The Three Legendary Saiyans
Chapter 32: Zamasu's End
"Shit! One was bad enough and now there's two of them" Vegeta scoffed in a disgusted tone; standing while hunched over after having given all his energy to Future-Trunks and his Sword.
The two Fused-Zamasu's laughed and cackled as the silvery ropes manifested themselves once again and splitting two more clones out from the two Zamasu's that already stood laughing, the silvery ropes coiled and twisted around each Zamasu that manifested out of the others; creating two more clones out of every one of the multiple Zamasu until they seemed to be cloning each other into an infinite number of Zamasu's.
"How can we fight that?" Raijin muttered; throwing himself in front of Bulma, protecting her from the dozens murder-intentioned grins and glares from the near infinite number of Zamasu's.
"We can't… we must escape" Shin spoke with a downtrodden expression; earning distasteful glances from all but Future-Trunks and Future-Mai.
Goku's glance towards Shin soon turned into a wide-eyed expression; reaching into his shirt and pulling out what appeared to be a small button, wasting not a single second in pressing it.
Within mere seconds a burst of air burst out from the tiny device as the blue and purple faced Zeno suddenly popped out of thin air and floated in-between the four Saiyans.
"Zenie!" Goku shouted; casting his arms around and embracing Zeno; Lord Zeno merely staring out in an emotionless stare at all the people and the world around him.
Raijin and Vegeta both stared wide eyed as the Zeno suddenly appeared out of thin air, Future-Mai, Future-Trunks and Bulma merely looked curious as to what device Goku used was, while Shin and Gowasu both stared in horror and dropped into a respectful bow when in Zeno's presence.
"Goku… please explain" Raijin asked for an explanation with a calm expression but a questioning stare in his eyes.
"I demand an explanation Kakarot!" Vegeta shouted; his head seemingly growing larger while he angrily bellowed in Goku's face.
"While you guys were off doing all that fun training; Shin, Beerus and Whis took me of a little trip to Zenie's Palace where he gave me this button so I can call him up anytime and anywhere!" Goku recounted an abridged version of his experience at Zeno's Palace much to Shin's dismay.
The Infinite Zamasu's merely glared as Zeno appeared; the thousands of Zamasu's that had been cloned during the brief exchange unanimously raised their white-haired eyebrows to the Omni King's appearance.
Zeno stared blankly with his wide child-like eyes; scanning everything around him to the crumbling and burnt ruins of the city to the people gathered around him, "Who are you? What is this place? I don't like it here".
Shin kept his bow low while Gowasu kept only his head bowed; both nervously shaking in fear of being erased at Zeno's unmerciful hands.
"Goku; I don't think this is our Zeno… I believe this may be the Zeno of this Universe" Raijin guessed; earning an impressed nod from Bulma and a agreeing nod from Vegeta which was better than any gesture that Vegeta would give in this situation.
"What do you mean?" Zeno chimed in; his whimsical childish voice somehow putting Raijin's fearful nerves at ease.
Raijin hesitated before speaking; remembering that Whis has said to him that Zeno had the power to erase anything and everything and would do so on the slightest dislike or whim.
Vegeta tilted his head towards The Time Machine; his glaring eyes directing Bulma, Future-Mai and Future-Trunks towards the machine.
Zeno glanced around him; his wide child-like eyes spying on Bulma, Future-Mai and Future-Trunks climbing into the cockpit of The Time Machine, The two Supreme Kai's: Shin and Gowasu bowing down in reverence, and lastly; The Infinite Zamasu's all cackling and laughing in the face of Zeno.
Raijin couldn't help but grit his teeth; casting his eyes upon The Infinite Zamasu's only to spot that even more of clones had sprouted into being by the signs of the silvery ropes still coiling around each and every one of the uncountable copies.
Zeno's eyes focused solely on The Infinite Zamasu; a cold light radiated from his wide childish eyes as his two hands began emitting a silver light that shone in every possible direction, Zeno's body began lifting up into the air; drawing The Infinite Zamasu's undivided attention.
"Saiyans! You must flee immediately!" Gowasu shouted at the top of his lungs; he and Shin vanishing as quickly as they'd arrived as soon as his warning had been given.
Future-Trunks lowered the canopy of The Time Machine as soon as he along with Bulma and Future-Mai sat safely inside; the machine whirring to life with only enough fuel to power one last trip back through time.
Goku and Vegeta both staggered and fell onto their behinds after having given up so much energy; leaving only Raijin still standing though he was transfixed on Zeno, his eyes widening with amazement as to the act of Zeno's power of total universal erasure.
"Raijin! Hurry up!" Goku yelled; summoning his strength and leaping upwards; grabbing a hold of one of the many landing pylons sticking out of The Time Machine.
"Move it already! Otherwise you'll be erased too!" Vegeta screamed the closest thing to encouragement that he could; leaping up and grabbing a hold of another landing pylon.
"None of you will be going anywhere! This child is nothing more than a last-ditch effort to stop my righteous crusade! I! Zamasu… am an Immortal! Eternal! Splendid! And forever shall be the voice of justice!" The Infinite Zamasu's all screamed in unison; the thousands of voices jeering in their insane laughter while Zeno kept rising higher into the air with the silvery light in his hands growing brighter and brighter.
Raijin blinked his eyes twice before snapping out of his daze; leaping up into the air and grabbing a landing pylon, wrapping his arms and legs around the metal for dear life.
Future-Trunks hesitated to hit the controls to access the Timestream; entering the flow of time with three of his friends and comrades exposed would have unforeseeable consequences to not only their minds but also their bodies and the undeniable risk that they'd fall into another alternate reality or timeline forever.
Zeno glanced over at The Time Machine for only a brief second; his eyes shining with a silvery light that burst outwards and struck like a sonic boom, Future-Trunks held onto the joystick on the control console while hitting dozens of buttons at once for stabilise the machine until noticing a clear space in the black skies that showed the West City of the present Timeline; and Whis stood in the middle of the portal with a smug smile on his face.
"How unbelievable you all are… well then; hurry up" Whis spoke with his usual calm and collected smile.
Future-Trunks didn't want nor need to be told twice; slamming his fist down on a button right next to the Time Travel controls and initiating a burst of speed that propelled The Time Machine towards the portal and hurtled through, passing from his own Timeline to the Present.
Raijin, Goku and Vegeta; along with Future-Mai and Bulma all looked back as they passed through the portal; the sight of Zeno's erasure was met with a thousand screams of terror and pain as the Infinite Zamasu's were erased one after another, the ruined landscape of the West City Ruins vanishing in silver light as the entire world they'd narrowly escaped from vanished before their very eyes.
Whis closed his eyes as he stepped away from the portal; letting it close behind him though sensing two distinct presences escaping just as the portal closed.
The Time Machine came to a close landing; tipping over and about to crash land once again as two sudden golden glows surged out from The Capsule Corp Building and pushed The Time Machine into a stable landing, Future-Trunks and Bulma both looked up through the canopy to witness that Trunks and Goten both held the machine with broad smiles on their faces.
Raijin along with Goku and Vegeta all crumbled to the ground; landing on soft grass and soil may as well have been a feathery bed after having pounded into hard concrete and crashing through buildings to many times over the last few days.
"Whis! What happened!" Raijin asked; panting deeply with relief at finally returning home after what felt like an eternity.
"Its simple, this Zeno that you foolishly summoned used the temporal anomalies that permeate around that Machine to open a portal through the Timestreams connecting that Time to this one; I merely used my own temporal gifts to maintain it for just long enough for you all to pass through unharmed" Whis explained; his enigmatic smile lighting up his welcoming expression.
Shin and Gowasu both re-emerged; both wearing thankful expressions for the successful escape from the alternate timeline; though Raijin and Vegeta both shot the Kai's with distasteful glares for escaping without assisting in their escape.
Goku and Vegeta both smiled with relief; both slinging themselves accords the grass and almost falling asleep until an all-too sinister groaning sounded across the gardens.
All looking across to where the portal had been punched through the skies stood one final Fused-Zamasu: the original Zamasu.
"You haven't killed me yet… I am still alive! And I will continue my Zero Mortals Plan in your world!" Zamasu screeched though his body was badly damaged; his robes tattered burnt and torn though the purple corruption had toned down and regressed his fused body back to its original shape though his two-tone eyes and skin remained.
But before anyone could answer; Beerus moved over to Zamasu in blinding almost-instinctive speed and thrust his right hand into Zamasu's face, "I cannot believe I have to deal with a nuisance like you for a second time! Hakai!"
Fused-Zamasu grimaced as he was so suddenly faced with The God of Destruction: Beerus; his mouth opened to scream but no sound escaped as his entire existence melted away and vanished within seconds.
"I thought Gods of Destruction could only intervene when reason presented itself" Goku spoke; grinning widely after watching Beerus destroy Zamasu forever.
"I do have reason; if I let that sorry excuse for a Kai go then I wouldn't have any delicious food to eat anymore, now I expect a delicious feast in return for this!" Beerus commented in a snide tone; his yellow cat eyes eyeing Bulma with his demand.
"You got it Beerus; all you can eat!" Bulma gave Beerus and Whis a thumbs up as she climbed out from The Time Machine and slid down into the soft grass.
Gowasu walked over to the spot where Fused-Zamasu had been standing when erased; reaching down and picking up a small object; a Time Ring that was coloured with the same shade of green as Zamasu's skin.
"Is that the only remainder of Zamasu?" Goku asked; stretching his arms up and placing his hands over his head.
"Yes; I shall be sealing this away… Zamasu was my responsibility so the Time that he belongs to is also my responsibility" Gowasu spoke slowly and solemnly; a slight sadness in his old eyes.
Raijin merely nodded; feeling something akin to concern for the guilt-ridden Kai.
Future-Trunks and Future-Mai both rose up out of The Time Machine; the pair looking up at the machine with thankful expressions, their own timeline erased from existence but they still felt relieved.
Trunks stared up at the future-version of Mai; a pink blushing filling his cheeks while gazing at her beautiful long black hair, long eyelashes and fine figure, Goten crossing his arms and shaking his head; muttering only a few words, "girls… yucky".
Mai remained hiding behind a bush along with Pilaf and Shu; all spying on Future-Trunks and Future-Mai, though Mai was not only transfixed on her crush on Future-Trunks but witnessing her own future-self climb out from the Time Machine, her eyes widening when seeing the beauty of her own future-self.
"Trunks; good to see you again" Future-Trunks smiled broadly at his past-self; patting the teenager on the shoulder.
"Future-Me… glad to see you made it back alive" Trunks smiled and beamed up at Future-Trunks though his eyes quickly changed back to gazing at the beauty of Future-Mai.
"Wow; that was cool… so cool" spoke a childish voice; drawing everyone's attention to the Zeno that had just erased the Future-Timeline, Whis' eyes widening at the sight of the Zeno while Beerus silently screamed in horror.
"Oh; I almost forgot about him… what do we do?" Raijin asked; suppressing a smile after spotting the horrified look on Beerus' face.
Goku looked back down at his right hand; still holding the little Zeno-Summoning Button and instantly pressing it again only for a second Zeno to appear out of thin air, Whis along with Raijin, Vegeta, Bulma, Future-Trunks and Future-Mai along with Trunks, Mai, Goten Pilaf and Shu all watching with morbid curiosity though Beerus looked as if he was going to faint.
Zeno glanced up at Goku; his wide child-like eyes and boyish smile lighting up when setting eyes on Goku but his attention was quickly drawn to the Other Zeno, "Hi Goku! …who is this? He looks just like me".
Goku smiled his usual wide and excited smile, "I found you the perfect friend; I hope you'll have fun with this Other-Zeno".
The Two Zeno's stared at each other with blank eyes; both not speaking for when felt like a very long period of time before the pair broke into laughter, both laughing while levitating in the air as if they were dancing a joyful dance with each other; the two linking hands and casting their beamingly happy eyes towards Goku and speaking in one unified voice, "Thank you Goku; we can play forever and ever now".
With those words spoke; The Two Zeno's vanished on the spot and returning to The Palace.
Raijin and Vegeta let out a relieved sigh; both glad their World or Universe didn't get erased on the spot.
"Goku… your luck and sheer audacity never fail to astound me" Whis commented; letting out a sigh of exasperation in Goku's actions of bringing a Second Zeno into the Universe.
"It all worked out didn't it? we're all still alive! Zamasu is gone and Zeno has a playmate" Bulma slapped Whis in the arm as she spoke; though Whis only stared at her.
"Yes; he does have this playmate now; ant what will happen when they get bored of each other and recall all the tampering you lot have done with the Timeline!?" Beerus shouted at the top of his lungs; his tone full of anxiety and fear.
"Well if you keep talking like that you'll lose out on that feast" Bulma crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes as she spoke; somehow putting Beerus to silence when threatening to take the food away.
Raijin, Goku and Vegeta let out a unanimous laugh; the first time they'd laughed on his own in days though those days felt like they'd been much longer with all the constant fighting for survival and defeating a literal immortal god.
Though Raijin's eyes followed Goku and Vegeta while they quietly discussed hushed matters with Beerus and Whis, Bulma taking a long look at The Time Machine though Raijin understood that she was looking for a way to use the machine now that Future-Trunks' Timeline was gone.
Raijin's line of sight shifted to Future-Trunks and Future-Mai; the pair joined by the present versions of Trunks and Mai, Goten, Pilaf and Shu standing idly by with nothing to do.
"But what to do with them?" Raijin asked himself.