"Just over there, behind the plateu..."
"We should be able to watch from that spot close by." The Z-Fighters snuck around to their secure observation place, and saw Yamu and Spopovich talking with Pui Pui. Yamu gestured, and soon Dabura came out. Yamu gestured again, and Dabura signaled to someone inside the space ship. Then then aged, shrunken wizard Babidi emerged. Yamu and Spopovich continued to gesture, and Spopovich handed the odd container with Gohan's ki inside. Babidi said something to his henchmen as he waved his hands, and his eyes flash. Spopovich swells up, grotesquely getting bigger and bigger until he explodes. Yamu sees what has just happened, and tries to fly off but is shot down by Pui Pui. As he was lost in the blast, Rutaba sneezed.
Babidi turns to his right hand man, Dabura. "Did your hear that? It sounded like the wind."
The king of the Demon Realm replied, "Sounded more like the sneeze of a young woman, to me. And- it appears I am correct. I now sense several faint power levels in that direction, now that I brought it up."
"...Sarcasm, Dabura; sarcasm. Hmm... we could use a few of them to harvest more energy. Leave the Kai, take the boy and two others, kill the spares."
"Kill the spares?"
"Strike them down. Now."
"With pleasure." Dabura springs over to the Z-Fighters, seeming to hover over them in slow motion before firing a blast of his ki at Supreme Kai's servant Kibito, killing him. While the group was still in shock over his sudden appearance, he spat at Piccolo and Krillin. Rutaba watched with horror as they both began to turn to stone.
But merely a fraction of a second later, Dabura turned on her. She back pedaled away, trying to block his strikes, but she knew this wouldn't be enough. With a loud shout, Rutaba used a kiai to shove away Dabura for a moment. She let all of her power unfold, and she transformed to a Super Saiyan Two. The fight was more than even now, and Rutaba began to gain the advantage, forcing Dabura back to Babidi's space ship. Snapping out a powerful kick, she sent him flying until he landed next to Babidi. "Enjoy your trip back to Hell! Dragon Luster Ball!" Holding her hands in front of her at chest level, Rutaba quickly charged a mighty ball of ki. She shot it up, and then several bursts of ki streamed down from it-
The Supreme Kai saw Babidi raise the ki collector. "Rutaba! Divert your attack!" But it was too late. Babidi Protected himself by absorbing the energy using the ki collector; Dabura took a heavy hit but deflected the blast; and Pui Pui... was not so lucky. The weakened attack slammed him into the space ship, denting the hull.
Babidi cackled as only evil wizards can. "That shall be enough for now, Dabura! Tactical retreat!" Dabura pulled Pui Pui out of the space ship's hull, and smirked back towards the Z-Fighters before following after Babidi.
"No!" Infuriated at her costly mistake and the wizard's retreat, Rutaba began to charge a full power Drill Launcher. "I dare you to absorb this! Get out here!"
"Rutaba!" Goku shouted. "If you fire it, that attack will blow up the planet! Don't do it!"
Rutaba gritted her teeth. "I will not. Be. Denied!" She floated up several yards into the air, and the Drill Launcher reached full power. The ki drill had a piercing, inaudible keen to it, and the rotation stirred up winds. At the very last instant Rutaba changed her aim, and the Drill Launcher flashed off into space. She returned to her normal form, and floated back down.
At it's current trajectory... The Supreme Kai sighed. I was always fond of Venus.
"Sorry, guys. I... I'd never been cheated like that, I don't know what I was thinking."
"Take it easy," Said Goku. "All Super Saiyan forms are hard to control at first."
Oh! Piccolo and Krillin! "Um, Supreme Kai? Is there anything we can do about Krillin and Piccolo?" Rutaba questioned.
"There is one way: Dabura must be defeated, and then they will revert to flesh and bone."
The remaining Z-Fighters looked at each other. "I'll sit this round out," Rutaba offered. At a nod from Goku, Vegeta, Gohan and the Supreme Kai followed him into the space ship. Pui Pui was there to greet them.
"If you're looking to get to Babidi, you'll have to defeat three warriors first."
"Let me guess," Vegeta said. "You're the first bug to squash."
"...Yes."
"How will we decide the order?" Asked Gohan.
"The same way we always do. Rock!"
"Paper!"
"Scissors! Ha! Paper covers rock; I go first." Vegeta.
"Heh, don't look so eager to fight: all the energy I'm going to beat out of you while fighting in this room will go directly towards releasing Buu! And I don't plan on letting any of you- urhg!" How can this be? I gave my soul for the power, I should...
Vegeta held his hand over the kneeling Pui Pui. "It's hard to swat a fly without killing it." Then Vegeta unleashed a blast of energy, and it eradicated Pui Pui. "Hmph! You think Babidi would've chosen a stronger fighter."
"Well let's hurry to the next level," Said Gohan.
Outside the space ship, Rutaba was thinking over her recent Super Saiyan Two transformation. It's only been a few times since I first got there, maybe three times when I trained with Gohan, once or twice when I trained with dad. Dad seemed more excited than Gohan, I think because it surprised him. Or maybe it's what he's been waiting for all along. Maybe I'm finally as strong as he hoped I would be... but I know I'm even stronger. It's just there's a wall there I can't break through unless I sneeze, and I can't control that. How far can I take the Drill Launcher, the Dragon Luster Ball? The Thousand-fold Falcon Cry, even? Oh, I haven't used that one in a while; perhaps my next fight. Yeah, I'll keep an eye out for trouble, maybe practice the Thousand-fold Falcon Cry...
WORLD TOURNAMENT
"Just give me twenty million zeni, and everyone here can walk away happy."
"Well, uh..." Be smart, Hercule. She's at least givin' you a choice. "...deal. Whenever you're ready."
Number Eighteen nodded slightly, and Hercule came at her. He showed off his best kicks and punches, his flashiest techniques. Occasionally Eighteen moved, to add to the lillusion of competing. Finally, Hercule had come the end of his martial arts showcase. "Here we go! Hercule Miracle Special Super Ultra Megaton Punch!' The weak punch sent Number Eighteen "flying", and out of the ring.
"He's done it again! Hercule is once more the world champion!" The crowd goes wild, and some begin to chant "Hail, Hercule!" Hercule runs around the platform, posing for the fans on all sides. He even went up to the fans along the wall, and signed autographs for them. One couple even had him kiss their baby.
What a fool. This was a waste of time, all of these fighters here together couldn't beat me. Thus, Broly had been a spectator since he had seen Rutaba's match against Hercule. Then, as Hercule ran to the corner of the platform for more posing, two fighters appeared in the ring. The sight of one of them sets off a long-hidden pain deep inside Broly's memory. Ka... Kakkarot? Though he has a greater control of it, the rage quickly bubbles to the surface, and Broly performs his Legendary Super Saiyan transformation. The other fires a ki beam at the audience, apparently in an attempt to goad Kakkarot into fighting. Another ki wave is thrown at the now frightened audience, but Broly is in its way, and he flies down to meet the two fighters.
DESERT PLAIN
"It's been a long time, Kakkarot." Then suddenly the environment shifted around them, and they were on a desert plain. The three great Saiyans looked at each other.
"Well," Said Majin Vegeta. "Since we're all here, let's have a little fun." With a roar Vegeta leapt towards Goku, but he was caught by Broly, who spun around and slammed him into Goku. Vegeta recovered and needled in a combination of kicks at Broly, only to be interrupted by a flying kick from Goku. Broly then shot a barrage of green energy blasts at the both of them. Huge clouds of sand lept up; Broly burst throught one and landed a surprise hit on Goku, but was then surprised by Vegeta coming in with a headbutt to his side. Broly retaliated with a downwards elbow; this left him open for Goku to score a roundhouse to his head. Goku kept on going with his rotation, turning it into a side kick. Broly slipped this one, and gathered a small orb of ki in his hand and slammed it into Goku's stomach. It explosively drove him down into the sand, and Broly followed it by coming down with both feet into his stomach. He rebounded and was going to fire a blast of green ki at him, when a large blue-white orb of ki arrived and made contact with Broly. There was an enormous explosion, and before the blast had even begun to fade away there was another flash of light within it, followed by several smaller ones.
The three rocketed out of the falling sand, weaving around each other and exchanging blows that would have felled skyscrapers. Broly suddenly hung back, and charged up an orb of ki. He fired it at Goku, but he used Instant Transmission to go behind Vegeta and kick him into it. Relentlessly pursuing Vegeta, Broly flew up under him and came up with a knee strike, then came down with a double axe handle. He stayed on him, and grabbing Vegeta by his jaw plunged down full speed, plowing into the desert sand with him. Grabbing Vegeta's shirt, Broly tossed him up and uppercut him high into the air- just in time for Goku to fire a Kamehameha at Vegeta. Broly threw in an Eraser Cannon, and the resulting burst of light was nearly blinding. Amazingly, Vegeta still survived; Broly rushed up, meaning to ram into Vegeta, but Vegeta met Broly halfway with a stomp. Goku swooped in and pummeled Broly's midsection, and knocked him out of the air with an axe kick.
Vegeta assaulted Broly with a salvo of rapid-fire ki blasts, they did little besides pin Broly down. Goku joined in, and the ki blasts compounded until there was a growing dome of energy over Broly. Then it rippled, like a water drop falling into a pond, and a deceptively small twinkling ki orb flew out towards Goku and Vegeta. Vegeta repelled it with a Galick Gun, but the orb flashed and gained size, and began to move forwards again. Then Goku fired a Kamehame towards the orb. WIth a yell he pumped in more energy, and the green orb began to move back. Vegeta also put more into his Galick Gun, and the beam's force increased until the green blast from Broly was now racing back towards him. Beams and orb collided in a titanic explosion, one that tossed up boulders that had been hidden under several dozen feet of sand. But from the falling debris of the earth shaking blast came a roar of pure hatred- Broly was still alive!
A massive wave of green ki orbs shot upwards, and not far behind was Broly. Though alive, he'd sustained heavy injuries. After the three clashed, they stayed close: blocking an attack from this side, dealing out one to the other; and trying to maneuver into a better position at the same time. Once Broly succeeded in ascending, but Goku grabbed his ankle and pulled him down for a punch. The maneuvering and ascending sped up, until they were like warring three dimensional tops; bumping off the others only to come circling back in.
Majin Vegeta had initially been confused by Broly's entrance into the fight, but now he had regained his purpose. There was one reason why he'd allowed Babidi to enter his mind: to re-awaken the evil in his heart, so that he would gain the power to win back his pride. So, he let out a explosive wave of ki- both his opponents were pushed back, and he re-focused his attack on Goku. Broly noticed this as well, and attacked Goku from the opposite side as Vegeta. Goku struggled to keep up with both of them, and eventually succombed to a sharp thrust kick to the small of his back by Broly. Vegeta took the opportunity to hammer in his punches to Goku's ribs, before Broly smashed him down with another double axe handle. Before Goku even neared the ground, Broly fired a multitude of green ki orbs at him. Vegeta slung several ki blasts at the same time, and Broly prepared and hurled one last Eraser Cannon at Goku. Goku was able to hold it off, but his feet were sliding back in the sand.
Majin Vegeta stared down at Goku. "In the end, low level clowns like you are only good for laughs. HRAAAAAAGH!" With all his might he shot a Big Bang Attack towards Goku. The combination of the Eraser Cannon and the Big Bang Attack was to much for the wearied Goku to handle, and the two spheres ignited an epic blast that shook the earth as well as the sky. And when the dust settled, there was no trace of Goku left.
BABIDI'S SPACE SHIP
It was like a nightmare that kept getting worse. The ancient evil Gohan, Rutaba, and the Supreme Kai had fought to prevent was now near re-birth... because of the fight to stop it itself. Babidi laughed maniacally, his arms held up high.
Rutaba looked up to the darkened skies, and then to Gohan. We can do this... together.