Chapter 13

Goten stood before his brother and silently ran down the list of all the reasons why he would have rather fought anyone else.

Primarily, his concern stemmed from the fact that Gohan, now being a "Mystic" creature, whatever that meant, had powers that rivaled those of their father Goku in his ultimate form, Super Saiyan 3. And whatever disparity existed between their strength was more than made up for with the fact that being Super Saiyan 3 ate up a ton of stamina and could only be maintained for a short time, while Mystic Gohan had no such demands on his body. He could fight all day and not get tired.

Meanwhile, Goten could only manage Super Saiyan 1 on his own. It was times like this that Goten wished he had listened to his father and trained more. It's not like it would have been hard for him. He'd achieved SS1 younger than anyone in history. He'd been coasting on that fact his whole life. That and his ability to master fusion and achieve SS3.

But for that, he would need Trunks.

"Give me those Dragon Balls," the possessed Gohan sneered.

"Give me back my brother," Goten replied.

"Dude," Bra whispered to him, "why don't we just give him the balls and let him get sick?"

"Because they've evolved beyond that, remember?" Goten replied. "Plus, even if it did work, I don't want to hurt Gohan."

"I don't think you have much choice!" the Dragon shouted as he quickly rushed Goten and the others.

Goten tried to block his path to the Dragonballs, and received a fist in his stomach for his troubles.

"Stop this Gohan! You can fight this!" the young man reasoned.

"No, he really can't. He's all mine, now!"

The Dragon began striking Goten over and over in an attempt to push the younger man aside and take the Dragonballs.

While the pain was quite real, Goten couldn't help but wonder at the relative ease with which he survived the attacks. One punch from Mystic Gohan and Goten's head should have popped off!

And yet, here he was, still living.

It seemed the Dragon noticed this as well.

"Fine," he growled, an action that didn't suit Gohan's voice. "If you wish to make this difficult, then I shall just shatter you and your companions all at once and collect the balls from amid your scattered remains!"

He reared back and prepared to deliver a killing energy blast!

On instinct, Goten did the same thing.

The sound of thunder echoed throughout as the two waves crashed into each other and then dissipated.

Goten was stunned. "How did I do that?"

Suddenly, a screw-shaped beam of energy tore through Gohan's shoulder, leaving a gaping wound and rendering his left arm useless.

"You survived because this Dragon is a fool!" a familiar voice growled above them.

They all looked up to see Piccolo, his body torn and bloody, but still in one piece.

"Gohan's power was released by the Elder Supreme Kai!" Piccolo informed them. "So this Dragon cannot use it fully, as his own power clashes naturally with that of the Kais!"

"Piccolo!" Goten screamed. "I'm so glad to see you, but did you really have to blow Gohan's arm off? It won't grow back like yours you know!"

Piccolo shot him a severe look. "You are carrying with you two young Namekians that are emitting a strong magical presence. I believe it's safe to say that they can heal him after we've forced that dragon scum out!"

Goten felt like he'd just been yelled at by his mother.

"Filthy Namekian!" the dragon raged. "I will gut you for this!!"

The dragon reared back his good hand in an attempt to fire another finishing move, but the fight was suddenly stopped by a terrifying explosion of chi not too far away.

Those who knew him knew that this was Uub's power. But they also recognized the overwhelming presence of Majin Buu, tainted with the scent of murderous intent.

Goten wondered what could make gentle Uub so angry that he'd unleash this much killing force. He suddenly felt a sinking feeling in his stomach as he remembered that they had sealed away the Dragonballs' power, possibly forever, and he hoped that everyone was still alive.

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S-Shield's notes

Short chapter. But hopefully a good one. Thanks.