"Death of a Hero"
Disclaimer
I do not own Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT or any spin-off products. They are all owned by FUNimation, Toei Animation, Fuji TV, Bird Studios, and last but certainly not least, the fantastic author himself, Akira Toriyama. I own nothing but my Original Characters.
A special thank you to Saucemonkey for motivating me to finish this chapter. Had he not done so, it probably wouldn't have came out for another few weeks.
Kid Buu Saga: Part II
Back on the distant planet covered mostly in tall grass, Kibito Kai and the Elder Kaioshin, along with Dende, commented on the recent events transpiring on their precious planet the fate of the universe was resting on.
"What are they thinking? Don't they know the fat ones power is now split into four?" said the Elder Kai. Ever since the fight started; in his point of view, the protagonists had been doing everything all wrong.
"Ancestor, please," said Kibito Kai respectfully. "I'm sure Goku knows what he's doing. After all, he is our only hope right now."
"Fine," The 15th generation Kaioshin replied begrudgingly. "I'll give him the benefit of the doubt...but he better not mess this up."
Dende gulped. 'Please Goku...win this. Not only for us... but for everyone.'
Sacred Planet of the Kais...
The mighty Saiyan warrior charged toward the villain, leaving behind a golden streak of energy and followed by the four Fat Buu copies. Together, they charged, clinging desperately to the prospect of victory
"Heh heh." Kid Buu chuckled, remaining completely still even as his opponents congregated around him.
Catching Kid Buu off guard, one of the four Fat Buu copies punched the young Majin from behind in the side of the face making him stagger for a brief second before turning around and seeing the clone.
Following that, another doppelgänger grabbed Kid Buu from behind; wrapping its arms around the latter's entire body.
The original Majin Buu began to punch Kid Buu while he was in an inferior position, trying to capitalize on the opportunity he was given. However, the young Majin had enough; these futile games wouldn't faze him! The turbulence caused by his next primal shout was so powerful, it literally drove his five opponents backwards and slamming into debris.
Yet another copy rushed toward Kid Buu, this one - making the same mistake as the others - tried to punch him. Clearly, he had made a regression in his tactic, for he completely missed the small Majin; he flew high up in the air well before the strike would have hit. He quickly charged a pink basket ball sized energy sphere in each of his hands. "Heh heh heh!" Kid Buu grinned as he shot one of the blasts at the copy below. The blast completely engulfed it, leaving nothing behind.
"Ha ha ha ha!" He laughed like a child watching his favourite TV show, both hands on his stomach trying to contain his maniacal laughter.
THUUUUUD! A fierce knee from the Super Saiyan 3 Goku sent him hurtling toward the ground.
The young Demon recovered in mid air. Then, in one swift motion, he expanded his arm, stretching it all the way up to the Saiyan and slapping him across the face before grabbing the collar of the Super Saiyan 3's Gi. He pulled Goku toward him, twisting his body around to then throw him toward the ground, shooting several bursts of Ki at him along the way.
Nearing the ground, Goku effortlessly parried the blasts away before regaining control of himself and back flipping in mid air. The warrior flew back up to Kid Buu at an incredible speed; each threw a barrage of punches and kicks at each other, seeming to be equal.
The young Majin tried to hit the Saiyan with a haymaker of a punch. However, he dodged it without much of a problem. As quickly as he could he sent three punches directly to his opponents diaphragm in rapid succession, hurting the Demon; something he as of before now had been unable to do.
"Gah!" The skinny pink Demon gasped in slight pain. As he was recovering, he was nearly caught by another punch, this time from another doppelgänger of Fat Buu.
The punch was aimed for the head, however, Kid Buu simply twisted his body to the left, dodging the attack and countering by shooting a pink Ki blast at the copy's head, destroying its cranium.
The doppelgänger lifted his hands to where his head previously was and tried to feel for it. He simply reached into his neck and pulled another head out as yet another doppelgänger flew up to aid his fellow copy.
Both relentlessly attacked, landing several punches and kicks in the process, only infuriating the young Demon.
His skin literally turned red instead of the normal bright pink due to his frustration, he let out a huge shockwave of invisible energy in the form of a 'scream' outward in every direction, easily vaporizing the two doppelgänger's surrounding him.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!" The childish Demon laughed maniacally.
The remaining copy and the original Majin Buu flew up beside Goku. "Buu help." said the original Fat Buu.
Kid Buu rushed at them, and they all moved out of the way in separate directions. The remaining doppelgänger went to deliver a kick that met with the young Majin's forearm. Goku attempted to kick him as well, but as he was charging toward him, the Demon extended his arm and grabbed the Super Saiyan 3's leg and threw him into Majin Buu.
Still blocking the copy's kick with his forearm, he turned to it and proceeded to disintegrated it with a pink Ki blast.
The last, and original Fat Buu gritted his teeth. On the upside, his power wasn't divided anymore. However, they lost their edge; five on one seemed to be working better than two on one.
The rotund Demon moved his head tentacle to face Kid Buu. "Buu turn you into chocolate!" a pink beam shot out of it, quickly heading toward its target.
The young Demon simply smiled.
Kid Buu disappeared well before the beam would touch him. Out of nowhere he reappeared behind Fat Buu in an instant, kicking him in the back of the head and sending him flying several feet across the air before recovering.
Again, the Demon disappeared and reappeared; this time behind Goku.
Unlike his obese comrade, the Saiyan was able to sense his opponent. The instant he reappeared and went to kick him, Goku spun around and punched the pink Demon in the jaw, staggering him slightly.
Like a torpedo, Fat Buu launched himself head first and head butted his former self hard in the sternum.
He followed up with a punch which Kid Buu abruptly caught with his teeth!
The young Majin bit down as hard as he could. Out of anger, Majin Buu formed a ball of energy in the palm of his hand that was in Kid Buu's mouth, allowing him to open up his fist and forcing Kid Buu's mouth open. The blast tore through the back of his throat leaving behind a large exit wound before he regenerated, and the young demon backed away from his counterpart quickly to "play" with the other fighter.
"Hehehehe!" Kid Buu chuckled moments before rushing at the Super Saiyan 3.
They engaged his hand-to-hand combat once more. "I can't keep fighting as a Super Saiyan 3 much longer... I can already feel myself losing power; losing focus..."
The young Demon landed a punch in the Saiyan's gut, making him bowl over. He finished his assault by striking Goku's back with his elbow which sent him hurtling to the ground.
After that, Kid Buu rushed on Fat Buu and again easily overpowered him with a series of rapid punches to the gut before finishing with an uppercut then blasting him away.
Watching from the sidelines, Vegeta felt a surging combination of fury and anger; the two couldn't be compared. For each emotion he felt, another counteracted it with equal intensity.. 'Damn, he's completely dominating them!...grr...Why am I even still here?! They clearly can't take Buu on alone!'
Also observing the battle was Hercule. "No, Buu! Where is he?!" he said with a weary voice, growing nervous for his friend.
Goku regained consciousness only to find himself nearly buried in the dirt of the Sacred Kai planet. The warrior was able to stand back up after using his hands to push off the ground, but it was quite obvious he was fatigued.
Abreast him, Kid Buu descended to the ground, cocking a finger forwards and laughing "Hehehehe!"
"You're definitely stronger than I thought you would be Buu. But this ends now!" The Super Saiyan 3 ripped of his tattered orange gi. "I'll never forgive you for what you've done."
The Demon was unresponsive. Perhaps he didn't understand. Perhaps he just didn't care. Goku thought it was probably the latter.
He raised his hand to the Majin, and shot a ball of Ki which obliterated his lower half. Quickly pressing the attack, Goku then rushed toward him and struck him with a heavy elbow to his cheek, creating an indent on Buu's face.
The demon flew back a few feet and regrew his lower half, and regenerated from the elbow blow. It seemed like nothing would be able to bring him down now...
Goku was clearly agitated; one could see it on his face from a mile away. 'It's always the same with him... No matter what I do, he regenerates... Is there anyway to defeat him for good?'
"Heh heh heh!"
The Super Saiyan 3 instantly flew up into the air, and the villain followed. They continued fighting for several seconds before flying up even higher, continuing this action many more times.
Kid Buu backed off then extended his leg to kick Goku's abdomen. After making contact he extended his leg even further, forcibly making the warrior extend with it.
The Demon's body followed its leg, effectively closing the distance and regaining its rightful length as he head butted the warrior.
"Argh!" Goku screamed out in pain, drops of blood sliding down the cut on his forehead.
Kid Buu grabbed the front of Goku's undershirt and held him in place as he charged a small Ki blast in his other palm.
'If I don't do something right now, Kakarott's going to be killed!...' thought the Saiyan prince. This concern for his former rival was new to him. Never in a million years could he have fathomed he would care this much.
Enough was enough. Without a second thought, Vegeta flew toward his friend at top speed, transforming into a Super Saiyan 2 along the way.
"Hehehehe! You go bye bye!"
THUUUUM! A second before shooting, his face was met with a gloved fist belonging to the other Saiyan who have been witnessing the battle until now.
Kid Buu fell across the sky end-over-end for several seconds before impacting with a cliff, burying the Majin with rock debris.
Goku was going to fall before Vegeta ducked under his arm and placed it on his shoulder for support. "Veg...Vegeta..." he barely spoke.
"Kakarott, are you alright?"
"Y...yeah... Th...thanks, Vegeta."
"I know it is still technically your turn, but I really think I should jump in." he tried to convince Goku before being answered with words that surprised him.
"S-sure. If you can hold him off for just a few seconds-"
"You're still planning to fight him?" asked Vegeta, surprised. "Are you insane?"
"N...no. If I can get a few minutes to gather m...my energy, I think I can beat him." he reasoned. "The only reason I'm even half as tired as I am right now is because of Super Saiyan 3."
"Hu? What do you mean?" the Saiyan Prince wondered.
Hundreds of yards away, Kid Buu got out from the under remains of the cliff he slammed into. Rather than heading back right away, he simply jerked his neck from left to right, cracking it.
"I'm not used to this form yet. I only just attained months before the tournament... It drains too much energy; if I can power up for a few minutes I'm confident that I'll be able to win." he said, taking his arm off Vegeta's shoulder and sustaining flight on his own.
"Alright, Kakarott... We both know I'd only last for a few minutes anyway."
"What? No... Don't even kid yourself, you'd last longer than that, I'm sure of it." he attempted to assure him.
"Stop trying to spare my feelings, we both know what I say is true... Talking about this right now isn't important; what is, is you gathering your energy. Go."
"Alright. Thanks Vegeta." he said as he hovered backward.
Vegeta flew off toward Buu while Goku stayed behind. "HAAAAAA!" he began powering up.
Vegeta came to a sudden stop high above where Kid Buu stood. "Let's do this, you pink bastard!" he taunted.
"Huh?" The young Demon noticed a fighter before him that was different than the last. He flew up to meet him in the air. "Hehehe." he chuckled.
Vegeta raised both his hands at the Majin and repeatedly shot several bursts of Ki energy at the villain.
The Super Saiyan 3 continued to gather his strength, all the while observing the battle. 'That's great, Vegeta. If you just keep that up for a few minutes this will be a piece of cake!' he thought happily.
Vegeta continued to fire Ki blasts. He thought it would be enough to hold him off for a while. Moments later it was made painfully clear he was wrong.
KRRAAACKK! Little did the Saiyan Prince know, as he was firing the blasts Kid Buu disappeared than reappeared behind him and drove a heavy kick into the warrior's back, sending him hurtling diagonally to the ground at a rapid speed and nearly crippling him.
The young Demon once again disappeared. He reappeared under Vegeta and kicked him hard in the gut, causing him to cough up blood. Buu wasn't done. He disappeared again, and reappeared above him then kicked him toward the ground.
The Super Saiyan impacted the ground at a rapid speed. Miraculously, he hadn't died again.
'D-DARN IT! Vegeta... Hang in there!'
The Saiyan Prince struggled to stand back up. As soon as he did he cupped his left shoulder with his hand, and then turned to face his opponent. "That's it? Is that's all you can do?" he taunted once again. "You think silly attacks like that will be able to put me down? Don't hold your breath!" he exclaimed.
Buu was shocked. Never had he fought someone like this; his ego was huge.
However, it wasn't a problem. He had been toying with him from the very beginning. It was time to finish him.
Kid Buu flew high up in the air. Instantly, he began to charge his own twisted version of a Kamehameha wave; this one being pink in colour. "Hehehe!"
Bee started barking loudly. "W...what is that?! That thing's huge!" he exclaimed. 'Wait, where'd Majin Buu go?' he thought to himself while looking around.
All Goku could see was the young Demon high up in the air charging an energy blast. Vegeta wasn't in sight. He could sense how much power was in Kid Buu's blast. 'Oh no... It doesn't matter anymore! I'm not at full power, but I can't just stay here or else Vegeta will be wiped out of existence...' thought the Super Saiyan 3. 'I have no choice. I need to counter than with my own full power Kamehameha wave, it's the only way I know I can beat him...but...I'm still drained...I can't think about that, I have to try.'
After making his decision, he placed his middle and index fingers on the forehead and began to concentrate.
Vegeta continued to cup his hand on his left shoulder in pain. Though he would never admit it, even to himself, deep down Vegeta was afraid. Afraid of never being able to see Bulma and Trunks ever again. The proud Saiyan Prince closed his eyes, ready to accept his fate.
Suddenly, Kakarott appeared in front of him, his hands cupped tightly to his sides. "Sorry to take your turn, Vegeta. But hey, you did awesome. I'll take it from here." he said warmly.
"Huh?" Kid Buu noticed the warrior.
"Kakarott? Are you-" he began before being cut off.
"Kamehameha!" A bright azure wave headed straight for Kid Buu.
"Ha!" The young Majin shot his beam as well.
They collided in midair, so far seeming to be equal. The blasts intensified, both attempted to add more power to them.
"Vegeta, move!" exclaimed Goku.
"Ah?" Vegeta flew backward several meters until he found a cliff and landed on its apex.
"Arrrgggh!" Goku struggled to hold on. 'I...I can feel my power slipping!'
Rock and debris started to rise up from the ground around the Saiyan warrior as he put more power into his blast.
"Heh heh heh!" Kid Buu casually put more power into his energy wave.
"Argh! I'm finished!" he exclaimed as he felt himself getting weaker and weaker. 'Wait! The Kaioken! That could give the edge I need, but...can I use it as a Super Saiyan 3 without irreparably damaging my body?' he began to wonder to himself, weighing his options.
"C'mon, Kakarott! You can do this!" Vegeta motivated from the sidelines, his body broken and battered.
Kid Buu's blast started to overpower Goku's. It seemed absolutely hopeless for the Earth-raised Saiyan's victory...
'I...I have to try it!' he concluded. "Argh..." he continued struggling; while doing so, he paused for a moment to reflect on the events that transpired in the last few days leading up to right now. "Well, it's been a long ride, Buu. You've proved time and time again to be the strongest enemy we've ever faced... If by some miracle I do survive this, I only wish you would come back...but as a better person. I'd like that." Goku couldn't handle it anymore; it was too much of a challenge to keep trying to push forward. "Arrgh!... Super!... Kaioken!"
"What?!" shouted Vegeta in disbelief. "That idiot is going to kill himself! Kakarott, don't you dare-"
"HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" shouted the Super Saiyan, consuming all the power he could get. A crimson hue started to completely encompass his golden aura, multiplying the amount of energy in his Kamehameha wave and feeding it with more than enough energy to overpower the pink titan's blast once and for all.
"Arg! Arguahh!" It was now Buu who was struggling. He couldn't take the amount of power being handled by the oversaturated Super Saiyan.
"HAAAAH!" With one last push, Goku's blast managed to successfully push Buu's back. The beam was drawing ever closer to the demon. He was powerless to stop it, and the blast quickly engulfed him entirely. The power of the blast incinerated the evil creature entirely, destroying every last molecule of his body.
It was now over, Kid Buu was finally defeated!
Back on the unknown planet, Dende, the Elder Kaioshin and Kibito Kai cheered and danced happily after witnessing the outcome.
"He did it!" The Elder Kaioshin shouted in joy.
'I knew you could do it, Goku.' the Namekian teenager, Dende, thought to himself with a smile, as the Kaioshin's were dancing happily behind him.
The Saiyan severely panted before powering down into his regular base form. Although his Kamehameha had finished the job, and he was universes saviour once again...he collapsed then and there.
"Ka-Kakarott!" that was the last thing he heard.
Hello, everyone! You may have noticed the last part of this chapter where Vegeta and Goku are talking is similar to the Manga chapter. That wasn't originally planned but I figured doing it that way it could show how tired Goku was. Obviously, it was cut short and he started his Kamehameha with roughly two thirds of his full power.
The Super Kaioken was inspired by the Filler episode in DBZ in which he used it with a dead body. I've constantly wondered. Why wouldn't he just use in it canon to increase his already titanic Super Saiyan power? I came up with a theory that it can only be used with a dead body since even the dead Goku was visibly tired when he would supposedly have unlimited energy. The strain of the Kaioken technique has been stated to have the ability to destroy the body of the user if they use it for too much of an increase. And combined with the already straining power of the Super Saiyan 3 transformation, using them together would surely have devastating effects both for the user and the receiver of the attack.
I'd also like to thank Saucemonkey for giving me a shout out in his last chapter of his fanfic, 'Piccolo's Choice'. If you haven't heard of it or haven't read it yet, you should. It's a great story written by an incredible author. Gohandominates also gave me a shout out in his last chapter of 'Gohan: The Fallen Hero' so it would be cool if you checked that out as well.
You may also have noticed I've been using sound effects like "THUUUD", "THUUUMM", "KKRRACKK", etc. That was directly inspired by npberryhill and davidstarlingm, the authors of the popular Vegeta-centred fic 'Bringer of Death'. It was a really good decision on their part to incorporate them into their fic, and one of the reasons I've always enjoyed reading it so much was because of the sound effects. Please, if you have the time, check out their fic as well.
Note: Super Vegetarott was able to assist with specific parts of the chapter; please give his fanfics a try when you can.
Now for some Q&A/C&R (C= Comment/R = Response), from before the revision.
saucemonkey & Gohandominates
C: Excellent! This is starting out wonderfully and I can't wait to find out how Goku kills Kid Buu!
C: Looking good Ledgic, keep it up.
R: Thank you both for the support!
C: Yo man, I'm loving the story! And I'm really lookin forward to the direction it's taking. Consider yourself fav'd and followed!
R: Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying it!
Q: So far so good, nice writing style, but I guess I didn't understand the divergence point, was it when Kid Buu regenerate from the Kamehameha damage? In the amine Buu waste some time doing a" rebolation dance" XD and with this Goku asks for Vegeta to hold Buu for a minute but here I think Buu just attacked the two straight away, right?
A: Thanks, I'm still working on my definite writing style, so thanks for confirming I'm in the right direction, and pretty much.
C: This is a very good starting point. I would prefer though some more narration and a slightly less blunt approach with how things happened. Right now, it goes a bit fast so I suggest perhaps longer words and a tad-bit more dialogue and description.
R: Thanks for the tips!
Q: I am really looking forward to where this story goes. Will Majin Buu win? That is actually what I am thinking will happen. the story flows well,at a natural pace, almost as good as Bringer of Death. Can't wait to see more.
A: I guess you'll just have to wait and see. ;) I'm truly honoured that you're comparing the pace to Bringer of Death. I can only hope to one day be that good!
Q: I can't wait to see what happens next, and how Uubs roll will play out. Though, here is a quick question. How will you be handling Pan? Without her grandpa, I don't think she would be that interested in martial arts. Or will Gohan show her just how strong he is and train her? Speaking of which, will Gohan be a part of Uub's training?
Interesting question...
C:I'm gonna miss Goku. Whenever he's on screen, gives me a sense of safety. But I suppose that there would be a universe somewhere where Buu killed him, but at least here there's a chance of a better ending.
As for writing style, good, but a few too many paragraphs only consisting of one sentence. Normally when doing that, its to create suspense or highlight an important detail.
Other than that, it's a good writing style and I'm getting a positive feel from it.
R: Yeah, I agree, Goku is joy to read, write, and see on screen. Even though Goku will be dead, it doesn't mean he'll never make another appearance!
I hope you like my writing here a little better, I tried to follow your tips as much as I could. Thanks again.
C: Great chapter, the fight is going smoothly which is a nice thing
R: Thanks!
C: It's a rarity to see an Uub centered story; it looks great so far. I'm looking forward to what's ahead in the future; update soon
R: That's what noticed too when reading other fanfics; no stores with Uub as the main character. In my opinion, GT didn't do a very good job on having Uub actually be a lead protagonist since after the appearance of Baby Vegeta, he was utterly outclassed (as with everyone except for Goku).
C: (Comments about chapter length)
R: That was intentional, I wanted to start with short chapters then gradually build up to longer chapters. If it makes it a little harder to read, then for now, starting with this revised chapter, I'll try my best to have future chapters be at least 2,000 - 3,000 words on average.
C: Having Buu and Goku team up is an interesting idea, though I think Buu is a bit too childish to properly fight in unison with Goku, but it will be interesting to see how it goes.
One last thing, I noticed that each time you referred to Kid Buu, you said "young Demon" so I suggest looking into that.
Can't wait for the next one :)
R: Thanks! I truly appreciate the feedback for my all chapters thus far.
Q: Now then, Buu and Goku fighting together would be interesting, and i can't wait to find out how your killing Goku.
also, are you going to come up with a name for Buus new tenchique of exploading and then forming 5 copies of himself? Explodo no bushido justsu!
Exploading clone technique... wait, that implies something else entirely doesnt it?
A: Hopefully you liked the way I handled it. As for the technique name, how about Exploding Multi-Form!? Sorry, that's all I got.
C: While I feel as if these three chapters could've passed as one, it was still a great chapter. I'm looking forward to seeing how this change affects the DBZ universe.
R: Coming from one of the authors of Sins of the Father that means a lot! Thanks!