Chapter 8: The tables have turned for both earths

(Dyspo POV)

After sending the Elder Namekian to his home planet, I immediately arrived on the Pride Troopers HQ.

"Sorry, I'm late." I said as I slammed the door opened.

"Lower your voice, Dyspo. Everyone needs to get some good rest." said Toppo.

*Crack*

"And replace the new door for us while you're at it." said Jiren.

"Oops…" I said.

I slammed too hard, I guess.

However,…

"Jiren. You're not going to after Moro?" I asked.

The Jiren I knew would after the bad guys right away on his own instead of be here watching over us.

"That guy is after life energy, right? What if he came here once everyone recovered and took energy?" said Jiren.

"That may be true, but…" I said.

While we're waiting here, many innocent people will suffer and die from Moro's doings.

"If only we could figure out Moro's whereabouts, I won't wait here and capture him in no time." said Jiren.

Moro's whereabouts… Maybe that guy can help us out.

I'm speed dialed Galactic Patrol HQ with my device.

"This is Galactic Patrol HQ, may we help you?"

He's not Merus.

"This is Dyspo from Pride Troopers. Where is Merus?" I asked.

"I humbly apologize but apparently sergeant Merus isn't here and we couldn't contact him either."

This isn't funny at all! He contacted me even though I don't need him and now he's absent when I so need him? Am I a joke to you?!

"Dang it. At this rate Moro will be getting away." I complained and was so ready to hang up.

However, in the end I didn't hang up because the one I talked to spoke something.

"Planet Eater Moro, right? I heard sergeant Merus once mentioned that he might be on a planet called earth in the south universe."

I'm glad I have super hearing skills otherwise I would miss this important information.

"Oh, is that so? Well, thanks a ton." I replied and hung up.

After that, I told everyone that Moro might be around the south universe's earth and we should go capture him.

"The problem is that none of us know the direction to go there. You should've asked that guy about that before hanging up, Dyspo." said Jiren.

"Ugh…" I said.

Dang it. And here I thought I'm not screwed up this time.

"I know… Marcarita once lectured me about it… That planet is Planet 4032-Green-877 of the South Neutral Universe… and I know how to get there… Take me with you guys…" said Toppo despite having many injuries on him.

"Don't push yourself too much, Toppo." I said.

"That goes for you too, Dyspo. You're just in a better shape than me, not in your best form, no?" said Toppo.

"That's…" I said.

It's true that this Moro could push Toppo this far but I don't think he can beat Jiren either. Also, you're being this badly wounded wouldn't be able to maintain your God of Destruction mode, would you?

"That guy can absorb people's energy. And the planet earth you're talking about is the planet where Team Universe 7 is coming from." said Toppo.

"And your point is?" I asked.

"It's where a guy named Son Goku lives…" said Toppo.

Son Goku. The mysterious Saiyan that can fight equally with Jiren during the tournament of power.

"If that's the case then all the more reasons you don't need to come with us yourself." I said.

If we cooperated with Son Goku I'm sure even Moro would've been defeated without having a moment of absorbing energy.

"If Son Goku can take care of Moro then it's fine, but if he doesn't…" said Toppo.

"Then it's possible that he will get Son Goku's power afterward. If that's happened, dealing with Moro would be extremely difficult even with my help. Is this what you're fearing of?" said Jiren which Toppo nodded.

"I know I couldn't defeat Moro when I'm not fully charged but at least I can prevent the incident Jiren talking about from happening while it is still possible." said Toppo.

"I know how you feel but who will take care of the safety of the rest of us when the three of us are after Moro? Even Kahseral is still unconscious." I asked.

"Cocotto. I know your injuries still not fully healed but use your ability to protect everyone while we're away. Got it?" ordered Toppo.

"Alright… I'll do my best." replied Cocotto.

And with that, we're heading to earth.

(Dyspo POV Ended)

(Hikigaya Hachiman POV, The South Neutral Universe Earth)

"Please wait a moment, Hachiman-san."

I was called out by a young humanoid with slug-like characteristics, including antennae, light green skin, and pink patches appearing throughout his body wearing a white robe with a blue collar and his robe he has a red colored kanji that means "God" with dark blue shoes.

Yeah. He's a Namekian named Dende. But why did he live on earth and not Planet Namek like the ones I know?

However, what's really bothering me is his thought.

"Can you please help us defeat Moro?" asked Dende.

I don't need to tell you what kind of thoughts I read at this point, do I?

"Unfortunately that my home planet as well as Planet Salada also can be considered as in danger as well so I apologized." I replied which he sadly nodded.

"Hachiman-san. Don't we have any better choice? Although I want to head back to save Salada as fast as possible, but …" said Cabba.

You and your ideal hero line…

First that overweight Supreme Kai and now you two. You guys really love to make me a heartless bastard, don't you?

"Really, Son-kun. Whenever we needed him here, he just went missing."

It's neither me, Cabba nor Dende who own that complain.

The one who made a complaint is a woman who probably has her age on par with Hiratsuka-sensei's or even older, she wears a white t-shirt, a red bandanna, jeans, cowgirl boots, and wears stud earrings.

"Son-kun?" I asked.

"She meant Goku-san. If only he's here we wouldn't be this worried." said Dende.

So he's that Goku. The biggest fight maniac of all Saiyans back then, huh?

Even though I didn't like the uncertain promise, I guess I have to do it.

"Then how about this. Instead of insisting your fight with this Moro guy, I will bring you that Goku here as soon as possible. How's that?" I asked.

"Y-you can do that?" asked the woman.

"Cabba and I came here through teleportation so yes I can. However, only if I knew where he was, mind you." I replied.

Don't look at me with 'How dare you get my hopes up just to bat me down' gazes, woman!

"About that please wait a moment." said Dende.

What now?

"Hello. King Kai. Pardon me but do you know where Goku-san is right now?" said Dende.

Oh, isn't that telepathy? Quite useful technique. But that still doesn't ease my irritation towards the fact that I'm going to meet that hardcore fight maniac anytime soon even a little.

"Hachiman-san. You're going to go back to your earth, right?" asked Dende.

"You don't say." I said.

"Coincidentally, Goku-san is also there. So please bring him here, Hachiman-san." begged Dende.

I know I really shouldn't moan about this but the shoes are freakingly fit.

You aliens really do love my freaking earth, aren't you?! How many times do I have to revisit this annoyance?!

That's why I suddenly grabbed Cabba's shoulder which startled him and then teleported back to my earth together with him without saying anything.

(Hikigaya Hachiman POV Ended)

(Narrator POV, The North Neutral Universe's earth)

After sensing seven evil kis approached the earth, Son Goku, who is in the middle of having a chat with Hiratsuka Shizuka and eating Ramen (Shizuka's treat), left to face the seven threats by himself (but still remember to finish off a dozen bowls of Ramen at once first, much to Shizuka and everyone in the store's shock).

"Damn it. I can't really spend excessive stamina here before going to fight Moro." complained Goku.

"As expected of Saiyan, your mouth is really annoying despite you yourself is none other than a prey." said possessed Kale.

Once the seven shadow dragons spotted Goku after making their arrival on earth, they all considered Goku to be the most suitable host for them and decided to capture Goku.

Goku, of course he resisted so he went Super Saiyan 3 and fought seven dragons at once.

He handled the possessed Botamo, Saonel and Pirina without much problems but is no match for the possessed Kale, Caulifla and Bergamo.

So he went Super Saiyan God to outmatched the strongest three dragons but it's turned out that they're on par with him.

In order to save his stamina for the upcoming fight with Moro and not accidentally kill the shadow dragons' hosts, Goku can't afford to go Super Saiyan Blue or even Ultra Instinct.

*Swift*

"Guwaaahh?!" groaned possessed Kale and possessed Caulifla.

"It's really Goku-san."

"Could Saiyans be able to separate themselves from both fighting and training for even a moment, I wonder?"

Hachiman and Cabba, who just teleported from Universe 7 earth to Universe 6, immediately teleported to Goku's whereabouts and joined his fight with shadow dragons (much to Hachiman's annoyance) as Cabba punched off possessed Caulifla in the stomach while Hachiman kicked off possessed Kale in the face caused them to fall from the sky, much to Goku's surprise.

"Oh? Ah! Cabba, long time no see! And who's that?" said Goku.

"Yeah. I'm just some kind of wandering souls. I know that already so stop hammering that point." muttered Hachiman.

Come to think of it, Goku is probably the first alien that (unconsciously and unintentionally) reminded Hachiman of his loner status out loud.

*Swift*

"Woah?! You're startled me." surprised Goku.

"Aren't you in a hurry to fight Moro?" asked Hachiman.

"Well, yeah. Why?" asked Goku.

"Just. Go. Back. Already. You. Moron." said Hachiman, annoyed.

"Wha—?!" said Goku.

*Swift*

Hachiman teleported to Goku, attempted to send him to the earth that waited for him, but ended up annoyed by him so he grabbed him by his Gi around the neck and teleported him immediately before coming back in an instant.

*Boom*

The two shadow dragons that were ambushed by Hachiman-Cabba duo, along with another three that were knocked out by Goku, pulled themselves out from being buried and bursted their kis.

"You guys will pay for this!" said possessed Saonel, Pirina and Botamo.

"Don't think you guys can pull out that soft ambush trick for a second time!" said possessed Caulifla and Kale.

"But if you give up your body to us obediently then it's a different story, Hikigaya Hachiman." said possessed Bergamo.

"When did my body become a bargain sales item?" retorted Hachiman.

"Give back Caulifla-san and Kale-san's bodies! Haaaaahhh!" charged Cabba.

"This hot-headed Saiyan, I swear. (Sigh) Haaaaahhh!" said Hachiman.

"That's good, Hikigaya Hachiman. Now we can have our revenge on you." said possessed Saonel.

"This time I'll get your body." said possessed Botamo.

"No, I'll be the one to take his body!" said possessed Pirina.

"All the more reasons why I shouldn't wish for popularity." said Hachiman.

Hachiman-Cabba duo vs Seven shadow dragons begin with Cabba charged at possessed Caulifla and Kale with his potential unleashed form while Hachiman was left to deal with the rest as he accessed Hikigaya Zachiman form.

" *Huff huff* What's this? He's not even a Super Saiyan yet he can hold himself against us this far." said possessed Kale.

" *Huff huff* So it's really that form despite the difference, huh? I had no idea he could do that." said possessed Caulifla.

"I will not let you guys use their bodies for bad deeds any longer." said Cabba.

"Tch. How can I make them get out of their bodies without killing them? At this rate this fight will never end." thought Cabba.

Possessed Caulifla launched several powerful fire waves and possessed Kale launched several electric vibration waves at Cabba but he bathed and tanked them all.

Even in brawling parts, Cabba in the potential unleashed form can fight with them evenly in both brute strength and speed.

However, it's revealed that Cabba is still holding back as he didn't want to end up killing them both.

"H-hey! Wai—?! Guwaaahh!?"

"A-at least let me use my abil— Guwaaahh?!"

"Did you forget that you can't ki— Guwaaahh?!"

"Although your current hosts are different, the strength still stays the same and yet you guys hope to win?"

"Indeed. He has a point."

"Whose…side…are…you…really?!" X3

Meanwhile, The rematch between three shadow dragons (with possessed Bergamo join in) and Hachiman started.

However, unlike last time, Hachiman materialized edgy handcuff-shaped Katchins, locked away his opponents with them and pinned them down on the ground with gravity manipulation ability right away. Every time the victim resisted, the pain flew through their bodies, even Botamo's is no exception.

But only One Star Dragon, a.k.a. possessed Bergamo successfully dodged Hachiman's surprise attacks so it turned into a one-on-one fight between both of them.

"What's wrong? Why don't you try brawling on me?" said possessed Bergamo.

"Why don't you try to get out of that doggy body then? Aren't you after my body?" retorted Hachiman.

"Brawling, my untainted ass. You would end up getting stronger that way and I know it. Can't really kill him but if he's not die then he's only getting stronger. What a pain." thought Hachiman.

Ever since the start of his fight with possessed Bergamo, Hachiman has been in the lead and only used materialized Katchin scythe on him as he was aware of Bergamo's special ability through his own mind reading ability which annoyed him further.

"Hmm… Guess I have no choice but to rely on 'Transcended', huh?" thought Hachiman as he bursted his ki radiantly.

"Here I co—Guwaaahh?!" groaned possessed Caulifla.

"Eh?" confused Cabba.

"What's the meaning of this, Three Stars, Five Stars?" said possessed Bergamo.

When possessed Caulifla was about to charge at Cabba, possessed Kale, who bathed in Hachiman's radiant, lost self-control and fiercely kicked her in the stomach, knocked her off unconscious much to Cabba's surprise.

Then possessed Kale went and hugged possessed Bergamo from behind, sealed his movements.

"Looks like everyone is ready. Now reveal yourself, you damn dragons!" said Hachiman.

"Guwaaahh?!" X5

Hachiman then struck the lightning made from energy of destruction from halo on his back at every single of the shadow dragons' hosts, making five of them knocked unconscious and the Katchin handcuffs were all destroyed afterward. Only possessed Bergamo successfully avoided it using possessed Kale as his shield.

After that, the shadow dragons that were struck by Hachiman's lightning couldn't stay inside their hosts as their bonds with hosts were destroyed.

"I see. This is how you exorcise my comrades, huh?" said possessed Bergamo.

"You don't say." retorted Hachiman.

"That's amazing, Hachiman-san. Now only Bergamo left." said Cabba.

"It's not just that. Keep in mind that the shadow dragons are still alive, look!" said Hachiman.

As Hachiman said, the exorcised shadow dragons are now returned to their own form

(A/N: Their appearances are the six nations Zeroth Dragons figuratively)

"As a reward, I will help you save time by getting out of this body myself. Well, it's not like this dog meat is useful when you can exorcise me away anyway." said possessed Bergamo as his body fell backwards to the ground.

After that, the intimidating looking dragon formed itself in the sky. It's One Star Dragon's true form.

(A/N: As you can guess, the last shadow dragon is The Dragon Deity Of Destruction, Gyze figuratively)

"Well thanks. With this we can go out all the way to seal the deal without any worri— Guwaaahh?!" said Cabba but being blown away by One Star Dragon's surprise shockwave.

"Worries? Then I shall grant you worries." said One Star Dragon.

"I won't let you. Haaaaahhh!" said Hachiman.

*Swift*

"Crap! That jerk…! He has been hiding his speed all this time!" said Hachiman.

Not letting One Star Dragon to make any moves, Hachiman instantly coated his scythe with energy of destruction and charged at the dragon but missed miserably and lost the sight of it.

"Is it really okay to be surprised by just that? You're too late." said One Star Dragon.

"Yeah… It's really is too late… Damn it all." said Hachiman.

While Hachiman lost sight of One Star Dragon, One Star Dragon already merged with all other fellow shadow dragons and now his body dyed in black because of it.

And now the merged One Star Dragon, even in terms of strength alone, is as strong as Golden Frieza, much to Hachiman's regret.

(The South Neutral Universe's earth)

Even with Goku's Ultra Instinct Omen, he still couldn't seal the deal with Moro.

But soon after that, Vegeta teleported to the earth and cornered Moro with his Super Saiyan Blue Evolution form and a new technique; Forced Spirit Fission.

After having been reverted to his weak old state by Vegeta's Forced Spirit Fission, Moro absorbs Seven-Three, who had a copy of Moro's highest level of power, by devouring him whole upon which Moro was returned to a youthful prime and well-muscled state.

Unlike his previous power boosts, Moro underwent a noticeable transformation. He lost his goat-like facial structure as his snout became flat and humanoid with a nose. His facial features also became more like Seven-Three's including one spherical half gem on his forehead while the other two are now on his palms.

This made Moro even more powerful than how he was previously, having added Seven-Three's might and the copy of his previous highest power to his current power. Also in this form, Moro has access to all of Seven-Three's abilities, including limitless stamina and copying the abilities of anyone whose neck he touches.

Even with Forced Spirit Fission technique, Vegeta still couldn't seal the deal with the current Moro.

Dende decided to go to where Goku and others are to heal them but because this fact is revealed to Moro through telepathy so Moro created a barrier to keep him from doing so.

Now the situation here is at its worst.

*Crack crack crack*

"What? My barrier is cracked?" said Moro.

"So you're Moro." said Jiren.

"Although he's different from the last time I've met him, this disgusting energy is none other than his." said Toppo.

"My my. I haven't finished my current foods yet you brought me more. How generous of you." said Moro.

"Foods? Where is those 'foods' you're implying?" snickered Toppo.

"Huh? What the?" said Moro.

Moro was about to devour Goku's energy but the sudden crumble of his barrier distracted him as he stopped his approaching to Goku midway.

Once he spotted Toppo, he was glad that more foods keep coming for him.

But during the moment that Moro was distracted from Goku, Goku and all the fighters he planned to devour their energy from are disappeared.

"I see. This is your doing." said Moro.

"Indeed. As if I would let you have your way like the last time." replied Dyspo.

Upon spotting Dyspo, Moro realized that if there's someone that fast enough to be able to take Goku and others far away from his sight during the moment he's distracted without him noticing then that person could be Dyspo.

And it is just as Moro's analysis, Dyspo, when Moro spotted him, surrounded himself in a purple flame-like aura that outlines his body which indicated that he was in his Super Maximum Light Speed Mode at that time, so it's no doubt that it's him who transported Goku and others away.

"What a pointless thing to do. You and that mustache guy are visibly weaker than the first time we met while I'm much stronger than that time, unless this egghead guy is reliable then you guys are done for." said Moro.

"And if I'm more than reliable, then you're the one who's done for." said Jiren.

"I'm counting on you, Jiren." said Toppo.

"I'm also counting on you too, Jiren, was it? As my next tasty dish, that's it." said Moro.

At the end of the conversation, the fight between Jiren and Moro begins.

Meanwhile, Dende was diligently healing everyone's wounds as fast as possible.

(Narrator POV Ended)

A/N: Chapter 8 for you readers, please enjoy.