Mirai Majin Buu
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A/N: Yay! Fourth chapter! Gohan and Trunks, along with Dende, should be home soon! I hope you're liking this!
Makaialexa: I know exactly what you mean… and thank you!
Noryale: Jeez, yeah, must be the meds... that's SO disgusting LOL
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Gohan, Trunks, and Dende watched as their ship approached Pluto. "Wow… I never realized how small Pluto actually was…" Trunks mused as the small planet got closer and closer. Back on Earth the small group of friends and family that had been able to survive those years of torment and destruction by the hands of the Androids gathered around the landing pad at Capsule Corps.
"Are you sure they were supposed to arrive today?" Oolong asked, "Cuz I'm hungry!" he rubbed his growling belly in emphasis.
"Quit being such a pig! And yes, according to the transmission Trunks sent about two months ago they had picked one of the Nameks up and were on their way back." Bulma informed, sipping on her tea. Nearby, Videl was almost on the edge of her seat with excitement, - four months was entirely too long a time to be apart from the one you loved.
"I hope they didn't come across any trouble." Chichi said, dropping a bit more sugar into her own drink.
"Even if they did, I'm sure those two would be strong, and smart enough, to handle whatever came their way." Master Roshi commented sagely, licking his thumb to turn the page and grinning at what was on the next page, turning red as he "read".
"I'm hungry…" Oolong muttered, not intended to be heard; unfortunately for him, Bulma had heard and snapped at him.
"You already ate all the cakes and cookies I spent all day baking for everyone!" She screeched.
"I ate some too…" Master Roshi said, looking up from his reading material, attempting to alleviate the woman's anger but unfortunately having her wrath brought upon himself.
"And YOU! All you did today is read those dirty magazines and yes, eat cakes and cookies. Aren't any of you even a little excited to see our friends again?!" Bulma screamed, huffing and turning to her drink again while Master Roshi and Oolong sat there looking ashamed. Somehow, this reminded the group of more happy times, when the Androids had not been activated and there was relative peace.
Soon the heated discussion was interrupted by a rumble overhead. The group looked up excitedly, smiling gleefully at the sight of the ship slowing its decent as it headed toward the nearby landing pad. "They're back!!" Puar, the blue cat, cried happily. As the ship made its way toward Capsule Corps Videl all but jumped out of her seat, eager to get to the pad quickly, behind her the rest followed in a more leisurely pace – though Chichi had to restrain herself from acting very much like Videl.
As the ship landed and the door began to open Videl took off running toward it, seeing Gohan step through the doorway first. "GOHAN!" She cried happily, running toward the surprised Saiyan at full speed, almost literally flying at him. As soon as Gohan had stepped through the door he had to drop his bags quickly to catch Videl who ran at him at full speed, crashing into his arms. Gohan laughed as he spun her in his arms through the air effortlessly, setting her down a moment later to enthusiastically kiss her back.
From behind the romantic scene Trunks and Dende blinked in shock, never actually having seen such a thing, especially from Gohan, before. "Dende." Gohan said after reluctantly pulling from Videl's welcoming lips. "This is my fiancé, Videl." He informed, releasing her from his grip so that she could walk up to Dende and shake his hand.
'"Nice to meet you Dende and welcome to Earth." She said. Dende blushed at the attention and nodded, not bothering to correct her that he had already been on Earth before. Videl turned to Trunks and said young man jumped in shock when Videl hugged him. "Welcome home Trunks." She said, pulling away with a smile.
"T-Thanks." Trunks said with a blush and followed them out of the ship. After greeting the others and being wished good luck, and after reassuring the friends and family that they would be back to catch up with them in a little bit, Dende, followed by Trunks and Gohan who showed him the way, flew to the Watch Tower.
"I need a model of a dragon…" Dende stated after they had looked around. The Watch Tower looked surprisingly intact, so Gohan was not was wary as he thought he'd be as he ventured into the many rooms and halls of the building in the center; he went into Mr. Popo's room and noticed a statue of a beautiful dragon perched on his dresser; he took it and brought it out to Dende.
"Will this do?" Gohan asked, handing the Namek the statue.
Dende traced his hands over the model of the dragon carefully. "Yes, this is perfect…" he said, glancing up at his eager looking friends. "Okay, you're going to have to get me the original dragon balls…" he informed, watching the familiar look of excitement filter into Gohan's face.
"Right! We'll be back with them – come on Trunks!" Gohan said eagerly, pulling his "little brother's" shoulder, almost dragging him off the watch tower with him.
"Whoa! Alright I'm coming!" Trunks laughed, more than pleased to see how happy his mentor was as he followed him down, enjoying the rush of fresh air hitting his face as he flew. As Dende worked on creating the dragon, Gohan and Trunks scoured the land - earth and sea - to find the now stone dragon balls.
"It's too bad the scouter won't pick them up on radar…" Gohan said next to Trunks, putting the white and green device back in his pocket.
"Do you have an idea where we might find all seven though?" Trunks asked.
"Yeah actually!! Before… before Kami was killed, Krillin and I had gathered them, intending to wish the Androids away… it probably wouldn't have worked anyway… but I think I still remember where they are." Luckily, Gohan and Trunks found the balls exactly where Gohan had said they would be.
"How are we going to take them all? They look complicated to handle…" Trunks queried, studying the large stone balls.
"Hmm… I have an idea…" Gohan muttered and turned to the stones; he concentrated until he felt his energy leave his body and wrap around the balls. "I… I think… I got them…" Gohan groaned with the effort, never actually having practiced this before.
"Wow!" Trunks said in surprise as Gohan forced the balls into the air with his Ki.
"Yeah… let's hope I can still fly like this…" Gohan grunted as he experimentally lifted a few inches off the ground. When it didn't cost him as much as he thought it would Gohan nodded toward Trunks and the Saiyans flew off toward the Watch Tower once more. 'Maybe all that training really paid off… the stones aren't heavy at all but using my Ki like that is new… I'm glad I can still fly!' Gohan thought as they neared the white tower.
Dende sat with the model and motioned Gohan to place the stones in front of him. Gohan and Trunks sat with the Namek, eyeing him as he held his hands over the model and the stones, concentrating as he linked the dragon with the balls. It took about two hours but soon Dende opened his eyes and smiled down in satisfaction at his work.
"It's done. Good thing you had the original balls, it would have taken me a year at least to make new ones… okay, the dragon's name is Shenron – I made him grant two wishes so that with one of them you can wish someone who has died more than once already back." Dende said with a tired smile – creating a powerful dragon that grants wishes was hard work.
"Great! Wait a sec while me and Trunks get the rest ok?" Gohan said and he and Trunks sped off the Watch Tower. It took about an hour but soon Puar, Oolong, Master Roshi, Chichi, Bulma, Videl, and even Ox King were brought to the Watch Tower.
"Okay… let me call him now." Dende said. "Shenron! Arise!" the Namek cried, holding his hands up in the air as the stones began to glow and glow until they turned their original translucent, orange color, each with their own red star adorned on them. Soon the balls began to glow so much that the group had to cover their eyes as a powerful energy shot out from them and rocketed into the sky. The long, rope like energy grew and transformed until a mighty dragon towered over them.
"WHO DARES DISTURB ME?" The enormous dragon growled in a booming voice, "YOU HAVE TWO WISHES. MAKE THEM NOW." Shenron announced with a booming voice, gazing down at the gawking mortals impatiently.
"I'll never get tired of seeing that…" Gohan whispered. Trunks stared up at the huge monster over them with his jaw dropped and eyes wide, never actually having witnessed a sight such as this before.
"Uh… well…" Dende began and looked toward Gohan who stepped forward.
"Shenron! Our first wish is that you restore the earth, including bringing back everyone who has died from the androids and cell!"
"TECHNICALLY THAT IS TWO WISHES, BUT I AM IN A GOOD MOOD SO - IT IS DONE. TELL ME YOUR LAST WISH."
"Wait – is my father, Goku back too?" Gohan asked anxiously.
"HE IS NOT."
"What?! Why???" Chichi cried, being hugged by her concerned father.
"THE ONE CALLED GOKU HAS DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES AND CAN NOT BE BROUGHT BACK BY ME. CHOOSE SOMETHING ELSE. MAKE IT QUICK." The massive dragon demanded.
"Damnit!" Gohan growled, clenching his fists to calm himself, feeling his shoulders slump. "Ugh alright… Shenron-" he paused and scratched his head in thought. "Um… well…" he turned to the others. "Anyone know of a good wish? I mean… we just brought back everyone and restored the earth…" he said.
"How about an endless supply of food!" Oolong suggest, rubbing his hands together, only to get whacked across the head by Bulma.
"Idiot." She huffed irritably.
"MAKE THE WISH." Shenron said, getting more and more impatient by the minute.
"Uh… can we call you back?" Bulma asked, trying to hide a giggle and a look of horror from the incredulous expression that crossed the dragon.
"NO." The dragon replied simply. From behind the group Kami and Mr. Popo blinked in surprise at the sight, they recognized most of the people there but what exactly was going on? Had they just been brought back? It seemed so…
'Hm… if I'm back…' He glanced at the younger Namek. 'Than what will become of me? It seems the Earth has a new Guardian… then it hit him – the last wish! "If no one can think of another wish, I have one…" Kami said, walking toward the shocked group who parted for him.
"K-Kami!" Gohan said, somehow forgetting that he was brought back too.
"Shenron. I wish to become one with my other half once more – join me with the one known as Piccolo but make him the dominant." Kami announced, receiving gasps from everyone.
"K-Kami… no…" Mr. Popo said sadly. "D-Don't go… not again…" he cried. Kami smiled and turned to his old friend.
"Do not worry Mr. Popo – the Earth has a new Guardian now." He said placing a hand on the startled younger Namek's shoulder who bowed his head respectfully. "And I won't really be gone… Piccolo will hate me for this, but he won't exactly have a choice in it… I will be here still – in him." Kami said, patting his old friend's shoulder before turning to the dragon again.
"ARE YOU SURE?" The dragon asked, surprising the others. Kami nodded without hesitation. "VERY WELL, IT SHALL BE DONE." Somewhere back on Earth Piccolo stared at his hands in shock – he was back… he was alive! Suddenly he felt a rush of something… familiar… something, powerful, like another being was forcing themselves into him.
"Gah!" Piccolo cried, falling to his knees. "Kami! You old bastard! You could have asked…" Piccolo groaned, and was more than happy after a few moments that he was still himself… however… after the energies had stopped but stayed within him, Piccolo felt… different. "So much… power!" He said in shock, within his mind he heard a familiar chuckle. Piccolo smirked, flexing his arm and took off into the sky.
On the Watch Tower the dragon had dissipated and the balls had shot up into the air, breaking apart and flying across the Earth. "Kami…" Mr. Popo said sadly, staring at the spot where his old friend had been.
"I'm sorry…" Dende said behind the round, black man. Mr. Popo turned to the young Namek and shook his head, smiling sadly.
"It's… okay… it's what he wanted. I'm sure if you were chosen, and that Kami had not protested, that you will do a fine job as guardian… I… look forward to getting to know you… I'll be your assistant from now on." Mr. Popo declared. Gohan walked up to them and pat the man's shoulder, then turned to the rest.
"Let's go find out friends!"
"YEAH!" Exclaimed the group; and so the friends, carried by Gohan and Trunks, flew back to Capsule Corps – from there maybe they could reunite with their old friends.
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End A/N: Next chapter will be the reunion… or will it? lol