Post by Son Goshin on Mar 8, 2005 20:52:46 GMT -5
Last time on DragonBall AF, Uubu and Vegeta entered the Room of Spirit and Time. Shortly thereafter, Kabitokai paid a visit to the Lookout and took Goku Jr with him to the planet of the Kais to release his tail. But when they arrived, Goku Jr was shocked to see somebody there… Son Goku!
“I can’t believe what I’m seeing!” gaped Goku Jr. There stood his great-great grandfather, dressed in his blue gi with the white belt. He hadn’t looked like he had aged anything from the picture that Pan had showed Goku Jr. “I’m- I’m Goku Jr, your great-great grandson!”
“Yea, I know,” replied Son Goku, “I remember you from the last time I seen you. And I gotta say you’ve grown a lot stronger since then.”
“Wait, how is that possible?” asked Kabitokai. “You’ve been here in Other World for the past century.”
“Well, heh, I slipped out a couple of times,” grinned Son Goku. “I don’t think King Yama really cared much though.”
“Wait, you’re saying that I’ve met you before?” asked Goku Jr.
“Yea, don’t you remember? It was when you were younger and you were looking for the Dragon Ball so you could help Pan when she got sick,” said Son Goku. “Then you came by my old house at Mt. Pazou, remember? You had the 4-star ball and you thought that was all you needed. You got mad and threw it, that’s when I picked it up and told you that you needed all seven Dragon Balls.”
“That was real?” said Goku Jr. “No, no it couldn’t have been. That was about 5, 6 years ago. I was a little kid. I thought it was just my overactive imagination!”
“No, grandson, that was really me,” replied Son Goku.
Tears began to well up in Goku Jr’s eyes as he remembered that day. “Wow, *sniff*, it really was you then. Even though I thought it was a dream, that day I decided I wouldn’t be a scared little kid anymore and that I’d grow stronger, and I have. Thank you grandpa.”
“Hey, no problem, that visit gave you the confidence you needed.”
“One more thing though,” added Goku Jr, “my grandma has always wondered where you went after the dragon took you away. Have you been here ever since then?”
“No,” said Son Goku, “ya see, Shenlong took me on a fantastic journey. He told me it was the first, and probably the only time he’d get to see anything outside of the Earth. We went throughout the entire north quadrant of the Universe and then after that we came here to Other World. I was dropped off at King Yama’s front desk, although I’m not sure where Shenlong went from there, but the important thing is that he’s back now.”
“Well,” said Rou Dai Kaioshin, “I think that’s enough for our trip down memory lane. Kabitokai, I think it’s about time we got to work on that tail.”
***
Back at the Lookout, Goshin had just returned from training down below. “So the Supreme Kai paid a visit and I missed it, eh?” said Goshin.
“Yea, you sort of did,” answered Dende. “But it was so your brother could get his tail released so he can possibly become a Super Saiyan 4 like you did.”
“I see, I hope he reaches it in that case,” said Goshin. “Well anyways, how much more time do Uubu and Vegeta have in the Room of Spirit and Time?”
“About 12 more hours,” replied Mr. Popo.
“And Goku will be back by then?”
“Yes I believe so,” said Dende, “so there’s nothing to worry about.”
“Then we have about 12 hours until Appolysis’ scheme takes place,” remarked Goshin, “I just hope that we will be ready for it.”
***
“YAHHHHHHHH!” IS IT OUT YET?!” Goku Jr was screaming in pain as Kabitokai tried to pull out the tiny stub of his tail.
“You’re almost there!” encouraged Son Goku. “Just hang on for a few more seconds, he’s almost got it out!” Then with one last heave of the giant pliers Kabitokai had in his hands, he freed Goku Jr’s tail and went flying backwards into a tree.
“OWWWWWW!” yelled Goku Jr. “NOW IS IT OUT?!”
“Yup!” exclaimed Son Goku. “Although I woulda figured you could’ve came up with an easier way to do this Kabitokai.”
“Heh-heh, maybe,” he sighed. “Sorry for all that trouble Goku Jr.”
*SIGH* “It’s all right,” he replied as he massaged the skin around his tail. “Well, now what do we do?”
“I think this is the part where I bring out your hidden powers,” said Rou Dai.
“Whoa hold on a minute!” said Son Goku. “We’re not trying to make him go Mystic Saiyan! Besides, when you did that with Gohan, it took way too long!”
“Hmph, so after 100 years I still get no thanks for what I’ve done,” said Rou Dai angrily. “Well if it wasn’t for me we wouldn’t have beaten Majin Buu, so there.” And he stuck his tongue out.
“Ancestor,” said Kabitokai, “we have to be serious now. We have to make Goku Jr turn into a Super Saiyan 4 now.”
“Oh, that is right,” he replied. “Hopefully it won’t be as difficult as Goku’s transformation was on the new planet Plant. By the way kid, how was your brother;s transformation in the Room of Spirit and Time?”
“Well he lost all his senses, I think he would’ve killed me if I hadn’t have gotten through to him,” answered Goku Jr.
“Yea that feeling was frightening,” said Son Goku, “losing control of all your rationality is not fun. Hopefully it’ll be an easier ride for you.”
“I a gree, that’s what I’m hoping too,” stated Goku Jr.
“By the way, I wanted to ask you a question,” said Son Goku. “How did you and the others manage to get into the Room of Spirit and Time? I thought it was destroyed for good when Buu blew up the Earth.”
“Hm, I don’t know grandpa,” he replied. “It was just… there I guess.”
“Oh wait a second, now I got it!” exclaimed Goku. “After Buu destroyed the Earth, everything was restored again. Wow, I can’t believe I just realized it now! I would’ve taken Uubu in there when we were training if it hadn’t have slipped my mind. Oh well, nothing I can do about it now!”
“Goku, same as ever,” smiled Kabitokai. “But are you ready to turn into an Oozaru now Goku Jr?”
“Ready as I’ll ever be,” he replied.
“We’ll have to grow through this kinda fast,” said Son Goku. “We’ll spend a little time training you under regular Oozaru. Then we’ll use some artificial Brute waves to get you to turn into a Golden Oozaru. I really hope this works out good, for all our sakes.”
***
Inside the Room of Spirit and Time, Uubu and Vegeta were busily training. “d*mn IT!” yelled Vegeta. “Why isn’t this working?!” Vegeta was standing in the middle of the blankness, powering up to his max as Uubu looked on.
“Calm down, Vegeta,” he said. “You won’t attain anything with that kind of attitude.”
“We’ve already been in here for about half a year and I still haven’t reached Super Saiyan 3! It doesn’t make any sense! How does Goku and that smartass Goshin reach it so easily? I have royal Saiayn blood don’t I? So why am I not as strong as them?”
“Your ancestor often asked the same thing,” said Uubu as he walked toward him. “But he finally accepted that Son Goku was stronger than him and there was no way around it. But it didn’t stop him from working. So maybe you’ll never get as strong as Goku and Goshin, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t become stronger thatn you already are right now.”
“That might’ve been alright for him to think that,” declared Vegtea, “but I can’t say the same for myself. I was always stronger than Goku, but now he just keeps passing me up. I have to match him though. I have to become a Super Saiyan 3 in here. If not, what help can I be during the fight against Appolysis?” Then he turned around and went deeper into the blankness to be alone and train for a while.
***
Finally, the day of the invasion was upon our heroes. Goku Jr’s training was finally complete, and Kabitokai was about to take him back to Earth.
“Wow, at 15 you’ve attained something I wasn’t able to attain until I was 50-something!” laughed Son Goku. “Although it was a little crazy getting you there. But really, congratulations Goku. I hope you do well and remember to protect those dear to you.”
“I will,” said Goku Jr. “And thanks for all your help grandpa.”
“AHEM!” coughed Rou Dai.
“Oh, and of course Kabitokai and the Old Kai too!” he added.
“Well we’re off then,” said Kabitokai as he placed his hand on Goku Jr’s shoulder.
“Say hi to your grandma and everyone else for me,” said Son Goku.
“Wait won’t you come with too?” asked Goku Jr. “We could really use your help.”
“No, I belong here,” remarked Son Goku. “My time living on the Earth is done. I know you boys can protect it. Trust me.”
“Well all right,” said Goku Jr somberly. “Will I ever see you again, before I die that is?”
“I don’t know,” he said, “but I’ll be with you in spirit, and I’ll always be watching you. Good luck young Goku.”
“Thanks,” he replied as he wiped away some tears. “Goodbye.” And with that he and Kabitokai vanished back to Earth.
“Goku,” said Rou Dai, “why didn’t you tell the boy that there’s a good chance you might be coming back? I know we didn’t want you to say anything about you going to Hell to deal with the problem, but you could’ve said something to him to make him feel a little bit better.”
“I know,” said Goku, “but I didn’t want to get his hopes up because, I don’t know what to expect when I get down there. I honestly don’t know if I can win this time.”
What is Son Goku talking about?! What reason does he have to go to Hell and fight? And why does he think he won’t be triumphant? These answers and more await in the next thrilling chapter of DragonBall AF!
“I can’t believe what I’m seeing!” gaped Goku Jr. There stood his great-great grandfather, dressed in his blue gi with the white belt. He hadn’t looked like he had aged anything from the picture that Pan had showed Goku Jr. “I’m- I’m Goku Jr, your great-great grandson!”
“Yea, I know,” replied Son Goku, “I remember you from the last time I seen you. And I gotta say you’ve grown a lot stronger since then.”
“Wait, how is that possible?” asked Kabitokai. “You’ve been here in Other World for the past century.”
“Well, heh, I slipped out a couple of times,” grinned Son Goku. “I don’t think King Yama really cared much though.”
“Wait, you’re saying that I’ve met you before?” asked Goku Jr.
“Yea, don’t you remember? It was when you were younger and you were looking for the Dragon Ball so you could help Pan when she got sick,” said Son Goku. “Then you came by my old house at Mt. Pazou, remember? You had the 4-star ball and you thought that was all you needed. You got mad and threw it, that’s when I picked it up and told you that you needed all seven Dragon Balls.”
“That was real?” said Goku Jr. “No, no it couldn’t have been. That was about 5, 6 years ago. I was a little kid. I thought it was just my overactive imagination!”
“No, grandson, that was really me,” replied Son Goku.
Tears began to well up in Goku Jr’s eyes as he remembered that day. “Wow, *sniff*, it really was you then. Even though I thought it was a dream, that day I decided I wouldn’t be a scared little kid anymore and that I’d grow stronger, and I have. Thank you grandpa.”
“Hey, no problem, that visit gave you the confidence you needed.”
“One more thing though,” added Goku Jr, “my grandma has always wondered where you went after the dragon took you away. Have you been here ever since then?”
“No,” said Son Goku, “ya see, Shenlong took me on a fantastic journey. He told me it was the first, and probably the only time he’d get to see anything outside of the Earth. We went throughout the entire north quadrant of the Universe and then after that we came here to Other World. I was dropped off at King Yama’s front desk, although I’m not sure where Shenlong went from there, but the important thing is that he’s back now.”
“Well,” said Rou Dai Kaioshin, “I think that’s enough for our trip down memory lane. Kabitokai, I think it’s about time we got to work on that tail.”
***
Back at the Lookout, Goshin had just returned from training down below. “So the Supreme Kai paid a visit and I missed it, eh?” said Goshin.
“Yea, you sort of did,” answered Dende. “But it was so your brother could get his tail released so he can possibly become a Super Saiyan 4 like you did.”
“I see, I hope he reaches it in that case,” said Goshin. “Well anyways, how much more time do Uubu and Vegeta have in the Room of Spirit and Time?”
“About 12 more hours,” replied Mr. Popo.
“And Goku will be back by then?”
“Yes I believe so,” said Dende, “so there’s nothing to worry about.”
“Then we have about 12 hours until Appolysis’ scheme takes place,” remarked Goshin, “I just hope that we will be ready for it.”
***
“YAHHHHHHHH!” IS IT OUT YET?!” Goku Jr was screaming in pain as Kabitokai tried to pull out the tiny stub of his tail.
“You’re almost there!” encouraged Son Goku. “Just hang on for a few more seconds, he’s almost got it out!” Then with one last heave of the giant pliers Kabitokai had in his hands, he freed Goku Jr’s tail and went flying backwards into a tree.
“OWWWWWW!” yelled Goku Jr. “NOW IS IT OUT?!”
“Yup!” exclaimed Son Goku. “Although I woulda figured you could’ve came up with an easier way to do this Kabitokai.”
“Heh-heh, maybe,” he sighed. “Sorry for all that trouble Goku Jr.”
*SIGH* “It’s all right,” he replied as he massaged the skin around his tail. “Well, now what do we do?”
“I think this is the part where I bring out your hidden powers,” said Rou Dai.
“Whoa hold on a minute!” said Son Goku. “We’re not trying to make him go Mystic Saiyan! Besides, when you did that with Gohan, it took way too long!”
“Hmph, so after 100 years I still get no thanks for what I’ve done,” said Rou Dai angrily. “Well if it wasn’t for me we wouldn’t have beaten Majin Buu, so there.” And he stuck his tongue out.
“Ancestor,” said Kabitokai, “we have to be serious now. We have to make Goku Jr turn into a Super Saiyan 4 now.”
“Oh, that is right,” he replied. “Hopefully it won’t be as difficult as Goku’s transformation was on the new planet Plant. By the way kid, how was your brother;s transformation in the Room of Spirit and Time?”
“Well he lost all his senses, I think he would’ve killed me if I hadn’t have gotten through to him,” answered Goku Jr.
“Yea that feeling was frightening,” said Son Goku, “losing control of all your rationality is not fun. Hopefully it’ll be an easier ride for you.”
“I a gree, that’s what I’m hoping too,” stated Goku Jr.
“By the way, I wanted to ask you a question,” said Son Goku. “How did you and the others manage to get into the Room of Spirit and Time? I thought it was destroyed for good when Buu blew up the Earth.”
“Hm, I don’t know grandpa,” he replied. “It was just… there I guess.”
“Oh wait a second, now I got it!” exclaimed Goku. “After Buu destroyed the Earth, everything was restored again. Wow, I can’t believe I just realized it now! I would’ve taken Uubu in there when we were training if it hadn’t have slipped my mind. Oh well, nothing I can do about it now!”
“Goku, same as ever,” smiled Kabitokai. “But are you ready to turn into an Oozaru now Goku Jr?”
“Ready as I’ll ever be,” he replied.
“We’ll have to grow through this kinda fast,” said Son Goku. “We’ll spend a little time training you under regular Oozaru. Then we’ll use some artificial Brute waves to get you to turn into a Golden Oozaru. I really hope this works out good, for all our sakes.”
***
Inside the Room of Spirit and Time, Uubu and Vegeta were busily training. “d*mn IT!” yelled Vegeta. “Why isn’t this working?!” Vegeta was standing in the middle of the blankness, powering up to his max as Uubu looked on.
“Calm down, Vegeta,” he said. “You won’t attain anything with that kind of attitude.”
“We’ve already been in here for about half a year and I still haven’t reached Super Saiyan 3! It doesn’t make any sense! How does Goku and that smartass Goshin reach it so easily? I have royal Saiayn blood don’t I? So why am I not as strong as them?”
“Your ancestor often asked the same thing,” said Uubu as he walked toward him. “But he finally accepted that Son Goku was stronger than him and there was no way around it. But it didn’t stop him from working. So maybe you’ll never get as strong as Goku and Goshin, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t become stronger thatn you already are right now.”
“That might’ve been alright for him to think that,” declared Vegtea, “but I can’t say the same for myself. I was always stronger than Goku, but now he just keeps passing me up. I have to match him though. I have to become a Super Saiyan 3 in here. If not, what help can I be during the fight against Appolysis?” Then he turned around and went deeper into the blankness to be alone and train for a while.
***
Finally, the day of the invasion was upon our heroes. Goku Jr’s training was finally complete, and Kabitokai was about to take him back to Earth.
“Wow, at 15 you’ve attained something I wasn’t able to attain until I was 50-something!” laughed Son Goku. “Although it was a little crazy getting you there. But really, congratulations Goku. I hope you do well and remember to protect those dear to you.”
“I will,” said Goku Jr. “And thanks for all your help grandpa.”
“AHEM!” coughed Rou Dai.
“Oh, and of course Kabitokai and the Old Kai too!” he added.
“Well we’re off then,” said Kabitokai as he placed his hand on Goku Jr’s shoulder.
“Say hi to your grandma and everyone else for me,” said Son Goku.
“Wait won’t you come with too?” asked Goku Jr. “We could really use your help.”
“No, I belong here,” remarked Son Goku. “My time living on the Earth is done. I know you boys can protect it. Trust me.”
“Well all right,” said Goku Jr somberly. “Will I ever see you again, before I die that is?”
“I don’t know,” he said, “but I’ll be with you in spirit, and I’ll always be watching you. Good luck young Goku.”
“Thanks,” he replied as he wiped away some tears. “Goodbye.” And with that he and Kabitokai vanished back to Earth.
“Goku,” said Rou Dai, “why didn’t you tell the boy that there’s a good chance you might be coming back? I know we didn’t want you to say anything about you going to Hell to deal with the problem, but you could’ve said something to him to make him feel a little bit better.”
“I know,” said Goku, “but I didn’t want to get his hopes up because, I don’t know what to expect when I get down there. I honestly don’t know if I can win this time.”
What is Son Goku talking about?! What reason does he have to go to Hell and fight? And why does he think he won’t be triumphant? These answers and more await in the next thrilling chapter of DragonBall AF!
