Sam and Dean were both a bit more tense than usual as they began to draw a devil's trap on the floor of the gigantic observatory, due mainly to the fact that they had an audience of six people, five of which seemed to be getting more and more deadly with every passing second. Bulma had left as soon as the Winchesters had begun painting her observatory floor. The brothers finished the trap quickly enough, leaving Goku scratching his head in confusion.
"So...what you're saying is that this little circle will hold Buu?" Dean nodded silently as he stepped back to make sure all his contingencies were in place. Vial of holy water, check. Salt shots, double check. Angel with a group of experienced Majin killers? He glanced over at Castiel and the Saiyans. Triple check.
He took a deep breath and began the summoning spell, but before he could even finish the first word, Goku started up again.
"You know that won't work, right?" Dean rolled his eyes, gritting his teeth as he turned to the older man. Vegeta lifted a hand, signaling Goku to shut up for a second as he explained.
"What Kakarot means is that Majins are a bit different, if you haven't already noticed. This one in particular, so far as we know, can only be summoned by its master, Babidi. Unfortunately, we killed the old fool some time ago, so unless you've got a way to talk to the dead..." Dean and Sam both sighed simultaneously, pulling out a dusty old manuscript from their bag. They managed to flip through about a quarter of the pages before Dean received a tap on the shoulder from none other than Goku once again.
The older Winchester, desperately attempting to hold his tongue, quickly uncorked his flask and took a long gulp of the contents as Goku made a final suggestion.
"You know, I could just go get him." The two brothers raised curious eyebrows at the seemingly ridiculous suggestion. "Well, it wouldn't be my first time. I'm on pretty good terms with King Yemma, the guy who does all the judging, so I might be able to get him a few hours up here with us." Sam closed his eyes for a moment, thinking every possible angle of this over.
"Could you not just go get the Majin, then?" Goku shook his head.
"No, that's a lot tougher. I'm willing to guess Buu isn't in hibernation, since someone wanted you to destroy him in the first place, so going down there to get him just to bring him up here would be more trouble than killing him. If I just bring Babidi up here, he can summon Buu and put him right where you want him." The two brothers both stared blankly at the Saiyan for a moment, then leaned back on the table. Dean waved Goku off, not even bothering to utter a spoken reply. "Awesome! I'll be right back!" Goku placed two fingers to his forehead, and then just like that he was gone. The Winchesters looked surprised for a moment, then decided that this really wasn't the weirdest thing they'd seen today.
They all waited in an awkward silence for about five minutes before Goku reappeared with a little greenish-brown creature in tow. The squeaky voice emanating from the creature seemed only capable of yelling aloud in the joy of freedom, right up until Vegeta stepped forward and placed a palm before its face. The wizard's eyes narrowed, and his teeth gritted in recollection and rage.
"So, Vegeta. Back for round two, are we? You should have known better than to set me free." The prince chuckled as he replied.
"Freedom isn't exactly what we were going for. You might have gotten me once, but this time you have no demon king to protect you, and certainly no Majin Buu. In fact, that's why we've brought you back at all. Summon Buu for us, and we can consider getting you a sentence in limbo, rather than eternal punishment." Babidi chuckled gleefully, a truly awful sound.
"What makes you think I'm suffering at all down there? They love me!" Vegeta's palm lit up with energy, regaining the wizard's attention quickly.
"No matter. If you decide not to help us, I get twenty four hours to repay you for all the suffering I endured during my little stint downstairs. Either way, I walk away happy." The Saiyan Prince smirked as Babidi's face fell into realization, then raw fear at the somewhat sadistic look filling Vegeta's eyes. Finally, after an unbearably long staring match between them, the little wizard shrugged off Goku's grip and marched over to the devil's circle, grumbling all the way.
As he reached the edge of the circle, he raised both hands and began to murmur an unintelligible incantation, the origins of which even Sam and Dean weren't sure of. Slowly, a dark gray aura began to build within the circle, and as the chant grew in volume, so the cloud grew in size until it stood just a bit shorter than Goku. As Babidi finally stopped to take a single breath, the cloud burst to life in the form of a painfully thin, solid gray alien-like creature. It wore comically baggy pants, a small cape, and yellow gloves that seemed a bit big for its size.
Despite this less then threatening appearance, all onlookers were immediately struck with an intense awe and hatred for the creature before them. This was Buu in his form of purest evil, after all natural chaos had been drawn from him by his own destruction through the Spirit Bomb.
Both Dean and Sam stepped forward, beginning their own incantation immediately. Babidi glared at them, leaping forward to grab Sam's pant leg.
"What are you doing, you fool?! The slightest provocation and he'll kill us all!" Dean gestured to the circle on the floor.
"Not likely. No demon in existence can break a devil's trap." Babidi shook his head in panic.
"You don't get it, do you? Majin Buu is no mere demon! He is fueled by his own evil, the perfect being of destruction. I recognize your materials, and I can assure you that a mere exorcism will prove completely ineffective. I want him dead and gone just as much as you do, but this is the most foolish possible way to go about it!" In the background, Vegeta nodded and stepped forward, shoving the little creature back behind him.
"As much as I hate to admit it, the old fool is right. Buu is not simply possessing a person, nor is there any soul within him to exorcise. The only route available to us is destroying him entirely. That, and I would recommend you do it soon. Once he realizes what's happened, he won't hesitate to crack open the ground beneath him and shatter that little circle of yours." The brothers glanced back and forth at one another, then over to Castiel. When even the angel gave them a look of helpless confusion, they turned reluctantly back to Vegeta. Dean refused to ask the obvious question, leaving it to Sam instead.
"Look...could you give us a hand?"
Alright, a few quick things to list here, some of which may be disappointing, some not. First things first, I should probably mention that there will be no Hyperbolic Time Chamber montage for two reasons. 1: I don't do montages (those of you who have read the Trixie Saga of My Little Warriors know that). 2: The Hyperbolic Time Chamber doesn't actually exist anymore, since Gotenks destroyed the entrance whilst fighting Super Buu.
The other thing to mention, which was a question posed of me a few days ago, is that Dean does in fact have the Mark of Cain. It will be playing a role in this story, and I've got just the thing for it. Trust me...you guys are gonna like these next few chapters.
Anyway, I hope you like this one! Feel free to leave some feedback, I'm OfficialBacon, and I'll see you in the next one!