The revelation sent shockwaves through the Z-Fighters, but it hit Trunks and Goten with particular force. This was no simple alien invader; this was family drama magnified by cosmic, destructive power. The dynamic of the threat had just fundamentally shifted.
After hours of intense, emotional discussion at Capsule Corp—Bulma already running scans, Vegeta pacing and muttering about the stupidity of Saiyan lineages, and Piccolo offering grave advice—Broly made his decision.
"I have to go," Broly stated, his voice now firm. "I sensed the trail of her dimension-hopping. It's faint, but it leads away from this galaxy, toward a sector I recognized from my youth, before Paragus found Vampa again."
Goku, Vegeta, and the others knew reasoning with Broly when he was focused on a goal was useless. This wasn't about vengeance; it was about responsibility.
"Take a ship," Bulma offered, having already started preparing the Ultimate Hero vessel.
Broly shook his head. "Too slow. I follow her energy. I need to be fast. And I need to go where ships cannot." He turned to Goku. "Kakarot, I need you to promise me something. If I fail, if I return... corrupted by her hatred or this King... you must stop me."
Goku hesitated, but met Broly's gaze with unflinching resolve. "You won't fail, Broly. But yes. We'll be ready."
Broly then launched into the atmosphere, a massive emerald streak that vanished into the void, following the ghostly trail of his daughter's negative Ki signature.
Broly's journey was swift and brutal. Traveling through hyperspace solely by raw Saiyan strength, he pushed his control to the very limit. He followed the Ki trail across systems, occasionally having to break through minor dimensional anomalies Kira had created as decoys. Finally, the trail led him to the desolate, rust-colored world of Planet Vampa.
The planet was exactly as he remembered: harsh, unforgiving, and desolate. But as he landed in the familiar crater where he had spent most of his life, he sensed something new—a residual, subtle Ki signature layered beneath the familiar, primal energy of the world. It was Kira's signature, mixed with complex technology.
Broly systematically searched the ruins of the makeshift base Paragus had maintained. He found nothing until he reached the deepest recess of a cave, a spot he hadn't visited since before his first trip to Earth. Hidden beneath a pile of rubble and fused metal was a small, perfectly preserved data chip.
He carefully extracted the chip and activated it using a small device Bulma had given him. A holographic projection shimmered into life, displaying complex, alien geometric patterns and a language Broly didn't recognize.
But beneath the technical data, a voice recording began to play—Kira's voice, cold and measured.
"If anyone finds this... then the Dimensional Gate is already in progress. Vampa was useful, Father. A good place to hide from the prying eyes of the gods. But it is meaningless now. My Master requires a place with abundant, stable energy to open the primary portal. Your beloved blue planet is the perfect host."
Broly's fists clenched, his power threatening to burst out of its controlled state. Kira was not only building a massive gateway to facilitate the Scarlet King's invasion, but she planned to use Earth as the lynchpin.
The recording continued, the tone chillingly professional.
"The Master calls himself the 'Scarlet King'—a title he earned by draining the life force of three whole dimensions. His power is not simply Ki; it is the weaponization of cosmic despair. He promised me the ability to control the rage you passed down to me, to turn it into something pure, something orderly. He promised vengeance against the family that abandoned me."
Broly staggered backward, leaning against the cave wall, absorbing the devastating truth. His past mistakes were not only haunting him but were now being used as a weapon against the entire multiverse.
The data chip then cycled through the technical data. Trunks' training with Bulma immediately came to Broly's mind. The geometric patterns were clearly schematics, complex blueprints for a massive, semi-permanent Rift Gate. The power source required was enormous, likely matching the energy output of Earth's core or a Saiyan God transformation.
As Broly stared at the schematics, the hologram shifted to a final, cryptic message, this time a direct transmission from the Scarlet King himself—a terrifying, echoing voice that seemed to vibrate in Broly's very bones.
"The son of Paragus. You represent the chaos of existence. Your energy is perfect. Your daughter will be my finest weapon. And soon, when my first lieutenant, Lord Zyth, stabilizes the gate, I will be the order. Your planet will be the first of this universe to fall under the Scarlet Imperium."
The message ended, leaving Broly alone in the desolate cave, armed with the horrifying blueprints and a newfound urgency. Kira wasn't just planning an attack; she was building the infrastructure for a multi-dimensional invasion, and Earth was ground zero.
Broly knew he couldn't decipher the complex schematics alone, nor could he fight off an organized, technologically advanced invasion force single-handedly. He had to return to Earth. The battle was no longer just his; the entire family needed to fight Kira's hatred and the Scarlet King's destructive "order."
With a powerful roar that momentarily dissipated the ever-present Vampa storm clouds, Broly took flight, the data chip secured tightly in his hand. The true war was about to begin, and it was a war he had unknowingly started decades ago.