And i'm back! Not only a new chapter but also a new cover image plus the start of a second series! Now please enjoy chapter 5!
Goku and co. had used his Instant Transmission to travel to his training grounds. He had decided to use the place he trained, so he could stretch his legs. Unlike the fight with Maul and Smutts, he could stretch his legs without having to worry about injuring bystanders and to a lesser degree, damaging buildings. Rito and Mikan were there, but they would be out of harm's way.
"Alright Zastin. We should use this time to warm up." Goku offered already doing some aerobics.
"I will be fine Goku-dono. I will help assist in finding a spot for Lala-sama, and your family to watch safely."
"Family?" He questioned looking at the siblings for a response.
"When Zastin-san came looking for you, I told him that you were our brother." Mikan told him getting a smile from Goku who shook his head.
"Well than I guess we are family."After that Goku began doing a light jog around the area to get his blood pumping.
"Lala-sama, Rito-san, Mikan-san. Come with me we need to find a place where you can watch the battle." Zastin told the spectators while walking over towards a small hill.
"No." Lala shook her head while crossing her arms.
"Lala-sama it wouldn't be good if you stayed here and were dragged into the fight." Zastin reasoned with her.
"No, I want to stay by Goku's side. Even when he fights, I want to be there with him." Lala had made her decision, turning her attention away from the knight.
"He is right Lala-sama. You would only end up interfering with Goku-dono's fight." Peke threw in her two cents.
"But I want-"
"Hey Lala!" Goku called out jogging over to her finishing his warm up. "I have a huge favor to ask of you."
"What is it?" Lala asked with a smile on her face. She turned her back on Zastin giving him a tick mark at being ignored.
"I need you to stay with Rito and Mikan. If Zastin and I end up getting out of control, I'll need you to protect them. Okay."
Lala looked at Goku for a couple seconds before giving him a nod and a hug. She then ran off to Rito and Mikan who were already at the safe spot, with Maul and Smutts. Goku smiled at the girl, watching as she ran over to his 'family'. That word seemed different to him now. Before it was just meant for his grandfather Gohan. Then it was for his now deceased wife Chi-Chi along with his children. But now he had a brother and sister, who treated him just like that. It was a nice feeling; they were much better siblings than Raditz, that's for sure.
"It's nice to see Lala-sama this happy for a change." Zastin commented, getting Goku's attention.
"What do you mean? Isn't she always cheerful?"
"Not all the time. Back on Deviluke, unless Lala-sama was inventing or playing with her sisters, she never really smiled." The knight stated with a far off look in his eyes. "She was always looking downcast when she went to meet her husband candidates."
"I could imagine why." Goku put his hands behind his head and looked towards the morning sky. Being forced to sit through those meeting must of been tough for her. He could barely sit through the interview to get Gohan into school. Luckily King Kai had gave him a reason to leave.
"That's why I must thank you Goku-dono." Zastin said getting a look from the boy. "If you hadn't shown Lala-sama the kindness and care that you gave her, I'm sure she would have lived the rest of her life without smiling again. That is the same reason I must test you; Goku-dono, you must be able to protect Lala-sama's smile."
"Then you don't have to worry…" Zastin looked towards the saiyan, who was giving his famous Son grin. "I already promised to myself that I would protect Lala's smile no matter the cost."
Zastin smiled at the boy before gesturing to the open field. Understanding the message, Goku made his way over to one side of his training ground while Zastin took the other side opposite to Goku.
Goku took a deep breath before taking his battle stance; releasing his breath. Zastin widened his stance and raised his hands up in what he hoped to be a martial arts stance. Goku noticed Zastin's troubled state, and looked over his stance. He was tense with multiple openings in his defense. All in all, it was a bad hand to hand stance for combat.
"Are you ready Goku-dono?"
"I could ask you the same thing." Goku gave a knowing smirk towards the man. 'Peke wasn't lying about his power level, it's really high. Even though his stance is sloppy, it might not matter considering devilukian's natural strength…'
The two fighters stared each other down, waiting for the other to make the first move. As they sized each other up, the three spectators watched with mixed curiosity and worry. The two females watched with worry while the only male was curious on how the fight would turn out.
"When are they going to start?" Rito asked a bit impatient.
"Can't you show some more concern for him!" Mikan snapped at the boy causing him to back away slightly.
"Calm down Mikan… there's no real reason to worry for Goku-san. He'll win!" Rito smiled at his sister who only stared at him with mouth agape.
"You… are actually being pretty mature about this." Mikan said with much surprise.
"You say that like I'm not mature."
"If you were able to confess your feelings to Haruna, then maybe I would call you mature more often." Mikan deadpanned getting her brother to freeze up.
"I-it's not t-that easy." Rito muttered, expecting for no one to hear him.
"Goku-kun was able to get a beautiful fiancee in a night." The younger girl told him. "Not to mention she's a princess."
"What are you talking about?" Rito and Mikan jumped in surprise when Lala appeared between them with a curious look on her face.
"Ah… Oh! I was telling Mikan not to be so worried." Lala tilted her head to the side. "She was worried that Goku-san might get hurt."
"It's because he's not just fighting a common street thug!" Mikan yelled at her brother. "His opponent is one of the strongest on Lala-chan's planet!"
"Rito is right." Lala said drawing the attention of the siblings back to her. "Goku-kun won't lose. Even though Zastin's power is higher than Goku-kun's, he has more experience."
Rito seemed to process the information slowly, while Mikan caught on instantly. "Now that you said it… Isn't Zastin a swordsman?"
"That's right! Goku-san has home field advantage since he is a master martial artist." Rito exclaimed hitting his fist into his hand.
"But what was that part about their power?"
"Peke has the added ability to gauge someone's power level." Lala explained to the Yuuki siblings.
"So what are their power levels… compared to humans that is?"
"A human's average power level would be 5." Peke told the humans getting a nod from them.
"So is Goku-san's like… 100 or something?" Rito asked believing he was close to Goku's power level.
"Try 30,000."
"What!" Rito jumped in shock; eyes bulging from their sockets. There's no way that he is that strong... right? "W-what… what about Z-zastin?"
"Zastin-dono's power level would be roughly 500,000."
'Goku-san is outclassed!" He screamed in his head.
"But those numbers might not mean anything in this fight." Lala made clear as she refocused on the two combatants; mainly on Goku. The two still had yet to move from their spots, never breaking eye contact with each other.
"So Goku-kun has to defeat Zastin before he can get a good hit on him." Mikan said looking back at the fight.
"Goku-kun can win… as long as Zastin doesn't-"
"HAAA!" Lala was interrupted when both Goku and Zastin charged each other.
Goku cleared the distance to Zastin in the blink of an eye, catching the knight off guard. He threw a jab towards the side of Zastin's head; who ducked at the last moment. Goku's assault didn't stop there as he threw a series of punches at Zastin who barely managed to avoid getting hit.
Zastin was having a difficult time adapting to the boy's fighting style, having only the choice of dodging his attacks. The boy was extremely fast, and his skill in martial arts was showing. But from what his subordinates had told him, the saiyan was unnaturally strong but devilukian strength outmatched him. This fight was a match of speed vs. strength. If he could land a perfect blow on him, it would be all he needed to overpower him.
"Ha! Ha! Ha!" Goku continued throwing out punches before jumping back to gain some distance. "You really are talented when it comes to observing your opponents movements. That's a skill of a swordsman right?"
"Correct Goku-dono. Forgive me that I'm not as worthy of an opponent when it comes to hand to hand combat." Zastin stood up but kept a watchful eye on the saiyan, incase he was planning to launch another offensive.
"Then why don't you fight more in your comfort zone?"
"I don't understand the question."
"You're a swordsman but you're fighting me without a sword." Goku pointed out. "Use your sword."
Zastin just looked at the boy as he smiled at him, but still never leaving his fighting stance. "Again I am sorry Goku-dono. I have been asked by Gid-sama to fight you on even grounds."
"Then why fight me at all?" Goku eased his stance up a bit but made sure to be prepared to go on the defensive. "Your testing me to see if I can protect Lala. Your her personal guard, but if I win from beating on you while you're not serious… then I wouldn't be fit to be Lala's guardian."
"...Your words are true but I still can not use my sword." Zastin closed his eyes when he heard what Goku said. It's true that if he managed to beat him in a 'weakened state' then Goku wouldn't be a match for a few of Lala's suitors.
"Then I'll just have to make you!" When Zastin opened his eyes, Goku was before him with his fist cocked back. Reacting in time Zastin crossed his arms in front of his face to block the blow. When Goku's attack connected, a shock wave was created knocking up dirt and dust around the two fighters.
"W-what happened?" Rito asked as he covered his face from the wind caused by the punch.
"Did Goku-kun cause that explosion?" Mikan questioned with sweat beading down her face.
"Goku-dono is surprisingly strong for someone who is not of devilukian blood." Peke commented, making sure to monitor the fighter's power.
Lala just watched with baited breath, looking towards the center of the cloud. Two shadows were unmoving next to each other. When it finally cleared, Goku stood with his arm outstretched; fist connected with Zastin's forearms.
"This is… slightly disappointing Goku-dono." Zastin frowned at the display of power. When devilukians punch even with the most limited of their strength, they can get a result two times more powerful than that of Goku's.
"I have to say that I expected to at least make a little dent." Goku shook his hand to null some of the pain. "That armor is something else too. I've been going hundred percent this entire time, yet it's not enough."
"I didn't get the title of greatest swordsman by just sitting around." Zastin said being truthful. He trained ever since he was a kid, yet to hear a youth comment and praise his skill felt pretty nice.
"And yet you still have yet to use your sword."
"You said that you would make me use it. Again when were you planning on doing that?"
"Right now! HAAAAAAAA!" Goku ran back towards Zastin and threw a right hook at him. When Zastin blocked the attack Goku leaned down and slammed his elbow into the man's stomach; Zastin recoiled from leaving the spot wide open.
Goku continued the charge as he leapt into the air and kneed the silver haired knight's chin followed by a spin kick to his chest. Zastin skidded across the ground, heels digging into the dirt and his head tilted back from the previous blow.
Goku followed after him, unleashing a combo of punches on Zastin's open mid section as he pushed him back even further.
"Amazing! Zastin is getting pummeled out there!" Rito comments slack jawed.
"Go Goku-kun!" Lala cheered throwing her hands into the air with a smile.
"If Goku-kun beats Zastin then that would make him the fifth strongest in the universe." Mikan murmured, not believing that the person she meet two years ago had this kind of strength.
Back at the fight, Goku backed away after his assault on Zastin to observe his opponent. Zastin stood in place with his head still tilted back; not a scratch on him. The knight silently lowered his head until he was staring back at Goku, frown on his face. Goku smirked as he prepared for his next attack.
"Alright let's try this again!" Goku sprinted towards the knight his goal in on his mind. As Goku brought his fist back, Zastin made his move. The knight took a step forward and threw a fast but sloppy punch at Goku. Not being able to bring his defense up in time, Goku was hit square in the face.
The next moment, a shock wave shook the area around them as Goku was sent flying back from the force. When he neared a tree he spun himself around, landing on the the trunk. Goku used the tree as a springboard and pushed himself off; flying towards Zastin.
"Ha!" Goku swung his leg at Zastin's head, who ducked under the limb. Zastin pulled a tripping maneuver when Goku landed on the ground. He swung his arm at his leg and forced it upwards making Goku fall back.
Thanks to his battle experience, Goku put his hands on the ground and swung his other leg in an arch motion; catching Zastin in the chin forcing him to stumble back. Goku pushed off the ground and into the air. When he brought his sights back on Zastin, he was now was in front of him with his arm stretched behind him; hand clenched in a fist.
"Ugghh!" Zastin shot his fist forward into Goku's gut, knocking the wind out of the saiyan. While Goku was temporarily stunned Zastin brought his now conjoined hands high above his head. Zastin brought his hands down slamming them into the back of Goku's head knocking him down. Before reaching the ground, Zastin kicked Goku in the side; sending him through multiple trees before disappearing.
"Goku-kun!" Lala yelled in worry. Moments later a pillar of dirt and trees launched into the air, a sign that Goku had finally stopped.
"N-no! Goku-kun!" Mikan screamed in fear for her 'brother's' life.
"That… Goku-san didn't lose! I know it!" Rito convinced himself as he scanned the tree line for any sign of the saiyan.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" A battle cry was heard from the direction Goku was sent flying. Moments later a bright stream of blue energy came barreling through the forest, tearing up the trees and ground that was in its path.
Zastin quickly jumped out of the way, narrowly avoiding the beam. It continued to fire across the battle ground, breaking into the opposite side of the forest before disappearing. Seconds past before an explosion went off towering over the the whole field; darkening the sky and pushing the clouds away. The ground shook greatly while the wind was being blown away from the the explosion causing Lala, Rito, and Mikan to lose their balance and fall to the ground. Zastin stared at the aftermath of the attack that most likely came from Goku; not even budging from the tremors.
When everything had calmed down, the three spectators stood up from the ground; the two humans having a bit of trouble on their shaking legs.
"What was that?!" The Yuuki siblings demanded.
"That must've been Goku-kun's Kamehameha attack!" Lala happily chirped while looking at the area the Ki blast had carved through.
"That was the Kamehameha! People in Sainan must have seen and felt that!" Mikan cried out. "What happened to Goku-kun wanting to keep Sainan out of this?!"
"Why would Goku-san need a technique like that?" Rito wondered about what could bring a person like Goku to learn such a dangerous attack.
Before any of the three could think about it, Goku appeared in a burst of speed standing only feet away from the knight. They both stared each other down, Goku with a confidant smile on his face, and Zastin with an impressed look on his.
"That was an impressive attack." Zastin praised the saiyan. "It was the same move you used to destroy Lala-sama's invention wasn't it?"
"That's right! Although I put a lot more into it just now." Goku chuckled while scratching the back of his neck.
"I was surprised when I first saw you use that move. Who would have thought that there was a being on Earth that could control their Ki with such skill." Zastin crossed his arms while looking at the saiyan. "And at such a young age none the less…"
"Hehe… I guess I'll have to explain that after we're done."
"Gid-sama would greatly appreciate it if he were to know more about where you learned your skills."
"It's going to take a while then, it's a long story." Goku told him.
"We can discuss it later. Shall we continue?" Zastin got down into his sloppy hand to hand stance.
"Of course! Let's do this!" Goku got into his turtle hermit stance.
The two charged each other, meeting in the middle of the field. Goku went for a strike to Zastin's jugular but was caught by said man's hand. Zastin aimed for Goku's jaw only for Goku to catch in with his hand. They released their grip on their respective hands and repeated the action multiple times; hoping to land a blow. Although Zastin had sloppy form, his reaction time made up for it along with his crazy strength.
Zastin continue to block Goku's punches while returning some to the boy. The knight got frustrated with the repeating exchange, and decided to finish their fight early. Grabbing the sides of Goku's head he forced it back before tugging it down and slamming it onto his knee; causing another shock wave and stunning the saiyan. Goku stumbled back as his vision filled with stars.
"Son Goku I have seen enough." Zastin said loud enough for the spectators to hear. "You have proven to be a worthy opponent, but there are suitors out there who can defeat me hands down. Even with my sword."
"Why would Zastin say something like this?" Lala wondered, confusion written on her face.
"You may be powerful for Earth standards… but I deem this fight my win." Zastin claimed flattening his hand and holding it up to his side. "Farewell Goku-dono, you fought well."
"Goku!" Mikan and Rito wailed as they watched the man.
Zastin swung his hand horizontally across Goku, who had finally got himself under control. He stared at Zastin in shock as his hand had cleaved through his neck, severing his head from the rest of his body.
Lala watched in silence with widened eyes. Rito and Mikan were yelling beside her, but she could barely hear them. Her ears were ringing as what Zastin had said and the scene repeated in her mind.
"Go… Goku-kun…" Lala couldn't take her eyes off of his still form, it was as if time had slowed to a crawl so it could torture her with the sight. "Go…"
"GOKU!" Lala wailed as tears threatened to leave her eyes.
Zastin stared at Goku's still shocked face before looking at where he had cut the saiyan. 'No blood… I didn't even feel contact-' Before Zastin could finish his thought, Goku's head had dematerialized followed by his body; shocking him and the onlookers.
"An after image!" Zastin shouted in surprise. He hadn't even seen the boy move.
"Don't count me out just yet!" Goku reappeared in the air behind Zastin further shocking him. Zastin had lost his only opportunity to block or dodge Goku's next attack as he was still stunned from the speed the boy had just displayed.
"HA!" Goku delivered a kick to the back of Zastin's neck, resulting in him to spit out some blood and stumble forward.
"Goku!" The two humans and princess screamed in relief seeing as their favorite saiyan was not just decapitated in front of them.
"...How did you do that?" Zastin questioned, spitting out some blood. It had been awhile since he had blood in a fight.
"It's because of what you said…" Goku widened his stance and crouched down, fists clenched at his sides. "There will always be someone stronger than me… so I need to start fighting seriously in order to keep Lala and the Earth safe…"
"Didn't you say that you were using hundred percent?" Zastin questioned, a strange tingling feeling going up his spin. 'What are you doing Goku-dono?'
"Zastin you better have a fast quick draw… because I'm about to make you use your sword."
"Whatever you are about to do Goku-dono, I'm sure that I won't need my sword to handle it." The devilukian narrowed his eyes at the boy.
"We'll see about that…"
Goku's muscles tensed before bulging out a bit, air started to circulate around him while stones were lifted into the air just from his power.
"What's happening?!" Rito inquired, sweat running down the back of his neck.
"A… transformation?" Lala asked herself while Peke continued to watch Goku's power.
"HAAAAAAAA!" The pressure around Goku increased bit by bit before it all but vanished, the rocks falling back onto the ground and wind calming down.
Everything was quiet as they watched with baited breath, eyes unblinking. There was then a sudden burst of energy from Goku as his body was wrapped in a crimson Ki, skin gaining the slightest hue of red.
"KAIO-KEN!"
"Times two…" Peke said gaining the attention of the spectators, without them actually looking away from Goku. "Goku-dono's power is increasing… x4… x8… still rising… x12… x16… x18…"
"Kaio-what-" Zastin tried to ask only to receive a fist to his cheek in less than a second.
"TIMES 20!" Goku followed through with his punch, launching him towards the stream.
'What speed and strength!' Zastin was about to go over the body of water but Goku had other plans. He materialized below the knight and sent a spinning kick into the man's spin, sending him into the air. Goku again appeared before Zastin, his hands clasped together.
"HA!" Goku brought his hands down onto the man's abdomen, cracking the devilukian armor and sending him crashing into the stream. Goku landed on the bank of the stream waiting for the silvered haired man to surface.
"Peke what's Goku-san's power level now?" Rito asked looking towards Peke's head on top of Lala's.
"Do the math you buffoon." Peke deadpanned.
"Seriously Rito… 30,000 x 20. It's not hard." Mikan also said feeling disappointed with her brother.
"Goku-kun used Kaio-ken multiplying his power by 20… making his level 600,000." Lala told the boy.
"That's even more than Zastin's!" Rito realized looking back towards the fight to see Zastin climb out of the water.
"That's some ace you were hiding Goku-dono." Zastin commended rubbing his cheek.
"Thanks, I was sure that you would feel that one."
"Not only did you harm me but you cracked my armor, one of the hardest sets in the universe." The swordsman told him, but immediately put his arms up to block the saiyans punch; Goku had taken the opportunity to attack while Zastin talked to him.
Goku threw multiple lightning fast punches at Zastin who had successfully blocked them, each one causing a shock waves to disturb the water behind the night; making ripples. The saiyan then took the chance to get behind Zastin and grip his tail hard getting him to wince in pain. 'So devilukian tails are as sensitive as saiyan tails.'
Using his upper body strength, Goku hefted the knight off the ground and started spinning counterclockwise dragging the man with him. He picked up speed until they were both just a grey, red, and orange blur.
"Ha!" Goku let his grip on the tail go, throwing the man into a tree making it crack and trapping Zastin within the wood. "It's time to finish this Zastin! Kamehame-"
The blue energy collected within his cupped hands as he prepared to send a his attack into the defenseless man.
"HA!" Goku released the wave of energy towards Zastin. As the wave traveled it was meet by an opposing green energy. Seeing that Zastin had done something to prevent his Kamehameha from hitting him, Goku supplied more Ki into the attack only for it to start getting pushed back.
"What?!" Goku's Kamehameha had lost the clash as a long green streak of green energy made its way closer to him. "No… not good!"
Goku placed two fingers on his forehead and Instant Transmission out of the way. He rematerialized in the air his Kaio-ken dropping, leaving a huffing Goku above the battlefield, or what remained of it. In the spot Goku had been standing at before, was a meter wide gash in the ground that went on for a few miles in length. The depth was undetermined as it only got darker when he tried to look deeper.
Looking towards where Goku had left his friends, he saw them unharmed with looks of awe on the siblings faces and one of extreme worry from Lala. He then looked to where he had thrown Zastin and saw a scene he smiled at.
Zastin stood with his armor slightly cracked and cape blowing in the wind. In his right hand was a sword made of glowing green energy while the hilt was pitch black. He stood with a glare aimed at Goku, in his opinion he did not look happy.
"Looks like I got you to use your sword!" Goku boasted while meeting Zastin's gaze.
"It seems like you have. That means I don't have to hold back anymore."
"Good I felt kind of insulted when you didn't come out fighting at your full strength." Goku smirked.
"How did you know that I was going easy on you?"
"Lala told me." Zastin looked towards Lala who was watching the two with worry. "She had asked me to defeat you before you used your sword and I figured that there was a reason aside from just your mastery in swordsmanship."
"You figured it out even before our fight." Zastin couldn't help but smile at Goku's perception when it came to fighting.
"Ya that's right. In normal circumstances your true power level is somewhere around half a million but as soon as you pulled out your sword… your power had doubled."
The two humans looked shocked at all the information they had to process. Not only was Goku insanely powerful but he could also fly plus the whole time during the fight, Zastin wasn't even at full power.
"Is… is what Goku-kun said true?" Mikan asked seeing as she was able to get the words out.
"Indeed. Zastin-dono's power level has increased by two time his previous strength. At full strength, Zastin-dono's power level is a million." Peke answered, sounding just as nervous as her inventor looked.
"And Goku-san's power up has faded as well." Rito murmured starting to think that Goku was fighting a losing fight.
"Goku-kun…" Lala whispered to herself, hands clenched above her heart.
"So what say we finish this fight here." Zastin recommended getting a nod from Goku.
"Lets!"
Goku turned in the air cupping his hands at his side again while Zastin held his sword at his side with two hands. A blue sphere of Ki formed in Goku's hands while Zastin's Sword rippled with green energy.
"KAME-"
"KIRITATEMASU..."
The two continued to collect energy as they chanted their own mantra.
"HAME-"
"SIRIUS..."
Finally the two fighters attacks were charged as Goku's hands barely held the shining ball, as it blinded anyone who stared directly at it. Zastin's sword was encompassed by what looked like a glowing green liquid that jumped off the blade, only to be absorbed back into it.
"HAAAAAAAA!"
"AMANOGAWA!"
Goku's Kamehameha was twice the size of his previous two, as it shoot off towards Zastin who slashed his sword up to the sky, at Goku. The two attacks meet halfway, clashing and causing a rush of wind to discharge and blow everything within the area to be pushed back. Lala, Rito, and Mikan covered their eyes to protect them from the wind and light that came from the clash of power.
"HAAAAAAA!" Goku forced his attack to push forward if only just a little, but Zastin's attack didn't budge for a second.
"Ugh!" The knight grunted as he had to put more into the attack than he thought was needed. 'For Goku-dono to be in a stalemate with me while using my sword, is incredible!'
The two attacks continued to fight for dominance until sudden burst of green energy overpowered it's blue counterpart. Goku tried to push back but his Kamehameha was slowly encompassed by Zastin's attack. In order to not be sliced in half, Goku lunged to the side narrowly avoiding losing his head for real this time. The green slash attack continued to soar higher into the sky before fading once it left the atmosphere.
"That was a close one!" Goku exclaimed turning his attention from the sky to Zastin who looked ready to fire another one. Making his decision at the last second, Goku dropped to the ground feet away from Zastin and held his hands in the air. "I forfeit!"
Zastin along with the others who were watching the fight had to do a double take on what Goku had said. Zastin blinked a couple times before canceling the flow of Ki to his sword; relaxing his stance.
"W-what? What do you mean Goku-dono?"
"I said I forfeit." Goku repeated with a smile on his face.
"Why though Goku-dono? Don't you want to finish your test?" Zastin questioned with a perplexed look on his face.
"No… or at least… not right now. If I happened to be on the ground when your attack was launched, then that would have been it for the Earth." Goku said getting an ashamed nod from Zastin.
"I'm sorry Goku-dono, I had put your planet in danger just to test to see if you were worthy of Lala-sama."
"It's okay. We can have a rematch some other time, someplace where no innocents could be harmed." Goku patted Zastin's shoulder getting a flabbergasted expression from the armored man. Just who was Son Goku?
"Goku-kun!" Goku turned around in time to catch a speeding Lala who had jumped into his arms.
"Hey Lala! Did you enjoy the fight?" Goku questioned.
"I got a little worried when Zastin used his sword, but you fought him on even ground!" The girl smiled at him. "Also that Kaio-ken power up was awesome."
"Hehe… It was really nothing." Goku scratched the back of his neck, humbled after the girls praise.
"It was truly not nothing Goku-dono." Zastin agreed with the princess. "Gid-sama will see you in a new light after watching the recording of our duel."
"Hehehe…" Goku continued to chuckle.
"Goku-kun/san!" Goku turned his attention towards the two siblings who smiled as they got closer to the saiyan.
"Goku-san that was something else!" Rito exclaimed when he approached the boy.
"I agree! When did you learn to do all that?!" Mikan interrogated.
"Well… it has some things to do with what I wanted to tell you guys." Goku told the group, none of them noticing Maul and Smutts approaching; both had been forgotten after the fight had begun.
"Like what?" Lala asked, still in Goku's arms.
"About my home and the adventures I had with my friends before coming to Earth." Goku explained to the girl. "But first, let's go back home, I'm starved!"
The group laughed when Goku's stomach rumbled in confirmation to his statement. Little did the humans and and devilukians know, the story Goku was going to tell them would drastically change their view of him. For better or for worse, is something Goku would have to deal with later. But food comes before all that.
Oh My God! Writing this chapter was super fun, I also think it came out better than I expected. Now for a couple of announcements! I had started this story with the idea of keeping it only a GokuxLala story, but if you the readers want it to be like a harem then tell me. And all those who don't, and want it to stay the way it is then you also tell me and I will make my decision.
I have posted a poll if it will be a harem or not on my profile.
The other thing! Along with this chapter I will be posting a prologue for another story that I wanted to write. It's a One Piece/Onigiri fanfic. Not the cheesy Onigiri anime adaptation, but the actual Onigiri game. This story will be found under One Piece + Misc. Games, or on my profile. Please take a look if you are interested, and I highly recommend playing the game.
See ya in chapter 6!
Power Level Index:
Goku- 30,000 (600,000 x20 Kaio-ken)
Zastin- 500,000 (1,000,000 with sword)
Lala- ?
Rito & Mikan- 5
Maul and Smutts- Who really cares?
Gid- ?