"Hyaaaaah!" cried Videl as she landed a powerful kick on the punching bag. The side of the bag exploded, sending a steady torrent of small rubbery beads pouring out. "So much for this being the 'Extra Tough' variety" muttered Videl as she wiped sweat from her face. She had died recently when "Kid Buu", as the Z Fighters had taken to calling the creature, had destroyed the Earth. She, along with everyone else, had been revived by Shenron, but the fact that she had been dead, however briefly, motivated her to train herself even harder.

Some days she felt that it would never be enough. She was only a human surrounded by much more powerful alien creatures. Even Krillin, the most powerful human she had ever heard of, was still nowhere nearly as powerful as his android wife. If another catastrophe ever faced the Z Fighters again, Videl wanted to be able to help. She didn't want to have to be protected anymore. Gohan had tried to reassure her by telling her that he had been in her position once as a small child who had to be protected by Krillin and Piccolo. He didn't get it though. He was a Saiyan child. By virtue of that fact alone, his potential was far greater than a human like her could ever dream of.

The more she thought about it, the more she realized that she wanted to be more powerful so she would feel more worthy of being Gohan's girlfriend. It sounded silly when she put it in those terms. After all, Goku was married to Chi-Chi, and Vegeta was married to Bulma. But then again, Goku had a bad habit of abandoning Chi-Chi for years at a time, and Vegeta always acted like he was about to kill Bulma, so maybe Saiyan-human pairings did have some problems.

The only ex-human she knew of who was able to become something more was Android 18, but somehow she didn't think that the technology to turn herself into a cyborg was readily available now that Dr. Gero's laboratory had been destroyed. Videl shook her head upon realizing what a dumb idea that was. Lost in thought, she wasn't looking where she was walking and bumped right into Majin Buu's gelatinous belly.

"Hi, Videl!" squeaked the large pink creature in a high-pitched melodious voice. Videl backed up so that her face was no longer buried in a pink marshmallow and looked up at the grinning face looking down at her.

"Hi, Buu" said Videl politely. She made a point about always being nice to Majin Buu. Despite how friendly he acted now, Videl would never forget that this seemingly innocent creature could easily destroy the planet if he ever had the whim to do so. As much as she tried to like Majin Buu, he still creeped her out.

"I'm going to go take a shower, Buu" said Videl as she stepped around the large creature. "Maybe my dad will play with you."

"Can Buu come with you?" asked Buu.

"In the shower?" asked Videl incredulously. "Umm... that's really not proper. Besides, you never need to bathe. Your skin is basically self-cleaning."

"Not proper?" Buu wondered aloud in confusion. "Buu come anyway. Buu help you wash your back."

Videl was mortified, but the more she thought about it, the less horrifying it seemed. As far as she could tell, Majin Buu was totally asexual. And while they often referred to him by masculine pronouns, she didn't know if the concept of gender was even applicable to Majin Buu.

"Fine, you can come" said Videl. "But don't bother me while I'm showering and don't ever tell Gohan about this. If you tell him, he will get very angry at Buu."

Majin Buu's face became briefly despondent. "Angry at Buu? Buu no want to make Gohan angry. Buu won't tell."