Dragon Ball Z: the Next Generation

by The Legendary Dragon Reaper

Who would've expected that just a few changes could have such a major impact. Read as Gohan and Kai journey through life and across the universe in this exciting retelling of DBZ, with changes and surprises around every corner. Yamcha x Bulma, Raditz x Android 18, Gohan x Erasa later on. Other pairings undecided at the moment.

35. Ghosts from the Past, an Ominous Warning

Guest: I don't know if I would go so far as to say that Videl hates Mr Satan, even though Kai sure as hell does, but I'm glad to see you approve of the pairing.

xSonallyGirl129x: Thanks, I'm glad to see you liked this chapter. Goku, Raditz and Yamcha all running a sandwich shop is something I think a lot of people will find to be pretty funny. The idea of Kai going to middle school and meeting up with Videl and company is something I've been stewing on for awhile, but the Crimson Warrior thing was fun. Yeah, Kai and Videl both have pretty similar types of personalities actually, so it does make some sense when you think about it.

Guest: Glad to hear you're so fond of the Kai x Videl pairing.

Guest: That is an interesting idea, but unfortunately that won't be happening in this fic.

Guest: As interesting as that sounds, the idea of humans having a Zenkai boost has already been done by both the DBZ fan comic Elsewhere, and the DBZ fic Rewrite the Stars by xSonallyGirl129x. Of course I have no intention of letting the human characters get cast aside, which is part of why I created the Spirit Ken technique, which allows them to keep up with the power levels of the Saiyans, as well as Piccolo, Cooler and the Androids.

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A full three and a half years had passed since the battle against Cell, and two and a half years since the brief invasion by Bojack and his Galaxy Soldiers, and things had been relatively peaceful on Earth.

In Other World however, the time had come for the Other World tournament, a competition between warriors from the four main galaxies of the universe, in which Scarlet and a warrior by the name of Pikkon from the West Galaxy were about to go at it in the final round.

"It's only fair to warn you Scarlet, the outcome of our battle will be will be different from the last time." Pikkon warned.

"I think we'll see about that soon enough." Scarlet shot him a grin "But either way, I wish you the best of luck Pikkon."

"The same to you my friend." and then the battle began as both of them blitzed out of view.

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However, things were about to take a dire turn.

At the Check In Station in Other World, a teenage ogre by the name of Saike Demon was slacking off when he was supposed to be guarding the Soul Cleansing Machine.

His lack of attention allowed the machine to become too full and as a result the machine exploded, releasing all of the evil energy inside of it at once.

Saike was enveloped in the evil smog, causing him to transform into a large, fat and seemingly innocent monster by the name of Janemba, whose first order of business was to place a barrier around the Check In Station.

Since the Check In Station was shut down, there would be no barrier between dimension. The heavens would no longer be protected and the gates of hell would be wide open, the dead would walk among the living and the living among the dead.

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Meanwhile, on Earth…

"Explosive Demon Wave!" an Explosive Demon Wave burst outwards from the palm of Videl's hand, incinerating all of the trees in her path, and she breathed a small sight afterwards "Okay, so how was that?"

Kai observed from afar and nodded in approval "Alright not bad, looks like you've got that one down flat. So far you've done a decent job in learning have the Kamehameha, the Masenko, the Spirit Ball, the Explosive Demon Wave and the Destructo Disk, all in just 6 months."

"Yeah yeah I know, now what's the hardest technique you've got? I need a challenge. You know, those two techniques you created, whatever you call them."

"What, you mean the Nail Gun and the Dragon Fist? Not on your fucking life Satan."

"Why the hell not?"

"Well for one, the Nail Gun is patented and it's more of a family thing than anything else, and as for the Dragon Fist, that one is way too advanced for you, and me for that matter. I can only use it once in a fight, and after I do I'm pretty much drained as fuck. There's the Special Beam Cannon but that one has the same issue, even if it's to a lesser extent."

"Well that doesn't mean you can't show us."

"...Fine, but once and only once." he held up two fingers and began charging Ki into them, his fingertips crackling as a result "Special Beam Cannon!" he fired the Special Beam Cannon at a nearby mountain, blowing it to bits as a result.

"Holy crap."

"I know right? The problem is that it takes up way too much time to charge all that Ki and it's a huge energy drain so it's kind of a double edge sword to the user. You'll work your way up but you have to be patient, got it?"

"Yeah I guess."

"Good." then he pulled out his phone "For the last time, I'm not subscribing to- Oh hey, what's up Gohan? Alright fine, be there in 20." he hung up and turned to Videl "Training is getting cut short today, he needs me for something."

"Some kind of problem?"

"Don't know yet, but even if it is that's usually a Tuesday for us."

"It's Sunday."

"Exactly." and so Kai blasted off through the skies without another word.

"...I can never read that guy." then Videl got a notification on her comlink "This is Videl, what's going on?"

"So sorry to bother you like this Videl, but we've got a serious situation here."

"I started to gather that much, so what's going on?"

"This is something you'll have to see for yourself, it's completely insane. You'd better come downtown, and hurry!"

"I'm on my way, I'll be there in a few." and so on that note, Videl started flying back in the direction of Satan City.

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Meanwhile, with Kai…

By this point, Kai was soaring through the skies and found Gohan flying a short distance ahead of him "So you gave me the heads up, now you wanna give me some details as to what the actual fuck is going on?"

"I've been sensing some kind of anomalies for the past hour." Gohan told him "And now I've been hearing reports all over the world being invaded by the living dead. You know what this means don't you?"

"You bet your ass I do. It's the zombie apocalypse, pay up mother fucker!" he was promptly smacked upside the head.

"Not that you sadist, you can sense it as well as me can't you? There are a ton of Ki signatures popping up out of nowhere, and a lot of them feel way too familiar for my liking."

"Yeah, I can feel it now, and… I think can sense my mom among them too."

"Well whatever it is that's going on, we've gotta find the source and figure out a way to stop it before things get even more out of hand.

"Yes Son Gohan, you are indeed correct." a new voice cut in.

Kai and Gohan screeched to a halt in mid air at the sight of a certain midget with a white mohawk, purple skin and pointy ears appearing before them "Oh you've gotta be kidding me, you again? Seriously?"

"Indeed Kai Sapien, Son Gohan, it's been a long time." Shin bowed to the two of them "I can see that both of you have both grown a great deal since the last time we met, and accomplished some praiseworthy feats as well."

"How would you know about that?"

"At the recommendation of one of my allies, one you both are very familiar with, I've been keeping an eye on the events taking place in this world for quite some time, and it would seem he was right to say that the two of you have the most latent potential this world has to offer."

"I see. Well in all honesty, we do owe you a debt of sorts." Gohan pointed out "After all, if you hadn't healed us back then we might not have been able to beat Slug."

"You give me too much credit Son Gohan. I have my doubts that such a claim would be true but defeating the likes of the evil Namekian Slug would most likely have become considerably more difficult."

"Yeah I'm with him, we can praise him and his mohawk later." Kai noted dryly "So in the meantime Shin, what can you tell us about what's going on right now?"

"An accident in the Check In Station in Other World mutated one of its workers and as a result the Check In Station is now out of commission, essentially destroying any existing boundaries between the living and the deceased."

"So what exactly do you think we should do then?"

"Well considering at least one of your companions knows the Instant Transmission technique of the people of Yardrat, I believe it would be the best course of action for one of you to travel to the Check In Station and see what you can do to defeat this creature. Kai, your mother should already be en route to there as we speak, as well as another warrior from Otherworld."

"...I see." Kai shot him a smirk "Then we've got nothing to worry about, if she's on the job then that thing is as good as dead."

"You seem quite confident in her capabilities."

"And for good reason, as strong as I am right now, I know for a fact that she's even stronger than this, or Gohan and Goku, or any of them."

"I see, so then it seems the source of this situation is in good hands. Well if that is the case, then I suppose I shall take your word for it."

"Smart move, now what's the rest of your plan?"

"Come again?"

"You know something you haven't told us about yet, why else would you keep that shit-eating grin plastered across your face."

"So you noticed. He was right when he told me that you were quite observant and had an impressive intellect to match your level of power."

"Whoever your so-called benefactor is, he definitely knows his stuff."

"Indeed he does, which is why I count on his support in such trying times. But in the meantime, I believe that some adversaries you are very familiar with are making themselves known to the rest of the world-" he was cut off by Kai disappearing in a flash "Where did he go?"

"In simple terms, I think he wants to get a head start." Gohan told him simply.

"On what exactly?"

"My best guess would be, some much needed catharsis by proxy on his part."

"In regards to whom exactly?"

"Let's see, Vegeta, Frieza, Slug, the Androids, Cell… basically anyone that he hasn't been able to defeat on his own. It's a lot of people actually."

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Jellybeans, lots and lots of jellybeans.

That was all Scarlet could see when she and Pikkon arrived on the scene of the Check In Station using her Instantaneous Movement 'Get a load of this, it doesn't look anything like the Check In Station that I know. It feels like King Yemma is inside that gigantic jellybean. Well that's weird, that's not a sentence I ever thought I would have to say.'

That was when a silhouette of King Yemma appeared on the surface of the jelly bean "Scarlet it's you, thank goodness you're here! An accident mutated one of our workers, he's the one who's responsible for this!"

"Don't worry King Yemma, I'll have you out of there faster than you can say Snake Way! Now to take a shot one three Pikkon. One, two, three!" so Scarlet fired a Ki blast, with Pikkon doing the same, only for it to not even crack the barrier "Huh. Well that was anticlimactic."

"That's one way of putting it." Pikkon muttered "I figured that would've at least done something to it."

"Scarlet, Pikkon, look on the roof! The monster that did this is on the roof!"

"What? But I don't see anything on the roof." Scarlet promptly floated up towards the roof, only to find the gigantic blob that was Janemba sitting up there without a care in the world "Okay now I see it. To be completely honest though, it doesn't really look that mean to me."

"Well I guess we're about to find out." Pikkon then floated up to confront Janemba "Are you the one who removed the barrier between the living and the dead?"

"Janemba… Janemba…" was all the thing said.

"...Okay, so be a good boy and take down the barrier now Janemba." he received no response in any way, shape or form "Are you listening to me? Take it down!" he was promptly flicked away into several jelly beans "Ow…"

"And it's like he didn't even try." Pikkon shot a look towards Janemba "You really do pack a wallop don't you, who are you anyway?"

"You might wish to be careful with this one Scarlet, he's a lot stronger than he looks."

"Duly noted." Scarlet was quick to free herself, only for the both of them to nearly be blown away by Janemba just breathing at the two of them "Incredible, this thing is a lot stronger than I thought he would be. I guess the Grand Kai was right to call of my fight with Pikkon, this one could destroy the whole universe if it wanted to." then she smirked "I don't think I've ever felt a power like this, it's got my blood pumping, and I don't even have any of that anymore. Say Pikkon I hope you don't mind, but I think it's for the best if I try and handle this one by myself."

"I know what you're doing Scarlet, you're being selfish because you want to have all the fun for yourself!"

"Yeah well is that thing pointing at you like something out of the Purge? I didn't think so, since it wants me I say it's going to get me. If you have a problem with that, then you can take it up with my patented Spirit Ken, okay?"

"DID YOU TWO FORGET ABOUT ME?!" that one came from King Yemma, thoroughly pissed off about being forgotten like that.

"No of course not your highness, Pikkon and I were just talking about how he would help you while I was fighting the creature responsible for this."

"What the hell do you-" Pikkon was cut off by a hand over his mouth.

"Speaking of hell, I'm gonna go ahead and try to lure the big shot down there, and you can come on down as soon as you figure out a way to break down this barrier." then she promptly clasped her hands at Janemba "Come on, you can do it Janemba! Come on, follow the leader!" and so she disappeared down into the jelly beans, with Janemba promptly falling down after her.

"...It's times like this I find myself questioning every decision I've ever made."

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Satan City was in total chaos as a result of the zombie apocalypse, at least that's what people were interpreting it to be.

A certain evil and sadistic Saiyan, in this case Vegeta, weren't wasting any time in firing multiple Ki blasts, killing multiple civilians as a result "I don't know how we ended up back in the realm of the living, and frankly I don't care, but now it's time to show these pathetic wretches why the Saiyans are not to be trifled with! The Saiyans are the mightiest warrior race in existence, and we live to dominate the inferiors in the heat of battle!"

"You're wrong brother, that's not what a true Saiyan does."

Vegeta whipped around and his face contorted into a malicious smirk "So the time has come, I have to admit part of me did wonder when we would meet again Tarble."

Sure enough, Tarble floated in front of him, his gaze hard and his blue aura slowly flaring around his body "Part of me feels the same way brother."

"Tell me, how did you end up on this world? I thought father exiled you to some remote planet because you were weak and pathetic."

"He did, but a lot has changed since then, and because of that I'm now the type of warrior that has what it takes to stop you from hurting yourself or anyone else."

"So the time has come then, the time to rid the universe of a disgrace to everything the Saiyans stand for."

"You're wrong brother, you couldn't be further from the truth."

"I couldn't be further from the truth? Please, even if you have the blood of the royal Saiyan bloodline coursing through your veins, you're simply pathetic and weak. That's what you're always going to be. You're part of the royal Saiyan bloodline, but things such as compassion and mercy poison your very being beyond salvation. At long last, the darkest shame of our family can be wiped from existence once and for all."

"You truly believe that you know what strength and weakness really is? You're wrong brother, the fact is that you know nothing about what it means to possess true strength. True strength comes from more than being bloodthirsty or just having a high power level, it comes from the likes of morality, conviction and compassion. The fact is brother, even with all the power in the universe, without any of those things, you're nothing, and you always will be." that proved to be enough to send Vegeta into a rage.

"You want to see my power you wretch?! Well fine, because the strength of the Saiyan race is coursing through my veins, and now you're going to feel it's wrath!" Vegeta spiked his blue aura and surged forward, only to be stopped by the force of Tarble catching his fist with jaw-dropping levels of ease "Wh-What?!"

"I did try to tell you brother. I'm sorry about this, and I hope that one day you'll be able to find peace. Galick Gun." with a simple stance and his hands cupped at his side, Tarble unleashed a quick Galick Gun that engulfed Vegeta and instantly vaporized him on the spot 'I truly hope that you find peace one day brother, but until then, Hell is where you belong.'

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Meanwhile, with a certain scientist…

Dr Gero found himself hiding in an alley, his mind racing 'This is completely ludicrous, an absolute travesty! I finally find myself free from the abomination that is hell, and the next thing I know Android 19 is reduced to scrap before I can even process it, and by one of Goku's human companions no less (Krillin)! I need to return to my laboratory before anyone finds me."

"Trust me doc, that's not even close to being the only thing you have to worry about."

Dr Gero whipped around and looked up to see none other than 18 floating above him, her arms crossed and her aura flaring "18… So you were the first one to find me."

"Yeah, it's been a long time hasn't it? Yeah, I haven't seen you since you tried to shut us down because we wouldn't obey you."

"Well, of course that wasn't personal."

"Yeah yeah I know, you wanted revenge on Son Goku, avenge your dead son, bring the world into a new age using your genius to guide it, all that good shit. I get it, but you do realize that just because I get it doesn't mean I'm not sore about it."

"But… But I created you!"

"You didn't create us old man, the two of us had lives of our own before you ripped them away from us. Granted they kind of sucked, but they were our lives to live."

"Maybe, but the power at your disposal-"

"Isn't some bullshit weapon for you to use for shits and giggles, so we're gonna take care of ourselves now, okay? Good. Oh and before I forget, I might have shacked up with Goku's older brother and had a daughter with him, so… Yeah, have fun with that one. Oh and as a little parting gift, here's a little technique that 17 and I created together. Super… Electric… STRIKE!" and so with a wave of her hands, 18 unleashed a wave of electric green energy that promptly obliterated Dr Gero before he even had time to scream. Once that was done, 18 breathed out a sigh "Well that was fun. I wonder how the others are doing."

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Meanwhile, with some of the others, in Satan City…

"Masenko!" Videl launched a medium-sized Masenko from one hand at a number of zombies roaming through the streets of Satan City, causing them to explode as a result, and with multiple waves of one hand she sent a Spirit Ball barreling through a few nearby Saibamen, though exerting so much energy left her considerably exhausted, as demonstrated by her falling to one knee 'Okay, clearly I need to do a better job of pacing myself.' she whipped around just in time to see a certain blue creature aiming a Ki blast at her, but when she opened her eyes they widened at what she was seeing.

As it turns out, that sight was Kai holding her in his arms bridal style, while simultaneously ripping the creature in half with a single kick "Yeah piece of advice, zombies and Saibamen are one thing, but you've got a metric fuckton of work to do before you're on the level where you can take on a Cell Jr. You okay?"

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine, thanks." Videl set herself back down on the ground and tried to get rid of the pink that dusted her cheeks 'Okay, that was pretty cool. This is pretty insane though, what do you think is causing all of it?"

"I have an idea of it, but we've already got someone on the job and she's more than capable of handling this, just like I can wreck the shit of anyone that shows up. Plus it's better than just sitting at a computer screen and repeatedly refreshing for new episodes of Rick and Morty."

I wouldn't allow myself to be consumed by arrogance if I were you." a familiar yet malicious sounding voice told him "The true horror show has only just begun."

Kai just looked up at a certain figure on a skyscraper above them and rolled his eyes, with both lizard-like and metallic components "Like you've got any room to start talking shit Frieza."

"So a common stranger knows my name?" Frieza bowed to him in a mocking way "It would seem that my illustrious reputation proceeds me, even on the likes of this worthless rock."

"You don't recognize me but I'm no stranger to you Robo Lizard, I was one of the guys that fought you back on Namek all those years ago."

"What's that? You're one of those little brats aren't you?"

"Maybe this will jog your memory: Fuck power levels, fuck Super Saiyans, and FUCK YOU!"

"Oh yes, the little brat with the loud mouth. I would've loved to kill Goku or the rest of the filthy Saiyan apes on this planet, but I suppose killing you will do for the time being."

"Not like you're ever gonna find out how that feels."

"Is that so? Well then, how about my companions teach you a lesson in why you should respect your betters!" with a wave of his hand he sent forward all of the soldiers that blindly followed him like a pack of lapdogs.

"Oh yeah, let me think about it. Thinking, thinking, thinking, NOPE!" he blitzed forward and thrusted his fist into Frieza's gut, causing him to explode in a comical fashion, which sent the rest of his men running away screaming "Yeah that's right mother fuckers, that's why you don't want to piss off the Crimson Dragon."

"You've run into that guy before haven't you?" asked Videl.

"And he turned my body into swiss fucking cheese before he even reached his final form, which is part of the reason why I consider this to be some much needed catharsis."

"And Recoome and company are pleased by that fact young champion."

Kai whipped around and his expression dulled "I don't know whether to be pumped or pissed off by seeing you guys again."

"Then allow us to reintroduce ourselves, to determine that for you out of respect for our previous encounter." and so they started posing.

"Oh dear god."

"Recoome!"

"Burter!"

"Jeice!"

"Guldo!"

"Captain Ginyu!"

"And together we are… THE GINYU FORCE!"

"...And I thought Team Rocker was a fever dream." Kai glanced back to see Videl looking absolutely slack-jawed at the sight "Yeah I know, it goes without saying. What gives though, I thought at least two of you survived all the shit on Namek."

"Recoome and his captain did, and we were recruited by his majesty Lord Cooler, in preparation for hunting down and destroying a powerful enemy before he could become a threat to this entire universe. We were able to track him down to a remote planet on the edge of the galaxy known as Potaufeu, but despite putting up a valiant effort, in the end Recoome and his captain were felled in battle, and the Ginyu Force was reunited in the afterlife."

"I see. What threat is that exactly?"

"Lord Cooler shall inform you and your companions when the time is right, but know this young champion: Recoome always believed that the one to whom Recoome passed on his title would have the potential to overcome any adversary, including this one."

"Sounds like this one is getting seriously hyped up. Whatever this is, I'm gonna take it down whatever it takes."

"Of that, Recoome has no doubt. The young champion has the drive to meet this foe and surpass it."

"You're damn right, now if you'll excuse me I've got some more catharsis by proxy to indulge myself in." and so he blitzed off.

Videl found herself alone with the Ginyu Force, and she quickly voiced the only thing that was on her mind "What the fuck did I get myself into?"

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Meanwhile, with Goku…

In a certain rocky wasteland, Goku descended to the ground and his gaze hardened 'I knew that Ki signature I sensed out here felt familiar, disgustingly so. With everything that's happening all over the world, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you're here too. After all, I've already had to fight through at least half a dozen guys that claimed to serve you, a few of these little green things, some of the soldiers from the original Red Ribbon Army, and even a few of the children of the original King Piccolo. I think that's what people call indulging myself in nostalgia. But in all seriousness, I shouldn't be surprised to see that you of all people showed up to Turles."

Sure enough, Turles was standing before him looking as smug and sadistic as ever as he shot a smirk at Goku "You really shouldn't be Kakarot."

"I knew you were going to show up sooner or later, but all the way out here? I guess some monsters like to make a grand entrance don't they?" Goku was met with a scowl.

"Oh yeah, you're quite the comedian aren't you? You might have bulked up since the last time we met, but that doesn't change the fact that I fully intend to make you pay for what you did to me."

"How about you go ahead and try to back up that talk!" Goku promptly flashed into Super Saiyan and burst forward, a Ki blast charging in his hand as he did so.

To his surprise, Turles was able to stop the Ki blast with his bare hand, catching Goku by the fist and crushing his wrist as he did so, then threw him aside with ease "I won't deny that you had the advantage before Kakarot, and that's how you were able to defeat me in the first place, but I'd like to see you try the same thing with me as I am NOW!" a golden aura surged into life around his body, complete with his hair turning gold and his eyes a teal color, leaving Goku stunned as a result.

"What the- How did you-"

"What are you surprised? You really shouldn't be Kakarot. After all, thanks to all of the fruit I've eaten from the Tree of Might, especially the last one I ate before you killed me. Even I was taken aback when it allowed me to beat that strange technique you used against me. As it turns out, thanks to the fruit, I was already in the early stages of transforming myself! So now we're both Super Saiyans, only I've eaten the fruit of the Tree of Might so I'd say the advantage is mine."

"Not quite. You may have unnaturally boosted your power by a huge amount, but you're still only in the first unrefined Super Saiyan stage. I've trained this form and mastered it, and I've gone beyond it, so I'm a lot stronger than when I first transformed."

"Alright, you've got me interested. Come on, let's see who's stronger."

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Meanwhile, with a certain space pirate…

Bojack found himself hiding in an alley, his mind racing 'This is absolute bullshit, how the hell could this be happening?! I come down to this planet with a full crew ready to slaughter, and then the next thing I know, that triclops (Tien) is beating Bido into blood-covered paste! I mean first some bald midget (Krillin) beats down on Bujin and slices him in half, and then some idiot with scars on his face (Yamcha) blows through Kogu like he's nothing and sends all of them back to hell, and now I'm hiding in a goddam alley! I'd better hurry and get out of here and get the hell off this planet before any of the others manage to track me down."

"Trust me Bojack, that's the least of your problems."

'Oh fuck.' Bojack glanced up and saw Zangya floating above him "Zangya… You're looking well I see. It's great to see you again, I guess."

"Yeah, not since your basically left me for dead a few years ago."

'Shit, so she still remembers that one? Don't take it personally, you know that I had to deal with that brat and having you there would distracted me."

"Oh no I get it." her tone was laced with sarcasm "Of course you realize that while I understand that much at least, there are some other factors to consider. What was that modo you had for your little crew? We have no room for failures or weaklings. And let's not forget that you tried to make me into a concubine as an alternative, so it was pretty much a lose-lose situation for me for all those years. You realize that I'm still pretty sore about that, and I never got the chance to give you my metaphorical letter of registration."

'...Oh shit.'

"And for the record, I have been training a great deal under my new loyalties, so I'm going to enjoy this." Zangya started flaring her green aura.

"As entertaining as this would prove to be, I believe it would be for the best for me to take over for you." this was when Cooler floated down next to her, earning a pissed off glare from her in the process.

"What exactly do you mean by that?"

"Exactly what it sounds like. I mean you no disrespect, I'm fully aware that you've improved by leaps and bounds since joining my ranks, but you still have more work to do before you can hold your own against the likes of an opponent like him." Cooler stepped forward and flared his own purple aura "I've been training as well, so I intend to take over this battle."

"So what then, you want to be the first one to die today?" Bojack shot him a malevolent smirk as he powered up to his full power state, complete with the green skin and red hair "So be it, it's only fitting that I be the one to end the royal bloodline of the Cold Empire."

"We'll see about that soon enough, but I would highly recommend you go all out, or else you won't last for very long."

"We'll see about that." a twitch of rage spread across Bojack's face as he let out an enraged roar and spiked his green aura, then promptly burst forward at full speed and slammed his fist straight into Cooler's gut, his fist moving too fast for any normal person to even keep track of. He then quickly followed up with a smash attack to Cooler's back, sending him hurtling downwards and smashing into the streets, before finishing it with a full power Galactic Buster, almost instantly engulfing Cooler in the explosion that followed "And thus the royal bloodline of the Cold empire has been expunged fron the universe once and for all."

"I would highly recommend you look again." the smoke cleared to reveal Cooler in place completely unharmed, and what's more is a transformation to go with it. He had increased in height by over a foot and his muscle mass and bulked had increased somewhat, while four spikes grew out of the back of his head, his eyes now glowing crimson. Spikes had grown from his back and on his wristguard, alone with some new bio-gems on his wrist and ankle guards, and the bio-gem on his head had been re-shaped to form an oval. With his transformation almost entirely complete, Cooler levelled his hardened glare up at Bojack just as a bone-guard rose up to cover his nose and mouth "I anticipated that was the best you could manage. Unlike you, some of us have chosen to use this time productively, rather than just stewing over arrogance and a desire for vengeance." in a sudden flash he blitzed forward and started launching a series of Death Beams into Bojack's torso and upper body.

Bojack was left gagging and retching from the pain and made a futile attempt to launch a counterattack in the form of a Grand Smasher.

Cooler easily stopped the counterattack with a Death Flash and then fired another one clear through Bojack's gut, obliterating him in the explosion that followed without even giving him the chance to scream. Once that was done, Cooler looked down at himself and took a moment to analyze his new form 'So I was right, along with an increase in muscle mass, it provides a 200% increase in my power, speed, agility and durability. This will be a great asset so long as I am able to use and regulate it properly.'

This was when Zangya floated down next to him and pouted slightly "Not that I don't appreciate the assist, but I still think I could've at least tried to take him."

"I appreciate the enthusiasm, but I'd rather not see one of my companions get blasted into atoms from behind. In order to ensure that, I will be personally supervising your training."

"Because you need a decent sparring partner, or because you've grown fond of me?"

"If you must have an answer, then it's both."

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Meanwhile, with Goku…

The battle was fierce, and all things considered, it was starting to look pretty one-sided.

Goku pulled himself out of the rubble and spat out a considerable amount of blood, his Super Saiyan aura starting to flicker 'Okay… I imagined this going in a different direction.'

"So how about it Kakarot, do you understand now?" Turles floated down towards him, pretty much everything about him appearing to be condescending "Even the power of the so-called legendary Super Saiyan isn't enough for you to come even close to matching the unstoppable force that I've become! Thanks to the fruit from the Tree of Might, no one can come even close to touching me!" he was met with a scowl from Goku.

'This is absolutely ridiculous, this guy a disgrace to the whole idea that the Super Saiyan stands for! The Super Saiyan is supposed to be a warrior of light, a beacon of hope, and this one just cheated his way to the top without any effort! I might not be able to scratch him in my own Super Saiyan form, but I do have one last trick up my sleeve. Granted I haven't used it in a fight yet, but it's all I've got going for me.' he started flaring his golden aura in a way that was very subtle and hard for anyone to notice.

"You know you're lucky Kakarot, since I'm in such a good mood right now I'm gonna end this with my personal favorite technique." Turles clasped his hands together and began powering up a certain technique.

'That's it, stay focused on your own attack, let me build up just a little bit more…' Goku cupped his hands and started charging Ki in between his palms, his aura starting to crackling with electricity.

"And now you're as good as dead Kakarot, and you can burn in hell!" Turles fired forward a full power Kill Driver.

"That's a pleasure saved only for you, courtesy of Super Saiyan 2!" with a roar, Goku flashed into the next level of Super Saiyan and fired forward a full power Kamehameha, the blast surging right through the Kill Driver and through Turles as well, leaving a gaping hole in his gut, and then left him to explode in a fiery demise. With the battle over, Goku fell to one knee and powered back down to his base form, panting heavily as he did so "Well… that took a lot more out of me than I was expecting…"

"Well it's better than you stealing anyone else's techniques." this was when Raditz dropped down in front of him and handed him a Senzu Bean "Say what you will about Cell, he wasn't wrong in that regard. I know you were trying to ask Kai about that Dragon Fist technique, not to mention his Nail Gun."

"Yeah tell me about it, I ended up with one through the chest. That wasn't a fun day."

"Neither was when he blew a hole through my gut last week."

"Yeah, he does that. Speaking of Cell though, have you seen him at all today?"

"Nope, I've just been blitzing through most of Frieza's underlings, most of them I killed back on Namek."

"Huh. So where is Cell then? I mean we both know he went to hell."

"Oh for sure, but he hasn't shown up yet."

"I wonder why, you'd think he'd be the first one to start blowing stuff up and trying to blow up the planet or something."

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Meanwhile, in Hell…

Scarlet found herself in Hell, with Janemba floating down right in front of her "You've gotta be kidding me, this guy really is affecting every dimension and creation."

"Janemba!" that was when Janemba hit the ground with a loud thud.

"It's kind of weird that he seems so harmless like that."

Janemba then proceeded to use his power to create several mini clones of himself.

"Is it weird that I actually find them kind of cute? Not that there's really very much going on in their noggins though."

The clones then proceeded to waltz towards Scarlet and attempted to smac her to the ground, and once that plan failed they all dog piled on him, much to the amusement of the original.

"Enough of this! Kaioken 10x!" losing patience with this, Scarlet promptly flared her Kaioken 10x aura, the force being enough to engulf all of the clones and obliterate them, causing their remains to disappear.

Now even more amused than before, Janemba summoned several of the gigantic jellybeans downwards in an attempt to crush Scarlet to death with them, then had them converge on her and trap her, before he waltzed forward and rammed into them full force.

Scarlet was able to leap out of the way at the last second and promptly charged forward.

Janemba sent him flying and landed a carefree kick, sending Scarlet crashing to the ground as a result.

Scarlet quickly managed to recover and charged at Janemba once again.

Janemba backhanded him away and used his Illusion Smash to pummel Scarlet, ending the brutal assault by smashing her against the ground, hard.

Scarlet was able to catch the gigantic fist at the last second before it could crush her.

Janemba sent his fist through another portal.

'Now's my chance!' luckily for her, Scarlet was ready this time and promptly slammed a sizeable Ki blast into one of the portals, causing it to explode as a result, which startled Janemba and caused him to fall back 'Well that's progress, at least now I know that this thing isn't immune to taking damage.' she dropped into a stance in which she held out both hands and cupped them together, red-colored Ki gathering in her palms "Now eat this! Wolf Fang Cannon!" she fired a red-colored energy wave forward in order to test Janemba's raw power and endurance.

Janemba used his Mystic Copy technique in order to create a fake copy of Scarlet that fired its own Wolf Fang Cannon, hitting a thoroughly shocked Scarlet dead on and engulfing her in the explosion that followed.

Scarlet had been scorched by the blast and left in a stupor as a result "Hole on a minute. Was that… me that shot me? Okay, I'm out of fucks to give. I'd better hurry and finish this guy off right now before this get even more out of hand. Kaioken 20x!" she pushed her Kaioken to the highest level she could.

Janemba began shaking his stomach, the holes on it beginning to wiggle in a very disturbing manner as he fired his Rapid Cannon, in which he started shooting a barrage of Ki blasts from said holes.

Scarlet frantically leapt out of the way of each blast until she was completely safe, only to be caught in the explosion when all of the blasts detonated at once. When the explosions subsided, she was revealed to be slightly scorched, but okay otherwise 'Okay I think that's enough messing around, I think it's about time for me to go all out.' so she powered down her Kaioken, and then she calmly powered up to her absolute maximum, in which she finally unveiled her Spirit Ken technique "You know I should give you credit, only the likes of Cell or Bojack have pushed me to use this technique during my time here in Otherworld.

Janemba grinned and started clapping his hands annoyingly, clearly amused by the revelation of the new techniqiue and massive increase in power.

"You act innocent but you're deadly, it's over Janemba." and Scarlet charged forward at blinding levels of speed.

Janemba attempted to swat her to the ground.

Scarlet stepped to the side and easily avoided the attempted swat, then blitzed forward and attacked Janemba with a furious barrage of punches to the chest and stomach.

Janemba summoned down several gigantic jellybeans from the skies above them.

Scarlet easily punched Janemba into the air 'I'd better hurry and end this thing before it gets out of hand.' she shot into the air above Janemba, Ki crackling in his hand "This is a Sapien family original! Wolf Fang Cannon!" she promptly fired a full force Wolf Fang Cannon forward straight into Janemba's gut, the sheer force sending him crashing to the ground, his appearance becoming warped. Then Scarlet retreated a fair distance away and powered down when she saw that Janemba had stopped moving "Well that was by far the weirdest battle I've ever fought. But his power was still incredible though, if it wasn't for my Spirit Ken technique then I would definitely have lost this battle, the same with my battles with Cell and Bojack over the past few months.' then he stiffened when he sensed it 'You've gotta be kidding me, he's still alive after all of that?'

That was when the disfigured body of Janemba began morphing, changing into a normal sized red and purple humanoid form with horns and a tail.

'So he can evolve his body in order to increase his power. I don't like the feel of this, he's way more powerful than he was before. I'd better be careful, if I make one wrong move then it might cost me my life.'

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Meanwhile, with another dose of catharsis…

A certain evil Namekina, actually Slug, didn't waste any time in firing a set of Eye Beams that killed at least a few dozen people in the process, and he promptly barked out a maniacal laugh as he did so "I don't know how I'm back in the land of the living again, and frankly I couldn't care less. All I know is that now I have a chance to to exact my revenge on that Saiyan brat and his worthless friends!"

"Don't think you're gonna get the chance for that Big Green."

Slug glanced up to see Kai floating above him, with his Namek-Ken 10x activated and his green aura flaring wildly "Well now, looks like one of the little brats has grown a few inches since the last time we met."

'Deep breath, keep your cool and don't take the bait. I'm not gonna let this bastard backhand me into a skyscraper again.'

"Of course with that being said, don't think that's going to be anywhere near enough for you to defeat me."

"I wouldn't be coming at you like this if I didn't think that was true, just ready yourself you ugly green fucker." Kai flared his green aura and dropped into a combat stance.

Slug tensed considerably, but his arrogant smirk remained in place "You're stronger than you were the last time I showed up on this planet, that much I can't deny, but even if you do have one of the more ancient techniques of the Namekian warrior class going for you, there's no way you'd be able to hold a candle to the power I've acquired from my years of training in the fiery depths of Hell."

"Well lucky me I got a little bit of something extra going for me." with a roar, Kai's aura turned a milky white color as he powered down his Namek-Ken in favor of his Spirit Ken "I doubt you're familiar with this one, a little something called the Spirit Ken." he promptly burst forward and smashed his fist into Slug's face, the resulting shockwave shattering windows all around them and sending Slug hurtling miles above the city.

Slug quickly stopped himself, left in a furious and horrified stupor "One punch… How the hell could this little brat have gotten so much stronger?! No this can't be, there's no way I can lose like this! I'm the ultimate warrior of the Namekian race!"

Kai shot straight into the sky like a rocket and cocked back his fist for a straight up punch to the face.

Slug crossed his arms to block the attack but his guard was nearly broken as a result of the sheer force of the attack, leaving his entire body recoiling as a result.

Kai quickly blitzed Slug using his superior speed and drove his elbow down into one of Slug's shoulder blades, sending deep cracks along it and earning a cry of agony.

Slug spun through the air and quickly drove his heel straight into Kai's face full force, managing to knock Kai back a few feet and drawing a small trickle of blood but not leaving any noteworthy damage.

Kai wiped the blood from his lip nonchalantly and cracked his neck "Is that really all the power you've got going for you?"

Slug's fist moved like a series of green blurs and snapped at Kai all over his body.

Kai blitzed around at blinding speeds as he promptly began easily weaving and ducking under every single attack.

'This doesn't make any sense, I'm more than smart enough to know that he's more than fast enough to dodge or counter any of these strikes effortlessly with the gap in speed between the two of us- No, don't tell me… He's toying with me?! Damn you!" his green aura multiplied in size, knocking Kai back a little bit by the sheer outpouring of power, and Slug's increase in power did cause his rapid barrage of punches to land on Kai with glancing blows.

'Okay maybe I should try taking him seriously.'

Slug slammed one foot directly into Kai's gut, winding him slightly as a result.

However, despite being winded, Kai managed to catch Slug by the leg and cracked it with his raw power, then hurled him even higher into the sky "Okay I think that's enough of my very much needed catharsis for one day. Masenko!" he promptly fired a Masenko, the blast promptly engulfing Slug and vaporizing him upon impact "Ultimate Namekian warrior? Yeah, and I'm mother fucking Sailor Moon."

"I see, so this is what Son Gohan meant when he said you were indulging yourself in what you call catharsis."

Kai glanced over to see Shin, Gohan and Cooler floating a short distance away from him "That's one thing you can call it."

"So you feeling better now?" asked Gohan.

"Pretty much yeah, it's nice to know that I can and will wreck the shit of any of those guys if they somehow show their faces again, after today I mean."

"Definitely works for the rest of us too."

"I'm gonna go ahead and guess that one brought you here?" he was referring to Shin when he said this.

"That's right, you can sense it can't you?" Cooler pointed out.

"You mean my mom and that other ridiculously huge power level that we can sense all the way from here?"

"Yeah tell me about it, as strong as she is I have a feeling she's gonna have a hard time with this one."

"Which is why Shin here is taking us to Hell to back him up."

"Is that right?"

"Indeed it is." Shin held out a hand "Please come if you would, we don't have very much time to waste."

"As if you had to ask, but once this is over I think it's safe to say you're gonna owe us some answers."

"And I promise you shall receive them." Shin promptly gripped Kai's hand and then grabbed onto Gohan and Cooler using his other free hand "Kai Kai!" and the four of them vanished in a flash.

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Meanwhile, in Hell…

Seeing Janemba's transformation, Scarlet dropped back into her combat stance, her Spirit Ken aura crackling with white electricity 'I can't afford to dwell on possibilities, I've gotta give it all I've got or I might as well not even try at all.'

With his transformation complete, Janemba let out a primal roar and charged forward.

Scarlet dodged an attempted punch and aimed a kick of her own.

Janemba blocked the kick with his forearm and attempted to whack Scarlet with his tail.

Scarlet ducked in order to avoid the tail and kicked Janemba in the face.

Janemba recovered from the kick almost immediately and grabbed Scarlet by the ankle.

Scarlet kicked Janemba in the head and broke free, then fired a Ki blast from her free hand aimed at Janemba's face.

Janemba warped the blast away using his Dimensional Hole and opened another hole right behind Scarlet to land a sneak attack on her.

Scarlet dodged and leapt out of the way of the sneak attack at the last second, then charged towards Janemba and kneed him in the face. Then she hit him with a spin kick to the face and attempted to finish the assault with a Ki blast from behind.

Janemba dodged the final strike using his Bunkai Teleportation and used it in order to counter with his Cosmic Illusion.

Scarlet leapt back a fair distance as she clutched the singed top of her gi 'I knew he was stronger now, but this is just insane.'

That was when Janemba fired a Hell Gate blast from his mouth.

'...Well this is going to hurt very badly.' that was when Scarlet's world exploded.

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Meanwhile, at the Check In Station…

Shin materialized with Cooler, Kai and Gohan in front of the Check In Station "Alright, there we are gentlemen."

"So this is Otherworld." Kai noted "Kind of reminds me of what I saw in Yu Yu Hakusho."

"It actually played a large role in the inspiration for that anime."

"You watch it?"

"No but the Grand Kai does, he introduced it to me and I must say that it's much better than I had anticipated it to be."

"I know right?"

"I believe we have other things to worry about at the moment." Cooler pointed out, his tone increasingly dry "As in finding the warrior currently combating the menace responsible for all of this madness." he look down at the green light of the explosion that resulted from Janemba using his Hell Gate blast "I'm guessing that's where we need to go."

"Looks like it." Gohan noted "Shin you might wanna stay back, no offense but from what I sense I don't think you're up for this."

Shin nodded "I understand, all of you just be sure to be careful."

"We will, now let's go." and Kai quickly rushed off, with Gohan right behind him, but Cooler had stayed behind for a moment.

"I know what you wish to say Cooler, and I do intend for us to inform them, but only after this battle is finished."

"...Very well then." and so Cooler quickly followed after Kai and Gohan.

'So it would seem that he was right to suggest that I take a more active roal in interacting with the people of this world, especially since all of those I've discovered so far are not only very formidable, but appear to have enormous levels of potential, far more than I had ever even dared to hope. Perhaps with their help, that menace can be expunged from this universe once and for all.'

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Meanwhile, in a certain desert…

Following the events of the Cell Games, the area where the tournament took place had been reduced to nothing more than a scorched and wrecked desert.

Despite this, that scorched and wrecked desert was where Cell found himself, his mind drifting as he recounted a certain song "Well now that I'm here, there's only one thing to do.

P is for Priceless, the look upon your faces

E is for Extinction, all your puny races

R for Revolution, which has been televised

F is for how Fucked you are-"

"Now allow me to reprise, as in the way you died."

Cell glanced over to see Piccolo standing a short distance away from him "I don't recall raising my Ki signature enough for any of you to notice."

"I didn't have to, I could hear you singing that song from the Lookout."

"Ah yes of course, the enhanced hearing the Namekians have. I must say I am surprised though, I expected that if anyone was going to find me first, it would've been Gohan or Goku."

"They have other business to deal with, you know with hell breaking loose and all."

"I'm aware of that. Believe it or not, aside from them, you're the one I've been looking forward to fighting again the most. The meek and mild Kami may be a part of you, but you're still a warrior through and through."

"Couldn't have put it better myself." Piccolo didn't waste any time in ripping off his weighted cape and turban "We never did get the chance to have a proper fight between us after you reached your Perfect Form. You were so focused on fighting the likes of Goku that the rest of us might as well have not even been there."

"In all honesty, I'm fairly certain that was the Frieza in me talking. A fair part of me has been interested in fighting you as well. Before Beets, Vegeta, Frieza, Turles or even me, the fact is that you were the first true challenge Goku ever received. Of course you never defeated Goku, but I'm far different in that regard."

"So is Tien."

"I plan to pay a visit to him later, trust me on that. But in the meantime, I believe the time has come for us to settle this."

"You won't receive any objections from me."

"Or me for that matter." this was when 17 suddenly dropped down onto the scene, earning a few raised eyebrows "In case you forgot green man, you're not the only one to have a grudge against this thing."

"Yeah but the difference is, I can back up my talk."

"Bite me green man, you're going to be next."

"Oh for the love of- And I thought Kai had a problem with talking shit."

"Not like it matters to me, I'll gladly take both of you on." Cell flapped his wings and promptly flared his own golden aura "Come on then you two, let's get this underway."

"Oh believe me, we intend to."

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Meanwhile, in Hell…

Scarlet had been sent staggering backwards by the force of Janemba's Hell Gate blast, the top of her practically shredded, though luckily the black t-shirt that she wore underneath remained pretty much intact 'Well, I imagined that going differently. Dammit, he's so powerful that it only took him one blast to leave me barely standing.'

Janemba suddenly materialized in front of Scarlet and picked a up a club off of the ground, then used his mass manipulation to transform it into a Dimension Sword and slashed at Scarlet with it, one stroke being more than enough to her reeling.

Scarlet managed to recover from the first stroke in time to dodge the second stroke, though her mind was racing as she did so 'His strikes with that thing are so quick and precise, I'll have to bring out the big guns if I don't want to get wiped from existence. Wolf Fang Cannon!" she fired forward a Wolf Fang Cannon forward at full power.

Janemba attempted to slice through the Wolf Fang Cannon using his Dimension Sword, only for it to detonate in a fiery explosion when he did.

Scarlet took this time to retreat and gain some distance from Janemba, and so she hid behind one of the gigantic jelly beans.

Unfortunately for her, Janemba merely sliced through the flames using his Dimension Sword Attack and sliced through the jelly bean as a result, which left a deep wound to Scarlet's left shoulder.

Scarlet gripped her wounded shoulder in pain 'Dammit, how can he be this strong? At this rate I doubt I'll be able to beat him on my own. I'm gonna have to hope for a miracle at this point.' she attempted to make a retreat.

Janemba fired off several more Ki enhanced slashes from his Dimension Sword.

Scarlet was forced to narrowly dodge every strike from the blade as she found herself heading towards the Blood Pond, now turned into a sort of Blood Cone, only to be sent falling into it, her Spirit Ken having long since faded away, leaving her powerless before Janemba's might.

Janemba took this time to unleash his Spike Hell technique, cutting off several pieces of the Blood Cone one by one, continuing with this until Scarlet found herself trapped in a crystallized blood prison.

'Dammit, he's got me now. I could really use that miracle right about now.' she had no idea that he was about to get said miracle.

"Nail Gun!" a pure white Ki beam rammed into Janemba head on, not only piercing through his shoulder but also distracting him and destroying the blood crystal in the process.

Now that she was free of her makeshift prison, the exhausted form of Scarlet quickly fell to the ground and began coughing up blood "What the…?"

Luckily for her, that was when Kai landed on the ground in front of her "I don't think I've ever seen you have this much trouble against an opponent, but then again I've never actually seen you fight before now that I think about it."

"Kai… Not that I'm not glad to see you, but how exactly did you get here?"

"Gohan, Cooler and I got here with help from a purple dwarf with a mohawk."

"You mean Shin?"

"You know him?"

"I've met him once or twice. Has he told you anything about him?"

"Nope, not a damn thing. That doesn't matter anyway, I'm here and I'm more than ready to fight this ugly bastard." Kai spiked his milky white aura "Just hang back and recover your strength for the time being mom, I can handle this one on my own."

"Not that I don't have faith in your abilities sweetie, but this monster is powerful to a ridiculous degree. I don't think he can be defeated."

"I wouldn't worry too much about it mom, keep in mind that I've got a secret weapon and more than a few tricks up my sleeve."

"You starting off with the Spirit Ken?"

"You know me well don't you?" and with a quick roar, Kai powered up his own variation of the Spirit Ken, his body crackling with white electricity "And people say that Saiyans are the only ones that can dole out some damage."

"Super Saiyan is quite the powerful ability, but that doesn't make Saiyans the only ones with a few tricks up their sleeves."

"They can do it, so why can't we? Anyway like I said, just hang back and recover your strength for the time being. I've got this one in the bag." and so with his aura blazing, he charged forward at full speed.

Janemba ducked under a Ki blast and aimed a slash from his Dimension Sword, only for the Dimension Sword to shatter upon making contact, shocking him but also causing him to let out a maniacal laugh.

"Nail Gun!" Kai fired off a Nail Gun from his fingertips.

Janemba dodged the blast using his Bunkai Teleportation.

'Now! Spirit Ball!" Kai fired off a Spirit Ball at Janemba before the Bunkai Teleportation could be completed.

Janemba emerged a fair distance away with slight burn marks all over his body, but he quickly shook it off and grabbed Kai by the neck using his Mystic Attack, then promptly slammed him to the ground, causing him to cough up blood.

"Get your stinking claws off my best friend you damn dirty lizard! Special Beam Cannon!" this was when Gohan soared down onto the scene, his Super Saiyan 2 aura crackling with electricity as he fired a medium-sized Special Beam Cannon that pierced through Janemba's shoulder.

Janemba suddenly froze and began cracking apart all along his front.

'So it looks like insults can weaken him somehow.' Kai quickly dealt Janemba a spin kick to the face, followed by a Masenko at point blank range, knocking him a fair distance away 'Of all the weaknesses to have.' he prepared to yell out another insult.

That was when Janemba kicked him away and suddenly blitzed behind Gohan using his Bunkai Teleportation, shocking him just long enough to allow Janemba a chance to punch him in the temple, sending him tumbling back.

Gohan quickly rebounded as he blitzed in front of Janemba and slugged him in the gut with all the force he could muster, his Super Saiyan 2 aura exploding even higher "You're in for a rude awakening if you think I'm just gonna lay down and die and let some ugly freak like you hurt my friends!" this caused more cracks to form along the front of Janemba's body, which Gohan then deepened further when he dealt Janemba an uppercut punch to the jaw, sending him flying into the air. Then his electric golden aura exploded as he charged after Janemba at full speed, blue Ki building in his palms as he cupped his hands together "If you think I'm going to let you hurt my friends, you can think again! Ka… Me… Ha… Me… HA!" he promptly fired forward a full power Ultimate Kamehameha with as much strength as he could muster.

Janemba raised both hands in an attempt to stop the Ultimate Kamehameha, only to be pushed back a great distance, but he was still getting an idea with what few working brain cells he actually had.

Scarlet's mind was racing as she tried to think of a way to get herself and everyone else out of this situation "This isn't good, as strong as Gohan is now he still isn't anywhere near powerful enough to take this guy down. To top that off I can sense that he's putting just about everything that he has into it, so once he finishes this attack he'll be completely defenseless, not to mention I'm not sure I have enough strength to use my Spirit Ken anymore."

"I've thought of this, for the moment we just have to make sure that Vegeta can focus on his attack for the time being."

Scarlet's head snapped to the side, and her gaze hardened at the sight of Cooler standing a short distance away from her "So I take it you're Frieza's brother?"

"I imagine you have a great deal of questions, and I shall answer them to the best of my ability, but for the time being we have other things to worry about." Cooler promptly bulked up into his final form "For the time being, just go in and assist Son Gohan with all of the power you're still able to muster." he held up a hand and started charging his Ki.

"Right, I think I get what you're getting at." Scarelt powered up as high as she could go at the moment, actually only her Spirit Ken at about 60% power, and stood by Gohan with her hands cupped out in front of her "Wolf… Fang… CANNON!" she promptly fired her Wolf Fang Cannon that combined with Gohan's Ultimate Kamehameha to form an even bigger and more powerful attack, pushing Janemba back one inch at a time 'I can feel his flesh burning from the blast so that must mean that Gohan probably can too, and that thing's pain is growing with each passing second. I've gotta find a way to end this fast, and I think I have an idea.'

Janemba looked in a different direction and fired a set of Eye Beams that suddenly changed their direction during their fire and closed in on Scarlet and Gohan.

'Well that's just great, now me and Gohan are in a catch twenty two. Now me and Vegeta can't stop or he'll blast us into oblivion, and we can't keep going or we won't be able to defend ourselves against those Eye Beams. Come on Gohan, think already! Wait that's it, I think I've got it!' he shot a look over towards Gohan.

'So that's it, that's a pretty good idea. Lucky for me, even though I don't have any free hands since I'm using a Kamehameha, I've still got one other trick that I can do. I have to remember to thank Piccolo for this when I get back.' he fired a Chou Makouhou using whatever Ki he could spare, managing to cancel out the Eye Beams 'I guess we'd better hurry and break off our attacks then. Miss Scarlet!"

"Right!" they both cancelled their Wolf Fang Cannon and Ultimate Kamehameha respectively and leapt a fair distance away so they could catch their breath.

Now that he was free of the blast, Janemba was struggling to catch his breath, now covered in black scorch marks across his right arm and part of his right head, as well as sporting some cracks on the plate of armor covering his chest. Enraged at the prospect of being injured, he opened his mouth in the direction of Scarlet and Gohan and promptly began charging a Hell Gate blast, though he failed to notice what Kai and Cooler were currently up to.

"Now you'll feel our wrath monster!" that was when a Supernova suddenly slammed straight into the front of Janemba, the shock and force sending him tumbling back in a scorched heap, courtesy of Cooler as he shot forward at full speed and prepared to fire a Death Flash.

A sudden thunderous boom could be heard as Janemba quickly caught Cooler's hand in his and promptly dealt Cooler a sharp headbutt, flinging him backwards and sending him flying through the multi colored sky.

Cooler managed to stop himself and returned to the ground as he rubbed his face through his broken bone guard 'So much power behind just one attack, the power of this creature is truly unbelievable!'

Janemba opened another Dimensional Hole and shot his fist through it, catching Cooler in the temple, then shot his other fist through a second portal and hit Cooler with a Ki blast at point blank range, driving him down to the ground.

Cooler found himself aching all over his body 'To think he's done so much damage in so little time. I doubt I'll be able to endure many more of those attacks, if I'm going to put an end to this then it has to be now.' he suddenly blitzed above Janemba and used his arms, legs and tail as he wrapped them around Janemba, then threw him to the ground.

Janemba slammed down onto the surface of Hell, roaring and screaming in rage at the top of his lungs, sending massive cracks along the ground beneath him.

"We should end this battle as soon as possible, if you're going to unveil any sort of plan you may have then I highly suggest you do it now. Given my current condition and level of power, I doubt I will be able to hold him off for very long." Cooler's voice sounded increasingly strained as a result.

A deep sky blue light appeared in the sky on the horizon as Kai appeared, his Spirit Ken powered up all the way to the maximum, "Get ready for the god of all fisting you sons of fuckers! I'm pushing my Spirit Ken all the way to the maximum just for you Janemba, and now I'm gonna hit you with every ounce of strength I have left you scaly green fucker! DRAGON FIST!" he then poured every ounce of Ki he had left into a golden dragon bursting forth from his fist, his ultimate technique, the Dragon Fist drilling straight through Janemba's gut and out his back in a fraction of a second, resulting in a white hot explosion.

Janemba tried to scream, but his cries were almost immediately drowned out by the resulting ear bursting blast and he was engulfed almost instantaneously.

Kai kept pushing more and more power into the Dragon Fist until he finally ran out of Ki and his body gave out from the strain, the Dragon Fist and the explosion resulting from the attack both fading away into nothing.

With the battle finally over, Cooler pulled himself off of Janemba's charred form and retracted what was left of his final form, though he was clearly just as exhausted as the rest of them 'That was far too close for my liking. A little bit longer, and I would most likely not have survived.' and so, using whatever strength he was still able to muster, he quickly moved over and promptly slung Scarlet's arm over his shoulder "Are you alright?"

Scarlet let out a weak sigh as she spat out "I'll be alright… I think… you did amazing though… all 3 of you did… and you're almost as strong as I am… even with my Spirit Ken…"

"The Saiyan biology may give them an advantage, but it does nothing to change the fact that true power comes from years of conviction, grit, determination and hard work."

"That's one way… of putting it…" Scarlet strained herself slightly, blood pouring from the wound in her left shoulder "I think… I can sense… my son's Ki…"

Kai was lying on top of one of the gigantic jelly beans, completely exhausted and unable to move even an inch "That was… both painful… and awesome… at the same time…"

"You never cease to amaze me." this was when Gohan limped over "I'm still not sure if that's a good or a bad thing. Sure that attack wasn't bad, and by not bad I mean I would probably be scared out of my mind of going up against it, but I have my doubts that he's dead."

"How do you figure?" asked Scarlet.

"Well the first reason is that I can still sense his energy seeing how me and Cooler are probably the only ones left with enough strength to, the second is that I can still smell his roasting flesh, and the third is that the landscape here is still warped into something only a little kid would be able to come up with. Or my dad."

"...Well that sucks." that was when Kai began coughing up blood.

"I've got you." Gohan slung Kai's arm over his shoulder "We'd better hurry and get back to Earth so we can get a couple of Senzu Beans from Korin."

"That and the fact that none of us can really do anything aside from standing at the moment, especially if Mr Personality over there is still alive and kicking. Where the hell is he right now anyway?"

"My best guess would be over there." Cooler pointed over towards where the deformed and mangled form of Janemba lay, still alive but severely disfigured as a result of being caught in the explosion of Kai's Dragon Fist.

"Oh. Well fuck."

Janemba stood back up, now thoroughly enraged, and was about to pounce at them when his body suddenly froze up again, to which he threw his head to the literal heavens and let out a furious shriek at the top of his lungs, distorting the already warped reality even further than he already had. Volcanoes were sprouting up along the land and started spewing fire and lava into the air, with the lava turning into water, then into steam, then into liquid obsidian, and then froze in the air entirely as his screams began growing louder and louder, the color suddenly turning inverted and diluted into black and white before finally returning to normal.

The look shared between Gohan, Kai, Cooler and Scarlet was one of awe and horror 'If the change in the landscape wasn't bad enough, I mean I honestly preferred the jelly beans over whatever the hell this is and I bet any one of the others would agree, his power is shooting way higher than anything any of us have ever felt before!'

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Meanwhile, back on Earth…

Another battle was raging on ferociously, and was about to reach its conclusion.

Cell stood amidst the rubble glaring down at the battered forms of Piccolo and 17 "To think that the two of you would prove to be this formidable against me, it would appear that you've both grown more in the last few years than I would've anticipated."

"Spare me the praise, it's like you want to make me hurl." 17 spat out at him.

"You know I still could blast you through your chest faster than you could blink, but I tried to be the nice guy and give you both a decent rematch, but you have to be a cocky little shit."

"It's part of my charm, but if you're smart then you'd be taking me a hell of a lot more seriously than this. I can't sense that perfect power coming from you anymore, so it's looking to me like you've lost your edge. Just face it Cell, you've tasted defeat once before and now you're going to taste it again, courtesy of none other than yours truly."

"Shut the hell up already!" Cell blitzed forward and slugged 17 square in the gut, sending him flying into a nearby mountain.

"Dammit!" Piccolo promptly charged at Cell and fired a simple Ki blast at him, which was easily deflected, resulting in the two of them trading even blows across the battlefield, even as they took their clash to the skies.

17 pulled himself out of the rubble and tried to follow them, his mind racing 'You've gotta be kidding me, how the hell is he keeping up with Cell all by himself?'

With a mighty crash, Piccolo returned his clash with Cell back to the ground, and he was quick to make a certain observation "Looks like you're starting to slow down, you might have the DNA of Goku, Frieza, myself and all of the others, but you're just as vulnerable as the rest of us. Do you really think you can keep this up?"

"I think you're about to find out. There's something you're forgetting Piccolo, I have the DNA of a Saiyan in me, and that means I get stronger as I fight!" with his anger clearly growing by the minute,Cell promptly blitzed forward and slammed his elbow into Piccolo's face and started beating on him with a brutal barrage of punches and kicks.

Piccolo endured the barrage long enough to find an opening and promptly bound Cell by extending his arms using his Mystic Attack "Looks like your anger is starting to make you lose focus. NOW!"

"What-"

"Got it!" 17 suddenly burst forward and grabbed Cell by the torso, keeping a firm hold on him as he started charging green-colored Ki in his hands "You were saying something about blowing a hole through my gut right? Well how about I turn that back on you!"

"I've had you inside me you fool, I know about your tricks!" Cell prepared to fire a quick Ki blast at 17, only to freeze when he suddenly noticed a certain green barrier surrounding the both of them.

"Take you innuendos and choke on them! Super Electric Strike!" keeping him trapped with his Android Barrier, 17 hit Cell at point blank range with a Super Electric Strike, engulfing both of them in an explosion powerful enough to shatter the barrier and send 17 tumbling backwards in a bloody heap.

Piccolo quickly caught 17 before he could roll too far "Well that worked out better than I was expecting."

"And it gets results, see for yourself." 17 jerked a thumb at where the smoke was clearing, only to reveal that Cell had been pretty much roasted by the blast, leaving only a scorched and unrecognizable figure in his place "I guess you were right when you said that creating a barrier to contain the explosion would do some serious damage, even if I did get hurt in the process."

"I never thought you would actually go through with it. Not bad though, seriously. Not only did you slow him down, you actually blew him to bits."

"I think it was a risk worth taking, because even if I wasn't enough to bring him down, you'd be here to do the rest. Good thing that actually did do it though, I definitely don't have another one of those in me."

"You have unlimited stamina."

"But not unlimited endurance."

Yamcha was about to reply, but his head snapped in a certain direction "Looks like talking is gonna have to wait, we've got problems. You feel that power?"

"Yeah, it's huge and evil and insanely strong."

"And it's about to show its face here on Earth." a voice rasped out.

Piccolo and 17 both whipped around to see Gohan, Kai, Cooler and Scarlet materialize behind them using Cooler's Instant Transmission "Gohan, all of you! What the hell happened to all of you?"

"No time for that." Kai spat out some blood "To make a long story short, that thing is insanely powerful and evil with no personality whatsoever and it's about to show its face."

"I think I've got this." Scarlet struggled to get back to her feet on her own "I doubt I have anywhere near enough strength to actually contribute in the fight right now, but the rest of you do so you should be here to fight him off until I get back." and so she promptly disappeared using her Instantaneous Movement.

"And we'll buy him that time. But first this is probably the only chance that I'm ever going to get so…" he shot Gohan a smirk "Looks like I finally reached your level Gohan, now I'm gonna push past it."

At this, Gohan let out a chuckle "Yeah, I have no doubt of that Kai. But don't think I'm gonna make this easy for you."

"If you did then where would the fun be in that?"

"If you're done bickering like the Golden Girls, I think we've got some other things to worry about right now." 17 pointed out dryly.

"Oh yeah right, look the short version is that there's this thing in hell and it's so powerful that it took on all 4 of us and we barely go out with our lives. Now it's transforming and I'd say that it's power is a metric fuckton higher than it was before."

Piccolo let out a sigh "Well as much as I hate to admit it I doubt we have very much chance of winning right now, do we actually have some kind of plan for how we're gonna win?"

"We can win with insults." Gohan told him "Insults can physically harm him and anything and everything he creates using these powers of his. It's not as weird as it sounds, but yes it's still weird. Still though, I'm not sure how effective it's gonna be against that thing now." then there was trembling, the stench of death filling the air.

"Looks like the rest of us are all going to find out soon enough." 17 looked up at the white dot in the sky.

That dot in the sky grew even bigger, another tear forming between the Earth and Other World, being opened by a long red claw, courtesy of Janemba, who then priced the tear open with his bare hands.

"Get ready you guys, he's about to show himself!" Gohan promptly flashed back into Super Saiyan 2, with Kai activating his Spirit Ken, Cooler returning to his final form, albeit with some noticeable damage, and Piccolo and 17 both spiking their auras as much as they could "Hey by the way Kai, I was thinking."

"You wanna elaborate?" Kai's tone was increasingly dry.

"I'm not trying to brag when I say this, but I'm still a fair bit ahead of you in terms of actual power at the moment, but in terms of techniques, creativity and maybe even intellect, I think you have me beat, so maybe you deserve to take charge on this one."

"...As if you had to ask." so Kai stepped forward and flared his Spirit Ken aura, his body crackling with white electricity "Now get ready assholes, I say that we're about to be in for the fight of our lives."

That was when Janemba fully emerged into the Earth, his body now much larger, comparable in size to a Great Ape actually, his skin now colored black and purple, a glowing black mark suddenly appearing directly in the center of his head. His voice was warped and mangled in a way that made them all very uncomfortable "I… am… a god…"

"For fuck's sake, just looking at that thing is making my eyes burn." 17 muttered "I mean you guys said that that thing was strong, but I seriously don't think anything deserves to be as strong as that."

Kai shot a smirk at him "Well nothing except for yours truly."

"If you wanna start squabbling then I highly suggest you do it later." Cooler told them dryly "As far as I'm able to tell, that thing has apparently absorbed all of the reality warping energy he had unleashed except for whatever is keeping the Check In Station in Other World out of commision, hence why Scarlet is still here on Earth even though he's dead. But now that all of it is inside him that thing's power is a considerable amount greater than before. Fortunately for us though,I don't believe he's tapped into the full power of that form yet so we might still have a chance, but we have to act fast."

Janemba let out an insane cackle as he brought down his deformed claw, forcing all of those gathered, them being Kai, Piccolo, 17, Gohan and Cooler, to scatter into the air, his claws slicing through the tops of skyscrapers like butter, leaving marks on the Earth itself.

"Dammit, that thing's definitely fast." 17 muttered.

That was when Janemba burst forward and began sprouting gooey tentacles all over his body at random, striking Cooler and sending him tumbling back.

"You wanna go ugly, well let's go! Photon Flash!" 17 burst forward at full speed, his aura flaring around his body, and he promptly fired a Photon Flash, the blast promptly slamming straight into Janemba head on.

Janemba let out a shriek when it made contact and he was soon being pushed back a great distance by the attack.

'So at least this thing can be damaged, his power is insane but his defense and durability clearly aren't at their best at the moment.'

Janemba took that chance to suddenly blitz in front of 17 and slashed him across the chest with his deformed claws, sending him flying through the air, then let out a loud and high pitched deafening shriek that unleashed a powerful shockwave that could be felt for miles around, leaving Kai, Piccolo, 17, Gohan and Cooler rather disoriented as a result.

Gohan was one of the few still able to stand, now back down to his Super Saiyan form 'Come on already Miss Scarlet, I hate to admit it but as we are now we're not gonna last for much longer against this thing!'

Janemba blitzed in front of Gohan and send him flying with a mere sweep of his hand, leaving him to tumble back down the street and into a skyscraper.

"Nail Gun!" a white hot Nail Gun shot past Janemba and ended up piercing him through the shoulder, courtesy of Kai.

Janemba let out a loud and deafening yowl of pain and sent Kai flying to the heavens with a mere swing of his wrist.

'Now! Special Beam Cannon!" Gohan crossed the distance in the blink of an eye and didn't waste even a second as he hit Janemba with a full power Special Beam Cannon, blowing through the left side of Janemba's head, removing one of his eyes in the process.

Janemba shrieked in white hot agony and clutched the singed part of what was left of his head with one hand, leaving him wide open from the left side.

"Death Flash!" Cooler burst forward towards Janemba, his purple aura flaring as he fired forward a full power Death Flash, the sheer force of it managing to rip off one of Janemba's arms and the entire left side of his ribcage, exposing a gooey black substance inside of it.

Janemba let out another howl of pain.

"I've had just about enough of you!"

Janemba's head snapped up and he let out a snarl at what he saw.

Scarlet was floating above him, her Spirit Ken aura crackling with a large amount of white-colored electricity, her hands cupped out in front of her with red-colored Ki building in her palms "I'm ending this right here and right now! Wolf Fang CANNON!" she fired forward her Wolf Fang Cannon, the blast slamming directly into Janemba's side "Now Kai, do it!"

"Right! NAIL GUN!" Kai fired a full power Spirit Ken powered Nail Gun, the blast slamming directly into Janemba's already heavily damaged left side, the combined force of both attacks causing Janemba's shoulders to crack even further.

Janemba let out yet another shriek, before his head did a complete 180 twist and fired two Eye Beams, one being significantly weaker due to the loss of his left eye, knocking Kai away and sending him flying across the horizon.

Scarlet was able to rebound and fired a quick Ki blast at the ground, resulting in an explosion that created a thick layer of smoke 'There, now I've got a cover so that I can get these Senzu Beans to the others.' he began blitzing around using her Instantaneous Movement, feeding Senzu Beans to 17 and the others.

Gohan quickly swallowed his own Senzu Bean flashed back into Super Saiyan 2 as an idea suddenly came to him 'Kai said that this thing can be hurt by insults, I guess our best chance is to at least check and see if that still applies. It's times like this I'm glad Super Saiyan 2 really lets me work through my shit! Ugly bastard! Filthy monster! Deformed jackass!"

Janemba just stared at him, tiny cracks forming along his chest, but he either didn't notice or didn't care as he charged forward and slammed his gigantic fist into Gohan, then followed up with a kick to the jaw and sent him flying through the clouds and crashing to the ground with a loud thud.

"Okay… I imagined that going differently… Ow…"

Janemba's jaw cracked open as he began charging a full power Hell Gate blast from his mouth, fully intent on finishing off Scarlet and the others once and for all.

"That's not good. Come on guys, we've gotta hurry and finish this." Scarlet stepped forward, now sporting minor wounds to cover the healed ones that were fixed by the Senzu Beans "So how many of you can still fight?"

"Come on mom, who do you think you're talking to?" Kai pulled himself back to his feet and powered up his Spirit Ken to the absolute max.

"Looks like that thing is planning to take us out along with pretty much anything else it can get its hands on." 17 flared his white aura "So that means that we have to take him out first."

"Well what the hell do you know, for once we agree on something."

"So do I for that matter." Piccolo pushed his own aura as high as he could go, with Gohan flaring his Super Saiyan 2 aura and Cooler spiking his own purple aura.

Scarlet then stepped up and flared her own milky white-colored Spirit Ken aura as high as he was able to "Alright everyone, let's give it all we've got!" she cupped his hands out in front of her, with red colored Ki building up in her palms "Wolf… Fang… CANNON!" she fired forward a full power Wolf Fang Cannon.

"NAIL GUN!" Kai flared his Spirit Ken aura once more and fired forward a full power Nail Gun with every ounce of Ki he was able to muster.

"Ka… Me… Ha… Me… HA!" Gohan fired a full power Super Saiyan 2 powered Ultimate Kamehameha.

"Double Death Flash!" Cooler fired one Death Flash from each hand, doubling the power of the attack as a result.

"Photon FLASH!" 17 used his limitless Ki to his advantage and fired off a full power Photon Flash, topping off the assault with all six attacks.

Janemba finished charging his full power Hell Gate and let the blast loose, slamming it straight into the combine blast, and he slowly began pushing them all back.

"Come on guys, don't give up!" Gohan put more power into his Ultimate Kamehameha, with everyone else doing the same, though they were continuously being pushed back.

However, that was when 17 suddenly pulled back his Photon Flashand flew directly up to the Hell Gate blast with his Android Barrier activated "I think I get it!"

"Dammit 17, what the hell are you doing?!" Piccolo barked at him.

"You guys just hold it off for as long as you can, I'll take care of things from up here!" Kai began pushing the Hell Gate blast back as much as he could in order to make room for the others to finish it off.

"All of you need to get ahold of yourselves, you can't waste this chance that he's making for all of us!" Kai poured more power into his Nail Gun, with everyone else pouring as much power as they could into their own attacks.

With his Android Barrier activated, 17 forced his way straight through the Hell Gate blast until he was right in front of Janemba's face 'Come on, come on… There it is! That mark on his forehead! Photon Flash!" making use of his limitless Ki reserves, he landed a solid Photon Flash on the black mark on Janemba's forehead, though he himself was electrocuted in the process, causing him to scream in pain and forcing him to break off with his Photon Flash, as well as being sent flying backwards "Sorry guys… the rest… I leave… to you…" and he fell to the ground.

Janemba cried out in pain and agony and his Hell Gate blast decreased in size, allowing the others to gain some leeway.

"Come on guys! One… more… PUSH!" Gohan scraped together even more of his strength and poured it into his Ultimate Kamehameha, with Scarlet, Kai, Piccolo and Cooler all doing the same for their Wolf Fang Cannon, Nail Gun, Special Beam Cannon and Double Death Flash respectively, giving their combined blast the boost that it needed.

Having completely given up on his Hell Gate blast at this point, Janemba raised his hands to catch the combined Ki blast, only for the sheer power and heat to begin burning his arms away as a result.

"This! Ends! NOW!" Kai poured every last ounce of his strength he was able to dig up into the blast and pushed it further upwards towards Janemba, and it finally exploded like a star.

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Meanwhile, in Other World…

Slowly but surely, the jelly bean prison surrounding the Check In Station began to fade away, and the Other World began to return to normal.

Shin looked around and saw all of the carnage fading away 'Excellent, it appears that they have succeeded. Now I had best hurry and make sure they all survived. Kai Kai." and he suddenly disappeared.

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Meanwhile, back on Earth…

Gohan picked himself up off the ground "Is everyone still alive?"

"Most of us." 17 staggered to his feet, albeit shaking slightly, and pointed to where Scarlet lay not far from him "I mean she is already dead after all, she's got the halo and everything."

"Yeah, that's fucking hilarious." Kai looked over to where Janemba lay motionless on the ground, heavily burnt and maimed as if it was melting "Looks like that thing is still alive though."

"Hold that thought." Piccolo pointed to where the features of Janemba were beginning to melt away.

Janemba's flesh evaporated into nothing, leaving the uninjured form of Saike underneath, and his eyes slowly opened as he crawled up onto his hands and knees "Oh god… where am I?" he looked up and saw Piccolo and Shin looming over him, thoroughly freaking him out "Oh god, please don't kill me! I'll never listen to music when I'm working again, I promise!"

"He's babbling." Cooler noted dryly.

"I could always give him the back of my hand." Kai offered nonchalantly "I mean it always works with Gohan whenever he gets on my nerves."

Saike soon calmed down and struggled to his feet "Wh-Who are you guys?"

"Take a breather you guys, I've got this." Scarlet pulled herself back to her feet, then stepped forward and put a hand on his shoulder "You don't have to be afraid of us, you're among friends here. My name is Scarlet, that right there is my son Kai, and then there's Gohan, Cooler, Piccolo and I think his name is 17."

Seriously though, that demon inside of you can really pack a wallop."

"Demon? What the hell are you talking about?"

"You were possessed by an evil entity." Shin told him "It was either seal it inside of you or kill you along with it. You should be grateful to these warriors, they spared your life."

"...Wait, I think I remember now. There was an explosion with the Soul Cleansing Machine- Oh crap, how much damage did I do?"

"Nothing that can't be fixed." Goku helped Saike to his feet "But that being said I'm probably gonna have to put a good word in with King Yemma to make sure you don't get fired, I mean he's a good guy but he does put up with a lot."

"...Do I have any say in this?" he received numerous dry looks "I didn't think so."

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About 2 hours passed and now the sun was setting over the skies.

By this point, Kai was informing Videl about the day's events, as well as what happened after the battle was over "So after that, my mom took the kid back to Other World and pulled a few strings to make sure he didn't get fired, though as far as I'm concerned the little bastard got better than he deserved."

"Tell me about it." Videl scowled at the thought "How the hell are we supposed to make things any better though? Hell literally broke loose, and at least a few hundred thousand people got killed in all of that chaos!"

"Plus there's whatever might have happened on other planets in all that shit."

"So how the hell can people be expected to move on from that? It's not like there's some kind of magic reset button that can undo all of the damage and bring back all of the people that were killed." this caused Kai to burst out laughing, which did not amuse her "You're a fucking sociopath, you know that?"

"Yeah I do, but that's irrelevant." Kai pulled out a capsule and threw it, revealing a container that he opened to reveal all 7 Dragon Balls inside of it "I could've sworn I'd told you about the Dragon Balls at some point already."

"I think I'd remember if you did."

"Huh. Well whatever, let's get this underway. Eternal Dragon Shenron, I summon you to grant my wish!" nothing happened.

"Is this some kind of sick joke?"

"Wait for it."

Sur enough, the Dragon Balls started glowing a bright orange as the skies were covered by a pitch black darkness, and in a massive golden light, Shenron appeared before them in all of his majestic glory "I am the Eternal Dragon. State your wishes and I shall grant them, so long as they are within my power."

"Yep, that's Bigger Green himself. What do you think?" Kai was met only with silence and the sight of Videl's jaw literally dropping to the ground "Yeah, that's about what I was expecting from you. Alright Bigger Green here's the deal, I've got some shit to deal with so I'm gonna give you both of my wishes in one go. I want you to bring back all of the people that were killed today when Hell literally broke loose, and fix any damage that might have been caused. You got that?"

"Those are simple requests." Shenron's eyes started glowing as he carried out the wish, and the glowing subsided after a moment "Your wishes have been granted, and as such, I bid you farewell! Bigger Green out!" and with that, Shenron disappeared in a golden light as the 7 Dragon Balls disappeared, scattering across the world to be left dormant for another year.

"And to think that used to take my uncle and his friends weeks at a time to collect, I did it in like 45 minutes at the most." Kai glanced over at where Videl was still looking jaw-dropped "So what did you think?"

"Unbelievable, you're so fucking unbelievable." was all Videl could manage to say even after snapping out of her stupor.

"Yeah well, take your time processing that. In the meantime, I've got a meeting that I have to be at, so no more training today." and so Kai promptly blasted off into the skies, with Videl being left alone as a result.

"...What the hell have I gotten myself into?"

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About a half hour passed.

Kai dropped down in a random wasteland where he found Gohan and Cooler standing and waiting for him "Don't tell me you guys started without me."

"I made it a point that we would wait until you got here." Gohan told him "He hasn't arrived yet either though."

"Works for me, I mean someone had to use the magic reset button to undo all of the damage done during the zombie apocalypse today."

"If you're done with that, he should be coming any moment now." Cooler told him dryly.

"Yeah I know, I can see his mohawk from behind that rock. Alright Shin, get out here and tell us what this is about already."

Sure enough, at that moment Shin stepped out and revealed himself to the group "So we meet once again Son Gohan, Kai Sapien. Before anything else, I truly must commend you on your admirable performance in the heat of battle today."

"We did what we train for, plain and simple."

"So I can see." Shin turned his attention to Cooler, and his creepy smile widened by a noticeable margin "It would seem that your advice to me was far more accurate than I had ever dared to hope it would be Cooler. Your allies here on Earth truly are quite the formidable group of warriors, but these two by far have the most latent potential." he turned his attention back towards Kai and Gohan "Now correct me if I'm wrong, but the two of you are students of the other half of the former guardian of this world, am I correct?"

"If by that you're referring to us being students of Piccolo, then yes." Gohan told him "Why do you ask?"

"And now he is bound to the former guardian in question, and that may very well give him some insight into my identity. Would that be true?"

"Well he and Kami have merged back into a single Namekian warrior, so if he were to meet you then most likely."

"I see. And wold that insight into my identity spread to the two of you as well?"

"If you're asking if we have any idea who the hell you are, then no." Kai's tone was increasingly flat "As far as either of us know, you're just some creepy little imp with a mohawk."

"I see. Well then I suppose I may as well enlighten you." Shin took a deep breath and promptly looked both Kai and Gohan in the eye "I am the Supreme Kai."

"...Okay first question: There's a Supreme Kai?"

"Indeed, and I would appreciate it if the two of you were not to tell anyone about my identity just yet, at least not until the time is right."

"Alright then, but at least tell us why you're keeping an eye on Earth in the first place?"

"Because a horrible evil rests on this world, an evil the likes of which the universe has never seen before. Allow me to tell you of the history behind the menace that is… Majin Buu."

A/N:

And with this chapter, we get into yet another movie adaptation, and this time it's Fusion Reborn, though minus the Fusion, so basically it's the Z fighters facing off against the likes of Janemba, along with several of their past enemies such as Frieza, Bojack, Turles, etc. It's not just for fan service either, this is meant to show just how much the Z fighters and their allies grown since facing off against the likes of these enemies. It also gives me a chance to show what Scarlet can really do, especially since she was the first one to discover the Spirit Ken.

One example of showing how much they've grown is with Tarble facing off against the likes of Vegeta, showcasing his newfound mastery over Super Saiyan, as well as hi newfound confidence since he was saved by Goku during the incident on the Planet Tech Tech. Another would be 18 killing Dr Gero. Maybe that one is a little bit redundant, but I think that since 17 did the deed, it's only right that she got to do the same.

For long time followers of this story, you probably remember that I back during the Namek Saga, I had three of the five members of the Ginyu Force (Burter, Jeice and Guldo) were felled on Namek, the former two by the hand of Vegeta, whereas the last two (Ginyu and Recoome) escaped and were recruited by Cooler. Looking back, I'm not too proud of this decision, mainly because I had absolutely no idea where I was going to go with it, and so I decided to scrap it by saying that Ginyu and Recoome had been killed off-screen, so now the Ginyu Force has been fully reunited in death. Sorry to those of you who were looking forward to it, and I hope that you understand my reasons for this.

I know having Piccolo and 17 take on Cell is kind of an odd choice, but having the likes of Goku, Gohan or even Kai would've been far too predictable and easy. I went this way because, well keep in mind that Piccolo was the first of the Z-fighters to ever encounter Cell, and I figured I would make a nice little nod to that. As for the inclusion of 17, well I wanted to give him some more spotlight because he's become one of my favorite characters now, especially after he makes his appearance in the Tournament of Power.

By the way, I'm both happy with and somewhat surprised by all of the positive reception being received by the Kai x Videl pairing I mentioned. But yeah, when you think about it that actually does make a lot of sense considering their similar personality types, their love of martial arts.

Now then, to close out this chapter, I want to thank all of you for getting this story up to 20,000 views, and here's hoping to 20,000 more. This wouldn't be possible without all of the support you've given me, so thank you for that.

Power levels:

Kai: 480 million

Kai (Spirit Ken): 72 billion

Kai (Spirit Ken + Dragon Fist): 720 billion

Scarlet: 800 million

Scarlet (Kaioken 10x): 8 billion

Scarlet (Spirit Ken): 120 billion

Gohan: 2.5 billion

Super Saiyan Gohan: 17.5 billion

Super Saiyan 2 Gohan: 105 billion

Goku: 2.2 billion

Super Saiyan Goku: 15.4 billion

Super Saiyan 2 Goku: 92.4 billion

Raditz: 2 billion

Super Saiyan Radiz: 14 billion

Tarble: 1.6 billion

Super Saiyan Tarble: 11.2 billion

Yamcha: 80 million

Yamcha (Spirit Ken): 12 billion

Tien: 80 million

Tien (Spirit Ken): 12 billion

Krillin: 75 million

Krillin (Spirit Ken): 11.25 billion

Weighted Piccolo: 46 billion

Unweighted Piccolo: 59.8 billion

Zangya: 10 billion

Cooler: 20 billion

Final form Cooler: 60 billion

Android 17: 1 billion

Android 17 (Super Electric Strike + Grand Explode): 30 billion

Android 18: 975 million

Android 18 (Super Electric Strike): 5.85 billion

Videl: 2,800

Combined attack (Gohan, Kai, Cooler, Scarlet, Piccolo): 500 billion

Vegeta: 200,000

Cell Jrs: 6 billion each

Cell: 80 billion

Frieza (suppressed): 12 million

Dr Gero: 75 million

Slug: 4 billion

Slug (Giant Form): 10 billion

Bojack: 28 billion

Cell: 80 billion

Janemba: 75 billion

Super Janemba: 300 billion

Hyper Janemba: 500 billion