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Name of the book: ZARAKI'S PARADISE
by Uber Prinny Lord

Chapter 1:The Arrival

Training took place as usual: he'd cut down some trees, randomly challenging other Shinigami to a death-match and trying to endure Yachiru's constant demand for candy.

Zaraki Kenpachi's day was as normal as any other day, except he sensed something unusual - a ridiculously high reiatsu was blasting through the area, and Kenpachi would be damned if he missed the chance to encounter and fight the source of it.

Before he could react, a hole had formed near him and swallowed him whole, sending him through the void between dimensions.

Goku's residence

Goku and Vegeta were sparring yet again - though Majin Buu was no more, they had no intention of letting their skills rust - that, and Vegeta was determined to be on par with Goku's SSJ3 form.

This session was fierce; both warriors had put great strength into their attacks, unknowingly ripping a hole through the fabric of space and time.

From that hole, suddenly fell down a large humanoid figure, which quickly crashed into the ground, creating a somewhat large crater.

The figure rose to its feet, gazed upon the two warriors, both of which were stunned, and asked: "Who the hell are you, and what'd you do to get me here ?"

Goku and Vegeta struggled to find the ability to speak, as this being was something completely new to them: his spiked hair with bells on it, his eye patch, the noticeable amount of scars on his body and his little, pink haired companion who grinned at the two.

Just what in the hell have they gotten themselves into ?

chapter3: Kindergarten

The arena was as full and as crowded as the time when Yamu and Spopovich came: the majority of West City was present, along with many tourists who heard that this tournament would be a 'special' one.

To the roars of the crowd, the Tenkaichi announcer (black glasses, blond hair) came out and said: "Welcome, ladies and gentlemen! As you may or may not know, this tournament is sponsored by Mr. Hercule Satan (crowd cheers) himself, and will be featuring one warrior in particular. Introducing, from a land far, far away, his fighting spirit blazing, here he is: Kenpachi Zaraki !"

The mentioned warrior walked into the ring, recieving mixed responses from the crowd: some cheered and called out his name, others covered their children's eyes and some were simply too shocked to provide any response.

Zaraki wasn't too thrilled of the fact that he would have to fight in front of a crowd: he'd probably be told to restrain himself so that innocent people wouldn't get hurt, or try not to cut the opponent too deeply, for the children's sake.

Bleh.

The announcer continued: "This tournament, unlike any others before, will not forbid the use of weaponry; also, Mr. Kenpachi will have to fight pre-determined opponents, facing Son Goku should he make it to the finals. One last thing: for your own safety, several brave warriors have volunteered to secure the arena, so that there'll be no danger for anyone watching."

The Z warriors, who were sitting in the upper balconies, have taken a good look at Zaraki - Goku had forgotten (as expected) to introduce him to them, so this was their first time seeing him.

Krillin was the first to comment: "This guy looks tough and all, but I don't think he's on par with Goku; he might look scary, but that could be his strategy."

18 Smirked: "Be honest, you just wish you'd be that intimidating yourself, don't you ?"

Krillin tried to retort, but was at a loss for words. 18 Wins at yet another argument.

Picollo, on the other hand, thought things through: "I doubt he's just an ordinary being; to challenge Goku to a fight, knowing his strength first hand... it may as well be a gut feeling, but I doubt that we should underestimate that guy."

Vegeta, who had a bit more experience with Zaraki, scowled: "Even if he's strong, there's no chance he had accomplished any of the things Kakkarot had. Unless that Zaraki guy can destroy planets on a whim, he's as good as dust."

Bulma intervened: "I agree with Picollo; Vegeta, you said that he's from another dimension, yes ?"

"So ?"

"Well, there's a rule to any dimension: there's a limit to how much energy an induvidual can obtain and release. Think of it as a dimension's 'self-defense' mechanism: should anyone release too much power for that dimension to bear, then that dimension would collapse under the pressure, and cease to exist. The limit in our dimension is pretty much non-existent, so there's probably a huge difference between this one and Zaraki's dimension; in other words, Zaraki is restrained from gaining and releasing too much energy in his dimension due to its limit - but here, where the limit is barely in affect, Zaraki's potential is significantly larger. If I'm not mistaken, he could be on par with Goku's SSJ3 form, probably even overpowering it, should he want to."

The explanation left everyone in a state of shock, aside from Yachiru who was sucking on a lollipop which was as big as a friggin' Dragonball.

"And now, our first contestant: ladies and gentlemen, Son Goten and Briefs Trunks ! "

The crowd cheered as the two kids ran happily into the arena to face Zaraki.

The captain was not amused: "You kiddin' me? I'm here to fight, not babysit toddlers! "

Goten glared at Zaraki: "We're not toddlers, we're kids! "

Trunks sighed: "Never mind that, Goten; this guy's not taking us seriously, so we'll just have to wipe the floor with him !"

Goten smiled: "Yeah, we're super-strong !"

At the same time, several Z warriors formed a combined energy shield around the arena, in order to prevent any un-needed casualties.

Yachiru, who was looking from high above, gazed upon the two kids and thought: 'The one with the black hair's kinda cute, but I can tell the other one's a spoiled brat. Even if they're strong, Ken-chan won't stop till he fights Big-Monkey-chan; Ken-chan's the best, I know that !'

The announcer then yelled: "Let the battle begin !"

The sound of gongs was heard, as the two chibi Sayians launched themselves at Zaraki.

They landed two combined punches in his stomach, but Zaraki didn't budge.

The two seemed surprised for a moment, but then regained their senses and moved to opposite sides of the arena.

"Ka... me... ha... me..."

"Burning..."

Zaraki looked at the two forming attacks and scowled; this was not what he signed up for, but if the kids were to stand in his way to Goku - he'd crush them both, without regret.

" ... Ha !"

" ... Attack !"

Zaraki didn't even move - the attacks caught him form both sides as they exploded.

"Some challenge that was." , Trunks smirked.

"I don't know, he seemed nice." , Said Goten.

When the dust cleared, the two kids - as well as all other spectators - were shocked to discover that there wasn't even a scratch on Zaraki's body; but what shocked them even more was the fact that his eyes were closed, as if he was... bored.

Goten sweat-dropped, Trunks was enraged: how could this newbie not be affected by being attacked from both sides, by destructive attacks ?

Zaraki spoke: "You kids aren't worth my time. Just piss off and go do kid s**t or whatever, you can't beat me."

Goten and Trunks both realized what they were fighting, and had come up with a solution; they both stood near one another, moving their arms to their sides.

Zaraki was curious: though he had no idea what they were about to pull, he could only assume it was a last resort - to have gotten them on the ropes without even moving was depressing for him.

"Fu... sion... ha !"

The two warriors were surrounded with light as their bodies joined together into a single being.

"Ta-da! Get ready, caveman - the legendary hero of justice, Gotenks, is here to pound you into the ground !"

"Is that it? Pathetic. It's no better than Kido, and only cowards use Kido; you toddlers are just making me bored."

Gotenks frowned: "Well, excuse us for not taking steroids like you! Doesn't matter, though: we'll show you what real fighting's all about !"

Gotenks got into battle position and yelled: "Screaming Angry Wombat ! (used against Super Buu in Time Chamber)"

They missed Zaraki, who merely side-stepped and grabbed the fused warrior by the hair.

Gotenks was mortified by the looks of Zaraki's forming glare, as the latter said: "If you twerps insist on wasting my time, you should at least try to hit me; you call yourselves warriors? You can't even make me bleed."

Gotenks was deeply offended by the insult, but came up with a dangerous idea: he inhaled deeply, and then released 4 ghost-like beings into the air, all of which were similar to Gotenks in appearance.

Gotenks gave Zaraki a mischievous smile: "You think we're weak? We're not warriors? Then try this for size !"

Anyone who had seen these ghosts before, knew what Gotenks was up to: forming the attack at such a close distance would do serious damage to just about anyone, but Gotenks would take that damage, too - indeed, a last resort.

Gotenks yelled: "Now: Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack !"

All 4 ghosts crashed into Zaraki and created a massive explosion, which could've caused trouble if it wasn't for the energy shield.

When the arena was once again visible, the crowd gasped at the sight: the arena was in shambles, the two kids lying unconscious on the ground... and there was Zaraki, standing in the exact same spot, but with a mildly burned torso and a cut near his waist-line.

"Huh... so you made me bleed after all... not bad. Come fight me again when you grow up."

Goku's expression was a mixture of surprise and concern: Zaraki might just be the challenge he sought after, but his son's safety came first.

The announcer, who was shocked as the rest of the crowd, regained his composure and announced: "The winner, Kenpachi Zaraki !"

Some cheered for him, others boo'd; but Yahciru was the only one who was anxious: Ken-chan had the chance to have the most fun he had since Kurosaki Ichigo (Nnoitora wasn't there yet), and she wouldn't miss the chance to see this, both as his liutenant and his comrade.

Zaraki closed his eyes for a moment, but then opened them and boomed: "Who's next? Anyone else gonna stand in my way ?"

Kenpachi Zaraki; today would be the day that the entire world would learn to forever remember that name.

Chapter5: Undynamic Duo

Before the announcer could say anything, two figures descended upon the ring, facing Zaraki: one was white in color, had a tail and a purple top - the other was an insect-humanoid with two wings and two edges on his head.

"It's been so long since we've both had a taste of fresh air, wouldn't you agree, Cell ?"

"Indeed. It's only logical that we remind ourselves what living feels like before we take that away from everyone else, Frieza."

Zaraki simply stared at the two, feeling more and more agitated by the unexpected interruption of two freaks.

"Ken-chan, is that a guy or a girl ?" , Yachiru wondered.

Frieza quickly turned his head towards her, glaring at her: "You insect! How dare you disrespect Lord Frieza, ruler of the cosmos ?"

He lunged at her, but was caught by the tail before he could fly.

"If you wanna fight, that's just fine with me, but I'll be your opponent, so leave Yachiru be, tranny."

Frieza surprisingly knew what Zaraki had meant by saying that, as a vein popped into his head: "You brute! You will pay for tarnishing my honor !"

"Ken-chan, what's a 'tranny' ?"

Zaraki sighed: "Go ask Kyoraku about Kurotsuchi, he'll tell you."

He turned his head back to Frieza: "Now, are we gonna fight or what ?"

Cell moved to one of the ring's corners as Zaraki and Frieza commenced fighting.

Goku was shocked at how the two villains managed to escape from HFIL, and decided that he'd have a shouting-seminar featuring him and the higher authorities later on.

Frieza sent numerous punches and kicks towards Zaraki, who merely stood still and scowled: "You look like a girl, fight like one and yet insist on wasting my time. How lame."

Frieza was mad: no one, in his entire life and afterlife, had the nerve to insult him this bad - the brute will pay.

Frieza had a wide, malicious grin on his face as he formed a massive orange / red orb on one of his fingers and aimed it at Zaraki.

"I, Lord Frieza, will rule the universe and make all its inhabitants kneel before me! You will be the prime example of dealing punishment to rebels !"

The orb struck Zaraki, causing a massive explosion; again, the shield formed by the Z warriors had managed to contain the attack, albeit with somewhat more difficulty than before.

Frieza laughed as he looked upon what he had hoped to be the remains of Zaraki, but...

"Did you really think I'd let myself be bothered by the likes of you ?"

Before Frieza could react, Zaraki slashed him from behind.

Frieza remained standing for a few seconds, before the top of his head slowly came off, falling to the ground.

The sound of disgust could be heard from the audience as Frieza fell to his knees, the remains of his head (and brain) bleeding like crazy.

Frieza, needless to say, died. Again.

His body faded away (he's back at HFIL) before Zaraki, who fixed his gaze at Cell, who smirked at the death of his 'comrade'.

"I see Frieza was as weak as always, covering his own incompetence with speeches. How very typical."

"And just who the hell are you, bug ?"

Cell chuckled at the insult, knowing better than to give in to temptation: "I am Cell, the perfect being, containing the cells of the most powerful beings in the universe - and you will be the one to mark my return."

Cell then dashed towards Zaraki, but then warped above him and yelled: "Kamehameha !"

Zaraki had had enough with these lame, Kido-like attacks: he slashed through the attack, splitting the beam in half.

Cell was speechless: to have cut through his attacks like knife through butter? How ?

While that was taking place, Yachiru happily yelled: "Yay, Ken-chan! Squash the big bug!"

He then proceeded to launch every attack at his disposal at Zaraki, who either slashed through the attacks or side-stepped, showing Cell just how pathetic his attempts were.

Cell had gone berserk, hitting Zaraki from every direction - the captain simply tilted his head from side to side, as if he was warming up.

"Enough! You will receive the ultimate punishment for your insolence !"

Cell then quickly absorbed Zaraki with his tail, leading him through his internal organs.

"Ha... ha ha... ahahahaha! What power! Now, my reign of terror shall commence !"

All of the sudden, Cell felt a sharp sensation throughout his body; before he had the chance to react, a cut was formed, splitting him into halves from the head and downwards.

Covered with Cell's liquids, Zaraki came out of his body and looked upon the pathetic sight of him, who was literaly having trouble holding it together.

All those who had encountered and fought Cell before were shocked: as far as they knew, once Cell absorbed you - it was all over; but not Zaraki - somehow, he came out unscratched and managed to tear Cell apart without any effort.

Cell, or what had remained of him, asked with a broken voice: "What... are... you... ?"

The two halves of his body then fell to the ground, and - like Frieza beforehand - faded away.

Zaraki's tone was now more fierce: "If we're done with the interruptions, I suggest you bring me the next weakling who thinks they can defeat me; no matter how many you'll send, I will face and defeat Goku !"

Now, even Vegeta was starting to have his doubts.

Chapter7: Clash Of The Titans, Battle ends!

"That's a Senzu Bean: eat one, and your injuries'll recover instantly. If you wanna fight me, then you should eat this first."

What happened next took Goku by surprise: Zaraki slapped Goku's hand away, then proceeded to step on the bean, crushing it.

Before Goku had the chance to react, Zaraki grabbed him by the collar-bone and darkly said: "What you've just done... is the ultimate insult to me. To suggest I'd need some miracle just to keep fighting? Give me a break !"

Goku was taken aback by Zaraki's sudden outburst, feeling bad that his intentions were misguided.

Zaraki continued: "I'd usually kill in response for that insult, but if you make sure not to hold back against me, and give me the best damn fight you can come up with, then I might just let this go. What's your choice ?"

He released Goku, who had his head facing down, feeling guilty for how he had insulted Zaraki and injured his honor.

"I'm sorry. To offer a Senzu Bean to someone like yourself truly is an insult. If you mean what you've just said..." , Goku said as he positioned himself , "... then I'll go all out. I'll give it everything I've got, and will not back down till you can't fight any longer."

Zaraki chuckled: "Apology accepted."

The two warriors stood firm, looking each other right in the eyes.

As if they had telepathically agreed on it, both warriors ran at each other, with the intention of holding nothing back.

The final battle... has begun.

The Z warriors who remained, had now put all their effort at keeping the shield up, knowing that the upcoming battle could easily get out of hand.

Goku began fighting by sending a barrage of punches and kicks towards Zaraki, who blocked them all with his Zanpaktou; in retaliation, Zaraki attempted slashing Goku several times, only to have his attacks dodged as well.

This regime kept on going until Zaraki decided he had had enough and raised his energy, signaling Goku that he wants to kick things up a notch; Goku nodded and transformed into a SSJ, earning a slight grin from Zaraki.

Goku now focused on long-range attacks, which Zaraki didn't bother dodging: instead, he made his way towards Goku, taking in whatever attack Goku sent his way.

Zaraki was about to impale Goku, but the latter moved his head out of the way just in time to receive a small cut on his right cheek.

Goku felt his cheek a little, smiled and warped behind Zaraki, launching him upwards with a kick.

Taking advantage of Zaraki's slow recovery, Goku held his two fists together and struck Zaraki, sending him crashing into the ring at bullet speed.

Zaraki got up, glanced at Goku, who descended in front of him, and smirked.

Goku got the hint, formed some distance between him and Zaraki and transformed into a SSJ2.

Zaraki chuckled inwards, knowing he was getting Goku where he wanted, slowly but steadily.

Zaraki lunged at Goku, who ducked and punched Zaraki's stomach; Zaraki staggered a bit, allowing Goku to land a combo of kicks at his body, ending with a spinning left kick, that sent him flying across the ring.

Zaraki got a hold of himself and stopped himself mid-flight, regaining his stance; he then proceeded to lunge at Goku again, only slashing with a more killer intent - Goku noticed it, but was still able to rather easily outrun Zaraki.

Goku's hits kept landing while Zaraki's kept missing, making it clear that this was a one-sided fight.

Goku stood again before Zaraki and said: "You've fought well. Even though I'm much faster than you at my SSJ2 form, you insist on keeping your spirits up, and even showing more willpower than before; and now, like I promised, I'll finish this fight using my full power! Prepare yourself !"

Goku then yelled and his body slowly transformed into his 3rd SSJ form, earning him a long, flowing hair and the disappearance of his eyebrows.

Zaraki's grin suddenly grew several times larger as he yelled: "Finally, you've let yourself go and brought your power to its limits; now, it's time I finally started fighting !"

With that being said, Zaraki ripped his eye-patch, causing his energy to dramatically spike, pushing the shield to its extent, and even forcing Goku back a few inches.

Goku, like his friends and anyone else watching the fight, was speechless: this was Zaraki Kenpachi's full, unrestrained power, shown only to his most deserving adversaries.

Zaraki laughed madly as he rushed towards Goku, who prepared for the blow.

Zaraki's sword came down at Goku: while it only slightly penetrated his skin, it had caused Goku to sink a bit into the ground, forcing him to try and push the blade away.

Zaraki's face, which was now close to Goku's, showed happiness; not the normal kind of happiness, though, but a demonic, blood-thirsty, combat-high kind of happiness, fueling Zaraki's power and sword.

Goku eventually pushed the sword back and punched Zaraki's chin from below; the captain moved back ever so slightly, straightened his head and struck Goku again, howling like a demon.

For each strike of Zaraki's sword, Goku landed either a punch or a kick on Zaraki's body, badly damaging or breaking his bones.

When the two warriors ceased coming after one another, both of them took a good look at the other's condition: Goku had numerous cuts around his body, all of which were causing Goku to rapidly lose blood, making him dizzy and disturbing his sight; Zaraki didn't fare any better - he had several broken ribs, a twisted left leg, a severed shoulder and a soaring back.

Both warriors knew that it would all come down to the next hit: whoever can take the most punishment, will outlast the other.

Zaraki placed both (!) hands on his sword, cursing inwards about how he hated taking old-man-Yama's advice, while Goku raised his energy even further, making sure that his final attack would leave its mark.

They both dashed at one another, letting out their respective battle cries.

Yachiru, who was now standing on the edge of the balcony, felt her heart threatening to pop out as her captain prepared for the final blow; for her, it was the happiest moment she had experienced since she could remember herself - she was happy because Ken-chan was happy.

Goku and Zaraki clashed for the final time, creating a sphere of intense light which pushed the energy shield surrounding it, over the edge.

When the sphere dispersed, the Z warriors who had formed the shield, fell down to the ground, unconscious as the shield faded away.

The two fearsome forces now stood back to back, their bodies ready to respond to the hits they had suffered: blood came rushing out of Goku's chest, arms, legs and forehead, while Zaraki's body made a crunching sound as he collapsed on the floor, the majority of his bones shattered.

Goku somehow managed to remain standing as he reverted to his original form, smiling weakly at Zaraki and said: "Did you... have fun... ? I know... I did..."; Goku then collapsed as well, rendering him unconscious like Zaraki.

The announcer, who hadn't said a word throughout several fights, finally found the strength to resume talking and declared: "By terms of endurance, the winner - ladies and gentlemen - Goku !"

The first thing Goku saw as he awoke, was the sight of his friends surrounding him, along with Zaraki who was facing a window.

"So, what happened ?" , Goku slowly asked.

Before anyone else had the chance to explain, Zaraki cut in: "You and I had the most fierce battle I can remember having in ages; we both gave it everything we had, and you won."

Goku was slightly saddened by this, as he figured Zaraki was probably disappointed; to his surprise, however, Zaraki broke out in laughter, then calmed down and faced Goku: "Who cares that I didn't win? Now I get to challenge you over and over till one of us dies !"

Yachiru jumped and landed on Goku's chest, smiling: "Ken-chan had a good time with you, Big-Monkey-chan, so get stronger for him, ok ?"

Goku smiled and then laughed at how amazing the entire experiece had been.

Following his recovery, Goku escorted Zaraki to his (Goku's) home, suggesting they would throw a feast in celebration of their unforgettable match; before Zaraki had the chance to retort, however, a gate appeared before the two and a pair of individuals dressed in black hakamas came out: one was skin-headed (NOT bald) and the other had a couple of feathers attached to his face.

The skin-headed one spoke: "Finally, it's about time we found you, captain; Yamamoto-soutaicho wants to have a word with you, and by the looks of it, he's pissed off."

Zaraki scowled at the statement as he began marching towards the gate to Soul Society.

"Hey !"

Zaraki turned his head back and looked at Goku.

"Make sure you come and fight me again sometime, ok ?"

Zaraki gave him an evil, yet friendly, smile: "Count on it. When I become powerful enough, I'll settle things with you in an ever better fight, so you better get stronger, too !"

Goku smiled as his new friend / rival passed through the gate, leaving a thrilled Sayian, behind.

End.