Goten had just finished getting dressed in the best formal wear he could find. It was basically tuxedo. He really wanted to impress Aki tonight, since he didn't show up yesterday.

This time, he promised himself. Ryoko will not get in the way!

Almost as if on cue, Ryoko peered around his bedroom doorframe and watched him with a concerned look on her face. After a while, Goten felt like he was being watched and turned to see her. He groaned in annoyance.

"What do you want?" he asked angrily. Ryoko paused for a moment and then walked into his room.

"Well, I just wanted to say…" she stopped and thought about it, then threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly. "Please don't go, that mean girl is setting you up!"

Goten growled in frustration and threw her off of him. She hit the wall, but it didn't hurt her, it only made her mad.

"Damn it, Goten," she shouted at him. "I'm trying to keep you from getting hurt, and this is how you react?! Fine, see if I care when you get heartbroken!"

Furious, she teleported out of his room and downstairs; Goten sighed with relief and examined himself in his mirror.

I think I look pretty good, I just need to get her a present now, he thought and then looked around. I'm going to have to pick some flowers or something.

He groaned at the thought, but he knew he had to do something. He rushed downstairs, ignoring Ryoko at all costs and ran out the door before Chi-Chi could say anything.

Nothing is stopping me! He shouted in his mind as he jumped into his car and sped off towards Central City.

Meanwhile, at Baba's Palace, there was a gentle knock on the front door. Baba jumped slightly.

"Now who could that be?" she asked herself out loud. "I haven't had many visitors lately!"

She floated towards the door while sitting on her crystal ball.

"Who is it?" she called in a sing-song voice, but there was no answer. "Hello?"

She slowly opened the door, only to have it shoved open violently by her visitor. She fell off her crystal ball and watched it fall to the floor. She looked up with disgust at her visitor. He had dark green hair, pale skin, and eyes that appeared to have no iris…only small black pupils. He wore very large robes that almost suggested that he was related to royalty or perhaps some sort of clergy. He also had black stripes on the right side of his face.

"What do you want?!" Baba demanded angrily while struggling to stand up. "How dare you enter my home like that? Have you no respect?! Why, I could place a curse on you and your family!"

The man raised one of his arms towards her. His hands had white gloves on them and strangely enough, the sleeve of his robe didn't seem to house a limb. He still said nothing, and Baba was beginning to worry.

"What do you want with me?" she asked him, her voice starting to tremble slightly.

The man smirked and the gloved hand propelled itself forward and clamped its fingers around her throat and lifted her into the air. Baba's eyes widened when she saw that the hand had actually separated from the man.

"I want your crystal ball," he said coldly, his voice sending a horrifying chill up Baba's spine. "It seems my plan isn't going to work unless I have it."

Baba gagged, trying to speak. The man loosened his grip and smirked at her.

"Who-who are you?" she sputtered. "What are you planning?"

"My name is Kagato," he replied. "I plan on opening the gates of Hell. Those fools that the Z Fighters have eliminated are going to serve me without question."

"And just how do you plan on doing that?!" she demanded, her voice still slightly shaky.

"I plan on using specific emotions," he told her, still smirking. "Hatred, anger, sadness…basically all the negative ones...and thankfully, I have chosen the perfect subject to deliver those emotions to me."

Baba eyed him curiously. Kagato's other hand detached itself as well and grabbed the crystal ball. He then held it up to Baba.

"Look deeply, Baba," he ordered. "That's what you tell your customers to do, am I right?"

Baba glared at him then looked into the ball. She gasped when she saw Goten's face appear. She struggled and kicked at the air.

"What seems to be the problem, Baba?" Kagato taunted. "You're trying so hard, but it's getting you nowhere."

"Damn you, Kagato!" Baba shouted.

"Oh come now, after I'm finished with this planet, you'll move somewhere else," he continued. "Of course, I would choose carefully where I live, because we just might meet up again!"

Kagato began to laugh maniacally as the crystal ball floated into the air and became engulfed in darkness. He dropped Baba and brought his detached hands back to their appropriate places. He then removed a glove, revealing that he didn't have a hand at all!

He…only has a head?! Baba asked herself, still frightened.

He reached his handless arm towards the crystal ball and it floated to him again. There was a loud humming noise and the whole palace began to shake and rumble.

"What is going on?!" Baba shouted as chunks of ceiling came crashing down on the floor.

She rushed to a window and realized the whole palace was sinking!

"Kagato, are you insane?!" she cried out as the last glimpses of sunlight faded away.

He ignored her and focused on the crystal ball.

Ah, youth, so easily angered, he chuckled to himself. I can't wait to see the results of that foolish girl's trickery.