Super Saiyan 4 and New Mission

Goku and Vegeta found Gogeta in the dining hall. Gogeta was eating, and when he saw Goku and Vegeta rush in, he greeted them.

"Yo, you're back already!"

"We came back since there was nothing going on."

"I heard Piccolo say you have a transformation called Super Saiyan 4?"

Goku pulled over a chair and sat beside Gogeta, asking his question.

"Piccolo said your appearance changes drastically—red fur covers your upper body, your hair grows longer but stays black, and even the area around your eyes turns red. It sounds really powerful!!"

The more Goku spoke, the more excited he became.

"Super Saiyan 4!!"

Gogeta pulled out a napkin and wiped his mouth. Leaning back in his chair, he looked at Goku and Vegeta and said, "That's right. I can transform into Super Saiyan 4, and its power is extremely formidable."

"Then how do you transform?"

Vegeta could not wait any longer. He wanted to transform before Kakarot did.

But Gogeta said, "We've known each other for so long. Haven't you noticed anything different about me?"

Goku and Vegeta immediately fell into thought. Hm? What was different? They were all Saiyans.

They had known Gogeta for so long, yet they had never seen him transform. Even in his normal state, he was far stronger than them. And there were his movements—Goku and Vegeta still could not figure them out. They would clearly feel as though they were about to hit him, only for him to evade in the next instant. It felt completely different from fighting anyone else.

Wait, Saiyans? Vegeta realized it—Gogeta had a tail!

Vegeta's eyes snapped open as he said, "It's the tail. Gogeta has a tail."

Gogeta usually wrapped his tail around his waist, so it had little presence. Neither Goku nor Vegeta had paid it any attention. But after Gogeta's hint, Vegeta instantly remembered. Tails were unique to Saiyans, and under a full moon, they could transform into Great Apes. Thinking of that, Vegeta began to form an idea about Super Saiyan 4. If that was really the case, then this time, he would definitely get ahead of Kakarot.

At that thought, Vegeta's lips could not stop curling upward.

"So it was the tail!"

Goku scratched his head. He had thought about it for ages without figuring it out. Tails had never left much of an impression on him.

Seeing Vegeta's rising smile, Gogeta guessed that Vegeta might have figured out how to transform into Super Saiyan 4.

"That's right, it's the tail. Super Saiyan 4 is achieved by transforming into a Golden Great Ape while in the Super Saiyan state, then regaining your reason. It is a super evolution that combines rationality and wildness. It possesses the power of a Great Ape, along with speed that Great Apes lack."

"You could say Super Saiyan 4 is the most perfect form. It has power, speed, reason, and wildness. Its body is also incredibly strong and can absorb energy, as long as it does not exceed the body's burden."

"Super Saiyan 4, like Super Saiyan 2 and full-power Super Saiyan, is a transformation best suited for battle. It does not place an overwhelming burden on the body like Super Saiyan 3 does. The difference is that Super Saiyan 4 is far more powerful. They aren't even in the same dimension."

"Whoa! That's amazing!!"

After hearing Gogeta's explanation of Super Saiyan 4, Goku excitedly clenched his fists, wishing he could transform into Super Saiyan 4 immediately. But at that moment, Vegeta poured cold water over him.

"Don't forget, Kakarot. You're only a low-class warrior. If you transform into a Great Ape, you'll lose your reason. But I, as a prince, won't lose my reason when I become a Great Ape. That's the difference between you and me, Kakarot. This time, I'm one step ahead of you. Hahaha!!"

Vegeta laughed smugly, as though he had already trampled Kakarot beneath his feet.

But Goku did not care about what Vegeta said. As long as he could grow stronger, that was enough. Even if it took more time, it would be fine as long as he could transform into Super Saiyan 4. Once he did, he would be able to catch up to Vegeta.

"Alright, alright, you two. You don't even have tails yet. What are you thinking about?"

Gogeta interrupted Vegeta's fantasies and Goku's excitement.

"Hurry up and figure out how to grow your tails back!"

"That's easy. We can just ask Shenron to help us grow them back."

Goku said casually.

Then the two of them took the Dragon Radar and went out to search for the Dragon Balls.

At that moment, Broly also came in to eat. Android 18 came with him, along with their daughter. No one knew when those two had gotten together—they had just fallen for each other. Krillin cried himself unconscious in the bathroom.

Over the years, Android 18 had become best friends with Tights and Bulma, naturally under the influence of Bulma and Tights's money power.

Android 17 and Android 16 were not used to staying in such lively environments, so they chose to become forest rangers in a wildlife preserve.

Just like in the original story, Android 17 married a zoologist. The couple had one child of their own and adopted two more.

Android 16 was a pure robot built from scratch. He had no way to marry, nor did he have any desire to, so he continued following Android 17 and protecting nature.

Sigh! Those poachers had it rough. Whenever they ran into Android 16 and Android 17, they were basically wiped out.

Android 18 and Broly also had a child, a daughter named Lili.

Ding!

Mission Triggered: Save Android 17.

Mission Details: In the GT Timeline, Android 17 was never able to find the value of his own existence. In the end, he was lured by Dr. Gero and Dr. Myuu into wreaking havoc on Earth once more. During that time, he killed Krillin and injured Android 18. Ultimately, the emotions of the Android 17 within him gained the upper hand, and he chose to die at Goku's hands.

Mission Reward: Normal-state power doubled.

A new mission again. Ever since the last mission ended, Gogeta had not received another one. He had thought the system had run out of money and shut down!

This time, it was Android 17 from the GT Timeline. Android 17 from that world was also a pitiful man. All these years, he had never found a purpose for his life and had always felt out of place among everyone else. His own sister had married that bald little runt and started a family of her own, ignoring him, her younger brother. And his big brother, Android 16, had died long ago. Everyone else had been revived, but only his big brother Android 16 had died forever.

With Son Goku and the others on Earth, he could not act however he pleased. Life had lost its meaning.

GT's Android 17 was like a lost boy, not knowing which path he should take.

So, under Dr. Gero's instigation, he gladly accepted control and went mad once again. His original mission had been to kill Son Goku.

When he saw that bald little runt who had taken away his sister, his sole emotional anchor, he killed him with a single stroke. He then tried to persuade his sister to join them, but she had spent too many years living among Earthlings and would never join them. Yet he could not allow her to ruin their plans either, so he injured her, leaving her unable to move.

After the fusion, those troublesome Saiyans were no longer his match. He destroyed and slaughtered without restraint, trying to use it all to fill the emptiness in his heart. Yet he felt no joy at all. It was like something you had wanted to buy for a long time but could never afford. Then one day, you finally had the money and bought it, only to find that it was nothing special. Before long, you lost interest.