A/N : Hello there! After all these years I have finally gathered enough courage to write another story dedicated to my favourite next generation couple. Since you can pair Uub up with pretty much any one, I just let you guess which girl is the lucky one in this fic. XD

Disclaimer : I do not own any characters that appear in the Dragonball series, nor do I claim to own them. The only characters I do take credit into owning are the ones you've never heard of in the Dragonball universe…. So there! XP

Summary : Just when you believe you have it all, some weird old hag comes along and thinks she knows better. Putting, quite literally, your world upside down just to prove it.

Stop Time
By Wynora

Chapter 1 – A disturbance in forest Pausu

A loud screeching sound echoed through the forests named Pausu as the sun gently arose over the lands. The world of the day light creatures slowly woke up and with each passing moment the sounds of living creatures became stronger and clearer.

A river ran down through the hills and deep in to the forest, here and there a random animal would pop out and carefully drink from the river on various locations.

The world started out with a peaceful morning in which there wasn't a foul thing in the air as of yet. But of course, life was never peaceful and with in a matter of seconds that same old screeching sound that was heard earlier echoed through the trees. Alerting the animals, the sound repeated following by some obnoxiously loud cursing made by a human.

The loud scream continued echoing through the forest and movements from deep with in caused several birds to flee their homes in the tree tops. "Stop it you mad, MAD creature, give me back my ball!!"

An old tiny witch named Babba ran as fast as she could after a young bear, which held a crystal ball inside of its mouth. The bear just kept on walking with out any haste, every now and then looking back eyeing the old witch oddly for screeching so loud.

"What are you deaf or something, that's mine!!" she screamed yet again and managed to throw a pineapple at the bear's head. Again the bear hardly noticed and skipped playfully about.

"I said stop! Stupid bear! I hate forests, I hate animals and as of now I really, -really- hate bears!! More then I do pigs, you know that?!" the old woman huffed and puffed as her tiny legs tried to keep up with the steady pace of a bear that was having the time of his life. "Now don't you walk away from me?! You don't want me to hate you, trust me little –AUCH-" the woman tripped and fell face first into a pool of mud.

"I HATE BEARS!!" she screamed the moment she sat up straight, her chubby face covered in soaking mud. "Now where'd he go?!" she spat.

After she had finally managed to stand on her two feet she tried to drag herself out of the pool of mud, her eyes scanning her surroundings for the lost bear as she did so. "STUPID BEAR, WHERE DID YOU GO?!" the witch screamed frantically. "COME BACK HERE WITH MY BA-"

"Miss?" a male voice popped up out of nowhere and caused Babba to abruptly turn around. There, right in the clearing beside the mud pool stood a man, holding her precious crystal ball.

Her eyes widened and a huge grin plastered her face, "MY BALL, YOU GOT MY BALL!!" she screamed and hopped out of the pool of mud. Her tiny chubby hands reaching out to the ball the strange man held.

"Yes, it appears a bear got a hold of it." The man replied and handed her the ball. "Ulgh, the stupid bear just pushed me straight of off it!" she huffed as she pulled the ball close against her chest, "The nerve, honestly!" Caressing it gently she sighed in relief,

"Are you lost Miss?" the man asked while she cleaned her ball. "Of course not, I was trying to get my ball back from that bear!" Babba scowled and released her ball.

The ball started to float right in front of her and with a pleased smile she managed to pull herself up on it, crossed her legs and arms and smiled contently at the man who was slightly taken back.

"A-are you the witch Babba?" he stammered.

"Why yes Uub, I am, so kind of you to remember me." She said with a hint of sarcasm and straightened her black hat.

"But… what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in… you know… the other worlds or something?" he asked in a hushed voice.

She snorted, "I go where ever I wish to go."

A pause followed, her old eyes giving the man in front of her a good look over. He still looked the same from the last time she had seen the boy, just that the boy had grown to be a man by now, a strong and very healthy man at that. His Mohican hair style was still in place with dark chocolate skin and the deepest darkest pair of eyes she had ever seen.

"You've grown quite a bit." She said and with out a warning leaned forward and pinched his shoulder.

Uub gulped.

Her finger tapped her lips a couple of times as her ball moved her away slightly. With a sigh and a yawn she stretched her arms.

"I really hate my job, I am thinking about retiring." Baba declared after removing the mud from her face with her sleeve. She looked disgusted at the stain it left behind on her sleeve. Sighing she continued to clean her face while her crystal ball carried her floating around Uub.

"I do not wish to be rude, Miss Babba." Uub began; still a little stunned at her rather, lets' say spectacular appearance. "But why-" the old woman cut him off holding up her tiny chubby index finger. "Will you let me finish boy! In case you haven't noticed, I don't exactly look all lady like, so if you please?! I am getting there…" she shook her head mumbling the words, "Kidsters these days, no patience what so ever. No patience at all!"

Uub couldn't help but roll his eyes, but turned his head down, "Forgive me."

"Yes, sure." The old woman waved him off and finally sighed. "Either way, let us get to the point. Well, -my- point any way. We both have places to be, people to see." She paused and gave him an amused look, "I know you seem to remember me? It has been a short while since we have first met; with Goku being present is it not?"

Uub nodded remembering how Goku took him out to visit her once. He remembered how Goku had called her an old hag all the time.

"I have been watching you for a while now Uub, for a long while. Ever since we first met I couldn't help but to keep an eye on you." A scowl covered her features as soon as she saw his petrified face, "Now not that much young Uub." The witch spat, "Just every now and then I took a peek." She shook her head, "I am not interested in the perverted ways of the rest of the human race on this planet!"

Uub let out a sigh of relief, some how he didn't find it hard to believe her.

"You have been through rather interesting things you have. Goku was right about you, no matter what you once were in your life before this one; you're making up for things. You sure are. New hero and all, following in Goku's foot prints. Big shoes to fill indeed."

She tapped her chin as her crystal ball carried her around in small circles. She was so well in tune with her ball that it almost appeared that she was making steps in circles, her ball going up and down slightly as she floated around.

"Now what I know of life is that life consists out of making choices." At this Uub blinked, this was definitely not how he thought his morning would start.

"Choices that turn in to paths and bring people to where they should be in life." Babba continued, "Now, you young Uub have made many choices in life just like any other living mortal on this planet." She heaved a sigh, "And like many, you have made a few wrong decisions." Uub blinked.

"Do you, or do you not agree with me?" Babba asked, her ball coming to a sudden stop as she leaned forward. Forcing the ball to bring her closer, her stare intensified with every move forward.

Uub made a few steps back as the old witch gained in on him, "W-well no... I do believe-" she shot a few inches towards him, "t-that every decision I have made have been the right ones." Uub spoke truthfully.

"Oh really?" Babba asked him raising an eyebrow, "You say that every decision you have ever made in your life has been the right one so far? No regrets? No wishes that you could turn the waves of time?" her ball came to a sudden halt just a few inches away from Uub, he tried to move back a little more but ended up with his back against an old tree.

"Well?!" she demanded and pushed her face against his, a toxic stench seemed to come out of nowhere causing tears to form in his eyes, his insides turned and suddenly Uub found himself fighting hard to not gag straight in to the old woman's face.

"Are you really certain about this?!" Babba raised her voice even louder; he could feel her breath on his face and was starting to feel light headed.

He held back his breath and at the same time tried in all his might not to take in to much of her breath. With his eyes still watering he nodded his head. Hoping this answer would send her back for at least a few good feet.

But she didn't move an inch, other then her eyes that were now glaring intently at him.

It seemed like minutes, no, hours till she finally moved back while yelling "Of course!" and throwing her hands up in the air. Suddenly after she pushed the ball away, the crystal ball started to swirl about, faster and faster, "W-wait!" she screamed and her eyes grew wide, the ball was starting to have a mind of its own. "Wha-at are you doing?!" she screamed at the crystal ball causing yet another set of birds to fly out of the tree's.

Uub could do nothing but blink and cover his ears as the witch's scream intensified, glad for a moment that he could breathe in fresh air again. The witch continued on with dancing about around him. Turning in to a wave of back blurring spinning about on something blue and shiny.

"S-S-STO-O-P!" the old witch screamed but it was of no use. The ball kept on spinning and the woman kept on screaming frantically.

Uub chuckled and shook his head.

Oh how he remembered her well.

"M-M-AKE IT S-T-OOP!!"

With a grin he watched the woman spinning around like crazy and briefly considered not helping the woman at all.

He sighed and shook his head, walked up to the raging old Babba reached out one hand and made everything stop from spinning. Babba held on to the ball with dear life, completely out of breath.

Uub sighed and, once convinced the ball had stopped, casually walked back, his hands folded behind his back. Reaching the same tree he leaned against it patiently waiting for the woman to regain her posture.

"Foolish." She mumbled finally once she had managed to get back on her crystal ball. Acting like nothing happened with her and her ball as she crossed her arms. She turned her back at him, "Foolish, foolish young boy!"

Uub raised an eyebrow, "Boy?" he asked in a low whisper. He was 35 years old, was she absolutely certain she had been watching him as much as she claimed she had?

"Unfortunately for you, I do not agree." She suddenly spoke.

Uub raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

She turned her head slightly, narrowing her eyes at him, "No young Uub, I know for a fact that you have made at least one wrong choice in your life."

Crossing his arms he shook his head, "I am sorry if you truly believe this. But does it matter? As far as I can remember nothing what I did in the past has destroyed any lives. And as you can see, I am perfectly happy, every one I know and care about is alive and doing well, so does… does it really matter?"

She suddenly turned around with a loud cry, her eyes glaring at him, "You are wrong about that!" she pulled on her black pointy hat and let out a frustrated laugh, "Oh, you youngsters these days, so arrogant!" she spat then pointed her chubby fingers at him, "Does any one have to die before you believe you might have done something wrong? Is a broken heart not good enough? Are tears not good enough?!"

Uub swallowed hard, he was sure that if this woman kept up her rage, her eye balls were bound to pop out of their caskets.

"I-I well.. uhm well, of course-" "Safe it! Just keep your stammering and worthless whatevers to yourself Uub. I do not care to listen to it, just wait and see, wait and see! They made me come out here for nothing!" and with that she disappeared with a loud pop. Leaving a rather confused and a stunned Uub behind.

It took him a good few long seconds until he finally moved from his spot. He shook his head and sighed, "What was that all about?" he muttered as he looked around, trying to make sure the strange old woman was long gone.

"Ohkay, no wonder he called her an old hag. She's lost it completely." He mumbled and walked away from the mud pool. Soon forgetting all about his short encounter with the crazy witch named Babba.

He continued to live his day out in the forests of Pausu, never realizing that the tiny bad tempered woman he had just encountered wanted to teach him a lesson that was bound to turn his world as he knew it upside down.

To Be Continued…

A/N : What would that lesson be ey? Wait till the next chapter comes! Until then, let me know what you think so far by hitting that review button!