The Three Legendary Saiyans

Chapter 3: An Invitation from Whis

Raijin, Vegeta and Piccolo raced through the skies and into the cold darkness of the stratosphere; the very edge of the world and into space where little oxygen was present for sustaining life, Raijin knew how dangerous fighting up here was after a sparing match with Goku had nearly suffocated them both when the match had gotten out-of-hand.

"We can't stay up here for long… we get Goku and descend down as fast as we can" Piccolo spoke, always calm, analytical and voicing the voice of reason and strategy.

Vegeta nodded; though used to being on the edge of space as he always came up here when he needed time alone or somewhere to think.

Within their collective lines of sight; a very tattered Goku struggled against the supernova Beerus was forcing down into Earth's atmosphere with his God Ki, Goku's hands sliding inside of the Supernova's as his Kamehameha Wave faded into the orange/red glow of solar radiation.

"GOKU!" Raijin yelled; instantly forgetting Piccolo's plan and lunging directly into the supernova himself in an attempt to save Goku.

"Dammit Kakarot!" Vegeta's aura burst into life as he too ignored Piccolo's plan to escape the supernova; flying directly after Raijin and vanishing within the cosmic rays of the supernova.

Piccolo reached out to try and stop the Saiyans from flying into their death; gritting his teeth as how frustrating Saiyans could be.

Beerus narrowed his eyes upon witnessing Raijin's and Vegeta's near-suicidal attempt at saving their friend; shaking his head in disappointment at these Saiyans, "Such a pity… but a Destroyer God must destroy… as is my nature".

Beerus began to clench his hand into a fist in order to implode his supernova and destroy Earth forever; until something caught his eye within the cosmic rays of the supernova that caused Beerus to hesitate and cease his motion of destroying the Earth.

Deep within the very epicentre of the Supernova; Goku stood curled up into a ball while his black hair flashing between its normal black and the bright red of The Super Saiyan God Form, Beerus stood impressed by how Goku was attempting to re-achieve the powers of a God while within Beerus' own Destroyer Energy; The Saiyan was taking in the power and using it for an Incomplete God Form.

"Impressive… but it's not quite enough to defeat me" Beerus spoke under his breath so that only he heard his own words; raising his left hand to cast down destruction of Earth.

Before Beerus could finish the supernova burst out into nothing; the cosmic rays dispelled without causing harm to the Planet; leaving nothing but the red glow of burning flame aura of a God.

Beerus felt his yellow eyes widen when he witnessed the Saiyans stood together at what had been the core of the supernova; his maw cracking into a grin at how much these Saiyans were capable of.

Goku stood at the centre of the trinity; his bright red hair and eyes blazing with red flames, Vegeta stood to Goku's right; his hand firmly clamped down on Goku's right shoulder but he too radiated red flames as a Super Saiyan God too, while Raijin stood at Goku's left with his own hand holding onto Goku's left shoulder; Raijin too stood as a Super Saiyan God, the three Saiyan standing together as Super Saiyan God's and collectively staring directly at Beerus as if challenging him to do battle with all three of them at once.

"These Saiyans sure are impressive… these three stand as a united force; all three sharing the power of The Super Saiyan God" Whis spoke; having seemingly materialised out of nothing beside Beerus, the remains of the strawberry parfait hidden behind his back.

Even Piccolo stood stunned at the very image of Goku, Vegeta and Raijin as a trio of Super Saiyan God's, unable to even speak and had not even witnessed what had happened within the supernova prior to it being dispelled.

"Yes; they are… and too think that Goku alone forced me into using 70% of my power; let us set foot back on the ground so we can end this battle" Beerus spoke slowly yet calmly; his anger dispelled and replaced by a sense of honour for his opponents.

Whis wore a calm and collected smile while waving his staff with a simple yet elegant motion; a white orb formed not only around himself and Beerus, but also around the trio of Goku, Vegeta and Raijin; a third orb formed around Piccolo and began transporting the group back down to the island.

A collective gasp from the family and friends resounded as everybody bore witness to the last moments of The Super Saiyan God Power; the red flames vanishing from Goku's, Vegeta's, and Raijin's bodies, the three Saiyans collapsing to their collective knees in exhaustion.

Bulma rushed to Raijin's side; embracing him in a tight loving hug, while Chichi had ran over to Goku; wrapping her arms around his chest while hugging him from behind his back.

Vegeta sat alone until Trunks walked over and took Vegeta's hands into his own; helping Vegeta up to his feet, though Raijin had watched Trunks' actions but dismissed it as merely aiding their friend: Vegeta.

"How did it feel… becoming Gods?" Beerus asked; his hands clutching each other behind his back while grinning in wait of an answer.

Goku remained sat on the ground; worn out and weary from battle, "It felt amazing… I don't know how but when we stood together as one and shared that power… I felt like we could bring down anybody… even a God of Destruction".

Beerus felt his grin widen at Goku's answer; turning his observing gaze onto Vegeta and Raijin and witnessing that they both wore confident smiles despite their own exhaustion after becoming Gods themselves.

"I must say that after witnessing such a pleasing battle and sampling so much delicious food… Lord Beerus; are you still going to destroy The Earth?" Whis remarked; twirling his staff with only his left hand.

A shout of protest rose from the many friends and families of Goku, Vegeta and Raijin; all unanimously trying vain attempts at talking Beerus out of destroying their planet.

"Yes; a Destroyer God must always do his task…" Beerus lamented; his grin fading from his maw just as Beerus' right hand rose up with purple flames bursting into life around his hand, Beerus turned his gaze from the three Saiyans and towards a natural rock formation that stuck up out from the ocean waves; Beerus grinned again as he fired a wave of purple flames and destroyed the rock formation without leaving so much as a single trace.

"Well done My Lord; you destroyed the Earth; just not very much of it" Whis commented on Beerus' actions though everyone else stood stunned by Beerus' actions.

"It seems that the battle wore me out more than I thought; but I shall return to destroy the rest of this world someday… unless we may return for next year's birthday party?" Beerus spoke; letting out a sigh though his yellow cat-like eyes burrowed directly into Bulma.

Bulma cracked a smile; the fate of Earth sitting on her shoulders for a change, "Of course; and this time I'll make sure there is so much pudding that you won't be able to eat all of it!".

Beerus and Whis both smiled; bowing low in thanks for Bulma's invitation to next year's party, Whis twirling his staff again to create another pure-white orb and vanishing on the spot.

The sun had begun setting by the time Goku, Raijin or Vegeta were able to stand on their own two feet again; a literal million questions were in wait for when the trio had recovered.

Gohan and Piccolo both asked the same question at once; both speaking in answer demanding tones of voice, "What happened? One moment you were about to die and then you all were Saiyan Gods".

Raijin wasn't quite sure what happened; the only thing he remembered from being inside the supernova was extremely painful, rushing to save Goku and upon laying a hand on Goku that moment had been nothing but pure power rushing through his body as if he was on fire.

Piccolo nodded; listening to what Raijin had said about the experience and Vegeta had the exact same experience as Raijin did up until transforming into a Super Saiyan God, only Vegeta had felt power belonged to him alone as a Saiyan Prince.

"Oh; shut up Vegeta" Bulma and Chichi both dismissed Vegeta's experience as him just trying to further bloat his ego.

Soon enough; Night fell on the island and the guests and caterers were leaving for their respective homes, even Bulma had left with Trunks and his new friends: Mai, Pilaf and Shu as they had nowhere else to go, only Raijin, Goku, Vegeta and Piccolo remained on the island; staring out over the oceans waves and starlit sky.

"Do you think you'll ever reach that level again? Becoming a God?" Piccolo asked; his tone having turned back to seriousness and analytical, though Piccolo chose not to reveal how much power Goku had pushed Beerus into using before the fight had ended.

"I don't know… but it'll be great if we could fight Lord Beerus again" Goku spoke; his cheery demeanour having returned after a hearty feast of meat.

Vegeta stood as he always did when deep in thought; arms crossed and eyes closed, only the slightest of grins upon his face.

Raijin stood at Piccolo's right while Goku stood at Piccolo's left; he'd been very quiet for the last hour and barely spoken a word other than goodnight to his son and his wife.

"You have been rather quiet? What's on your mind" Piccolo spoke; his piercing eyes stared directly at Raijin though his tone of voice was full of concern.

"I'm fine… but we need to get much stronger for when we face Beerus again" Raijin spoke under his breath; he felt his hands shaking at the mere thought of fighting a God for a second time.

"On that… I can agree" Vegeta finally spoke; speaking for the first time in over an hour, "Beerus and his attendant Whis will someday return; and we must be ready".

Goku nodded in agreement to Vegeta's words; somehow Vegeta always knew what to say when presented with a new foe or a hurdle to overcome.

"I agree too; as Saiyans we must rise to the challenge like we have done for Frieza, Cell and even Buu" Goku added to what Vegeta had said prior; raising his right fist to the night sky.

Even Piccolo couldn't help but smile to the motivational words spoken by Goku and Vegeta; shaking his head as he fully understood that Saiyans lived for battle and would continually strive for new and greater power… and now they were presented with the temptation of God Ki.

Nine months had passed since the eventful birthday party where everyone had met The God of Destruction Beerus and Whis; much had happened, Videl had revealed that she was pregnant with Gohan's child and were due to give birth any day, Trunks' new friends had taken up residence within Capsule Corp as long as they tidied up after themselves, Goku's farming and gained a notable reputation for the high quality of produce he grew when not training, Trunks had finally turned thirteen years old and was already in his rebellious phase; though Raijin greatly disliked how Trunks hung around with Pilaf, Shu and Mai as if they were a street gang.

Raijin had been struggling to get any stronger than he was; when he closed his eyes he could still see the image of himself as a Super Saiyan God but yet… he strangely did not want to pursue that power like Goku and Vegeta did, Raijin wanted to find something different; but he didn't know how to step onto the necessary path just yet.

Raijin remained sat on the couch; watching a terrible dramatization of Hercule's miraculous defeat of The God of Destruction Beavis, a wild story Hercule had fabricated after Beerus' supernova had been seen by most of the world and noted by many astrologers as a sudden world-ending events that was thankfully averted by The Earth's Defender and Champion.

Breaking out into bouts of laughter as the terribly designed costume the actor was wearing to represent Beerus, the actor was dressed in a full-body fur-covered cat suit and had been painted purple and adorned with gaudy jewelled white pharaoh robes.

While the actor playing Hercule was dressed in his classic brown and white gi and had styled the once black afro to a golden spiked wig of which was clearly a ripped-off representation of their Super Saiyan Form.

"God… I love these wild outlandish stories Hercule comes up with to cover our asses" Raijin spoke through laughter; wiping a laughter-induced tear from his eyes.

"Funny; only a few years ago you hated the man for that exact reason" Bulma spoke from behind Raijin, Raijin turning to face and her and leaping up to his feet at the very sight of Whis standing directly beside her.

"Whis… what brings you here today?" Raijin bowed as he spoke; hoping Beerus wasn't also back no Earth for whatever reasons he might have had for returning nearly a year after his introduction.

Whis smirked an enigmatic smile towards Raijin; taking a couple of steps forward and out of the doorway, Whis span on the spot to take a sweeping look at Raijin's and Bulma's home. "Your home is lovely; though that tempura you treated me to was simply divine".

Raijin moved at such speeds that he didn't even realise he was standing directing in front of Bulma; his hand taking and tightly holding her own, "Excuse us for a moment Sir Whis".

Whis gave a slight giggle as his eyes had traced every single movement Raijin made at that moment; his white eyes watching Raijin ever so closely, "Very well; take all the time you need" Whis took a slow step towards the couch; watching the dramatization of Hercule Satan Vs God of Destruction: Beavis on the television.

"Oh ho; Lord Beerus would certainly destroy the planet if he saw this mockery" Whis remarked throughout bouts of laughter.

Raijin bowed back to Whis before turned to a stunned Bulma, "Bulma; please tell me why Whis is here?".

Bulma looked stunned by Raijin's behaviour; he never acted so suddenly or pulled her away from visitors… except for when they were spending time at night alone together, "He just showed up this morning; said something about Beerus was sleeping for most of the year and decided to come visit… he loves food so I took him to a local restaurant for some tempura".

Raijin let out a sigh; pulling Bulma into his arms for a tight hug, I'm sorry… I jumped to conclusions".

"Yes; you did… you'll pay for that later" Bulma spoke with a commanding tone that often made Raijin question whether Bulma was really completely Human, "As punishment.. you will have to attend my latest experiment".

"Great…" Raijin rolled his eyes at this punishment; feeling like he really was being punished as Bulma knew too well that her recent experiments had caused him to suffer severe migraines.

Bulma smirked at the chance to punish him just by simply having him present for the next experiment; turning and walking back to Whis, "So what brings you to West City today?".

Whis smiled as he took the remote and turned the television off so he could speak without distraction, "I came here to speak with the three Saiyans that defied Lord Beerus; I've already spoken with Vegeta and now I'd like to speak with you Raijin."

Raijin took a hard swallow; a cold shiver running down his spine.

"Like Goku; Vegeta and You both experienced the powers of God Ki merely by touching Goku's body while he was in The Super Saiyan God Form instead of undergoing the Ritual… I would like to take you and Vegeta to Beerus' World for training" Whis spoke; bringing his hands together and lacing his fingers while speaking.

"Vegeta has already accepted my invitation; he truly wishes to make God Ki his own and surpass both you and Goku" Whis spoke more; revealing the decision that Vegeta had made as well as Vegeta's intentions.

Raijin knew that whatever Vegeta did… he did it for his own selfish reasons and ambitions; and there was no doubt that Goku would follow and attain the same powers, Both Goku and Vegeta were pursuing the powers of a Saiyan God after all; just as Raijin had expected them too.

"Thank you for your kind offer Whis; but I must decline… I do not desire the powers of a God" Raijin spoke, his voice solemn and honest; his sudden reveal shocking both Bulma and Whis.

Whis' widened eyes closed until his lips curled into a kind smile, "Just as I'd expect from someone raised by The Namekians… you respect the wishes of the gods even though you risk being left behind in terms of fighting power".

Bulma wrapped her hands around Raijin's arm; leaning into him and whispering into his ear, "Its ok if you want to go".

Raijin bowed his head to Whis; preparing himself for what he was going to ask, "There are two things I'd like to ask of you though Whis… the first being to please extend your invitation to Goku".

Whis' smile widened; his calm expression keeping how much Raijin had impressed him with his selflessness and wish to support his friends, "And the second?".

Raijin clenching his fists; feeling like he was crossing a line, "The second is just advice… is there anything beyond my current level… that does not involve Godly Powers? I want to prove that I can still be just as strong as they will become… even without God Ki!".

Bulma looked to Raijin with concern; hoping this request didn't wind up with Raijin being destroyed.

Whis took a long time to answer Raijin; his white eyes looking at Raijin with a strange glare, "That is up to you… only you can break your own limitations and surpass yourself and by extension… Goku and Vegeta's own current levels of strength; however… I can only help you take that first step".

Whis' words stunned both Raijin and Bulma; Bulma's mouth hung open in stunned silence at how patient Whis was in comparison to Beerus, Raijin gave a nod; accepting Whis' offer for the first step.

Whis smiled as he took out his staff; giving it a twirl before tapping Raijin's head with the ringed orb floating over the tip of the staff, "It'll take a moment… but your first step will become clear in due time".

Raijin and Bulma both felt rather confused; Whis simply hit Raijin in the head with his staff but nothing had happened.

Raijin felt something strange; a feeling he'd not felt in years, Raijin quickly went to pull down his jeans as a great pressure began to build up within his body.

"Raijin! what are you doing?!" Bulma shouted at the top of her voice; not noticing that Trunks had just entered the room with Goten, Pilaf, Mai and Shu in tow.

Whis merely smiled; watching and observing as his intent was becoming clear.

Raijin gasped as he saw that his Saiyan Tail had been restored; he'd had it surgically removed years ago by Doctor Briefs so he'd fit in more on Earth. And yet Whis restored it with no effort at all.

Pilaf, Mai and Shu all screamed in a fit of panic; knowing all too well what happens to somebody with a Tail during nights of the Full Moon.

Trunks and Goten stood silent; having walked in on Trunks' Parents having what seemed to be a private meeting with Whis and Trunks' Father seemingly having a Tail.

"That Tail is the first step; its up to you to follow the path I have revealed… I'm afraid I must leave now" Whis spoke; calmly smiling as he twisted his staff again and vanishing within an orb of white light.

Raijin felt as if a long-lost friend had come back to him; his tail waving from side to side as Raijin walked and moved his hips.

"Mom… why does Dad have a tail all of a sudden?" Trunks asked; having started wearing a leather jacket of his own since turning thirteen years of age.

"Would you all please shut up! And it's because your Father is a full-blooded Saiyan… you both had Tails too when you were born but we removed them" Bulma shouted at Goten and Trunks; turning and staring at the Tail with a look of worry.

Trunks and Goten both stood silent after being given such news from when they were born.

Raijin pulled his jeans back up after realising his red boxer shorts were in clear view; but keeping his belt loose so his tail could still move freely behind him, "Bulma… what did you say your experiment was on?".

Bulma looked up from the Tail and looked Raijin in the eye, "We're deriving new energy sources from the Moon; I'm naming it Blutz Waves".