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Q. Anonymous-a good chapter this is
seeing as gohan is a mystic, I am sure he can now fight buu(kid buu) on equal grounds and trunks can too(though he is weaker than goku as ssj3 when goku fought buu in canon) hold his own isn't the full power/mastered ssj supposed to give out much more of a boost than a regular one would?(kinda like how you portrayed it in the beginnning, with full power giving a multiplier of about 100 I guess) anyways lets see what happens now and also can gohan grow stronger anymore? I mean all his potential has been released, aka he has been given the power he would attain at his pinnacle and could not gain more power from his anger bursts or training?(that is what means from all potential being unleashed doesn't it?)
update soon

A. Hey thanks for reviewing! Gohan and Trunks increase will definitely make a difference. As for whether not Gohan's potential is maxed...it's always a strange thing in DBZ, because the characters are constantly reaching new heights and then shattering their previous limitations. I'll have Gohan still train and grow stronger, however as an explanation for his hidden power being unleashed I won't have him snapping in anger and be able to constantly attain a new level of power. As the Saiyans continued to push themselves further the powerups and the forms beyond will require more and more effort to obtain.

Q. gowarrior- first off, big fan of this story. Second, in the anime gohan is stronger than a SSJ3(and goku even trained with this form in otherworld).no judgement here though. Third, in theory Gohan CAN still go super if he wants to, he just never did in the anime. Can he do it in this fic. keep up the great work

A. Hey I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the story. As far as the difference between Gohan and SSJ3 Goku versus the other timeline my reasoning is the difference in time that has passed. Goku has been in otherworld for over twenty years in this timeline versus the normal timeline. He's basically spent at least three times longer in otherworld giving him the potential of pushing SSJ3 further at this point. As for Mystic Gohan I'm excited to find ways of having him and Trunks grow stronger without necessarily using the same methods or transformations. Thanks again for the review and the positive vibes ! =)

Q. Engineer of Epicness- Theory time: if Zangya /Lapis have a bouncing baby, Zangya can fuse with Lazuli. my reasoning is: fusion dance only works if the people fusing are biologically compatible. To be honest Trunks and Lazuli having a child was obvious to me when you said in chapter 18 (I think) that Supreme Kai of time didn't want her usual envoy to come to earth, despite said envoy really wanting to meet the Z fighters.

A. Haha I you really want to see a Lazuli/Zangya fusion. I'll give it some thought for the future =)

Q. Wolfshadow96-Whoo I'm so glad Lazuli is pregnant. I'm also glad that Goku is coming into the story but I was also hoping Vegeta would come in to meet and help train his son

A. Haha I'm glad to hear you're excited about Lazuli being pregnant. As for Vegeta I promise you there is a very good reason why I didn't find some way of incorporating him now, without spoiling anything...he has a very large role later in the story.

Q. thedarkpokemaster- So Lazuli is going to have a baby then and a girl from what we can tell which is good. But now I want to know what had happened to Bulla in her timeline it had to have been something bad if both her parents are dead.

A. Thanks again for reviewing! Yes there is definitely a tragic story to what happened in bulla's timeline. I promise her story and that of her own timeline will be revealed as the story goes forward.

Q. Jmac99- Great chapter I knew that you were going to make her pregnant eventually but I didn't expect it so soon.

A. I appreciate the praise! As for her pregnancy I slightly alluded to it for a couple of chapters, but I decided to have it happen at this point in the story, because I already have a good deal of the future arcs outlined and know how I want certain things to play out. I like it too, because it puts something very personal at stake for both Trunks and Lazuli.

Q. Guest- Mystic Gohan is Stronger than SS3 Goku in the Buu saga.

A. That would be very true if we were strictly talking about the Past Timeline where Goku is dead for Seven years, before returning for the Buu Arc, however there are some key differences here. For one Goku has been dead well over 2 decades now rather than just 7 years which means it's very concievable that he could be much stronger in the Future Timeline's Buu Saga vs the Past Timeline Buu Saga. The two sagas afterall don't take place at the same time in each timeline. Furthermore if you look at the Past Timeline as a reference Goku by the time of Wrath of the Dragon and BOG has once again surpassed Gohan's Mystic Form and this is something that was achieved in a much shorter amount of time than the amount of time Goku has to train in the future timeline's otherworld. Of course by the time the past timeline is where the future timeline is...clearly Goku will have surpassed his counterpart. I hope all that jumbled explanation made sense LOL.

Q. SCI-FIWIZARDMAN- Well, I must admit. This has to be one of the better DBZ fanfictions I've read so far. And with such a unique story too. It's true, the alternate future timeline is basically uncharted territory for the most part. Making it a prime fanfiction candidate. I'm surprised there aren't more fics out there with this premise... oh well, just means you have a monopoly on it.

I really like all of the interactions so far, and the selection of characters you come to for the new Z Warriors. Zangya, for one, I was not expecting, nor was I anticipating a new Namekian. On that note, the way you tied together the events of The Return of Cooler, Bojack Unbound, and Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan? Brilliant, extremely well done. We the audience have enough context to know the gist of what happened with the Namekians and Cooler, but a bit more context regarding exactly how Bojack's crew ended up clashing with Broly would have been nice... maybe we'll get more on that in the future, from Zangya herself. Potential conversation topic whilst training? (Also, I am so on board for the 17/Lapis x Zangya ship, I am throwing confetti over the railing. XD)

Finally, the way you're handling the character interactions and action, balancing them out and making them realistic, is a definite plus. DBZ was awesome, but I think we can all agree that no one wants to watch a guy glowing and screaming for two episodes straight just to unleash a single attack (looking at you and your Final Flash, Vegeta). And don't ever sweat the power levels. As said in the Kazenshuu, "The entire point of introducing them was to show how unreliable and meaningless they were". While they do make a nice convenient way to tell who is stronger than who, don't give yourself a headache over them.

That's it for now. Looking forward to seeing where things go from here. The Buu Saga should be sweeeet.

A. First of all I loved your review! xD You totally got where I'm coming from on several points. I've always loved DBZ, but if I've had one gripe it's been that the action usually always takes prescendence over character development. When I'm reading Manga/ Watching anime I'd like to not only see an awesome fight scene, but also get where a character is coming from...I want them to be relatable. It's why Future Trunks is my favorite character, because to me he felt like one of the most fleshed out characters in the series. As for the tie-ins with the multiple movies I was really worried when I first approached it, but as I continued writing it...it felt more organic and made sense to me. I'll definitely dilvulge more about what happened with Ocarin and Cooler aswell as Bojack's first encounter with Broly actually in this chapter Haha. I generally want this Fic to remain centered on Trunks/18, but that doesn't mean that I don't want to fully flesh out the other main characters in this fic. You'll see more interaction with 17/Zangya and see how their dynamic is aswell as how they slowly warm up to one another. Let's see...as for the powerlevels I've just gotten to the point where I use my own system for increasing the numbers and I'm not too worried anymore if their anywhere close to cannonical Lol. It's just not worth getting frustrated anymore when I get a message saying X-Character should or shouldn't be that strong. It's just meant for comparison for the characters and nothing more :P

Q. SCI-FIWIZARDMAN- Lol. I failed to see that there was a new chapter until after I'd posted a review for the previous chapter... oh well. Time to share may thoughts on this one.

Lazuli getting preggers... definitely unexpected. I admit I would have liked to see her fight, maybe take out one of Babidi's cronies with no complications at all. But this is fun too. Guess now it's up to 16 and Lapis to represent the Android/Cyborg team. And Goku's SSJ3 is as strong as Broly's? God damn. I mean, I guess it says something about Broly that he was at that power after having JUST reached SSJ3, whereas Goku had to train for almost 20 years. But still, goddamn Goku. XD

Also, since I remember you saying that you'd be giving the Race of Hera something similar to the Saiyan's Zenkai boost... I can't help but wonder if Zangya is ever gonna pull a Vegeta-on-Namek and get deliberately horribly injured and then healed just so she can better match the opponent's power. It's be interesting.

A. Thanks again for an awesome review! To be honest my only relunctance about going into this Arc was whether or not I should have Lazuli become pregnant or not in this Arc or aftewards. I generally prefer her to remain on the frontline and not be forced onto the sidelines, but after some consideration I saw a benefit to it, for one it really makes things a lot more tense and meaningful for several characters. There's kind of this sense of no room for failure and gives one more reason for Trunks and Lazuli in particular to fight tooth and nail to protect their little one to be. Beyond that just because she's not planning on fighting Babidi doesn't mean that trouble might not still find her.

As for Goku and Broly's powerlevels I wanted to put into persepective how powerful Broly is as a character, I mean after all in every movie he appears he's never defeated without a group effort.

With Zangya anything is possible, it just depends on how desperate she feels to get stronger and you're right about how I'm treating the Race of Hera in this fic. I decided on creating essentially a Zenkai boost for their race as means of giving Zangya a way of keeping up with some of the other characters in this fic. I mean the Cyborgs/ Androids can recieve upgrades and 17/18 can train for longer without being tired. Ocarin is a Super Namekian and is already more powerful than a Super Saiyan 2, and of course the Saiyans have their transformations and Zenkai. I want every Z-Warrior in this fic to have a means of staying relevant, I was always sad that some of the classic characters in DBZ fall into obscurity because they can't keep up with the Saiyans.

*AN* As Brief reminder this fic is rated for Mature audiences and there are some darker themes included in this chapter. I don't think it's overly offensive, but I thought I'd provide a warning ahead of time.

Lapis and Zangya found themselves once again training the Gravity Chamber. After discovering a couple of days prior that Lazuli was expecting the pair had begun pushing themselves even harder. Originally Lazuli was training alongside the duo but with her discovered pregnancy and Sixteen unable to benefit from training it left the unlikely pair to work together.

Several hours had passed since the twosome had begun and while Zangya had started with a distinct edge as time had passed Lapis had started to dominate as her powerlevel continued to diminish.

"Is that all you have?" Zangya breathed heavily as she slipped back into a fighting stance as she stared down the raven haired cyborg in front of her.

"You know we've been training together for over a month now and just you and I alone for almost a week now, and I can say without a doubt that you have to be the most annoying woman I've ever met..." he exclaimed as he dashed forward, before sweeping her legs out from under her with one quick motion causing the blue skinned woman to fall onto her back with a thud.

He smirked as he quickly pressed his hands onto her shoulders effectively pinning her down. "Looks like I won today. Admit it..."

The Heran woman scoffed. "You haven't won anything! and when I get up I'll kick your ass so hard that yo-" she was cut off as Lapis abruptly leaned down and pressed his mouth against hers causing the woman's face to turn a shade of purple, before she thrashed again as Lapis quickly pulled away as he rolled back to his feet.

"What the hell was that?!" Zangya sputtered as she stared at the mischievous cyborg.

Lapis shrugged one of his shoulders. "Well to be honest...I just wanted to shut you up for a minute, but I should have known better.." he sighed.

"That's your answer for kissing me? You arrogant jerk. Keep your dirty hands off of me, or I'll turn you into what these humans refer to as a toaster." She spat as she switched offf the gravity machine, before she began to storm away.

The cyborg groaned as he found himself following after her. "Look you're mad I get it...there's no need to overreact so much.." he said as he caught up to her at the entrace of the chamber.

The Blueskinned woman wheeled around before her eyes narrowed dangerously as she stared at him. "Overreact?...what the hell do you know?! You have no idea what I've been through."

Lapis frowned. "So tell me. Help me understand...we've got less than two months to prepare and you and I have spent most of our time so far arguing. With my Sis having a bun in the oven it puts us one person down already. We can't afford to waste any time."

Zangya's normal hard composure slipped slightly. "I was the only woman on a crew of Pirates, do you know what that means? "

Lapis's eyes widened slightly as he realized the implications. "You were..." he started only for the woman to interrupt him.

"No...thankfully, but Bojack was a sick bastard. He use to make jokes that if I couldn't keep up or pull my weight that he'd find some other 'use' for me. If it wasn't for my brother...I probably would have had it worse. Look I took my chances when I joined your friend's crusade against Bojack because I knew that I would eventually face death or worse at his hands."

The Cyborg was quiet a moment. "Your brother. I wasn't aware you had any family. Was he killed on Namek with the rest of your crew?"

Zangya's face contorted into what looked like pain. "No...he died because of Bojack..." she started as she was met with a flash of images as she recalled what had led up to her Brother's death.

*Begin Flashback*

"Sweet Freedom at last..." Bido mused as he grounded one of his fists into the open palm of his other hand as he stepped out onto the top of the ramp on their ship.

Bujin rolled his eyes as he followed after his comrade.

"Bido you realize that we won't be on this pathetic little world very long right?"

"Give him a break Bujin. Afterall this is the first real taste of fresh air any of us of have had since we were released from that hell hole. Tell Bujin I'm right Zangya..." Kogu said as he cast a grin over his shoulder at his sister.

The blue skinned woman sighed. "Anything is better than being stuck aboard the ship with you three idiots for so long." she mused with a hint of a smirk.

"Your lucky I like your brother so much Zangya..." Bido grumbled as he made his way towards the base of the ramp.

Zangya frowned as her brother folded his arms and cast her a grin as he whispered.

"Don't mind him. He's still mad about having his ass kicked by me in training. Bido is such a sore loser."

The woman chuckled under her breath. "Let me guess he blamed his footing for why he lost.."

"Bingo.." Kogu responded as he continued forward.

Bujin ignoring the banter narrowed his eyes for a moment as he stared into the distance. "The world seems to be primative, I'm only sensing a few sparse populations scattered around the planet."

"What a shame...and here I thought we might find a few lifeforms worth crushing." a voice said behind the rest of the pirates as Bojack appeared at the top of the ramp with a grin on his face.

"Maybe we should just call this our first real excercise since being freed from that accursed star. Alright you heard Bujin. Lay waste to anything that moves, collect anything worth something and bring it back here. Now get out of my sight.." he barked as he proceeded to take a seat at the top of the ramp. He grinned wildly as he watched each of his crew fan out. Bujin and Bido took the North while Zangya and Kogu headed south.

A few hours passed as the crew proceeded to do what they did best, pillage and destroy.

"This should be the last one..." Zangya mused as her feet touched the ground as she gazed around the small adobe style village.

Kogu landed next to her. "Let's get this over with already, before Bojack gets impatient." he said as held out his hand as he began to collect energy.

"Wait!" A voice called out as a man ran into view, before collapsing to his knees as he held his hands up in a sign of surrender. The Sentient species here looked like Humans for the most part save they seemed to lack any form of hair and had slightly bluish tint to their skins.

"This should be good.." Zangya drawled out.

"Please I beg you to leave this village in peace. You are pirates yes? Well there is nothing to be gained from destroying this village. We have nothing of any use to you."

Kogu frowned. "All the more reason I should just kill you here and be done with it. " he said as he began to raise his arm.

"Wait! While it's true I do not possess anything of physical value, I can offer you something else...something incredibly powerful."

"Well he's either stalling or he's serious. Let's at least hear him out.." Zangya mused to which Kogu grunted slightly as he lowered his arm. "Speak then..."

"There is a world in the Northern Sector of space. Spacers who passed by refer to it simply as New Namek. It is said that there are a series of relics on this planet known as Dragonballs and anyone who can gather all seven of these orbs can have any three wishes they desire."

"Absurd.." Kogu mused.

"Then again...you'd think he could come up with something a bit more convincing if this was a lie. Who knows maybe this little man is speaking the truth or at least what he believes is true.." the woman mused.

"I assure you that what I say is the truth. In fact I also know from what I've heard that those who have tried to visit there with ill intentions have been stopped by a powerful warrior that protects the planet. But you all are incredibly powerful...if you could best this warrior...you could have access to whatever your hearts desire." he said as a bead of sweat rolled down his forehead.

Kogu eyed Zangya a moment, before shrugging. "Whether it's true or not, I'm sure our Master would be keen on hearing about it. Now to deal with you and this last village..."

"Perhaps we could spare them? His information could prove useful and besides there's nothing to be gained from killing these insignigant group of natives. There's nothing even worth salvaging here."

For a moment the man's face shown with hope, but it was quickly erased as Kogu lifted his hand, before without any further warning an explosion of energy left his fingertips, before the man kneeling before them and the entire village behind him was incinerated within a blink of an eye.

Zangya scowled slightly. "Was that really necessary? "

Kogu turned away from the carnage as he slowly lifted up off the ground. "Zangya we don't get the luxury of making decisions. You know that...the second we deviate from Bojack's orders...is the moment we become expendable or worse.." he mused.

Zangya followed her brother into the air. "So that's it huh? We're just going to keep licking Bojack's boots for all eternity? You realize how spineless you've become?"

Kogu turned, before he got right into her face. "Sister...If it wasn't for me you would be Bojack's cocubine or worse, we both know that we're not strong enough to overthrow him and that Bido and Bujin are far too loyal, we do what we must to survive...we are the last of Hera...we are the last of our kind."

Zangya clenched her fists. "But that's just it...what if we didn't have to be? If we could use these Dragonballs for ourselves we could do whatever we wanted! We could be free of Bojack once and for all."

Kogu shook his head. "As much as I don't love Bojack...I am loyal to this crew. We are all that remains of our species and I will not put that in jeoparady. I suggest you forget this conversation ever happened Zangya."

The blue skinned woman bowed her head as she said nothing further.

Bojack eyed the cargo that Bido and Bujin were loading. "Well seems like this dump really wasn't worth the time. At least it'll make for a nice fireworks display when we leave.." he chuckled as he tilted his head as he saw Kogu and Zangya approaching.

He frowned slightly. "Don't tell me the two of you are coming back empty handed. It makes me think I need to reconsider your roles for this crew. Kogu you don't look like you'd make a good servant, your sister on the other hand could perhaps keep the rest of our beds warm in between our travels. " he chuckled darkly.

Zangya barely hid a scowl while Kogu never missed a step. "Master I don't think any of that will be necessary. While it's true we didn't find anything of physical value from the natives, we stumbled upon something that's far more valuable than any mere treasure."

"Oh really now? do tell.." he said as he reached up to scratch his jaw.

A few moments passed as Kogu recounted the conversation they'd had in the last village they'd visited, albeit minus any treasonous talk the two siblings shared.

Bojack snorted. "Well fortunately for you both...one of the natives croaked out something about Dragonballs earlier, but from the sounds of it the poor bloke didn't get to finish his thoughts, before Bido crushed his throat. " he chuckled momentairly. "We'll see if this New Namek and these supposed Dragonballs are real for ourselves. We leave in ten minu-" Bojack's voice was drowned out by a giant explosion as space pod streaked past their position, before crashing less than fifty meters away."

"Who in the hell is that?" Bido remarked as he and Bujin emerged from the top of the loading ramp as he stared at the crater that was directly beside their ship.

"Seems we have company. Would be rude to not welcome them." Bojack chuckled as he crossed his arms.

"I sense a fairly strong lifeform inside." Kogu remarked.

"As if...whoever this guy is...he's an insect compared to us." Bido remarked.

Suddenly the pod door opened as a large hand could be seen, before a tall figure emerged from the depths of the pod. The warrior had long black hair and matching charcoal eyes, he only bore pants, boots and matching gold arm braces with a green gem mounted in the center. His bare chest was ripped and it was clear he was fighter of some sort.

"A Saiyan...interesting and I here I was told by a little birdie that they were next to exinct. Hope these people here weren't friends of yours Pal..." Bojack grinned as he stared down the Saiyan.

The Saiyan looked rather calm as he levitated to the top of the crater, before he stalked forward towards the group.

Zangya eyes narrowed as she studied the warrior. She wasn't sure why...but she felt a chill run down her spine. He seemed so calm, but unlike the rest of the crew she possessed a talent for not only finding people, but she also possessed sensory abilities. She couldn't fathom it, but she could feel the warrior before them was far more dangerous than any of the others realized.

"Looks like he's not much for words Master..." Bujin mused.

"Should we make him more talkative?" Bido asked as he slammed his fists together.

"Do as you wish...I could use some entertainment.." Bojack mused with a grin.

"Bujin are you ready ?" Bido asked as he stepped forward.

"Yes on your move..." Bujin responded as he awaited his comrades move.

Bido kicked off the ground followed quickly by Bujin as they raced towards the Saiyan who continued to stalk forward. Bido slammed his fist into Broly's gut, before flipping backwards as Bujin used his signature technique as strings materlized from thin air, before coiling around Broly violently.

Several seconds passed, before Broly's demeanor began to shift as his eyes shifted to a blue color as he began to laugh manically. Suddenly without warning his hair shifted to a golden color as his aura exploded violently. Bujin's eyes widened as his strings began to stress under Broly's increased power.

"I happened to be passing through this system when I sensed you all. It has been a long time since I've found something or someone worth crushing. And make no mistake...I will crush each and everyone of you into dust.." he laughed as his aura continued to swell.

Kogu's eyes widened. "What is this?"

"Seems the legend is true..." Bojack mused as he looked on with a hint of interest. "Though I must say it doesn't live up to the hype. I could crush you without even lifting a finger Super Saiyan. Bido show him what a true warrior race looks like."

Bido grinned as he dashed forward once more, before slamming his fist directly into Broly's face. The impact shattered the ground below them, but didn't even cause the Saiyan to blink. Bido's eyes widened as suddenly without warning Broly's body began to expand as his muscules buldged as his powerlevel skyrocketed. With one loud scream the strings holding him into place were broken.

"Impossible...no one has ever broken those.." Bujin breathed.

Bojack's posturing had ceased as he stared wide eyed his mouth open as he felt Broly's power surge, before leveling off.

"He's a monster..." Zangya whispered aloud.

"Who are you ?" Kogu asked.

Broly laughed. "I am Broly. I am the Legendary Super Saiyan and the most powerful being in this galaxy. You should feel honored to be killed by me. You are part of a long list."

"Bujin...get this ship ready to move!" Bojack growled as he clenched his fists as his aura swelled and he transformed into his full powered form. "The rest of you prove to me that your not a waste of my time. "

Bido nodded his head as he flipped backwards away from Broly landing next to his Master as he quickly transformed.

Kogu traded a glance with Zangya, before the siblings too transformed.

"Power up as much as you like little bugs. I'll still crush you all under my boot. " Broly laughed as he charged forward towards Bojack.

Suddenly Zangya landed on the other side of Bojack while Kogu landed in front of their Captain. Bido, Zangya, and Kogu quickly began to fire a volley of blasts at Broly hoping to hurt or at least slow the Saiyan down. As a few seconds passed smoke bellowed up from where Broly had been standing, suddenly the Saiyan's arm emerged from the smoke as his elbow caught Kogu in the chin sending the warrior sprawling across the ground.

"Kogu!" Zangya screamed only realize too late she'd lost her concentrain as Broly was upon her. he laughed as he saw the fear in her eyes, before he backhanded her sending her flying several yards, before crashing through a tree.

Bido gritted his teeth as he swung his fist as Broly only for the Saiyan to take the attack head on, before head butting the warrior sending him straight to the ground.

Bojack growled as he held out both of his hands, before he fired his strongest Ki blast at point blank range only to shake in horror as he only heard a laugh as the attack passed through Broly without as much as scratching him. Suddenly he felt bile reach his mouth as one of Broly's mighty fists slammed into his stomach sending him to his knees.

Before Broly could finish the Pirate lord off though a blast from behind stopped him as Bido rolled to his feet. He tilted his head slightly before grinning evily. "Wait your turn..." he said as he turned to look back at Bojack who was stepping back in fear. Zangya and Kogu landed next to Bojack as they fired another round of blasts in vain at the Saiyan.

"I thought you would prove more entertaining than this. I'm already bored." Broly mused as he held out a single finger. "I'll kill each of you one at a time...starting with you. "he said as he stared at Bojack who was coughing up blood. It was clear Broly's first attack had caused internal bleeding.

Zangya's eyes widened in horror as Broly fired a beam from his finger at Bojack, but rather than hitting it's intended Target, Bojack turned and without warning grabbed Kogu and with one quick motion pulled the man in front of himself as a human shield. The beam ripped through Kogu's body without mercy and resulted in a grevious wound for Bojack as it tore through his shoulder. Kogu however was far less fortunate as his entire chest was blow open. Bojack dropped Kogu's body to the ground.

"Kogu! No!" Zangya screamed so hard her throat began to ache.

The blueskinned woman stared in horror too stunned to react to anything. A second passed and then another, before she registered a growl as suddenly Broly stumbled backwards and clenched at his eyes as Bido fired a blast right into the Legendary Saiyan's face. "Zangya don't just stand there. Attack the Saiyan while he's stunned. We have to leave!" Bido barked.

The woman stared momentairly at her brother, before she clenched her eyes shut for just a split second, before scowling as she threw her hands forward as she once more as she used Bujin's technique temporarily binding Broly as she followed after Bido. No sooner had they reached the top of the ramp, the ship rocketed forward. Zangya kept her concentration for a few moments , before finally the technique faded. She could only stare into the distance as the ship broke through the atmosphere of the planet. She wasn't even sure if Broly had simply let them live just to hunt them down again for sport.

It was unreal. Her brother was really gone...like that. It was the Saiyan's attack, but Kogu's real murderer was Bojack. Even until the end Kogu had chosen to be Loyal to Bojack and this is where it got him.

A few minutes passed, before Zangya forced herself to move forward as she approached the medbay where she could hear talking inside.

"It's hard to believe the boss almost died isn't it? " Bujin remarked as he crossed his arms as he stared at a large healing tank where the unconcious battered form of Bojack floated.

"Hnn that Saiyan wasn't normal. Heard the Master say he was some part of some sort of Legend. We were lucky to get out alive at all." Bido mused as he ran a hand through his beard.

"Luck had nothing to do with it!" Zangya snapped as she walked into the room. "Bojack used Kogu has a body shield to save his own skin. He should be the one lying dead on that moon and my brother should be the one recovering in that tank."

Bido's eyes narrowed as he in one quick motion grabbed the female Heran by the neck, before promptly slamming her up against the bulkhead of the ship, illiciting a sharp cry of pain from the woman. "Listen here Zangya, what happened to your brother sucks, but Bojack is in charge here. Without him none of us would have gotten away from that Saiyan."

Zangya scowled despite the pressure around her neck. "Bojack doesn't care about any of us. Don't pretend that you serve him out of loyalty...you're just as scared of him as I am. " she rapsed.

Bido growled. "You need to remember your place." he said as he squeezed tighter causing the woman to began gasping from breath. "We're gonna pretend for your sake this conversation never happened." he said as he released his grip dropping the woman who collapsed to her knees as she sucked in a much need breath.

Bujin who had been quiet for sometime spoke as he looked out the viewport into space. "If you're both done...we should be on course for this planet you learned about Zangya."

Bido grunted as he turned away from Zangya. "New Namek was it? "

Zangya rose to her feet quietly as she shot Bojack's tank a scowl, before folding her arms as she leaned against the nearby bulkhead.

Bujin merely nodded. "Yes...the Boss before we put him in the tank said he wanted us to stay on course. I guess after the run in with the Saiyan he's eager to find these dragonballs we heard of."

*End Flashback*

"I'm sure you know the rest yourself..." Zangya said quietly as she turned away from cyborg as she clenched her eyes shut as she tried to keep herself from showing weakness. She refused to be so pitiful in front of someone. She refused to cry.

She heard footsteps approach as Lapis took a step forward, before stopping as he addressed her this time with a bit more of a subued tone. "Here..." he said quietly.

The woman tilted her head to glance over her shoulder. She saw that the cyborg had untied his ascot and had his hand extended towards her with cloth resting in his palm.

"Look just take it. I don't really get emotions well and you don't seem to have much of clue either, so just take the damn thing already will ya?"

Zangya stared at him a moment with tears in her eyes. Despite his words, she could tell that this was his way of showing he cared. Her lips twitched subtetly as she nodded without saying anything as she took the cloth, before she wiped her eyes with it.

An awkward silence followed for several seconds, before Lapis broke it.

"Look I'm an ass. I just got back from being dead and all I can think of is that if I'm not careful I'm going to find myself right back in the pit I crawled out of, so I'm trying to figure out how my sister does this whole good guy routine while getting strong enough to make a difference. I could really use your help.." he admitted as he folded his arms.

Zangya regarded him a moment, before allowing the smallest hint of a smirk. "Well since you're on such a roll with all these apologies, how bout you apologize for mauling me earlier with your lips and then I'd say we're completely square?" she suggested.

Lapis groaned. "First of all you are on a short list of people that have ever gotten an apology from me, can't you just be happy with that?"

The alien woman frowned.

"Fine. For the love of god I'm sorry that I mauled you earlier like that. It won't happen again."

The Alien beauty smirked. "Apology accepted...oh and I don't mind trying that again...just next time ask me." she said as she turned away still clutching his ascot as she walked out of the Gravity Chamber, her hips swaying as she walked.

Lapis' head fell in a comical fashion as he chased after her. "Wait! What the hell does that mean? and dammit that is the opposite direction of the Gravity Chamber!" he yelled.

*AN* So funny story when I started writing this chapter I expected the Zangya/Lapis Conversation and Flashback sequence would cover maybe 1/4 or half of the chapter, but it end up being much longer than intended, to the point that I just decided to make it a standalone chapter. I won't do many chapters that don't center upon Lazuli or Trunks, but I felt like in the greater scheme of things the chapter added some much needed context and backstory for Zangya and some fun interaction between her and Lapis. Beyond that I realize that a good 1600 words in this chapter are devoted towards my Q/A section, but even that aside it was a full chapter on it's own. And as a note I love being able to answer reviewer comments and questions every chapter so please feel free to share your thoughts and opinions!

Thanks again guys and I'll see you next time!

*Powerlevels*

I'm sure there is a lot of conflicting information on various sites that says otherwise, but since this is only suppose to be a comparison, please don't flame me too much about the powerlevels! Their not meant to be 100% accurate anyways I just want a tool people can reference to see how different characters in this fic compare to one another!

Trunks: Base Form: 25,000,000/Full Powered Super Saiyan: 1,250,000,000/Super Saiyan 2: 2,500,000,000/ Super Saiyan 3: 10,000,000,000

Gohan: Mystic:10%: 1,200,000,000/50%: 6,000,000,000/ Full Power: 12,000,000,000

Goku: Base Form: 50,000,000/Full Powered Super Saiyan: 2,500,000,000/Super Saiyan 2: 5,000,000,000/ Super Saiyan 3: 20,000,000,000

Lazuli: 50%:500,000,000/ 1,000,000,000

Ocarin: 50%: 1,350,000,000/ 100%: 2,700,000,000

Zangya: Base Form: 350,000,000/ Transformed State: 650,000,000

Lapis: 50%: 300,000,000/ 100%: 600,000,000

Android 16: 50 % 350,000,000/ 100% 700,000,000