Dragon Ball: Goku Si c32

“Not bad, son.” Bardock did a couple of stretches as he got blood flowing. It would seem he underestimated this strange state Kakarot was in.

“But this is only the beginning!” The Rogue Saiyan’s muscles bulked as blue lightning began to crackle around him. Golden aura consumed him as he roared loudly.

His energy rapidly grew hundreds of times. Goku looked with excited look. What he was looking at was Bardock going Super Saiyan Three! That was a nerd moment for him!

Moments later, his old man looked seriously. It was clear that this state was draining him a lot.

“Be careful. This form is hard to control.” After warning his youngest son, Bardock dashed at him once more. 

This time around, winds gathered around Goku as he tapped into his Ki. The assembled crowd could finally sense his energy.

“How can he so effortlessly tap into such large reserves of Ki?” A namekian dressed in black and red Gi commented. He was Piccolo’s counterpart from another timeline.

“Meditation. Goku is a master of it. He taught me how to utilise it as well.” Aeos replied as the fight began.

After the first exchange, it was already clear who the winner was. Goku’s style, which was developed from a turtle-style technician, Supreme Kai’s finesse, and Saiyan brutality, danced around Bardock’s basic instinctual fighting style, which he developed through countless battles.

While it wasn’t one-sided like before, Goku was draining the Rogue Saiyan’s Ki at a rapid pace with his fighting style.

Eventually, the Saiyan was able to overpower the older Saiyan, deliver a powerful blow, and send him flying to the ground.

Bardock coughed as he breathed heavily. The older Saiyan was on all fours as his transformation was undone.

“Impressive. What is this state you are in? You don’t look winded at all.” The Saiyan asked his son, who slowly floated down, a smile not leaving his face.

“We were in an equal state of transformations. The difference was our foundations and how we achieved it.” 

“You are in Super Saiyan Three?”

“I'm a bit further than that, but yes. This is Super Saiyan Three, but I achieved a mental state of Returning to Origin.” As Goku said this, he called forth his aura. It was a flaming aura that reminded people who are familiar with the Gods of their unique auras.

However, what surprised the Saiyans and the Namekians was the sheer amount he was hiding and revealing in a flash!

“I see. It would seem Lady Aeos was right about your Mastery over Ki.” Bardock admitted as he got up and took a deep breath.

Goku looked at his fiancée, who smiled back at him. The Goddess already bragged about him. She isn’t holding back.

“Oh, I would say Ki control is the most important, I would say. Especially, seeing the difference between us.”

Goku noticed in person how bad it was. It was like a fight between a disciplined beast and a feral one.

Feral One lost its stamina quickly after throwing around with all its might.

“Hmm. After seeing what you can do, I tend to agree, but it’s not my style.” Bardock shrugged. He doesn’t like going against his instincts. 

“That’s the difference between a Warrior and a Martial Artist. One treats it like a way of life, and the other one sees it as art that needs to be mastered.

They CAN work together.” Goku smiled at Bardock before looking at Gohan.

The conversation shifted as the blonde Saiyan wanted to speak with the other.

“What is your name?” 

“...Son Gohan.”

After hearing that, Goku looked at Aeos, who smiled back at him. Her smile was telling him that it was indeed what he was thinking.

“My wild guess is that you are my counterpart’s son?” Goku guessed, and his smile told that he knew who the black-clad Saiyan was.

“Indeed. Only that my mother is…” Gohan looked at Aeos. “...of far humbler origins.” 

The Blue-Haired Goddess flicked her long hair. 

“No need to be that guarded. Since I've been considered your step-mother by this point.”

Son Gohan paled when he heard that. 

“Aeos, no need to terrify the poor kid.” Goku chuckled as he saw the expression.

“I am not trying to do that. I am trying to take a ‘soften’ approach. It’s not that easy.” The Goddess sighed, trying to channel ‘mother’ energy, but it’s not that easy.

“I think you first need to let him adjust to new circumstances.” The blonde Saiyan sighed before he looked at the black dressed Gohan.

“Why don’t we start with something less stressful?” The Saiyan said to his counterpart’s son.

“What do you suggest?” Gohan wondered how it could become ‘less stressful’.

Goku noticed the missing arm. It’s quite obvious.

“Show me your back.” The blonde Saiyan motioned to turn around.

“...Sure…”

The black clad Saiyan showed him his back. He wonders what he will do. 

Goku placed his hand on his back before warm energy began to flow. Then, out of nowhere, a heat surge hit his missing arm, followed by short pain as the arm emerged! Regrowing rapidly!

Bardock and the other two black clad warriors looked surprised by this!

“You can heal to this degree?” Bardock exclaimed. He always had this bitter feeling when he saw his grandson in such a state.

“Magic is something I studied since I learned the truth about Dragon Balls. I wield it as support in my early years. Now it plays a more active role. Healing limbs is the least I can do.” He explained to his father’s counterpart.

“Convenient.” The Rogue Saiyan can see some good battle uses for such abilities.

“How much can you regenerate?” The namekian asked curiously. 

“Technically… anything as long as I am conscious,” Goku replied, his voice curious.

“We are not going to test it.” Aeos chipped in. Her words were cold. Making them know that she won’t accept crazy tests!

“I am not planning to!” Goku exclaimed as he gave finishing touches to Gohan’s regeneration…meaning a tail reappeared.

“Umm…Why do I feel that I have a tail?” The half-Saiyan commented about the strange feeling he had. It was a familiar one.

“That’s because you have one,” Bardock replied as he noticed a Saiyan’s iconic extra limb back on Gohan.

“While I thank you for doing this. But, it would have been better if I hadn’t had my arm back.” Gohan replied as he saw his missing arm grow back. He looked at it with an array of dark expressions.

“I don’t deserve this for all the failures. You see, I failed to protect the ones I care about.” 

The half-Saiyan clad in black said to him.

“Hmph! Then you can’t mope around.” Aeos huffed. She got his attention. “So what if you failed? Do you know that you are not exclusive to that? I have failed too, and I am a god. One of my apprentices became one of the greatest threats to time itself in our universe. 

And I didn’t know that before; it was too late. Now his apprentice is one of our greatest enemies we face all the time.” She explained with crossed arms.

“You have to focus and make sure you are ready next time,” Aeos explained with narrowed eyes.

What he didn’t expect was to get a pep-talk from his Goddess!

“That is why I brought you all here.” She began to explain what else she had in mind.

All of her followers looked at her.

“Goku and I will train you, and then we can return to the timelines we picked you up in.” She explained, making them look shocked and surprised!

“Doesn’t that break the balance?” Gohan asked the burning question, making the rest of them look at her in disbelief. Did Goku change her that much!?

“Hmph!” She scoffed before explaining. “Chronoa has her Time Patrol. They are keeping huge swaths of timelines under supervision. She had already broken the balance I had kept for millions of years.

If she can pamper her timelines, so can I. Unlike her, I only care for a few.” The blue-haired Goddess explained before looking at them.

“Once you all are strong enough, you can maintain your timelines.” She then looked at Bardock.

“Even yours.” 

The Rogue Saiyan looked surprised.

“You…saying that we can save Planet Vegeta?” He asked in surprise. 

“You broke through time before the Supernova hit the planet. All we need to do is send that attack back before it slams into the surface.” Aeos explained how to mess with the timeline.

Honestly… schemings like this…messing with time, feel like demons, like that Towa woman. 

“And… is it fine?” Son Gohan asked with worry. Won’t the time patron attack?

“The time scrolls you are worried about are here with me. Like I said, they are my timelines.” She flicked her hair.

“That means I can do as I please since I am in a good mood. I will help, Gohan.” The Goddess smiled, making the half-Saiyan a bit terrified. He looked at his father’s counterpart.

To his surprise, he saw him chuckle. He found it hilarious! What the hell! Doesn’t he know how fickle these deities like Aeos can be!?

But to this version of Goku, it means nothing. This Goddess was his future wife, so he sees things differently.

“I see. So this is how you plan to save Saiyans and get them to join your scheme.” Bardock realised what this meant. If it’s like that, with such timing, the Saiyans could become followers.

“Not me. It’s Goku.” She motioned towards the blonde Saiyan.

“He will become their Saiyan God, right?” The Goddess wanted to confirm.

“I don’t mind such an idea. Besides, I am becoming good at training others.” He smirked. When wisps finish their lifetime, their experiences return to him.

Making him experience what it means to be a Martial Arts Instructor.

“Fufufu, precisely.” She is in a similar boat. Having a small group of minions and a huge one. Aeos can copy Chronoa’s tactics, too.

Only that the talent the Blue-Haired Goddess acquired is superior.

“Does that mean you can bring my people back?” Vidro, who was listening patiently, looked at her Goddess.

“By all means. It should be possible. However, you won’t be staying with them. I need you here with me.” Aeos explained in a serious tone.

“I don’t mind!” the girl in black smiled and hummed happily. She couldn’t believe it!

“If you can bring my people, you can bring Namekian-style Dragon Balls.” The Nameless Namekian suggested with crossed arms.

“That is what I am suggesting.” 

“I have my set. I do wonder if they work in different timelines.” Goku stroked his chin, comteplating a test.

“They do. Something like this is tested. They don’t work in a different universe. Only Super Dragon Balls do.” Aeos explained to him.

“You have a set?” Gohan asked, surprised that he is keeping a set of dragon balls at all times!

“I do. I use them as bait to make bad guys come after me.” The Saiyan smirked while explaining his trick.

“I see…”

“Not a bad way to get more fights. I should do that too.” Bardock hummed, he was considering getting a dragon ball from a random timeline and just keep it until some power hungry idiot stumbles on him and they could get a fight. This way, he gets bad wishes out of the way and gets a good fight!

“Indeed. Like I said, my Goku is good.” Aeos smirked, she likes such scheming.

She then looked at the Namekian.

“We will restore your people. This way, we have Namekians behind us. Their mystical powers can come in handy.” Aeos agreed with the resurrection of his people.

This was good. If she doesn’t care about balance, she will have a big faction that can assist her against that moron Demigra.

That average demon with a pathetic talent for magic will be sorry for crossing her! 

“I don’t see a problem.” The namekian clad in black smirked. This is just great. His people's death weighs heavily on him.

“Does that mean we can beat many versions of Frieza without worry?” Bardock realised that midway! Holy shit! He counted two Friezas and one of his ancestors! Just from the top of his head!

“By my calculations, yes.” Aeos slowly nodded. Her reply made Bardock grin like a feral Oozaru.

“Kakarot! Let’s start this training right away!” Bardock barked, as he was excited! 

Goku chuckled, hearing that. It would seem it was an early celebration for his father’s counterpart.