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The Saiyan of Two Universes Saga, A Dragon Ball story
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<blockquote data-quote="India Actual" data-source="post: 2762" data-attributes="member: 80"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Chapter 8: (Part 18)</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Age 785, Universe 9, Basur</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">A year from that fateful day of battle had transpired in peace. Shihori was holding Kuroba by the hand at the front door to their house as she called out behind her, “Come on, Mama! They’re already waiting.” Sorrel slipped on her hat over her ears and put on a coat. She joined Shihori and Kuroba by the door who were already dressed in coats. The stepped outside into the cool morning air where there was a light blanket of snow covering everything on their land and the lake which was adjacent to their home. Outside waiting was Korian and Kitsune who were also dressed warmly for the season. Each of them wearing coats as they stood out in the frosty spring air. They were joined by Whis and Vados who stood completely unphased by the weather due to their angelic physiology. Shihori was surprised to see Vados after so many years, “Vados, it’s so nice to see you. How’ve you been?” Vados smiled courteously at the young lady, “I’m sorry have we met?” Shihori’s face froze in place and her eyes became hilariously wide with embarrassment. Vados began to chuckle behind her hand, “I’m kidding, you’ve grown up quite a bit since last time I saw you, quite lovely as well.” Shihori blushed in embarrassment and waved her off her compliments. Vados focused her attention on the little boy that was attached to Shihori. Kuroba eyed Vados curiously and Shihori took it as a cue to lift him up into her arms so she could introduce him. Vados leaned forward to inspect the bright-eyed little boy and turned to her attention back to Shihori with some shock about her face, “A mother at your age, Shihori? I would have never thought.” Shihori nearly had a heart attack as her jaw fell wide open from Vados’ claims of her promiscuity. Sorrel gave a lighthearted chuckle and came to her daughter’s rescue. She took Kuroba out of her arms and smiled up to the tall female, “No, this little cutie is all mine. Say hi Kuroba.” Sorrel waved at Vados to prompt him to greet her which he did with a smile and a wave. Shihori finally breathed a sigh of relief and placed a hand on her chest to feel her heart trying to punch its way out of her chest. Whis let out a soft *ahem* to get their attention back on track, “As I was saying, we’ve gathered the Super Dragon Balls here to assist you in repairing the damage Borbon and her people caused across multiverse.” Korian nodded in acknowledgement of Whis’ instructions, but he held up a finger indicating he had one more thing to impart on them, “The Kings of All have decided that after this wish is made that the Super Dragon Balls are not to be used for selfish means any further. Far too much havoc has been caused by individuals in search of them and they would like to avoid any further unpleasantness. That being said they are to be put under the charge of myself and Vados, any attempts to violate this ruling will be met with swift and immediate punishment. So, make it count Korian.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Above them in the sky were seven planet sized Dragon Balls that were in orbit around their humble abode. Korian turned to Whis with confidence in his demeanor, he was ready to put everything as it should be. He’d been waiting his whole life for an opportunity like this to present itself. “I’m ready.” Whis turned skyward and called out to the heavens to summon the dragon in the language of the gods, ““saep ytterp hsiw ym tnarg dna, sdoG eht fo nogarD, htrof emoC!” The seven planet sized orbs cast forth a blinding light as the Divine Dragon was summoned forth form its slumber. The enormous golden dragon manifested itself across the whole of their planet and spread itself out across an enormous swath of their entire galaxy. Regardless of its incalculable size, it focused its attention on Whis as the it’s summoner. Sorrel and Kitsune were awe struck by the sheer scale of the dragon since it was their first time ever seeing a set of Dragon Balls being used. Kuroba cheered excitedly as he clung onto Sorrel’s hand, the little boy was bouncing up and down in the snow, “YAY!!” Korian stepped forward next to Whis who spoke to him without removing his eyes from the Eternal dragon, “Speak your wish and I will translate for you.” Vados stood by the rest of the family with a smile, even she was interested to see the outcome of Korian’s wish. The spikey haired Saiyan cleared his throat and suddenly felt the weight of innumerable lives on his shoulders. He calmed himself a moment and closed his eyes to let out a slow exhale to center himself. Once he opened his eyes again, he looked up to the dragon and started to speak the wish, “I wish for all the lives lost to Borbon and her underlings to be brought back to life and for the ninth universe to be completely restored.” Whis eyed Korian curiously out of the corner of his eye. He spoke the wish to the Eternal dragon word for word as Korian had asked, “emirp sti ot derotser eb ot esrevinu htnin eht rof dna derotser eb ot sgnilrednu reh dna nobroB legna eht ot tsol sevil eht lla rof hsiw I.” The Eternal dragon’s eyes glowed red and he roared in acknowledgement of the wish being made. It shook the entire planet as a golden glow washed over them all as the dragon dispersed across time and space.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Universe 9, Planet Metius</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Suddenly, Hopp awoke and found herself amongst her friends and family in her peaceful village. Her appearance had caused much shock and surprise to everyone else around. The purple furred cat touched herself from head to toe to make sure it was all real and she was hallucinating. Off in the distance one of the villagers called out to draw attention to the fact that the forest that was damaged last year in the enormous blaze had regrown out of nowhere to its former pristine glory. Hopp was quite taken aback as she was swarmed by her friends and family out all of a sudden. She looked to the sky to watch a golden flash passing over them like a shooting star. She smiled to herself knowing who was responsible for her salvation and she couldn’t be happier knowing she had friends like that in her life.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Universe 9, Planet Verted</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Bergamo, Lavender, and Basil found themselves alive and well in the middle of the street in their neighborhood. Much to their shock and surprise they were once again amongst the living. What surprised them most of all was the fact that their once inhospitable wasteland of a planet had been transformed into a lush grassland full of resources and beauty. Each of the brothers couldn’t believe their eyes and joined in the celebration along with the people of their home in this miracle. A twinkle in the sky caught Bergamo’s attention as it streaked across the sky only to disappear a moment later. The eldest wolf brother smirked to himself and shook his head in disbelief, “Thank you, wherever you are.” Bergamo joined his brothers in jubilant celebration with everyone else. For once, more people could know a bit of peace that Korian and his family enjoyed through all their labor.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Universe 9, Planet Basur</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Very abruptly, the planet sized Super Dragon Balls scattered in opposite directions from their orbit around Basur. Once the wish had been completed the balls were headed at great speed to their respective resting locations spread out between Universes 6 and 7. Korian exhaled sharply as if he was releasing pent up tension he had been holding in his chest. His breath created a frosty mist upon his exhaling. Whis turned toward him with a curious gaze which also drew Korian’s attention over to him, “May I ask you something Korian?” He nodded to Whis and awaited his question, “Sure.” Whis had been pondering something ever since he repeated the wish to the dragon and his curiosity was now at its peak, “You worked an interesting choice of words into your wish so the dragon’s power would be more far reaching than just fixing the things that Borbon destroyed. Why would you do such a thing? Do you feel you owe the people of Universe 9 perhaps something they did nothing to earn?” Korian’s eyes met Whis’ and he stoically gathered his thoughts for a moment so he could best put his feelings into words, “It’s simple really. My mother taught me to leave things better than you found them. I’m not going to be around forever; I can’t be the guardian of an entire universe either. Maybe if I gave the people even the tiniest bit of hope it would all be worth it.” He turned to look at his family as he continued speaking with Whis, “Right before you arrived on Metius, when we thought Borbon was going to kill us all. She said, “There’s no such thing as salvation in this world.” I’ve been thinking about her words for a long time now and it bothered me because for the longest time I thought she meant us. I know that’s wrong because she felt that way about herself and it’s horrible that she was put into such a hopeless situation. Now I know that the King of All wasn’t her enemy; she was her own worst enemy and a prisoner of her own hatred for something she couldn’t change.” He turned back to Whis now, “No one deserves that fate. Not even her.” Whis remained motionless for a brief moment before he cracked a smile and began to chortle with laughter at him. Korian raised his brow in confusion at Whis’ sudden outburst of laughter, he wasn’t quite sure whether he was being mocked or if he had somehow genuinely amused him. Whis finally settled down enough so he could speak, “Oh Korian, you Saiyans are such infinitely interesting creatures.” He stepped forward to him now and placed a hand on his shoulder. Whis leaned forward and let his voice carry forth barely above a whisper, “Between us, I hope you’re right.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Whis strode past him with his normal cool and confident air about him. He walked over to Korian’s family and his sister who were still gathered together in conversation, “I think it’s time we return to our duties, dear sister. It’s nearly time for Lord Beerus to wake up from his mid-decade nap and he can be rather cranky early in the morning.” Vados chuckled at him but couldn’t agree more since she had quite the emotional man-child of her own to attend to. “Unfortunately, my dear friends, my brother is right, duty calls.” Vados stated plainly with a hint of disappointment in her voice. She was surprised when Shihori came up to her and hugged her tightly around the waist. The Angel gently patted her on the back as she accepted the embrace. Shihori spoke to her as she embraced her, “I wish we could spend more time together and catch up on old times, but I’m really glad I got to see you even for this short time.” Vados smiled down at the short young woman, “It was good to see that I was right about you.” Shihori gave her a puzzled look but Vados continued, “You’re still that sweet young girl I met all those years ago.” This made Shihori smile but feel embarrassed at the same time. Sorrel smiled at her daughter because she knew better than most what Vados was referring to.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Korian rejoined his family to see off Whis and Vados. Whis called over to Korian before he set off, “Give my regards to Mojito.” Korian appeared confused as both of the Angels were enveloped in columns of light that shot down from the sky. They were quickly whisked away in a flash that had the everyone’s eyes following the trail of light up into the sky.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Korian sensed something that diverted his attention away from their departure. Mojito appeared standing before them with Sidra at his side. The appearance of the two men seemed to cause surprise to everyone else aside form Korian, who gave them a smirk as he shook his head, “I was wondering if my wish had fully worked. Good to see you Lord Sidra. Mojito.” The short God of Destruction bowed his head respectfully to the entire family, “I wanted to thank you personally Korian. You and your daughter have performed a great service to me and all the people that inhabit our home. You’ve proven yourself an honorable warrior and a true friend of our universe. You have my gratitude.” Korian was quite taken aback by this showing of appreciation from Sidra. He was embarrassed and nervously rubbed the back of his head like he would do when put in situations that made him uncomfortable, “Ah, heh heh heh, you’re welcome, but there’s no need for all that. Shihori and I just did what came natural, we fought for each other and our family.” Shihori sharply nodded her head in agreement with her father, “That’s right.” Kitsune put her hand on Shihori’s shoulder and thought to herself that she couldn’t be prouder of her granddaughter’s resolve to do what’s right.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Mojito had been silent and contemplative since his arrival suddenly stepped forward between Sidra and the family. His violet colored eyes fell upon Korian and the family while Sidra noticed his aid standing before him. “I’m glad you’re all eager to pat one another one the back but there’s still an issue that needs to be addressed.” He turned his focus now back to Sidra who appeared curious as to what Mojito had to say. “You failed in your duties, Lord Sidra. An existential threat such as what befell this universe should have been handled before it impacted so many lives and upset the balance.” Sidra groaned to himself as he wanted to speak up but he allowed Mojito to continue, “It is my duty as the Angel of this universe to ensure that it’s God of Destruction is up to task and I feel that you are lacking. That being said….” Mojito turned his head with a devious smirk across toward Korian, “Would you be interested in the job?” Korian was throttled by Mojito’s job offer and physically reeled back in shock after hearing it, “Wha-Whaaaat?!” Sorrel gave an audible gasp as she looked toward her husband to see his reaction. Kitsune narrowed her eyes at Mojito and grumbled to herself. Shihori turned her head ever so slowly with a shocked expression and wide eyes toward her father. It took but a moment for Korian to gather himself together and in that time, he looked at all faces of his beloved family members one by one. He stopped briefly upon Sorrel’s face and their eyes met, they were able to read each other so easily after being together for so many years as partners in both martial arts and life. Korian gave the sweet white rabbit a reassuring nod before he turned his attention back toward Mojito, “I’m flattered but no.” Sidra was taken aback by Korian declining his position and he quickly looked to Mojito. The Angel curiously pondered the fast and direct response to his offer. Korian chimed in to abate their confusion as to why, “From an early age all I’ve ever wanted is to do the best I could at whatever I put my mind to.” Korian turned his head so he could see Kitsune, “Thanks Mom.” The sly fox took the compliment with grace and merely smiled. He continued, “After the events of the past year I learned a valuable lesson, that people lose hope but should never be left to feel hopeless. It’s that reason why I wish to continue doing the best I can to protect the people of our home.” Mojito thought on his words for a moment and closed his eyes with a smirk drawing across his face. After a moment, his violet eyes reopened and fell on Korian, “I suppose it can’t be helped, but it appears that you are still the best choice Lord Sidra.” The short green skinned man cleared his throat and stepped forward next to his attendant trying to appear regal, “I swear to do my best to uphold the responsibilities of my station. I will not fail again.” Mojito looked at him out of the corner of his eye with a devious smirk as if he were still plotting in his own way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The Angel turned back to Korian and resumed his courteous candor with him, “Well then, I suppose we’ll be off. Thank you once again Korian for all your hard work.” He gave him a polite bow at the waist but Korian hesitated for a moment before chiming in, “Uh, Mojito, can I ask you a favor?” He seemed genuinely surprised by this and as he stood back up from bidding him farewell, he quirked an eyebrow curiously, “Yes, what is it?” Korian turned toward Shihori and placed a hand on her shoulder which drew her attention toward her father who had his eyes locked on Mojito, “I want you to train Shihori like how you trained me.” Shihori’s eyes went wide with surprise and she was so stunned she didn’t know what to say. Korian turned his attention back to his daughter, “I’m so proud of you Shihori. All the hurdles you’ve overcome and the growing up you’ve had to do over the years.” He sighed to himself as she thought about all the difficult situations they’ve been through together. “I should have prepared you better as your father. I’m not going to be around forever, and I can’t do this alone. There’s no one I’d rather have fight by my side than you honey bunny, what do you say?” Shihori beamed with pride at her father’s praise and threw herself into a clingy hug around his chest, “Oh Papa, don’t ever be sorry for any of those things because being together with you, they were the best times of my life.” Korian clung to her and lovingly stroked her hair between her ears like he’s done ever since she was a little girl. Kitsune was struggling to fight back the tears in the face of this earnest display of affection. Sorrel on the other hand had gone over the edge and became a blubbering mess of tears and sniffles. She was so touched by the display between Korian and Shihori that it immediately melted her heart. Kuroba was curious as to why his mother was so sad and playfully tugged on one of her ears to get a response.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Suddenly, their touching moment was put to a halt by a sharp *Ahem* as Mojito cleared his throat to get their attention, “How very touching but I haven’t agreed to anything. What makes you think that Shihori is a good candidate to receive my training?” Sidra poked Mojito with an elbow to get his attention, “Cut the kid some slack already. Besides from what I’ve seen she’s far more focused and studious than her clumsy oaf of a father.” Korian’s jubilant mood was suddenly wiped out as Sidra took a dig at his talents. Shihori snickered at her poor old dad and patted him on the back. Mojito sighed to himself and shrugged his shoulders, “I suppose you’re right, my Lord. Well, then shall we?” Shihori was quickly shaken by the Mojito’s words and looked between the Angel and her parents, “Wait. You mean right now?” Mojito nodded in agreeance, “Indeed. I’ll spare you a few minutes to gather any belongings and say farewell to your family, but we must make haste.” Shihori looked to her parents again with hesitation but her mother was the one who gave her the prod, “Go on kiddo. You don’t want to keep them waiting.” Shihori smiled at her mother’s response and hastily hopped to running back to the house to gather her things.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">A few minutes later, Shihori was clinging to a large duffel bag back packed full of essentials such as spare clothes, her music from Earth, and snacks since she was unsure if they had tasty food on Sidra’s world. Her sword was affixed to her belt at her waist. She stopped by her family one by one to bid them farewell before she departed to undertake her training. She stood before her parents first with her mother holding onto Kuroba’s hand. “I’m going to miss you. I’ll be back as soon as I can.” Sorrel wiped the tears out of her eyes and quickly wrapped up her daughter in a clingy hug, “I’m going to miss you sweetie. Make sure you eat right and don’t forget to floss and brush your teeth every day.” Shihori kissed her mother before stepping back from the hug and drying tears of her own from her cheeks, “I won’t Mama.” She knelt down to Kuroba’s level and opened her arms for a hug, “I’m going to miss you squirt. Try not to drive them crazy while I’m gone.” The little boy who was usually full of energy appeared sad with tears in his eyes, “Shi-Shi, don’t go.” Shihori kissed him on the forehead and ran her fingers through his mess crop of dark hair, “I tell you what, when I come back, I’ll have a present for you. You just promise to be patient and I’ll be home before you know it.” Kuroba wiped his eyes with the back of his arm and nodded solemnly. She patted him on the head one last time before standing up before her father, “Well, Papa, I guess this is it.” Korian nodded to her with a smile and placed both hands on her shoulders. He gave her a serious expression as he looked her directly in the eyes, “Watch your back around Mojito. He’s like to try and sneak attack you. Nothing an ole elbow to the gut won’t cure.” He winked at her as she burst out in laughter. “Thanks for the tip, Papa.” They embraced one another and Shihori planted a kiss on his cheek. Finally, she went to bid farewell to her calm, contemplative grandmother who was standing with her arms tucked behind her back. “Do you have everything you need?” Shihori nodded in response to her question. She was incredibly surprised when Kitsune broke character and snatched her up into a hug which lifted her off the ground, “I know you’re going to bring great honor to our family. I’m going to miss you so much.” Shihori wrapped her arms around Kitsune and rested her head against her neck. After a moment longer Shihori hopped down from Kitsune’s embrace and headed toward Mojito and Sidra. This drew Mojito’s attention toward her, “Are you fully prepared?” Shihori gave him a thumbs up and stepped up next to Sidra. Mojito tapped his staff against the ground and a column of light rained down from the sky that enveloped the three of them. Shihori began to furiously wave at her family with tears in her eyes. She could see that both Kitsune and Sorrel were crying their eyes out with one another. Kuroba was now sitting up on their father’s shoulders and waving just as furiously. A split second later they shot off into the sky and quickly disappeared from view leaving her family on the ground looking up at the sky.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Universe 7, Earth</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Five months have passed since that day, it was late in the afternoon one summer day in Metro West. Trunks was standing on the large balcony of the main Capsule Corp. building appearing contemplative. Not long after, Goten came down from the sky and landed a short distance away from his friend. Goten casually strode up beside Trunks and leaned forward on the railing overlooking the lawn. “What’s up? You said you wanted to talk about something.” Trunks turned his head slightly and reached down into a cooler at his feet. “Want a Hetap?” Goten nodded and Trunks handed him the ice cold can. Taking one for himself in the process, both boys popped their cans and took a drink. Goten inquired once again, “So what’s up?” Trunks was wistfully eyeing the skyline of Metro West while he took a sip of his drink, “Did you ever wonder Goten if there’s more to life?” Goten took another drink of his beverage before giving his answer, “What do you mean? Don’t tell me you’ve gone all philosophical on me.” Trunks gave his friend an amused smile and shook his head, “No, nothing like that. It’s just that after everything we’ve been through over the years. I can’t help but think there’s got to be more to it than what we have now.” Goten nodded as Trunks continued to wax poetically on him, “I want to make sure I’ve gotten the most out of life. I’ve decided that I’m going to start working under mom to take over Capsule Corp. one day.” Goten was lazily leaning his arms over the balcony railing while still clutching his drink. He smirked at Trunks, “Look at you, I would have never thought you’d want to be a businessman.” Trunks became reflective for a moment and blushed with embarrassment, “That’s not all. The reason I wanted to talk to you was because I’m going to ask Mai to marry me.” Goten was mid sip when he spit up the carbonated beverage quite forcefully with some even coming out of his nose, “You what!?!” Goten continued to choke on the fizzy beverage that was still dripping out of his nose. Trunks gave him a comical smile which wasn’t helped by the fact that Goten looked ridiculous trying to wipe the spit up soft drink off his face. “I’m going to marry Mai, I’m in love with her.” Goten finally calmed himself down and finished attempting to wipe off his face, “Trunks, I don’t know what to say. I’m happy for you of course but talk about coming out of left field.” Trunks finished his drink and tossed the can aside into an empty pail for later recycling. He became serious a moment later after the laughing at his friend’s expense, “After that last fight we had with Borbon and her people, it got me thinking more about life. She had so much regret at the end that it was really pretty sad when you think about it. So, I want to live my life to the fullest without regrets.” Goten pondered his words about living life to the fullest and regrets, his mind immediately went to Shihori. Even though they had been separated for quite some time it didn’t mean she wasn’t on his mind. Goten rolled his head to the side to look at Trunks, “I’m proud of you man and you couldn’t have chosen a cooler lady to share your crazy life with.” Goten looked down over the railing at the expansive lawn in front of Capsule Corp. Not particularly looking at anything but analyzing his own thoughts and feelings. “At least one of us gets the girl.” Trunks paused for a moment after hearing Goten open up his feelings unexpectedly. He smirked and patted him on the shoulders, “Don’t worry, I’m sure she’ll come around eventually.” Trunks just remembered something that dawned on him suddenly, “I know her dad said she was going away for training, but her parents are coming next week for the big festival downtown. You should tag along at least to say hi to her parents and be courteous. It certainly couldn’t hurt to leave a good impression with them.” Goten nodded and held his hand out for a fist bump with Trunks. The two boys bumped fists and Goten started to head out, “Trunks, thank you and good luck with popping the question. You’re going to need it.” He leapt up into the air and started back toward his home near Mount Paozu. Trunks waved after his friend as he sailed away into the east with the setting sun at his back.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="India Actual, post: 2762, member: 80"] [FONT=verdana][B][SIZE=5]Chapter 8: (Part 18)[/SIZE][/B] Age 785, Universe 9, Basur A year from that fateful day of battle had transpired in peace. Shihori was holding Kuroba by the hand at the front door to their house as she called out behind her, “Come on, Mama! They’re already waiting.” Sorrel slipped on her hat over her ears and put on a coat. She joined Shihori and Kuroba by the door who were already dressed in coats. The stepped outside into the cool morning air where there was a light blanket of snow covering everything on their land and the lake which was adjacent to their home. Outside waiting was Korian and Kitsune who were also dressed warmly for the season. Each of them wearing coats as they stood out in the frosty spring air. They were joined by Whis and Vados who stood completely unphased by the weather due to their angelic physiology. Shihori was surprised to see Vados after so many years, “Vados, it’s so nice to see you. How’ve you been?” Vados smiled courteously at the young lady, “I’m sorry have we met?” Shihori’s face froze in place and her eyes became hilariously wide with embarrassment. Vados began to chuckle behind her hand, “I’m kidding, you’ve grown up quite a bit since last time I saw you, quite lovely as well.” Shihori blushed in embarrassment and waved her off her compliments. Vados focused her attention on the little boy that was attached to Shihori. Kuroba eyed Vados curiously and Shihori took it as a cue to lift him up into her arms so she could introduce him. Vados leaned forward to inspect the bright-eyed little boy and turned to her attention back to Shihori with some shock about her face, “A mother at your age, Shihori? I would have never thought.” Shihori nearly had a heart attack as her jaw fell wide open from Vados’ claims of her promiscuity. Sorrel gave a lighthearted chuckle and came to her daughter’s rescue. She took Kuroba out of her arms and smiled up to the tall female, “No, this little cutie is all mine. Say hi Kuroba.” Sorrel waved at Vados to prompt him to greet her which he did with a smile and a wave. Shihori finally breathed a sigh of relief and placed a hand on her chest to feel her heart trying to punch its way out of her chest. Whis let out a soft *ahem* to get their attention back on track, “As I was saying, we’ve gathered the Super Dragon Balls here to assist you in repairing the damage Borbon and her people caused across multiverse.” Korian nodded in acknowledgement of Whis’ instructions, but he held up a finger indicating he had one more thing to impart on them, “The Kings of All have decided that after this wish is made that the Super Dragon Balls are not to be used for selfish means any further. Far too much havoc has been caused by individuals in search of them and they would like to avoid any further unpleasantness. That being said they are to be put under the charge of myself and Vados, any attempts to violate this ruling will be met with swift and immediate punishment. So, make it count Korian.” Above them in the sky were seven planet sized Dragon Balls that were in orbit around their humble abode. Korian turned to Whis with confidence in his demeanor, he was ready to put everything as it should be. He’d been waiting his whole life for an opportunity like this to present itself. “I’m ready.” Whis turned skyward and called out to the heavens to summon the dragon in the language of the gods, ““saep ytterp hsiw ym tnarg dna, sdoG eht fo nogarD, htrof emoC!” The seven planet sized orbs cast forth a blinding light as the Divine Dragon was summoned forth form its slumber. The enormous golden dragon manifested itself across the whole of their planet and spread itself out across an enormous swath of their entire galaxy. Regardless of its incalculable size, it focused its attention on Whis as the it’s summoner. Sorrel and Kitsune were awe struck by the sheer scale of the dragon since it was their first time ever seeing a set of Dragon Balls being used. Kuroba cheered excitedly as he clung onto Sorrel’s hand, the little boy was bouncing up and down in the snow, “YAY!!” Korian stepped forward next to Whis who spoke to him without removing his eyes from the Eternal dragon, “Speak your wish and I will translate for you.” Vados stood by the rest of the family with a smile, even she was interested to see the outcome of Korian’s wish. The spikey haired Saiyan cleared his throat and suddenly felt the weight of innumerable lives on his shoulders. He calmed himself a moment and closed his eyes to let out a slow exhale to center himself. Once he opened his eyes again, he looked up to the dragon and started to speak the wish, “I wish for all the lives lost to Borbon and her underlings to be brought back to life and for the ninth universe to be completely restored.” Whis eyed Korian curiously out of the corner of his eye. He spoke the wish to the Eternal dragon word for word as Korian had asked, “emirp sti ot derotser eb ot esrevinu htnin eht rof dna derotser eb ot sgnilrednu reh dna nobroB legna eht ot tsol sevil eht lla rof hsiw I.” The Eternal dragon’s eyes glowed red and he roared in acknowledgement of the wish being made. It shook the entire planet as a golden glow washed over them all as the dragon dispersed across time and space. Universe 9, Planet Metius Suddenly, Hopp awoke and found herself amongst her friends and family in her peaceful village. Her appearance had caused much shock and surprise to everyone else around. The purple furred cat touched herself from head to toe to make sure it was all real and she was hallucinating. Off in the distance one of the villagers called out to draw attention to the fact that the forest that was damaged last year in the enormous blaze had regrown out of nowhere to its former pristine glory. Hopp was quite taken aback as she was swarmed by her friends and family out all of a sudden. She looked to the sky to watch a golden flash passing over them like a shooting star. She smiled to herself knowing who was responsible for her salvation and she couldn’t be happier knowing she had friends like that in her life. Universe 9, Planet Verted Bergamo, Lavender, and Basil found themselves alive and well in the middle of the street in their neighborhood. Much to their shock and surprise they were once again amongst the living. What surprised them most of all was the fact that their once inhospitable wasteland of a planet had been transformed into a lush grassland full of resources and beauty. Each of the brothers couldn’t believe their eyes and joined in the celebration along with the people of their home in this miracle. A twinkle in the sky caught Bergamo’s attention as it streaked across the sky only to disappear a moment later. The eldest wolf brother smirked to himself and shook his head in disbelief, “Thank you, wherever you are.” Bergamo joined his brothers in jubilant celebration with everyone else. For once, more people could know a bit of peace that Korian and his family enjoyed through all their labor. Universe 9, Planet Basur Very abruptly, the planet sized Super Dragon Balls scattered in opposite directions from their orbit around Basur. Once the wish had been completed the balls were headed at great speed to their respective resting locations spread out between Universes 6 and 7. Korian exhaled sharply as if he was releasing pent up tension he had been holding in his chest. His breath created a frosty mist upon his exhaling. Whis turned toward him with a curious gaze which also drew Korian’s attention over to him, “May I ask you something Korian?” He nodded to Whis and awaited his question, “Sure.” Whis had been pondering something ever since he repeated the wish to the dragon and his curiosity was now at its peak, “You worked an interesting choice of words into your wish so the dragon’s power would be more far reaching than just fixing the things that Borbon destroyed. Why would you do such a thing? Do you feel you owe the people of Universe 9 perhaps something they did nothing to earn?” Korian’s eyes met Whis’ and he stoically gathered his thoughts for a moment so he could best put his feelings into words, “It’s simple really. My mother taught me to leave things better than you found them. I’m not going to be around forever; I can’t be the guardian of an entire universe either. Maybe if I gave the people even the tiniest bit of hope it would all be worth it.” He turned to look at his family as he continued speaking with Whis, “Right before you arrived on Metius, when we thought Borbon was going to kill us all. She said, “There’s no such thing as salvation in this world.” I’ve been thinking about her words for a long time now and it bothered me because for the longest time I thought she meant us. I know that’s wrong because she felt that way about herself and it’s horrible that she was put into such a hopeless situation. Now I know that the King of All wasn’t her enemy; she was her own worst enemy and a prisoner of her own hatred for something she couldn’t change.” He turned back to Whis now, “No one deserves that fate. Not even her.” Whis remained motionless for a brief moment before he cracked a smile and began to chortle with laughter at him. Korian raised his brow in confusion at Whis’ sudden outburst of laughter, he wasn’t quite sure whether he was being mocked or if he had somehow genuinely amused him. Whis finally settled down enough so he could speak, “Oh Korian, you Saiyans are such infinitely interesting creatures.” He stepped forward to him now and placed a hand on his shoulder. Whis leaned forward and let his voice carry forth barely above a whisper, “Between us, I hope you’re right.” Whis strode past him with his normal cool and confident air about him. He walked over to Korian’s family and his sister who were still gathered together in conversation, “I think it’s time we return to our duties, dear sister. It’s nearly time for Lord Beerus to wake up from his mid-decade nap and he can be rather cranky early in the morning.” Vados chuckled at him but couldn’t agree more since she had quite the emotional man-child of her own to attend to. “Unfortunately, my dear friends, my brother is right, duty calls.” Vados stated plainly with a hint of disappointment in her voice. She was surprised when Shihori came up to her and hugged her tightly around the waist. The Angel gently patted her on the back as she accepted the embrace. Shihori spoke to her as she embraced her, “I wish we could spend more time together and catch up on old times, but I’m really glad I got to see you even for this short time.” Vados smiled down at the short young woman, “It was good to see that I was right about you.” Shihori gave her a puzzled look but Vados continued, “You’re still that sweet young girl I met all those years ago.” This made Shihori smile but feel embarrassed at the same time. Sorrel smiled at her daughter because she knew better than most what Vados was referring to. Korian rejoined his family to see off Whis and Vados. Whis called over to Korian before he set off, “Give my regards to Mojito.” Korian appeared confused as both of the Angels were enveloped in columns of light that shot down from the sky. They were quickly whisked away in a flash that had the everyone’s eyes following the trail of light up into the sky. Korian sensed something that diverted his attention away from their departure. Mojito appeared standing before them with Sidra at his side. The appearance of the two men seemed to cause surprise to everyone else aside form Korian, who gave them a smirk as he shook his head, “I was wondering if my wish had fully worked. Good to see you Lord Sidra. Mojito.” The short God of Destruction bowed his head respectfully to the entire family, “I wanted to thank you personally Korian. You and your daughter have performed a great service to me and all the people that inhabit our home. You’ve proven yourself an honorable warrior and a true friend of our universe. You have my gratitude.” Korian was quite taken aback by this showing of appreciation from Sidra. He was embarrassed and nervously rubbed the back of his head like he would do when put in situations that made him uncomfortable, “Ah, heh heh heh, you’re welcome, but there’s no need for all that. Shihori and I just did what came natural, we fought for each other and our family.” Shihori sharply nodded her head in agreement with her father, “That’s right.” Kitsune put her hand on Shihori’s shoulder and thought to herself that she couldn’t be prouder of her granddaughter’s resolve to do what’s right. Mojito had been silent and contemplative since his arrival suddenly stepped forward between Sidra and the family. His violet colored eyes fell upon Korian and the family while Sidra noticed his aid standing before him. “I’m glad you’re all eager to pat one another one the back but there’s still an issue that needs to be addressed.” He turned his focus now back to Sidra who appeared curious as to what Mojito had to say. “You failed in your duties, Lord Sidra. An existential threat such as what befell this universe should have been handled before it impacted so many lives and upset the balance.” Sidra groaned to himself as he wanted to speak up but he allowed Mojito to continue, “It is my duty as the Angel of this universe to ensure that it’s God of Destruction is up to task and I feel that you are lacking. That being said….” Mojito turned his head with a devious smirk across toward Korian, “Would you be interested in the job?” Korian was throttled by Mojito’s job offer and physically reeled back in shock after hearing it, “Wha-Whaaaat?!” Sorrel gave an audible gasp as she looked toward her husband to see his reaction. Kitsune narrowed her eyes at Mojito and grumbled to herself. Shihori turned her head ever so slowly with a shocked expression and wide eyes toward her father. It took but a moment for Korian to gather himself together and in that time, he looked at all faces of his beloved family members one by one. He stopped briefly upon Sorrel’s face and their eyes met, they were able to read each other so easily after being together for so many years as partners in both martial arts and life. Korian gave the sweet white rabbit a reassuring nod before he turned his attention back toward Mojito, “I’m flattered but no.” Sidra was taken aback by Korian declining his position and he quickly looked to Mojito. The Angel curiously pondered the fast and direct response to his offer. Korian chimed in to abate their confusion as to why, “From an early age all I’ve ever wanted is to do the best I could at whatever I put my mind to.” Korian turned his head so he could see Kitsune, “Thanks Mom.” The sly fox took the compliment with grace and merely smiled. He continued, “After the events of the past year I learned a valuable lesson, that people lose hope but should never be left to feel hopeless. It’s that reason why I wish to continue doing the best I can to protect the people of our home.” Mojito thought on his words for a moment and closed his eyes with a smirk drawing across his face. After a moment, his violet eyes reopened and fell on Korian, “I suppose it can’t be helped, but it appears that you are still the best choice Lord Sidra.” The short green skinned man cleared his throat and stepped forward next to his attendant trying to appear regal, “I swear to do my best to uphold the responsibilities of my station. I will not fail again.” Mojito looked at him out of the corner of his eye with a devious smirk as if he were still plotting in his own way. The Angel turned back to Korian and resumed his courteous candor with him, “Well then, I suppose we’ll be off. Thank you once again Korian for all your hard work.” He gave him a polite bow at the waist but Korian hesitated for a moment before chiming in, “Uh, Mojito, can I ask you a favor?” He seemed genuinely surprised by this and as he stood back up from bidding him farewell, he quirked an eyebrow curiously, “Yes, what is it?” Korian turned toward Shihori and placed a hand on her shoulder which drew her attention toward her father who had his eyes locked on Mojito, “I want you to train Shihori like how you trained me.” Shihori’s eyes went wide with surprise and she was so stunned she didn’t know what to say. Korian turned his attention back to his daughter, “I’m so proud of you Shihori. All the hurdles you’ve overcome and the growing up you’ve had to do over the years.” He sighed to himself as she thought about all the difficult situations they’ve been through together. “I should have prepared you better as your father. I’m not going to be around forever, and I can’t do this alone. There’s no one I’d rather have fight by my side than you honey bunny, what do you say?” Shihori beamed with pride at her father’s praise and threw herself into a clingy hug around his chest, “Oh Papa, don’t ever be sorry for any of those things because being together with you, they were the best times of my life.” Korian clung to her and lovingly stroked her hair between her ears like he’s done ever since she was a little girl. Kitsune was struggling to fight back the tears in the face of this earnest display of affection. Sorrel on the other hand had gone over the edge and became a blubbering mess of tears and sniffles. She was so touched by the display between Korian and Shihori that it immediately melted her heart. Kuroba was curious as to why his mother was so sad and playfully tugged on one of her ears to get a response. Suddenly, their touching moment was put to a halt by a sharp *Ahem* as Mojito cleared his throat to get their attention, “How very touching but I haven’t agreed to anything. What makes you think that Shihori is a good candidate to receive my training?” Sidra poked Mojito with an elbow to get his attention, “Cut the kid some slack already. Besides from what I’ve seen she’s far more focused and studious than her clumsy oaf of a father.” Korian’s jubilant mood was suddenly wiped out as Sidra took a dig at his talents. Shihori snickered at her poor old dad and patted him on the back. Mojito sighed to himself and shrugged his shoulders, “I suppose you’re right, my Lord. Well, then shall we?” Shihori was quickly shaken by the Mojito’s words and looked between the Angel and her parents, “Wait. You mean right now?” Mojito nodded in agreeance, “Indeed. I’ll spare you a few minutes to gather any belongings and say farewell to your family, but we must make haste.” Shihori looked to her parents again with hesitation but her mother was the one who gave her the prod, “Go on kiddo. You don’t want to keep them waiting.” Shihori smiled at her mother’s response and hastily hopped to running back to the house to gather her things. A few minutes later, Shihori was clinging to a large duffel bag back packed full of essentials such as spare clothes, her music from Earth, and snacks since she was unsure if they had tasty food on Sidra’s world. Her sword was affixed to her belt at her waist. She stopped by her family one by one to bid them farewell before she departed to undertake her training. She stood before her parents first with her mother holding onto Kuroba’s hand. “I’m going to miss you. I’ll be back as soon as I can.” Sorrel wiped the tears out of her eyes and quickly wrapped up her daughter in a clingy hug, “I’m going to miss you sweetie. Make sure you eat right and don’t forget to floss and brush your teeth every day.” Shihori kissed her mother before stepping back from the hug and drying tears of her own from her cheeks, “I won’t Mama.” She knelt down to Kuroba’s level and opened her arms for a hug, “I’m going to miss you squirt. Try not to drive them crazy while I’m gone.” The little boy who was usually full of energy appeared sad with tears in his eyes, “Shi-Shi, don’t go.” Shihori kissed him on the forehead and ran her fingers through his mess crop of dark hair, “I tell you what, when I come back, I’ll have a present for you. You just promise to be patient and I’ll be home before you know it.” Kuroba wiped his eyes with the back of his arm and nodded solemnly. She patted him on the head one last time before standing up before her father, “Well, Papa, I guess this is it.” Korian nodded to her with a smile and placed both hands on her shoulders. He gave her a serious expression as he looked her directly in the eyes, “Watch your back around Mojito. He’s like to try and sneak attack you. Nothing an ole elbow to the gut won’t cure.” He winked at her as she burst out in laughter. “Thanks for the tip, Papa.” They embraced one another and Shihori planted a kiss on his cheek. Finally, she went to bid farewell to her calm, contemplative grandmother who was standing with her arms tucked behind her back. “Do you have everything you need?” Shihori nodded in response to her question. She was incredibly surprised when Kitsune broke character and snatched her up into a hug which lifted her off the ground, “I know you’re going to bring great honor to our family. I’m going to miss you so much.” Shihori wrapped her arms around Kitsune and rested her head against her neck. After a moment longer Shihori hopped down from Kitsune’s embrace and headed toward Mojito and Sidra. This drew Mojito’s attention toward her, “Are you fully prepared?” Shihori gave him a thumbs up and stepped up next to Sidra. Mojito tapped his staff against the ground and a column of light rained down from the sky that enveloped the three of them. Shihori began to furiously wave at her family with tears in her eyes. She could see that both Kitsune and Sorrel were crying their eyes out with one another. Kuroba was now sitting up on their father’s shoulders and waving just as furiously. A split second later they shot off into the sky and quickly disappeared from view leaving her family on the ground looking up at the sky. Universe 7, Earth Five months have passed since that day, it was late in the afternoon one summer day in Metro West. Trunks was standing on the large balcony of the main Capsule Corp. building appearing contemplative. Not long after, Goten came down from the sky and landed a short distance away from his friend. Goten casually strode up beside Trunks and leaned forward on the railing overlooking the lawn. “What’s up? You said you wanted to talk about something.” Trunks turned his head slightly and reached down into a cooler at his feet. “Want a Hetap?” Goten nodded and Trunks handed him the ice cold can. Taking one for himself in the process, both boys popped their cans and took a drink. Goten inquired once again, “So what’s up?” Trunks was wistfully eyeing the skyline of Metro West while he took a sip of his drink, “Did you ever wonder Goten if there’s more to life?” Goten took another drink of his beverage before giving his answer, “What do you mean? Don’t tell me you’ve gone all philosophical on me.” Trunks gave his friend an amused smile and shook his head, “No, nothing like that. It’s just that after everything we’ve been through over the years. I can’t help but think there’s got to be more to it than what we have now.” Goten nodded as Trunks continued to wax poetically on him, “I want to make sure I’ve gotten the most out of life. I’ve decided that I’m going to start working under mom to take over Capsule Corp. one day.” Goten was lazily leaning his arms over the balcony railing while still clutching his drink. He smirked at Trunks, “Look at you, I would have never thought you’d want to be a businessman.” Trunks became reflective for a moment and blushed with embarrassment, “That’s not all. The reason I wanted to talk to you was because I’m going to ask Mai to marry me.” Goten was mid sip when he spit up the carbonated beverage quite forcefully with some even coming out of his nose, “You what!?!” Goten continued to choke on the fizzy beverage that was still dripping out of his nose. Trunks gave him a comical smile which wasn’t helped by the fact that Goten looked ridiculous trying to wipe the spit up soft drink off his face. “I’m going to marry Mai, I’m in love with her.” Goten finally calmed himself down and finished attempting to wipe off his face, “Trunks, I don’t know what to say. I’m happy for you of course but talk about coming out of left field.” Trunks finished his drink and tossed the can aside into an empty pail for later recycling. He became serious a moment later after the laughing at his friend’s expense, “After that last fight we had with Borbon and her people, it got me thinking more about life. She had so much regret at the end that it was really pretty sad when you think about it. So, I want to live my life to the fullest without regrets.” Goten pondered his words about living life to the fullest and regrets, his mind immediately went to Shihori. Even though they had been separated for quite some time it didn’t mean she wasn’t on his mind. Goten rolled his head to the side to look at Trunks, “I’m proud of you man and you couldn’t have chosen a cooler lady to share your crazy life with.” Goten looked down over the railing at the expansive lawn in front of Capsule Corp. Not particularly looking at anything but analyzing his own thoughts and feelings. “At least one of us gets the girl.” Trunks paused for a moment after hearing Goten open up his feelings unexpectedly. He smirked and patted him on the shoulders, “Don’t worry, I’m sure she’ll come around eventually.” Trunks just remembered something that dawned on him suddenly, “I know her dad said she was going away for training, but her parents are coming next week for the big festival downtown. You should tag along at least to say hi to her parents and be courteous. It certainly couldn’t hurt to leave a good impression with them.” Goten nodded and held his hand out for a fist bump with Trunks. The two boys bumped fists and Goten started to head out, “Trunks, thank you and good luck with popping the question. You’re going to need it.” He leapt up into the air and started back toward his home near Mount Paozu. Trunks waved after his friend as he sailed away into the east with the setting sun at his back.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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