A/N: For Buu's personality in this chapter, you have to keep in mind some things about Goku. He is goofy, a little dim, battle hungry and food hungry. Combine that with the evil and gluttonous nature of Buu, take out his redeeming qualities and you get what I portray here. He's pretty similar to TFS Goku, who is more selfish and dimwitted than the real Goku of DBZ. That's just my opinion and how I Imagine Gobuu to be. Enjoy the chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ

Chapter 41

"Hey!" Buu yelled, working himself out of the hood of the vehicle. "What's the big idea interrupting a guy's dinner!? That girl would have made a great prime rib!" Broly turned around and glared at him. Buu vaguely recognized the man and snapped his fingers. "Oh! That's who I was forgetting!"

Broly stared at the Buu with his eyebrows furrowed to match his frown. He had been all over the universe and had seen more species of aliens than he could count, but he had never seen anything like this guy. Something about him seemed familiar to the Saiyan, though he couldn't be certain of why. Two things he could be certain of was that this guy, whatever he was, could take a hit, and that his intentions weren't good. Chasing frightened girls was not typically a hallmark of well-meaning people.

"Ohoh man!" Buu rubbed his hands together excitedly. "I was hoping I'd run into someone else worth fighting. From what I remember about you, this'll be a real treat."

Broly looked at him in confusion. "What do you mean? You talk like you know me, but I don't remember meeting anyone like you before."

"Oh, I know you alright. Well, at least part of me knows of you." He clarified. "You are Broly, right? If I'm not mistaken, you're quite the monster. I can't imagine a better matchup for me. So, what do you say? Let's have some fun."

Broly's jaw clenched as he listened to Buu. He wasn't surprised that the pink guy had heard of him. He was known all over the universe for his part in the Jade army, though the jibe about him being a monster stung. "You are mistaken." Broly replied. "I'm not a monster and I don't fight for fun."

"What!?" Buu yelled, then started to scratch his head in confusion. "But you're a Saiyan, aren't you? Don't you want to test your strength against powerful opponents? To feel the thrill of battle? You can't tell me the prospect doesn't excite you."

"It doesn't." The Saiyan replied flatly. "I don't want to fight anybody."

"Well then what was that fist in the face for earlier?" Buu asked while folding his arms.

"You were chasing a helpless woman. The girl asked for help, so I did." The Saiyan explained. "I'm not going to stand by while someone tries to hurt an innocent. Now, I don't want to fight you, so if you promise not to harass anyone else you can leave in peace."

Buu quirked a brow (Or whatever those pink things over his eyes are called). "So, you're one of those types huh?" Goku's memories didn't have a whole lot of info on Broly. The only thing he knew was that he went toe to toe with Gohan, so he must be powerful. He was disappointed to find that like Vegeta, Gohan seemed to have beat the fight out of him. "And here I was all excited to get some exercise after all the people I ate."

"The people you what!?" Broly asked in shock.

"What? I was hungry." Buu shrugged, not seeing the big deal. "What was I supposed to do? They were tasty if that makes you feel better."

Now the situation started to make sense to Broly. The people that were pulled back into the restaurant, the girl, he wasn't joking when he said she would make good prime rib. He started to shake with rage and his aura started to flare around him. He had begun to think of earth as his home and the thought of its people being consumed like livestock infuriated him.

Buu wasn't looking at Broly. Instead, he was looking up and rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "I guess I can just eat you too if you don't want to fight." Buu offered, hoping that maybe the threat of being dinner would help him change his mind. "You look pretty beefy so I'm thinking ribeye. With a side of broccoli? What do you think?" He turned to ask the man.

"You… Ate them..." Broly growled while trembling with rage. "YOU MONSTER!"

A giant gust kicked up and a wave of energy washed over Buu. "Woahoah!" The majin said with glee. "If I had known you'd take it so personally I would have told you sooner. Wait till you hear what else I've done today."

But Broly didn't wait to hear the monster's evil deeds. He lunged at him with his arm pulled back, ready to punish the monster for what he did. He launched his giant fist at Buu's face, but the head weaved to the side and a pink arm coiled around Broly's arm like a snake until it reached the shoulder then it shot into the saiyan's face. Broly reeled back but Buu's arm around his kept him from going flying. Like a giant pink python, Buu constricted the beefy arm and started to swing him around like a flail, smashing him through the pavement, crashing him into cars and dragging him face first along the walls of buildings.

"Come on!" Buu yelled in an encouraging voice. "If you wanna help me work off all those calories you're gonna need to do better than that! Don't want those nice people to go to waste, right!?"

"RAAAGH!" Broly Shouted and a greenish energy blast erupted from his hand, severing Buu's arm from the rest of him. As a result of suddenly being cut loose, Broly went flying into a building.

Break

At the back of a costume store, 18 and Krillin were standing outside the dressing room. The blonde cyborg had an uncharacteristically wide grin on her face.

"Come on 18, this is so embarrassing!" Krillin whined.

"Well, now you know how I feel." She replied while holding in her laughter.

"There is a big difference between a cute cheerleader outfit and… This." He gestured to himself with red cheeks.

"I think you look cute in that." She defended while trying to straighten her face, without success. "Besides, you got to see me in a costume, so it's only fair that I see you in one."

"18, cheerleader outfits are sexy, this is just…"

"Well, I thought this would suit you better than a cheerleader. Besides, pft… I think you look pretty yummy in that." She couldn't help but laugh at her pun. Zangya really was a bad influence on her.

"Ha ha." Krillin laughed sarcastically then looked once more in the mirror and sighed. The costume that 18 had chosen for him was in fact, a big, orange shrimp suit. Whether it was a play on his name or his size, he didn't know but Krillin cursed himself for letting her talk him into this. He really couldn't say no to her, especially with the promise of… certain things. "Can I get out of this thing now?"

"Yeah, I suppose so." 18 nodded. "After I get a picture."

"18!"

"I'm just kidding. Go ahead and get changed."

"Finally." Krillin sighed. "I'm just glad nobody saw me in this."

Just as he said this, a body crashed through the store's front wall and tumbled through racks of costumes until it slid to a stop at Krillin and 18's feet.

"Broly!?" Krillin shouted in confusion and the Saiyan stood up. "What the HFIL happened to you!?"

"GRAGH!" He bellowed without acknowledging either of them and sped out of the hole he came through.

"Come on, let's go see what's happening." 18 said, having finally regained her serious expression.

"Yeah! I don't know many guys who could toss Broly through a wall. He might need our help!" Krillin and 18 rushed out after Broly.

Outside, they saw that Broly was swinging heavy blows at a pink figure with an antenna. Despite the intensity and speed of his assault, the creature seemed to be having little trouble avoiding the saiyan's fists. He was dodging each hit easily with a smile on his face, occasionally hitting Broly in the face with a few jabs, throwing his rhythm off.

"Come on big guy! I know your stronger than this!" Buu encouraged as he delivered a few more jabs that landed square in his opponent's face. He wound up for a big strike, but something hit him hard in the back and Broly took his chance to deliver an uppercut that landed with a bang on Buu's chin and sent him skyward. Finally, the majin felt a jackhammer fist hit his back, sending him crashing into the street.

Buu stood up and brushed himself off. "Wow, I didn't know bugs could bite that hard. Darn mosquitos." He looked at Broly and saw two people standing next to him. "Hey, you guys aren't mosquitos!" Genuine shock appeared on the monster's face when he realized who they were. "You're 18, right? And is that… Krillin?" He asked and suddenly his mouth opened with drool dripping out.

"Looks like you know who we are." 18 replied. "Now who the hell are you?"

Buu ignored the woman as he continued to stare at the midget. "Krillin, you look… You look delicious." He wiped the drool off his chin and stared at Krillin with hungry eyes.

Brolly growled, 18's mouth twitched upward and Krillin just went "Huh?"

"How did you turn into a shrimp anyway? Does someone else here have a food beam?" Buu looked around trying to see if there was another magical pink demon around.

Krillin looked down and realized that he was still in the shrimp costume. "Oh, come on! Why didn't I change!"

"NO!" Buu yelled. "You're perfect! I love shrimp! It's my third favorite food. You couldn't wrap yourself in bacon, could you? Please tell me Oolong is with you?"

"Grrr. IT'S A COSTUME YOU MORON!" Krillin bellowed.

The pink creature looked confused at this, and then severely disappointed. "Oh… Well… That's too bad." He said with sagged shoulders but he quickly perked back up. "That's ok though. I'll just turn you to shrimp myself. That will go great with the steak! And for dessert…" He looked at 18. "I'm thinking lemon cake."

18 shuddered at the look he gave her. "Ok, what is this freaks deal?" She asked Broly.

"He eats people." The man replied in disgust. "He said he would turn me into a ribeye."

"Really?" Krillin said with a grin. "Because you seem more like shredded beef to me." Broly and 18 looked at the monk with incredulity. "Get it? Cuz you're shredded? Ah? Aaaahh?"

"This isn't a joke Krillin." Broly replied seriously. "This guy's strong."

"I get it!" Buu yelled, having spent the last few seconds working out the pun. "That was a good one!"

Krillin sweat dropped. "Is it just me, or does this guy remind you of someone."

"A dead man." Broly replied before rushing Buu once more, followed by 18 and Krillin joined the fray shortly after.

"Haaah!" Broly tried to clothesline the monster, but Buu ducked to avoid it. Then he jumped up to avoid 18 sweeping his legs and spun around quickly just in time to catch a punch from Broly. He swung the Saiyan around, ramming him into 18 and the two flew away.

"HEY! THAT'S MY GIRLFRIEND!" Buu turned to see Krillin coming at him. The midget monk started to send punch after punch into Buu's abdomen, but each one proved ineffective.

Buu stared down at him, each hit feeling barely more painful than a bug bite. He pulled his head back and shouted. "Food shouldn't fight back!" Then he brought his head down full force, butting his forehead into Krillin's with a crack. The shockwave broke every window in the vicinity and Krillin sunk down into a small crater before falling down at Buu's feet.

"KRILLIN!" 18 yelled then jumped back into the fray along with Broly. She nailed him with a knee into his gut driving him away from Krilin and into Broly who landed a spinning back elbow on the back of the creature's head. Both he and 18 charged a ki blast and released them as they thrust their hands into Buu's back and abdomen respectively. The explosion was enormous and destroyed an entire section of road, sending debris and dust flying everywhere.

"Ohoh. Not bad, not bad." When the dust settled, Buu was floating with a big hole in his stomach. In the blink of an eye, the hole filled itself with a *gloop* and his two opponents' eyes went wide with surprise. "HAHAHAHA! I always love seeing the reaction. So, what else you got?"

18's eyes narrowed, and she dropped to her stance. Broly growled and then with a roar, he jumped back in with a round house to Buu's neck. He continued to wail on the head like a speed bag, hitting it from every direction with Buu's rubbery neck bringing him back to its original position, where the saiyan's fist was always ready for more. At the same time, 18 charged him and delivered a series of lightning-fast punches to his stomach, then she switched it up to a series of kicks and finally, she delivered an explosive ki blast that sent Buu flying away from them. Broly chased after him, catching up and hitting him with a bicycle kick from below. He flew back to 18, who brought her hands together and swung at the pink freak with all her might, sending him right back to Broly. The Saiyan returned service with a front kick that hit him square in the chest and 18 responded by activating her forcefield just in time to blast him back to Broly. Caught up in this game of ping pong, Buu's face widened into a big smile.

Curling his legs over his head and tucking his arms in, he became a giant pink ball and increased his speed, ramming into Broly before the man could land his next hit. He bounced off the Saiyan and shot away for the cyborg, hitting her low and taking her legs out from under her. He skipped off the ground up to a building and bounded off the wall nailing 18 in the back and driving her face first into the ground then bouncing off her toward Broly.

The Saiyan charged a ki ball at his side and fired quickly at the living ball. Buu began to spin incredibly fast and changed his form from a ball into a vertical disk. Like a buzz saw, he sliced through Broly's attack and morphed back into his humanoid form, still spinning as he reached the stunned Saiyan, who had just enough time to put up a high cross guard to bock a spinning axe kick, forcing his feet to sink into the broken street. Unfortunately, while he had protected the top of his head from the kick, Buu's foot was now inches from his face. Buu smiled as he fired a pink blast from his foot that blew Broly away into the side of a building.

Buu landed and stretched his arms. "This is pretty fun. Never thought being the ball would be so entertaining."

Broly and 18 recovered and surrounded Buu on either side, dropping to their stances.

"Yup…" Buu began to stretch his legs in a manner similar to Goku. "This is great. Way better than Vegeta anyway. But I still prefer Gohan and Zangya. They were definitely a better challenge than you two."

This statement stunned both fighters. "What… What did you say?" Broly asked quietly

"What was that about Zangya!?" 18 demanded.

"Oh, she was great!" Buu was now swinging an arm around in circles. He responded to her question casually, as if he were discussing the weather. "I mean, she had nothing on Gohan, but she still managed to surprise me. Part of me wanted to keep both of them around just for something to do but guess it can't be helped. What's done is done."

"What are you saying!? WHAT DID YOU DO TO THEM!?" 18 screamed.

Buu stopped stretching and looked at her, tilting his head with a psychotic grin. "Sounds like you already know. But just so we're clear, I'll say it. I killed them."

"W-what?" Broly couldn't believe it. No way was that true. He tried desperately to feel the energy of either of his friends, but to no avail. His eye's widened in horror as no matter how hard he tried he couldn't sense any trace of them. "No…"

"Yep." Buu nodded. "Took 'em out one right after the other."

18's eyes went wide at the declaration. Then they quickly narrowed, and she bared her teeth. The news that Zangya was gone, that her best friend was dead, made something in her snap and all she saw was red.

At the same time, something similar was occurring within Broly. This monster had killed Gohan and Zangya? That was impossible. But he couldn't sense them at all. 'I should have been there… I could have helped them…' These thoughts circled around his head again and again.

"So, now that we cleared that up, let's continue our-"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"GRRYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRH!"

Two wild cries of anguish rent the air as the warriors expressed their sense of loss. Buu reeled back in surprise as a massive spike came from both fighters.

"Wow!" The energy they were emitting was incredible. He expected this from Broly, but even 18 seemed to be releasing an impressive amount of energy, which was surprising, considering that he wasn't even supposed to be able to sense her ki.

Finally, the storm subsided and Buu nodded approvingly at Broly's new look. "I was wondering when you were going to turn super Saiyan. Looks like the warmup is over, huh?"

Broly's only response was a snarl of rage.

"I'll take that as a yeEAAAASSSSSS!" Buu was hit in the back by 18 and he went flying. The cyborg crouched low in her battle stance and her face was a feral mask of rage.

"I'LL F****NG KILL YOOOOUUU!" Her and Broly rushed Buu at the same time and the pink blob had no time to react. Broly reached him first and plowed a giant fist up into his stomach, ripping through to the other end. Buu extended his arms and grabbed both sides of Broly's head, preparing for a headbutt, but 18 landed a haymaker square in his jaw with such force that he was ripped sideways off the Saiyan berserker's fist.

"HRYAAH!" The cyborg yelled as she chased him with her fist raised. She brought it down on Buu but he rolled out of the way, letting her hit the street instead, blowing what was left of the pavement away as a result. Buu flew backwards to try and create some space but his back hit a hard surface. He looked up to see Broly's infuriated face looking down at him.

"Uh-oh."

"GARRR!" Broly grabbed Buu by both arms.

"NononoNONONOGYAAA!" Yanking hard, the legendary super Saiyan ripped him in half right down the middle. Now, with one half in each hand, Broly started to swing his victim around wildly, slamming him against anything he could. In desperation, both Buu halves aimed their foot at his tormentor and shot a pink blast at his midsection, forcing the brute off of him.

18 wasn't about to let him get away though. Just as he broke free of Broly, she appeared behind him, eyes glowing red, and fired a massive blast at his back. Both Buu halves turned around and each held out a hand, trying to keep the energy at bay. 18 kept pouring power into her attack and Buu was being pushed back. "Alright! TAKE THIS!" Buu started to gather energy in his hands in an attempt to fight back, but before he could gather a sufficient amount, Broly came back, grabbing both halves from behind by the head and ramming them into the cyborgs attack, detonating the bomb.

Break

"Amazing! Just incredible!" Shin exclaimed as he watched the crystal ball that elder kai had created. He couldn't believe that these warriors were actually holding their own against Buu.

"Perhaps we may not need this ritual after all." Kibito nodded, glad to see Buu getting taught a lesson.

"Hey, what's going on? What's amazing?" Zangya asked.

"No talking!" Elder Kai scolded and then continued with his chanting.

"It's nothing to worry about Miss Zangya." Shin assured her. "I just hope this fight continues in their favor." He muttered to himself.

Break

18 breathed heavy while she looked out at the desolation she had caused. Half the city was in ruins now, but Buu had somehow managed to survive. She growled at the sight of the misshapen monstrosity. He was still split in half and both sides looked like chewed up and burnt pieces of gum with eyes.

"I-if I could just have a moment…" One half said.

"I'd really appreciate it." The other finished. But his request was not well received.

Broly came at him from one side and 18 attacked from the other, each fighter taking on a different half.

18 was relentless in her assault, pounding away at the monster who killed her friend. He tried to fly away to create some space, but 18 stuck to him, not giving him any room to retaliate or even breath. Even in her blind fury, her strikes were still precise and painful.

Meanwhile, Broly grabbed his half by the neck and slammed him into the ground. He rained down punch after punch on the enemy's face, holding him down with his giant knee.

Buu didn't think he'd have to resort to fleeing, but he also didn't realize he'd have two crazy opponents to deal with. If he didn't get out of there, he might be in some trouble. Feeling annoyed that he would have to resort to this, both halves used instant transmission, leaving Broly's fist to hit the ground while 18 smashed into a pile of rubble rather than her opponent. Both fighters looked around, trying to figure out where their enemy went.

"GET BACK HERE YOU COWARD!" Broly yelled. "COME BACK AND FIGHT YOU PIECE OF TRASH!"

"YOU CAN'T RUN FROM ME, YOU B*****D!" 18 wailed. "JUST WAIT TILL I FIND YOU!"

High above the city, two Buu halves were catching their breath. "Man, I didn't realize they'd get so mad." One said with half a mouth. "That really caught me off guard. Had a Zangya flashback."

"I know. Kind of exciting right?"

"Yeah, it is! But I think it's time we stop playing around."

"Yeah, they're too strong to not take seriously."

"So, how're we gonna deal with them? Should we put ourselves back together?"

"Nah, there's two of them, so two of us should be fair, right?"

"Hey, good point! But I still want a whole body, don't you?"

"So, let's use the multiform technique."

"There's an idea. But what about its weakness? Half power should be plenty for the psycho blonde but not Broly."

"We have a way to get around the whole power dividing thing, remember?"

"Oh, yeah! You're pretty smart!"

"Well, I am the left side."

Back on the ground, the two fighters still hadn't calmed down from their rage states. However, Broly, while still furious, had regained his senses and started to try and sense for Buu's location, while 18 was still shouting for him to get his pink posterior back and fight. Though, she used more colorful language than is permitted in a T rated story.

Neither of them had to wait too long, as soon enough, two pink figures shot down from the sky like a pair of meteorites and crashed to earth, creating individual craters.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"Now you have our full,"

"And divided,"

""Attention.""

Broly looked surprised that not only had Buu fully regenerated, but now he had multiplied. It seemed that this creature was full of surprises. Years of experience on the battlefield told him that he should be cautious. 18 on the other hand, didn't care how many of them there were, she just wanted to make him suffer. The more creatures there were, the greater the suffering. They were barely done speaking when she lunged at one, grabbing it by the antenna and flipped him onto the ground before slamming her fists into his ugly face.

The other Buu looked at his counterpart and Broly took this opportunity to exploit the opening. He appeared behind Buu 1 and fired a Ki blast point blank into the monster's back. Buu flew away, but stopped himself as he twisted midair, to face a quickly approaching Broly and cupped his hands at his side.

"KamehamehAAAAAA!" Buu fired and the blue beam enveloped the oncoming Saiyan. Buu smiled, but his grin turned quickly to surprise as Broly popped up out of the beam right in front of him. "HOLY-" But he never finished his expletive as the warrior fired a blast of his own, hitting the monster square in the face and searing away half his head.

Broly's hands wrapped around his opponent and he brought him in for a headbutt. Then another, then a third and finally, he tossed the dazed creature to the ground. The next thing Buu saw, was the bottom of Broly's large boot coming down on his head.

Break

It became apparent to Buu, that 18 was not going to let up anytime soon. As she was using her fists to mash his face into paste, he raised his legs and grabbed her head with his feet. He brought them down, pulling her backward with great speed until he drove her head into the ground. He kipped up and walked around 18 casually. "I don't know how you got so strong. I mean, you're still no match for me, but it's a lot more than what you were earlier."

18 pulled her head out of the dirt and came at him again, but this time, he was ready for her and he blocked her fist. She followed up with a high kick that Buu ducked under and then he countered with a right straight to her chest, that she took on her cross guard, before activating her forcefield and sending him crashing away from her.

As he bounced, she was about to pursue, but just then, he disappeared.

"I mean, you definitely got some good hits in on me, but that's because you caught me off guard." She turned around and lashed out at him, catching him in the jaw with her knuckles and his head was thrown back. Then her next punch was diverted by his open hand and he spun around with a back kick to her head, sending her into a broken building.

"See what I mean? You're fun to play with, but now that I don't have to deal with two of you, you are a lot less threatening. Plus, now I'm actually trying."

"GRRRYYAAAAAHH!" A Kiai from 18 scattered rubble away from her and she was back at Buu.

"I guess I was right." Buu taunted as he blocked or dodged her crazed combination of Kicks, punches and elbows. "Half power is plenty for you."

"YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA!" She shouted more furiously with every attack and Buu noticed that while he was blocking them, his arms were starting to become deformed from the impacts. He decided to counter with a knee in her stomach, followed by a rapid volley of jabs to her face. Finally, he ducked down low and hit her abdomen with a palm thrust, pushing her away from him.

She stood back up, fury still burning in her eyes. "You… You'll pay for murdering them. Gohan and Zangya. I'll make you pay you freak."

Buu nodded. "Sounds like fun. Bring it on."

"HAAH!" 18 shouted and her hands were surrounded with small spheres of energy. With her forcefield boxing gloves, she rushed Buu again. Remembering Gohan used a similar technique against his fat self, he was wary about her new strategy.

"Cool move," He said as he ducked under a left hook. "If you were a bit faster, it might do something." He swayed back to avoid a jab while countering with a stretchy punch that hit her hard. Almost like some sort of gummy firearm. But hard as it was, she was still in one piece.

Unwilling to let him win, 18 grit her teeth and kept pushing back. To her increasing frustration, almost nothing hit. She got a few clean hit's in, but the small amount of damage she did to him healed within a second. She tried to come up with a plan, but her mind was so clouded with her grief from losing her best friend and a desire for revenge that she couldn't focus.

Buu was growing bored and decided to return fire in earnest. "Get ready 18! Here come's one of my greatest moves! SCISSORS!" He yelled and 18 screamed in pain as two pink fingers poked her hard in the eyes. "ROCK!" While 18 was gripping her face in pain, Buu hit her with an uppercut to the gut, lifting her a foot off the ground. "AND PAPER!" He finished his combo with a palm thrust to her midsection and she was sent soaring away from him. Buu smiled when she landed hard in a crumpled heap.

"Now for the finish. Kaaaameeee…" he crouched down while cupping his hands at his side. "Haaaaameeeeee….HaGYAAAARGH!" Just as he thrust his arms out to fire, a yellow disk of energy came from the side and sliced his hands off, causing the Kamehameha wave to explode in his face.

Off to the side with his hand held out, was Krillin. The monk was standing tall with a bruise on his head, but a grin on his face. "Heh, what do ya know. It actually hits when you don't yell the name for them to hear." He ran as fast as he could, which due to the damage Buu's headbutt had dealt him was not very fast.

"Hey babe, you ok?"

"K-krillin?" 18 looked up and saw her boyfriend offering a hand to help her up. "Krillin get out of here."

"Oh, no Krillin, by all means. Stay." Krillin looked up to see Buu glaring down at him. The killing intent that he was emitting froze the bald man in place.

"S-stay away from 18! I won't let you hurt her!" Krillin stood firm between 18 and the monster.

To his surprise, Buu threw his head back and started to laugh. "AHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Hoping that this would be his chance to get away, Krillin grabbed 18 by the hand and flew away as fast as he could, not daring to look behind. But his escape was foiled as Buu appeared right in his path.

"Don't run Krillin." Buu wrapped his hand around the monk's throat. "Running just makes me hungry."

"DON'T TOUCH HIM!" 18 sprang forward and nailed Buu in the face, making him drop her boyfriend and she continued to pummel Buu.

The monster no longer was smiling. He frowned angrily before he let out a furious growl. "You wouldn't like me when I'm HUNGRY!" He shouted and a pink sphere blasted outward knocking both of them away. 18 got to her feet and now it was her turn to stand between Buu and her loved one.

"Oh, so dessert comes first." Buu commented. "That's just fine." 18 lunged at him again but before she could reach him, she was enveloped in a pink aura and with a poof, she was gone, leaving a lemon cake in her place.

Krillin looked up in shock. "Ei-eighteen… Lazuli. No…" Tears formed in his eyes.

"For the record, I could have done that anytime. But I like to play with my food." He stuffed his mouth with the cake and swallowed in one gulp. "Mmm. A little sour, but she was surprisingly sweet. Now it's your turn."

Krillin looked up at the monster, who had taken the woman he loved, with absolute hatred. "You… I'll never forgive you for this!" He forced himself to his feet then attempted to punch Buu, only for his fist to be caught.

"I can live with that." Buu pointed his antenna at Krillin and a pink beam shot out.

Break

Broly hit Buu with an upper cut followed by and elbow to his back, making him sprawl on the ground only for his attacker to kick him in the side to send him skipping across the ground like a stone.

"It seems that splitting yourself in two also lowered your power." The Saiyan commented as he appeared at the pink abominations side. "Big mistake on your part."

"Kehehe." Buu stood up and coughed as he chuckled. "You think so?"

Broly floored him again with his fist. "I know so. I don't know how you managed to kill Gohan, He's the only warrior I've ever met who's stronger than me. But however you did it, I'll make you pay for it. What you did to him… and to Zangya!" He stomped down on Buu's midsection so hard that his bottom separated from his top. "I'll make sure you suffer while I figure out how to kill you."

Buu's legs stood up and tried to kick Broly in the face, while on his other side, the top half started floating and threw a punch at his abs. Broly blocked the kick and caught the punch. The pink fist turned to goo and oozed out of his hand, reforming on Buu's arm. The exchange that ensued was Broly fighting off the bottom and top half off his opponent while they were separated. What surprised the giant was that they were moving completely independently of one another, as if they were two different fighters. The legs threw rapid and powerful kicks, aiming perfectly for all of Broly's weak points, despite having no eyes with which to judge. The upper body kept his opponent off balance as he quickly switched from attacking the upper half of the Saiyan and then the lower half. What made it even worse was that Buu's flexibility allowed him to hit from angles that one wouldn't normally be able to.

Despite this oddity, The Saiyan warrior was coping well. Even though he was hit in the face a few times by the rubbery punches, he learned when to anticipate them and countered accordingly. Buu's strange abilities put him on the defensive only for a moment. He caught a stretched-out hand just before it impacted on his cheek and whipped the body around, slamming it into the legs, creating a grotesque creature when the two combined. Holding out his hand over the abomination, Broly created a large sphere of Ki, energy layering and compacting in waves. "TAKE THIS YOU FREAK!" He fired while Buu was distracted by getting himself in order and the monster was carried off on the ball while the energy burned him, pink smoke pouring off his body.

When his attack got far enough into the sky, Broly closed his hand, detonating his bomb. Even as high as it was, the earth still shook with the explosion. He looked up at his handy work and nodded in satisfaction before turning around to go and help 18. But before he got very far, he felt a kick in the back of his head that sent his face into the dirt.

Buu stood with one foot on Broly's head, breathing hard and covered with burn marks. Filled with rage, Broly pushed himself up and Buu jumped forward away from the giant. "That was pretty good. I mean, the atomic Kamehameha was better, but that would have done some serious damage if I had stuck around for the explosion."

Broly lunged at the pink fighter but Buu disappeared, reappearing on Broly's back. "Teleporting sure does come in handy." The Saiyan spun around trying to catch the creature, but he just popped away again. This time, he teleported on top of a pile of rubble a fair bit away from Broly. "It's kind of unfair, so, I don't like to use it too much, but in life and death situations..." He shrugged.

"Use your little tricks all you want." Broly growled. "Teleporting isn't going beat me."

"No, you're right." Buu put a hand to his chin thoughtfully. "You've been trouncing me pretty thoroughly. But then, I am at half power right now. I guess this is how Gohan felt. Poor kid."

"SHUT UP!" Broly charged while surrounded with energy and tried to grab Buu, but the majin escaped with his technique again.

"You're right, no sense in dwelling on the past. Anyway, like you said, teleporting alone isn't going to help me in beating you. Luckily, I have another handy little trick up my sleeve."

"I'm sure you do you slime!" Broly pulled both hands back and charged a bomb in each one.

"Let's see," Buu thought aloud. "Three should do it. Maybe four to be safe."

"Whatever it is I won't LET YOU!" Broly fired both balls which shot at Buu with astonishing speed.

Buu looked with wide eyes at the imminent death heading his way. "Four it is. KAIOKEN X 4!" A fiery red aura erupted around him and he grabbed each ball and tossed them up, each one exploding behind him in the air. Then he charged Broly faster than the saiyan could track and buried a knee in his gut."

"KAAGH!" Broly coughed out and Buu retracted his leg with a smile. "Wow, best absorption I ever made. All kinds of neat tricks." While he was talking, Broly recovered and hit Buu with a sucker punch that sent him straight up.

"Ohoh!" Buu flipped over and steadied himself. "Not bad, guess I'll make the next one a little harder."Broly jumped up to his opponents' level and brought both hands down on him but Buu, powered with a kaioken times four, caught the attack, albeit with some trouble as he struggled against the siayan's brute strength.

"Hehehe… Not bad…"

"RARGH!" Broly hit him with a knee to his gut and Buu's eye's bulged out of his head. "RARGH!" He hit him again, and again. Buu finally let go of Broly's hands to guard against the knees. Broly capitalized on this and hit the top of his opponent's head as hard as he could with a charged jackhammer fist and Buu went careening down to the earth.

Buu hit the ground with a loud *BOOM* and created a crater with the impact. He stood up and shook his head before looking up at his oncoming opponent. "All right, you asked for it. KAIOKEEEEN… TIMES 5!" Again, the monster was engulfed in the fiery red energy and he flew up, intercepting Broly with a fist in his stomach, stopping the Saiyan dead in his tracks. "That should do it." But he spoke to soon. As soon as he said that, Broly looked up at him with his blank white eyes and teeth bared.

Broly reached down and took hold of the blobs arm with one hand and with the other, charged an energy bomb, thrusting it at Buu. Buu put his hand out and tried to force the attack back at Broly. While Broly's rage fueled him beyond his normal limits, Buu's kaioken was still active and it gave him more than enough power to win the struggle. The ball started getting closer and closer to Broly, who was putting all his strength into pushing the attack toward his foe, while Buu just smirked. "So, when should I start trying?"

"HYEAH!" The Saiyan shouted, and he detonated the bomb before Buu could win the struggle and both were caught in the explosion. The majin's arm was blown away, while Broly was covered in burns from his own blast.

"So, you got anything else?" The pink demon questioned while his arm regenerated. Broly gave no response. He was tired. He hadn't trained in over a year and now the transformation was starting to wear on him like it never had before. Not to mention that kaio whatever that Buu did made him so much stronger. How high could he go with it? Broly didn't know, but he felt almost as powerless as he did when he fought Gohan. He couldn't win that fight. He probably couldn't win this one. He didn't even want to fight to begin with. Why did he have to be the one to do this? After all, Zangya said he could live peacefully here… and that was it. Zangya. This monster took away the first real friend he had. He couldn't give up now. Not when he owed her so much.

With thoughts of Zangya, then Gohan and his family, 18 and even Krillin, the Saiyan raised his head and fixed Buu with a determined gaze. "I won't let you win."

"Oh?"

"I… Won't… LET YOU WIIIIINNN!" His aura flared again just before he hit Buu in the face, knocking him away.

"Man, you just don't learn your lesson, do you?" Buu rubbed his cheek where Broly hit him. "Looks like I'll need to go even harder. KAIOKEN X 10!" Buu's power skyrocketed higher than ever before. Broly didn't care and he continued to come after his opponent. But though his resolve had been hardened, Broly was no match for the power that Buu possessed with the aid of his technique. He got around behind the Saiyan and kicked him hard in the face, but he didn't stop there. He spiraled around Broly, hitting him from all sides as the Saiyan descended to the ground. It was as if Broly were stuck in a tornado of fists that was keeping him within its vortex by smacking him around. At last, after too many hit's to number, when they were ten feet above the earth, Buu landed one final blow, this time, directly on the middle of Broly's spine and with a sickening crack, he drove Broly into the ground.

Break

Buu stood over his fallen adversary and sighed. "Ok, maybe that was overkill. I mean, I could have done it with just the 4." He shrugged. "But man was that fun. What a crazy transformation you've got."

"Hey, looks like you won." The other Buu showed up and Buu one acknowledged Buu two. "Time to get back together?"

Buu one nodded. "Yeah, I guess so." One Buu turned to slime and attached itself to the other Buu, melding the two into one.

"Now I guess the only thing left to do is kill you." He returned his attention to Broly. "I had a blast Broly." He started gathering energy in his palm. "Here's one for you." He raised his hand, poised to bring it down when a voice cried out stopping him.

"STOP IT RIGHT NOW YOU BIG BULLY!" The young voice was so familiar to a part of him that he couldn't help but pause his attack. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a small person leap up and nail him with a punch to the cheek that barely made him turn his head. He looked down at the small figure who was now standing defensively over Broly.

Buu reeled back when he realized who the child was. "G-Goten?"

"You leave him alone!" He yelled again with tears in his eyes and a running nose.

"Goten, what are you doing here?" He didn't know why he cared. He should just kill the runt and be done with it. He raised his hand to strike, but again something stopped him. His body wasn't allowing him to hurt this boy for some reason. "Move aside kid."

"Uh-uh" He shook his head. "I-if you want to hurt Mr. Broly then… Then you'll have to go through me!" Goten was terrified. His heart was beating into his throat and he was certain he had wet his pants already. He wished his brother was here, or Zangya, but they weren't and Broly was on the ground. Somebody had to do something.

"What is he to you anyway?" Buu asked with interest while picking Goten up by the back of his shirt. The young half Saiyan swung his arms around wildly, trying to strike Buu, but with no luck.

"GOTEN!" Buu turned to see another familiar face join the scene. "PUT MY BABY DOWN YOU MONSTER!"

"Chichi?" The majin said in confusion. "You-"

*Slap*

"HOW DARE YOU! YOU DO THIS TO BROLY AND THEN YOU TRY AND HARM MY SON! JUST WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!?"

The slap should have triggered his killer instinct, so why was this woman still alive? He wanted to kill them all, but he couldn't raise a finger against them. What the HFIL was happening? Buu looked between a crippled Broly, an enraged Chichi and a trembling Goten and his mind was bombarded with memories. A wedding ceremony, years of sharing his bed with the woman, a fishing trip with a young Gohan, Meeting and playing with the boy in front of him. Buu took a step away from the two people who were making him so confused.

"I…"

Chichi and Goten fixed him with matching glares. He couldn't take it anymore. Without another word, he took off into the air and disappeared into the distance.

"Chichi!?"

"Goten!?"

Bulma and trunks yelled for their friends as they ran through the broken streets. When Bulma came close enough, she brought her hands to her mouth at the sight of Broly. "Oh no… Come on, we have to get him to some help."

End chapter.

I do believe I have gone mad with writing power. Casualties so far include Videl, Vegeta, Krillin, 18 and a ton of other nameless civilians. Spoilers, unlike Piccolo, Zangya and Gohan, those people really are dead. Sorry Krillin had to die in such a silly outfit. He is one of my favorites if only for the sheer comedy value.

18's power up wasn't meant to be a new state or anything like that. Everyone in DBZ get's stronger when they get angry, though some more than others. Keep in mind that she has been training for a year and in addition to the raw physical power she gained, she also learned from Krillin about how to harness her spirit energy and can use that in addition to her manufactured energy. Normally she is around Zangya level and with the adrenaline from her anger she get's an extra boost. Though, obviously not enough to beat a Buu who is actually trying.

Broly has not been training for a year and while that hasn't made him super rusty, it's affected his level of control over his transformed state. He is still much stronger than Half power Buu and probably stronger than full power Buu but Kaioken x 2 Buu (Which is the same as half power Kaioken x 4 Buu) is too much for him. He still has a strong will and high durability in his transformed state which is why he was able to survive half buu times 4 and eve 5X.

This isn't super important, but if anyone is interested, here is a power scale as I have written it for Buu, Broly and Gohan.

Gohan full power is greater than Broly full power. (One trained hard all year, the other didn't train at all.)

Broly full power is greater than Gobuu (Even if only slightly)

Kaioken x 2 equals a doubling in power which would put Buu above Broly and Gohan pretty easily since that's basically the difference between SSJ 1 and 2.

Gohan was tired after the atomic Kamehameha and was around half strength when he fought Gobuu, plus he was conflicted about potentially destroying his father as he sort of explained last chapter.