[This is it ppls! The last chapter!!
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I hope...]
Dressed middle-eastern style, in baggy white pants and a red vest, he had to have been the most unassuming creature ever created. He had wide, unblinking eyes, and luminous red lips, all contrasted by a black darker than that of the most powerful black hole.
He stood with his pudgy hands extended over the seven Dragonballs of Chikyuu. Summoning Shenlon was something he'd seen done many times over, but even still it filled him with awe-- an awe over the fact that he was summoning the great Dragon.
Shenlon appeared in the sky, a long serpentine dragon, with a lithe scaly body with seemingly no end to it. He looked down at Mr. Popo with those fathomless crimson eyes that shook even the strongest of will and rumbled in a voice like thunder magnified,
" Why have you summoned me? "
Mr. Popo showed no sign of fear, instead he spoke up quite clearly and requested, " It is our wish that you restore to life all those killed by Freezer on the planet Namek. "
" Wait! " Kyande suddenly hollered; so loud that even Shenlon and Mr. Popo hesitated.
" What is it, Kyande? " Kaiousama demanded.
" I-- I need to make a correction. Wish back to life everyone... but me! " Kyande quivered with the effort it took to say the words.
" What? " Yamcha gave an outcry, " Why? "
Kyande stared ahead, off the planet, into the sky and the golden clouds lined with the Serpent Road. A sad, sweet, almost serene smile touched her face as she vocalized her realization. " If I'm wished back Gokuu will lose his anger, and then Freezer will win. Daijoubu, min'na, I'll be along later. "
On Earth, Shenlon, having heard it all, proceeded to grant the wish. " It will be done. "
There was a pause, and Kyande held her breath on Kaiousei. Would Shenlon be able to grant the wish? An awful lot of people had died at Freezer's hand. But she was sure this was how things had gone...
" Yes, you're wish shall be granted, " stated Shenlon with some difficulty.
Kyande cheered ecstatically; dancing around with Kaiousama. So far so good! Now all they had to do was wait for Porunga.
Kyande whirled around and clamped her hand down on Kaiousama's shoulder, a wicked grin on her face now.
" Hey! " the Kaiou protested, " Not so hard! "
" Dende, you little squirt! " Kyande called out to the little Namekuseijin.
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On Namekusei, Dende gave a start as the voice sounded in his head.
" Yes! " he cried, " Kyande, is that you?! "
Piccolo and Gohan looked at him curiously.
Yeah, it's me. Kyande confirmed, Listen to me, Dende. We've used the Dragonballs on Chikyuu to wish everyone killed by Freezer back to life.
" Really?! " Dende exclaimed, " That's great! "
" What's great? " Gohan asked.
Dende turned to him. " Kyande says that they're going to wish back to life everyone killed by Freezer! "
" That'll be a handful, " Piccolo gruffly commented. No one could tell if it was a joke or not.
Listen to me! That's not the whole frickin' story! Kyande snapped. Because the Eldest Namekuseijin died as a result of Freezer's wrong doing, he'll come back, as will Porunga AND Gohan's third wish!
" Oh, I see, " Dende said.
No you don't. Stop interrupting, dangit! What I need you to do, is to use that third wish to wish everyone off of Namekusei--
Except me! Gokuu's mind interrupted. (How? I dunno!)
I know that, Kyande said serenly, We've covered that on this end, Gokuu.
" So you'll be coming back too, Kyande? " Dende attempted to clarify.
Yeah! Gokuu interjected, and Kyande could just see him smiling, You will be, won't you?!
Kyande paused. No, Gokuu, I won't.
" Nani?! " exclaimed Gokuu aloud. His face fell, and Freezer regarded him in confusion. Still aloud, Gokuu demanded, " Why not?! "
I can't, answered Kyande simply. It broke her heart to break his, but it had to be done.
" Y-You're gone for good? " Gokuu hung his head, his eyes hidden by thick golden bangs, the tears that ran from them still showed on his battered cheeks. No. Kyande couldn't be gone for good...
Yes, Gokuu, Kyande said flatly, hating the lie, I'm gone for
good.
Gokuu shook with despair. Kyande was... gone for... for good. Gone for good! No. Freezer had taken her away from him before he'd even really gotten to know her. Right at the beginning of their friendship!
Gokuu looked up at Freezer murderously, the tears making his eyes even brighter. With the back of his hand, Gokuu wiped the tears from his face and shakily said in a quiet tone, " Shine. "
[Gah! Once again, just for clarification, that's Shi-nay: meaning Die. I don't want anyone thinking that Gokuu's telling Freezer to shine (as in like the sun) cuz that's just weird. I mean think about it! Gokuu and Freezer are in the middle of the battle and all of a sudden Gokuu tells Freezer to shine, like the sun, the moon, and the stars, then breaks into some Disney-esque song and... I'll shut up now... Gomen nasai]
" What? " Freezer moved back slightly, shocked over the sudden change in Gokuu's presence, " What's going on?! Who were you talking to?! "
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Across the planet Namekusei, the Eldest Namekuseijin suddenly took a breath and regained life. He shifted position and looked out over Namekusei. The skies were dark... the battle was still going on. But all across the planet, he could feel life returning to his people, and he smiled.
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At the same time, the seven spheres of stone that had been Dragonballs
glowed with a brilliant orange-yellow light and drew
together. The light congealed and crashed upwards to the Namekian skies
and Porunga emerged from the light once more...
...right about the same place as Freezer happened to be.
The dragon's scaly bicep hit Freezer in the back, sending him flying forward and almost crashing into Gokuu. The tyrant turned around and his eyes widened as he took in the return of the dragon.
" How... " he breathed in awe, " How is this possible?! "
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Kyande quivered. Freezer was closer to Porunga, it would only be a matter of seconds before he snapped out of it and made his wish.
Taking a deep breath, and squeezing Kaiousama's shoulder until he cried out in pain and began attempting to swat her away, she shouted, " DENDE GET YOUR BUTT IN GEAR AND MAKE THE DAMNED WISH!!! "
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Dende took to the air, " Okay, okay, " and careened off towards Porunga.
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When Vejiita opened his eyes, it was too a dark Namekian sky, a slight breeze brushing his cheek, and an inexplicable weight across his middle.
Sitting up, he discovered that weight to be Kyande's body, still lying
across him with her eyes staring blankly into the dirt. Vejiita
sombered. He hadn't liked the girl, but somehow he knew that in her
last moments, those eyes had been crying for him, and his cause. Carefully,
Vejiita lifted Kyande off him, and lied her on her back.
Pulling the remains of his gloves off, he gently closed her eyes, and crossed her arms over her chest. He placed his gloves over her arms and considered her a moment. Really, she hadn't been all that bad, she'd almost reminded him of himself.
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" As if! " Kyande indignantly declared, much to the chagrin of her mother.
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" Ojisama... " trailed off a voice behind him.
Vejiita stood, and took a moment before he turned. When he did, he was met with what could quite possibly have been the most welcome sight of his life.
Katera approached him and looked down at Kyande's body.
" Kyande... she didn't come back? "
Vejiita looked down as well. " No, she didn't. "
Katera smirked. " Probably a part of her plan. " She looked past Vejiita and pointed, " Ojisama, sora. "
[Sora => Look]
Vejiita turned and followed her direction. There in the sky hung the dragon Porunga, Freezer, and a glowing gold figure straight out of legend.
Vejiita smiled despite himself. " Well, shit, he did it. " He pulled fists and his smile became a dangerous grin, " Kakarrot really did it! " He took off towards the trio in the sky.
Katera furrowed her brow, unsure as to what her prince was doing. " Ano... ojisama... matte! " She took to the air and followed.
[matte => wait... okay, here's your little Japanese lession for the
day. The actual word for wait is Matsu, but because of the
context the verb is being used, it's Matte. My textbook describes it
as an imperative, and when combined with kudasai, it becomes polite, as
will show up later in this chapter. ~grins proudly~ I just hope I have
it right...]
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Freezer got a hold of himself and shouted to the dragon Porunga and all the Namekian heavans his terrible wish;
" Dragon! I wish for Immortality, so that I may rule this universe forever!
"
Kaiousama and Kyande freaked.
Dende reached the dragon and shouted in Namekian. He hung in the air,
trembling as he finished. Porunga paused, then conceeded, " Your wish shall
be granted. "
And across the face of Namekusei, it's people began to disappear.
Freezer stared at the little Namekian child. He knew that child. That was the child he'd let pass. The child that had been no threat to him.
Or so he'd thought back then.
" Kisama! " Freezer seethed and dove for Dende.
Gokuu's hand caught him by the shoulder before he'd hardly moved. Freezer's eyes opened wide as Gokuu swung him around and sent him plummetting to the ground. Freezer hit, and the island exploded with the force of his impact. Fine debris filled the air, rolling across the water in immense clouds.
" Kakarrot! " Vejiita exclaimed in greeting. The eyes of the two warriors met as Vejiita came to a halt just before Gokuu. Vejiita was smiling, it made him look younger. His eyes darted from Gokuu to the ground and back. " You did it! You really did it! "
Katera looked over at Dende. " You, " she called, " what wish did you make? "
" I, I wished everyone off of Namekusei, " came the answer, just as Vejiita, Katera, and Dende himself disappeared.
Gokuu hung in the air alone, and looked to watch as his son and Piccolo followed everyone else to Chikyuu. He was alone, finally.
Now Freezer would pay for the suffering he had caused.
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On Kaiousei, a swirling breeze rose around Kyande alone, ruffling the tattered Kame uniform she wore even in death, and lifting her ponytail off her shoulders.
Surprised she lifted her hand off Kaiousama's shoulder and stepped back to gaze with wide eyes upon herself.
" Nani...? " Yamcha murmured.
" What's happening, Kyande? " Tenshinhan vocalized.
Kyande stared as her hands began to lose substance. " I-- I'm going back. "
" Back? " Chaou-zu repeated.
" Back?! " Kaiousama stated. " Hm, interesting. "
Kyande grinned, she couldn't believe it. Sarro was taking her back! " I'm going back! " Suddenly it hit upon her. " Demo... Gokuusan. " Kyande furrowed her brow and contemplated even as she continued to disappear. The small smile seen earlier returned and Kyande resigned herself. " Okaasan, I cannot. I have to make sure Gokuu's alright. Just a little longer. "
There was no answer from Sarro, just the fact that Kyande appeared fully once more on Kaiousei to clamp her hand down on Kaiousama's shoulder and declare, " Okay! Let's get this over with! "
" Ano... Kyande... " Yamcha approached her, " Who's your Okaasan? "
" Not now, Yamcha. "
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" You disrespectful little... " Yamcha trailed off playfully.
" I say you ground her! " Goten suggested.
" Shut up, Goten... " Kyande warned. " Shut up, Dad... All of you Shut Up! It's almost done! "
" Mm, " Sarro declared, " Yes! It is! "
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It could be speculated that Gokuu overdid it in throwing Freezer to the ground, as from that spot now magma emerged and boiled the water around it. Or it could be surmised that he merely underestimated his new strength. In any case, it was a fairly heavy blow, one unlike any given before by the gentle hearted Son Gokuu.
Freezer was an extraordinary being indeed.
As he himself emerged from the magma, rather unscathed, I might add, it could be seen on his face that he too was wondering the above questions. Either way, it did not bode well for Freezer. Yet it filled him with an almost Saiyan-like antisipation for the battle.
Freezer had gone through life with the knowledge that no one would ever be able to defy him. Now that someone could, he looked forward to beating him to the ground: beating him to submission: just beating him would be fine.
Gokuu's predominant thoughts were of Kyande, of Gohan, of Chikyuu, and of all the other things he was fighting for. Always had the man been noble, but at this extent it was almost unbelievable. He was prepared to fight to the death on the behalf of righting wrongs Freezer had done that he was not even aware of. He was, essentially, fighting for good; and that was all there was to it.
Freezer called upon his last reserve bit of strength, and his muscles bulged out. On his small frame it was almost comical, but Gokuu wasn't laughing. No one was laughing. This was the all-important battle Kyande had been holding her breath for, antisipating and dreading all at the same time. This would mean life or death for not only her, but for every other living creature in the universe.
He flew at the Saiyajin fluently, preparing a blow, a kill shot if you will, though Freezer had no expectations of killing Gokuu with this blow. No, from here on in, every shot would be classified as a kill shot. Such was the level of these two warriors.
Gokuu dodged to the side. Turning as he went, he lashed out and missed as Freezer powered backwards out of the way. Mutually they dove at each other again, kicking and punching for all they were worth.
It went on for hours it seemed. The fight stretched across the passage of time and the face of Namekusei, pockmarking and scarring the planet in the aftermath. For the majority of these hours it seemed as though the power of the Super Saiyajin was not all that Vejiita had fantasized: it was a match for Freezer at his full power, but this was all. The fight between these two powers had been stalemated since the beginning.
Then, miraculously, Son Gokuu began to pull ahead. Freezer suffered a lashing blow to the face, then a fist in the gut, and another to his back. Before any of the above quite registered, Freezer was eating dirt, about ten meters down. He'd just realized his downfall when a following blast of ki energy drove him the rest of the way through Namekusei's crust, and the scorching heat drove him to a higher fury.
Powering up, Freezer beat the magma to the surface, only to be blasted back within it's depths by a seemingly rejuvinated Super Saiyajin. Freezer worked his way out again, and stood on the ground a moment to catch his breath. This was inconceivable. It wasn't fair. Freezer felt like crying, which only made him angrier. He glared up at the Saiyajin above him.
His enemy wasn't doing anything, just hanging in the air, surrounded by that damnable legendary power that Vejiita had been blathering about.
Freezer rose into the air, hovering above the lava and the heat. The roll of the molten rock oozed over where he'd just been standing as he left. Facing the Super Saiyajin, Freezer cocked his head to the side and called out, " Vejiita called you Kakarrot, but that girl called you Gokuu. Which is it? "
" What do you care? " inquired Gokuu snappishly.
" I want to know what name to remember you by, " came the answer.
" My name is Son Gokuu. "
" Son Gokuu, " Freezer repeated lewdly, " from Chikyuu. The only being to present me with such challenge. I commend you, I thank you, " Freezer cupped his hands and a powerful ki ball appeared beneath him. He laughed. " It was nice to meet you. " Freezer twisted himself around and fired the ki ball down towards the planet below. It penetrated the lava and a rumbling was heard from within Namekusei.
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" Kyaa! " Kyande screamed, " Whatdidhejustdo?! "
Kaiousama adjusted his antennae and took a moment to see. " Wak! " he exclaimed, taking a step back and nearly tripping over Kyande. " He... he... destroyed Namekusei's core. He's going to blow the whole planet! "
" He's what?! " Yamcha exclaimed from the background, once again he was ignored.
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Gokuu stared downwards as the planet writhed in pain. The sky above him darkened as Namekusei began to die. Freezer was still laughing, and Gokuu looked to him in shock.
" Wh-what did you do? " he asked.
Freezer leered at him. " In approximately five minutes this planet will collapse in on itself. Super Saiyajin you may be, but you still need air to live, and so you will die. "
" You fool! " Gokuu cried, " You'll be destroyed too! "
" No I won't. I don't need air to survive. "
" But the explosion! "
Freezer laughed again. " I don't plan on being here when the planet goes. " He crouched into fighting stance. " You have five minutes, Son Gokuu, can you fight under the knowledge that you have that long to live no matter what? "
Gokuu got into fighting stance as well. " Five minutes or no, " he said grimly, " if I die, you're coming with me. "
" We shall see. "
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Once on Chikyuu, the Namekuseijin had all flocked to the Eldest of their people. Numerous had questions, and the Eldest Namekuseijin answered them to the best of his ability.
The only Namekuseijin present not to join the crowd was Piccolo, who stood next to Gohan. He and the little warrior eyed the two Saiyajin to arrive with mutual suspicion.
Bulma sat between the two pairs of warriors on the grass and sighed frequently. It was awfully nice to be home. But did it have to be under such strained circumstances? Why couldn't they just stop fighting for a little while?
Bulma lied back on the grass, Chikyuu's wonderful green grass, how she'd missed this planet: her home. Leave the fighters to their fighting, she was just going to lay here and let it all pass her by. Bulma rolled over onto her side and contemplated a short nap. She opened her eyes and regarded all the other refugees from Namekusei. The Namekuseijin, Piccolo, (it was going to be awfully hard to think of him as an alien) Gohan, the two Saiyajin, and that body in the grass...
Body in the grass? Who...
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Suddenly, on Kaiousei, Kyande let out a shrill scream. Everyone on the little planet stared at her.
Kyande clutched her hands together and took two dramatic steps back. Her eyes widened with a sudden realization beyond Kaiousama or his students.
" M-my body... " Kyande whimpered, " it's still on Namekusei. When it blows from Freezer's attack... " She let out a sob and pointed at Kaiousama, " I'll be really dead and stuck here with you! "
" Wow, " Kuririn commented, " tough break. "
" Nonesense, " Kaiousama assured her. " I had Dende add a stipulation that added your body into the 'everyone off Namekusei wish' Your body is on Chikyuu with the rest. "
" Hontoo?! " Kyande cried. She grabbed the Kaiou in an exuberant hug that lifted him off the ground and turned his face to red, " You Are So Cool! "
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Curiously, Bulma got up on all fours and crawled towards the body.
Must be Kyande, but why was she sleeping? At a time like this the girl was... Bulma gulped, as she took in the blood soaked Kame uniform, the closed eyes, and the still body.
Kyande wasn't sleeping.
Bulma's scream drew a lot of attention. Gohan ran over and, upon seeing the cause of Bulma's fright, knelt somberly.
" Kyande... " he said sadly, " I wonder why she didn't come back. "
Piccolo stood behind his student and stared at the girl's body. " She
sacrificed herself to make Gokuu stronger. "
" How'd he know that? " questioned Kyande on Kaiousei.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, Vejiita began to laugh. He'd been listening to two conversations, the one going on between the Eldest Namekuseijin and his people, in which the events on Namekusei were being retold, and to those from Earth. Something struck him as funny, and he laughed.
Gohan stood and glared at the Saiyajin no Oji. " What's so funny? " he demanded.
Through chuckles, Vejiita responded, " Kyande, that fool, she sacrified
herself, and Kakarrot, who's in the process of doing the
same. He's as good as dead, and you know what that makes me? That makes
me the strongest being in the universe. Kakarrot and Freezer, they're going
to destroy each other and put me at the top. It's all too funny! I love
it! There's nothing any of you can do about it, either. This planet, this
universe, it's all mine! You all have to obey me! "
" No! " shrieked Bulma in despair.
Gohan and Piccolo glared. The Namekuseijin stared on in horror.
" You... jerk! " managed Gohan after a moment.
Vejiita! Kyande's voice resonated in the prince's head. He blinked and took a step back in surprise. Kyande berated him, I'd slap you if I were there. I'm coming back, and Gokuu's not going to die. You're still only... shall we say, third rate. You'll never be the best so shut up or Kami help me I will make you regret every one of those words.
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It was mere moments before Freezer was beaten again. Time was running out for the planet and for him. Son Gokuu had been very perceptive in guessing the explosion would be enough to kill Freezer. As time ran out for the Super Saiyajin he ate away at Freezer's by just refusing to die.
Letting Son Gokuu die in the explosion was no longer an option, now Freezer had to wrack his brain over how to defeat his opponent in the precious three minutes remaining.
Gokuu came in, with a powerful blow to the head. Freezer could feel the dent-- the actual dent!!-- left on the top of his skull. He landed on his feet on the unstable ground. Somewhere along the lines, they'd moved away from the lava, though Freezer could see the glow in the distance. Desperation ran down Freezer's face in thin trickles of perspiration. He needed something, some new tactic, anything. He needed to kill Gokuu and get off this planet within two minutes.
The green world of Namekusei had turned to somber plums and blacks around him. Debris filled the air along with the glow of new volcanoes. Thick smoke from the burning crust of the planet roiled in the air, masking the horizon in a dusty haze. The air was thick and warm, adding to the weariness of the two warriors left on the planet.
Yet neither would yeild.
Suddenly Freezer hit upon an idea. If he couldn't defeat Son Gokuu in combat, and he couldn't leave without coming in close contact with the man, he'd destroy him from a distance. Freezer laughed again, wasting precious seconds as he relished his future.
Lifting his hands, he splayed his fingers as though to touch the dissipating skies. Above each hand appeared a spinning sharp disk of yellow ki, reminiscent of Kuririn's ki en zan.
Gokuu watched, aprehension crawling through his innards. What was Freezer planning? What could possibly be so funny at this time. The planet was about to go, they were about to die. Gokuu welcomed death, it was nothing new to him. Perhaps he'd even be wished back again. He'd not been resurrected yet with the Namekuseijin's Dragonballs. But Freezer, with Freezer it seemed that impending death had taken his last hold on sanity. For as Gokuu watched, Freezer turned manic red eyes on him and fired off the two disks, laughing all the while.
Gokuu shot up and out of the way of the disks. They passed by him with a rush of wind. Slowly, the Super Saiyajin lowered himself back to where he'd been, crossing his arms and regarding Freezer impassively. That was it, the tyrant had lost.
Then something pricked Gokuu in the back of his mind, and he whirled around to see the disks heading for him from behind. This time he just barely dodged to the side, and watched this time, as the disks careened around a curve in their course and came at him again.
Gokuu took off, flying ahead of them and testing what he suspected to be true; that the disks would follow him.
Freezer laughed as Gokuu realized himself to be right, and leered up to the racing warrior, " Those will follow you until you die, Son Gokuu! I'll make sure of it! "
Shimatta, Gokuu swore inwardly, I don't have the time for this. Twisting himself around, Gokuu flew directly at Freezer, looking to be on a collision course. Freezer smiled placidly.
" Do you really think that's going to deter me? "
At the last moment Gokuu pulled up, shooting into the air with a force that obscured Freezer in dust and debris. Freezer swore and lashed out at his surroundings. Then, abruptly, he looked ahead, just in time to jump over the cutting disks intended for Gokuu.
That insolent little monkey... trying to get him with his own attack!
Freezer rose out of the dust, the spinning disks hovering parallel to each other above his hand. " Nice try, " he commented, " but now it's time for you to go to hell along with the rest of your race. " With a roar of exertion and rage, Freezer launched the disks again, and again Gokuu dodged.
Speeding up to almost faster than Freezer could see, Gokuu swept across the planet, over the roiling lava, over the steaming waters, the crumbling ground. So much destruction at that monster's hands, it was time to end now. Gokuu stopped and turned to face the oncomming disks. Freezer's eyes lit up, suicide! How delightful! However, Gokuu had no such plans, bringing his hands together he gathered ki energy and fired a powerful, " Kamehameha! " at the disks. They shuddered in the disturbance, then went careening off towards the horizon.
Freezer chuckled in amusement, " They're going to come back, you know. "
" I know. "
" While we're waiting, I'll offer you one last chance, Son Gokuu. I can get you off this planet, power like yours could be an asset. Join me, and I will let you live. "
" Again, Freezer, I'm going to have to refuse. I have everything I'll ever need on Chikyuu. You took some of that away from me, and now it's time I repaid you for your suffering. " Gokuu said solemnly.
Freezer's face pinched in insult. His mind flashed back to the dark haired girl crying over Vejiita. It had been that which seemingly turned the Saiyajin Son Gokuu to the legend before him. He sniffed. " That girl you mean? It was just one life. What difference is it to you? "
" It's that kind of thinking that makes me pity you, Freezer, " stated Gokuu quietly.
" What?! " Freezer jerked in insult, " I don't need your pity. Yaro! "
[Yaro=bastard]
Suddenly Gokuu jerked and called, " Freezer! Watch out! "
However, he was too late as the cutting disks returned and caught their master by surprise. Freezer's eyes opened wide as his flesh was torn, sliced through, and blood filled his vision.
" My... own... attack... " he managed to whimper, as first his legs fell to the ground, followed by his torso and the arm also severed by the disks.
Having technically completed their task, the disks slammed into the ground between Gokuu and his opponent.
Gokuu watched expressionless as Freezer lay still in a pool of blood. Wordless, he looked up at the dark, smoke filled sky, and around at the path of destruction he and the tyrant had left. Gokuu loved to fight, but this was too great a cost. What a pity. He turned to go.
" Matte... " a soft voice stayed him. " Matte... kudasai... " Gokuu paused as Freezer continued, barely alive, " You can't... leave... me... like th... this... "
" It's finished Freezer, I suggest you find peace in your last few moments. "
" Please, " Freezer sobbed into the ground, " Have... mercy... "
Gokuu's anger flared. " Mercy? How many people begged at your feet for mercy, Freezer? How many of them did you grant that?! Did you offer mercy when you killed Kyande?! "
" Please... "
In the end, Gokuu's heart won out, and he sent Freezer some energy. " I just helped you with my own energy. Do with it what you like, " he said, resigned, " I'm going home. "
Yes, Freezer thought.
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No! Kyande shouted mentally. Aloud she wailed, " He doesn't have enough time!!! "
" Gokuu! " Kaiousama hollered, " Get Out Of There!!! "
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Freezer lifted what remained of his torso and head into the air. Looking into the air he stared in awe at Son Gokuu as he left. Such an amazing creature, Son Gokuu was, to be such a strong and intelligent fighter, and yet, Freezer surmised as he gathered the energy given to him, so stupid.
" DIE SON GOKUU, DIE!! " Freezer screamed and launched that energy in an attack against it's previous owner.
Gokuu turned mid-flight and glared. " Freezer... " he trailed off, at a loss for words at the evil facing him. Freezer smiled. Gokuu made sure it was the last time he ever did.
After that, the planet blew, and the last thing Gokuu heard was Kyande screaming his name within his head.
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Sarro stopped there and laced her fingers together. Silence reigned in the room for awhile... a long while...
Finally Kyande couldn't stand it anymore. " Okaasan! You're cruel! "
" Eh?! " Trunks looked between the two, " Did Gokuu die? "
" More or less, " Sarro answered.
" Answer us straight! " Vejiita shouted, making a motion to slam his fist on the coffee table, only to remember that he'd done so before. Bulma gave him a warning glare.
Sarro giggled. " Ano... do you really think that our hero Son Gokuu would have died on Namekusei? Iie, he made it to Ginyuu's space pod, just in time, I might add, and off of Namekusei. The shock wave from the planet's death threw him for quite a ride, however, and Kaiousama lost contact with him. Son Gokuu lived in silence within that space pod for quite a while until he came across the planet where he learned Instant Movement.
" As for Kyande, she had a relatively pleasant time on Kaiousei, until three months passed on Chikyuu and they finally got around to wishing her back. "
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Kyande stood outside the Capsule Corporation building for the first time in what seemed like ages. She smiled as Gohan raced up and grabbed her around the leg in an exuberant hug. She laughed and lifted him up to hug her properly. Kyande was then further surprised when Dende replaced Gohan at her leg. She blinked down at the little Namekuseijin, just as he blinked up at her.
" Arigato! " he chirruped finally.
Kyande couldn't help but respond, " You're very welcome, kiddo. " How did this cute little thing grow up into such a jerk, I wonder?
Kyande looked around the Capsule Corporation area, as the next wish was to bring Yamcha back to life. All the surviving Namekuseijin were there, Guru had long passed away naturally, and passed his power and status on to the next in line. Vejiita and Katera, still in their tattered uniforms from Namekusei, I might add, stood next to each other apart from the group.
Setting Gohan down and prying Dende off her leg, Kyande approached them and offered her hand to Vejiita.
" No hard feelings? "
Vejiita scowled, but shook her hand anyway.
" I figured your not coming back was all a part of your plan, " Katera accused. " It was that which allowed Kakarrot to reach Super Saiyajin, wasn't it? "
" More or less, " Kyande answered. Leaning in, she whispered, " Before I go, I'll tell you this... the secret to becoming Super Saiyajin is... there's no secret at all! But I'm sure you'll find that out on your own eventually. "
Vejiita and Katera scowled.
Kyande laughed and took two light steps back. Turning to face the crowd
as Porunga retreated to the Dragonballs, she said,
" Daijoubu, Min'na! Gokuusan will return when he's ready. As for me,
it's now time for me to leave as well. Say hi to Gokuu for me! Ja ne! "
Without further explanation, Kyande disappeared.
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Kyande reappeared outside her house, and ran inside. Finding her mother
standing in the drawing room, she grabbed Sarro in a
bear hug. " Okaasan! I'm sorry! "
Sarro smiled. " Still think it's so easy to tamper with time? "
" Kaious, no! " Kyande declared, flopping down on the couch. " I don't ever want to go through that again! "
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" Famous last words, " Goten teased.
" Shut. Up. "
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[Thus is the end of Kyande's adventures in the Alternate Universe. Forever will it be one of Sarro's favorite stories to tell, though never again all at once. However... somehow I doubt this is the last story to tell. Think Kyande's troubles are through? Well... Maybe...]
[Written by Inseiko, 2000]
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