Piccolo opened his eyes to see Goku and Korin standing over him. With a scowl, the self-proclaimed Prince of Demons demanded, "Where am I and what have you done to me Goku?"

Goku gave his rival a small smile and replied, "You're at Korin's place. I just brought you here and gave you a senzu bean to keep you alive. No offense, but I don't want to travel to Hell just to have another match with you."

Despite the situation, Piccolo couldn't help smirking a bit at Goku's comment. "Well Goku, thanks to your actions you're going to have to put up with me for a little while longer."

Korin tapped the floor with his staff and said, "We have pressing business to deal with now that you are awake and in good health Piccolo. Who attacked you?"

With a snort Piccolo replied, "It was a sneak attack while I was meditating so I don't know just who it was. All I can tell you is that there were two people who attacked me and they both were a lot more powerful then you hairball."

Goku placed a hand on Korin's head and his face hardened. "Now is not the time for our usual bickering. There shouldn't be someone strong enough to beat Piccolo like he was even if it was a surprise attack besides me. None of the other Turtle/Crane masters have half of the necessary power and all of their students are far weaker. Our bi yearly planetary student search last month showed there was no one on the planet with that kind of power." Deep in his heart, Goku feared that these attackers might be heralds of the Saiyans or someone connected to their trade.

The Prince of Demons quickly stood up and walked over to Goku. "I don't really care what your scanners say your holiness. Obviously they're not working as well as you thought as these beings are here." Piccolo scrunched his nose like he smelled something putrid before he continued. "Whoever attacked me is likely just a grunt. For the moment, I'm willing to consider a temporary alliance between you and me."

Goku smiled and said, "It would be great to work with you for a change Piccolo."

Piccolo turned away and huffed. "This is only a temporary alliance Goku. I need a meat shield to keep from getting shot in the back and you'll be able to do the job perfectly. Besides, working with you for now will save me the headaches of having to rework my plans when you and your band of misfits show up to 'save the day' as you so love to do."

To Korin's surprise, Goku smirked and replied, "Oh don't worry Piccolo. I understand you perfectly. Why don't you wait here while I go inform Annin and the others about our situation?" Goku then flew out of the tower and headed up to the Lookout.

Quickly reaching the Lookout, Goku dashed to the main temple and then ran through the halls to the nursery. Goku paused for a second to compose himself at the door before he entered the room so that he didn't upset Gohan. He quickly spotted Gohan at his play table eating a snack that looked like an emperor's feast. Annin and Bulma were standing a few feet behind Gohan chatting.

Annin quickly spotted Goku and ended her conversation with Bulma with a hand motion. She then walked over to her husband and asked, "Is everything alright Goku?"

Goku frowned and quietly replied, "Something's come up like Mr. Popo feared. I want you to go get Mr. Popo and have him stay here in the nursery to guard Gohan. However, I want you to prep the Tennin Gate in here for emergency transport to your father's palace just in case. I don't think we'll need it, but Gohan needs it if things don't go as we expect." Goku quickly gave Annin a light kiss and smiled to reassure her.

The goddess's eyes hardened slightly and she nodded her head. She walked over to one of the frescos on the nursery walls and discreetly tapped three hidden buttons to prep the Tennin Gate for an emergency transport. Annin then walked over to Gohan and cheerfully said, "Gohan, your father and I need to take care of a few routine tasks now. I'm going to go get Mr. Popo to play with you while we take care of those tasks. Can you be a big boy and stay here until Mr. Popo comes to play?"

Gohan pulled a leg bone out of his mouth and replied, "Okay Mommy. I'll wait here for Uncle Popo." Annin then kissed Gohan and left the nursery.

While Annin left the room, Goku walked over to Bulma. He then quietly said, "Bulma, we've got some unknown fighters on the loose who are stronger then our friends. I need you to boot up the sensors and find them. Also, pull up any deep space information you can find on objects that came close to Earth in the past month or so. It's possible we might have an Operation Meteor situation on our hands."

Bulma's face paled when she hear Goku say the words Operation Meteor. The phrase was something Krillin came up with a couple of years ago after watching an old show. It simply meant that hostile aliens had appeared on Earth. Bulma quickly left the nursery to go to a spot with better reception so she could access CC's computers.

Goku watched as his oldest friend left the room and sighed. The knowledge that he was about to deal with an unknown powerful enemy made the young god feel far older than his 22 years. His blood was pumping at the challenge, but Goku's heart wished that things had remained peaceful. A quick glance at Gohan enjoying his snack without a care drove home to Goku that peace was immeasurably better than an adventure.

A few minutes later Annin, Goku, Kami, Korin, and Piccolo were assembled in Korin's Tower. All the non-Namek fighters were wearing Bulma's special armor. As for the technical genius herself, Bulma was up on the Lookout talking with everyone through a videophone. Bulma was the first to speak up. "Alright everyone, I've got good news and bad news. The bad news is that the sensors have detected 5 beings with high levels of ki. One of these beings has an output of 9,000. That's the bad news. Luckily the other four only have ki outputs that range from 4,000 to 6,000. I can give you slightly more exact power readings on the four grunts, but not by much. The good news is that except for these five flying towards us the sky is clear. Wherever these people came from, they didn't get here by spaceship."

Goku nodded his head and replied, "Thanks for the info Bulma. Alert the rest of the gang but tell them that they're to stay out of the fight. If we fail, they need to go to ground in order to train." Bulma nodded her head and turned off the videophone. Goku then continued to speak. "Alright here's the game plan unless any of you can think of a better one. I'll fight their strongest fighter since I'm currently the most powerful among us even without the Kaio-Ken. Annin and Piccolo should each focus on the stronger grunts. Kami and Korin, you two will have to double team one of the weaker fighters. Whoever finishes with their target first gets to fight the remaining grunt. Do you all agree?"

Both Annin and Korin quickly nodded their heads in agreement. Piccolo snorted, but he didn't raise any complaints. Kami warily glanced at Piccolo and then nodded his head in agreement.

It was a good thing that they all agreed on the plan because they quickly sensed Garlic Jr's group as in approached. Goku quickly flew out of the tower closely followed by Piccolo. Annin left a few seconds later followed by Korin and Kami. The five warriors flew several dozen miles away from the Lookout and then waited for the uninvited guests to arrive.

They didn't have to wait long as Garlic Jr. and the Spice Boys soon came into view. Garlic Jr. floated a few feet away from Goku with the Spice Boys forming a square protective formation around him. The pale teal colored Makyan frowned as he tried to make sense of the energies he was sensing from Goku's group. His eyes quickly focused on Kami and his frown turned into a snarl. "There you are Escar! After 300 years I've finally freed myself of that retched prison you cast me into and now I shall have my revenge."

Piccolo turned to look at Kami and asked, "What the hell did you do to piss off this runt?"

Kami quickly shot back, "It more like what your father and I did since I don't really recognize our opponent. Although, I will admit that I'm feeling a great deal of disgust and loathing when I look at him. Whatever happened with him must have occurred before your father and I separated."

Steam was almost literally billowing out of Garlic Jr's ears by this point. He stomped his feet on an invisible floor and shouted, "How dare you forget about my father and I Escar. My father Garlic would have seized his rightful divinity from that old goat if you hadn't meddled and taken it for yourself. Then when I used those dragonballs you created to gain immortality so that you couldn't kill me, your damned overgrown snake turned my kingdom into a fucking wasteland!"

Everyone glanced at Kami who nervously lowered his head and chuckled. "Well, I do recall that there were some problems with the negative energy that the dragonballs created while granting a wish at first. It wasn't until I had gotten rid of all of my negative feelings and emotions that I was finally able to get all the bugs out of the dragonballs."

Garlic Jr. snorted and spat out, "I don't care. All that is important now is that I, Garlic Jr., finally take my rightful place as ruler of this planet and link it up with Hell."

Goku's ki quickly rose and he called out to Garlic Jr. "This planet is under my protection Garlic Jr. You're not going to succeed as long as I am around. As Earth's god, I tolerate no threats, KAIO-KEN!" Goku's aura turned crimson and his hair swept up as he activated the Kaio-Ken technique. He then closed the gape between him and Garlic Jr. faster than any of the Spice Boys' could react and shot a beam of ki strait through Garlic Jr.'s heart.

Garlic Jr. glanced down at the hole in his chest and then kicked Goku in the head. As Goku rocketed away, the Makyan sneered, "You dumbass. What part of 'I'm immortal' don't you understand?" Garlic Jr. casually noticed Goku's prompt recovery and then turned his head to look at the Spice Boys. "Kill them boys."

Spice grinned and said, "You heard Master Garlic men. Let's give our lord a massacre to celebrate his ascension!" Spice quickly flew off to attack Goku. Vinegar cracked his knuckles and then moved in for a rematch with Piccolo. Mustard quickly decided he wanted to lock horns with Annin. Salt actually paused for a few seconds to debate over who he should fight. However, Korin and Kami were able to solve the midget's problem by both of them giving him the finger.

Goku wiped away the blood from his lip and immediately blocked Spice's incoming kick. The saiyan then grabbed Spice's fist and smirked. "Not a bad opening combo. However, it is rather weak compared to several aerial openings I've seen."

Spice growled and screamed, "What! Just what would a child like you know about fighting?"

With a cheerful grin Goku replied, "Oh plenty of things like this." His eyes then widened and he shouted out, "Solar Flare!" The blinding light shot out of Goku's eyes hitting Spice right in the face. Not wasting a second, Goku used his opponent's distraction to grab the man's head and ram it into his knee. There was a sickening crunch as Spice's nose broke.

Luckily for Spice, his fighting instincts weren't terrible and he quickly punched Goku in the side. He then grabbed his nose and cauterized the wound with his ki. The leader of Garlic Jr.'s minions quickly backed away from Goku and tried to reassess the situation. Privately in his mind Spice admitted that Goku had almost killed him with a last move. Who knew that one of Escar's students would be so brutal?

Goku looked at Spice and thought about the quickest way to kill him. As a god, he could sense the hearts of people he saw and especially those who he fought with. Spice's heart was pure evil without even a speck of good from which redemption could grow. The only thing to do with someone like Spice was to remove them from the Mortal World and send them to Hell. Actually, over half of Hell's residents were better than Spice was. Goku activated Kaio-Ken and shot off to attack Spice's back.

Spice whipped around just in time to block Goku's fist. However, he still caught the follow-up kick as Goku spun his body around like a whip. In retaliation, Garlic Jr.'s commander kneed Goku in the gut. Both fighters were quickly reduced to simple head to head punches and kicks as neither could move in for a killing blow.

Floating a reasonable distance away from her husband, Annin wielded a flaming naginata as she faced off against the horned Mustard. The air around Annin was sizzling from the heat of her blade which was that of the Earth's core. In a slightly haughty manner for intimation Annin said, "Stupid mortal, do you truly dare to challenge a goddess? Surrender now or I will cast your soul into Hell."

Like a dumb ox, Mustard snorted. "Do you really think that frightens me? You goddess are all a bunch of weaklings who only exist because some deities don't want the trouble of getting new playthings every few decades-"

Mustard's comment came to an abrupt halt as Annin's eyes glowed and summoned dozens of lighting bolts to strike the Makyan. Not giving her opponent an opening, Annin utilized Kaio-Ken causing her blade to become even hotter. She then shot at Mustard like a rocket and sliced his head off. Out of the corner of her eye, Annin saw her dead enemy's bloody carcass start to fall. She pointed two fingers at it sending a stream of blue fire which almost immediately consumed it.

Annin brought her naginata to a guard position and shook her head. "What a moron. If he had bothered to use his senses it would have been obvious that we were almost equal in power. You don't dismiss any opponent; it only leaves you dead."

She then glanced over to where Piccolo was fighting with Vinegar. Piccolo really tore into Vinegar as he looked for payback for the minion's surprise attack earlier. There was a vicious grin on the Demon Prince's face as he slashed at Vinegar and lunged with mountain smashing kicks.

Just as he looked, Vinegar easily soaked up Piccolo's attacks and dished several bone shattering punches of his own. If Piccolo didn't have his regeneration abilities then he wouldn't have been able to continue fighting. Annin couldn't help wincing a bit as she watched Vinegar break Piccolo's kneecap with a kick. Still, she saw that he had things in hand as the shattered knee quickly regenerated.

She then turned her attention to Kami and Korin as they fought against Salt. The duo was holding their own against Garlic Jr.'s weakest warrior. However, it was quickly obvious that they were only holding on through skill and teamwork. Salt was simply too powerful for Kami or Korin to beat even when they were working together. Most of their attacks only singed his clothes or bounced off the little Makyan. They would need a heavy hitter or Salt would win when they tired or slipped up.

Since she no longer had an opponent, Annin elected herself to be the heavy hitter. She slowly maneuvered herself closer to the trio's battle. Kami and Korin noticed what Annin was doing and began to modify their attacks to help her out. While the goddess was waiting she caught a glimpse of Goku using Kaio-Ken to get behind Spice and snap the Makyan's neck with an arm twist. The sound of Spice's neck snapping quickly grabbed Salt's attention creating an opening that Annin easily exploited. Without any hesitation, Annin activated Kaio-Ken and ran her naginata through Salt's stomach.

"Memo to me, check the warranty on my minions next time before going into battle." Garlic Jr. was furious as he watched the Spice Boys get killed one by one. Vinegar was the last to die about a minute after Salt was killed. That particular death was a little disturbing to watch as the Escar look alike literally tore Vinegar's heart out and shoved it down his throat.

With Vinegar dead, Earth's heroes circled around Garlic Jr. Goku flew a little bit closer to Makyan and said, "You attempt to gain control has failed Garlic Jr. Surrender and I will arrange for you to be transported to Hell so that you can be with your people."

Garlic Jr. snorted and replied, "Are you on pot or something? You just lucked through the first round. In case you've forgotten, none of you have fought me yet and I'm immortal!" Garlic Jr. threw off his cape and then powered up.

The Makyan's power level quickly passed Goku's causing the young god to turn to Korin and Kami. "Get out of here you two! You're just a liability for us in this fight."

Garlic Jr. glanced at the duo as he finished powering up and snorted. He then launched two balls of ki from his fingertips and screamed out, "Against me, everyone is a liability!" Annin instantly went into Kaio-Ken and barely managed to deflect the attacks.

Goku quickly called out to Annin, "Escort them away from the battlefield." He then turned to Piccolo and said, "I know we're in an alliance of convenience, but I need to know whether or not you're willing to watch my back in this fight."

Piccolo cracked his knuckles and replied, "Don't worry Goku. I won't shoot you in the back. After all, I still need my meat shield."

Not waiting for his foes to finish talking, Garlic Jr. rushed out and attacked the duo. Goku and Piccolo quickly took opposite sides and tried to pound Garlic Jr. who was now in between them. As the trio fought, the little Makyan slowly started to shift his attacks to focus more on Goku. This was because he was having the most trouble fighting someone so much smaller.

Goku barely managed to block one of Garlic Jr.'s punches and glanced at Piccolo. Seeing a certain look in the Prince of Demon's eyes, Goku motioned to one side with his head. Piccolo tried to kick Garlic Jr. and blinked twice at Goku even as the kick was blocked. Goku nodded his head and smirked causing a smirk to appear on Piccolo's face. Without any warning to Garlic Jr. Goku utilized Solar Flare and kicked the blinded Makyan. Garlic Jr. went flying away from the duo and Goku took off in hot pursuit.

Within seconds, Garlic Jr. regained his senses and blocked Goku's next attack. The little Makyan grabbed Goku's fist and then kicked him in the crotch. Fighting back the pain, Goku grinned and replied, "Hey there. Would you mind going easy on the goods? Annin would be upset if they got put out of commission for a day or two."

Garlic Jr. headbutted Goku and then punched the saiyan's face. "You should be less worried about your wench's low standards and more about your imminent destruction godling." Garlic Jr. punched and kicked Goku a few more times and then paused letting Goku fall. He then muttered out loud, "What's causing that power increase?" The Makyan quickly spotted Piccolo floating back where the trio had been battling with his feet spread out and two fingers on his forehead.

Just as Garlic Jr. was about to fly after Piccolo, he heard Goku's voice yell out, "Kaio-Ken times 2!" A second later, Goku punched Garlic in the stomach and elbowed him in the back so fast that it seemed like it happened at the same time. Goku grabbed the Makyan's legs just as the Kaio-Ken ended and threw him at Piccolo. The saiyan god quickly charged up a Kamehameha wave and launched it. At the same time, Piccolo fired the Special Beam Cannon. The Kamehameha hit Garlic Jr. in the ass while the Cannon blew through the Makyan's head until both attacks met and blew him up.

Goku and Piccolo both watched as Garlic Jr.'s burnt remains started falling to the ground. Before stratified grins could appear on their faces, the remains stopped falling and floated in mid air. The duo's eyes widened in shock as small golden crackles of energy formed around Garlic's remains. Bolts shot out from the crackling energy linking the remains and causing them to grow.

Piccolo gulped and yelled out, "What the hell? We blasted that asshole into a million pieces! How can this be happening?"

Goku glanced at the reforming Garlic Jr. and then over to Piccolo. "It must be his wish! Garlic Jr. said that he was made immortal by Shenlong. We know he can regenerate from mortal wounds, but his ability to regenerate must be far greater than we thought."

Glancing over at his usual nemesis and temporary ally, Piccolo demanded, "Oh that's just terrific! Do you have any ideas on how we can kill this SOB?"

A maniacal chuckle cut Goku off before he could answer Piccolo. Garlic Jr. glared up at Piccolo and smirked. "You are a complete fool! As an immortal I can't be killed. Know true despair as I end your pathetic lives." Garlic Jr. growled as a black corona of ki formed around him. He drew in more power from the Makyo Star to grow in size and strength. The Makyan's power now dwarfed Goku and Piccolo's power.

Garlic's first move was to fly up to Piccolo and deliver a double fisted punch to the back of his neck. The blow sent Piccolo rocketing to the ground. Garlic then turned to look at the shocked Goku. "Now that the bug has been put on ice for my latter amusement, it's time that you and I hash out a few details concerning future events. Mainly, we will be dealing with your eminent demise and my ascension to absolute power over Earth!"

Goku's eyes hardened and he called out, "Kaio-Ken." He then shot off towards Garlic Jr. and punched him in the gut. Goku's punch didn't do much and he quickly lost the Kaio-Ken. However, he immediately used the technique again and continued to fight against his would be usurper.

Down on the ground, Piccolo grunted in pain as he tried to force himself up off the ground. "What the hell," he muttered to himself, "Do I have to do to beat this bastard Garlic?"

Suddenly, the unwanted telepathic voice of Kami called out to Piccolo. "Garlic Jr. cannot be beaten through sheer force."

Very quickly, Piccolo replied over the mental link. "Shut up old man. I don't need your wrinkly old ass's attempts at sofa coaching!"

Up on the Lookout, Kami's eyes twitched and he grinded his teeth in frustration. The retired god then replied, "Shut up and listen you nitwit nephew of mine! Back when your father and I were one, we obviously sealed Garlic Jr. away because he can't die. You've proven that he can't be killed by reducing him to chunky salsa and he still regenerated. If you want to win you will seal him away. Might I recommend the Mafuba that was able to seal your father away? I'd tell Goku to seal Garlic Jr. away, but he doesn't have any skill in those arts. I know you at least have a working knowledge of them and are the only one with enough power to have a hope of sealing Garlic Jr. away."

Forcing himself up off the ground, Piccolo nodded his head. He then mentally said, "Alright Old Man, I'll do it. Just tell Goku to send Garlic Jr. down here in a few seconds." With that, Piccolo ended the telepathic conversation and pulled out a small bottle from his belt. He pulled the cap out of the bottle and dumped the water in the bottle onto the ground. Piccolo sneered and said, "I hope Garlic enjoys being crammed in this bottle for making me waste good water." He then set the bottle down on the ground and got ready for Goku's move.

Luckily for Piccolo, Kami had a very good telepathic connection plan and Goku was very good at delivering. Seconds after Piccolo was ready, Goku sent Garlic Jr. to the ground with double Kaio-Ken powered Kamehameha and a massive hole in his chest. Piccolo spread his arms out and called out, "Say hello to you new home Garlic, MAFUBA!" A column of mystical green energy shot out from Piccolo and formed a cyclone between him and the Makyan. Garlic Jr. was still regenerating from Goku's attack and was unprepared for the Mafuba. Piccolo immediately ensnared the Makyan and carefully aimed him so that the Mafuba perfectly entered the bottle. Once Garlic Jr. was inside, Piccolo rushed forward and corked the bottle.

Goku floated down next to Piccolo looking like he had just gotten a full body massage from a meat grinder. He walked over to the bottle and picked it up. "How ironic Piccolo, you used the same attack to imprison someone we couldn't hope to beat that was used by people who couldn't hope to beat your father."

Piccolo rolled his eyes and decided not to dignify that statement with a comment. Instead he inquired, "What are you planning on doing with that bottle Goku? I trust you'll be more through than your master was in simply throwing it into the sea."

Goku closed his eyes and said, "Personally, I want to throw it into Hell so that Garlic Jr. stays imprisoned even if he escapes. However, it is strictly forbidden to send a living person to Hell; only the dead can be sentenced to go there. I'll probably hide this in the Lookout under lock and key. That should prevent Garlic Jr. from ever escaping." Goku could see it now; he'd stick the bottle in a capsule, stick the capsule in a locked box, and hide the box under the seat of his throne. No one would ever suspect Garlic Jr. would be imprisoned in the throne and it did have a since of poetic justice.

Piccolo huffed and said, "I'm leaving now so consider our alliance ended when I'm out of sight Goku. You had better keep that brat under lock and key or I'll make you wish you had thrown him into hell." With that said, Piccolo took off into the sky.

There was a deep throbbing in his head that hammered Goku before he even opened his eyes. Silently, Goku groaned and tried to figure out how he could have gotten such a nasty hangover. With his eyes still closed, the young god tried to remember what happened after Piccolo left. There had been the meeting with his students, the conference call with the other masters, and the celebratory dinner. Everything after the start of dinner was a complete blur. "Ugh, Mr. Popo must have spiked the drinks and I had two barrels of Cider with dinner."

In response to Goku's voice, the young god felt something soft but firm move slightly on his chest. Still with his eyes closed, Goku sighed. Annin must have been feeling randy last night. After all why else would he be so worn out after a good night's rest? Taking a deep breath, Goku let Annin's scent fill his nostrils. Yep having her familiar weight on his side when waking up always-

Goku's danger sense started firing through the alcohol haze. Annin was rest by his side, but he had felt something move on top of him. That didn't add up, at least, it didn't add up to anything good for him. Very nervously, Goku slowly opened one eye and was greeted by a field of blue. He then opened the other eye and blinked a few times to let his eyes refocus.

To Goku's shock and growing horror, Bulma was sleeping on his chest with an almost delirious smile on her face. His best friend was as nude as the day she was born and still impaled on him. With a face as white as a ghost, Goku turned his head towards Annin. His wife was also as bare as her sleeping companions and was sporting a grin to match Bulma's. His tail was curled up around her waist in a possessive manner.

Goku looked between the two beauties with ever growing fear. Just how drunk did they get last night? With a whimper Goku muttered, "I should have let Garlic kill me."

Author's notes: sorry for the delay in getting an update on my stories. The Assassin's Creed series was simply addictive.