Pan slowly opened her eyes, gazing up into the gray sky. She felt utterly exhausted and could hardly feel her ki at the moment. Cooler must have hit her pretty hard she guessed. She lazily looked around, sighting Grandpa, Dad, and Vegeta chowing away on food conjured by the Supreme Kai of Time. Her stomach immediately rumbled at the sight.
Gohan looked over at her and offered a drumstick. "Hungry?"
Pan smiled softly and reached for it. "Starving."
She took it, crawled over, and started eating with them. She devoured several helpings, picking up speed and regaining her energy quickly. She leaned back, gave a belch, and patted her stomach.
"Mmm, much better," said Pan.
There was a soft chuckle, but nothing else was said. She noticed that everyone was looking at her.
"What?" she asked.
"Umm, nothing," said Gohan.
"Enough dawdling, lets resume pursuing the demon woman," said Vegeta.
Pan frowned momentarily, there was something in their eyes when they looked at her. Curiosity, uncertainty, and... was that fear? Why were they looking at her like that? She struggled to think, what had happened after she had intervened with Cooler? Had she been really hurt or something? Were they worried about her? The only thing she could vaguely recall was... something green? She shook her head and banished the thought, rising to her feet.
"Alright, enough's enough, lets get that damn Towa!" said Pan, "She's put us through enough crap!"
"Agreed," said Chronoa, raising her hand into the air and releasing a burst of white light.
The disappeared and reappeared, once again on Earth, only...
Pan ground her teeth and looked around. "This is just like the Earth of Cell's timeplane, everything's ruined!"
Goku looked around. "Not quite."
Pan frowned and did a second take. They were levitating over a devastated city that was overgrown with plantlife. She couldn't sense any human, or even any alien ki signals. However, she could distinctly feel animals still alive. Near the city, woods were overgrowing and slowly claiming the deserted city as its own.
"Nature has been untouched," said Chronoa curiously.
They floated down to the city and stood at its center. Chronoa raised a hand and released a pulse of energy before frowning.
"I can't get a lock on anything, its almost as if...," began Chronoa.
"As if what?" asked Goku.
She narrowed her eyes. "As if I'm being blocked by something. I can feel Towa's taint in the air. She's intentionally keeping us blind."
"Be on guard then," warned Gohan, eying their surroundings.
"She really went all out last time by preparing the Cold Clan," said Vegeta, "Whatever she has planned this time will most likely 'one up' that."
Goku crossed his arms and frowned. "But what could do that? There's not much else. It can't be Broly or Buu, they would have blown up the Earth. Our own family wouldn't do this either."
"There's only one way to find out. Split up and draw out an attack," ordered Vegeta, "Kakarot and I will go one way, you three go another. Be ready to power up and regroup at a moment's notice."
Pan nodded and followed behind Chronoa and her father. They walked for a time, searching through buildings, before they stopped at an open park. Pan crossed her arms and began to tap her feet impatiently. She paused, hearing a small squeak sound, and turned to see a small rabbit nibbling on an apple a ways away. She walked over and knelt down near it, causing it to scramble away.
"Hey little guy, I aint gonna hurt you," said Pan, grabbing the apple and offering it in her hands, smiling at the tiny creature.
The rabbit slowly crept closer until it was inches from her, took a small nibble of the apple and tenses, looking up at her as if expected something. She merely knelt there, smiling at it. The creature relaxed a bit and resumed eating. It had been a long time since she had last interacted with an animal, it was kind of relaxing. She turned her head, looking for the others, before pausing, noting they had gone off.
"Hmph, a mortal showing reverence for nature and it's creatures. It's a shame more of your kind couldn't use their god given wisdom with intelligence," came a familiar voice.
Pan looked forward, sighting her Grandpa walking towards her. "Oh, hi Grandpa."
Her grandpa smirked at her, a odd glint in his eyes, before he walked forward and knelt down, brushing a hand against the back of the rabbit. Pan paused, growing curious, noting that Grandpa had changed his clothes for some reason. His gi was completely black, save for a red belt. On his right ear, he had a single earring.
Her eyebrows furrowed. "Grandpa? What's with the clothes?"
Her Grandpa ignored the question and examined the rabbit. "Nature, allowed to run its course, is a beautiful thing. Without the interference of you mortals, everything is as it should be."
Pan grew confused, what in the world was he going on about? "Grandpa?"
Her Grandpa slowly raised his head, a wicked grin on his face. The moment their eyes met, Pan froze with fear, seeing the raw cruelty and evil in those eyes. This man... he wasn't...
She leaped back, causing the rabbit to flee in fear. "You're not my Grandpa! Who are you?!"
The man smirked. "I've gone by many names over the years. You, Son Pan, would most likely know me as Black, though, I tend to prefer Zamasu."
The color drained from Pan's face. This was Goku Black, oh shit...
The man grinned savagely. "Yes mortal, know my name and despair like all who came before you. The sins of your forefathers conspire against you, the judgement of a god, of me, against your kind, still stands. Absolute death and eradication of ALL mortals."
His hair went straight up and turned dark pink along with his eyes. His aura turned to a deadly dark rose shade of color. "Still, I suppose I could make your death quick. You at least showed some appreciation for nature."
Pan fell onto her butt, staring up at him in shock. So this was Super Saiyan Rose...
Black reached down and grabbed her by her throat, lifting her into the air. "The choice is yours, close your eyes for a quick death, or struggle against me and I will make your final moments painful."
"Go... to... hell...," spat Pan, turning Super Saiyan 2 and trying to pry his hands from her throat.
Black grinned and began to tighten his grip. "You first."
ZIP
Latch
Her real Grandpa appeared next to them, his Super Saiyan Blue aura ignited, and grabbed Black's wrist. "Let. Her. Go."
Black grinned at him. "Son Goku, so pleasant to see you again."
Black dropped Pan and turned, driving a knee up into Goku's stomach and then smashing a fist into his face, sending him flying. Black did not pursue, merely watching Goku hit the ground and skid along painfully. Pan scrambled away, putting some distance between herself and the fight.
"Tsaaaa!" exclaimed Goku, rubbing his face, "He's way stronger than I remember."
Black smirked. "It has been years Son Goku, and we knew you would be coming. Our training has been extensive and brutal, breaking this body and healing it again and again, you don't stand a chance."
Goku slowly shook his head. "If you say so, but, I can already tell you're the one who doesn't stand a chance."
Black beckoned him forward. "If that's the case, then come! Show me that rage I so hunger for."
Goku narrowed his eyes. "Why? So you can keep recovering from near death and growing stronger? I'm ending this, NOW! Kaio-Ken times twenty!"
Goku's aura exploded and he blitzed Black, throwing a fist towards his face. Once more, Pan felt all the color drain from her face as Black caught the attack and Grandpa's Kaio-Ken abruptly disappeared and his power returned to normal. Black held Grandpa's wrist steady, a smirk on his face. Goku looked stunned, disbelief coating his face.
"You... you canceled my Kaio-Ken?!" exclaimed Goku.
Black wagged a finger back and forth. "Using the technique of the gods against one? Tsk tsk."
Black bent Goku's wrist and then backhanded him, sending him reeling. "No, mortal, you will have to use your own power for this, and we both know, your meager power is no match for the might of a god. It is YOU who does not stand a chance."
"BLACK!" came a shout from Vegeta.
The short man barreled into Black before he could react and floored him to the ground. He knelt on top of him and began raining in brutal punches to his face. He pulled back a hand and began to deliver a crushing blow...
ZIP
Pan watched as a Kaioshin, Zamasu in his real body, appeared and grabbed Vegeta's hands. "Mortals should know better than to lay their filthy hands on a god."
Zamasu placed a hand against Vegeta's shoulder and blew a hole clean through it. Vegeta roared in pain and staggered back, falling to the ground, clutching his wound.
"Kamehameha!" shouted Gohan.
Pan turned to see her father arrive and unleash an energy wave right at Zamasu. She watched, as it hit and exploded. She smirked, that attack had been unguard, he was done for... wait... NO WAY!
She watched in disbelief as Zamasu's wounds instantly healed.
"That's right, he's immortal," murmured Goku.
Black stood up and stood next to Zamasu, a smirk on his face. "So everyone is here at last, good."
Goku turned to look at Chronoa, an ill look on his face. "Supreme Kai of Time, what's the disturbance in this timeplane?"
Chronoa fearfully raised a hand, releasing a pulse of energy. To Pan's horror, both Zamasu and Black glowed gray.
"Uh... how do we kill an immortal without All-Chan?" asked Goku nervously.
Zamasu smirked. "You don't."
Vegeta rose to his feet, hand clutching his wounded shoulder. "Damn it..."
Black turned to him and rushed forward, clobbering him to the ground with a single hit, knocking the Super Saiyan Blue out of him. "This time, appetizer, know your place and stay down."
"Zamasu! Stop this!" cried out Chronoa, "You have to know that time cannot..."
Zamasu held up a hand. "Cannot what? We agree with Towa that creation has failed. What better way than to destroy it all and rebuild from the ground up?"
Chronoa was livid. "You piss poor excuse for a kaioshin!"
Zamasu smirked at her. "And all we have to do to be a part of that process, to create a new existence, is to wipe out your little group and silence a loud mouth harpy Kaioshin of Time. Quite the easy task if you ask me since your, hired muscle, is no match for us."
Zamasu glanced over at Pan, curiosity on her face. "Not to mention, her information on the child being the most dangerous seems false. She's weaker than even Trunks was, by far."
Pan grew confused. Her? The most dangerous? The hell were they talking about? She was nothing compared to the others as much as she wished she wasn't.
"Dad, got any ideas?" asked Gohan.
Goku's face was grim. "Um, not unless we can go make a rice cooker for the Evil Containment Wave real quick, but even then that wouldn't get rid of the timeplane..."
Zamasu grinned. "Accept your fate mortals, its over."
Both Goku and Gohan adopted a fighting stance and waited. Black and Zamasu slowly walked towards them, taking their time, not giving any great care or respect towards their opponents. Pan watched, wracking her brain and wondering how they were supposed to pull this off... wait...
"Grandpa! The button!" Pan yelled.
Goku's eyes went wide before he smirked and pulled out the Omni-King button and pressed it. "And here's All-Chan!"
Zamasu and Black froze for a second, fear on their faces. However, nothing happened. They looked around and exchanged glances and chuckles.
"It appears there's no Omni-King in this timeplane," said Zamasu with glee, "After all, a timeplane isn't a timestream."
"Indeed, our work continues un-interrupted," said Black.
Goku stared at the button in disbelief. "Crap..."
"Dad! We need ideas!" shouted Gohan nervously.
"You're the smart one! You come up with something" yelled Goku.
Black chuckled. "My, how mortals bicker and squabble without need. It's an amusing sight."
Black disappeared and reappeared, smashing a fist into Gohan's face and knocking him to the ground. "Amusing, but highly annoying and grating to my divine ears."
Goku rushed Black and thrust a punch. Black blocked and formed a ki blade with his other hand, thrusting it forward and skewering the right side of Goku's body. He yelled in pain and staggered back, falling to a knee. Black held the ki blade to Goku's neck, a smirk on his face.
"My how the mighty has fallen. I remember when we first met, how you bested me with such ease. It is gratifying to see that situation reversed," said Black.
"I'm hardly satisfied though with such an easy win," said Black, shaking his head sadly, "You didn't even last long enough to give me a power boost."
Gohan rose to his feet and rushed Black from behind, only for Zamasu to smash into him and knock him aside. "Did I not say mortals were to not touch a god?"
Zamasu began to bombard Gohan with light ki blasts, forcing him to stagger back hit by hit. Black came from behind and smashed a two-handed fist into the back of Gohan's skull, knocking him out. Pan took a quick look at Goku and Vegeta, both were badly injured with a hole each through their body, both had dropped out of Super Saiyan Blue and were struggling not to lose consciousness. Pan's jaw dropped, her eyes watering, her body shaking in fear. They had just... her family and friends had just be utterly dominated...
Black looked over his work, nodding solemnly. "I suppose this is how it should be. Since we no longer need to toy with them and use them to gain power, mortals should fall before gods with but a wave of our hand."
Zamasu nodded. "Indeed, now, only one thing remains..."
They both looked up at Chronoa, who stared down at them grimly. She ground her teeth, aimed her White Time Ring at them, and gave a yell. Pan was surprised to see a huge burst of white energy erupt from the ring. Zamasu's eyes went wide, he shoved Black back, and dove headfirst into the blast. His body was completely destroyed in the explosion, only to reform rapidly.
Black put two fingers to head forehead, teleported behind the Supreme Kai of Time, and knocked her out with a chop of his hand. He grabbed her by the arm and floated down to set her on the ground. He held up her hand and examined the White Time Ring.
"Impressive, if that blast had hit me, I might actually have died," mused Black, "That ring is... impressive."
He tried to pry the White Time Ring off her, only to struggle and fail as it seemed to not budge. He gave a growl of annoyance and stood up, aiming a hand down at the Kaioshin to kill her.
"STOP!" yelled Pan.
Black's eyes flickered up to see Pan fly over and land a ways in front of him. "Why are you doing this? This isn't right!"
Black scoffed. "Right? What does a fool mortal girl like you know righteousness? Of justice?"
"A hell lot more than you do apparently!" she shouted.
Black threw back his head and laughed. "Is that so?"
Black stepped pass the fallen Kaioshin and walked up to Pan, looking down at her. "So, you'd defy a god's word? Challenge them on the very meaning of their actions?"
Pan knew she had to buy time, buy time for SOMETHING, ANYTHING, and struggled to control her fear. "Yeah, I do."
Zamasu laughed from behind her. "Amusing, and once again, proof of the foolishness of mortals. Now, its time we finished this."
Zamasu laid a ki blade next to her neck, ready to kill her, before Black held up a hand. "Wait."
Zamasu frowned. "Why?"
Black grinned. "Because I accept her challenge."
Zamasu removed the ki blade and walked around to infront of Pan, staring at his other self with curiosity. "What do you mean?"
"What better way to end this existence than with a spar of ideals and words? Its how this all began after all, its how it should end," said Black, "I say we form a tribunal and prove, even to the mortals themselves, that their existence is a plague upon creation. To grant them true understanding."
Zamasu smirked. "How noble of a god, to allow mortals once last chance for forgiveness and to explain to them their folly."
Zamasu snapped his fingers, and in a flash, they all disappeared.
Pan groaned and rose to her feet, shaking her head before looking around. She gave a start, where in the world were they? They looked like they were in some kind of weird courthouse floating in the middle of space. She was, alone, on a pedestal. Down below her on a floating bench were Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, and Chronoa. Their wounds had been 'slightly' tended to, but they were still ragged. Below them was no floor, just the endless, vastness of space. To the sides were elegantly crafted walls with windows. Infront of Pan, higher in the air, sitting on thrones that looked an awful lot like the thrones of the Omni-Kings, were Black and Zamasu, who were staring down at her.
"Good, the defendant has awoken, its time for the trial of mortal's to begin," said Zamasu with glee.
Pan bristled, feeling her anger rocket. They were treating this like it was some kind of sick game...
"We, the gods, have decreed all mortals as sinners! They endlessly war with one another, inflict upon others such cruelty and depravity that it is sickening," shouted Black.
"They have broken the rules of creation! Time and time again!" shouted Zamasu.
"First with Trunks and his 'time machines'," spat Black.
"Then, when we searched your memories, by stealing power from the Omni-King himself to rip open a whole between all dimensions, truly an unforgivable act!" scolded Zamasu.
Pan felt violated. "You searched my memories without my permission?!"
Black scoffed. "A god needs no permission from mortals."
Zamasu studied her, a sadistic look on his face. "You've seen it, we know you have. You bore witness to a world full of mortals, devastated by other mortals in pointless warfare. The world of... Terra, wasn't it?"
Pan said nothing.
"Well? Did you or did you not see mortals, Saiyans, slaughtering other mortals, humans, for no other reason than they existed?" demanded Black.
"I did," muttered Pan.
Black threw his hands up into the air. "Proof, once more, of mortal folly."
"How is that fair to the mortals who wanted no part of it?" yelled Pan, "The humans of Terra just wanted to survive!"
Zamasu smirked. "Is that so? They wanted nothing else?"
He held up a hand, and a brief illusion of Odianna appeared in front of him. "This one wanted so much more, didn't see? Death to each and every Saiyan in her universe. Complete genocide, driven by nothing divine, only unbridled hatred. Whats worse, she herself abused the divine right of immortality for herself. Such a sinner, its sickening, nothing but vile evilness."
Pan stood there, frozen, staring at the image of Odianna silently. A surge of memories overtook her and played before her eyes. Emotions raged through her body and slowly, she bowed her head.
"Do you deny that she was wicked?" asked Black, "That she, your so called 'friend', is the perfect proof of mortal folly?"
"Yes and no," said Pan, her voice hoarse.
Zamasu raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Explain then your reasoning."
"Maybe she's a sinner, I don't know, that's not my call to make," said Pan, her voice pained, "But if you think she was always like that, you are wrong. She was twisted by the Saiyans to be like that, and even still, she was capable of kindness."
"Twisted?" scoffed Black, "Did she not admit to you that she would never let go of her hatred? She is like that by her own designs and desires. And kindness? You think one or two 'nice' acts can outweigh the sins of mortality?"
Zamasu dismissed the image of Odianna and held up a hand. "Perhaps she is right though."
Black gave him a curious look. "Oh?"
"Mortal life IS a twisting, vile thing. The few mortals who perhaps did not abuse their gifts, always left to fend for themselves and perish, or be twisted to become as vile as those who abuse their god given knowledge," mused Zamasu.
Black nodded solemnly. "Ah, wise and thoughtful words, truly befitting of a just god."
Pan ground her teeth, the only thing twisted here were these so called 'gods' twisting her words around on her. "What about Bata then? You had to have seen her in my memories."
Black thought for a moment. "I know of the child. Why?"
"She was exactly the opposite! She unknowingly served a tyrant, who pretty much everyone made out to be a god mind you, and helped to overthrow him by reviving me!" said Pan, hoping to use their own 'god syndrome' against them.
Black's eyes narrowed, anger on his face. "A mortal impersonating a god, I give you and your... Bata friend, due acknowledgement for snuffing such a mortal out. However..."
Zamasu smirked. "That is but one 'good' act, against countless trillions of acts of evil and vileness. It is FAR from being enough to cleanse the entirety of mortality of their sins. So congratulations, you did one good act and perhaps deserve a quick and clean death as a reward."
"Actually," mused Black, "That act was a sin in of itself. She was brought back to life from death, an act defiant of nature. So, scratch off that one 'good' act, as it was marred by sin."
She bowed her head and clenched her fists, her anger rising. They weren't actually having any kind of 'trial'. They were just gloating and rubbing in their victory to inflate their own egos and re-validate their own opinions in their mind. They had no desire to listen to her at all. The hell was the point of this? She glanced down, eyeing the others. They were all awake, and watching, but all she had to do was look on their faces to see the lack of any hope or enthusiasm. They knew how this was going to end just as she did. They were going to die, she wasn't even going to see her mom again before it happened...
She blinked a few times and stood straight, eyeing them, if she was going to die then so be it, but she was going to do her damn best to make sure they questioned themselves every step of the way. "One 'good' act against trillions of evil ones eh? I call that bluff!"
Zamasu glared at her. "Arrogant mortal! You will watch your tone when speaking to gods!"
Black on the other hand seemed amused. "Bluff you say? Explain."
"A kid falls down and scrapes their knee, a mother comes, cleans the wound, puts a band-aid on it, and gives it a kiss," said Pan, "How often do you think that one act of good happens huh? How many other acts of charity like that happen all the time all day every day?"
Zamasu and Black exchanged glances before throwing their heads back and laughing.
Zamsu waved a hand, and an image of an injured lion laying on the ground appeared. A lioness walked into view and rubbed its head against its mate's and began to lick the wound clean.
"These animals, without any god given wisdom, do the exact same thing," rebutted Zamasu, waving his hand and dispersing the image.
"As such, your argument is null and void," finished Black.
"That's bullshit!" yelled Pan.
Zamasu chuckled. "Like a foolish ignorant child, the mortal yells and whines at their creators."
"You know what? I'll rest this with ONE final question that I KNOW you can't rebuke," shouted Pan.
Black raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Willing to rest the fate of mortality on one single question? By all means, ask."
"Is murder wrong?" asked Pan.
Black nodded. "Of course."
"Then what the hell do you call the mass murdering of mortal's you two do then?!" exclaimed Pan.
Zamasu shrugged. "A necessary evil forced upon us by the sins of mortals. Woe be it that we must bear that sin ourselves to cleanse mortality and let them begin anew under our righteous guiding hand."
Pan stared at them in disbelief and screamed. "You arrogant self-conceited narcissists!"
Black slowly shook his head. "And thus ends the case of mortals. Our judgement that all mortals must perish still stands."
"Stop this!" Pan yelled, "Stop this before its to late! Before there's no one left!"
"No one left?" mused Zamasu, "Oh you poor foolish mortal. There IS no one left."
Zamasu waved a hand and images began to play infront of Pan. She watched, horrified, as world by world, Zamasu and Black committed genocide, murdering and slaying entire species with glee. She took a step back, her courage failing, and pure, raw, fear and terror emanating from her. She began to shiver, a coldness entering her body.
She began to glow with a soft green light. "S-stop it..."
Goku watched, feeling sickened and disgusted at what he was seeing. Of all the vile, most evil monsters he had ever encountered. Black and Zamasu just took the top with universe wide genocide. He felt proud that Pan had tried, even at the end, to make them see reason, but he knew it was for nothing. He cursed himself, he was, what was it called? A one trick pony? He had nothing else if the Kaio-Ken failed to close the gap between himself and stronger enemies. Pan didn't deserve to go through this and die. He could feel the raw fear radiating off her... wait... was she glowing?
"That energy," whispered Gohan.
He shook his head and stood up. "PAN! Use the power! Escape to another dimension! RUN!"
Zamasu glared down at him angrily. "Be silent mortal!"
Black aimed a finger, unleashed a beam, and blew right through Gohan's skull, killing him. "I believe we're done here."
Goku's eyes went wide with horror. "Gohan!"
"Daddy?" came a whisper that wrenched his heart.
He looked up to see Pan staring down at Gohan in shock. Goku felt her fear give out, and then, for it to be replaced by fury. "DADDY! WAAAAAAAAAGHHHHH!"
Pan let loose a heart wrenching scream. For a moment Goku thought a portal to another dimension was going to appear as reality tore open to the northwest, southwest, northeast, and southeast of Pan and green energy flowed from the tears, just as it had when Goku had originally made his wish for dimensional travel. But rather than condense and make a portal, they condensed on Pan, being absorbed into her body. Her green aura exploded in size, and her eyes and hair changed color. The four tears resealed themselves suddenly, the last whips of energy flowing into Pan's body. She floated there, a maddening rage on her face, glaring hatefully up at Black. Unlike with what Gohan had said, the energy was stable, and was lasting a hell of a lot longer than one moment. Her ki... her ki was titanic compared to the brief burst that Goku had felt on the last timeplane.
Black narrowed his eyes and ignited his Super Saiyan Rose form. "Well now, it appears Towa was not mistaken. That power is significant. I'm curious, what is this child? Some new kind of Super Saiyan form?"
Goku frowned and muttered quietly to himself. "No, Gohan was right. Her hair is flat and not spiking, nor does it feel like she's Super Saiyan. This is something else..."
"Well child? What is-" began Black.
Pan disappeared and reappeared, smashing a fist into Black's face and sending him flying, blood and saliva flying out of his mouth. Pan flew after him, screaming in rage, and smashed him through a wall of the 'courthouse'. Black righted himself, glared at her, and threw himself forward, smashing a fist into Pan's face. She took the hit, her head snapping a bit back, before she slowly forced his hand away just by moving her head back. Black's eyes went wide and he backed away.
Vegeta's spoke with disbelief. "She, how, just how? She closed the gap, from Super Saiyan 2 to overpowering Super Saiyan Rose... what IS this?!"
Pan drove a fist into Black's stomach and flew up as he doubled over, smashing a knee into his chin. She went over his head, grabbing his hair as she passed, screamed, and threw him with at her might through the podium she had been originally standing on. She rushed after him and began to hit him over and over again before clobbering him one final time and smashing him back into his own throne, breaking it in half. She floated there, a cruel smirk on her face, apparently finding delight in brutalizing Black.
Goku frowned, noting that Zamasu had yet to interfere, he was instead watching with muted interest, no concern on his face. Black slowly floated back towards Zamasu, cradling his chest, blood a bruises coating his face. Rather than look alarmed, he seemed excited, giddy, eager. He and Zamasu exchanged wicked glances before Zamasu placed a hand on Black's chest, healing energy pouring through him.
Goku swore aloud as he felt Black's energy recover and rise. "Son of a bitch..."
"Yes, YES!" roared Black, his aura igniting even stronger than before.
Pan winced, raising a hand to shield her face. The moment she lowered it, Black was there, and smashed a fist into her face, sending her reeling back. Black flew forward and struck at Pan, only for her to catch his fist. Black threw another fist forward and Pan caught it as well. The girl struggled, grinding her teeth, putting all her effort into keeping him at bay.
"Damn him, they're even-ish now, he's just using her to get stronger," grumbled Vegeta, "Its the same damn thing with Black every time. I swear I almost hate him more than I do Freeza."
Goku looked over at the dead Gohan sitting next to him and sighed. "Yeah... I do to..."
Chronoa looked ill at ease. "Even if Pan can kill Black, there's still the problem of Zamasu. Not to mention, I don't know how we're going to get Gohan back. I doubt Black and Zamasu left any dragonball's active."
Goku went silent at that. They... they couldn't just leave Gohan's spirit here! They had to figure a way to get him back!
Goku felt a shift of ki and looked up to See Zamasu come at Pan's side and two-handed smash her shoulder, knocking her away. Black gave him a nod and the two of them pursued Pan. She righted herself, looked at the two oncoming enemies, and smirked. She gave a cry of fury and dove headfirst right at Black, smashing her skull into him and sending him flying. She turn and swung her hand like a sword, severing Zamasu's head from his shoulders, only for it to immediately reattach. She glared at the sight and grabbed his skull in her hands, crushing it, and then throwing him away. His head began to regenerate immediately, but it was obvious Pan had lost interest in him. She surged at Black, who was rubbing his head painfully, and kicked him square between his legs. Black's eyes bulged and he wheezed in agony. Pan began to beat him over and over again once more.
Vegeta ground his teeth. "What is she doing? PAN! STOP SCREWING AROUND AND KILL HIM!"
Her only response was delightful laughter as she continued to knock Black around. Goku began to feel nervous. Chronoa was right, Pan had absolutely no control of herself when using this power. He caught sight of Black, a grin on his face, allowing himself to be further beaten. Shit, she had the advantage before, but now he was doing it again. If he recovered once more than even Pan's strength wouldn't be enough.
Goku closed his eyes, took a breath, and let it out, reaching for his ki. "We have to step in."
"And do what Kakarot? This is all her, we can't touch Black, the best we could do is inconvenience him and Zamasu," said Vegeta bitterly, "Damn that Towa, she set everything up perfectly these last two timeplanes, giving our enemies far to much time to prepare themselves for us."
"Pan LOOKOUT!" shouted Chronoa.
Goku looked back at the fight to see Zamasu trying to plunge a ki blade through Pan's back, only for the girl to turn and catch it in her hand. She grinned at him, wagging a finger, and completely bent his hand back the wrong way. Zamasu gave a yelp of pain before Pan kicked him back. However, with her back turned, Black came at her from behind, slamming a two handed-fist into the top of her head and sending her plummeting down. While Pan was out of the way, Zamasu placed a hand on Black and healed him once more.
Black grinned and held out his hands, examining them. "Marvelous, simply marvelous. The potential of this body when inhabited by a god, endless power!"
Pan gave a roar of rage, flew up, and smashed a fist into Black's face. Black's head barely turned, he smirked at Pan and backhanded her, sending her flying down. She righted herself and floated there, glaring furiously at Black.
Goku sighed with defeat. "Dammit..."
"Hahahaha!" roared Black with mock laughter, "Even your new Super Saiyan form is no match for the power of a god!"
Super Saiyan... wait... THAT'S IT! This form WASN'T Super Saiyan, which means...
"PAN!" Goku shouted, "Remember what he did to your father, what he did to all the mortals in this universe. Get angry, get furious, AND GO SUPER SAIYAN!"
Vegeta gave a start and looked at him. "Kakarot?"
Black's eyebrows furrowed. "Go Super Saiyan? Is she not already?"
Pan began to shake with rage and screamed none-stop. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Goku had to shield his eyes as blinding green light erupted from Pan. The hair on the back of his neck stood straight up as energy washed over them all. In a split second, he lost any sense of Pan's ki. He was dumbfounded, and lowered his eyes, gazing on his now 'green' Super Saiyan granddaughter. He couldn't... he couldn't sense anything from her. It was like he was meeting Beerus for the first time again. He had no grasp of her ki at all. He knew what going Super Saiyan did for one's power, and he couldn't even begin to imagine how strong she had just become. Goku nervously smiled, it was scary to think, but, she wasn't even half their age and she'd surpassed them. And that power, was all they would need.
Black studied her for a moment before he threw his head back and laughed. "Yes, YES! That's the way child! Fight me! Make me stronger and stronger each time until I am the true god, beyond the Omni-King himself! Then, I SHALL..."
Pan disappeared and reappeared, placing a hand against Black's chest and spoke with no warmth in her voice, only a cold, deadly tone. "Die."
Energy erupted from Pan's hand and completely swallowed Black before he could even scream. The energy continued on through space, ripping open the universe and leaving a green tear that seemed to seep out and slowly spread.
"What. The hell. Did she just do?!" exclaimed Chronoa.
Pan slowly turned towards Zamasu, flashing him a deadly smile. "You... damn gods... I'll kill EVERY ONE OF YOU!"
She moved, faster than Goku could follow, and put her fist through Zamasu's skull and ripped his head completely off. She began to laugh manically as he regenerated and she kept on brutally tearing him apart.
"I think I might be sick," muttered Chronoa, moving a hand to block her mouth.
"Kakarot! Look!" said Vegeta, pointing a finger away from the battle.
Goku looked, sighting the tear Pan had made with her ki blast was now rapidly spreading. "Uh... Chronoa, what's going on?"
Chronoa threw a fit. "THIS is why people on the level of a god or above SHOULD NOT SERIOUSLY FIGHT! Forget Zamasu, even immortality wont save him when the entire universe this timeplane contains collapses."
"Wait! What about Gohan?!" exclaimed Goku, "If he's still in this timeplane's otherworld when it collapses..."
"I... I don't know what to do Goku," admitted Chronoa.
"Can't we just grab him from the otherworld and go?" asked Goku.
Chronoa's eyes went wide with disbelief. "Excuse me? Do you know how many rules that breaks to drag a dead spirit from the otherworld to... woah woah Goku put me down!"
Goku grabbed her by the collar of her Kaioshin robes and brought her to face level. "I am NOT leaving my son here. He wouldn't even have an afterlife to meet us in! I DON'T CARE how many rules I break. I'll take the blame from the Omni-King if he calls me out on it."
Goku threw her away from him and put two finger's to his forehead and focused. He had gone to otherworld enough times to figure out which ki signature to teleport to. He vanished and reappeared at the check-in station at King Yemma's desk. He didn't even acknowledge the red giant and rushed down the path. Gohan was slowly walking towards the check-in station, looking dejected and crushed.
"Gohan!" called out Goku.
Gohan looked at him, startled. "Dad?!"
Goku grabbed him, eyed the halo above his son's head and then put two finger's to his own forehead. "Talk later, gotta go NOW!"
He focused, turned Super Saiyan Blue, and forcibly ripped Gohan from the otherworld with him via instant transmission, causing a ripple of energy to begin to tear apart snake way. They arrived back next to Vegeta. Gohan looked at his own dead body, an ill look on his face, before he turned to look up at Pan.
"She has that aura and coloring again! But she's a Super Saiyan now?!" exclaimed Gohan.
"Oh boy, oh boy," said Chronoa, glancing at Gohan nervously, "This breaks so many rules. I'm going to be in so much trouble..."
"Alright, let's grab Pan and... wait... why is she bleeding?" asked Goku.
Pan was still smacking Zamasu around, though her movements had slowed a bit. Blood was leaking out of her nose and mouth, and one hand was clutching her chest above her heart. She was breathing with heavy labor and pained gasps. Despite all this, she was still attacking Zamasu maddeningly.
Vegeta crossed his arms and spoke gravely. "It started a moment after you left. I don't think her body is prepared to handle this kind of energy, she hasn't even ascended to godhood yet, she skipped right past it to whatever this is and now it's going to kill her if this goes on to much longer."
"PAN!" screamed Gohan as she smashed Zamasu far away with a heavy hit, "STOP!"
Pan froze and then whirled around, looking down at Gohan. "Daddy?"
The rage and hate on her face disappeared. Her eyes fluttered and closed, she lost her Super Saiyan form, lost the green glow a moment later, and plummeted down. Goku flew out and caught her, rushing back to the group as he did.
"Alright, Chronoa get us out of here!" yelled Goku.
Chronoa glared at him. "Give Pan to Vegeta! Now!"
Goku stared at her and pointed at the tear in the universe getting closer. "We don't have time for..."
"YOU IDIOT! You can't just drag a deceased spirit back to the living world! The MOMENT and I mean the EXACT moment we return to your world and time, you MUST teleport Gohan to the check-in station, understand? If you don't you could risk wounding our universe almost as bad as Pan did to this one!" exclaimed Chronoa, "DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"
Goku handed Pan off to Vegeta, put two fingers to his forehead, and put his other hand on Gohan's shoulder. "Got it."
"YOU DAMN MORTALS!" screamed Zamasu.
Goku turned his head slightly, seeing Zamsu rushing at them, ki blade ready.
Chronoa sighed, raised her hand high into the air, and in a flash of light, they disappeared, leaving Zamasu to the collapsing universe...
ZIP
The moment Goku even had the first clue they were back on their own Earth he immediately teleported to the check-in station with Gohan, landing right in from of King Yemma's desk.
The giant stared at him. "Son Goku? What in the world...?"
Goku let go of Gohan and scratched the back of his own head. "Uh, sorry about the interruption. Don't bother judging Gohan, we're gonna bring him back in a bit."
King Yemma scowled. "Sure, whatever. Gohan, go sit on a bench and wait then."
Goku gave a thumbs up to Gohan. "Off to Namek, I'll meet you back on Earth."
Gohan nodded. "Alright."
ZIP
Thirty minutes later...
ZIP
"Hey guys!" said Goku, teleporting back to Capsule Corporation, "What did I miss?"
Vegeta stared at him, scowling. "Idiot, always so damn cheerful and-OW."
Bulma was tending to his shoulder. "You're the idiot! Sit still!"
Goku looked around, sighting everyone starting to gather. He gave a sigh of relief, glad to be back on his own Earth.
"Dad!" Gohan called out with worry.
Goku frowned and followed the sound of his son's voice. He and Videl were kneeling down next to Pan, shaking her and trying to get her to wake up, Chronoa was also there a quiet, disturbed look on her face. Goku frowned, prodding Pan with his senses, what was up with her? He could barely feel a thing from her. Her ki felt... weird, quiet, not active at all, almost as if it were disconnected from her.
"Did you try healing her yet?" asked Goku.
Chronoa's temper flared. "Yes Goku, I DID!"
Goku knelt down and poked her. "Pan? Hey Pan! Wake up."
She didn't move or react at all.
"Huh, guess she's tired," said Goku.
Chronoa shook her head. "It's more than that. Goku, I don't have a clue what kind of energy that was. I've NEVER seen or felt it before. I don't know if it did some kind of damage to her ki, or even her soul."
"Don't say something like that!" yelled Videl, tears streaming down her face, "She'll be alright! I know she will!"
Chronoa sighed and rubbed her nose with frustration and began grumble quietly to herself...
Towa stared into her crystal ball, playing the scene where Pan split the timeplane's universe over and over again silently. She tapped her fingers on the table in thought.
"So, what now?" asked another Towa, "There's no way anything we can come up with can match that power."
"I'm not sure we will need to," said Dabura, "The child looks comatose. Now would be the ripe time to act. Strike out and create as many timeplanes as quickly as we can in order to gather energy."
Towa continued to tap the table, lost in her thoughts.
"Do you not agree sister?" asked Dabura, "By the time she recovers we will have created so many..."
"Pointless," interrupted Towa, "That would be pointless. Its clear to me, so long as the gods are around, they will continue to intervene and drag mortals into this affair to stop us.
Dabura frowned. "There's nothing we can do about that, sister. Slaying the gods, especially the Gods of Destruction, is beyond our power."
Towa smiled wickedly. "Perhaps it is beyond our power, but, dare I say it is not beyond our newest unwitting ally?"
One of the Towa's leaned forward. "Who are you talking about?"
Towa waved a hand at the crystal ball and it focused in on the comatose Pan.
Dabura scoffed. "The girl? Surely you jest sister, she would never aid us."
Towa grinned mischievously. "Of course she wont, she'll follow her own path, and all we need to do is sit back and watch."
"What do you mean?" asked one of the other Towas.
"Allow me to show you," said Towa, aiming a hand at the crystal ball...
"You don't know?!" exclaimed Pan, "Your having us MURDER our friends and family when you haven't even checked for other options?!"
Chronoa scowled at her. "Pan! You don't understand the stakes here! As the Kaioshin, the god ruling over time, it's my duty to..."
Pan glared hatefully at her. "What I understand is that you, the 'high and mighty god of time' doesn't think its worth her time to try and help people rather than take the easy way out and wipe them out, using us to do your dirty work for you!"
Pan slowly turned towards Zamasu, flashing him a deadly smile. "You... damn gods... I'll kill EVERY ONE OF YOU!"
She moved, faster than anyone could follow, and put her fist through Zamasu's skull and ripped his head completely off. She began to laugh manically as he regenerated and she kept on brutally tearing him apart.
Towa chuckled darkly. "You see? The seeds of deicide have already been planted. Already she loaths the gods through their own actions. I wonder, how long will it take before she's set off by them? How many more acts must they do, how long will it be before she turns on the gods themselves with that beautiful green power of hers?"
The other Towas began to nod, understanding her plan.
Dabura frowned. "There's no guarantee she will, but regardless of that, the gods may send her after us before that happens."
Towa held up her hand with the Demon Time Ring and focused on it. "True, but that's easily solvable. They only came after us because the ring disrupts the control of time and acts like a beacon when it creates new timestreams. All I have to do is suppress its power, and everything goes back to normal until its time for us to make our move."
She smirked and laughed. "For now, all we need to do is watch, and wait, and everything will fall into place by itself. I assure your Pan will turn on the gods at some point, whether through her own actions, or because they force her to...
Goku paced back and forth, sneaking glances at Pan every now and then. It had been a few hours and she still hadn't woken up. Senzu beans, Dende, Chronoa's healing, it hadn't helped at all. He watched Bulma shine a flashlight into Pan's propped open eye, but she didn't react at all. He was starting to get really nervous. What was wrong with Pan?
"Its starting to get dark, and cold, we should take her inside to the infirmary," suggested Bulma after rising to her feet.
"No no, there's no need, we'll take her home and put her to bed," said Videl, trying to hide her concern.
Bulma sighed and put a hand on Videl's shoulder. "I don't think she's going to be waking up, at least, not anytime soon. She'll need special care, an IV, and someone to feed and look after her constantly. You both have jobs you need to get back to. I can hire someone to take care of her and constantly run tests to check for cognitive activity."
Videl bowed her head, saying nothing. "..."
"How could you let something happen to my grandbaby!" exclaimed Chi-Chi, glaring at Goku and then Vegeta.
Vegeta scowled. "She did it to herself."
"We wouldn't be around if she hadn't," pointed out Goku.
Gohan rose to his feet and approached Bulma. "I... guess I agree with you. Please, look after Pan. We'll be checking in on her every day though."
Bulma nodded. "Of course."
Gohan stopped suddenly. "Or at least Videl well."
He clenched his fists. "We still have to go deal with Towa."
Chronoa cleared her throat. "Actually... about that..."
Goku looked over at her. "About what?"
"There hasn't been any new disturbances since we got back," explained Chronoa before she took off her White Time Ring, "What's more, I can feel my normal power again."
Goku blinked a few times. "You mean she gave up?"
Vegeta scoffed. "I doubt it, she's probably deciding to lay low after catching sight of what Pan did."
Chronoa nodded slowly. "I agree. I doubt this is over, but for now, you guys have earned a much needed rest. I need to go back to Toki Toki City and help get everything back in order. After that, I'll have to wait for the Omni-King to get out of his meeting and go give him a report. Thank you again for your help."
With that, Chronoa vanished in a flash of light.
Goku crossed his arms and sighed heavily. "I wish we hadn't had to help though, that whole experience was awful."
"Why? What happened guys?" asked Krillin.
"It's a really long story," mumbled Gohan, "Right now, I just want to get Pan settled, and go to sleep. We'll talk tomorrow. After that though, I... I guess we'll just need to wait for Pan to wake up..."