Happy new year everyone! :) its been a very busy weeks so far what with going back to uni etc. But I have managed to get on here a post a couple more chapters. Hope you all enjoy! xx
Chapter Thirty-Six
The Battle For Otherworld
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A sonic boom echoed over the Grand Kai's planet, the tremendous battle going down in HFIL sending bone shaking quakes throughout all of Otherworld. Lighting flashed across the darkening skies as the fight waged on, and all King Kai could do was watch helplessly along with the rest of the universe's deceased warriors.
All training had come to a halt in light of the rapidly unfolding chaos that had swept the universe caused by the newly awakened Majin Buu. The check-in station below them, along with most of Snake-Way had been completely destroyed, taking King Yemma and billions of souls with it. They would need some pretty hefty wishes from the dragonballs to sort this mess out.
The news that Buu was in Otherworld had caused an uproar, several brave warriors of the dead had volunteered themselves to take on the monster. But that was before the mysterious young man cloaked in the Kai's ceremonial garb had appeared, and subsequently started to pick Buu apart with his fists.
The Grand Kai had even commissioned a gigantic crystal ball to be set out in the ancient training grounds, allowing every occupant of his planet to watch the fight. King Kai stood next to his fellow deities, just as another bolt of lightening struck the sky. He had never seen a fight like it! And he thought Goku's boy to be extraordinary when he had faced off against Cell!
Storm winds had started to rage around them, as the image of Son Gohan flickered on the crystal ball, delivering a spinning kick to Majin Buu's skull so that he flew backwards, crashing unceremoniously into a platoon of sharp rocks deep within HFIL.
The warriors around him gasped in awe of the teenager, as he managed to sense Buu before he phased behind him, cracking his elbow into his sternum and causing the monster to cough out a wad of mucus and blood.
"A-amazing," West Kai gaped, adjusting his monocle as he stared at the scene, "How can some kid stand up to someone like Majin Buu?"
King Kai couldn't help but feel smug, "Well, he is from my galaxy you know."
"Your galaxy?" The smaller Kai scoffed.
"Yes," he informed him with a wicked grin, "He is Goku's eldest son."
"That's Goku's son?" a warrior with wavy blonde hair, Olibu, blinked, "There's no wonder!"
"Actually," King Kai smiled proudly, "Gohan surpassed Goku when he was just a little boy. It seemed as though he had given up training properly for a while, but as you can see he's come back stronger than ever before."
"Damn it North Kai!" West Kai growled furiously, "Why does all the exciting stuff happen in your galaxy, and all I have to show for mine is Pikkon."
The green skinned warrior next to him looked down helplessly, "Well, I've always tried my best West Kai, sir."
"Well your best is boring!" the shorter Kai snapped, "You should have wiped the floor with that Goku when he fought you in the Otherworld tournament!"
"If you're bored West Kai, we could always make things more exciting," King Kai chuckled, waving some notes of cash in the air, "Twenty says Gohan will win."
West Kai glanced at the crystal ball, where the young saiyan in question just got pile driven through a cliff, "You're on."
King Kai smirked, as the teen reemerged, powering his aura so that the rocks crushing him flew away from him. He phased out quicker than the eye could see, and soon was upon the destructive Majin once more, their fists meeting blow for blow.
"What's happening dudes and dudettes!" The Grand Kai called from behind them, his sunglasses glinting as they reflected the images on the crystal. "Woah, that kid is really gunning for it isn't he?"
"HAAAAAAA!" Gohan's scream echoed over the training grounds, as he fired a well aimed blast towards Buu.
But the monster was undeterred, firing his own beam so that it cancelled out the other before careening towards the halfling and head butting him dead on. The teenager growled, stumbling back a little in the air before Majin Buu grabbed him by his thick spikey mane and kneed him straight in the face.
"No!" King Kai yelled hopelessly, as Buu continued his onslaught.
"Ha! Your golden boy isn't so great now is he North Kai?" West Kai smirked.
But King Kai didn't reply. Something was wrong, Buu's energy seemed to be getting stronger all of a sudden.
Luckily, Gohan managed to break free of the monster's hold, backflipping over Buu and punching him hard in the back so that he was flung away from him. Blood was boring from the teen's face, but that didn't stop the smirk that etched its way onto his lips.
"I see you're not messing around this time," The halfling observed, cocking his head to one side as Buu hovered in front of him with a look of malice, "That's alright though, neither am I."
SLAM
The punch was so fast that Buu didn't see it coming, Gohan had fired himself at the evil being with such force that he was flung high into the air with incredible speeds. For years to come, every warrior that was on The Grand Kai's planet that day would say that Majin Buu was hit so hard that they could feel the tremor shudder through their bones.
Buu was so shocked that he didn't even stop himself, the sheer momentum causing to him to shoot past what was left of Snake-Way, climbing higher and higher until-
"No Gohan! Not here! Not here!" King Kai shouted desperately, but it was too late.
A sharp, horrified gasp echoed around the planet, as Majin Buu burst through the clouds. Fury flashed in his fuchsia eyes, managing to screech to a halt as he looked wildly around him.
King Kai was forced to clasp his hands over his ears, as the monster let out an agonising shriek of anger. The holes in his rubbery skin shot out masses of hot steam, as he punched at his chest like a cave man, his power level reaching even bigger heights, a crackling dark pink aura erupting around his frame.
"Damn it all!" a northern warrior named Migeron cried, "Why did he bring the fight up here?!"
"Chill out dude," Grand Kai said calmly, twirling his long white beard around his fingers, "This is a far out battle, with two power levels like this, it's hard for them to stay in one small area."
"Forgive me Grand Kai," said Pikkon, "But you're telling us that the whole of HFIL wasn't big enough?"
Grand Kai let out a bark of laughter, "Of course not! I'm saying the whole of Otherworld isn't big enough!"
The warriors paled.
"Oh no, he's caught sight of us!" Migeron yelled suddenly.
King Kai gulped, as Majin Buu had indeed stopped screaming and was looking at them all with wide curious eyes.
"Be on your guard!" Olibu ordered, as every warrior simultaneously got into their fighting stance.
Buu stared at them silently, until a malicious grin spread across his lips. He raised his right arm, a glowing ball of white energy with the power to destroy a planet in his palm.
"Look out! He's going to fire it!" Pikkon roared, as the wicked Majin started to cackle, the blast growing bigger underneath his fingers.
Suddenly, a faint whistling sound reached their ears.
West Kai blinked, "Does anyone else hear that?"
BAM!
What could only be described as a black and purple blur dropped kicked the ancient monster straight through The Grand Kai's magnificent mansion, causing it to completely crumble to the ground in a shower of debris and dust.
"Aw man!" Grand Kai whined, "Not the shag pad!"
Buu was positively seething as he stood up from the rubble, furious at his missed opportunity to bring more destruction.
Gohan was bruised and bloodied, his purple robes torn in places. But his smirk was still visible as he stared down at the Majin from the air, his long brown tail waving around his back - goading him.
"He's a saiyan?" Olibu blinked.
"Half-saiyan," King Kai snorted, "I said he was Goku's boy didn't I?"
Whispers erupted around the warriors, their gaze fixated on the teenager's swishing tail.
"Disgraceful!" a purple-skinned warrior named Sarta scoffed, "A saiyan wearing the robes of a Kai! What dishonour."
"I'll dishonour you in a minute!" King Kai roared, shaking his fist in the air in anger and causing the warrior to squeak , "The Supreme Kai has personally chosen Gohan as a match to defeat Buu the destroyer, have you ever known anyone else to hold such a title?! No! So shut up and watch the fight!"
"There's not going to be much more of a fight North Kai," South Kai said gravely.
King Kai quirked an eyebrow, "What do you-?"
"BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!"
The crowd of Kai's and warriors had to duck for cover, as an almighty gust of wind erupted in a whirlwind around them. East Kai yelped, as her hat blew away from her head, but there was no time for her to morn for her lost accessory as Majin Buu screamed manically, bolts of electricity snapping at his frame.
His power was swelling, uncontrollably now. King Kai whipped his head towards Gohan, who was still floating in the air, unaffected by the hurricane with his arms folded across his chest. Though the Kai noticed a subtle difference in his demeanour, his tail was no longer moving, and his strong jaw was tightly clenched.
Without warning, Majin Buu launched himself towards the young saiyan, foaming at the mouth, his eyes were wild and feral.
"Saiyan! Saiyan!" He screeched as he reached the halfling, his outstretched fist all but grazing his cheek as the teen managed to dodge out of the way of his murderous path.
Concern flashed within Gohan's onyx eyes as Buu came at him again, his moves quicker and even more critical than ever before. The teenager was suddenly struggling to keep up, the monster's swell in energy enough to keep him on his toes.
King Kai cried out, as Gohan was knocked out of the air, a large crater forming beneath him as he hit the ground. He was covered in dirt, and the Kai was horrified to find that one of Gohan's ribs was pocking out of his skin.
The teenager grimaced, coughing up blood as he held onto his side. Shock appeared upon his features as Buu stood over his form, grinning widely.
"H-how?" Gohan gasped, pain burning in torso. He couldn't believe it, how had Buu managed to suddenly make such a jump in power? He had been handing his arse to him for the past half an hour!
"Buu bored of big saiyan," he spoke childishly, "Buu want tiny saiyan."
Gohan's eyes widened in horror, Buu's enormous Ki swarming his senses.
But the young saiyan didn't have time to relent in the fact that Buu had been toying with him all this time, as the monster phased out suddenly, reappearing behind him grabbing his left arm in a vice grip, twisting the limb so much so that Gohan thought he was going to tear it off.
He growled, he couldn't move! An explosion of pain coursed through the already damaged tissue, causing him to sink to his knees. He bit his lip, the taste of blood hitting his tongue as he desperately tried not to scream.
Stupid arm! The teenager thought angrily. He needed to escape, he needed to lure Buu away from The Grand Kai's planet before he pulled another Chaiozu and blew himself up. Damn it, he didn't mean to hit Buu that hard! Well, he did, he just didn't think that he would hit him so hard that he would send him from HFIL to warrior's heaven.
He certainly planned to gloat to Vegeta about that one. Now, if only he could get out of this arm bar.
"Boy is weak. Buu kill you," The Majin whispered into his ear, causing shivers running down to the tip of his tail, "Buu kill you and then Buu kill tiny saiyan."
Gohan gritted his teeth in anger, as the monster broke into a fit of cold laughter, "He he! Blood blood! Saiyan blood! Drip drip drip!"
"I won't let you!" The teenager yelled, a surge of anger erupting through his veins as he ignored the pain his shoulder and delivered a sharp elbow strike to Majin Buu's gut.
Buu cried out in shock as he released him, but it was short lived as Gohan followed up with several strikes to torso, along with a powerful kick to the chin. The manic majin was fired into the air, were the young saiyan met him before he could stop himself. A loud boom resounded across the training fields, as Gohan's fist connected with Buu's skull.
The entire planet shook, dirt and debris shot through the air as Majin Buu was plunged into the planets surface, careening through the core and bursting out of the other side.
"D-did he just punch him through a planet?" Pikkon whispered in disbelief, yet he was met with a stunned silence.
"GOHAN!" King Kai roared suddenly, causing the young saiyan to blink at him in surprise.
His onyx eyes scanned the destruction he had caused, before giving his audience a cheeky grin and an apologetic wave, "Whoops sorry!"
"Reckless kid," the Kai muttered, before something tingled at the base of his neck, "Gohan look out!"
But the teenager didn't have time to react, as Majin Buu appeared seemingly out of nowhere, backhanding him across the sky. Gohan caught himself quickly, wiping the blood from his chin and glaring at the wicked monster, who was annoyingly unharmed from Gohan's attack.
The young saiyan gritted his teeth, and Buu erupted into a fit of giggles before careening towards him once more. Every hit felt steadily more powerful that the last, blow after blow sent his head reeling from the impact. His left arm was weakened, his torso bleeding and incredibly sore, making it even harder to dodge Buu's attacks.
Gohan yelped, as Buu's fist struck him in the side of the head, causing him to fall into yet another crater.
"Gohan!" His father's voice sounded suddenly in his mind, "Buu is getting stronger!"
"Oh, you think?" The teenager spat back, jumping out of the way of a fuchsia blast that came hurtling towards him.
"It's true Gohan," The Supreme Kai's cool tone chimed, the obvious source of the voices in his head, "You see, Babidi's controlling spell held some kind of power restraint upon it, which wore off a few minutes ago."
Gohan gaped, "And you chose to tell me this now?!"
"Well if you hadn't had been so damned precious about fighting the big bad monster all by yourself, then maybe he would have been dead by now," came Vegeta's voice.
"Oh piss off Vege- AHH!" the teenager started, as a hot Ki beam shot past his face.
He growled, forced to dodge a flurry of attacks by the manic monster. Finding an opening, Gohan stuck him in the side with his boot, causing Buu to squeal in anger as he was sent careening off into the distance.
"So now what?" the young saiyan growled towards the sky.
"Buu is now stronger than ever," The Supreme Kai spoke, "You can see why we had so much trouble defeating him the last time, he is now able to tap into his true power."
"So basically what you're saying is, we're fucked," the teenager deadpanned, causing the Kai to stammer.
"N-not quite the phrasing I would use Gohan, but… yes, yes I do believe that may be the case."
Gohan inwardly groaned, how was he supposed to stop this maniac now?
"So are you going to let us help you now son?" His father's voice rang through his head, he didn't sound very pleased with him.
"Oh fine!" he huffed angrily, "But if you die again on your head be it, I'm not spending seven more years of shit trying to get over it."
POP!
"Was that really necessary?" Piccolo frowned, as the entire gang appeared beside him.
"Completely," replied the young saiyan, purposely avoiding his father's hardened stare, and catching sight of his mother, Bulma and the rest of the non-fighters, "Did you really have to bring everyone?"
Vegeta grumbled, avoiding his wife's glare, "Trust me, it was easier not to argue."
"Whatever," Gohan sighed hopelessly, turning away from the group, "Now if you don't mind, I've got a date with a mentally deranged God of destruction."
With that, he was off, making a beeline for the manic Majin who was flying quickly towards him. Out the corner of his eye, he could just make out the non-fighters and the Kai's gain shelter with the deceased warriors down below.
BOOM
The pair of titans met in the air, their fists clashing with impressive force.
The rest of the Z-Fighter's wasted no time in powering up to their maximum. White aura's intermingled with gold as his father and Vegeta transformed into super saiyans, blots of electricity licking at their frames as they ascended.
Gohan snorted, his senses tingling as he avoided a sharp kick from Buu, he should have known that his father had achieved the second transformation by now too, but what surprised him was when the deceased warrior appeared to jump one step further. Goku's golden hair grew, reaching well past his knees as his muscles bulges, his bone structure becoming more pronounced and his eyebrows seemingly disappearing. His power was amazing.
"Dad?!" the teenager yelled over the swirl of pulsating energy, craning his neck as he ducked away from Buu's fist, "What the hell is that?!"
His father looked towards him, a rather uncharacteristic smirk gracing his lips, "Let's just call it super saiyan three, shall we?"
Gohan blinked, astounded, "Yeah sure, why not."
CRACK
Pain exploded in the side of his skull as Majin Buu struck him in the temple. The force was enough to send him spiralling to the planet below. The aghast cries of the gang were lost on him, as he drew his fingers through the dirt in an attempt to lift himself up. His broken ribs were really starting to hurt, and Buu's hits were doing nothing to help that fact.
"THAT'S IT, I'VE HAD ENOUGH!"
The sudden roar of his father caused Gohan to snap his head up to attention. His eyes widened in horror as he saw the super saiyan three fire himself towards the ancient monster.
"Dad no!" He coughed, still gasping for breath as he struggled to his feet.
But Goku didn't listen. Instead, the Z-Fighter tackled Buu, kicking him to the wayside before cupping his hands to the side and preparing to unleash a devastating attack.
"STAY AWAY FROM MY SON! KAMEHAMEHAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
The familiar torrent of blue energy swirled in his palms before he fired it directly at Buu. But to his horror, the beast simply swatted the blast away and off into the atmosphere where it connected with a distant planet.
The explosion sent small meteorites flying in all directions, some crashing down towards the Grand Kai's planet, where Yamcha, Krillin and Tien destroyed them before they reached the surface.
"N-no way," the teenager heard his father mutter, when he was met with a devastating blow from the unfazed Majin.
"Dad!" Gohan cried, as he watched his father double over in pain, before Buu delivered a striking hammer fist to the man's skull, sending him crashing to the ground.
"BASTARD!" Vegeta roared, joining in the fray and blasting towards the monster. Yet his punches were met with another deadly attack from Buu, who tossed the prince aside as though he was nothing but a sack of potatoes.
"SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!"
"DESTRUCTO DISK!"
"TRI-BEAM HAAAAAA!"
"SPIRIT BALL!
"KAMEHAMEHAAAAAAA!" Eighteen cried, finishing the line of Ki attacks as the rest of the Z-Fighter's teamed up, their energies swirling together.
The brilliant light reflected in Gohan's onyx eyes. It was a dazzling sight to see, it had been a long while since he had seen the Z-Fighter's in action, all of them fighting for the universe once more. But sadly, the grandeur of the situation was sort lived, as Majin Buu appeared from the smoke once again, completely unharmed.
"Damn it! All of our attacks are useless!" Tien cried, before he was quickly backhanded out of the air my the manic monster.
"TIEN!" Launch screamed from the shelter of the temple, blood pouring from a gaping wound in her husband's chest before he hit the ground.
Gohan gritted his teeth in rage, as one by one his friends were picked apart. He knew this would happen. The teenager steadied himself, grasping onto a nearby rock as he gingerly held on to his aching ribs. Looking down at his torso, he started to feel sick at the sight of white bone poking through his flesh.
"Shit," he spat, spitting blood out from his mouth. Looks like he wasn't as durable as he thought when dead.
"Give Buu saiyan, GIVE BUU SAIYAN!" The monster squealed, his eyes darting around him before they settled on a terror stricken Lime who was hiding behind a nearby rock cradling Gokuto.
"No! No you leave him alone!" Lime cried, tears in her eyes as the monster landed at her feet, "He's done nothing to you! He's just a baby! Please!"
Majin Buu growled, his gaze fixated on the littlest saiyan as he took another step forwards. The small group of deceased warriors surrounding her leapt into the air with a battle cry, but the monster was ready. A smirk graced his lips as he aimed a beam of fuchsia energy towards the fighters, incinerating them in a blink of an eye.
Gohan gasped in horror as the warriors disappeared into dust, wiped from existence forever. Damn it! That bastard!
But before the teenager could move but an inch, did a fierce Videl Satan jump in front of Lime and Gokuto. Her hands were stretched out wide to her sides, protecting them as she stared down the ancient beast.
"NO! I won't let you!"
"V-Videl…" Lime gasped, blinking rapidly at the sight of the defiant girl in front of her as she cradled a terrified Gokuto protectively to her bosom.
"You're nothing but a coward! Attacking innocent children!" Videl growled, "And for what? For pleasure? Well that's not going to happen whilst I'm around!"
"Girl stop Buu?!" Buu chortled, his malicious grin growing ever wider, "Stupid girl! Buu kill you too! BUU KILL YOU ALL!"
Both girls gasped, taking a step away from the brute when -
BOOM
Gohan jumped into the air as a blinding flash of brilliant light encompassed the area, and was about to race towards them when he stopped short, the light fading as quickly as it came.
Majin Buu was stood still, gaping at the enormous hole that had blown apart the centre of his stomach. The monster sniffed at the air, growling at the scent of his own burning flesh before looking rapidly around him.
"Yeah if you're looking for the kid that just turned you into a giant donut, that would be me."
Gohan blinked, hardly believing his eyes as a small boy floated gloatingly behind of Buu. He was dressed in white gi trousers with a purple sash around his middle. His chest was bare, his shoulders covered by a puffy waist jacket. His hair was golden, as he was in his super saiyan form. His obsidian eyes twinkled almost childishly at the monster, yet bore a hint of malice within their depths. The power emitting from the child was incredible, far beyond that of a super saiyan two's.
Ah, so this must be Gotenks.
"YOU!" The Majin seethed, whirling around and catching sight of them.
"Hello again Majin Buu," the combined voices of his brother and Trunks spoke, "You're going to wish we had never met."
Buu growled in anger, his situation was almost comical were it not for the crippling power that was still dominating them, "BOY! BUU MAKE BOY DEAD!"
"No, no, no," Gotenks smirked, waving a finger in the air cockily, "Boy make Buu dead! We'll teach you not to mess with us saiyan's."
At the mere mention of the word 'saiyan', did Buu begin to scream wildly again. His stomach popped back into place, it was as if the burning hole had never existed.
"Woah don't have a heart attack!" Gotenks chimed, as Buu's power rocked what was left of the sacred planes.
The Z-gang ducked for cover, as a torrent of dust and dirt kicked up around them. Buu flew high into the air, spiralling out of control as he ascended.
"Running away so soon?" Gotenks scoffed, his gaze hardening, "Oh no you don't!"
The fused warrior careened after the ancient beast, engaging in fierce combat. The exchange of blows shook the ground so much that Gohan had to grab on to the rock with both hands to keep himself from falling.
Finally, Gotenks broke out of the fray, a wicked grin spreading across his features as he bellowed, "SUPER GOTENKS ULTRA SUPER MEGA FANTASTIC AMAZING - "
"Gotenks!" Piccolo growled from below, dusting himself off from his own defeat, "Stop shouting at him and hit him!"
"Aw but Piccolo, that's boring!" the fused boy huffed, "That's not how real superheroes fight!"
"Real super-?!" Vegeta seethed, "You're WARRIORS not some cheap rendition of an action figure -!"
"Oi!" Gohan protested.
"- now finish the job!"
"Yes sir," Gotenks sighed in defeat, before a malicious glint appeared in his eyes.
In an instant, the fused child spearheaded a crippling assault on Buu, his head connecting directly in between the monsters legs before they grabbed the him by the antennae and flung him into the air.
Majin Buu was paralysed, seemingly too shocked to move as a fiery blast erupted from Gotenks' palms and hit the beast head on. The explosion sounded, causing a torrent of smoke to join the already blackening sky.
"Oh yeah!" Gotenks cheered, dusting off his hands, and looking towards the throngs of warriors, "Watch and learn boys. Now that is how you defeat an ancient monst-"
"PEEK A BUU BUU!"
"What the hell?!" Gohan cried, his eyes widening at the sight.
Gotenks' attack had indeed been affective in blasting Buu into little pieces, but what the young saiyan didn't count on was for the parts of Buu's gelatinous flesh to morph into hundreds of tiny Buu's, all cackling madly at them from above.
"AHHH!" Gotenks yelled, as the tiny Buu's attacked, firing energy blast after energy blast towards them.
"Gotenks!" The teenager roared, as the boy didn't have time to block, and was sent soaring head first into a rock face, his flesh and clothes burnt and torn.
Gohan was furious, as he helplessly watched Gotenks separate back into Goten and Trunks, unconscious. Buu was positively beside himself, as he merged back into a single entity, gloating at them with that manic laughter of his.
"Damn it! He's just toying with us!" Vegeta spat after flying over and gathering up the two boys.
"This is hopeless," Krillin sighed, landing beside the teenager and wincing at his injuries, "how are we going to beat him?"
His father tapped down next to him too, having had long since dropped out of his transformation, his obsidian eyes cast upwards as he glared at the beast that was Buu.
"I don't think it's now possible to destroy Majin Buu," The Supreme Kai admitted, gritting his teeth as the ancient being started to cackle above them, "We must resort to a tried and tested method, we must seal Buu up again."
"How do we do that though?" Yamcha griped, "And isn't Buu ridiculously strong now?! I mean, look at the state of Gohan!"
"Cheers Yamcha," the teenager huffed, leaning against the rock.
"I don't know how we're going to do it, but we have to try," The Kai said boldly, "At this point, Buu's evil entity is so powerful, only the purest energy will be enough to take him down."
Gohan bit his lip in thought, racking his brains to think of something useful.
"The spirit bomb!" Goku said suddenly, causing everyone to look towards him in awe.
"The spirit-?" Tien started, until his eyes widened, "Of course Goku! That's genius!"
"Only problem is that it will take a while to charge," the saiyan admitted, "But with the time it takes, hopefully it will be enough for you lot to weaken him before I fire it. You got a spare ball around to seal him in Supreme Kai?"
"Well I'm certain I could whip something up," the Kai smiled, for the first time in hours, "What a brilliant plan Goku, I just hope that the rest of us can hold of Buu for that length of time."
A thought suddenly entered Gohan's mind, "Supreme Kai, if Buu had a spell on him before to make him weaker and more controllable, then it can be done again right?"
The deity blinked, "Well er yes, I suppose it can."
"Well," the young saiyan started, "What if I go and get Babidi and ask him put that spell on Buu. That'll make him weaker, more time for us to fight him without dying, Dad can do the spirit bomb and hey presto - no more Majin Buu!"
"Excellent idea Gohan!" The Kai beamed, "although I don't think Babidi will be so willing."
"Oh he doesn't need to be," Gohan grinned wickedly, "I'm pretty certain that half of HFIL saw me wail a former God of destruction through a mountain, I don't think it'll be a problem to get him to do it."
"Right you are," Supreme Kai chuckled, as the rest of the Z-Fighter's smiled knowingly, "Everyone, you just need to hold off Buu whilst Gohan persuades Babidi and Goku gathers energy. Whatever happens, you must keep Buu away from them."
"Supreme Kai, if I may," a very tall warrior spoke with flowing blonde hair, gestured to the throngs of warriors behind him, "We would like to fight beside you all."
Goku beamed, "Thanks Olibu, we'd be honoured."
"That's all well and good, but there's a problem," Piccolo spoke suddenly, eyeing Buu who had begun to snore high above them, his eyes closed and a bubble of drool escaping from his lips, "There's not a lot of energy around here to create the spirit bomb, you can't use the Ki of the dead, and Buu has destroyed most life surrounding this world."
Goku blinked, "What about Earth?"
"What about Earth Kakarot?" Vegeta said gruffly, standing next to an unconscious Trunks and worried Bulma, "It's gone."
"Well," the taller saiyan explained, "If we wish Earth back with the Namekian dragonballs, I can gather energy from there."
"Of course!" The Supreme Kai gasped, "You can easily lock onto the energies of Earth because you are so familiar with it!"
"And I'm certain that we can use the Namekian dragonballs!" Dende chimed in helpfully, "They won't take too long to gather, the tribes will be more than willing to help if I mention Gohan and Goku's names!"
"But wait," Piccolo frowned, "Isn't Porunga restricted in that he can only bring back one person at a time?"
"It used to be that way," Dende informed him, a smile spreading across his features, "But Elder Moori was able to put more power into the wishes when we moved to New Namek, Porunga is now more powerful than ever!"
"Excellent Dende," Shin beamed, "Kibito, if you would, please take Dende to New Namek and help him gather the dragonballs."
"Of course master," Kibito nodded, before he was tapped on the shoulder.
Lime looked up at the red skinned deity with pleading eyes, as she held onto a quivering Gokuto, "If it's alright with you, I'd like to come too. I think it's best I got Gokuto out of here."
"I agree," said Goku seriously, "With Gohan out of the picture for a while, Buu might go after him again."
"It would be a pleasure for you to accompany us Lime," Dende smiled, causing the girl to sigh in relief.
"Thanks," she beamed, before turning to the little boy in her arms, "What do you say 'Kuto? Fancy coming on an adventure with Mummy?"
Gokuto nodded, though he still looked fearful. Gohan's heart ached as he made his way up to them, ruffling the boy's messy black hair, "Don't worry kiddo, go and have fun with Mummy and Uncle Dende, it'll all be over soon."
"Okay Daddy," he replied quietly, as the teen kissed him on the forehead. He would have hugged him, but didn't want to get his blood all over the poor kid.
"See you later?" the young saiyan said to Lime, giving her a small, reassuring smile.
The girl grinned back, as Kibito placed a hand on her and Dende's shoulder and they vanished in a shower of light.
"Hurry back kid," Piccolo said once the light had faded, "I think we're going to need you for this."
"Right," the teenager nodded, spinning on his heel before he was firmly dragged back by the neck of his robes.
"HOLD IT!"
He winced as he turned around, a familiar pair of sapphire eyes glaring at him.
"There's no way you're abandoning me again Gohan!" Videl snarled.
"But Videl-!"
"Don't you but Videl me!" she growled, causing the gang to cower in fear behind her, "I'm tired of it! You think that just because you got your leg over you can just order me around?! 'Be careful Videl', 'stay here Videl', 'I'm just going to go off and get myself killed again Videl', well I won't have it! You disappeared for months on end without so much of an explanation, run off to fight, then die and then run off to fight again! And do I need to mention all the lies?! Do you just expect me to sit here and twiddle my thumbs like a good girl?!"
Gohan sighed heavily, "Videl it's too dangerous."
"I'm not just staying put here whilst everyone else is fighting!" The girl yelled, "My dad is dead along with everyone else on Earth because of that monster! I have to do something!"
He stared at her, her beautiful eyes glowing with angry tears. Her cheeks were flushed, and her clothes caked in mud from dodging the battle raging around her. She bit her lip hesitantly, though Gohan thought that she may be trying to suppress a sob. Damn it, he couldn't bloody resist her.
"Gohan," came The Supreme Kai, having deemed it was now safe to speak, "We have to act quickly."
"Fine," the teenager sighed again, "But if there's trouble Videl then you have to promise to let me take you out of there."
Videl folded her arms across her chest in defiance.
"BUUUUUUUU!" The monster screamed suddenly from above, his patience having worn thin.
Immediately, the warriors of the dead shot towards the ancient Majin. Vegeta scooped up Goten and Trunks and moved them to a safer spot, whilst his father took to the air, raising his palms towards the sky in a strong stance.
"Come on!" said Gohan quickly, grabbing Videl's hand and taking a running jump away from the planet.
Videl shrieked, grasping tightly onto his neck as they hurtled downwards, the raging sound of battle becoming all the more distant as they sped back to HFIL.