Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Normal Friends from Strange Places ❯ The End and the Beginning ( Chapter 30 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Kai-Elect Gohan, Octavia, and the young horse riding Gohan belongs to Nadia Rose. All characters except for the angels belong to Akira Toriyama. The Angels and anyone else you don’t recognize belongs to me.

Normal Friends From Strange Places
Part 27
By Maria Cline

The Kai-Elect Gohan collapsed onto the ground and watched his counterpart vanished in a column of light. “Good luck,” he gasped out as he went unconscious.

“Lazarus wins,” the Announcer muttered as he ran off the arena and went to the man. “Are you okay?”

Lazarus frowned at the two and said, “It will be so good to kill the future Kaioshin and a traitor.” He raised his hand at the two and then a green blur appeared and took the two away. The Announcer looked up to see himself in Piccolo’s huge arms along with the unconscious man.

“Piccolo?!” The Announcer exclaimed in shock.

“Relax.” He advised as they flew into a white portal. The man fainted as he became surrounded by light.

*****

“Hey, I think he’s coming around,” a woman said.

The Announcer opened his eyes to find himself at a huge palace surrounded by the mysterious warriors. “Am I dead?”

“Nah, just at the home of the Earth’s Guardian, I am Dende.” Dende said as he offered the man his hand. “How do you do?”

“Uh...” The Announcer took the hand and shook it. His past years as the Tournament Announcer had exposed him to various strange things like dead warriors returning to life and meeting gods. “Okay I guess. What happened?”

“Long story, you can call it an epic.” Bulma said as she knelt down next to Goldheart and Chi Chi. “You guys doing okay?”

“We’re fine.” Chi Chi nodded, “Goku seemed more relaxed.”

“Goku?” The Announcer repeated, “Oh... he’s named after Goku.”

“No... He’s really Goku, Goku Son,” Bulma said as she held her head. “I still find this kinda funny, no offense Goku.” Goku just lifted his head and let out a small woof.

The Announcer’s jaw dropped at the sight. Goku, one of the most amazing fighters he had ever seen and met, was now a dog. He exclaimed, “GOKU’S A DOG?! DON’T TELL ME LAZARUS DID THAT TOO!”

“Not really,” Kaioshin said as he came up. “Kyuushi and I did that and I wish I can reverse it. I can’t reverse it on my own, I need Kyuushi’s help and even if I can, Goku’s too weak. He would die if he’s changed back now.”


“Bummer,” Krillian said as he knelt down next to Goku. “Sorry, buddy... hey, at least the others can know about this.”

“Wait, you knew about this,” Bulma asked, insulted, “And you didn’t tell me?!”

“Well... Goku was in danger.” Krillian reasoned as he rubbed his head. “You know that Lazarus would kill Goku or worse if he found out sooner.”

“How did you figure it out?” Bulma asked as she towered over the much shorter monk.

“I learned it with Bardock,” Krillian pointed to Bardock.

“I was just looking for Kakarot –Goku-- and I found him,” Bardock reasoned.

“You knew too?!” Bulma screeched, “Okay, quick question, who here knows that Goldheart was really Goku?!”

Hesitantly, the gods, Kai-Elect Gohan, Octavia, Bardock, Krillian, Goten, Trunks and Chi Chi rose their hands.

“ALL OF YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS?!” Vegita boomed and glared at Trunks. “Why didn’t you tell us?!”

Trunks shrugged. “I thought you and Mom were smart enough to figure it out. I mean, you were paranoid about the pets.”

“With good reason! The cat is Chi Chi’s long lost dead mother and the dog is Kakarot!” Vegita growled and then glanced at Octavia. “Why were you messing with my gravity machine and all that other stuff?”

“Oh come on,” Chi Chi said, “Mother must have an excellent reason for messing with you. Don’t you?”

The group looked at the former mechanical cat and Octavia just smirked. “Vegita looks so cute when he’s agitated.” There was a group facefault and the Amazon just added, “What did you expect? Part of me was an actual cat and cats just love playing around.”

Ox-King patted her shoulder and said, “You never changed, Octavia. So, what have you been doing since you died?”

“Oh, nothing much... serving the Kaioshin, delivering messages, annoying Saiyans, traveling to Hell... what about you?” Octavia asked.

“Uh... I was raising Chi Chi and that was it.” Ox-King shrugged, “So, are you alive again?”

“No... I have to go back to the Next Dimension after this is all over.” Octavia sighed as she looked down. She did love seeing her family again but she had a duty to her god.

“Oh,” Ox-King said as he looked down. He was far older than his wife now and weaker in many ways. So much changed for him, he didn’t know how she might think of him after all this time.

“Don’t worry, I still care about you and when you die permanently, you can spend your time with me.” Octavia said as she hugged the giant.

Bulma watched the scene and focused on Kaioshin, “What about the Dragon Balls? How did Lazarus deactivate them?”

Kaioshin shifted under the gaze and said, “Well... it’s complicated. You see, in the Next Dimension, there is a realm where all of the Dragon Ball dragons from the various worlds sleep and regain their strength. There is a guardian that protects them. That guardian is the combined essences of various Gokus and Kakarots. In the Multiverse, we are connected in some way to our counterparts, that’s why when a group of alternate counterparts get together, they think along the same way. Lazarus managed to strike Goku with an astral attack that ricocheted to the guardian of the Dragon Balls and... killed the Shenlong and Porgunda of this universe. The Dragon Guardian is right there containing the blast to protect the other dragons.”

“What does that mean?” Lunch said as she and the other Z warriors gawked at god of everything.

The Kai-Elect Gohan stepped up, “In other words, Lazarus used your Goku to hurt the Dragon Ball Goku and kill some dragons.”

“This is bad,” Dende said, “If a Dragon is killed in the realm, they cannot be replaced! Not even with fresh Dragon Balls!”

“We’ll think of something.” Piccolo said, comforting the child god. “We can rest after we leave this world.”

Kaioshin gasped as he looked up. “I think that may be a problem.” He gestured upward to see a mysterious white shield.

“We’re being closed in!” Kibito realized as he focused. “I can’t teleport out of it.”

“Damn it!” Kaioshin growled, “Not even my power is enough to penetrate it. If we don’t get out soon, we’ll be in the same situation as the dead Saiyans!”

“NO!” Bardock screamed, “We have to get out of here. Now!”

“Anyone got any ideas?” Yamcha asked around. Silence filled the Lookout.

Vegita gazed around and then nodded as he powered up to Super Saiyan saying, “Leave everything to me.”

“What are you doing?” Bulma demanded as she ran up to the Super Saiyan.

“Stand out of the way, Bulma.” Vegita ordered as he raised his hands into the air. He strained and grunted as a white portal appeared over the group.

Everyone gasped as they watched the powerful Saiyan poured his power into the portal. “Lord Vegita...” Bardock whispered in awe.

“Gather together.” Vegita ordered, “I’m going to teleport all of you to the Next Dimension. You... should be safe there.”

“Can you handle it?” Krillian asked as the group gathered together in one spot. He never thought that Vegita would do something so unselfishly. The first time he had met Vegita, the Saiyan warrior helped kill his friends and come very close to destroying the planet. How strange that someone so evil could change so much in just ten years.

Goku opened his eyes and stared at him. **No, Vegita! Don’t!** He thought out weakly.

Vegita glared at them and said, “Oh shut up! I’m the Prince of Saiyans, the most powerful warrior here! I can certainly save your miserable hides!”

The Kai-Elect Gohan frowned as he watched the warrior take deep breaths and focus again. **This is not good. Lazarus erected a powerful shield over Earth. Vegita would have to use every ounce of Ki he has and more just to penetrate it. The worst thing is that no one can even loan him more power. The power of the portal must come from within. But what else can we do?**

“HOLD ON TIGHT!” Vegita ordered as the portal came down on the group. Whiteness surrounded the Z warriors as they flew through space.

“WAAAAHHHH!!!” The Announcer, Suno, and Lunch screamed in horror as they found themselves hurtling through nothingness.

“Oh relax, it’s only flying!” Bulma snapped. **Honestly, some people are so tense.**

“BUT, I NEVER FLEW BEFORE!” The Announcer screamed as he dropped his prized microphone. It fell into the vast whiteness making him even more nervous. “DON’T DROP ME!”

The other warriors focused their Ki as they flew on. They never experienced teleporting like this before. Most of the time, they just appeared at the next place after a flash of light. Now it was like they were flying through space without any aid at all.

Goku felt stronger as he felt his body being tugged through space and time. He was the most used to it, thanks to his own teleportation. **Don’t worry about it, it’s normal.** He thought to the other warriors hoping it would get through.

Vegita winced as he felt his power drained in his body. He had never teleported so many people such a long distance before. Every cell in his body begged for him to stop and rest. The warrior ignored the pleas in his being and moved forward. He couldn’t let any of them down; he was the Prince of Saiyans, and he couldn’t fail. **Hold on, body.** He prayed, **Just for a little longer.**

*****

King Yemma was having a very bad day. The destined duel of the Angels was over and the good angels lost. What made things worst was the fact that his mother, Kyuushi, had vanished causing the various demons and gods to go berserk. The remaining Kaioshins and the Kai-Elect Gohan had been sealed onto Earth leaving the Multiverse without direction. Luna and the other servants of Kyuushi were busy trying to keep anarchy from ruling the Universe.

Suddenly, a white portal appeared and a group of living mortals fell down onto the desk. They were in a small pile of tangled limbs and nearly crushed bodies.

“WHOA!”

“Ouch!”

“WILL SOMEONE GET YOUR HAND OFF OF MY TAIL?!”

“Sorry, Chi Chi.”

“Is this normal?”

“Can you get off of me?!”

“WHOSE FOOT IS ON MY BREAST?!”

“Bark!”

“OW! MY HAIR!”

“Woo hoo! What a ride!”

After a great deal of confusion and a few slaps on a couple of horny old men, the group finally got off each other. The Announcer sighed in relief as he straightened out his tie. “That was...” He looked up and screamed, “GIANT!”

“Lord Yemma.” The Kai-Elect Gohan said as he knelt down on one knee. “Sorry about the mess, we were escaping Earth.”

“Yemma? As in the Afterlife god?” Suno gasped in shocked. “OH MY GOD?! WE’RE DEAD!”

“No we’re not,” Bulma commented as she pointed above her head. “If we’re dead, we would have halos.”

“That’s a relief. I don’t think I can stand being dead a third time.” Krillian chuckled as he rubbed his head.

“Third time?” The Announcer exclaimed as gawked at the short man. He knew that Krillian had died once when he was a boy after the 22nd Tournament, but he didn’t know how he managed to die a second time. “What are you?! Some kind of cat?!”

“Just lucky, I guess,” Krillian shrugged. “No big deal.”

“Daddy?” Goten asked as he came up to Goku who started to stand up. He was worried about his weakened father. “Are you okay?”

Goku nodded toward him and leaned up and licked his face.

“He looks much better.” Dende observed as he examined the dog. “The unique conditions of this dimension did him wonders.”

“That’s a relief,” Chi Chi said as she rubbed Goku’s head. “I don’t want anything else to happen to you.”

“Wait a second,” Bulma said as she did a quick head count. “Where’s Vegita?”

The group looked around. “Lord Vegita!” Bardock exclaimed as he flew up and looked around. “He’s not here.”

“DAD!!!” Trunks boomed as he flew off of the desk and into the long afterlife lines. “He didn’t make it!”

“The power of the portal is straining.” Kaioshin confessed, “If the person making the portal overdid it, he might get lost in-between worlds forever.”

“Lost?” Bulma repeated as her jaw dropped. She’d known Vegita for ten years and while she didn’t know much about his past before Earth, she knew one thing about him; he was overconfident in his power. “No...” She whispered as she dropped to the ground.

Goku tensed up, ran off of the desk and dashed down the lines. “Dad! Wait!”

“Come back, Goku!” Chi Chi screamed as she followed her dog.

“Heel, Goku! Heel!” Trunks ordered as he ran after the two.

“What got into him?” Yamcha asked as he picked up Bulma and flew after the three.

“I don’t know. Just follow him.” Bulma ordered.

“Hold still.” Kaioshin said as he focused and the remaining group teleported off of the desk.

Goku ran as fast as he could. His other senses were getting stronger in the portal. He knew that Vegita had come out of the portal but at a distance. He had to find him. Finaly, he reached a small bundle of clothes that looked like Vegita’s. **Vegita!** He barked as he peeled off layers on the bundle.

“Look! It’s Vegita’s clothes!” Chi Chi exclaimed as she and Goten stopped at bundle and the dog. “Good job, Goku.” Chi Chi patted her husband on the head.

“Is that Vegita?” Bulma whispered as she and Yamcha landed onto the ground. Trunks stared at the bundle trembling. The Ki he sensed was so weak and so small. With trembling hands, she picked up the bundle and removed the clothes. Her eyes widened as she saw what was left of Vegita. “Oh my, Dende.”

“Whoa...” Yamcha commented as his jaw dropped. “That’s... interesting.”

Bulma nodded blankly. “Oh, Vegita, you are just impossible.”

*****

**Well... look at the bright side, Vegita, you still have your marbles.** Goku commented as the Z warriors gathered at the Kaioshin castle.

Vegita scowled as he tried to cross his arms. “Shut up, Kakarot. Personally, I prefer it when you can’t talk.”

Goku sighed as he lay down his head onto the rug. **You don’t have to be such a baby about this.**

Vegita sweatdropped and growled, “In case you haven’t noticed, I AM A BABY!”

Goten and Trunks were watching their fathers talk and Goten said, “Sorry about your dad being a baby.”

“That’s okay. Sorry about your dad still being a dog.”

“That’s okay. I know that Dad doesn’t mind so much.”

The Supreme Kaioshin of the Universe watched the group with great interest. They had been exiled from their planet, watched their loved ones get taken away from them by a madman, and changed beyond comprehension and yet they seemed to be taking it fairly well. Except for Vegita, of course, who obviously did not like being a baby.

“Will you just relax, Vegita?” Bulma ordered as she picked up her now infant husband. “We’ll figure out how to get you back to normal.”

Vegita just turned his head and pouted, which looked adorable on his face. He was small, with his long monkey tail back, and wearing an adorable sailor suit that he couldn’t rip off.

“It’s not quite possible.” Kaioshin sighed. “My power is being challenged as it is. Only an angel of creation can undo such a transformation, unless you can handle growing up naturally.”

“I’d rather die, again.” Vegita muttered as he scowled, “Great, the only angel still alive is insane and the other four are lost in the Multiverse.”

“Hey, it won’t be that bad.” Krillian said, “I mean, we’ll just wait for Gohan (our Gohan) and the others to come back and we’ll kick some Lazarus butt!”

“What about the captive Saiyans?” Bardock asked as he held the ring, the same ring that held his people’s souls. “We have to find a way to free them.”

Chi Chi reached out and patted the Saiyan on the shoulder. “We’ll find a way to bring them back. I promise.”

“Thank you, my lady.” Bardock smiled at his daughter-in-law.

“What do we do now?” Yamcha asked the group. “I mean, do we just wait here or what?”

“I’m afraid... that waiting might not an option,” Octavia gasped as she limped into the room holding her side. Her long fiery hair was tangled up and her clothes were ripped.

“Octavia!” Ox-King exclaimed as he helped his wife. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” Octavia nodded as she sat down in an empty chair. “The other gods are being a pain. Apparently they like the idea of Lazarus taking charge.”

There was silence in the room and Bulma finally screamed, “WHAT?! You mean to tell me that Lazarus is going to take over this place NOW?!”

Kaioshin smiled hesitantly and said, “Lazarus was the first being created by the great Creator himself. Some of the other gods felt that the Multiverse would be better if he was in charge instead of me and Gohan. And that brings up another problem, the rebel gods will take advantage of the lost angels’ defeat and will go to great lengths to destroy them in their weakened state.”

“WHAT?!” Chi Chi screamed at the top her lungs. She grabbed the god by the shirt and shook him. “My son is going to get killed by those rebel gods?! WHY AREN’T YOU DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT?!”

At once, Octavia and every other warrior pulled the frantic woman away from god. After a small tug of war, Kaioshin managed to pull away and said, “I’m a little busy fending off the rebellion.” **Why must all these Chi Chis be so crazy?** “I’m making arrangements to find your friends and family as we speak.”

Suddenly, a young Gohan came in leading a horse. He had limp human-looking hair except it had a silver streak in it. He also had a long white tail around his waist.

“Gohan?” Chi Chi whispered as she came up to him.

“Not the one you have.” The young Gohan said as he gave Kaioshin a box. “Here you go. I had a hard time getting it past the rebel gods.”

“Thank you.” Kaioshin noticed the staring warriors and explained, “This is another version of Gohan, and he’s one of my knights.”

“How did you get that white streak?” Bulma asked noticing the odd highlight in the other Gohan’s hair.

“I got struck by lightning. Long story.” The Messenger Gohan said as he bowed and left.

Kaioshin held the box in his hands. “In this box are magical artifacts that will help you in finding the angels. They only work with living mortals so only you can use them. Besides, we’ll be busy here.”

The warriors looked at each other and finally Piccolo spoke up, “So, what you are telling me is that we have to go off into various alternate worlds and meet insane versions of ourselves while dealing with rebel gods and possibly Lazarus himself?”

Kaioshin nodded. “Yes.”

“Works for me.” Piccolo said as he and the other warriors stared at the box, excited about the new adventure that would unfold.

To Be Continued in the Next Saga...


*****

Okay, that’s the end of this saga for now. Don’t think that’s the end of the story. It’s still far from over.

There will be new adventures and new powers.

First of all, I’d like to thank Nadia Rose and Darkheart 81 for their major input and Nadia’s permission for her characters. I’d like to thank all of the cool reviewers out there for the over 300 reviews given.

Don’t worry about the next series, it’s being worked on as we speak.

Sincerely yours,

Maria Cline