So... lambs to the slaughter? Lambs to the slaughter.
The Dragon Ball equivalent of the ending of Brave Heart. Buu may take our lives, Brave Heroes!
"Whoa! This place is HUUUUUUUUGE!" Goten gaped at the great white expanse. The three children stand within the ornate entrance to the... 'room'. Inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
The door had been shut five minutes, and the trio had only spent their time gawking at the endless expanse. Trunks chuckles, clapping to get the other two's attention. "Alright, let's do this. I got some ideas."
. . .
The forest blew with the wind, a massive explosion erupting into the sky. Into the woods, Raditz bursts out, flying backwards from the eruption. Trailing behind, Super Buu speeds in, sick grin on full.
Great, he's the first target. Raditz grits his teeth and meets the charge. Both fighters punch forward, fists clashing in a spark of energy. However, Buu's presses through, Raditz twisting back and righting himself.
Raditz throws out a pink sparking ball, his Saturday Crash. The monster takes the hit, the sparks charging around him, supposed to immobilize. However, the monster barely acknowledges the attack, charging through and unloading punches into the Saiyan's feeble defense.
Mid punch, a green arm extends out and wraps around Buu, taking him off guard. Raditz speeds off, breathing heavily. "Thanks, Picclo!"
Turning, Buu faces Piccolo a distance away, left arm extended around the monster, right hand up charging sparking ki. "Special Beam Cannon!" The spiral beam fires, blowing through the monster's head.
Buu's whole body, clothes and all, turns pink. The amorphous sludge warps in place in Piccolo's grip. The shape takes form, Buu back in Piccolo's grip unharmed, with one arm free and aiming back at Piccolo.
A pink beam fires back along Piccolo's arm, the Namekian gasping at the coming attack. A spark a ki strikes the pink beam, redirecting it to Piccolo's side.
Piccolo and Buu glance up to Nappa, the Saiyan charging down with a ki laced chop. "Come on!" Buu's one free arm raises, blocking the chop without flinched from the hit. Nappa's rage morphs to horror.
The pink body morphs, other arm freeing and aiming at Piccolo as well. The Namekian growls, charging ki in his own free hand, placing it on his left bicep. He roars in pain as he blows his own left arm off.
Free from the arm gripping Buu, Piccolo dashes down, dodging the beam. Landing, he grunts in pain as his left arm regenerates. "AH!" Breathing heavily, the Namekian glares up to see Buu rip the green restraint off and begin pounding at Nappa.
Nappa is launched back, hitting the ground hard. Buu floats in the sky, raising a hand up as a pink ki ball forms.
From behind, the call out sounds. "Spirit Ball!" The white orb comes form the sky, striking Buu's ball down into his arm and detonating. Buu's own attack blows his right arm apart, the monster simply blinking confused.
Another call out. "Destructo Disc!" The slicing attack hits from behind, separating Buu's other arm. Still, the monster doesn't seem to take notice.
Finally from above. "TRI BEAM, HA!" The wash of ki strikes from above, Buu disappearing in the light.
Up above, Tien burns in a red aura, yelling in a rage. "HA!" He fires again. "HA!" Again. "HA!" Again. The blasts drill down into the earth, a square bore into the ground below.
Krillin and Yamcha land by Piccolo. "Man, this is actually going better than I expected." Krillin jokes.
"Yeah, now how long until Buu gets annoyed or mad?" The taller of the two states, a nervous sweat coming on.
"We just gotta keep him busy." Piccolo growls out. He watches the hole in the ground, eyeing Tien's attacks going further and further down. His senses reach out. "Tien, stop! He's not in the hole anymore!"
The blasts stop, Tien wincing with one eye shut in pain. Relaxing, the red aura dissipates. "What? Where'd he-"
Under Yamcha, a pink arm breaks through the ground, extending and wrapping around the man's leg. Krillin and Piccolo turn in horror, leaping back as the area obscures with dust blooming out. Yamcha's pained choke sounds before a trail of earth breaks up into the air.
At the end of the newly made trench, Yamcha lays, unmoving.
Buu bursts from the ground below Piccolo and Krilling, charging the two. Krillin's eyes twitch in fear, but he manages to bring his hands up. "Solar Flare!"
"RAHHH!" Buu screams out, halting himself and clenching his eyes at the blinding light. It unfortunately pained everyone involved, save for Gine, back turned to the attack and grabbing Yamcha. She speeds to a nearby mountain. Placing him softly, she charges back towards the fray.
Buu snarls, pained by the sight. "AH! You! Buu KILL you! Kill you DEAD!" He roars out, an explosive wave repulsing out from him in all directions. Being closest, Krillin and Piccolo put their arms up in defense, blasting them both into the sky.
The blast disperses, Buu growling, frustrated. Looking up, he finds Piccolo in the sky, bleeding and clothes shredded. In his arms is an unconscious Krillin. The pink monster grins, charging at him in blinding speed-
"HA!" The blast of ki from Tien washes over once more, obscuring Buu.
Piccolo acts quickly, grunting and focusing. From his body, extra limbs rip free. In one brutal rip, a second Piccolo splits free, holding Krillin. HIS multi form technique. The copy takes Krillin away, leaving the first to put his hands together.
With a spark running down both arms to his fingers, he throws his hands out. "LIGHT GRENADE!" He fires the beam into the shock of Tien's blast, the new light blinding the area. However, the attack clears, nothing in the air anymore. "What?!"
A sudden explosion sounds above. The Namekian turns, watching a cloud of smoke, Tien dropping from it. The smoke clears to reveal Buu, now frowning. Clearly annoyed now. His hand snaps up, firing a blast at the falling human.
A ki ball strikes the blast, detonating before it hits. Gine soars in, snatching Tien out of the air and flying away.
Buu snarls, disappearing in an after image. He reappears just in front of Gine, anger clear. "Annoying flies. Quit spoiling my fun!"
Gine halts before the monster, eyes wide not with fear, but with anger. Her hair twitches. "You... You killed my husband and my grandson!"
The monster's head goes from tilted one way to the other, in mock thought. "You're all interrupting my fun. We're both in the wrong."
From the side, Raditz shouts. "Double Sunday!" The twin beams merge, firing between the monster and the woman.
Buu turns, meeting the charge of Raditz and Nappa. The two Super Saiyans roar in, entering a strike exchange with the monster. In the distance, Piccolo's copy comes back to the original, re-merging together as he aura pulses out. He charges in, the three fighters surrounding Buu in the exchange.
Gine grimaces, taking Tien away.
. . .
Atop the Lookout, Dende stands at the edge. The palace shakes lightly, strikes and explosions below dimly shifting the clouds around the floating fortress.
The guardian's focus wavered only to grimace. "This isn't looking good. They're already down three." He turns to Mr Popo. "Perhaps I could go down to heal them?"
"That wouldn't be too smart." Master Roshi comments. Around him, many of the group flinched at another minor tremor in the floor. "If Buu attacks you, we lose the Dragon Balls, and their current strategy is all around simply to stall. Risking you would be a foolish move on our part."
The Namekian nods, sighing. "If only there was just something else I could do for this situation. If there was just anyone else we could call."
"East 1,478 Kilometers by South 892 Kilometers." Android 16's voice calls, bringing their attention. The half android looks at the guardian. "There are two powers in that direction, teetering between stable and fading. I would assume they are injured, but stronger than normal power levels."
Master Roshi and Dende share a glance, Bulma focusing on 16. "Buddy, when did you detect that?" Turning back towards Dende. "Isn't that the direction where Buu was first released?"
Dende nods while 16 answers. "My sensors were prioritizing scanning Buu's power, but it is strangely unique. I cannot gauge an accurate reading on him. The two powers only came to my attention moments ago."
The green boy and old man glance back at one another before sprinting to the edge of the platform. Each stares out into the distance, senses doing their best to ignore the VERY LARGE DISTRACTING POWER BELOW.
"He's... right." Dende states.
"Heheh! Well, there are only two of ours that are unaccounted for, so who do you bet that is?" Roshi says, a spring in his pitch now.
Videl and Erasa glance at one another, the raven haired girl answering. "Bardock and Broly!" Faces lifted across the entire group.
In response, Dende nods, a clear aura flaring around him. "Right." He looks at Popo, conviction filling him. "I'm going to them. We need help now more than ever." The guardian bursts off the Lookout, speeding into the clouds.
. . .
Raditz and Piccolo hit the ground one after another. Hard. High, high into the sky, Buu grins madly, punching into Nappa's guard. The large Saiyan winces painfully at the stress in his bones. Each hit threatening to snap him in two.
Taking a risk, he throws a counter punch. The punch rips through the pink body, the gum like material clenching down and holding the limb in place. Nappa struggles until Buu's off arm stretches and wraps around him.
Buu grins, slapping his free hand onto Nappa's face, lighting ki. "Here. Have the taste of real power!" The energy goes off, an explosion sending the large Saiyan into the ground below. On his back, his mustache darkens, body limp and unconscious.
The pink monster snickers. "First blood! HA!" From both hands, two beams fire down at the Saiyan, explosion rocking the remains of the forest.
"Nappa!" Raditz shouts, Piccolo getting up next to him. Above, the two hear Buu laughing.
"Yes! I'm Buu. Majin Buu! You dead!" He cackles with the statement, powerful fists coming up and beating his chest. For only a moment, when he freezes. Raditz and Piccolo notice the change in demeanor, looking over to the debris of the explosion.
A green dome appears within the smoke. The green field fades away to reveal Android 17 standing over Nappa. The raven haired man stands lax, two emotionless eyes locked on the pink monster in the sky. "So... that's Majin Buu, then." His focus on the pink being's muscles gets a twitch from the android's nose. "Not as disgusting as Cell, but unpleasant nonetheless."
Gine drops down behind him, smiling appreciative. "You arrived at a good time. 17, is it? I think it's my first time meeting you."
17 shrugs. "Play it right, and it could be your last." The dry humor gets a huffed look from the woman. "So, what's the deal here?"
Piccolo and Raditz land with them. Piccolo and 17 meet gazes. Second pass before they merely nod. The Namekian speaks. "Buu's too powerful for us to win against. Our goal is the stall him until help can arrive. The kids, as well as Gohan, are all going through training that should make them stronger than Buu, but we can only buy as much time as possible."
"Hmm. Well, guess it's my turn." He glances at Piccolo. "That Hellzone thing. Be prepared to use that to back me, but don't help anymore than that."As he speaks, Gine snatches Nappa, taking him away, Raditz helping her by supporting the other arm.
Up above, Buu groans. "What? I don't sense any power from you? What are you?" The pink monster sneers down at them.
17 merely stares back, unaffected as he removes his hands from his pockets. "Me? I'm a park ranger."
The android shoots the ground, disappearing into the smoke. Buu raises a brow, eyes look around. "Huh? I can't feel him!"
A sudden blast hits the monster from behind. He snarls and turns around. Nothing by wrecked remains of forest below and nothing in the air. Another blast hits from his side. He turns, furious upon finding nothing at all.
He turns, dodging another blast. He returns by firing a wide spread blast, wiping out a nearby mountain.
Arms still out, another blast hits him in the side of the head. The pink head twitches and morphs back to normal, regenerating the damage. Buu seethes. "What is this?!"
Below, within the forest and behind the debris, 17 speeds through. Ducking and weaving through the cover, he stops a distance on the ground behind Buu. Hands raise, firing a beam out before he sprints off again.
The blast hits Buu, infuriating the monster as he zips to the ground in a roar. Landing in the woodland, he glares back and forth. "Where... are... you?"
Behind him, up above and hanging from a tree, 17 hangs upside down, hair dangling down. His arms raise, aimed at the back of Buu's head. "Dead End Bullet." A stream of blasts erupt from him, striking the monster in the back of the head. 17 immediately calls out while retreating. "Now, Piccolo!"
17 twists around the tree, soaring up into the air. Piccolo gathers ki in both hands and fires a barrage of blasts. All begin zipping by the smoke.
The blast clears, Buu standing in place with a furious scowl. His eyes widen as he glance about, finding all the ki orbs scattered around him. "Hmm?"
Piccolo, a distance off, brings his hands in. "Hellzone Grenade!" The blasts all zone in towards the pink monster. However, Buu fumes, power roaring out of him as a force clashes against the dozens of ki balls homing in.
As the balls struggle against the aura of ki, 17 drops down from above. Right hand forward, left hand supporting his right arm, he stops just before landing on the clash of energies. "HA!" 17 roars out, projecting his Android Barrier not around himself, but around Buu, his repulse, and Piccolo's attack.
Piccolo's attack, as well as the pink aura from Buu, detonate within the barrier. The green dome shudders, turning a blinding white. Just as the barrier breaks, 17 leaps away. It shatters as the blast propels 17 through the forest. The blast quakes the land, blowing more of the forest away, leaving a mostly barren wasteland.
17 skids to a halt by Piccolo, his right sleeve completely burned off. The android and Namekian stand side by side, waiting for the debris to clear. "So, what are the odds that did anything?"
"Somewhere between zero and one." The green man answers.
Sure enough, the smoke clears, and Buu stands in place, no damage in place. His eyes lock firmly on the two fighters, narrowing. His head tentacle twitches, irritated.
In a blink, the pink man stood in front of the two fighters. Each man's eyes widen, completely unable to react as Buu's left fist connects with 17's gut, his right connecting to Piccolo's. The two fighters' bodies zip through the air in a blur, striking into a distance mountain, breaking the large mass. Embedded into the land mass far apart, 17 and Piccolo lay, crumpled and still.
Buu stands, head cocking as he grins. "Better..." He glances to the side, finding Raditz and Gine alone. "But, not enough blood..."
A distance off, the two Saiyans stand atop of broken plateau. Raditz grits his teeth. "Mother, go up to the Lookout and get the children out of the Time Chamber."
She glances over at him, fear setting in. "But- it can't possibly have been enough time for them to-"
"It doesn't matter! We need to try. It's all we can hope for." Raditz demands, breaking his gaze on Buu to meet his mother's eyes. "I'll hold him while you go up there. Don't worry." It was that same moment Buu suddenly appeared behind the man, the exact moment Raditz turned to his mother.
Her eyes widened. "NO-"
RIP. A fleshy tear sounds as Buu's right arm punches through Raditz's back, dead in the chest. The man lurches forward, blood beginning to trickle from his mouth. His hair shifts to black, eyes doing the same. "A-ah... huh?" His face contorts in pain as Buu rips the arm free from the man.
Raditz falls, blood pooling under him. Not moving. Out. Gine's breath chops, eyes twitching in disbelief. Buu merely snickers. "Ah, now I feel better." He cocks his head, glancing at the woman. "Your turn."
Her eyes remain locked on her son. Her senses reach out, finding no response. His life force already fades. She grits her teeth, seething as wind repulses out from her. Her hair flicks upward instantly, eyes flashing teal.
Buu's grin turns to a confused frown. "What?"
"AAAHHH!" She roars out, a golden aura burning to light around the woman. Power bursts out. Her hair flares with a golden light, coloring bright yellow. The woman erupts into the power of a Super Saiyan.
Her power skyrockets, wind blowing out against the pink monster standing not ten feet from her. Buu simply watches with wide curious eyes, mouth in a fine line. Genuine curiosity lit.
Aura burning, Gine glares at the monster in front of her, tears flying off her face with the wind. "I'LL KILL YOU!" She kicks off the ground and throws the first punch.
The strike bashes into the confused monster's cheek. Buu's head cocks back with the hit, but he otherwise doesn't move. Eyes still open in confused curiosity, he turns his head back to the woman. The simple act of turning his head pushes her fist off him.
She pulls back and starts unloading punches and kicks into the pink man. Each strike accompanied by a frustrated, shrieking yell. Buu simply stands in place, body twitching with the hits with just a slight give to the attacks.
The entire time, Buu's eyes remain open, unwavering. However, the punches got boring. In a second, he dodges the next punch, cocking his arm back and striking the woman in the gut. The strike launches her into the sky.
Up above, Gine halts her ascent. Arms wrapped around her gut, she glares down at the bastard, taking a deep breath. Her hands cup at her side, a brilliant blue shining. Releasing a snarl, her power flares as the blue light brightens at her side.
Her voice screams, shrill, yet growling. "KA-ME-HA-ME-HA!" Firing the attack, the blue blast rains down towards the monster.
Buu grins, flying straight into the oncoming beam. The attack blows out over the land, as Buu bursts through the blue beam. With a cackling laugh, he appears out of the blue right in front of a surprised Gine.
He brings his arm down, bashing the woman into the ground below. She hits hard, face first, as Buu flickers into place standing over her. He chuckles. "A strange power, but you're still weak."
Gine winces in pain, still seething in anger. Pulling herself from the rocky dirt, she stumbles to her feet, sending a glare up at the taller beast. "I'm. Going. To. Break. You."
The monster belted out a laugh. "Hnnn. You're not even half as strong as the weakling I killed. What can you do?"
Gine's rage doubles, arm raising without an ounce of hesitation. A white strobe like ball of ki forms in her hand. A wisp of white sparks around her body as her tail brightens from brown to gold. No pause, she throws the ball into the sky, Buu glancing up at the technique.
Up in the sky, the ball expands, blasting out as a large shining light. Gine growls as she looks right up into the light. "Artificial Moonlight."
. . .
Up on the look out, a bright light shines under the floating palace, darkening the top. Being cast into shadow by the light below, they all gasp. Erasa startles, arms wrapping over her head. Bulma calls out towards Roshi and Popo. "Hey! What's going on?"
The old martial artist sweats nervously. "Well, it feels like Gine finally went Super... unfortunately, it's far from a help, but now she's using the Artificial Moonlight."
The blue haired woman's face scrunches, confused. "Wait... Wait, didn't that KILL Bardock when he used it seven years ago?!"
Roshi could only nod grimly. "Exactly, and even that is only a fool's gambit now..."
. . .
Buu watched, eyes wide, as the form in front of him grew. Grew. Grew some more. It towered over him, darkening him in shadow. Just like before, he simply stares with curiosity, tilting his head with a dark smirk coming back.
Before him, Gine stands once more... as the great primal Ozaru, glowing with golden fur. A golden Ozaru. Her top rips off, her arm and leg warmers, leggings, and a black tube top under her chinese top stretch with her expanded size.
The beast stands over Buu, roaring out in a powerful shockwave. Raising a fist, he brings the massive limb down onto Buu.
The pink man's arm snaps up, blocking the gigantic fist, halting the punch in place. A shock shatters the ground around Buu, though he remains in place, looking up at the massive monkey with a grin. His arm stretches, wrapping around the massive limb.
With a pull, he wrenches the massive beast's limb to the side. Gine snarls, bringing the other in and punching the pink monster into the ground.
Her other fist buried in the ground, Buu's other arm wraps around the second large limb. Gine's red eyes widen, the monkey roaring out and struggling to pull itself free from the pink monster.
Buu continues to stretch with the pull, and tug his own way. The smile never leaves his face. He pulls her arms wide, both himself and the massive money locked arms while he stares at the animal's face.
"Come on! Is that all?" Buu barks out, cackling. "Weren't you going to KILL ME?!"
Gine's massive mouth opens, firing a blue beam out from the beast's throat. The beam hits Buu point blank, continuing on into the distance. Over the horizon, the beam detonates in a massive blast, a mushroom cloud forming.
The beam fades away... revealing Buu still in place with a grin, arms wrapped and restricting Gine's own. "Too bad, guess this is all you have." His tentacle twitches forward. A pink spark comes from the tentacle. "Now, I want you rolling in pain! Turn to chocolate!"
Pink electric power washes over the giant monster. It roars, struggling and snarling the whole way. It begins to shrink, body stiffening, limbs warping and shifting.
Buu watches as the shadow disappears entirely with a large 'poof' sounding in front of him. His hand snaps out, catching a monkey shaped chocolate figure, limbs sprawled out. "Hehe..."
He brings the chocolate figure to his face. "Ah... so, which should I take first?" He eyes the figurine. Satisfied, he turns the figure in his hand, sticking its arm into his mouth...
Teeth crunch into the chocolate. He pulls the figure away as he begins chewing. "Mmm... Delicious." He tosses the figure up into the air as he swallows. Lips curl into a sick grin. "Now, rolls in the dirt weakling."
Another wash of pink electric power bursts from his head tentacle. The energy hits the chocolate, rapidly warping the chocolate until a massive 'boom' sounds, smoke blasting out in the air.
From the smoke, the golden monkey lands on the ground with a hard impact. An ear piercing monstrous scream sounds out.
Gine rolls in her massive form, right arm moving to the left side. Her left arm is gone...The massive beast roars out in a loud whine, standing up lop sided. Its right arm still pawing at the left side, comprehending the loss.
She snarls, turning in raw fury at the laughing pink monster. Buu grins at it. "Aw, what's wrong? Need a hand? HAHAHA!"
The laughter, as well as the massive amount of blood dripping from her left side, spurs Gine. She lurches forward in a roar. The monkey throws its right arm as a hook.
Buu flickers away, the gigantic fist hitting nothing. Buu reappears just above and between the two red eyes of the monkey. His hand palms the forehead of the animal, resting in the fur. Buu's grin remains. Gine's one arm flails up towards the monster.
"Too slow." Buu grins. A pink beam exits the back of the massive beast's head. The roaring cry of the Ozaru stops in a choke.
A twitch. The feel of the fur in Buu's hand shifts. The massive body begins to shrink, fur retracting into the body. It gives way to flesh, the massive form rapidly returning to a normal state.
Buu's grin remained as his hand was now gripped around Gine's head. Hair black. Left arm gone. She was left in two leg warmers, an arm warmer, the tube top, and leggings. He danglers the limp body by the head in the air before lightly tossing it.
As she falls away, her lifeless eyes show open, a coin sized hole in the center of her forehead. The corpse hits the ground in a thud, blood pooling under the head and left arm.
Buu grins at his accomplishment. "Ah, I guess the fun is ov-" His eyes widen, a flash of wind gusting over him from behind.
He turns, just as two sets of feet land on the nearest plateau. Both healed, clothes restored. Bardock and Broly land side by side. The elder of the two's eyes land square on the monster, wide with unbridled fury.
Alright, my boy is ba- oh, right. Outclassed entirely... oh and Gine sad... and Raditz
Powers:
Gine – 15 Million
Gine Super Saiyan – 750 Million
Golden Ozaru Gine – 7.5 Billion
Previously, with Bardock, I speculated his Golden Ape power as the same multiplier as SS4, but I revised that after taking my other look at GT. Golden ape is plainly Super Saiyan over Ozaru, or 500x base power. Again, doesn't change Bardock murdering Super 13.
Android 17 – 1.2 Billion
All pale in comparison to even Fat Buu, let alone Super Buu.
Reviews:
Vukk – Hey, Gohan was awesome until letting Gotenks fight Buu again after pledging to kill Super Buu himself. That's where disappointment begins for me. The rest I don't disagree with.
