Saiyan Conqueror Quest Alternate Future Special

-Saiyan Conqueror Quest Alternate Future Special-

AGE 850, TOKI TOKI CITY

“Supreme Kai of Time?” you call out, walking down into an underground room you hadn’t known was there in the Time Nest. You are Trunks, and today the Supreme Kai of Time said she was going to show you something special. Unsure what she’d meant, you’d followed her into the Time Nest, curious. She walked up to what seemed a wall, pressing her palm to it for a few seconds. A pale white aura envelops her, the wall glowing and fading to reveal a downward spiraling staircase, then a massive library containing a huge collection of Time Scrolls you get the sinking feeling you hadn’t ever seen before.

“Wha...What is this place?” you ask her, bewildered. “Why are all these scrolls hidden?
“This is the room of Potential Time.” she says, walking over to a nearby bookcase, floating about halfway up and removing one scroll. She gazes at it a moment, nodding once then bringing the scroll down towards you. “Only the Supreme Kai of Time, and his or her apprentice may enter. As for why these scrolls are hidden, its simple. Each and every single scroll in here is of either a potential future, or a past that never happened.”
“Apprentice?” you say confused, then shaking your head and focusing. “Anyways, why are we in here?”

“Because there’s something you need to see.” she says seriously, unrolling the scroll and holding it open. “Since that scroll changed, several terrifying potential futures have arisen down here. But this one, this perfectly shows just how big of a problem Karn could be if Towa keeps using him against us.”

The scroll lights up, you recognizing the scene instantly. But its the differences that really catch your eye. First off, the timeline.

“Wait, this isn’t Age 779, its 757.” you say, confused. “Isn’t this when, in my timeline, Gohan was just born? But somehow the Universe 6 lineup is the same? What’s going on here?”
“Its one of the possible effects of the continued change to history.” she says worriedly. “The distortion can start rippling out and causing that entire timeline to warp and distort. But that isn’t the biggest problem here. Just watch.”

And so, with the Supreme Kai of Time, you watch a vastly different version if the Universe 6 tournament unfold.

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AGE 757, UNNAMED PLANET, UNIVERSE 6&7 BORDER

“For a tournament of such prestige, you’d think he wouldn’t have skimped on the decoration.” Freeza says, disdainfully looking over the stands and fighting ring.
“You’re right about that, Freeza.” Lord Beerus says, judging it the same way. “Whis? Can you fix these atrocious seating arrangements?”
“Of course, just one moment.” Whis says, waving his staff about. The hard stone stands disappear, transformed into several different floating platforms.
“Now that’s more like it.” Beerus says, floating over and claiming one platform with a couch for himself, Whis following.
“You all have fun. I’ll be enjoying this show from the sidelines.” the Tameranean Queen Komand’r says, floating over to the spectator platform. The others who’re not fighting today float over as well, even Cooler and King Cold are here to witness this.

You are Karn, the Super Saiyan who became a god, the mortal who faced Lord Beerus himself, and survived. You came ready to fight in this tournament with the other chosen 4 fighters: your lifelong mate and partner Meloka, your emperor, friend, and rival Lord Freeza, your eldest daughter Chaya, Queen of the Saiyans, and last but certainly not least King Vegeta himself. The five of you stare down Champa’s team, but then Champa’s angel Vados suddenly appears between the ten of you.

“Alright competitors, follow me.” she says with a gesture. “This way to the written examination.”
“Wait what?” Chaya shouts, dumbfounded. “Nobody said anything about a stupid test, I came here for a fight.”
“Its a simple test,” Vados says tauntinly. “It was designed to weed out any mindless monsters who couldn’t understand the rules. If a simple intelligence test is too complex for you, you’re free to join your friends in the stands.”

You can tell Vados is quite easily getting under Chaya’s skin, your daughter not used to being talked to like that. You defuse the situation by walking up and setting a hand on your daughter’s shoulder. She jumps slightly, turning to you confused. You say nothing, your daughter simply nodding to you after a moment. You all fly over to another platform, King Vegeta taking a step towards Vados.

“You would do well to watch your words.” King Vegeta says, far too calmly. “She is my queen, after all.”
“Wait, you’re the Saiyan King of your universe?” the small humanoid says, walking up to Vegeta and bowing. “I’m Cabba, a Saiyan warrior from Universe 6.”

___

“You’re a Saiyan?” Chaya asks, confused. “What happened to your tail? Did someone cut it off?”
“Wha? A tail?” this Cabba asks, only now seeming to notice the four of you have tails. “Why do you all have tails?”
“You mean Saiyans in your universe don’t have tails?” you ask, the boy shaking his head.
“Contestants, take your seats please.” Vados says, ten desks appearing from a wave of her staff. You all sit, the exam beginning. The test is boring but you grind through it, and after twenty minutes Vados calls time. She quickly checks each, then turns back to you all. “Congratulations, you all pass. Please make your way back to your areas, the first match will begin shortly.”

“Ugh, finally!” Chaya says, standing and stretching out. “That was soooo boring.”
“But now we get to fight.” Vegeta says, wrapping an arm around her. “If you leave any of them for the rest of us.”
“No promises!” she says, beaming at Vegeta. The two of them share a laugh, you smiling softly at your daughter and Vegeta. Then you see him, walking away. The purple alien in an odd coat. You can sense power from him, but more than that. He’s a killer, through and through. Meloka sees where you’re looking at, her eyes narrowing as well.

"Good to see your time lazing away and training with Beerus hasn't dulled your instincts, General Karn, Meloka." Freeza says to you, walking away from his Universe 6 counterpart. You notice Freeza's looking smug, and his counterpart is looking completely terrified at you. Freeza stands beside you, watching Hit's back as he walks away. "He's a ruthless one. Apparently he's known as "Never-Miss" Hit, a legendary assassin from their universe who has killed every victim with a single strike."
"One strike?" you ask, you and Meloka sharing a worried look.
"Well, he can't kill anyone here." Meloka says, after a few moments of chill silence. "I never thought I'd be thankful for that rule in a fight."

"Contestants, to your areas." the referee, a small green alien calls out, everyone going to their respective platforms. The Universe 6 fighters with Champa and you and the rest of the Universe 7 fighters to Beerus.
"Alright you lot, you'd better win this." Beerus says, glaring at the five of you a moment then relaxing. "Not that I'm worried. Champa can't possibly have warriors to match you all."

"Now for the first round!" the referee shouts, pointing towards the screen above him. "Contestant Botamo, from Universe 6! Contestant Chaya, from Universe 7! Please step into the ring!"
"Queen Chaya." your daughter grumbles, Vegeta chuckling and pulling her into a quick kiss.
"Show them what you're made of, kiddo!" you shout to her, your daughter turning and looking exasperated at you.
"Daaaaaad!" she grumbles, rolling her eyes and leaping down to the stage. You know she still likes being called by her kid nickname, but won't ever admit it. You chuckle, watching her land on the arena. It's time!

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Chaya and Botamo stand facing each other, both with their arms crossed. Sensing the bear-like creature’s power, you begin feeling sorry for it. You can tell its power is nowhere near Chaya’s, and she hasn’t even transformed yet. This’ll be an easy win.

“Alright competitors, before we begin I shall quickly review the rules.” the referee says into a microphone, voice projecting clearly around inside the dome. “If you land on the ground outside the ring, surrender, or are unable to rise for a ten-count, you’re out! Weapons and healing items are forbidden, as is killing your opponent. Now, with that out of the way, let the first match begin!!”

Beerus and Champa each lift a finger, firing a weak beam into a gong simultaneously. Chaya takes her stance, Botamo bringing his arms up in something of a middle guard.

“Once chance to step down.” your daughter says, tauntingly. “I don’t want to get disqualified for accidentally killing you.”
“I’ll tell you what kid.” Botamo says mockingly, taking a slightly wider stance. “You hit me hard enough to move me from this spot, I’ll give up.”
“Just don’t go crying when I knock you on your ass!” Chaya taunts, gathering herself a moment as she gauges Botamo’s power then explodes towards him. She pulls back her fist, swinging it at the bear with a roar. But the damndest thing happens: nothing!

"W-What?!" Chaya says, confused. "What's going on? I hit you hard enough to send you flying!"
"You call that a punch?" Botamo taunts, you can feel Chaya's frustration from here. "C'mon, hit me for real this time."
"Fine! No more going easy on you! GRRRAAAAA!!" Chaya roars, exploding into her Super Saiyan form. You take that moment to observe the other Universe 6 competitors, judging their reactions. The metal man seems unphased, as well as Hit who isn't even watching the fight, cocky bastard. Their Freeza equivalent seems shocked, but not as much as their so-called Saiyan Cabba. He's clearly never seen the form before, he’s no longer competition in your mind. You focus back on Chaya, whose attacks are still doing nothing to Botamo.

"Move! You! Bastard! Move!" Chaya shouts, each shout accentuated with a punch. Botamo grins wickedly and takes a step forward. Then another. Your daughter keeps striking, but nothing's happening, Botamo's unstoppable advance slowly walking Chaya towards the edge.

"That's quite an ability." Whis comments, you turning momentarily towards the angel. "It seems this Botamo is able to send the energy from her attacks into another dimension just as her attacks strike him."
"A perfect defense, huh?" Beerus asks, slightly nervously.
"Well, not quite." Whis says, you getting its weaknesses instantly.

"Chaya, just throw him out!" you shout, your daughter having been backed up right to the edge. It's now or never!

___

“Time to get out of my arena, kid.” Botamo taunts, pulling his right fist back then punching straight for your daughter’s head. But she’s ready. Leaning and twisting, she easily dodges the obese bear-man’s sloppy punch, catching his arm. Using Botamo’s momentum against him, she twists and drops to a knee, tossing him over her to crash to the planet’s surface. He’s out!

“Contestant Botamo is out of bounds!” the referee shouts, lifting his right arm. “The winner is contestant Chaya and Universe 7!”

Cheers break out, you one of the loudest. She waves to you all then you focus on the Universe 6 platform. It seems Champs’s shouting at Cabba, you focus and try to listen in.

“-do you mean you’ve never heard of that transformation? You’re one of these Saiyans too, arent you?”
“O-Of course I am.” Cabba says defensively. “But I’ve never even heard of a transformation like that, much less seen one. And they have tails, we Saiyans don’t have tails.”
“Hmm, yeah, now that you mention it...” Champa says, looking down at your daughter quizzically.
“Contestant Frost, please make your way to the arena!” the announcer calls, the one called Frost rising to his feet.

“It would seem that its now my turn.” Freeza’s universe 6 counterpart says, leaping down to the arena. He then raises his hand, waving regally then strpping towards your daughter, who’s clearly confused by his display. “Its a pleasure to meet you. Your performance was exemplary. Before we commence, I want you to know I consider it an honor to match up with a warrior with such aptitude. Let’s have a good, fair fight.”
“Y-Yeah, okay.” Chaya says, shaking his his hand. She’s clearly thrown off by his seeming disarming nature. Frost releases the handshake, walking past her and addressing the rest of you.

“Ladies and gentlemen of the seventh universe, it is a shame we must gather here today with an us versus them mentality.” he says grandly, Freeza rolling his eyes. “Thankfully this is but a tournament. I believe that no matter who wins, at day’s end we’ll all be able to shake hands and say ‘That sir was a fair game well-fought.’ So sit back and enjoy the contest between me and your champion Chaya. Thank you for your time.”
“Queen Chaya.” your daughter grumbles, flaring her power. “Alright then, go ahead and show me your full power! I came here for a fight, you’d better not disappoint me!”
“Very well, if you insist. KYAAAAAAAA!!” Frost roars out, his energy making a flashy show. Once the light fades, you see he’s only in his third form?
“Either he’s extremely cocky, or far weaker than I’d thought.” Freeza says curiously. You have to agree, at Frost’s current power he doesn’t stand a chance.

___

“SHHYYYAAAAA!!” Frost shouts, flying towards your daughter. She crosses her arms, glaring at Frost. He punches your daughter in the jaw, and it does nothing. Her head may have moved her half an inch. “Wh-What?”
“If that’s all, I’m throwing you out now.” Chaya says, unfolding her arms as Frost leaps up and away into the air. “Or are you going to get serious and show me your REAL power?”
“Do not misunderstand me, I wasn’t keeping this power in reserve out of confidence in my own abilities.” Frost says. “But I’ve only been pushed into this form once before. And after that fateful duel, I’ve kept this power locked away ever since. But you, Saiyan Queen Chaya, I believe in you I’ve found someone who can withstand its full, destructive power.”

“SHHYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!”

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Frost’s power explodes out around him, his strength rapidly swelling and even overtaking Chaya’s strength. His aura is blindingly bright, forcing you to shield your eyes. The planet rumbles as Frost’s power reaches its peak, his aura fading and revealing Frost’s final form. Despite the color difference, Frost really does look similar to Freeza in his ‘final’ form. You look sideways to Freeza, still in his first form, your emperor examining him closely.

“Well, it seems he isn’t as weak as I thought.” Freeza says with a chuckle. “This might be a good show after all.”
“Unless she takes this seriously.” Vegeta says, wolfish grin on his face. You both turn to Vegeta, confused. Wait, has she?

“About time you got serious.” Chaya says, clenching her fists and pulling her arms to her sides. “Now I’ll do the same. RRRAAAAAAAAA!!”

Chaya’s aura and power instantly double, lightning dancing around her body as her hair spikes up further, the arena floor tiles cracking underneath her. You observe the Universe 6 fighters again, checking their reactions. Hit’s still not seeming to watch, and Magetta simply watches unmoving. Cabba seems stunned, but not nearly as much as Champa.

“Vados, what’s going on?” Champa asks, wide-eyed. “How’s her power shooting even higher than Frost’s?”
“Perhaps she still had a transformation up her sleeve?” Vados replies, watching the staredown.

"You were holding back against me, it would seem." Frost says.
"I don't want disqualified." Chaya replies, taking her stance. "And if I killed you I'd be out."
"Well I appreciate your concern for my health." Frost says, flaring his aura. "But I won't be the one losing this!"
"Bring it on!" Chaya shouts, Frost launching himself at her. He pulls back his fist again and swings, but Chaya's ready. She simply lifts an arm, catching Frost's fist as it slams into her palm.
"W-Wha-Glurk!" Frost shouts out in confusion, Chaya pulling him in and slamming her fist into his gut. Frost spits out blood, Chaya releasing him and watching him clutch his gut in pain and sink to his knees.

___

Your daughter looks down at the helpless Frost, turning to the referee and crossing her arms. He looks confused for a few seconds, then remembers his job.

“R-Right! ONE! TWO! THREE!” he shouts, on each count dropping his arm again. “FOUR! FIVE! SI-Oh? Frost’s getting back up!”
“I ca-cannot fall here.” Frost says, unsteadily rising. “Get back on your feet, and never surrender! The same advice I give my war orphans is the same advice that will carry me through today!”
“A persistent one.” Beerus says dismissively. “But he’s hopelessly outmatched. He can’t win.”

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Frost launches into a fierce, all-out barrage of strikes against Chaya, your daughter blocking his assault with one hand. His attacks seem ineffective, her swatting each one aside easily. But on the last strike Chaya flinches oddly, the movement catching your eye. She starts swaying on her feet, suddenly unsteady.

“Whaaaaas haaaapnnnn?” she slurs out, stumbling towards Frost. Something’s wrong here. Something’s very wrong.
“Now’s my chance!” Frost shouts, leaping up and kicking Chaya in the side of the head, sending her clear off the arena. Your daughter lands flat on her back, her Super Saiyan power fading from her. She’s... out. You’re stunned, King Vegeta immediately dashing down to her.
"Contestant Chaya is out." the referee says. "The winner is Universe 6's Frost!"
"Nice going Frost!" Champa and Cabba cheer, but your focus is on your daughter.
"Chaya? Chaya answer me." Vegeta says panickedly. You nod to Raven, the white-cloaked witch flying down and placing a hand on Chaya's temple. A pale white glow envelops them both for a few seconds, then Chaya drowsily opens her eyes.
"Huh?" she asks, looking around confused. "What happened?"

"You lost." Vegeta says simply, lifting her up and setting her on her feet. She sways a moment then finds her balance, looking up to you all embarrassed. But before she can say anything Frost leaps down beside her, holding out his hand.
"That was an excellent match." Frost says, Chaya uncertainly shaking his hand. He then lifts her arm up as if she'd won the match, uncertain applause breaking out among your people.

"Who does he think he's fooling?" Freeza says, you turning to him confused. But before he can answer, the announcer speaks up.

"Aaaaaaalright, next up we have contestant Frost of Universe 6 vs contestant Vegeta of Universe 7!" he shouts. "Contestants, to the ring!"
"Good luck!" Chaya says, the two sharing a quick kiss then Chaya leaps up to you looking embarrassed. Frost is already back on the stage, Vegeta leaping up onto it as well. He unclasps his cape, dropping it outside the ring then lifting and tosses his armor easily over his shoulder, the intensely heavy suit almost burying itself with a thud.

"Alright, Frost." Vegeta says, clenching his fists. "Allow me to show you the peak a Saiyan can reach on their own! This is my true power!!"

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“HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!” Vegeta roars out, his ki exploding out around him. You watch proudly as his hair flashes gold for a second, returning back to black and then his aura becomes a blindingly brilliant gold.
“Oh what now?!” Champa shouts, the force of Vegeta’s ki blasting even the floating platforms back, cracking and shattering the dome around the crater. “Whaaaaat?! No way!!”
“Whis?” Beerus asks lazily, not even watching the show.
“Of course my lord.” Whis says, staff glowing a moment then the dome is reforged. You notice Whis give a self-satisfied smirk to his sister, Vados just raising an eyebrow.
“What is that?” Cabba shouts, pointing down at the arena. More specifically, at Vegeta.

“This is the primal power locked away within us Universe 7 Saiyans.” Vegeta says smugly, to the gawking of Universe 6 and many on Universe 7 as well. Not many of them but have seen this form before, and you can tell they’re stunned by his amazing power. Vegeta’s bare chest shows, arms and most of his torso as well covered in red fur. His black hair now comes partly down his back and over his shoulders, a red discoloration around his eyes as well. “We just call this form, Primal Saiyan."

You smile faintly, remembering when you had first discovered the form, then your and Vegeta's all-out fight afterward. Poor Frost. Towa’d told you the form was knows as Super Saiyan 4, but numbers are dumb and this name fits better anyways.

"Well this visage is certianly far more bestial than the transformation I witnessed earlier." Frost says, assuming his stance. Vegeta leaves his arms down by his sides, glaring menacingly at Frost.

"Alright ladies and gentlemen, we'll now befon the third round!" the referee announces, gesturing grandly. "Contestant Vegeta, of Universe 7, vs contestant Frost, of Universe 6! Fighters ready? Begin!!"

Champa and Beerus again fire a weak beam into the gong, the sound ringing out. Frost wastes no time, launching at Vegeta with the same aggressive assault he'd used on Chaya. Instead of blocking, however, Vegeta dodges each of his strikes. Frost is simply far too outclassed, he can't even touch Vegeta.

"Go hun, show him who's boss!!" Chaya cheers, the rest of the Universe 7 audience cheering as well. You notice the assembled Kais muttering amongst themselves, Shen and the Old Kai looking smug while the Universe 6 kai just looks confused.

"Is this it?" Vegeta asks, dodging Frost's attacks casually. "With attacks this weak, you couldn't have beaten my wife."

Frost answers with a snarl, attacking Vegeta even harder and mixing tail thrusting attacks into his combo as well. But still, no attack he fires off works.

"Any second now..." Freeza says, you turning to him confused.
"I'm ending this." Vegeta says, swatting Frost's arm away. Vegeta looks confused at his hand, and begins swaying unsteadily. Vegeta too?!

___

“You’re mine!” Frost shouts, leaping up and kicking at Vegeta’s head as he’d done to Chaya. But unlike Chaya, Vegeta lifts his arm and blocks the strike. “Wh-What?!”
“What did. You. Do to. Me?” Vegeta says, swaying on his feet. Yet despite clearly struggling, he remains upright. Frost doesn’t reply instead launching into his combination a third time. Vegeta is forced on the defensive, blocking most of the attacks, yet something’s clearly wrong.

“Now.” Freeza says, you turning to him but he’s gone. You hear a scream from the arena, looking down you see that Freeza tore off Frost’s arm! Shouting erupts everywhere, Champa the loudest.

“He attacked a competitor from outside the ring, that’s cheating!” Champa shouts angrily. “He maimed my fighter! Disqualify him immediately!”
“Now hold on one moment.” Freeza says, pointing at him with Frost’s severed arm. “Your contestant Frost was already cheating, after all. I merely balanced the scales.”
“That’s a heavy accusation, Freeza.” Beerus says, having risen to his feet. “Cheating how?”
“Frost brought poisoned weapons inside the ring, and used them against Queen Chaya and King Vegeta.” Freeza says, tossing Frost’s arm over to the referee. “Check his arm. It should be right around near his wrist.”
“This is rediculous!” Champa shouts. “I will not have my fighter’s honor besmirched like this by a bunch of sour grapes!"
“Lord Champa’s right, Frost is an honorable man!” Cabba joins in. “I fought alongside Frost on more than one campaign, he’d never be so dishonorable and underhanded!”

“I'll tell you what, Universe 6 Destroyer." Freeza says, his smug grin returning. "If the referee doesn't find anything, you can take your best shot and try to destroy me in retaliation."

"Hmmmm." Champa says, seeming to think this over a moment, then relents. "Oh very well then, if you insist. Referee, search that arm."
"Okay okay." he says, disgusted. He picks up the severed arm, running one hand lightly over it. He looks closer at the wrist, poking something with his finger, then the effect is immediate. The referee sways unsteadily a few moments then collapses.

"W-What?! What's going on here?" Champa shouts, confused. "What just happened?"
"Poisoned needle. Your contestant Frost cheated, and so he is disqualified." Freeza says, Frost regaining his feet and looking murderously at Freeza.
"Y-You bastard!" Frost shouts, leaping at Freeza with murderous intent. Freeza says nothing, simply firing his Eye Beams straight through Frost's eyes and out the back of his head, the beams continue traveling and pierce straight through the dome. Cabba, Champa, and Botamo all gasp, surprised. Hit opens one eye, looking squarely at Freeza. Feeling his glare, Freeza turns to the assassin, and gives a mocking little bow before turning back to Vegeta as Vados fixes the dome this time.

___

"You've done enough for now, go take a break." Freeza says to a still-unsteady Vegeta, the king just nodding once then collapsing, reverting to base form.
“VEGETA!!” Chaya shouts, leaping down and rushing at him. Freeza, meanwhile, uses a bit of telekinesis and sweeps Frost’s corpse off the stage, then leaps back up to the platform with you, Meloka, and Beerus. Raven had already lept down, healing the Referee and helping him regain his footing.
“Thank you, uhhh-?” he says, floundering.
“Raven.” she says cooly, turning to Vegeta. She places a hand on his head as well, restoring some of his strength. Vegeta thanks her, then the three of them clear the stage as well, leaving the referee alone down there.

“Ahem. With Contestant Frost’s disqualification, Vegeta is the winner.” he declares. “Having stepped aside to recover, we shall now begin the fourth round! Contestant Meloka, from Universe 7! Contestant Otto Magetta, from Universe 6! Fighters, to the stage!”
“Good luck.” you say, pulling her close and kissing her deeply for a few seconds. She smiles at you, wordlessly leaping down to the stage. Then the giant metal man leaps down, his weight rocking the stage. The size difference is downright comical, second only to what you know the power difference between them is.

“Contestants ready?” the announcer asks, Meloka’s aura flaring as she assumes her Ascended Super Saiyan form, bouncing on her feet and ready to fight.
“Ready.” Meloka says.
“Choo-po!” Magetta says, steam rising from his head cone.
“Before we begin, there’s been a slight change for everyone’s safety.” the announcer says, a rectangular barrier appearing out and around the arena. “A new barrier has been added to prevent collateral damage, and coming into contact with this barrier will count as a ring-out-“

“Now hold on just a moment!” Beerus shouts, getting back up and glaring at his brother. “No one asked me about any rule changes!”
"What's wrong Beerus, don't you care about these good peoples' safety?" Champa baits, but Beerus is having none of it.
"Screw them, they knew what could happen if they came along!" Beerus shouts, unaware of the grumbling that starts up. But you, Freeza, and even Chaya and Vegeta pick up on it.

"Lord Beerus, its fine!" Meloka calls up to the destroyer god, popping her knuckles. "This'll make it a more fun challenge."
"See Beerus, even your fighter is okay with it." Champa taunts, Beerus grumbling but relenting, flying back to his couch and crossing his arms.

"You'd better not lose this!" Beerus shouts angrily, the referee clearing his throat.

"Alright, fighters ready? Let the fourth round begin!" he shouts, Champa shooting the gong to start the match, you watching closely. Its been awhile since you got to observe Meloka fight someone besides yourself or Whis, this'll be good.

___

Meloka takes her defensive stance, Magetta stomping his way over to her. You’d assumed he’d fight like a brute, and you weren’t wrong. Magetta slams a massive fist down at her, Meloka sidestepping the massive fist. Magetta’s wrecking ball fist smashes through the arena floor, Meloka leaping up and smashing her fist square into Magetta’s chest. And surprisingly, it doesn’t seem to have any effect on the metal man.

“Choo-po!!” Magetta calls out, again blasting steam from his head as he swings at Meloka. She flips backwards, easily dodging the metal man’s slow swing then lifting up into the air, flipping and delivering a massive axe kick to Magetta’s head. His head had to be made of a different metal, her strike causing an ear-splitting ring blasting out. Everyone covers their ears in pain, the sound absolutely awful. Meloka flips back to the arena floor, examining her handiwork. Magetta’s head has been slammed partially into his torso. He starts shaking like he’s having a seizure, then lifts his arms high up over his head. You all watch confused as Magetta slams his fists into his own head over and over again, knocking his own head down into his torso.

"Looks like the tin can malfunctioned." Vegeta says tauntingly, him and Chaya sitting arm in arm, feet off the edge of the platform as Magetta melts down. However, you're not so sure. Meloka backs up, you all watching Magetta then suddenly he stops. Opening a hand, he grabs his spout on top of his head, and with a mighty pull and a shower of sparks he pulls his head back out of his body, completely undamaged.

"What?" you say, confused. Meloka seems as shocked as you are, stepping back from the metal man.
"You won't hurt Magetta with weak little attacks like that!" Champa taunts, giggling uncontrollably as Magetta stands imposingly.
"CHOO-PO!!" Magetta roars, a flame shooting out of his top spout, then rushing at Meloka much faster. "Choo-po-po-po-po-po-po!!"

"Shit!" Meloka shouts, barely dodging the metal man's renewed assault. His attacks are faster, sharper, and even stronger, Meloka barely avoiding every strike. He reaches forward to grab her with one hand, Meloka front flipping and kicking off the massive fist. She soars up and over Magetta's head, landing softly behind him. She turns to face him, and sees what he's doing now. Magetta's entire torso begins spinning, then his entire body, a twister of metal spinning towards her at high speeds. Meloka leaps aside, rolling past his crazy spinning rush. But he circles back, Magetta's speed somehow even faster. Meloka dodges side to side, Magetta spinning faster and faster until it seems there's more than one of him circling her and closing in. She kicks off the arena floor, carefully controlling her upward flight to avoid the new barrier.

"Hey, tin man!" she calls down, clenching her fists. "You're one tough bastard, I'll give you that. Now I'll show you real power!"

This is about to get interesting.

___

“Prepare yourself, to face the might of a Super Saiyan God!!”

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“Haaaaaaaaaaa!!” Meloka shouts, starting low then voice rising. She’s consumed by a sphere of divine red ki, her normal ki disappearing as she ascends to the realm of the gods.
“What?! What’s going on here?!!” Champa shouts, panicked. Even Hit takes notice of the change, opening one eye and watching Meloka’s transformation. The red ki sphere around her shatters, revealing Meloka’s new form: Super Saiyan God! With her hair and eyes now a godly red, her body slimmed down and she’s enshrouded in now-divine, flamelike aura.

“Alright Magetta, time to show you the true might of the Saiyan race!”
“Cabba, what’s going on?” Champa asks, the young Saiyan as clueless as Universe 6’s destroyer. Freeza smirks, watching the battle with renewed interest.
“Choo-po!” Magetta shouts, red aura flaring around himself as he pumps even more steam out of his head. Meloka blasts down at the metal man, but before she fully closes the distance he fires a column of flames from his mouth. Meloka shouts in surprise, stopping and crossing her arms before her face as she activates her Barrier to mitigate the damage.
“Oh come on ref, he’s using a flamethrower!” Beerus shouts angrily at the cowering referee.
“Hold on.” he says, antenna blinking. “It seems that Magetta’s saliva is actually molten, allowing it to be used as a superheated defense. However, as its a natural part of his body, it isn’t a weapon and is allowed!”
“Who ever heard of lava saliva?” Beerus says as he sits back down. “Our universes are stranger than I thought.”

"HAAAAA!!" Meloka shouts, pushing her Barrier down towards Magetta and pushing through his attack, it passing around her body effortlessly. She then flies to the side, deactivating it and avoiding the stream of lava he shoots towards her. She weaves through the limited airspace, dodging the molten stream as Magetta continues his molten assault. She dodges his molten spit stream, closing in closer and closer to his hulking frame until he stops the attack, rearing back to punch. Meloka pulls her fist back as well, ducking Magetta's mighty swing and punching the metal man square in the chest. Again an ear-splitting ring echoes out, but this time her strike yields some results.

Magetta is forced back, sliding across the ground as you can all see the massive dent she put in the center of his chest. His two front glass panes are cracked from the force, dripping magma from them onto the arena floor. However, you notice something's wrong with Meloka. She's completely gassed already, gasping for air.

"What's going on here?" you think to yourself. She shouldn't be this tired, not from that. You look closer, noticing the steam pouring out from under the cube-like barrier and it all makes sense. She's boiling alive in there!

"Meloka, you've got to end this now!!" you shout.

___

Meloka rises exhausted up to her feet, then floats up into the air with her arms thrown wide. Her open hands glow with increasing golden ki, her building power for a massive Final Flash.

"Wait, what's going on?" Chaya asks, turning to you. "What's wrong, why's she going all-out?"
"Its the steam." you say, pointing it out. "She's boiling alive in there, she can barely breathe."
"Indeed, you Saiyans aren't well-suited for battle in such an environment." Freeza says, watching closely. "So she's betting everything on this one final strike. But she cannot go full-power either, for fear of obliterating him. Its a difficult balance for her."

"FIIIIIINAAAAAAAAAL!!" she shouts, slamming her wrists together and mixing the golden energies together. The two kis mix, exponentially increasing in power.
"CHOO-PO!!" Magetta shouts, red aura flaring around him as he beats his fists on his chests. Magma sprays from the cracks in his glass-like plates, boiling up and out as his head whistles and blows more steam, blasting some of the superheated air out onto all of you.

"Yeowch, that's hot!!" Chaya yelps, leaping back as the gathered audience shouts their discomfort.
"If its this hot inside...." Vegeta says, stunned. Despite the training hell you and Meloka went through on Beerus's planet, that's still intense. You're staring to wonder if she can pull this off...

"FLAAAAASH!!!"
"CHOO-PO!!!"

BOOM

Her blast slams into Magetta's lava spit, his counterattack surprisingly powerful. Meloka strains against Magetta's lava blast, it hardening as it cools in the air. Meloka's blast plows through the stone pillar, Magetta pulling some of it aside and taking the blast center mass. Her attack knocks him back towards the edge, Magetta firing a massive ball of lava spit in an arc up at her. She has to drop her attack, pulling up her Barrier again to protect herself from the attack. As it sprays over the shield, Magetta leaps, holding the stone like a club.

"Meloka look out!!" you shout, but its too late. The lava spreads out over her shield, Magetta's makeshift club swinging down at her. She sees it at the last second, trying to draw her Energy Blade to cut it away but is just too exhausted, the club slamming into her and sending her crashing downward. Meloka wordlessly shouts, trying to slow her fall, but its too late. Her foot gently touches the ground, Meloka freezing in place. Is she...?

"Dammit!" she shouts, stomping her other foot into the ground. "Dammit dammit dammit!!"
"N-No way." Beerus says, mouth agape. You're surprised as well, that Magetta was more clever than you'd thought.
"And the winner by ringout, Magetta!!" the referee says, gesturing to the metal man. He beats his fists across his chest a few times, savoring his win and blasting even more steam. Meloka angrily storms over to the barrier, lifting it enough to walk under then flying up to you all, head hung embarrassed.

___

"I'm sorry, Lord Beerus." Meloka says, hanging her head to the scowling Destroyer. You walk over and wrap Meloka in your arms, her body giving out from heat exhaustion. You sweep her tired legs out from under her, holding her bridal style as you sit down and Freeza walks over to you.

"Since this stage design is clearly built to hinder you, perhaps we should swap places in the lineup?" Freeza asks, you pondering it a moment. Without a sure-fire way to beat Magetta, letting Freeza at him is your best bet. But then you may not get to fight at all. You ponder a moment before relenting, Freeza smirking. "Let's see just how durable he is."
"Alright folks, with a last-second change to Universe 7's lineup, the next match will be contestant Magetta vs contestant Freeza!" the referee shouts. "Contestant Freeza, come on down!"
"Freeza!" Beerus shouts, shaking his fist. "You'd better not lose this!"
"Ohohohoho." Freeza says laughing, not even replying. Beerus grumbles and folds his arms across his chest, as Freezaflies through the barrier and takes the stage.

"That was an entertaining performance, Otto Magetta. I am the emperor of Universe 7, the one and only Freeza." Freeza bows with a flourish. "Now allow me to demonstrate a small measure of the power that has made me the undisputed ruler of the seventh universe!"

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"SHAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Freeza roars, his pink aura flaring around him. It expands out massively and fills the cube barrier, nearly pushing Magetta from the ring. The metal man drops to a knee and drives his fist down into the arena itself to avoid being blown away. The barrier trembles at Freeza’s power, cracks spreading around it until the entire thing shatters and sends splinters in every direction. You activate your barrier, shielding yourself, Meloka, Chaya, and Vegeta, while Whis makes another shield to protect your friends and other spectators. You drop the shield after a few moments, looking down to the arena. It seems Freeza isn't going to be going easy on Magetta, assuming his 'final' form already.

"Forgive me for breaking your little barrier." Freeza taunts Champa, then turns to Magetta and assumes his open stance. "Come now, and test your might against my unstoppable power!"
"CHOO-PO!!" Magetta roars, stomping over to Freeza and punching at his head. Freeza simply lifts a hand, catching Magetta's fist without budging. The arena is silent, everyone stunned at Freeza's display of power. You simply smirk, Freeza clearly having stuck with his training after your last match.

"You are quite strong indeed." Freeza says, his fingers digging in and bending the metal of Magetta's fist. "Now let us see how well you can fly."
"Choo-po?" Magetta asks, Freeza then contemptuously tossing Magetta sky-high. The metal man shatters the dome, then slams into one of the orbiting Super Dragon Balls. Vados sighs out and vanishes, Whis reparing the dome as she reappears with Magetta.

___

“The winner is contestant Freeza of Universe 7!” the referee shouts, the audience bursts into cheers, King Cold the loudest amongst them. Freeza turns to his father and gives a dramatic bow, Cooler crossing his arms and looking away, aggrivated. Champa begins berating Magetta, the metal man starting to cry? But no time for that. “Next up is contestant Cabba from Universe 6! Come on down to the arena!”

“My turn!” Cabba says, trying to pump himself up, but you can see he’s nervous. He probably never faced someone of Freeza’s caliber before. And without the ability to transform, this won’t take long either.

“The sixth round will be contestant Freeza from Universe 7 versus contestant Cabba from Universe 6!” the referee shouts. “Contestants ready? You may begin!!”
“There’s no shame in surrendering.” Freeza says, lowering his strength to get closer to Cabba’s power.
“I don’t care how strong you are, I’ll find a way to beat you!” Cabba shouts, dashing to Freeza and unleashing a barrage of blows. Freeza holds out one hand, stopping all of his attacks and slowly letting Cabba “push” him to the edge of the ring and allowing Freeza to better gauge his strength. Cabba gets him to the edge of the ring, pushing Freeza off. Without hesitation, Cabba leaps up and punches down at Freeza, confident in his victory. You see Freeza smirk, then Cabba’s fist goes through Freeza’s head. He fell for it, hook line and sinker.

"Up here." Freeza says from above him, gripping Cabba's skull with his foot before the so-called Saiyan can react. Freeza pressed downward gently, slamming Cabba's face down hard into the planet's surface.
"Contestant Cabba is out of bounds!" the referee shouts. "The winner is contestant Freeza of Universe 7!!"
"Not even worth my time." Freeza taunts, floating back into the arena without looking back. Cabba remains there a moment longer then rises to his feet, completely defeated. He dejectedly flies back to Champa, the Universe 6 Destroyer giving him an earful.

"Next up is Universe 6's final fighter! Contestant Hit, come on down!" the referee shouts. You watch as the assaasin uncrosses his arms and rises, opening his eyes and casually leaping down to the stage. He says nothing, just taking a narrow stance and waiting.
"Nothing to say, assassin?" Freeza asks, taunting Hit and spreading his arms out in his wide stance. "Very well, then let our battle commence!"
"Fighters ready?" the referee calls, Beerus and Champa shoot their beams into the gong and making it ring. "Aaaaaaaand begin!!"

___

“You can’t win.” Hit says, his body perfectly still. “Surrender.”
“Surrender? Ohohohoho!” Freeza says laughingly. “Are you sure you’re an assassin? You seem more like a comedian to me. But if you won’t make the first move, then I will!”

Freeza then explodes off the ground towards Hit, you and Meloka watching closely. Freeza’s faster than before, but somehow Hit’s faster, You didn’t even see Hit move, his fist catching Freeza in the neck and sending him flying. Everyone gasps in surprise, Hit casually blowing Freeza away something none of you were expecting. Freeza backflips, landing gracefully and rubbing his throat where Hit struck him.

“You’re quick.” Freeza says, voice slightly rougher than usual. “I’m starting to think this tournament won’t be a waste of my time.”

Hit remains wordless and motionless, simply waiting for Freeza’s next move. You can tell Freeza’s getting annoyed, tail swaying angrily. But he keeps his cool, taking a small step forward. Hit remains still, you see that Freeza’s testing Hit’s range. Small step after small step, Freeza inches ever closer, baiting Hit into attacking. However, Hit remains still, Freeza nearly toe-to-toe with him before he strikes. You can't follow his movement, Hit suddenly appearing beside Freeza, delivering a bullet punch to Freeza's temple. Caught completely off-guard, Freeza is sent tumbling away from the assassin.

"What's going on?" King Cold asks, as confused as the rest of you. You're stunned, Hit's faster than anyone you've ever seen, you can't follow his movements at all.

"Lord Freeza, be careful!!" Guldo shouts out, panicked. "He's stopping time!"
"What?!" you and everyone else shout almost in-sync. Hit's stopping time?
"So you figured it out." Hit says, still in his stance facing Freeza. "But you can't stop me. Surrender."
"Surrender? Surrender?!" Freeza shouts, rising back to his feet with a slight wobble. "Don't make me laugh. A cheap trick won't be enough to defeat me! Shaaaaaaaa!!"

Freeza explodes towards Hit, the assassin blinking instantly to Freeza and unleashing a rapid combination of strikes against the emperor. Freeza cannot defend himself, helpless against Hit's fierce barrage. He's struck over and over and over again, unable to escape or counter. Hit then appears behind Freeza, delivering a punch square to his spine, Freeza sent sprawling to the ground.

"Sleep." Hit says, Freeza rolling to a stop right by the edge of the arena. You're all stunned into silence, is Freeza down for the count?
"ONE!" the referee shouts, dropping his arm on each count. "TWO! THREE! FO- He's getting up!!"
"I'm no-not going down that easily!" Freeza says, rising to his feet. "Enough games! Time to show you true, Golden terror!!"

___

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“Gyaaaaaaaaa!!!” Freeza shouts, a massive golden aura exploding out around him. The entire planet shakes, the arena crumbling to dust. Hit is forced to leap into the air, the entire arena turned to rubble. The entire dome cracks then shatters, the sudden void pulling at you all and trying to suck you all into space. Whis and Vados react instantly, rebuilding and reinforcing it in record time.

“HYAAAAAAAAA!!” Freeza roars, consumed by the brilliance of his aura. You shield your eyes, despite shutting and covering them you still feel the light stinging your eyes. And then, its over. Opening your eyes and blinking a few times as the brightness fades, you see Golden Freeza squared up to Hit.

“This is my true, ultimate power.” Freeza says, again taking his wide-open stance. “The full weight of True Golden Freeza is now bearing upon you. You cannot hope to win now.”
“It doesn’t matter how much you increase your power, you’ll never beat me.” Hit says, returning to his stance. Freeza smirks at this proclamation, flaring his golden aura and charging. As you are now you can barely keep up, Freeza blitzing at Hit at rediculous speeds. Yet somehow Hit is still one step ahead, just avoiding Freeza's attacks and countering with precise single attacks. Despite the now staggering difference in power, Freeza still can't keep up, and he's losing his cool.

"Screw the damn rules, you're pissing me off!" Freeza says, leaping back and lifting a finger to point at Hit. A small pink dot glows, Freeza readying a Death Beam. The next instant Hit is there, punching right under Freeza's upraised arm. That strike clearly hurt, sending Freeza crashing into the hanging portrait of Champa. Freeza slams into it, coughing up blood. Hit doesn't attack the opening, however. Instead he simply floats there, putting his hands in his pockets.

"Y-You dare mock ME?!!" Freeza roars indignantly, aura exploding around him and obliterating the decoration he was embedded in. Freeza again explodes towards Hit, and yet again his attack is stopped. But this time when blown away, Freeza twists, wrapping his tail around Hit's throat. His angry facade disappears immediately, you realizing it was all a ploy. "Got you now, assassin. Let us play a game: can you force me to let go before you lose consciousness? Let's find out!"

"Yes, he's got him!" Beerus shouts, rising excitedly.
"That's my boy!" King Cold shouts as well, the Ginyu Force and most the other spectators cheering.
"Hit! Get out of there!!" Champa shouts, panicked. However, Hit is perfectly calm. Despite being held firmly out of arm's reach by Freeza's tail, he simply lifts his arm, and punches at Freeza. And somehow it connects. Whatever Hit did does damage, Freeza spraying blood from his mouth and dropping beside the rubble that was once the arena with a crash. Everyone watches on in stunned silence.

"Contestant Freeza is out, the winner is Hit!"

___

“N-No way...” you mutter out, amazed. You didn’t think ANYONE short of a god could stop Golden Freeza, yet somehow that assassin did it. King Cold leaps down to his son, gently lifting the unconscious Freeza and dashing to Raven, the witch healing him as Whis and Vados repair the damage. You fly over to Freeza as well, Meloka waiting with Chaya and Vegeta. As you land you see that Freeza’s reverted back to his “final” form, eyes flickering awake.

“What happened?” Freeza asks, looking around confused.
“You lost.” King Cold says, the shock on Freeza’s face apparent. After a moment he composes himself, floating out of Cold’s arms and over to the assassin. You can’t hear what they say, but you’ve known Freeza long enough to know he’s trying to recruit him. They exchange words for a few moments until the ring is repaired, Hit then descending without another word. Freeza turns and flies back towards you as the referee speaks.

“Sorry for the delay, and we’re back!” he shouts pumping himself up. “With the elimination of contestant Freeza, Universe 7 is now down to its final fighter as well! Its all come down to this! Universe 6’s Hit, vs Universe 7’s Karn! Contestant Karn, please come on down!”

“Any advice?” you ask Freeza, your emperor looking blankly at you.
“Good luck Karn.” is all he says, patting you once on the shoulder and floating past you. Meloka flies over, you sharing a quick kiss then descending to the newly-built arena.
“Go get’em Dad!” Chaya shouts excitedly. “You can do it! Kick his ass!”
“Karn! Don’t you dare lose!!” Beerus shouts down, everyone else offering words of encouragement. But you tune them out, focusing on the opponent before you.

"You can't win." Hit says, taking his stance. "Surrender."
"Nah, I don't think so." you say, taking your stance. "You managed to beat Freeza, no way I'd pass this fight up."
"Ladies and gentlemen, its time for the final fight!" the referee shouts into his microphone. "Its all come down to this! Contestant Hit, from Universe 6 and contestant Karn, from Universe 7. Whoever wins this fight will decide the entire tournament!"

"Hit, don't you dare lose now!" Champa shouts down. "If you lose, you won't get the reward!"

"Contestants ready?" the announcer asks, then drops his arm as Beerus and Champa's beams strike and ring the gong. "AAAAAAND BEGIN!!"

"RRRRAAAAAAAAA!!" you roar out, blue light flashing around you. You ascend to godhood, but you don't stop there. You push further, once more attaining the state of a Super Saiyan beyond that of a Super Saiyan God. Your power extends to its peak, the blue shell around you shattering.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=jVbFTiEOaGE [Open]

You can hear the gasps from the audience, having never witnessed this power discovered training under Whis and Beerus before. But your focus is entirely on Hit.

"I'm ready." you say, dropping into your fighting stance. This is it, the final battle.

___

You and Hit silently stare each other down, everyone having gone quiet. You both stand perfectly still, neither willing to make the first move. But you know that unlike Hit, you’ll tire out from simply being in this form. You have to make the first move.

“HAAAAAA!!” you shout, blasting off the arena floor at Hit. Remembering what you’d observed with Freeza, you stop your charge short, leaving an Afterimage and blinking behind the assassin. You leave a second afterimage there, this time blinking back behind your first Afterimage and closing in. A perfect trap.

But unfortunately for you, he wasn’t fooled. Right as you’re about to hit him he vanishes, punching you from your right directly in your temple. Even at Super Saiyan Blue you can’t follow Hit’s jumping through time, his strike sending you flying aside. You’re sent crashing to the ground, but using the momentum you’re able to easily flip back to your feet. However, it seems Hit’s done playing around, rapidly closing the distance between the two of you, seeming to simply vanish and reappear closer and closer an-

“Glurk!” you cough up blood as Hit’s fist slams into your gut, the assassin launching into a devestating combination of attacks to your head, torso and gut. You can’t even see his strikes coming, hitting every hole in your guard. He strikes you over and over, you feeling at least one rib break from Hit's relentless barrage. He then vanishes, you feeling a massive hit to your spine. The pain is intense, nearly sending you down, but you twist, kicking at Hit's head. Yet again your strike was useless, Hit reappearing behind you and again hitting you in the back with a heavy attack. His last attack sends you flying, crashing to the ground and sliding to a stop a few short feet from the edge.

You lay where you stopped, coughing up blood onto the arena floor. Everything hurts, his precise strikes having caused massive damage. You can't focus, the world is spinning around a little bit, you're not sure you can do this. You put your hands flat on the arena and try to push yourself to your feet, but you're really struggling.

"Stay down." Hit says, hands in his pockets. "This fight's over."
"Contestant Karn seems unable to rise!" the announcer shouts, running over. "One! Two! Three! Fo-!"
"Don't give up Dad!!" Chaya shouts down to you. "You can't lost to someone like this! Keep fighting!"

Your daughter's words galvanize you, you somehow finding the strength to push yourself back to your feet.

"You're a fool." Hit says, glaring at you. "You should have stayed down."
"Like. Hell. I. Am." you say, panting between each word. You sway unsteadily on your feet, yet still square up to Hit. Suddenly, you get an idea. This is gonna seriously hurt. But, if it works, you just might win this!

___

"I just. Figured out how. To beat you." you pant out, chuckling to yourself. Hit raises an eyebrow at you but otherwise doesn't react, you hearing murmering from the audience. You're keenly aware you're at the edge of the ring, there's nowhere left to go. Except through Hit. You just hope this plan works, else you're probably done for. You start raising a slightly trembling hand towards Hit, pointing with your whole arm at the assassin. "You've got one. Chance. To surrender."

"Is that supposed to be a joke, or a threat?" Hit asks, still unmoving. You smirk at the assassin, showing a bravado you don't feel. Your fingertip lights up with your ki, prepared for a Death Beam, then Hit strikes. The impact is tremendous, nearly taking you off your feet. But you're ready. You snap your arm tight around Hits, grabbing your armor and locking his hand in between your body and arm. He looks at you stunned, unable to quite process what's happening.

"What?" he asks, but you don't answer. Instead you punch towards his face with your free hand, you've got him!

BOOM

"H-How?" you mouth, unable to speak. Hit's other fist is buried in your gut, the shock from his heavy punch knocking you back down to base as your strength leaves you. Hit backs up, you doing your best to remain upright but its all over. "I w-won-"

You collapse face-first to the ground, unconscious.

"Three...four..." you hear a voice faintly calling out. You wished it would shut up, you were asleep where your everything didn't hurt. "Five...six...seven."

"Karn, get up! Please Karn, be okay!!"
"Daddy no! You can't lose, you can't!!" you hear familiar voices calling out. Chaya, Meloka, you can't let them down. You have to do this!

"EIGHT!! NINE!!" the referee shouts, then notices you moving. "TE- Wait, is he getting up?!!"

"N-Not yet." you say, very slowly pushing yourself to your feet, hearing the audience losing their minds behind you. You haven't even opened your eyes, body not yet having the strength. "I'm not done yet."

"It seems that contestant Karn just refuses to stay down!" the announcer shouts. "The match will continue!"
"You don't know when to quit." Hit says, hands still in his pockets. "This next hit will send you out of the ring!"

You can't even stand up straight or open your eyes, your arms hanging limply in front of you yet again you stand. You won't lose here, there's too much at stake. Everyone's counting on you!

"This ends now." Hit says, blinking closer and closer to you. You can sense his approach, but you know you can't react in time. As Hit reaches you, the oddest thing happens: your head and neck move on their own. What the hell's going on?

___

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“What?” Hit asks, confused. You’re just as clueless, you have no idea what just happened. One moment you were helpless, the next your neck and head moved on their own, Hit’s punch barely missing you.
“What’s going on?!” Champa shouts, confused. “Hit, stop toying around and knock him off already!!”

Hit focuses on you, firing another blinking punch. But again somehow your body moves on its own, twisting and letting Hit’s fist sail harmlessly past your chest.

“Woah!” Chaya shouts. “Did you see that?!!”
“Yeah...” Meloka and Vegeta reply, the rumblings of the audience a low hum. Hit launches into his combination attack again, yet somehow your body moves on its own to avoid it. He then disappears, punching your back again, but your body still avoids the punch, twisting and leaning forward. Before you know it your right hand clenched into a fist, striking Hit square in the gut and sending him flying all on its own. What the hell’s happening to you? You open your eyes and suddenly a bluish aura appears all around you. Hit slams into something, but you’re too preoccupied looking curiously down at your hands to see what.

“HIT!!” Champa shouts, panicking. “HIT, what’s happening?!!”
“What’s happening to you Karn?” Meloka asks, sounding worried.
“No, it couldn’t be...” Beerus says, stunned. you’d been so busy listening to the conversation you hadn’t realized your body had walked over to a downed Hit. The assassin blinks away, gaining some distance as he gets back to his feet, resuming his stance. You stare the assassin down a moment, then your body moves on its own again. You feel and see yourself leap at Hit, fist moving on its own and punching at his head. Hit vanishes, reappearing and striking at your left temple with his right fist. Again you twist past his attack, and again Hit disappears before you can counter, reappearing at the other end of the arena.

"What's going on? What ARE you?!" Hit shouts, composure broken. You say nothing, staring the assassin down with your arms hanging limp by your sides.

___

https://youtube.com/watch?v=MhQbJc1euxg [Open]

You watch yourself leap at Hit, closing the wide gap between you near-instantly. The assassin tries to hit you from the back again, your body twisting around inside his punch, your arm moving on its own again and punching straight for Hit's gut. Right before your fist connected, Hit disappeared, punching at your temple. You thoughtlessly dodge, body twisting and your heel catches Hit in the head. Your strike sends him flying away again, yet this time disappearing at the edge of the ring. He reappears beside you, you dodging his strike and retaliating. Yet each time you try to hit Hit, he leaps through time to dodge, neither of you hitting the other. This goes on for a bit, neither of you able to land a decisive blow. You don't have to think on the fight at all, your body moving without your conscious effort. Then Hit makes a mistake. He extends a punch too far, your knee rising on its own and planting square into the assassin's gut. Hit coughs up blood, stunned.

Before Hit can recover your body attacks, raining down blow after blow on the assaasin. In the blink of an eye you've struck Hit dozens of times, the final strike sending him crashing down to the far edge of the arena, and doesn’t immediately get up.

“Oh no! HIT!!” Champa cries out, panicked. “C’mon Hit, get up! Fight back!!”
“Whis, what’s going on?” you hear Meloka ask, the angel not responding.
“Go Dad go! That’s it, keep it up!!” Chaya cheers you on, you taking a step closer to Hit as the referee runs up. Before he can start the count, Hit rises unsteadily to his feet, glaring at you in pure rage.

“ENOUGH!!” the assassin roars, pulling back his fist and punching at you from there. For some reason your body still reacts to the punch, flipping aside as you somehow hear it hit behind you. “What?! But that never mis-“

Hit can’t finish the sentence, you having lept and closed the distance, punching him across the jaw. But right as your punch was about to hit, you felt that amazing power fade, just for a moment. You're running out of time, you have to end this now!

"ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAR!!" you scream out as you attack, sounding almost Oozaru-like. You launch into a vicious combination of strikes, Hit forced on the defensive with no time to vanish. You strike Hit over and over again, overwhelming Hit. With a final, beastial roar you punch Hit through the edge of the arena, the assassin landing out of bounds. You stand triumphant for a few moments, looking down at Hit. Somehow, you did it!

"Contestant Hit is out of bounds!" the referee shouts. "Universe 7 are the winners!!"

But that feeling of triumph doesn't last. That power welling up from within truly begins fading, you dropping to a knee in pain and exhaustion, whatever you did exacting a heavy toll on your body.

"KARN!!" Meloka shouts, followed close by Chaya. The last thing you see are their faces, then darkness takes you.

___

AGE 850, TOKI TOKI CITY

“N-No way...” You mutter out, barely noticing that the Supreme Kai of Time has already taken the scroll away and put it back. You are Trunks and, just, wow. Words fail you, the battle you witnessed blowing your mind. If the Karn Towa has under her control achieves this...
"Trunks? Trunks? TRUNKS!!!" the Supreme Kai of Time shouts in your face, snapping you out of your daze.
"Tha-That's not real, is it?" you ask her, worried. "Karn can't really achieve Ultra Instinct! Can he?"

"I'm afraid he can." she says, looking just as worried as you feel. "And that in itself is troubling. But what would be several magnitudes worse is if somehow Towa learns how it works, and can grant Mira that ability as well."

She says nothing else for awhile, letting your mind wrap around the possibilities. If she could reinforce Mira stronger than Chaya, then gave him access to Ultra Instinct as well? That would be an unstoppable nightmare. Your mind flashes back to your own time, when near-unstoppable monsters rampaged and left the world without hope. That level of helplessness and despair across every timeline is unthinkable! You refuse to be a part of that!

"We won't let that happen!" you shout, standing tall and resolute, your mind made up. "I won't let that happen. We will protect history!"
"That's the spirit!" the Supreme Kai of Time shouts, pumping a fist as well. You will not let that nightmare come to pass!

ELSEWHERE, AGE ???

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"We won't let that happen!" Trunks shouts, standing tall and resolute. "I won't let that happen. We will protect history!"
"That's the spirit!" the Supreme Kai of Time shouts, pumping a fist as well. You chuckle at the oblivious Time Patroller and Kai, setting the crystal ball down and letting the image fade. Trunks has no idea he’s being watched.

"Everything alright, Mistress Towa?" a badly-damaged Mira asks, walking into the room. You are Towa, Demon Princess and scientist, and you have a happy smug smile on your face. That foolish Kai gave you a wonderful idea, and she doesn't even know it!
"Everything is going according to plan." you tell Mira, your warrior laying on the table for repairs. Chaya's newfound strength, the raw, unchained power of Super Saiyan 4 is something you're having difficulty reinforcing Mira against. At this point it can't be materials, they're as strong as they come. You'll just have to steal more energy to raise Mira's power even further. And you know just how to do it.

"Churai, go fetch Chaya for me please." you say with a wicked grin. "Let her know its almost time for her rematch with Ace."

-Saiyan Conqueror Quest Alternate Future Special End-