Part 7

Krillin gasped as he stared at all of the fighters around him. "Look at all these fighters!" He gulped when he noticed that one had an ax bigger than he was. "Oh man... and Lord Seru will... eat them... too."

"We just have to find a way to destroy Lord Seru's armor." Goku said as he looked around. "I wish Piccolo would give us more info about that armor."

"I don't trust that sorcerer." Vegeta scoffed, "After all he did to me... all those years of sleep..." He looked down. **All that time in that coffin, I can't forgive him for that...**

"I believe that Piccolo is telling the truth." Goku said as he stared up, "After all, why else would Piccolo be here? He would've continued his vengence the Saiyans but he didn't; that has to tell us something. Right now, we just have to get in that Tournament and fight that Seru head on! Lord Seru has to have some weakness..."

"I hope so, Goku... for all our sakes." Eighteen sighed as she felt the armor under her skin. The mystical armor she and her brother had been bonded with so many years ago had been a blessing and a curse. It made her and her brother invulnerable and super strong. Unfortunately, it also made them live longer than most people should. By theory, they could be immortal. And now, someone want to take her because of her armor.

"Come on, let's go and get to the preliminaries." Chi Chi said as she put her hand on Eighteen's shoulder. "Okay?"

"Okay..." Eighteen nodded.

"What are you talking about?" Tien asked as he, Choutsu, and Launch came forward.

"Where were you?" Chi Chi asked stunned. The three haven't been seen since last night and they were a little worried.

"We were hunting for Piccolo." Launch said as she held up her bow and arrow. "Lord Seru came to us in our dreams and offered me the power to control my transformations."

"We know, he did the same to us." Goku said, "Lord Seru is evil, he will take us."

"Are you sure?" Tien asked suspicously, "I mean, who told you that."

"Piccolo himself. Lord Seru can absorb others with his armor." Chi Chi explained, "He'll absorb Eighteen and who knows what else."

"And you trust Piccolo's word?!" Tien screamed, "I don't believe it!"

"It's true." Goku said, "You have to join us and help us destroy Lord Seru before it's too late."

"Look, believe it or not, but we worked for Lord Seru before and he had kept his word." Tien said as he rose his hand. "We heard some ugly rumors about him as well, but we trust him. He's not evil."

"He scares me." Eighteen said, "He looks at me like I'm a piece of meat. He wants to absorb me and then my brother."

"It won't happen." Tien insisted as he and his group left quickly.

"Oh boy..." Krillian muttered.

"He'll realize the truth. I just hope that he won't be absorbed by that armor." Goku said, "Now, let's go and get in the Tournament!"

*****

Bulma looked frantically around the grounds for any way into the fighting grounds without having to fight. Goku or Kakarot is there and she wanted answers. How did Kakarot become a beast? Why didn't he say anything before? And what did he see in Chi Chi that made him want to marry her?

Bulma saw an unguarded door leading to the fighters' arenas. "Perfect!" Bulma gushed as she looked around and crept in. "If anyone catches me, I'll just say I got lost." She went through the door and ran off to find her friends.

Unknown to her, a dark figure smirked. The woman wasn't strong but she radiated pure intelligence, something he liked in a candidate.

*****

The group looked at their numbers that they drew. They were drawing numbers to fight in the preliminary fights. It was Lord Seru's way of picking the figters to fight in the tournament.

"Well, looks like we won't have to fight each other...I hope." Krillian said as he looked at his paper.

"For now." Goku said as he looked at his paper. "Okay. So, we can go ahead and try to get in the Tournament and beat these fighters."

"Well..." Chi Chi blushed as she looked at Goku, "if we fight, we would have to make sure it's not a stalemate like when we train. Okay?"

"Sure." Goku agreed. He knew that both he and Chi Chi were warriors and neither would want to hold back in a Tournament because they were getting married. It would be an insult to Chi Chi's honor if he held anything back in this battle.

"When we make it to the tournament, I will fight Goku first." Vegeta said as he looked at his paper. "You seem like a worthy opponent to warm up with for Lord Seru." Vegeta smirked at Goku. He also could sense something deep within Goku that he couldn't explain. Maybe, when he faced Goku in battle, he could find out what it was.

"Now... we have to make sure that we all are in constant communication. We need someone to relay messages..." Goku muttered as he looked at the group. They were all going to be busy fighting in the preliminaries and vulnerable to Lord Seru if he attacks.

"Hey, guys!!!" Bulma gushed as she ran up.

At once, everyone gawked as the princess came up. How did Bulma get here? She wasn't a fighter like the rest of the warriors. "What are you doing here?" Vegeta demanded as he stomped up to his future wife. "You can barely defend yourself against these warriors!!!"

"I just want to watch." Bulma insisted as she glanced at Goku and smirked, "I'm may not be a Kame knight, but I can handle myself just fine."

"Like that Ginyu frog?" Vegeta asked as he smirked.

"That was just one time!" Bulma screamed.

"And when you flirted with Zarbon?"

"I didn't know he was gay!"

"And how about that shrimp that wanted to take over the world?"

"Oh please, I handled him just fine!"

"Hold it!!!" Chi Chi screamed interupting the little word spar between the two of the most egotistical people in the kingdoms. The two stopped and glared at her. Chi Chi sighed and turned to Bulma, "Bulma, can you help us by relaying messages between us?"

"I guess..." Bulma muttered, "But why do I have to play messanger? I'm a genius princess, not a errand girl."

"Because the rest of us are going to be fighting for our lives!" Vegeta boomed.

"Ooohhh right..." Bulma sighed. **Looks like I'm going to be doing some running.** She grimanced.

*****

Goku was doing his customary stretches for his preliminary fights. His heart pounded in anticipation of the coming fights. The odd thing about preliminary fights are that the fighters could be extremely weak or extremely strong. Hopefully, he will get through the rounds and fight in the Tournament to face Lord Seru, the Cell.

He grinned ferally as he went on top of the ring and stared at the opponent in front of him. He was a short fat human with a long sword. Goku growled as he went into fighting position.

"Whoa...he's huge." The human muttered, "But, that won't stop me, the mighty samurai, Yajarobie!" The samurai proclaimed as he rose his sword up.

"And I am Goku the Beast." Goku introduced himself, "Future Husband to Chi Chi, the Warrior Princess. Let's fight."

*****

Goku sighed as he bandaged his cut arm. Yajarobie had given a good fight but he was far too weak and slow. After he realized he will lose, he ran off of the ring and never looked back.

"Nice fight." Bulma complimented as she sat down.

"Thanks...any messages?" Goku asked as he sat down beside her preparing for the next match.

"Not really. I wanted to ask you something..." Bulma smirked at the beast. "Have you ever met a knight named 'Kakarot'?"

"Err... not really." Goku laughed as he looked up and said, "Oh! My match is coming up... gotta go!" He rushed off and Bulma shook her head.

"Typical... he's still a bad liar, even as a beast."

"You better stop asking questions, Miss, unless you want trouble." A dark figure boomed as Bulma looked behind her.

"Piccolo." Bulma shuddered as the sorcerer grabbed her and vanished.

*****

They reappeared in a deserted corner of the grounds. Bulma's pulse quickened as Piccolo let her go. "What's the deal?" Bulma demanded as she stared up at the Piccolo's face. "I swear, if you do anything to me Vegita and Kakarot will make you pay!"

Piccolo smirked and laughed, "Those two? Ha! I made their lives miserable and I was holding back!"

"And what did you do to Kakarot?" Bulma asked, "I know that Vegeta have done some...bad things but Kakarot..." Bulma sighed, "Kakarot is the sweetest and noble man I know. He's the last person who deserves to be turned into a beast."

Piccolo shrugged, "I was mad, okay? I wanted to punish all Saiyans and that's what I did."

"And now that you have your kicks, why not have Goku be turned back into Kakarot?" Bulma asked as she tapped her foot.

"I can't even if I wanted to." Piccolo explained, "The curse I placed on Kakarot can't be removed unless he melted a stone heart."

"A... stone heart?" Bulma repeated as she frowned. "Stone? Stone can't be melted?! He'll never be back to normal!" Bulma realized as she thought of Kakarot trapped in a body of a beast. Kakarot was a sweet kind hearted knight who arrives when she needed help. He was the last person in the world who would deserve being turned into a beast. "But, why didn't he tell me this before?"

"He can't tell anyone about the curse." Piccolo said, "I didn't want anyone else to know. After all, what's more painful than being cursed and not being able to tell anyone about it?"

"Poor Kakarot." Bulma muttered, "I have to tell Chi Chi about this! We have to find a way to get him back to normal!"

"You do that and you will erase any slim hope Goku has of being Kakarot again." Piccolo warned, "I could just let you go on with your demands... but... well... Goku did save my life and I owe him at least a chance of regaining his humanity."

"So... if I keep my mouth shut... Kakarot will be back to his human self?"

"Maybe... in fact he's on his way to humanity if he lives through this Tournament." Piccolo hinted as he smirked. "I'll get you back and here's a little reminder." He pointed to Bulma's shoes and the pair turned to glass.

"My shoes!" Bulma squeaked as she stared at her shoes. "They're glass!"

"Just a little reminder..." Piccolo said as he took Bulma again and vanished.

*****

Chi Chi wiped her mouth as she got off of the ring while the healers were taking care of a muscular guy by the name of 'Hercule'.

"Hey, Chi Chi!" Bulma gushed as she ran up with a strange clinking sound.

"Bulma!" Chi Chi said as she smiled. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh... just checking up on your guys..." Bulma explained as she shrugged and walked up to her with a strange clink clink sound.

"What's that sound?" Chi Chi asked as she looked down at Bulma's feet to see a pair of beautiful glass slippers. "You're... wearing glass shoes?"

"Ahhh... it was on sale!" Bulma said as she showed off her shoes. "Not bad eh?"

Chi Chi sighed and said, "Okay... but those glass shoes look pretty frail. And don't they hurt?"

"No way! They're hot!" Bulma said as she sat down, "So... can I ask you a personal question?"

"Might as well... but why?" Chi Chi asked suspiciously.

"Well... I was thinking about Goku..." Bulma trailed off as she tried to think of the right thing to say. She didn't want to ruin Kakarot's chances of being human again but yet she was dying to know what would happen after Goku becomes Kakarot again.

"No, we didn't do it yet!" Chi Chi shouted as she turned red.

"No! Not _that_." Bulma giggled at Chi Chi's expression. "I mean...I was thinking... if Goku was a handsome guy, would you still like him?"

"If Goku was a handsome guy?" Chi Chi repeated as she looked away. The reason she asked him to marry her was because of his beastal appearence. She didn't want someone goodlooking enough to attract any other woman or herself. If Goku was a human, would she still be attracted to him? "Well... I don't know... I never dreampt of Goku being anything else but Goku... he did catch my attention as a beast but... he is very nice. I don't know... maybe. Why? Did you hear about the dream?"

"What dream?" Bulma asked confused.

"Lord Seru offered Goku to be human if he killed Piccolo and he refused." Chi Chi explained as she looked up.

**Typical Kakarot, always thinks of others before himself. Even if his humanity was at stake.** Bulma thought as she held her dress. "Thanks Chi Chi, good luck in the fight." Bulma ran off as her heart pounded. **Girl, you gotta tell Goku about what you think soon! I want to be at that wedding... Kakarot and Chi Chi... who woulda thought?**

*****

The Preliminaries passed by quickly as the warriors fought. Krillin gained more confidence as he won fight after fight. Everyone else had little difficulty winning their matches. The only one who was suffering any pain was Bulma.

"Stupid shoes!" Bulma sneered as she limped to the bench and rubbed her aching feet. If there was anything she learned today, other than the fact that Chi Chi's 'beast' was really the noble knight Kakarot, is that glass shoes are a pain to wear. She looked down to see that one of her slippers had slipped off. Now, she was wearing only one glass slipper. "I hate Piccolo." She growled and then realized something. "Wait a sec..." She got out her pouch of infinity and took out a pair of extra shoes. "Yes!" She giggled as she took off her remaining slipper and put on her shoes. "Ahhh..."

"Tired of the shoes?" Goku asked as he came up. "I'm all done with my matches. Boy, that was tiresome."

"Uh huh." Bulma sighed as she rubbed her feet. "It's worst for me than for you. Ouch..."

Goku glanced at the glass slipper and asked, "Where's the other slipper?"

"I lost it... somewhere." Bulma replied as she packed away the other shoe. "I don't care. I'm just glad to be wearing something else. How did it go?"

"I got in." Goku proudly replied, "Did you hear from the others yet?"

"Not yet." Bulma said as she stood up and winced. "Stupid shoes... how did Cindy handle wearing them at that ball?" She muttered. "So... Goku... have you seen Chi Chi yet?"

"Not really but I heard that she was doing great!" Goku exclaimed, "I can't wait to see how she do in the Tournament."

"Yeah... Chi Chi's one good fighter." Bulma sighed, "Goku... may I ask you something... it's about Chi Chi."

Goku blushed under his fur and said, "Awww... Bulma... we didn't do it yet!"

"Not that!" Bulma insisted as she giggled, "I mean... just that... do you really like Chi Chi?"

Goku nodded. "Of course I do... she's a wonderful fighter, beautiful, and she stands up for herself. Of course, she is a little defensive. But what's a rose without thorns?"

Bulma nodded. "I see... well... do you _love_ her?"

"Well..." Goku rubbed the back of his head.

"Hey, guys!" Krillin interupted as he came up. "I actually made it!!!"

Bulma scowled at the monk and muttered, "Way to go, chrome dome."

"Huh?" Krillin asked.

"Never mind. Okay, so Goku and Krillin got in..." Bulma caculated.

"And I did, naturally." Vegeta boasted as he, Chi Chi, and Bodyguard Eighteen walked up. He glanced at Bulma and reached into his pouch. "I believe you lost this." He said as he took out a glass slipper.

"My slipper." Bulma whispered as she accepted it. She took off one of her shoes and slipped it on. "It fits. Oh thank you, my warrior prince."

Vegita remained silent as he turned red slightly.

"We all made it." Eighteen said as the group gathered. "And so did Piccolo and Tien."

"Good... now there are supposed to be... um..." Goku counted on his paws and said, "Ten spots. There are five of us, not counting Bulma, Piccolo, and Tien. Okay, so that leaves only three spots not counting Lord Seru."

"I wonder who are the other two fighters?" Krillin wondered. "And how will we fight?"

"According to this, we'll find out once the Tournament starts." Goku said as he glanced at his brochure. "Bulma, you better stay to the side. There's no telling what could happen."

"Sure..." Bulma nodded confident in the beast formerly known as Kakarot.

The warriors nodded in unison as they went to the entrance to the main fighting grounds. "Do you think we can survive this one, Goku?" Krillin asked nervously.

"We have to... we have to win." Goku vowed as he clenched his fist.

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Part 7

It was a day of reckoning. Goku and the other warriors stepped out into the field with one thing on their minds.

"This is it." Krillian muttered as he stared at the ring. It was a round fighting area that stood up a foot over the ground. It was surrounded by a line of black fire torches. Lord Seru stood at one end of the arena dressed in his armor. He glanced at the group and smiled wickedly.

Eighteen shivered slightly but glared at the warrior. Despite the fact that his very sight sent shivers down her spine, she didn't want to show fear to this man.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to the Lord Seru Tournament or as we like to call it... The Cell Games!" The Announcer announced as he came up. He was dressed in black royal garb with a pair of black sunglasses. "Now, here's the rules, each fighter will fight Lord Seru here. If he or she wins the round, he or she will get to compete the other winners. No teaming up with other people to win. That's the only rule... now let the games begin!"

At once, everyone's jaws dropped at the announcement. "WHAT?! THOSE ARE THE RULES?!" Krillian exclaimed, "He'll absorb us if we fight one on one."

"We just have to survive." Goku said as he grinned and then thought, **And hope that I fight him first. If that monster absorb Chi Chi, I don't know what I would do.**

"First, draw your numbers in this box and we'll get started." The Announcer said as he held out the box.

One by one, the warriors drew. All of them hesitant and yet anxious to be first. "I got three." Goku said as he held out his ball.

"I got ten." Vegita said disappointed.

"I got eight." Krillian confessed.

"I... got two." Chi Chi said nervously as she held up her ball.

"I... I got one." Eighteen announced as she came up to the ring.

Lord Seru leapt onto the ring and spread out his cape. "Ah... the bodyguard, I hunger for you."

Eighteen tensed as she felt the urge to run for her life. She was scared. For the first time in a long time, she wanted to run away from fear.

"You can do it, Eighteen. GO FOR IT!" Krillian cheered as he climbed onto Goku's back for a better view.

The woman glanced at her husband. He didn't want to be here. He didn't want to fight and yet here he was, here to fight Lord Seru if needed. "I am not afraid of you." Eighteen said as she conjured up her sword and held it in her hands. Her eyes lit up as she ran toward him. "I WON'T LET YOU EAT ME!" Eighteen proclaimed as she slashed at the man.

Lord Seru just smirked as he rose his hand and grabbed the woman by the head. "You have such delicious power. You will do well in my collection." He focused and the woman vanished in a bright light.

Krillian nearly lost his grip on Goku's back as he watched his wife vanished. "Eighteen!!!" He screamed as he saw his beloved wife disappear in front of his eyes.

"You bastard." Chi Chi growled as she stepped up. "You just killed my most loyal bodyguard... and a good friend." A bright red aura flared out from around her body as she got out her twin swords. "DIE MONSTER!!!" She screamed as fire erupted from her frame.

Lord Seru gasped as he blocked off the fire and the swords. "Your power is passionate and fiery. You are feared beyond belief." He complimented as he attacked.

Chi Chi blocked the attack and grinned. "I am far stronger than my bodyguards..." She chided as she leapt up and did a kick to Lord Seru's head.

Lord Seru grabbed Chi Chi's foot and said, "True, but I have the power of the strongest warriors in the Kingdoms inside me." His hand glowed with the same light as it did when he took Eighteen.

Goku recognized the light and screamed, "CHI CHI!!!" Krillian let go as soon as he realized what the beast will do. Goku will want to fight Lord Seru. Chi Chi looked at him and reached out to him. Her body started to fade away.

Goku lunged up and landed on the area and grabbed for his fiancé. Chi Chi screamed as she tried to grab his paw only to go through his paw and saw darkness overcame her. "Chi Chi..." Goku whispered as he tensed. His beloved was gone. Chi Chi, the woman who could handle his power and the one he vowed to remain with is gone. Lord Seru grimaced and then laughed. His laughter rang in the beast's ears. Goku glared upward at the warrior. His lips went into a snarl as his body twitched.

"YOU MONSTER!!!" He roared as his tail bristled up. Before, he felt fear for his beloved and anxiety to save his future wife. Now, without even a body to bury, Chi Chi is gone, trapped in a monster along with how many else, leaving him with only rage. Goku's eyes went blank as his fur flickered gold. He never felt so angry before in his life. Not even when he was transformed into a monster that he felt this much rage in his heart. His heart pounded as he stared up into the sky. His muscles bulged and his aura exploded into a golden light that parted the heavens and lit up the sky like a blazing sun.

There was silence as everyone recovered and looked on the arena and gasped. Standing in the arena was a golden beast with bright green eyes. Lord Seru stepped back at the power the beast held. He knew about Goku's strength and his abilities but he didn't know that he could transform into a golden being.

"What is he?" Bulma whispered in fear as she managed to get to the warriors. She looked at Piccolo for an answer but he looked more shocked than she was.

"I don't know." Piccolo replied, "I... the spell shouldn't do that!" He was stunned. How could his spell mutate into that? From the looks of it, Goku wasn't even trying to transform. For once in his life, he had no idea what was going on.

Vegita's jaw dropped at the sight and the power the beast held. Throughout his life, he had heard of only one being of myth who has a golden aura and green eyes. "I don't believe this." Vegita whispered, "Goku is the Legendary Golden Warrior!"

"The what?" Krillian asked as he stared at the golden beast.

"The Golden Warrior is born only once every thousand years. He was supposed to be the most powerful warrior in the Kingdoms. But..." Vegita looked down and frowned, "But, only a Saiyan was supposed to become one. And the legends didn't mention anything about a beast being a Golden Warrior." Vegita was confused. Goku was a beast and not a Saiyan.

"Who cares? Look at Goku! He should take care of that Lord Seru now!" Bulma cheered. **Kakarot... he always come through for us.** She thought as she blushed slightly.

Goku stared down at his new form. He felt power like he had never felt it before. It was as if every ounce of his rage just became raw power for him to use. He held up his hands and glared at Lord Seru with eyes of hatred. "You will pay for your crimes, monster." Goku vowed as his aura became brighter.

Lord Seru smirked he went into fighting position. "Well... this will be more of a challenge than I thought." He commented as he attacked the beast.

Echoes of punches and kicks filled the air as Goku and Lord Seru fought. Both gave their all and yet neither could get through the defenses. Goku jumped back and breathed heavily. He was strong but Lord Seru is just as powerful. He glanced down at his paw where Chi Chi's 'bandage' was still there. "I will get you back." Goku whispered and then he cupped his hands to the side. "Kame..." A small ball of light appeared in his hands as he continued, "hame..." His eyes flashed as he focused all of his power into his attack. "HA!!!" A bright white beam shot out of his hands and struck the warrior.

Lord Seru screamed as he held out his hands and tried to block out the attack. Then, his hands twitched as it relaxed as if it has a will of its own. "What the?" He muttered as the beam crashed into his body and sent him to the far side of the arena.

Goku watched anxiously as Lord Seru got up. The top part of his armor had cracked to show a bright red orb. It pulsed with power like a beating heart.

Piccolo recognized it immediately. "Goku! That's the soul orb! It has all of his souls. Take it out and destroy it and you will free Dende, Chi Chi, and her bodyguard!" Piccolo screamed at the top of his lungs.

Goku's eyes brightened as he smirked. "Well... that will be easy."

"Not so fast." Lord Seru taunted as he got out his sword. "You will have to kill me to get the soul orb." Then, his hands betrayed him again and flung the sword away. "What is going on?!" Lord Seru cried out in shock.

**You... should never had been so greedy.** Chi Chi whispered in his mind as his hands locked each other behind his back. **So many souls... so little control.**

"No..." Lord Seru moaned as he struggled, "I am Lord Seru, I am the most powerful warrior in the Kingdoms!"

Goku stared at the warrior. Why was he acting so funny? Was it a trick? Then, he heard a voice inside his mind. **Hurry, Goku... not much time.**

"Chi Chi..." Goku said comforted by his fiancé’s 'voice'. Even captured, Chi Chi still fought with her heart and soul. He flew up to the distracted warrior and yanked out orb. The two fell to the ground and Goku held the small orb in his huge paws. Suddenly, a wave of weakness overcame him.

"Fool... if anyone touches and destroy the soul orb, he will lose his life!" Lord Seru laughed as he lay on the ground.

**Goku, don't do it!** Chi Chi cried out, **Don't die for me.**

Goku just looked up and said, "It is my duty to protect the innocent and save others, even at the cost of my life. I love you, Chi Chi and I'm sorry." The beast focused his power and the orb exploded in his hands.

Lord Seru screamed as he vanished in a bright light. Everyone, even the sunglasses wearing Announcer, covered their eyes. After the glare vanished, the warriors looked up to see many warriors, sorcerers, and even scholars lying on the ground. They slowly got up and stared around. One that stood out the most was a young green boy wearing a robe. He looked at Piccolo and asked, "Father?"

Piccolo shook as he tried not to cry. He jumped around the warriors and hugged his son. "Son... Dende, my son." He whispered as he stroke his son's head. "I'm here."

Krillian and the others looked around to see Eighteen and Chi Chi standing side by side. "Eighteen!" Krillian called out as he ran around the still dazed people and jumped into his wife's arms.

"Krillian!" Eighteen exclaimed she hugged her husband. "I'm alive."

"Yeah. I know you could handle yourself." Krillian said as he cried in relief.

"Goku?" Chi Chi asked as she looked around frantically for her beast. Then, she saw a furry figure lying on the ground. Everyone else was keeping their distance away. His blue and orange outfit was torn in many places and blood was spilled everywhere. "Goku!!!" She exclaimed as she ran to him and cradled his fallen form in her arms despite his huge size and that he was bleeding everywhere. Goku's gold fur became brown once more. "Goku..." She sobbed as she tried to find a pulse.

The beast's eyes opened slightly and he smiled warmly at her. "You're alive... good..."

"Hang on!" Chi Chi pleaded as she held his head in her lap. "Please." She whispered as tears ran down her cheeks.

Goku weakly rose his paw and gently graced her face. "I'm sorry... I guess... I won't...be able... marry you... now... I... love you... Chi... Chi..." Goku gasped out as darkness slowly surround him.

"Shhh... please, save your strength. You have to live. Please." Chi Chi said as she held her beloved closer to her chest. "Please, you can't die. You just can't." Deep within her soul lay a stone heart. It softened thanks to Goku's sweet nature. "Please, don't die." She begged as her warm tears splattered all over her armor. The words she had been so reluctant to say finally came to her. The words she said in her mind and heart many times but never admitted out loud finally came out. "I love you." She finally whispered as Goku's breathing became shallow. She tilted her head high into the air and screamed as loud as her voice allows her, "I LOVE YOU!!!"

Then, her armor chest plate glowed in a radiant golden light. Unlike the golden light that was around Goku that was filled with rage and power, it was a soft golden light that was as warm and inviting as an morning sun. Chi Chi felt a warm sensation as she stared down at her beloved to see him glowing in the same golden light as her armor.

Everyone else just watched as the two glowed with a warm golden light. No one could speak but all except for two were wondering what was going on. Bulma and Piccolo smiled slightly at the sight.

Chi Chi watched in fascination as Goku shrank before her very eyes. He grew smaller and his fur vanished. Slowly, his wounds heal, his paws transformed into human hands, his skin lightened to a peach color and his hair turned pitch black color. The beast had transformed into a handsome young man. "GOKU?!" Chi Chi squeaked as she shook the man in her arms.

The man groaned as he opened his eyes. "My head." He moaned as he sat up and notice Chi Chi gawking at him. He coughed slightly at his funny sounding voice and then stared at his hands. They were peach colored with actual fingers. "My hands... I'm me..." He grinned as he hugged Chi Chi. "I'm me again!"

"Goku?" Chi Chi repeated as she shook him. "Goku or whoever you are you better tell me what the hell is going on!!!"

"Ohhh..." Goku looked down and then glanced around him. "It's kinda a long story..."

"We got plenty of time." Chi Chi picked up Goku and dragged the warrior to a private spot while the newly transformed warrior struggled to keep up and keep his much larger pants on.

*****

Chi Chi couldn't believe her ears as Goku or Kakarot relayed what happened before their fateful meeting. "And so, Piccolo transformed me into that beast. He said that I have to melt a stone heart to change back but I didn't know what he meant by melting a stone heart since stone can't really melt." He frowned and commented, "I still don't know what that meant. Anyway..." He gazed into Chi Chi's eyes and held her hands. "I'm sorry for hiding the truth. But, I was enchanted and... I was forbidden to tell anyone about this. I know this sounds odd but do you still want to marry me, even if I'm not Goku the Beast anymore?"

Chi Chi didn't answer. Instead she pulled him forward and kissed him passionately. Kakarot wrapped his arms around his beloved and kissed back. Finally, Chi Chi stopped and said, "You are still Goku the Beast to me. I..." She blushed and said, "I loved you because you are so sweet and noble and had such a caring soul. I don't know anyone else who would risk everything to help save a man who ruined your life. Or someone who would put up with a witch like me."

Kakarot smiled as he held her. "When I first met you, I saw a woman who needed a friend and a companion. When we spend time together, you showed such a passion and yet such sensitivity to everything around you. You are like a fire, yeah you can be destructive but you are also so warm. I love you."

"I love you too but... you must understand that we have at least spend some time getting to know each other again. I mean, I do love you but I want to know Kakarot as well... we can't just get married right at the start just because we happen to meet under strange circumstances like some people I know." Chi Chi explained.

*****

**Achoo!** Vegita and Bulma sneezed simultaneously.

"Bless you." Krillian muttered.

*****

"I see your point." Kakarot laughed as he held out his hand, "I'm Kakarot Son, former Kame Knight."

"I'm Chi Chi." Chi Chi said as they shook hands. "Okay, so... I don't know what to call you now. Mind if I still call you 'Goku'? I'm much more used to calling you that."

"Sure... I'm used to being called that too." Goku said as he rubbed his head.

"Good... let's get the others and go home." Chi Chi said as they got up and walked outside. There, they saw a group of curious people standing there.

"Goku... er... Kakarot! You had just defeated Lord Seru and saved the souls of many people." The Announcer said as he came up, "What will you do?"

"Go home." Goku said as he and Chi Chi ran off at a speed greater than many humans can run.

*****

"And so, that's what happened." Goku said as he and Chi Chi sat in their dining room across from a pair of men. They were a pair of writers who heard about the rumors of Beauty and the Beast and wanted to see for themselves how much of the tale is true. "Chi Chi and I got married after a year and just had our first son. His name is Gohan, after my grandfather."

"I see..." One of the writers said as he wrote in his notebook, "What about Princess Bulma and Vegita, the warrior formerly known as the Saiyan prince?"

"They got married too... of course, Vegita had to adapt a last name. They named him 'Prince Charming'." Goku snickered, "I don't know why... but it just stuck."

"What about this sorcerer, Piccolo?"

"I don't know. He kinda just vanished." Chi Chi said, "We heard rumors of course but as far as we know, Piccolo is just wandering the countryside with his son. Krillian and Bodyguard Eighteen went off to live on a island.

"I see... this is very helpful to us. Thank you for your help." The writer said as he stood up and shook Goku's hand.

"No problem." Goku said as he grinned, "I hope you get inspired for those fairy tales."

"We are." The writers bowed and left.

After they left the castle, the Brothers Grimm looked over their notes.

"Well... that is one interesting story. A handsome man being transformed into a beast and changed back by a beautiful woman."

"Yes, but a kind hearted beast and a cold hearted warrior woman? I don't know if that will work. What if we change it a little? Maybe have the beast as a cold hearted monster and a kind hearted beautiful woman."

"Yeah! And the beast can be some lord like Lord Seru."

"Yes, and that sleeping prince idea is okay. But no one would believe that a princess would go around hunting princes... we can have a sleeping beauty instead. A prince could wake her up... and we don't do the ego thing. Maybe just pure love."

"These stories will be classics."

And so... they are...

The End!