Hey guys! Welcome to chapter 2!
I've gotta say im so happy you guys enjoyed the first chap and I really appreciate the enthusiasm you guys have!
Also most of my Dragonball knowledge does come from "Totally Not Mark" on Youtube and fanfiction. I'm most familiar with Team Fourstar's Dragonball Z Abridged and have the most knowledge on them. So while a few of you may not like it, and while ill try to keep the characterization as close to Canon as possible. In situations where im not sure or because I think it fits well, elements and personalities from DBZA will be seen and featured. If this angers any of you I apologise!
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Now onto some review replies!
777torn777: I'm glad you agree! And hopefully you enjoy my introduction of her into the fic and my explanation for how she came to be xP
TS24: Awesome to know! I'm really enjoying thinking of ideas for the fic and I hope I can keep the enjoyment levels up xP
Demzerff1: Ohhhhhhh the things that can go wrong~ *Rubs hands together evilly*
X3runner: Exactly! That was one of the main reasons that I had what happened to the Z-fighters, happen. Though another is to fix some issues once I eventually swing around to the events of DBS
And that's done!
Now onto the story of everyone's once favourite demi-Saiyan
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Gohan woke up to a dull throbbing in the back of his head which was slowly disappearing. A pleasant numbness over his body that made his aches and injuries stop hurting and give him some reprieve. Yawning slightly he sat up slowly he looked around finding himself on the familiar tiles of the Lookout. Hearing a gasp next to him he turned his head to see a surprised Dende.
"Oh..Hey Dende, didn't see you there" Gohan chuckled tiredly.
"Woah….I wasn't expecting you to be up for another few hours. Man you really are strong aren't you, Gohan?" Dende said as he smiled slightly.
"Yeah-" A mental image of his father, his friends, his mentor "But not strong enough…."
"Huh? What do you mean Gohan?"
"D-dad….Mister Piccolo. Everyone! They're all dead.." Gohan said despondently, his black eyes beginning to grow shiny with tears as the full ramifications of his actions dawned on him "I-its my fault"
"What? No! It's not your fault Gohan! You saved the world!" Dende tried to quickly comfort his one and only friend.
"But I couldn't save them! I-if I had just listened to Dad…If I had just done the one thing everyone had trusted me to do. Cell would have never been able to kill any of them. T-they wouldn't have had to die!" Fresh, hot tears began to roll down Gohan's cheeks.
"Gohan! Gohan listen to me!" Dende said loudly, though not quite shouting, as he began to shake his friend.
"H-huh?" Gohan stammered as he looked up at the young Namekian through blurry, tear filled eyes.
"Dragonballs."
"O-oh…R-right…hehe…I forgot.." Gohan mumbled, beginning to wipe away his tears.
"I thought so…Now sit still so I can heal you a bit more" Gohan obeyed his friends instructions, sitting as still as he could as the cool numbness of Dende's magic could flow through him properly.
A few minutes passed and Gohan could feel his body was now much closer to a normal state than before. But every now and again a jolt of pain or sudden tightness helped him to know that things weren't back to perfectly normal. Looking back at the young Namekian as he stretched his arms he opened his mouth to speak before getting cut off.
"I didn't fully heal you" His eyebrows shot up.
"W-what? Why?"
"If my energy drops too low it can begin to affect Shenron. After the wishes I can finish it up" Gohan hummed and nodded.
The both of them walked out onto the open platform of the Lookout as they prepared to summon the Dragon. All seven balls propped on a purple pillow thanks to Mr. Popo.
"Actually I was just remembered. How did I get here? I thought I was still miles out" Gohan asked in confusion, scratching the back of his head with that infectious Son grin.
"Oh you were! But when we noticed that everyone's life-forces were fading and saw how damaged you were, Mr. Popo told me about this cool feature the Lookout has that Kami never used apparently"
"Really? What was it?"
"Its mobile!" Dende said with an excited grin.
"Woah, seriously? How long has it been able to do that?" Gohan asked, his interest peaked.
"Uhhhh, Mr. Popo?" Dende deferred to his assistant, unsure.
"Since Earth's second guardian so…..roughly four thousand years by this point" Popo said politely.
"Woah….Wait. If you're that old…how old are you Mr. Popo?" Gohan asked.
"My species, from what I remember of them anyways, have extremely long life-spans. Ages of over a hundred Millennia are rare but not unheard of. I myself am roughly 28,000 Earth years old" He responded, getting bug eyes and gaped jaws from both of them.
"W-woah…" Gohan muttered in shock, trying to wrap his head around that fact.
"You must have seen so much…." Dende muttered, imagining what could have happened in that time.
"Indeed I have, though probably less than you are imagining" Mr. Popo replied with a soft but hearty chuckle.
"Huh…Well that certainly puts things in a bit more perspective" Gohan mumbled while scratching the back of his head.
"Nggghhh." Three sets of eyes turned towards the moan of pain and discomfort.
Slowly sitting up and holding her head was the body of Android 18, her blue eyes beginning to slowly pan around as memories assaulted her mind. Widening her eyes she hopped up and looked around wildly.
"Where am i? Where's Cell? Are Android 16 and 17 okay?" She asked, more to herself but plenty loud enough for the others to hear.
"The Lookout, dead and…dead" Dende replied with a nervous sweatdrop at the end.
"W-what do you mean dead? I'm alive aren't i?"
"You are alive but…..that's merely a stroke of luck. My attack was just lucky to force you out of Cell. Android 17 wasn't so lucky and…..S-sixteen…" Gohan explained, beginning to choke up as new tears stung the corners of his eyes.
"Huh? What's wrong, kid?" She asked in confusion as she stood up.
"H-he's dead…Cell killed him before I 'r-removed' you…" the demi-Saiyan explained, wiping his eyes again.
"O-oh…." Eighteen stumbled back a step, her mind running a mile a minute.
"You're pretty lucky, personally I'm not too thrilled with allowing a known genocidal android to live. But Gohan could take you down the instant you start anything, so im not too worried" Dende said coldly, holding his staff and staring down the blonde android.
"Known genocidal-…..No, whatever. Look, I'm not looking to hurt anyone, not anymore" She explained herself, a hand over her chest "And considering that apparently he-" She continued, pointing at Gohan "-Beat Cell of all people. I'm not exactly too thrilled to try anything either"
"Excellent. Though do know. I will be keeping an eye on you" Dende warned, getting a slow nod from Eighteen.
"Look I…..I need to go. I need to clear my head" Eighteen said apologetically.
"That's fine, maybe get some new clothes as well. Legally" Gohan looked at the state of Eighteen's clothes and blushed as he realized he had begun to stare a little.
"New clothes? What are you….." She trailed off as she looked down, noticing the dried…..whatever the liquid was, coating so much of her clothing "Oh! Ew! Gross, gross. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" She screamed in disgust and anger as she took off in a shockwave of Ki, quickly disappearing from their sight.
"For a half-robot she's pretty vain" Dende mumbled, getting a guilty laugh from Gohan "Now let's get down to business. Rise Eternal Dragon!" Dende cried while lifting his arms.
All seven orbs flashed with orange light, the sky darkening as a beam of light shot out of the balls, soon being given form. Above the lookout and writhing through the pitch black sky and clouds for miles around was the green serpentine body of Shenron. Said dragon's head hovering over the lookout as his red eyes gazed down at the comparatively puny life-forms before him.
"I am the eternal dragon, Shenron! Speak your three wishes so I may leave" Shenron said, his voice deep and booming enough for Gohan to feel it deep in his chest.
"Ah jeez….I've never done this before…..Shenron! I wish for you to revive all those killed by Cell!" Gohan yelled up to the giant reptile.
Shenron's eyes glowed a bright red which filled everyone's vision on the Lookout for a few moments before finally fading. Gohan lowered his arm and looked around, his gaze moving to Trunks as a strangled gasp left his lips and he sat upright instantly.
"Yes I get it, it's a strange- Oh….Gohan!" Trunks yelled, jumping up and hugging the pre-teen.
Gohan yelped in pain, making the older teen worriedly loosen his grip before Gohan hugged him back lightly. They pulled apart and Gohan laughed nervously, scratching the back of his head.
"I'm sorry…I-it's just you were dead and-"
"It's fine. I've lived my whole life without the Dragonballs Gohan. I understand" Mirai said truthfully.
"Ah…Y-yeah" He chuckled and smiled sheepishly.
"Something's wrong" Both warriors turned to Dende.
"What?"
"Goku and the others…they haven't been revived…" Trunks felt his eyes widen but Gohan just sighed and facepalmed "G-Gohan?..."
"I forgot! They've already been revived by Shenron before so they wouldn't be revived by that…"
"Ohhhhh. That's right! Try reviving just one of them. Shenron should be able to do that" Dende explained as he remembered some of the alterations he had made.
Gohan nodded and turned to the dragon, mulling over who to revive first before sighing and speaking.
"Shenron! I wish to revive Son Goku!" Trunks and Dende both smiled softly at Gohan's back.
"I apologise, but this cannot be done" And just like that, the world froze.
"E-excuse me?" Gohan asked numbly, taking a shaky step forward.
"The one known as Son Goku, who I have brought back before, is not within the Other World. He has been taken to a realm I neither have the power or jurisdiction to interact with." Shenron explained, admittedly looking quite apologetic (as much as a giant magic dragon could).
Dende looked over and saw Gohan staring up at Shenron blankly, the cogs turning in his head almost audible to the young Namekian. Trunks meanwhile just sighed and looked at the younger Demi-Saiyan sadly, his blue eyes full of sympathy and understanding.
"Can any of the Earth's Z-Fighters be revived?" Dende asked.
Shenron was silent for a moment, his large eyes closed and his idle humming sending smooth vibrations through all of their chests. After half a minute his eyes opened and he looked down at them, seeing the sad, yet hopeful, eyes of the Earth's newest savior and internally apologizing to the young child.
"No….All of the 'Z-Fighters' seem to be with Son Goku. I cannot reach any of them" And just like that, Gohan felt his world shatter around him.
With a loud wail the pre-teen fell to his knees and began bawling, Trunks running over and kneeling down. Quickly hugging the other boy, he awkwardly pat his back as Gohan clutched at him desperately and bawled louder and wilder. Trunks continued to hold him as he wailed and balled, Dende feeling his heart break at the sight of it.
"A-ahem" Shenron said, trying to bring at least one of their attention back to him "I apologise but would you please make your wishes so I may leave?"
The new Guardian sighed and turned to face Shenron, lightly tapping his cane on the ground as the first wish came to his mind.
"Okay. Shenron. For my first wish I wish for-"
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Universe 6
The six fighters all hit the ground with pained groans, slowly rising to their feet and trying to get their bearings. The first thing that Piccolo noticed was the change in scenery, seeing a moderately sized temple which looked to be made of gold a few hundred meters away. Shaking his head he looked around at his allies and noticed that they all seemed to be as confused as him, also still sporting the small glowing Halo's above their head, as he also guessed that he was.
"H-hey…Why are we here?..Where is here?" Krillin asked, looking around curiously and frightfully.
"This isn't the Other World….and the Kai's aren't here either, which means….." Vegeta mumbled before a vein began to bulge on his forehead and he turned to Goku with grit teeth and narrowed eyes "KAKAROT!"
"H-hey! What did I do?" Goku asked defensively, raising his hands up in a surrender motion.
"That Angel asked if we wanted to go and you SAID YES!" He roared, stomping towards Goku while swinging his arms down.
"I didn't know I was choosing for everyone!" The Earth-raised Saiyan defended himself.
"Yeah! I may not like that this happened but you can't pin this completely on Goku!" Yamcha said, coming to his friend's defense.
Vegeta balled his fists and growled, his Ki spiking and fluctuating randomly and wildly but luckily not in a way that destroyed anything around him…yet.
"So you are the six that my brother sent to deal with our…problem" A regal feminine voice called out.
All six of the fighters looked over, seeing two figures walking closer to them from the direction of the golden temple. One was similar to Whis in looks, though also smaller and female. She had a high-done ponytail which fell down to the small of her back and wore green clothes along with the traditional Angel outfit and a staff similar to Whis'. Besides her was what looked to be a large, purple, humanoid Sphinx cat that was quite plump, wearing baggy pants with a black and red striped necklace which covered the entirety of his shoulders.
"That would be us." Piccolo said gruffly, measuring them as they walked closer.
"All of you are strong…..some more than others. That's good" Vados said calmly, Yamcha making a pained choking sound at what he correctly assumed to be a dig at him "I am Vados, the Angel of Universe 6. And this is this universes God of Destruction, Lord Champa" She introduced them, getting a weary look from Vegeta and Piccolo "With you here, you can work on apprehending the six 'escapees' efficiently"
"About that. Do you know who it was that escaped?" Tien asked with crossed arms, pushing the issue about being dragged here against his will to the side for now.
"We don't know their names" Vados said with a small smile.
"What? How can you not-" Vegeta began before Champa snorted.
"I knew Beerus had no brains, but to think it passed onto the rest of his universe as well? Truly shameful" A few of them sputtered in shock.
"W-wha-" Krillin stammered in confusion.
"We don't know anything about your Universe. Why would we know their names?" Champa continued, getting small sighs from the more serious members of the group.
"That's true…" Goku muttered dejectedly "Aw man! Now I don't know if I'll actually get a good fight from them…"
"Goku, we aren't here to get a good fight. We're here to bring them back to our Universe" Piccolo reminded his once rival.
"I know but we could do both" Goku whined slightly.
"You there. You seem to be pretty enamored with battling strong opponents. And your energy signature feels familiar…would you happen to be a Saiyan?" Champa asked coolly, looking the Original Super Saiyan up and down.
"Hehe. Yep! I'm a Saiyan but I was raised on Earth" Goku said while scratching the back of his head.
"Hmmm. I think I know where to send you all to begin your search. You can go to the home planet of the Saiyan's of our Universe" Vados said with a smile.
"W-what? Planet Vegeta is still here in this Universe?" Vegeta asked shakily.
"Planet Vegeta? The homeworld of the Saiyan's is known as Sadala" Vados informed him, bringing his thoughts back to reality with all the speed and grace of an apocalyptic meteorite.
"A-ah…I see…..So the Saiyan's of this universe weren't wiped out?" He asked cautiously, not wanting to get his hopes up.
"No. Their current population sits at roughly 600,000. Are you saying the Saiyan's of your Universe have been wiped out?" The Prince of the Saiyan's grit his teeth and looked away while crossing his arms. The vein in his forehead once again throbbing, even if only slightly.
"It's a….sore topic for him" Krillin said before laughing nervously.
"I see. A shame, Saiyan's are a remarkably strong race" Vados said in a rare show of sympathy, even if it was twisted.
"Indeed. Took our own Kai a good ten millennia to design and integrate them into our universe. Heh~ I bet your Kai spent like twenty Millennia doing the same!" Champa crowed while placing a hand on his generous stomach.
Vegeta raised an annoyed and unamused eyebrow while staring at Champa from the corner of his eye. Krillin, Yamcha and Goku openly looked at him and each other in confusion. Piccolo and Tien just grunted, uninterested.
"Indeed. Now if there are no other questions. I will teleport you all to Sadala immediately" Vados said, pointing her staff at the group calmly, the more serious and battle-hardened members of the group unintentionally stiffening up nervously.
With nary another word said a bright light surrounded them all and suddenly they were streaks of shimmering rainbow light blasting through the cosmos at speeds that none of them could even hope to achieve. Moons all but disappeared, planets passed in barely recognizable blurs and even the largest of stars seemed to take seconds to approach, pass and disappear again.
The six met the ground in an explosion of dust and mild winds which made a few women reach out for loose items or fabric. Many similarly dressed Saiyan's began to surround the six. All of them clothed in tactical yet strong armour and approaching cautiously. Some raised weaponry, others their fists or palms as a multitude of Ki signatures began to raise in preparation for a possible battle, only for a tired sigh to emanate out of the dust cloud.
"Vegeta. No." Piccolo grunted.
"Vegeta. Yes." A massive source of power surged out of the dust cloud, sending it flying away from the six like two magnets facing the wrong direction.
Vegeta held a downright cocky smirk as he held his clenched fists to his side, his burning white aura flowing around him and causing every scouter within the city they found themselves in to begin beeping like mad as they calculated a higher and higher power level before exploding one by one. Many soldiers beginning to pale and take shaky steps back as they stared at the monster before them.
"A-a power level of over a m-million?" One mumbled, the words caught by Vegeta's sensitive hearing.
The Prince of Saiyan's felt his grin grow as more and more murmurs reached his ears. As he relaxed and stood in a more casual stance, his Ki Aura began to die down but his grin didn't look to be disappearing for a long, long time. The Saiyan took a deep breath while closing his eyes, slowly opening them and staring down all of the soldiers immediately ahead of him.
"Heh. Still got it~"
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Hey guys!
I hope you guys enjoyed this chap, it was pretty fun to write and I did try to mix in a few serious scenes and worldbuilding stuffz but I just hope I didn't make things boring or anything xP
Anyway I have some questions for you guys regarding this story going forward:
1) Should Gohan have a Harem (If he does I already have the girls in mind)
2) Should Piccolo have Kami and Nail in his head like in DBZA?
Anyway, I can't wait to hear your responses and can't wait to see you next time!
Adios!
