The ground erupted upward as 18 speed blitzed Dabura, her fist crashing into Dabura's guard. The demon held strong, pushing her off as he fired point blank. The blast exploded, but she appeared behind him, firing a blast into his back.
Dabura leaps into the air out from the smoke. 18 created two distructo discs, throwing them after the pink man. Dabura halted in the air, sending two beams down into the discs, surprised when they cut through the waves with ease. Dabura dodged back in time, only for 18 to kick him in the back, launching him to the ground.
He landed on his feet, jumping to the side of another beam. 18 chased after him. Lightning fast, he whipped around, throwing a spear he hadn't had before. She barely ducks it as he charges back at her with a sword, smiling wide.
He swiped at her as her image disappeared. After image. He looked to his right, finding her standing on his sword. She flicked a hair out from her face. "Well, isn't this a bit of de ja vu."
Dabura smirked, spinning quickly into a series of wide slashes. She backs away with him following, dodging each slash by centimeters. His purple aura erupted as he sped up faster, bringing a vertical slash down.
"HA!" She yells as she blocked the sword with both arms. She yelled louder with more power as she threw his sword back as well as shattering it. With her guard open, he lets go of the sword, blasting her in the chest and crashing her into the ground.
Dabura powered up, sending down several waves at her spot causing a massive explosion. The blast cleared, revealing a deep hole. "Oh, did I put too much effort it? It's not like I can tell how strong you really are. Disappointing when it turns out not much."
His gaze narrows as the acres of land below him all erupt into the sky, the large rocks and mounds of earth floating further into the sky all around him. He quickly scanned the area for her as more and more of the area floats up to him.
"What is this?" He looks around before seeing a flicker of movement. "There!" He blasts into the field debris, causing an explosion, but with no hit on his target. He looked around. "Where are you? What's the idea?" Then he realized. "Using the rocks to hide!" He turned, a knee, crushing his face before 18 brings both fists down into him, knocking him through the floating hunks of Earth.
The demon lands on a lifting piece of landscape, looking up to find her standing on a separate rock in front of him. She was undamaged with white lightning sparking around her. She glared at him as vein popped at her temple. She screamed with full power as the rocks stopping rising, then some started moving again.
All the hunks of earth converge on them. More specifically, on Dabura. The demon quickly tries to retreat, dashing around the first few boulders before they catch him. Soon enough, he's trapped in a giant ball of broken rock. 18 floats away from it, holding up both hands. She grunts as a large ball of energy charges up. She yells out, sending a full power beam through the mass of land, causing a massive explosion.
The smoke and dust clouds the air, leaving her to cross her arms in patience for her opponent. Soon enough, Dabura emerges, slightly ruffled, but otherwise fine. "You are strong. It's too bad you fight for a lost cause."
18 huffed. "A lost cause? I believe we haven't lost once." She then pointed up to the watching company, at Trunks. "The last time I lost to anyone was him, so if you get past me somehow, he'll kill you." She then smirked. "But I'll be damned before I give him THAT pleasure."
"Not a stranger to death, are you?" Dabura asked knowingly. "Ah, now I remember. You and the neckerchief boy. You're the ones that rendered this planet previously unusable for our plans. Do you miss it?" She tilted her head, confused. "Do you miss the blood shed?"
She seemed to fake thinking about it. "Wouldn't know. My personality was made much more aggressive than my real personality. Can't say."
Dabura smiled again. "Well, you could always give it another try. Join us, and live til' the end of time in a position of power." He barely caught her foot as she kicked at him. His guard on her kick, she fires a blast point blank, sending him back.
"You talk way too much. It annoys me." She clearly showed anger, which told Dabura something. He chuckled instead of getting discouraged. In fact, he had a brilliant plan. "Come on then."
Dabura lowered his guard and announced to everyone. "It would seem we have someone else ready to face you. Don't worry, your fight with me isn't over. Lord Babidi wishes me to return. After all, I am to be the last opponent."
The door to the lower levels didn't open, but Dabura seemed to be having a mental conversation with his master. 18 stared at him, still ready to fight. Everyone lowered themselves to the now misshapen ground next to her.
"What could he mean?" Kai asked. "Someone wishes to go before Dabura? They would surely be killed."
17 wondered. "Maybe I can get some more fun?" Everyone was in agreement that it wasn't going to be good.
"Well, then!" Dabura announced. "The time has come."
16 scanned the area. "I detect no other fighters here."
Trunks felt that pit in his stomach again. "What's your game?" Trunks stepped in front of everyone. "No. In fact, no more games! Whoever you have, I'll face them now."
Supreme Kai was just as confused as everyone. "The only fighters on this caliber are-" He looked over to the only former slaughters of mankind.
"What is it?" 17 asked the Kai.
"You two must leave this battle immediately!" Kai ordered.
17 turned, a bit offended. "What are you talking ab-" His body powers up in reaction to some as he grabs his head. 17 starts screaming at the top of his lungs, white lightning coursing around him.
Trunks turned to see what was wrong until another cry was heard. Oh no. . . He turned to the screaming 18. "What's wrong?!"
Dabura dashed at the saiyan while his back was turned. Caught off guard, Trunks prepares to turn SS2, but 16 halts Dabura, sending the demon back. 16 turned to Trunks. "You must continue on. You are the only one on our side that can supply the energy needed to revive the monster, Buu."
"But." Trunks glanced at the two screaming androids. "Supreme Kai, how do we stop it?!"
The elf looking god shook his head. "Either they fight off the influence themselves or we kill Babidi. The spell used affects the mind, utilizing any connection that person has to darkness."
Trunks realized the problem there. "Any connection?" The kai nodded as Trunks hardened his gaze. And we just handed them over to him, then. . . He looked over, seeing 16 already initiating a fight with Dabura. "How many fighters does Babidi have left?"
Kai wondered. "None of any real fighting power, but he had many minions he would sacrifice to keep us away."
"Can you handle them alone?" Trunks asked.
Supreme Kai nodded. "I could, but you intend to battle these two here? Your fighting power will go to Buu!"
Trunks looked between the two writhing androids and to the fight the other way. "If I go with you, it'll leave 16 in a 3 on one fight. Then we'll have three enemies pursuing us."
Kai nodded. "You'll be using your super saiyan 3 form then?"
Trunks thought about it quickly. "Can't. The form practically radiates power. I'm afraid if I use it, Buu will revive. I'll just have to hold out until you kill Babidi."
Supreme Kai nodded. "I see." The Kai walked past Trunks. He smirked, having confidence they could still pull this off. "You people are indeed amazing. Hold out as long as you can."
Trunks nodded. "I will." He chuckled humorlessly. "It'll be just like old times. . . Go."
The Kai flew to the door to the lower level of the ship, blasting through it. Trunks turned to 18 as she screamed. Might as well try. He approached her slowly, gripping her shoulders. "18! You need to fight it." Her body slowly stopped shivering, and he actually thought for a moment that it was that easy.
Her breathing slowed to normal as she looked up, surprising him with the Majin symbol on her forehead. His grip still on her shoulders, he had no defense for the point blank blast to his gut. "BACK OFF, BRAT!"
Trunks was sent flying back, scraping across the ground before rolling to his feet. He clutches at his stomach, gasping for air. "Okay. . . Don't know what I was exactly expecting there." He dashed up in the air, avoiding a blast from her. She met him in the air, unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks on his guard. However, he was still in base form. She connected a kick to his jaw, launching him into the ground.
He got up, feeling like hell already. He looked up. "Hey 17-" He looked up slightly. Yep, the Majin symbol on the forehead.
"This is going to be fun." 17 smiled wide.
Trunks blocked a lightning fast punch, skidding backwards about 30 yards. He stared forward as 18 landed by 17. "So the gang's all here? Good." He smiled. "Back to basics." His hair flowed up before igniting gold with lightning coursing around him.
"Well, this reminds me of something, 18."
She faked her curiosity. "Reminds you of what, 17?"
The male twin laughed. "The last time we faced an empowered righteous saiyan."
"You know what, bro?" She chuckled. "I see the resemblance." She imagined the scenery a little different. A wrecked city. In Trunks' spot stood a different saiyan who was only half armed. "Feels nostalgic."
"Are you done?" Trunks took his fighting position. "The talking is annoying. I know neither of those are your real personalities, so just shut up and fight."