the essence." she said fiercely.
The kids drew back a little at her sudden anger, then decided that they had indeed spent too much time talking. Dende had been gone for an hour and a half, and there was no telling what Frieza could be up to in that other dimension.
Trunks moved nearer to Starfire and took her hand, smirking up at her with confidence.
"Don't worry, Starfire. Once we get you back over there, Frieza's going to have to answer to us. Boy is he going to be surprised when he sees us. Goten and Marron look enough like their dads that he'll know who they are, and I'm sure he's going to remember me." he said in amusement. Goten and Marron also moved around the table to stand next to Starfire, and Marron took her other hand.
"Yeah, between us and you Titans, he's going down for sure." she said to her.
Starfire smiled down at them, feeling a sense of hope despite not knowing what was happening in her world. After hearing about the past of these children and their parents, she was fairly certain that they had more than enough power to get rid of Frieza, and indeed, with the aid of the Titans, victory seemed already guaranteed.
At that moment, there was a knock on the front door in the living room. Dende stepped in through the door, carrying a blue bag in one hand.
"I'm back." he announced. The kids and Starfire went into the living room to meet with him.
From upstairs came a woman's cheerful voice. "Trunks, could you be a dear and see who's at the door?" the voice said.
Trunks turned towards the living room stairs. "Sure grandma!" he called up, then rolled his eyes and shrugged. Marron and Starfire giggled.
Dended handed the bag to Trunks. "There you go Trunks." he said.
"Thanks." Trunks responded, before pushing a button on the side of the bag and setting it on the floor. The bag disappeared in a cloud of yellow smoke. A moment later, the smoke cleared and the bag was gone, replaced by a small object that was cylindrical and had a button on one end. Trunks picked up the object and tucked it into his belt.
"What is that?" Starfire asked.
"A capsule. My grandfather invented them. Or do you mean what was in the bag? That's just a little insurance policy, in case we need some help. The less you guys know about it the better, just in case Frieza were to find out." Trunks said, crossing his arms and grinning secretively. Starfire tilted her head in curiosity, as did Marron and Goten, wondering what Trunks was up to.
Dende took a strap off of his shoulder, to reveal a red wooden stick in a holster slung across his back. He handed it out to Goten.
"Here's the Power Pole." Goten took it from him and slid the strap over his own shoulder, placing the Power Pole on his back. Dende then reached into a pocket of his robe and took something out, but it was small and could not be seen in his closed fist. He held his hand out to Goten, who took the object and immediately covered it with both hands, as he tucked it into his own belt. The others looked at him curiously.
"My own, uh, whatever policy. In case of real trouble. We probably won't have to use it, but if we do, then things will be really bad. So let's hope that we don't' have to use it." he said vaguely. Trunks couldn't believe that Goten was actually getting crafty on him, but since he had a secret of his own, then he supposed that Goten could have one.
"Okay," Trunks began. "I'm going to pack some food and stuff into a backpack and take it with us. Just in case we can't get back over here right away. Plus, I'll put that capsule in there, so that I don't lose it. We can leave it at that tower of yours, Star." he said, then ran up the living room stairs to his room to get his backpack. Starfire was surprise to hear Trunks calling her by her nickname. It was a sign that he and the others had already accepted her as a good friend.
Starfire looked at Dende. "Will you really be able to open the portal again?" she asked, hoping that he really was capable of doing it again.
Dende nodded. "Yes, but only once. I have the spell to open it again, but once I do, it will need a new spell to open it. I only know of two, and one has already been used by Babidi. But even if I did know of another spell to open it, I am bound by my responsibilities as Guardian to only do this once."
Starfire nodded, hoping that they would be able to find a way to reopen the portal from her reality so that the children could go home again. Perhaps Raven could open it.
Trunks came running down the stairs and headed for the kitchen. After a few minutes he came back out, the backpack in place on his back.
"Okay, time to get this show on the road."
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Titan World
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Cyborg checked his scanners again. There was no trace of Robin anywhere. Raven, floating above the ground with her eyes close, concentrating, now looked at him and shook her head.
"I can feel his presence, but it's not anywhere nearby." she said, lowering herself back to the ground.
A green hound dog was sniffing along the ground in the spot where Robin had landed after his failed attack on Frieza, and then straightened up and pointed its nose at an alley close to the spot. Beast Boy reverted back to normal, then turned to his two fellow Titans.
"Robin went this way, but I don't think he was alone. There's no trace of his scent on the ground, so I think someone carried him away. And there's something familiar about the smell. I can't put my finger on it, but I'd swear I've smelled it somewhere before. And it's not a human smell; more like a machine." he said, shaking his head and shrugging.
Cyborg put his hands on his head and looked like he was about to pull his electronic brain right out in frustration.
"Well ain't this great! Starfire's gone through some dimensional rift and we don't know where she is or if she's okay, Robin's disappeared altogether and we don't know if he's okay, and we've got some psycho alien dude running around who whooped our butts in less than a minute without breaking a sweat and could be causing who knows what kinda trouble! Could today get any worse?" he shouted.
"Still looking for your fallen friend?" said a raspy, feminine sounding voice. The Titans all looked up to the roof of one of the smaller buildings behind them, across the street. Frieza stood there, his arms crossed and his tail wrapped around his left leg.
Raven looked at Cyborg. "You had to ask." she said in sarcastic monotone. The three teens stood together and readied battle stances, although they didn't know what they could do.
Frieza grinned. "I'm afraid Robin's wings have been clipped. He's in the birdcage now." he said, then laugh maniacally.
Beast Boy rolled his eyes. "Oh man, even I can come up with better jokes than that." he said, frowning at the alien.
"Where's Robin?" Raven demanded.
Frieza continued to smirk down at them. "He's enjoying the hospitality of my new friend." he said. Suddenly, eight robotic ninjas leaped onto the roof from behind the building, and took up positions next to Frieza. The Titans recognized them instantly.
"Now way!" Beast Boy exclaimed in disbelief.
Cyborg narrowed his eyes. "You're working for Slade!" he said, not believing it either.
Frieza frowned, insulted at the idea that he would work for anyone.
"Working with him, actually. Your old friend Mr. Slade has provided with me with a great deal of knowledge about the resistance I will face in this world, as well as an army to help me speed up my conquest. He's holding your bird boy prisoner as insurance." Frieza said, still smirking.
The robots began to glow a subtle pink color, the same pink energy that Frieza had fired at Raven earlier. Cyborg began to scan them with his electronic eye, not liking what his sensors were telling him one bit.
"Oh boy. This is not good, not good at all." he said, a single sweat drop rolling down the human side of his face.
Beast Boy grumbled. "Aw, man! It's not even nine o'clock yet and already this day has gone bad."
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Z World
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On the Capsule Corp. front lawn, Dende, Starfire, Trunks, Goten and Marron had all gathered, ready to begin the trial ahead of them. Starfire gazed around at the city that Trunks' home was centered in. It was very different from Jump City, as there were hardly any rectangular buildings. In their place were domes and buildings that looked like giant white versions of the human candy called lollipops, and everywhere there were cars that were floating above the ground, rather than resting on wheels. An incredible world these children had; it was a pity that she did not have time to see a little more of it.
Before he opened the portal, Dende had to know something.
"Trunks, what do I tell your parents if you cannot come back right away and they find out about this?" he asked, worried at what Vegeta, Chichi and Number 18 would do to him if they found out and their spouses could not or would not control them.
Trunks thought about it. "My grandparents probably won't think anything strange is going on for a few days, if I know them." he said, not wanting to sound disrespectful, but unable to deny that his grandparents were both in their own little worlds and rarely ever came back to good old Earth. "But if they do, they'll call our parents. If we don't get back in time, then just tell them the truth. We'll find a way back, that's for sure. But don't go bugging our parents about this unless they get back and we're still not here. If it goes good, then they'll never have to know we were gone." he said.
Dended frowned worriedly. "You are leaving me in a more dangerous situation than the one you will be in." he said.
Starfire looked down at the children, then at the Namek. "Dende, these children are risking their lives to help me get home, and to rid my world of a terrible menace. I promise you that I will do all I can to look after them and get them home safely." she said to him.
Dende nodded. "Okay. Well, here goes." he said. Closing his eyes, he concentrated, golden energy surrounding his hands. He lifted his hands and thrust them at the sky, silently whispering an incantation. Slowly, the sky above them began to swirl. It continued to swirl faster and faster with each passing second. A small black hole appeared in the middle of the vortex, growing larger as the swirling increased.
Goten couldn't help but laugh as he saw this incredible sight for the second time today. He wondered what all the other people in the city around them thought of this.
Finally, Dende lowered his hands to his side and looked at his four companions. "If it comes to it, you can simply kill Frieza in order to send him back to Hell. Passing back into the world of the dead will realign his dimensional position, so he will be thrown back here instantly. However, try to keep from doing that if you can. Kids so young should not be responsible for anyone's death, even the death of a galactic murderer like Frieza. Now get going. And please be careful." he said, giving his last instructions to them, hoping that they would follow them.
Trunks gave Dende a little salute to show that he and the others got it, then he turned to Starfire.
"Okay Starfire, lead the way." he said. Starfire smiled down at him and nodded. Then, turning to look up at the portal, she began to fly straight up towards it. The kids began to follow, slightly behind her and flying in a circle formation around her; Trunks behind and to her left, carrying the backpack with their supplies, Goten behind and to her right, his father's Power Pole across his back, Marron behind her and faced towards Starfire's back.
As the four of them neared the swirling vortex and the portal at its center, their hair began to wave with the wind that was being generated from the swirling energy . Starfire's eyes narrowed in anticipation of the battle to come, hoping that her friends were alright. Hoping that Robin was alright.
The three kids following her were all smiling in joy and exhilaration of flying into the portal, enjoying the wind that stirred their hair and clothing. Unable to hold in his excitement any longer, Trunks shouted out the only words that seemed appropriate to the situation.
"Next stop, Titans Tower!"
And that's the last chapter of the first arc of this story. There will be three more arcs.
Next is the first interlude, which goes forward again to what was set up in the prologue, when Starfire is stuck in the Z World for the second time, and how she's coping with that while they look for a way to get back to the Titan world. And a secret that nobody was supposed to know will be revealed, causing one young Z-Warrior endless embarrassment, and placing a certain Titan in a really awkward situation.
A/N: I know that it's kinda dumb to have Dende only be able to open the portal once, but since this story would not work if it could be opened so easily, it was necessary to put that limitation on him.