Saiyan Legend
By Arrisnyte
Note: This story is a retelling of events form the Dragonball Z storyline. It is an alternate turn of events featuring characters made up by myself and a group of friends when we play the Dragonball Z Role-Playing Game from Talsorian games [www.talsorian.net]. Please do not use these characters without permission, and don't slam me too hard if you liked the original storyline. J Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
He screamed, the very guttural sounds of nature's wrath itself bellowed out from his mouth. Smoke and clouds of dust formed around him with his swirling power, and yet, at the same time were thrown out along the ground. And there he stood. The grotesquely thin, gray and mittened Buu was gone. And in his place stood Super Buu, a pink monstrosity of pure evil and destruction.
In a matter of minutes, he was at Kami's lookout. He had sensed the power there. But the power he sensed was not Krillin's or Yamcha's or even Piccolo's. And unbeknownst to the Z Fighters it wasn't that of Goten and Trunks, the miniscule sons of Goku and Vegeta, whom together can fuse the powerful warrior Gotenks. No, this power was someone else's.
The enraged engine of magical mayhem had devastated the Z Warriors, alive and otherworldly, by using a new "Human Extinction" attack, which left just under twenty people alive on Earth. He was determined to find Gotenks. And he was growing impatient.
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In other world, two super saiyans were shocked.
"Every person on Earth," Goku started. He shook, partly from anger and partly from fear, as he spoke. "It's horrible!"
"Dad, I know it's awful, but we can bring them all back with the Dragonballs after we defeat Buu." Gohan's wisdom was astounding to his father. Gohan had been sitting in the same spot for the last twenty hours, under the direct concentration of the Elder Kai.
"Goku, there is another chance…" Supreme Kai spoke, as if he knew a grand secret. Goku thought he knew what he was talking about.
"Gotenks, right?"
"No, Goku. A power infinitely greater…" was all that Supreme Kai said.
Goku's mouth dropped open in surprise.
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Piccolo led Buu to the Room of Spirit and Time. On his way, he telepathically sent a message to Goten and Trunks. He never thought of how he could communicate in real-time when every minute outside equals six hours inside. If only he knew. Then, they arrived.
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In just a few seconds, Goten and Trunks were ready. They performed the dance perfectly, their power levels completely equal. After a bright flash, they were as one: Gotenks. After a brief tussle, it looked as though all was lost. Just as Buu was about to strike down the fused warrior, a hand interjected, too fast for human eyes to follow, and snapped the pink forearm at an odd angle. "You're finished with the boy, now how about me?" the new warrior asked, as Buu yowled in pain. Clear to all in the chamber, he was a saiyan, as his tail dangled wistfully behind him…
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"You did WHAT?!" shouted Goku. He was shocked at Supreme Kai's news.
"Goku, you have to understand. The three strongest fighters on Earth are either dead or here training for twenty hours! I couldn't risk the fate of the Universe and risk Buu destroying everything against the odds of your one young fusion beating him. So I ordered King Yemma to give Peprin back his body and send him to Earth.
Supreme Kai then went on to tell the story. "Millions of years ago, before the saiyans and their neighbors, the Truffles, fought their bloody war, a few saiyans were sent offworld to learn new techniques. One of them was Peprin. For a child, his power level was only slightly above average. That was, of course, until his first temper tantrum, when he leveled the surrounding settlements and it took half a regiment to subdue him. After two years in space, he managed to land duty with Bibidi, at least until Majin Buu was created. Buu went wild, and when the Kais showed up, Bibidi ordered Buu to eat Peprin and gain his power. A fight between the lackeys ensued, with Buu destroying Peprin.
"So, Goku, I sent him to hell, where another super saiyan was waiting, to teach him control and focus." Supreme Kai finished.
"Vegeta." Goku said sternly. Supreme Kai only nodded.
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Back in the Room of Spirit and Time, Buu reformed his arm and glared at the new warrior. This was a far superior challenge than the boy. The saiyans muscles were bundled and taut, and his hair was short, shorter even than the young Gotenks's. But aside from that, in his saiyan body suit and armor, he was a dead ringer for the fallen Prince Vegeta. Buu was not scared. With but a thought, he threw a portion of his body at the saiyan and wrapped it around him, squeezing him tightly.
Peprin sneered. Without so much as a twitch, a bright green tinted flame surrounded him, blasting the coil of Buu flesh into bits. "Not so easy, is it, Buu?"
Buu chuckled. With the most minor force of will, the bits and pieces reformed and started their python-like constriction around the saiyan, tighter and stronger than before. "You can no destroy BUU!!!!" he screamed.
Peprin smiled and spoke, calmly despite the crushing pressure on his body. "You seriously don't remember me, do you Buu?" Buu cocked his head confusedly at the question. "Well then," Peprin started "maybe this will remind you!" He let out a mighty scream as a blinding yellow flash vaporized the magical bonds around him. When the light dimmed, there stood Peprin free of the makeshift prison. His Golden yellow hair was spiked upwards, and his merciless teal eyes focused on Buu. He was a super saiyan once again.
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"… So you see, Goku, even before Broli took the mantle of the Legendary Super Saiyan, Peprin was that force of destruction in the universe. To sum it up, his power in his basic, black haired stage is roughly equal to your power as a super saiyan!" Supreme Kai knew the dangers of letting that maelstrom of chaos back out into the world once more, but he was hoping that Vegeta's lessons could curb his violent tendencies.
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Majin Buu was shaking. For the first time in his unnatural life, he knew fear. "Y-y-you d-destroy B-b-buu?" He asked, referring to the mass of himself he used to attempt to crush the new challenger. The mass he could not reform. Peprin had merely powered up and vaporized it.
"Not yet," replied Peprin, his tone sinister. "But I'm getting to it."
Gotenks looked on in horror as he and Piccolo had the exact same thought: If Majin Buu was a disease, could Peprin be the cure that Earth had hoped for? And if so, what if he was worse?
((Could this be the end for the magical menace, Majin Buu? Or could this just be the beginning of Earth's troubles, with another super saiyan? And exactly what are his intentions with Majin Buu, or worse, after the fight? Stay tuned for the Next Episode of Dragonball Z!))