"You still haven't told me why he's here, Vegeta? Is he after you? Goku? THE PLANET?" Piccolo demanded, hotly.
"I don't know!" Vegeta nearly yelled back, making many of the surrounding people stop what they were doing and turn to look at the Saiyan and Namekian. "WHAT!" Vegeta barked angrily, his nerves drawn tight by their current situation. Needless to say, the spectators happily turned back to what they were doing previously. With a sigh of frustration, Vegeta turned back to Piccolo and said, "Bulma arrived and invited him over before he could tell me what he wanted, but I think he said something about a Super Saiyan God?"
"Should've known it had something to do with you saiyans," Piccolo grunted as he folded his arms.
Vegeta just glared. "We just need to keep him happy for the time being. The last thing we want to do is make Lord Beerus angry. He'll destroy all of us if he's angered."
"Let's just hope Goku gets back from Otherworld before things get any more desperate than it currently is. Sounds like we'll need all the help we can get if things turn ugly," the wise namekian remarked.
"Where is my drink?! I asked for it two minutes ago!" Beerus demanded.
Vegeta could only sigh before looking down at the glass of liquid in his hand. "Things had better not getting any more desperate than this!" he grouched before briskly walking off to deliver the drink to the god of destruction, who'd only arrived on the planet about ten minutes ago.
The Saiyan Prince had opted not to tell anyone about their imminent danger with Beerus around, but when Piccolo started noticing how Vegeta basically became the god's slave, he just had to know what was up. The namekian was beginning to wish that he hadn't asked.
Another moment passed before Piccolo decided to try and assist Vegeta on keeping Beerus calm, but as he began to move a dark energy caught his attention. The presence felt so incredibly evil that it made Majin Buu's aura feel like a plethora of rainbows and bunny rabbits. As quick as the darkness had come, it passed on and before Piccolo could investigate, a rustling in nearby bushes caught his eye. Hardly a second passed before Cell, Frieza, Kibito Kai, Old kai, and a fifth person – pink skinned girl that also looked to be a kai – stepped out.
"Cell? Frieza? The venerable kais? Wh-what are you all doing here?" he asked in confusion and took note of the girl again, now noticing that she was carrying some kind of scanning device in his hands. Something was going on. "What's happening now?"
"What makes you think something has happened, Piccolo?" Kibito Shin announced in a horrible attempt to ignore the very desperate situation they were in.
Piccolo didn't even have to say anything. He simply folded his arms, glanced down at the Supreme Kai of Time and looked them all over. Shin could only sigh in defeat. "We're chasing down a homicidal god that seeks the destruction of the universe," Frieza blatantly admitted and glanced around like he expected to see Demigra standing in the midst of his associates.
"Oh, Lord Beerus is already here," Piccolo said and jerked a thumb over in the area where the god was sitting. "Vegeta's been catering to him since he arrived."
"He really is here!" Shin announced with dread written all over his face.
Piccolo looked confused. "The person we're looking for goes by the name, Demigra," Cell clarified.
"THERE'S TWO OF THEM HERE!" the namek yelled, drawing yet more attention that area.
"Beerus…" Frieza muttered, as if trying to decipher the name and then looked around in the direction that Piccolo had pointed out, only for his heart to drop when he finally caught sight of the god.
"Something wrong, Frieza?" Old kai asked as he stepped to the Frost Demon's side to look at the petrified expression on the former tyrant's face.
"You actually know this god?" Cell asked next, but didn't get a reply as Frieza suddenly leapt off the ground and hovered right over to the pool area where Beerus and Whis were happily attacking their food.
Frieza's three-pronged feet gracefully landed back on the ground and he immediately began stomping over to where the two deities were. That is, until Vegeta practically materialized out of nowhere with his arms spread out to block Frieza from walking any further. "I don't like that look on your face, Frieza!" Vegeta growled. "You're not picking a fight with the god of destruction here!"
The tyrant looked back at Vegeta and scowled for a moment before allowing the expression to melt into a smile. "I'm merely reconnecting with an old friend, Vegeta," he said slyly. Vegeta began to look confused as to how Frieza knew the god, but wasn't given time to ask before he was shoved aside and into the pool. "Now move it!" Frieza said as he trudged by.
Upon the sound of splashing water, Beerus and Whis looked up from their plates to see Frieza walk right up to them. For his part, Beerus looked absolutely surprised. "Frieza!" he cheered with moderate excitement. "Look at you! You've grown so much since the last time we saw each other!"
Considering Beerus and Frieza had fought once before and the tyrant had to use his fourth form against the god, Beerus certainly knew of Frieza's transformations. Frieza didn't appreciate the mockery. "Beerus, when you said you were a god all those years ago, I thought that was just your overinflated ego! I had no idea you were serious," Frieza seethed.
"Ah, yes, that attitude that I tolerate so much is showing again," Beerus responded with a mischievous smirk. "Has it been so long that you've forgotten how to properly address me? I mean, wasn't that what our little fight was about that time, you not knowing when and how to give respect?" Frieza seemed to glare a hole right through Beerus's skull. "Let's try this again, what's my name?"
As if talking through gritted teeth, Frieza said, "…Lord…Beerus…"
"Excellent!" he cheered mockingly and then pointed at an empty seat across from him and Whis. "Now, take a seat and tell me what you've been up to and how exactly you're alive because someone…" Beerus paused to look at Whis, who looked shocked to be addressed. "…said that you were dead."
"I tried to explain that, but you were too hyped up on seeing your Super Saiyan God to listen to me!" Whis demanded in defense.
"Lord Beerus!" Vegeta yelled out as he rushed over to the seated trio. "Is Frieza bothering you? I'd be more than happy to get rid of him for you."
"No, not at all, Vegeta. Frieza is a dear friend of mine who was just about to tell me why he isn't dead! Of course I don't want you to get rid of him…wait until he's done speaking to me, then do so," Beerus explained and plopped a shrimp into his mouth.
"Greetings, Lord Beerus," Jiran announced as she walked over with Old Kai, Shin, Cell, and Piccolo on her trail.
Beerus and Whis looked to the group in surprise. "The Supreme Kai of time? And the kais of this universe are all here to see me? This is just grand, really, but you keep interrupting Frieza before he can talk," the god explained, a sudden ominous aura around his body. "Stop interrupting my conversation!" When the others seemed to get the memo, Beerus turned to Frieza and demanded, "Now tell me about how you lost to that Saiyan on Namek and how exactly you're here right now instead of dead!"
To rehash one of the most embarrassing moments of Frieza's life had to be hard, but to talk about it with Lord Beerus was almost impossible, and as the cat-creature sat there waiting for an answer, Frieza's anger only spiked more and more with the thought of punching him half way across the planet.
"Frieza…" Vegeta growled.
A moment of pure tension descended on the group as Beerus and Frieza locked eyes. The Arcosian might not have been lord of the galaxy anymore, but he was far from anyone's whipping boy, even the god of destruction's. But was it really worth it to fight a battle that he knew he couldn't win?
King Kai was halfway complete with rebuilding his home when he noticed Goku's prone form begin to stir on the ground. He paused his work to look at the Saiyan, only minutely curious as to how Goku felt after being defeated by the god of destruction. When a long groan emitted from the hero and he sat up to rub his forehead, King Kai decided to make his way over.
"My head is killing me," Goku groaned irritably and then startled as he suddenly began whipping his head around in search of something.
"Lord Beerus is gone, Goku," King Kai stated in a bored tone and took a sip of water as he walked over to the hero. "Now, do you see why I asked that you didn't antagonize him? We are lucky that all he did was wreck my house. It could've been much worse, you know."
Goku pondered over that thought for a moment and then asked, "King Kai, is Lord Beerus evil?"
"Hmm? Um…well…Goku," King Kai meandered awkwardly as he tried to find the correct words to use for such a delicate response. And while he fought for what to say, Goku's expression only grew more puzzled. Finally, the kai sighed and said, "It really isn't a matter of good or evil, Goku. The best word I can use to define Lord Beerus is divine. His judgements aren't necessarily evil, even when he destroys millions of people on his whim. As a god, his role in the universe is to maintain balance and he accomplishes that by reducing overwhelming populations. Does that mean I always agree with every decision he makes? No. But, it isn't my place to judge. I am a kai, he is a god. If Lord Beerus arrived here right now to eliminate me, I'd have no other choice, but to accept it because that is the way of our world and universe."
"So, he could just kill you and get off scot free!" Goku exclaimed.
"Yes and no," King Kai answered and then carefully sat beside the Saiyan on the grass. "Even gods have a set of unspoken rules that they have to follow. Destroying a kai or any of the Otherworld deities, like King Yemma, is frowned upon and the god has to have a valid reason for such action. If the god doesn't have a valid reason for such careless destruction, he is to be dealt with by his peers or a conglomerate of Supreme Kais." King Kai allowed that information to soak into Goku's brain for a few, silent seconds, and then went on to say, "You asked if Lord Beerus was evil, Goku. Well, despite his destructive nature, he's far from being an evil creature. There has only ever been one truly malicious and cruel god that we've ever had rule over us, and I can happily say that he's been dealt with and cast away in a dead zone like dimension where he forever will reside."
"What was his name, King Kai?" Goku asked.
"Demi-!" King Kai paused mid-answer as his antennae twitched involuntarily. The sense was vague and hardly noticeable. Heck, King Kai probably wouldn't have thought anything of it had he not been speaking of that very god at that very moment. But that dark, malicious, energy of a god was undeniable. Demigra was back and he was on Earth…with LORD BEERUS! "Goku!" King Kai shouted all of a sudden to make Goku startle back. "You have to get to Earth right away! Everyone is in grave danger!"
"Is it Beerus?" the hero demanded as he leapt to his feet at the mention of his home being in trouble.
King Kai followed the Saiyan to standing and yelled out, "It's both!" Goku's brow quirked in confusion so the kai added, "It's Lord Beerus and Lord Demigra! And if I didn't know any better, I'd say that they are set to clash at any moment!"
"What did you do to me?! What did you do, you sneaky kai!" Frieza practically screamed into Old Kai's face while the older deity simply watched the former tyrant with a bored expression.
Around the two, Piccolo, Cell, Shin, and Jiran stood, watching the whole exchange closely. Beerus and Whis were no longer around the pool, now having found entertainment elsewhere in the party after the god of destruction had gotten the explanation he'd wanted from Frieza.
"I was sitting there just fine one minute – ready to tell that pompous god off – and then the next second, I'm spewing my guts to him and no matter how hard I try to close my mouth, THE WORDS. KEPT. COMING. OUT!" Frieza snatched Old Kai by the collar. "And I know you had something to do with it!"
"Hmph!" scoffed Old Kai and simply held out a hand before it began glowing with a pinkish hue. Frieza watched the appendage for a moment before he suddenly felt his grip on Old Kai's collar loosen and he then involuntarily took two steps back.
"It's happening again!" Frieza yelled and then glowered angrily at Old Kai.
"Of course it is because I'm doing it," the elder admonished and allowed his hand to stop glowing so Frieza could move of his own freewill. Taking a moment to fold his arms behind his back, Old Kai said, "Did you really think that we'd trust to give you and Cell free reign of Otherworld without some kind of precaution? We weren't going to allow what happened to Bibidi happen to us as well. Therefore, when you agreed to Shin's contract and shook his hand that day, you also signed over your freewill to us. Either one of us can make you and Cell do anything we please, even spill your guts to someone you hate."
Both Cell and Frieza's mouths dropped open at that rather unexpected announcement. Cell looked over to Shin for conformation, and the Supreme Kai only nodded his head rather embarrassedly. As for Frieza, his eyes widened with pure anger and he lunged for Old Kai. "I'll kill you!" he yelled out.
But long before he reached the old kai, the deity's hand went back out and began glowing. He clutched it into a fist and Frieza was instantly brought down to his hands and knees. "I don't think so," Old Kai quipped casually and looked down at the Frost Demon as Frieza tried with all his strength to keep from actually bowing. "You know, I should probably start doing this to make you read."
"AAAAAHHHHH!" Frieza screamed in pure rage.
And while that stunt went on, everyone's attentions were brought to the large stage by Vegeta's voice. The Saiyan Prince had silenced whatever live band Bulma had paid to play for the evening and was now hoping to perform a number himself, purely for the interest of Lord Beerus – who was beginning to tire of the band's incessant playing. Old Kai let up on Frieza's restraint to let the tyrant watch the scene, as did everyone else within hearing distance.
If it was possible for the Saiyan Prince to become embarrassed, it was at that very moment when all eyes fell on him while he stood on the stage. But when he looked to Lord Beerus, and made note of the level of slowly increasing irritation on the god's face, Vegeta knew what he had to do.
"Begin playing on my mark!" he suddenly barked to the band, who all startled at Vegeta's demand. When they moved to their places and looked ready, the Saiyan Prince sighed heavily before snapping his fingers a few times to catch the rhythm. "1…2…3…!" And with that, Vegeta began to show aside of himself that not even Bulma had seen in all their years of being to together.
Not only had Vegeta caught the beat, but he was dancing perfectly in sync to the music, moving his body all around the stage with the fluidity of water. There were elements of ballet, break dancing, and some other foreign dance style within the routine. And while the Prince of all Saiyans took over the stage with his extraordinary dancing moves, everyone in the area was struck with paralysis as they watched. All except Beerus and Whis, who happily clapped along to the tune and enjoyed the moment.
When the song finally ended and Vegeta finished it with a perfect ballet pose, Beerus and Whis danced off, both still happy with the routine as they sought out more food to eat. The Saiyan Prince watched them leave and sighed once again out of exasperation, but was only granted a few seconds of peace before the entire area broke free with a rocking laughter. No one could contain themselves as they guffawed at the absurdity of Vegeta. For his part, the Saiyan did the best he could not to vaporize everyone there. So, he instead leapt off the stage and stalked away, his face a crimson shade of red from embarrassment.
Frieza took a few more moments to roll around on the ground in hysterics and Cell did his best to stand upright before another wave of laughter would take over him once more and he'd keel back over. Bulma and Videl had to lean against Gohan for support while they cackled, the young hero doing his best to remain still for the women, but even he was having a hard time with his laughing. Even Piccolo, the usually stoic one, was turning red from his effort to keep from just losing it.
"Wait, Vegeta! Don't leave!" Frieza yelled out for the Saiyan, who pretended not to hear him. The frost demon leapt from the ground and ran off after Vegeta, stopping the embarrassed man by grabbing his shoulder. "Come on now!" Frieza mused, barely holding back his laughter. "That was actually pretty good. I had no idea you had it in you."
And while Frieza did his best to not break down into another fit of laughter, Vegeta slowly turned his head to Frieza, the Saiyan's eyes changing to green and his hair flaring yellow. "I will kill you 300 different ways if you don't let me go, Frieza," Vegeta seethed, his threat only making the former tyrant cackle out once more. "STOPPP LAUG –!"
"It's Buu's pudding! You can't have any!" Majin Buu's voice suddenly demanded, working to draw Vegeta's attention.
"For Pete's sake! Can't I get a second!" Vegeta demanded as he now looked over to where Majin Buu sat, a whole tray of pudding cups in front of him and one hand lifted to block Lord Beerus from grabbing one.
"All I ask is one! You have a dozen or more on your plate!" Beerus demanded, anger creeping up on the god. "You will hand one over!" He reached out, a hand moving around Majin Buu's glove, but as he did so, Buu sat up to push his huge gloved hand right into Beerus's face.
"No!" Buu yelled.
"You idiot! Just give him one already!" Vegeta bellowed out as he began running over to the scene.
But by that point, the offense was written all over Beerus's face. The god slapped Majin Buu's hand away from his face and poised a finger right in front of the majin. "Move," was all Beerus said before flicking Majin Buu in the head, the might behind the simple attack sending Buu flying across the area. The blubbery blob bounced twice against the ground, through a tree, and skid to a halt in the grass unmoving.
Lord Beerus watched Buu for all of a second before scoffing and swiping away one of the pudding cups. "Greedy slob," he snapped and began walking back over to Whis.
Vegeta sighed again as he followed the scene, but was happy to see that a little minor damage to Majin Buu was all that Beerus felt like doing in that moment. "Thank goodness," he whispered and looked about ready to walk over and get something to drink. However, right as he turned to walk off, a rapid and frantic beeping noise suddenly started going off.
The Saiyan Prince whipped his head over in the direction of the kais, where he saw the small, pink one looking frantically at a small device in her hands. "He's here! He's here!" she kept spouting while Frieza, Cell, and the other two kais began looking around on the alert.
"There!" Old Kai yelled out and pointed back out in the direction of Majin Buu, who was now standing back on his feet with a dark and hazy aura lifting off of him.
"Oh no…" Vegeta whispered as he watched Majin Buu glare Beerus down. Trying his best to act quickly, the Saiyan Prince sped at Buu in that moment, but the Majin was already rushing at Beerus. "Don't do it!" he yelled out.
Buu seemed mute to everything else around him as he rushed for the god of destruction. And Beerus only vaguely noticed the Majin's incoming fist just seconds before impact. He turned around just in time to watch Majin Buu sling a devastating punch directly into his face. The sound boomed out like a clash of thunder and then Beerus was sent slamming across the ground countless times before flying through the stage and crashing violently into a garden.
Time seemed to stand still in that moment. Once again, everyone had grown deathly silent and all eyes looked through the wrecked stage to where Beerus had landed. The dark aura that had wrapped around Majin Buu died out and the pink majin began looking around as if had no idea where he was. While Hercule ran over to check on Buu, Vegeta could only stand there, frozen solid at the thought of what was sure to happen next.
Whis groaned and folded his arms as he looked out for Beerus. "And I was really liking it here," he pouted.
Right then, the area was wrapped in a violet hue before a gust a wind blew from the garden with the force of a hurricane. Everyone held onto something, anything, for dear life while the tumultuous winds blew through the vicinity. And in the mix of the wind, Beerus slowly lifted into the air, his aura coiled around his body and shining like a demon.
"I will destroy all of you!" he demanded before his aura flared out like a flashing sun.