Space over Earth was absolute chaos as demonic soldiers from Dystopicles portal on Earth fought with both Krysis mechanical army and the celestial forces Kohryu had assembled.
Vegeta was at the center of the chaos, his shining blue Super Saiyan Six body shining in the darkness of space like a shining star.
With all that was happening, few would take that moment to reflect on the past, but that was exactly what the Saiyan prince did.
"This entire affair is ironic." Vegeta said with his trademark smirk.
"Once mortal enemies fighting together against a common foe?" Krysis asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Your lives are full of irony. But that is all you have. Soon you will all be dead and I Dystopicles will be victorious." The devil king said, eyeing his foes even as the opposing forces clashed over Earth.
"When I first came to this world..I wanted nothing but immortality. I cared not for the world itself or its people. How ironic that I once thought the qualities I had..that you have Dystopicles, were strengths. Love changed me and I now know that good is stronger than what you represent. My home, my family, all of it is in danger now because of me, and you may have tricked me Dystopicles to gain your current power. But in the end it will be you who loses." Vegeta said.
"Why? Because of karma? Because some cosmic force of good declares it to be so? I've told you before that such does not exist. There is no grand king of all that is good." Dystopicles said.
"Are you sure?" Vegeta asked
Vegeta had enough. If there was fighting going on around him he was not about to be left out. He may have changed..but he was a Saiyan, and a Saiyan he would forever stay.
"I think its time I wiped that confident look off your face." Vegeta said, placing a gloved hand in his other hand.
"How would you know what's on my face? You can't even see it." Dystopicles said.
Vegeta ignored his foe's last statement, rushing forward and slamming Dystopicles with his right fist in his opponent's chest.
A sphere of white energy surrounded Vegeta and his opponent.
"Going to sacrifice yourself Vegeta?" Dystopicles said.
"Not a chance." Vegeta said.
"Big Crush!" Vegeta yelled as he flew back as the sphere around Dystopicles contracted, threatening to crush the devil king.
When the area around Dystopicles exploded, Vegeta knew better than to expect victory, instead he flew in and unleashed everything he had on his opponent, slamming Dystopicles with millions of punches, all in the span of less then a minute.
Dystopicles blocked each of Vegeta's attacks, then attempted to swing his sword around and strike Vegeta. The Saiyan Prince easily flew over the attack, then brought his right leg around and slammed his foot into Dystopicles' head.
The devil king flew back slightly, just as Vegeta charged forward, summoning a shimmering blue sword of energy into his right hand.
Parry, slash, parry, slash, the two combatants engaged in a deadly dance over the skies of Earth even as hundreds of other battles occured around them.
"You attack me, rushing headlong into oblivion." Dystopicles said.
"If oblivion is where I'm headed then your coming with me." Vegeta said as he brought his sword down hard on his opponent.
Down on Earth Goku looked upwards, sensing the battle that he was unable to take part in. His power, amazing as it was as a Super Saiyan Five, was not nearly enough to fight Dystopicles now.
"Is this how I made you feel all those years Vegeta? As I fought all those opponents with a power greater than yours, you yourself forced to stand back and watch, knowing and remembering that once...your strength was greater than mine. I did not understand your pain, for many years I ignored it. I brushed it off. Looking back..It amazes me how selfish and oblivious I was. Maybe I really am as stupid as so many claimed." Goku thought.
"Chi Chi.., Gohan, this must be by punishment for failing you." Goku said as he sensed a shockwave from the battle high above.
Suddenly Goku found himself in a field of white. The sky was the purest shade of blue Goku had ever seen. A road paved of gemstones lay ahead of him.
Goku stepped onto the path, the moment his blue boot made contact with the path he immediately felt unworthy.
Suddenly a voice spoke to Goku. It was ancient and wise, yet full of unbelievable purity.
"Such grace...and love. Who are you?" Goku said.
"Goku..are you going to keep hating yourself like this? You made mistakes. You aren't perfect..yes..not even you. But once..you claimed to be the hope of the universe. Once..you claimed to be the answer to all that cry out for peace. You told one of your enemies that they fought against you because they saw the light, but mistook you for the source. Who do you think the source is?" The voice asked.
Goku ran along the road, passing by four celestial beings with white wings and the heads of four different animals. The figures wielded swords and gazed with approval on Goku as he approached the white door, even as the door slowly opened.
"I never thought about it. They were words that came to me. I found as I became a Super Saiyan, that wisdom that was not my own flowed into me, I felt that the battles I fought were not mine alone." Goku yelled, not sure how to respond.
Inside the palace was a scene that was beyond mortal comprehension. Pillars made of gems of various colors held up the ceiling, which seemed to be made of what looked like the universe itself, with galaxies, planets and stars.
Colors Goku had never seen before shined like diamonds threwout the room.
At last Goku came to a throne. Something like a fire flowed outward from the throne, almost like a star, only infinitely more brilliant.
"Who are you?" Goku said in awe.
"I am Truth, the light you once mentioned. Now that you stand before me...I must ask you..where do you stand. You have come face to face with your own imperfections, and because of them you are unable to face the true enemy. Will you allow your doubt and self-loathing to consume you or will you rise above them?" The being said.
"How can I simply let go..after all I've done?" Goku asked
"All that loves is connected. Nothing can destroy that. Just as you made love your strength in the past..do so now. Just as I am the source of the light, so to am I the source of truth and of love, because all these things are one in the same." The being said.
"One in the same?" Goku asked.
Suddenly Goku was in a white field. It resembled the room of space and time, a white void.
Chi Chi walked over to Goku, and placed her small hands on his much larger right hand.
"Chi Chi.." Goku said.
Gohan walked over, followed by Goten. Then Krillin. Soon Goku was surrounded by all his family and friends.
"Love connects you all. That connection can never be broken. Make love the source of your strength once more. Represent the light, and make truth your weapon." The voice said.
Goku stood atop the lonely skyscraper, in the middle of a ruined city that had become a warzone.
The Saiyan warrior thought of his loved ones, of everyone important to him. Clutching his fists tightly and facing the skies with grim determination, Goku took flight, slowly making his way toward the battle high above the Earth.
"I'd die a thousand deaths all for the sake of love. I'd endure a thousand tortures if it meant destroying you Dystopicles!" Goku yelled as he passed the upper atmosphere.
As it became harder to breathe, Goku held on, his body glowing with red energy.
Vegeta ceased fighting Dystopicles, sensing Goku's approach.
Time seemed to stand still. The battles, the Earth, the sun, the universe itself, for a single instant stood still. Then it happened like the birth of a new star, a colossal red glow filled the area even as a collosal shockwave shook the region, a shockwave which was felt by everyone on Earth.
In Otherworld, King Kai and Piccolo watched from the Grand Kai's planet, a smile on both their faces.
"Amazing, simply amazing." King Kai said
"That is Goku for you. He always finds new ways to impress." Piccolo said.
On the Supreme Kai's world Elder Kai and Kabitokai watched eagerly as well.
"What is that?" Kabitokai asked.
"I think that would be a Super Saiyan Six. But that is not the only thing different about Goku. All the doubt and guilt he had seems to be gone." Elder Kai said.
Kabitokai smiled. It made him happy whenever good triumphed over evil.
"Well done." Elder Kai said.
"Goku...not bad..but it does not matter." Dystopicles said
Goku stared back at Dystopicles silently.
Goku wore pants that resembled his old classic orange gi. His boots were white. Goku's hair now was a vibrant red in coloration, and seemed partly made of some kind of spritual energy as it had an ethereal appearence. Goku's eyes were pure crimson energy. An aura that resembled the corona of a red sun surrounded the newly born Super Saiyan Six.
"Hatred and lies crumble before the truth Dystopicles. You will lose because evil cannot exist without good..but the opposite is not ultimately true." Goku said.
"That is nonsense. There will always be darkness. Light always casts a shadow." Dystopicles said.
"Perhaps...and perhaps it won't be me who eliminates evil forever..but I am more than capable of taking care of you." Goku said, suddenly rushing forward.
Before anyone realized what happened, Goku had punched Dystopicles so hard he flew for a great distance, slamming into Mars, where Goku was waiting as the Saiyan brought his right fist forward, only to find it blocked by the devil king.
"You underestimate me." Dystopicles said.
Meanwhile Vegeta was about to follow Goku when Krysis stopped him.
"What is it?" Vegeta asked as the former Crimson Tyrant stared at Vegeta.
"Whatever I did in the past I want you and the others to know that I'm sorry. Also..goodluck Vegeta." Krysis said.
"You never had to ask. We are the same Krysis. For me to hold a grudge against you would be like hating myself..and I've done a lifetime of that already." Vegeta said, giving Krysis a thumbs-up before flying off.
As Vegeta rapidly left the Earth behind he thought ahead to the coming battle.
"This is it. This will be our final battle. What happens will determine the future of not only this universe..but all universes. A Saiyan could not have asked for a better end..if it comes to that." Vegeta thought.
Thinking of his son from the future, the one that had helped them what seemed like so long ago against the androids and Cell, Vegeta smiled.
"Wherever you are my son. I hope your father is making you proud."
Goku ducked under a sword slash from Dystopicles, then flew backwards to avoid another.
"A great hero, come to save the world from the evil would be conqueror? How cliche of you Goku. I think you may be disappointed at how this story ends. I don't do happy endings." Dystopicles said with a voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Whatever you throw at me, I'll be ready for it" Goku said with a confident smile.
"Pretty confident aren't you...Let she how that confidence DOES AGAINST ME!" Dystopicles said, then rushed forward with sword in hand.
In one swift motion, Goku gracefully brought his right fist forward and punched Dystopicles in the chest before he could strike with his weapon..
Dystopicles paused at this development..
"That actually hurt!"
"This time you have underestimated me." Goku said with a smirk.
"Is that so? Well don't get overconfident!" Dystopicles said angrily, then raised his arms above his head, his sword in hand...
Slowly, small particles of red energy began to gather at the tip of the devil king's sword...
Goku didn't hesitate with its response however..
Rushing forward, his aura flaring, Goku prepared to execute one of his most devastating attacks..
Goku placed his hands together, taking a very familiar stance. He had used this same stance and attack hundreds of times, but the move never got boring or tiring for Goku. It was a part of him.
Just as Dystopicles was about to attack Goku brought his hands forward, launching his attack, a crimson hued beam of shining energy.
"Sovereign Kamehamaha!" Goku yelled.
Goku's attack slammed into Dystopicles, the Devil-King clutched his chest in pain, abandoning his plan of attack. What little energy he had gathered dissipated into nothingness..
Goku looked directly at Dystopicles, who narrowed his eyes angrily beneath his helmut..
Suddenly Dystopicles took to the air...
"Face me in the air and we will see who is supreme. I've fought you enough to know that I have the advantage in the air." Dystopicles said, then dove downwards at Goku, who stood his ground, placing his body in a defensive position, his arms placed in front of his chest.
"Lession Number One: Advantage doesn't always equal victory." Goku said
Dystopicles slammed into Goku, pushing the Super Saiyan Six backwards with such force that it decimated a large martian mountain behind it upon impact.
Goku gritted his teeth in strain, but still, Goku held on.
"You think a simple attack like that will defeat me?" Goku said
"Simple? So you want something more complicated do you? Well I am happy to..." Dystopicles started, but was rudely interupted when Goku rushed forward and landed a strong solid punch in Dystopicles' head.
Dystopicles backed up, and clutched his neck in pain...
"You talk too much" Goku said with a smile
"You insolent little..." Dystopicles said as bits of his armor fell onto the red soil of mars.
"Time to end your reign of terror and make you pay for all the destruction you've caused!" Goku yelled as he charged forward. He and Dystopicles then began to exchange punches and kicks, their battle taking them into the skies over Mars, and then into space. The shockwaves given off lit up the heavens.
Finally Dystopicles slammed Goku with the blunt end of his sword, causing the red Saiyan to slam into Jupiter's orange volcanic moon Io.
With the colorful gas giant of Jupiter in the backdrop the moon made a very interesting battleground, at least Goku thought so as he stood himself up.
Dystopicle's sixth horn lit up as the devil king pointed his sword once more at Goku.
"Energy Vortex." Dystopicles said as a tornado made of a mixture of yellow energy and air emerged from his sword and streaked towards Goku.
While Goku was easily able to avoid the tornado itself, he was struck by the several yellow energy orbs that emerged from it seconds after Goku avoided the tornado.
Goku had been struck, but it would take much more than that to defeat him.
"Sakhen's attack right?" Goku said as he dodged another attack from Dystopicles by leaping backwards when the devil king leapt at him with his sword.
Goku swiftly flew from side to side, avoiding each slash of Dystopicles sword as he and his opponent leapt from Io to the nearby moon of Europa.
When the two arrived on the grey, mostly featureless moon Dystopicles was suddenly struck with a large energy blast.
The attack slammed into Dystopicles left shoulder, the devil-king then cried out in white-hot agony from the impact.
Vegeta stood nearby, his right arm held out and his right palm still smoking from his recently fired attack.
Dystopicles backed away from the two Super Saiyan Sixes, his armor now smoking..
"Is that fear I sense?" Vegeta said mockingly
Dystopicles narrowed his eyes, which began to glow red...
Vegeta walked up behind Goku, and the two Saiyans faces each other, nodded, and then struck twin combat poses in front of Dystopicles.
"So glad you could join the party, it wasn't as fun without you." Goku said with a smile.
"I couldn't let you have all the action Kakorot." Vegeta said with his trademark smirk.
"Two of you or ten thousand..in the end it will not matter. With my next attack..I will be victorious." Dystopicles said with a snarl..
"There won't be a next attack for you..ready Vegeta?" Goku asked
"Of coarse." Vegeta answered
The two then held out their right hands towards Dystopicles, and each fired a beam. Vegeta fired a shining blue beam, while Goku fired a crimson beam.
The two attacks soared towards Dystopicles, combining into a larger, stronger violet beam as they did so, then slammed into the Devil King.
To both Saiyan's disapointment Dystopicles was seemingly unharmed.
"What will it take to destroy this guy?" Goku asked as he and Vegeta flew up into the sky at the devil king.
The three then began fighting at extreme speeds, the battle eventually take them to the upper atmosphere of Jupiter itself.
As the winds of the gas giant raged around them, the three combatants exchanged blows that would shatter worlds.
Dystopicles eventually put some distance between himself and his two Saiyan opponents and pointed his sword at them, firing a dazzling array of red colored lasers.
Both Goku and Vegeta moved quickly at unreal speeds to avoid the devil king's attacks.
"Kakorot stand back. I'm putting alot more energy into this next attack than I normally use..but we don't have much choice. Empyrean Crusher!" Vegeta yelled, firing a shining sphere of blue energy the size of a small metior from his outstretched palms.
Dystopicles gazed at Vegeta and Goku.
"Mortals...they get more arrogant with each passing generation...to think they could destroy me.." Dystopicles said, then looked in his opponent's direction just in time to see a ball of energy streaking towards him..
Dystopicles eyes widened in horror as the light from the Empyrean Crusher illuminated the area around him. He closed his eyes to block the bright light as it washed over him.
An enormious explosion rocked the region at that moment, all present for a great distance covered their eyes at the brightness of it. It could even be seen from Earth.
Gotenks looked up at the sky as the bright light flashed.
"Where are they fighting?" Gotenks wondered allowed.
Back over Jupiter the light from the explosion began to dissipate...
Vegeta and Goku looked in the direction of the light.
"Is he gone?" Goku asked.
"I think so...nothing could have survived an attack of that magnitude." Vegeta said with confidence.
"Wait Vegeta...I'm sensing something..." Goku said with a worried tone.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Vegeta said.
"Something is definitely there all right...I'm sensing enormious energy readings.." Goku said, pausing, then continued.. "And they are getting stronger..." Goku said with a worried tone as he narrowed his eyes in the direction of Dystopicles last known location.
In the region where the sky and space met, Dystopicles hovered. The stars shined endlessly around him, and the clouds hovered below him.
Dystopicles eyes glowed brighter and brighter, until their light could no longer be contained. When it seemed they could glow no brighter, they stopped glowing altogether.
Suddenly, cracks opened up on Dystopicles helmut, chest, wings, legs and arms.
Then...silence prevailed for several seconds until in one violent explosion, orange pieces of Dystopicles armor soared in every direction, all eventually falling back towards Jupiter, caught in the planet's enormous gravity...
Two enormious black wings parted the smoke left over from the explosion...
The wings immediately parted to reveal a gaunt, corpse-like figure with dull red glowing eyes, two long slightly curved red horns, and corpse-like features. This being wasn't muscular but thin. His arms looked like they could barely lift a child, let alone harness the enormous energies necessary to destroy planets. But appearances could be deceiving...
Dystopicles looked back towards Earth and grinned sinisterly. Then, in a lightning-fast series of motions, Dystopicles lost himself in the endless folds of his wings, and began flying towards Goku and Vegeta like an incoming meteor.
Enormious black wings cast a shadow over the two saiyans as they passed.
Goku and Vegeta turned to see Dystopicles just as the devil king took up a position in front of them.
Silently, Dystopicles flew in front of his adversaries, his arms crossed in front of his black chest and his demean ure not only like that of a confident king, but a king of evil...
"Looks like that you fools failed to realize the most important thing about my armor." Dystopicles said in a softer, hissing new voice..
"And what would that be?" Vegeta asked, refusing to be intimidated.
"The armor was not designed to protect me from you. It was meant to protect you...from me." Dystopicles said before erupting into a fit of maniacal laughter.