A/N: Hey guys; I'm back with the next chapter. Thanks to those of you who reviewed the previous chapter. I really appreciate it. We're coming up to the end now and I'm very said; but until then, enjoy the battle with the surprisingly alive Baby!
Important Character Information (Everyone's Ages Have Been Altered for this Story):
Goten: Age 28
Bra: Age 21
Trunks: Age 30
Pan: Age 22
Marron: Age 25
Greg: Age 24
Bulma: Age 68
Vegeta: Age 68
Goku: Age 61
Chi Chi: Age 61
Videl: Age 41
Gohan: Age 43
Disclaimer: Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT are all owned by Funimation, Toei Animation, Fuji TV, and Akira Toriyama. I do not own any of the show's characters or any elements of the original plot/story. I am simply borrowing these aspects for entertainment purposes only. Please do not steal, copy, or reformat any aspect of my fanfic for your own personal use. All original characters and plot points featured in this story are of my own creation; so please, be respectful and keep that in mind. Thank you!
"Proud Warrior Race"
Vegeta, Trunks, and Pan stood in their defensive positions as Baby finished his transformation. The blue-skinned, blue-eyed Tuffle stared at the three Saiyans in complete disgust while they stared back at him with similar expressions on their faces. Baby had been impersonating Greg for over ten years. Who knows what became of the real boy? Baby had managed to build a life for himself while blending in on earth; and when the time was right, he sought out Vegeta's daughter and managed to worm his way into her life for over a year. He had hurt her, abused her, and left her for dead and Vegeta was more than ready to pummel the guy six feet under the ground in an unmarked grave.
"So, you've finally decided to show your true form, you filthy, disgusting parasite?" Vegeta asked as he glared daggers at the Tuffle. "You messed with the wrong Saiyan Tuffle. How dare you try to undermine me. How dare you hurt my daughter?"
Baby said nothing as he stared at Vegeta with a hard expression on his face.
"What, nothing to say?" Vegeta shouted. "Then I guess I'll have to beat an answer out of you!"
Vegeta charged towards Baby, but the Tuffle was more than ready for the attach and managed to block everyone of Vegeta's blows without interest.
"I don't understand." Trunks said as he and Pan observed the battle. "It's almost like he's simply entertaining dad. It doesn't seem like he's interested."
Pan's eyes narrowed when she sensed three familiar life energies approaching the compound quickly, one of the energies causing her heart to sink into the pit of her stomach.
"Uncle Goten's almost here with my dad and grandfather." she said. "Perhaps he's waiting on all of us to get here."
Suddenly, Vegeta was knocked out of the way and Baby was dashing towards Pan and Trunks. He slugged Trunks right across the face, snapping his head to the left as his body was sent hurtling into a wall on the other side of the room. Pan called out to him as he disappeared from sight before turning back to face the blue-skinned alien.
"A battlefield is no place for a little girl. Didn't you learn your lesson the last time we met?"
Baby swung at Pan, but she dodged his fist quickly before landing a blow to his stomach. She then dropped into a sweep kick, knocking him off his feet before kicking him hard in the back, sending him propelling up into the air.
"Haven't you learned by now Baby? I'm not so little anymore!"
Pan smirked as Baby crashed through the roof of the building and was sent propelling up into the sky.
"Are you trying to destroy my house?" Trunks asked jokingly as they sensed Baby's descent. Pan smirked before teleporting away and reappearing right above Baby in the sky. She then closed her hands together in a tight fist before slamming them down on Baby's head, sending him spiraling back down like a corkscrew as he slammed onto the back patio of the Brief's home.
Vegeta and Trunks flew outside just as Baby slammed into the pavement and were rejoined by Pan moments later.
Vegeta was honestly impressed with the skill and determination Pan was showing and turned to his son. "I see Pan has managed to keep up with her training in times of peace. You could really learn from her example son."
Trunks folded his arms over his chest and turned his nose up in the air as Pan passed by them and flipped Baby over onto his back using her foot.
"Had enough yet?" she asked with a cocky smirk, but the smirk didn't last long. Baby let out a maniacal cackle as he opened his eyes to meet her gaze.
"You're pretty good Saiyan, but I'm better."
Pan raised an eyebrow before doubling over in pain as Baby landed a quick blow to her stomach. All the air was forced out her lungs, and she felt her stomach cave in as she was sent hurtling across the yard and into the stone fence.
"Pan!" Trunks shouted as he watched her slowly stand up.
"I'm fine." she reassured him as she spit the blood from her mouth and glared at Baby.
Just then, Goten reappeared and landed beside Trunks and Vegeta. Goku and Gohan touched down beside him a few seconds later.
"How on earth did you survive?" Goku demanded to know as he glared at Baby. "I watched your body dissolve into ash. You should be dead right now!"
Baby laughed as he stood to his feet, dusting the dirt and debris from his armor. "Looks like you thought wrong Saiyan. The trajectory of your attack managed to change just as I entered the sun's atmosphere and I barely escaped with my life. I guess I should be grateful to you for sparing my life, even if it was on purpose. By the way, what happened to you Son Goku? Last I saw you, you were in the body of an eight-year-old boy who could transform into a man. How is that you stand before me as you are now?"
"That's none of your business." Goku snapped before dashing towards Baby and throwing a punch square to his chest. Baby managed to catch Goku's oncoming fist before kneeing him in the stomach and slamming his elbow down on the back of the Saiyan's neck. The two then began to engage in a heated fighting match.
"Pan, are you alright?" Gohan asked as he moved to help his daughter.
"I'm fine." She reassured him as she took his hand and stood to her feet.
The ground began to rumble as Goku fired off several ki blasts, but Baby managed to dodge each of them before teleporting so he was standing beside Goku. He spun around before kicking him across the face and sending him flying out of the yard before finishing his move with a large energy blast on the scale of Vegeta's Galick Gun. Goku was completely engulfed by the blast, much to the other's shock.
"Why doesn't he just go Super Saiyan?" Vegeta asked irritably as he tapped his fingers against his crossed forearms. "He's toying with him and it's really starting to piss me off."
"Then what do you say we join him?" Pan suggested.
"Trunks, are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Goten asked with a smirk.
"Fusion?" Trunks asked, surprised by Goten's suggestion. "It's been a while, and our power levels have obviously changed. Do you think we should risk it?"
"It wouldn't hurt." Goten said as he powered up into a Super Saiyan. Trunks nodded before raising his power as well and moving to stand beside Goten. The two of them evened out their power levels as much as possible before doing their fusion dance while Pan looked on in amusement. The moment their fingertips touched, Trunks and Goten were enveloped in a bright yellow light for a few seconds. Once the light died down, Gotenks was standing in their place.
Baby noticed the large power level suddenly fill the area and turned his attention from Goku to the new warrior standing below him.
"What is the meaning of this?" he demanded to know.
"Hello Baby." Gotenks said as he shot off into the sky to meet him. "You're going to pay for hurting Bra, that's a promise. I'm Gotenks, and I'm the one who's going to put an end to your pathetic revenge."
Gotenks powered up before dashing towards Baby and sending a strong right-hook to his face. Baby was send flying through the stone fence and through three fences of the surrounding compounds, leaving explosions and dust in his wake.
"What a hit." Pan said, amazement in her voice. "I've heard stories about Trunks and Uncle Goten's fusion technique, but I never thought I'd get to see it with my own eyes."
"I'm a little surprised they fused myself." Gohan commented. "It has been nearly twenty years since they last fused together."
Baby stood from his place on the ground before shooting off into the sky back towards Gotenks. Goku reappeared in the yard as well, moving to stand over by Gohan and the others as he watched the boys.
"You're finished." Gotenks shouted. "Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack!"
Gotenks leaned forward as he blew six white clouds out of his mouth. Pan was amazed as they took on the shape of little Gotenks ghosts as they stared at Baby with their tongues dangling out their mouths.
"Get ready ugly. Go, go, go!"
The ghosts charged towards Baby on Gotenks's command, but Baby saw an opening and moved out the way of their attack. The ghosts slammed into the wall of the pool house and exploded, knocking another wall out.
"Damn, he saw through the attack." Goku said.
Pan moved her hand behind her back and concentrated on forming an energy blast. Vegeta spied the energy out the corner of his eye before meeting her gaze and nodding in agreement. A surprise attack would definitely throw Baby off long enough for Gotenks to administer a hard blow.
Pan quickly through her one-handed Masenko blast towards Baby, getting a direct hit; but when the smoke cleared, she was shocked that he appeared to barely be damaged.
"Stop interfering!" Gotenks warned her. "You aren't helping any."
"You're kidding right?" Pan shot back. "I'd like to see you do better. Quit toying with him and get the fight over with already!"
"That's enough." Vegeta snapped before powering up and charging towards Baby. "It's time that you all see how a true Saiyan warrior does business."
Vegeta struck Baby hard in the face before landing several more blows, doing significant damage to his opponent.
"I've never seen him so pissed." Gohan said in disbelief.
"He's getting revenge." Pan said. "Baby possessed Greg's body all these years with the intention of exacting revenge against Vegeta all along. Then there's the fact that he hurt Bra and took refuge in her body so he wouldn't be found out. Baby has basically signed his death wish."
Vegeta fired off his Galick Gun while Gotenks fired off a barrage of ki blasts to help deliver more damage.
"Pan, stay here." Gohan commanded as he powered up to a Super Saiyan.
"No dad, I'm coming with you." she protested, but Gohan held out a hand to stop her.
"The last thing I want is for you to get cut so he can take over your body too. You're staying put and that's final."
"Dad, I'm not a little kid anymore. I can take care of myself. I'm the freaking granddaughter of Son Goku after all."
Goku was surprised to hear her words and met her gaze as she smiled at him. He smiled back as his heart warmed up.
"Well then, let's go." Goku said as he transformed into a Super Saiyan as well. The three of them took off into the sky. Pan surprised them both as she sped past them before slamming head first into Baby, sending him flying. He managed to stop himself before glaring at the Saiyans.
"Now's our chance." Pan said. "We need to create a blast strong enough to ensure that Baby won't survive."
"Pan's right." Goku agreed. "Everyone, power up and fire off your strongest attack. We have to ensure that there isn't a scrap of him left this time."
"I don't care how many of you stupid Saiyans there are." Baby growled. "I won't be defeated here!"
Baby powered up to his maximum power level before gathering an attack of his own. The blasts was large and composed of green energy that would undoubtedly do a lot of damage if Goku and the others didn't stop him.
"Now's our chance." Goku shouted as he dove towards Baby. "Solar Flare!"
Baby's attack died down as he was assaulted by the bright attack. "My eyes!"
"Vegeta, now!" Goku shouted before using his Instant Transmission to get out of the way.
"Big Bang Attack!" Vegeta shouted while the others fired off their Kamehameha Waves. The four powerful blasts managed to engulf Baby, destroying him in just a few short seconds and leaving a gigantic crater in the Brief's yard. When the attacks died down and the sun could once again be seen, Vegeta confirmed to the others that he could no longer sense the Tuffle's energy.
"We won!" Pan cheered as she pumped her fist into the air.
"Yes." Vegeta agreed. "It would seem so."
Pan and Goku sat out on the terrace as they watched Vegeta and the others do their best to repair the damage done to the compound. Bulma had called to tell them that they had taken Bra to the hospital and that she would notify them when it was okay to return; so to pass the time, the Saiyans decided to cleanup the mess caused by Baby.
"Hey grandpa." she spoke softly. "I'm sorry...about everything."
Goku raised an eyebrow, puzzled by her apology. "I don't follow Pan. I mean, none of what happened today was your fault. Sure, Bra's your best friend; but you couldn't have possibly known that Greg was a Tuffle or that he was using her body as a host while he hid from us. You aren't to blame, so you shouldn't need to apologize."
"No, that's not it." she sighed before turning to meet his gaze. "I'm sorry...about all of the things I said to you when you first came back. Sure, I may have meant every word I said at the time, but I've come to realize that I was speaking out of hurt and anger, not out of truth. I shouldn't have said those things to you, no matter how angry I was. You're an amazing grandfather and I know you didn't leave because you didn't love us enough. I realize now that you were only trying to keep us safe. Fighting is in your blood. It's a part of who you are as a Saiyan. I shouldn't be mad at you for being what makes you you."
Goku smiled before resting a hand on her shoulder. "There's no need to apologize Pan. I knew the minute that you said those things that they weren't coming from your heart, but your mind. I'm sorry that we managed to drive a wedge in between each other; but I hope we can put all of this in the past. You're my granddaughter after all."
Pan couldn't help but to smile at his words before she wrapped her arms around him in a hug. The two of them remained like that, wrapped in each other's arms, as they watched the others work on into the night.
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