The Three Legendary Saiyans
Chapter 13: The Prize
A roar of cheers and support ran through the arena as everybody in the spectator seats; including Universe Seven's Kai's raised their hands and voices in cheers for their team's victory, Raijin stood on the edge of The Ring staring down at Hit as he very slowly rose to his feet though his head was hung in defeat.
Raijin dropped down to the floor; offering his left hand to Hit in the manner of a handshake, "That was an incredible battle Hit; you pushed me harder than any opponent I've ever faced inside a Ring".
Hit looked stunned as he glanced at Raijin's hand; a smirk crossing his normally calm facial expression upon sliding his right hand into Raijin's left and shaking hands with the Saiyan, "Yes; it was a great battle… I hope we meet again in the near future".
Raijin smiled and nodded his head; a silent promise made between them to meet and battle each other one more time, "I hope we will face each other again too; but what will happen to Frost?".
Hit stopped walking back to his Team and the screaming Champa when hearing Raijin's question, "He'll be put on trial and punished for his crimes; I doubt he'll ever see the light of day again".
Raijin nodded; his body reverting back to its normal state now that the battles were over, "Good; scum like him should be locked away, please tell him that I would have killed him if not for the rules; and to remember that I… a Saiyan; spared his life".
Hit smiled and nodded; believing that Frost would despise this message and loathe Universe Seven's Saiyans even more that he now did, "I will; until we meet again Raijin".
"Until we meet again Hit" Raijin spoke with a happy and proud smile; having found himself with a new friend and rival.
Raijin flew back up to his team's platform; being met with pats on the back by Goku, Piccolo and Monaka; though Vegeta only gave him a thumbs up for the victory over Hit, Whis nodded with approval while Beerus wore a look of irritation.
"You Saiyans are unbelievable… we are lucky that we were able to win this at all! With your constant need to fight stronger opponents and put yourselves at risk!" Beerus shouted; going on and on about Goku's habit of making his opponent stronger.
Raijin held back a chuckle as Beerus had hit the nail right on the head; glancing over at the other Team; and spotting Champa screaming at his team for losing, Botamo and Magetta both hung their heads in shame, Frost was feigning unconsciousness, Cabba gave an encouraging smile towards Raijin and Vegeta once spotting that they both were watching, and Hit stood with his arms crossed and eyes closed; though he was still smirking while cradling his broken wrist.
Beerus' and Champa's screaming at their teams both came to an abrupt end; both Gods of Destruction staring in shock at something manifesting within the confines of The Ring.
Raijin, Piccolo, Goku and Vegeta all turned their eyes to the three figures standing within The Ring; Raijin noted that Universe Six's Team were all just as surprised as they were, Whis and Vados both stood unusually quiet while in the presence of this strange new trio.
Three figures stood inside The Katchin Ring; two tall blue-faced men in flowing purple and golden robes with golden helmets that only left their eyes exposed stood either side of a small child, a child in the same coloured robes at the two men but with an oval blue and purple head with big child-like eyes and a matching smile.
Beerus, Champa and The Supreme Kai's all rushed down into The Katchin Ring and bowed before the child; a sight which shocked every person in attendance; The Divine Beings bowing down before a child.
"Omni King: Zeno, you grace us with your presence… may I ask what brings you here on this day?" Whis spoke; standing upright alongside Vados while other divine beings bowed in reverence.
"Omni King?" Raijin muttered to himself; questioning who this child could possibly be to receive such reverence, before anyone could say anything Goku and flown down into The Ring with a big smile on his face, Vegeta and Raijin standing with their mouths agape while Piccolo had his face in his hands.
Zeno spoke in a high childish voice, "I was watching your teams fighting; it looked like fun so I came here to see the ending".
Beerus and Champa were noticeably sweating while Zeno spoke; "We were settling a minor dispute… thankfully it has now been resolved by representatives of our Universes" spoke Beerus and Champa; both speaking in complete and perfect unison.
"I see; that is good… I do not like it when matters between Universes go bad" Zeno spoke; his wide eyes vacant and lacking all emotion in both his staring eyes and tone of voice.
Beerus and Champa both visibly cowered; fearful of what Zeno might have done if the Tournament's result had been less favourable for each of their own Universes.
Raijin watched alongside Vegeta, Piccolo and Monaka; but none of them saw Goku move until he was already down in The Ring.
"Hi there; my name is Goku… what is yours little guy?" Goku spoke in a friendly tone; but approaching such a high-standing being was causing even the Gods to stand in shock of Goku's audacity.
Zeno looked up at Goku with wide-blank eyes; his two Guards standing between Goku and Zeno.
Beerus instantly grabbed Goku by the shoulder; clearing doing everything in his power to not destroy Goku on the spot, "What do you think you are doing?! He is The Omni King… you must not offend him!".
A soft giggle rang around from Zeno; his small mouth curling into a smile, both the guards stepped aside as Zeno floated up into the air to meet Goku's eyes at an equal height, "I like you… I'm Zeno".
"That's nice; I like you too!" Goku smiled; raising his right hand for a handshake much to the shock and appalment of Beerus and Champa.
Whis and Vados exchanged looks of concern just as Zeno placed his left hand within Goku's right hand; Goku proceeding to not only shake hands with Zeno but shake Zeno's entire child-like body around in the air, Zeno giggling as he was thrown around by Goku's handshake.
"This Tournament was very exciting; it was amazing… you both should do another one soon" Zeno spoke; that tone of child-like wonder returning to his voice.
Goku then said something that shocked not only the Gods of Destruction, but also Whis, Vados, The Kai's, both Teams and all those watching from the spectator seats.
"Do you think its possible to hold a Tournament between fighters of all the Universes? If so… then it would be even more amazing than this Tournament could ever have hoped to be!".
A white light twinkled like a star in Zeno's eyes as he wore a wide smile; Zeno's Guard stared nervously in ait of Zeno's answer, "Yes; that would be amazing… I look forward to the day it happens… goodbye Goku".
Zeno and his Guards vanished on the spot within a blinding silvery white light.
Beerus and Champa instantly punched Goku in the back of the head; again speaking in complete unison, "What the hell did you think you were doing?! Do you realise who that was?!".
Whis and Vados both stood with their staff's at their sides, "Goku; you are most lucky that Omni King Zeno didn't punish us… or you for speaking so out of turn and without any form of proper manners".
"Geez; I'm sorry Whis, I was just so excited at meeting somebody new and…. Do you know how strong Zeno is?" Goku apologized for only a moment; instantly getting excited over how powerful Zeno could possibly be.
Whis hung his head, "I swear Goku; this habit of yours is going to be the death of you".
Raijin and Vegeta looked away; both having had the exact same thought as Goku.
Vegeta turned away from Goku and Raijin to walk directly over to Cabba; a stern look in his eyes as he met eye-contact with the young Saiyan, "Cabba; share the powers I have taught to you… so that once the day comes that I arrive on your Planet Sadala; I can look on the Saiyans with pride".
Cabba looked to Vegeta with surprise; giving a brief nod of his head before bowing to his Master with reverence before retreating into a Cube that Vados stood over that looked identical to The Cube that Whis had brought them all in.
Within the hour; Champa and Vados along with Hit, Cabba, Magetta, Botamo and Frost had all departed and retreated back towards their own Universe.
Whis wore a bright and happy smile with a slight sparkle in his eyes, "Right then; we have a wish to make on The Super Dragon Balls… My Lord; would you do the honours?".
"What? But we only have six Super Dragon Balls, where's the seventh?" Bulma proclaimed; glaring at Whis and her new Super Dragon Radar.
"All in due time Bulma; please… would everyone gather inside The Cube and all shall be revealed!" Whis spoke aloud; raising his arms as if he was a showman about to unveil the showstopping act.
Raijin let a pat on his lower back before he walked into The Cube; turning and being met with the impressed and sparkling eyes of Trunks, "What is it son?".
"Dad; you were incredible out there… you beat a guy that even Goku and Vegeta couldn't beat!" Trunks spoke with strong hints of pride in his father; his eyes sparkling with the stars of an impressed child.
Raijin smiled; he knew that he couldn't possibly have defeated Hit if not for the efforts of Vegeta and Goku but he also could not possibly take all the credit for the victory, "Trunks; I didn't do it alone… I had the support of my two of my greatest rivals and friends" Raijin glanced to Goku and Vegeta as he spoke; giving them both a look of respect.
Vegeta caught Raijin's eye; sneering and giving Raijin a violent scowl before stepped into The Cube.
Goku gave Raijin and Trunks a wave of his right hand and a wide friendly smile before he too stepped inside The Cube.
Raijin noted that the sparkling look in Trunks' eyes had vanished, "So you are not stronger than Goku or Vegeta…" Trunks' tone of voice had becoming noticeably less friendly towards his father when he spoke.
"Not yet… but someday; I just might surpass them both" Raijin allowed himself a deep breath; smiling with pride in the victory that he as well as Goku, Vegeta and Piccolo all shared.
Trunks' brow furrowing in anger towards his father; instantly raising two middle fingers to his father before storming off without another word, leaving Raijin stunned as to where Trunks could have possibly picked up on such a gesture.
Raijin was last to enter The Cube; stepping through the clear walls with ease and into the loving embrace of Bulma, the two hugged each other contently as The Cube launched off of the purple terrain of The Nameless World and careening around the surface of The Super Dragon Balls before reaching a distance Whis deemed "safe enough".
Bulma did another count of the Planet-Sized Dragon Balls; still counting only six surrounding The Nameless World, "Whis; you still don't have the Seventh Ball".
"Do we? Would you please look again dear Bulma" Whis spoke in a cool yet calm tone; watching as the purple rocky terrain cracked away and dissolved but not revealing magma or imploding like a dying planet or star would do, but revealing that The Nameless World was itself The Four Star Super Dragon Ball.
"I stand corrected…" Bulma muttered; leaning into Raijin upon feeling his strong right arm across her shoulders, looking over and spotting not only Goku and Chichi but also Gohan and Videl holding their respective partners while Beerus floating in the middle of the vacuum of space barely within sight.
"When you are ready My Lord" Whis called out; speaking in his normal light-toned voice but easily audible to Lord Beerus even thought he was stood miles away.
Beerus raised both arms up as the seven orbs floated in a suspended state across Space; Beerus spoke in an language that nobody within The Cube understood though Whis wore an excited smile as the Seven Super Dragon Balls began to glow with an otherworldly light.
Raijin felt a sudden laugh come over him; swearing he thought he heard Beerus use the words; "peas and carrots", Looking around and spotting that Goku, Trunks, Goten, Pilaf, Shu and Krillin were snickering for the same reason as Raijin himself.
Arcs of golden electricity flowing and striking each of the seven orbs until a glowing cocoon emerged from the arcs of electricity, the cocoon shattered with a spine-tingling roar as a golden winging and golden scaled serpent-like dragon soared and circled around distant stars and planet; opening its gigantic laws and consuming an entire sun, planet and moon whole before beating its wings before the waiting Lord Beerus in order to hear The God's wish.
Whis' excited smile widened even more while everyone within The Cube looking on and witnessed the arrival of The Dragon God: Super Shenron.
Beerus again spoke in the divine language; proclaiming his wish to Super Shenron while its burning crimson eyes leered down upon The God of Destruction, minutes passed before Super Shenron let out a growl and its crimson eyes emitted the glow synonymous with granting a wish that Shenron or Porunga emitted from their eyes, Super Shenron beat down its wings once more before fading into the black void of Space and the seven Super Dragon Balls vanished along with The Dragon.
Raijin and Bulma stood together; their hands laced together by their fingers in shock and amazement at the mere existence of Super Shenron, nobody spoke so much as a word during the short trip that The Cube made from a now empty section of Space back to Earth.
Returning to the exact spot where everyone had left from; right outside the main entrance to Capsule Corp, Raijin and Bulma stood silently while all their friends patted Raijin on the back for his incredible new powers as a Super Saiyan 4 and stunning battles against Frost, Magetta and Hit.
Trunks along with his gang consisting of Goten, Pilaf, Shu and Mai retreated to the own rooms to discuss what they'd witnessed during the tournament; though Trunks was still holding a great deal of resentment toward his father, Vegeta left to train within the confines of The Gravity Room as he always did when Raijin or Goku achieved a new power.
Beerus, Whis and Monaka all vanished along with The Cube as soon as everyone had left its confines; instantly teleporting back to Beerus' World without so much as a single goodbye or good job to Team Universe Seven.
The sun had set leaving the orange and red skies fading into the darkness of night before Raijin and Bulma decided to settle in for the night; the eventful day had come to a close though none of them ever discovered what wish Lord Beerus had made on Super Shenron.
"What do you think Beerus wished for?" Bulma asked; stepping out from a private bathroom in a long pink flower-print nightgown.
Raijin sat in the bed with nothing but a pair of shorts on and his arms crossed as he too was deep in thought though not about Beerus' wish or whenever he might have to honour of facing Hit once again; instead thinking about how panicked Beerus and Champa were when Zeno appeared, "Sorry Bulma… I was thinking about this Omni King: Zeno".
"He was rather strange… acting like a child and having not one… but two Gods of Destruction bow down to him" Bulma agreed; showing that she too wondered about Zeno's air of mystery surrounding his high status amongst The Gods.
"Whatever Zeno is; Beerus and Champa clearly feared him" Raijin confirmed both his own and his wife's thoughts; Raijin was sure that the very same question was dwelling on not only his own mind, but Goku, Vegeta and likely the fighters of The Sixth Universe too.
"You need to sort Trunks out; he's turning into a such a hooligan" Bulma stated; having witnessed Trunks' moment of pure hatred towards his father prior to Super Shenron's Summoning.
Raijin nodded; he needed to prove to Trunks that he was equal to Goku and Vegeta in order to put the boy in his place; but he had no idea on how to do that.
Just as Raijin and Bulma were about to settle down for the night; a loud beeping came from Bulma's personal cell phone, "Sorry; I need to get this" Bulma spoke to Raijin moments before answering her cell phone.
Bulma's eyes darkened upon hearing the voice on the other end of her cell phone; turning to Raijin with a look of panic, "That was Ewan; he said that Trunks and his friends broke into The Lab and The Bio-Warriors are in unstable conditions! We need to get down there now!".