vdsmkA Trip through Space and Time

I hope everyone had a great Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa etc. I'm sorry for the slow updates but I've been busy with work as well as being sick for a bit, yay… I hope everyone had a great new year!

I hope the longer chapter makes up for the slow update; hopefully this won't be the norm.

I don't own DBZ

It almost felt like moving in slow motion, like being in a movie where the secret is just revealed when the voice of Freeza broke through the silence. He let out a snicker and cocked a grin as he looked down on his incapacitated audience. His body was in shambles, Trunks' blast had blown off half of his lower torso. His left leg and tail were obliterated. A huge gash from his right, dislocated shoulder was covered in dried purple blood, and scorch marks covered his body. But his power level was controlled and steadily climbing.

Bardock seemed to instinctively push Goten and Trunks to the side despite their obvious strength over him. The saiyan said nothing when Trunks mentioned Freeza's growing power level; the look in his eye seemed to convey that he was no longer solely dependent on his scouter to know how to read his opponent.

"Freeza… how dare you!" Bardock seethed.

"Oh, the monkeys upset that his little plan didn't work?" Freeza chuckled as he slowly descended toward Bardock. "Well now that you and your monkeys have failed to destroy me I will finish what I should have started years ago!" Freeza's body quivered as he began to summon his ki with his left hand. He had popped his right arm back into place but was still visibly sore from it. The remaining soldiers behind Bardock dissipated when Freeza's decrepit form proved to them, that he was unbeatable.

Goten flared up his ki; quickly turning super saiyan. An intense and sudden emotion took over him as he flew in front of Bardock who wearily stretched his arm in protest. Trunks feeling left out flared his ki and rushed to be by Goten's side. Goten's face was contradicting; he had a glare in his eyes yet was also dripping in tears. He wiped his face with the sleeve of his arm as Freeza snickered about his small stature and childish behavior.

"My…mom" Goten started "My mom was killed by someone like you, someone who doesn't care about anyone else, or what happens when they destroy something…" Goten trailed off as he felt the ki within his body grow enormously and flare out around him.

Bardock watched as the golden light enveloped him; the boy's likeness to him was evident in his expressions, though he wasn't Goku he could have been his brother…

"Wait, don't be hasty I think he's toying with us." Bardock said as Freeza floated closer but in no hurry; he felt both Goten and Trunks climb to levels he had never thought attainable let alone for mere children. Trunks smirked "good, let him" he looked up at Bardock "I wouldn't want this to be boring." Bardock darted his eyes as he flew in front of the young saiyan grabbing him in surprise by his gi.

"Look I know you boys are strong, and I know this sounds crazy but in a vision I saw Freeza blows Vejitasai up and kills us all!" The look on his face showed that he expected complete corporation but Trunks just continued smirking.

"Listen Goten and I are the strongest warriors on earth. We were just playing with Freezer so don't get your panties in a bunch." Trunks said looking over at Goten with a nod. Bardock looked perplex, though saiyans were certainly known for their arrogance this boy seemed to take first prize. But that wasn't the only thing that passed over his senses.

"Earth?" Bardock said recalling a vague memory. Trunks and Goten had turned their attention from Bardock to the unusually patient Freeza, who for a floating corps was actually beginning to show promise. Freeza stuck his left hand out making a ticking sound as he flicked it back and forth.

"I can only tolerate you monkeys for so long before you start to annoy me." Freeza said as he pulled his arms uncomfortably across his chest.

Bardock began to seethe at the comment and in a rage flew a punch toward Freeza's head which was quickly blocked by his relocated arm. The movement proved that Freeza wasn't inhibited by his injuries. Bardock hurled a knee kick to the side of his head instinctively; normally Freeza would have grabbed him with his tail but thanks to Gotenks it was gone. He grabbed Bardock's leg with his right arm tossing him above him at a speed that Bardock couldn't gain control over his body to stop and fire a ki blast in defense. Freeza however was in full control of his body and hurled a bright red ki blast towards Bardock.

Quickly Goten; already in super saiyan form hastily dashed to Bardock's aid pushing him aside as the ki blast made its way up to Goten who reflected it back down towards Freeza. Trunks who had already started throwing ki blasts at Freeza took advantage of the distraction the returned ki made and threw a swift kick in Freeza's face which did throw him back a bit.

Bardock quietly thanked Goten before they both rushed towards Freeza who had a scowl on his face from Trunk's kick. Trunks smirked and looked over at Goten. That move always threw off Goten, even though dad thinks it's a cheap trick.

"Alright monkeys" Freeza said bitterly "This game is over!" Though Freeza's torso was blown into tatters he was still able to summon energy throughout his body. Since the soldiers that had littered the field had long since dispersed Freeza's original aim became clear, especially to Bardock. A surge passed over him; he had already seen his death and had desperately wanted to change it. This second chance brought by the two boys was something Bardock didn't want to squander.

"The best way to get rid of bees is to take out the hive!" Freeza said as his ki began to grow once again.

Trunks and Goten looked at each other with a nod. Goten looked up at Bardock who had darted a glance over at the looming red planet behind them. "Can you distract Freezer for a moment?" Bardock looked at Goten confused. "Why? What's wrong" Bardock suddenly heard Goten in his head, he couldn't before this moment but suddenly realized it when Goten explain without saying a physical word.

"Fusion? What is that?" Bardock said aloud to a surprised Goten and Trunks. Trunks pointed his finger at Bardock and said casually "You saw us fused already, we just need a moment to fuse again." Goten let out a giggle "We usually mess up the first time. Piccolo always gets so mad at us." Trunks smacked Goten on the head "You mean YOU do!" he crossed his arms in defiance.

Bardock did remember; they had been one boy initially and if it were possible were even more arrogant, though it was obvious where that influence came from. Their combine power level was much higher than their current separate levels.

'I'll do what I can…" Bardock said as Freeza loomed over him with his massive ki.

"Well are you going to be taken out with the rest of the trash or cling to your miserable life like scum?" Freeza said as Bardock charged full rage throwing his ki at Freeza who just chuckled as the massive vacuum of space seemed to suck right into his giant ki.

Trunks and Goten began to prepare their fusion dance. They both realized they didn't have time to mess around like they did at the look out; they had to get this right the first time around. Bardock abandoned his ki onslaught in favor of his combination physical attacks. Freeza out of pure enjoyment of elongating the moment put one of his arms out and fired a steady stream of ki's at Bardock which he was able to block. He wedged his foot into Freeza's main weakness, his exposed pelvis. Freeza slightly caught off guard by Bardock's attack grabbed his leg, crushing his tibia with his grip as he squeezed it.

Bardock let out a cry, but still managed to grab hold of Freeza's right shoulder; digging his fingers into the sore wound which made Freeza let out a small grunt in pain. The pain in Bardock's face wasn't lost on Freeza "stupid monkey…" Bardock darted his eyes "You won't think so when my son defeats you!" Bardock laced his fingers together in the shape of a fist and came down on Freeza's neck. Freeza whipped his body around trying to force the saiyan off him. Freeza looked over at Goten and Trunks just as they were completing their fusion dance.

"So that monkey over there is your son?" Freeza said as he hurled the ki blast towards Goten and Trunks. Bardock looked over hoping the boys had finally fused into their ultimate warrior. Freeza began laughing as the blast gain momentum as it inched closer to the two young saiyans; Bardock began to wonder if he hadn't given them enough time.

"Well so much for your son defeating me!" Freeza said as the blast seemed to hit its target. Bardock tried to feel out their ki, it was still going strong.

Bardock tried to see if he could enter Freeza's mind like he entered Goten's before. Inside he could see and feel what Freeza felt, all his twisted ideals and pure hatred for the saiyan race that extended far beyond what Bardock had originally thought. But as he quickly realized Freeza also couldn't detect power levels without a scouter. Freeza couldn't sense that the boys' power levels were reaching higher levels every moment and that his measly ki blast that would have destroyed Vejitasai and everyone on it, but it was not going to be enough for these two saiyans from earth.

Bardock smirked, which made Freeza wonder. Finally Freeza's blast was pushed up with great ease as if those two boys were waiting for a perfect entrance. Goten and Trunks had once again become Gotenks. Freeza felt a sharp pain in his side from Bardock's earlier kick and quickly gritted his teeth.

"Looks like the ball is in my court now" Gotenks said as he whirled the giant ball of ki above him.

Freeza held back acting irrationally, sighing he clapped his hands which shocked Bardock who knew a moment earlier Freeza had thought he had won. Gotenks balanced the ki above him not at all fazed by Freeza's retort.

"Well I'll have to hand it to you monkey, you can do two tricks." Freeza let out a cackle as he dared Gotenks to throw the blast back. Bardock scanned his mind trying to figure out what Freeza was planning, he had to be bluffing. When Bardock realized it he darted towards Gotenks.

"Don't throw it back, it's a trick!" Bardock yelled as Gotenks was on the verge of tossing the ki blast high into the air.

"He's going to throw it at Vejitasai, whatever you do don't give it back!" Bardock shouted as load and as hard as he could hoping Gotenks would listen. Gotenks looked over at Bardock slightly irritated.

"Do you think I'm an idiot?" Gotenks shouted as the ball of ki above him started to crumble down into smaller ki forms before Bardock's very eyes. Gotenks then started to spit out small ghost forms of himself all of which had pieces of Gotenks personality in each of them. Bardock had never seen such an attack before, even Freeza seemed quizzical. Gotenks pointed to Freeza's ki blasts that hovered above them. "See those, take those back to Freezer with your kamikaze attack!" each of the ghosts looked at each other with giggling enthusiasm.

Without missing a beat the ghosts took the ki and darted toward Freeza like a moth to a flame. Freeza shot smaller ki blasts at the little ghost which only made them explode. Their blast range was almost as large as Freeza's ki blast which made him send scissor like ki blast towards Gotenks who had already sent another load of kamikaze ghosts his way.

Bardock, who was still reeling from the pain in his broken leg couldn't believe how useless he had become. He was being bested by children who said they were saiyans, but claimed to be from this earth… Earth! Bardock gasp, "Kakarrot! My son… that's the planet he's been sent too!"

Bardock darted his eyes towards Gotenks who was busy laughing as his burst attack crushed both of Freeza's knees, purple blood pumped out of the wound as Freeza cried out in horror. Gotenks looked on almost sadistically as he flew up to Freeza, who was becoming less of a challenge and pulled out two bright pulsating oval shaped ki's. Freeza quivered his lip in anger "you'd be nothing but a speck of dust monkey, if I were in my final form!" he said as he reeled from the pain in his knees.

Gotenks lowered his arms, it did appeal to his saiyan appetite; and what's more he thought it's what a real warrior would do. Gotenks looked over at the rather pathetic Freeza "alright… reach your final form, I'll even let ya have the first shot when your all ready." Gotenks chuckled as Freeza's broken; dilapidated body began its transformation.

Bardock watched amazed as for the first time in his life he ever saw Freeza have to do something. Even with his body dilapidated, Freeza transformed to his first forum with relative ease, assuring Gotenks that he was nowhere near his true power. Bardock began to wonder if Gotenks was somehow related to his son, even though that was impossible and maybe he just wanted there to be a connection but he thought; it couldn't be a coincidence…

Freeza's next transformation was a horror few if any had ever seen. Gotenks stuck his tongue out in disgust, throwing mocking taunts about the size of his elongated head and curved back. But even though Freeza was growing in his power his missing extremities and wounds did not regenerate. Gotenks yawned waiting for Freeza to finish transforming, if he had known it was going to take him this long to reach his final form he would have just fought him as he was.

"Geez aren't you done yet Freezer?" Gotenks asked scratching the side of his face lightly annoyed.

A brilliant white flame flew up from Freeza. It enveloped them all and through it Freeza's cackles shot threw like lightning bolts. Bardock braced himself for whatever new form Freeza was going to come out as, both Gotenks and Bardock could feel his huge power level that had increased almost three times over. When Freeza finally revealed himself, he had the power of every saiyan ten times over that Bardock had ever met not even King Vegeta on his wildest dream could have ever dreamt attaining such a feat. Bardock was worried.

Gotenks on the other hand seemed excited; at least he didn't have to wait anymore. "Well, I promised you could go fir…" Gotenks was cut off with a blast to his lower shoulder.

"Hey!" he screamed "that's no fair I wasn't ready what kind of warrior are you?" Gotenks nursed his bleeding shoulder with his other arm. Freeza let out a guttural smirk.

"You're not a warrior, you're a monkey and monkeys should be exterminated!" He looked over at Bardock who knew instantly his intentions. He raised his finger "I'll start with your father; I've already killed your king." Bardock furled his brow King Vegeta's dead. He didn't have much time to dwell on it; Freeza had already taken his aim on him.

"You fight me and no one else!" Gotenks shouted as he hovered into Freeza's line of sight. Freeza chuckled at the little saiyans declaration but all the same pulled back from his attack on Bardock.

"Fine I suppose I can grant you that, but after I kill you I will kill the rest of your vermin!" Freeza smirked at Bardock "You have a loyal son Bardock, but loyalties can get you killed."

Gotenks face was stern; he had heard enough of Freeza and enveloped himself in a golden flame. Freeza moved his arm is a circular pattern and formed a red halo-like shape above his head; without warning he threw it towards Bardock as it quickly engulfed his frame; wrapping tightly around his torso and chest locking his arms in place. Bardock let out a guttural cry as the bright light began to constrain his body with each twitch.

"An assurance you see, I want to make sure this fight actually is one on one" the grip on Bardock's chest tighten up again; Bardock clenched his teeth "don't worry about me" he said as the pain pulsated from his crushed tibia to his chest.

Gotenks went against his character and everything piccolo have ever said to him about restraint; there was a reason Goku had to destroy this creature and now Gotenks was going too. Goten's emotion surged through as Gotenks propelled a hard blow to Freeza's cheek and followed it with a knuckle punch on top of his head. Freeza plunged downward as Gotenks charged up his kamehameha and fired a long stream onto his head. A bright red ki from under his kamehameha crashed into Gotenks' backside causing a ripple of pain. Gotenks charged with a barrage of ki blasts not even aiming at Freeza, his crippled form was holding together better than Gotenks thought it would.

Freeza had taken damage, more than he would have ever admitted to. He charged forward after the spray of ki was showered onto him from his young opponent. Freeza dove towards Gotenks with his fingers jetted out he arched his arm back aiming for his sternum. Gotenks could hear Bardock's faint moan telling him to move when Freeza's hand crushed into his sternum; there was some pain from the impact but nothing more. Gotenks looked down at Freeza grasping at his shattered fingers, the purple blood spewing out of every possible orifice. His knuckles or at least what was left of them he clutched with is right hand stumbling back from the saiyan, the staggering pain that ripped through him made him lose focus on Bardock giving him some release. Horror began to creep into Freeza's eyes as the impossible finally crossed his mind.

Could it be? The legendry super saiyan?

"You're… not a… super saiyan." Freeza said with some defiance but not really convincing himself otherwise.

Gotenks grabbed Freeza's emaciated hand by the wrist; he squeezed it to a fracture like how Freeza did to Bardock's leg. His grip was strong, Freeza couldn't budge. Bardock relieved from his entanglements but not from his pain that only surged now; started to feel a glimmer of hope that Freeza might actually be defeated. Gotenks reveled in the fact that he was sending terror waves throughout Freeza.

"Oh yes, I'm a super saiyan Freezer and what's more I'm going to be the one that puts your lights out for good!" Gotenks released Freeza's wrist and began to charge up his super kamehameha.

No Freeza thought, how was it possible for a monkey to defeat the greatest power in the universe? In his final form at his pinnacle of strength Freeza refused to believe to believe that he could be bested. There simply was no creature, not even his father could beat him in a spare so how could this nobody… this saiyan, this monkey. It was inconceivable.

Gotenks knew Freeza wasn't a challenge to him anymore, and he had strung him along long enough and even felt genuinely nervous when he showed up alive after his attack but the fight had stretched long enough and he still didn't know how he was going to get back home or even find out what happened to Piccolo, gosh or even Buu. This was going to be the most he'd ever put into a kamehameha wave; the blast flew from his hands with a brilliant gold beam head on towards Freeza. The light reflected in Gotenks eyes as it barreled towards Freeza barely giving him time to raise up what defense he had left.

Ironically the collision was much like that of an asteroid hitting a planet. The kamehameha eviscerated Freeza, ripping apart and destroying what the first one failed to do. It was draining on Gotenks, especially on his body that was on the verge of separating again but he kept the wave going strong. The last thing he would want is for Freeza to survive, again.

Freeza's power level dropped dramatically, Gotenks could only sense it marginally as the kamehameha started to peter off. Freeza's form was gone; Gotenks couldn't feel anything off of him anymore. A cough from Bardock turned Gotenks head up sharply like he expected Freeza to be there suddenly. Blood trickled out of Bardock's mouth but he managed a thumb up.

"It's over…" Bardock said coughing again. "It's different from what I saw but…" he started to laugh a bit. "I don't… I don't care." He rested his hand on his blood retched bandana. Tora it's finally over.

Gotenks powered down, he could feel his body urging to separate again. Freeza was gone and Gotenks was the cause of it, there was satisfaction in that. Gotenks began to separate; the pain in his shoulder slowly dissipating as Goten and Trunks reformed as themselves. Bardock watched as the two powerful boys returned before his eyes, he smiled when he saw Goten.

"Man that was some fight!" Trunks said excitedly making punching motions.

"Yeah!" Goten agreed. They both looked over at Bardock who was barely keeping himself afloat. "Well what do we do now Trunks?" Goten looked up at Trunks who was trying to figure out their next move.

"Well, you could go to Vejitasai" Bardock started. "We have rejuvenation tanks there that can heal your body, I know I need one." Bardock clutched the side of his torso as he floated over to them. Goten grabbed his side, Bardock wanted to call him Kakarrot but instead he just thanked him.

"Trunks we should go there, he's hurt really bad." Goten pleaded with his eyes. There was nothing else; well it's not like we know how to get home anyway. Trunks agreed and the three of them started making their way towards the giant red planet.

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