Gohan was talking with Goku, watching Freezer and Broli in the distance.
Gohan: "It has been two days...how is Broli doing?"
Goku: "He is learning well. Perhaps too well. Should he become as powerful as Freezer and I, I fear he could turn against us."
Gohan: "Was it necessary to teach him the secret of your powers?"
Goku: "Yes. Without the knowledge Freezer and I have, he would be too weak to stand a chance against the First Apprentice. After the First Apprentice is defeated, Freezer and I will deal with Broli should he decide to turn on us."
Gohan: "And what about Freezer? A few years ago, he was your worst enemy. Had you not arrived on time, tousan, he would have killed us all."
Goku: "I don't know what to think. He is different from what he used to be. Perhaps we won't have to confront him again."
Gohan: "So...After Broli reaches Perfect Saiyajin...what's next?"
Goku: "We will go on to face the First Apprentice and try to destroy him. We don't have much time."
Gohan: "..."
Gohan: "I hope you succeed, tousan."
Goku: "I hope so too."
Gohan: "Even if you die...you always succeeded where anyone else would have failed." Both he and his father made a weak, sad smile.
Goku: "I will go check on Broli now, Gohan."
Gohan: "Good luck, tousan."
Freezer: "Calm down, Broli..."
Broli: "I'm going to kill you for wasting my time!"
Freezer: "Broli!"
Goku: "Broli! You DID become stronger! Stronger than you were two days ago! Don't you feel it?"
Broli: "..."
Broli: "Yes, I do...but it is far from what you have promised me!"
Goku: "We have promised you this power IF you help us destroy the First Apprentice. As long as the First Apprentice's demise is not your goal, you will never reach the Perfect Level."
Freezer: "True. You must learn the spiritual levels first. THEN, you may reach Perfect Saiyajin."
Piccolo, along with Goten and Star were discussing, sitting at a table. Son Gohan came up and joined them.
Piccolo: "So...this Legendary numbskull finally accomplished something."
Piccolo: "Take it off."
Trunks: "But I look cool, ne?"
Piccolo: "Take it off."
Trunks: "I can get one for you too, you know!"
Piccolo: "Get out."
Trunks(^^): "But..."
Piccolo: "Get out."
Trunks: "Ha ha ha! He just hates that thing...It's just like in the good ol' days!"
Piccolo: " "The good ol' days" ? It took a lot of effort and patience to do what we have done in this alternate timeline. The Cyborgs, Cell and Broli all threatened to destroy us."
Trunks: "Yeah...and we killed Zarbon, Dodoria and Freezer...you remember, Goten?"
Goten(^^"): "Er...yeah..."
Trunks: "It was so much fun back then...Later!" He flew out the door.
Piccolo: "..."
Piccolo: "Brat."
Broli: "Yes...there it is."
Broli: "I'll try."
Broli was floating around in the "void"...purple clouds everywhere around him...
Voice(Freezer): "You have to discover it by yourself. We cannot help you."
Broli: "I don't have time for this...I've got to look for the entrance to the fourth spiritual level." The Saiyajin woman used a seductive smile.
Woman(smiling): "This IS the entrance, dummy! Just choose the right door!"
Broli: "I see...That's the representation that my mind made of the entrance to the fourth level...Then I'll need to choose one..."
Woman: "Right! The one on my left is labelled "War" and the one on my left is labelled "Peace". Which will you choose?"
Broli stepped forward.
Broli: "Yes."
Woman: "Then, what door will it be? Which path will you choose?"
Woman: "You have to step INSIDE, silly, if you wanna know what's there!"
Suddenly he found himself in some kind of jungle. Tall grass and giant leaves everywhere. Seeing a blue sky above, Broli took off to get a bird's eye view of his surroundings.
In a flash, he sensed an enemy approching from behind. He quickly dodged out of the way to see a gigantic bird fly by. Had he not been so quick, the bird would surely have eaten him alive.
????????: "Hey, punk!" Spinning around, Broli came face to face with a dozen Saiyajin warriors, all shrunken down like he was.
Saiyajin: "Hey! I'm talkin' ta ya! That's OUR turf, punk!"
Broli: "So what?"
Saiyajin: "So you're gonna have ta choose: Ya either go away, or we beat the hell out o' ya!"
Saiyajin: "Wise choice, punk, if ya know what's good for ya!" He and his Saiyajin buddies burst into laughter. Broli then turned tail to leave the area.
Broli: "I'm Jin."
Goku: "Yes, but I know who you really are..."
Goku: "You are Broli, my eternal rival."
Broli: "How do you know that? What am I doing here?"
Goku: "You're supposed to fake a match with me and intentionally drop out of the ring, giving me a quick and effective victory, remember?"
Broli: "What? I'd NEVER give up so easily!!!"
Goku: "That's the PLAN, Broli! Can't you remember?"
Broli: "I will face you, Kakarotto, I will not give up!"
Goku: "Broli, what will you do? Will you fight me, or give up like we planned TOGETHER, remember?"
"But this is more than just a fight...It's a test, to see if I can reach the fourth level of the spiritual mode..."
"..."
"I have to give up." Broli attacked Goku with a weak kick, followed by a very slow punch. As Goku countered with a punch, Broli let himself be blown out of the ring. As he touched the ground, the announcer announced Goku as the winner.
As Broli stood, he realized he was no longer at the martial arts tournament. He was back to floating among the purple clouds.
Broli: "NOOOOOOO!!!! How many other stupid tests will I have to endure to reach the fourth level???? I'm not like that! I love war and destruction!!"
Broli: "I am a Saiyajin!!!!!"
Broli: "WHAT AM DOING HERE AGAIN!?!??!!!"
Woman(smiling): "Calm down, now. Do you want the power? Then choose the right door!"
Broli(enraged): "Okay then! I'll take the other door! The "War" door, then! If the "Peace" one wasn't right, the other one has to be!"
Broli then opened his eyes. He was floating among the clouds again...
Broli: "This is NUTS!!!!! I'M GOING NUTS!!!! SOMEBODY, HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"
Broli: "Nooooo...." Broli fell to his knees, defeated.
Broli: "I don't understand! What am I doing wrong? I am a Saiyajin! I love war! This is my life! This is the way I am! I'm not made for these stupid riddles!!!"
Woman: "The answer is easier than you think, Broli."
Woman: "I can't tell you!"
Broli: "ARGH! I KNOW THAT! Just tell me a clue!"
Woman: "A clue? Why didn't you ask sooner? The answer is simple: Trust your heart. It's that simple!"
Broli: "That simple, that simple! Kuso! I don't see anything simple in that! Trust my heart, trust my heart..."
Broli: "...Trust my heart..."
Broli: "I have to trust my heart. I am a Saiyajin. I live for war. I will therefore choose the door on the left."
Suddenly, Broli felt a wave of power and knowledge flow through him. He let this flow engulph him...and transform him...
Dark green.
The color of the Fourth Spiritual Level.
Freezer: "Indeed."
Goku: "Good!"
Freezer: "All you have to do now is to let the power of the fourth anger level flow through your body...and you will achieve the Perfect State."
Both flows, the spiritual and anger ones, did not seem to be able to combine as they should. He then heard Freezer speak.
He let the flow of power go, focusing on keeping his spiritual power in control. He then proceeded to build the power flow back up, trying to match both flows together...but he failed. The power flow would not reach the spiritual flow, or he would lose control.
In a bright flash of light, Broli's body changed color and became entirely metallic, as if he had been a living silver plated statue of himself. He felt the balance...the calm...
Broli powered down, and collapsed out of fatigue.
Goku: "We are the Second, Third and Fourth Apprentices...We are three, he is one. We should be strong enough."
Freezer: "I believe he is stronger than anyone of us, but together we should be powerful enough to destroy him. We must act quickly, as the fabric of time is being disrupted by his doings."
Broli: "Then let's go!"
Goku: "Where is the First Apprentice, anyway?"
Freezer: "Out of this plane of existence...in a very remote area. I shall lead the three of us there."
Broli: "Let's not waste any more time! Let's go!"
Freezer: "..."
...Son Goku...His worst enemy...The one who had destroyed his body and life...The one he once thought was the Legendary Super Saiyajin...
...Broli...Another Saiyajin nuisance...He knew little of him, but knew enough to understand that he was a superior Saiyajin body paired with a typical Saiyajin mind...
The Z senshi and Freedom Army had assembled outside to wish their hero, Son Goku, farewell...
Goten: "Ganbare!"
Piccolo: "Son Goku...Do not fail us...The Universe depends on you..."
Vulcan: "Never did I imagine that the Android menace would evolve into this universal catastrophe..."
Star: "I shall pray for you, Son Goku...Come back alive!"
Zarbon: "Good luck, Sama!"
Dodoria: "We will await your return, Freezer-sama!"
Radditz: "Farewell...brother..."
Freezer: "We leave." A purple sphere of light engulphed Freezer, Goku and Broli...It slowly grew smaller and smaller, transporting the three warriors to another dimension...
F.Trunks: "Son Goku...You teamed up with your two worst enemies...This is so typical of you...You always had a taste for the danger..."
Broli: "A black space with a yellow neon grid?"
Goku: "Cool!" The two others turned to him.
Goku(^^"): "Gomen."
Freezer: "The First Apprentice is here...All we have to do is to summon him."
Goku: "How do we do this?"
Freezer: "Like this." Freezer closed his eyes.
As Freezer opened his eyes again, a humanoid form slowly materialized in front of him. It was Perfect Cell.
Freezer: "You...By order of the Sage, we have come to destroy you."
Cell: "Do you not perceive what you have done?"
Cell: "By coming here, you will have caused the end of your respective civilizations."
Broli: "So what! If we didn't come, you would've destroyed history anyway!"
Cell: "You...fools...You have no idea..."
Freezer: "Enough, First Apprentice! Prepare to meet your doom!"
Cell: "What? What have you said? Do you even know WHO I am?"
Freezer: "You are the Sage's First Apprentice. You have caused history to slowly collapse...and we must undo your deeds."
Cell: "I am sorry to disappoint you, but..."
Cell: "...I am not the First Apprentice..."
Goku: "Nani?"
Broli: "He's trying to trick us!"
Cell: "You have all been duped by your "Sage"..."
Cell: "The situation is...very different."
Broli: "Attack him! Don't give him any chance to confuse us!"
Cell: "Enough, Broli!" With unseen power, Cell immobilized him.
Broli: "Urrrgh..."
Cell: "Listen to what I have to say...I am not the First Apprentice. The fact is...your "Sage" is in fact...MY First Apprentice."
Goku: "Nani???"
Freezer: "What do you mean?"
Cell: "It is a long story...If we are to save this Universe, you must listen to me."
Freezer: "Let us not waste any time! We shall destroy you!"
Goku: "No, Freezer, wait. Let him speak." Freezer, although insulted, calmed down and awaited Cell's explanations.
Cell: "It all began long ago...Much longer than you mortals can imagine...I awoke. In this void, I awoke. I was alone, but I had power...and energy...I decided, since there was nothing in the void, to "create"."
Cell: "You see, Son Goku, Broli, Freezer, it was I who created this whole Universe...out of nothing but energy. I gave the Universe its aspect, its laws...I made it possible for you three to be born."
Cell: "I stayed above all, trying to control the Universe, trying to balance every atom in it. The problem is, it expanded. It became wider than I thought and it required all of my attention to hold it together...until IT happened..."
Goku: "What? What happened?"
Cell: "The Land of the Dead was formed."
Cell: "My own Universe split itself into two...Although it was a predictable event...creating a better equilibrium between the two planes of existence, it did not form as I had expected. It was different. There are, in fact other planes of existence, like the World of Demons, but that is another story. Even with your actual powers and knowledge, you cannot understand fully what your "Universe" is like."
Freezer: "So? What does all of this have to do with us?"
Cell: "You see, to maintain balance between the two planes, I needed help since I could not do it alone. I therefore created another being. Weaker than I, but still powerful. I called him my "Apprentice". I gave him a mission: To maintain balance in the Land of the Dead, while I would hold the Land of the Living together."
Freezer: "So you say that the Sage is YOUR Apprentice?"
Cell: "Exactly, but there is more."
Cell: "My Apprentice did not appreciate his assignment. He desired power, control...He wanted to take my place...So he turned against me, trying to break the balance of the Universe...MY Universe."
Cell: "I could not fight him while trying to hold the Universe together, so I quickly created two new Apprentices. I chose two living beings."
Cell: "You, Son Goku, became my Second Apprentice."
Cell: "You, Broli, became my Third Apprentice."
Cell: "Together, you were to confront my First Apprentice and defeat him."
Cell: "But, he saw through my plan. Unable to destroy my two newest students together, he tricked them. He wiped their memories and gave them new ones. Goku and Broli then became "Legendary Super Saiyajin", immortal beings who would be reborn every 1000 years to fight each other. My First Apprentice thought this would clear them out of the way, but fortunately, the mere existance of the two of them created a perfect balance between the two planes. The Second and Third Apprentices were no longer hunting the First, but they still prevented him from destroying the balance of the Universe."
Cell: "At some time, my First Apprentice realized that the appearence of another being of great power would ruin the existing balance, so when all was set, he chose you, Freezer, to act as a heavier weight on his side of the scale. He tricked you into thinking that I was his Apprentice and that you needed to destroy me using the help of my own Apprentices which your "Sage" claimed to be his."
Cell: "Finally, all that the "Sage" needed, was for you three to come to my "residence", therefore destroying the balance of the Universe."
Goku: "No! The Universe has been...destroyed?"
Cell: "No...at least not yet. It seems my First Apprentice has changed his plans. Since he now has all control over the Land of the Dead because of your nullifying effect, he has decided to use all the greatest warriors who have died to make himself an army."
Goku: "An army of undead!"
Cell: "He has attacked your "Earth". If he wins, the Universe...will be his..."
Freezer: "Why? Why would it be his? Could you not retake it from him? Why should we believe you?"
Cell: "Return to your Earth, and you will see. The year and the planet from which you came is the focal point of the Universe. All will be decided there. If you fight him, there is a chance."
Freezer: "No! Nonsense! I cannot have been fooled like this! It is not true!"
Cell: "But, so it is."
Goku: "But what about me and Oob? What about the statues?"
Cell: "Since you and Oob have decided to give up your powers to help your friends, they have been lost, but energy is never destroyed...it is always transferred. Some of your power combined with Oob's energy and therefore your powers were no longer whole. The statues were the only way your powers and Oob's powers found to remain "intact". Eventually, when you and Oob found them, the powers were reunited with their corresponding owners...meaning that your powers that had been mixed with Oob's returned to you."
Goku: "But how is this possible?"
Freezer: "The Universe has to be mine! That is why I was resurrected! It is a second chance, a blessing!"
Cell: "I made it so, Son Goku. I did not want your powers to be scattered across the Universe...I gave you this ability."
Freezer: "A blessing!"
Cell: "I would suggest you hurry...The Sage can manipulate time and space...this plane is a part of the time-continuum...Do not waste any second."
Goku: "Let's go back. I have to save my friends!" Goku created a sphere of energy to transport himself back to Earth.
Goku: "I shall be waiting for you two. The fate of the Universe is in our hands!" And so he vanished.
Freezer: "The Universe shall be mine! I shall stop this Sage! The time has come to go back to the Land of the Dead and claim it for myself!"
Broli: "Freezer...I cannot allow you to do this!"
Freezer: "Nani? Broli, have you joined Son Goku? Are you not a conqueror, as I?"
Broli: "No, I would never join him, because the Universe...will be mine! All mine! And you are an obstacle in my quest!"
Freezer: "You? You miserable Saiyajin!"
Broli: "I was always destined to rule...YOU may join ME, Freezer..."
Freezer: "You are making a mistake...It is YOU who should join ME!"
Broli: "You deny my superiority...and so you will DIE!!!!" He shot an energy blast at Freezer, who dodged it instantly. Freezer then launched his own assault against the Third Apprentice.
Cell: "I cannot interfere with your fight. I have misjudged you Broli. I thought you would understand. I leave you to your fate..." The body of Cell slowly vanished as Broli countered Freezer's attack...
Vulcan: "We wait." His scouter indicated an unknown power.
Vulcan: "What? It's coming from..." He looked in the direction his scouter pointed to. The others who had a scouter followed.
Trunks: "What the?"
Zarbon: "Commander Ginyuu?"
Dodoria: "The whole Ginyuu Tokusentai is here!"
The Ginyuu Tokusentai...
Bojack...
Janemba...
TaoPaiPai...
#17 and #18...
Darbura...
The Blue Shogun...
Piccolo: "Masaka!"
Gohan: "I don't believe it either! All of my father's past enemies!"
Piccolo: "No, Gohan! It's...my father!"
Zarbon and Dodoria: "The Sage??? Freezer-sama's boss?"
Daimao: "Freezer has betrayed my master...as you've betrayed me, Piccolo!"
Piccolo: "I have done what had to be done. I am you. You are me. You therefore must understand."
Daimao: "No, Piccolo...You've fused with weaklings...Nail and Kami...I'm much eviler than you are...much crueler..."
Piccolo: "But you are much weaker as well!"
Daimao: "Ha ha ha! My master was also generous enough to strengthen us...We are now much more powerful than you..."
Piccolo: "Nani???"
Vulcan: "Piccolo-san...They are very powerful...But not that much... It would be a difficult battle, but not impossible."
Daimao: "Don't underestimate us, human!"
Raven: "They don' look so tough!"
Gale: "Let's take 'em down!"
Daimao: "Surrender now and leave this Universe to be the property of my master!"
Piccolo: "You are not my father! My father would never have agreed to serve another!"
Daimao: "Just as you've done things which I can't understand, my son, I've come to some agreements of my own..." He grinned.
Gohan: "We shall never surrender! We fight for peace!"
Vulcan: "And Freedom!"
Daimao(grinning): "So be it...I was hoping it would be that way... so now I can witness the dismantlement of your puny carcasses by my followers!"
Daimao: "Commander Ginyuu! Start the attack! Now!"
Ginyuu(grinning): "As you wish..."
Ginyuu: "CHARGE!"
Vulcan spoke to his comlink.
Ginyuu: "But first, a Special Fighting Pose!" The Ginyuu Tokusentai reunited and did their famous pose...
Rikuum: "RIKUUM!"
Baata: "BAATA!"
Jiisu: "JIISU!"
Gurudo: "GURUDO!"
Ginyuu: "GINYUU!"
Ginyuu: "And together we are..."
All five together: "THE GINYUU TOKUSENTAI!!!" The five of them then split and returned to attacking their respective targets.
Gohan and Piccolo: "..."
Gohan: "I shall take him on!"
Piccolo: "I'll take on my father." He blasted through the fray and attacked Daimao.
Ginyuu kept up his onslaught with a flurry of kicks and punches. Gohan avoided or blocked each and everyone of them and with a quick movement of his hands, he pushed Ginyuu away for an instant and powered up.
Gohan: "You cannot exchange bodies with me...You will not control this power!"
Ginyuu: "That's what you think!"
Ginyuu: "TERRA SMASH!!!!" He formed a great fireball with his hands and kicked it at his opponent.
Ginyuu: "Urrgh! You ARE a strong opponent."
Gohan: "This is just the beginning."
Puujin: "Fu fu fu...All the more amusing!" He used his Chonoryoku to immobilize Trunks, while Bidou charged Goten with a blazing knee. Goten, surprised by the speed of this unknown enemy, directly took the hit. A drop of blood escaped his lips.
Trunks: "Grrrrrrr...Goten!!!! Do something!!! I can't move!!!" Goten took advantage of his misfortune and used the newly formed distance between him and Bidou to power up to SSJ.
Goten: "You won't beat me just like that, bozo! What's your name!?"
Bidou: "I...am Bidou, serving Bojack-sama, and this is Puujin." The little blue man, dressed like a gypsy, grinned while maintaining his control over Trunks.
Trunks: "How...do you...do that...!"
Puujin: "Fu fu fu...You are Trunks...the "other" version of the one who killed Gokua...and the other must be Goten, the younger brother of Gohan...We will take revenge on you two while Ginyuu takes care of... our killer...Besides, if Ginyuu fails, we'll then have to kill Gohan ourselves! Fu fu fu!!!"
Goten: "You're too sure of yourselves!"
Goten: "Bidou, eh? Kurae!"
Goten: "KAMEHAMEHAAAAA!" A huge Kamehameha shot out of his hands and went straight towards its target. Bidou dodged at the last moment and was lightly burned by the blast.
Bidou: "Pretty good, kid. Let's see you dodge this!"
Bidou: "MACHINE-GUN FIRE!!!!" He created an energy sphere between his palms and hundreds of small projectiles shot out of it and went straight toward Goten. Unable to dodge, Goten tried another blast.
Goten: "KAMEHAMEHAAA!" His beam encountered Bidou's shots and nullified some of them but, because Goten had already shot a very strong blast before, he didn't have enough energy for his second, and it was soon overpowered by Bidou's attack. Fortunately for Goten, most of the shots had been destroyed so Goten only took a small part of the damage.
Goten: "Gugugu..."
Puujin: "Ho ho ho...You don't seem to need any help, Bidou..."
Trunks: "...Go...ten..."
F.Trunks: "I remember you...I killed you during the Money Family's Martial Arts Tournament, but I never got your name...."
?????: "The name's Gokua. You better get ready, this time, I won't underestimate your swordsmanship...the fact is, though, you no longer have a sword...Therefore, you're no longer a problem..."
F.Trunks: "I no longer have a sword...Ha! I no longer need one! It broke after my battle with #18!"
F.Trunks: "...but I remember using it later against Gokua...How can this be...?"
Gokua: "Ha ha ha...The appearence of the alleged "Fourth Apprentice" has caused some powerful disruptions in the Space-Time Continuum... Isn't it fascinating?"
F.Trunks: "But...there is no logic in this...It can't be..."
Neo18: "No time to go mad, honey...Let's trash 'em!"
Neo17: "If I understand it right, all we need is that the First Apprentice be killed. Then, Goku, Freezer and Broli can repair Time and Space as they were before."
F.Trunks: "You're probably right. But we've got them to deal with beforehand. Prepare to die, Gokua! Once again!" He powered to Super Saiyajin.
Gokua: "I won't waste time either!" His body grew bigger, his hair went from orange to red and his skin from blue to green.
Gokua: "You can turn Super Saiyajin...but we also have a power of our own!"
#18: "And we're ready!"
#17: "As always!"
Gokua: "You two take on your alter-egos, I'll take my revenge on Trunks!" He grinned evily.
#17: "I do what I want, punk! And what I want to do is to demolish this worthless look-alike!"
Gokua: "Suit yourself. YAAAAH!" Gokua attacked Trunks quickly, drawing his sword and striking at the same time. In his SSJ powered up state, Trunks could block the sword with his arm without any damage.
Gokua: "Nani?"
Trunks(smiling): "A problem?"
Piccolo: "You know..."
Daimao: "Ki signatures have been blocked in this world...All thanks to my master..."
Piccolo: "Than you don't know the extent of my powers either."
Daimao(grinning): "To be honest, no, but I can conjure up a nice approximation..."
Piccolo(grinning): "Hm...So can I..." Daimao's eyes widened as Piccolo flew at him with a quick blazing fist. The Demon Lord dodged at the last second and countered with a punch, which was blocked as Piccolo countered with his own. This went on for a few seconds, as each punch and kick was either blocked or dodged by the other. Then, they split up and used small ki blasts to attack, flying and dodging to avoid the burning balls of death.
The fight went on for quite some time. Many weak undead warriors were quickly disposed of by Freedom Army's weaker fighters. Meanwhile, Goten was defeated and Trunks was devastated by Bidou. Unable to keep his Super Saiyajin form because of Puujin's Chonoryoku, Trunks was but a mere punching bag for Bidou.
Gohan, on the other hand, had finally vanquished Ginyuu in a great one-on-one fight. Although Ginyuu had tried his Body Exchange technique twice, Gohan was able to avoid it and counter with ultra-powerful moves. Ginyuu having lost too much energy with ineffective attacks, Gohan used a great Kamehameha to reduce him to ashes. That is when Bidou and Puujin came along.
Puujin: "Ho ho ho!" Puujin immediately used his Chonoryoku, but Gohan jumped out of the way, only to be smashed back to the ground by a fast knee kick by Bidou. Seeing this, Puujin re-used his Strings on Gohan as he got up, and Gohan was quickly caught by the beams.
Puujin: "Ho ho ho! We remember all too well how you killed us, Gohan. You turned into a stronger version of the Super Saiyajin. This power made you immune to my Chonoryoku...but the Sage informed us that...you can no longer transform into this SUPER Super Saiyajin!!! Ho ho ho ho ho!!!!!"
Gohan: "Gu...gugu...gu..." Gohan was caught in the Strings, unable to move, unable to attack. Bidou came closer and smiled.
Bidou: "Hm hm hm...You're so pathetic now...It'll be a pleasure for me to kill you...and after that, I'll show your limp body to your little brother...and then kill him too!!! Ha ha ha!!!" He smashed Gohan in the stomach, followed with a knee to the head, a punch, a kick, another punch...and soon Gohan lost count.
Bidou: "It's too easy...It's also a pity that everyone here is too busy fighting the others...That's why no one will be able to witness the death of Son Gohan!" Bidou used an uppercut and ended with an Elbow drop.
Bidou(grinning): "That's it, puppet. It's the end." He jumped back and readied his attack.
Bidou: "MACHINE-GUN FIRE!!!" The blasts went forward, aiming for a single target. Gohan closed his eyes...
Vegita: "Don't insult me, baka!" Vegita set him on the ground and faced Puujin and Bidou.
Vegita(grinning): "So, it's you two again...You thought your ridiculous power would stand unopposed since Kakarotto wasn't here? Well, you forgot the only one who could destroy you in an instant...ME, VEGITA, PRINCE OF THE SAIYAJIN!!!"
Bidou: "This power..."
Puujin: "Nanda...?"
Bidou: "HE'S GONE BEYOND SUPER SAIYAJIN!!!!!"
Puujin: "Nooo!!!"
Vegita: "...Hmph." Vegita left Gohan and joined another battle.
Vegita: "BOJACK, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR INSULTING ME, MY SON AND THE ENTIRE SAIYAJIN RACE!!!"
Bojack: "Hm? Vegita?"
Goku: "Gohan! What's going on?"
Gohan: "It's Piccolo! Piccolo Daimao! He came with an army and claimed to have been sent by the Sage to destroy us!"
Goku: "He was right..."
Goku: "Cell is not the First Apprentice. In fact, the Sage is Cell's First Apprentice and I am his Second. It's Cell we must believe, not the Sage."
Gohan: "Really!?"
Goku: "I must stop the Sage. If he is killed, his army should return to the Land of the Dead."
Gohan: "Tousan?"
Goku: "I'm going, Gohan. Freezer and Broli should come back any minute. Tell them I've gone to kill the Sage."
Gohan: "Right."
Goku: "You, Piccolo-sama, Vegita and Vulcan can handle the job here."
Gohan: "I understand."
Goku: "Whatch out for Janemba. He can travel through and link dimensions."
Gohan: "Er...yes."
Goku: "Ganbare, Gohan!"
Gohan: "Ganbare, tousan!"
Broli: "A traitor? YOU would've tried to take control of the Universe if we had won..." He kept attacking Freezer with punches and kicks.
Freezer: "It is because I was destined to rule! My grand-father was an Emperor! My father was King! I was destined to someday take his place!" He pushed himself away from Broli.
Freezer: "DEATH BALL!!!" The black sphere aimed for Broli, but the Saiyajin negated it a beam of his own.
Broli: "ERASER CANNON!!!"
Broli: "I was made to rule, Freezer! I've been around even longer than you...it's been three thousand years since all this began!"
Freezer: "And I have come to create Order where only Chaos reigned."
Freezer: "Can't you see that I am stronger than you are?" He shot another blast.
Broli: "We should theoretically have the same strength...but I have superior strategies and tactics." His body started to glow and beams of light converged toward him.
Broli: "BANNING ATTACK!!!" The giant beam slashed across the landscape but ultimately vanished as Freezer created an energy barrier to protect himself.
Freezer: "Enough! I have had enough of you and your senseless bragging!" His own body glowed with a purple light.
Freezer: "GIGA BUSTER!!!!" Freezer shot an enormous black beam from his hand.
Freezer: "DIE! DIE!!!"
Broli: "BANNING ATTACK!!!!" Freezer's attack and Broli's red beam collided and fought for a few seconds until their energy was finally dissipated. The two weapons of destruction had vanished.
Broli(panting): "Hah...hah...You'll regret trying to kill me... hah..."
Freezer(panting): "...but, isn't it your goal as well, ..."
Broli: "I'll make you regret taking that "second chance"!!!"
Freezer: "I am ready!"
Goku: "It's...empty...Most have come back to life..."
Goku: "I have to find the Sage...probably at White Peak..." He took off and flew towards the mountains. As he arrived, he landed and examined the abrupt rock face.
Goku: "There is a passage...there must be...This mountain has been made so no one can go over it..." He soon reached the illusionary wall.
Goku: "An illusion, of course." He flew right through the illusion and emerged on the other side of the mountain.
Goku: "There...White Peak..."
Goku: "I remember...the Sand Dragons...A good thing I'm not a spirit..." He took off and went straight for White Peak.
Goku: "...I can fly!" The eternal Dragons emerged from the sand and eyed the Saiyajin as he flew by, disappointed at being unable to have themselves a quick snack.
Goku(to the Dragons): "Sorry, but I don't have time to play!"
Goku: "..."
Goku:(to himself): "I sound like the old me..."
Upon arrival, he landed directly at the top of the castle and entered through a window.
He found himself in the Library of White Peak...The Sage's lair. He walked around until he finally found him...
Sage: "Hm hm hm...Son Goku...or should I call you Kakarotto?"
Goku: "I am Son Goku."
Sage: "Temper, temper...hm hm hm...Why have you come here?"
Goku: "You have violated the Universe's rules!"
Sage: "Have I? Like me, your species has always been bent on destruction and domination...Did you ever feel you were "violating the rules of the Universe" ?"
Goku: "As a matter of fact, yes. I have always despised the doings of my race...and I am proud of how I was able, with all my friends, to stop them from conquering and destroying more planets!"
Sage: "A proud little one are you, eh? Proud of your life, proud of your accomplishments, proud of your friends, proud of yourself..."
Sage: "...but are you proud to serve the First Apprentice?"
Goku: "YOU are the First Apprentice!"
Sage: "Oh, but I am not...did you go see my First Apprentice? Did he tell you it was the other way around? Well, there is another side to this story..."
Sage: "You see, in reality, we were both born at the same time...WE created this Universe, not just him alone..."
Goku: "If you helped create the Universe, then why do you seek to destroy it?"
Sage: "It is a simple misunderstanding...The "other" has decided to take the Universe for his own and he banished me here...I just want my revenge!"
Goku: "Really?"
Sage: "Yes. You see, I have been robbed of my property! I have the right to decide what happens to this Universe! It is mine!"
Goku: "You fool...I do not believe a single word you say...anyone who has worked so hard to create and balance this Universe wouldn't want to destroy it and dominate it with beings of evil like you are trying to do!"
Sage: "I don't see the Universe as "an accomplishment". I see it as a failure...That's why I want to destroy it and start over!"
Goku: "Enough! I can sense you are evil...I cannot allow this..."
Sage: "What? But you have allowed Freezer to guide you to the "other"'s domain. Isn't he evil? You have allowed Broli to reach the "other"'s domain. Isn't he evil as well?"
Goku: "All in good time. Now, the time has come for you to be destroyed."
Sage: "All alone? You're going to fight me all alone?"
Goku: "Your powers have weakened..."
Sage: "What? They are at maximum capacity!" Goku started walking toward the Sage.
Goku: "You are manipulating Freezer..."
Sage: "Hm?"
Goku: "This requires some of your power..."
Sage: "But that would not be enough to make me weaker than you!"
Goku: "Perhaps not...but you have also given strength to your Army of undead...and while my friends are dealing with them, you are losing much of your strength...for nothing!"
Sage: "Ha ha ha...You are such a fool! This is not enough to render me weaker than you! Besides, I am no longer controlling Freezer. He has been very useful to me, but I no longer need him."
Goku: "Kisama..."
Sage: "Yes, I am weaker...but it's all because of my body!"
Sage: "The body I am using is old and weak. It's useless...I was using it to hide from the Master, you and Broli. My little plan worked perfectly, my young foolish friend...All I needed was to take you away long enough for me to send out my army, but now that you want to fight me, I see I will have no choice but to confront and destroy you. That is why I will need a better body...The body of a mighty warrior...one who knows how to fight...one who is both a warrior and a noble...one who has class and dignity...one who wants to see you beg for mercy!!!!"
Goku: "NOOOO!" Goku created a portal and walked through it.
Daimao: "Who do you think I am??? I'm still stronger than you will ever be!" He countered and nullified the blast.
Piccolo: "Perhaps, but I know everything you know, and more! I have too much experience, and you'll die because of that!"
Further away, Vegita was brawling with Bojack. Vegita had quickly gotten the upper hand, but Bojack held his own.
Bojack: "You're so sure of yourself, just like last time!"
Bojack: "KUDAKE CHIRE!!!!" The two energy attacks met and Vegita had to use much of his energy to strengthen his beam, finally overpowering Bojack's Galactic Buster. Bojack, seeing this, quickly moved away from the incoming beam of death.
Bojack: "HA HA HA!!! You call yourself strong? You had to use almost all your power to overcome mine!"
Vegita: "Fun...Baka...Do you really think I was using all my power? Already?"
Bojack: "Hm?"
Vegita: "You've been greatly mistaken by the blocking of Ki signatures...I tried to judge your power by the strength of your attacks...and since you're not fighting all-out yet, I'm pretty sure I can guess your total power as inferior to mine..."
Bojack: "I could be bluffing..."
Vegita: "Fun...You could be dead..." He grinned evily.
Vegita: "Now, let's finish this!" Vegita prepared an attack and suddenly, his body started to glow.
Vegita: "Na...nanda???"
Vegita: "I feel...someone..."
Bojack: "...Sama!"
Vegita: "Bojack! Go help the others! We cannot let these weaklings ruin our chance for a better world... a world of our own!"
Bojack: "Hai, sama!" Bojack flew away and went to fight alongside Darbura.
Goku looked around, apparently looking for someone. When his gaze met Vegita's eyes, they both stopped in their tracks. They walked toward each other and stopped when they were about 20 feet apart, a deadly look of seriousness in their eyes...
Vegita: "Kakarotto...I'm not the Sage, but he's in me...I can feel his power...He wants to kill you..."
Goku: "I know."
Vegita: "And I've been looking forward to this for a long time...At one point I gave up, seeing how only you could kill Majin Boo...But now, I am so much more powerful...I can understand the Universe and all its concepts..."
Vegita: "...I am a god..."
Goku: "I know, Vegita. Do not let this power blind you. We do not need to fight."
Vegita: "On the contrary, Kakarotto...This is what I've wanted since we first met...when I came to Earth with Nappa...I've always wanted to face you one on one to prove to you that I was the better fighter.. Today, it finally happens..."
Vegita: "Shoubu-da, Kakarotto!"
Goku: "Koi, Vegita!!!"
But Vegita kept powering up and ultimately, his power reached a peak...a peak mesuring as infinity...His body and hair turned to silver and an aura of peace and quiet emanated from him as the bright light surrounding him faded...
Vegita : " A Perfect Saiyajin!"
Piccolo dropped to the ground and powered up. He aimed at Daimao and started shooting small, but powerful energy balls at him. He dodged all of them, one at a time, and decided to counter using his own. Piccolo quickly dodged out of the way, but kept trying to hit Daimao. The Demon Lord dodged them all and landed.
Piccolo thought, "He knows my blasts will follow him so he's trying to get them all to hit me instead. That won't happen."
Piccolo redirected the blasts toward Daimao who was dashing right at him, but when Daimao reached the correct distance, Piccolo extended an arm and aimed it at Daimao's chest, pushing him back and allowing all of the incoming energy-dan to connect in a violent explosion.
Daimao's body was disintegrated and Piccolo's arm was badly burnt by the explosion. Piccolo fell to the ground, exhausted.
In the abandonned warehouse, the Androids were discussing.
Clockwork: "What do you think, Pioneer?"
Pioneer: "We don't have to. This Son Goku restored me. It would not be wise to eliminate such a powerful potential ally. Remember: He is stronger than any of us!"
Titania: "Yes, but he's fighting Vegita, now, and Vegita's as strong as he! What if Vegita wins? Your precious ally won't be around any more."
Argentine: "We could go help him."
Pioneer: "No, we'd only get in the way."
Titania: "What are you, Pioneer??? We androids were designed for WAR! For battle! For destruction! This is our goal! But you're always rejecting every opportunity! Clockwork, you can't keep listening to him when he's not acting like one of us anymore! Maybe his circuits have been rewired by Goku!"
Clockwork: "You're right, Titania. You HAVE been acting strangely lately, Pionner. Is there anything you would like to share with us?"
Pioneer: "I am functionning within established parameters, sir."
Clockwork: "But what if those parameters had been tampered with as well?"
Pioneer: "Are you acusing me of being a traitor?"
Clockwork: "Who knows? Wasn't it Goku who attacked the Main Board to destroy the Androids? Sure, we did help a little because it fit our needs, but then it was Goku who "recreated" you, Pioneer. How can we be sure that you haven't been reprogrammed to spy on us?"
Irony: "Clockwork, you're so mean! There's nothing wrong with Pioneer!" She still clung to his arm.
Viking: "With the Main Board's interface, we could prove to you that Pioneer is no traitor. I have always trusted my brother and always will."
Clockwork: "Do you suggest we go back to the Main Board's Headquarters to verify his claims?"
Pioneer: "This would undoubtedly prove my innocence."
Titania: "What if it's a trap to lure you to the Main Board's HQ and download an alteration program into your circuits?"
Pioneer: "Titania, how can you even imagine such treacherous plans!?"
Clockwork: "I agree that we must act if we are destined to rule."
Pioneer: "Then fine, do it your way."
Clockwork: "I will ask you to leave, Pioneer."
Pioneer: "I see..."
Clockwork: "Pioneer..." He stepped forward and shook Pioneer's hand.
Clockwork: "It is only because we do not agree that we part. I do not wish to become your enemy and I still consider you my friend. I hope that when we meet again, we shall be on better terms."
Pioneer: "I understand, Clockwork. Do what you feel is right. If you wish to intervene in this fight, then do so, but I still warn you. It is not a good idea."
Clockwork: "If anything goes wrong, we shall leave the battlefield."
Pioneer: "Agreed."
Irony: "I'm going with Pioneer!"
Viking: "I will not leave my brother."
Argentine: "And I will not leave my sister."
Clockwork: "Just as I thought. You may go, fellow Androids. Until we meet again."
Pioneer: "Until we meet again, Clockwork." They shook hands once more, exchanged a few salutes and parted.
Clockwork: "Well, Titania. It is all up to us, now. We shall have to be careful. Let's not get involved in too many fights."
Titania: "Finally some action! Now you chose well to get rid of those traitors, Clockwork!"
Clockwork: "They're not traitors, Titania. They merely have a different view of the situation."
Titania: "Er...anyway, let's go!"
Raven and Gale fought against Baata and Jiisu. The two members of the Ginyuu Tokusentai had developped a surprising technique. Jiisu would throw his Crusher Ball, which was a strong energy ball. If the target took the hit, it would suffer great damage, but if it dodged, Baata would use his blinding speed to nail the target while it was off guard. Since this technique was developped to fight against a single opponent, the two Kemonojin should've had the upper hand, but their great individuality made them less of a threat, making this fight an equal one for both sides.
The battle between Future Trunks and Gokua was a terrible one. Although Neo17 and Neo18 were stronger than their alter egos, Gokua had the upper hand against Future Trunks, and gradually, the half-Saiyajin lost his strength and fell to the ground. This enraged Neo18 so much that she went berserk, destroying #18 in a flash and turning against Gokua, leaving Neo17 to take care of the evil #17.
Radditz fought against Nappa. Considering Radditz's training and Nappa's strength, it was an equal fight, until another warrior joined in. An evil form of Radditz, probably the one who attacked Earth long ago had been revived by the Sage and given greater power and his arrival had turned the tide in favor of the undead warriors. It wasn't long before the good Radditz was defeated and mercilessly killed by Nappa.
TaoPaiPai and the Blue Shogun got into an argument during the battle and they started fighting each other. It was clear that all this had to do with TaoPaiPai killing the Blue Shogun to prove his worth to the Red Ribbon Army so long ago.
As the forces seemed to be pretty equal for both sides, two new warriors joined the fight: Clockwork and Titania. They quickly sided with the undead, turning the battle in their favor. Helping Baata and Jiisu, they took on Raven and Gale. Clockwork attacked and defeated Raven in a few seconds.
Clockwork: "No matter. We shall kill you quickly and painlessly."
?????????: "Team! Attack!" Two of his warriors, a black-haired man and a pink-haired woman, powered up. They and two others of the six warriors atacked, as the two remaining women powered up their bazookas and fired at the enemy.
Titania: "What are those weapons???"
Clockwork: "Avoid the blasts at all costs! They must be ki-powered weapons!!!"
Pioneer: "True, but this is not our fight. It is their's. Just as humans, they live for war, they were designed for it, it was imprinted into their programming. Perhaps it is better to leave them to their fate."
Argentine: "Maybe you're right..."
Pioneer: "Come on, let's go to the Main Board's Headquarters. Perhaps we can create a city of Androids there...and if ever the humans survive this war, perhaps we will be able to forge an alliance with them..."
Viking: "An excellent plan, brother."
Argentine: "I agree!"
Irony: "We're going to build a city?"
Pioneer: "Yes, Irony. Let us create a great, peaceful city."
Piccolo: "KIBIT????" Piccolo jumped to his feet, discovering the six people around him.
Piccolo: "Kaioushin-sama!!!" He bowed in front of him.
Kaioushin: "Piccolo, nice to see that you have survived yet again."
Piccolo: "Kaioushin-sama, hadn't you fused with Kibit?"
Kaioushin: "No, I have never...but I have discovered that all dimensions are being corrupted, interlaced. Perhaps the fusion of us two would have happened in one of those other dimensions...?"
Piccolo: "I see...It is so, Kaioushin-sama!"
Kibit: "I wonder how that is possible..."
Piccolo: "Sama, what are you doing here???"
Kaioushin: "I have felt a very strong power in this dimension and have worked to discover a way to come to it. I also found these four people and although they came from different dimensions, they knew each other very well..."
Piccolo: "Their faces are familiar..."
Kaioushin: "My friends, introduce yourselves."
??? ??????: "I am Son Goshin, son of Son Goten." He, as all three others, wore the same outfit Kaioushin and Kibit wore. His hair were cut short and he greatly resembled Son Gohan.
????????: "I'm Pinkpuff, daughter of Trunks." Her long pink hair were tied up in a pony tail.
Piccolo: "Indeed...now I see...and you two must be Noodle and Pudding, friends of Goten and Trunks..."
Noodle and Pudding: "Yeah!"
Piccolo: "They look to be the same age!"
Kaioushin: "Somehow, they drifted apart from their respective dimensions, so I gathered them and trained them in hopes of coming here and helping the ones who once helped me fight against Majin Boo."
Piccolo: "I see...You used a different dimension to have enough time to train them, and then came here."
Kaioushin: "Exactly. Now, we must help our friends, let us not waste any more time!"
Broli: "Haven't you heard what Cell said? You're nothing but the Apprentice...of an Apprentice! You're nothing...period!"
Broli(grinning): "It's over...and so I'm going to finish you...now!"
Broli: "...Banning...Attack!"
Cell: "I am afraid I cannot let you go, Broli." Broli slowly turned his head toward him.
Broli: "What...are you...doing...here?"
Cell: "I watched your fight from afar...I hoped you would win, my Apprentice...but I cannot let you take over the Universe like this. I am sorry Broli, but I should never have chosen you as my Apprentice."
Broli: "What?"
Cell: "I am sorry, but I have no choice but to take back my gift to you, Broli." Doing so, he moved his arm and Broli's powers were gone.
Broli: "You son of a..." His body slowly vanished into nothingness.
Cell: "There. Return to the dimension from where you came, Broli. There is no place here for you."
Cell: "He will return to the Land of the Dead...where he belongs."
Cell: "But perhaps, I can still be of help to him..."
The only other battle that was far from being over, was the one involving Goku and Vegita. Both men showed no sign of exhaustion and their battle was as fast and furious as ever. They kept trading blows, throwing fireballs, dodging and blocking at incredible speeds. All the other Z senshi and Freedom Army warriors could see were two silver blurs flashing through the sky.
Goku: "I cannot let you be, Sage. Vegita doesn't deserve to be controlled like this."
Vegita: "The Sage and I are one, you fool! I ALLOWED him to take my body...You think I'm just playing? You think I'm just trying to fool you? I am the 33rd Saiyajin Prince! I am more than just another generic Saiyajin, Kakarotto, I have a very powerful mind...and a very powerful body! The Sage thought he could control me, but after he faced the resistance my mind offered, he instead proposed an alliance..."
Vegita(grinning): "...An alliance I could not refuse..."
Goku: "Why such hatred, Vegita?"
Vegita: "Because of YOU, Kakarotto!!! YOU were a weakling! Born to ever be a weakling! BUT, somehow, you grew stronger, and stronger and even stronger than ME!!! ME, Prince of the Saiyajin! Lord of my people! Lord...of YOU!"
Goku: "But you know as well as I that the Saiyajin Kingdom was created by Broli, who had been clouded by the Sage's doings!"
Vegita: "We have grown and evolved seperately, differently from what Broli hoped! We have become independant! We didn't need him! We didn't even need to KNOW about him, that's why everyone forgot about him!"
Vegita: "AND ABOUT YOU! YOU, THE ETERNAL LOSER!!!"
Goku: "Yet, I defeated you Vegita."
Vegita: "You defeated me? I survived, you fool! You didn't defeat me! To defeat me, you needed to kill me, and THAT is why our fight never ended, Kakarotto! No one ever won!!!"
Goku: "But you gave up and returned to Freezer 79 aboard your Space Pod!"
Vegita: "Give up? A strategic withdrawal, you mean! I could no longer defeat you in the state I was, so I planned to return and kill you once and for all, proving the supremacy of my noble Saiyajin blood!"
Goku: "Can't you see, can't you understand that all of this, your Saiyajin blood, your nobility, your rank, are all nothing but an illusion..."
Vegita: "An illusion??? I WAS the strongest warrior on Vegita-sei! I WAS destined to be king! I WAS destined to rule! Rule the Universe!"
Goku: "Freezer always was stronger than you...You would've never killed him..."
Vegita: "Do not underestimate the Saiyajin people, Kakarotto! Even "I" have underestimated it, when I fought you, but now it is over. I will never give up, Kakarotto! But you will! Or you will die!!!"
Goku: "If you're already tired, why not give it up?" He used the Shunkanidou to teleport behind Vegita and kicked him back to the ground. But Vegita jumped out of the crater and punched Goku with a blazing fist followed by a kick and his trademark move.
Vegita: "BIG BANG ATTACK!!!" Goku stabilized and teleported again to avoid the blast, then reappeared behind Vegita to counter with a blast of his own.
Goku: "KAMEHAMEHAAAAA!!!!" Vegita spun around and violently batted the beam away. Goku tried to control its trajectory and aimed it back at Vegita, who formed an energy barrier to absorb the blast.
Vegita(grinning): "Niiii!" He charged at Goku and spun around him at formidable speed, creating a giant tornado around Goku and himself. While spinning, he kept punching and kicking Goku to render him dizzy. He then readied the final blow when Goku teleported himself out of the cyclone. Vegita stopped dead in his tracks.
Vegita: "AAAAAAARGH!!! I've had enough of his teleporting this and teleporting that!!!! Why can't I do it????" He then heard a voice in his head.
Voice: "But you CAN do it, Vegita. You're just thinking too much like before. Remember that "I" have much better powers than just improving your martial arts skills."
Vegita: "That's right! The Sage is in me! I can surely teleport!" He concentrated and vanished to reappear a few feet away.
Vegita: " HA HA HA! Too easy!!!" He returned to the fight, teleporting frequently to confuse Goku, but Goku did the same and the two of them found themselves once again in a stalemate.
Goku: "The battle can last an eternity, Vegita."
Vegita: "An eternity of punching, kicking and blasting you TO DEATH is my idea of "paradise", Kakarotto!!!"
Goku: "This has to end!"
Some distance away, the battle between the Z senshi and Freedom Army versus the Undead had ended. Bojack, the last surviving warrior was caught off guard and destroyed by Vulcan's Four Fire Attack. The warriors, healed by Kibit, stood and watched as Goku and Vegita decided of the fate of the Universe. They could do nothing. Not even the mighty Vulcan who was once thought to be the strongest warrior alive...Not even Piccolo, once a demon, once a god...Not even Oob, the reincarnation of the great demon Majin Boo...Not even Kaioushin, the God of Gods...Not even Gohan, the saviour of humanity...It was now up to Goku to save the Universe, as all would depend on Son Goku's ability to win this contest of strength.
Goku: "You can't bluff...Vegita...You ARE...at full power!!!"
Vegita: "..."
Goku: "If...only...Broli was here..." Suddenly, Goku heard a voice in his head.
??????: "Goku!"
Goku: "Sama!"
Master: "Goku! Broli is gone. I had to get rid of him, for he was too corrupt to serve as an Apprentice."
Goku: "Then...I...will...lose...Vegita IS stronger than I!!!"
Master: "I have found a replacement for Broli, though. Someone you know."
Goku: "Who?" Suddenly, Vegita's resistance dropped as Goku felt someone creating a similar sphere of containment BEHIND Vegita.
Radditz: "Brother! I am the one! I have been chosen!"
In a joint effort, Goku and Radditz moved the bubble away from Vegita, splitting the Sage with Vegita's body. Vegita, defeated and exhausted, fell limply to the ground.
After they were both certain that the Sage had been forever destroyed, they powered down and fell to the ground, exhausted and unconscious.
Goku: "We did it..."
Gohan: "You sure did!"
Piccolo: "Congratulations, Son Goku. I am very proud of you."
Goku: "Piccolo-sama! Arigatou!"
Piccolo: "Well done!"
Goku: "Where is Radditz?"
Piccolo: "He's right here." Piccolo motionned to Radditz and the Saiyajin approached and kneeled closer to Goku.
Radditz(smiling): "Brother..."
Goku: "They gave you a pure heart...That's why you were chosen, ne?"
Radditz: "Maybe."
Goku: "How were you able to transform to perfect Saiyajin so quickly?"
Radditz: "Our Master gave me Broli's experience and powers."
Goku: "I see."
Vulcan: "I shall felicitate him a little later, to give him some time to recover."
Gale: "So, look' like that's it, eh?"
Raven: "The battle's over."
Vulcan: "Not for us, my friends. Look all around you, we have much to do to return this devastated world to a true peaceful state."
Trunks: "Tousan!"
Trunks: "You lost, tousan! Goku and Radditz beat you!"
Vegita: "Oh yeah...Outside interference again...I guess we'll never know who is really the best..."
Gohan: "Tousan! Now that everything's finished, maybe we could go back home now, ne?"
Goku: "Ha ha...Being the god that he is, maybe the Master can give us all what we want...?"
Gohan: "Tousan?"
Voice(Master): "As you wish, my Apprentice..."
F.Trunks: "The dimensions seem to have been restored. Maybe I can finally be a normal man, now."
Trunks: "I'm stronger than you, now, 17. Do you really wish to challenge me again?"
Neo17: "It's just for fun, ya know!"
Trunks: "Okay. Let's go!" He heard his mother in the distance.
Bulma: "Trunks! Dinner is served!"
Trunks: "Maybe after dinner."
Neo17: "I'll be waiting!"
Bulma and Trunks sat down at the table and began eating, talking about what happened to both of them that day as Neo18 joined them... when suddenly...
Trunks choked violently, some food flying out of his throat.
Trunks(0_0"): "A BABY????"
Neo18(^^): "A BABY!!! That's a wonderful idea, Bulma!"
Trunks(-_-"): "Oh no..."
Piccolo returned to the Tenkai and told Dende and Mr Popo all about what had happened in the future.
Mr Popo: "All's well that ends well."
Dende: "So, Piccolo-san, are you going to keep trying to fix that car?"
Piccolo: "No...I've chosen a new student whom I will teach."
Dende: "Teach sky-car mechanics???"
Piccolo(pissed): "NO!!! Teach Martial Arts!!!"
Piccolo: "Oob!"
Dende: "Oob?"
Popo: "Wasn't Goku supposed to train him?"
Piccolo: "Yes...but he has other plans, now."
Dende: "Well, welcome back, Oob!"
Oob: "Arigatou!"
Goten and Trunks were once again reunited with their beloved girlfriends, Noodle and Pudding, who had now learned to battle with Kaioushin and had mastered the Ki Cannon. They started training in martial arts with their boyfriends and, although they were far from excellent, their Ki Weapons sure gave Trunks and Goten a hard time.
Goten: "Yeah, flower?"
Noodle: "We've met our children...and grand-children in the future..."
Goten: "(Gulp) Yeah, so?"
Noodle: "Wouldn't it be time to make all this a reality?"
Pudding: "Yeah, Trunks-chan, you can't deny fate, you know..." She started to play with his hair and he blushed uncontrolably.
Trunks(^^"): "Yeah...well...maybe you're right..."
In the Tavern...
Star, Gale, Lilac, Snapdragon, Dandelion and Wolfsbane were having a drink, talking and obviously having a great time.
Snapdragon: "I'm telling you!"
Dandelion: "It's great to be able to relax a little like this..."
Wolfsbane: "Yeah...No more military madness!"
Star: "Sure, brother, please have a drink with us!"
He was instantly captivated...Such beauty, such grace...
Gale(obviously drunk): "Yeah!!! 'Nother beer f'r me 'n mah husban'!!!!"
Raven: "I'm not yer husban'!"
Gale: "Sure, ya arr! I dreamed 'bout it las' night!!!"
Raven: "That's not meanin' nothin'!"
Star: "She probably has something to tell you..."
Gale: "She 'probly in love with ya, ya know!!!"
Vulcan(^^"): "Thank you, Gale. Your comments are always appreciated."
Gale: "Mah pleas'r, sir!" She banged her head with her hand trying to make a salute. Vulcan then got up, made a salute to her and left the room.
Wolfsbane: "She finally decided to ask him..."
Snapdragon: "It's about time!"
Star: "It wasn't Vulcan's job to ask her...His job was to mind his own business until she showed some kind of signal..."
Raven: "That's not how 't happen' 'tween Gale 'n I!"
Wolfsbane: "How'd it go?"
Gale: "Raven jus' came by n' kissed me! Ah said "Less' go, Honey!" And that waz it!"
Snapdragon: "How barbaric!"
Raven: "Tha's how we do, back home!"
Dandelion: "Don't you miss your home planet?"
Raven: "Not 't all! Been banned 'nyway..."
Gale: "No way! C'mon in! The table's open f'r 'vrybody!!! Have a drink ya hear!!!!"
Star: "We thank you again for helping us with the repairs."
Zarbon: "Now that our master is no more, we are glad to be of service!"
Dodoria: "Vulcan-sama is a true leader! He is worth following!"
Gale: "HAVE A DRINK, AH SAID!!!"
Lady Lor: "Vulcan and Lilac? Oh well, it's love in the making!"
Kaioushin: "They have fought well...They learn quickly. They are quite remarkable."
Kibit: "They said that we were supposed to be fused together as one."
Kaioushin: "Yes, it seems so...The Universe has been completely modified by all this...But, it is all beyond our control..."
Kibit: "So there exists a being that is superior to us."
Kaioushin: "Yes...I never thought that possible...but now that we know, it seems...logical."
Kaioushin: "We now have to return to our posts! Life goes on, Kibit my friend."
Kibit: "Hai, sama!"
Bulma: "Back in the Gravity Room, where else?"
Trunks: "Thanks!"
Vegita: "Trunks..."
Trunks: "How are you...today?"
Vegita: "..."
Vegita: "Fight me..."
Trunks: "Nani?"
Vegita(turning toward Trunks): "...Trunks!" He dashed at him and attacked with a blazing punch. Trunks dodged it at the last possible moment.
Trunks: "Tousan!"
Vegita: "Shut up and fight!" He turned Super Saiyajin.
Trunks: "Hai!" He turned Super Saiyajin as well. They violently collided in the center of the room.
Vegita: "..."
Trunks: "Why, Tousan?"
Vegita: "..."
Trunks: "I...see." He smiled.
Vegita: "No...You don't see...I have accepted..."
Vegita: "I just need someone to fight, now!"
Trunks: "Okay...tousan!"
Vegita: "I'll prove that I'm the best...and if I can't... I'll prove that only Kakarotto is better!" He grinned.
Videl: "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN??? I WAS SO WORRIED!!!!"
Gohan(-_-"): "Gee...what a warm welcome..."
Videl: "Gohan!" She jumped and wrapped her arms around his neck.
Videl: "I was sooooo worried!"
Gohan: "That's better!" He thought, "Talk about a split personality!"
Pan: "Tousan!!!"
Gohan: "Come here, Pan!" She jumped in his arms.
Pan: "Where were you, tousan?"
Gohan: "I was, well, in another dimension..."
Videl: "Weren't you in the future?"
Gohan: "Well...I was...in a future dimension...he he!"
Videl: "Sounds phony!"
Gohan: "Oh, come on, Videl! You know I wouldn't do that!"
Videl: "Why not? With all that Super Hero stuff you used to do...It would be easy to find another great looking girl..."
Gohan: "But honey, I would never do such a thing, honest!!!"
Videl(smiling): "I know...You're way too naive to do something like that!"
Gohan: "What? You were pulling my leg!"
Videl: "Welcome back! I'm glad to see you're safe..."
Goku returned home, with his wife Chichi and his son Goten. Although Goten had plans to leave and get his own appartment, it wouldn't be so for a while. Goku explained to Chichi all that happened and how he decided to give up his powers and come back to live with them. Chichi was so happy, she started to cry from joy, Goku taking her in his arms.
In the hopes of making a little money, Goku and Goten decided to open a Martial Arts School, teaching the basics and Kamesennin's technique...with the old master's approval of course! In fact, he would drop by regularly to see if any new girls... I mean "students" had joined the Dojo. He would also teach his own technique himself when he felt the girls were cute enough...I mean if the students were worthy enough!!! He he...
Goku, and all his friends, trained very hard for each of the upcoming Martial Arts tournaments known as Tenkaiichi-budoukai. They enjoyed competing and they also organized some tournaments of their own to really battle at full power against their friends...Of course this sometimes meant the disintegration of a hill or two, but nothing ever too dramatic.
Chichi finally followed Bulma's advice and asked Shen Long to give her back her youth. It was quite a shock to Goku and the rest of the family...Krilin couldn't believe his eyes... Speaking of Krilin, he and #18 were still together...even if it was the strangest match ever...They had another child, another daughter, which they named Kashuu...
As for the others, all was fine. After this final challenge, the Earth finally returned to peace.
Out of the nothingness of space...
Master: "Yes, Radditz?"
Radditz: "How will we succeed in keeping the Universe together, being only two instead of four?"
Master: "We shall require the help of another."
Radditz: "Another?"
Master: "Yes...A wise human once said: "A temple vessel stands on three legs." He was right...Surprising, considering it came from a human..."
Radditz: "What about the Land of the Dead?"
Master: "All in good time, my friend. You have much to learn..."
Radditz: "I have always wanted to know...You wrote the Book, right?"
Master: "No, not really...Mutaito did it...I did help him a bit, though..."
Radditz: "I see..."
Radditz: "My brother is doing well...I am glad. He deserves some peace and quiet..."
Radditz: "So, he is no longer a Millenial Warrior?"
Master: "No...but...I did leave him with some power...He doesn't know it, but he is still far above any Saiyajin..."
Radditz: "He has renounced his powers. You cannot betray him like that!"
Master: "I didn't betray him...It is a gift to him for helping me... Holding the Universe together AND fighting a usurper? That's too much for me..."
Radditz: "Then God is not perfect?"
Master: "No one is perfect, Radditz. Not even God...People make mistakes and I forgive them..."
Master: "...and so if I make a mistake, I hope they will forgive me, as well..."
Radditz: "You have given us so much...I think we can forgive you."
Master: "As long as the people of the Universe do not rise against me, they are all my children..."
Master: "...and I love them all."
Master: "We have work to do! Come!"
Radditz: "Where are we going?"
Master: "To the pool."
Radditz: "THE POOL??? God has a SWIMMING POOL???"
Master: "Even God likes to relax a bit, you know!!!"
Radditz: "Er...well...I suppose so...but shouldn't we hurry...I mean to return balance to the Universe?"
Master: "Ha ha ha...Come, the Universe is already back together, but all we have to do is to make sure that it stays that way."
Radditz: "I see. As you wish, sama."