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Chapter 11: A Voice of Power

Piccolo chuckled. "Well, now we are all stuck in here for good, so I guess we should make ourselves at home." Elyon, Gotenks, and Buu were staring at Piccolo in disbelief. Gotenks ran over the pile of rubble and got down on his knees.

"Piccolo…is it true? Are we really stuck here?" he was on the brink of tears.

"Yes, I'm sorry…that was the exit and now it's gone." Then, Piccolo turned to Buu. "It's gone, Buu!"

Buu's mouth hung open. "But how do we eat candy?"

"We don't…there's none here."

"What? No ice cream, no chocolate?"

"That's right…all gone." Buu grabbed his head with both hands and screamed to the sky. Gotenks was in a fetal position and crying. However, Elyon was still staring at the rubble with disbelief. What was Piccolo thinking? Did he think trapping Buu in this dimension was going to solve everything? What was going to happen to them if they stayed in here?

Elyon's mind was running a hundred miles a minute. She was thinking of every possibility that could happen to them, from Buu turning them into chocolate and eating them, to three of them dying of starvation and thirst while Elyon was left alone. This thought scared her the most. She was shaken out of her thoughts by the sound of Gotenks yelling.

"Great, this is great! Who told you to lock us in here, huh? For your information, I still had my best technique!"

"I thought you said that your powers had reached its limit, I had to do it!" Piccolo was dumbfounded.

"I was just trying to make the fight more fantastic! If you had just let me do the technique, Buu would be dead and we would be on the outside right now! YOU BLEW IT!"

The comment that Gotenks made was enough for Elyon. Frustration began to bubble up inside of her. After everything Piccolo and I told him, he was still goofing around! How could he do this? Then, another thought came to her mind. And if he had just gone to fight Buu when he first transformed and been serious about it, all those innocent people could have been saved! Piccolo and Gotenks were still fighting.

"You what?! You put the world at risk just to be more fantastic?! What kind of kid are you? You idiot!"

"Well, you're the idiot that locked us in here! If you don't figure out another way to get us out, I'll have to use my technique on you!" Elyon's thoughts landed on her friends back home and now her anger was beginning to pour out. The Douglas family…they are dead because of this…

"There is no way out, don't you understand?! The only way has been blown up…it's gone, gone!" yelled Piccolo.

Then, without warning, Elyon began screaming. Wind was blowing her dress and hair backwards and it was powerful to blow Piccolo and Gotenks a few feet away. Buu looked on, shocked.

"LET ME OUT!" shouted Elyon. Then, out of nowhere a large hole appeared in front of her. All of them were surprised at what had happened.

"What's that…a hole?" asked Gotenks.

"A tear in the dimension…" gasped Piccolo. In a split second, Buu came flying toward the hole, shoving Elyon away and she landed next to Gotenks.

"He's getting away…let's get out of here," said Gotenks, jumping up and running toward the hole. Before he could reach it, the hole closed. Piccolo was next to Elyon, helping her to her feet.

"Too late."

Elyon was back on her feet again, frightened of the power that she allowed to come out. She had vowed since coming to this planet that she wouldn't reveal her power, so others wouldn't become suspicious. Now, slowly her power was revealing itself more. Gotenks looked back at her.

"Well, come on…can't you make another hole?"

"I didn't even know I could do that! I don't even think I can do that again…"

Gotenks sighed and turned to Piccolo. "What are we going to do now, Piccolo? I'm too young to be stuck in here forever!"

"Stop that! Your whining is not helping right now! Besides, Ellie has been able to do more in just one minute than you have been able to do this whole time in the Chamber!"

"Yeah, she let Buu get away! Quit sticking up for your girlfriend!"

The room became silent quickly. Piccolo and Elyon looked at each other for a moment. They were trying hard not to blush. Then, Elyon spoke up. "Ok, let's think…how did this hole appear in the first place? There was something my voice did to make a rip in the dimension."

Piccolo thought too. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but it might have been the vibrations in your scream that caused the tear."

Elyon nodded. "That makes sense, I suppose, but I don't think I could make myself scream like that again. It was just…so unexpected."

"Well, you're gonna have to try…that's the only way we can get out," sighed Gotenks.

Elyon sighed and rubbed her head. This boy was starting to get on her nerves. She felt a hand squeeze her shoulder and Piccolo came to her side. "I know this is hard for you right now, but we need you right now, Ellie. The rest of the world needs you. We need to get to Buu before he does any more damage. You can do this." He gave her a small, reassuring smile. Elyon grabbed his hand and gave it a hard squeeze.

She walked forward, trying to find a way to make the vibrations just as powerful as the first time. She began thinking about singing and the high notes that singers had to sing in songs, and that's when she decided to sing her way out…sort of. She took a deep breath and began singing small, sweet notes. As her voice rang out, her pitch began to go higher. Piccolo had to cover his ears at one point. Then, her voice grew and grew and by the last note, the ground was rumbling and a new hole had appeared.

"All right!" said Gotenks. "Let's get out of here before it closes again." He jumped through, followed by Elyon and Piccolo. By the time Piccolo had landed on the floor of the Lookout, the hole had disappeared once more. The three of them looked around, stunned by the sight they saw. The Lookout was in ruins! There were holes in the walls, chunks missing in the roof of the palace, and pillars were broken. Even Mr. Popo's garden was disturbed. Sitting in the middle of the chaos was Buu, with his back turned away from them.

"Hey, Majin Buu!" yelled Gotenks. Buu turned around and faced them. His face was dirty, like he had just finished eating something.

Piccolo was tense. "Where are the others?"

Buu cackled and patted his stomach. "They are in me…"

"What?! You ate them?" cried Gotenks. "Even my mom?!"

"Yes," burped Buu. "Delicious…" Now, it was Gotenks' turn to get angry. He began powering up.

"I was wanting an audience for this, but now...you are going to pay for each one, Buu!" Gotenks's anger was bursting forth as sparks flew around him. As his power grew, so did his hair! It grew longer and longer until it almost reached the ground.

Piccolo was standing in awe. "His technique…he transformed into Super Saiyan 3!" Elyon remembered this transformation as well. She thought back to when Goku was still on Earth and used this technique to battle Buu and Babadi.

"Yeah, that feels better," said Gotenks, in a melancholy voice.

The battle between Buu and Gotenks was getting intense. The more they fought, the more battle stricken the Lookout looked. They had created a gigantic hole in the floor and then they started flying toward Earth to continue their fight. Piccolo and Elyon were left behind to watch from above.

"This might take a while," said Piccolo.

Elyon crossed her arms. "If that kid wasn't so...stubborn…then this battle would be over."

"It can't be helped. So…Ellie, I have a question."

"Go ahead."

"Did you really not know that you were going to generate that much power to rip a hole through space and time to get us back to the Lookout?"

Elyon hesitated. "I guess I have a lot of hidden power that hasn't been released, I guess."

"You could be quite a formidable fighter if we focus that energy," he smirked.

Elyon smiled. "No thanks. I don't think fighting is in my future right now."

Piccolo crossed his arms, still smirking. "Technically, I was Gohan's first teacher, and I was told how great a teacher I was. I could certainly take on another student if I needed to."

Elyon winked. "I'm sure you could." Piccolo had shivers going up and down his body. How could a common Earthling make him feel on edge, nervous, and so…in love?

"Well, in all honesty, I'm glad I brought you with us, because if I didn't, you would be…dead."

Elyon giggled. "Come on, Piccolo, I'm a big, tough girl. I could take on anything."

"Anything, huh?" Suddenly, Piccolo flew over to her. Maybe this was Nail's influence, but he had a sudden urge to kiss her. He faced her, his hands on her shoulders. Elyon looked up at him, curiosity in her eyes. He leaned in slowly, but before he could get close enough to her lips, the Lookout shook. Gotenks had crashed through the floor while fighting Buu. This caused half of the Lookout to disappear!

Piccolo looked at the destruction around him, very upset. "Gotenks, what have you done? You've destroyed the Lookout!"

Gotenks didn't heard Piccolo's comment. He was staring up at Buu. The monster had rolled himself up like a ball and he was floating in midair.

"Hey Piccolo, look at Buu. He looks like a cannon ball."

Before Piccolo could look up and see, Buu came crashing down and hit the Lookout. He circled back around and hit it again. He did this over and over until there was nothing left. Piccolo had ahold of Elyon, trying to keep her close to him. By the time the last piece of the Lookout was shattered, Piccolo, Gotenks, and Elyon were hovering in the air, waiting for a chance to strike. Piccolo still had his arm around her waist, and she was holding him around the torso.

"Ok, time for a new attack. How about the Screaming Banchee Attack!" Gotenks flexed his fingers in front of him.

"Will you hurry up Gotenks?! Your transformation isn't going to last forever!"

Gotenks held out his hands and shot three blasts toward Buu. They surrounded him and covered him in a hard layer, taking the appearance of a ball. The ball flew back toward Gotenks and he held it up victoriously.

"Now, that's an attack!" he said. He knocked on the ball and continued. "If I don't hurry up, he'll be able to get out of this. I'm gonna need some help." He turned toward Piccolo and Elyon.

"Hey, Ellie, you wanna help me finish off Buu?"

"Sure, what do you want me to do?"

"Well, I'm gonna hit the ball to you. Then, I want you to set the ball up for me and then I'm gonna spike it right down to the ground."

"So, it's almost as if we are playing volleyball?"

"Yeah, I guess you could say that. Ok, ready…here it comes!" Gotenks bumped the ball toward Elyon. With grace and poise, she leapt up and set the ball. As this happened, Piccolo watched closely. He could feel his face heating up again at just watching her.

The ball came flying back toward Gotenks and he ended with a swift hit with his hand and the ball went flying toward the earth. Gotenks flew after it with a smile on his face, but Piccolo was still blushing. "Why does the strongest fighter left have to be so…darn ridiculous." Elyon giggled.

The attack didn't work and to make matters worse, Gotenks had went back to his normal form. He was no longer a Super Saiyan 3 or even a Super Saiyan.

"Oh, no this isn't good," growled Piccolo. "He goofed off too much and now we are going to have to suffer for it."

Gotenks was now trying his best to throw any attacks he had left at Buu, but it wasn't working. Within a matter of minutes, Gotenks was gone for good and now all that was left was Goten and Trunks, looking scared.

Piccolo was getting frustrated, and a little scared. "This isn't good…not at all! Buu isn't going to wait around for an hour for Goten and Trunks to fuse again! What are we going to do?"

Elyon stood next to Piccolo and gave his arm a reassuring hug. "Don't worry…something will show itself soon. We will be fine, Piccolo."

"I hope you're right, Ellie."

Have a glorious day! ~ goldenbelle75