Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ From Beyond the Grave ❯ 4 ( Chapter 4 )

A/N: I have had this chapter for a while now, but I finally went through and edited it a little bit, and since I just updated my other story, I thought why not breathe a little life into this one. Hopefully updates will be quicker but I make no promises. Enjoy!

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Hell wasn't anything like Lennex had ever expected. He had heard stories from his friends, and of course, heard all the beliefs from the religions of his world about everlasting torment and fiery depths. But hell actually looked...peaceful. He looked at his surroundings after Goku had teleported them from the lookout to their current location.

His eyes rested on the lake they appeared by. The water was a deep red and almost looked like blood. His eyes rested on the sign which read Bloody Pond, and his eyes widened a bit, perhaps Hell wasn't as nice as he first thought. He noticed sprit clouds, souls sent to hell that were not strong enough to retain their body, floating around, almost seeming as if they were playing with each other. He then noticed the blue and red ogres walking around making sure the clouds didn’t get to out of line. Two of the ogres were walking towards them.

The red one pushed his glasses securely up onto the bridge of his nose while the blue one propped the giant wooden club up on his shoulder. The Group turned to face them, most of them standing in an easily defensible position just in case. Most that is except Goku. The orange garbed Sayjin stepped forward with a smile on his face. The red ogre spoke just then.

"Didn't expect to see you back here Goku, did you fall of Snake Way again? You know we can’t let you into that entrance without another contest of feats." The blue ogre crossed his arms, the club now tucked under his left arm.

Goku grinned and rested his hand on the back of his neck and spoke. "Not this time guys, were actually here looking for something." he said motioning back to his friends. A look of recognition seemed to pass by Goku's face as he turned back to the ogres.

"That's right, Goz, Mez, these are my friends from the living world," he said and then motioned his friends towards the two ogres. "These are the head ogres of this level of Hell, Goz and Mez. They were the two I had to beat to get out of here a long time ago."

All the fighters relaxed as they learned that Goku knew them, all except Vegeta and Lennex. Their stances were still aggressive, and indication that both didn’t want to be standing around in idle chat.

The ogres conferred with Goku for a few moments, one point their eyes went wide in shock during the conversation before Goku turned back to them.

"These two will take us to the entrance to the lower levels. But that’s as far as they will go. Then it’s up to us."

Vegeta snorted at the cowardice and made to follow the now moving ogres. The rest of the group quickly turned and started walking behind the ogres. They looked around at the scenery as it were until they came to a mountain. They walked into a small cave and noticed stairs leading upwards.

"Guys, this is the way back to King Yemma's, that’s not really where we wanted to go." Goku said

The ogres turned and gave Goku a dirty look as they motioned at the stairs.

"The size of these stairs doesn’t really let you see behind them." Goz said waving towards the stairs.

The group regarded the stairs and followed them upwards until they couldn’t see the top anymore. The stairs were very large, made for a giant it looked like. And for those that had been to see King Yemma, they would know that they were right about the giant part. But as the Ogres walked towards the first giant step, they went around and started walking beside the stairs until they disappeared. The group followed and found that there was a small pathway between the steps and rocky inside wall of the mountain. When they moved out of the little path they were under the large flight of stairs, and found another staircase leading down. Only the first few steps were visible before the rest were obscured by the darkness within.

"Follow these stairs down all the way and you’ll come to the lowest level in Hell. That’s were you will find Shu, the Kai of Hell." Mez said as he and Goz backed away from the stairway.

Vegeta snorted at the fear coming off the two and started down the stairs, raising his hand palm up until a bright white ball of ki formed above it, lighting his way. Lennex and Bra quickly started down after Vegeta, and following them was Gohan and Pan. Goku waved at the two ogres and also went down the stairway.

"Think they will make it back up?" Goz questioned when the light of Vegeta's orb disappeared.

"No one has, but then, no one made it up these stairs until we met Goku." Mez said pointing above their heads at the stairway to the check in station.

The two ogres walked back to the outside of the mountains and went back to their patrol duties, leaving Goku and his friends to whatever fate had in store for them.

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The group walked down the darkened stairs following Vegeta's light. There wasn’t anything to look at and the darkness made them quiet. Even Pan and Bra chose to stay silent instead of chatting like the girls normally did. It wasn’t until they had been walking for what seemed like hours that they came to another level. This area definitely fit Lennex description of Hell. It was hot and he could hear the screams of souls as they cried out in agony. Vegeta and Lennex took a quick jaunt outside the mountain they were in.

Apparently the entrances to each level were the same, hidden away inside a mountain that seemed to stretch all the way to the sky. When the two looked out they observed Ogres who were vastly different then those on the first level. They almost seemed evil and went out of their way to make the souls miserable. They went back and continued on down the darkened stairway and walked. They encountered three more levels, each giving off more sounds of despair then the last. They all seemed to be handling it well. The girls and Gohan would jump every so often when a loud cry issued forth.

Lennex tried to be a rock like Vegeta and didn’t flinch as much, but on the inside it was starting to get to him. Vegeta looked completely unaffected and Lennex wondered if the Prince was feeling anything at all or if he was feeling as uneasy as the rest. Goku, twice so far had to be talked out of going to help those crying out in pain. It was just in his nature to help those in need, even if they were sentenced to Hell.

The levels they had passed all seemed to be around the same intervals so far, but as they continued to walk and near where a new level should have been they encountered only more stairs. They continued down and walked for what seemed like an eternity.

"Anyone think to bring a watch?" Bra asked as she trudged down the stairs. No one said anything to the comment and the girl sighed. The next to speak was Pan.

"Can't we just fly down these stairs? I mean I know it’s dark but if we all make a ki flashlight it shouldn’t be too difficult."

Gohan and Goku looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. It was a good question. They would have followed it further but a snort from Vegeta stopped them from speaking.

"Yes let’s fly down this stair case and allow anyone that can sense ki signatures know we are coming. That sounds like a plan just fit for your spawn, Kakkarot." the warrior bit out.

Goku and Gohan rolled their eyes at the Prince at the normal insult and Pan had the grace to blush before the red staining her cheeks shifted from out of embarrassment to anger at the insult.

"Says the guy holding a ki orb." she muttered. It wasn’t muttered quietly enough.

"Tell me, girl, just what do you feel coming from this orb. It never ceases to amaze me how little you think things through." Vegeta shot back.

Pan was about to retort when Gohan squeezed her shoulder, silencing her.

"It’s a valid question, Panny. Think it through." he told her.

She shook her head in wonderment at how her father could still be in scholar mode this deep in Hell. But she reached out with her senses and tried to locate the orb. She found it but was surprised at how little energy was actually being emitted.

"Oh." she said a bit sheepishly.

Vegeta snorted again and turned his head just a bit to catch the girl in his peripheral vision.

"Yes now you get it, there’s only enough energy here to create light. You could touch this orb and not burn your hand or cause it to explode. If you took training a bit more seriously, you wouldn’t have to ask these stupid questions and embarrass yourself."

This time it took both Gohan and Bra to keep Pan silent. The bandana garbed girl looked as if she wanted to tear a piece right out of Vegeta. They walked in silence for a while longer before Gohan broke the quiet.

"So Lennex, what is this friend of yours like? We've heard small stories from you and were eagerly looking forward to meeting her."

"She was the best friend a guy could have. She stood up for her friends and always went after what she believed was right. She shouldn’t be in a place like this. If she's somewhere in these lower levels, the Kai's are going to have some answering to do." Lennex said.

He never turned to address the people behind him why he spoke. He was still very angry at the turn of events, and pained at the thought of another girl who had done nothing but become his friend in school, die a tragic death. Alexis mirrored Jennifer, the girl that came with him when he first came to Japan, a great deal. She had broken through his loner image the same as Alexis and had become a big part of Lennex's school life when he had been transferred to the new school. Then she came to Japan and died at the hands of an alien disease.

Now Alexis had been murdered and her soul stolen, yes, he was still very very angry. His friends must have sensed his growing upset because they didn’t ask any more questions and the pace seemed to quicken as they walked down the stairs. Bra slipped up beside him and clasped her hand around his. He didn’t look at the blue haired beauty but gave her a thankful squeeze.

They walked for what felt like hours until they finally came to the bottom of the staircase. There was an opening like before and light illuminated the cavern. Vegeta extinguished his ki ball and headed for the exit. The rest followed behind him and as one group, they prepared to enter the final level of Hell.

When they stepped outside whatever they had expected to see was nothing close to what was now before their eyes. The mountain entrance was high up with a steep path leading downwards. With the height they were at they were able to look down upon what appeared to be a city. Goku had told them about the grand Kai's planet and how there were structures and coliseums, but here was what looked like a full blown city. Maybe not as big as some of the ones back home, but it looked like they were back in the world of the living.

The cityscape was simple and the buildings almost looked run down, showing that building materials were not up to code in Hell. The buildings were not too tall until the center of the city, where they started to grow in floors. The tallest structure looked almost like a spire, and was maybe 20 floors. Small compared to some of the skyscrapers of home, but still an impressive site. Upon further examination, it looked as if this city was built around the spire, signaling it as a place of possible importance. The other thing they noticed was unlike the living world there seemed to be no mode of transportation other then walking, which most of the people they could see were doing, and the occasional flyers. Apparently this level seemed to allow more leeway on what souls could do.

"Strange isn't it?" Gohan spoke softly, walking up to stand next to Vegeta and his father. Goku turned to his son with a questioning look on his face.

Gohan continued his observation after gazing at the city a little more. "The further down we went, the more punishment those souls were receiving. And here we are at the last level, which should be the worst of them all, and it’s almost peaceful. Like those here are able to do whatever they want."

Goku pondered that idea and it made sense to him. He too continued to observe the daily routine of this strange place. Vegeta crossed his arms and scowled down at it. Kakkarot's brat was right. This seemed almost out of place.

"Come, were not getting anything done standing here gawking. Let's move into the outskirts, try to find some clothing or something that will allow us to blend in a little better." Vegeta said, eyeing the bright orange gi of Goku's and the more mainstream clothing styles on the younger fighters.

Gohan wore a casuel attire and he himself wore his normal blue bodysuit and white chest armor. Not that he needed it, but it was more the sign of a Sayjin warrior then anything else. They started to walk down the path, each keeping an eye on this strange city, not wanting anything to sneak up on them .

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The town upon closer inspection operated just like Grand Kai's planet. There was food to eat, jobs to be had, it was almost like being back in the living world. The only difference here was that in Hell, no one cared about order or law. The strong dictated the weak, and if they wanted something, they took it. It was here that they aquired their new clothes. A large group of younger males, some humanoid, others alien creatures from the other galaxys, had decided to show their superiority on a couple who were just trying to pass by. Apparently the larger group thought they owned the area and Lennex was happy to show them how wrong they were.

The battle, if it could be called that, was over in minutes, and the group was left unconcious. Lennex supposed they could have just killed the trash, but was told that souls being wiped from existance raised some flags in the spirit world. It struck him funny that someone who was already dead could be killed again but it was how the crazy universe worked he supposed. The good thing was most of the now fallen mob wore a dark brown cloak. While the group scavenged six usable cloaks that they could use to conceal their clothes and shade their faces, Lennex and Vegeta spoke to the would be victims, hoping that saving them would make them willing to give them some information.

"Shu reformed this level of hell with him at the top of the food chain." The young man answered Lennex's question of how this place existed.

The two Sayjins continued to listen to the man.

"It was probably several galactic years ago that this wasteland was reformed into this cityscape image. He then put himself on top and allowed the souls that resided here to retake their body forms. Most jumped at the chance since floating around and being tortured in cloud form was unbearable. He removed the ogres that he had patrolling this level and sent them upwards. He then started to take those who were strong as his personal guard."

The girl gripped the young man's arm and added in. "He takes everything he wants and never gives anything back. Those of us who are weak, and don’t know anything about fighting, are left with just as much fear and torment as we were in spirit form. I know we were sentenced to Hell, but it’s not the torment that’s the problem. It’s watching those who are truly evil live like kings under Shu's rule. Hell is supposed to be a place that after so many centuries or eons, a soul can be reformed and allowed to move up to the top level to exist for eternity, now that’s not possible."

Vegeta listened to the words and looked around. This place did seem to be catered to those who were ruthless and strong. He grinned thinking that in the past, he would be king in a place like this. But that was the past, a time long gone when he was alone in the universe. It was amazing what companionship and real friends could do to a warrior. He shook the thought off and asked a question of his own.

"How does one acquire and audience with this Shu?"

The two looked upon him in shock. "Why would you want to see him? He's cruel now that he’s up on top and has the power to govern this entire level. He doesn’t take to seeing people. If he wants to see you, he will find you. It doesn’t work the other way around."

Vegeta made a sound in the back of his throat, scoffing at the situation. Those on top usually tended to let the power corrupt them, and this Shu seemed to be no different even though he was a Kai. Apparently being around all the bad vibes had influenced him.

"Are there any new souls that get brought to this level or how does that work?" Lennex asked in Vegeta's silence. The girl turned to him and replied.

"The souls from up above are only brought down here if they can benefit Shu. Someone who is really strong or serves some purpose. The last influx of souls was quite a while ago. A large group to bolster this place into an actual city, and another group that resides inside the spire. They hardly come out and the only thing we can figure is they are Shu's personal servants and bodyguards. Though what a Kai would need with protection is beyond me. Probably just to boost his ego. Other then that, the only new soul around here would be a young woman from the east quadrant. Names Sokai and she's a little crazy. Runs a place people can come to for food and drink at a reasonable price. Oh that's one other thing, Shu created his own monetary system with his face on every coin."

The girl stopped to take a breath, and Lennex felt grateful for the break. He could tell this lost soul could be very long winded. Unfortunately he had to ask another question.

"This Sokai, you said she's crazy what do you mean?"

The man chose to speak this time. "Oh even though her place is pretty well respected, she continues to preach that she doesn’t belong in Hell. Refuses to believe that she would have been judged to spend the rest of existence here. Heck she even says she was never judged, just appeared here after an accident on her home world and poof, here she was.

This caught both Sayjin's interests. "How long has she been here?" Lennex quickly asked a hopeful tone in his voice.

His face fell when the girl answered him. "She's been here for a couple years now. Most of us 'lower' class citizens frequent her place because her place is almost a sanctuary from the norm here. We can listen to her rants for a little bit of peace. Those who live by Shu’s standards leave it alone for the most part. Only a few of his lower ranked servants come in every so often but Sokai has a bodyguard of her own who takes care of that kind of problem."

The two Sayjins thanked them and watched them as they hurried off to wherever it was they were going. They turned and found Goku walking up to them with two dark brown cloaks. As Vegeta and Lennex donned the newly acquired garb, they filled the rest in on what they had learned.

"I think King Yemma and the Kai's really need to take a look at what’s going on down here." Gohan said after the tale was finished.

Pan nodded her head in agreement with her father’s words and looked at Vegeta. "So what do we do now? Head to Shu's palace or spire or whatever he calls it? Or go visit this Sokai person?"

"Both." Vegeta replied pulling his hood up over his head, a challenging feat due to his Sayjin hair. "Kakkarot and I will head out to talk to this Shu. I want Lennex and Bra to visit this establishment. You two scout out the surrounding area; get a feel for what this place is really like. Try not to bring attention to yourselves until we know more of what is going on. Meet back here in a few hours."

The group nodded and went their separate ways. Lennex and Bra heading towards the east of the town in search of this Sokai's place, while Gohan and Pan headed towards the city's center with Goku and Vegeta.

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"Not how I expected to spend my week." Lennex complained as he and Bra stood up against the building they were standing by, letting the crowd of people on the street walk past them. The only reason there were even streets was that so people could walk between the buildings. They were greeted with wary stares and a large amount of rudeness as they tried to keep a low profile.

Lennex's statement had followed the large green alien that had elbowed him out of the way. Bra patted his back and smiled as they continued to search for this Sokai. They had asked around after a bit and most gave them vague directions after careful consideration. They didn’t want to be the ones responsible for giving Sokai trouble and wanted to make sure they were not agents of Shu.

The other thing they had discovered on their journey was that Shu had reinstated a night time. Most realms in the beyond it was daylight almost all the time. But from what they had found out by those who passed by them when asked, that Shu decided he enjoyed the aspect of a night life. There was no sun or anything of that sort, but as time went by the sky started to darken until there was only a small light source in the sky, obviously meant to represent the moon. Like any normal city, this one came alive with those unwinding after a long day. Lennex wasn’t sure what passed by for a work environment in Hell, and he didn’t want to really find out.

They crossed the narrow street between buildings and continued on the road that should take them to their destination. They followed a large group of humanoids down the street and came to a cross street. They looked to their left after hearing a rowdy crowd and discovered a very plain sign that read Sokai's. Lennex looked down at Bra and smiled. Now maybe they could get some answers.


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Gohan and Pan had separated from Goku and Vegeta when they got to a busier section of the city. The looming buildings towered over their heads and the great spire rose even higher over the buildings. They stopped into what appeared to be local eateries and places of business. Shu had really recreated a metropolitan area and Gohan had to wonder how the Kai's could have let this gone unnoticed. During their excursions they would ask questions, feigning stupidity by posing as new arrivals. Most just brushed them off with a standard you’re in Hell and it sucks answer, but some patrons gave them a little more.

"Shu was nothing more then a spoiled deity when he first started his ruling down here," and older man told the two over a hot drink. "I've been around that long. One of the first actually and no I'm not proud of that." he said as the two gave him a stern look. The man took a sip of the drink and continued.

"At first he wanted to make sure everything went his way and after eons of nothing but a wasteland and tormenting souls he decided he wanted something more. Something likes what those up above the great Snake Way have. So he looked into the memories of those souls he was overseeing and created this land, gave the souls back their bodies and set himself up to rule us all. He was ecstatic for years. Then there was a large infusion of souls from the upper levels and Shu was gone for a while. I mean gone because normally the Kai could be seen everyday on one of the balconies of his spire, lording over us all and making sure he was seen. And after these new souls came down he was gone for weeks.”

The man took a long drink from the tankard in front of him before continuing.

“Then all of a sudden he was back into his normal routine. To us old souls, The Kai looked a little more strained, and it was rumored that Shu had a new set of tenants in his spire. No one could ever find out anything else about it though, once you entered the spire, you never came out. Most people just go on with their meager lives. Trying to stay out of harms way and out of the way of Shu's guard. Its not always easy though."

The man downed the last of his drink and set the tankard on the table. Gohan noticed Pan was enthralled by the story, she was leaning forward across the table they sat at hanging on every word. He also noticed that while most patrons paid them no mind, there were some who looked at them nervously. Like this story wasn’t one to be told. Gohan tugged on Pan's sleeve and motioned her to get up.

They thanked the old sprit for the story and walked back out on the street. Gohan fanned out his awareness, making sure they were still safe and not being targeted. Satisfied that there were no high power levels near them, he picked a random direction and waved at his daughter to follow him.

A group in the shadows of one of the buildings watched the two exit the little shop and made move to follow them. Their eyes were cold and those around them made sure to give them a wide berth. They instinctively knew that these were men not to be trifled with. The men continued to follow the two strangers as the sky darkened above them.

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Goku and Vegeta took note of the darkening sky as they walked towards the spire. As they got closer to it, it started to fill their entire vision. Shu definitely wanted to make sure people noticed his power. This building was a pure example of that. Vegeta noticed the lights coming on around the spire lighting it up for all to see in the now dark sky, drowning out the other lights in the nearby city. He wondered to himself if he would have constructed something like this, had his destiny kept him to be King of the Sayjins.

Along their walk, they questioned those who passed by about the spire and the origins of the city. They soon learned to ask the origin question first because anytime they brought up the spire, those that stopped to talk to them quickly hurried off without a farewell. Shu had really instilled fear into these souls. They did find a few who repeated the same story Gohan had been told however and both full blooded Sayjins wondered who these new servants were. They would soon find out now as they approached the spire. It was surrounded by a walled courtyard. Not that these walls would prevent them entrance, but Vegeta felt it proper to go through the front door. The fact that it was guarded by three large humanoid brutes who gave off the air that their power was to be feared might have had something to do with his choice.

The three guards noticed the two walking towards them and stood in front of the entryway. One of them spoke up. "You two are pretty dumb walking up here like you own the place. No one enters without Shu's invitation. And you two aren’t on the list."

Vegeta smirked at the foolish guard. His power level was pathetic. "I don’t have to be on the list. I go where I please." He shot back. The remark wiped the grins off the three faces as they regarded Vegeta.

"Heh if you want to loose your soul to eternity, we can help you out with that. You aren’t going inside unless you get past us."

Vegeta laughed. "With pleasure." he said as he blurred out from the spot he was standing and appeared right in front of the lead guard. He hammered his fist through the guard’s stomach, his hand appearing out the thugs back. The other two stared in shock and Goku shook his head at Vegeta's display of ruthlessness. Goku didn’t like taking a life unless there was no other way.

"I thought we didn’t want to call attention to ourselves by destroying a soul?" the younger Sayjin questioned as Vegeta threw the body of the dead sprit away from him. The other two had overcome their shock and their power level was rising.

Vegeta smirked at the two, their levels still pathetically low compared to his own. "You heard the same things I did, Kakkarot; Shu doesn’t see anyone unless he wants to. I plan on making him want to!"

The remaining guards charged forward and Vegeta met them head on. The first threw a punch and Vegeta side stepped the attack, letting the momentum of the guard carry him behind Vegeta. He then kicked out and sent the guard sailing for Goku. The second guard let loose a flurry of punches and kicks, all avoided easily. Vegeta hammered his fist into the guards face and watched with satisfaction as the eyes rolled into the back of his head. The body dropped in front of him as he turned to observe Goku put down the other guard. Goku walked up towards Vegeta and waved his hand at the entrance. Vegeta let a smirk slip onto his face and walked through the entryway first, followed closely by Goku.


The entered the circular courtyard that surrounded the spire and came to a large wide flight of stairs. Guards were already spilling out the main entrance to the spire to meet them. A large group charged while the rest of guards stayed in front of the main door. Goku and Vegeta made quick work of these would be warriors, dropping them unconscious. Goku noted that Vegeta had not obliterated any more souls and was happy about that at least. They started up the stairs and the guards at the top suddenly stood at attention forming a double column on each side of the door.

"Looks like someone is ready to see us, eh Kakkarot?" Vegeta said, boastful pride lacing his words. Goku rolled his eyes but had to agree that Vegeta did get them quick results. They saw the doors open and a man with purple skin dressed in expensive looking clothes walked out. His white hair stretched to middle of his back and was tied into a tail at the base of his neck. His skin and hair coloring made him look like the Supreme Kai, Shin. This had to be Shu. The man looked down at them with disinterest. He then spoke.

"Are these the ones you have been waiting for?" he said in a bored tone. A voice came back from the doorway that sounded very familiar to the two Sayjins.

"Indeed they are Shu. We will take it from here." A man said as he walked out to stand by Shu. He wore yellow pants and a yellow shirt covered by a brown vest. Upon his head a black Cossack hat covered his head. A white mustache stretched out from under his nose. Following this man was a short squat green alien, dressed in simple robes and carrying a walking stick. The two Sayjins started at the sight.

"Dr. Gero? Babadi?" Goku stammered.

Vegeta's eyes narrowed. The short squat alien, Babadi was responsible for those teenagers killing Alexis. His magic was able to take the evil in ones heart and amplify it to the point of being put under a controlling spell. He remembered being under spell just before Majin Buu was released. The other was a scientist turned android of the former Red Ribbon Army. A militant faction that tried to take over the world, and had it not been for Goku, they would have succeeded.

Shu looked at the too and turned to walk back into the spire. "Good, get this over with so that I may have my territory back in my total control. I don’t like sharing."

Dr. Gero shook his head at the retreating figure and then focused on the two below him.

"What’s the meaning of this?" Goku questioned, taking a few more steps up.

"The meaning is simple, Goku, you were lured down her for nothing more then revenge."

"Ha that makes me laugh," Vegeta piped up. "What makes you think you two could take revenge on us now when you could hardly touch us when you were alive?"

"A lot of time has passed since then and it’s not like we have been idle in the afterlife." Babadi's high pitched voice floated down to them. "Besides, we are just here to watch, they are the ones who will be your opponents." he finished waving his stick towards the Sayjins.

Goku and Vegeta felt the increase of ki energy behind them, and what they felt made them turn slowly around. The power was incredibly powerful. Someone who might actually give them a challenge. As they finished their turn they came face to face with two beings that had made their lives hell in the past.

"Hello monkeys." Freiza called to them, his white skin reflecting the spires lights. His grin was twisted into an evil grin as he watched the shock on their faces. Frieza’s comrade then called out to them

"Welcome to Hell!" Cell chuckled, the perfect android continued to laugh as he crossed his arms. Behind the two stood the five members of Frieza's elite combat squad, the Ginyu Force. All of them were much stronger then they had been in the past.

"This could be fun." Goku grinned, always happy at having a strong opponent. Vegeta however wasn’t smiling. He didn’t mind a challenge, but this all smelled like an elaborate trap to him now. And he hated walking into other peoples games.

"Let's get this over with." Vegeta snarled and spiked his Ki quickly.

The others on the field of battle did the same, this game had now begun.

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"Dad!" Pan called staring at the spire. She felt her Grandfather's energy rise rapidly following Vegeta's. Gohan also felt it and the other signatures that were matching the rise.

"It can't be...” he said "They were never that strong."

"Get used to it, things have changed." a deadly quiet mechanical voice said behind them. Gohan and Pan whirled around and got into a defensive stance. Gohan's eyes widened at the opponents walking up to them.

"Androids!" he snarled. Gohan looked over the bleached white skin and rounded form or Android 19, the blue skinned giant that was android 14, the small purple android 15, and the tall blonde Android 13. The quartet of robotic killers closed in on the father daughter duo.

"I guess I can feel a little better that you’re not in your super mode 13." Gohan called out. Pan stayed on alert, her father knew these people and the way he was talking to them, she didn’t doubt they were trouble.

"Shoot no I aint am I kid," the redneck voice of android 13 called back, "With 14 and 15 still here 'alive' as it were, I can't take my other form. But I still got enough power to rough you up."

Gohan grinned, bringing his power level up. He would hopefully be able to deal with these androids quickly, he wasn’t sure if Pan would fare well against them. She relied to heavily on feeling out an opponent’s ki, and these androids didn’t produce any type of signature.

"Besides," 13 spoke up again. "We have some help, not that we need it." He pointed behind them. Gohan turned as he felt two power levels behind them. His eyes rose as a green skinned alien with red pants and a yellow hooded top stood on the left side of the street. He pulled the hood down to revel himself as a Namek. His small green antenna dangled off his forehead just above a nasty scar over his eye. To the right a blue skinned humanoid stood there His clothes were a lighter blue and the man dressed almost like a pirate. His orange hair fell free behind him hitting just below the shoulders.

"Lord Slug and Bojack," Gohan put a name to each of them. "Seems like this is a big reunion here. Get ready Pan, this fight is going to be tricky."

Pan nodded and brought her power to her highest. She hoped it would be high enough.

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As Lennex and Bra waited at the end of the street, they noticed the crowds start to thin a little bit. They didn’t want to enter the bar while a large crowd was there. They wanted to be able to talk to this Sokai.

Lennex started forward, eager for some answers when Bra reached out to grab his hand.

"Do you feel that? Those are some of the strongest power levels I have ever felt outside of the family!" she whispered. Lennex had to agree. He felt Goku and Vegeta's powers skyrocket. Two powers mimicked them, rising at the same rate and power. There were five smaller levels there, nothing that would give the two Sayjins any problem on their own, but stronger then normal.

A few moments later he felt Gohan and Pan's ki start to rise rapidly followed by two more unknowns. "This is not good." Lennex said, "Come on we got to go help them out."

The two turned away from Sokai's place and started to head in Gohan's direction when two men stepped in there way. The one stood almost seven feet tall. Fully muscled and he wore armor that almost looked like Lennex and Vegeta's. The difference was the shoulder and leg guards. The man wore gauntlets also and he had an evil smirk on his face. The man's head reflected the lights around the street as he was completely bald. His friend was the opposite in the hair department. His black hair fell like a lion’s mane down past his waist. It was jet black and stuck out in all directions. He too wore the same style armor but only came to the first mans shoulder.

"Move or prepare to lose your soul." Lennex growled

The tall man laughed and replied. "Tough talk for a runt. A weakling like you is supposed to have taken my place as General of the Sayjin armies eh?"

Lennex's eyes widened at the statement. If this man was really his predecessor, then he could only be one person.

"Nappa?" he questioned. The giant laughed and looked to his partner. "Look, Raditz, my reputation still precedes me."

Raditz grinned toothily and looked at Bra. "Indeed it does, Nappa. And hello princess, you’ll forgive me for now bowing."

"Father told me stories about the two of you. A failed General and Kakkarot's weakling older brother. It’s nice to finally put faces to the failures." she cheekily replied. Lennex bit back a laugh as he watch both Sayjins faces fall into angry masks.

"I see you got your mouth from your father. I will be happy to teach you proper Sayjin etiquette." Raditz sneered.

"You two don't stand a chance. Not against a Super Sayjin." Lennex returned, raising his power level quickly, his hair changing to a golden color and his eyes an icy turquoise while a golden aura surrounded him. "Play time is over, move or be dealt with."

The two Sayjins regarded their now enhanced brethren and laughed. "He certainly tries to play at being Sayjin, doesn’t he?" Raditz laughed. Nappa shook his head in agreement. "To true, but there’s no room in our culture for a fake Sayjin like this. Besides he has it all wrong. He doesn’t stand a chance because it’s two Super Sayjins against one!"

Both Nappa and Raditz shouted out loudly as they let their ki rise. Their golden auras surrounded each of them and combined in the middle making one giant aura. Raditz's hair lifted a little as it turned gold, but due to the sheer amount, gravity kept it hanging down. His eyes turned turquoise. Nappa's eyes did the same, and if the giant Sayjin had any hair, it would be a golden color.

Lennex didn't let the surprise show on his face at this development. Apparently these two had been doing a little training since they had been killed. Souls sent to Hell were not allowed to increase their power, how had these two done it? And were they the only ones?

"Bra, can you...” Lennex started but Bra waved her hand at him in dismissal.

"I can hold off this low class Sayjin, super or not, until your done with my father's former aid." she called out getting ready for battle. A bright white aura expanded around her, billowing her hair around her head. She didn’t have the power Raditz did, but she was the fastest one of the group, hopefully that would even things a little.

"Guess it’s you and me big guy, Time to see which one of us is the better Leader of the Sayjin forces eh?" Lennex shouted. The giant Sayjin grinned and got down into a combat stance.

"Let me show you how a true Sayjin fights!" Nappa yelled. And then he charged at Lennex.