Chapter Forty-seven

The final fighter of Universe 7, Gohan lies on the ground, knocked out cold. And as the referee reaches the end of his countdown he straightens his back and shouts."THE WINNER OF THE FINAL ROUND IS ERIC!

UNIVERSE 6 WINS THE TOURNAMENT!"

The two sides of the arena erupt, each in whatever mood they were in. But on thing was clear. Champa was fucking ecstatic. "HE DID IT! HAAHAHAA! HE ACTUALLY DID IT!" Jumping in joy he hugged his attendant as he couldn't contain himself anymore.

"OH COME ON! REALLY? You couldn't beat an Earthling?! USELESS! ALL OF YOU!"

"Come on Beerus! There is no need to be ashamed of defeat! Now... hand over your balls!... I don't even care how that sounded like! Hand 'em over!"

"GAAAAAH!"

But as the gods are busy arguing amongst each other you undo your transformation and immediately feel the migrains kicking in.

Holding onto your knees you only manage to raise a thumb while panting. Suddenly you feel a hand touching your back.

"You did well!" Hit congratulates you.

"Heh... Thanks. But you guys did the heavy lifting. I just cleaned up afterwards."

"Don't be ridiculous. You fought and won three on one. You should be proud of yourself."

And just as your mentor came to your aid so did the other guys, namely Goku who flew over to his son, shortly followed by his friends. "Heeey Gohan. Open up!" He shoves... something in the boys mouth who springs as if he's no longer injured. "Hey Hit! Senzu Bean!"

The Saiyan chucks that Senzu thingy to your purple friend who snatches it from the air and hands it over to you. "Here. Eat this."

Doing as you're told you chomp down on the little thing and find it awfully... bland. The thing has no taste whatsoever and it's dry as a desert. The only good thing about it is the texture as it pops with a VERY satisfying crunch whenever you bit on it. But swallowing it? Oh boy, now there is a difference.

Feeling full, satiated and healthier than a newborn baby you look up. "What the?"

"Hihihi! Like it? It's a magic bean we got back home. It basically cures whatever ails you except like... illnesses."

"This is... incredible!" You give your hands a few test squeezes.

"Isn't it? When we are in BIG trouble we practically go on an all Senzu diet hehehe!

Gohan here was practically raised on them!"

He pats his son on the back.

"Not funny dad. I'll... go back to Videl now."

"Sure. I'm gonna hang a little!"

Once his son is gone Goku starts talking to you way more casually and tries really hard to not be noticed by the others. "Great work there by the way! I was rooting for you, ya know!"

"N-Not your son?"

"Hehe! I was cheering him on! A little. But you were more interesting to watch so I couldn't help myself!"

You crack your neck as you keep testing the effects of these beans. "Well... thanks I guess.

I only hope your son learnt a valuable lesson here."

"Eh. I doubt that."

"W-What?!"

"This happened to him like... three times already? I lost count. So it's not likely this is gonna be any different." He then smashes his fist into his palm. "But after this I think I'll spend some more time with Goten! Maybe I can get him to be a good martial artist!"

"Go-ku, Go-han, Go-ten? He's your son as well?"

"Yeap!" Goku then bumps you in the shoulder with his elbow. "Hey! Pssst! By the way! After Lord Beerus and Champa are done do you think maybe we could-"

"What the hell are you doing Kakarot?!"

Goku then stands up and TRIES to pretend he's innocent. "N-Nothing!"

"The tournament is barely over and you're already trying to challenge the earthling?

Well too bad! You've been hogging all the good fights lately! So now it's my turn!"

"Go ahead! I just wanted to ask him if he could cook some more! All this fighting has made me pretty hungry!"

Both you and the other Saiyan, Vegeta stare at him in shock. "What?!"

"I kinda just wanna wait and see how strong he can get! How much training did you get so far?" He asks you.

"A... couple months?"

"Oooooooh-hohohoho! NICE!"

"HAH! An Earthling Elite, huh? Interesting! Now I definitely want to test your strength!"

"Anytime Widowspeak!"

"Hmph! You got cocky from your victories, didn't you?"

"No. But if you want a piece of me then I'm more than happy to give. Just don't come crying back to me once I prove too hard to swallow!"

You stare down the Saiyan with the icy glare and the air around you gets filled with equal parts tension and excitement.vHowever before you could go at each others throats you hear a loud grumble coming from nearby.

Goku instinctively reaches for his stomach.

"Hihihi! Sorry about that! I'll just move over he-"

"Wait." You turn back to Vegeta. "Let's leave that for later. First I got a few mouths to feed.

Your friend is hungry and... the girls are probably as well. So I'll treat all of you."

"HE'S NOT MY-" He pauses and starts grinding his teeth. "Okay fine! But make it quick!"

Despite his grouchy demeanor he's still just a Saiyan and therefore predictable. His little ass is probably hungry as well. "Okay everyone!"

You shout. "Come meet me on the island over there! I'll fire up the grill!"

Luckily for you both teams were in the mood for some partying, albeit for different reasons. One wanted to celebrate, the other wanted to forget their woes. But it made little to no difference for you. Just more mouths to feed. That's all.

The two angels were more than happy to help you set up a series of tables for the barbecue, especially Vados' brother who seemed REALLY interested in your cooking. And as people started getting comfy you presented them with a massive banquette table filled to the brim with all manners of food. Vegetas wife, the blue haired woman named Bulma was particularly amazed by this.

"Holy- Did you really cook all this?!"

"Yeap. I wasn't kidding when I said I'm a chef."

"Wow! That would be enough to feed a whole army of Saiyans! Finally a man who can put his superpowers to good use!"

"Tell me about it!" Another woman, probably Gokus wife joins in. "If I don't pester him Goku wouldn't get anything done!"

"W-Well I'm glad you enjoy it. Soooo... feel free to help yourselves. If we should run out I'll hop over and make more but... I doubt that'll be necessary."

"Hmph. You clearly don't know our husbands or our kids well." Chichi says.

"Actually... I feed two saiyan girls regularly."

"Oh you poor boy..."

Turning away from them you look at the crowds and see that the folks decided to form their own little cliques at separate tables.

You definitely have a few options to choose from.

It only makes sense for you to spend time together with those you consider "family".

Unfortunately that includes Elena as well but... what can you do?

Walking over to the table you immediately see your sister springing up as she notices your presence. "BRO!" She rushes you and with a tackle almost manages to crush the ribs the Senzu put back together. "IT WAS SO SCARY AND-AND-AND!" As she raises her head you see the tears swelling under her eye.

Patting her head you try to calm her down.

"Sorry..."

But as you do Kamin has something to say.

"Actually... you were pretty cool back there Eric. So cool in fact that she kept shouting your name and to "Kick their butts". Didn't you hear?"

"You did? That's adorable! But no... I didn't. I was busy not getting pancaked."

"STOP TEASING ME!" Elena grumbles and finally lets you go so you can both get to eating.

"And actually we had to hold back Lyn quite a lot-" Oren chimes in. "She wanted to go in and help you even though she can't."

You turn to the little girl and pat her on the head. "Thanks sweetie! I hope you were not scared."

"Nope! Daddy is the best!" Lyn says with a smile and suddenly... Elena freezes in place.

Your sister goes pale like porcelain and even appears to "crack" somewhat. It's hard to tell what it was that made her not realize or... simply register it up until now. Perhaps all the excitement, the confusion or all the above.

Regardless what it was... now she looks like she put two and two together and the theoretical hamster in the wheel not only fell out but somehow got set on fire as well.

Slowly with jittering movements she turns to face you and at the same time you notice her reaching for a steak knife. "Oh Eeeeeeriiiiiiiic~"

"Oh no!"

She raises the knife and with a reverse grip assures MAXIMUM force behind her inevitable thrust. "You have five seconds to explain!" She says with a cheerful, happy voice that only manages to make it more intimidating.

"I-It's a long story-"

"Die."

Thanks to Elenas statement you let out the least masculine yelp of your entire life and start running around the place while she prepares herself to castrate you in front of everyone. "I CAN EXPLAIN! I CAN EXPLAIN!"

"Die."

This horrid thing however does not get the appropriate reaction out of the crowd that you hoped for as they simply laugh it off as you run around in circles. Eventually however you do manage to get Elena calmed down enough to properly explain things for her, as impossible to explain the situation may be.

"So... You did not *gasp* did it outside marriage and then left the poor woman!

Or... Was it a tragic love story of two star crossed lovers meeting and then one of them dying during childbirth? Or or or-"

"NO! Look at her! This precious little cinnamon bun is a big girl!" You squish Lyns cheeks. "How could she be just a few months old?"

"Aliens... And what about you two then?"

Elena turns to Kamin and Oren. "I mean you guys are cool and all but... are you really her siblings? What does that make you?"

Not really bothering to answer Elena, you instead looked at the twins and motioned towards them. "Well? Go on. Tell her."

They exchange a brief look and it's during these moments that you don't know if they are melding minds or just simply have a... shared understanding as twins. Regardless which might be true, their answer is swift and unanimous. "He's our dad." That... took even you by surprise and hit you hard right where it shouldn't.

Kamin and Oren continue to speak in unison.

"He rescued us from our crappy planet, gave us... lives worth living. Suffice to say if he wasn't around we wouldn't be the same."

The two then look at you as you are sniveling like a child. "Was that the answer you wanted?"

Standing up you walk over to them and pull them in for a big old hug while trying to hold back your manly tears. Seeing this encouraged Lyn who jumped up. "YEAY! Group hug!" She came in as she joined in she looked at Elena. "Are you coming auntie?"

Clearly she is about as taken back as you are but now that the confusion has been cleared... somewhat she obliges and hugs her new "niece". But once they are done she gives you a very, VERY mean look. "Okay Eric... I'll let you off the hook this once. On two conditions!"

"Oh great..."

"First: You must settle down! And second: No more children until you did so! I will not have you tarnish our name with your... scandalous exploits!"

"Oh? I'm the one tarnishing our name?

Aren't you the one trying to get eloped as we speak?!"

"T-That's not-" She's starting to blush.

"Give it a rest. I know you enough to guess what you're thinking about. And I suggest you give it some time before you do anything rash... After all Cabbas spine will need a couple years to recover after I break it in half!"

But as your little table is becoming a bit too sappy finally the other guys are finishing their meals and as such... one of them approaches you. "So Earthling. Are we doing this or not?"

"Sheesh... are you always this cheerful with people that feed you?"

"Don't take it personally. I'm an equal opportunist."

"You hate everyone equally, yeah, yeah."

Standing up from the table you crack your neck.

"A-Are you reading my mind?"

"I can but I didn't. You are not as unique as you think. Anyway, will the ring do? And... how do we do this?"

"To make it simple we'll follow the tournaments rules. Hopefully with ringouts you might stand a chance."

"Goody..."

"Oh... and one more thing-" Vegeta then turns his head around and starts shouting.

"CABBA!"

"Gulp! Yes master!" The boy nervously stands up and salutes Vegeta.

"You'll be joining too. Two against one seems fair-"

"HEY!" You shout and the Saiyans both stop.

"What is this? I thought we're going one on one!"

"Two birds with one stone you could say.

As much as I appreciated fighting Cabba we were still in a competition. I think he could use some proper training now that we don't have to worry about winning. Do you have a problem with my generosity?"

"No. Just don't complain when this decision bites you!"

"Good. Now come."

As Vegeta takes the lead Cabba quickly rushes to you and starts to visibly shake.

"W-What's gonna happen Eric?"

"Isn't it obvious? We are tag teaming your teacher."

*Gulp* "I'm gonna be honest... I don't think we stand a chance even like this."

"The guy is purposefully handicapping himself against us. And you're saying we won't win just because he has a bigger number?"

"Well YES! Haven't you seen what they can do?"

"I did... Does that means I'll just not try? Fuck no. So I'm gonna tell you how we do this: Set 'em up, knock 'em down."

"I don't follow."

"It's an expression. I'll be the anvil, you'll be the hammer. Does that make more sense?"

"I think I get what you mean."

"Good. Just remember to watch out for my moves and I'll do the same with you.

Follow my movements and keep them in mind. I'll get you the openings you need. All you have to do is capitalize on them."

"Got it!"

As you land in the ring Cabba looks at his teacher and actually starts laughing.

Confused by this, you look at him.

"What's wrong?"

"It just occurred to me. Despite working together a few times already, this will be our first actual fight together. And against none other than Vegeta himself." Cabba then raises his forearm for you. "What do you say partner?"

"Heh... Sounds good to me!" Smashing your arm into his, you have your little fist bump before saying this. "I'm gonna miss you once I put you in the ground. Maybe I'll even ask Porunga to bring you back."

"Hey! It's wasn't my idea! None of it was my idea!"

"I know. But I can't kill my sister now can I?"

"Heh... Guess not."

But as you share this moment with Cabba, Vegeta gets agitated. "ARE YOU TWO DONE GOSSIPING?!"

"Yes Master!"

As Cabba readies himself the announcer takes the stage. "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! WELCOME BACK TO THE-"

"I hear one more word out of you and they'll have to operate that microphone out of you!"

Vegeta snaps at him.

You raise your fists to guard your head and Cabba assumes a stance eerily similar to Vegetas. The Saiyan you're about to fight then calls you out. "Ready?"

"YES~!"

"Then... Go!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

The two of you charge and make a great effort not to leave the other one behind. But it turns out you didn't really need to as your maximum speed seems to be rather similar. You go so fast in fact that you reach Vegeta at the same time and you throw the first punch simultaneously, crashing into each of Vegetas arms with as much force as you could muster.

First, as he's pushed back Vegeta smiles and then with a simple flex of his arms pushes you away. But as he does so the two of you waste no time to commence your second offensive push. Not one but two barrages rain down on the Saiyan as you manage to synchronize almost perfectly with Cabba, the boy managing to read and move along you perfectly and vice versa. This perfect combination attack earns you the crowds adoration.

"L-Look at them! They are perfectly synced!"

Krillin observes.

Frustrated by your overwhelming offense, Vegeta decides to make some risky moves to break out of your relentless attack. He takes a kick from Cabba in the side just so he could tackle you and push you away with a shove.

But you aren't just gonna let him do as he pleases and wrap both arms around his, holding him down. Seeing this, Cabba capitalizes on the opportunity and knees Vegeta in the face.

Vegeta then stumbles backwards but you aren't about to let him go off the hook. The second you give him breathing room, he'll start dominating the fight. "Oh no you don't!"

Using time-skip you quickly make your way behind him and as you come out of the world of skipped time you dive kick him in the tendons. He falls to the ground and you lock your legs around his neck.. Cabba is already in the air and prepares a spinning axe kick aimed square in the middle of Vegetas chest.

However the Saiyan had enough of your shenanigans and easily blows you away with an omni directional ki wave.

As you roll on the ground and Cabba spins in the air you see Vegeta standing up, his aura slowly changing color until it's golden.

"Quit buzzing around! And face me!"

Cabba struggles to stand up and you use a portal to appear beside him. "Guess we made him mad." You speak up.

"Yeah... What do you think?" He looks at you. "Can you keep up your transformation for an extended period of time?"

First it's Cabba who transforms, as it's rather easy for him. You however... you still need to get used to it. Clenching your fists you start gritting your teeth as the energies stirring inside you start going out of control.

"Grrrrrrr.... Hnnnnnnng... YEEEEEAAAAAAARGH!"

You grunt and shout until your hair stands up. Then... you become quiet. "Cabba! GO!"

"W-What?"

"JUST GO! NOW!"

"R-Right!"

Cabba takes off with his fighting spirit raging on. But the fact that you aren't following him seems to have pissed off Vegeta. "What are you doing? I thought I told you to work together if you want to stand a chance against me!"

"WE ARE!" You shout and throw a punch which miraculously connects.

*BOOOOOOM*

"What?!" Vegeta looks around in confusion.

Grinning you punch one more time through a portal you've conjured and strike Vegta in his blindspot when he's looking elsewhere.

Vegeta quickly realizes what's happening and tries... TRIES to put up his guard as Cabba approaches. But he faces a tough choice. Either he focuses on you and gives Cabba a free shot or vice versa. Neither of which are particularly good.

For the moment he ignores you and focuses on Cabba. He blocks the boys punch and prepares to hit him back when he gets another smack in the face.vYour fist digs into his cheek but it does only superficial damage and stops dead at his cheekbones. "IS THIS ALL YOU GOT?!" He shouts specifically for you.

"NO! THIS IS!" Suddenly you send forth a wave of psyionic energy through your arm which starts to shake Vegetas head and by extension... his brain. "NULL FIST! EARTHQUAKE STRIKE!"

That did leave a mark on him. As his face is being pushed back Cabba breaks free of his mentors hold and contributes to your attack his own way. Pulling back both his hands he begins to charge up until arcs of purple lightning shoot out from his hands.

"SUPER! GALICK! CANNON!"

The beam blasts through Vegeta, engulfing him completely and even blinding much of the audience. Thankfully you cut off the portals before the blast could consume you as well.

But unfortunately even with the perfectly coordinated offensive and flawless execution you still weren't successful.

Once the smoke clears Vegeta stands there, his hair even spikier than before and lightning arcing around his body. He wipes some soot off his face as he stares you both down.

"Impressive... It shows how much you fight together."

You chuckle. "Actually this is technically the first time we are side by side like this."

"Then I must wonder. Which one of you is responsible for this?"

"Both! Cabba knows to trust me. And I trust his power. That's all there is to it."

Vegeta then closes his eyes.b"It's more than that you know. Trust alone is not enough for such teamwork. I know that. I tried trusting someone, wanted to trust someone. But it still didn't work.nNo... As much as it pains me to say this... This depends on compatibility as well." He raises his hands in preparation to fight. "Now then... Show me just how deep that Saiyan blood of yours runs Cabba! And how far your Human ingenuity can take you Eric!"

Cabba walks back to you and leans in close.

"Eric..." He whispers.

"What?"

"If we push him further... we'll loose."

"God power. Right."

He nods. "But I have a crazy idea that might just work. How good are you at reading minds?"

"I certainly CAN do it. Not sure how well though."

"I may have an idea. A crazy idea. A stupid idea... really stupid in fact. I learned a technique from a colleague once. Could you copy it?"

With a nod you start initiating the mind meld.

"Okay. I'll give it a shot. Try to resist so I can..."

Then you see what he wants to do. "No."

"Come on!"

"That's a crazy idea! Insane! It doesn't make sense! And it's... just... so... DUMB!"

"It works!"

"No..."

"WHAT ARE YOU TWO IDIOTS BLABBERING ABOUT?!"

"J-Just give us a second master!" Cabba turns to you. "Come on Eric! It might be our best chance."

"Grrrrrr... Okay! Fine! I'll do it!"

You got only one shot at this. So instead of letting the Saiyan cock it all up you'll do the lions share of the work and guide him telepathically. With your help, some elbow grease and the luck of the gods themselves you attempt Cabbas crazy, batshit insane but probably... fun plan.

You assume your position and so does Cabba. And as you begin Vegeta... seems to recognize it?

"Fuuuuuuuuuuu-Sion! HAAAAAAAA~!"

You don't know what you expected. And you were still surprised by that alien sensation.

The sensation of your body... turning, changing into raw energy and it getting entangled with Cabbas. Spiraling, twisting, turning... merging.

For the first few moments it feels transcendent. Both of you experience cosmic apotheosis as your essences fuse together, creating something new. But at the last moment something goes awry. Something neither of you expected. As Cabba forgot about one... fatal... detail.

You were both transformed.

The golden light that engulfed your bodies cracks like glass and shatters as its very structure is being ripped apart by the ensuing emerging energy. As does the ring around you. Suddenly the dome, the bleachers and even the planet itself is wrought with tremors.

And as the field of energy around you shatters the new you emerges... different. But completely fine.

You stare at your hands curiously as Vegeta is gasping. He utters only one word. "B-Blue?!"

You look up and crack a smile. "Oh so that was your little secret. Really? Heh... I guess it makes sense why you didn't want to share it with others how to do it. Would make you look pretty stupid..."

The Saiyan prince cracks a smile.

"Great. As if merging with Kakarot isn't enough now I get to see someone else being obnoxious. Oh well. At least this should be interesting now!" Vegeta then follows suit and powers up to his "Blue state" as he calls it.

"Not for you it won't! But enough talk. We're running on a timer as is. We'll just have to come up with a name after we're done mopping the floor with you teacher!"

Jumping up you shuffle your hands around while making sounds like Bruce Lee.

"Whoaaaaaaaah! Come on!"

The spectators from Universe 7 are loosing their shit. "I-Is that what I THINK it is?!"

Krillin shudders.

"Wooohooo! It sure is! Good luck Vegeta!"

"H-Hold on a moment... The first time Goku went Super Saiyan God and clashed with Beerus they almost destroyed the universe!"

The old guy with the beard and the sunglasses speaks up. "What happens if two Blues clash... and one can't control it?!"

Meanwhile you and Vegeta charge each other, not giving the faintest of fucks about things like that. You pull back your fist and clash with Vegeta, the impact of which immediately shatters the dome around you. "Eh... It was getting a bit tight in here anyway!"

As you continue to exchange blows and kicks like that, you start steadily flying upwards as you match and sometimes even exceed Vegeta. The vibrations spreading through your fists, the rush of blood. It's all so intoxicating.

With a flash kick you clear the Saiyan prince away who immediately begins shooting his ki blasts at you.

With a few simple waves you swat them all away, causing those energy balls to detonate upon making contact with the ground.

Despite how small and unassuming they are, it's very clear that they pack quite a punch.

"Our turn!"

Spreading your arms wide you toss two similarly small sized but denser balls.

Twirling around in the air you chuck one after another and as expected your opponent deflects them with similar ease, one to each side. The only exception being that... you expected this.

Suddenly the two balls speed up out of nowhere and jump through two separate portals you've set up. Dozens of similar holes in the fabric of space open up around Vegeta and the two blasts accelerate until they look more like a thread which forms a web around the saiyan. Unable to move Vegeta uses a decent amount of ki to unleash a shockwave which blows your balls away. Heh... balls.

But now that you figured out how THAT works, it's time to break in something else. With a smirk you start to accelerate towards Vegeta and then...

Ping

You are behind him. His elbow greets you on arrival. "YOU THINK I'LL FALL FOR THIS?!"

Ping

"No. But how about this?!"

Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping

You flash around your opponent, making ever more vulgar gestures at him. And once you stop flashing around there are four of you staring him down with arms crossed.

"Well? What do you think?"

"Tch... Afterimage? Really?" As you fly in ready to attack Vegeta quickly looks over each copy before snapping towards one. "THERE!"

You reach up and grab his hand. "Heh. I knew it!"

"No." Suddenly each one of the copies delivers a nasty punch before they merge back with you. With the prince winded you raise your hands and begin battering him.

"Atatatatatatatatata! WATTA!" Granted he managed to deflect most of those, but he definitely ate the final one after you broke his posture.

As he's sent flying back everyone stares in equal parts awe and horror at what you're doing. "H-How are they so fast?!" Piccolo asks and Whis answers him.

"It's mental."

"H-Huh?!"

"You are familiar with the problem of supersonic fighting, right? That the world just becomes a blur when you go too fast?

Normally you'd only go short bursts like that or stop right before attacking just so you could see where you are going. But it appears they don't suffer from that... In fact I'd wager they can process that information much faster somehow." He then looks at his sister across the former arena. "What did you do to this poor lad? I knew your methods were excessive but I'm actually feeling sorry for him."

"I kept throwing him in the deepest end and he somehow always came out on top...

And came back for more."

After your last assault Vegeta straightens his posture and reaches in his mouth to feel around. When he sees the red spot on his white glove he spits out the excess blood before speaking up. "Not bad." Vegeta then... smiles? Creepy. But somehow satisfying.

"I recognize your abilities... Both of yours!

Keep striving for more... Get stronger! And you will soon rival the gods themselves! But now... It's time to end this."

"Oh come on. We know we just pulled this out of our ass but don't tell me-"

"HYYYAAAAAAAAAARGH!" He transforms. Though subtle, its power is not negligible. Much like the Super Saiyan 2. "I'm not sure what to call you but I'll tell this to Cabba so you can have some context. I achieved this during the Tournament of Power. It equals Kakarots stupid technique in power..."

He smiles yet again. "Only it doesn't destroy my body in the process! I like to call it... Royal Blue!"

"Hmph... Not bad! Not bad at all!" You then look at the audience members and suddenly feel a bit of reluctance.

"Vados! Whis! I think we're gonna need a bigger barrier for this one." The two angels exchange a nod and erect a triple layer barrier around the audience just in case. Cracking your neck you prepare yourself for what's about to happen. "Okay... Time to try it your way... With nothing held back!"

"Go ahead! Do your worst!"

Putting one hand behind the other you pull back your hand and begin charging up.

The aura around your body starts going wild as the attack begins to siphon energy from it.

A black orb forms in your hands with purple electricity shooting wildly off of it.

"Gaaaaaalick-" Vegeta just stands there, ready to take whatever you're about to throw at him.

Boy is he gonna regret that. "LANCEEEEEEER!"

The dark energy beam shoots out, ripping the surface of the planet apart as it flies above it.

But Vegeta does not relent. He's determined to take it all. Pulling back his fist he begins to condense all of his aura around his arm. Smart. The absolute madlad actually resorts to punching the ever loving SHIT out of your beam and granted, he actually holds his ground against it which shocks you.

The beam gives up as you stop pumping juice in to it and Vegeta looks up at you. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I just don't want to pointlessly waste more energ- Urgh..." You reach for your head.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing I... Oh boy." You start panting and raise a finger. "Don't be alarmed. I think my head is about to explode. Please call Vados and Whis asap."

"What's asap?"

"I'm not up for your shit Vegeta! Call them NOW!"

To their credit the "paramedics" arrive just in time to check up on you and their diagnosis is quick and on point. "We need to separate you immediately."

"Okay... I'm not even gonna ask why. Just tell me how."

They cross their staffs over your head and begin murmuring some sort of spell which causes your body to start glowing. In moments your body is perfectly engulfed by light and the two of you pop free. Falling unceremoniously on your asses both of you reach for your heads as you're experiencing the mother of all headaches.

"It appears fusing while in Erics awakened form put too much strain on your body."

"Yes. And without being able to revert to a previous form... the damage could've been significant."

"So we overloaded your fusion and ended it prematurely."

"T-Thanks..."

Each of you got a neat little ice bag to help your aching noggin' and Cabba hisses in pain.

"Damn it! Does it always hurt like this?"

"No... Not this much at least." You respond.

But as much as you wanted some peace and quiet right now, you sure as hell won't get any as the excited crowd is already converging on your location. First being the ever so loud Caulifla. "That was... AMAZING! Cabba! You gotta tell me how you did it!"

"Ow... not that loud... please... And... I have no clue what or how we did. It just... happened."

Before she could turn to you, you shut her down as well. "Don't look at me. I'm more lost than he is."

Looking a bit disappointed she backs off a bit before Whis and Vados finally interject.

"Okay everyone. We know you're excited but please... Let them breathe!"

However one figure does not heed the warning of the angels. One that's been strangely quiet up until now. "I wanna speak with the young man."

"Which one?"

"My fellow Earthling." The angels debate the matter a bit before letting him pass. He bows in response and thanks them for their courtesy. The rickety old man slowly looks you over before his sunglasses twitch, as if he raised his eyebrows. "Well I'll be. You are human after all."

"And... you are?"

"Roshi, Master Roshi. Nice to meetcha lad."

He extends a hand to you and you shake it.

"I must say... I was rather impressed by your display. And I don't think I'm the only one. Heh... If anybody then those three you walloped certainly do. But I gotta ask... How long have you been a martial artist?"

"Aaaaa... couple months?"

"Yeap. That checks out. You certainly got what it takes but you are no master... yet. Your moves are still a bit unrefined and you have trouble stringing things together. But your form, your balance and your control are superb. If anything I think your defense needs a bit of work.... But look at me, getting sidetracked. I'd like to ask a favor from you-"

"A favor?"

"I'm gonna be honest here. I've lived for quite a while but I've never seen anything like you did... not from a human at least. Especially that transformation. Makes me wonder...

But anyway... I'd like your permission..."

"For what exactly?"

"I'd like to share what I've seen from you with some folk from my Universe. I know two guys who could really use a "W" right now..."

"Krillin?"

"Nono. Krillin is starting to get himself back together. No, I mean some other folks.

I think if they knew about this it could reinvigorate their fighting spirits. But I wouldn't wanna do it without your consent-"

"Certainly, let me explain how it's done.

I'd give a demonstration as well but..."

You hiss. "Maybe later."

"He-heee. I bet you feel like a club slut after happy hour right now! *ahem* But no need. My eyes may not be what they used to be but they are still sharp. That explanation however would be handy."

Following that you gave the old dude a quick little rundown of the technique you dubbed Awakening. Roshi listened intently while running his fingers through his beard and nodding along the way. Once you are finished with your little lecture about the mechanics of the transformation he has this to say.

"I see... That's a real ball acher I tell you that."

"You have no idea... It's painful at first. And now... well now the side effects are what hurt."

"Hmmm... But that's really impressive. Achieving piece of mind is something that usually takes decades of training. Hell, Krillin got it not recently and I thought that THAT was a bit fast. But you? You make that look like childs play. Such a level of focus and control... Many masters would be envious of your talents son."

"Heh... Thanks!"

"Hmmmm... But now that you helped me out I guess it's time for me to return the favor."

"Huh?"

The man grins and even though it looked like previously that he's missing a few teeth, now it looks like he has a full set of perfectly good chompers. "What? You thought I wouldn't give you something in turn after asking for a favor?

Watch..." He flexes once and suddenly his muscles explode until he looks like he could bench press the fabric of the universe itself.

"Damn... Can I have that?"

"Heh. With a good diet and years of exercise you can. But nah. Imma do it real slow so pay attention." He does many sweeping motions with his arms before cupping his hands together in a familiar manner. "Ka-me-haaaa-meeeee-" Then the gathered energy turns into a puff of smoke and he deflates. "Basically like that. You just gotta do the last "Ha" before you throw it. It's really important. You saw it twice already. This is the signature attack of my school, my creation. Easily the best thing about it is how easily it can be tuned. At its weakest it topples over a small car. At its strongest it blows up planets. All depending on how much energy you put behind it. Just remember to not aim it down."

"You got all that son?"

"Yeah." You nod. "But I'd rather not try it out until my head stops trying to explode."

"Well I'll take your word for it. I'm not even mad about it anymore. Not after Goku learned it after seeing it once."

You nod. "Well thank you for sharing it with me regardless. I doubt I'll use it much, if at all."

"Oh I don't doubt that. But maybe you could make something out of it. You seem like the tinkering kind. Anyways, I wish you a quick recovery. And hope to meet you under less... stressful circumstances. Heh... Maybe you could introduce me to those lady friends of yours-"

"Get lost!"

"Okay okay!" He chuckles and then promptly leaves after bowing to the angels and thanking them for this.

Once you're free of him Vados walks over to you and looks you over. "Hmmmm... It doesn't seem like you're progressing well. Here. I'll help a bit." Waving her wand around she casts some sort of a spell on you. Sadly your headache isn't exactly gone but something definitely changed.

"Urgh... It still hurts. Guess the pain will linger for a bit."

"Yes. But with the root of the problem taken care of you should be okay now. Anyway, I believe that was... more than enough excitement for one day. What do you say?"

"Nah. We can hang if you'd like. Don't cut the family reunion short just because of me."

"O-Okay... Are you sure you'll be fine?"

"Yeah. Don't worry, I'm good."

Cabba then starts whining. "Oh come on Eric!

My head is killing me!"

"Shoulda thought about that before laying your eyes on my sister!"

"THIS AGAIN?!"

Chuckling to yourself you then cross your legs and begin meditating. "Anyway, I'll be meditating for a while now. Maybe that'll help with the headaches."

"And that's just not FAIR!"

Entering into a deep sleep like trance you sought to check up on Buu, who you felt in that strange... mix that you formed. And since he got tucked somewhere you fear the negative effects of your transformation might've affected him. What you found confirmed this suspicion of yours.

"YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHH!"

"Whoa! Calm down Buu. Calm down!"

"HURT! BUUS HEAD HURTS!"

"Do you... even have a head in here?"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

"Okay okay! Calm down! Shhhhhhhhh!"

You try to reach out to the entity. "It's okay. It'll be be fine! The pain goes away!"

"STOP! MAKE IT STOP!"

"I... I can't Buu. I'm not doing it! You just have to wait!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

"Shit... This is hitting you pretty hard, isn't it?"

Hearing his genuine shrieks of agony and seeing the red veins on his floating, disembodied eyes pop out and nearly bursting you almost feel pity for the creature.

Unfortunately you... don't know what you can do, if anything at all.

"Okay Buu... Look! Just try to stay still and I'll help you! Promise!"

Though you plead to him Buu seems to be in so much pain that he's even less inclined to listen than he usually is. Screaming and howling he continues to thrash around in an attempt to fight whatever is harming him.

But after a bit you do manage to make him come to his senses.

He calms down just enough for you to get in and try to fix him. The only problem was... you didn't know how. This condition plagues you as well and you'd LOVE to know how to get rid of it. But you don't. So you do the only logical thing and try to wing it.

Using Buu as a sort of guinea pig you try to figure out exactly why your brain gets busted up each time you transform, or at the very least treat the damage that's been done.

You tirelessly work and toil but after spending hours there you just... give up. Panting and sweating you look at Buu who can not contain himself any longer, like a child stung by nettles who was told not to scratch himself. For a while he behaved but he's reached his limits.

"Damit!" You curse. "There's gotta be a way!"

Then you look at Buu who's starting to get angry. Then... you look at yourself. "Aw shit! The things I do for others!"

Pushing forward once more you try to delve deep into the eldritch chaos that's within your roommates "head" and reach for that pain of his. Swallowing nervously you attempt to get a hold of it and... try to take it. It's a bad idea sure but it's the only one you have.

If you can't get rid of it in any way then you'll try to transfer it. And it looks like it's working.

Every single fiber of your being fights you as you do so but it's working. The pain grows and grows into unimaginable proportions until it doubles in magnitude. Halfway through the process you start screaming as loud as your throat can let you and you don't stop even after the transfer is complete.

As you break away from him Buu falls silent as the pressure on your mind grows and grows until *POP* And everything goes blank.

White noise rings in your ears as your eyes open. The rays of sunshine piercing them feel like needles. You hear a muffled voice calling out to you but only barely.

hey, hey, Hey

"Hey..."

As your vision and hearing slowly return to you your mouth uncontrollably curls into a pained smile. "If I wasn't dead before..."

You say in a weak voice. "I'd think I died... and went to heaven."

"Why?" Kefla asks you.

"Because I'm seeing an angel."

She chuckles and gently taps your cheek with her knuckles. "I'll let you have that. Just because you were so cool back there."

You try to sit up but can't. Everything hurts.

Even the gentle breeze feels like somebody giving you a full body sandpaper massage.

So instead of doing everything you just lay where you are. Whatever you are on feels like the only soft thing in the universe right now.

"What... what happened?" You ask in a weak voice.

"You were sitting in place then... you looked like you got shot in the head. Fell over."

Kefla started stroking your hair. "Made the girls really worried you know."

"Sorry..."

"For what?"

"For... scaring you."

"Don't be. If I was angry, you'd know.

And besides... they wanted to fuse anyway. Now they just got an excuse."

"Why..."

"Because this-" She leans down and gives you a little kiss on your lips. That single moment before she pulled back would've felt too short even if it took the rest of eternity. Just a little peck. You curse your luck. "-is a lot less awkward this way." She smiles at you.

If you had the strength to do it your mouth would be hanging agape right now and you'd be letting out a high pitched noise like a boiling kettle. But instead you just let out a tired smile. "Damn... I should nearly kill myself more often."

"If you die... I'll resurrect you just so I can kill you myself for scaring me like that..."

But as you're sharing a quiet little moment like that you hear a voice breaking the silence.

"Heeeey Kefla-"

"Son... Goku... Get lost..."

"Oh come on! Are you mad because of a tournament?" He claps his hands together as if he was praying. "Please! I just want to speak with Eric for a moment!"

"Get... Lost!"

You glare daggers at Goku, as much as you can anyway. "Could you do as she asks... and leave?"

The Saiyan then folds his arms behind his head and leans back. "Aaaaaah... Sorry!

Didn't mean to bother ya'! I just wanted to give you a Senzu to fix ya'! Well... take care!"

"NOWAI-" And he left. "...Damit."

Kefla chuckles. "Well that's taken care of."

"Yeah... maybe it's better this way." You look up at her. "Now I get to lay here a while longer."

Reaching up where Kefla is running her fingers through your hair, you grab her hands and she lets out a confused mutter. "W-What are you doing?" Not saying anything you gently entwine your fingers with hers and then put your hands on your chest. Kefla seems to be a bit embarrassed... or nervous. It's hard to tell when you can barely think straight. "You're such a weirdo."

"So I've heard."

"W-What I don't get is... why me? Why... the girls? You're... amazing. You could get any girl you want. So why two... dumb... stupid... brutish... hairy monkeys? C-Could you let go? This is so embarrassing."

"It's... confusing I know. But there is a good reason why you... Because I've never met anyone like you. And... It's not like I'm not letting you go... You can take your hand away you know." You close your eyes and start resting on your nice little pillow. It smells really nice.

Kefla realizing she's been defeated resigns herself and silently tightens her hold on you.

"Well if you won't. I won't." She leans in close and whispers in your ear. "Because there is no way I'm letting you run away now!"

She pulls back a bit and stops mere inches away from your face. Staring into your eyes she seems to... wait.

You... didn't even realize what you did.

As you kept staring into her eyes you were just... drawn in. Both figuratively and literally.

With your remaining hand you reached up and caressed her cheeks before pulling her in.

Once more your lips connect but this time the moment lingers and you can really feel it, savor it. And she tastes oh so sweet. You feel a strange heat rising both from within you and her. Hungrily you both press harder as you're swept up in the sensation. Only once you both had your fills do you part your lips. Both panting you stare longingly into the eye of the other as the tiny bridge of saliva between you snaps.

Finally Kefla seems to regain her composure somewhat as she licks her lips. "Well well well... who woulda thought? You were holding back on me."

"W-What do you mean-"

"You kept tossing around all these foods but you kept the tastiest treat hidden. That's not fair!"

"Oh believe me, it was NOT my intention!"

"I know. But that still won't stop me from devouring you once I get the time."

*GULP*

She chuckles. "You're cute when you're nervous." She strokes your chin. "Strong on the outside. But squishy, soft and cuddly inside."

"Y-Yeah... I honestly don't know how a loser like that could land the best girl of the universe."

"Oof. That's a good one." She says as you finish flirting with each other. You have a sneaking suspicion that if it weren't for the crowd around you she'd go in for the kill as is.

A shame... But the silence you got instead was nice in its own way.

Sharing a quiet moment like that without saying a word and not feeling the least bit awkward was... relieving. It made you realize that the nervousness you felt before was meaningless. Once you got things off your chests both of you felt much better as proven by the silence not being awkward. And as you kept sitting in Keflas soft laps you fell asleep while she was caressing your head. She even hummed a little song which helped. Perhaps she did it for you or perhaps she simply... forgot about herself and sang out of joy. You may never know. And you definitely don't care.

When you come to you feel... weird.

Like your nice and soft pillows are gone. In their place are similarly soft pillows but they are not nearly as big. Your eyes slowly open up and you see a familiar sight but not the one you were expecting.

"Good morning!" Kale greets you and suddenly you feel a bit... hollow in your chest. And you feel like a dick for it but you can't help it.

Rubbing your eyes you ask the obvious question. "How long was I out?"

"An hour and a half." Caulifla responds as she's sitting with her back to you.

"Urgh... Well... my head is a bit better. I can sit up now." Straightening your back you look at Kale and smile. "Thank you!" She nods back.

"It's... quiet."

Hearing this Champa speaks up. "Those good for nothings left once we ran out of food.

Typical. But good riddance. At least now I can finally make my wish!"

"Oh?"

You walk over to Caulifla and pat her on the back as Champa is making his preparations.

She looks up in surprise and finds herself staring at you speechless.

"And thank you as well."

She shrugs. "Well it can't be helped." Caulifla then grins. "I have to watch over you or I loose my access to Blue!"

You grin. "Don't worry. We'll figure it out... eventually."

Then you start approaching Champa who has finally summoned the Dragon Balls to himself.

Seven gargantuan, planet sized objects warp in from somewhere, blotting out the nearby star a bit. "HOLY CRAP!"

"Impressive, isn't it?" The catman laughs.

"The namekian ones don't even compare!"

"In more ways than you realize. Those wishing balls are crude copies. These are the original ones! Their powers are beyond all imagination! They... can grant ANY wish! No limitations."

"Any?"

"Any..."

"Wow. So... just one? Any ideas to what it is?

Or do you take recommendations?"

"None of your damn business! And I already got the perfect wish thought out!"

"Won't we just know when you make it?"

"That's where you're wrong kiddo!"

As Champa got to summoning the Dragon he began chanting something strange in an alien language that sounded distorted and jumbled. It honestly feels like you get to experience the language of the Old Gods from H.P. Lovecrafts stories. Vados quickly points out that this is what's known as the "Language of the Gods" and mere mortals can't even begin to comprehend and therefore learn it unless they possess godly Ki. Good to know.

But as he's busy doing this you notice something or rather someone. You spot Kale standing next to you, watching the pulsating orbs in equal parts awe and fear. Reaching down you touch her hand and when she looks at you in surprise, you give her a gentle smile.

As she raises her other hand to cover her face and begins to shuffle close to you, you begin to suspect that she's about to hide behind you out of nervousness. But no. She instead goes in and hugs your arm and pulls herself close to you. And now it's you who's staring at her with wide eyes, sweating bullets in nervousness. Damn she's adorable.

In the meantime, while you're busy staring at Kale you fail to notice someone ELSE sneaking up on you. "Jeez... now you're making me feel like I'm left out." Caulifla steps onto your other side and ducks under your arm so you hold her by the shoulder. As she nestles close to you and silently mutters something about "warm", this plays in your head:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

The only thing that manages to snap you out of this state of absolute PANIC is the Dragon Balls finally flashing bright as they start summoning the Dragon.

An all-consuming light engulfs the planet you stand on and everything beyond it. Then... comes a roar. An eardrum shattering, universe quaking roar.

"H-Holy shit! And I thought Porunga was a bit much!"

The dragon then spoke in the same strange language. "I LLIW TNARG UOY YNA ENO HSIW! KAEPS RUOY STREAH SRISED!"

Champa then rubs his palms together.

"Finally! After all this time! I'll have my revenge!"

Vados then looks at him. "Wasn't beating him in the contest enough?"

"That was one part! But now... my vengeance shall be complete! *ahem* Ekam lla sdog tegrof yhw yeht era yrgna ta mih!"

The dragons eyes start glowing. "Ruoy hsiw si detnarg!

RRRROOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

And just like that the dragon disappeared in a flash and the balls scattered through the cosmos, split between universes 6 and 7.

Champa cleaned his hands and spoke up.

"Well that's done! We don't have to worry about those for an entire year!"

Champa then turns to you, clearly satisfied by all this. "Alright! Job well done everyone! My brother is humiliated, I got a wish and everything went according to plan!

And because I'm such a nice overlord I'll reward each of you. Come on! Lemme hear it!"

Hit's the first. "I want the cube ship that was promised to me during the first tournament."

Cabba is second. "I would really like something from you Lord Champa, some sort of a trophy or proof that I served you well... So I could show it to my people on Sadala."

Then it's Kale who jumps on the opportunity.

"I wish I could access your library Lord Champa!"

Caulifla looks at her like she just insulted her mother. "The heck? Well whatever. I just wanna keep hanging out on your planet!"

Champa is puzzled by this. "Y-You'll just stay anyway... Why waste this?" She shrugs.

And it's finally up to you.

"I don't know... I think a private island or something like that would be nice. Just so I could have some... me time and so that I can have a place for everyone. Wouldn't want my peeps to get on your nerves and I already feel like I've been abusing your hospitality."

Champa looks... almost sad. "After all this? After I started liking the commotion?"

"Worry not my lord." Vados steps up.

"I think I got a solution for that." Her staff began to glow for several moments before fading. "There. All done."

"Excuse me but... what's done?" You ask her.

"I added a new orbiter to Champas planet. A moon if you will. It's yours now."

You peer into her crystal ball and see the planetoid in question. It's in spitting distance of Champas own little planet. If you wanted to you could hope there and back in a matter of minutes. A little home away from home. And it's all yours. Awesome.

"I modeled the athmosphere, gravity, vegetation and soil composition after your home. I hope it will suffice."

You stare at it. Pure, untapped land. Ready for you to shape it into whatever you feel like.

There is a glint in your eyes that hasn't been witnessed in humanity for quite a while now.

The thrill of colonisation! Adventure and discovery! GIVING SMALL POX TO THE NATIVES! YES! "Awesome!"

After a prolonged gifting spree from the bossman you all go into the space cube and take off from this god forsaken rock.

Along the way however you hear Vados calling out to you. More specifically your sister. "We'll be arriving on Earth shortly. I'd recommend you get ready Elena."

"Thank you lady Vados!" Your sister stands up and turns to you. "Are you gonna stay a while bro?" She asks you.

You look down at your sides where the girls are and then at the kids. "Well... Guess this is as good a time as any. Vados! I think we'll get off as well."

"As you wish."

"Lord Champa! I'll take off a few days.

I got some leftover Lasagna in the fridge.

I think you'll like it!"

And as the cube landed with your sisters lead you all took off. Looking around you see that you were dropped off in secret a bit far away from the city, away from prying eyes.

Oh well. You'll just have to fly.

Waving off your friends as they take off with their fast as fuck spaceship you then turn to your kids, who are the real threat here.

"Okay kids... Let's lay down some ground rules. You can run around as long as you stay in my sight. Don't leave me unless I tell you to stay put somewhere. Don't worry it won't be boring. Lyn, this is only for you. You must hold brobro or sis-sis' hand at all times."

"Can I hold yours daddy?"

You pat her on the head. "Of course!"

Then you turn to the girls. "And you... just... don't do anything stupid, okay? If you want something point me to it and I'll get it for you. Don't smash, break or take anything. People don't like that. Also I know you know this because it was true to me but... just a reminder: Humans are squishy! Okay!!! LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!"