I.
The
beginning
The
Prison Planet Saiyan let out a low groan as his red eyes slowly opened. He
turned his head and observed his surroundings. He appeared to be on a bed in a
small room with wooden walls. From outside the window to his right, the sky was
a bright blue, decorated by a few puffy white clouds. Green grass and a forest
spread out as far as the eye could see. The place appeared to be a cabin in the
middle of nowhere.
“How
in the world did I get here?” Cumber thought. “Was this some sort of afterlife?”
He
lifted himself out of bed…literally, hovering a few inches off the ground. His
head nearly touched the ceiling. He spread out his thick fingers and a ball of
dark energy appeared.
“Good,
my powers and energy are restored.” He was still alive, even
after his defeat at the hands of Goku. Resisting the urge to release the
energy, Cumber closed his hand and the ball disappeared.
Cumber
gazed at his reflection in an ornate gold-trimmed mirror nearby. For the first
time in months, he could see large chest, covered by a red muscle shirt. He was
wearing loose blue pants that had somehow been repaired. His white boots were
placed in an open box by the front door in the other room. The only thing that
was the same was the metal restraint that obscured his mouth.
It
felt weird not being in a metal straightjacket 24/7. Not too long ago, he
served as an experiment subject for Fu, a curious kai with mischievous plans.
Cumber still remembered his light purple face, pointed ears, white hair in a
large pony tail, and round black glasses upon his face.
“I
have been preparing for this moment for a long time,” Fu had said. “Now that
Goku, Trunks, Gohan, and Vegeta are trapped here, it will be the ideal moment
to test their powers. I’m also fascinated by the interactions between Super Saiyan
Blue Goku and Super Saiyan 4 Goku! Believe me, it wasn’t too hard to bring them
to my battle ground…I do have some good plans up my sleeve as a Time-Breaker.”
“Will this guy ever stop talking?”
Cumber thought with hatred in his eyes. He sat on his hard bunk bed, looking at
the screen above him with Fu smiling down. He was tempted to roll his eyes up
at the ceiling but also knew that the kai scientist watched his every move.
Even a powerful ancient Saiyan like himself could not easily break through his
straightjacket and the metal door of his small cell. With a snap of Fu’s
fingers, Cumber was transported to a cavern cell surrounded by boiling lava below.
II.
The
Prison Planet Battle
Whis,
the angel happily dodged Goku and Vegeta’s attacks and kicks as they trained on
the God of Destruction Beerus’ planet.
“You
two are in fine form,” he mentioned. Lounging on a chair in the shade was
Beerus himself, taking a snooze.
“Quite
quick on your feet!” Whis called. His staff appeared in his right hand and he
knocked both Saiyans to the ground in one swipe.
“Goku!
Vegeta!” called Mai, a black haired girl who was running to them in a hurry.
Her voice sounded urgent.
“Hey,
Mai!” said Goku in greeting as he sat up.
“Please
come with me! Trunks has vanished!”
“What?!”
both men asked.
“Vanished?”
asked Goku.
“The
future Trunks was supposed to come to this world for training,” mentioned the
Supreme Kai.
Just
then, a figure stepped out of the shadows. “I’ll fill you in.”
He
was a lavender skinned Kai who wore big round glasses and had white hair. “My
name is Fu. I’m a friend of Trunks.”
“His
friend?” asked Vegeta, not believing a word.
“Trunks
has gotten mixed up into something terrible,” Fu stated. “Right now, he’s on
the Prison Planet.”
“Prison
Planet?” Goku asked.
“How
do you know that?” asked Vegeta, crossing his arms.
Fu
smiled. “Don’t look so angry! My friend’s in trouble! Naturally, I
investigated. They say that dangerous criminals from throughout the whole
universe are gathered on the Prison Planet. If we don’t hurry, Trunks will be
in danger!”
Fu
raised his finger and vanished.
Vegeta
scowled. “Trunks can sure be a nuisance! Let’s go, Kakarot!”
“Yeah!”
Goku agreed, his fist hitting the palm of his hand.
Whis
stared at the Saiyans with a far-away look in his eyes. “That ‘Fu’ fellow
concerns me.”
The
Supreme Kai nodded. “Indeed. Mai…”
“Yes?”
“I
have a favor to ask of you.”
He
walked up to her and placed two Portara earrings in her hand.
“If
things go downhill, give these to Goku and Vegeta. It may be your only hope if
the enemy’s too powerful.”
Mai
bowed in thanks. “Thank you, Supreme Kai.”
Soon
enough, the heroes arrived on the Prison Planet, which was actually a group of
seven large planets connected by a large chain with a lock around them. One of
the planets looked like Earth. Another one was covered in lava and several
others looked like Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter. Large chains held the sky in
place and the landscape was rocky and rough.
“What
huge chains!” Goku exclaimed as Goku, Vegeta, and Mai appeared on a cliff.
Vegeta
noticed unfamiliar energy nearby. “Hey, what’s this ki?”
Goku
sensed it, too. “Yeah it’s…”
They
were interrupted by a figure flying toward them. He was a man who looked like
Goku, but was wearing a red cape and had a pole strapped to his back. His sash
was blue and his muscle shirt was black. He landed in front of the trio, who
all gasped.
“Goku?”
asked Mai in disbelief.
Fu
hovered in the background with an evil smirk on his face.
“Found
you!” the new Goku yelled and powered up into Super Saiyan 4 in an instant.
At
once, Goku turned Super Saiyan Blue and both Goku’s fists made impact.
“I
see…” said Xeno Goku. “You’re the me from over there…”
“Over
there?”
“Are
you in league with him?” he growled, glaring at Fu.
He
shot a ki blast, which Goku dodged.
“What?”
he asked as the blast struck a pillar of rock behind him.
Xeno
Goku fired another blast, which Goku jumped over.
Goku
flew up into the air until banging his head painfully against some kind of
barrier.
“Argh!”
“Huh?!”
asked Vegeta.
“The
sky!” said Mai.
“It’s
no use,” Xeno Goku explained. “Seems this is a fully sealed space. Escape is
impossible!”
Goku
rapidly rubbed his head in pain. “What?!”
Xeno
Goku smiled. “That’s it…”
Getting
the same idea, Goku powered up a Kamehameha at the same time as his
counterpart, both blasts impacting.
The
smoke cleared, but not a dent had been made in the invisible field.
Xeno
Goku looked up. “No good huh?”
“What
do you mean?” asked Goku.
Goku
looked down to hear Fu laughing out loud.
“Fu?”
Mai asked.
“That’s
the Saiyans for you!” he exclaimed. “Two Son Gokus! I’ve got my hands on a pair
of super interesting specimens!”
“Cut
the crap!” yelled Xeno Goku, firing a blast at Fu. He casually swatted it aside
and it exploded behind him.
“I
know what you were thinking,” he said.
“What?!”
yelled Xeno Goku.
“You
were trying to break through this space with both of your Kamehamehas, right?
But it’s useless, useless!” He wagged his finger at them mockingly. “Still
impressive of you to think that up on the fly. I’d expect no less of the Time
Patrol!”
“Time
Patrol?” Mai wondered.
Xeno
Goku turned to his counterpart. “I’m the Son Goku from a different dimension
than yours. My job is catching dimension-crossing evildoers.”
“Wow,
you’re a good guy!” beamed Goku.
“You
seem quite knowledgeable about this planet,” mentioned Vegeta to Fu.
“Naturally.
The Prison Planet is a testing grounds I created. I gather strong warriors from
various times and places and have them battle…forever!”
“Strong
warriors, huh?” said Goku.
“Red
guy,” called Fu to Xeno Goku. “You got captured on purpose so you could
investigate this place, right?”
“You
lied to us!” declared Mai. “Is Trunks really here?!”
“Trunks
has done the unforgivable. Though a mere mortal, he travels freely through time
and space! That’s why I’m making him pay the price! Besides, I knew that if I
brought him here, I could use him as bait to draw you in, too!”
“You’re
terrible!” shouted Goku.
Fu
wagged a lavender finger with a childish grin. “Wrong! I’m not terrible; I’m
amazing!”
“Where’s
Trunks?!” Vegeta demanded.
Fu
rose into the air. “Find him yourselves! Oh, but even if you do, you’ll still
need to gather seven special Dragon Balls to escape from here!”
“Dragon
Balls?” Goku asked.
“This,”
said Xeno Goku, pulling out a one star ball from his pocket.
“You’ve
got one?”
“He
gave it to me.”
Fu
continued. “The remaining six are in the hands of other prisoners. They’re all
strong, so it won’t be easy! Now, let’s start the experiment!”
“Fu!”
Goku yelled as the trickster Kai vanished.
Trunks
lay down on a bunk bed in a cramped dark cell, wearing green clothing. He sat
up and clutched the side of his head. He stared at a restraint on his wrist.
“What’s
this?”
Two
metal doors opened in front of him, trunks briefly blinded by the white light
shining through.
“What’s
going on?”
The
area was revealed to be a city-like landscape with spotlights moving in the
distance and tall buildings everywhere. Trunks ran down the street, glancing at
a figure in the air. It was Cooler.
“Hand
over the Dragon Ball!” he demanded.
“Huh?
Dragon Ball?” panted Trunks, backing up.
In
a lab, Fu was lounging on his floating chair, observing the battles on a large
domed holographic screen. Several other monitors showed Trunks, King Cold, Goku
and Vegeta.
“Well
then, the actors are all assembled,” Fu said with a grin, his glasses framing
glowing white circles in place of his eyes. “The most interesting experiment in
the universe can finally enter its main phase!”
“Enough of this nonsense,”
Cumber thought. Sparks of black energy scattered from his body, making their
way outside. Fu turned around and grinned evilly, his eyes as red as Cumbers.
“Oh, your turn won’t come
until a little later…Evil Saiyan.”
Cumber powered up, his
eyes a blank white.
Inside
the rock walls, Cumber folded his arms and stared at a floating Dragon Ball in
front of him. Another Dragon Ball floated next to him, but he couldn’t grab it
since both his arms were restrained in his metal straightjacket. Chains held
him in place by his feet and legs. IXI was written on one of his restraints. His
hair was long, spiky and black, reaching down to the middle of his back.
Listening to Fu’s cocky
attitude and lectures was torture enough. There was only one thing he wanted to
do…the one thing he was born to do.
“The time has come, Evil
Saiyan!” Fu said on another screen that was hidden in Cumber’s cell. “It is
time for you to defeat those Saiyan warriors out there. They are Goku, Vegeta,
Trunks, and his human friend Mai.” Small images of the warriors appeared on the
screen. “Based on your blood sample and DNA, your power should be more than
enough to challenge all of them.”
Cumber remained silent,
obedient. The urge to fight and corrupt the Saiyans stirred him to the core. It
was a feeling as strong as hunger, perhaps even more prominent.
“You know what to do from
here.” Fu said. “Perhaps I will send you back to your time if you manage to
succeed in your mission. Or will you let Goku and his friends defeat you? That
would surely please Yamoshi.” The screen went dark just before Cumber let out a
murderous scream.
How dare he mention that
name! Yamoshi, the original Super Saiyan God from his time. A stubborn rebel
who led the fight against him and the other evil Saiyans. Unlike Cumber,
Yamoshi was a righteous man, always believing in fairness, harmony, and not
destroying every civilization they came across.
To Cumber, he was nothing
more than a pathetic weakling. Though he did put up a good fight, thanks to the
energy given to him by his five comrades. However, the transformation didn’t
last long. Then, Cumber was more than happy to finish the young rebels off with
a red fiery blast from his mouth as a Great Ape.
He vaguely remembered being
pulled off into space, and his body stretching excruciatingly painfully in
various directions. Once he woke up, the first thing he saw was Fu standing
above him, holding a Super Dragon Ball and saying, “Welcome to the future! You
will do nicely.”
He opened his eyes, which
were completely white with rage. “I’ll
show him! I’ll show all of them!” he raged in his head. “They don’t know who they are messing with!”
He powered up in a flash
and a burst of red and black energy shot out from the top of the volcano
prison. In an instant, the boulder on top exploded, his prison, no more. Fu
watched the scene from his monitor and laughed while clapping his hands.
“Evil Saiyan, you’re the
best!” He then leaned back and said, “I’m glad I brought you here!”
Vegeta led the way across
the field, followed by Goku and Mai.
“Hey Vegeta,” said Goku.
“Who are these strong guys Fu was talking about?”
“Cut the crap and help
look for Trunk’s ki!” Vegeta responded. “Huh? Kakarot?”
He noticed something in
the distance.
As soon as Cumber spotted
the group of Saiyans, he flew toward them at top speed.
“His ki is massive!”
exclaimed Goku.
Surrounded by dark
energy, Cumber landed on top of a cliff.
Goku turned to Mai. “Mai,
it’s too dangerous! Go hide somewhere!”
“Yeah!” Mai said with a
nod and ran off.
Without moving, Cumber
shot disks of dark red energy at Goku and Vegeta. The two Saiyans dodged the
blasts.
“Is this guy a Saiyan?”
Vegeta asked as he swiped a blast to the side. “I’ve never felt such evil kai
before!”
Goku punched a disk aside
and went Super Saiyan. Goku rushed at Cumber and raised his foot to kick him,
almost touching his face. Seconds later, dark energy spread around Goku’s hand
and he cried out in shock. His golden aura quickly turned dark and he grimaced
in pain. Black tendrils of lightning cracked around him as his thoughts went
blank. Then Goku went still and his eyes turned white.
“Get
him,” ordered Cumber through telepathy.
Goku let out a deafening
yell and charged at the prince. He landed a punch, which Vegeta blocked. Vegeta
landed down to the ground for stability as a corrupted Goku followed.
“What’s the matter
Kakarott?!” Vegeta asked in surprise.
Vegeta dodged Goku’s
punches aimed at his head. Vegeta slid back, careful not to get too close to
Goku.
As if Cumber was working
through Goku, the Saiyan fired dark discs of energy at Vegeta. Vegeta punched
through the blasts in quick succession, the blasts increasing and moving faster
toward him.
From behind a rock, Mai
watched the battle with concern. A blast flew toward her and she flinched.
Thankfully, Trunks teleported in front of her and swiped it away.
“Trunks?!” asked Mai in
surprise.
“Mai, why are you here?”
Trunks asked. She was supposed to get to a safer place.
Vegeta interrupted the
moment. “Trunks, you handle Kakarott. I’ll beat this guy!” Vegeta flew off
toward Cumber.
“Got it,” said Trunks,
going Super Saiyan and fighting Goku.
Cumber watched as Vegeta
flew toward him, only for a yellow blast to hit him to a halt.
Vegeta turned around and
saw…
“You’re Cooler!” he
exclaimed, shocked to see his rival’s older brother on the scene. Sure enough,
the lizard, like alien stared with contempt at Vegeta with his red eyes behind
his mask. His skin was dark purple and his armor was white.
“Everyone had better
watch out!” Fu called with glee in his voice.
“Fu!” Mai yelled in
anger.
“He’s the evil Saiyan
‘Cumber.’ His evil ki snaps the minds of whoever it touches!”
“At
least he finally said my name,” Cumber thought.
“Cumber…the evil
Saiyan?!” asked Vegeta.
Trunks punched Goku away
and called to Vegeta: “Father, Cooler is on our side!”
The dark purple armored
lizard crossed his arms. “We simply share a common goal,” he stated.
Corrupted Goku slowly got
up, his body shaking. His head turned with a twitch toward Cooler. He jumped
through the air for an attack, but Cooler blocked his fists with his strong
purple hands. The two opponents strained to get the upper hand and shared angry
looks. Goku grinned evilly. One thing that Cumber and Fu had in common: they
enjoyed watching the show.
A capsule was thrown into
the air with a boom, and Trunk’s sword appeared in Mai’s hands, wrapped in a
red cloth.
“I’ve brought your
things,” said Mai. Trunks thanked her with a nod and carefully took hold of his
sword.
Cooler shot a yellow
blast from his hand which forced Goku back.
“Fu, you said Frieza
surpassed me by becoming Golden Frieza, right?” asked Cooler. His red slanted
eyes stared through his white battle helmet.
“But if my little brother
can do something, then so can I!” Cooler declared.
The ground shook and
little pebbles floated up as Cooler clenched his fists in front of him. He
powered up and his aura turned golden. His armor and long tail, previously
white, was now golden in color. “I think I’ll call it…Golden Cooler!” he said,
amazed at his new powerful form. He hoped Frieza would be jealous.
“Now then, shall we
begin?”
He charged and attacked
Goku once more. The forceful blow knocked Goku to the ground. The ground below
him cracked. Cooler raised his hands and formed a large sphere of golden light.
Using both hands, he thrust his energy bomb forward toward Cumber.
“Well
this is unexpected,” Cumber thought. The ground shook
violently and the bomb burst into white light.
“Goku-san!” called
Trunks, racing toward his friend who had lifted his head from the ground. His
orange gi somehow remained intact and his hair was its usual black color.
“Goku-san! So you’re back
to normal?” Trunks asked. Cumber felt his mental control on Goku collapse.
“Yep!” said Goku, his left
eye squinted. “Trunks, you OK too?”
“Certainly! Sorry to
worry you.”
The ground shook once
more and the two Saiyans looked toward Golden Cooler. Apparently, the energy
bomb did no damage to Cumber. Cumber was now hovering in the air surrounded by
rocky debris.
“I like you guys,” Cumber
spoke out loud for the first time. Now…fight me!”
His red eyes opened wide
and alert. His dark energy rays pointed through his straightjacket. The
straightjacket and the restrains exploded, freeing his arms. His red muscle
shirt was revealed. More dark discs of energy spread out and destroyed nearby
rock structures. Mai, Trunks, and Goku covered their eyes to shield themselves
from the surrounding smoke.
The smoke cleared and
Goku asked the question that was on everyone’s mind. “Who is this guy?!”
Vegeta landed in front of
them and answered: “He’s Cumber! The evil Saiyan!”
“What?!” asked Goku.
“That’s right!” Mai said
from behind the rock wall. She reached into her blue dress pocket and pulled
out a pair of yellow porta earrings.
“Goku-san! Vegeta-san!”
she called, tossing the earrings to them. They both caught them in their left
hands.
“Porta!” exclaimed Goku.
“Kaioshin-sama gave them
to me!” said Mai.
“I’ll draw his
attention!” said Trunks. “And while he’s distracted…”
Trunks went Super Saiyan
and charged at Cumber. He unsheathed his sword, only for Cumber to grab hold of
it with his hand.
“Annoying
pest,” Cumber thought.
Cumber’s thick hand
gripped Trunk’s throat, hard. He pulled Trunks closer into a chokehold. Trunks
gasped in pain as dark energy spread across his body, his sword falling to the
ground. His Super Saiyan power faded but another blast from Cooler hit Cumber
in the side. Cooler fired a series of more blasts.
When the smoke cleared,
Cumber was standing in the same place, unaffected by the attacks.
“That brats done for,”
Cooler deadpanned.
“That bastard!” Vegeta
exclaimed. “Kakarott, let’s do this!”
“Yeah!” Goku agreed as
both men put on the earrings, Vegeta’s earring on his right ear, Goku’s on his
left.
Cumber was still holding
Trunks when he noticed a light from below. In a black gi, a blue sash, white
gloves, and boots stood a single different person. The man was wearing both
earrings and his hair was bronze instead of black. He raised his left gloved
fist.
“Cumber! The fight is
on!” he said in a mixture of Goku and Vegeta’s voices. He was now Vegito, a
fusion of the two Saiyans.
“Okay,
that’s a lot of power I’m sensing here!” thought Cumber. “Looks like they aren’t weaklings after
all.”
Vegito powered up and his
hair and aura turned blue. Sweat formed on Trunks face as he struggled to free
himself from Cumber’s grasp. Cumber raised his left arm and oriented his palm
to the sky. A black ball of energy appeared and grew redder and larger by the
minute. Vegito flew at Cumber just as Cumber released his dark energy sphere.
He flew inside the bomb toward the purple center. The power briefly tuned the
whole sky red. The ball then exploded in a great flash and the ground below
burst apart.
Back inside his lab, Fu
watched with fascination and amazement. “It’s really heating up now. Their
fight’s great!” He clapped his left hand on his knee and chuckled.
Both Cumber and Vegito
stood in a crater, facing each other. Cumber held his left arm, and grimaced in
pain. “Damn you!” he cursed.
“Are you okay, Trunks?”
Vegito asked, turning his head toward his friend.
Trunks slowly stood up.
“Yes.”
“Stay back!” warned
Vegito.
The fused Saiyan powered
up once more and charged at his enemy. The two fighters punched and dodged each
other’s attacks at lightning speed. They appeared and teleported to different
spots in the area.
They both punched each
other and appeared back in the crater. Vegito yelled and aimed his fist at
Cumber, who blocked it with his arm. Cumber landed a punch of his own, which
Vegito blacked with both his arms crossed. Vegito was forced back against the
incline, but was still stable on his feet. Cumber’s bulging muscled arms were
visible, the red sleeves on his shirt nearly torn to shreds.
“I’m amazed to find so
worthy of an opponent,” said Cumber through his mask. He raised his right fist.
“Destroying someone like you gives me joy!”
He raised his right hand
up to the sky and blood red energy snacked out from his palm. The energy morphed
into a clawed hand.
“What the…” began Vegito.
Cumber sliced through the
air before Vegito barely dodged the attack. The dark energy swirled through the
air, matching Cumber’s arm movements below. The dark energy soon hit Vegito in
the chest. The fused warrior was knocked into the rock wall. He closed his
eyes, trying to fight through the new sharp pain in his back.
Cooler stood on top of
the crater, observing the scene. “This is starting to get interesting.”
In a flash of light,
Vegito’s aura changed into blue and dark pink. He was planning on going
kaio-ken, increasing his power further.
“Kaio-Ken!” he called,
before flying at Cumber once more.
Mai carried a hurt Trunks
to safety as the two Saiyans teleported and fought in the distance.
“Trunks, hang in there!”
Mai urged.
“Yeah,” Trunks answered
with a pained groan. He turned his head. “Still, that’s an incredible ki.”
“Will Goku and Vegeta be
alright?” Mai wondered with worry.
Meanwhile, the Kaio-Ken Vegito
landed a punch, which Cumber dodged. With his knee, Cumber retaliated with a
kick to Vegito’s side, which he blocked.
Golden Cooler calmly
watched as the force waves from the fight caused a crack to appear in the
gigantic chains holding the nearby planets in place.
“More, more!” exclaimed
an ecstatic Fu. “Take it even higher! This is the mightiest energy, higher than
the highest!”
Both Vegito and Cumber
fought and briefly were pushed back.
Cumber formed another
sphere of black and red energy in his right hand. A shocked look appeared on
Vegito’s face and he flew several feet backward.
Cumber smirked from under
his mask as his ball of energy grew larger. Black electricity flashed around
the dark sphere in purple auras.
A familiar ball of
blueish white light appeared in Vegito’s hands. He cupped his gloved hands
together and spoke the combined attack: “FINAL…KA…ME…HA…ME…HA!”
“Take this!” shouted
Cumber.
The two blasts of energy
collided. Vegito’s Final Kamehameha had the blue appearance of Goku’s attack
and the yellow lightning of Vegeta’s. Vegito yelled and struggled to push
Cumber’s energy back. Cumber leaned forward and his energy started to push
Vegito’s blast back. Vegito closed his eyes, then opened them as he screamed.
He pushed Cumber’s blast back toward him, causing the dark energy to disappear.
The force of the blast caused one of the large chains holding up the artificial
sky to crack.
A stunned Cumber quickly
recovered by slashing dark energy across the sky in frustration. A dark clawed
hand appeared, made from his energy. It slashed through Vegito’s blast and
knocked Vegito back. The fused Saiyan quickly recovered and faced his opponent.
“Scum!” Cumber yelled. “I
shall bury you with my own hands! Consider it an honor!”
In his right hand he
formed another ball of energy, though this time it was smaller and whiter. He
threw it into the air, not aiming at Vegito.
When Vegito figured out
what he was doing, a feeling of dread came upon him. “Don’t tell me…” Vegito
said with worry.
“Burst and mix!” Cumber
commanded, clenching his fist closed. The ball exploded in a flash of white
light.
Everyone covered their
eyes while Cumber stared wide-eyed. The
light gave off the appearance of a really bright full moon…
In an instant, the evil
Saiyan turned into a Golden Great Ape. His eyes glowed a demonic red and fur
grew over his body. Golden hair extended from his head, halfway down his back. His
arms and legs grew more muscular in an instant.
With a large thud, Cumber landed on the ground, his white boots breaking
the ground apart on impact. His long golden tail swished back and forth and
smashed a hole in the ground. His hair was now golden.
“Not
good,” thought Vegito.
Despite being inside the
large prison world, Cumber felt free and truly powerful in his beastly form.
“Damn, he transformed,”
said Vegito.
“He’s so huge!” exclaimed
Trunks.
Seeing the fear in his
opponent’s eyes made Cumber smile.
Cumber launched a stream
of dark energy at Vegito from his mouth like a stream of fire. Moments later,
Goku and Vegeta broke apart from their fusion. The blast hit the glass barrier
disguised as the sky.
“Damn, so we’ve used up
all our power?” asked Vegeta in frustration.
Cumber turned around and
shot the beam of dark energy from his mouth, further destroying the ground in a
semi-circle.
“Damn monster,” spat
Cooler.
“Mai!” Trunks called
under a dark red sky. He shielded her from the impact behind a large boulder.
More cracks appeared in
the chains and a large crack appeared in the sky.
Goku and Vegeta weakly
got up from the ground and turned to face the monster towering in front of
them.
Meanwhile, Fu was
clapping in his observing room, enjoying himself.
“Excellent, Saiyans!” he
cheered. “I’ve been waiting for such an incredible fight! More! Fight More!”
Cumber smashed a rock to
pieces with his tail and let out a ferocious roar showing rows of sharp teeth.
“Vegeta!” called Goku.
“I know! No need to tell
me!” replied Vegeta.
“Let’s cut off his tail!”
said Goku.
“Don’t tell me what to
do!” Vegeta yelled.
Mai stared at the Portara
earrings in her hand, disappointed that the fusion didn’t last too long.
Cumber fired another
blast from his mouth and the two Saiyans teleported away before it hit. Goku
and Vegeta went Super Saiyan and flew toward Cumber.
“What?!” cried Vegeta.
In a quick motion, Cumber
swatted Vegeta aside with his tail.
“Vegeta!” cried Goku. He
yelled again and raced forward.
A dark foot hovered over
Goku and he gasped in fear. “H-He’s so fast for a big guy!”
Goku flew around and
barely dodged Cumber’s giant boot.
“Goku-san!” cried Trunks.
When it looked like
Cumber had stepped on Goku, Trunks charged at Cumber, only to be knocked aside
with his fist and then his tail. He crashed into a rock wall. From underneath, Goku
strained under Cumber’s boot and struggled to lift it up.
“Trunks!” called Vegeta.
Trunks nodded.
In union, Trunks and
Vegeta fired yellow blasts at Cumber, who blocked them with his hairy arm. In
anger, Cumber turned toward them. Cumber shot more blasts from his mouth at the
Saiyan father and son. Trunks and Vegeta shielded their eyes from the flying
rocky debris.
“He’s really cutting
loose,” remarked Cooler, still watching the fight.
He jumped in the air
before Cumber’s blast could hit him.
“Don’t get cocky,” remarked Cooler, firing
blasts of his own at the Great Ape. In response, Cumber fired another red blast
at Cooler, pushing him back.
“What is he?” Cooler
asked in stunned shock.
“More, fight more!” Fu
said, in a frenzy. Just then a red light flashed on the warning system and a
beeping sound rang through the room. His monitor showed the sky nearly broken
and the chains with deep cracks in them.
Fu frowned and seethed. “I
didn’t tell you to go so far!”
He smashed his fist at a
screen in anger. “You guys only need to give me energy.” He pushed up his
glasses and he glared with his red eyes. “Guess I’d better teach you that.”
“You bastards,” taunted Cumber,
back on the battlefield. “You can’t even touch my tail.” He stomped hard on the
ground, Mai, watching in horror.
“Goku-san!”
“Goku-san!” cried Trunks.
“Kakarot!” Vegeta chimed
in.
Then, from underneath his
boot, Goku fired a blast of blue light, allowing himself to break free. Goku
was standing with his arms spread out in Super Saiyan Blue. He shot himself at
Cumber, the Great Ape leaning back slightly.
“KAIO-KEN… TIMES TWENTY!”
Goku yelled.
His aura changed to blue
and pink. With a scream, he landed his fist between Cumber’s eyes.
Cumber raised his arm to
slap him, but Goku teleported away. He tried to grab Goku, but Goku disappeared
first. He shot a blast from his mouth, but Goku vanished yet again. The blast
caused more cracks to appear in the sky.
“This
is getting annoying!” thought Cumber. “Stay still, you bastard Saiyan!”
Goku landed on the ground
and wordlessly fired his Kamehameha. It had no effect on the Great Ape, who had
raised his hands to block the attack. Cumber raised his right fist at Goku as
Goku flew forward… only for a blast of purple light to intercept the fight. Goku
slid back and took heavy breaths.
Fu was hovering in the
air with his arms crossed. He looked like a disappointed teacher about to
discipline a bunch of troublesome kids. His skin was lavender and his white
hair was tied back in a ponytail. Yellow pants covered his legs and a black
muscle shirt covered his chest.
“You’re…” Goku started.
“Fu!” Vegeta finished.
Fu landed on the ground
and stared at Cumber.
Cumber growled and some
glass shattered, revealing a hole of outer space.
“Hey, don’t break it!”
scolded Fu.
Cumber growled louder. “Don’t bark orders at me!” “You, huh?”
he spat.
“I’ll rein you in,” said
Fu.
A purple wand of energy
appeared in Fu’s left hand. Fu’s irises turned yellow, his pupils white, and
sclera red. In this stance with a black aura of ki surrounding him, he looked
demonic.
“What?!” yelled Vegeta in
shock.
Fu flipped his purple
energy weapon in the air. “Mix and bound!” Fu chanted.
The white sphere of light
turned into tendrils and flowed into Fu’s raised wand. Fu landed safely on the
ground, crossing his weapons.
Blinded by a searing
pain, Cumber felt himself shrink and his power wane. Without the appearance of
the “full moon,” his Great Ape form shrank. Soon, he was back in his base form.
He launched himself at
Fu, but missed. Cumber grew a shadow tail where his tail used to be.
“Wow!” breathed Goku.
“How did he do that?” asked
Trunks, referencing Fu.
“Okay, resume the fight,”
stated Fu.
“Then I’ll fight you!”
exclaimed Cooler, aiming a ki blast at Fu. Fu vanished before Cooler could hit
him. “No way!” he spat. “You guys are the only ones who are fighting!”
“What’s that bastard
planning?” asked Vegeta suspiciously, referring to Fu.
Cumber powered up and
this time, two shadowy claws appeared behind him.
“I’ll take you on!”
declared Goku, getting into a fighting stance. Goku then turned super Saiyan
God; complete with magenta hair, and a fiery gold aura. His eyes were now red.
Cumber’s shadow claws
flew at Goku, but he jumped out of the way.
Cumber stared intently at
Goku.
“That red hair…”
He leaned forward, his
eyebrows shaking. “So you’re…”
“Yamoshi’s
reincarnation? That’s impossible! He’s the new Super Saiyan God to replace
Yamoshi? How does he look just like him?”
He was definitely going
to kill this warrior!
Soon, the two Saiyans
were fighting yet again though the smoke and debris. Ki blast after ki blast
exploded against the ground and walls like mini atomic bombs.
Goku shot out his fists
twice, while Cumber avoided the blows. Cumber flew backward into the air and Goku
followed. Cumber grabbed hold of Goku’s oncoming foot and kicked him toward the
ground. He went flying and crashed hard into the ground. Goku weakly stood up
and faced him again, catching his breath.
Goku looked up to find
that Cumber had already formed a gigantic ball of red energy from his
hand. He threw it down. Goku held the
sphere back as the ground shattered apart, rocks flying in the air. This time,
the chains completely broke apart.
Large cracks spread
across the ground, Fu looking on in fear. His lab was now demolished, his
monitors broken and the room in disarray.
“I can’t do my
experiments like this, can I?”
He noticed something
metal on the ground and picked it up.
“Who…who did this?!” he
demanded, crushing the metal object in his hand. There was no way he would let
his hard scientific work go to ruin.
Goku was back in his base
form, panting on one knee. A drop of sweat fell from his cheek. Cumber could
tell that Goku was getting exhausted.
Goku stumbled forward and
raised a fist, only for Cumber to easily catch it with his left hand. He
twisted Goku’s arm and Goku fell to the ground. He lifted his boot and stomped
onto Goku’s head. The Saiyan yelled in pain as Cumber mockingly rubbed his boot
against Goku’s head.
“Now
this is more like it!”
“What’s the matter?
Finished already?” Cumber taunted. He continued roughly messing Goku’s head, causing
more pain for the Saiyan. He removed his boot to reveal an unconscious Goku.
Well…momentarily unconscious since he slowly opened his eyes.
“Now
that he’s defenseless, it’s time to finish him off!”
Cumber thought.
He rose up in the air and
formed red energy from his hand. “Become dust!” he shouted as he released the
blast.
The blasts hit the ground
and exploded. He first several more blasts that hit the ground where Goku lay.
The smoke cleared to revel debris on top of the unconscious Goku.
“Now to finish you!”
He shot another blast,
but this time, it was intercepted by Xeno Goku and Xeno Vegeta.
More surprising, they
were both Super Saiyan 4!
“What?!” Cumber yelled.
“You’re fighting us now!”
yelled Xeno Goku, his pink hairy arms at the ready. He stared defiantly at the
villain with golden eyes. Both men had bare chests and pink tails. Apparently,
Xeno Goku and Xeno Vegeta were the counterparts of the regular Saiyans from the
future.
“I don’t know who you
are,” said Cumber, “But you’ve got guts! I’ll take on all challengers!”
Indeed, it was a new
exciting moment for him. Like all Saiyans, he loved pushing himself beyond his
limits. Super Saiyan 3 was a great form to use.
Cumber landed on the
ground as Xeno Goku and Xeno Vegeta also landed, standing protectively in front
of Goku.
“There’s two dads?!”
exclaimed Trunks, who couldn’t believe his eyes.
“The Time Patrol?”
guessed Mai.
“You guys! Take that
Kakarot and get away!” ordered Xeno Vegeta, turning to Trunks and Mai.
“Come on! I want to cut
loose some more! Fight!” shouted Cumber.
Cumber powered up with a
loud scream, as rocks rose up. Cumber’s hair was now the golden color of a
Super Saiyan.
“What?!” asked Xeno Goku
in shock. Both Saiyans teleported away from Cumber’s dark shadow claws at the
last minute.
“His ki is incredible,”
said Xeno Goku.
“Guess we’ll have to use
these!” mentioned Xeno Vegeta, pulling out the pair of Porta earrings.
“I thought you hated
fusing?” asked Xeno Goku.
“This time’s an
exception,” Xeno Vegeta replied as both men attached their earrings.
They leaned into each
other, their bodies bathe din golden light and instantly became…
Super Saiyan 4 Xeno Vegito!
Cumber’s shadow hands
closed around him, but the energy was soon broken and pushed back.
Xeno Vegito yelled and
charged at his enemy, his eyes now blue.
The men’s two fists
collided, causing a large explosion. More chains snapped apart in succession.
Cumber fired blasts at Xeno Vegito, only for the fused warrior to walk right
through them and leap at him through the dust. He landed a hard uppercut to
Cumber’s chin, pushing him into the stone wall. He teleported away, dodging
another ki blast from Xeno Vegito.
Cumber formed his
signature dark energy bomb and released it.
Xeno Vegito powered up an
attack of blue light, “KA…ME…HA…ME…HA!” Yellow flashes of lighting sparked
randomly around the blue Kamehameha beam.
The two beams of energy
clashed once again. Both warriors were evenly matched for a while.
“Uh
oh,”
thought Cumber as he watched his blast get smaller and Xeno Vegito’s Kamehameha
get bigger and closer. He was blinded and hit by the blast in an instant. And
man did it burn like hell!
Cumber felt himself being
pushed hard against the glass roof.
The fusion then ended and
the two men separated.
“Did we do it?” asked
Xeno Goku.
Fu appeared and looked at
the red sky and a red shadowed planet in anger.
“So the seal’s come
undone?”
“Fu!” called Trunks.
Fu looked down at the
Saiyans. “You guys, huh?” The pieces of the chains floated in the dark sky.
Fu rounded on them in
anger. “You’re the ones who smashed my laboratory!”
He powered up and his
eyes turned black.
“So you’ve come huh, Fu?”
asked Xeno Goku. “Well you’re plan’s all over!”
“You guys have gone too
far!” replied Fu, putting his hands on his hips. “Now my plan’s kaput!”
He pulled out a staff and
his purple energy weapon.
He crossed them into a
red glowing X. His sclera turned red and his power rose up. “Here’s your
punishment!”
He shot a blast of black
light at the Saiyans, both of them getting into defensive positions. The other
Goku was still unconscious.
Goku’s white hand
twitched. The Super Saiyan 4 warriors protected themselves by crossing their
arms, then turned to face Fu.
“You can still move?”
asked Fu with a crazed grin.
“Capturing you…” said
Xeno Goku as he powered up,
“…is our mission!” added Xeno
Vegeta.
Yellow lightning flashed
across the blood red sky. Columns of volcanic magma shoot out of the rocky
landscape in several places. Fu avoided the Saiyan’s attacks while Xeno Goku
dodged a swipe from Fu’s staff, which sliced in a red arc. Xeno Vegeta dodged
Fu’s purple weapon.
Fu stood posed to fight,
with a red moon in the background. In the distance, a shadowy figure came into
view. It was Cumber. He wasn’t finished yet.
Xeno Goku stared in
surprise. He was certain that the Kamehameha had finished him. Vegeta, Trunks
and the others covered their eyes from the dust.
“Haven’t you had enough
yet?” asked Golden Cooler.
“Fight…” said Cumber.
“Fight me!” As a Saiyan, Cumber could never have his bloodlust fully satisfied.
“What?” asked a stunned
Fu.
The heroes, Cooler, and
Fu blocked the dark energy discs that Cumber fired.
Fu looked at the red moon
and grinned. “Well that’s great. Looks like I achieved my objective. They will
revive soon. Things should get even more fun from here! You have my thanks,
Saiyans!”
Fu sliced his weapon and
staff at the same time, creating a purple tear in the fabric of reality. Fu
disappeared through the X shaped portal.
“Why you…you’re not
getting away!” Cooler yelled, racing after him.
But the clever demonic Kai
already had.
“Oh no!” cried Xeno Goku
as the portal closed after Cooler had just made it through.
“We’ll deal with Fu
later!” said Xeno Vegeta to Xeno Goku. “First let’s get Trunks and the others
out of here!”
Cumber stared at the
Saiyans with a murderous look in his eyes. He held a ball of evil red energy in
both hands. He thrust the energy ball at Xeno Vegeta and Xeno Goku. The two
Saiyans held it back together. The muscles in their arms felt like they were on
fire from the strain.
“Kakarot! How long do you
intend to stay asleep?!” Vegeta yelled at Goku’s still form behind him. “Wake
up already!”
Finally, Goku opened his
eyes…which were now silvery gray. At once, a fiery blue-white aura surrounded
him.
It was the power of Ultra
Instinct. Goku briefly closed his eyes, walking forward while sensing the
energy around him. Goku’s hair and eyebrows turned silver once his opened them
again.
“Y-you…” stuttered Xeno
Goku.
“What’s going on?” asked
Xeno Vegeta.
“That’s…” said Mai.
“It’s Ultra Instinct,”
stated Vegeta, jealously tinged in his voice.
“Ultra…Instinct?” Trunks
asked.
For the first time, a
hint of fear appeared in Cumber’s eyes. He had never heard of a form like that
in his life. In the blink of an eye, Goku appeared in front of him.
“What in the world are
you?!” Cumber shouted. He raised his fist but Goku dodged it effortlessly. A
swipe of Goku’s arm caused Cumber to crash to the ground.
“So strong!” exclaimed
Xeno Goku.
Cumber shot discs of
energy at Goku, all of which he avoided. Goku pummeled into Cumber.
“Now’s our chance! Let’s
use teleportation!” called Xeno Goku.
“Ah! Right!” said Trunks.
Xeno Goku safely
teleported Vegeta, Xeno Vegeta, Trunks and Mai away just in time before three
thick pillars lava burst out from the ground.
No matter how many times
Cumber punched Goku, he always ended up missing. Anger flared in the dark
Saiyan’s eyes. He was an ancient Saiyan God for crying out loud! If he could
beat Yamoshi, why couldn’t he beat his opponent right in front of him?
This time, Goku was the
one who easily caught Cumber’s fist in his hand.
Goku’s fist make hard
contact with Cumber’s face. He fell backward and steadied himself on the
ground. Goku wordlessly fired a gigantic Kamehameha at Cumber.
“This is nothing!” Cumber
shouted, even though he knew there was no way he could win this time. The
searing light covered his hands and blinded him. The attack enveloped him and
he felt like his whole body was on fire.
“What?!” he yelled in
disbelief.
The blast knocked him to
the ground and his world turned black.
Cumber’s reflection
stared back at him. “Curse you Kakarot!” Cumber yelled, now in the present in
the strange cabin. With one hand, he blasted apart a hole into the wooden wall.
“That is hardly proper
behavior, young warrior,” said a voice. Then the voice lowered. “Then again, I
would expect nothing less from filthy Saiyans.”
Cumber turned around and
saw a man with green skin, pointed ears, and a metal patch over his right eye.
He wore an elegant black gi with a red sash on it. His hair was spiky like a
Saiyan’s hair but was white. One part of his green face was covered with metal.
“Who the hell are you?”
Cumber asked.
“That’s no way to speak
to a god,” the man replied with disapproval.
Cumber yelled and thrust
his fists forward, but the Kai easily avoided the blows. A blade of purple
energy formed from his hand and he stabbed Cumber right in the chest. Cumber
gasped in horror. The pain felt like a hot white knife had gone through his
body. Furthermore, this strange power seemed to be paralyzing him.
The man raised his hand
and in a flash of light, the hole in the wall was repaired. “I can’t let anyone
destroy my home nor this land. It needs to be purified to be of use to the
gods.”
The man cleared his
throat and paced back and forth. “You’re wondering who I am, yes? Well, I am
Lord Zamasu. Well more like fused Zamasu as I am the fused version of my past
and future selves.”
Even being frozen, Cumber
still looked confused. Zamasu waved his hand and Cumber could move. With great
restraint, he forced himself to remain still.
“I am from another time
period…two time periods in this case. My future self used the Super Dragon
Balls to switch bodies with Son Goku. I became Goku Black and I sought to rid
the world of all mortals. They are corrupt beings who destroy the world and
themselves in their greedy ways. I would have made thus world a better place…if
that troublesome brat Trunks hadn’t arrived and sliced me in half.
“That’s
harsh,” Cumber thought. “Guess
I’ll have to endure another lecture from a Kai.”
“Eventually, I did
destroy all mortals and even became one with the universe itself! But then out
of nowhere, the Omni King Zeno appeared and made my beautiful world disappear,
myself along with it.
Cumber finally gathered the
courage to ask a pressing question. “Then how are you still alive?”
“Let’s just say that a
fellow purple Kai traveled back through time and took me with him before I
could get erased. He offered me free rein of this universe as a part of his so
called “social experiment.”
“Fu!” spat Cumber. “He’s
up to no good, again!”
“I figured that you two were
connected,” Zamasu mentioned.
Cumber scoffed. “Yeah,
sure. More like I was a subject used for his own gains.” Cumber hated to admit
one of his weaknesses to a stranger.
Zamasu observed Cumber
some more and the Saiyan found himself feeling uncomfortable. “You’re not from
around here, are you?”
“No, I was brought to
Fu’s Prison Planet,” Cumber replied.
“No, I mean, you’re not
from this time period.”
“How…”
Zamasu interrupted him
with his hand up. “I am a god. I know things like that.”
“Fu brought me to the
Prison Planet and used the Super Dragon Balls to bring me to thus universe. So
what?”
“So that…means…we have
something in common,” said Zamasu. “I, too, was brought back into the past by
an ally. Unlike with you, it was a good thing for me. Although, I had to use
this metal mask because the fusion didn’t quite go as planned.”
“What are you playing
at?!” Cumber demanded.
“Show some respect,
mortal, and I might tell you!” Zamasu barked back.
Cumber went silent. He
lowered his head in apology. “Why not just let me die on that planet?”
“Because I can sense
great power and potential in you,” said Zamasu.
“You were knocked out
after son Goku defeated you…”
In a flashback, Goku
stood next to Cumber’s unconscious form. Time suddenly stood still, and the
moon turned from red to a bright purple. A small white crack on the moon froze
in place. Five shadowy figures appeared against the purple light.
“Zamasu?!” Goku cried in
shock.
Zamasu smirked and raised
his arm. His pointed finger pointed up toward the sky. The unconscious Cumber
gently flew toward Zamasu as he was moved into the air by Zamasu’s purple
energy. Finally, Cumber, Zamasu, and the figures teleported away.
The moon turned red once
more.
“What’s going on?” asked
Goku. He powered up and screamed as the Prison Planet exploded in a flash of
light.
“So you were the one who
brought me here?” asked Cumber.
“Correct. You are an
enemy of Goku as am I. Usually, I have no desire to work with mortals…but due
to a certain ruler…it’s time to move forward with a new plan.”
Cumber connected the
dots. “You want to destroy this Zeno freak?”
“Yes,” he replied. “But
we won’t be working alone.”
He grabbed onto Cumber
and they both found themselves transported to somewhere else.
Zamasu looked to the side
and mentioned for more people to arrive. The first individual was a woman with
long braids, a white battle shirt, dark pants and white boots. The second
person was another Kai with light skin, wearing a dark robe, and dark pants
with a belt. The last two individuals appeared to be android twins. The boy and
girl wore identical dark battle suits and both had white hair and white faces.
Their eyes were light blue with red stripes arching from above their eyes
toward the sides of their faces.
“This is Hearts,” said
Zamasu, mentioning to the Kai warrior who was also the leader. He nodded to
Cumber.
Hearts introduced the
alien woman as Lagss, an individual who could control large crystals of glass.
“Lagss,” she stated. “The last survivor of the Glass Tribe. I was the one who
restored the Saiyan.”
“And these are Oren and
Kamin,” said Hearts, referring to the Tuffle-like mutants.
“Cumber,” Cumber said to
them, not feeling like getting involved in a social gathering.
“I defeated Hit along
with my brother,” Kamin bragged. “We also attacked Super Saiyan Kefla from
Universe 6. Harm us, and you’ll regret it.”
“Am I supposed to know
any of these people?” asked Cumber.
“The only thing you need
to do is join us,” said Zamasu. “Zeno has been playing God for far too long.
His angel children have done nothing to balance the universes. The low mortal
level of Universe 7 is all because of the inhabitants polluting their world
like beasts. It is time to overthrow Zeno once and for all. With him gone, my
world will remain intact and I will merge with the universe once more.”
“What’s in it for me?” Cumber asked.
“Well, I suppose I can
spare you, despite you being a Saiyan. You can get your revenge on Fu and son
Goku. I could even use the Super Dragon Balls to return you to your time when
all is said and done.”
Cumber was hesitant about
these people, but then again, he didn’t have much of a choice. If this was a
way of getting revenge on his enemies, then he would be willing to take the
risk.
The Saiyan and the Kai
god lightly shook hands. “Looks like we have a deal, my lord,” said Cumber,
grinning from beneath the restraint.
“I’m in charge, though,”
said Hearts. “We shall travel to other universes to gain energy and cause fear
in our opponents.”
“You sure this plan is a
good idea?” asked Oren to Hearts. “Can’t we just manipulate the population
ourselves? It’d be more fun that way.”
The alien woman rounded
on him with a sharp point of glass she formed in her hand. “Don’t you question
Heart’s plans if you want to live.”
Oren sighed, mumbled an
apology and walked off with his sister.
The sooner Cumber could
achieve his goal, the better.
I.
Invasion
of the Core Area Warriors
Back on Beerus’ planet,
Xeno Goku and Xeno Vegeta exchanged farewells.
Xeno Goku placed his two
fingers against his forehead, preparing for an Instant Transmission. “See ya. I
hope everything will turn out okay in your world.”
“Goku-san is on it, so
I’m sure it will be fine,” Trunks replied with confidence.
Xeno Goku nodded. “Right.”
Xeno Vegeta placed his hand on Xeno Goku’s
shoulder, and together, the two Saiyans vanished.
“Tch,” scoffed Vegeta.
The Supreme Kai from
Universe 6, ran along the path, teleporting forward. “We have an emergency!” he
cried. His skin was pale yellow and white hair crowned his head. He wore blue
pants and a maroon colored fancy top. The Kai stopped to catch his breath.
“Kaioshin of Universe 6,”
Vegeta stated. “What happened?”
“An unknown enemy has
invaded Universe 6 and now were in the midst of a war!”
“What?! What happened to
your God of Destruction?”
“Staring with
Champa-sama, we’ve tried contacting all the Gods of Destruction to come to
Zeno-sama’s, but we haven’t been able to get through! F-Father!”
Vegeta walked toward the
stomping frantic Kai and grabbed hold of the Kai’s shirt with his gloved hand.
“How could you treat a
Kaioshin like this?”
“I’ll take care of those
enemies,” Vegeta stated.
“O-okay,” the Kai
stuttered. Vegeta let go.
Vegeta raised his fist.
“I’m ready to go on a rampage.”
The Saiyan Prince and his
son, Trunks, left Beerus’ planet and headed for Universe 6.
The former city in
Universe 6 lay in ruins and flames. Smoke curled like dark tendrils into the
green colored sky. Rubble and exposed pipes protruded upward on the ground,
decorated by thick black cracks. The apocalyptic scene looked eerily similar to
the future city Goku Black had destroyed. Several explosions shook the area,
sending more debris to the ground.
The smoke cleared to
reveal several warriors fighting in the air. The purple assassin and time
breaker, Hit, shot purple ki blasts at a white female android like individual.
She appeared unaffected by the attacks, and simply barreled through the smoke to
attack her opponent. From the ground, the young Saiyan Cabba weakly stood up,
clutching his arm. The other Saiyans, Kale and Caulifla were both busy fighting
the woman’s twin brother.
Both Saiyans were in
their Saiyan forms, Caulifla’s spiky hair golden, and Kale’s hair green. They
both wore the same loose pants and sports bras they had worn during the
Tournament of Power. Kale wore red clothing and gold gauntlets on her wrists,
while Caulifla wore her signature purple pants and pink top.
In union, the two
warriors charged forward, only for the Tuffle mutant to block both their
attacks. His blue eyes gleamed mischievously, his face and hair completely
white just like his twin sister’s. A red and yellow stripe was positioned over
both of his eyes like eyebrows.
“Is that it?” he asked.
“Not doing it for me.”
“Hoo!” Caulifla
exclaimed. “How could you say that?”
“Don’t take us lightly,”
warned Kale.
The Tuffle vanished
before the Saiyans could kick him.
Meanwhile, the Tuffle
woman continued to fight Hit. She was gradually pushing him back, while he went
on the defensive. Hit launched a hard kick, but she had vanished beforehand.
She displayed a series of graceful backward flips in the air.
The twin brother smiled
and looked up at his sister. While he wore a blue jacket, she wore a red one.
Both wore skin tight black suits with a circuit shaped design along the center.
“Sis, that guy seems
pretty tough,” he called out.
“We can switch if you
want,” she suggested.
“Okay, I’ll take you up
on that.”
The brother teleported in
front of Hit and punched close to him. Hit landed a few hits on the Tuffle,
sending him back.
“Nice. He’s strong; I
like it.”
Meanwhile, the Tuffle
sister sent pink ki blasts at kale and Caulifla. The Saiyans blocked the
attacks as they impacted. Moments later, they swiped the smoke aside and
continued their way toward their new opponent. Kale fired her green ki blasts
at the woman, who gracefully dodged each one.
The sister stopped in
front of Kale and leaned around. Catching the Saiyan off guard, the Tuffle
launched a hard kick at her, sending Kale to the ground.
“Kale!” called a
concerned Caulifla.
“So weak.” The Tuffle
deadpanned. “This isn’t even a fun way to kill time.”
“Damn you,” Caulifla
growled.
Hit spread out his palm,
using his ability to freeze time to his advantage. When it looked like the
Tuffle brother was frozen, Hit teleported forward, only for the Tuffle to
teleport behind him.
“What?!” Hit gasped,
stunned that anyone could escape his power. He soon found himself locked in a
tight chokehold from the Tuffle.
“Is that Time Skip?” he
asked. “It won’t do any good. I’ve been input with information about you.”
In anger, Hit rammed his
fist into the Tuffle’s gut, spit flying from his mouth. Hit grabbed hold of the
enemy’s head and roughly flipped him over. After getting hit by Hit’s purple
blast, the Tuffle hovered in the air, smoke coming from his arms.
“Ouch. Not bad.”
“Take this!” Caulifla
shouted, firing a fury of red ki blasts at the Tuffle woman. She fired pink
blasts in response and the impacts caused mini explosions in front of them.
From the ground, Kale stood up and steadied herself. Kale shot her green ki
blasts at the Tuffle, who blocked the attack, firing her blasts from her other
arm.
The Tuffle grinned, but
soon gasped as Caulifla launched herself in front of her, fist raised.
“Got ya!” she called,
launching a large red blast into the Tuffle’s face.
“We got her!” Caulifla
declared. Kale gave a thumbs up in response.
The smoke cleared to
reveal that the Tuffle had blocked the attack, though smoke flowed from her
arms.
“That was sort of
effective,” she stated.
Caulifla growled in
frustration.
The two Tuffle siblings
rose together in the air. A pink aura shined from the sister and a blue aura
shined from the brother. Their bodies were engulfed in the light for a brief
moment. When the lights faded, the scratches and burns on their bodies had
disappeared. Even their hair was back in place.
“They restored
themselves!” Caulifla exclaimed. Hit let out a stunned gasp. It was at this
moment that the heroes realized they were dealing with formidable enemies.
The two Tuffles moved
toward their enemies together.
“Crash Break!” called the
sister.
Her body was enveloped in
a pink sphere, which blew Caulifla back in a bomb-like explosion. Caulifla
crashed into the ground in the distance.
“Sis!” cried Kale.
“Smash Break!” called the
brother.
His body was surrounded
by a blue sphere, which forcefully pushed back Hit in a blinding explosion.
Hit skid back and was
resting on one knee. Cabba looked on in fear.
“You seem to be enjoying
this fight,” Hit seethed at the Tuffles.
“Let’s keep it going,”
the brother encouraged.
“We’ll make you kneel to
us,” the sister added.
The Tuffles fired a blue
and pink blast at the group, only for two yellow blasts to intercept. Kale,
Cabba, and Hit turned to see that Vegeta and Trunks had arrived.
“Universe 7!” Hit
exclaimed.
“Master!” Cabba called
with glee and admiration to Vegeta.
“Don’t get distracted,
Cabba!” Vegeta chided.
“Yes sir,” Cabba mumbled.
He looked at Trunks. “Who’s that boy?”
“My son,” Vegeta replied.
“Look sis, some new guys
showed up,” said the brother.
“I hope they’ll make for
worthy time-killers,” added the sister.
Vegeta turned Super
Saiyan, as did Trunks, who unsheathed his sword.
The Tuffle twins were
excited to take on new opponents. They calculated that the Saiyan men were
pretty powerful. Sure, they could fight them in their regular forms…
But why not fight
Saiyans…with Saiyans, instead?
“We’re taking you on!”
Vegeta yelled.
II.
Evil
Forces at Work
In another dimension, the
fight was displayed on a hovering glass cube from multiple angles.
An evil Kai, by the name
of Hearts, grinned as he watched the battle. He wore a fur coat, and golden
glasses over his eyes. He put his red gloved hand against his chin in thought.
“We weren’t planning to
hunt down those from Universe 7 until a later date but…”
The revived fused Zamasu
marched over to Hearts from the shadows. “They are…”
“Hm? Oh yes!” Hearts
replied. “You know them right?”
Boy, did the
self-proclaimed god know them, alright. The Saiyans had foiled his plan to
eliminate the universe of mortals. From his perspective, mortals were selfish
and inferior to the Kais and other deities. He had fused with his alternate
self, Goku Black and merged into the divine being. The worst parts? When Trunks
cut him in half with his Spirit Sword…and then Zeno-sama, the Omni-King, erased
him from existence.
Zamasu did not exist for
a while…until a strange purple Kai brought him back to life with the Dragon Balls.
“You’ll do nicely for
this new group,” Fu had said. “I have gathered warriors from across multiple
eras. With my chosen warriors working together, you’ll be able to gather energy
to create a new universe.”
Naturally, Hearts was
thrilled with the idea of creating a new world of his own, free from the rules
and incompetent natures of the deities. Freedom to mortals and criminals!
Hearts didn’t hesitate to take the role of the mind-reading leader.
Lagss, the member of the
Glass Tribe, also joined the Core Area Warriors, being sent to the specific
timeline by none other than Fu. Like the others, she was thrilled at the
prospect of gaining power over the universe. Plus, it would be nice to have her
special glass bending abilities be recognized.
The Tuffle Twins were
known as Oren and Kamin. They had been created by the Tuffles long ago as part
of their AI experiments, just like Baby; even having the ability to take over
the bodies of others. However, when the twins became too smart and powerful,
their creators tried to destroy them instead. For Oren and Kamin, the actions
were unforgivable. Rebelling against their creators, much like Androids 17 and
18, they killed them off.
Strangely enough, they
eventually found themselves transported to another time in the far future.
“Show the world how
powerful you truly are,” said Fu. “Feel free to have some fun. After all, it’s
what I enjoy doing. You are more than just someone’s experimental subjects. For
you two…are the most intelligent, powerful warriors of the universe.”
Enraptured by Fu’s words
and Heart’s leadership, Oren and Kamin joined up.
Cumber, of course,
joined, on his condition that he would get to kill off all his rivals, and
cause destruction like he had done in his time. He especially wanted to erase
the remainder of those soft, weak-hearted Saiyans, who ignored their true
primal nature. Destroying the Omni king and authority was just a bonus.
As for Zamasu himself?
He only joined the group
to get revenge on the Omni-King for erasing him, and the Saiyans for ruining
his Zero Mortal Plan. One thing was for sure…he didn’t like the fact that he
wasn’t in charge of the whole operation. Like with the others, he had given in
to Fu’s suggestions. Since the Kai had brought him back to life and given him a
metal covering to protect his purple distorted side, Zamasu decided to spare
Fu’s life.
“But you must refrain for
now.”
Heart’s words brought
Zamasu back to reality.
“Damn mortals,” Zamasu
scoffed.
“Just be patient,” Hearts
explained. “Wait until after the Omni-King is defeated.”
Zamasu scoffed in
response, not liking the fact that he had to take orders from someone else. Why
not just finish off the mortals and be done with it? After all the trials he
had been through, it was hard for Zamasu to be patient.
III.
Universe
Six Battle Continues
Back in Universe 6, the
battle was still going strong. The area filled with black smoke and forceful
explosions from every direction.
Oren and Kamin were
pushed back from the explosions, but both had smiles on their faces.
“Now this seems fun,”
said Kamin to her brother. Both of them were taking pleasure in toying with
their opponents.
“Yeah, it’s finally
gotten interesting,” Oren agreed.
Vegeta and Trunks stood
their ground, black smoke rising from behind them.
Oren turned his head
toward Kamin. “Isn’t it about time we did our thing, sis?”
“I was just thinking the
same thing, Oren.”
Vegeta narrowed his eyes.
“What are you up to?”
“Don’t get careless, Trunks,”
warned Vegeta.
“Right, Dad!” he replied,
holding his sword.
The Tuffles grinned from
above.
“I’m thinking about using
that girl…” mentioned Oren.
“Good idea. So will I,”
Kamin replied.
Both their bodies glowed
in auras, Kamin’s pink, Oren’s blue. They exploded into energy particles of
their respective colors. The pink ones entered Kale’s body through her arm,
while the blue ones entered Caulifla’s body through her chest. Kale and
Caulifla struggled to resist, but to no avail. Just like Baby’s victims, the
Saiyan’s hair turned white and red lines appeared on their faces.
“These guy’s bodies…”
said Kamin.
“…are ours!” finished
Oren.
“What in the world is
going on?” asked Cabba.
“Watch out,” warned Hit.
“They’ll be coming after us.”
Sure enough, Kamin rushed
forward and called, “Crash Break!”
Her body became
surrounded by a pink sphere, knocking Cabba back.
“Smash Break!” called
Oren, knocking Hit back with a blue explosion attack.
Using Kale’s body, Kamin
rushed at Vegeta, the two of them attacking each other.
Oren used Caulifla’s body
to attack Trunks.
Trunks dodged a kick from
the Tuffle. “Dad! What should we do?” he called.
“Don’t worry about it!
Just beat them!” Vegeta answered, turning his attention back to the fight. Kamin
landed a punch, which Vegeta blacked, and Vegeta punched her hard in the side,
sending her skidding back with her arms crossed protectively. Trunks threw Oren
back with a shove, sending him skidding back as well. The two siblings were now
by each other’s sides.
“These bodies sure are
useful,” mentioned Kamin.
“They are Saiyans after
all, sis,” said Oren, rubbing his chin.
“What a ghastly ability,”
stated Vegeta.
Kamin explained their
backstory. “We were created by Tsufruian super science. The ultimate artificial
lifeforms.”
“Right,” Oren added. “We
were input with all of their battle programs. However, those Tsufruians feared
our power.”
“Awful, isn’t it?” asked
Kamin. “Creating us, then trying to destroy us. That was unforgivable.”
Then the Tuffles had
destroyed their own creators.
Vegeta clenched his fist.
“We’re taking those bodies back.” Vegeta, Trunks and Hit all shot blasts at
them around the same time, but the Tuffles teleported away.
Vegeta and the others
avoided the blue and pink blasts flying at them from above.
Vegeta looked at Trunks,
who both had the same plan in their minds.
“Dad, now’s our chance!”
Trunks called.
Hit followed Trunks into
the air. Trunks landed punches at Kamin, while Hit fought Oren.
Vegeta yelled and powered
up, the ground shaking around him. Cabba looked on at his teacher in amazement.
Vegeta leaned slightly forward, spread out his hands and then brought them
together.
“I get it!” Cabba
exclaimed. “While they’re both distracted…”
A bright golden ki blast
formed from Vegeta’s hands and grew larger.
“Now!” called Trunks.
Hit grabbed hold of
Oren’s arms and pinned him against him. His right hand held Oren’s hand back,
while his left arm wrapped around his neck. Oren struggled to break free,
Caulifla’s face scowling. Trunks held
down Kamin with both of his arms going around her shoulders.
“TAKE THIS!” screamed
Vegeta as he fired his signature Final Flash.
The Tuffles figured out
the Saiyan’s plan too late. If they remained where they were, Vegeta’s attack
would kill both of them…while also killing Caulifla and Kale. Oren and Kamin
needed to survive to carry out their mission. Thus, the auras glowed and the
twins left their hosts in particle form.
The real Caulifla and
Kale screamed as the blast headed towards them. Just before it reached them,
Hit and Trunks teleported them away to safety. Vegeta’s blast disappeared off
into space and exploded in a supernova.
Cabba ran over, just
after Kale and Caulifla landed on the ground in a heap.
“You two! Snap out of
it!”
“R-Right! I’m okay.”
muttered Kale, turning her head toward her ally.
“Dammit…!” Caulifla said
in anger, lifting her head.
Trunks and Hit landed on
the ground. “A-are you okay?” Trunks asked.
Hit nodded. “What about
you?”
Trunks nodded in
response.
Oren and Kamin hovered
beside each other, back in their regular forms.
“Too bad for you,” Oren taunted.
“It was fun. Seeing you
all desperate like that!” Kamin added.
“Dammit, how dare you
mock me!” yelled Vegeta, getting ready to attack.
Out of nowhere, a
circular gold force knocked everyone, except the Tuffles, to the ground,
pinning them down. Oren and Kamin looked up to see a crystal star shaped device
from overhead. Six spikes surrounded the crystal structure and a red circle
shown from the center, like an ominous eye. A ring of a dozen small green gems
made a circle around the crystal.
Standing at the top of
the crystalline structure, stood Hearts himself, both of his hands out and
yellow energy emitting from them. His aura glowed indigo around his body. From
underneath his fur coat, was a golden belt below a white well-developed chest
with a prominent X shaped scar.
“The Universe Seed…is now
brimming with energy!” he declared.
“Who the hell are you?!”
Vegeta demanded under the pressure.
“I am the man who will
take down the Omni-King. Hearts! With this Universe Seed, I will crush the
Omni-King, the Kaioshin, the Gods of Destruction, underfoot!” Malice shown
through his red eyes.
“Absurd,” said Vegeta,
struggling to push himself up. “You could never pull that off.”
“Oh, but I can. And only
me. And then I’ll bring true freedom to all mortals. Isn’t it the best?”
“You call this freedom?!
You hypocrite!”
“Indeed, I am!” Hearts
answered, embracing Vegeta’s remark.
Hearts then raised both
of his red-gloved hands and conjured a large glass cube that rose into space.
“What the hell is he
doing?” asked Vegeta.
The cube flew in space
until it came across a small orange-brown planet. The cube slowly crashed into
the planet, causing cracks to rapidly appear. The planet then seemed to explode
from inside the cube. The cube then diminished and faded out of sight. The
Universe Seed was, in fact, the crystal structure that Hearts was on top of.
For every planet…or living thing the cubes touched, it transferred energy to
the Seed. Fu’s grand plan? Apparently so.
Hearts conjured five more
glass cubes that hovered over the six heroes on the ground. “All of you will now
become nourishment for the universe!”
Just then, the twins flew
up in front of Hearts.
“Those guys are ours!”
Oren argued.
Kamin chimed in. “They’re
really strong. We can still play with them some more.”
“Very well. If that is
what you wish,” Hearts replied.
He snapped his fingers
and the glass cubes vanished.
“Dammit, how dare they
mock us?!” scoffed Caulifla.
Hearts smiled. “Now,
shall we head to the next Universe? Zamasu, come with us. We’ll see our dreams
fulfilled together.”
Zamasu hovered up to him.
“Very well. But I will only say this once…don’t order me around, mortal.”
“Zamasu?!” cried Trunks
in disbelief.
“Him again?” Vegeta
asked.
Hearts turned to face
Hit. “You there. Who is the strongest man in all the universes?”
Hit remained silent.
“Aha! So you believe the
strongest man in the universe to be Jiren of Universe 11!”
Hit gasped in shock. “Did
he read my mind?”
Thoughts pounded in
Vegeta’s head. “One after another,
they’re brushing us Saiyans aside! It’s pissing me off! Just what are you
doing, Kakarot?!”
“The strongest mortal…”
Hearts began. “Perhaps we should pay him a visit.”
Meanwhile on a distant
planet, Goku was wearing an identical blue uniform to what the Grand Minister
was wearing.
“Are you ready,
Goku-san?” the angel asked.
“Yeah,” Goku replied,
excited as ever. “Ready when you are.”
It was the perfect time
for Goku to train under one of the most powerful individuals in the
multiverses, even more powerful than Whis and Beerus. While on the training
ground by Zeno-sama’s palace, Goku learned how to control his new godly power,
Ultra Instinct.
IV.
Enter
Universe 11
The city in Universe 11
lay in ruins and smoke under a dark indigo sky. The lake nearby was still and
dark. From down on the ground, Topo fired purple destructive blasts at Cumber,
which seemed to have no effect. Using his claws of dark energy, he grabbed Topo
in a chokehold and slammed him hard into the ground. Topo went still and
unconscious. Jiren stared menacingly at Cumber, wearing the same black and red
Pride Trooper uniform he had worn during the Tournament of Power. The wild
Saiyan had just knocked out one of his comrades. Now he was going to face
justice at Jiren’s hands.
Trunks and Vegeta
teleported to Universe 11, looking around at the wreckage.
“Trunks, this is Universe
11.”
“Right. It looks like
they’ve run rampant through here.” Their clothes and hair swayed in the night
breeze.
“Seems so,” Vegeta said
darkly as he noticed the enemies approaching and the Universe Seed in the
distance. The device glowed bright white, forming an eight pointed illuminating
star. Oren floated through the portal, his aura glowing blue. Trunks and Vegeta
covered their eyes from the light. They were so blinded, they didn’t notice
that Oren was nowhere in sight.
“Dad, what in the world
was that light?”
He turned to his father.
“D-Dad!”
Vegeta’s body hung limp
like a rag doll, eyes closed. A blue aura outlined Vegeta’s body. Like moving
clay, Oren’s blue outfit, face, and appearance molded over Vegeta’s. The yellow
circuit designs appeared down the center of the battle shirt. Sharp yellow
shoulder pads emerged from his back, while the red and yellow stripes appeared
over the Saiyan’s eyes. Vegeta’s face was soon covered by Oren’s white face and
blue eyes. Now in complete control of Vegeta’s body and mind, he cackled
loudly. He powered up, sending waves that knocked Trunks back.
“Dad!” Trunks yelled.
Oren, sent a blue ki
blast into Trunks. He looked the same, save for Vegeta’s spiky hairstyle that
was now on his head.
Trunks broke through the
smoke. “Damn you! How dare you take Dad!”
Soon enough, Zamasu,
Hearts, and Kamin had arrived on the scene.
“The surprise attack was
a success,” stated Kamin. She turned to her brother. “Oren, how’s that body?”
“It’s the best! It’s
bursting with power!”
In anger, Trunks went
Super Saiyan and charged toward him. Oren gave a sinister grin and called
“Smash Break!” His sphere bomb attack knocked Trunks backward. Trunks screamed
out loud in pain and crashed into the lake below.
The red gem on the
Universe Seed, blinked several times, the device humming with power.
“Take this, Universe 11!”
yelled Cumber. He extended his arms, and dark energy claws snaked their way
toward Jiren in arches. Jiren blasted them apart with his orange ki blasts.
Cumber barreled through the smoke and thrust his fist forward, Jiren dodging
the blow. Jiren ducked to avoid his feet and blocked another fist with his arm.
Jiren yelled and punched the Saiyan in the face. Cumber returned with more
ferocious attacks.
From the ground, Topo
slowly lifted himself up. “Beat him, Jiren!” he called out.
Jiren held Cumber’s fists
into place, and both men struggled in a sort of hand wrestling match. Cumber
glared at Jiren with his red demonic eyes.
“Seems were evenly
matched,” said Cumber through his mask. “But you can’t beat me.” He powered up
to Super Saiyan and knocked Jiren to the side. He fired dark blasts at Jiren
which he blocked as he moved through the smoke. Before he could land an attack,
Jiren was pinned to the ground by Heart’s force attack.
“Nice job, Jiren,” Hearts
taunted from atop the Universe Seed. He turned to his ally. “Oren, give him a
try.”
“Leave it to me,” he
responded, before teleporting in front of Jiren. Hearts released his hold on
Jiren and the warrior stood up. Oren and Jiren began attacking each other in
the air.
Cumber looked up in
anger. “Hearts! He’s my prey.”
“You’ve done enough here.
Cumber, go to Universe 3 now.”
He snapped his fingers
and the evil Saiyan vanished.
Cumber was transported to
the technology-filled Universe 3 to gather more energy for Hearts. He went on a
rampage, destroying robots that tried to attack him with pathetic blasts. Sure,
it felt good to have more power working with another group, but still…he was so
close to defeating his opponent and Hearts had to ruin the fun of it. Oh well.
It was time for him to complete his mission to destroy Zeno and gather energy
for the Universe Seed.
Jiren and Oren continued
to duke it out until a pink blast intercepted them.
Kamin pushed her short
white hair back. “Let me join in on the fun.”
Both Tuffles fired blasts
at Jiren, who crossed his arms, shielding himself. Jiren landed on the ground,
his opponents doing the same.
Landing in front of the
Tuffles, facing Jiren was none other than Zamasu.
Zamasu yelled and charged
at Jiren, who blocked several of his attacks. Both men glared at each other,
evenly matched. Jiren thrust his fist forward, sending a few white hairs of
Zamasu’s away.
“Don’t you dare touch a
god who those filthy hands!” Zamasu said his tone, condescending. Oren and
Kamin landed on either side of Zamasu.
“Zamasu!” screamed
Trunks, slicing his sword down at the spot where the usurper god was moments
before.
“Don’t interfere!” said
Oren, blasting Trunks back into a rock wall. His sword landed with its hilt up,
blade in the ground. Oren grabbed Trunks by his hair and formed a blue blast in
his other hand.
“You’re done for.”
A light nearby made him
look to his left. “What?!”
Arriving via a great
column of light were none other than Goku and the Grand Minister. Both of them
wore blue clothing with an orange downward pointing triangle on their chests.
Both wore red belts with a gold Chinese symbol at the center.
“Son Goku!” Jiren gasped,
remembering his former opponent. Even Zamasu was shocked to see him. Even more
surprising, Zamasu could sense Goku’s incredible new power.
Goku-san?” asked Trunks,
turning his head to look.
Goku had a serious look
on his face, which was usually uncommon to see. In a flash of light, Goku
knocked Oren off of Trunks, sending the Tuffle crashing into the rock wall.
“Oren!” Kamin cried.
A silver aura outlined
Goku’s body as he carefully held Trunks in his arms. He looked at the Grand
Minister who nodded with approval.
“Oh? Well then, take care
of this as you see fit.” The Grand Minister vanished in golden light.
“I-I knew it!” Trunks
declared. “You’re still alive!”
“That power…it can’t be!”
Zamasu exclaimed.
“So it’s godly then?”
Hearts asked, confirming the situation.
Having a mere mortal…and
rival surpass him in power was enough to make Zamasu go mad. He raised his fist
and prepared to charge, only to be blocked by Jiren.
In one swift motion,
Jiren punched Zamasu backwards.
Oren scowled at Goku,
frustrated at his new power. “What is your deal? You’re pissing me off!”
He flew head-first toward
the Saiyan, but Goku sent him flying backward with one punch. Goku moved
slightly, avoiding all the blue ki blasts that Oren fired at him. Goku charged
up his fist, which glowed in a blue ethereal light and rammed it into Oren’s
gut. The Tuffle gasped and the force of the impact knocked the Tuffle from
Vegeta’s body. Oren crashed hard into the ground, his sister racing after him.
Goku sent her back with another ki blast.
Vegeta woke up and stood
on one knee, already jealous of Goku’s new power. He couldn’t even sense Goku’s
power level. Goku’s silvery eyes glimmered, ready for battle.
Hearts watched the city
burn below him, feeling like the emperor of the universe on top of the Seed
device. His plans were one step closer to fruition.
Goku slowly lifted
himself up to face Hearts.
“So you’re Hearts, huh?”
Hearts smiled and said
“You have a scent of danger about you,” in a mocking tone.
Goku suddenly vanished
before Kamin and Oren’s blast could hit him.
Both Tuffles looked up at
Goku, awestruck. “When did he…?” Kamin began.
“…Do that?” Oren
finished.
Kamin whisked her fist
forward, only hitting air. She kicked Goku’s leg to no effect. Goku turned
around and kicked her hard in the gut. She flew back into her brother, who held
her protectively as they both crashed into the rocky ground.
“Oh?” said an intrigued
Hearts, watching Goku go Ultra Instinct and dive down toward the fallen
Tuffles. He dodged the pink and blue blasts, despite the smoke in the air. Both
siblings attacked Goku at once, Goku blocking all their attacks. Goku landed a
punch to Oren’s face and a kick to Kamin’s stomach.
Vegeta held his wounded
left arm, (always the left one) as Trunks landed near him.
“Dad, are you alright?”
“Yeah,” Vegeta replied.
Jiren threw a gigantic
orange energy bomb at Zamasu, who got hit with the blast.
“You did it,” said Topo.
But Jiren wasn’t so sure.
“Something is stirring.”
As the smoke cleared,
Jiren was stunned to see Zamasu appear, unscathed.
“What?!” gasped Topo.
Jiren’s mouth opened.
“Are you surprised?”
asked Zamasu with a grin. “I am invincible.”
“Invincible?!” cried
Topo.
“Now then, I’ll make the
next move.”
Goku dodged more of the
ki blasts fired by the Tuffles. He appeared between them, landing hard
uppercuts to both of them with his fists. They both crumpled to the ground.
Kamin opened her blue eyes and looked at her brother.
“Oren, let’s do it.”
Oren grinned and looked
at her. “I guess we’ve got no choice, sis.”
Both of them clasped each
other’s black gloved hands together. Blue and red light from their hands merged
into purple.
A tall fused mutant
figure was revealed. The fusion’s right arm and leg were red, left arm and leg
were blue, and the rest of the chest was white. Blue and red gemstones were
embedded in various places, along the hips, hands and one purple stone in the
center. The figure’s eyes were blue. Red and blue stripes framed either side of
their white face. Flowing white hair spread slightly upward from their head.
“Th-They merged!” Trunks
exclaimed.
“Surprised?” said the
figure in a combination of Oren and Kamin’s voices. “So, since we’re Kamin and
Oren, you can call us ‘Kamioren.’”
“Kamoren…Orenami…all
these fusion names are confusing,” Trunks thought.
Kamioren leaped at Goku,
the Saiyan dodging all their hits. Goku landed a hard kick at the fusion, who
was pushed back, but didn’t fall.
“Not as much impact as
before,” Kamioren chuckled. Goku stood and glared.
Hearts grinned and
floated down to the red center of the Universe Seed. “Lagss! Lagss!” he called,
searching around.
A giant group of crystals
appeared in front of him.
“I need your power
again.”
“I’m pleased,” she
replied from inside.
Kamioren looked up.
“There you are, Lagss.”
Hearts moved his palm
forward, and a purple aura outlined his body. His right hand turned yellow as
he manipulated the large crystalline mass downward. All the sharp points aimed
at Goku and the mass lowered to the ground.
“Goku-san!” Trunks cried.
Letting out a yell, Goku held
onto the crystals with both his hands, fighting against Heart’s force. Goku
pushed forward with more energy. Soon, small cracks began forming around his
hands. The crack grew larger and snaked up the surface of the glass.
“Dad, let’s go!” called
Trunks. The two Saiyans flew forward to help Goku, but were both knocked back
by a large purple blast, sending them to the ground.
“We’re taking you on,”
said Kamioren.
“Damn you!” cursed
Vegeta.
Finally, Goku unleased
the rest of his energy, spreading light blue cracks against the glassy surface.
To Lagss’ shock and disappointment, the crystal structure shattered.
“That silver aura…”
Hearts said to himself. “It seems he’s not perfected it.”
Goku stood up and panted
heavily.
Lagss appeared from among
the floating glass shards. She was an alien with light blue skin, and long
white hair, done in two waist-length ponytails. She wore a light blue dress
that trailed behind her, decorated with gold trim along her hips, under her
arms and around her neck. She glared at Goku with icy eyes. Dark purple gloves
covered her hands and weighted bracelets were on her wrists.
“My glass…slice him
apart!”
The shards rained down on
Goku in yellow slants of light. The shards pierced through Goku’s outfit and
skin. He screamed in pain as a million cuts spread across his body.
“Who…Who are you?” he
asked weakly.
“I am Lagss.”
She pointed two fingers
upward, and the shards pierced through Goku again. The Saiyan collapsed to the
ground.
“Stand back,” Vegeta told
Trunks. “They made a complete fool of me. I’ll take them.”
Kamioren charged at
Vegeta, their aura purple. Vegeta yelled and charged at the fused being, in
Super Saiyan Blue. He dodged the purple blasts and rushed at Kamioren. Their
powers clashed as they shared punches and kicks. Vegeta knocked Kamioren back
and fired a yellow blast from his hand. Kamioren shoved Vegeta down to the
ground with a mighty punch.
But the Saiyan prince was
not done. He rose from the ground and
flew into the air. Letting out a high pitched scream, he powered up and
transformed. His muscles bulged and grew, and a godly light shined in his blue
eyes. His hair, formerly light blue, had turned a dark royal blue. He charged
at Kamioren.
“Dad’s evolved again!”
exclaimed Trunks.
Vegeta had transformed into
Super Saiyan Blue Evolution.
Meanwhile, crystal spears
of glass stuck out from the ground at various angles, giving off a faint
mystical glow. Goku’s entire body shook violently as he strained to push
himself up. Goku watched as SSB Evolved Vegeta fought the fused Kamioren in the
night sky.
Kamioren dodged Vegeta’s
attacks just as fast as Vegeta initiated them. Swinging his leg forward, Vegeta
landed a hard uppercut to Kamioren’s chin, briefly knocking him back. The
fusion barely had time to recover before being punched hard in the gut by the
Saiyan prince. A punch to the left cheek added to the attacks.
“We’re counting on you,
Vegeta!” Goku encouraged from below.
Lagss rose into the air,
gathering the glass shards into the air. The two dozen glass shards in the air
would have been a beautiful sight to see, if they had not been pointed toward
Goku.
“Glass, cut him up!”
Lagss commanded.
The shards turned yellow
and plummeted toward the Saiyan.
Sweat formed on Goku’s
face as he braced himself for another painful impact. He closed his eyes…
…only for the shards to
explode in midair. Goku looked up as the smoke cleared. Trunks in Super Saiyan
form, had teleported in front of Goku, blocking the attack.
Trunks glared at Lagss.
“I’m going to fight you. Here!!”
“Thank you Trunks,”
breathed Goku.
Trunks powered up and leaped
from the ground.
The yellow shards of
glass shot at Trunks, who maneuvered around them. Ignoring the painful pricks
in his skin, Trunks conjured up a yellow ki blast in his hand and fired it at
her full force. Lagss flew backwards, arms crossed in front of her, steading
herself on the ground.
Up in the air, Vegeta
fired ki blast after ki blast at Kamioren for several minutes. He hoped that
the being wouldn’t fly through the smoke and charge at him. Fortunately, he
seemed to be holding them back.
Vegeta briefly stopped,
then dove into the smoke. Kamioren had just removed their arms from across
their chest when Vegeta kicked them hard across their face. Kamioren spun in
the air before crashing back first into a rock.
“This person, he’s still
got more power to fight,” they said.
Kamioren barely dodged
the next punch from Vegeta, which completely broke apart the rock. Kamioren
turned back to Vegeta, only to be met with a kick to the face. The two of them
punched and attacked on the ground, sending debris into the air.
Hearts stared down at
Goku and grinned at his helpless form. Jiren landed a hard punch to Fused
Zamasu’s chest. Saliva flew from his mouth as he gasped. With a flick, Jiren
sent the fused god into a rock in the distance. Orange ki blasts shot at Zamasu
from Jiren’s fingers. Through the smoke, a wounded Zamasu approached his
opponent. His cheek was swollen and his clothes were torn. Tendrils of dark
magenta energy crisscrossed around him, and in seconds, his wounds and clothes
were restored.
“No effect?” Zamasu asked
with a grin. “Thanks to my immortality power, I will always regenerate.”
“Immortal?” Jiren asked
in disbelief. Jiren had prided himself as one of the strongest warrior in all
12 universes. They say he was a mortal with a power that could surpass the
gods, but now here he was, facing an evil one.
Vegeta showed no mercy,
as he cupped his gloved hands together.
“FINAL FLASH!”
A burst of blinding
yellow light shot from his hands and hit Kamioren head on. Kamioren screamed in
pain in two different voices until finally, Oren and Kamin separated.
Both Tuffles stopped to
catch their breath.
“What power!” Kamin
breathed.
“He’s got an amazing
power,” Oren agreed.
“Come,” said Vegeta with
a grin, using his hand to mention them over.
Lagss knelt down and
placed her palm on the ground, her aura glowing light blue. Glass shards rose
up from the ground, quickly surrounding Trunks. Goku leapt forward and rammed
Trunks out of the way. The glass shards cut into Goku, pained screams ejecting
from his mouth.
Trunks looked on and
glared at Lagss who increased the movements of the glass shards.
Her attacks soon stopped
and Goku panted heavily. Even with sharp pains all over his body, Goku grinned.
“Your power is
astonishing.”
Lagss stood up to face
Goku and Trunks once more.
Lagass glanced over to
see Fused Zamasu move toward the Universal Seed device.
“All this power is now
mine!” Zamasu declared, reaching forward.
In an instant, Lagss shot
both hands forward and encased Zamasu in glass. The weight caused him and his
glass prison to plummet to the ground. Bits of glass shattered and Zamasu
managed to free himself, his cuts already mending themselves.
“I’d eliminate you for
your treachery if I could,” she stated coldly. “Heart’s ambition is my reason
for living.”
“Not much of a life
then,” Zamasu spat. He vanished before she could say anything more.
Lagss then looked up at
Hearts.
“Let me finish them,” she
called, referring to her opponents.
“Go to Universe 3,” he
ordered, “and fight with Cumber.”
“You’re really giving me
charge over this?”
“Of course.”
Lagss nodded. “Ok then.”
She then vanished in a
flash of teal-white light.
V.
Brutal Battle of Universe 3
In universe 3, Cumber was
busy punching a group of large metal robots that were guarding the city
buildings. He rammed his thick fist into the asphalt, causing thick cracks to
appear and spread. The ancient Saiyan grinned as Universe 3 citizens were
hurled into the air by the force of his attack. A cannon blast from a flying
tank hit Cumber in the chest, sending him flying backwards. He landed hard on
the ground, quickly surrounded by robots pointing their ki guns at him. The
robots posed to attack, only to be impaled by sharp glass shards. Sparks and
wires flew out of their chests, giving Cumber enough time to stand up and swipe
the bots aside with a powerful kick. He conjured his black clawed energy hands
and threw the remaining bots out into the distance.
He turned around.
“Lagss.”
“Looks like I made it in
time,” she said.
“I could’ve finished
them.”
“I bet,” she said with no
emotion. She briefly imagined that Fu would have the time of his life with all
the science and technology from this universe.
“Hearts sent you here
too?” asked Cumber.
Lagss nodded. “I was just
about to slice that Saiyan to bits, but Hearts sent me here to fight with you.”
Lagss moved her hand,
sending shards to the ground toward the unlucky civilians below. The screams
she heard from them were music to her ears.
“Any word from him?”
asked Cumber.
“It looks like he has
gathered enough energy from Universe 11. He and Zamasu and the twins will
probably meet us here in Universe 3 soon.”
“I wonder how many more
Universes he’ll want us to conquer,” said Cumber, intrigued.
“All of them, I imagine,”
Lagss replied. “One he has enough power for the Universe Seed, then Heart’s
grand plan can be put into place.”
“What is it, exactly?”
asked Cumber, firing a red blast that took down two buildings at once.
“We’ll find out soon
enough.”
Lagss led Cumber over to
a large slender device hidden behind a corner. The top of it had a reflective
satellite dish aimed straight up in the air. It was supported by strong
metallic pillars holding it in place. The center of the device had a red sphere
that pulsed, similar to the one on the Universe Seed Device.
“Me and Kamin made this
machine to provide extra power to Hearts,” Lagss explained. She mentioned to
two figures guarding the device nearby. One of them was a tall imposing figure
with a white face, light purple muscular legs, and a black muscular chest. Two
horizontal white horns jutted from his head, serving as his ears. He was fitted
with red gems from his wrists and a green gem in the center of his chest.
“That is Agnilasa,” said
Lagss.
The second figure wore a
glass visor over his face and wore a white battle suit with a large red P on
the front.
“And that is Catopesra.
Paparoni, the scientist helped build this for us. He also brainwashed those
warriors into joining our cause. By pressing this button when the meter is full…”
Lagss pushed a red button
and a band of white energy shot from the uppermost point into the air.
“…Hearts gains extra
energy for the Universe Seed! Hopefully, the energy gathered here will reach
him in Universe 11. For now, we await his commands and continue to fight.”
“I take orders from no
one,” Cumber grumbled. “Don’t you forget that.”
Sensing strong ki close
by, the Saiyan raced off into the distance.
VI.
Heart’s
Ascension
Back in Universe 11,
Hearts turned back to Goku.
“Available to fight me?”
asked a tired Goku.
Hearts and Goku stared
unblinkingly at each other for several seconds, contemplating their next words
or moves.
“I’ve got a glimpse of
you,” Hearts explained, seeing into Goku’s head. “Your shining aura power still
has more to give. It’s not fully evolved.”
“What?!” Goku yelled in
disbelief. He had evolved this far, how many more transformations did he have
to go through to beat this new enemy?
“I will make it
re-emerge,” Hearts claimed. “And after that, you will lose your battle with
me.”
Goku bared his teeth
together and clenched his fists. “Alright, let’s do this.”
Goku powered up to Super
Saiyan and flew toward Hearts. Hearts grinned and held out his hand, palm
glowing yellow and an evil purple aura surrounding his arm.
Goku felt his whole body
weighed down, like the last time he tried to overcome the gravity in the
training chamber. The powerful force glued him to the ground, his yellow hair
turning to black.
“Goku!” yelled Trunks,
before he too, was forced down.
Even Vegeta, who had
previously flew toward Hearts, was also knocked down to the ground, his hair
turning back to black. All three men struggled to lift themselves up, but it
was like trying to get up from underneath a full truck.
Goku’s arm shook and one
of his eyes was closed. He slowly moved his shaking hand, fingers curved.
“It’s not over yet!”
A yellow ki blast
flickered on and off in his cupped hand.
“Just like that, keep
trying,” Hearts said. Was he actually trying to make Goku stronger, or was he
merely toying with him?
Goku didn’t know how much
more he could take.
Then, a shining beacon of
shimmering blueish light rained down in a column from a hole in the dark sky.
Hearts glanced at the light in surprise.
A comforting light purple
hand rested on Goku’s shoulders. Goku looked up to see the smiling face of
Shin, Universe 7’s Supreme Kai.
“Goku, use
teleportation.”
Goku groaned under the
strain.
“Who is that?” Hearts
asked, releasing his grip.
“Quick!” Shin urged Goku.
“Yes,” Goku said.
He placed two fingers to
his forehead and the tow of them appeared next to Trunks and Vegeta. Shin
placed his hand on Trunks’ shoulder, while Trunks grabbed hold of Vegeta. The
four of them appeared, standing on the ground, facing their enemies. Then they
were lifted into the sky by Shin’s powerful light. The light soon vanished and
the hole in the sky closed.
“That guy,” Zamasu told
Hearts. “He’s Universe 7 Kaioshin.”
“I see,” said Hearts.
“Then let’s move to our next destination. We collected enough energy from
Universe 11.”
“Stop!” Jiren called from
below, powering up a ki blast.
Hearts grinned. “That guy has a tremendous amount of power.
He’ll do nicely.”
He lifted two of his
fingers and a glass cube enclosed around Jiren.
“Jiren!” called Topo,
looking at his trapped companion and the two enemies. “What’s happening here?”
The villains smiled and
vanished in teal-white light.
Meanwhile, Fu was
enjoying himself in his new lab; a beige round building hidden in foliage near
a waterfall. He sat in his chair and glanced at the screens, replaying the
battles in Universe 11.
“So great! Everyone is
part of my experiment, I don’t want this to ever stop!”
He pushed up his glasses,
mischief gleaming in his red eyes. He looked at another screen. “Now…you will
enter the game.”
The screen revealed the
metallic face of Metal Cooler, his eyes red, and black sclera surrounding his
left eye.
VII. Universe 7 Decisive Battle
Over the city of Universe
7, a spiral of gray clouds parted to reveal the Universe Seed arriving and
hovering in the air. The sky was a dull dark gray overhead. One by one, the
Core Area warriors appeared around the crystalline device: Oren, Kamin, Zamasu,
and finally, Hearts at the pinnacle.
“Finally, we are here!
Universe 7!” Hearts declared. He spread out his arms, looking down at the gray
buildings and grass far below. Apparently, this was the universe where the
Saiyans and all his opponents were from. A sinister grin formed on his white
face at the thought of obliterating their home world and seeing their horrified
reactions. Plus, he had a feeling that Universe 7 held tremendous power that
the Seed could use.
“It’s time to destroy
it!”
“We won’t allow it!” Goku
declared, standing with Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo, and Android 17.
“Come!” said Hearts,
making a “come here” motion with his red gloved finger.
Goku, Trunks, Vegeta, and
the other Z Fighters all powered up and charged at their foes.
“ZAMASU!” Trunks bellowed
in rage, speeding forward.
“Trunks, wait!” shouted
Vegeta.
Oren and Kamin appeared
in front of the Saiyan prince, blocking his path.
They launched their fists
at him, which Vegeta blocked with both hands.
“You’re fighting us!”
said Oren.
“We’re gonna get our
revenge,” added Kamin. “You have humiliated us in Universe 11.”
Vegeta yanked hard on his
enemies’ arms, causing them to briefly run into each other in a stumble. He
kicked the twins aside before Oren fired a big blue blast toward him. Android
17 created a green barrier that protected Vegeta from behind. Kamin was about
to shot pink ki blasts from her hands, only to be kicked away by Piccolo.
“Go, help Trunks!”
Piccolo urged Vegeta.
“Hurry up,” 17 added.
“Don’t let them take
control of you!” warned Vegeta, before speeding off toward his son.
Trunks swiped his sword
down while dodging yellow blasts from his foe.
“What are you saying?”
asked a confused Piccolo, though Vegeta had already left.
Piccolo jumped to dodge
Kamin’s blasts.
“You, there, who are
you?” Kamin asked the Namekian.
“You’re strong, right?”
asked Oren to 17, while they stood off, facing each other.
“Well…I hope this fight
will at least entertain us!” said Oren. A light blue aura surrounded Oren
before he charged forward through the air. He launched a kick at 17, who
blocked it with his left arm. They shared some punches before 17 grabbed hold
of his wrist.
“You’re an outsider,” 17
scoffed before kneeing Oren in the gut and pushing him away.
Piccolo dodged Kamin’s
fast punches, before stepping backwards. He launched his flexible arm forward
and grabbed hold of Kamin from a distance. Just then, Kamin morphed into a
silver liquid, escaping Piccolo’s grasp. Retracting his arm back Piccolo stared
in shock. “They’re androids.”
Kamin soon merged back
into her natural solid form.
Meanwhile, Goku was
thrust downward by the strong gravitational force of the Universe Seed,
crashing into the ground and sending a nearby crowd running for safety. Goku
flew back up, but was soon forced down again by Heart’s power. Heart’s hand
glowed bright yellow and he let out a brief cackle. Goku yelled in pain at the
impact.
“Universe 7 is giving you
trouble, Hearts,” Fu mentioned while in his darkened lab. This will be the
perfect place.” He glanced over at another screen. “Oh look there…Universe 3
will be entertaining too.”
Universe 3 was a
technologically advanced place, with sleek gray buildings from every direction.
The sky was an indigo color and no stars were visible. Lagss and Cumber were
busy scaring off the robotic citizens when another enemy approached them.
Without hesitation, Lagss fired huge shards of glass at the enemy, but the
figure was too fast. The glass warrior soon found herself being thrown back
into a building, the impact making a dent in the structure. Lagss stared at her
foe with shaking eyes: it was Metal Cooler.
Metal Cooler slapped his
metallic tail against the side of a building, staring at his opponent with
calculating red eyes. A beam of crimson light emerged from his finger, before
the building he was on started to rapidly crumble from the bottom up. A sphere
of ki had formed in his hand before Cumber burst through the rubble and grabbed
his wrist. He head butted him hard and landed a hard punch to Cooler’s face.
Charging full speed at his enemy, Cumber turned Super Saiyan, following the
flying fiend. Cooler thrust his fist forward, as did Cumber. Cooler kicked and
punched at the Saiyan, while Cumber blocked his attacks. They flew through the
air and battled intensely for several minutes.
Fu grinned as he observed
the battle. “I wonder who’s gonna win between the giant Saiyan and Cooler. Let
the fight continue.”
Cumber landed several
hard punches to Cooler’s face, which seemed to not have any effect. They
punched each other some more, and soon, Cooler launched a yellow ki blast at
Cumber. He retaliated with a dark red blast of his own. Both blasts exploded on
impact, the thick smoke soon clearing up. Cooler fell down toward the ground,
Cumber diving down after him. Rocks and rubble rose from the ground as the
impact was made. Cumber soon had Cooler pinned to the ground, grabbing both of
his hands.
“How foolish!” Cumber
declared. “Turning yourself into metal!” Strangely, his eyes were sky blue
instead of red.
Cooler, instead, had a
trick up his sleeve. “Actually, I’ve obtained a new power.”
Cooler slapped the Saiyan
with his tail and teleported into the air. In rapid succession, he pummeled the
Saiyan toward the ground, reappearing in different spots, and landing attacks.
Cumber was thrown into a building, but soon recovered. A gold outline glowed
around Cooler as he avoided Cumber’s red ki blasts. Cumber barely had time to
think before Cooler thrust his head against Cumber’s chin in a hard uppercut.
The impact sent black spots before his eyes and he felt himself stumble. He
righted himself by dragging his boot covered foot in the ground and fired more
blasts. Cooler blocked the attacks as he was pushed back into the air. He let
out a yell and faced the Saiyan.
“Playtime is over.”
He let out an
earth-shattering yell and powered up to a higher form. His aura glowed bright
yellow and darkened into a bright gold. His silver metallic skin turned golden.
“See…this is Golden Metal
Cooler! Amazing!”
He marveled at his new
power and strength, opening and closing his hand.
Cumber shot a volley of
dark blasts at him, only for them to harmlessly bounce off.
In the blink of an eye,
Cooler flew through the blasts and appeared close to Cumber’s face. Cumber’s
eyes widened in pain as Cooler punched him hard in the gut. Cumber flew
backwards while Golden Cooler followed him. He landed an upper punch to
Cumber’s face, sending him flying through the air. Cumber flew back and thrust
his fist forward but missed. Cooler’s gold foot impacted Cumber’s groin and he
gasped in pain. Cumber tried to elbow Cooler but missed again. This time, Cumber
managed to land a punch to Cooler’s face, but a ki blast had already formed in
Cooler’s hand. With a blinding flash, Cumber was sent plummeting to the ground.
“What’s this strength?”
Cumber gasped, wincing in pain as he lay on his back.
Cooler’s eye flashed red
and he powered up once more. He raised his hand and three orange spheres formed
in the air above him.
“Well,
I can’t believe this is it,” Cumber thought.
Suddenly, a short circuit
fired off in Cooler’s left side of his face and he yelped at the sharp shocking
pain. Wires were exposed on the outside of his face and he covered his left eye
with his hand. Still, he was able to launch the spheres at Cumber with his
other hand. The three spheres hit Cumber head on, and he braced himself for the
pain.
Cooler, still grimacing
in pain, powered up and fled the scene.
Frustrated, Cumber
smashed the ground with his fist. “F-fight me…” he groaned, his body stumbling
every which way. Finally, his body couldn’t take it anymore and he slumped hard
to the ground, face first, his hair returning to black.
“Hmm, Cooler overheated?”
Fu guessed. “But at least we were able to collect useful data.”
Back in Universe 7, Zamasu
swiped down his pink energy blade, which cut through the space between Vegeta
and Trunks. Zamasu fired more energy blasts at the duo, while Piccolo and 17
held off the Tuffle twins.
“Sis, let’s do it!”
called Oren, dodging a curve of yellow ki blasts.
“Sure, Oren!” Kamin
called.
Both twins flew into the
air, Oren glowing blue, Kamin glowing dark pink… and fused into Kamioren.
“They merged?” asked
Piccolo.
Goku tried to stand up,
but Heart’s power was too strong.
“Damn these gravity
powers…I can’t stand up,” he said in exhaustion.
Hearts noticed one of the
red circular parts on the Seed blink twice.
“Perfect timing.”
He pulled off his fur
jacket and tossed it aside. His white muscular chest was revealed, complete
with a gray X shaped scar across it. Smiling widely, he powered up, with a dark
purple aura surrounding him. The aura turned into a column of dark ultraviolet
light and soon, the Seed started to descend. Using wind energy, Hearts blasted
Vegeta and Trunks away, and then did the same thing to 17 and Piccolo. Hearts
stood with one leg forward, knee bent, on top of the device. He bent down and
placed one hand on top of the crystal surface.
“Soon, the Universe Seed
will be complete. You will see, I will accomplish it!”
Goku and his allies stood
up, ready to face their greatest threat to themselves and their universe.
Hearts stood up from his
knee, clenching and unclenching his fingers from inside his red gloves. He
couldn’t wait to test his new power against this Saiyan opponent. With his hair the golden of a Super Saiyan,
Goku stared hard at his enemy and rose up vertically into the air. He was not
going to let this man destroy his world, kill his friends, or defeat his buddy
Zeno-sama. For several moments, they stared at each other, anticipating any
next moves.
Hearts charged at Goku in
the blink of an eye, but Goku was equally fast to react. Down below, round
white buildings blew up in several places at the force of the fight. Goku
blocked Heart’s punches, both of his muscular arms crossed in front of him.
Both of them used Instant Transmission to appear and teleport to different
spots in the air. It was so fast, it was hard for the observing eye to see what
was occurring.
“Goku-san!” Trunks called
from nearby, holding his sword in his hand.
“So this is Heart’s
power?” Vegeta asked in curiosity and concern.
Fused Zamasu charged at
Trunks, clashing his magenta energy blade from his hand against the metal of
the sword blade. Vegeta barely dodged a dark ki blast from the fused god.
Zamasu grinned manically
at Trunks. “Is this the best you can do?”
Further away, Goku let
out an ear-splitting yell and powered up to Super Saiyan. Moments later, his
hair and aura turned bright blue. Hearts was only briefly pushed back. He
smirked with satisfaction as he observed Goku’s more powerful form. After a
stare down in the air, it was Goku who initiated the fight this time. Hearts
blocked Goku’s elbow with his own, and each took turns blocking attacks…two
punches, a fist and a foot…the two of them used instant Transmission several
times.
Teleport…teleport…teleport…teleport…
Finally, Hearts managed
to grab hold of Goku’s muscular arm in a strong grip. He leaned his white face
close and grinned.
“I’ve read your mind. You
seek out strong opponents, and always hunger for more. I can satisfy your
need.”
With that, he used his
power to knock Goku down into a roof of a building. But the Saiyan retaliated
with a swarm of yellow ki blasts. Hearts held out his hand and the blasts froze
in mid-air. After bending one of the orbs and tossing it back at Goku, Hearts
moved his arms in a flurry. Soon, Goku’s ki blasts rained down back at him,
though he managed to dodge each one as he flew. Goku swiped one of the blasts
aside and charged at Hearts, who blocked his fist with his left arm. They
exchanged kicks and punches at lightning speed once again.
“Are you satisfied?” Hearts
asked as he attacked.
“Not enough!” Goku
replied.
Hearts held out his hand
and it glowed yellow. A strong gravity force caused him to fly backwards,
almost impacting the building behind him. Powering up and righting himself, he
slowed his decent by digging his fingers into the building’s surface, leaving
deep marks.
“You’re not going all out
yet,” Goku mentioned.
“Neither are you.”
There was one thing that
Goku and Hearts had in common: their thirst for battle and disappointment at
their opponents holding back their power.
A purple blast spiraled
out of Heart’s hand, destroying the building that Goku had been next to. Goku
flew through the smoke, hopping and flipping from one slab of rock to another.
Goku could sense more of Heart’s attacks, and thus he dodged Heart’s energy
cubes. Three of them chased Goku through the air. Through graceful loops and
dodges, Goku singlehandedly broke all the remaining cubes with a long blast of
golden ki.
The Saiyan then moved
side to side, dodging Heart’s purple blasts. The blasts harmlessly bounced off
Goku when his aura turned blue. Hearts fired a larger purple and white energy
blast, but Goku turned around, grabbed it and threw it back.
For a while, Goku kicked
at Hearts, who blocked his attacks and was slowly getting pushed back. Goku
appeared below him and kicked him into the air. Goku had wordlessly formed a
Kamehameha attack, while Hearts had already shot out a dark attack of his own.
The two blasts collided…and then the Kamehameha pushed Hearts back and down across
the ground. The blast broke several buildings, then went off with a loud boom.
Goku paused to catch his breath, his hands still cupped.
Meanwhile, Piccolo was
busy fighting off Kamioren. Kamioren fired dark purple ki blasts at Piccolo’s
back. Fortunately, Android 17, formed his green energy shield, protecting
himself and the Namekian. They were evenly matched…until Kamioren yelled and
pushed harder into the attack. 17 held the shield, even as it began to crack.
With a final burst of power, Kamioren’s blast shattered Android 17’s shield.
Kamioren responded with
an evil laugh, but was soon stunned and silenced by piccolo’s special beam
cannon.
“Sorry. This attack needs
time to charge,” Piccolo stated, revealing their plan. Kamioren screamed and
fell to the ground. A purple hole formed in their chest and soon shrunk and
healed. Kamioren stood up in anger clenching their fists.
“There’s no way I could
be beaten by you.” They lifted their head. “I’m the strongest!”
“What?” Piccolo asked
stunned, as Kamioren released a devastating dark purple blast of energy,
similar to Vegeta’s final attack against Majin Buu.
Trunks held his sword
aloft, and swiped it down at Zamasu, who blocked it with his arm.
“Zamasu!” Trunks declared
in rage. “After trying to exterminate all mortals, why would you join forces
with one now?”
“As if I would answer
you,” he replied. He slashed his energy at Trunks who dodged it and flew off.
Zamasu chased after Trunks, while Vegeta followed from below.
Goku watched as Hearts
pushed two large boulders, setting himself free. He casually brushed off his
chest, as Goku’s attack didn’t faze him. His hand glowed yellow and he made a
“come here” motion to Goku. Goku was pulled toward him against his will.
“Is that all?” Hearts
asked.
He lowered his hand and
Goku was held in place on the ground. Hearts smirked and rose up into the air.
“Gravity Fist!” he
yelled. Transparent energy cubes surrounded his hands and feet. Goku powered up
and broke free from Heart’s hold. He pushed Goku back with an attack, but Goku
broke free of it again with a mighty yell. Streams of ki blasts flew from
Goku’s hands, while Hearts dodged them all. Hearts flew through them and
drop-kicked Goku into the ground.
“Tremble at my power,”
Hearts declared with a grin, before his aura glowed dark purple and black. Goku
seethed and stood to face him again.
Hearts grinned evilly at
Goku from the air, his dark aura surrounding his body. A dozen small
transparent cubes surrounded his hands and feet, four around the three areas. They
soon glowed with a magenta aura. At the speed of light, Hearts rushed at Goku,
who blocked the attack. Hearts flew straight up into the air, Goku soon
following at Super Saiyan Blue. They both collided at an angle in the air, and
with a powerful punch to Goku’s gut, Hearts sent the Saiyan plummeting to the
ground with a tremendous crash. An explosion shook the ground and air, leaving
plumes of smoke behind. The smoke cleared, revealing Hearts pinning Goku down
with his foot on his chest.
Goku winced and then
yelled in pain as Hearts sank his energy charged fist deeper into Goku’s
stomach.
“More…you can’t make this
more exciting?” Hearts mocked at Goku’s helplessness.
A crazed look appeared in
Heart’s eyes as he increased his power, causing a purple explosion to destroy
more of the surrounding city.
Meanwhile Kamioren stood
in the air and laughed at Piccolo and 17. “So how was that? Did you see my
power? I’m THE STRONGEST!”
Android 17 created his
green energy barrier around himself and Piccolo. They rose into the air, where
17 made the barrier vanish. He glared coldly at his opponent, Piccolo behind
him.
17 launched a swift kick
at Kamioren who blocked it with their arms.
17 rapidly kicked the
Tuffle, but missed each time, the Tuffle kicking 17 to the side.
“Makankosappo! Special
Beam Cannon!” cried Piccolo, as he fired his signature attack at Kamioren’s
face.
17 and Piccolo fired
yellow ki blasts simultaneously at Kamioren, pushing them around, causing them
to yelp and their skin to crack in several places.
Hearts glanced over to
his right at Kamioren, his foot still on Goku. “Geez…I didn’t expect this from
you, Kamioren!”
He looked at the Tuffle
in disapproval…then came up with an idea.
“If you want to be the
strongest, you need more power.”
Hearts held out his hand,
which glowed yellow. His body surged with a lavender aura. Miniature cubes
formed near the Universe Seed.
With a curl of Heart’s
fingers, the miniature cubes merged together to form one giant transparent
cube, enclosing the device inside it. The device shrunk and collapsed within
itself, until it became a small speck of light.
Hearts smirked, held out
two fingers and flicked the speck rapidly downward.
From within the smoke,
Piccolo noticed the speck and dodged it. The speck moved toward the beaten
Kamioren and entered inside their central purple orb in their chest.
“Dad!” Trunks called.
“What the hell is going
on this time?” Vegeta asked.
Zamasu looked at the
bright rays of light and gave a small smile.
Kamioren roared loudly as
white power surrounded their body. They dug their hands by their chest, trying
to diminish the pain within their core. In a flash of light, Kamioren’s body
grew many times bigger…until their body resembled a large Hulk-like boulder.
Long horns extended from their head and their eyes glowed a demonic red. Their
formerly purple orb was replaced with a newer red orb in their chest, with six
black curved spikes around it like a sun. Golden orbs decorated their body in
several spots.
Dark indigo light crashed
down onto the ground as Kamioren’s new form was revealed: a Tuffle hybrid Great
Ape!
Well, Kamioren wasn’t
hairy like an ape, nor did they look like one…but they now had the power and
strength of one.
Kamioren shot a volley of
purple energy from their mouth into the air, their sharp fangs revealed.
Hearts looked impressed.
“Well, not bad.”
Kamioren roared and
punched the ground with their huge right red fist, causing the ground to crack.
17 and Piccolo looked down with concerned expressions.
“He fused with that huge
energy?!” Piccolo exclaimed.
“Begone!” Kamioren
roared, firing a purple energy blast from their mouth.
“Oh no! Get out of the
way!” Piccolo yelled as he and 17 dodged the blast.
Like other Great Apes,
Kamioren could move and aim his destructive blast around him…which destroyed a
great chunk of the city and buildings in a flash of explosive light.
Zamasu grinned. “Oh so
this is the power of the Universe Seed?”
Piccolo and 17 flew up in
front of the giant and fired more ki blasts, to no effect. Kamioren’s face was
revealed as the smoke cleared. Piccolo was knocked to the side by Kamioren’s
right fist, Android 17 got knocked away by Kamioren’s left fist.
Then, Trunks and Vegeta
arrived on the scene, facing the monster. Piccolo and 17 flew up shortly after,
17 clutching his arm.
“What have you done?!”
Vegeta bellowed. “Your time ends now!”
He kicked the mutant in
the face, briefly making them stumble. Kamioren conjured up another blast,
which sputtered out after Piccolo kicked them in the chin.
At the same time, the Z
Fighters fired ki blasts at Kamioren. They stopped when the smoke obscured
their face.
Foolishly, all four of
them stayed where they were…and as the smoke cleared, Kamioren’s purple blast
hit them straight on!
Hearts grinned as he
watched the scene. “Oh, the Universe Seed is almost complete!”
Kamioren grinned at the
sight of Piccolo, Vegeta, 17, and Trunks, hurt on the ground, smoke still
fuming from the newly made trench.
Vegeta shakenly stood up,
much of his armor ruined. “Damn it!”
Kamioren stomped forward
and raised their fist, only for Goku to appear out of nowhere to block it.
“Kakarot!” Vegeta
exclaimed.
Though still beaten up,
Goku focused on his new opponent.
Kamioren grinned and
flicked Goku away with his fingers. Goku soared through the air, before turning
around to face them again. He yelled and rapidly kicked Kamioren in the face.
With their right large
hand, Goku was slapped away. Goku then found himself grabbed by Kamioren’s blue
hand. Kamioren put both of his hands together, squeezing Goku hard. He winced
and tried to escape, to no use. He then took a deep breath and let his mind go
blank.
Kamioren then gasped in
surprise as Goku broke free from their grasp. Kamioren fired another blast from
their mouth, but Goku emerged from the smoke, unscathed.
The Saiyan had turned
Ultra Instinct once more.
Goku stared down at the
monstrosity below him. Kamioren stomped with one giant foot toward him, staring
up and seething. Goku stared at them with serious eyes. The Ultra Instinct
power made him calm and collected, unfazed by Kamioren’s snarling face. He
wasn’t going to let them harm his friends and destroy Universe 7.
“Take this! I’m
invincible!” Kamioren boasted, suddenly. They thrust their red right fist
forward but Goku vanished before their fist made contact. Kamioren formed a
purple blast in their mouth and aimed at Goku, who promptly vanished on the
spot. In the blink of an eye, Goku slammed his foot down on their forehead,
causing them to stumble back and the blast to explode in a cloud of smoke.
Goku landed on the ground and walked forward,
eyes unblinking. The rest of the Z Fighters heaved themselves up from under the
rubble. From up above, Zamasu and Hearts watched the battle, glaring down.
Kamioren fired another
purple blast straight at Goku. He raised both his hands, holding the energy
sphere in place. With a loud yell, Goku pushed the blast right into Kamioren’s
face. Goku then dodged their fists in rapid succession. A swift kick to the
cheek made Kamioren yelp slightly. Goku appeared above the Tuffle fusion and
slammed both fists hard into their head, sending Kamioren to their knees.
With ease, Goku avoided
their antennae swiping at him. Kamioren launched another blast from their
mouth, this time hitting Goku.
“Goku-san!” Trunks cried
from below.
Kamioren snickered
evilly, their sharp teeth showing. Then they let out a bellowing laugh. “Serves
you right!”
The villain paused when
they saw flashes of blue light shine from the smoke. In a flash, the smoke was
blown aside…and there stood Goku in the air, his hair platinum in color,
without a scratch.
“What?!” they gasped.
“The power of a god,”
Hearts murmured from above, impressed.
Before Kamioren could
blink, Goku appeared in front of their face and fired a yellow blast straight
into their face and eyes. Furious, Kamioren fired several more purple blasts
wildly. Five blasts impacted the ground like bombs.
Goku dodged their
gigantic fists and grabbed hold of their antennae. Kamioren was flung into the
air. Kamioren screamed at the top of their lungs, landing with a crash on the
rocky ground.
“Amazing!” Trunks
exclaimed as Goku stood up.
Eyes blaring with rage,
Kamioren stood up and swiped at Goku once more. They momentarily grinned,
thinking they had caught him in their fist. Then he opened it and saw nothing.
They then felt the heels of Goku’s feet rapidly strike them in the face. They
even had to cover their eyes at the sudden force.
Kamioren tried to swipe
at Goku again, but the Saiyan was too fast. He fired several ki blasts at their
legs, chest, and arms. Kamioren was then hit with a volley of more powerful
yellow ki blasts in four different areas.
“Son’s power is waning!”
called Piccolo. “Finish them off at once!”
At the same time,
Piccolo, Vegeta, Trunks, and 17 shot ki blasts from all their hands, keeping
the Tuffle Mutant in place. They moved to the side as Goku prepared his
signature attack.
“KA…ME…HA…ME…HA!”
The blue blast struck
Kamioren right on. The force of the attack caused the red seed-like gem in the
center of their chest to crack. Seizing the chance, Goku rushed forward and
pummeled his fist right into the gem.
The fatal attack resulted
in cracks rapidly spreading all over Kamioren’s body, their screams ringing
through the air. Fourteen beams of light shone from the cracks and then…
Kamioren shattered into
pieces.
Goku and the Z Fighters
covered their eyes as the debris flew outward in every direction.
Piccolo uncovered his
eyes as the dust cleared. “Did it work?”
Goku phased out of Ultra
Instinct and to his base form, exhausted and out of energy. He started to fall,
but Trunks and Piccolo held him up from underneath his shoulders.
“Hang in there!” Piccolo
urged.
“Yeah,” Goku weakly
replied.
Trunks pointed down at
the orange flames in the pit. “Look, over there!”
Rising from the flames
was a small speck of light. The small sphere rose up right into Heart’s gloved
hand.
“What the…?” Vegeta
asked, puzzled.
Hearts grinned. “Behold!
This is its completed form! At long last, all this power has been condensed
into the Universe Seed. Beautiful, is it not?”
The Universe Seed glowed
with an ethereal power, glowing in transparent colors of blue and magenta,
yellow waves moving inward.
Hearts continued. “Kamin.
Oren. I won’t let your deaths be in vain.”
Hearts raised his hand
and his body took on a white aura. Dozens of transparent cubes surrounded him
as he merged with the new power source. The Z Fighters were knocked away into
the air.
Zamasu looked on with a
grin, admiring the tremendous new power. “Hearts, so it’s finally time for your
wish to come true? How I’ve waited for this.”
Hearts let out evil
laughter as the cubes grew larger and his power increased further.
Groups of transparent
cubes flew in place in the air, then moved into place together like a puzzle.
Below, the wind caused debris to dash across the ground, creating more dullness
in addition to the dark gray sky looming above. Piccolo, Trunks, 17, Vegeta,
and Goku slowly pushed themselves up from the ground, hurt, but anxious to get
a better look. Goku seethed at the flying materials forming a sort of barrier.
The condensed cubes flashed colors of dark green, lavender, and teal as it
grew. At last, it began to form and take shape, the lines soon disappearing.
The surface became smooth and in a wave of light, the color turned golden.
The Universe Seed hummed
with ethereal power from inside a giant golden transparent cube. Eight green
spheres hovered around the outside.
From inside the Universe
Seed, Hearts was bathed in tremendous power. It was the all-consuming force of
black holes…the energy of exploding supernovas, the churning of galaxies,
stars, planets. The entirety of the universe…of all 18 universes flowed through
him.
The five Z Fighters
lifted themselves off the ground, standing beside each other. Goku’s shirt was
almost completely ripped off.
“What’s that?” Goku
asked.
Vegeta dashed forward as
if saying “Let’s find out!”
“Vegeta!”
He rose up and formed a
yellow ki blast with both hands. He launched it forward toward the cube, only
for Zamasu to appear and knock the blast away.
“Zamasu!” yelled Vegeta.
Goku and the others fired
ki blasts, but the kai god batted them all away.
“I thought you wanted to
kill all mortals?” Trunks asked. “So why are you protecting a mortal like
Hearts?”
Zamasu grinned. “Hearts
will defeat the Omni-king. And with him gone, there shall be none to stop my
Zero Mortal Plan.”
Trunks clenched his fists
and seethed.
Zamasu raised his hand
into the air and chanted, “Hammer of Judgement.”
Little dark red blasts
rose up into the air. Zamasu lowered his hand in a swipe. The red spheres
turned into blades of energy, which rapidly rained onto the fighters. All of
them protected themselves by crossing their arms together and ducking their
heads. Just when they thought they couldn’t bear the sharp pains any longer,
the blasts faded.
In the blink of an eye,
Zamasu appeared in front of Vegeta and rammed his fist hard into his gut.
Vegeta gasped painfully, saliva flying from his mouth. Zamasu kicked 17 in the
gut, then moved on to swipe Piccolo out of the way. He fired yellow/green ki
blasts at Vegeta and Goku, further blinding them with smoke on the ground.
Goku turned around and
spotted his opponent. He rushed at him and began to fight. Goku launched his
fist, but it was blocked by Zamasu’s hand. Zamasu blocked all of Goku’s punches
as they flew. Goku pushed Zamasu back, then he did the same. Zamasu blocked
Goku’s fist once again, holding it in his hand. Goku tried to land another hit,
but the kai easily blocked his arm. Holding the Saiyan down, Zamasu pressed his
white boot hard into Goku’s back. Goku bellowed in pain, with no way to escape.
Zamasu chuckled as he
watched his helpless opponent. “What’s wrong, Universe 7? Is this really the
best you’ve got?”
“Goku-san!” Trunks yelled.
Back inside the Universe
Seed, Hearts realized that he could be the new mortal stronger than the
gods…even more than Jiren, as those in Universe 11 claimed. Zamasu’s
immortality had proved very useful. But even immortality couldn’t compare to
this new power. While Zamasu tried to become the universe and killed off
mortals in Future Trunk’s timeline, Zeno had appeared and erased him. Hearts
knew Zamasu only joined him because both of them hated the Omni-King. Zamasu
wanted vengeance against Zeno for ruining his victory. He wanted nothing to
stand in his way during his second chance.
Hearts, however, wanted
Zeno killed for different reasons. Tired of the incompetency and laziness of
the gods, kais, and angels, the warrior wanted to create a new world in his own
making. A world where he and the strongest fighters could conquer and
experience newfound freedom from Zeno’s rules. Indeed, he shared
characteristics, and even somewhat an appearance to Fu. Both wanted to rule the
world and take control in their own ways. Could he be distantly related? He
brushed the thought aside. Hearts shared the power-hungry personalities of King
Piccolo, and Moro, a planet-eating goat entity.
Next, Hearts wouldn’t
admit this to anyone else, but he was deeply devastated at the erasure of the
other six universes by Zeno. The Omni-King had wiped entire worlds from
existence… for what? Because he was bored? Dissatisfied with lives so different
and less divine? The six angels were left dormant in space, but everyone else
was gone.
The power coursing
through his veins and the thought of giving Zeno a taste of his own medicine
filled him with more confidence and glee.
Back outside, before
Trunks could make his move, a figure appeared in a flash of light.
With a hard kick to the head,
Zamasu was knocked off Goku.
“You’re…” Zamasu gasped.
The savior was none other
than…
“Jiren,” said Goku as he
stood up.
“How’d he get here?”
asked Trunks.
“Universe 11’s Kiaoshin
must have sent him,” Piccolo replied.
Indeed, the Kaioshin’s
power had also freed Jiren from his cube prison and transported him to Universe
7.
“Resistance is futile,
Universe 11,” said Zamasu.
He formed a magenta
energy blade surrounding his right arm.
Jiren fired orange ki
blasts and Zamasu swiped them away with his ki blade.
A white halo appeared
behind Zamasu and his raised his arm again.
“Take this!”
Before he could attack,
cracks appeared in space and time. Through the white gap came another figure.
“You’re…” Zamasu began,
rooted to the spot.
A familiar purple assassin
answered with a mighty hit.
Zamasu was pushed back
and wiped his mouth from the blow.
“Scoundrel, how dare you
strike a god?!”
“Hit,” said Goku.
“Universe 6,” Jiren
began, mildly surprised to see him.
Hit turned to them.
“Kaioshin hired me…to take them out.”
Goku smiled. “That so?
Glad to hear it. Let’s go!”
Together, the strongest
warriors from Universes 11, 6, and 7, charged forward toward Zamasu, their
rivalries from the Tournament of Power forgotten.
Suddenly, all the heroes
were all pushed back by waves of energy.
“Its ki is rising,”
warned Piccolo.
Zamasu looked eagerly at
the cube. “Come out soon! I can’t wait!”
“I’ve got a bad feeling
about this,” stated Vegeta, uneasy.
Goku sensed energy
building up rapidly, like a volcano or earthquake. “Something’s coming!”
The Universe Seed pulsed
with a white light. Purple cracks appeared on the cube’s surface. It grew
smaller as more cracks appeared.
Then it grew rapidly,
bursting out of the cube. Shards of yellow energy flew in every direction like
glass.
The seed vanished to
reveal Hearts…now surrounded by a golden aura. His hair was golden and spiky
like a Super Saiyan, his formerly white chest was now golden as well. His arms
and figure were now muscular. He bent down and six transparent spikes emerged
from his back, curved and almost metallic. A dozen green spheres flew toward
him and stopped in place, surrounding the spikes in a circle. Heart’s red eyes
were even more pronounced through his golden eyewear. The Universe Seed was
nestled at the center of his chest just above his white X scar.
He moved his eyes toward
his right, glancing at the beaming Zamasu. He turned around, his hand in a
fist, and opened it. A faint white aura glowed around his body.
Zamasu was thrust forward
and held into place when Hearts spread out his arm. Zamasu’s arms were spread
out and held by Heart’s power.
“You’ve done a good job
so far,” Hearts remarked. “I appreciate that immortal power of yours.”
Zamasu stared in shock,
opened mouthed, unable to move.
“But unfortunately…”
Hearts grinned. “I wish to destroy the gods.”
He closed his fist and
let out maniacal laughter. The cubes quickly merged in on Zamasu. The cubes
condensed and enclosed him. He saw Hearts through an opening in his prison one
last time before the last cube locked into place. Hearts held out his arm and
the cube began to shrink. It shrank more and more until it vanished in a
sparkle of light.
Goku looked on in horror.
“He’s gone!” cried
Trunks.
From the divine realm,
the Grand Priest looked on the events with concern.
“Gentlemen of Universe 7!
Behold!” Hearts declared.
He spread out his arms
and a wave of purple energy shot from him. Like a nuclear bomb, the blast wiped
away the city, though nothing was left except empty ground.
“What?!” cried Goku. He
looked up at Hearts in anger.
Hearts grinned. “I am the
ultimate…Godslayer!”
Hearts stood proudly, his
aura glowing light golden. Hit, Jiren, and Goku stood off in the distance,
staring him down and anticipating his next move. Piccolo, Vegeta, 17, and
Trunks also stood together. The Z Fighters all had a single goal in mind: to
protect their universe at any cost.
“Feel my power!” Hearts
declared.
Goku gasped as the dozen
green spheres from behind Hearts shot forward like a hailstorm. They flew in
every direction around the heroes…then they stopped in the air. The spheres
were soon surrounding all of them in a wide circle.
“What does he intend to
do?” Piccolo wondered.
Hearts grinned. “The show
starts now.”
With a snap of his
fingers, the spheres glowed and spun faster in the circle. Then, they rapidly
raged through the air at the warriors. Goku, Hit, and Jiren dodged several of
the spheres. Vegeta fired a blast at one of the spheres…which sailed right
through his attack! Having no other choice, Vegeta held his arms in front of
his face and blocked himself from the impact. Smoke obscured his vision.
“Father!” called Trunks
in concern.
Piccolo also tried to
dodge the spheres, but one of them also exploded in front of him.
From a distance, the
spheres surrounded Heart’s opponents like wild emerald electrons.
Vegeta and Trunks bumped
into each other’s shoulders.
“You’re in my way,
Trunks!” yelled Vegeta.
17 and Piccolo stood back
to back. Hit and Jiren used their arms to try and block off the oncoming
spheres. Goku flew backwards between them.
All the spheres suddenly
changed course and flew at the warriors straight on. The volley of spheres each
impacted the warriors straight on target, each exploding in smoke. Using the
cover provided, Hearts charged forward and hit Goku hard in the gut with his
knee. Jiren, then Hit, Trunks, Piccolo, 17, Vegeta…all were rapidly knocked to
the side with hard punches. One by one, the fighters plummeted hard to the
rocky ground. Smoke and dust rose from seven newly formed craters. New green
spheres appeared behind Hearts, ready for use.
Hearts let out a loud
arrogant laugh. “This is the best!”
Vegeta pushed himself up
with some effort. “Damn it, with just one attack!”
Piccolo pushed a block of
rock from over him to the side.
“So this is the power of
the Universal Seed…”
17 and the others stood
up, still ready for round 2. Goku stood up, eye twitching, battle garb mostly
torn off at the top. Goku leapt into the air, charging toward his enemy. In a
flash, he turned Super Saiyan Blue…but Hearts just sneered. He held out his
hand and his aura glowed light blue. The force from his hand was enough to hold
back Goku. The Saiyan strained against the force holding him back, trying in
vain, to reach him.
Hearts smiled at Goku. “I
can see everything. Your movements, your heart…”
With a yelp of pain, Goku
was pushed back by the force. His feet scrapped the ground as he tried to slow
down the powerful backward push. Jiren and Hit launched themselves at Hearts,
but even the expert warriors were also held back by Hearts.
“Both of you…this is
useless!”
Jiren and Hit were
stopped in mid punches, Hearts only using one hand to hold them back by a
gravitational force. Both of them were thrown back forcefully.
Hearts called out a
signature attack: “Gravity Finale!” following with a spread of his hand.
Goku stared down at the
ground, which was now glowing with more transparent cubes. Vegeta and Piccolo
gasped and spoke, but were soon cut off.
Hearts flipped his hand
upward and the cubes rose from the ground. Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo yelled in
pain as the cubes shot upwards, hitting them hard in their faces and bodies
like hard rocks. Hearts rose his hand into the air and the cubes disappeared
into the dark cloudy sky. From the center of his chest, the Universal Seed
glowed white and released flashes of blinding light which spread in every
direction.
The clouds soon parted
and then lowered in a funnel to reveal a giant orange cube. The cube came
crashing down onto the warriors below, each of them struggling to hold it up.
None of them could run, as the gravitational force held them in place. The
super-powered villain laughed again as the glowing cube pushed the warriors
further down into the ground, the cube creating a larger crater in the ground
and then fading away.
Any regular human
would’ve been crushed to death, but all the fighters were still alive…but badly
hurt. They lay sprawled on the ground, trying to catch their breaths and
comprehend what just happened.
But Hearts wasn’t done
yet. He launched more light and power out and caused the ground to crack and
debris to fly. The attack ended with a flash of yellow lightning followed by a
nuclear explosion of force.
The fighters strained to
get up, Piccolo even taking off his white robe and turban, clutching his head
in pain.
“We can’t run! This
power. It’ll destroy the entire universe!”
Everyone knew Piccolo was
right.
Jiren stood up and glared
straight ahead. “I won’t let that happen!”
After he leapt forward,
Hit followed. “This is my job!”
Hearts played around with
the two warriors, dodging their attacks and knowing their every move. A flurry
of fists flashed through the sky, Goku staring up. If Ultra Instinct and his
attacks wouldn’t work…
…maybe he would need the
help of someone else’s…
He gasped and looked at
Vegeta, a familiar idea forming in his head. He flew over to Vegeta, who was
hunched forward in exhaustion.
“Vegeta!”
Vegeta clutched his left
arm…it always seemed to be his left arm. “What is it?”
“We need to combine our
powers!”
Vegeta gasped, then
seethed. “Are you talking about fusion?!”
Goku stared at his hands.
“I don’t know when Ultra Instinct will be available to me again. We need to
combine our powers like that time!”
Vegeta wasn’t sure
whether Goku was referring to the battle with Janemba, the battle with Fused
Zamasu, or the battle with Broly. Fusing before fighting Broly had been
particularly embarrassing…it took them three ties to get the dance right. He
knew there was no other choice, but he still didn’t like doing it.
Without a word, Vegeta
got into position, Goku following. Both men held out their arms, Goku to the
left, Vegeta to the right.
Piccolo gasped. “They
intend to fuse?!”
He turned to Trunks and
17. “They’re going for fusion. Let’s buy them some time. Let’s go!”
“Yeah!” Trunks agreed.
The three warriors
charged at Hearts, fighting him as a distraction.
“Fusion-ha!”
Goku and Vegeta’s pointer
fingers met, their bodies glowed and they vanished into a sphere of golden
light.
Hearts swiped all the
fighters out of his way just as the light and golden aura faded.
Hearts glanced down at
the new warrior: white battle pants, light blue slash, a black sleeveless
jacket with two yellow coverings on either side. A man stared back at him, eyes
black, hair spiky and black, with Goku’s hair style in front, Vegeta’s toward
the back.
Hearts grinned with
excitement at fighting his new opponent. “You’re interesting. What’s your
name?”
The man spoke in two
voices: “Goku and Vegeta, we’re Gogeta!”
Hearts lifted his head
back and laughed. “Do you think you can defeat the Ultimate like that?”
Gogeta smiled with
confidence. “Let’s have some fun, Hearts!” They lifted themselves into the air,
both enemies staring down the other.
Hearts grinned again.
Both of them charged at each other at the same time. Both dodged each other’s
fists and feet at lightning speed. The other fighters could barely see what was
going on. Gogeta flew back and shot out several blue blasts from their hands,
Hearts avoiding them with flips and turns. Hearts held out his hand and Gogeta fought
against the gravitational force. Though Gogeta struggled, they were not pushed
back.
“Impressive,” Hearts
thought. “So this is what is called a fusion. Still useless, though!”
Hearts flicked Gogeta
away into the distance. Gogeta did a flip and landed safely on the ground.
Gogeta teleported themselves behind Hearts, aiming their fist at his head.
Hearts blocked the attack with his hand and for a moment, the two struggled in
a hand-wrestle. Soon, both of their hands were fighting for domination.
“This is a fun way to
warm up!” Gogeta mentioned. “Though we have yet to see what you’re truly
capable of.”
“A pathetic being like
you could never comprehend my true power,” Hearts replied. “I will destroy the
Omni-King with the Universal Seed, and then each of the universes!”
“You’ll have to get
through us first,” Gogeta stated. “And we won’t go easy on you!”
“Come at me then,” said
Hearts.
Both of them yelled and
Gogeta managed to punch Hearts hard across the face. He used his arms to block
Gogeta’s other attacks as Gogeta pushed him back in the air.
Hearts glanced down below
him and held out his hand. The green spheres from behind him shot out in arcs.
Just as the spheres were about to make impact with the Z Fighters, Gogeta
teleported in front of them, dodging the spheres and swiping several away. The
spheres exploded around Gogeta and smoke obscured their vision. Gogeta jumped
out of the way just in time…Hearts had almost landed a hard blow on them.
“Your tricks won’t work
this time, Hearts!” Gogeta called out.
Gogeta rushed off into
the distance, as Hearts sent a shower of transparent cubes after them. Gogeta
expertly dodged every one as they flipped and flew.
Hearts formed a large
orange cube in his hands, the energy expanding more and more. Hearts yelled
“Take this!” and threw the large cube at Gogeta from above. Excited about
another challenge, Gogeta landed on the ground and used both hands to hold the
glowing force back. Debris, dirt, and rocks blew off into the air, the ground
shaking from the impact.
Gogeta’s arms started
getting tired and they began to strain under the effort. They felt their body
slowly inch down from the gravity. No, they couldn’t give up. They would not be
crushed this time. Gogeta stood their ground, not even daring to blink. After
several moments, the fusion warrior yelled and powered up into a Super Saiyan.
Gogeta’s hands thrummed with blue energy, and blue cracks started to form
across the orange surface of the cube. The crack increased more and more until,
finally, the orange cube shattered into neon pieces. Hearts vanished before
Gogeta’s attack could make impact.
Hearts appeared behind
Gogeta, launching dark purple blasts, which Gogeta narrowly avoided. Gogeta
swiped some of them away, being careful not to hit any of their allies. At the
same moment, both of them punched each other in the guts, sending each other back
with tremendous force. The impact caused the other fighters to cover their eyes
from the flying dirt.
Hearts and Gogeta stood
up once again. Gogeta wasted no time and launched into the air, forming a blue
sphere cupped in both hands.
Hearts leapt after the
fused being and formed another cube of dark destructive energy.
“Kamehameha!”
“Gravity Ultimate!”
They shot out their
attacks at the same time, and the energies clashed in the sky. The purple and
black energy battled the pure blue energy, each trying to push the other back.
Piccolo gasped as the
black stream of energy started eating away at the blue. “This isn’t good.”
“We have to help him!”
Trunks cried.
“Wait,” said 17, pointing
upwards. “Gogeta’s still holding his own.”
Sure enough, Gogeta was
still yelling and using their power to shove some of the dark energy away.
17 had a plan and
teleported not too far away behind Hearts. He shot out several green blasts at
his back…which were blocked by the green spheres shooting out. Hearts narrowed
his eyes, looking at 17 from the corner of his eye.
Seizing their chance,
Gogeta powered up further and pushed the blue energy further ahead. The blue
sphere was now close to Heart’s face. He found himself being pushed back from
the impact…being carried away by the Kamehameha. The attack exploded in the
distance and the ground was split apart where the attack moved over it.
A thick cloud of smoke
appeared moments later and all was silent.
Gogeta panted and then
spoke in triumph.
“Ha! How was that,
Hearts?”
“He did it,” breathed
Trunks.
But a concerned Vegeta
and Piccolo knew better than to assume victory so early. For not a minute
later, Hearts rose up from the ground in the distance and flew over to Gogeta
again before stopping short.
“Huh. That one actually
hurt a bit.”
Everyone gasped in
surprise, while Gogeta calmly stood, waiting for their enemy to make a move.
“Is that really the best
you’ve got?” Hearts asked.
“Wanna find out?” Gogeta
asked, powering down to base form, their hair now black. “Let’s have some more
fun!”
Gogeta landed down on the
ground.
“Honestly,” said Hearts
with another laugh, “Do you really think you can beat me with this
transformation?”
“Shall we enjoy
ourselves, Hearts?” Gogeta asked.
“What are we waiting for?”
Hearts replied.
Hearts then glanced over
at Piccolo, 17, Hit, Jiren, and Trunks.
“You don’t understand.
You’re in my way.”
He lowered his hands rapidly,
palms spread out. Gravity waves shot from them and made impact with the
warriors. The green orbs glowed from behind him, firing forward and exploding
against the fighters in clouds of smoke.
Getting the message, the
other heroes lowered themselves to the ground.
“Come at me!” Hearts
yelled to Gogeta. In response, Gogeta powered up, their aura a bright blue.
With a yell of two voices, Gogeta powered up further. They rose into the air,
and their current form crumbled away into blue specks of energy.
Gogeta was now Super
Saiyan Blue.
Gogeta rose up to Heart’s
level in the air, the blue column of energy vanishing.
Hearts spread out his
arms and spoke in a mocking tone, “That’s so nice. Feel free to attack.”
So that’s what Gogeta
did. They rushed forward and delivered a powerful punch that caused the ground
to be torn apart, rocks thrust into the air. The other warriors covered their
faces as the debris flew in their direction.
Hearts had grabbed hold
of Gogeta’s fist. For a moment, they were locked in another stare-down. With a
smirk, Gogeta yelled again and pushed his arm forward. Hearts moved out of the
way before Gogeta could reach him. Hearts was momentarily pushed back, but he
soon recovered. Hearts wiped his mouth with his hand and bared his teeth. He
was done fooling around. A golden aura surrounded his body as he screamed. Little
transparent cubes formed around his hands, which rapidly spun around his hands
and arms. It looked like Heart’s hands were inside violet twisters.
Unfazed, Gogeta smiled
and signaled for him to come over.
Gogeta first dodged one
of Heart’s fists, moving out of the way. Hearts turned around and tried again.
His second attack missed and the wind energy spiraling toward the ground with a
crash. Gogeta dodged a third attack, then a fourth. The next one blew on the
surface, dangerously close to where the warriors were. Gogeta held Heart’s fist
in his hand, glaring without a word. He pushed his attack forward, the cube
energy blowing across Heart’s shoulders. With a pained gasp, Hearts was sent
tumbling through the air.
Recovering, the villain fired
energy blasts of white, purple and light blue.
SLAP, SLAP, SLAP. The
three blasts were swapped away by Gogeta.
Hearts fired more blasts,
but Gogeta expertly dodged them all, keeping a steady eye on his opponent. At
last, Gogeta was able to land a hard hit across Heart’s face.
After being pushed back,
Hearts flew forward and through Gogeta’s yellow blasts. Both of them gripped
each other’s hands. In a flash, Gogeta lifted their leg and knee, and got Hearts
square in the gut.
“Argh!” he cried out,
spit flying from his mouth. Wincing in pain, he flew back up to Gogeta. The two
men held their fists at the ready.
“You’re pretty good to be
able to keep up with me,” Hearts mentioned.
Gogeta didn’t respond.
“But I don’t understand,”
he continued, a crazed look in his eyes. “With that amount of power, we could
even defeat the Omni-King. Join me, and let’s fight together for the true
freedom of mankind!”
There was no way that
Gogeta would let themselves be influenced by this powerful rebel god. Even if
they did join him, they would eventually be thrown to the side when they were
no longer needed. Besides…Goku’s part inside of him was pleading to not let
Zeno-sama, his new buddy, be defeated. And as much as Vegeta disliked the
Omni-King and the deities in general, he would do anything to not let another
villain harm his family and the universe.
“You still don’t get it,”
Gogeta stated. “I’m already free.”
“So
much for gaining another powerful pawn,” thought Hearts.
Then, thinking of an evil
idea, Hearts broke into malicious laughter. “Well, is that so? Then why don’t
you try and stop this?”
He rose higher and higher
into the sky. He raised his fist, which glowed with the fiery golden aura. The
ground shook and the gravity held down the other warriors.
“What’s happening?”
yelled Trunks.
Even Jiren wasn’t faring
well against Heart’s power. He yelled as he strained to stand up. “Is he trying
to destroy the planet?”
Jiren’s question was soon
answered…
Hearts lowered his arm
and the clouds parted. From up in space, a giant meteor hovered ominously like
a giant sun. Dark tendrils of energy slithered along the sides of the rocky
surface like shadowy snakes. The waves on Earth rose and fell rapidly from the
force. The meteor fell down fast, breaking the sound barrier. Then, it appeared
from behind the gray clouds, descending further and further.
“What?!” Piccolo cried in
shock and terror. He hadn’t witnessed anything that powerful since Super Saiyan
God Goku fought Beerus. Beerus had summoned a fiery sun-like Sphere of
Destruction that was similar to this attack.
Even more reminiscent,
Gogeta was standing there, eerily calm, like Goku had done when faced with the
Earth’s destruction by Beerus. Hit and Jiren stared skyward in shock.
Heart’s aura and spikes
glowed in a bright light. The meteor glowed brighter and hotter.
“Now, disappear once and
for all!” Hearts cried out, teleporting to the side out of the path of the
meteor. “Disappear! Take this!”
He thrust out his hand
and the meteor lowered further. Gogeta powered up once again.
“What is he planning to
do?” Piccolo asked from below.
Gogeta stood at the
ready, forming a golden ki blast in their hand. The blast grew and grew, purple
electricity flashing around it. Then it rapidly expanded into the size of the
moon. Gogeta yelled and fired it forward. It impacted the flaming meteor and
held it in place. Inch by inch, the ki blast pushed the meteor back. Debris
flew around Gogeta, but the warrior remained focused. The ki blast briefly
closed in and shrank, while the tendrils of electricity streaked over the
scorching surface. Down below, Piccolo, 17, and Trunks watched with worry.
“He’s holding it back,”
Hit commented.
“No, not yet,” Jiren
replied.
“You don’t get it,”
Hearts boasted from above, his aura and spikes from his back, golden. “Resistance
is simply futile!”
With a yell, he lowered
his arm and curled his hand into a fist. The meteor wobbled and pushed back
against Gogeta’s ki blast. The ki blast vanished and the meteor slowly descended.
“Go!” Hearts cried,
shooting out his hand. “This is the end!”
But it wasn’t the end for
Gogeta.
“YAHHHHHHH!”
Gogeta’s bright blue aura
rose higher and higher as they powered up.
“He can’t stop it?” 17
asked, concerned.
“The Earth is done for at
this rate,” Trunks stated.
“We can’t let that
happen!” Piccolo added.
The Namekian flew into
the air.
“Piccolo!” Trunks cried,
but he ignored him. Jiren and Hit also flew alongside Piccolo.
Gogeta cupped their
hands, preparing Goku’s signature finishing attack:
“KA-ME-HA-ME-HAA!”
The circular blue blast
shot like a cannon from Gogeta’s hands, hitting the meteor. The ground burst
open below and waves crashed against the separating rocks.
Hearts moved his mouth
slightly in a crazed grin. “You just don’t get it…I’m Ultimate Incarnate! I am
the very Universe itself!”
Trunks was strongly reminded
of Fused Zamasu.
“Hit?” Gogeta asked, as
he stood beside them.
“Jiren?” Gogeta asked as
Jiren took his place to Gogeta’s right.
Both warriors held out
both hands. Gogeta grinned at his new backup allies. “Alright! Let’s do this!”
The three warriors yelled
at the same time, yelling their signature attacks. Hit’s purple blast and Jiren’s
orange blast curled around Gogeta’s blue blast, infusing it with power. Gogeta’s
blast turned from blue to a much thicker column of white energy. Their combined
power was enough to make Heart’s eyes go wide.
At last, large white
cracks rapidly spread across the meteor’s surface until the cracks filled the
whole sphere.
“What?!” Hearts gasped in
disbelief.
Beams of white light shot
out from the widening gaps in the rock. The meteor soon exploded into dozens of
chunks. Hearts screamed and was flung back.
“Leave this to us!”
called Piccolo. Piccolo, Trunks, and 17 fired ki blasts of their own,
destroying the remaining debris from the meteor.
“Hearts!” Gogeta
screamed, bursting through the smoke into the air.
Hearts still stood,
confident as ever. “Do you guys not have any limits?” Hearts powered up as his
aura turned golden. “Incredible!”
The two men yelled and
charged at each other straight on. Hearts shot his fist forward, but Gogeta’s
fist blocked it. Gogeta pushed their fist forward and heard the small sound of
shattering.
Hearts yelped in pain and
closed his eyes…his golden visors were now shattered.
Angry, Hearts turned on
Gogeta, but Gogeta dodged Heart’s punch. Gogeta yelled and in their right fist
formed a sphere of sparkly rainbow light. It was the same attack that Gogeta
had used to defeat the demon Janemba. Gogeta’s fist landed right into Heart’s
core…and the Universal Seed shattered into green-teal pieces.
Hearts could do nothing
but gasp in pained shock as Gogeta’s attack shot through Hearts and out his
back. Heart’s golden spikes shattered and dissolved. Yelling in agony, Heart’s
leaned back, hovering in the air, head tilted upward.
A rainbow aura formed
from his body and rays of energy rose skyward from his body. Gogeta’s eyes
widened as Hearts flew lower. Even as he lowered, Heart’s still smiled, his red
eyes never blinking.
“Zeno could destroy the
universe in a single thought. I just wanted to liberate you all from that lack
of freedom. But you have shone and surpassed your limits. That’s why I adore you mortals…”
Hearts had the pompous,
superior attitude the Zamasu had. Ironically enough, he looked proud in the
moment…just like a Saiyan after a satisfying fight.
Hearts smiled peacefully,
closed his eyes and his illuminated body vanished in sparkles.
Gogeta had saved the
world.
Even the sky cleared up
after the battle was over. Rays of sunlight shone from the clouds.
Back at Zeno’s palace,
the Grand Priest sensed the end of the fight and the heroes’ victory.
“Well done, everyone,” he
praised, before walking back inside. In the throne room, Champa and Beerus
stood with their backs against the hovering marble pillars. One of the Zeno’s
was on his throne, closing his eyes. The other Zeno happily floated in place.
“96…97…98…99…100,”
counted the sitting Zeno. “Are you ready?”
“I’m ready!” answered the
second Zeno, from behind another pillar.
The first Zeno flew from
the throne and soundlessly teleported around the room.
“Where are you? Where?
Where?”
The second Zeno laughed
and evaded his other self.
“Not there…” said the
first Zeno, floating around the spacious chamber. “Where…where?”
The second Zeno appeared
behind the throne, smiling.
The Grand Priest smiled
genuinely. “Looks like Zeno is still immersed in hide and seek.”
As the sun began to set,
it turned the sky a brilliant beautiful orange. Gogeta stood with Jiren and Hit
in midair.
“My job is done,” Hit
stated.
Jiren turned to Gogeta. “If
you guys can do that, why not use it during the Tournament of Power?”
“That is because…” Gogeta
began before diffusing in a flash of golden light. Goku and Vegeta separated.
An annoyed look crossed
Vegeta’s face. “That’s because, I never want to fuse with this guy!”
Goku merely grinned. “Then
next time, I’ll deal with it myself!” He giggled. 17, Piccolo, and Trunks stood
happily beside their friends, thankful to have saved Earth once more.
Back at Fu’s lab, the
scientist lounged in his revolving chair, happily. With his hands behind his
head, he stared at the many screens before him.
“Hearts, thanks. The results
for the Universe Creation Experiment were quite interesting.”
Fu pushed up his glasses
and grinned evilly. “Now, for the next experiment…let’s begin…
