Chapter 10: Saving a Universe
Deep within the outer reaches in the plane of existence, a lone crystal shard floated still in the unending darkness surrounding it. An image of the fusion Vegetto showed inside of the large crystal, in his Super Saiyan state as he mercilessly punched at Frieza's head into the ground.
He did even better than I expected...
The image continued to play on a loop inside the crystal, shining brightly.
The amount of damage done timeline from this outburst alone has given me enough power to create an intangible form in the universe. All I have to do now is avoid the little Kai's cleanup efforts and make sure she doesn't figure out who is absorbed the resulting energy from the timeline's collapse.
The crystal's projection suddenly shifted to a lone floating structure surrounded by a few orbiting planets. Inside the massive tree, Beerus slept soundly inside of his bed, his limbs splayed in nearly every direction.
And so begins the end. Time to wake the God of Destruction from his slumber.
Deafening firebombs rapidly erupted below in the city streets, the high pitched squealing of what sounded like a child contrasting the carnage being unleashed on the city below. The large pink villain happily pumped his fists in the air, floating around the small wizard resting his forehead in his palm.
"Will you cut that out?!"
Majin Buu blinked, stopping mid float as Babidi continued.
"Yes yes, you destroyed the city. But for god's sake, you don't need to keep making all of those ridiculous noises! Let's just move on to the next continent already and be done with this."
A loud "fzzt" suddenly echoed through the air, Babidi turning at the sound of the dual voice.
"I have a better idea, actually."
Vegetto lowered his right hand down, the two fingers balling up with the rest into a fist. He smirked at the wizard, glancing in between him and Majin Buu.
"You two are going to surrender and stop this senseless violence."
Babidi giggled in dark amusement, smirking back at Vegetto.
"And if we say no?"
The fusion's own smirk widened slightly.
"Then you'll get the very thing you fear most."
Babidi mockingly chuckled in response, rolling his eyes.
"You do have a very active imagination if you think you can possible scare me. I don't know who you think you are, but we're the ones in control of this situation. So how about instead, you start begging for your miserable life and I might consider sparing you."
Vegetto chuckled.
"I'd like to see you, of all people, try to control me."
:Actually, he did control half of you at one point.:
The fusion narrowed his eyes, whispering angrily at the earpiece in his right ear.
"Shut up. This one doesn't know about that."
Babidi scoffed, turning to Majin Buu.
"Buu, go ahead and destroy this little pest for me. A trifle like him is beneath me."
Vegetto turned his eyes back at the sound of Buu's squealing enthusiasm, his smirk returning. A bright golden aura rapidly shot up from underneath his Saiyan boots, engulfing the fusion as he powered up to a Super Saiyan.
Buu gasped, stopping in place to stare at Vegetto. His clothes lightly rapidly from the wind produced by the violent aura, his eyes dancing around to track the sparks of electricity surging.
"Ooo! You look tasty!"
Babidi giggled as well.
"Ha! This trick again? There was another fighter that tried your very same technique and we beat him without even breaking a sweat. What makes you think you'll do any better?!"
Vegetto kept his smirk, Trunks' voice ringing out in his ear.
:The only thing more frustrating than letting Buu destroy all those towns was listening to this Babidi brag about it as if he accomplished it himself. I don't mean to be commanding, but could you please shut him up for me?:
The fusion lowered his fists down to his sides, the smirk soon fading away as he relaxed his muscles.
"On the contrary, Trunks, I'm feeling a bit nostalgic at the moment. I think these two deserve a demonstration."
The golden aura suddenly dissipated, Vegetto's golden hair reverting back to its regular shade. Babidi blinked, matching Buu's surprised expression.
"Trunks? Who are you talking to?"
Buu dropped his shoulders a bit.
"Why you go down? You no play?"
Vegetto glanced up.
"We'll get to that. First, I thought I'd teach you a thing or two about Super Saiyans, starting with the basics."
Buu rubbed his chin.
"Super...Saiyajin?"
Babidi scoffed.
"Don't bother with it. I never asked you to explain anything."
Vegetto's smirk returned.
"You're going to love this, trust me. What you're seeing now is my normal state..."
The golden aura suddenly blasted up from his feet, the fusion standing perfectly still in his transformed state. The lightning sparks licked out at the air.
"This is a Super Saiyan."
He lifted his fists up slightly.
"And this..."
Vegetto grunted slightly, the aura flaring out violently as both of his two bangs shot up into the bundle of spiky golden hair flowing from the force of his aura. The lightning sparks surged even more violently than before, his eyes nearly narrowed into slits.
"This is what is known as a Super Saiyan that has ascended past a Super Saiyan!"
He shrugged his shoulders slightly.
"Or, you can call this a Super Saiyan 2."
Majin Buu nodded hastily, mesmerized by the golden glow. Babidi, however, stared one without a change in his confident stare.
"Oh hum, what a useless transformation. You've changed your hair, so what?"
Vegetto chuckled in response, clenching his fists together tightly.
"I don't even need this level of power to defeat your pet over there, Babidi. And for you, I could probably sneeze and blow your fragile body to bits."
Babidi snarled, watching Vegetto lean forward.
"But I've always wanted to see how far my power goes. So you'll have the privilege to witnessing it and realize what you're dealing with here."
:Vegetto...are you sure about this? I'm sure you can do it but...Goku nearly shook the entire world apart when he went to that level you're thinking of. With your power...maybe it's not such a good-:
The fusion's eyes widened to the brim, struggling.
"And this...is to go...even FURTHER BEYOND!"
Babidi and Buu gasped, nearly shooting backwards into a roll at the sudden storm force winds blasting from the large golden energy ball glaring like a sun in the open sky. Vegetto's thunderous roar rang out above the powerful winds, his muscles bulging.
The hair along the top of head began to sag, slowly extending outwards over his back. Trunks' voice struggled to resonate over the powerful winds erupting forward from the fusion.
:Vegetto! What are you doing?! The whole planet is already falling apart! Stop this now or everything will be destroyed!:
Vegetto's screams were the only response to Trunks' demands, the fusion whipping his head back in a final, deafening scream as the golden light increased to blinding intensity. Babidi shielded his eyes, waiting for the winds to die down before turning back to the source with his mouth gaping.
Lightning crackled from the sky, dark clouds have formed from the violent energy in the atmosphere. The golden light shone brilliant as the sole illumination, the flashes of lightning striking at the orb creating an air of tension greater than before.
With his eyebrows completely gone, Vegetto's slits remained locked on Babidi with a confident smirk, his arms hanging at his sides and the golden hair stretching past his waistline.
"Nothing to worry about Trunks. I was merely being a little dramatic, no real harm done."
His eyes then turned to the clouds, his smirk fading slightly.
"Although, I didn't expect this. It seems the power up is forcing a change in the environment just from the energy output. I didn't think my Super Saiyan 3 form would cause storms like this."
Majin Buu kept his childish smile, pointing forward at Vegetto.
"Buu not scared! Big hair make you big funny!"
Babidi smirked, his fists lifted.
"Yes, I'm inclined to agree. This Super 3 whatever you said...it's ridiculous."
The wizard's eyes turned towards Buu.
"Majin Buu? I think our friend is in need of a haircut."
Vegetto chuckled back in response, raising his fists.
"Last chance you two. Surrender now, or be destroyed."
Babidi erupted into a fit of laughter, shaking his head.
"You still think you're in control?! Fool, we are the ones who decide what happens here-"
The wizard gasped, instinctively backing up at the sight of the blue and orange gi inches from his face. Babidi stared up at the smirking Vegetto in shock, caught off guard in the untraceable movement the fusion had gone.
"How did you-"
The wizard cried out in pain, a small fire burning on his tiny left arm from the spark of electricity that had licked at him from Vegetto's aura, prompting a small chuckle from the fusion.
"How amusing. But you bring this fate upon yourself."
Lifting his arm slowly, Vegetto let out a small roar as a bright yellow energy blast suddenly erupted from his left arm. Majin Buu blinked in surprise, crying out once the medium sized energy blast struck him head on. His body began to vaporize immediately, disappearing into a massive explosion the force Babidi to spiral in the opposite direction away from Vegetto in the process.
The wizard eventually managed to right himself mid way through, his mouth hanging open at the small black cloud hanging in place of where Majin Buu used to float. Vegetto kept his smirk, wiping at the air with his hand and creating a small gust of wind to blast the smoke away.
The sight of the empty sky caused Babidi to tremble, his voice shaking.
"No! My precious Buu..."
Vegetto suddenly bolted forward, his hand rapidly encasing the wizard's throat and hoisting him up into the air slightly. The lightning radiated around the fusion's arm muscles, Babidi trembling from how close the energy lashed out at him.
"Buu could have had a different life without your control, but a friend of mine wanted the nightmare to be over. So I had to put him down..."
His smirk widened a bit.
"You, on the other hand, cause misery and pain to accommodate for your lack of worth. And for that..."
The golden aura suddenly dissipated away, the clouds in the sky retreating. Babidi blinked in shock, watching the fusion sigh heavily once he descended back down to his normal form. Vegetto paused for a moment, catching his breath before smirking back up at the wizard.
"I'll go ahead and finish you off the way I said I could. It is spring time, and now that I'm back in my normal state, the sun will come out in a moment. Just give me a few seconds, and I'll sneeze you to bits. You deserve the humiliation for your unearned sense of pride."
Babidi immediately began to squirm, his eyes widening a bit at each passing rise of Vegetto's chest. The fusion shut his eyes a bit, his nose switching.
"Ah...ahhh..."
His head wiped forward, pointing it at the screaming wizard's face.
"CHOO!"
The force of the wind struck Babidi like a freight train, instantly ripping the wizard's head from his body in a current up to the sky in the sneeze. The fusion hacked a bit, turning his head to the lift and spitting a bit while releasing the remainder of Babidi's body to let it float down into the sea.
Vegetto tilted his head up, lifting his fingers up to his ear to steady the small mechanical device.
"Alright Trunks, it's done. Buu has been taken care of, go ahead and send me back to the nest."
The glaring white light shot down on Vegetto once again, the fusion soon disappearing from the sky and leaving behind the now calm city in his wake.