Introduction
I love Dragon Ball. Simple as that. It's one of my favourite shows, period. From the Original series to Z and even Super, I can't get enough of it. And out of this deep love I have for it is where this idea stems from.
While there is a ton of cool moments and ideas in the Majin Buu Arc of Dragon Ball Z, there is a lot to be left desired and a lot of disappointments. One such disappointment being how the arc treated my favourite character, Son Gohan. The character development for Gohan in this arc was really bad and honestly left me frustrated with not only Gohan's character, but with Goku's character as well. And it's tough, because I really like the ending of the arc when Goku uses the Genki Dama to defeat Pure (Kid) Buu. The problem is the moments that all lead up to that point. It could have been executed a lot better so that fans of Gohan, Goku, Vegeta, and the rest can have a satisfying conclusion.
And that's what I'm attempting to do with this fan story. To try and give my vision of how Dragon Ball Z could have ended. And again this is just my opinion and vision. If you loved how the Buu Arc is by all means don't let me take that away from you. This is simply an exploration of how characters could have developed if different actions occurred.
Additionally, this story is not meant to fully mesh with Dragon Ball Supers' events. However, there are some story elements I used from Super in this story because in Z they had not been addressed. The big example is that I worked in the reasoning in Super for why Vegetto defused.
And so, let's dive in! The story starts with Buu being led by Piccolo to the Time Chamber to meet Gotenks and fight. Gohan is about to pull out the Z Sword. Goku is still travelling back to Other World with Baba. Up until this point, the events of the Arc are identical. So feel free to let me know your thoughts! Good or bad, makes no difference to me, just would love to hear your feedback!