Chapter 5:  Changelings Reborn

            The Dark Kai became frustrated with the turn of events.

            "How was that possible?  The Saiyans were the most powerful race in the universe, according to my prediction.  If only I had not been trapped in limbo for those millennia.  I can sense all three of them are different races, and that fat one looks eerily similar to Majin Buu.   Damn Supreme Kai and his knowledge of my power.  I'll just have to bring back another race of people, stronger than the Saiyans."

            "Is that all you can do?" Cell asked, "Is that the extent of your powers?  Lower that force field and accept your fate."

            "Buu want go," Buu commented, "Me want to go back home.  Me make you candy.  Lower force field!"

            "It's cowardly to have others fight for you when you challenged us," Goku insulted.

            "Fine!  If the Saiyans were not enough, then I will bring back three that will."

            Three points of light appeared in front of the Dark Kai, and formed into three menacingly familiar beings.  Cell and Goku instantly recognized them.  Buu however was confused.

            "Who they?"

            Frieza, King Cold, and Cooler floated in the air under the same control as the Saiyans. 

            "Let's see you take care of these guys."

            The three Changelings immediately split to one fighter each.  Frieza charged for Buu, Cooler charged for Cell, while King Cold attacked Goku.  The three other fighters, however, began to take control of the battle, as Cell and Goku went Super Saiyan.  In almost ten seconds of the battle, all the Changelings were on the ground. 

            "Ha!" Cell laughed, "What are you going to send us next?"

            "Oh I'm not finished yet.  You see, I not only have the power to destroy and bring back populations of species, but also to empower them."

            Once he said that, the Dark Kai extended his hand and fired three beams of dark energy at the fallen Changelings.  As soon as they made contact, the family of tyrants shot up into the air with enormous power levels.  It was as if the Dark Kai was blatantly copying the magic of Babidi and his father by powering them up.  Goku realized they were now stronger than even a Super Saiyan. 

            "Ha ha ha!" Dark Kai taunted, "Now what do you think?!"

            However, Goku did something Dark Kai had not expected.  He smiled.  Not just any smile, it was as if Goku had taken a deviousness that would rival Vegeta's, as if he were mocking him.  Cell was laughing his usual villainous laugh, while Buu just grinned. 

            "Attack!" the infuriated Kai ordered. 

            Suddenly, Goku and Cell powered up to the Super Saiyan two level, and Buu took on a fighting position.  The Dark Kai now sensed that they were far stronger than his powered up warriors were.  The Changelings again attacked the same fighters.  Goku went on the attack with King Cold.  He launched a barraged of punches on the Changeling, who only dodged two of them.  King Cold fired multiple eye beams at the Super Saiyan two.  Each of them landed squarely on Goku's chest.  The tyrant smiled thinking he had killed the opponent, but became alarmed when he saw that the only damage he did to Goku were the holes in his uniform.  Cell easily dodged Cooler's punches and kicks, super speeding just before they came in contact with him.  He did not even bother to counterattack; only float and dodge.  Buu let Frieza attack him, but only to have the second strongest Changeling punch him in the stomach.  Frieza's fist was stuck in the opponent's blubberous mass.  Buu aimed his antenna at the Changeling.

            "Turn into gummy."

            A purple ray hit Frieza that shrunk him into a small purple and white gummy figure of himself.  Buu, however, made sure when he ate it; he did not merge with Frieza's being, only digesting the fiend away.  Cell finally decided it was time to counterattack Cooler, who was madly trying to hit the bio-android.  With a quick charge up, he fired a Gatlik Gun attack that disintegrated him.  Goku fired a strong energy blast through King Cold's body, which made the tyrant fall to the ground dead. 

            The Dark Kai was in total alarm.  He had not seen anything like this in his entire existence.

            "How?  This can't be!  The Changelings were stronger than any other race before I was in limbo.  And I powered them up, so how can these mortals beat them?  That rotten Supreme Kai knew this.  Something must have happened that produced these strong fighters."

            "That's it!" he yelled out in anger, "I don't care if you are the strongest fighters in the universe!  You are no match for me!  I am the Kai above all Kais!  Nothing will stop me from taking my rightful place as the ruler of all space-time!"

            He floated up into the air and lowered his force field.  Before any of the team could take action, metal bars shot out from the Dark Kai's body.  They started to cover the Kai in a dark, metallic sphere.  Suddenly, the sphere itself began to grow metallic pieces that intertwined with each other, forming a body of some sort.  Goku, Buu, and even Cell were taken back as the figure grew to well over ten stories tall.  It was as if it were growing like a biological machine.  Finally, a humanoid shape was constructed as they could see it was shaping to the Kai's outward appearance. 

            "What is it?" Goku asked.

            "It looks like a demented clown!" Cell responded.

            "Buu know what this is."

            Both of the fighters looked to the third one.

            "What is it, Mr. Buu?" Goku asked.

            "This the thing Buu can't turn into candy.  Me don't know where, but me remember this thing opened bad place."

            "Bad place?"

            "Place where nothing lives."  (A/N:  not the dead zone)

            Goku could sense nothing from the creature, just like the androids.  However, its very presence seemed like it warped space itself.

            "Now face me, and DIE!"

Okey-dokie.  Another chapter complete.  I'll have the next one up by tomorrow (I hope).  Enjoy.