Test 674-3(Extended Part 7)

Subject Matter: Dragon Ball(Original Anime)

Target: Pilaf(A.K.A. The Great King Pilaf or Emperor Pilaf)

Results:

The arc opens with Bulma and Goku, on another mission for the Intergalactic Administrator. Goku, obviously bored, commenting on how nothing exciting had happened for almost a year now, since the previous tournament, though Bulma is quick to point out that they'd dealt with a bio-android uprising, a giant worm that ate planets, and that dinner with the frog people where she'd had to eat bugs. Yuck.

Goku waves it off, considering none of the 'threats' to have been that grave, and commenting that, for all the people they'd killed, the Namekian Dragon Balls, upgraded to allow for multiple people and worlds to be resurrected at once, and with only a span of four months between wishes, had all been brought back. Heck, most hadn't even gotten to the 'Check In Station' where souls were judged before coming back.

Better, he'd actually only helped destroy the big 'factory' planet thing, the Spaghetti Star, which she corrected to Big Gete Star. A flashback showing people in Patrol uniforms dealing with an army of robots, before Goku is teleported in along with Krillin and Jeice, the three easily blowing away the massive planet sized factory, obliterating it without seemingly having any trouble, and getting shouts of elation from the Patrolbeings and the populace of the planet.

Bulma did admit, it was feeling more and more like the group had 'outgrown' most of the worst threats. Hell, the average Power Level of a Patrolbeing was about one to three million. With that, most threats were dealt with by small groups of them, Krillin only called in for the big deals, and Goku only called in when they needed a quick end to some problem they were facing.

Goku sighed, wishing Beerus and the Kais would finish whatever they were doing, so he could go back to bashing his head against the wall the God of Destruction represented. As the episode ends, we pull back, revealing a large facility around them, full of administrative staff going over reports and doing all the daily things that keep Civilization running smoothly, a task just as insurmountable as any villain, but one Goku would never take part in.

The next episode follows the Kais, Beerus, and Whis as they talk about the universe, even commenting on the threats that Goku and company had handled without needing Beerus' help at all, the God of Destruction commenting, in a way almost the exact same as Goku, that peace like this was boring. Not that he wanted to exert himself all the time, but still, nothing had cropped up in over a year.

Heck, he hadn't even gotten to destroy any worlds lately. The Kais and he had discussed each one in turn, but none were really in need of being destroyed, with the Kais either infusing them to make them grow, or the Administrator sending his own people to help out. In the end, with so much space and resources, it would be a long while before the God of Destruction would have to work again.

It would seem that would be his ideal time to be alive. After all, he was never one for the hard work the job entailed. To his credit, Beerus admitted that he would normally be all for a few lazy millennia, but with Goku, Krillin, Lapis, and most especially Bulla showing him just how strong mortals could grow, he was feeling like he should be growing too, and just sitting on his duff watching Mortals live was not how one got stronger.

Not that he missed an opportunity to treat mortal lives like soap operas, Elder Kai telling him one of the Kingdoms on some primitive world he'd been watching was going to war, the cat man taking a seat before a crystal ball to watch, as the other divine figures rolled their eyes, and then got on with running the universe in his stead, their power flowing out from the World of the Kais like a radiant sun, helping to grow each world they touched.

Next we find Bulla and Lapis, hanging out on Earth with friends, mostly just enjoying themselves. We catch up with most of the extended cast, as they fly around earth, running into familiar faces like Tien and Raditz, as well as visiting some of their own friends from the High School arc, including Erasa with her child, a half Pyroclast, who played with the other kids in the cast, even getting their own episode long adventure story.

We finally, however, settle on Krillin, who gets three episodes to show how his job operates, he and Jeice training new recruits in the Patrol, both in terms of how to train, as well as the techniques that are needed to be Patrolbeings. The class includes many familiar and unfamiliar races, but all seem to treat the pair with the utmost respect possible, as they are the old masters at this point.

Of course, Krillin laments the old days. When he could spend months at a time training on his own, perfecting moves, and just fighting for the sheer joy that martial arts brings to him. Now? He had a job, he had a family, and, to be fair, he had responsibilities. He had to take care of everyone else first, and only afterwards could he do what he wanted to do. Not that he was angry or anything, just...he missed it sometimes.

In between training recruits, Krillin himself is practicing all the new techniques he saw being used over the course of the Tournament of Destroyers, most especially Obuni's Quantum Feint Technique, which he is trying to master himself, given it would be extremely useful in his mind. It's slow going at first, but as he gets it down, he can just feel the possibilities inherent in the technique.

Then, as the third episode of his arc closes, he's practicing it, finally using it against a few holographic training programs resembling various fighters, only for the room around him to suddenly switch out, going from a simulation of a large wasteland, to suddenly being West City, as it had been a few years ago, buildings on the ground, and none of the floating spires it had today.

Worse, it was devastated. The area was filled with craters, the buildings fallen or broken in some way, like someone had deliberately tried to destroy each one. To someone else, they might have thought this to be some kind of glitch in the system, to Krillin, as he stood there staring though, he could sense the reality of this place, the terrible reality that was crashing down around him.

Before he could get his bearings, a form rose up from the city below, then several more, all looking...demonic. Not like Piccolo's children, he noted, but more like Dabura's type of demon, with skin that came in a variety of colors, long, pointed ears, and horns. Their energy felt wrong though, and as Krillin dropped into a fighting stance, had told them to back off, as he didn't know what was going on, but he would defend himself.

The demons, laughing, simply attacked. Beams of energy, fists, and almost a dozen spells all flew at Krillin, the smaller warrior literally dodging through the barrage, shocking his opponents, until he nailed the first one in the gut with a punch so hard, you could see his body stretch out around the impact, before Krillin flipped in the air, and kicked him behind his head, sending him crashing to the ground below.

The others, now far less sure of what was going on, looked at each other, then at him, and redoubled the attacks, this time aiming to lock him into place, but Krillin was not about to let that happen, and with his arms out, created two Destructo Disks in his hands, using them like shields to block every attack, before hurling them out, sending him on curving courses that sliced every single demon into pieces.

Confused, tired, and just a little angry, Krillin starts to look around at the destroyed city, but before he can do much, a light draws his attention to the devastated Capsule Corp. HQ Building, the main dome of which has been smashed in on one side, the rest holding up only barely. Still, within the space, he sees a glowing, purple, multifaceted crystal, simply floating in the air, and slowly rotating.

Staring into the thing, he's shocked by what he sees, as within the facets he spots various scenes that seem familiar. Goku, himself, all their friends and enemies. The situations are strange, like Goku fighting with Raditz, but with what looks like Kami beside him, wearing King Piccolo's outfit, complete with Demon on his chest. Frieza, but on Namek instead of Earth, and even allied with Vegeta of all people, fighting Buu.

Watching the scenes play out, his eyes finally track movement, a drop forming on the crystal, as it glows just a bit brighter, and then dripping from the thin, pointed end that was on the bottom, falling into the Capsule Corps. Building, forcing Krillin to carefully shimmy up and see that, within the building is another demon, one with all sorts of weird things on his body, the drop falling onto him, and making him glow.

Krillin is still not sure what the heck is going on, but he knows it can't be good. The demon is radiating all sorts of energy. Ki, in all three variants, and even demon versions of them. He can also sense Infinity Engines, at least three of the things, though he thinks it's actually five or more, all pumping out power. And all of it mixed in with racial energies, including Saiyan, Namekian, and a dozen others.

Before he can decide what to do, a feminie laugh echoes over the area, and he spins around to find a woman, a demon of the same sort as the one beneath the crystal, though she is merely a Kai, corrupted into this form. He recognizes that feeling from Dabura, something he says aloud, only for her to identify herself as one of Dabura's kin, his 'sister' of sorts, and that would make him a Dragon Team member.

She notes he feels odd for one of them, and his gear, Patrol Armor, that she mistakes for Frieza Force Armor given the similar design, even if the materials and construction are completely different by now. He just says he's a bit more advanced than those fools, and attacks, only to be blasted backwards as she spins her spear in the air in front of her, and suddenly has a dozen figures fly out of it.

The figures, looking like his friends and family, smirk at him, their energy in sync with the demon woman's. He's able to tell they're not clones or illusions, and she quickly informs him they're 'echoes' from out of time. Her power, as it turns out, is time based. She was to have been, at one point, a member of a special group, which was to monitor all of time itself, but they feared her power, her genius, and so banished her from their ranks.

At that point, a shot is fired, a single blast, with the called name of Burning Attack, scattering all of them, and out of the sky descends more figures, none of which Krillin recognizes at first, but then starts to see some similarities to people he knows. Their leader, wearing a Capsule Corps jacket, and wielding a sword, identifies the demoness as Towa, and says he'll give the rest later, but for now, Krillin should come with them.

Towa tries to stop them, saying he's going nowhere, but a version of Vegeta wearing Supreme Kai robes of all things, jumps in front of him, and uses an enhanced version of the Solar Flare to blind Towa and her echoes, before a woman with a tail, who calls him Dad!, grabs his hand, and the group shoots off into the distance, quickly vanishing into the ruins of West City.

It is here we're given the rundown of what's happening by the sword wielding man, identified as Trunks, the son of Vegeta and Bulma, and also a member of the Time Patrol. His Patrol guards the timeline from changes in it that result in Dead Timelines, mostly places where demons have taken over all of existence, as anything else can be recovered from with effort on the part of the gods.

However, sometimes demons, in this case Towa, get smart. She sought out a Deleted Timeline, essentially one that had already been erased, and she 'saved' part of it, a sort of island that exists outside of normal timelines. From here she's been looking into all their timelines, and drawing energy from their various battles, as well as designing for herself the ultimate warrior, a demonic creature of unparalleled power.

That was the thing under the crystal, Krillin says without it needing to be pointed out. It's name was Mira, and it was part...well everything. It had bits from everyone he knew, and many people he didn't. Worse, his power was growing, such that some people, powerful people, were being drawn here by their energy 'resonating' with Mira. It was how Trunks had found this place at all, and how the rest of them had arrived.

We then get a cast call sort of scene. Vegeta is identified a the Apprentice to Kibito in his timeline, a sort of 'enforcer' for his Shin, mostly to stand against Kakarot(a name that confuses Krillin, until someone supplies Goku, and he nods, remembering that was what Raditz had called him), who was the apprentice to Beerus in his timeline. The thought of the guy he killed growing into a Supreme Kai flunky does take Krillin a moment to process. More for most others, asking if he really took him out.

Next to him, the woman who'd called Krillin dad, and most certainly had a Saiyan tail, was Kuroda, his and a female Goku's daughter. That took him a much longer time to process, mostly because picturing Goku as a woman simply took him some time, but soon enough, he accepted that, though admitted, in his timeline he had a daughter with Lazuli, a name that soon was translated to the others as Android 18, apparently a fairly common occurrence for him in most timelines.

The largest of the group, a towering behemoth of a man identified himself as Goku's adopted brother, Broly. Apparently in his timeline, the pair had been on Earth together. That said, Krillin sensed a kind soul, but with a darkside, and he confirmed he had a power inside him, one stolen by this Mira creature, and it would allow him to simply grow stronger every moment they fought him.

The rest, over a dozen, were simply other versions of characters met. From a Yamcha who was an android himself, to a fused version of Vegeta and Goku, identified as Vegito, who wore Pataras that, apparently in his timeline, didn't ever unfuse the wearers. A green bug man, identified as Cell, who was apparently Gero's greatest creation, one normally hostile, though this one had chosen to join with the Dragon Team, rather than against them. There was even a Majin Buu like creature, though grey in color, with a smile on his face. Trunks identified him as Dumplin, a member of the Time Patrol like himself.

After meeting everyone, Krillin asked how long they'd all been here. None had been for more than a few hours, but Krillin's arrival had been different. Everyone else had kind of 'popped' into being. But Krillin's arrival was more like someone had rung a great bell, and they'd felt it from their hiding place, as they thought of what to do about their situation, the sense of it driving them to investigate.

Of course, that brought back the question of 'what to do' as they were, as powerful as most of them were, and Krillin could sense most of them could kick his Mortal Ki butt, and some even his God Ki one. Still, not one of them had been able to match Mira in direct combat, and it had only been thanks to Trunks that any of them were still here to plan anything, but that was a losing strategy, given Mira was constantly growing stronger.

However, Krillin, looking at them, asked something. There seemed to be quite a few Saiyans in this group, in part or in whole, and that meant Mira had to be a lot of Saiyan too, right? Vegeta, pridefully, pointed out his people had the largest pool of potential in all of time and space, so of course this creature designed to be the strongest, would be mostly made of them.

That got Krillin thinking, and he huddled up with Trunks, asking him about the crystal, and confirming that it was both a power source for Mira, but also holding him, and this entire 'Dead Timeline' together. If it were to be destroyed, it would end this. All of them figured that out, but even getting close to it was impossible. The moment you tried, the big guy woke up, and he was fast enough to stop anyone.

Krillin nodded, and then smiled, pointing out that he had a way to end this, but he needed everyone's help, because this was a plan that required timing. Still, after a few whispered conversations, he gives everyone some items, and then leads them out into the streets, smirking as he says it's a good day to fly, before they take off for the center of the city, where Towa is still floating around, another new arrival, a version of Goku that seemed almost feral and was wearing animal skins, was already engaged with Mira.

The group, all together, decide to take Towa on herself, rather than engaging the much stronger Mira, and for a moment, her 'echoes' are able to hold them off, but Krillin's plan seems to be that he knows a way to eliminate them, some kind of 'pulse' that gives them, for just a moment, more reality, causing them to look at themselves, look at the world, and then back to the one who'd brought them here.

Towa was soon fighting off her own forces, including a pink haired Goku that declared itself to be Zamasu, to Krillin's confusion. He didn't care though, as he led the others to the crystal, which he fired a Destructo Disk right at, only for the attack to be deflected by a pair of eyebeams out of nowhere, as Towa deals with the last of her unruly phantoms, and laughs, pointing out it is a futile effort.

Of course, Mira lugging the now unconscious feral Goku, whom he tosses at the feet the party, still says he's going to kill them for trying, but as he powers up, and Krillin, smiling, says to do it now, the others whip out the items he'd given them, revealing them to be sunglasses, that they all put on, as he holds up his hand, and then launches a pulsing white sphere into the sky.

Towa, curious, watches it fly, and then laughs as all it does is make a light show. Of course, she stops laughing as Mira, staring up at it, seems to be having some kind of attack. When she flies to him to find out what, he smashes a fist into her, before letting out a roar, as his body begins to swell up, his clothes tearing away, to reveal a body that is starting to be covered in brown fur.

The Oozaru, Krillin notes, is uncontrollable except by Royals in his timeline, and most of the others require training. Turns out, Mira had a tail, and was just enough Saiyan to transform like this, he then tells the others to keep Towa busy, as he flies right in front of Mira, and throws a single energy ball at him, causing the now massive creature to roar out as it explodes against his face, Towa ordering him not to do what he's thinking of, as Krillin taunts the monster.

Towa screams out, even using her spear after knocking everyone away to try and bring Mira's attention to her, but it doesn't work, as Krillin moons the monster, and it fires a mouth blast right at him, Krillin moving out of the way just in time for the shot to fly right at the crystal, shattering it completely, and causing the whole of the destroyed cityscape to shatter likewise, ending the episode.

We pick up with Krillin in some kind of 'Hyperbolic Time Chamber' like dimension, soon identified as Time Patrol HQ by the Supreme Kai of Time herself, Chronoa. She thanks Krillin for his help, as Trunks appears, telling Krillin his plan had worked, and the Dead Timeline was gone, taking Mira with it, and Towa was lost in time herself now, having been residing there so long, she hadn't been able to get out in time.

The others of their little group had 'remerged' with their own timelines, so there was no need to worry about them. At worst, they'd remember the timeline as a nightmare. At best, they wouldn't remember it at all. Krillin, though, was different. As it turned out, he hadn't been drawn by Mira, but instead, by the move he'd been working on, and Chronoa, admitting she shouldn't do this, taps him with her finger, and suddenly, he knows how to do it perfectly, to prevent him from displacing himself in timelines again.

That done, she says she'll return him to his own timeline, only a few nano-seconds after he left. Luckily, he'd dealt with a problem they figured would have been impossible to deal with before it grew out of control, in only a few hours. She thanked him, and then indicated she'd be seeing him again, before she snapped her fingers, and suddenly Krillin was back in the training chamber where he'd started.

Shocked by all that he had seen, he is soon greeted by Jeice, who comments they have a full day tomorrow, and sometimes, he really does wish he were living a different life. Krillin says he knows exactly what he means, but for right now, he's glad this is where his own choices have led him, as he goes back to the office to do a bit of paperwork and maybe train with a few recruits, before going out to dinner with his family.

We then have a few episodes that bounce around from a couple of perspectives, including a two episode arc involving Bulma and Goku fighting off a 'copy monster' sort of creature, that Bulma eventually got to copy her, instead of Goku, before pulling out a new toy, a gauntlet she'd been working on, and slicing the goo creature into several pieces, before vaporizing it.

However, the next arc, as it dawns, shows the Grand Minister, Father of All Angels, meeting with Omni-King Zeno, who is observing spheres that seem to contain the various universes on pedestals outside his home. In the background, floating in the oddly bright space around his 'palace' are the Super Dragon Balls, glowing slightly, but not quite active, as Zeno himself looks rather put out.

As it turned out, there were indeed limits to the wishes the God of Dragons could grant. Well, there was one limit anyway. It frustrated him, as he looked out on the universes, and wondered what he should do about the issue facing them. The dialogue is pretty vague, but as the two discuss, Zeno suddenly snaps his finger, remembering the tournament they'd watched when retrieving the Super Dragon Balls.

The Grand Minister does indeed remember, but wonders at where his lord is going with this, only for Zeno to whisper into his ear, leading into a fade cut back to the Sacred World of the Kais in Universe 7 where Whis and Beerus are still hanging around, with Whis and Kibito playing a card game(It looks like badly edited poker, by the card placement, it's determined that they're actually playing Koi-Koi, a Japanese card game).

Regardless, Shin and Beerus are discussing a world, with Beerus proclaiming it isn't growing right, and Shin arguing that, while it is true, he believes they deserve another year or so, before they're eliminated. Before they can have a real fight about it, however, a sudden whoosh fills the air, and all eyes, including Daio and Elder Kai who were fishing nearby, turn to find the Grand Minister floating down to their world.

Whis addresses him as Father, and then asks what he's doing there, receiving a smile for his trouble, before the scene cuts away from the scene and to Earth, where Goku, along with his friends and family are engaged in their own card game, with dramatic close eye shots as they scan the other players, slowly passing cards back and forth around a table, until, at last, Lazuli subtly leans forward, and gently pulls a spoon back from the middle.

Instantly, there is pandemonium as the remaining players dive for the spoons, nearly breaking the table, as Krillin and Goku grab the same one, Bulla and Lapis laughing as they take the two beside it, and Bulma grabbing one that had been flung up into the air. Lazuli, leaning towards her brother, claims to regret teaching them how to play Spoons, while Lapis is laughing his butt off.

Before the two remaining players can start a fight with each other, Beerus suddenly appears in the room, flips the table over in a panic, tossing the two into the wall, before running up to Bulla, saying words that don't quite make sense. Still, one can hear the terms Zeno, Minister, Tournament, and Destruction from him, before Whis appears and smashes his staff down onto Beerus' head with enough force to leave him with stars circling his head on the ground.

Whis, accompanied by the Elder Kai, Shin, Kibito, and Daio all seem almost as perturbed as Beerus, but are trying to control themselves, eventually explaining his agitated state as an announcement from the Grand Minister, one that left them all on edge. Apparently, Lord Zeno had been so 'thrilled' with the previous tournament, that he was going to host a follow up in a week, the Tournament of Power he called it.

That sounded great to Goku, who wondered what sort of fighters they were looking at. The same as before? He was informed this one would be different, in that not only was it going to be team based, with ten member teams from eight of the universes, including Universe 7, but that anyone from the Universe could compete, save for the currently active God of Destruction, Supreme Kai, and any of their underlings, Angels, Lesser Kais, or Guardians.

The competing universes would be the 8 lowest ranked ones on the Mortal Level scale, with Universe 7 still being at number 7 on that scale, so the bottom half, but if they'd been given another century, at the rate they were going, they'd be challenging Universe 1 for the very top slot. Bulma was actually quite excited to hear that, and wondered if there was any kind of prestige with that sort of thing.

Of course, at that moment, Beerus, hearing this, woke up, and pointed out they didn't have a century to raise it up that high. In one week, their whole universe would be destroyed, unless Goku and his friends could win the tournament! Whis, looking very annoyed, hit Beerus with his staff again, but then confirmed his statement, that the eight bottom level universes faced erasure, should they lose in the Tournament of Power.

That significantly lowered the mood, though none were panicking quite as much as Beerus Still, everyone, even Goku, seemed disturbed to hear that, as Whis and Shin informed them of the rules. No weapons, martial and magical arts only. Armor was allowed, as otherwise they'd all have to fight naked, and some species found that horribly offensive, but otherwise this would be a contest of skill.

The group took a moment to take that in, and then Bulma began to ask questions, getting a feel for what the rules meant, and where they might be bent a bit. When she was done, she turned to Goku and the others, telling them to get ready, as they had one week to prepare, and she planned on using every minute of it, while also asking Krillin to go get Jeice and Cooler for this, figuring they'd be the best candidates to fill out the team.

After seeing Krillin off, she asked Lazuli if she'd be willing to join too, the blonde woman seeming shocked by the offer, commenting she hadn't trained in almost a decade now. Bulma acknowledged that, but then pointed out her Infinity Engine still put her at a great advantage over most other fighters, and in this sort of contest, they were going to need every advantage they could get.

She also confirmed that it was ONLY sitting Supreme Kais, and their underlings who could not be on the team, and when she was told that was true, she asked Daio if he would be a member. No other team would have one, maybe an apprentice Kai if they saw around the rule, but Supreme Kais didn't retire in the way he had done, and instead went back to the 'Core World' wherever that was, so it would give them a further advantage.

Daio was reluctant to agree, but saw some wisdom in it, though he noted he was no warrior himself, not anymore. Still, if they were willing, he would do all he could to aid them, something Bulma thanked the rotund god for, before telling the others to head home, and prepare. In twenty-four hours, they were to report to the Lookout, as she had an idea, and it would involve all of them.

With that, the action shifts to the Lookout the next day, as everyone had arrived, Kami, somewhat amusingly now dressed in a mumu, saying it felt almost as freeing as his old robes, had agreed to be on the team as well, admitting to Bulma that he was actually going to be quite weak, compared to how far everyone else had come. Still, he was immortal, and that was yet another advantage, one she planned to make good use of.

That done, she greets everyone as they settle down, and she outlines what's going on, mostly just to make sure everyone understands the stakes in this, before listing off the opponent universes, and what she'd learned about them in general from their interactions during the Tournament of Destroyers from a bit over a year previous. Each one is listed in order of threat, starting with Universe 9, going up to Universe 11 at the top.

She goes over their entrants in the Tournament of Destroyers, listing their abilities, and figuring, since they were picked for a Strongest, they'd likely be, if not captains of their teams, then at least on them. It gave them some measure of just how strong each universe was, as well, given their placement, which ones to prioritize in taking down, as the group needed to act quickly, as almost half of their team had been seen in action, and that gave the other teams plenty of data to use against them.

Mr. Popo then returns, in the middle of her talk, revealing he had prepared the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to her specifications, and the others wonder who would be going in. Of course, that would be all of them, as well as Whis, if he was willing. It had taken a bit under a year for her husband, daughter, son-in-law, and Krillin to master the power of God Ki, and that meant they should be able to 'teach' that power to Lazuli, Jeice, and Cooler.

Lazuli, not complaining but curious according to her, wondered why Bulma, Kami,and Daio would not be learning it, and Bulma revealed...well, she had a power level almost as low as Kami's, and at least he had 'being immortal' to fall back on. She had her own ideas on how to gain power quickly. Namely, she was going to be working on some Heloite armor she'd been tinkering with. It technically was armor, after all, not a weapon.

As for the other two, they used Divine Ki. She may not know much about that, but she did know it and God Ki were the opposite in terms of use. That meant that combining them would probably be either pointless, as they'd cancel each other out, or very dangerous, if it was like matter and antimatter colliding. Either way, their best bet would be to practice what they already knew.

The structure laid out, the group of eleven went into the Time Chamber, Mr. Popo wishing them luck, as the door sealed behind them, and they took in the chamber's infinite size. Whis then, with a smile, provided his 3 students, Lazuli, Cooler, and Jeice, with the bulky clothing, designed to give them almost perfect control of their ki, in anticipation of the God Ki realm inside his staff.

At that same time, Bulma began to run the others through their paces, having Kami and Daio constantly using their healing and boosting powers thanks to Divine Ki to get the most out of every minute of training, while she herself worked on her armor almost non-stop. In this way, time passes for weeks, until finally, the three in the bulky suits are given a minute inside Whis' staff, which still felt like days to them.

When they recovered from that, taking almost three weeks given they weren't quite as strong as the four who had gone first, it is Cooler who almost instantly grasps the concept of God Ki within himself, his body surging with power, and when he transforms, it is a sight to behold, as his body seems to fade away, his form turning not into something with extra bits, but instead becoming a living Ki entity.

Even he is surprised by this outcome, and soon is fighting the others, using his body's non-corporeal nature to gain advantages, as it warps and twists at his command, allowing him to generate additional limbs, or to literally create gaps through which blows fly. It still hurts, he notes, to get hit though, so there is some physical component to his new form, but still, it is interesting to watch.

Jeice would take almost a week to get the form down, finally powering up into his God Form, which consisted of his skin turning into a crystalline structure, ruby red all over, with his hair turning into strands of white crystal, and sapphire eyes. He proved in this form to be not only far more resistant to physical attacks, but his 'Ki Constructs' could now extend much farther from his body, allowing him to create some that were the size of a skyscraper.

As with the original four, it took the Enhanced Human, Lazuli, almost a month to finally get the form down, her body and mind simply not wired the same as the others, but with her brother's guidance, she eventually unlocks the cog shaped halo, which for her has an unusual effect of allowing her to generate Ki blasts from anywhere within a five meter sphere around herself, literally allowing her to engage from the front in melee, and shoot someone in the back at the same time.

With that done, the routine became just that, routine. They would train, from the moment they awoke, until they fell asleep, slowly draining the supply of Senzu Beans. Progress was fast, however, as every day, Bulma would give them new routines, even using holograms to 'stage' fights with a variety of opponents, and going over what to do if engaged by certain techniques, the group learning to work together.

Still, Goku was curious, and watched Daio and Kami at their own training, getting a feel for what they did, and even asking after the sort of training Kami and Roshi had gone through to become Guardians. It was interesting, as a diversion, and as the four episode arc of training wound down, Goku thanked the pair, and the group, Bulma in her armor, and the others in tattered clothing, finally emerged.

Mr. Popo and Roshi greeted them with a feast, really grown and raised food, so they wouldn't have to eat any more 'materialized' fare for their coming out party. The others, grateful, dug in, commenting that, while it tasted 'fine' something about real food always edged out the stuff made via the technique. As they stuffed their faces, Bulma went around, gauging power levels, as best she could.

She noted the scaling system Power Levels provided was kind of wonky, her term, past about a billion, and at this point, they'd left that behind a while ago for some of them, especially in their God states. Still, she was pleased with the progress, commenting that, in one year's time, the average power of the group had gone up by almost two orders of magnitude, enough that, well, they should win with ease.

Beerus, Whis, and Shin, who had been waiting on the Lookout, with Mr. Popo having to tie the former to a bed to stop him from pacing, and providing a lot of sake to the third to keep his nerves down, were all sure another day would be needed. Bulma, however, pointed out that they were exhausted, and the 'time stretching' effect of the chamber had diminishing returns as they used it.

No, this was their limit. They had four more days from this point, and she intended to allow everyone here to enjoy them, as, even with their gains, there were no assurances. She and Goku were already planning on a date, so were Bulla and Lapis. Krillin, looking abashed as he hadn't thought to do so, invited Lazuli on one, and the blonde woman chided him, but then mentioned she should have been the one to ask, given she was the homemaker of the pair.

Kami and Daio planned to spend their remaining days in meditation, to focus themselves, while Jeice and Cooler had plans to simply enjoy themselves. Beerus, needing the threat of another whack from Whis' staff, wished them all a few happy days, and the group went their own ways, giving us a single episode showing the group at play, before finally, they gathered together, and took the Chariot of the Gods to the Null Realm, where the Tournament would take place.

This space, a sort of 'Pocket Dimension' should have been empty. But given the momentous happenings that would be going on here, a huge stage had been set up, a giant rocky disk, with a large stone pillar speared through the center. The sky, mostly dark, had a few bright patches in it, to give the Mortals something to look at, as bare emptiness seemed to unsettle them, at least according to Whis as be set down in the 'arena seating' which already held the various fighters, Gods, and Kais that were to observe this matchup.

These seats, including the box of Zeno, were actually almost a full light minute from the stage, which was a ten kilometer in radius disk of 'Kachi Katchin' a stone like, but more durable version of, the metal material that had broken the Z-Sword back in the Buu Saga. This disk was also a kilometer thick, and the pillar at the center, as tall as the radius of the disk, was in the exact center, designed so that contestants would have a 'frame of reference' when fighting.

Goku commented that the disk looked flat, so he was curious why they'd need it, but then marveled as the view of it, on a huge 'window' display zoomed in closer, showing the terrain on the disk was many and varied, including mountains, valleys, and even a few lakes of some strange looking liquid, which bubbled a little as he watched, drops of it starting to float away, before falling back into the pools.

The Grand Minister, who was responsible for the arena's construction, explained that, while in the arena, the constants would experience their most preferred gravity, so that, in the end, everyone would be on equal footing that way, and to prevent heavy or light gravity sorts from dominating their matches. That actually made Bulma growl a little, as she turned off her suit's gravity function, having hoped to use it to her advantage, but that was only one such strategy, she noted. Dozens more were still in the offering.

When the final universe arrived, and everyone sat down in their seats in the stands, the Grand Minister appeared on the window, and greeted them, hoping everyone here knew why they were here, and that their Gods and Kais had explained everything to them. Still, it didn't hurt to be prepared, so he decided to go over the dos and donts of the Tournament, as well as lay out the general rules here.

The rules were as follows

If you died during the Tournament, your soul would be routed to the stands here, rather than your universe's Other World, so that you could watch the rest of the Tournament play out.

An opponent was out if they gave up, were killed, or were knocked from the ring.

No flying without natural flight abilities. While flight techniques were common, the arena was made in such a way as to force you to keep feet firmly on the ground. This was to prevent anyone from getting cute and trying to just break the arena under their opponent's feet.

When the Tournament was concluded, only the winning Universe would remain, Zeno would Erase the losing universes.

The winning universe would be granted a wish on the Super Dragon Balls.

That last caught everyone, even the Gods and Kais by surprise, as no prize had ever been discussed with them. Still, it was a silly thing to offer, given survival was on the line. Everyone, however, began to discuss the wish, given they'd been told after the Tournament of Destroyers that the Super Dragon Balls had no limit on their power, and anything you wanted was within their reach.

That laid out, the Grand Minister hoped each of them was prepared for this, as this event would push everyone to their absolute limit. That said, he asked the contestants to stand up, eighty such beings getting to their feet. Around them, the Gods, Kais, and some observers from the universes not competing, including Silver Tiger and his God of Destruction Liquiir, all wished them luck, before they vanished.

The moment they were on the disk, Bulma opened her visor up, shouting for everyone to gather round, as she did a quick scan of the area, using her armor's sensors. She quickly marked targets around them, groups of combatants near and far, marked soon after by their universe number. She waited for them to all be identifed, before nodding, and telling everyone which way to go, setting off herself with rocket boots, which apparently qualified as not being a technique, as she soared above the arena.

This leads into an episode structure that is, to put it nicely, odd. Each episode begins with a roll call sort of affair, with dossiers on the ten fighters for a universe, read diegetically by the Grand Minister, who lists out their strengths and weaknesses, even pointing out how they fit into the structure of their society back in their home universe, giving commentary on each universe as a whole.

Then the Universe 7 fighter arrives, and lays into them. Most of these are actually single episode affairs, as the single Universe 7 fighter lays out people the Grand Minister had described as 'Strong', 'Skilled', or even 'Unbeatable'. For several episodes, this didn't seem to matter at all, as the Universe 7 fighter chosen to confront them arrived, immediately went God Mode, and literally trashed the other team.

The first up, Universe 10, with Obuni in it, is matched up against Cooler, who's God Form, made of pure Ki, counters Obuni's own Quantum Feint Technique easily, his attacks dodged or countered no matter how many he threw out, and despite being described as powerful, none of the others ever even came close to laying a hit on Cooler, who simply curb stomped each fighter in turn.

The final challenge for him was when several of them came at him at once, which only sped up the match, as Cooler shifted himself into a 'fountain' of ki, which surged upwards, and then slammed each of them into the ground hard enough to leave small impressions of them in the Kachi Katchin, before suddenly spinning around at high speed, and tossing each fighter towards the nearby edge of the arena, and out of the competition.

Universe 2 comes next, with Lazuli facing off against them, showing her contempt for them, as she allows them to fire several blasts at her, but literally fires counter ki blasts each time, not even seeming to move from her spot as she lets them circle her, observing them for a long while, and even allowing some of their members, the Kamikaze Fireballs, to transform into more powerful states.

Then, as they finally round her one last time, she holds out her hands, and fires exactly ten blasts from her body, commenting she'd been watching them move, so that each blast hit exactly, carrying them away, rather than exploding on impact, and driving each competitor out of the arena, where they would appear on the stands, as she complained about how time consuming that was, despite less than five minutes actually passing between the start, and her decisively ending the battle.

Universe 4 comes right after, with Jeice engaging them, and winning without issue. This is, in fact, the shortest match, as most of Universe 4's fighters were, in fact, best at stealthy, quick takedowns, and so wasted no time trying to end the match themselves, striking at the crystalline skin of the Pyroclast, to literally no effect, each of them finding themselves incapable of even chipping his hide.

In contrast, Jeice's ki constructs, forming into cuffs on wrists or ankles as he blocked attacks, soon saw them grabbed, and then hauled out of the arena by them, like tendrils stretching whole kilometers, before they finally made it to the edge of the arena, and off. Jeice commented that Bulma's ideas had been spot on, as he goes back towards their original point, where several others are already standing.

Universe 3 vs. Bulma is our next match up, and Bulma seems to be ecstatic about it, actually taking some time to chat with Dr. Paparoni, who was not only the leader of his team, but the builder of every one, as his team was entirely made of what he dubbed, artificial lifeforms. Each one a perfected machine of war, with their own skills and abilities, and as Bulma and he had a 'nerdgasam' as described by the D-Class, he finally ordered them to combine together.

The fused being, known simply as UL-Metal, was a towering behemoth, almost a full five meters tall, and Bulma's scanners had her listing its powers and abilities, actually getting her to whistle in appreciation at it's marvelous design, commenting that her best efforts wouldn't have held a candle to this things, and it might even give some of the others a run for their money, as it seems way more powerful than its component units would allow.

Paparoni is then asked why he didn't just build nine UL-Metals, with Bulma speculating that all that mass and differing energy types that made up the combined being were conflictual with each other. Eventually, the thing would have to separate into its component beings again, something Paparoni confirmed, but pointed out that it would take far longer than any battle against her, or anyone else in this tournament would require.

She then held up a hand, and fired a 'gravitational lensing effect' at the combined beast, seemingly doing no damage at all, with the Doctor asking what that was supposed to accomplish. Bulma, smiling, told him to wait for it, and then, with a sudden shudder, UL-Metal fell to one side, collapsing back into the nine beings that had made it up, causing Paparoni to gape, first at them, and then at her.

Bulma, smiling, told him that time limited transformations and fusions were no problem if you understood how to run out the clock, and by increasing gravity locally for pieces of UL-Metal, she'd increased the rate at which time affected the other pieces, throwing them out of sync with each other, and disrupting the fusion, which made Paparoni just stare at her, before asking her to marry him.

She laughed, informed him that she was married, and he complained the smart ones always were, before looking up to the heavens, and declaring his whole team was giving up. There was no need to draw out their fight any longer, as he'd been out thought. He wished Bulma a good fight, and knew with a 99.9% probability that she would win this, as anyone with her brains wouldn't be beaten by simple brawn.

Universe 9 and Lapis' battle comes right after, and shows a marked change, as even the Grand Minister is at a loss for most of the team, stating their abilities as being next to nothing, save three particular members. Namely Bergamo, Basil, and Lavender, the self-titled 'Trio of Danger', wolf brothers whose team abilities are said to have turned them into the deadliest things in their universe.

Lapis seems confident of his victory, however, as he comes in, and immediately turns into his God Form, the spinning cog on his back spitting out bubbles the size of his opponents, the barriers engulfing them with ease, and then literally bouncing them out of the arena, no matter how much the fight against it, with Lapis even stopping to poke one or two, in a mocking fashion.

He points out to Bergamo that, powerful as an absorption ability really is, it doesn't work on constructs, obviously, and Bergamo himself smirks at that. As Lapis and he stand at the edge of the arena, only for the wolf man to 'poke' the bubble with his claw, causing it to be drawn into him, his body radiating with power, as he smiles at Lapis, whom he towers over as he comes out of it.

His two brothers, likewise, break their own bonds, with Lavender melting his by breathing out a caustic poison, and Basil kicking his barrier, causing it to expand outwards with each blow, before it 'pops', and leaves him standing on the ground again, looking rather downcast, as he joins his two smiling brothers, who all face off against Lapis, who admits he did not see that coming, as the Trio advances on him.

Shifting over to Goku and the Universe 6 Team next, Goku comments on what a long hike it was to get to them, but then apologizes to Hit, as he'd hoped to allow them to fight for a bit, with a warm-up and everything. However, his wife had told him to end this quickly, and so, without preamble, Goku powers up to his Super Saiyan Blue state, the magenta tinge to his aura showing his use of Kaio-Ken had improved.

Hit apologizes as well, and orders his squad, including some familiar species like Lord Frost, of Frieza's race, as well as Namekians, and even three Sayians, to power up as well. Goku charges at them, and in a single pass, has knocked several of his opponents hard into the sky, driving them so far up that they are considered out of bounds, and vanish, soon leaving just himself, Hit, and the three Saiyans.

Hit, smiling at that, compliments Goku's strength, as he'd hit him so many times in the course of that first pass, and yet, he could see little damage in his foe's body. Still, he was not without his own tricks, and turns to the Saiyans, ordering two to 'go Super' while telling the other to stay back. If this didn't work, she knew what she had to do, the shy, demure woman nodding, as she rushed away.

Goku, letting her go, finds himself facing Hit, along with Cabba and Caulifla, the two remaining Saiyans, who both go, not just Super Saiyan, but go past that, their aura's sparking and crackling, as lightning appears around them, and then, with a set of crys that herald a storm, they go farther than even that, their hair growing out, as they grow noticeably taller, and then stand beside Hit, stern expressions on their faces.

Hit reveals that he 'cheated' a little, using a time dilation chamber in his own universe to gain several years of training, and forcing these poor souls to join him. It seemed Goku had only barely tapped into what Super Saiyan could be, as he declared these states to be Super Saiyan 2, with a power boost that was a thousand times greater than their initial forms, and hopefully, more than a match for him.

The three fighters surge forward, hair billowing behind the Universe 6 Saiyans, turning them into comets as they spin, duck, and dodge around Goku, the fight turning into one of martial arts prowess, as Goku is forced to dodge, block, and defend, rather than counter attack thanks to the sheer power of their blows, mixed with Hit's own Time Skip ability, which sees Goku taking constant damage over a few blows.

This is the first contest to extend into a second episode, as Goku's defenses slowly crumble in the face of all these attacks, his Blue State wavering a time or two, especially as Cabba, Prince of Saiyans in his Universe, brings down several large blows, enough to drive Goku into the ground, while Caulifla follows up with punches to Goku's chest, before Hit finally closes the deal with a massive blow that sends Goku flying into a nearby rock face.

The trio, landing, are all smiling, thinking the battle over, but Goku, covered in bruises, and smiling himself, emerges from the cloud of dust, and compliments them. This form, he'd never achieved it before, but by the Gods was it strong. Still, he could already tell, from the sweat on their brows, and the way their punches were getting weaker, that it was putting a strain on their bodies.

As if to demonstrate that, he goes on the offensive now, quickly taking apart Cabba, even as the other two try to defend him, eventually leading to the younger warrior being smashed in the chest, his Super Saiyan state finally ending, before Goku uppercuts him hard enough that he goes flying, and is out of bounds, leaving just two of them versus Goku, who smirks, and makes a 'bring it on' gesture with his hands.

Hit, seeing this, turns to Caulifla, and tells her in a hushed voice to take one for the team, with her staring at him, before glancing back towards the rocks where Kale, the still untransformed Saiyan, is watching with tears in her eyes. The female Saiyan, looking concerned, turns back to Hit, asking if he's sure, to which the purple alien nods, and Caulifla charges in, her blows stronger than Cabba's, but coming in slower, so Goku has an easier time countering them.

Punching her into the sky, however, finds Goku nearly shocked out of his state as Hit, in a very over dramatic manner, declares her to be out of the Tournament, and her very life might be in danger, should no one have the ability to end this soon. Confused, Goku starts to ask what's up, only to sense, then see, Kale behind the rock, as her body shakes violently, her teeth gritted before her.

She cries out that no one will hurt her Flower(referencing Caulifla's name being based on Cauliflower), as she takes a step forward, and actually manages to shake the entire arena, several fights we'd seen previously, and the upcoming brawl with Universe 11, all pausing as the combatants turn to stare at the horizon, which soon glows green with powerful energies that light up the sky.

Going back to Goku, he fires a Kamehameha towards the woman, but the blast is literally stopped by the sheer waves of pressure coming off her body. Hit, smiling, vanishes with his Time Skip ability, just as Kale's body explodes, her skin appearing to tear off in a burst of pale green light, that causes a bright flash that fills the heavens, and briefly lifts her up from the ground.

When Goku can see again, he is awestruck at the sight, as Kale, once shorter than him, is now a towering behemoth of a woman, her frame just under three meters tall, and looking like she has muscles, on top of her muscles. Her arms are literally thicker than his body, and as she takes a step forward, he is thrown backwards by the impact of her foot on the ground, causing him to just stare.

Hit's voice rings out from seemingly everywhere at once, declaring that this form, a variation on Super Saiyan, was unique to Kale, and it was claimed, by others of her race, to be the Legendary Super Saiyan, a warrior of near infinite power, who grows stronger with every moment that passes. Goku says it's actually kind of like God Ki form, but using Divine Ki instead, something he says he didn't think was possible.

Kale, however, has said nothing, her eyes, pure white, as she stomps forward again, and then 'vanishes' for a moment, moving so fast that even Goku cannot see her. When she appears above him, a wave of pressure smashes him down into the ground, and Goku is then pounded by Kale's massive fists, driving his body into the rocky terrain, creating a deeper and deeper crater with every blow.

We focus on the final matchup for the next episode, revealing Krillin and Bulla arriving at the site where Universe 11's team was making their stand. They were the farthest away from where Universe 7 had begun the match, and thus, had taken the longest to get to, as such, they knew what was coming, having felt the other matches already in progress, and were waiting for the pair.

Toppo complimented their power, as he could sense the other teams being carved through like a hot knife through butter, showing just how well Team Universe 7 had prepared for this moment, Krillin admitting they'd have a bit of a cheat, what with the Hyperbolic Time Chamber turning their one week of prep time into over a year of it, something Toppo says isn't cheating, it's merely taking advantage of your resources.

He quickly introduces his team as the Pride Troopers, a force serving under their universe's God of Destruction, Belmod. They enforce his will across the whole of their universe, and are all strong enough to have been in the running for God of Destruction, though only he had been chosen for that honor. Still, each member was a warrior born, and would not go quietly into that good night.

Bulla said she hadn't thought they would, commenting that their universe had earned two of Universe 7's fighters to counter their power, something she hoped they would consider a compliment, as no one else had earned that honor. Still, she powered directly into her Ultimate Form, while Krillin did the same to his God Form, as did Toppo himself, several of his teammates transforming as well.

Only one seemed disinterested, a large bald man, with a strong physique, looking not unlike a 'grey' alien, just large instead of skinny. He said nothing, merely staring with deep black eyes, as the pair came down the slope towards the group, facing ki blasts and fire all the way, as front line fighters went to engage them at close range, the two slamming into the Pride Troopers, and starting the brawl.

It is the first time since this began that every individual member of the other team is given any kind of focus, with most of the Pride Troopers even being given lines, as this arc turns into a three episode fight displaying how the members all work together, Toppo giving them orders, and changing strategies on the fly as Krillin pulls out some new technique never seen before, or Bulla simply out powers them.

It is only as the third episode ends that any of the Pride Troopers is even knocked out of commission, Krillin finally getting an out with a Solar Flare, and then Bulla finishing them off with a good strong hit, sending one of the troopers flying out of the arena, and interrupting their team attack in the middle, which seems to annoy the rest, as they redouble their efforts to keep the fight going.

However, Toppo and Dyspo are the only ones able to do any significant damage, the large walrus like man, and the skinnier rabbit like actually landing punches that force the two Universe 7 fighters to block, in contrast to them just shrugging off blows from the others. Oddly, though all this, the tall, muscular Jiren had not moved, or said anything. In fact, he'd just been standing with his arms crossed and eyes closed.

When Bulla, finally noticing this, asks what his deal is of Toppo as the two trade blows, the larger man says that Jiren is, in fact, the strongest member of their team. He is SO strong, however, that until the rest of them are safely away, he will refuse to participate, as his power is without limits, and he could easily injure his comrades in battle, without even realizing he had done so.

Interested, Bulla suddenly pulls out all the stops, her aura flaring, as she moves so fast only Dyspo with his incredible speed is able to even see her, going from fighter to fighter, and literally just punching them out of the arena, finally facing the rabbit man himself, the pair vanishing, as Krillin and Toppo, neither able to keep up, decide to finish their own battle, Toppo maxing out, as he calls it, becoming a tower of God Ki powered muscle, as Krillin causes his halo to glow in a riot of colors.

The two fights are given a single episode, as the battles go on around each other, Dyspo and Bulla literally dancing between the far stronger blows of Krillin, enhanced with Kaio-Ken, and Toppo's massive strength, as the two speedsters punch, kick, and blast each other about them, explosions rocking the landscape, before, finally, an event causes all four to stop in their tracks, and even Jiren lifts his head, to look.

The viewer is given a flash of Goku vs. Kale, before Bulla says it's time to end their fight, and Krillin agrees, his body glowing with power, as he surges forward, and Bulla's aura seems to draw into her skin, becoming a tight armor around her body, before she vanishes, the pair switching their opponents suddenly, as Krillin goes to super speed levels, and Bulla is laying into Toppo.

When it's done, the two Universe 11 fighters hold up their hands, saying they've had enough, as Toppo is finally forced from his God Form, and Dyspo's uniform, the red and black skin tight outfit, is now covered in tears and cuts from Krillin's assault. They both laugh, telling the pair that they had put up an excellent fight, and now, they honestly do wish them luck, as Toppo turns to Jiren, tells him it's in his hands now, and the two declare they surrender, vanishing.

The episode transitions with Jiren, finally, uncrossing his arms, and looking around himself, staring at the craters and broken peaks around him. He nods to the Universe 7 fighters, finally speaking, commenting that, all told, they had put his team through their paces more than anyone in their history. He would have to go all out to beat them, and they would hopefully not hate him when he wins.

The next episode finally shows Universe 7 coming together, with Cooler, Bulma, Jeice, and Lazuli rejoining Kami and Daio, who were meditating in the valley they'd first appeared in. It is here we learn that the two are, in fact, using their abilities to heal and replenish their teammates, keeping them in full fighting trim, or at least, recharging them after their own bouts against their foes.

Daio notes that, as much as they've tried to avoid healing them in the middle of their fights, he is having to channel his power to the remaining four fighters at the moment, as they're not winning their battles exactly. They don't know what's going on with them, but all four are having trouble, and it would be best if they were dealt with, before the trouble comes to them here.

Agreeing with that Bulma quickly weighs her options, and decides to hit the problems hard. That means they swing around to each problem one at a time, the whole group. This leads her to deciding to deal with the closest problem first, that being Lapis and the Trio of Danger, who are still going at it in a valley only a kilometer away, the group setting off, and soon cresting a rise to find Lapis in quite the danger.

Bergamo has grown larger, not just stronger, he is currently a ten meter tall giant of a wolf, who is stomping and trying to crush his foe, while Lavender breathes out blasts of toxic fumes that are strong enough to actually liquify some of the Kachi Katchin, and Basil keeps him in range, moving fast enough to seem to vanish, and then reappearing with a burst of kicks that drive Laps back towards the larger wolf.

The group, seeing this, has Bulma quickly devise a strategy...only for her to realize she's got only one choice, and ordering everyone else to leave. Her assumption had been that the Infinity Engine, plus the barriers being constructs, would keep Bergamo from being able to drain the energy from Lapis. She was wrong about that, and the fact that he seemed to be transferring that power into his brothers only multiplied the error.

Still, her suit was completely tech based. If they could drain it...well then they could drain anyone. But if they couldn't, that would give her an advantage, on top of all the other things her suit could do. After she gets the attention of the wolves, the others should set off to help Goku, with her hoping Krillin and Bulla can hold off whatever they're up against, as at least they have each other.

The plan decided, she enters the fray by force, using her rockets as blowers to push a cloud of toxins that Lavender shoots out right at Basil, forcing the wolf to dive out of the way, and giving Lapis the chance to run, tagging out as he puts it rushing past her. She then tells the 'puppies' that she really doesn't have time to play with them, but if they need to be taken to school, well, she'll just have to do it fast.

As the others retreat, Bulma faces off against the Trio, with them asking if she's sure, given they don't sense much energy from her, and her friend, who had quite a lot, couldn't keep them busy for long. She, smirking, holds up her arm, and spawns an energy blade from it, telling them to bring it, and Bergamo, literally looming above her, cracks his knuckles, and says to consider it brought.

What follows is Bulma staying moving, keeping the Trio from locking her down, as her suit generates barriers, weapons, and she even lays explosive traps for them, as she constantly retreats, away from the direction the others are in, watching as Bergamo, his own energy waning, slowly shrinks back down, his body finally giving out on him, as steam pours from it, and he resumes his normal size.

The other two, concerned, protect him from relalitatory strikes from Bulma, while he laments her suit's power simply isn't to his taste. Still, he's not exactly powerless, and soon, all three of them together go back on the offensive, literally pinning the armored woman in place between a set of large rocks, before letting loose a triangular ki blast that shoots out from all of them like a combined shot.

The attack is enough that Bulma is forced to shed what she calls 'ablative' armor, chunks of it smoking as they pop off and fall into a pile at her feet. This leaves her stripped down to a skin tight affair, described as a cross between a Mega Man outfit and Samus' Zero suit. She still has gauntlets and vambraces along her arms, as well as boots that come up to her calves, looking slightly out of proportion.

She actually compliments the three, pointing out that armor could have taken part of a supernova to the face, and they damaged it enough to require that. Still, it looks like it took a lot out of them, as they're breathing heavily, and she can see sweat dripping on their fur. She then holds out her arms, which turn into twin cannons, that she starts firing at them, causing the three to scramble away from her.

Bulma then reveals they're just where she needs them to be, as she 'herds' the trio straight to the edge of the arena, and then as Bergamo tries to launch one last attack, she knocks them off, admitting as they vanish that she's out of the fight, as she tosses the gauntlets down, their cells completely drained, and she hopes the others are having better luck than her in their fights.

We then rewind a bit to show Goku escaping Kale's brutal beatdown by literally blowing up the ground beneath himself, injuring him, but allowing him to wriggle free. He then starts fighting her, while Hit continues to talk around him, not attacking him, save to sometimes hurl a single ki blast his way, like painting a target, as it attracts Kale's attention when he's trying to find a moment to think of something.

Not that Kale isn't throwing around her own ki blasts. No attack names, simply aiming, and her blasts fly out, strong enough that they punch holes in some of the surrounding mountains, forcing Goku to dodge through the flying debris, even as he tries to mount his own counter offensive, finally getting right up next to her, and firing a full power Kamehameha right at her, engulfing her whole form.

In a nice transition, the scene then shifts to Jiren emerging, unscathed from a similar attack from Krillin, the grey alien simply moving, without expression towards the smaller man, trying to stomp him under foot, but missing. Bulla, firing several of her own blasts, was doing little or nothing to their opponent, who only bothered to deflect one of them, so that it sailed right at Krillin, who was forced to dodge.

Krillin then tries hurling several 'death' attacks he'd discovered over the years, including sniping beams, and even chucking his own creation, the Destructo Disk, towards this enemy, who literally just kept walking towards them, the Disk striking him, and even cutting his suit a bit, but doing not a single scratch of damage to him, as he finally got up to Krillin, and pounded a fist into the ground, missing him, but causing him to be tossed away by the force of the impact.

Bulla rushed to where he'd fallen, and the pair had to admit, nothing they were doing was getting anywhere with this foe. Still, he seemed...slow. As in, their speed far outpaced him, but like the Juggernaut of old, he didn't stop coming for them, instead approaching at the same rate constantly. Krillin proposed just running, maybe trying to come up with a strategy to win, but Jiren put a stop to that.

As they turned to run, he stopped, stood up tall, and then crossed his arms. Leaning his neck from one side to the other to crack it, he then leapt into the air, his body arcing, without him moving, and coming right down in front of the retreating duo, tossing them backwards, as he resumed his attack, this time on Bulla, who was forced to use everything she had just to keep him away.

In the stands, which we've cut to a few times, getting reactions from the disqualified fighters, as well as Gods, Kais, Angels, and even Zeno himself, we now find Beerus confronting Belmud, demanding to know just what was up with Jiren. As someone who had trained with those two he was fighting, he knew just how strong they were, and even he'd have trouble tanking the damage that this behemoth was just walking through.

Belmud, with a smile, informed Beerus, and everyone present, that Jiren had mastered the power of 'Determination', the capital D present in his speech, as he rose to his feet, and began to extol it, all while the divine figures, even the Grand Minister, gasped, and looked towards Jiren, in awe and fear at what he was capable of, Beerus whispering the word under his breath.

Belmud, for the benefit of the mortals in the room, explains that 'Determination' is one of the Ultimate Powers in all the Universes. With it, Jiren has 'Determined' that he is invincible, and until someone breaks him of that thought, it is true. He can take anything, and can defeat any foe. He is the immovable object, the great colossus, who will crush anyone who gets in his way.

It is Vados who points out the flaw in that. 'Determination' means he has to believe in 'himself'. He has no ki, no thoughts beyond this. He exists solely to be invincible. It is the fatal flaw of it, and one of the reasons none of the Gods even use that power. It necessitates that kind of constant focus. Still, he is putting it to good use, as he wails on Bulla and Krillin, forcing the two to constantly retreat.

We finally cut back to the others, coming upon Kale, Goku, and somewhere in there, Hit. The assassin, using his Time Skip, is constantly encouraging Kale, and keeping Goku on the back foot, hitting him whenever he gets into a defensive position. The others, strong as they are, can do nothing to help either, as the power being thrown around by the monolithic Super Saiyan woman is too much for them to even get close, and Hit stymies their efforts regardless.

Lapis finally tells them to leave the bald man to him, his sister chiding him for thinking he can do it alone, considering three puppies got the better of him, but Lapis is confident, and the others allow him his shot, as he tanks a few nasty blows from Hit, who keeps himself hidden and out of sight between them. Finally though, Lapis reveals his plan, as Hit's third attempt to strike him is blocked.

A barrier, shifted into the infrared had formed around Lapis between Hit's attacks and as his fist made contact, it grabbed him, flipping inside out, and trapping the assassin in a bubble, that Lapis smirked into. Hit, of course, used his ability to escape the bubble, only to find it traveled with him, even slowing his movement, just long enough for Lazuli to flash step in, and blow him out of the arena.

She again, chided her brother, this time about playing around when they have bigger things to take care of. Namely the Amazon Saiyan, who made herself known, screaming incoherently now, simply berserker rage without Hit to direct it against anyone specific. She would now leap at the first person she saw, constantly changing targets, and even as she seemed to slow down thanks to the lack of focus, her attacks only grew stronger.

It is at this point that Bulma, still wearing her boots and helmet, arrives on scene, and does a scan of the simply massive saiyan woman, commenting that her power gains are like a constant Zenkai boost. Her body was literally tearing itself apart at the cellular level, the mitochondria boosted until they exploded, but then being knit back together by that same power, at such a rate that you never noticed.

Her whole body was one raw nerve because of it. She was in constant agony, which explained her berserker state. She literally couldn't focus through the pain. Almost no one could if they weren't used to this sort of thing, and worse, Bulma's calculations told her the increase was constant. 1% a second, every second she was in this state. That meant every seventy seconds, she doubled in power.

That...was a problem, as they were losing ground already, and she quickly used Kami's telepathy, only used a few times before in the series, to get with everyone, even Bulla and Krillin, trying to come up with ideas on how to deal with this, while also getting some information from them on Jiren. Two seemingly insurmountable opponents. One an unstoppable force, the other, an immovable object.

It's actually Krillin who hits on the idea of getting them to fight each other. After all, if Kale is just going after whoever she last sees, just staying out of sight would give them the ability to 'aim' her at their opponent. That plan in mind, and with little other ideas at the moment, Bulla and Krillin begin to move towards the others, while Goku, being the only one able to even come close to Kale's strength, tries the same with her.

It works, as the moment Goku uses his speed to get out of sight, Kale's gaze falls on Jiren, and the two are suddenly duking it out, as the group moves far away, stopping only when the sounds of the fighter are able to be spoken over in a valley far away. It is at this point, however, that Goku notes, even if one of them does take out the other, they have no current way to win against either opponent.

The others, even Bulma and Krillin, have to admit that it is true, but it is also at this point that Goku, having felt Kale's power first hand, claims to have an idea. He'll need Daio and Kami's help to pull it off, however, and it could fail. Still, if no one else has any plans...he lets the thought hang, and the others, looking towards each other, then back towards the brawling titans, nod, giving him the go ahead.

The three vanish into a small outcropping, away from prying eyes, as the remaining six warriors, and Bulma, all peek just above the rise, to watch as Kale and Jiren clash. And what a clash it is. No finesse from either, as neither opponent has ever required such. Instead, it's just down and out punches, kicks, and blows that sweep through the landscape, leaving cracks in the Kachi Katchin that they can see from almost a kilometer away.

It soon, however, becomes obvious who's going to win. Kale is stronger, or so it seems, than Jiren, but the alien is simply unmoving. Even as Kale's blows strike with more and more power, they come slower, and slower. She's burning stamina, and it's starting to catch up to her, as Jiren pushes her farther than even Goku had, the pair forced to go on, until they finally meet in one last blow.

Mutual punches to the head, Jiren's just slightly deeper, and finally, at last, Kale's power gives out, her body steaming from every point on her skin, as she deflates back into her normal size. Jiren, his Pride Trooper uniform left in tatters, leaving him shirtless, catching her by her head, his hand big enough to wrap his fingers around it, before he turns, and then leaps upwards, coming down right in the midst of the Universe 7 observers.

Declaring it a dirty trick to have sent another team's member at him, even if she was just a berserker. He held her up, squeezed his hand, and then tossed her, flinging her from the arena, before going into a fighting stance. Team Universe 7 got ready to battle, and to their credit, they put up a spectacular fight, with Krillin using more and more moves, Bulla powering herself up as far as she would go, while Lapis and Lazuli provided cover fire, and Jeice and Cooler got in shots where they could.

It seemed, for just a few minutes, like they were matching Jiren blow for blow, as Jeice's constructs were able to finally grab his wrists, slamming them into the ground hard enough to drive them in, while Lapis did the same to his head, creating a barrier around it and slamming it down. At that point, Cooler, Lazuli, Krillin, and Bulla all fired their strongest ki blasts at him, creating a blinding flash that even the spectators had to turn away from.

When it was over, they were all standing there, falling out of their god states, save Bulla who stayed in her Ultimate Form, at least for the moment. Yet, Jiren, who ripped his way from the ground, scoffed, dusted off his shoulders, and then approached the one fighter still on her feet, the saiyan hybrid, wobbling a little, going into a stance, as she tried to face him directly.

It is Bulma, of all people, who intervenes, tossing her helmet at Jiren, and shouting at him, talking about how he's one to talk about cheating. Whatever he's doing, it seems invulnerable, and there's no way to win against it. Jiren, tilting his head, had to admit, what he is, well, it's beyond anyone else he's ever faced, but to call it cheating is simply not true. He earned this power through his own 'Determination'

As he approaches Bulma now, Bulla stumbling trying to stop him, a new cry comes from nearby, Jiren and everyone else turning to face it, and finding a familiar pale green glow coming from the cavern where Goku, Daio, and Kami had retreated. Before they could question it though, Goku, looking almost the same as Kale, stomped out of it, his teeth gritted, but his eyes, the only real difference, showing his normal pupils.

He, through gritted teeth, had to admit, he could see now why Kale was like she was. This power, it's...overwhelming. He's thoughts are hard to focus on, each one slipping away the moment he tries. And better, it's like the power wants to be used. Looking at everyone around him, his body is demanding he make war on them, on everything, and it would be impossible to ignore, for a normal person.

But he's not normal, and he knows that. He, he is Son-Briefs Goku, and he is a warrior. He has pushed himself through training, through the world, always trying to be the strongest. And now, he can feel it, the peak of power, the very pinnacle of all, within his grasp, as he looks up to the heavens, holding his hands towards it, and a very dark smile crossing his lips, for just a moment.

Jiren, scoffing again, points out this 'pinnacle of power' he's on, feels weaker than the female's. Oh, he's gaining, to be sure, but he's weaker right now. And Jiren beat her, without straining even close to the limit of what he's capable of. So why does Goku think he'll win, when she failed? Simply because he's a warrior? Isn't that a bit elitist of him, to think himself so powerful?

Goku, laughing, points out that this power, this form, is only a gateway to more power, pointing out to Jiren that his blue state, that was him mixing the power of Destruction and Mortal Ki. This form, born of Divine Ki, is different, stronger in a way, but still, not the peak. He has to go farther than this, and he can sense it, so smiling, he begins to cry out, as his power surges.

As he does this, Daio and Kami go around, healing, as best they can, the others, before telling Bulla and Lapis to fuse into Lala, as this fight is about to get intense, and they'll need strong barriers just to survive it. The pair, looking to the divine beings, nod, and quickly fuse, creating the barrier just as Goku's body starts to tremble, and then deflate a bit, as his hair bursts into a new color, orange.

His size is still almost a head taller than his original form, but his muscles are a bit slimmer. The whole build looks slimmer actually, and he notes that he feels...well, like moving. It seems Divine mixed with Mortal means speed, something he tests out, seemingly splitting into a hundred versions of him due to the sheer velocity he was moving it, while every place his foot touched the ground, grass and flowers bloomed from the seemingly dead rock.

When he stopped, the plantlife tore from the loose soil, forming into a tornado around him, as he smiled at it, and Jiren, scowling, proclaimed it was a very pretty power, but it honestly seemed weaker than the green form. He was not impressed, and Goku commented that he wasn't done yet. Still, this new state, he could see the uses of it, outside the tournament if nothing else.

At this point, however, he powers up again, his orange hair going gold, then green, then red, as he allowed all three states to mix inside his body. Instantly, everyone, even those in the stands felt it, and the Gods, Kais, and mortals all got to their feet, staring in awe as Goku, who had been pushed to the limit of what he could do, was now breaking through every barrier that existed, as his hair began to change rapidly, his body following suit.

After a full minute of this, of the ground not shaking, but more...holding its breath, Goku finally let out a roar, and seemed to divide into several of himself for a moment, his black haired, 'normal' state, surrounded by yellow, red, green, blue, and orange, all standing there, before they slammed together in an explosion of colors that flowed into each other, becoming pure white.

When it was over, Goku was there. His Capsule Corps. Jumpsuit, somehow also bleached white, along with his hair. His body seemed to radiate power now. His aura, made of glowing white flames, surged around him, and he opened his silver eyes, to stare at the one before him, Jiren, his Determination still strong, not wavering for even an instant as he took a step forward, against the pressure.

It was, as he noted, an impressive display, but Jiren was not one to back down. Goku nodded, saying he wasn't either. So it was time to put it to the test. Goku's Will to overcome any challenge versus Jiren's Determination to never fail. The two opponents, for the first time both smiling, sized each other up, and then vanished, everyone uncertain of where they went, until the first crack of thunder drew their attention skyward.

There, through a flurry of blows, kicks, and punches, the two fighters were locked in combat, heedless of anything else. Each meeting of flesh was accompanied by a powerful blast that sent waves of force down to the world below, forcing the others still in the barrier to give as much energy as they could to Lala, so they could keep the shield up, lest they be turned to paste by the power of this struggle.

On the benches, Belmud and Beerus questioned how their fighters were flying, when that should have been impossible, but the Grand Minister, in a breathless, awestruck tone, merely informed them that they weren't flying. The raw power of their movements was keeping them aloft, allowing them to move in all three dimensions, without wasting a single bit of ki to keep them that way.

This was proven as Goku, in a lucky hit, smashed Jiren's face, causing the other fighter to start sailing towards the point of being out, only to simply move his arms behind him, like flapping wings, and reverse direction, slamming into Goku and resuming the battle. Better, the waves of force began to visibly deform the terrain beneath them, breaking chunks of it off, as they began to soar about the arena.

From their position, the audience watches as entire sections of the disk, with a helpful reminder from Whis on just how thick it was, and how durable, began to literally tear from the rest of it, and fall into the void. That same void of the Null Realm began to fill, however, as Goku's aura flared out into it, seemingly creating a spectacular star field behind him, as he and Jiren fought on.

Soon, much of the arena below was breaking, and around the two, images and short clips played out, memories of Goku's past fights, of the struggles he had gone through that had brought him to this point. Each one culminates in him getting just that slightest bit stronger, all in anticipation of this one contest, as he and Jiren slammed into each other, again and again with the force of worlds.

Soon, it seemed like Goku had split, his body seemingly growing less stable, as his physique and hair shift between his various forms, as Jiren, his body now covered in cuts and bruises starts to breathe heavily, wiping a bit of blood from the side of his mouth with his thumb. Each warrior, pushed to their limits, lands against one of the tossed up pieces of the arena, and then, with one final cry, the Goku's recombine into the white haired form, and they surge at Jiren, who counters them.

Their bodies, their fists, connect in the air between them, knuckle against knuckles, as the final scene plays out behind them, of Goku meeting Bulma for the first time, of her shooting him after hitting him with her car, and then, the pair riding off to find the Dragon Balls at the very start of this adventure. That image fades into present day Bulma, who as the ground gives way under the barrier, and everyone starts to fall into the abyss, shoots upwards, pushing against the roof of the barrier, and holding them all up with her rocket boots.

Above them, Goku's skin has started to tear from his arm, as he summons up one last surge of power, and finally overcomes Jiren, his arm smashing into the alien, and tossing him backwards. He starts to fall as Jiren slams into the pillar at the center of the arena, seemingly saved by it, as he tries to pull himself out of the crater, only for the force to hit him again, like a delayed smash, and he is crashed through the pillar in an explosion that rocks the heavens, and is finally tossed out of the arena.

Krillin, using telekinesis, brings Goku over to the bubble, Daio and Kami healing him up enough to at least rouse, as the whole group is suddenly transported elsewhere, not to the spectator stage, but instead to the home of Zeno, with the Super Dragon Balls hanging in the air above them. At that moment, Zeno, the Grand Minister, Whis, Beerus, and Shin appear, the latter three awed by what they witnessed, able to say nothing.

Zeno however, babbles excitedly about the match, talking about how he'd never seen the like in all his existence, and the Grand Minister congratulating them on their win. He had, of course, assumed there would be fewer members of the team remaining at this point, but sighs, and says he'll let them figure out amongst themselves who gets to make the wish on the Super Dragon Balls, before they destroy the other universes and send them home.

Bulma, taking off her boots, which look like the rockets had burned out on them, gets up from a sitting position, and demands, with a pointing finger, to know what the point of all this will be, if they just erase all the other universes they just fought? Everyone save Goku, Bulla, and Krillin, actually seem very worried as she confronts the pair, who smile at her, Zeno floating down to her level, and then looking up at her.

He explains, in a very childlike way, that universes require space to grow. Each one is like a fruit, fallen from a great tree, the core tree, and right now, Universe 7 seems to have reached the limit of how far it can grow, at least with its current space and resources. If they get rid of the other 7 they just beat, then transfer all that power and time into Universe 7 itself, it would be even greater, and wouldn't that just be grand?

Bulma, scoffing, points out that the only reason they won is because they were stronger. It proves nothing about being better. Heck, Goku wouldn't have even figured out HOW to turn Legendary Super Saiyan, using Divine Ki, without seeing Kale do it, something Goku himself admits, as he'd been thinking about that for a while, but until he sensed it in her, and felt it in her power, he never would have understood how.

The Grand Minister counters with, he might still have figured it out on his own, knowing it might be possible. And besides, that was a Saiyan thing, perhaps there's a Legendary Super Saiyan in their own universe, and they simply haven't found them yet. That is met with derision from Cooler, who informs them that the Saiyan race consists only of three males, and a few of their hybrid offspring, thanks to his brother.

Krillin pipes up now, and tells them, good as this is, he learned something too from their fights. Obuni's whole Quantum Feint Technique, and without that he wouldn't have saved all the Timelines from a demon like Mira. That...catches everyone off guard, as he hadn't bothered to tell anyone about that adventure as yet, though Chronoa, giggling, appears behind Zeno and the Grand Minister to admit it was true.

No one of the higher beings is happy to see the Supreme Kai of Time, as she is never just here for a 'social call'. The Grand Minister even looks at her suspiciously, as he wonders what event might have pulled her from her supposed Sacred Halls of Time, which Chronoa laughs at. She merely says she owed the small one a favor, and walks past Zeno and the Grand Minister to stand before him.

She says she's very busy, time doesn't patrol itself after all, but she came to repay her debt to Krillin. In the grand scheme of things, his single timeline had the chance, thanks to some outside interference, saying that she looks directly at the camera and winks, to give a few people a much happier ending than otherwise. So she explains to them all quickly WHY Zeno and the Grand Minister are really doing this.

The Universes, mostly 7 but the others too, have lain stagnant for a long time. Not one, until 7's most recent changes, had gone up or down on the Mortal Level Scale in a million years or more. Oh, some had spiked or dropped for a few days with the destruction of a world, or the sudden finding of fire on another, but it always goes back to what it was in the end because growth AND change are anathema to many sentient species.

But this group is different. Even when not being pushed, they try to discover, try to become better, stronger, or just plain more than they were. Zeno, this Zeno anyway, thinks that he's helping you by giving them simply MORE. More room, more Kai power, etc, something he can only do by getting rid of the things they're 'wasting' power on right now. But Bulma already has an idea on how to fix that, doesn't she?

The human woman, shocked to have been mentioned, is taken aback, but nods, and Chronoa smiles, telling her to make the wish in her heart on the Super Dragon Balls. It will solve the football head's problem, and maybe make the halo a bit less tight on the Minister's brain. Neither of them is happy with those statements, but then turn to Bulma, and wonder what it is she wants to wish for.

As if in answer, the Super Dragon Balls suddenly begin to pulse, their surfaces, shimmering with light and power, as they slowly begin to launch bolts of lightning between the spheres. All at once, that lightning joins together into a single powerful arc that slams down into the ground before the heroes, not becoming a massive dragon as might be expected, but instead a familiar looking humanoid figure.

What emerges from the lightning bolt is a...female Namekian? That is what it appears, with a smaller frame to her body than the far larger Kami, and a slightly different shape to her head, but she is unmistakably a Namekian type of person, and very feminine in her appearance. She smiles as she stands there, and slowly, a halo like Krillin's appears on her back, but one that looks more like a beautiful rainbow, with Dragon Ball type stars on the surface of it as it slowly spins.

She introduces herself as the Divine Dragon, Zenoah, the First Fruit of the Core Tree, and thus, the First Being besides it to exist. She is, to answer their unasked question, the reason the Namekians have the ability to create the Dragon Balls, and mimic the Kais, as they descend directly from her seeds, planted in the long lost ages of the universes' beginnings. You could say she is mother to them all, in a way.

Her power can grant any wish in the heart of the one who has summoned her from her slumber, and she turns first to Chronoa, who points to Bulma, and the green woman walks up revealing she can, in fact, change her size, as she goes from as tall as Goku, to looking Bulma directly in the eyes, the pair of women standing there, before she nods at her, and tells her to speak the wish in her heart.

As if a dam had burst, Bulma quickly lays out her wish. She wants to know how to build an engine, one that can travel between universes, and one she can teach others how to build, and they, in turn, others. With that, all the Universes will be, not one homogenous self, but able to influence each other, without the need for the Chariots and such, allowing them to grow even farther than before.

Zenoah nods at this, turning away, and taking a step back. Suddenly she grows, not a little bit either, as she floats into the air, and soon, her body expands to fill the entire heavens, such that her hands easily wrap around the Super Dragon Balls, and then go farther, as she channels her power through the orbs, expanding upwards, until they are spinning like a small ring around one of her fingers.

Then, it stops, and she shrinks back down to their scale, claiming her wish, complex though it was, is done. She knows now how to build what she seeks, and that knowledge is keyed to her. She can teach others, and they can teach more. It was a very good wish, she says, looking at Zeno and commenting on how it was more direct than simply, 'make the universes better', as if that were something you could do without knowing how.

Zeno seems about to protest, but before he can, Chronoa and Zenoah fade, one back into time, the other into bolts of lightning, that impact the Super Dragon Balls, which begin to circle each other like electrons around a nucleus, before finally scattering again, each one vanishing in a flash of light, lost to the universes now, until some time in the far future when a brave soul gathers them all again.

Bulma, standing there, still as a statue for a moment, suddenly belts out a cry, as she screams about how simple that design is. That's all it's going to take?! She immediately goes to Whis, and tells him she needs to get back to Earth, yesterday, because she has engines to start building. Before she vanishes, however, she suddenly remembers there are others in the space with her, and turns towards Zeno and the Grand Minister.

Sounding...less mad than she had. She points out that now, destroying the other universes will lessen her own, so how's about they leave them alone for now. Forever even, as she already has loads of ideas on what to trade, and how to help societies across dimensions grow. The two, seemingly stunned by her, just nod, and then transport everyone back to the small stage before the stands.

The other universes cheer the moment Universe 7 appears, as it seems Zeno and the Grand Minister had been showing them the wish, as if to rub their faces in it, and now that they're not going to be destroyed, more than one Supreme Kai goes up to Bulma and Shin to discuss ways to help their own universes, while the fighters from the various teams get together, and discuss the battles that had gone on.

In the middle of this, Jiren walks up to Goku, for a moment seeming like he's going to hit him, but then, instead, extends a hand to shake, telling him he will make his Determination greater next time, and they will see if Goku's Will can overcome him when he's pushed himself to the absolute limit. Goku accepts the invitation, saying he'll be ready for the big guy, any time, any dimension.

As it winds down, everyone returns to their Chariots, with Bulma promising to meet some of the people again in a few days, once she's got some engines built. They gratefully accept, and soon, the Chariots vanish, the Universe 7 one appearing in space over the Earth, the sparkling blue jewel looking quite lovely, as they slowly descend towards it, the couples pairing up, leaving Jeice complaining that he really needs to find a 'sheila' of his own, the other remaining three laughing at that, pointing out their own species don't do that sort of thing as he turns to them for some support.

The laughter from the glass cube echoes, as Bulma and Goku hug, Bulma commenting on how bright the future's looking for everyone everywhere, while in the distance, a comet passes by, the camera slowly zooming in on it to reveal it is a Super Dragon Ball, with Tori-Bot, Akira Toriyama's, the creator of Dragon Ball, self insert character, standing on it, waving goodbye, and promising in a garbled voice, that more adventures are waiting to be discovered, as he vanishes off into space, leaving us on a single twinkle, before the final credits.

(A/N: Cameos in the Krillin section are as follows

Kai Vegeta is from SaladSaiyan's 'What if Roshi Wished for Youth' series

Kuroda from MasakoX's 'What if Goku was Female' series

Broly, Goku's Brother, is from Carthu's Dojo's 'What if Goku and Broly were sent to Earth' Series

Dumplin is Team Four Stars created character in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 1 and 2

Others are just random fanon ideas you see in a few times, and not referencing any Fanfic/What If in particular.)