Rayden pleaded with Whis once again.
"Please help me just this once, and I'll treat you to the most delicious food in the universe!"
"Gourmet food?"
Whis' eyes sparkled, clearly interested, but he still shook his head slowly.
"It's been over three minutes… There's nothing I can do," he said, referring to the limit for Angel time travel.
"Damn that Champa!" Rayden clenched his fists in frustration.
Whis tilted his head. "So, what exactly happened? What led to this conflict?"
There was no law against collecting Super Dragon Balls, so there was no reason to hide it.
Rayden thought for a moment, then spoke.
"Broly and I were gathering Super Dragon Balls. Champa showed up, trying to claim them for himself. We refused to hand them over… and things escalated."
"Wishing beads?" Whis raised an eyebrow, surprised. "Why would my sister and Lord Champa go through so much trouble for those?"
After a moment of silence, Whis looked at Rayden and said, "You seem to have considerable power. Would you be interested in training in the Realm of the Gods of Destruction with me?"
Rayden bowed respectfully. "Thank you for the offer, but I still have something I need to do. I must find a way to revive my companion."
He reached into his storage ring and took out several Universal Capsules filled with exotic foods collected from various planets.
"These are delicacies I gathered from across the universe. They're all for you."
"Whis, thank you again. Goodbye!"
With that, Rayden used Instant Transmission and vanished.
Whis chuckled softly. "What an amusing little fellow."
He waved his staff, collected the food, and transformed into a beam of light, shooting toward the Realm of the Gods of Destruction.
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Earth – Heavenly Temple
Swish!
Rayden appeared in the Heavenly Temple.
"Cell? Are you there?"
He used Thousand-Mile Voice Transmission to call out.
At that moment, Cell was gathering freshly ripened spirit fruits.
"Rayden? What's going on?"
"I'm at the Heavenly Temple. Meet me here, quickly!"
"Understood."
Cell picked the fruit and seeds in haste, locked onto Rayden's aura, and used Instant Transmission.
Swish!
Cell appeared beside Rayden.
"You don't look well. What happened?" he asked.
Rayden's expression darkened. "Broly was killed. We need to collect the Super Dragon Balls and bring him back."
"What?! Broly was killed?"
Cell was stunned. Broly's power was monstrous—even stronger than his own. Who could possibly defeat him?
"There's no time to explain now. Let's go!"
Rayden waved his hand and summoned a dimensional gate.
Together, he and Cell stepped through.
---
They emerged in the main timeline, exactly a thousand years in the past.
Rayden pulled out the Universe 12 Information Map and analyzed it. He marked the realm of the Gods of Destruction, deciding to avoid that area entirely.
Swish!
Rayden grabbed Cell, and together they teleported into Universe 6.
There, he pulled out the Super Dragon Ball Radar and began the long search.
---
One month later
They finally located three Super Dragon Balls in Universe 6.
Using Instant Transmission, Rayden transported himself, Cell, and the three massive Dragon Balls to Universe 7.
Once there, the radar was activated again to begin the next phase of their search.
---
Two months later
At the very edge of Universe 7, the final Super Dragon Ball was found.
Now standing before seven colossal golden spheres, each the size of a planet, Rayden's eyes shone with emotion.
"Broly… I can finally bring you back."
"Then hurry up and summon Shenron!" Cell urged.
Rayden nodded and raised his hands, chanting in the Language of the Gods.
"Come forth, Dragon of the Gods! Grant my wish!"
The seven Dragon Balls glowed brilliantly and resonated with one another. Then, with a burst of divine power, the sky split apart.
A gigantic golden dragon with shining wings soared into view, its massive form swallowing galaxies whole, radiating divine authority.
---
(Inside Shenron's body, all devoured galaxies are compressed into micro-universes.)
Cell looked around nervously. "Rayden… we've been swallowed. Are we… okay?"
Rayden reassured him. "It's normal. After being summoned, Super Shenron absorbs the summoner into its body. Then, a divine consciousness materializes inside to grant the wish."
Shenron's eyes glowed red.
"Who has summoned me? Speak your wish. No matter what it is, I shall grant it."
(Language of the Gods)
Rayden stepped forward, voice firm.
"Super Shenron, I wish to revive Broly, who was destroyed by Champa!"
"That wish is simple!"
In an instant, Broly reappeared before them—alive and well.
"Your wish has been granted. Farewell."
(Language of the Gods)
Super Shenron let out a final, majestic roar. His body dissolved into golden light, and the Dragon Balls scattered—four flying back to Universe 6, and three remaining in Universe 7.
Rayden ran over, eyes filled with joy.
"Broly, you're back!"
Broly bowed deeply. "Rayden, Cell… thank you both."
Cell approached. "Broly, who killed you?"
Broly's eyes turned cold, and his aura surged.
"A… purple cat."
He clenched his fists.
"His energy was strange. As soon as it touched me, I was erased instantly."
"That powerful?!" Cell's jaw dropped. Even Broly couldn't survive a single attack? Just how powerful was this opponent?
Broly turned to Rayden. "But you were also hit by his move. How are you still alive?"
Rayden gave a small smile. "Let's just say… I'm built different."
He wasn't about to reveal the secret of the system.
Rayden summoned another dimensional gate and stepped through with Broly and Cell.
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Back in the Present – Earth
Swish!
They returned to the Temple of the Gods.
Rayden immediately reached out with Thousand-Mile Voice Transmission.
"Goku, are you there?"
At that moment, Son Goku was sparring with Vegeta. The call distracted him, and he got punched hard in the gut.
"Argh!"
"Kakarot! What's wrong with you?!" Vegeta snapped.
Goku shook his head. "Wait! That voice—Rayden?"
"Yes, it's me."
"I'll be right there."
"Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, Paragus—come with me to the Heavenly Temple. Rayden is back!"
"I'll go find Krillin and the others."
Goku vanished with Instant Transmission.
Piccolo turned to the others. "Let's go see what's going on."
He grabbed Paragus and vanished. Vegeta and Gohan followed shortly after.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
They all reappeared at the Temple.
Vegeta crossed his arms. "Rayden, why did you call us here?"
Rayden smiled. "Let's wait for Goku and the others. I'll explain everything at once."
Swish!
Goku arrived with Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu.
"Rayden!" they greeted excitedly.
Rayden nodded, then turned to the cloaked figure standing nearby.
"Cell, how many spiritual fruits did you harvest?"
"Cell?!" Everyone froze.
"Where's Cell?" asked Gohan.
At that, Cell removed his cloak and tossed aside the capsule in his hand.
Piccolo's jaw dropped. "That… that's Cell?!"
He had trained alongside this man for a month and hadn't realized it.
Vegeta's eyes burned with fury. He still remembered the Cell Games and how Cell had humiliated him in front of the world.
"RAAHHHH!!"
Vegeta roared, powering up to Super Saiyan 2.
He was ready to fight.
Rayden quickly stepped in.
"Wait, Vegeta! This isn't the same Cell from before. He's from another timeline—and he's changed."
Vegeta paused, then powered down, still scowling.
Cell handed Rayden the capsule. "The spirit fruits and seeds are all in there. There should be three to four thousand fruits."
Rayden took the capsule, pulled out 500 fruits and seeds, and distributed the rest.
"Thank you, Rayden!"
The group thanked him in unison.
Rayden turned to everyone. "Broly, Cell, and I are heading into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to train. Anyone want to join us?"
Piccolo looked puzzled. "But haven't we already spent two years in there? Isn't that the limit?"
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