"Alright," Trunks spoke to the boy whose shoulders he was currently balancing on top of. "I think we got this!"

"Yeah!" Goten's beaming eyes could be shown through the slits of the Mighty Mask's pants as the odd fighter made his way to the waiting area where their fathers should have been. The two sets of eyes blinked, looking around the empty room save Killa, 18, and Jewel who were looking peeved.

"Uh," Trunks used his small arm to reach behind his masked head. "Where is everyone? What's going on?"

"We're having an intermission," Jewel scoffed, flipping his long blonde hair behind him. "Everyone took off after those two creepy looking fellows attacked that Saiyaman person."

Goten's eyes widened with horror. "What!?"

Jewel raised an eyebrow, hearing Mighty Mask's voice change. "Huh?"

The lavender haired boy lifted his left leg up slightly and brought it down in a harsh manner, causing Goten to wince but keep quiet. Trunks cleared his voice so he could do his best adult voice. "Is Saiyaman okay!?"

The long blonde haired man nodded, but a scowl remained on his face as he crossed his arms and looked away from Mighty Mask to the empty arena. "Yeah, got back up to his feet only to fly away with those other goons. But what good does that do us!? I lost my opponent!"

Trunks could vaguely recall the pairings, but for some reason could remember that Jewel and Yamu were matched up. The boy let out a loud gasp, looking around to make sure the three adults in the room weren't listening to him. Krillin's wife was leaning against a wall with her eyes closed, seemingly asleep but most likely bored, while Jewel and Mighty Mask's opponent Killa were too busy glaring at the announcer as he tried to calm down the outraged crowd.

"Goten!" The boy leaned down so he could look into the eyes of his friend. "The person he's talking about who attacked your brother was that one bald dude with that weird M on his forehead! Remember? The one who came with that giant guy?"

Goten gasped loudly, causing 18 to glance up at Mighty Mask with suspicious piercing blue eyes but remained silent. "Oh no! Where do you think they went!?"

"I don't know," Trunks mused until his eyes glimmered over with excitement. "But I bet whatever they're doing is a lot better than sticking around here!"

18 sweat-dropped, wondering why Mighty Mask was speaking to his crotch. She tucked a loose blonde strand behind her ear, and sighed deeply while the strange man with little arms and legs continued to talk to himself. Whatever the hell Krillin was getting himself into, she bet it was a whole lot more exciting than this...

"HEY!"

The four fighters turned around to see the world champ, Hercule Satan, live and in person. Jewel and Killa began to gush, even bowed at their idol and hero. 18 rolled her eyes, while Mighty Mask brought himself back up right. Trunks had to hold in his laughter seeing the afro-haired goof with red marks still on his face after being slammed into a wall by the junior division champ.

"Since those weaklings were too scared to face the champ and decided to run away, we have decided to have a battle royale!" Hercule placed his hands on his hips, raising his chin high and grinning at his genius plan. "The winner between you four gets to face me for the grand prize! Not that you amateurs stand a chance, but good luck and get out there!"

Killa and Jewel immediately bowed once again to their idol and ran out to the ring where the crowd began to cheer wildly. Pleased with himself, Mr. Satan turned his back to the remaining two in the waiting room and left without another word. Mighty Mask looked at the hard-to-read wife of Krillin and laughed nervously while gesturing for her to go first. "After you, ma'am!"

"But Trunks!" Goten whined. "I thought you said we were going to go after the grown ups!"

"Shut. Up!" Trunks spoke through clenched teeth, looking down at himself and then back at the raised eyebrows of 18 to laugh nervously once again. "Like I said, after you, ma'am!"

"Enough," 18 rolled her eyes and took a step towards Mighty Mask. "You're Krillin's little children friends, aren't you!?"

Trunks and Goten screamed from behind their costume, feeling like their world just shattered apart. "What!?" They said in unison, thinking nobody but Bardock could see through their brilliant disguise. "But how did you know!?"

18 gestured to the set of wide eyes were Mighty Masks' groin should be. "Do I even need to explain?"

"Gosh," Trunks fumed and was thankful his blush was hidden. "You and Goten's grandpa are so smart."

"Naturally," 18 shrugged and then crossed her arms over her chest. "How about you two Saiyan brats go after Krillin for me and I won't tell anyone about this."

"Ooh!" Goten's eyes shined brightly. "How come?"

"You dummy," Trunks looked down at the eyes beneath him. "She's worried about him!"

18 blushed slightly, but her eyes narrowed even more as if those piercing blues were daggers to their chests. "I most certainly am not worried! It just...wouldn't be fair to Marron to not have a father, that's all." She mumbled the last part, causing the boys to giggle and her blush to deepen more.

"Number 18 and Might Mask!?" The announcer called, still frazzled from his ruined tournament he was desperately trying to save. "Please come to the ring right now!"

"Sure," Goten chuckled evilly. "We'll do it for Marron."

"Yeah," Trunks winked. "We'll do it for-"

"Scram, brats!" 18 snapped, tearing the costume in half so the boys' terrified faces were revealed. "Now!"

Trunks immediately hopped off his friend's shoulders so the two were now standing before her with their hands in a salute. "Yes ma'am!" The two children escaped through the back entrance, taking off into the sky and not really knowing what to expect. 18 uncrossed her arms, and began walking up the stairs to the arena but not before taking a look up at the sky.

Please be okay.

Bardock let out a breath he hadn't realized he was holding in as Dabura reached out to take the vacuum device from Spopovich. "This demon king..." he glanced over at Supreme Kai, whose hands were clenched in purple fists. "Is he strong?"

"Of course he is," Supreme Kai shook, panic sweat forming all over his features as he tried to keep his composure. "He's the king of the demon world. One of you may be the strongest in this world, but Dabura is the strongest by far in his."

Krillin's eyes nearly bulged out of his head. He was prepared for this. "I'm starting to feel a bit outclassed here, guys!" He began chuckling nervously, getting a warning smack from Bardock. Rubbing his new sore spot, Krillin whispered quietly. "How about I take the little one?"

"The little one," Gohan's eyes narrowed in one the wrinkly looking yellow creature. "That's... Babidi, right?"

"Don't be fooled by his appearance," Supreme Kai warned, a feeling of hatred for the cursed wizard swelling up in his chest. "It's not his size you should be concerned about, it's his magic powers. If he is able to keep Dabura under his spell, just imagine the horror he can inflict on this world!"

Piccolo looked at the Supreme Kai in disbelief. "If this demon king is as strong as you say he is, what's going to stop Babidi from controlling us?"

Bardock felt that god awful feeling rising from the pit of his stomach once again as his previous visions flashed through his mind. Things were becoming more clearer by the second, and it was killing him. Why out of all of these fighters did Babidi decide to take control of himself and the prince? How in the hell could it be prevented?

"Fuck," Bardock mumbled under his breath, grabbing onto his head and slightly sliding off the rocks while Gohan looked down at him in concern. "What can I do?"

Gohan was about to speak, but Kibito's voice overtook his. "A wizard seeks out the evil in a person's heart. Once he discovers it, he manipulates them, enhances them, and ultimately uses them to do whatever he wishes. Once Babidi infiltrates a heart, his deed is complete. All he needs is to find a trace of evil and that person is under his spell. Only those pure of heart and free of evil like us have a chance of fighting him successfully!"

"A trace?" Bardock breathed out, looking down at his hands while a vein began to protrude from his forehead. "Of course... It all makes sense.." He slowly glanced up see Vegeta with an inquisitive look in his eyes and a hardly noticeable smirk on his face.

"Gramps?" Gohan jumped down a few feet so he was beside his fallen relative. "What's wrong?"

Bardock reluctantly looked away from the curious prince to his grandson who offering a hand for help. He stared at it for a moment, contemplating on the decisions he had to make. Was he to warn his grandson about himself and the prince coming under the wizard's curse now, or remain silent? Was he to return to Chi-Chi and Goten, keep them safe from this Majin Buu character who undoubtedly would be released, or stay with his son and Gohan to see if he could defeat the wizard and demon king before things went too far?

He manipulates them, enhances them...

Bardock continued to stare at his grandson's extended arm, while the teen began to sweat but let it remain until his grandfather was ready. Gohan knew he over-thought things way too much, probably the cause of his nightmares.

Enhancement.

On his own, the Saiyan grandfather was considerably weak when compared to his oldest grandson, youngest son, and the prince. When defeating Lord Chilled, Bardock's internal struggle of finding strength at the right time had finally got some relief. The almighty power of a Super Saiyan was exactly what he needed at the time, but he never knew he would ever need something more. Never believed there was something more out there.

Until he encountered the Great Saiyaman.

He looked into his grandson's eyes, feeling that strange feeling in his stomach with a mixture of pride. In all of his visions prior to meeting Gohan, he had never seen the boy. Bardock mainly envisioned Kakarot, his incredible strength and heart making him ache with a desire to meet his prodigal son some day, to find himself on planet Earth where the infant had been sent to. Now that he had met his son, he felt that pride mixed with something strange as he did now when he finally had the chance to hug his son.

Yet, there was still something missing. So much to say, so much to do in only twenty four hours.

And now those twenty four hours are going to be spent fighting a devil, bubble gum, and a nut sack.

As much as Bardock wanted to spend with his son Kakarot, he knew the man had to get to know his own son as well between fighting demented creatures and trying to balance his other relationships with people who undoubtedly missed him. Kakarot had those who loved him, and whom he loved back - whatever the hell that word meant to the psychic Saiyan, anyway, the man who believed a heart with emotions was nonexistent. While Bardock...

The Saiyan let out a heavy sigh, but his eyes remained on his grandson's who seemed to be frozen in place with a mixture of confusion and worry taking over his features. Still, the boy remained patient while the innate chatter of the Z Fighters were behind him and Babidi's crew in the distant. "You alright, Gramps?"

Bardock had Gohan. He had little Goten, and Chi-Chi. Bardock was a hero in the eyes of his son, but knew he had a lot to prove in order to be placed on the hierarchy of that...word. That emotion. But his son's family had told him that word numerous times, that word that made his stomach swell up with an explainable but surprisingly pleasant pain that he only felt with one another person in his life...

And the trio who took him in that fateful day months ago weren't going to end up like she did.

He knew what he had to do.

Gohan sighed in relief as Bardock finally grabbed his hand while the teen lifted his grandfather to his feet. "It's about time!" He laughed happily, but shook his hand wildly. "Talk about straining!"

"Oh crap!" The duo looked over quickly at the shaking Krillin, and they followed his pointed finger to the sky where the giant Spopovich was lifted in the air. Bardock's eye twitched in disgust as the brute was gagging, all parts of his body bulging out as if were about to explode. Gohan grabbed his grandfather's arm as they climbed back up the rocks to see what was causing it. The teen let out a growl when he saw the wizard focusing his cruel energy on the man.

Yamu stood trembling in fear at what was happening to his partner, a feeling of betrayal running through his entire body. Spopovich's body was completely covered with veins as every inch of him kept on expanding. Just when Bardock knew it couldn't get any bigger, Spopovich exploded into a million pieces. Slabs of his bloody flesh even splattered against the rocks, causing Krillin to throw up on the side.

"What kind of person..." Gohan shook his head, looking down at the wizard in disbelief. "Kills their own partner!?"

"Too bad," Babidi chuckled darkly and shrugged. "I really liked him, too."

Pui-Pui, the strange looking minion, chuckled in the same manner. "Yes, a terrible loss!"

Dabura spoke, his voice was demonic, no trace of mercy or compassion for a living thing at all. "Yes," he smirked wickedly, and tilted his head in the trembling Yamu's direction. "Now for our other...friend."

Yamu let out a yell before quickly ascending into the sky to escape his treacherous master. Babidi sighed, and looked over at his minion. "Pui-Pui, I'm getting bored. Can you please kill him?"

"Of course!" Pui-Pui smirked, and aimed his arm like a rifle towards Yamu. A purple light began forming at the tip of his finger, and he shot the energy blast immediately at the controlled human who had no chance of escape. He screamed in horror before his body disintegrated into nothing. Babidi began cackling wildly while Gohan looked over at his father.

"Dad, I don't believe it!" The teenager shook his head. "They kill their own men!"

"I know, son. This is bad."

Kibito pounded his fist against the rock in anger. Although he wasn't fond about Spopovich and Yamu, he knew the poor humans were under an evil wizard's control and didn't deserve to die. "That's what Babidi does! Once they're done doing what he wants, he disposes of them like they're nothing! If he releases and controls Majin Buu," the red being's teeth became clenched. "He will destroy all life forms on this Earth and even beyond just like he did to Spopovich and Yamu!"

The Z Fighters all looked at each other uneasily for a moment before turning their attention back to the evil trio in front of the ship.

"That takes care of that." Dabura smirked, and looked down at his master.

Babidi raised an eyebrow. "Yes, but there is one more thing to take care of. It seems we have some visitors. Those two morons were careless when returning here," the wizard looked at the demon king, his prize possession at the moment. "Up there behind that cliff you'll find Supreme Kai and several of his friends."

Dabura glanced up, his yellow snake-like eyes flashing over while his smirk grew. "The fools believe they are well hidden. Eight in total, each of them strong. We cannot use the energy of the Supreme Kai or Kibito, but there are four who possess large energy. It will go a long way towards reviving Majin Buu."

The wizard could sense it all too, and clasped his hands in divine excitement. "More than that, Dabura! Those four alone will give us just what we need to suit our purpose! How marvelous!" He levitated up and flew back a few feet so he was side by side with the demon king. "Why don't we lure those four into our ship so we can absorb their energy? That will be the simplest course of action."

Dabura nodded respectively, but he could spot a flaw. "The Supreme Kai will try to protect them, master."

Babidi shook his worries off. "Oh, I'm sure we can manage our way around that pest. Dispose of the stragglers and head back to the ship; those four will come charging after you in a fit of rage," he looked up at the devil with a darker aura in his eyes. "But spare the Supreme Kai. I will get my own revenge on him for what he did to my father."

"It shall be done." Dabura bowed to his master as he and Pui-Pui went back inside the ship. The demon king stood still for a moment, and then glanced behind him at the cliff where the Supreme Kai was hiding behind. His energy began to rise up while Vegeta gasped.

"He knows that we're here!"

Dabura suddenly appeared directly in front of Kibito with his palm facing the red being's face. Bardock instinctively guarded Gohan while Goku did the same to his father. The Z Fighters and the Supreme Kai were frozen in shock when a bright light formed in Dabura's hand. Kibito let out a blood curdling scream as he was engulfed in the light. Once the scream ended, there was nothing left of the Supreme Kai's guard and only the sound of Dabura's chuckle.

Goku launched himself at the demon king, but Dabura easily dodged him. Vegeta followed suit but his punches were blocked. He tried bringing his leg down on the demon, but Dabura managed to dodge him as well as the prince landed on the rocks. Everything was moving so fast that both the Saiyans hadn't notice a wad of spit was heading towards Krillin.

"Move out of the way!" Supreme Kai yelled, but it was too late. His eyes widened in horror as he saw the kind human trying to wipe Dabura's spit off his face. "Oh, no! I should have warned them!"

Piccolo sprang up at Dabura, but the Namek was rewarded with the same gift. Goku watched in horror as Piccolo landed on the cliffs and began to tremble. The sound of Krillin's painful yells caused the Saiyans to look over at him as he was beginning to turn to stone. Goku jumped down from where he was to try and reach Piccolo's side before the same thing happened to him, but he was already a statue.

"What the fuck is going on!?" Bardock snapped, still standing in front of Gohan but looking at the Supreme Kai.

"They've turned to stone!" Supreme Kai shook, and Goku blinked wildly.

"Huh!?" He looked between the Namek and his best friend frantically. "What do you mean!?"

"It's one of Dabura's powers! His spit turns people into statues!"

"Piccolo!" Goku yelled out, reaching towards his friend until the Supreme Kai begged him to stop.

"No! You mustn't touch him! If you break either one of them, there's no way they'll return to normal!"

Bardock felt Gohan begin to shake with rage from behind him, and the two glared up at the sky to see the demon king beginning to head back towards the ship. He winked at the snarling warriors. "I'll give you one chance to run. Take it, or else you'll end up like your friends."

The remaining five watched with clenched fists as Dabura disappeared back to the ship. "Supreme Kai!" Goku called, and the Shin-jin looked down at him. "How can I make my friends normal again!?"

Supreme Kai lowered his head, as if he was already defeated. "By defeating Dabura."

Goku's tense features suddenly turned joyful as he jumped up excitedly. "That's all!?" He looked over at his son and father, who lined themselves up at his side.

Gohan smiled warmly at his father. "Let's do this, Dad. The three generations fighting together sounds pretty sweet, don't ya think?"

Bardock smirked, ignoring the frantic face of the Supreme Kai. "Yeah. Let's go."

The Supreme Kai watched in horror as the three Saiyans began to head towards the ship. He raised an angry fist in the air like an elderly man tired of these young kids loitering on his lawn. "Don't you guys see that this is a trap!? He's trying to lure you in!"

"Sorry," Bardock waved down at him. "Can't hear you, Shin!"

"Watch over our friends!" Gohan called, and the trio headed off to leave Supreme Kai in disbelief. He looked at Vegeta, the only one remaining besides the stone statues.

"Thank goodness you-"

"Sorry," Vegeta smirked. "Patience isn't our strongest virtue." The prince took off after the family, leaving Supreme Kai to lower his head in defeat. He took a deep sigh before glaring up at them.

"They're all fools! All of them!"

He had no choice but to follow.

"I've seen those people in Cinnamon City," Videl mused to herself, soaring through the sky at her own pace. "They do not move like that. I'm actually thinking that...that it's real!"Her blues eyes widened in curiosity and surprise as the air brushed her black hair around.

"Viiiiiiiiiidel! OHHH VIIIIIDEL!"

"Huh?" The girl looked below her to see Goten waving wildly at her with his friend by his side, and she immediately cheered up. "Goten!" She closed the distance between them, and the child wrapped his strong little arms around her in a sweet embrace before letting go to interrogate her."

"Where are you coming from?!" Goten's eyes were wide with wonder, knowing Gohan's girlfriend was with the grown ups when they disappeared. "Huh, huh, huh!?"

"Relax!" Videl chuckled, raising her hands in front of her to calm the child down. She glanced over at Trunks who was looking bored already, and winked at him. "I have an exciting story to tell you - about wizards and demons!"

That got their attention.

The boys listened intently while Videl recalled the sad story of Supreme Kai and the creature named Majin Buu who was under Bibidi's spell. "So, now his son named Babidi is here to release that monster from his ship or something, and that's where your fathers and Gohan are at right now." She took a step back from them, slightly creeped up by the way they seemed to nearly be frothing at the mouth.

"Spaceship!?" Goten's little hands were clenched into fists.

"Wizards!?" Trunks was turning red in the face as if he was going to explode into a million pieces from his excitement.

"Y-Yeah?" Videl blinked, scratching the back of her head. "But it's really dangerous, guys. That's why I was coming back. It's no place for you- HEY!"

The two boys zoomed past her quicker than the speed of light; or so it seemed, leaving the girl frozen in mid-air. First, she had encountered the monkey-tailed Bardock, and now she let two children get themselves mixed up in some kind of evil magic. Videl lowered her head in defeat.

"Chi-Chi is going to kill me."

"Ooh!" Goku poked his head inside the ship's opening, only seeing darkness while Gohan and Bardock landed on either side of him. After peering into the creepy abyss for a moment, they sensed Vegeta landing behind them. "Alright, let's go!"

The four Saiyans tried entering the narrow door at the same time; Goku and Gohan becoming the center of a Vegeta and Bardock sandwich. The prince was the first to let out a growl. "Well, somebody get out of the way!"

"I would but I'm stuck," Gohan chuckled nervously, causing Bardock to groan. "What!?"

"You can at least try!"

"Why don't you!?" Gohan accidentally snapped, and then lowered his voice in embarrassment. "Maybe we can blast a part of the ship off so we can all get through."

"Better yet," Vegeta smirked. "We can blast the Legendary Super Saiyan out of the way!"

"What's that, Vegeta? I can't see you over all the average sized Saiyans."

"Shut the fuck up!"

"Easy, easy!" Goku spoke calmly. "We're all friends, here. I know there's a song you can sing in this type of situation that will give you all the answers you need. I think it goes like-AHHH!" Vegeta's arm that was still on the oustide of the ship punched Goku hard in the back so the Saiyan hero fell down the dark pit, causing the entry to have more space.

"There," Vegeta smirked and descended after the fuming Saiyan. "That wasn't so hard, was it, Kakarot!?"

"Vegeta! You did that on purpose!"

The two began bickering while Bardock and Gohan were following closely behind. The four were all caught up in their argument that they hadn't notice the purple being standing in the entrance that was disappearing behind them with a giant sweatdrop on his forehead.

"What have I done?"