Goku took the familiar stance of the Kamehameha while Piccolo created a ball of concentrated energy in his palm while gripping his wrists for additional support. Seeing the challenge in front of him Garlic Jr thrusts his chest forward & released a massive red beam from his belly. The three beams clashed with Piccolo digging in their feet. Garlic Jr felt his energy level dropping & for all the power he was outputting his opponents were matching him. Not willing to lose Garlic Jr redirected his power to opening a portal behind himself. The portal started as a bright yellow hole that appeared to empty into complete nothingness. Suddenly a red & orange funnel appeared behind Garlic Jr. Everyone felt a sudden pull as even the barrier began to slide towards the opening. On the lower levels Ginger slowly crawled his way out of the water. Bulma watched as the Makyan warrior stumbled past her while holding his wound that was leaking blood. Ox King was unconscious on the gurney while she did her best to keep him from moving. Chi-Chi who was outside of Kami's barrier felt her grip on Gohan slipping so she decided to run the opposite direction. The others tried to call to her telling her that Kami was going to open the barrier, but their words were lost in her panic. She was so focused that she didn't realize that she was running right into the path of the limping Ginger. Their crash knocked her to the ground & he looked at her in disgust. Using his free hand Ginger snatched Gohan from her waking up the boy stating that the child belonged to Garlic Jr. Before she could protest Ginger rammed his foot into the face knocking her out completely. The humans watched but no one moved, not at first. Krillin whispered, "I'll go for the big guy, Yamcha grab Chi-Chi & Tien grab Gohan" Krillin looked towards Chiatzou & said "Use your telekinesis to keep us as straight as you can". Before Kami could lower the barrier there was a scream. All eyes turned to Chi-Chi whose aura retained its bluish-white glow, but she also gained a reddish-magenta inner aura shrouded by magenta lightning. The eruption of her ki is so intense it resembled a massive pressure cooker that even Garlic Jr noticed. Chi-Chi charged at Ginger & in one swift moment she copied the same attack she did at home by passing him then turning with a spin kick, but this time the attack made an ident in Ginger's face & sent him flying back through the wall. There was no doubt this time that he was dead. As quickly as the aura came, it dropped & Chi-Chi collapsed on the ground unconsciously. This distraction allowed Garlic Jr to ramp up his power making the portal grow wider. All together everyone charged & fired the strongest blast they had which caused Garlic Jr to slowly be pushed back but that's all. It wasn't enough, Garlic was exhausted but so were they. No one had the energy to fire another blast & while Goku wanted to attack he was torn as he wanted to get to his family. His friends made that decision for him as Yamcha grabbed Chi-Chi & ran away from the portal. The problem was Gohan, the child had simply seemed to disappear without a trace. Instead, everyone heard a cry as Goku & Piccolo grabbed onto boulders & pillars for support the cry became stronger. From the hallway came Gohan crying as he walked. But also, as he walked the crying became a growl until slowly the tears stopped flowing. Instead, Gohan looked angry, he looked almost like Goku as an aura began to surround him. As a fiery yellow energy aura surrounded his body Gohan stood amid the pull of the portal. The pull from the tunnel wasn't even affecting him as he stood in front of Garlic Jr. "It's not possible, only a Makyan can handle the pull from the Dead Zone", with this Garlic Jr smiled "I knew there was something about this boy, I'll have his power if it's the last thing I do". Garlic Jr focused all his remaining power into pulling Gohan into the tunnel, but the boy would not move. Instead, Gohan's eyes lost their pupils & his aura changed into its own force that went flying towards Garlic Jr. He tried to block it, he tried to force the power back but it was to late. The blast sent Garlic Jr flying towards the portal entrance. Garlic Jr grabbed onto the edges of the portal trying to hold himself outside of the Dead Zone. The chant was low but too familiar to him to ignore, while jumping from pillar-to-pillar Roshi, Goku, Krillin & Yamcha were all gathering whatever energy they had left. The resulting Turtle School Kamehameha Wave coupled with Gohan's pure power knocked Garlic Jr through the portal. The portal closed shortly behind him & the fighters all collapsed from exhaustion. An hour later one of Capsule Corps' private ships landed on the island. Doctors began to treat the fighters as Goku & Chi-Chi held a sleeping Gohan. Piccolo being Piccolo disappeared as soon as he was able to gather enough energy to fly. He briefly entertained the notion of attacking the weakened Goku but seeing as he was surrounded by allies & the power his son was capable of Piccolo knew he needed to wait until not only he was stronger, but the fight would be 1 vs 1. With that in mind Piccolo left. Kami limped over to Goku & looked at the man. He hated what he had to do, but he knew there was no other alternative. "Goku, I know we have had this discussion before, but I believe its time for you to take the mantle of Guardian & become the official protector of Earth". Goku wanted to brush it off like he did last time but something was stopping him from out right refusing. "When you asked me before I felt like I had no reason to do the job, but today I don't know. My family was in danger & you couldn't protect them. Neither could I. I don't want the responsibility, I want my freedom, but this was too close. If I do this can I become strong enough". Kami had no real answer for Goku. He knew he could make Goku stronger, but was strength the only thing that was important? Goku had an amazingly pure heart & even after everything that happened today, he wants the strength to protect not for revenge. "You can become stronger, but Goku remember that strength is not for personal gain, it must be used in the service of protecting this planet". "Ok" was all Goku said. He didn't smile, didn't rub the back of his head & laugh like everyone thought he would. Everyone knew that Goku was taking this decision more seriously than they had ever seen. "You & your family can move in as soon as you're ready". Kami stated. Roshi looked at too the others & asked them about their training. Tien smiled & said the four of them were going to train at Capsule Corp for a while. Bulma promised some training equipment that could help push them all. "I'm not going". Chiatzou said. Everyone including Tien was shocked at his declaration. "I am returning to Mifan Kingdom". He said "I have wanted to go home for a long time, but I was always with you Tien. I needed to be with you because I didn't want you to be alone & I didn't want to lose my only friend, but now I have to go back. Not for good, but for right now I must go where I am needed & my father has been waiting for me". Tien nodded. He didn't want to say goodbye, but he knew they would always be connected. Chiatzou's telepathy was always stronger than his telekinesis. Bulma said that she would have a private ship take him so that Capsule Corps can establish a partnership with the kingdom. With everyone ready the group boarded the plane & everyone left to see what was next.