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CHAPTER 33: What Happened?
Usagi stood at the edge of the lookout with her arms folded under her breasts as the wind gently blew her hair behind her. Piccolo crossed over to stand to her right. They stood looking out at the clouds that surrounded them and feeling as life after life slipped away because of the insatiable candy eating monster.
"Do you think they are ready?" Piccolo was the first to break the silence.
"Honestly," Usagi sighed as she pinched the bridge of her nose, "no. When they fuse Goten lets Trunks be in control and he is too much like Vegeta. He's far too cocky and won't listen. How much longer do you think we'll be able to hide up here until Buu finds us?"
"Depends on how long it takes that gluttonous pink blob to eat everyone down below." Piccolo growled angrily.
"We can't let that happen either Piccolo." Usagi looked forlorn at the planet down below them.
Krillian walked up to the pair. "So, are we going to make the boys go through more of the practice? I mean, how much more can we delay?"
Trunks and Goten, who were standing just out of sight, heard the whole conversation and made up their minds. Nodding at one another they slipped off the lookout and to the planet below. Once they were on the surface, they searched for Buu's ki and got close enough then used the fusion technique. Atop the lookout, Krillian, Usagi, and Piccolo looked at each other and powered up launching off the lookout making their way to the young boys.
"What are they thinking?" Piccolo yelled over the whipping wind.
"They weren't! Like I told you, Trunks is too much like Vegeta for his own good. Ta'pa! I should have kept a better eye on them." Usagi cursed angrily at the thought of the prospective danger the two young boys could be in.
"Why would they do this?" Krillian questioned no one in particular.
"They are too much like their Ja'ta's! We must get them back to the lookout. They are in no way shape ready to face him. Piccolo," the blonde looked over her shoulder at the green Namekian, "you have any suggestions?"
"Knock them out and get them back to the lookout but we will need a diversion." He said thoughtfully.
"Okay," she looked at Krillian, "Krillian, I will knock the boys out and you will get them back to the lookout while Piccolo and I run defense in order to buy you enough time to get back safely. Is that okay with you?" She looked to her right.
"Sounds like the best plan to me. You okay with that Krillian?" Piccolo looked at the dark-haired man.
"You guys are stronger than me and it seems to be our best chance. Let's just hope that it is enough." Krillian mumbled.
The trio rocketed through the sky in order to reach the boys. Usagi, sensing that the boys were not fairing well, blasted off as she ascended to second level in order to reach the young ones faster. Arriving on scene, she barreled towards Gotenks with her arms outstretched and incased in the power of the Ginzuishou. She blasted her power towards Buu throwing him backwards holding Gotenks close to her. Looking down she saw the weakened and beaten state of the two boys, her anger with them immediately melting away.
"Listen closely, Krillian and Piccolo are on their way here, I need you to fly towards them as fast as you can. Krillian is going to get you back to the lookout while Piccolo and I buy you some time. I want no arguments. Go now!" Usagi growled as she dropped them to the ground and launched towards Buu.
Gotenks got up on shaky legs and bobbled in the air towards the two incoming energies. Krillian quickly pulled Gotenks to him and flew back to the lookout. Piccolo continued faster now that he was no longer waiting on Krillian and followed Usagi's ki as it moved around sporadically. He stood momentarily shocked as he saw Usagi transformed as a super Saiyan level two but using her Lunarian powers to fend off the pink terror. Sensing that he had arrived she called out to him.
'Stay back, Piccolo! The Ginzuishou has more of an effect on him than regular ki.' Her voice strained as she focused on her energy consumption.
'You're using too much energy. If I think you need help, I'm jumping in, got it?' Piccolo sounded back as he listlessly followed the battle from above ready to join the fray at a second's notice. 'I can't let Goku and Vegeta beat the shit out of me in the afterlife.' He paused for a moment. 'Or those brothers of yours or Nappa for that matter.'
'Ha-ha. You need to worry about my senshi in this life first. Just trying to buy enough time for Krillian to get them away safely.' Even in her mind she could hear how out of breath she was.
After ten minutes of dueling with Buu, Usagi blasted him with a huge wave of healing light and dropped her power level back to base. She landed shakily on her knees gasping for air. Piccolo landed beside her and wrapped her left arm around his neck and his right arm around her waist pulling her up with him and into the air.
"Thanks, Piccolo." She smiled weakly at him.
"Thank me when we're back at the lookout and safe. Come on." Piccolo grunted as he carried her.
Meanwhile at the gates of King Yemma's place two unruly Saiyan brothers were causing quite the fuss after seeing how the events on Earth were unfolding.
"You have to send us back like you did Kakarott!" The long-haired Saiyan roared.
"We'll come back here without so much as an argument. Just let us get back down there and help save our families!" Turles growled angrily.
"They need us!" Radditz yelled as he powered up to legendary status.
"Knock it off you two." Vegeta whispered from his position leaning against the desk with his eyes closed and arms folded over his chest. "They aren't going to let us go back to Earth. We aren't good like Kakarott. Tch." He looked over his shoulder at the images being displayed and watched as his sister was pushing herself too hard.
"What are you saying Vegeta?" Radditz marched up to him and grabbed his armor. "That we shouldn't at least try to get back there to save our br'ats, our mates? Our princess, your sister? That we should just give up?!"
"Ta'i m'ehu, f'ril tapa au! F'ri tapa jik'arot." Vegeta yelled back as he shoved his hands from him.
"Vegeta," Turles walked up to them placing his hand on his younger brother's shoulder silently telling him to calm down, "I know you are worried about Usagi just like Radditz is." He looked at the screen to see she was fully relying on Piccolo to help her back to the lookout.
"Of course, I am! She's my sister and I can't do anything to protect her, Bulma or Trunks! That pink tub of lard is still running around terrorizing the world, so my final act meant nothing!" Vegeta powered up in his rage.
"It was an honorable death, Ve'ta, and your Ja'ta would be proud." Radditz answered calmly.
Piccolo landed on the edge of the lookout and set Usagi down on her feet and watched as she stormed off in the direction of Goten and Trunks who were sat in the middle of the women who were fawning over them. Cocking her hips to the side with her arms folded and an angry expression etched upon her face. Haruka and Michiru crossed over to their bruised and tattered princess and began fussing over her. She brushed them away from her and fixed the two boys to their spots with gaze.
"Do you two realize just how idiotic and dangerous that was? You weren't ready and you could have been killed! You are our best chance and now that may all be for naught! I can't believe you would be so stupid as to ruin our last chance we have that could save all of us!" Her ranting stopped as coughing fit took hold of her.
Krillian had just returned with a bag of senzu beans and handed one to her as Ami poured her a glass of water. She sat on one of the chairs not even struggling when she was made to sit by Tarble.
"What happened?" Tarble asked with concern as he looked her over.
"She held Buu back on her own long enough for the boys to get away." Piccolo supplied nonchalantly.
"How did she manage that?" Bulma asked bewildered.
"She went super and used that crystal of hers. Apparently, that thing can hold him back somewhat." Piccolo shrugged his shoulders.
"You used both?" Ami screeched at her while doing a full body scan.
"No choice," she exhaled, "had to make sure the boys got away," a sharp painfully inhale cutting off her words, "no matter what."
"It isn't worth you, Koneko." Haruka dropped a loving hand on her head.
"The young ones are more important than even me." Usagi stood shakily as the full amount of energy she had spent hit her. "I need to lie down." Tarble followed behind her in case she became too weak to make it on her own. "You don't have to follow me. I'll be fine."
Before Tarble could answer he heard the voice of Piccolo respond. "I owe it to Goku," he paused looking at the shocked face of Tarble, "and the world seeing as you might just be the key to beating him."
"Humph." She flipped her hair over her shoulder. "I doubt that."
A couple of hours later Usagi awoke and showered before returning to the others. An earie silence filled the lookout as she made her way out of her room. Everyone seemed clustered together and she could feel the fear and terror emanating from her friends and family. Peering around the corner she found Buu, looking slightly different, on the lookout searching menacingly around at everyone. He was no longer fat but muscular and and taller. She saw Piccolo rushing away holding a squirming Goten and Trunks who were trying to get back to the fight. Breathing a collective sigh of relief, Usagi gathered the power of the crystal in her hands and prepared to attack.
"Buu just wants candy and the lady that hurt and forced me out of my other form. Where is she?" He zapped Krillian, Marron and 18 into candy and ate them quickly. "Tell me quickly or someone else will be eaten.
'Princess,' Hotaru's voice filled her ears, 'you have to get out of here. Piccolo already took off with the boys and we are stalling for you to get to safety.'
'Hotaru, I can't do that.' She whispered back quietly.
'Sh'fr,' Tarble's voice echoed in her mind softly, 'I know you are fighting against your inner kio, but you have to go. We need you, the br'ats need you, so just go. Buh'tir.'
'But Gine and the br'ats. I need to get them away from here as well.' Usagi growled seeing the grey Buu evilly stalking closer to Yamcha, Tien, and Chaitzou who stood defensively before her outer senshi with the inner senshi, Bulma, and the children in the rear.
'Fine. Mah'ni.' Usagi whispered back as she slipped out the back of the lookout and flew away with her fists clinched as she felt everyone's ki disappear. Glancing back to the lookout she saw Dende falling quickly before recovering mid-air. She paused letting Dende catch up to her.
"This is terrible." Dende looked back up to the tower. "Mr. Popo shoved me off the lookout to save me. What are we going to do?"
"We're going to regroup with Piccolo and the boys and then we will figure out what to do. Probably wait for Buu to leave the tower and make our way back there." Usagi sighed and focused on Piccolo's ki. "Let's go."