The Rise of a Protector

by The Legendary Dragon Reaper

Wracked with guilt over Goku's death and blessed with a new power from the god of dragons, read as Gohan struggles with life, love, puberty, fulfilling his destiny, and above all, protecting the people he loves and his world. Please read each chapter until the very end and check for authors notes. Gohan x Kagome, OC x Erasa.

41. New Developments, Wedding Day Arrives

Piccolo was growing impatient "Dammit, this is infuriating! Dende what the hell is taking so long?"

"Piccolo you need to be patient, this kind of thing takes time. Don't forget that it is a battle for the fate of the universe." Goku pointed out.

"Shut up Goku!"

"Piccolo, it's over!"

"And?"

"I can proudly inform you that Magatsuhi has been destroyed, Gohan and the others won!"

"Yes!"

"YES!" Goku suddenly caught Piccolo in a hug, with Piccolo doing the same, only for them to awkwardly stop "Well, that was…"

"Yeah. Good for Gohan though."

"Oh for sure. Hey don't we still have a third wish?"

"Yeah now that I think about it Kai never actually mentioned what he wanted the third wish to be."

"Should we maybe wish them all back to the Lookout so Dende can patch them up? After all saving the universe does take a lot out of you, and I should know."

"Yeah that's true." so Piccolo made the wish for everyone on the battlefield to be transported back to the Lookout. The only thing is, neither he nor Goku actually knew that Gohan and Kai had disappeared.

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Kai slowly opened his eyes and looked around, only to see a void around him, surrounded by stars and planets too small for him to see very well "What the hell am I looking at- Oh shit I forgot about Gohan!" he looked over and saw Gohan lying unconscious, his gi still shredded and still missing his left arm "Gohan, hey man wake up."

"He cannot hear you little one, not as he is now."

Kai looked and saw the image of a large golden dragon in front of them "What the- Are you one of those Eternal Dragons like Shenron that I heard about?"

"In a sense, you are quite observant. Now then, arise Son Gohan." the dragon's eyes glowed crimson.

"Wha-?"

Gohan suddenly bolted up, panting heavily, his wounds having been healed and his messing left arm having been restored, though the damage to his gi remained "Kai what's going on-" then he saw the dragon and bowed, forcing Kai to do the same against his will "Great Zalama, it is an honor."

"Raise your heads young ones."

"So if you're here then that means that Magatsuhi was destroyed in that final clash right?"

"Yes, and Bankotsu has been returned to Hell and reunited with his Band of Seven brothers. His sacrifice was a noble one. Now then, tell me Son Gohan, do you know why Magatsuhi's soul has constantly reincarnated?"

"I have a little bit of an idea."

"I gave the Dragon Clan of the Namekian race the ability to create Dragon Balls because the Dragon Balls were intended to be a thing of extraordinary magic and power, something to be revered and treasured, for the dream of never having to use them, for each wish made creates more and more negative energy as well as positive energy."

"And Magatsuhi was the embodiment of the negative energy?" Kai guessed "So then Gohan here must be the embodiment of the positive energy."

"I gave Yamoshi the power of the Dragon Saiyan, whose power was born from the positive energy, in order to counteract Magatsuhi's negative energy, in order to restore balance and natural order to the universe."

"So then why am I here? Do I have some sort of role in this too?"

"No, you were simply making skin contact with Son Gohan when I chose to bring him here."

"So what now then?" asked Gohan "What happens now that Magatsuhi's soul has been destroyed?"

"Now that Magatsuhi's soul has been destroyed, after nearly 11,000 years, the legend of the Dragon Saiyan has at last come to an end. The balance of the universe has at last been restored."

"How?"

"By combining my power with your half Saiyan blood, pure heart and unbreakable resolve, you have shown the strength that can be achieved when the Saiyan race and the Human race combine."

"And what about humans in general?" asked Kai

"The humans also have great potential, but the warrior way has been lost by a large majority of the population. Kai Sato, you embody the incredible potential humans have when they put the effort into it."

"Awesome."

"Indeed. Now then, my purpose has been finished as well."

"So what about me then?" asked Gohan "I'm the reincarnation of the original Dragon Saiyan known as Yamoshi aren't I? So what happens to me now?"

"This will be your last life. Live it long and live it well Son Gohan, you have earned it for your role in this battle. Farewell." and with that, Zalama disappeared and the two of them were surrounded by a white void.

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Gohan's eyes snapped open and he found himself back in the wasteland 'So now we're back, as if nothing happened? Kai, hey Kai get up."

Kai suddenly bolted up "What the hell- Was that some kind of dream or something?"

"I don't think so, I think Zalama just sent us back as if nothing happened. Weird."

"Tell me about it. How long were we there?"

"Who knows, but either way we'd better hurry and meet the others back on the Lookout before they get worried."

"We disappeared the second after the final beam struggle to save the universe ended, who wouldn't freak the f*ck out about that?"

"True. So anyway just grab onto my shoulder, I'll use Instant Transmission and get us up to the Lookout in less than a minute-"

"Are you out of your mind? Think about what we just pulled off, we've gotta make a badass triumphant entrance."

"Fine fine we'll do it your way." so Gohan started flying forward, only to notice that Kai hadn't moven an inch "Kai what are you waiting for? Let's go."

"In a minute." Kai suddenly picked up something wedged into the ground, that being the discarded Banryu "I'm so keeping this. Besides, I'm still processing."

"Processing what exactly?"

"8 simple words I never thought I would actually get to say. We just saved the entire mother f*cking universe!" he caught Gohan in a high five "Alright I'm good, let's go." and he took off, with a baffled yet relieved Gohan following after him.

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Piccolo's eyes shot wide at what he heard, seeing how he and Goku had just returned to the Lookout and learned that Gohan and Kai just vanished after Magatsuhi was killed "What do you mean they just up and vanished?!"

"I mean they just up and vanished." Inuyasha told him "Magatsuhi and Bankotsu got atomised and when the blast ended Gohan and Kai just up and disappeared!"

"You know Inuyasha, it still amazes me that you know the word atomised." a new voice commented in a snarky manner.

"Shut your trap you son of a-" Inuyasha's anger rant fell short when he realized who he was talking to "...Oh, hey Kai."

Sure enough, Kai stood there, his gi still shredded but his wounds healed as if they were never there, and he shot them a smirk "Hey guys, what'd I miss?"

"Kai!" before anyone could say anything or react, Erasa had practically glomped onto him and buried her face in his neck "You idiot I was worried sick about you!"

"Well then worry about this now okay?" before she could respond, Kai dipped her and crashed his lips into hers for a long and passionate kiss, flipping Videl off in the process.

"Okay that's enough of that." Krillin and Yamcha got in between Kai and Erasa and everyone else so that the kids wouldn't have to see it "Look as entertaining as this is, what happened to you and where is Gohan?"

"Oh right, I almost forgot. Can I borrow your phone?"

"What? Why?"

"Can I? This is important."

"Sure." so Krillin handed Kai his phone.

"Thanks." Kai pressed a few buttons and began playing Shoot to Thrill by ACDC "Best possible choice of music for an epic entrance right?"

By this point Gohan flew down out of nowhere and landed on the floor of the Lookout the same way Iron Man did in the Avengers movie, and he shot them the classic Son grin with the iconic hand rubbing the back of his hair just like Goku did "Hey guys, what'd I miss?"

"Big Brother!" Goten was the first one to react and glomped him almost immediately "You're alive, you're really alive!"

Gohan put him down and ruffled his hair "Yeah I missed you too Goten, sorry I've been gone for so long. I heard about how you helped Kai fight off Majin Buu though, I'm really proud of you squirt." then he stood back up and turned his attention to the one that he wanted to see more than any of them "Kagome…"

"You haven't changed at all have you?" Kagome slowly walked towards him, her bangs covering her eyes "You're still the same reckless goofball you've always been." and yet she still hugged him tenderly nonetheless "You idiot…"

"And here I thought you'd actually be happy to see me when you're the first person I wanted to see after me and Kai save the universe together."

"You left me!" sadly, this was when Chichi chose to ruin the moment, gritting her teeth with tears brimming in her eyes "Don't ever do that again Gohan! My baby boy…"

"Mom…"

"He's not the same little kid he was before, he proved that today." Piccolo was the one who stepped forward as he rematerialized his weighted cape and turban, and as a rare occasion he offered Gohan and Kai a warm smile to each of them "You both proved that you're far beyond anything I could ever be capable of, as warriors and as men. As your master and as your friend, I can't begin to tell you how proud I am of both of you."

"Thanks Piccolo, but there's no way either me or Kai could've gotten as far as we did without you."

"Um, guys?" Dende cut in "I hate to interrupt the reunion but I've been sensing something strange, it's odd but I think that the Dragon Balls are active again."

"You say that like it's a bad thing, now we can make a wish and revive Broly. He should've been revived by the wish you guys made on Porunga but he wasn't, at least now we can try to get him directly."

"That's a good point, I'll head out and collect all of them right." so Cooler was about to quickly blitz off using Instant Transmission.

That was when Kibito stopped him "Please, allow me. It's the least I can do after everything you've all done for us." and he took the radar and disappeared using his Instantaneous Movement.

"Okay now that that's being taken care of, there's something else that I want to take care of without putting it off any longer than I already have." Gohan then turned his attention back towards Kagome and breathed a long deep sigh "Kagome, do you remember what I said to you back before the World Martial Arts Tournament?"

Kagome nodded "Yeah you said that you wanted to ask me something important, do you have something on your mind?"

"Kind of yeah, look I'm not really good at this kind of thing so I'm just gonna come out and say it." Gohan's cheeks were red at this point and he let out a sigh "Wouldn't it be kinda funny if you woke up tomorrow and realized that you were gonna get married to the guy who saved the universe?"

Kagome's eyes widened slightly "Gohan…"

"Wait, hold on a second." Gohan used his earth manipulation abilities to summon a lump of coal in his hand, then covered it in flames with his fire manipulation abilities, then compressed it using his super strength, turning it into a small diamond "Kagome I love you more than life itself, and I want to spend every day of the rest of my life with you."

Kagome's cheeks turned redder than ever before, tears of joy falling from her eyes.

"Kagome Higurashi…" Gohan slowly got down on one knee, his nervousness soaring to new heights "Will you marry me?"

By this point Kagome had tears of joy streaming down her face and she laughed, cried and tried to talk all at once, resulting in her having trouble breathing and being unable to utter any actual words, so instead she just threw her arms around his neck, kissing him repeatedly.

"I guess I should take that as a yes." Gohan gently kissed her back and wrapped his arms around her waist, only to realize something "Oh yeah that's right, I can make diamonds but I can't make rings. Crap."

That was when Kibito returned with the Dragon Balls "It is done."

"That was fast."

"Unlike the Yardratian technique Instant Transmission, Instantaneous Movement does not require the user to lock onto an energy signature and is not limited by distance." he placed the Dragon Balls on the ground "Go on.

"Right. Eternal Dragon Shenron, by your name I summon your forth to grant my wish!"

The Dragon Balls glowed, the skies darkened, and then Shenron appeared in all of his magnificent glory "I have come to grant you one wish, name your desire so that I may return to my slumber."

"Right, here goes. Great and powerful Shenron, I have but one wish and that is for you to resurrect the one known as Broly. Can you do this?"

"...Forgive me, I cannot grant that wish. The one known as Broly is content with his death, he has found closure and has chosen not to return to the world of the living. However, he extends his regards to all of you. He wishes to thank the one known as Son Gohan and the one known as Son Goku, or Kakarot as he said, for freeing him from the control of the demon known as Magatsuhi, and allowing him to do something good with his life without being controlled or manipulated for his power, and he wishes you both nothing but the best."

"I see. Goodbye Broly, I may not have known you for very long but you were one of the best friends a guy could have. Thank you for everything. So does anybody else have a wish to make?"

"I've got one." Bardock stepped forward "Shenron was it? I want you to return me to my rightful place in the Other World."

"It shall be done."

"Thank you."

Goku's eyes widened "What? But father you just came back to life and you already wanna go back?"

"I only came back because I heard that you needed help, now that that's done I have no place here anymore, this is your time Kakarot not mine. My place is over."

"And I suppose that means I'm going back too?" asked Raditz.

"No, you have a second chance at life and I don't want you to waste it. My time has long since ended, but yours hasn't. Take care my sons, live long and full lives." and with that, Bardock disappeared.

"Your wish has been granted, I bid you farewell." then Shenron disappeared and the Dragon Balls all scattered, rendered inactive for another year, and the skies returned to normal.

"I suppose Kibito and I should take our leave as well." Shin stepped up to Gohan and Kai and held out his hand "I cannot thank you both enough for what you have done here today."

Kai was the one to shake it, with Gohan doing the same "Don't worry about it Shin, seriously. We really didn't do that much."

"Nonsense, you both destroyed Magatsuhi and Majin Buu, the two most horrendous creatures the universe has ever seen." then he looked away "And now that the situation has been restored I'm nearing the limit in which I can truly interfere with this world. The Supreme Kai's aren't meant to directly involve ourselves with humans like yourself, and I've broken that rule far too many times as it is. This entire journey that I've taken, the pursuit of those two horrendous creatures that brought me here, nearly cost us the entire universe. I am meant to be an overseer, but I've done nothing except drag others into my own issues and it nearly cost us everything."

"Hey Magatsuhi was already hell bent on killing Gohan, I highly doubt you getting involved was a problem in any way, shape or form. Besides, without you and the Old Kai and his excruciating potential awakening ceremony Gohan and I would never have been able to figure in a fight like this."

"Perhaps but my shame still remains, in truth I question my position as a Supreme Kai. But from here on out I will carry out my duties with vigor, I promise you that. It has been a true pleasure and honor Gohan, Kai, and I wish you both all the best. Kai Kai!" he grabbed Kibito and they both vanished in the blink of an eye.

"He's not that bad a guy once you get to know him, but the older version of him is another story entirely."

"I know what you mean, having him hit on your mother-" then Gohan felt the horrifying realization hit him like a ton of bricks "Oh crap."

"What's the matter with you?"

"The one standing to my right."

Yeah, it turns out Chichi was the one standing to his right and she was completely oblivious as to why he was afraid of her "What's the matter Gohan? You don't usually seem this nervous about anything."

"...And now I'm about to die. Listen mom, I have to tell you something and I'm not gonna beat around the bush or anything. There's no point unless I simply come out and tell you, I've decided that I'm going to continue with my training. The threat of Magatsuhi may be over but I don't think the Earth is going to ever truly reach the day where nobody needs to protect it."

"No." the reply was predictable and almost autonomous "No Gohan, I absolutely forbid it! I let you train after Cell because you were grieving over your father, I let you enter the World Martial Arts Tournament because there was prize money involved, none of which you even won by the way, and you took off to deal with this whole Magatsuhi thing before I could stop you, but I will not allow this!"

"For crying out loud mom I need you to listen to me! There are other threats out there, threats that dad and even Vegeta can't handle. Right now I'm the strongest person on the planet, my new level of power will be critical sometime in the future and I can't just sit around and wait for an actual threat to arise before I realize that I have to train again. I have to keep training especially now, believe me when I tell you that I can balance my training and my studies."

"No Gohan, the threat is gone now! Magatsuhi is dead, you don't have to train or fight anymore! We can wind down and finally live a normal life now!"

"...And to think I was once that naive." surprisingly enough, it was Daizo who stepped into the conversation in Gohan's defense, staring daggers at Chichi "And by once I mean about 4 days ago. This entire experience has taught me that if anyone associated with these people thinks this world will ever be truly safe then you would have to be incredibly naive and foolish. Have you not noticed a recurring pattern that always places this planet under threat by some force? Firstly with King Piccolo 20 years ago, then with those beings known as Saiyans 12 years ago, then with Cell 7 years ago, and now with that demon Magatsuhi and his Kings of Destruction. I and everyone else here believe that your son is making the right decision."

"But-"

"If you truly believe that the fate of the world and its people are not as important as your son's studies then you are simply closed minded, short sighted, and frankly quite selfish, just like how I used to be. In like there are sacrifices that have to be made, your son clearly understands that so why can't you?"

"Listen-"

"No mother, you need to listen." Gohan shut her up "Kai's father is right, you can't just put my studies above the fate of the planet. That's incredibly narrow minded. There won't be a point to any of my studies if some other outside threat waltzes in and tries to blow up the universe like how Magatsuhi did literally 2 hours ago. Regardless of what you say I am going to continue with my training whether you like it or not. Like Daizo said, sometimes sacrifices have to be made for the greater good."

"But Gohan I want you to keep studying!" by this point Chichi was seemingly about to hit her breaking point "You're still only a teenager, you don't need to worry about something like saving the world! Leave that kind of thing to Piccolo or your father or anyone else, you can't keep getting distracted by this martial arts nonsense!"

"Oh for f*ck's sake!" Kai finally exploded "In case you haven't noticed Mrs Son let me point something out to you, that nonsense as you so aptly put it literally just saved not only your ungrateful harping ass but the entire mother f*cking universe! Without it then you, all of your books, your colleges and all the other scholarly crap you wanna cram down Gohan's throat wouldn't even be right now, much less the rest of the entire universe! Gohan is doing not only your husband, Piccolo and even me proud, but the entire world and the rest of the universe a great justice, one that's long overdue. And after everything he's gone through, all of the pain and suffering and sheer agonizing torture that he's put himself through to get to the point he's at now, I would expect you of all people to actually understand that he's growing into a man you would and should be proud of and give him the support he needs." then he turned his attention over towards Daizo "And for the record dad, just in case it wasn't clear I'm gonna continue with my training too."

Daizo nodded "I assumed as much, but I do want you to move back home now that our grudge has been settled."

"Hey no grudge means no reason to live away from home." then he turned back to Chichi "Now where were we? Oh yeah right, chewing you out. Anyway Mrs Son, you need to consider that the main if not the only reason why Gohan wants to keep pursuing the path of martial arts is so he can protect the people he holds closer to his heart than anyone else, with you being one of those people. Think about it for a minute, you remember how Gohan was after Goku sacrificed himself to save us all from Cell don't you? He was absolutely devastated, it was horrible for him but it also turned out to be a good thing in a bunch of different ways too. It inspired him to become a true protector, someone who wants to use his power to protect the people he loves and prevent the injustices brought about by creatures like Magatsuhi with his own two hands."

"But…" by this point Chichi slumped to the ground in defeat, seeing how in her warped and seriously f*cked up mind all of her dreams were being crushed by her eldest son and one of the few friends the same age as him.

"I'm sorry mom but this is the path that I've chosen."

"...What can I even say? In the end you're just being exactly like your father is so I guess I'll just have to relent."

'Wow that went a lot better than you expected.'

"...Well I guess I should head back home." 17 finally spoke up "With all of the craziness going on these past few days I'm worried about the animals on the island and my family."

"So what then, are you gonna pull a Tien now?" asked Krillin "You're gonna say that our paths won't end up crossing again in this lifetime or anything?"

"Nah I was thinking of bringing my family over to your place for dinner next week, we haven't done that yet have we?" he gave a small smirk "Hey Mirai, make sure you make good use of the power you've gained here. Later, and the rest of you take care too." and he took off.

Inuyasha decided to follow his lead "Well I think we should be going too."

"You guys are leaving?" asked Gohan, his tone showing that he was clearly saddened that they would have to say goodbye.

"Don't forget that we're already dead, our place is guarding Hell now."

"I wouldn't be too sure about that."

Gohan and the rest looked and saw a blue ogre appear on the Lookout "Who are you?"

"I'm just delivering a message from King Yemma." he handed a paper to Inuyasha "He knows about everything you guys went through in this battle and wants all of you to stay on Earth for a while in case anything else comes up. Well all but one of you anyway."

"...Well that was convenient."

"I suppose I should be going as well." Cooler let out a sigh "Someone has to return in order to guard Hell, and the somebody might as well be me."

"I guess so." Gohan held out his hand "Thank you for your help with all of this."

Cooler accepted it and broke away "No thanks are necessary Son Gohan, my debt to you has now been repaid." and with that, he disappeared without another word.

"I guess there are good Arcosians out there, we shouldn't just use Frieza as an example for all of their kind."

"That's actually true." Mirai pointed out "I even recruited an Arcosian myself back in my time, along with two other Saiyans, two Namekians, and your future self after I brought Dende back to be the new guardian of Earth and had him create new Dragon Balls."

"Nice. So what about you then, I mean when are you gonna head back to your time?"

"Well I said that I was only gonna come for the tournament, they'll probably be worried that I've been gone for so long. But after everything that's happened I think I'll get a full night's rest and head out in the morning."

"Fair enough." then he turned his attention towards Inuyasha and the others "So where are you guys gonna stay though?"

"I've got that one figured out." Kai offered "I was thinking that maybe they could crash up here at the Lookout for a little while until I finish my plan."

"What plan is that exactly?"

"Simple, I'm gonna use the prize money I got from winning the World Martial Arts Tournament and I'm gonna open up my new dojo and teach people how to use their Ki so they don't turn out like Mr Satan and his followers."

"You really have come a long way Kai."

"So have you."

"And I couldn't have without you." then Gohan looked around at everyone else and grinned brightly "Alright then." he took Kagome into his arms bridal style "Come on everybody, let's go! Tomorrow is a whole new day!" and he blasted off for home, with Goten and Goku (who was carrying Chichi) following.

"And there goes an unsung hero. I'm so gonna change that."

"...I really don't see myself teaching others." Sesshomaru pointed out.

"Fine, then just stay up here with Piccolo so you guys can be meditation buddies." then he nonchalantly slung Daizo over his shoulder "Alright dad, hold on tight! See you later everybody!"and he took off full speed.

Piccolo looked on with pride 'Gohan… Kai… you've both become strong, truly strong. I'm truly proud of both of you.'

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Morning came.

Gohan held out his hand "You really have gotten strong Mirai, I bet you can defeat any enemy that comes your way now no matter what sort of crisis may come your way."

Mirai gladly shook the hand "It's all thanks to you Gohan, and to all of the others as well. I couldn't have gotten to this point without you."

"Just be sure to take care."

"The same to you as well." Mirai turned towards the time machine, only to find Vegeta standing there in front of it "Father."

"You're leaving?" asked Vegeta.

"Yes."

"I see." then Vegeta suddenly launched a fist forward.

Mirai easily blocked the fist with one hand, receiving a smirk of approval, and hopped in the time machine and started it up, giving one final glance down at everyone present 'Gohan, all of you, thank you for everything. Until we meet again.' and with one final wave, he finally disappeared back to his own timeline.

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A few days went by, and things seemed to be settling down again.

Gohan touched down on Mount Paozu outside of his home and entered to see Goku doing push ups in the living "Hey dad, how's it going?"

Goku stopped doing push ups and grinned "Hey son, how'd it go?"

"Well apparently a lot of people in Satan City saw Kai defending them against Buu during the big fight and now they seem him as a hero, he apparently used this to his advantage, being backed up by Videl and Erasa mind you, and made it so everybody in Satan City, if not the entire world, knows that I'm the one who destroyed Magatsuhi and saved the world, and now they see me as a hero."

"Why do you say that like it's a bad thing?"

"Because I had to fly just to avoid being tackled by an army of lustful fangirls, and Kai had to lure away the ones in airships just so I would survive. I lost him halfway here."

"Ouch."

"Tell me about it."

"Or me!" then a ragged and disheveled looking Kai showed up "Fangirls, they're animals I tell you! Animals!"

"Hilarious." Chichi said dryly from the doorway "Anyway Kai I have your father on the phone here, he says there's something that the three of you need to see."

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Gohan raised an eyebrow when he saw what was on the TV "Okay, this was not something I had expected."

"What is?" then Kai came into the room "Looks like General Ripper, commander in chief of the King's Guards."

"How do you know that?"

"It says so on the bottom, now shut up and let me hear what he's saying."

"...the combined arms forces, including a full 15 regiments of the King's Royal Defence Force- a show of military might unparalleled since the incident involving the demon known as King Piccolo, later followed by the show of force used against Cell- arrived to find the field of battle completely and utterly devastated. Previous footage and survivors had already proven that the demon, whose name is now known to be Magatsuhi thanks to an anonymous source, and the group who did battle with him to be on an entirely different level to ordinary humans. With the Earth still intact, and reports are beginning to come in that the mass deaths and destruction caused by this demon and his army have long since been undone by some sort of unknown mysterious force, we must arrive at the conclusion that the demon Magatsuhi and his forces have been defeated. We have had a team of scientists investigating the site since we arrived, and from the data we have gathered before the damage was somehow repaired we have estimated that the combatants have power outputs in the megatons at least. I should stress that these people were unarmed, and extensive footage analysis has revealed no signs of trickery or image manipulation as claimed by the former World Martial Arts Tournament Mr Satan. And now, if you are listening out there somewhere, I would like to address these warriors directly. Whoever you are, you have done the people of this planet a great service. The Earth thanks you." he stood to attention and saluted.

"Wow, did not expect that." Goku muttered.

Gohan nodded "You're telling me, I never thought we'd actually get any sort of gratitude for saving the universe and now that we've got it it's honestly kind of weird."

"And now, I bring you a request. If you are watching then I formally invite you to come to Central City. We wish to personally congratulate you for your services of course, but there is one other issue. It's said that smaller scale versions of the abilities that you possess have been seen at past showings of the World Martial Arts Tournament, and this may be true, but I hope you can understand the difference between that and the kind of unimaginable power displayed during the carnage and chaos. I only request that if such power is achievable by the people themselves then its secrets be made known, to the world government at the very least, and to the public and its people at the very most. We are all created equal. That is all." then the broadcast ended.

"...Well that happened. So what should we do then?" asked Kai.

"I think you should tell them." Goku suggested, earning looks from everyone present that made it seem like he was insane "Think about it for a minute, there's no reason to keep secrets like that when people's lives could really benefit from knowing what we know."

Gohan was rather skeptical "I don't know about that dad, the people would never believe 80% of the things we could tell them. I mean the Dragon Balls, Time Travel, Saiyans, Namekians, the Shikon Jewel, a god of dragons? Who in their right mind outside of our group would believe all of that?"

"Well okay maybe not everything, but at the very least we could tell them how Ki works."

"That's why I'm opening up my own dojo." Kai pointed out "But I guess I see your point on this, it wouldn't hurt."

"Yeah and he did ask nicely after all, so what's the worst thing that could happen?"

"...I'm not even gonna begin to go there."

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2 more days passed.

Kai looked at himself in a mirror, having changed into a more formal attire, consisting of a suit with a red tie "I still think I should be wearing my gi."

"You're meeting with the general of the Royal Defense Force." Daizo pointed out "I'll be damned if my son goes in something like that. We compromised don't forget, I let you wear the red tie."

"And that was non-negotiable." he opened a window "Well I'd better meet up with Gohan before I go, see you after it's done dad." and he took off.

"This is the only time I let you go out the window like that."

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A large crowd was waiting in Central City as Gohan and Kai both arrived with flair, their Mystic white auras blazing around them as they landed in front of several important officials.

"The King makes his apologies, he's taken ill this morning." the prime minister told them.

Gohan nodded "No apologies necessary, we understand. Come to think of it, didn't dad say that he had met the King before, back after he defeated King Piccolo?' he noticed Dr Briefs standing behind the prime minister along with General Ripper and received a half hearted wave, an awkward handshake, and a salute respectively, then turned to the crowd "Hello."

Kai nonchalantly held up two fingers "Hi." he looked up and noticed news helicopters swarming the area "God they're worse than a swarm of angry insects."

Fortunately for him the supposed swarming died down after a few moments, their reactions clearly showing one of apprehension and anticipation.

"Thank god, I can't stand screeching crowds like that."

Gohan elbowed Kai in the shoulder "Quiet, it's starting."

The general stepped forward first "I would like to thank you both for responding to my invitation."

"No thanks are necessary sir, though to completely honest my friends and I never even realized that this was that big of a secret. I mean I've been able to use these abilities for almost all of my life."

"I see." this was when the prime minister stepped forward "So by these abilities you mean the superhuman abilities you and your friends have used in the past such as against the demon and his army, among various other times? And would this include the usage of them against the likes of Cell?"

"Yes I suppose so, but is that really accurate though? The term superhuman I mean. After all, if anyone is able to learn then and I know for a fact that they can, then is the term superhuman being used properly here?"

"Well… yes I suppose so, but I hope you take my meaning."

"I do."

"If I may get us back onto the topic at hand." General Ripper turned to Goku "My apologies for the interruption. Anyway, how exactly do these powers of yours work? Where do they come from?"

"Well it's like this. There's a certain energy, a force, that flows throughout the entirety of the universe. Most people refer to it as just power or energy, but we refer to it as Ki. Every living being has it, which is how we can sense people's locations, just by feeling their Ki signatures, but there's much more than that. You can train to increase your Ki reserves and then channel them whenever need be, sort of like a muscle." he held out his hand and summoned a small ball made of his Ki "While we tend to focus on fighting, it's often just handy in life to be able to generate one's Ki. for example, having larger reserves of Ki makes you stronger, faster and more durable, or as one would generally put it, more powerful. Plus there are other abilities you can use to learn Ki, such as the ability to fly." he extinguished his ball of Ki and hovered a couple of feet off of the ground, then gently lowered himself back down "you see? It's actually not that hard once you get the feel of it. To be honest it really wasn't any sort of big secret that all of this was possible, people like the Turtle School and Crane School of martial arts have been teaching their students in the ways of Ki for hundreds of years."

"I see. And at a certain level of power a fighter trained in the ways of Ki is above the level of conventional weaponry, such as guns or tanks?"

"With all due respect sir, your entire army could come at me or Kai all at once and either one of us would be able to disarm them all faster than any of them could blink. However, not that I'm one to boast, I count the two of us as exceptional, and perhaps most our age would not be able to overcome them quite so easily, no matter how much training they had. It would take them at the very least a few moments."

"And what if the army were to deploy nuclear weapons? Just to extend that hypothetical scenario, now that we would do such a thing naturally."

"Well then hypothetically it would honestly depend. From what I know King Piccolo was about equal to a full power nuclear bomb I suppose, at least from what I know. But we're thousands of times beyond his level, right now either one of us are more than capable of destroying an entire planet."

"Y-You could destroy the Earth?" Ripper let out an uncharacteristic gulp "Well I…"

"Let me guess, you don't feel safe with us here?" Kai finished for him "Look general, I'm gonna level with you. You're a trained soldier that has years of experience under his belt, you're most likely capable of killing most men fairly easily. I don't think that should be a reason for your friends and family to fear walking into a room with you, do you? You've got nothing to fear from either of us or any of our friends or family, all we've done is protect the planet and all the people on it. It's what we do."

"Hey alright now." the prime minister began pacing back and forth in front of them "No one is afraid of you two. The general is just jumpy, it's his job after all. But tell me, do you have the intention of making this power, or Ki as you put it, available to everyone."

"Only to those who want it, it's not our style to force people to learn it against their will or anything like that. If they want to then that's great, if they don't then that's fine too."

"So who will spread this knowledge to the people?"

"Well neither of us ever actually thought that far ahead to be honest, I mean I was planning to use my prize money from the World Martial Arts Tournament to open up my own dojo back home in Japan, but that's about it. I mean I know one of the previous tournament champions, you know Tien Shinhan the guy who won the 22nd tournament, opened up his own dojo in the mountains somewhere. I'm not even sure Master Roshi still teaches, and Krillin and Yamcha both have more important things in life like being with their families. You do bring up a pretty good point though, there aren't enough teachers and I still have my own training to do, seeing how the principal of martial arts is to always heighten oneself, so I can't just spend every waking minute just teaching all of this."

Then Gohan suddenly grinned "I think I've got it."

"Got what?"

"I think I know what we can do. Okay, so you know how my dad is thrilled that I'm continuing with my training but my mom still wants me to study?"

"Yeah."

"Well here's what I'm thinking, I can write a series of books. Everything about Ki itself, teaching people to control it, various Ki based techniques, power ups, all about the stuff that we and the others can do. I can even include explanations from our battles with Cell and everything. How does that sound?"

"Well it works for me, then people can just read it and not have to run to one of only like 15 guys in the world who know how to use Ki."

"Alright then." Gohan turned back towards the cameras "The first one might take awhile so sorry about that, but if you're gonna do something like this then you might as well do it right. I wanna make sure it's done well, but I'll try to make sure it's released within a year or so. I was thinking of calling it Groundbreaking Science, does that work as a title for the series?"

"Yeah I think so."

"Well alright then." by this point the prime minister felt that the events had left his control almost entirely "I suppose that we'll have all the answers we need soon ladies and gentlemen."

"I suppose so-"

"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!"

"Oh for f*ck's sake." Kai looked back and his groans of exasperated frustration only grew louder and more annoyed.

"NO MORE OF YOUR TRICKS!" Mr Satan did a somersault off of the top of his car and landed in front of Gohan and Kai, one finger extended as if to issue a challenge "I, Mr Satan, the martial arts champion of the world and the man who defeated Cell and Magatsuhi, challenge you! Do you think you've got what it takes to face the champ?!"

"Do you?"

'...Oh crap, not this kid again. No get it together Satan, that little runt just got lucky that's all, nothing more and nothing less. Save it you runt, now do you accept my challenge or not?!"

"You're damn right I do! Gohan stand by, this is only gonna take a minute. Well once they set up anyway."

"Stand back, I've got this." Gohan promptly began using his earth manipulation abilities to create an arena.

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2 hours passed, and now everything was getting set up, with Gohan using his elemental powers to create an arena at extremely short notice, with news crews buzzing around like a swarm of angry bees around the corners containing the two fighters, or one fighter and one jackass with an afro and a moustache.

"I don't like this whole setup." Daizo muttered.

"Don't worry about it Dad." Kai waved him off in his usual carefree manner "They just need a little bit of proof, and after what I did to both Tien and Afro the Ass Clown during the World Martial Arts tournament I think they'll be a little bit more open to the truth."

"Just wipe the smug look off of that fool's face."

"I thought that I did that during the World Martial Arts Tournament when I beat him within an inch of his life, but clearly his skull is that much thicker than I thought. Then again in terms of skill I'm pretty sure even you could punch him out. Besides, this fight- and I use that term very loosely- isn't even the thing that matters here. What's important is that people actually see the fight."

"Yeah that's about it." Gohan stood up "I'm gonna go get some fresh air, I'll be back in a little bit."

"You sure that's a good idea?"

"They're the media, they're insanely annoying but I can outrun them in my sleep. You of all people should know that." and he left.

That was when Kai heard gunshots from outside "What the hell?"

Then Erics, the prime minister, quickly stumbled his way into the tent, breathing heavily and holding a gun "Oh hey there, sorry about startling you like that. I just had to fire a few warning shots, I got swarmed by reporters."

"So I noticed."

"Yes." an awkward silence ensued.

This was when Daizo tried to make conversation "So tell me Mr Erics, who do you believe will win?"

"You don't have to treat me like a fool Mr Sato, you know as well as I do that Mr Satan doesn't have a ghost of a chance. I mean sure he's a skilled wrestler, but he's more of a brawler than a martial artist. At this point your son fight him is like Superman fighting Bruce Lee."

"Or Saitama vs every other character in One Punch Man." Kai pointed out "Well except for Lord Boros, after all he's the only guy in the entire series to survive a solid punch from Saitama."

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Gohan let out a sigh as he sat on a hilltop 'This whole thing is completely unbelievable.'

"Hey."

Gohan looked and saw Videl and Erasa sitting down next to him "Oh hey. So tell me something Videl, didn't you say you were gonna try and get your dad to be less arrogant and flamboyant now that he lost his title?"

"Yep."

"So then-"

"It's my dad, of course he'll still act like a flamboyant jackass."

"Fair enough."

"Hey you wanna know a secret?"

"Sure."

"Hercule isn't really my dad's name, it's just his stage name. His real name is Mark."

"...Mark? Seriously? Well it's less impressive than Hercule, but it definitely sounds a lot more believable."

"True, and congratulations on you and Kagome by the way."

"Thanks, and I was thinking of asking Kai to be my best man. I'd ask Piccolo but that sort of thing isn't really his thing and I chose to respect that."

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"Ladies and gentlemen!"

Kai tightened his obi and cracked his neck.

"The fight you've all been waiting for!"

Mr Satan fluffed his afro.

"Both declare themselves to be the strongest in the world, one of them claiming the existence of a supernatural force known as Ki, the other denouncing it as nothing more than a pack of lies, now together in the ring for your entertainment!"

Kai entered the ring, standing the opposite of Mr Satan and shooting him a deadly glare that would've splattered him across the ring if looks were able to kill "Oh this is gonna be good."

"Kai Sato, Hercule Satan, are you ready?" the announcer received two simultaneous nods and quickly backed out of the ring "Then let the match begin!"

"And you should really use the term fight kind of loosely-"

"Satan Punch!" Mr Satan pounced forward and led with a strong, by human standards, jab sailing straight into Kai's face, but didn't even receive a flinch 'I should've known this guy was all talk!'

Kai's head snapped to the side with ease, causing the fist to sail past him 'Alright Sato you've gotta remember, you don't wanna kill the bastard . Correction, they don't want you to kill the bastard. Nothing too fancy, nothing he can claim as a trick, that way he can't claim any of it as a trick or anything.' he easily dodged the follow up elbow jab and subsequent volley of kicks "You might as well face it Afro the Ass Clown, you're nowhere near fast enough to hit me with attacks like that."

"We'll see about that!" Mr Satan let out a howl as he tensed up and launched himself forward with all of his strength, making the untrained eye see it as him disappearing.

'My god, he's so slow it's almost painful.' Kai swung one fist up and caught Mr Satan right in the jaw, flooring him with unbelievable ease 'Remember Kai, make sure that it looks like I'm actually fighting him. Oh yeah I keep forgetting, you're actually a somewhat decent fighter, well for a normal human anyway."

"Damn…" Mr Satan rubbed his jaw "Nice shot punk, maybe you did have a few moves in the tournament after all."

"Oh trust me, I'm not the same guy you faced before. The power I have now compared to then is at least 10 times what it was."

"Well whatever that power is you and your friend are always on about, you're a fast one aren't you?"

"You could say that. For f*ck's sake, just get on with it already!'

"Well fine, you're pretty quick I'll give you that. But they don't call me the strongest man in the world for nothing you know!"

"...Is that so?"

"That's right! I bet you one hit from my fists of steel and you'll fold right up!"

"You bet do you? Well alright then, hit me."

"What?"

"You heard me jackass, I'll prove that I've got strength as well as speed if you like."

"Why you… He thinks he can play with me does he? Well fine! Alright punch, but remember you asked for it! Satan Punch!" he sprang at Kai again and planted his fist firmly in his chest, only to leap away as he clutched his throbbing hang "Ow ow ow ow ow! What are you made of?"

"I've got abs of chromium."

"...What?"

"Okay see I did some research and it turns out that chromium is the key component of stainless steel, hence abs of chromium."

"Oh. They checked us before the match, he isn't wearing any body armor or anything. Could it be that he's… telling the truth? No way, I would've heard about something like this long before now! This fight isn't over, you hear me?"

"Oh I hear you. This fight was over before it began.'

"Now pay attention Kai, cause I'm gonna show you why one of us has thousands of adoring fans!" he did his classic victory pose "BECAUSE I. AM. THE. GREATEST!" he received cheers from about ⅓ of the crowd, while the rest of them just sat in silence and waited for the final verdict."

'What the f*ck is wrong with this idiot?'

"Now you… Dynamite Rolling Thunder Dynamite Super Championi Style Mess Em Up Kick-"

"Nope." Kai caught his foot mid kick inches away from his face and buried his own foot into Mr Satan's stomach, causing him to fall back once his foot was released and land in an unconscious heap on the ground for the second time that week.

"And the winner is Kai Sato, let's have a big hand for our champion!"

"Yeah yeah, later." Kai walked off nonchalantly back towards Daizo and Gohan "Alright guys, let's go. We're done here." and he took Daizo on his back and took to the skies.

"Right." Gohan followed him in mid air "Hey I was wondering Kai."

"What's up?"

"About me and Kagome, how would you feel about being my best man?"

"You're kidding right? Dude I was wondering when you were gonna ask, I mean I'm kind of the obvious choice aren't I?"

"...Don't push it."

"Gohan don't you know me? I'm the living definition of pushing it."

"Yeah that's true."

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Many many years ago, there was a highly advanced civilization hidden in the deepest reaches of space known as the Tuffles.

The Tuffles were the original inhabitants of Planet Vegeta, known during that time as Planet Plant, before the Saiyans took over and nearly drove the Tuffle race to extinction.

To avenge their fallen race, a Tuffle scientist by the name of Dr Raichi, built a grudge amplification device known as Hatchiyack to absorb the bitterness and hatred of the fallen people of the Tuffle race, and one day destroy the Saiyan race.

Dr Raichi was only able to initially activate the machine as he was killed by one of the invading Saiyans, before the machine itself was launched into space, absorbing Dr Raichi's corpse along with his grudge, as well as the grudge of all of the fallen warriors in the process.

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After 46 years, the machine finally reactivated and the ghost of Dr Raichi materialized inside of the machine "At last the time has come… for my revenge!"

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2 years had passed since World War Z, the official name given to the long and brutal war that took place between Gohan and the Z Fighters and Magatsuhi and the Kings of Destruction.

But the newfound peace was rudely interrupted when a dark smoke descended all over the world, causing cars to crash and people to start getting sick.

A new threat had emerged.

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Gohan materialized inside the Capsule Corp building, with Goku doing the same, and looked around to see Kai, Piccolo and Vegeta "Hey guys, sorry we're late."

"We've been waiting for like an hour." Kai pointed out.

"Sorry but I had to drag dad away from taco night, so what's the situation right now?"

"Well the whole world is in a lot of trouble right now." Bulma turned on the news.

"Everyone, please be sure to refrain from going outside. Just now strange devices from a mysterious dark orb in the sky have landed in West City as well as other various areas across the globe and have started releasing a dangerous gas, at this rate one can only wonder what will become of the Earth!"

"It's bad, really bad."

"What is this stuff anyway?" asked Kai.

"It's called Destron Gas, it's really nasty stuff that destroys every living thing it comes into contact with although Goku, Piccolo and Vegeta are kind of exempt. Gohan and Kai aren't so lucky since they've got human blood coursing through their veins. According to the calculations I made, if we don't stop this stuff then everyone on Earth will be annihilated within a span of 70 days."

"And to think we only have about 3 days or so before Gohan and Kagome get married, I guess we can call this the bachelor party right?"

"Very funny." Gohan said dryly "But who would do something so horrible?"

"My best guess would have to be the Tuffles." Vegeta told them "They're the only people that I know of who can handle weaponry like this."

"And the Tuffles are what exactly?" asked Kai.

"A race that was destroyed by my father decades ago, they were the race that originally inhabited Planet Vegeta before the Saiyan race stumbled upon their homeworld and wiped out all of the Tuffles, then took the planet for their own."

"So you're saying that the guy behind this is a surviving Tuffle and he's doing this to get revenge?"

"I wouldn't put it past them."

"And they don't give a crap about what happens to the Earth or the people on it as long as you guys are dead."

"I wouldn't put that past them either."

"Figures."

"I'll start analyzing the Destron Gas this Tuffle is spreading across the planet and see if there's anything we can do to counter it." Bulma told them.

Gohan nodded "And in the meantime, we'll try to destroy the machines releasing all of the gas over the city."

"I've already got Krillin and everyone else checking out the other machines across the planet."

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Soon enough, Gohan was leading the others through the skies of West City as he looked down at the carnage below "The city…"

"Looks like one hell of a mess." Kai noted "And just like Bulma said the gas probably originated from here, we'd better make sure we don't stay any longer than we have to."

"Yeah that's true, we'd better hurry so it doesn't get to us. Hey check it out, there's the machine down there." he pointed to where a machine was in the process of releasing a massive cloud of Destron Gas "Looks like we found it."

"Looks like it."

"Leave it to me!" Vegeta flashed into Super Saiyan Silver "Big Bang Attack!" he fired a Big Bang Attack, resulting in an explosion "And now it's finished." he saw that the machine had been protected by a barrier and was still releasing Destron Gas "What the-?"

"FAIL!"

"F*ck off!"

"Tsk tsk." a cloud of the gas that emerged took on a familiar form "You would never be able to break this barrier with your level of power."

"Frieza!"

"You foolish filthy monkeys, we shall finally put an end to you Saiyans!"

"We?"

Then Cell appeared "It's been a long time."

"Cell!"

Then Bojack "I'm glad that we could meet again."

"Bojack!"

Then Janemba appeared and let out a snarl.

"Janemba!"

They all let out malicious chuckles.

"What the hell is this?" Kai muttered "We killed all of you during that gigantic war with Magatsuhi 2 years ago."

Vegeta let out a scoff "So what? You miserable fools were killed by us so easily, you clearly have no idea what you're getting yourselves into."

Frieza smirked "It appears your mouth is as loud as ever Vegeta, but it's you who doesn't know what you're up against." then he flashed into his Golden form "Not to worry though, you'll find out soon enough."

"Here they come!" Gohan flared his Mystic aura "Ryuken 5x!" he powered up his Ryuken to the fifth level and began trading even blows with Frieza, only to notice something 'Something about him feels different, is this really the same guy? Masenko!" he hit Frieza dead on with a Masenko, sending him flying into the tower and causing him to evaporate into gas.

"Special Beam Cannon!" Piccolo and Kai pierced Janemba with a two man Special Beam Cannon combination to the chest, causing him to evaporate.

"Galick Gun!" Vegeta blasted Bojack with a Super Saiyan Silver Galick Gun.

"Ka… Me… Ha… Me… HA!" Goku hit Cell dead on with a full power Super Saiyan Silver Kamehameha.

Unfortunately, Frieza and all the rest suddenly rematerialized as if nothing happened "As if measly attacks like that would work."

"This is insane." Gohan muttered "What the hell is going on, are these guys immortal or something? We keep attacking and they just keep coming back as if nothing happened." then he began coughing "What the hell?"

"And this should finish you."

"It's like my body is getting weaker and weaker…" then he realized something "Don't tell me…!"

"Gohan, it's the gas!" Kai barked "The Destron Gas is starting to affect us and now it's draining us of our Ki!"

"So you've noticed." Frieza powered down from his Golden form "It appears that the Destron Gas is starting to take effect, but it's too late for the likes of you to cry or beg for mercy now." he and the others then proceeded to beat the others into the wall of the tower, leaving them unable to escape as he and the others charged four simultaneous Ki blasts, intent on finishing them off for good "This ridiculous farce is over, and now it's time for all of you to say goodbye and disappear into the depths of Hell."

"Hey there you guys!" that was when Bulma flew onto the scene in an airship "I just finished analyzing the gas and created a counteragent to neutralize its effects!" she dropped a barrage of capsules that released a pink smoke, neutralizing the effects of the Destron Gas and powering down the machine releasing it.

Gohan freed himself, with the others doing the same "Looks like my strength is finally coming back. She figured out something this complex in just a few hours, looks like she's the smartest woman on the face of the planet for a reason."

"This is just a prototype of the counteragent so its effects aren't going to last for very long, you guys better hurry and finish off Frieza and the others while you have the chance."

"Fine by me. Masenko!" Gohan flared his Mystic aura and fired a Masenko, causing all four of them to evaporate into gas, only for them to start to reform.

"I've got this! Ryuken 10x! Dragon Cannon!" Kai powered up his Ryuken to the tenth level and fired a Dragon Cannon, engulfing them before they could totally reform.

"Curse you, do not underestimate the hatred we hold!" then they all evaporated completely, leaving no chance of them coming back, as well as evaporating whatever was left of the Destron Gas covering West City.

"The hatred they hold? What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

Goku shrugged as he powered down to his base form "Well I guess that we're about to find that out. Hey King Kai, can you hear me?"

"Loud and clear Goku, I did a little bit of searching while you guys were hiding and it looks like the guy responsible for this is hiding somewhere off of the surface of the Earth. You managed to stop the device from releasing any more gas into West City but there are still other machines throughout the world. You have to take the fight to the one who's causing this or else your world won't be free of this grave danger."

"Okay I think I understand. Gohan."

"Right." Gohan placed two fingers onto his forehead and paused for a moment "I think I found him. Kai. Piccolo."

"Right." Kai grabbed onto Gohan's shoulder, with Piccolo doing the same, and they all disappeared via Instant Transmission.

"Come on." Goku grabbed Vegeta and followed Gohan's lead and disappeared using Instant Transmission.

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The Dark Planet, Dr Raichi's fortress.

Dr Raichi watched as the souls and hatred of Frieza, Janemba, Cell and Bojack were quickly absorbed into Hatchiyack "Excellent, our hatred has now grown even stronger. However, more is still to be done. All we have to do now is absorb maximum energy of hatred, and then it shall at last give birth to the ultimate warrior born from our hatred who can at last complete our vengeance!" then he looked up "So you've come at last… Saiyans."

Sure enough, Gohan materialized in front of him along with Kai, Goku, Vegeta and Piccolo "So tell me, are you the one controlling the Destron Gas that's been released across the Earth?"

"Indeed I am. I am the greatest of all scientists of the Tuffle race, Dr Raichi. I have returned in my form as a spirit using the power of Hatchiyack, a machine that I created to absorb the hatred of those who have fallen at the hands of the Saiyan race."

"You mean that you're already dead and this device has summoned your soul back from Hell so that you can claim your revenge. I think I get it now, so that's how you managed to bring back the likes of Frieza and the others. I'm going to give you one warning Dr, stop the Destron Gas and leave in peace or we will be forced to destroy you."

"Spare me the theatrics, I will do no such thing! I have no concern for your world, I seek only my revenge and nothing else! I had hoped that you would die slow and quiet deaths from exposure to the Destron Gas." he activated an Energy Shield "However, I suppose that I will have to eradicate you from this plane of existence myself!"

"Get him!" Kai charged in first, only to be pushed back by the Energy Shield.

"You pathetic fools will never be able to break through this barrier, go and perish along with the rest of your world!"

"Nobody gives a damn about your grudge old man, just leave the Earth and its people out of this!" he flared his Mystic aura and powered up, with all of the others doing the same, and they all charged and began launching attacks on the barrier, causing it to crack.

"What?!"

"Stay back guys, I've got this!" Goku leapt back and cupped his hands "Ka… Me… Ha… Me… HA!" he fired a white Kamehameha, shattering the barrier.

"You filthy Saiyans!"

"Final Flash!" Vegeta fired a full power Final Flash, engulfing Dr Raichi almost immediately.

"Curse you, curse you Saiyan wretches!" and then he disappeared.

"Unbelievable." Gohan muttered "Collecting the hatred of others is sick enough, but what's really insane about it is that it's brought you as far as it has."

Then Dr Raichi's malicious laugh rang through the air as his silhouette materialized, made up of Destron Gas "Did you think a measly attack like that would finish me! Our long lasting hatred will not subside so easily, not until you're completely eradicated! Now Hatchiyack, absorb my hatred and at last awaken into your perfect form!" then his silhouette disappeared into the machine, causing it to let out an unsettling howl.

"Okay, that's bad."

"You're telling me!" Kai covered his ears "God it's like those ear rape things those assholes put on YouTube, someone just shut that damn thing up already!"

"Yes Kai, that's the takeaway from this thing. Not the fact that it's glowing, not the ominous and incredibly powerful Ki that is still dwarfed by Magatsuhi, not the fact that this power could very well end up destroying the entire galaxy, the ungodly roar is what we should be focusing on right now." note the dryness in his tone.

Vegeta smirked "Say whatever you want, I think this just got interesting."

That was when Hatchiyack transformed from a machine into a red, green and pink humanoid form, his voice a low and menacing growl "Saiyans…"

'This may have been a horrible mistake.'

"Perish." Hatchiyack then slammed Vegeta with his Ultimate Blow, in which he rammed his fist into Vegeta's gut and sent him flying away.

"We're f*cked." was all Kai could think to say.

"All Saiyans must die!" Hatchiyack charged forward and landed heavy blows on the four remaining fighters, in which he slammed Vegeta into a pole.

"You pathetic beast! Take this! Dragon Cannon!" Kai fired a full power Dragon Cannon, engulfing Hatchiyack "Yippee-ki-yay MOTHERFUCKER!"

Yeah see Hatchiyack was completely unfazed and just shot Kai a malicious smirk as he began charging his Revenger Cannon.

"Okay that's bad."

After several seconds of charging, Hatchiyack fired his Revenger Cannon.

"Oh crap."

"KAI MOVE!" Piccolo barked, but too late.

Kai was hit by the Revenger Cannon at point blank range and sent flying into a wall, the top of his gi shredded and leaving him badly wounded.

"Kai!" Piccolo rushed to his side "I've got you, just hang in there!"

"Die." Hatchiyack began laying a beating on Goku, pummeling him endlessly without any mercy.

"Get away from my father!" Gohan charged forward, his Mystic aura flaring.

Hatchiyack batted him aside and slammed Goku through a platform, then charged a Revenger Cannon to finish him.

"Galick Gun!" that was when Vegeta fired a Galick Gun and deflected the Revenger Cannon, saving Goku "For f*ck's sake Kakarot, get ahold of yourself!"

Unfortunately, that was when Hatchiyack chose to blast Vegeta with the Revenger Cannon instead.

"Vegeta! You'll pay for that!" Goku charged at Hatchiyack at full speed.

"This battle ends here." Hatchiyack began charging another Special Beam Cannon.

"Goku look out! Masenko!" Kai fired a Masenko that slammed Hatchiyack directly in the side of his face, drawing blood from him "Gohan did you get that?"

Gohan nodded "Yeah I saw it plain as day. His Ki level dropped pretty significantly while he was getting attacked by Kai, so that must be his weakness! Kai, Piccolo, keep attacking him for as long as you can!"

"Right!" Kai started attacking Hatchiyack from the right, with Piccolo attacking from the left, forcing Hatchiyack on the defensive and preventing him from charging any Ki.

Unfortunately, Hatchiyack caught onto their little ploy and began pummeling Kai and Piccolo without mercy with a furious barrage of physical attacks before slamming them into opposite poles.

Gohan floated down until he was on top of one of the polls and eyed Hatchiyack 'The amount of power he's putting out is definitely greater than the likes of Buu, Janemba or even Golden Frieza 2 years ago. But even so…' he blitzed towards Hatchiyack and began trading even blows with him, managing to dodge a strike.

Now losing his cool, Hatchiyack began charging another Revenger Cannon.

'1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… 9… 10… 11… 12… 13… 14… 15!' Gohan managed to dodge the Revenger Cannon "Kai! Dad! Piccolo! Vegeta!"

"Yeah Gohan, we've got it. 15 seconds." Kai stumbled to his feet and gave a simple nod, with the others all doing the same.

"I'll buy you guys as much time as I can!" Gohan charged at Hatchiyack and went straight through a Revenger Cannon.

Hatchiyack leapt straight over attack and slugged Gohan clean across the face, slamming him into a poll and causing him to cough up blood.

"No… Not yet…" Gohan staggered to his feet once more and blitzed towards Hatchiyack in an attempted attack.

"You son of a…" Kai clenched his fist to the point where it nearly.

"Come on Kai, restrain yourself!" Piccolo landed beside him, along with Goku and Vegeta "We can't waste this chance Gohan is making for us.

"Right, sorry."

"Perish!" Hatchiyack began charging another Revenger Cannon.

"Now!" Gohan began charging a full power Kamehameha "1… 2… 3… 4…"

"5… 6…" Kai began charging a Dragon Cannon.

"7… 8…" Goku began charging a Kamehameha.

"9… 10…" Vegeta began charging a Final Flash.

"11… 12…" Piccolo began charging a Special Beam Cannon.

"13…. FIRE IT NOW! KAMEHAMEHA!" Gohan fired his Kamehameha.

"DRAGON CANNON!" Kai fired a full power Dragon Cannon.

"KAMEHAMEHA!" Goku fired his full power Kamehameha.

"FINAL FLASH!" Vegeta fired his Final Flash.

"Perish!" Hatchiyack fired a full power Revenger Cannon and it collided with the combined attacks, resulting in a beam struggle.

"Ryuken!" Gohan flared his blue Ryuken aura and increased the power of his Kamehameha, allowing the combined attack to overwhelm the Revenger Cannon and then engulf Hatchiyack in the blast.

"I-Impossible!" and with that, Hatchiyack and Raichi, as well as the other spirits whose hatred were absorbed were obliterated, the blast also causing the lair to be set ablaze.

"Come on, let's go!" Gohan grabbed onto Kai and Piccolo, with Goku grabbing onto Vegeta, and they all disappeared with Instant Transmission right before the lair was destroyed in a fiery explosion.

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The Destron Gas had soon cleared up all across the world, allowing the people to breathe and the sun to shine once more, and everything was returning to normal.

Gohan returned to Capsule Corp with the others and promptly fell back on his ass, while the others all fell on their faces "Well that was fun."

Kai sat up and smirked "Now that's what I call a bachelor party." he received various annoyed glares "What? Any other guy would kill to make saving the world their bachelor party. I mean I would."

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3 days passed.

It was a warm spring day in March. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and every single bit of a cheesy monologue for a spring day during which a wedding was taking place, and not just any wedding, the wedding between one Son Gohan and Kagome Higurashi.

Kagome stood in front of a long mirror and looked at her outfit, that being a formal wedding kimono made of pure silk, colored white with depictions of roses and lilies, symbols of love and faithfulness 'It's kind of hard to imagine that I'm actually wearing this, especially since my mom wore this on her wedding day.' she looked over at the clock and sighed 'I've still got an hour until it starts. Come on already, I wanna do this before I end up accidentally talking myself out of going. I can't help but wonder though, am I really ready for this? What about Gohan though, did he really want to propose to me? Was it out of pity? Was he just telling me what he thought I wanted to hear?' then she heard a knock on her door "Come in."

That was when Kai entered, clad in a tux with a red tie "Hey Kagome I just thought I should let you know, your brother is outside giving Gohan the typical Hurt my sister and I shatter your balls talk."

"Of course he is."

'...Something isn't right here. Hey Kagome are you alright?"

"Of course I am, why wouldn't I be?"

"Your voice is quivering, your eyes are watering, your makeup is running which is why I said not to go with any makeup, you were crying weren't you?"

Kagome quickly wiped her eyes "Don't worry about me, I just put too much eye drops in. That's all."

"Don't f*ck with me Kagome, I can tell when people are lying. Look you can tell me if there's something bothering you, I can keep a secret."

"...I'm just scared, that's all. I mean, what if Gohan and I aren't ready to get married?"

"Oh trust me, you and him are more than ready to do this and you both have been for a damn long time. I mean you guys were dating for like 3 years and he proposed to you after the big war 2 years ago, it's about damn time you two finally tied the knot."

"But what if we're not meant to be together? What if Gohan is supposed to be with someone other than me?"

"Like who?"

"I don't know, someone who's less of a tomboy, someone who's nicer of prettier than I am."

"Do you hear the crap you're spewing out? First of all you're not a tomboy in any universe, I say that you're naturally beautiful and Gohan's one of the luckiest bastards on the face of the Earth for landing you. Second, you're literally pure of heart. Third… actually that's it. None of that stuff matters when it comes to love. Besides I know for a fact that you and Gohan belong together, the two of you have something incredibly rare that most people search their entire lives for but either never find it or end up screwing it up because they're idiots. What you and he had is real and rare and good and true, it's just meant to be and that's all there is to it. I know that you love Gohan and Gohan loves you, and when it comes to this kind of thing that's all that matters. I can't stand the thought of you guys screwing this up because of some bullshit doubts and I refuse to let that happen while I'm here."

"But… what if he doesn't want to get married?"

"For f*ck's sake have you not been listening to a word I've been saying? Gohan went out of his way to propose to you right after saving the entire universe solely to protect you, and don't forget that he's had like 2 years to back out."

"Yeah that's true." Kagome gave him a quick hug and a peck on the cheek "Thank you Kai, really."

"For what?"

"For erasing any doubts I had, for cheering me up, for always being such a great friend to Gohan, for everything."

"Hey Gohan's my friend, what reason do I need to make sure he's happy?"

"Fair enough. You know Kai, I've always thought of you kind of like a brother."

"Hey Gohan's like a brother to me so that makes you my sister by extension. I just want you guys to be happy."

"That means a lot to me, really it does."

Then where was a knock at the door and Sota came in "The wedding reception is gonna start in about 10 minutes sis, you ready yet?" then he noticed her mascara was running "Sis are you alright?"

"Yeah I'm fine."

"You sure? I mean it looks like your mascara was running, you weren't crying were you?"

"Well I guess you could say that I was just having a little bit of pre wedding jitters, but Kai snapped me out of that little funk."

"Oh well okay then, it'll be alright sis so don't worry. You've just gotta get up that aisle and then you won't be sacred anymore."

"Thanks Sota."

"Well once you redo your makeup anyway."

"What-" then she nearly freaked "Crap!"

"I've got this." Kai held up a simple Ki ball close to Kagome's face, causing the makeup to evaporate "Like a wise man once said, less is more."

"Thanks Kai."

"Come on." Sota held out his hand "We've literally got less than 10 minutes until the reception starts."

"Right." with a light gulp, Kagome took his awaiting arm and started heading out the door, but not before sending a grateful smile in Kai's direction.

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Gohan was beginning to get nervous 'Come on Kai, where are you? We've got less than a minute until this thing starts.'

Then Kai blitzed onto the scene "Sorry I'm late."

"It's about time, where the hell have you been? The reception is about to start!"

"I was visiting your future wife-"

"What are you-" then the wedding march began to play "It's time."

"Good luck man."

"Thanks, but I won't need it. Not with this."

With Sota at her side, Kagome slowly walked down the aisle, her hand never leaving her younger brother's and her eyes never leaving Gohan's for even a second as she continued moving ever forward.

'After everything we've been through together, the day has finally arrived.'

When they came before the altar, Sota slowly and deliberately placed Kagome's hand into Gohan's and backed off, allowing them to face Miroku, the one conducting the ceremony.

Miroku turned to face the best man "Do you have the ring?"

"You bet your lecherous keaster I do." Kai placed the rings into Gohan's hands.

"Have both of you come here to devote yourselves to one another of your own free will? I know I have to say that but let's face it, anyone here would know the answer to that.'

Both nodded "We have."

"Now place the ring on the finger of your betrothed and say "With this ring, I thee wed.""

They both did so.

"Now then…" Miroku looked out sternly upon the assembled guests, particularly in Koga's direction "Can anyone here give a just reason as to why these two should not be joined in sacred marriage?"

Koga wanted to raise his hand but figured it best not to, mainly since Kai was pointing at him to fire a Nail Gun.

"No one? Very well then. Now then, do you understand that the vows you make this day are spoken before the gods and before those who have come here to bear witness?"

They both nodded "We do."

"Then speak your vows to each other, and be sure to speak only the truth."

Gohan carefully slid the ring onto Kagome's left hand as he spoke "Kagome, ever since I was young I've never really understood anything about life or the world, but the one thing I always did understand was how much I loved you, and how much I still do. Kagome, I've been in love with you for as long as I can remember. You taught me how to smile, more than that you taught me how to believe in people. You were the reason I was able to make friends and rely on those friends. To shed tears for others, to understand the meaning of true strength and kindness, those are all things that you taught me. If there's one thing I know it's that I can't live without you. You are the light of my life, the light shining through the darkness of my soul, you are what fills the void in my heart, and I know that without you my life has no purpose. Kagome, my wife, my love, my reason for living, in sickness and in health, I promise that I will love you, respect you, console you, be faithful to you, protect you and so much more. From this day on until my death, and even after my death, for the rest of eternity I swear."

Everyone clapped at his vows.

Kagome took the other wedding ring and placed it on Gohan's left hand "Gohan, you've loved me like no one else ever has. I never thought I could fall so in love with someone and have those feelings returned to me. I have loved you with all my heart and soul. You are my world. My only regret is that I took as long as I did to realize how I truly felt about you, but despite that it doesn't change the fact that I will love you forever. Gohan, my husband, my love, in sickness and in health, I promise that I will love you, respect you, console you, be faithful to you, protect you and so much more. From this day on until my death and even after my death, for the rest of eternity I swear."

Miroku held up his hand "May Buddha himself grant you the blessings of health, happiness and children. May your union be long and everlasting. I now declare you husband and wife. You may now-" he didn't even get to finish as they began making out almost immediately "-go on kissing the bride I suppose." he received chuckles from Kai and Sota and a smirk from Piccolo and the other guys, with the exception of Vegeta.

"Go with it." Kai mouthed to him.

"Oh right. May I present to you for the first time, Son Gohan and his bride Son Kagome."

The people began to applaud and cheer.

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Following the wedding, a gala was held at Capsule Corp, funded by Bulma and her family as a wedding gift.

After the first traditional trance going to Gohan and Kagome, due to them being the bride and groom obviously, Kai raised his glass of champagne "Here's a toast to the new couple. One of the joys of having such a close friend is how happy you feel when you understand how happy your friends are, especially when you know what they had to go through just to make it to this day and when you know that those friends belong together, and that's exactly the case right now with Gohan and Kagome right here. Seeing that they've finally gotten together after so many insane adventures…" he uncharacteristically began tearing up "Someone else take it from here."

"Way to hang in there like a champ." Piccolo said dryly.

"Shut up, I've just got something in my eye."

"Sure you do." so then Piccolo turned back to the crowd "I think what Kai is trying to say right now is that Gohan has a rare gift, one even more potent than the one his father has. He has the ability to change people, to turn enemies into allies, to make them better people. I myself am one of those people. At one point I thought I was a monster, mainly because that's how everyone treated me. Everyone thought that I was beyond saving, even Goku's kindness wasn't enough to free me from that cursed fate. But then Gohan suddenly came into my life and showed me what life could be like with people to care about, sure at first it was just him and originally I was going to use him for my plans for world domination that nobody even remembers but before I knew it I was one of them, one they could consider a friend, maybe even family. But unlike them Gohan is more than just a friend… he's like a son to me, and I do love him. You'll never hear that come out of my mouth again by the way. To Gohan and Kagome, may you both have a wonderful life together." received a round of applause from almost everyone, and a grateful smile from the groom.

"Thanks Piccolo, I'll take it from here." surprisingly enough, Goku took the mic next and turned to the crowd "Like how Kai was saying before he broke down in tears…" he received a middle finger from Kai and gave his classic Son grin "Thanks for that Kai. Anyway, like he was saying before one of the joys of family is how happy you feel when you realize just how happy other members of your family are, like how happy Gohan is now and how happy I am because of it. I knew from the moment Gohan was born that he was going to be something great, and not just because he was this Dragon Saiyan or whatever it was but because I sensed inside him a soul even more pure than mine, and this is me I'm talking about, and now only that but an incredible level of power just waiting to be brought to the surface. I always wanted to train him to hone that power but Chichi wouldn't let me because she thought that the world would never need saving again, and look how that turned out." he received a glare "But then came everything with Raditz and Vegeta and the Saiyans and I realized just how much potential Gohan had to grow, and I knew for a fact that he would surpass me one day. Then came the whole thing with Cell and the androids and we went into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to train for a year, and I realized that I was right. Gohan did have a hidden level of power way higher than mine, and sure enough when he fought Cell he was the first one of us to become a Super Saiyan 2. But then Cell attempted to self destruct and I made the choice to sacrifice myself to take him off planet so it would be safe once he exploded, but after Gohan actually did defeat Cell once and for all I made the stupid decision to stay dead because I thought it would keep the world safe. Clearly I was wrong, and all it did was cause Gohan tons of grief over a simple mistake he made, but I never realized how much he was hurting because of it until Vegeta pointed it out to me. Then the real kicker was that he told me that I had a second son, Goten down there. I tried to talk to Gohan and apologize to him for putting him through so much pain, but he was so dead set on destroying Magatsuhi that it was like he didn't even hear me. But then when the time came to fight Magatsuhi I had heard that he had been killed, and I felt something I hadn't felt in about 20 years. An overwhelming desire for revenge. But as I fought Frieza and was about to be killed by him because I let my guard down, Gohan suddenly appeared and saved my life, then finished off Frieza with a single blast. Through my deep unending shock, I couldn't even utter the words to describe how relieved proud I was of my son at that moment. Not just because he was alive and well even though I had heard he was dead, but because he had become so strong, far stronger than I could ever have hoped for him to be. Then he just rushed off to face Magatsuhi without a second thought. While I was watching that battle I kept getting flashbacks of my fight with Frieza, and when I saw Gohan on the ground I knew that I had to do for him what Piccolo did for me. I rushed out to face Magatsuhi even though I knew didn't have any sort of chance of beating him. But then Gohan awakened this new level of power that left me shaking in my boots and sent me back to the Lookout, where I saw the rest of that amazing battle unfold, and I saw how he won and protected us all. My son, who I remember like yesterday as being just a scared little kid, has become both a great man and a great warrior who's surpassed even me, surpassed all of us, and to think he's found such an amazing woman. To Gohan and Kagome, I wish the two of you nothing but the best." he received an applause.

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What followed was a montage similar to that of the 2 parter from Full House of cutting the wedding cake, with Goku and Vegeta wrestling over the rights to the first slice much to the embarrassment of Chichi and Bulma, Kagome throwing the wedding bouquet and Videl catching it much to the horror of Mr Satan, and the party ending with Gohan and Kagome departing for their honeymoon.

A/N:

Yeah boy, first chapter of 2018! Next one is the last one covering the end of Z, so stay tuned because it will be uploaded tomorrow night, and then I'll continue with The Rise of a Warrior: Naruto: Shippuden, with the next new chapter of that one coming out before the end of the month. I'll do it even if it kills me.

The whole thing about Gohan and Magatsuhi with positive energy and negative energy was inspired by the explanation about the negative energy of the Dragon Balls within Dragon Ball GT. What do you know, GT did some up with something right. So from now on we'll call the right wrong ratio (the ratio between what Dragon Ball GT did right and what it did wrong) about 80/20. That's a fair ratio isn't it?

I chose to have Broly choose to stay dead because I thought that was probably the best way to wrap up his character arc, sorry if you disagree.

The scene where Gohan proposes to Kagome was inspired by the scene in Clannad when Tomoya asks Nagisa to be his girlfriend. Clannad is awesome by the way, if you like romance anime then do check it out. It's on YouTube and Hulu. Also, while I'm recommending other anime, check out Kotoura-san.

The second half of this chapter was a nod to the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans. I was going to do the epilogue straight after this one, but I was watching the Christmas special by Team Four Star and I just thought it would be fun to do.

The whole thing about the Groundbreaking Science and ordinary people learning how to use Ki is actually inspired by the fanfiction Break Through the Limit by Captain Space. It's a really good fic that I think you should check out, you can find it in my favorites list.