>>6308935“Not now, we've got to get moving.” you tell him, wincing as you raise your arm back to your forehead. The broken ribs the Kryptonian Superman'd given you flaring in pain.
“Oho? What's this, so scared of my newfound power you refuse outright?” Cooler taunts, smirk widening. Clearly trying to goad you into a fight.
“Let's save it for the tournament, so we can give absolutely one hundred percent there.” you reply, holding your other hand out to him and Ginyu. “Then once that's over, and we've survived, we'll see if your new confidence isn't just for show.”
“Haa haaa haa! Very well! Let us postpone our match for after the tournament. But after I've taken down both Moro AND Jiren, you can't back out.” he fires back, clearly confident in the results of his training.
“You take them both out, you'll get to see everything I've got after the tournament.” you reply, Cooler giving you an ever-so-slight nod. Ginyu walks up, the two of them taking your offered hand. And with a thought teleport back to your wife's side once more, where an unusual sight is unfolding. You see your youngest grandson, Kazuburo, facing Plastic Man. Who has shapeshifted himself into a copy of the creature your son's youngest has summoned. The skeletal demon clearly looking unsettled at the mimicry of the man.
“So, I take it this one's Plastic Man?” Cooler asks, Plastic Man turning and facing Cooler. Only to suddenly shift his shape again, making a copy of Cooler but in red and black instead of purples and whites. Cooler's eyes narrow, but then to your surprise nods in approval. “Red and black looks good on me.”
“You're the emperor of the universe, huh?” Plas asks, returning to his usual shape. “You're a lot more chill than I'd thought you'd be, especially after what your brother said about you.”
To which Cooler's eye twitches once, you turning and seeing Freeza smirk at getting under his brother's skin. As you do, Cooler takes a deep breath before sighing out, centering himself before answering.
“Sibling rivalries are quite common, or so I'm told.” Cooler replies to him. “But that's exactly the sort of petty story the WEAKER sibling would say about their elder.”
“Ohhh? Weaker, huh?” Freeza asks, a dangerous hint to his voice as he takes two steps forward. “Perhaps we should put that theory to the test? See who's REALLY weaker?”
“Oi! That's enough, both of you!” Beerus suddenly shouts, you all turning to see the Destroyer God lounging on a reclining seat on the beach, sipping on a drink of some kind. “No wasting your powers on one another until AFTER the tournament's over, got it? We have to win, no matter what!”
And he's right. No matter what it takes, you WILL win this. For everyone counting on you, you can't lose. Or everything you've worked for will be erased forever.
-Saiyan Conqueror Quest 247 paused-
