DBZ: The Fallen Empire (Chapter 3: The Outlanders)

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Kire looked as if he was about to snap at Junior but he caught himself before he could. He balled his fist tightly and he couldn't believe that Junior actually had some truth in his words. His stomach turned into a knot and he realized what he was saying. It only reminded him of Vegetto's words and he couldn't help but bite his lip. His yes glared at Junior but the more he understood what Junior meant, the more his heart sank. He took in a deep breath and let out a sigh of defeat, however, he refused to show his faults.

"Stupid boy... what do you know?" Kire whispered to himself. "I know her more than you, I made her..."

Kire dropped his shoulders, the words still bothering him to no end. He switched his attention to Mioi and scratched the back of his head. He felt ashamed that even an alien had to even tell him his place. He didn't say anything to the cyclops and quickly turned his body away from both Junior and Mioi. It was obvious that he struggled with Junior's words about what his daughter wants. He then turned to the ship before them and he seemed to take a big interest in it. His eyes scanned the ship and he felt confident in his ability to fix it.

"Well, I think this ship can still fly." Kire said boldly. "It may be old but it can still be fixed. It'll take a bit of time and I'm sure a bit of help will be much appreciated." He turned to Mioi. "But before anything, I'll have to work on those suits, as promised. I'll help you guys out in fixing this ship but I wonder just how it got here... I wonder what this ship is capable of."
 
Vegetto Jr. merely grunted in response, shifting Jaz slightly in his forearms with a heavy frown. Koth however, chimed in loudly as he rapidly sprinted up from the ship entrance.

"You have no idea!"

Gogeta Jr. raised an eyebrow, watching Koth eccentrically gesture towards the ship.

"This...is the Gravestone!"

Vegetto and Gogeta both raised eyebrows, watching Koth grin from cheek to cheek.

"This was the only ship that ever went up against the Eternal Fleet and won! Do you have any idea how long people have been looking for this thing?!"
 
"Say what now? This ship is actually capable of combating that Eternal Fleet on their terms?" Brachi asked, blinking at the sudden news.
 
"I'd... Like to know how far battleship tech got while I was out." Kira said in a bit of awe looking at the ship.

"So what do we do? Use this thing to blow Arcann into bits?" Solaris asked.
 
Kire pondered at the thought but shook his head, unable to think of an answer. He didn't seem to wait for the others and casually walked to the ship, attempting to enter it and begin setting up his lab and start his projects.

"Well, how did it get here?" Kire questioned. "Or rather, who put it here? Why should a ship as famous as this be covered in moss? I wonder what happened to the crew..."

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Jaz mumbled slightly in her sleep but opened one eye to see what was going on. She stared at the ship before her and didn't seem too interested. She looked up at Junior and smiled, careful not to fidget around in his arms. She was still tired but she looked as if she wanted to play with Junior; after being apart for so long, it was almost natural for her. She poked his cheek and stuck her tongue out at him.

"You're really comfy to sleep on, ya'know." Jaz giggled. "We got a lot to talk about, Junior. I wanna know what you've been doing these last couple of years!"
 
"Well, that does not explain how it ended up here of all places..." Mioi walked around the front of the ship and peered up at it, which was hard given her depth perception. "Would it still be operable if it has not been used in so long?"

She dragged her hand across the side of it while she examined it; such technology was never something she would see even on her home planet that had its own sophistications. "How would we even repair it to be useable? Though it makes for a new base of opperations for now..."
 
Koth glanced around towards the others, his tone still eccentric.

"Guys, none of that matters! We can fix this baby up no problem...we can really do this! We can really win this war and beat Arcann! It's destiny!" 

Beerus narrowed his eyes into slits, grasping onto his forearms behind his back and peered up at the ship. Gogeta Jr. rolled his eyes slightly, glancing towards Zibarica for a moment before turning back to Koth.

"Really Koth? The Gravestone? From that old tale you always tell when it was your turn to put the kids to sleep back at the bunker?"

Koth nodded with a small grin.

"Yup! The very same one! You can't deny it now Junior...it's fate!"

Gogeta Jr. narrowed his eyes, turning slightly towards the ship.

"Fate...right. Let's play along and say this really is the famous ship you're talking about..."

He gestured towards the swamp.

"Doesn't it seem a little convenient that after all this time, we just happened to stumble upon it? Just when we needed a way past the fleet blocking Zakuul?"

Koth kept a small grin.

"What? You don't like the fact that for the first time in the past twenty years, the solution isn't apart of your master plan?"

Gogeta Jr. scoffed slightly in response, staring back at the ship.

"We survived all these years because of my plans, Koth. You got Zi and Junior over there to confirm it."

Koth kept his grin.

"I get it now. You're just upset because for the first time, you didn't have a way out for us. So fate had to step in and help us finish the job."

Gogeta Jr. shook his head once.

"I was still working on a plan, and it could've worked. But you know as well as I do that with someone like Vaylin always on your heels...this..."

His narrowed eyes sharpened slightly.

"This just doesn't feel right. It's too easy."

HK-47 moved forward, following after Kire.

"Analysis: Scans suggest that the major blast doors lead into the passageway of the ship master. Shall I blast them open now, master?"

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Vegetto Jr. shook a little, caught off guard by Jaz's sudden poke in his cheek. He glanced down, smiling once she stuck her tongue out at him.

"Hey yeah...we can talk in a minute."

His head lifted slightly, narrowing his eyes for a second towards Kire, before turning back towards Jaz.

"There's something I need to talk to you about too."

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The Eternal Throne

A blue holo image, depicting the overview of the entire swamp below hung before Arcann as he sat on the throne, his one eye narrowed.


"The Endless Swamp."

Vaylin watched Arcann turn slightly towards his left, pushing onto a button.

"I want Skytrooper battalions covering the perimeter of that swamp. Start tourching the trees, draw them out from their hiding place."

Vaylin nodded back towards the screen.

"The troopers should focus on moving towards the southwest."

She pointed to an empty section of the holomap.

"There was a tractor beam here, guiding the ship landing towards that direction."

Arcann blinked once, turning towards Vaylin.

"A tractor beam? There aren't any ships within planetary range, let alone close enough to emit a tractor beam without us noticing."

Vaylin nodded once.

"The ship was cloaked, using technology we haven't seen on the battlefield yet. But with the right intuition..."

The woman slowly waved her hand across the map, revealing a singular blue image as the Martian ship rendered onto the map. Arcann's eye narrowed slightly, studying the new addition.

"I recognize that architecture. Martians..."

He slumped back slightly into his seat, glancing down.

"After two decades...they finally show themselves..."

His attention then landed back on Vaylin.

"Can you sense where they landed?"

Vaylin frowned in response.

"No...I could only sense the beam. This normally should've worked but...I don't know. Something...something's blocking me."

Arcann shook his head.

"It makes little difference. We know they're in the swamp; it's only a matter of time until we find them."
 
"If this thing can take on the Eternal Fleet, there's no reason we shouldn't use it to destroy the Eternal Empire." Kira said.

"What if this is all a trap, a trick set up by our enemies?" Solaris asked.

"I'd say it's worth it to spring the trap incase it isn't a trap." Kira replied.
 
Xenest's eye twitched a little, which only Brachi noticed, indicating he must be telepathically conferring with the Martians operating their main ship. Using her bond to telepathically link with him, she asked him what he was about. While Xenest's irises turned to her to look at her, he remained silent. However, Brachi did not frown or tilt her head; instead she gave a quick nod as if understanding the message; clearly he was telepathically speaking to her using the Martian language, something only she and Xenest could understand due to the Martians hailing from their timeline after all. 


There was no sound or any movement visible from the air, which showed the sheer perfection of the cloaking technology; being invisible to the naked eye and undetectable by any form of radar equipment or sensor array from direct sight as well as the elimination of detection of anti-proton residue and surges in tachyons or neutrino emissions truly made the vessel practically impossible to find, allowing it to stalk enemy vessels like predators. Coupled with the latest state-of-the-art technology to fire weapons while cloaked made it ideal to launch an ambush or counter-ambush attack as, unknown to the others of both friend and foe, the Martians were making their moves...
 
Kire shook his head to HK-47 and scratched his chin.

"Nah, if this ship is as powerful as Koth makes it out to be, I doubt you could blast them open." He chuckled. "But I promise you'll get to shoot someone when I assign you a little...training buddy. Until then, just blast the hand of anyone who touches my daughter."


Kire then directed his attention to Koth.

"You sure know a lot about this bad boy." Kire leaned against the side of the ship and tapped at its metal with his robot hand. "Know of a way inside?"

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Jaz tilted her head at Junior, curious of what he wanted to talk about. He followed his eyes to her father then gazed back up at him.

"Uhh, yeah. Something bugging you? You look a bit...troubled."
 
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