It's TIME... for another chapter. Yeah, it sounded SO much better in my head.

Originally, I had another route planned for this chapter, but instead, I was inspired by a PM that I received from a reviewer who I will only name if he/she is comfortable with the idea. Rather than reply the standard way, I decided to go with the more creative manner that will answer everyone's question. I will confess—I had fun altering the details and dialogue slightly to fit my latest inspiration.

A fair warning: I am finally throwing out the ultimate spoiler that was almost revealed in the prologue, so if there is ANYONE reading this chapter and did not watch episode 67, watch it first, then read this chapter. Otherwise, this will spoil most of the end of the Future Trunks' arc.

As usual, this is an A/U-meaning anything that's airing right now does not apply to this story—that is unless I decide to include it for some reason. And yes, the freaking earrings have a point of not being with our lovely Supreme Kai, which will now be revealed for the first time.

Lastly before I end this note, I would personally like to thank to the following reviewers for both the prologue and chapter 1 so far: Emperor Jerome, Pie555, WarriorMan199456, Contentkarma347, and Espeon804. Your reviews truly are appreciated, and I am glad you are all enjoying this so far.

~Chibi Mirai Gogeta

#abusingpotaranerf

Within a valley near a babbling brook, a single man with blue hair standing on end sat, his intent on meditating to learn to control his volatile power in a more peaceful manner. Vegito, who fused less than a minute ago, found himself trying to clear his mind. Legs folded, his spine was erect, and his attention focused inward as his breathing slowed.

Instead of clearing his mind like Vegito had wanted, the memories of both fusees began to surface. Apparently, both were still dwelling on the past—rather the battle from the future that happened not long ago.

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The same memory—only it was divided by two different perspectives—almost though someone is viewing two different televisions showing the same events at the same time. While it can be distorting to a normal person, the one viewing the events is hardly bothered.

A desolate city torn asunder by an insane kaioshin who proclaimed life to impure and flawed to live, two warriors nurse their wounds. They were weighing their limited options on what else they had left to try to ensure Zamasu's defeat once and for all. Ever since he merged with Goku Black—a body that Zamasu stole for his vendetta, the powerhouse had beaten them into a corner so bleak it seemed unbreakable.

While Kakarrot's attack had exposed a flaw in the fused semi-immortal's form when half of his face was now a goopy purple mass, it was still not enough to truly defeat the corrupt kaioshin whose power easily dwarfed their own. Retreating behind a dilapidated building, they watched Zamasu rage angrily, the blinding white aura flaring wildly around his form. Hysterically, he raised his right arm and shouted something that seemed muffled by the thunder that rumbled through the heavens.

Lightning tainted pink erupted from the clouds, striking Zamasu from multiple angles as the ghastly mass near the juncture of his right shoulder expanded before the sleeve tore open. His arm fully shifted into the same purple goop made both warriors' stomachs roll in queasiness. It was similar to Majin Buu, with the exception that it reminded Kakarrot of a melting candle.

"What's going on? Why isn't his body healing?" Vegeta questioned.

"It's true that Zamasu's body is immortal, but Black's was not," Gowasu spoke with dismay, almost though he were truly disgusted with the idea that his pupil had surrendered to such lowly tactics to harm others.

"Half of his body is Black..." Vegeta noted, quickly making a connection. "You mean his mortal body is having an effect on his immortal one?"

"Yes," Gowasu confirmed with a grimace. "If the balance between Zamasu's soul and body is becoming unstable, our chance may lie there. But for that, we will need an even greater power to hit him with than before."

Kakarrot's mind was filled with possible scenarios of how to defeat Zamasu, yet he knew that there was only one guaranteed way to beat him—one that he knew would more than likely be turned down by the prince.

"Vegeta, please lend me a hand," Kakarrot spoke earnestly.

"What?" Vegeta turned the younger Saiya-jin, wondering what he had planned.

"The Potara... we're going to fuse too!" The shifts between talking and listening almost like the currents of a rapid, yet it almost seemed like it was happening within a reasonable time.

"Wh...?" Vegeta was beside himself—quite literally to say the least when the gaze of both fusees were focused solely on each other.

"A fusion between father and Goku?" Trunks was perplexed—never hearing of such an idea in his life—who could blame the future warrior for never witnessing the events of their timeline?

"That's right, there was that option!" Shin cheerfully exclaimed, quickly unfastening the earrings from both lobes in haste.

"D-don't be ridiculous! I'm never fusing with you again!" Vegeta roared angrily at Kakarrot in a defensive manner. He was disgusted with the idea, wanting nothing to do with joining bodies yet again to some low-class warrior who was his superior in every way, shape, and form. Trunks was surprised by this declaration.

"Unless we fuse and merge our power together we can't beat him!" Kakarrot shut his eyes briefly, speaking with conviction in his tone before leveling his gaze on the prince, "You know that, right?"

Vegeta's expression shifted into horror—the likelihood of fusing becoming more real by the second.

"Trunks, give me a Senzu bean," Kakarrot continued.

"Oh, right," Trunks quickly recovered and dug out of his pocket the small bag that held the last two Senzu. Kakarrot's tongue rolled to capture the bean that he chewed and within seconds, the injuries and energy returned.

"Alright!" Kakarrot grinned, no longer burdened by the fatigue of battle.

"Here," Shin handed over the Potara to the tall warrior.

"Thank you!" Kakarrot took them, putting one of the earrings on with his left hand while holding the other out towards Vegeta. "Here, Vegeta."

Vegeta stared at the blasted Potara earring dangling between Kakarrot's index and thumb. The proud warrior fought every single temptation to destroy their final chance at defeating Zamasu. It was released as it fell into his future son's palm where the other Senzu laid ready to devour. The prince hated the idea of possibly fusing with his rival for what seems like forever.

'Is this really the only way?' Vegeta thought silently to himself. 'Damn it...'

"Say, the last time when we fused, they said we wouldn't be able to part again but we did," Kakarrot asked Gowasu. "Why's that?"

"The fusion effects on those who aren't Supreme Kai only last for an hour," Gowasu answered. This caught the prince's attention.

"Then we've got an hour to finish this," Kakarrot confirmed, turning to face the prince who looked at the younger man disgusted.

The smirk the clown gave did no favors, and it forced Vegeta to glance away awkwardly, sweat running down the right side of his face. Even when Kakarrot frowned with his fist curled up, Vegeta found himself cringing at the mere idea of their bodies touching as they melted together yet again—that was probably the most disturbing part that he truly disliked.

Concerned, Kakarrot finally dropped all of these attempts to persuade the prince and pleaded helplessly, "Vegeta!"

"Shut up! Another word and I won't do it!" Vegeta spat angrily up his rival. He pressed the bean between his teeth, crunching it down while fastening the earring to the right lobe. "Damn it... I'll endure it for one hour..."

"Here goes!" Kakarrot enthusiastically confirmed—the earrings activating within seconds. The prince on the other hand silently kept his eyes on his rival, wanting nothing more than for the hour to quickly pass. As the light encompassed their forms, they felt the weightlessness and magnetic pull as their consciousness—their very psyche—merged as one. Their memories were shared by that point—Vegeta's battle was Kakarrot's, their attacks and destructive power joined seamlessly.

Even while they were fused, they struggled against Zamasu, their strength still not enough to overwhelm the semi-immortal kaioshin. Eventually, it seemed that while the deity overpowered by pure strength, Vegito made up easily in speed. Slamming him into a wall with a roundhouse kick, he flew back several feet, his aura flaring and pressing his palms together in front of him.

"This'll end it!" Vegeto declared angrily. "Final Kamehameha!"

The azure blast with golden lightning spiraling around its core blared like a freight train towards the kaioshin who made no effort to dodge. It struck, taking with it the structures that were decimated by the explosive power. Out of the fiery ruins and pitch black smoke, Zamasu emerged cockily with his arms spread out wide. He cared little about what he had to say...

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Vegito's eyes opened, his mind bothered by the memories of the battle that took place in the future. He had not wanted to reflect on it, but apparently, it still bothered the fusees. Shifting back into a meditative position, he decided to recall what happened next, knowing that he had to entertain the thought until it ran its course.

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Trunks had barely saved Vegeta and Kakarrot in time, both weakened by devoting nearly all of their combat power into the fusion. Speaking of which, the Supreme Kai was holding out his hand in order to take back the earrings, but neither Saiya-jin had time to unhook them when an explosion of pure chaos emerged from where Zamasu had been slain. No one was ready the instant a smoky substance with the supposedly defeated kaioshin emerged.

The way he cackled reminded the warriors that the semi-immortal's ambitions were still not fulfilled. Almost like a vengeful spirit, he rained hellfire upon the world to wipe out all life entirely. In vain, the warriors tried to fight back, but were completely overwhelmed.

Like the eye in the hurricane, everything became deathly silent the second the destruction had ceased. Almost though they were spared of Zamasu's unholy wrath, Kakarrot, Vegeta, Trunks, Shin, Bulma, Gowasu, and Mai slowly rose to their feet from the desecrated ground, the insane laughter echoing around them in a mocking tone. The time machine itself laid almost like a grave marker against the ruined world surrounding them all.

Everyone, everything was senselessly destroyed all because of the bastard's vendetta to erase all mortal life. His passion had driven the world to total ruin, and he was determined to continue until all mortal life was destroyed within the universe.

Mai screamed in anguish, firing her gun senselessly at the creepy sky filled with the smirking Zamasu-like clouds that obscured the very sun. Kakarrot and Vegeta made their short trek towards the last survivors of the future world, a sense of failure to save this universe from certain destruction.

"Damn that Zamasu," Gowasu spoke with displeasure. He hated the fact that he had succeeded at wiping out nearly all of the mortals on Earth with little effort.

"How are we supposed to fight that?!" Trunks glared at the sky coldly.

"If only I had one more Senzu bean," Kakarrot complained while searching his person.

"The Senzu beans? We've used them all already," Vegeta reminded the fool, who continued his fruitless search. A look of surprise crossed the younger Saiya-jin's face.

"Found one!" Kakarrot exclaimed. The prince seemed surprised before the clown's face shifted to disappointment. "Oh, it's not a Senzu..." In the palm of his hand instead was a purple disk with a blue marble in the center.

'What the hell is that?' Vegeta thought to himself, curious, yet cautious. It was almost though Kakarrot was holding Pandora's box within his grasp, prepared to see what would become of his next actions.

"Say, Supreme Kai, is Lord Zeno of this world still around?" Kakarrot questioned.

The expression on Shin's face became that of shock and surprise. "What? Lord Zeno?" He glanced warily toward Gowasu, the taller kaioshin somewhat apprehensive to answer. "O-of course he must be still alive. No matter who it is, Lord Zeno cannot be defeated."

Chuckling, Kakarrot seemed rather eager to test his theory."Got it."

Vegeta on the other hand was unaware of the fool's dealings. "What are you up to?"

Kakarrot laughed again "Maybe this'll work on the Lord Zeno of this world."

Pressing the button, Vegeta was clueless of what was about to happen. If he had known about the button sooner, he would have asked the clown why he had not tried it sooner. The button Kakarrot had brought Lord Zeno, the God of All to where they were at. In mere seconds, he appeared above their heads and floated down.

"It really worked! Thanks for comin'!" Kakarrot cheerfully grinned. The younger Saiya-jin wasted little time running and pulling the small deity into his arms.

"Lord Zeno," Gowasu and Shin approached before prostrating to the deity in utmost respect.

"Who is this?" Trunks' gaze drifted from the kaioshin towards the strange purple and blue creature in Kakarrot's grasp.

"It's Lord Zeno. The most eminent god in the universe," Bulma explained to her future son.

"W-what?" Both Mai and Trunks were flabbergasted, being before a deity that literally held the fate of the universe in his small hands. Zeno landed on the ground, looking up at Kakarrot with an intense stare.

"Who are you?" the odd deity asked in a child-like voice. "Did you call me?"

"Yeah! I'm Goku," Kakarrot introduced himself to Zeno. The small being hummed, examining his surroundings.

"What is this?" Zeno asked. "It's terrible. There's nothing here." Pointedly, he raised his hand towards Kakarrot. "Did you do this?"

Kakarrot quickly waved off the idea. "No, no! He did it!" Pointing upwards at the clouds that Zamasu occupied, the younger Saiya-jin shifted the blame off of him onto the sole target that had been the cause of the destruction of Earth. Zeno looked up at the laughing clouds that seemed to mock him.

"He's annoying," Zeno muttered.

"Right?" Kakarrot put his hands on his hips almost though he was talking to an old friend rather than a deity capable of destroying the entire universe if he so wanted.

Shin, concerned of the fate of the very universe, raised his head, "Wh-what's going to happen?"

"I have no idea," Gowasu lifted his own, fearful of what Zeno would do.

Unfortunately, Kakarrot pretty much gave them their answer. "Don't you think you should erase him?"

"You're right." Zeno agreed. "A world like this..."

Kakarrot's overconfidence that Zeno would easily handle the situation surprised him—he was not only planning to take out Zamasu, but the entire world! The deity raised his hands, a bluish light shining in the palms of his hands. It was like a time bomb being unleashed at that very moment, one triggered by the clown's carelessness.

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"Idiot..." Vegeto muttered to himself, aimed solely at Kakarrot who occupied half of his creation. "...nearly cost the lives of everyone... not that I wouldn't have done the same thing... sometimes, I wonder if he even has a brain..."

Suddenly, the fusion broke, leaving both Kakarrot and Vegeta staring at each other once more. It was always disorienting when the fusion shattered, not to mention that it was becoming harder to determine when it would happen.

"You know, that wasn't very nice," Kakarrot eyed the prince with irritation. "I have a brain!"

"If you used it for other things besides fighting, we wouldn't have had to resort to summoning him," Vegeta snorted. "We almost died!"

"At least the time machine managed to get us back!" Kakarrot reminded. "Besides, Trunks and Mai ended up going back to a world that Zamasu didn't destroy..."

"Be that as it may, but sometimes, I wonder if you ever think before you act," Vegeta turned, pocketing the Potara again. "I've had my fill with you today, and I'm done with this experiment of yours."

"What? But Vegeta..." Kakarrot whined pathetically. He knew that the prince was uncomfortable with the idea, but he wanted nothing more than to try to prolong their fusion in case another worse-case scenario happened to come up.

"I mean it," Vegeta growled. He pulled the earring out, holding it by the small clip. "Unless you want me to break this right here, right now!"

"Then do it," Kakarrot decided to challenge Vegeta. He had hoped that goading him would make the prince uneasy about destroying the link that joined them. "Unless you're still not satisfied..."

Vegeta clenched the earring in his hand. It would have been so easy to tighten his fist a fraction more, shattering the only connection between him and Kakarrot that made the odd fusion. Yet, a part of him hesitated. Was it due to the emptiness he felt after it ended? Or was it something else that compelled him to still his fist?

"I'll entertain you a bit longer, but after we both sate our curiosity, you're breaking yours as well," Vegeta countered, deciding to throw the ball back into the clown's court. While it would not be a stretch that Kakarrot might not follow through with his word, he did have the upper hand in case neither one wanted to break the earring.

"Fine, fine," Kakarrot rubbed the back of his head, somewhat bothered by the idea of their fusion being limited in more ways than one. "You're rather pushy you know that?"

"So says the clown who is eager to fuse the second we meet up every day," Vegeta smirked. He rose off the ground and flew back to Capsule Corp.

Kakarrot, removing his own earring, turned and left the area for his own home, eager to find out what was for dinner. His left earlobe tingled slightly and he rubbed it.

'Maybe Vegeta's right,' Kakarrot thought silently to himself. He was relieved when the blood flowed in, hoping that it was just due to wearing them too long. 'Maybe we should end this experiment... but I'm still not satisfied... not yet...'

While the emptiness was annoying afterwards, Kakarrot had to admit that he always felt better when he fused. It was strange, but being part of Vegeta did make him understand the prince despite his pride. Perhaps, Kakarrot decided, that it was because they had no one to test Vegito's power on.

Well, it seemed that Vegito would have to find someone to toy with the next time they fused.