Silver watched as Raditz hugged his wife and daughter. It's a shame that I can't guarantee his return. It would be nice if there were more than one version of a reality instead of the prime. At least that way I would be able to replace what has been lost. Oh well. Raditz said his goodbyes as they left the house. Silver took in the scenery one last time before he pressed the release button on his bracelet as it came off. He tossed it onto the ground as a door formed. He walked toward it at first then stopped and looked back noticing Raditz's weary expression.
Silver sighed. I often forget that travelling alternate realities isn't an everyday thing for people. "I've just opened up a door way to the reality I'm currently staying in. It is safe. To prove this I will go first, but I warn you now that you should be quick. The door closes in about a minute's time." Silver walked through it then watched as Raditz cautiously approached the door. Amused by this he stuck his arm through the door and gestured him to enter. Raditz hopped back then shook his head as he finally walked through it. "Since we're here would you like to meet Gohan's son?" Raditz raised an eyebrow at the statement.
"It's not my nephew's son though. Just a different iteration of him, right?" Silver shrugged.
"In the end, does it really matter? At the moment my wife and I are raising a daughter that sprang from an alternate version of us. For me, blood and simple relativity is enough. You honestly can't tell me that I haven't piqued your interest." Raditz sighed.
"You've got me there. Besides the fact that my reality may be in danger it never hurts to learn something new and useful. Show me the boy." Silver lead Raditz out to the Living Room where Frost was currently breastfeeding her child. She looked up and studied the new guest until recognition struck her.
"I almost didn't recognize you. Though that can't be helped. In my reality you were not only Vegeta's lackey but also died by the hand of a lowly Namekien. If you're here then that must me that you're a God. I'm happy that at least one version of you has been able to attain some form of greatness. Oh, and please do forgive me. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Frost and this adorable baby here is Saiai." Raditz stood in awe as he stared at the woman and then the baby.
"I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you must be Frieza's sister, right?" She nodded as he continued. "I didn't even know that he had one. Other than that, why would my nephew sleep with you? Wouldn't you two more than likely be enemies?" Frost giggled.
"That's the beautiful thing about alternate realities. Things don't always have to be the same. As far as I know Gohan and I have never been enemies…at least I never considered him mine. I love him too much to see him as anything but my beloved." As she kissed her baby's forehead Saiai cooed and waved his little arms. Frost looked up at Raditz. "Would you like to hold him?" Raditz hesitated for a moment then approached her as she handed Saiai to him. Raditz's hands were deft as he cradled the baby in his arms.
"There's no mistaking who this child's father is. Besides the color of his skin he looks almost exactly like Gohan. He's strong too. I'd be careful with this child around the age of two. My daughter threw a temper tantrum around that age and became a Super Saiyan. My daughter practically destroyed the house within a space of thirty seconds. Silver, what's her involvement with Gohan?" Silver shrugged.
"Try not to hold it against her but she mind controlled Gohan. Nothing else really needs to be said since the rest is quite obvious. While I truly doubt it a part of me believes that if she had been patient she would've eventually ended up with Gohan." Frost turned her head over to Silver with hope and glee in her eyes as he continued. "Only after Videl had died of natural causes. That's the only way. What did you think I'd say?
This isn't an anime or manga where a person gets a sudden girlfriend and sticks with her. Videl and Gohan had time to develop their feelings. You came in and forced your feelings on him expecting that things would play out in your favor." Silver turned to Raditz. "Could you please do me a favor and not kill her?" Raditz smiled as he cradled the baby.
"I honestly wasn't planning on it. While you make an understandable point about blood and relativity being all you need. I don't know that Gohan. If she had done that to my nephew she'd be but a ridiculously long bloody smear outside." Saiai reached up and hit Raditz on his right cheek. Leaving a small red handprint afterward. Raditz chuckled as he looked to Frost. "He's already trying to protect you. I'll admit, that is adorable." He handed Saiai back to Frost. She nestled Saiai close to her chest.
"You really love me don't you?" Saiai moved his little arms and babbled as if he were attempting to answer her. Silver raised an eyebrow at the peculiar moment. I wonder…
"I know nothing of your race." In between the several realities that I've gleamed as well as the memories I've managed to absorb anyway. "I've often wondered what the development of your people is like. I've noticed that Saiai seems to understand us to a point." Frost raised Saiai above her head and smiled up at him.
"That's because he can. He should be old enough. It won't be long before he's walking and talking. When I was Saiai's age I was already doing that. If I had to guess why it's taking him so long to do those things I'd have say it's because he's part Saiyan and human. While it bothered me at first, it doesn't anymore. I get to play the guessing game with my son and I'm rewarded with his cute smile each time I win. So I can wait." Frost lowered then cradled him. Silver nodded. I thought so. It could be that within a month's time he'll be able to take care of himself.
"Well, I'm about to head out again. Are both of you okay?" Frost continued playing with Saiai while Raditz shrugged.
"I'm alright. I figure that there are a few things I could learn from this woman. Other than that, I was wondering just how many of us do you think is needed? How long do you think it'll take you to assemble us all?" Silver leaned up against the wall then crossed his arms.
"I'm thinking that seven should be enough. As for the other question I have to be honest with you. I don't know. What I do know is that I'm willing to bring anyone back who doesn't want to be here or wants to visit their reality for a short period. I don't expect to be done until a year has passed. The strongest member of the group should be in her first month of pregnancy right about now." Raditz's eyes widened.
"What? The strongest one is a woman? Who is she?" Silver smiled.
"You've met her before. Her name is Videl. I can already guess what you're thinking. She's a human, not a Saiyan. How could she rival the power of a God, right?" Raditz nodded.
"It makes no sense. I can understand there being differences in alternate realities but Videl more than likely is a human in every instance, correct?" Silver shrugged.
"There have been some really odd realities out there where a person is human but they end up wishing to become a Saiyan. Videl isn't one of them. I got her to visit a Universe in the hopes that she'd be able to tap into something called the Morphin' Grid. Depending on how close Videl is to the force that is destroying realities the more powerful she becomes.
I have no idea what she would be capable of doing if she were to use that power though. I have a theory that she may be able to use it for more than destruction. Maybe she could use it as a means to create. Right now the only thing I have to run on is speculation. Anymore questions?" Raditz shook his head.
"You go and do what you have to. I have some questions regarding that boy's father only this creature can answer." Silver turned his back on them then walked into the bedroom. Violet sat at the computer. He walked over to his wife then placed his hands down upon her shoulders as he massaged them. Letting out a comforted sigh she looked up at him.
"Welcome back. Did everything go well?" Silver laid a kiss upon her forehead.
"Quite. Right now Raditz is talking to Frost, and not killing her. So things are going well. What is that you're looking at?" Violet gestured him to grab a chair and sit beside her as she scrolled up a bit on the document she was reading through.
"I thought I could save you a little bit of time by looking at some of the obscure realities. You know what is needed to make a Super Saiyan God. There's a good chance that you could use that knowledge to your advantage and make some instead of using some already established ones." Silver threw an arm around her.
"That doesn't sound like such a bad idea. What's one reality that seemed good to you?" Violet scrolled down a bit then hovered above the overview.
"In this reality Gohan had never found Goku. The child was found by the Red Ribbon Army and was experimented on. My alternate there had kidnapped Bulma as a way of having Dr. Briefs aid their Dr. Gero's scientific experiments. My alternate tortured his daughter and given him pictures. Left with no choice, Dr. Briefs began working for the Red Ribbon Army and was allowed to visit his daughter only twice a year. Project Ichi had started.
Ichi is what they called Goku in that reality as he was the first Saiyan they ever had. Every other day he was pit against Dr. Gero's androids. They constantly tested his durability and strength. Afterward they'd throw him in a dark room. Trapped behind a locked door, in a room with no windows. The majority of the time he would be placed in there to heal on his own.
The one thing that fascinated Gero each time was Ichi's growing strength. He believed that if he repeatedly endangered Ichi's life he would eventually become unstoppable. This worried him but at the same time made him wonder about the possibility of creating perfect soldiers." Violet began shaking as if she were cold. Silver placed his hand atop hers.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Violet took a deep breath then steadied herself.
"I was there over twenty years ago. I was more of a backseat driver then but I did document everything I did see as usual. Bulma was the first one to be drafted into Gero's plan for creating perfect soldiers. Dr. Briefs was outraged and tried to stop it from happening. My alternate told him that she either participated or died and that was it. He wept for days on end. Much to everyone's surprise Bulma accepted what she had no choice in eagerly.
On the first day of their coupling session everyone was shocked to find out how virile Ichi was. Their first session lasted fourteen hours and twenty-three minutes. Bulma had to be carried out on a stretcher. Gero's curiosity had been piqued so he ended up ordering several coupling sessions with different women for Ichi. I…my alternate was one of them. After laying with my alternate once his body refused to react to hers. When Bulma recovered her, coupling sessions continued. Two months would pass before she'd get pregnant.
After she gave birth to her child she decided to name him Boxer. It wasn't long before the two of them would try to escape with the child. Unbeknownst to Ichi, Gero had implanted a tracking device in him. Ichi knew all too well about the other device that was in him. Whenever he felt even slightly rebellious he would be shocked repeatedly until he would be knocked out cold.
Their escape was cut short when I…my alternate put a gun to Launch's head who was carrying his child at the time. Once more I was there as a backseat driver. Ichi and Bulma shared a look with each other then looked down to their son. They gave up and then my alternate put a bullet in Bulma's skull. She died holding onto their son as the baby's cries replaced the silence that was there the split second before Bulma hit the ground.
I searched my alternate's memories for the reasons why. On one hand Bulma and Dr. Briefs had already served their purpose. The Red Ribbon Army had no idea what to do with them. So their deaths could come at any moment and no one would've cared. The other part of it was that my alternate was petty. It got under her skin that Ichi's body had refused her. I guess it was a defeat that agitated her each time she saw Bulma. That somehow Bulma was superior in some way over her. Ichi fell to his knees and wept. He kissed Bulma one last time before he turned into a Super Saiyan for the first time. Before she knew it her right leg was ripped off.
Ichi then proceeded to beat her to death with it. As the light started to fade from her eyes I saw Ichi depower as his eyes went white before he collapsed. Gero walked past her and muttered the word…interesting. It's been roughly twenty-three years since I've been there. I'm sure things turned out fine. After all, as much as it hurts for me to say it-" Silver interrupted her with a kiss. He pulled back and shook his head, repressing a smile.
"It's the Red Ribbon Army. I know. In so many realities they often find a way to shoot themselves in the foot. You've piqued my interest in this one. It's been a long while since I've come across Boxer Briefs, or at least an iteration of him. I'll look in on him and see what's been going on with them." Violet stood then hugged him.
"Remember, we're not immortal. Be safe." Silver returned her embrace. I'll try. Silver left the bedroom and went back into the Guest Room. He programmed the coordinates into the machine. The door to another alternate reality appeared as a metallic bracelet came out of the machine. Looking through it he noticed that from the little he could see that there was no destruction. With no hesitation he walked through it and ended up in a beautiful lush valley.
He was met with a cool breeze as the sun warmed his body. This is strangely serene. A dinosaur suddenly charged at him. With little effort he backhanded the creature, sending it flying for miles. Silver took to the sky and began flying. I guess I'll check out what's going on at the Red Ribbon Headquarters. if it still exists.
As he flew over the first city he noticed how technologically advanced it was compared to the other realities. I see what this is. While I know that not every other alternate reality has to be a rough and rugged dystopia there are also the so called perfect societal ones as well. This must be it. After flying for a few minutes and taking in the sights he landed outside of Red Ribbon's Headquarters. Silver walked in without a care in the world and was met by people with strange green and black skin. One of them walked towards him as his arm transformed into a cannon.
"State your business!" Silver noticed that a dozen others had done the same as their right arms became cannons as well. Well, they aren't Gods, Super Saiyan 3's or Mystic so yeah. Within a span of twenty seconds everyone who had threatened him were on the floor and barely conscious. As Silver started to move towards one of his would be combatants two people had appeared. One was in his early middle age with red hair and a down sweeping mustache and looked as if he'd seen a ghost. The other looked like Goku but had light purple hair. I see.
"Let me guess. You thought you killed me?" He probably did but I'm not complaining. Though I am surprised. Of all the things to wish for who knew it would be for youth? "I have some questions. I'll start with a simple one. Who's that young man beside you right now?" The purple haired youth stood in front of Dr. Gero.
"My name is Ni Gero. What do you want with my father?" Silver sighed. Oh joy, he actually thinks that Gero is his father. I can't tell him and whatever brothers and sisters he has the truth yet. I still have to find out what has happened. If I kill Gero now I highly doubt that I'll get the answers I seek regarding this reality. Same with the possibility of getting a new God out of the process. Silver bowed deeply.
"I'm sorry for making a bit of a mess down here. I don't take kindly to being threatened. I don't mean either of you any harm. I have some questions that only your father could answer. I'd like to ask you a few questions later myself. Until then I would like to have a few words with him in peace." Gero looked around the room in awe then rested his eyes on Silver once more seeming to have struggle with his existence. Gero exhaled then placed a hand on Ni's shoulder.
"Your father is going to be okay. Besides, weren't you going to go out with Angela today to look for a home?" Ni looked to Silver then back to his father looking as if he were ready to argue. Gero shook his head. "I'll be fine, go. I'll be right here when you come back." Ni walked away at a slow pace as he kept an eye on Silver. When Ni left Gero walked towards Silver and looked him over. "The last time I saw you your head was missing and you were buried in a ditch. You look older too." Silver scoffed.
"Yeah, and you look younger. Oh, and human. I see that in this reality you decided not to have your brain placed within an android body. We have a lot to talk about. I meant every word I said. I have no plans on killing you. I'm just curious about what happened twenty-three years or so ago. In regards to Project Ichi. For example, where are Raditz, Nappa and Vegeta." Gero seemed to draw a blank for a moment until it donned on him.
"That's what their names were. I referred to them as Project San, Shi and Go. Like Project Ichi after I got from them what I wanted I had them as well as the breeding stock disposed of, but that is the abridged story. You want to know what I have done. I will tell you that story. In return I want you to tell me how and why I'm talking to a person I saw buried decades ago. Are we in agreement?" Silver nodded.
"Yes. Now please, start from the beginning."
Author's Note - I've been working incredibly hard lately. My schedule hasn't allowed me to put in as much time as I used to. In the past I've been able to crank out an episode within a space of four hours. Which is the accumulative time I put into writing within four or five days. If I don't post something on a Thursday you will see it on a Sunday. If there is still nothing by then I can honestly say that it shouldn't take me more than at least three weeks to get back to this story. I have no plans on stopping now. There are far too many concepts and characters I want to bring into the fold. For those of you who are still reading, I thank you for your patience. Until the next episode, peace.
For Those Who Left Reviews...
Dyton - Awesome seeing you here. As for your question regarding Juu seeing Chi-Chi as her Aunt I would chalk it up to the time they've spent together as a family. The family I plan on to make for the ensemble cast is going to be an interesting one. Originally I planned hopping from one reality to the next showing just how that version of them got together until i realized that would've went stale quickly. This is the episode that should give people a head's up for what's to come. This is still GH/VI but I still want to expand a bit. For those wondering I do plan on opening up a can of Sprite when it comes to series soon enough. Worry not.