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// Prelude: Business 
// Story: Dragon Ball Z: Daughters of Destruction 
// by Blackdrag-rose 
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	For the first time in over seventy-five million years, since the day he was created, Beerus the Destroyer, the God of Destruction for Universe Seven, was not sleeping on his platform bed for once. Rather he was sleeping on the couch that he normally sat on whenever Whis was telling him about recent events he had missed or any special news that he might be interested in. Sleeping was also a suggestive term for him at the moment, as he actually wasn't very tired after he and Whis had tucked Rainbow Dash and Applejack in for the night. He was actually meditating, something that he didn't do much of because it was so boring, but he couldn't sleep without being on one of his specially designed platform beds, which were currently in use at the moment.

His mind continued to return to the girls that were sleeping in his room, where he had to wonder about the world that they came from and what to do with them once they had a decent amount of rest in them. The Supreme Kai of Time had told him that both girls were four years old, which meant that training wouldn't be something that they would focus on until they were older. Whis and Chronoa were likely going to take the stance that training at that age would only damage their bodies in the long run, but there was something that they wouldn't have taken into consideration. They had survived entering the atmosphere around his planet, passing the various moons completely without being affected at all, and also managed to make it through whatever had brought them to this universe in the first place.

Even without seeing them in battle he knew that both of the girls had to be strong, which meant that they might be able to shrug off anything that he or Whis threw at them when they started training them.

Then there was the matter of their Universe and their missing God of Destruction, something that was still plaguing his mind no matter how many times he thought about it. The idea of that particular universe getting its own Destroyer was strange, because as far as he could tell there was no one capable of obtaining that position. There were once plenty of powerful fighters in that universe, maybe a one or two million years ago, but now they were all gone and there didn't appear to be anyone like them around anymore. Chronoa, of course, believed that it was only a matter of time until the thirteenth God of Destruction was chosen, though she always kept when that particular day was going to happen a secret.

In the end his mind returned to Rainbow Dash and Applejack, because it was only a matter of time until his brother Champa, the God of Destruction from Universe Six, realized that something from Universe Thirteen landed on his planet. Though even as he thought about seeing his brother again Beerus decided not to worry about it, because the only way that he could possibly know about Rainbow Dash and Applejack was if his own attendant, Vados if his memory was correct, told him what happened. That thought also extended to the other ten Gods of Destruction, because any of them could have noticed the arrival of Rainbow Dash and Applejack thanks to their respective attendants, though whether or not they came here was up to them.

Beerus had no idea how long he remaining on the couch, though he had to assume that it was quite a decent amount of time when he heard the distinctive sound of Whis coughing, which was just another way his attendant got his attention. Beerus decided that it was likely time for him to stop mediating and see if Whis had discovered anything new, be it about the girls or about the universe itself.

"Its six in the morning Lord Beerus," Whis stated, a small smile appearing on his face as Beerus opened his eyes, "I was actually beginning to wonder if you were actually sleeping or if you were faking it."

"Believe it or not Whis, but I was meditating." Beerus commented, stretching his arms for a moment before he faced his attendant, "So tell me, what news do you bring?"

"Chronoa will be arriving in about thirty minutes with the bedroom supplies we need," Whis replied, noting that Beerus was unhappy about the idea of the Supreme Kai of Time returning so soon, "after she arrives we'll have Rainbow and Applejack take a much needed bath, to clean themselves from their ordeal and put on some decent clothing that Chronoa picked up. Once that's done we'll have breakfast and go over what else needs to be done... though I have some interesting news that you might find interesting."

"Oh? And what would that be?" Beerus asked, because the moment Whis mentioned that he might be interested in something, regardless of how small it actually was, it always caught his attention.

"It appears that someone from Planet Lu'zar has been making some bold claims recently," Whis answered, tapping his staff on the ground and causing a picture of a planet to appear in the air, a planet that appeared to be one large landmass without any large sources of water, save for what appeared to be a few lakes and rivers, "Apparently one of their kings has a warrior that thinks he's strong enough to, and I'm quoting him here, 'take out the God of Destruction'."

Planet Lu'zar was one of the many planets that knew about Beerus being the God of Destruction, though how they knew that he had never bothered to figure out, and they were rumored to have some of the strongest warriors in their section of the universe, though in reality most of them paled in comparison to the saiyans and a few others races. It was also a safe distance away from the sections of the universe that Frieza and his brother Cooler controlled, which was why neither of them had heard about their warriors or tried to take them for them own purposes. In reality Beerus would have likely destroyed this particular planet a long time ago, out of boredom anyway, but he never had a reason to actually visit this planet in person... until now anyway.

That meant that he actually had something to do today; as he could leave his temple, travel to the planet in question, fight the poor sap who was claiming that he could beat the God of Destruction, and then get back to trying to figure out how to send Rainbow Dash and Applejack back home. Beerus opened his mouth to say something, but before he could actually say anything there was a knock on the main entrance of the temple, to which Whis excused himself and went to open the door. A few seconds later Whis returned with whoever was at the door, to which Beerus discovered that the Supreme Kai of Time had finally arrived, though he noticed that she was carrying two tightly wrapped bundles at the moment. He guessed that she had success hunting down some clothes for the girls to wear, though he decided to ask her anyway, just to be completely sure that he was right.

"Good morning Lord Beerus," Chronoa said, bowing her head just a little bit, knowing that showing him some respect would make things much easier on them all.

"Likewise Supreme Kai of Time," Beerus replied, deciding not to be in a bad mood this morning, not when there was the prospect that Whis might have found him a decent challenger at last, "I take it you have the basic bedroom furniture we need to start work on both of the girls' rooms?"

"I did," Chronoa answered, a small smile appearing on her face, "I've got a hand picked team prepared for the delivery and installation of everything they'll need, as well as some clothes to replace what we found them in. Granted the clothes might be more suited for someone in a martial arts setting and not a casual setting, but it was the best I could come up with in a matter of hours and I hope they like what I found. Speaking of which, where are Rainbow Dash and Applejack?"

"Right here," a voice to their right said, to which they all turned and found Applejack walking towards them, though a few steps behind her was a yawning Rainbow Dash, "Sorry we're late getting up, but Rainbow wanted to sleep in for a few more hours."

"And I keep telling you that its not my fault," Rainbow protested, clearly annoyed by the fact that Applejack had pulled her out of bed, all while letting out another yawn, "those beds are so comfy that I could sleep on them forever."

Beerus silently agreed with Rainbow on that remark, because his platform beds had the same effect on them and that was one of the many reason why he liked them so much. He also couldn't blame Applejack for wanting to explore the temple and get to know their surroundings, though at least they had come to him and Whis before disappearing into thin air. He could tell that there was some dirt from their arrival on his planet, so he already knew that they would have to wash up before anything else happened.

"Its fine, we were just asking Chronoa if she managed to get anything in regards to your rooms or replacement clothing," Whis commented, turning to face the both of them, taking note that both girls seemed happy to have something besides the ragged clothing they were wearing, "But before you do anything else you need to go to the washroom and clean yourselves up... and then we'll get to see how you look in the clothes that Chronoa brought you. Chronoa, might I ask you to help them out just a tiny bit?"

Chronoa didn't seem too pleased with the idea of teaching both of the girls how to bathe, even if it was only the one time, but she also seemed happy with the idea of helping them with their new clothes, which might have been the only reason she even nodded her head in the first place before following after the two girls. Whis then followed after them, mainly because he remembered that Chronoa had no idea how to use the washroom that Beerus had in his temple, leaving Beerus to make his way back to the dining room and wait for them to come back.





Once Whis had explained how the washroom worked, and had all the settings that the girls might need at the moment, he excused himself so he could go talk to the chefs, leaving Chronoa alone with Rainbow Dash and Applejack. Chronoa was somewhat amazed that Beerus had what appeared to be some sort of hot spring as his washroom, for the bathing section of it anyway, and that there was a switch somewhere that divided the entire thing in half, as if there were instances where both he and Whis were in the room at the same time. She figured that Whis would normally just wait until the God of Destruction was asleep before doing his own bathing, but at the moment she wasn't going to argue with the results. Before either of the girls jumped into the spring she quickly demonstrated how they would normally clean themselves, in a washroom that wasn't like this one, though she was glad that they caught on with what she was saying.

Once Chronoa was done with her explanation Rainbow jumped into the right section of the divided spring while Applejack, having removed her hat, took the section on the left, leaving Chronoa to pull out some towels and set them out for the girls to use once they were done. She then took a seat behind one of the rocks that was resting nearby, with a stool that allowed her to face away from the spring, and merely waited for the girls to be done. About ten minutes passed before she heard one of the girls climb out of their section of the spring, followed by the sound of the towel being opened and used on their body. Chronoa waited a few seconds before turning towards whichever girl was finished, to which she found Applejack standing there with a towel wrapped around her body.

"Done already?" Chronoa asked, though she knew that both of the girls were likely curious about the temple and wanted to explore, unless Beerus and Whis had other ideas.

"Yeah, though I think Rainbow will be in there for a few more minutes," Applejack replied, though her eyes shifted over to the bundles that were resting near Chronoa, "I'm excited to see what's going to replace what I was wearing earlier."

Chronoa smiled and pulled one of the bundles over to her, as the contents of both bundles were the same, before she opened it up and started handing Applejack what was inside it. When she told Whis and Beerus that the clothing was more orientated towards martial arts she wasn't kidding, because within a minute or two Applejack was wearing a navy blue colored gi with a purple undershirt, with a pair of purple wristbands and a purple sash around her waist. Seeing how both Rainbow Dash and Applejack had hooves, and the fact that no such style of shoes existed yet, Chronoa had chosen to leave the shoes behind and see how the girls liked the clothes. The only thing missing from the gi was a kanji symbol, but those were generally specific to the person that was wearing the gi and she had no idea what symbol each girl would eventually pick.

If one were to look close enough they would realize that the colors on the gi watched Beerus's own skin color and the color of the sash he wore all the time, though it was Chronoa's way of trying to protect them considering that a good amount of beings in the universe feared the God of Destruction. Though she seriously hoped that the color choice didn't make them targets for the people who hated Beerus, otherwise things would go south fast.

"So, what is this style of clothing exactly?" Applejack asked, picking her hat up and returning it to her head once more, before turning back to Chronoa.

"Its called a gi," Chronoa said, knowing that Applejack would have been confused about any style of clothing that she brought them, "its normally worn by martial artists and their students, though considering who your father is I figured you'd be learning to fight in no time. I figured there would be no harm in giving them to you now, especially since I was lucky enough to find two of them as fast as I was able to."

"This is so awesome!" a voice to her left said, to which Chronoa and Applejack turned and found Rainbow Dash, now wearing the second gi that Chronoa had brought with her, standing on a nearby rock and staring at her new clothing with a look of amazement in her eyes.

Chronoa had the feeling that she would be hearing that statement, and many others like it, from Rainbow in the coming weeks, again that was considering who their father was. Once both of the girls were wearing their new gi, and were finished with the washroom, Chronoa lead them out of the room they were in and they all walked back to the dining room, where they discovered that the table had been filled with all sorts of breakfast items. She immediately spotted Beerus sitting in one of the chairs, patiently waiting for them to arrive no less, though the God of Destruction did raise an eyebrow as they walked into the room and took their seats.

"When you mentioned clothing that was suited for fighting I should have expected that you meant gi," Beerus commented, just as everyone started piling their plates with food, "That's also an interesting color combination you picked out... though its almost as if the combination might mean something to someone."

Chronoa gulped for a moment, wondering if Beerus was upset about her choice in colors, but instead of getting upset Beerus merely turned towards the girls and asked them if they would be excited about the idea of visiting an entirely new world. She had no idea why he was being so friendly towards them, when he hated the idea of raising them the moment they arrived on his planet, but she figured that he was merely making sure that his guests were fine. Even as that thought came to mind she knew that she was right, because Beerus likely figured that he could still send them home in the next few days and wouldn't have to become so emotionally attached to them... almost as if he feared the idea altogether.

Both Rainbow and Applejack expressed their desire to explore the temple they were in, so they could get to know their surroundings, though they also seemed interested in the idea of visiting a neighboring planet. Whis commented that it would take him about thirty minutes to get them to Planet Lu'zar, where they would then set out and find whoever was claiming to have the power to beat Beerus. While they were gone Chronoa would be able to get her team inside the temple and set up the rooms that Rainbow and Applejack would be using in the future. Once Beerus was finished with Planet Lu'zar they would return to this world and let the girls explore the surrounding area, before they even bothered to talk about any sort of training that they might end up doing.

Once they were all done with the morning meal, and were sure that all of the dishes had been picked clean, the group pulled themselves out of their chairs and headed outside, though along the way Rainbow asked how they were going to get to Lu'zar in the first place. Whis explained that he had the ability to warp through space, which was normally how he and Beerus went from planet to planet, though also commented that he would have to use a shielding technique to prevent the two of them from suffering in space. The moment they stepped outside they returned to the area where the girls had landed, allowing Whis to summon the bubble around himself, Beerus, Rainbow, and Applejack, before the four of them wished Chronoa well and disappeared into thin air.





Whis was true to his word, as thirty minutes after their departure from Beerus' planet they began their descent towards one of the few cities that dotted the landscape of Planet Lu'zar. As they passed through the atmosphere, and reached a spot where the girls wouldn't suffer from entering the planet, Whis lowered the bubble while making sure they continued to float in the air around them. Seeing how neither of them knew how to fly yet, something that they were going to have to ask Rainbow how she managed to get that cloud later on, Whis merely kept them afloat as he zeroed in on the location of the person that Beerus was searching for.

They eventually arrived at a city, where the buildings appeared to be made out of some sort of rocky material, to which they landed in the direct center of the city and gently set the girls on the ground. Several of the people around them, who happened to be wearing cloth robes that blew in the gentle breeze, stared at them as they landed, though the moment they looked at Beerus they returned to what they were originally doing.

"Girls, welcome to Planet Lu'zar," Beerus said, waving a hand around for a moment, taking a brief second to see that both Rainbow Dash and Applejack were excited to see something new, "So tell me Whis, where is this warrior you promised me?"

"He's directly to the north of where we are standing," Whis answered, pointing at the castle that their road would eventually bring them to, "From what I was able to gather the warrior in question resides in that castle, as Captain of the Guard no less, so he should be near his king."

"Okay, so it should be easy to find him," Beerus said, beckoning for the girls to follow them as he started making his way towards the castle, to which the girls ran in front of him and Whis while they looked at everything and everyone that was around them, "We'll take a moment to see what the city has to offer, give Rainbow and Applejack a chance to see a different culture, and then..."

Before he could finish what he was saying, and get Whis' input on his plan of action, a pair of citizens flashed into view a few steps in front of them, snatched both Rainbow and Applejack before they even knew what was happening, and disappeared seconds after their arrival... though Beerus could tell that they were heading towards the castle.

"...and then that happens." Beerus finished with a sigh, though the thought of someone kidnapping the girls, in front of him no less, made him want to obliterate the entire planet... once he had rescued Rainbow and Applejack anyway.

With his plans changed for the worse Beerus and Whis made their way towards the castle in front of them, all while the citizens around them fled as they noticed the angry expression that had appeared on Beerus' face.





Rainbow Dash and Applejack found themselves in what appeared to be some sort of throne room, though they were being held in cages that were made of metal and were suspended in the air on either side of the chamber, meaning that whoever had taken them had separated them on purpose. The people that were in the throne room had some visible muscles under their clothing, as well as slightly pointed ears and longish hair that happened to be a variety of colors. From what they could tell everyone in the area beneath them was wearing some sort of armor under their clothing, though the person standing near the throne, and the person that was sitting on it, had some sort of weapon attached to its belt.

Kneeling before the throne were the two people that had grabbed them, though for some reason that was lost to both Rainbow and Applejack they were afraid of the person on the throne.

"So let me get this straight," the person on the throne said, pointing one of his fingers at Rainbow for a moment, "I sent you to get some leverage that I can use against the other King of Lu'zar, so I can eventually dethrone him and seize control of the entire planet, and you bring me two girls that aren't even natives to this planet?"

"To be fair we thought they were travelers from the other kingdom," one of the kidnappers replied, though there was a hint of fear in his voice, "I mean their King gets visitors from other planets and there's an occasion when some of those visitors explore the planet, just to see what else there is for them to see before they left. We saw them walking in front of some sort of cat man and a man that was carrying some sort of scepter, so we came to the conclusion that they were visitors from the other kingdom."

"Our father and his attendant are going to beat you up!" Rainbow shouted, causing everyone below them to turn towards her for a moment, as if they were surprised that she could even speak and understand them.

"Wait a minute, you idiots said that they were with a cat man and a man with a scepter," the man on the throne said, though there was a bit of fear creeping into his voice as he put the pieces together, "Oh my god, their father is Beerus the Destroyer. You morons stole the children of the God of Destruction?! How did you even accomplish that?"

"Well we just teleported in front of the group, snatch them in front of the people they were with, and came straight here," the second minion replied, though unlike her companion, as it was clearly female by the voice, she didn't seem afraid at all.

That was quickly followed by the door to the room being blown open, to which everyone in the room turned towards the ruined doors and watched as Beerus, followed by Whis, walked into the room with a look of pure anger in his eyes. The guards that were standing by the door backed up as the God of Destruction approached the throne, his eyes never leaving the person that was sitting there. The minions who had kidnapped Rainbow and Applejack also backed up, clearly indicating that they knew about Beerus' reputation and didn't want to piss him off more than he already was. The only person who didn't seem afraid at the moment was the warrior that was standing beside the King, whose hand inched towards the weapon that was on his belt.

"I would advise against doing what you are thinking about doing," Whis commented, staring at the warrior for a moment, as if he knew what was coming next, "otherwise you'll only make the aftermath more destructive than it needs to be."

The warrior, apparently not caring for what Whis had to say, drew his weapon, which happened to be a bladed weapon, and charged at Beerus, who merely stood where he was and waited for the enemy to come to him. Once the warrior was up close he started to swing his weapon at Beerus wildly, coming from every direction possible so he could wound the God of Destruction, but all Beerus did was use one of his claws to parry each and every attack that came at him. After a few seconds of parrying the attacks Beerus grabbed the arm that was holding the weapon, moved it to the side so the blade didn't get in his way, and struck the warrior in the chest so hard with his foot that he shattered the armor the warrior was wearing and sent him flying into the wall behind the throne.

After a few seconds the warrior didn't get back up, leaving the other guards to realize that their chances at beating the God of Destruction were nonexistent and flee for their lives.

"How disappointing. I heard that he thought he could take me out, yet it seems he was just full of hot air," Beerus said, turning his attention away from the fallen warrior and the king that was still sitting on his throne, "Well then, I'm just going to free Rainbow Dash and Applejack... and then we'll be on our way."

Beerus floated up to the cage that Rainbow was held in and tapped the bars that were keeping her trapped, to which they melted in a matter of seconds before her eyes, though that was followed by her jumping out of the cage and throwing her arms around Beerus' neck. He then turned to the second cage and floated over to it, repeating the process he had just used and freed Applejack as well, to which he held her around his neck as well. Once they were both free he returned to where Whis was standing and the girls climbed off of him, but one look in his eyes told Whis everything that he needed to know at the moment. Whis merely nodded his head as he tapped his scepter on the ground and summoned a bubble around Rainbow, Applejack, and himself, before disappearing into space once more.

Beerus smiled as he watched Whis take the girls off planet, because there was one other thing he needed to do before he left this pitiful planet behind and focused on more important matters... though his mood was soured when the king, in all his infinite wisdom, tried to punch him from behind, which was rapidly followed by him kicking the king into his throne.

"You know, I was thinking of only destroying half of your planet and letting the other king have what was left," Beerus commented, energy gathering above the palm of his right hand, which was followed by a tiny marble like object appearing seconds later, "but now you have sealed the fate of your entire planet."

Beerus dropped the marble like object and allowed it to fall to the floor, though the moment it touched the floor the entire place lit up as his power pulsed through the ground around them and cracked the entire foundation of the castle. As the end of the world began Beerus floated into the air and headed towards the location that Whis was likely waiting at, though his eyes remained on the planet below him as fire began to seep out of the cracks he had created. Within a matter of seconds the entirety of the planet's surface was engulfed in fire and death as the planet's end drew ever closer, which he knew was coming because the planet's core was beginning to stand out among all the destruction.

Then, with one final heave, Planet Lu'zar exploded before their eyes, though for the first time in his life Beerus didn't feel any sort of excitement from watching a planet meet its end. He let out a sigh and allowed Whis' bubble to wrap around him as well, though he did pick up Rainbow and Applejack before they began the trek back to him temple... where he could have sworn that Rainbow whisper something about him being either cool or awesome. Beerus decided that the statement, whether he was supposed to have heard it or not, deserved some sort of smile and kept it on his face as they traveled back to their home.