Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Normal Friends from Strange Places ❯ Red or Blue ( Chapter 23 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: Maria Cline 
Trey, Gohan, and Videl finally meet the Keeper of the memories and will they go through with their decsion?
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Comedy / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 12.03.2002 | Pages: 6 | Words: 5.7K | Visits: 265 | Status: Completed
Trey, Gohan, and Videl finally meet the Keeper of the memories and will they go through with their decsion?
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Comedy / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 12.03.2002 | Pages: 6 | Words: 5.7K | Visits: 265 | Status: Completed
Normal Friends From Strange Places
Part 20
By Maria Cline
Kyuushi, Gohan, Videl, and Triforce flew down the long path. It had been several days since they had trained with an alternate version of Goku. Now they had been flying almost nonstop for some unknown reason. "This will be a little bumpy." Kyuushi warned as they approach a huge tunnel.
"Where are we going?" Videl asked as her heart pounded.
Kyuushi looked over at Videl and said, "We're going to the Memorial of the Angels. It is a sacred area and so any mortal who goes in may experience some discomfort."
"What kind of discomfort?" Gohan asked nervously. He wasn't scared of what would happen to him, but was about what might happen to Videl and Triforce. Videl was the most vulnerable of the group and relied on a special weapon to survive. Triforce had a unique mind that was chaotic and confusing.
"Flashes of alternate lives... memories... a unique separation of mind and body." Kyuushi explained, "The passing of time will be different in there. Only a god or an angel are immune to such reactions, mortals are not. Besides, this is a test to see if your mortal selves can handle the pressures of what will happen."
"Right." Gohan said as he gulped. "Ready?"
"I am." Videl said as she took Gohan's hand. "We're in this together. Right, Triforce?"
"Of course. I can handle this." Triforce said calmly. "I may have three personalities but I am stable."
"Okay. Let's do this!" Gohan said as they landed at the tunnel.
"Take my hand and hold on tight." Kyuushi said as she held out her hand. Triforce took her hand and Gohan took his. Videl clasped on and her Gauntlet formed a chain around the three. The four ran in and vanished.
*****
"Okay, let's do this again!" Luna said as she focused her hands. It was an amusing sight to see an adult man wearing black spandex and white gloves mimic the moves of the much smaller girl with a silver dress.
"Right." Vegita muttered as he focused. Two weeks had passed since they had started practicing. Luna's method of teleporting was far different than Kakarot's. While Kakarot's method involved transforming himself into light and moving toward a Ki, Luna's method somehow bent time and space into a small wormhole which let objects go through. Vegita liked Luna's better since he didn't have to touch anyone to teleport them. Unfortunately, he still had to master the skill first. He focused as a small dot appeared inbetween his hands.
"That's it..." Luna whispered excited. "You're doing it..."
The dot expanded into a tiny circle as large as a quarter before Vegita collapsed and the circle vanished. "Damn it!" He moaned as he got up.
"But you did it!" Luna squealed. "You made your first portal! If you keep it up you can master it for the battle! Just work at it."
"I suppose..." Vegita smirked to himself. He had always had the ability to learn techniques faster than the average warrior. After his first trip to Earth, he learned how to sense power with just his mind just by watching his opponents. "Very well... let's try this again!"
Meanwhile at a distance Trunks, Goten, Yamcha, Tien, and Piccolo had been practicing with Pop Star and Diva in the most interesting way.
"Now... put your left hand out take your left hand in... take your left arm out and shake it all about... now do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around, that's what it's all about." Pop Star sang as the warriors did the dance.
"I swear, if anyone here even whispers a word about this to anyone, I will kill you." Piccolo growled as he did the motions.
"This is fun." Goten laughed as he did the motions.
"Why are we doing this?" Trunks asked and Pop Star paused.
"Duh! If you need to learn the fusion dance, you have to learn to think in unison!" Diva boomed. "If you botch the fusion dance you will be very weak!"
"Ummm... Ms. Diva, Ms. Pop Star?" Goten asked, "Me and Trunks can do things at once, can we try? Please?"
"I don't see why not." Pop Star said as she giggled, "You and Trunks are good friends and have the greatest potential. Okay, now do you remember the steps?"
"How could I forget?" Trunks paled.
"How's the training going?" A familiar voice came out of nowhere. At once, everyone looked over to see Chi Chi, Bulma, and Goldheart coming up. Chi Chi was dressed in a pair of pants, a long-sleeved blouse with gloves, a huge scarf, goggles, and a ball cap. Ever since she became invisble, she made it a habit to wear clothes that cover every inch of her body constantly. Not only did it look strange to the constant visitors of Capsule Corps to see a set of clothes walking around, but she didn't want anyone to see that she couldn't be seen.
"Mommy! Goldheart! Bulma! Trunks and me are going to try out the fusion dance!" Goten gushed as he hugged his mother and then Goldheart. "It will be so cool!"
"If you get it right." Diva reminded, "If not, it won't be pretty."
"Will anything happen to Goten if something goes wrong?" Chi Chi asked, worried.
"Don't worry, nothing permanent will happen to Goten and Trunks." Pop Star assured, "Now... let's do it!"
Trunks and Goten went to the clearing and everyone watched nervously. "Now... remember what the two showed you." Piccolo advised as he crossed his arms.
The two nodded and started to power up. Then Trunks bit his lip as he lowered his Ki slowly to match the slightly weaker Goten's. "Let's do this." Trunks said as he put his hands to the side.
"Yeah!" Goten nodded as he did the same. At that moment, the two boys focused on what the other would do. They had sparred and played together. They had shared special secrets with each other that they wouldn't tell anyone else. They knew each other's pains and joys.
The two did a bunch of movements that could be described as odd and apparently useless. The two said in perfect unison, "FFFFUUUSSSIIIOONNNN HA!" Their fingers touched and a bright light overcame the two.
The group watched in anticipation and when the light faded away a figure stood where the two demi-Saiyans once stand. At once, they gawked at a fat kid with black hair and purple highlights. "What is that?" Bulma gasped as she fought the urge to faint.
"I'm Gotenks!" The boy cried out in a dualistic voice. He looked down and wailed, "I'm fat!"
"It didn't work." Pop Star sighed as she shook her head.
Goku tilted his head as he came up and sniffed at the boy. He smelled like both Goten and Trunks.
"Hey there boy!" Gotenks said as he patted the dog. "Don't worry, I'm really Goten and Trunks combined." He took a deep breath as he sat down. "I'm beat."
"Why don't you two just defuse?" Chi Chi asked as she wrung her hands. She didn't like the thought of her own son being one with another boy.
"Uhhh..." Gotenks looked over at Pop Star and Diva and asked, "How do I defuse?"
"You can't, at least for another thirty mintues." Pop Star replied.
"I guess we wait." Gotenks said as he sat down, took out a manga comic from his pocket and started reading.
*****
Gohan opened his eyes and images flew around him. Images of chaos and distruction appeared around him. Many times, he saw himself in a world where he didn't accept the Cell Games and became evil. Several times he found versions of himself as a suicidal man who wanted to die. Other times he found himself who were tormented by fate and an evil god named Dende. He wondered if there were any worlds where there was a happy ending for him. Was he destined to lead a life of pain and conflict?
More images of himself killing the other Z warriors appeared. The other Gohan was cold and cruel who had no remorse. Gohan paled as he remembered the time he lost control of his Saiyan instincts and nearly killed Trey. "I can't be unique! There has to be more good mes out there!" Gohan yelled at the top of his lungs. "I'm not evil! Sure, I have done some stupid mistakes and I am tempted once in a while but that doesn't mean that I'm destined to be evil! I'm not like that!"
Gohan kept on falling surrounded by images of pain and death.
*****
Videl opened her eyes and found herself in a malstrom of images. She saw herself as a little girl. Then she saw multiple versions of her mother. Sometimes she would see an alien as her mother, many times she would even found herself to be a demi-Saiyan like Gohan. She smiled slightly. Would she have a better chance with Gohan if she was part Saiyan like him? Would he love her better if she and he were on equal grounds?
"But he does love me already, right?" She wondered as she watched more images of herself and Gohan being married and having a child. Most of the time, she would see a little girl who was stronger than herself. She smiled at the little girl. Would she have a little girl like that someday?
Suddenly she saw her father. Many times she saw him being cruel to her and even beating her up. Other times she saw him being an idiot and covering his tracks. A tear came to her eye. Can't her father be good?
Then she saw herself ruling worlds beside her father. They were sharing the secret together and even became powerful in their own way. Shock filled her face as she saw herself fighting Gohan and Trey. How can she be like that?
*****
Triforce opened his eyes and found himself in a whirlwind of images. He saw himself as Trey and Trigun. In many of the images, Trigun was a wanted criminal with no Trey to hold him back. In others he saw Trey as the domineering personality who became a deadly assassin like his father could be.
"Are there any worlds where I am good?" Triforce wondered as he looked around frantically.
*****
A half hour passed as the group watched Gotenks intensly. The fat boy was just sitting around reading his comic. Goldheart tried to play with him several times but Gotenks ended up being too tired to play.
Chi Chi sighed as she sipped some tea. "How much longer will it take before Goten and Trunks turn back to normal?"
"Any minute now." Bulma said as she looked at her watch.
A bright flash of light came out of Gotenks and Goten and Trunks appeared, sitting next to each other holding a half of comic. "That was interesting." Trunks commented.
"That was so cool!" Goten gushed as he stood up.
"What was it like, Trunks?" Bulma asked her son, "How do you feel?"
"Okay... it was weird." Trunks confessed. "I was Goten... and yet I wasn't."
Goten nodded as Chi Chi hugged him. "Yeah... I wasn't myself. I was really Gotenks!"
"Do you remember anything?" Chi Chi asked concerned.
Goten looked up to see nothing but a hat and a pair of goggles looking at him. He fought off the urge to shudder and replied, "Yeah... kinda... but's a blur to me."
"Odd... when Trey and Trigun are Triforce, they remember everything perfectly." Bulma remembered from her experiments with Trey.
"Maybe because Trey and Trigun are really one person and Triforce were those two what they could have been if they were born with one personality." Piccolo explained. "Goten and Trunks are always two different people so their reaction to being fused would be different."
"Okay..." Goten sweatdropped and asked Trunks, "Wanna try it again?"
"Now, wait a moment! You two can't just try it again after that last experience!" Chi Chi exclaimed as she clutched onto Goten.
"But... we gotta try again!" Goten wailed, "It was so cool."
"Hey, there's no permanent effects." Pop Star said as she giggled, "Don't worry, Chi Chi, they're going to be just fine. This technique have been used for years and only in extreme cases has it caused any permanent damage."
Chi Chi and Bulma paled and Trunks smirked. "Okay." He said as he went up to Goten and they went into fusion position again.
"You two just be careful!" Bulma warned as she tapped her fingers on her arm. **Please don't do anything crazy.**
"Now, remember, do it right and in perfect unision." Pop Star said as she giggled.
Goten and Trunks nodded and did the fusion dance again. Another bright light appeared and everyone who could sense Ki gasped as a figure came out. His power was overwhelming to them and their jaws dropped as the light faded. He was tall with black hair and purple hair on the sides, his hair stood up and he had a strange face that resembled both Goten and Trunks. He was dressed in a gold and black vest and matching pants. He looked down at himself and said, "Oh yeah! I look stylish!" He grinned and cried out, "Behold, the power of Gotenks!"
"Did it work?" Bulma asked wide eyed at the new boy's attitude.
"Oh yeah, did it ever." Diva smirked as she shook her head. "They all have a bit of an ego boost after a fusion. It's normal."
"Ha! I don't have an ego!" Gotenks said as he came up to Vegita and said, "Yo! Vegita! How about a fight?"
Vegita crossed his arms as he observed the warrior. Gotenks was very powerful, maybe even more powerful than himself. He smirked as he nodded. "Very well, I can beat up Trunks and Goten, I can definately defeat you!" His heart pounded at the thought of fighting someone at least his power level. He wanted to fight someone besides himself. This warrior, or warriors as the case, may be could be a worthy challenge.
"He's going to be in for a shock." Pop Star said as she got out some popcorn. "Bummer it will only last thirty of your minutes."
"That's it? That's not much time." Yamcha said as he and and the other sat down on the ground to watch the fight.
"Still, if those two... Gotenks is that strong, we can cut down battles in half and they can be handy if things get rough and we need a quick save." Bulma figured.
"But... won't it get difficult if they defuse in battle?" Chi Chi said as she cringed.
Goku tilted his head as he thought, **True... but those kids are strong to begin with. Also, Lazarus could be taken by surprise when they defuse.**
"That's for sure!" Gotenks agreed as he grinned. Then he frowned and looked around. "Who said that?"
"I DID!" Chi Chi screamed as she waved her arms sounding upset. She hated it when people didn't notice she was around. She may be invisible, but she couldn't be ignored.
"I didn't mean you! I mean the other guy!" Gotenks insisted as he frowned, "I heard him say that Goten and Trunks are strong to begin with and that Lazarus could be taken by surprise if we defuse in battle."
At once, the group looked at each other in surprise. "Who said that?" Bulma wondered.
"Not me." Tien said as he looked around. "I don't think anyone else here said anything."
Piccolo looked and then saw Goku's jaw dropping in shock. He frowned as he looked at Gotenks. "I did." He lied and everyone looked at him. "You must've accidentally heard my thoughts."
"But you don't sound a thing like this other voice." Gotenks argued as he pouted. "Oh well... let's fight!"
"Right!" Vegita agreed as he jumped up and went Super Saiyan.
"Yeah!" Gotenks went Super Saiyan attacked Vegita.
"I hope they don't kill each other." Chi Chi said as she shook her head. "I mean... Vegita is always up for a fight and Gotenks... he seems a little unstable to me."
"Don't worry, Chi Chi, Vegita is a full grown man... what's the worst that could happen?" Bulma asked.
At once, everyone imagined Earth blowing up. Piccolo sighed as he stepped back. "I'll go and get the Dragon Balls just in case."
"Better get Dende here too." Yamcha suggested.
*****
Gohan floated in the vast mess for what felt like eternity. His confusion calmed as he watched the images. It was both serene and strange for him.
"Gohan?"
Gohan looked above him to see Videl floating over his head. "Videl, are you okay?"
"Other than the fact that I feel like I'm on one of those acid trips, I'm fine." Videl said as she looked below herself. "What about you?"
"A little dizzy, but okay." Gohan said as he tried to fly up to her. "Any idea on how long we've been here? My watch is broken."
"No." Videl showed Gohan her watch and it flashed '12:00'. "My watch messed up as soon as we came in."
"Time must be different here." Trey reasoned as he floated in front of Gohan and Videl. "Hey!"
"Trey! You're not Triforce any more!" Gohan realized, "Did you sneeze?"
"Yeah!" Trigun said as he appeared behind Gohan and Videl.
At once, Videl and Gohan double-taked as they gawked at Trey and Trigun.
"You're... apart." Videl realized as she gawked. "Why?"
"I don't know. We were Triforce while floating around and then we just split." Trigun said, confused, as he floated closer.
"We have to get out of here." Videl insisted, "But how? We just keep on floating around and how did Trey get ahead of us without our seeing him?!"
"Time and space must work differently here." Trey figured, "Maybe Triforce somehow willed himself to be us or something like that."
"So, all we gotta do is will ourselves out and we'll be out?" Gohan asked as he grinned.
"Possibly, I wanted to see what this place is about. That must be why we stayed here. We wanted to see what was going on." Videl said as she crossed her legs.
"Then let's go!" Gohan said as he pointed forward. Then he saw Trey and Trigun and asked, "Can you two pull yourselves together? I don't want to come back with only half a guy."
Trey and Trigun glanced at each other and nodded in unison. "Okay." The two said as they vanished and Trey appeared.
"I'm me again with Trigun in the back seat." Trey said as he held out his hands. "Let's go."
"Right!" Videl and Gohan grabbed a hand and they vanished.
*****
Videl opened her eyes to see herself in a strange monument of marble and steel. It was shaped like an ancient greek building with three statues in front. She gasped as she recognized a giant statue of a woman with a pair of long wings with a giant gauntlet on her arm. She was dressed in a simple white dress with some gold armor on top. "She's... me." She whispered.
She looked over to see Trey and Gohan gawking at the other two statues. They were mirror images of Gohan in his Super Oozaru form and of Triforce, except they were dressed differently and had wings. "This is so weird... even for me." Gohan said wide-eyed.
"I'm glad you made it." Kyuushi said as she came up dressed in a long formal gown with her long black wings sticking out. "I was wondering what took you. This way." She gestured as she walked toward a single door.
The three gulped as they nodded and followed the mysterious angel. Kyuushi placed her palm on a hand print and the door opened. The group walked in and down the hall. Tension rose as they realized that they were finally going to regain their memories. Finally, they came up to a simple wooden door. Kyuushi stepped to the side and spoke, "Down this hall is the keeper of the memories. He was created for this day. This is also your last chance to change your mind. After this, there is no turning back."
"Let's go." Gohan said bravely as he thought of his father and the entire universe needing him. He walked in, then Trey and finally Videl.
Inside was a simple room with a set of bookcases, an old-fashioned lamp, a desk, three simple wooden chairs, and a old fashion recliner with a man in it. He had dark brown skin, no hair, had a pair of silver sunglasses, a long black trenchcoat, black shirt, and black pants. He looked up and said, "I've been waiting for you. I am Morbius, the Keeper."
"For how long?" Gohan asked finally as he, Trey, and Videl sat in the chairs in front of Morbius.
"For eternity." Morbius replied simply. "I bet that all your lives, you felt displaced somehow. That... the world is not right and that you have something to do and you don't know what."
"Yes I've felt that way." Gohan whispered as he nodded.
Trey and Videl nodded as well as they felt similiar frustration in their lives.
"That is your past lives reaching out to you." Morbius said as he held out his hands. In his right hand were three small red spheres and in his left were three small blue spheres. "In my left hand are three small blue spheres. Take one of these and your adventure will stop and you will be back home. Take the red sphere and your adventure will continue. Do you wish to see how many pages there are left in this story?"
Gohan, Videl, and Trey stared at the spheres. Did they want to go home as they are? Or change into something greater? Finally, Gohan reached in and took the red sphere. "Show me." Gohan dared as he smirked.
Videl and Trey nodded as they took a red sphere themselves. The blue spheres shrank into their palms and vanished.
Morbius nodded as the blue spheres vanished. "Those red spheres are your past lives' memories. The blue spheres would've instantly teleported you back home."
Videl, Trey, and Gohan looked at each other and then at their hands. "I don't feel any different." Gohan confessed as he sweatdropped.
"Give it time..." Morbius said as he steepled his fingers.
Suddenly, Gohan gasped as he saw a bright red glow overcame his finger and slowly came up his hand and arm. "Gah!" He screamed as it transformed into a bright red liquid that was like molten lava. He turned his head to see Trey's hand and arm being covered in a silvery coat of metal and Videl with a bright blue coat of metal. "Videl! Trey!" Gohan cried out as the red liquid covered his chest.
"And now you will see an entirely new universe." Morbius said as he vanished in a bright green light.
Gohan collapsed onto the floor as his body was covered in the red liquid.
*****
Outside, Kyuushi's red eyes glowed as she looked up. "It's time."
*****
Meanwhile in the living world...
"That gotta hurt." Yamcha grimanced as he and the others watched the fight or rather the massacre. Vegita was overwhelmed by Gotenks' pure strength and power. Gotenks' fighting technique as a strange blend of Vegita's, Gohan's, Bardock's, and even Chi Chi's. The fused warrior also used techniques that were completely unheard of, like the Volleyball.
Gotenks was batting Vegita around while he was curled up as a volleyball. Finally, the warrior spiked the 'ball' and it crashed onto the ground.
"Point!" Luna screamed as a scoreboard appeared showing Vegita-0, Gotenks-1.
"How did that scorebard get there?" Tien wondered.
"I don't know." Dende replied as he stood by with the Dragon Balls around him just in case.
"The fusion will last only... five more minutes." Bulma said as she looked at her watch. "I hope Vegita will last that much longer."
**Me too.** Goku agreed as he grimanced again.
All of a sudden, Gotenks paused as he looked up. "Whoa... did you guys feel that?"
The group stopped and stared at him.
Luna, Pop Star, and Diva nodded as well. "Cool! They've woke up!" Luna gushed as her eyes lit up. "I can feel them!"
"Who woke up?" Yamcha asked.
"The fallen angels." Bardock said as he came up with Baba and Alice behind them. "I 'saw' Gohan, Trey, and Videl accepting their past memories."
"Are they okay?" Chi Chi asked as she grabbed Bardock and shook him. "Is Gohan still Gohan?"
"I... don't know." Bardock whispered as he frowned. "I do know that they are alive, but recovering from what happened. We won't really know if they are still themselves until they come back. I remember when I gained my psychic power it took me a couple weeks till I recovered. It might be the same way with those three."
"Great..." Chi Chi sobbed as she removed her goggles and sat down. She knew that Gohan and the others would have to gain their past lives' memories and powers but she was still shocked at what happened. "Now... the waiting..."
Goku whined as he lay his head on Chi Chi's lap. **Don't worry, Chi Chi, Gohan will still be Gohan.**
"Yeah! Nothing to worry about!" Gotenks fully agreed then he frowned. "Hey! It's that mysterious voice in my head again!"
Vegita moaned as he rubbed his broken arm. "What mysterious voice in your head?"
"The mysterious voice in my head. I think he's telepathic!" Gotenks said as he rubbed his chin. "Okay, now to figure this out... after all, I have the combined brain power of two kids with one of them being a complete genius I should figure this mystery out in four minutes."
"Oh no..." Chi Chi whispered as she looked down at Goku. If Gotenks figured out everything and blab it out before his fusion time was up, it would expose Goku and Lazarus could take him away in his vulnerable state.
"Hmmm..." Gotenks sat down and pondered. Everyone watched in anticipation as the fused boy thought. Goku gulped as he wondered how could this boy, or boys, be so perceptive. How much power did he have? He learned about fusion while he was dead but he didn't have a chance to use it since there were no other Saiyans around who were his power level.
"Eureka! I've got it!" Gotenks proclaimed as he stood up. "I figured out a great mystery that will reveal the very plot of this story!"
"Really?" Bulma asked as she came up, "What is it, Gotenks?"
Gotenks smirked in a very Vegita way and said, "Guess." At once, everyone facefaulted.
"I don't have time for this little guessing game." Piccolo boomed as he crossed his arms. **Damn it, can this kid, or kids, have figured out what was going on with Goku? Goten was close to Goldheart and Trunks is sharp.**
"Come on! What's the point of having a secret if you can't gloat over it." Gotenks smirked again. "Here's a hint. It's close to us."
"Oh... that's a real help." Bulma sighed as she rolled her eyes. Her curiousity had peaked. All of her life she was curious about all mysteries in life, and that had caused her to be wrapped up in her adventures with Goku and his friends. "Does it have to do with Gohan?"
"Nope!" Gotenks said as he giggled. "You can't guess in a million years!"
"Does it have to do with Goku?" Yamcha asked as he frowned.
"You got it!" Gotenks gushed as he held up a point sign. "It has something to do with Goku!"
"You know where he is?" Tien asked stunned.
"I figured it all out!" Gotenks boasted.
"Then where is he, brat?" Vegita boomed after Dende healed him.
"Guess for yourself." Gotenks taunted.
"He's in Hell." Vegita quickly responded. "That's the last place any angel would find a goodie two shoes like Kakarot."
"Nope. Try again!" Gotenks laughed as he held his stomach.
"He could be held somewhere... like in a crystal, for all we know, Kyuushi could be carrying Goku around in a necklace." Yamcha said as he rubbed his head.
"Close but no cigar!" Gotenks said as he laughed. **These guys are so clueless! They will never know!**
"And they won't know!" Luna growled as she flung both hands at Gotenks and a white portal appeared below his feet.
"Huh?" Gotenks looked down to see the white hole below him. "GAH!" He screamed as he fell into the portal.
"There. The secret is safe." Luna said smuggly as she crossed her arms.
"Smart move, Luna." Pop Star nodded, "That did it."
"You didn't kill him did you?!" Chi Chi screamed as she grabbed Luna by the dress.
"I swear... if you hurt him..." Vegita growled as his fist glow.
"Don't worry, I just sent him to the farthest reaches of the planet. He's fine." Luna insisted as she grinned.
"Hey!" Gotenks screamed as he flew back up and grabbed Luna. "Don't do that!"
"I'm just protecting Goku!" Luna insisted, "If Lazarus knows where Goku is, then he would capture Goku and use him in his evil schemes!"
"So? He'll never find out!" Gotenks laughed confidently. "Just to prove it to you, I'll say it right now!"
"No! Don't!" Bardock pleaded, "You have no idea what you are doing!"
"I know exactly what I'm doing!" Gotenks argued as he grinned, "What happened to Goku is-" In a bright light, Gotenks vanished and Goten and Trunks appeared.
The two looked at each other and then at the group who was watching them intensely. "Umm... were we about to say something?" Goten asked, confused, and then everyone facefaulted.
"Don't you remember anything?" Vegita screamed as he saw his chance to find out what happened to Kakarot slip away.
Goten frowned as he and Trunks pondered. "I don't think so..." Goten said as he grinned.
"Neither do I." Trunks shrugged as he looked down.
"Well... maybe it's a good thing neither one of you remember." Chi Chi confessed as she patted a relieved Goku on the head. "I don't want Goku to get into any sort of danger."
"Yeah, Goku's life and perhaps his soul is at stake." Piccolo said as he sighed. "As much as we want Goku back now, we can't take the chance."
"I know." Goten said as he looked down. "I'm sorry that I acted so... crazy. I didn't mean to taunt anyone like that!"
"Neither did I." Trunks insisted as he held his head.
"It wasn't you. It was Gotenks." Bulma said as she smiled slightly, "But I expect both of you to be more stable when you two fuse in the future. I don't want a cocky hothead making things hard in a battle to the death with the evil Angel of Life!"
"I wonder if Triforce is that... confident." Tien wondered as he frowned slightly.
"Maybe not." Piccolo replied, "Trey and Trigun are the same person, somewhat, just two different sides. Goten and Trunks are two completely different kids. That clash of personalities did something to make Gotenks nuts."
"Maybe I can figure out a way to make Gotenks more... stable. I mean, less cocky." Bulma said as she smirked. "Improve the technique."
"Whoa... you can't do that." Diva said, "That technique has been around for hundreds of years and mastered by only a few. The aliens who did that technique couldn't perfect it. What makes you think you can?"
"I am a genius." Bulma replied as she crossed her arms.
"Oh, okay. That is so reassuring." Pop Star said uncomfortable. **Mortals, they are so confident.**
"I just wish Goku was here to see this." Bulma sighed, "I mean... he is always the one who love seeing new techniques."
"What makes you think he's not?" Goten said as he winked at Goldheart.
"Huh?" Bulma turned her head to Goten. "What do you mean?"
"Oh... nothing! I mean... Daddy's probably watching from the Next Dimension right now!" Goten laughed nervously as he put both hands behind his head.
Vegita frowned at the two boys. He could tell that they are still hiding something. Did they really forget the big secret of Kakarot? **Damn it, why does it felt like everyone knows about Kakarot except me?**
*****
The Angel of Death sat in the chair as she watched three figures asleep in three cots. They glowed with a light of their own. "The transfer is a success?" Kaioshin asked as he stepped into the room.
"Yes, everything is going according to the plan." Kyuushi said as she lit a candle. "They are stil adjusting to the memories and new powers. I'm concerned. They have been through a great deal in their short lives and now they are taking in memories that could overwhem them."
"You must have faith that they will endure." Kaioshin said as he sat next to her. "My angel, their souls are ancient like yours. They will endure."
"I hope so... for their sakes as well as the Universe as we know it." Kyuushi whispered as she bowed her head down.
*****
Launch stood in the backyard firing her gun at a group of beer bottles. With Trey, Choutsu, and Tien going off to train in various places, the woman didn't have much to do except do her own form of training. Before she could have just gone around robbing stores but she would just be stopped by one of the new super heroes. They wouldn't report her but they ruin her fun.
"Tsk tsk... such destruction." A smooth voice said.
Launch paused as she looked over her shoulder to see a man with golden blond hair, a white suit, and a pair of white wings. "Who the hell are you?" Launch demanded as she aimed her guns.
"I am Lazarus, the Angel of Life. And I'm here to quiet your divided soul." He said as his hand reached into Launch's chest.
Screams echoed into the air as a woman fell over onto the soft grass.
To Be Continued...
Part 20
By Maria Cline
Kyuushi, Gohan, Videl, and Triforce flew down the long path. It had been several days since they had trained with an alternate version of Goku. Now they had been flying almost nonstop for some unknown reason. "This will be a little bumpy." Kyuushi warned as they approach a huge tunnel.
"Where are we going?" Videl asked as her heart pounded.
Kyuushi looked over at Videl and said, "We're going to the Memorial of the Angels. It is a sacred area and so any mortal who goes in may experience some discomfort."
"What kind of discomfort?" Gohan asked nervously. He wasn't scared of what would happen to him, but was about what might happen to Videl and Triforce. Videl was the most vulnerable of the group and relied on a special weapon to survive. Triforce had a unique mind that was chaotic and confusing.
"Flashes of alternate lives... memories... a unique separation of mind and body." Kyuushi explained, "The passing of time will be different in there. Only a god or an angel are immune to such reactions, mortals are not. Besides, this is a test to see if your mortal selves can handle the pressures of what will happen."
"Right." Gohan said as he gulped. "Ready?"
"I am." Videl said as she took Gohan's hand. "We're in this together. Right, Triforce?"
"Of course. I can handle this." Triforce said calmly. "I may have three personalities but I am stable."
"Okay. Let's do this!" Gohan said as they landed at the tunnel.
"Take my hand and hold on tight." Kyuushi said as she held out her hand. Triforce took her hand and Gohan took his. Videl clasped on and her Gauntlet formed a chain around the three. The four ran in and vanished.
*****
"Okay, let's do this again!" Luna said as she focused her hands. It was an amusing sight to see an adult man wearing black spandex and white gloves mimic the moves of the much smaller girl with a silver dress.
"Right." Vegita muttered as he focused. Two weeks had passed since they had started practicing. Luna's method of teleporting was far different than Kakarot's. While Kakarot's method involved transforming himself into light and moving toward a Ki, Luna's method somehow bent time and space into a small wormhole which let objects go through. Vegita liked Luna's better since he didn't have to touch anyone to teleport them. Unfortunately, he still had to master the skill first. He focused as a small dot appeared inbetween his hands.
"That's it..." Luna whispered excited. "You're doing it..."
The dot expanded into a tiny circle as large as a quarter before Vegita collapsed and the circle vanished. "Damn it!" He moaned as he got up.
"But you did it!" Luna squealed. "You made your first portal! If you keep it up you can master it for the battle! Just work at it."
"I suppose..." Vegita smirked to himself. He had always had the ability to learn techniques faster than the average warrior. After his first trip to Earth, he learned how to sense power with just his mind just by watching his opponents. "Very well... let's try this again!"
Meanwhile at a distance Trunks, Goten, Yamcha, Tien, and Piccolo had been practicing with Pop Star and Diva in the most interesting way.
"Now... put your left hand out take your left hand in... take your left arm out and shake it all about... now do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around, that's what it's all about." Pop Star sang as the warriors did the dance.
"I swear, if anyone here even whispers a word about this to anyone, I will kill you." Piccolo growled as he did the motions.
"This is fun." Goten laughed as he did the motions.
"Why are we doing this?" Trunks asked and Pop Star paused.
"Duh! If you need to learn the fusion dance, you have to learn to think in unison!" Diva boomed. "If you botch the fusion dance you will be very weak!"
"Ummm... Ms. Diva, Ms. Pop Star?" Goten asked, "Me and Trunks can do things at once, can we try? Please?"
"I don't see why not." Pop Star said as she giggled, "You and Trunks are good friends and have the greatest potential. Okay, now do you remember the steps?"
"How could I forget?" Trunks paled.
"How's the training going?" A familiar voice came out of nowhere. At once, everyone looked over to see Chi Chi, Bulma, and Goldheart coming up. Chi Chi was dressed in a pair of pants, a long-sleeved blouse with gloves, a huge scarf, goggles, and a ball cap. Ever since she became invisble, she made it a habit to wear clothes that cover every inch of her body constantly. Not only did it look strange to the constant visitors of Capsule Corps to see a set of clothes walking around, but she didn't want anyone to see that she couldn't be seen.
"Mommy! Goldheart! Bulma! Trunks and me are going to try out the fusion dance!" Goten gushed as he hugged his mother and then Goldheart. "It will be so cool!"
"If you get it right." Diva reminded, "If not, it won't be pretty."
"Will anything happen to Goten if something goes wrong?" Chi Chi asked, worried.
"Don't worry, nothing permanent will happen to Goten and Trunks." Pop Star assured, "Now... let's do it!"
Trunks and Goten went to the clearing and everyone watched nervously. "Now... remember what the two showed you." Piccolo advised as he crossed his arms.
The two nodded and started to power up. Then Trunks bit his lip as he lowered his Ki slowly to match the slightly weaker Goten's. "Let's do this." Trunks said as he put his hands to the side.
"Yeah!" Goten nodded as he did the same. At that moment, the two boys focused on what the other would do. They had sparred and played together. They had shared special secrets with each other that they wouldn't tell anyone else. They knew each other's pains and joys.
The two did a bunch of movements that could be described as odd and apparently useless. The two said in perfect unison, "FFFFUUUSSSIIIOONNNN HA!" Their fingers touched and a bright light overcame the two.
The group watched in anticipation and when the light faded away a figure stood where the two demi-Saiyans once stand. At once, they gawked at a fat kid with black hair and purple highlights. "What is that?" Bulma gasped as she fought the urge to faint.
"I'm Gotenks!" The boy cried out in a dualistic voice. He looked down and wailed, "I'm fat!"
"It didn't work." Pop Star sighed as she shook her head.
Goku tilted his head as he came up and sniffed at the boy. He smelled like both Goten and Trunks.
"Hey there boy!" Gotenks said as he patted the dog. "Don't worry, I'm really Goten and Trunks combined." He took a deep breath as he sat down. "I'm beat."
"Why don't you two just defuse?" Chi Chi asked as she wrung her hands. She didn't like the thought of her own son being one with another boy.
"Uhhh..." Gotenks looked over at Pop Star and Diva and asked, "How do I defuse?"
"You can't, at least for another thirty mintues." Pop Star replied.
"I guess we wait." Gotenks said as he sat down, took out a manga comic from his pocket and started reading.
*****
Gohan opened his eyes and images flew around him. Images of chaos and distruction appeared around him. Many times, he saw himself in a world where he didn't accept the Cell Games and became evil. Several times he found versions of himself as a suicidal man who wanted to die. Other times he found himself who were tormented by fate and an evil god named Dende. He wondered if there were any worlds where there was a happy ending for him. Was he destined to lead a life of pain and conflict?
More images of himself killing the other Z warriors appeared. The other Gohan was cold and cruel who had no remorse. Gohan paled as he remembered the time he lost control of his Saiyan instincts and nearly killed Trey. "I can't be unique! There has to be more good mes out there!" Gohan yelled at the top of his lungs. "I'm not evil! Sure, I have done some stupid mistakes and I am tempted once in a while but that doesn't mean that I'm destined to be evil! I'm not like that!"
Gohan kept on falling surrounded by images of pain and death.
*****
Videl opened her eyes and found herself in a malstrom of images. She saw herself as a little girl. Then she saw multiple versions of her mother. Sometimes she would see an alien as her mother, many times she would even found herself to be a demi-Saiyan like Gohan. She smiled slightly. Would she have a better chance with Gohan if she was part Saiyan like him? Would he love her better if she and he were on equal grounds?
"But he does love me already, right?" She wondered as she watched more images of herself and Gohan being married and having a child. Most of the time, she would see a little girl who was stronger than herself. She smiled at the little girl. Would she have a little girl like that someday?
Suddenly she saw her father. Many times she saw him being cruel to her and even beating her up. Other times she saw him being an idiot and covering his tracks. A tear came to her eye. Can't her father be good?
Then she saw herself ruling worlds beside her father. They were sharing the secret together and even became powerful in their own way. Shock filled her face as she saw herself fighting Gohan and Trey. How can she be like that?
*****
Triforce opened his eyes and found himself in a whirlwind of images. He saw himself as Trey and Trigun. In many of the images, Trigun was a wanted criminal with no Trey to hold him back. In others he saw Trey as the domineering personality who became a deadly assassin like his father could be.
"Are there any worlds where I am good?" Triforce wondered as he looked around frantically.
*****
A half hour passed as the group watched Gotenks intensly. The fat boy was just sitting around reading his comic. Goldheart tried to play with him several times but Gotenks ended up being too tired to play.
Chi Chi sighed as she sipped some tea. "How much longer will it take before Goten and Trunks turn back to normal?"
"Any minute now." Bulma said as she looked at her watch.
A bright flash of light came out of Gotenks and Goten and Trunks appeared, sitting next to each other holding a half of comic. "That was interesting." Trunks commented.
"That was so cool!" Goten gushed as he stood up.
"What was it like, Trunks?" Bulma asked her son, "How do you feel?"
"Okay... it was weird." Trunks confessed. "I was Goten... and yet I wasn't."
Goten nodded as Chi Chi hugged him. "Yeah... I wasn't myself. I was really Gotenks!"
"Do you remember anything?" Chi Chi asked concerned.
Goten looked up to see nothing but a hat and a pair of goggles looking at him. He fought off the urge to shudder and replied, "Yeah... kinda... but's a blur to me."
"Odd... when Trey and Trigun are Triforce, they remember everything perfectly." Bulma remembered from her experiments with Trey.
"Maybe because Trey and Trigun are really one person and Triforce were those two what they could have been if they were born with one personality." Piccolo explained. "Goten and Trunks are always two different people so their reaction to being fused would be different."
"Okay..." Goten sweatdropped and asked Trunks, "Wanna try it again?"
"Now, wait a moment! You two can't just try it again after that last experience!" Chi Chi exclaimed as she clutched onto Goten.
"But... we gotta try again!" Goten wailed, "It was so cool."
"Hey, there's no permanent effects." Pop Star said as she giggled, "Don't worry, Chi Chi, they're going to be just fine. This technique have been used for years and only in extreme cases has it caused any permanent damage."
Chi Chi and Bulma paled and Trunks smirked. "Okay." He said as he went up to Goten and they went into fusion position again.
"You two just be careful!" Bulma warned as she tapped her fingers on her arm. **Please don't do anything crazy.**
"Now, remember, do it right and in perfect unision." Pop Star said as she giggled.
Goten and Trunks nodded and did the fusion dance again. Another bright light appeared and everyone who could sense Ki gasped as a figure came out. His power was overwhelming to them and their jaws dropped as the light faded. He was tall with black hair and purple hair on the sides, his hair stood up and he had a strange face that resembled both Goten and Trunks. He was dressed in a gold and black vest and matching pants. He looked down at himself and said, "Oh yeah! I look stylish!" He grinned and cried out, "Behold, the power of Gotenks!"
"Did it work?" Bulma asked wide eyed at the new boy's attitude.
"Oh yeah, did it ever." Diva smirked as she shook her head. "They all have a bit of an ego boost after a fusion. It's normal."
"Ha! I don't have an ego!" Gotenks said as he came up to Vegita and said, "Yo! Vegita! How about a fight?"
Vegita crossed his arms as he observed the warrior. Gotenks was very powerful, maybe even more powerful than himself. He smirked as he nodded. "Very well, I can beat up Trunks and Goten, I can definately defeat you!" His heart pounded at the thought of fighting someone at least his power level. He wanted to fight someone besides himself. This warrior, or warriors as the case, may be could be a worthy challenge.
"He's going to be in for a shock." Pop Star said as she got out some popcorn. "Bummer it will only last thirty of your minutes."
"That's it? That's not much time." Yamcha said as he and and the other sat down on the ground to watch the fight.
"Still, if those two... Gotenks is that strong, we can cut down battles in half and they can be handy if things get rough and we need a quick save." Bulma figured.
"But... won't it get difficult if they defuse in battle?" Chi Chi said as she cringed.
Goku tilted his head as he thought, **True... but those kids are strong to begin with. Also, Lazarus could be taken by surprise when they defuse.**
"That's for sure!" Gotenks agreed as he grinned. Then he frowned and looked around. "Who said that?"
"I DID!" Chi Chi screamed as she waved her arms sounding upset. She hated it when people didn't notice she was around. She may be invisible, but she couldn't be ignored.
"I didn't mean you! I mean the other guy!" Gotenks insisted as he frowned, "I heard him say that Goten and Trunks are strong to begin with and that Lazarus could be taken by surprise if we defuse in battle."
At once, the group looked at each other in surprise. "Who said that?" Bulma wondered.
"Not me." Tien said as he looked around. "I don't think anyone else here said anything."
Piccolo looked and then saw Goku's jaw dropping in shock. He frowned as he looked at Gotenks. "I did." He lied and everyone looked at him. "You must've accidentally heard my thoughts."
"But you don't sound a thing like this other voice." Gotenks argued as he pouted. "Oh well... let's fight!"
"Right!" Vegita agreed as he jumped up and went Super Saiyan.
"Yeah!" Gotenks went Super Saiyan attacked Vegita.
"I hope they don't kill each other." Chi Chi said as she shook her head. "I mean... Vegita is always up for a fight and Gotenks... he seems a little unstable to me."
"Don't worry, Chi Chi, Vegita is a full grown man... what's the worst that could happen?" Bulma asked.
At once, everyone imagined Earth blowing up. Piccolo sighed as he stepped back. "I'll go and get the Dragon Balls just in case."
"Better get Dende here too." Yamcha suggested.
*****
Gohan floated in the vast mess for what felt like eternity. His confusion calmed as he watched the images. It was both serene and strange for him.
"Gohan?"
Gohan looked above him to see Videl floating over his head. "Videl, are you okay?"
"Other than the fact that I feel like I'm on one of those acid trips, I'm fine." Videl said as she looked below herself. "What about you?"
"A little dizzy, but okay." Gohan said as he tried to fly up to her. "Any idea on how long we've been here? My watch is broken."
"No." Videl showed Gohan her watch and it flashed '12:00'. "My watch messed up as soon as we came in."
"Time must be different here." Trey reasoned as he floated in front of Gohan and Videl. "Hey!"
"Trey! You're not Triforce any more!" Gohan realized, "Did you sneeze?"
"Yeah!" Trigun said as he appeared behind Gohan and Videl.
At once, Videl and Gohan double-taked as they gawked at Trey and Trigun.
"You're... apart." Videl realized as she gawked. "Why?"
"I don't know. We were Triforce while floating around and then we just split." Trigun said, confused, as he floated closer.
"We have to get out of here." Videl insisted, "But how? We just keep on floating around and how did Trey get ahead of us without our seeing him?!"
"Time and space must work differently here." Trey figured, "Maybe Triforce somehow willed himself to be us or something like that."
"So, all we gotta do is will ourselves out and we'll be out?" Gohan asked as he grinned.
"Possibly, I wanted to see what this place is about. That must be why we stayed here. We wanted to see what was going on." Videl said as she crossed her legs.
"Then let's go!" Gohan said as he pointed forward. Then he saw Trey and Trigun and asked, "Can you two pull yourselves together? I don't want to come back with only half a guy."
Trey and Trigun glanced at each other and nodded in unison. "Okay." The two said as they vanished and Trey appeared.
"I'm me again with Trigun in the back seat." Trey said as he held out his hands. "Let's go."
"Right!" Videl and Gohan grabbed a hand and they vanished.
*****
Videl opened her eyes to see herself in a strange monument of marble and steel. It was shaped like an ancient greek building with three statues in front. She gasped as she recognized a giant statue of a woman with a pair of long wings with a giant gauntlet on her arm. She was dressed in a simple white dress with some gold armor on top. "She's... me." She whispered.
She looked over to see Trey and Gohan gawking at the other two statues. They were mirror images of Gohan in his Super Oozaru form and of Triforce, except they were dressed differently and had wings. "This is so weird... even for me." Gohan said wide-eyed.
"I'm glad you made it." Kyuushi said as she came up dressed in a long formal gown with her long black wings sticking out. "I was wondering what took you. This way." She gestured as she walked toward a single door.
The three gulped as they nodded and followed the mysterious angel. Kyuushi placed her palm on a hand print and the door opened. The group walked in and down the hall. Tension rose as they realized that they were finally going to regain their memories. Finally, they came up to a simple wooden door. Kyuushi stepped to the side and spoke, "Down this hall is the keeper of the memories. He was created for this day. This is also your last chance to change your mind. After this, there is no turning back."
"Let's go." Gohan said bravely as he thought of his father and the entire universe needing him. He walked in, then Trey and finally Videl.
Inside was a simple room with a set of bookcases, an old-fashioned lamp, a desk, three simple wooden chairs, and a old fashion recliner with a man in it. He had dark brown skin, no hair, had a pair of silver sunglasses, a long black trenchcoat, black shirt, and black pants. He looked up and said, "I've been waiting for you. I am Morbius, the Keeper."
"For how long?" Gohan asked finally as he, Trey, and Videl sat in the chairs in front of Morbius.
"For eternity." Morbius replied simply. "I bet that all your lives, you felt displaced somehow. That... the world is not right and that you have something to do and you don't know what."
"Yes I've felt that way." Gohan whispered as he nodded.
Trey and Videl nodded as well as they felt similiar frustration in their lives.
"That is your past lives reaching out to you." Morbius said as he held out his hands. In his right hand were three small red spheres and in his left were three small blue spheres. "In my left hand are three small blue spheres. Take one of these and your adventure will stop and you will be back home. Take the red sphere and your adventure will continue. Do you wish to see how many pages there are left in this story?"
Gohan, Videl, and Trey stared at the spheres. Did they want to go home as they are? Or change into something greater? Finally, Gohan reached in and took the red sphere. "Show me." Gohan dared as he smirked.
Videl and Trey nodded as they took a red sphere themselves. The blue spheres shrank into their palms and vanished.
Morbius nodded as the blue spheres vanished. "Those red spheres are your past lives' memories. The blue spheres would've instantly teleported you back home."
Videl, Trey, and Gohan looked at each other and then at their hands. "I don't feel any different." Gohan confessed as he sweatdropped.
"Give it time..." Morbius said as he steepled his fingers.
Suddenly, Gohan gasped as he saw a bright red glow overcame his finger and slowly came up his hand and arm. "Gah!" He screamed as it transformed into a bright red liquid that was like molten lava. He turned his head to see Trey's hand and arm being covered in a silvery coat of metal and Videl with a bright blue coat of metal. "Videl! Trey!" Gohan cried out as the red liquid covered his chest.
"And now you will see an entirely new universe." Morbius said as he vanished in a bright green light.
Gohan collapsed onto the floor as his body was covered in the red liquid.
*****
Outside, Kyuushi's red eyes glowed as she looked up. "It's time."
*****
Meanwhile in the living world...
"That gotta hurt." Yamcha grimanced as he and the others watched the fight or rather the massacre. Vegita was overwhelmed by Gotenks' pure strength and power. Gotenks' fighting technique as a strange blend of Vegita's, Gohan's, Bardock's, and even Chi Chi's. The fused warrior also used techniques that were completely unheard of, like the Volleyball.
Gotenks was batting Vegita around while he was curled up as a volleyball. Finally, the warrior spiked the 'ball' and it crashed onto the ground.
"Point!" Luna screamed as a scoreboard appeared showing Vegita-0, Gotenks-1.
"How did that scorebard get there?" Tien wondered.
"I don't know." Dende replied as he stood by with the Dragon Balls around him just in case.
"The fusion will last only... five more minutes." Bulma said as she looked at her watch. "I hope Vegita will last that much longer."
**Me too.** Goku agreed as he grimanced again.
All of a sudden, Gotenks paused as he looked up. "Whoa... did you guys feel that?"
The group stopped and stared at him.
Luna, Pop Star, and Diva nodded as well. "Cool! They've woke up!" Luna gushed as her eyes lit up. "I can feel them!"
"Who woke up?" Yamcha asked.
"The fallen angels." Bardock said as he came up with Baba and Alice behind them. "I 'saw' Gohan, Trey, and Videl accepting their past memories."
"Are they okay?" Chi Chi asked as she grabbed Bardock and shook him. "Is Gohan still Gohan?"
"I... don't know." Bardock whispered as he frowned. "I do know that they are alive, but recovering from what happened. We won't really know if they are still themselves until they come back. I remember when I gained my psychic power it took me a couple weeks till I recovered. It might be the same way with those three."
"Great..." Chi Chi sobbed as she removed her goggles and sat down. She knew that Gohan and the others would have to gain their past lives' memories and powers but she was still shocked at what happened. "Now... the waiting..."
Goku whined as he lay his head on Chi Chi's lap. **Don't worry, Chi Chi, Gohan will still be Gohan.**
"Yeah! Nothing to worry about!" Gotenks fully agreed then he frowned. "Hey! It's that mysterious voice in my head again!"
Vegita moaned as he rubbed his broken arm. "What mysterious voice in your head?"
"The mysterious voice in my head. I think he's telepathic!" Gotenks said as he rubbed his chin. "Okay, now to figure this out... after all, I have the combined brain power of two kids with one of them being a complete genius I should figure this mystery out in four minutes."
"Oh no..." Chi Chi whispered as she looked down at Goku. If Gotenks figured out everything and blab it out before his fusion time was up, it would expose Goku and Lazarus could take him away in his vulnerable state.
"Hmmm..." Gotenks sat down and pondered. Everyone watched in anticipation as the fused boy thought. Goku gulped as he wondered how could this boy, or boys, be so perceptive. How much power did he have? He learned about fusion while he was dead but he didn't have a chance to use it since there were no other Saiyans around who were his power level.
"Eureka! I've got it!" Gotenks proclaimed as he stood up. "I figured out a great mystery that will reveal the very plot of this story!"
"Really?" Bulma asked as she came up, "What is it, Gotenks?"
Gotenks smirked in a very Vegita way and said, "Guess." At once, everyone facefaulted.
"I don't have time for this little guessing game." Piccolo boomed as he crossed his arms. **Damn it, can this kid, or kids, have figured out what was going on with Goku? Goten was close to Goldheart and Trunks is sharp.**
"Come on! What's the point of having a secret if you can't gloat over it." Gotenks smirked again. "Here's a hint. It's close to us."
"Oh... that's a real help." Bulma sighed as she rolled her eyes. Her curiousity had peaked. All of her life she was curious about all mysteries in life, and that had caused her to be wrapped up in her adventures with Goku and his friends. "Does it have to do with Gohan?"
"Nope!" Gotenks said as he giggled. "You can't guess in a million years!"
"Does it have to do with Goku?" Yamcha asked as he frowned.
"You got it!" Gotenks gushed as he held up a point sign. "It has something to do with Goku!"
"You know where he is?" Tien asked stunned.
"I figured it all out!" Gotenks boasted.
"Then where is he, brat?" Vegita boomed after Dende healed him.
"Guess for yourself." Gotenks taunted.
"He's in Hell." Vegita quickly responded. "That's the last place any angel would find a goodie two shoes like Kakarot."
"Nope. Try again!" Gotenks laughed as he held his stomach.
"He could be held somewhere... like in a crystal, for all we know, Kyuushi could be carrying Goku around in a necklace." Yamcha said as he rubbed his head.
"Close but no cigar!" Gotenks said as he laughed. **These guys are so clueless! They will never know!**
"And they won't know!" Luna growled as she flung both hands at Gotenks and a white portal appeared below his feet.
"Huh?" Gotenks looked down to see the white hole below him. "GAH!" He screamed as he fell into the portal.
"There. The secret is safe." Luna said smuggly as she crossed her arms.
"Smart move, Luna." Pop Star nodded, "That did it."
"You didn't kill him did you?!" Chi Chi screamed as she grabbed Luna by the dress.
"I swear... if you hurt him..." Vegita growled as his fist glow.
"Don't worry, I just sent him to the farthest reaches of the planet. He's fine." Luna insisted as she grinned.
"Hey!" Gotenks screamed as he flew back up and grabbed Luna. "Don't do that!"
"I'm just protecting Goku!" Luna insisted, "If Lazarus knows where Goku is, then he would capture Goku and use him in his evil schemes!"
"So? He'll never find out!" Gotenks laughed confidently. "Just to prove it to you, I'll say it right now!"
"No! Don't!" Bardock pleaded, "You have no idea what you are doing!"
"I know exactly what I'm doing!" Gotenks argued as he grinned, "What happened to Goku is-" In a bright light, Gotenks vanished and Goten and Trunks appeared.
The two looked at each other and then at the group who was watching them intensely. "Umm... were we about to say something?" Goten asked, confused, and then everyone facefaulted.
"Don't you remember anything?" Vegita screamed as he saw his chance to find out what happened to Kakarot slip away.
Goten frowned as he and Trunks pondered. "I don't think so..." Goten said as he grinned.
"Neither do I." Trunks shrugged as he looked down.
"Well... maybe it's a good thing neither one of you remember." Chi Chi confessed as she patted a relieved Goku on the head. "I don't want Goku to get into any sort of danger."
"Yeah, Goku's life and perhaps his soul is at stake." Piccolo said as he sighed. "As much as we want Goku back now, we can't take the chance."
"I know." Goten said as he looked down. "I'm sorry that I acted so... crazy. I didn't mean to taunt anyone like that!"
"Neither did I." Trunks insisted as he held his head.
"It wasn't you. It was Gotenks." Bulma said as she smiled slightly, "But I expect both of you to be more stable when you two fuse in the future. I don't want a cocky hothead making things hard in a battle to the death with the evil Angel of Life!"
"I wonder if Triforce is that... confident." Tien wondered as he frowned slightly.
"Maybe not." Piccolo replied, "Trey and Trigun are the same person, somewhat, just two different sides. Goten and Trunks are two completely different kids. That clash of personalities did something to make Gotenks nuts."
"Maybe I can figure out a way to make Gotenks more... stable. I mean, less cocky." Bulma said as she smirked. "Improve the technique."
"Whoa... you can't do that." Diva said, "That technique has been around for hundreds of years and mastered by only a few. The aliens who did that technique couldn't perfect it. What makes you think you can?"
"I am a genius." Bulma replied as she crossed her arms.
"Oh, okay. That is so reassuring." Pop Star said uncomfortable. **Mortals, they are so confident.**
"I just wish Goku was here to see this." Bulma sighed, "I mean... he is always the one who love seeing new techniques."
"What makes you think he's not?" Goten said as he winked at Goldheart.
"Huh?" Bulma turned her head to Goten. "What do you mean?"
"Oh... nothing! I mean... Daddy's probably watching from the Next Dimension right now!" Goten laughed nervously as he put both hands behind his head.
Vegita frowned at the two boys. He could tell that they are still hiding something. Did they really forget the big secret of Kakarot? **Damn it, why does it felt like everyone knows about Kakarot except me?**
*****
The Angel of Death sat in the chair as she watched three figures asleep in three cots. They glowed with a light of their own. "The transfer is a success?" Kaioshin asked as he stepped into the room.
"Yes, everything is going according to the plan." Kyuushi said as she lit a candle. "They are stil adjusting to the memories and new powers. I'm concerned. They have been through a great deal in their short lives and now they are taking in memories that could overwhem them."
"You must have faith that they will endure." Kaioshin said as he sat next to her. "My angel, their souls are ancient like yours. They will endure."
"I hope so... for their sakes as well as the Universe as we know it." Kyuushi whispered as she bowed her head down.
*****
Launch stood in the backyard firing her gun at a group of beer bottles. With Trey, Choutsu, and Tien going off to train in various places, the woman didn't have much to do except do her own form of training. Before she could have just gone around robbing stores but she would just be stopped by one of the new super heroes. They wouldn't report her but they ruin her fun.
"Tsk tsk... such destruction." A smooth voice said.
Launch paused as she looked over her shoulder to see a man with golden blond hair, a white suit, and a pair of white wings. "Who the hell are you?" Launch demanded as she aimed her guns.
"I am Lazarus, the Angel of Life. And I'm here to quiet your divided soul." He said as his hand reached into Launch's chest.
Screams echoed into the air as a woman fell over onto the soft grass.
To Be Continued...