A/N: Here we go, Chapter 9! I assure you, we're near the end of this thing.
I know, you don't want it to end, right? ^_^ Well, everything has to end
sometime, believe it or not. ~_O And I'd say this one has...about 2 more
chapters to go. So let's get things started, shall we?
The Final Hour Begins
*TIME: 11:00*
"....." Yamcha stared out at the television with sadness in his face. "...stupid villains...make me miss my shows, will they?..."
"Your attention, slaves!"
Everyone in the cage turned to the voice. It was Babidi. He held a piece of paper placed on a notepad. He appeared to be checking off names.
"I hope you're all ready to get things started. Cell should be returning anytime now with our demon sacrifices."
Krillin's eyes bugged out. "Wha?! Already?!" The bald monk turned to Goku angrily. "C'mon Goku, you've got to have some plan! We need to do something now!!"
Goku looked down at the ground. "Didn't you hear me before, Krillin? We can't beat them like this."
At this, Vegeta shuddered with anger. He turned around from where he was and punched Goku in the face.
"Mmph!" Goku clutched his face in pain. Bulma walked up to her husband and scolded him. "Vegeta, that wasn't nice!"
"Quiet, onna! Now listen here, Kakorrot. I've had it up to HERE with your pathetic sense of leadership! This is how a HUMAN would act, which you are not!"
Goku rubbed his face while looking at Vegeta in surprise.
"No! You are a true sayian, as am I! You may not have pride as I do, but the Kakorrot I know would not act so cowardly! Imbecile!"
The Z Warriors looked at Goku as he remained silent. Vegeta scowled. "Nothing to say? I know why, you are afraid! Yes, you are afraid of all of these monsters and demons being together at once! That's what I say you are!"
Goku shuddered as he wiped some sweat off his face. "Don't forget Kakorrot, we are capable of beating most of these villains as we are!! Especially you! Have you forgotten your second ascended state of Super Saiyan?! The only fighter that poses a problem here is Buu, AND WE CAN BEAT HIM IF WE ATTACK ALL TOGETHER, YOU IDIOT!!!"
"...but they've gotten a lot stronger from their negative energy source...and they teamed up on you guys and beat you..."
"LAME EXCUSE! AND WE ONLY LOST BECAUSE WE MISJUDGED THEIR NEW STATUS IN POWER!" Vegeta spit on Goku's boots. "It seems I've misjudged you, Kakorrot. You truly don't know how to handle this kind of situation. When we've only had to fight one of them, you do just fine. But now they all come at once, and you sit back in the shadows...LIKE A WORTHLESS CHILD!! JUST WAITING FOR DEATH TO CONSUME YOU!!!!"
Everyone was looking at Vegeta in surprise of his speech. But he wasn't finished yet. "There is a way to accomplish anything if you set your mind to it, Kakorrot! Do you not realize that? THE ANSWER TO ALL OF THIS IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES, YET YOU ARE TOO BLIND TO SEE IT!!"
Vegeta finally stepped back. "That is all. Run that through that pathetic brain of yours. See if it amounts to anything, which considering you, it wouldn't be much." With that, Vegeta sat on the ground cross-legged and closed his eyes.
"...Vegeta..." Gohan wasn't sure what to say. He looked at his father, who was shuddering. No one said anything for a short time.
"What are they doin' in there?" Reccome asked Babidi. Babidi snickered. "Arguing, as usual. That Goku and Vegeta were never good bed-fellows."
"Oh, okay." Reccome then pointed at the paper Babidi was holding. "So what's that?" Babidi began to get annoyed. "It's a list, genius. I'm making sure everyone's here. But, on second thought...maybe you and your teammates can do it for me. Is that alright?"
Reccome grinned. "Oh, yes, Mr. Babidi! We can do it for you!"
"Good. Make sure to check everyone," Babidi said as he tossed the paper to Reccome. Reccome ran back to the rest of the force. "Hey guys! We's got a job to do!"
Babidi laughed. "How gullible he is." Babidi looked over at Frieza. "How could you ever rely on such a bumbling team of misfits, Frieza?" Frieza scowled as he muttered something incomprehensible. Babidi smiled proudly to himself, then he looked out into space. *But I'm still wondering, where is Majin Buu? It sure has taken him a while to use the restroom...*
In the back of the house, Hercule and Buu ran quickly down a corridor.
"H-hurry, I know a shortcut!" Hercule said as the two skidded around a corner, just as Kid Buu appeared at the end of the hallway.
"Erngh..." Kid Buu was becoming very peeved. He then suddenly calmed down. The little Buu felt out the good Buu's energy signal, turning himself to face the direction. Then he casually walked forward, going right through the wall of the hallway into the next room.
Meanwhile, Buu and Hercule hid inside a tiny closet. "He'll n-never find us in here!" Hercule's hopes were soon gone when they heard footsteps approaching the door. Buu gritted his teeth. "Bad Buu comes!" Buu quickly grabbed Hercule and slammed through the back of the closet out into another hall.
"We run this way now!" Buu said. Kid Buu frowned when he entered the empty closet, but he kept on walking. Finally, he got fed up and began to charge his energy. With a quick burst, Kid Buu jumped into the air and flew down the hallway. A fast flight down the one hall, and a turn into another, and he was already upon his prey. Kid Buu grinned and head-butted Hercule and Buu from behind.
"Eee!!" Hercule slammed into the wall at the end of the hall, making a big impression in it. "..s-sure kid...you can have my autograph...ungh.." and then Hercule appeared to the fall the floor unconscious. Buu toppled over and landed on his head from the blow. He quickly jumped up and spun his head around to look at Kid Buu.
"You hurt friend. Now Buu hurt you!" Buu's arm suddenly stretched out and aimed itself at Kid Buu's head. Kid Buu laughed and stretched his neck to the side. As Fat Buu's attack missed, Kid Buu stretched his neck around Fat Buu's arm and started squeezing it.
"Aaah...erngh..." Buu struggled to pull his arm free, but Kid Buu held it firm. Then Kid Buu decided to finish it. He stretched his neck backward, breaking Fat Buu's arm off.
Fat Buu scowled as he regenerated his arm. Kid Buu also repositioned his neck. Now Fat Buu turned completely to face Kid Buu. "How you here? You tell Buu now!"
Kid Buu smirked as he pointed at his mouth and shook his head. (A/N: He's indicating that he can't speak, which is true) Buu growled. He strutted his arms out and ran towards Kid Buu. But before he even knew what was happening, a super-fast flash of pink passed by Fat Buu. Kid Buu landed behind the other Buu, as a cut appeared on his face. This made Fat Buu very mad.
"Buu kill you!!" In an instant, Kid Buu stretched his arm out and put a firm hold on Fat Buu's neck. He lifted the pudgy monster into the air and squeezed him tightly.
"BUU!!!" Kid Buu eyes widened in surprise. He looked to the side, where Hercule was preparing a punch. "Kaa?!"
"TAKE THIS, YOU MIDGIT!" And with a swift punch, Hercule slammed Kid Buu in the jaw. The little demon flew into the wall as his grip on Fat Buu was released, and he became unconscious. Both Buu and Hercule stared in surprise.
"...I...d-did that?" Buu smiled. "Bad Buu was completely off guard. Very, very, very lucky punch!" Hercule still looked confused. After a moment though, he started laughing triumphantly. "Lucky?! I wouldn't say that! That was my awesome power and incredible battle tactics! They don't call me the champ for nothing, Buu!"
Buu managed to hold back a sweat drop as he smiled. "Very good! We help friends now, yes?" Hercule grinned. "Yes yes, of course!"
"Hmmm...Piccolo...check...Krillin...check..." Jeice said as he went through the list. The Ginyu Force stood directly in front of the cage as they did the job assigned to them by Babidi.
"Do you think they'll get last requests?" Burter wondered. "Why?" Guldo said with a frown. "They don't deserve any mercy from us."
A hand suddenly raised from among the Z Warriors. "Umm...I have a last request..."
"NO, YAMCHA!" everyone but Goku yelled. The Ginyu Force was confused by this, but decided not to even ask about it.
"Party poopers!"
"Well, it seems that everyone's here...hmm?" Jeice put his finger on the list as he looked around a few certain names. He glanced from above the list at the Z Warriors. "Uh oh..."
"What's wrong, Jeice?" Reccome asked. "Everyone's there, right?"
"N-no...someone's missing. These two kids called Goten and Trunks...hey, Babidi!" Jeice called out to Babidi.
He didn't get an answer. Jeice turned to Babidi's Majins. "Yo, mates! Where's your master?"
Pui-Pui spoke up. "Um, he is in the, um, restroom. Yes, freshing up he said." Jeice almost face-faulted. "He's takin' a bath at a time like this?! Stupid old fart..." Jeice trudged over to the nearest bathroom in the hallway. He knocked on the door.
"Whaaaaatttt?! I'm washing my troubles away in here!" Jeice sighed. "Mr. Babidi, there's a problem."
"What problem?"
"There are two people missing from the cage." Jeice waited patiently as he heard Babidi rummaging around. "Hold on, I'm coming!"
The door to the bathroom opened, revealing a dripping wet Babidi in a towel. Jeice cringed at the sight of him. Babidi eyed Jeice suspiciously. "Does my presence disgust you, "mate"?"
Jeice waved his hands frantically as he suppressed a laugh. "No no! You're a very handsome wizard, sir!" Babidi closed his eyes slyly. "I know...now, who's missing?"
"Um...two kids calle~"
"The kids?!" Babidi interrupted. "Ah, of course, I thought something was amiss here! Goten and Trunks..."
Jeice gulped. "Are they...very strong?"
"Not by themselves, but, "together"..." Babidi shuddered. *I'm sort of glad I wasn't alive to sit through that. They would have killed me much worse than Buu did...*
"Together?..."
Babidi shook his hand. "No, don't worry about it. I'm sure Cell will end up finding them out there."
Back in the cage, Goku had still said nothing. Vegeta sat right in front of him while meditating, as if he was waiting for an answer. Finally, Goku stirred. Everyone turned to him in surprise when he walked closer to Vegeta.
"Vegeta...do you have a plan?"
Vegeta smirked. He opened his eyes and looked up at Kakorrot. "Very good, Kakorrot. I knew you'd see things right."
"Yes...I'm sorry for how I acted before. You were right, I've always feared what it would be like to fight all of these guys together. I guess I let that fear get the best of me," Goku said sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head.
"Forget it, you are welcome to have your fears, Kakorrot." Vegeta said, almost in a sincere tone, too. "And yes, I do have a plan. Everyone, gather close so they won't hear me..."
"Alright!" Krillin exclaimed. Gohan quickly clamped his mouth shut. "Shh!" Krillin nodded slowly, then went over with the rest of the group. Soon they were all in a huddle.
"Now...we're all gonna have to lend a hand in this for it to work." Vegeta said.
"But how can we do anything in this cage?" Goku asked. Piccolo answered for Goku. "Remember, Hercule and the good Majin Buu are still back in the house. I'm guessing we're trusting in them to set us free."
"Exactly," Vegeta said. "They may be dense, but they should be able to do it."
"Then what, Vegeta?" Yamcha asked. Vegeta waved his hand at him. "I'm getting there! Once we're free, we'll need to cause a distraction for a bit, then..." By this time, all that was heard was incomprehensible whispers.
"Alright then! It's decided!" The Saint Beasts turned back around to their captives. "We will kill you here," Suzaku said, "And the method is..."
Hiei waited for Suzaku to finish. "...total annihilation of your bodies." Mulg lowered her head and pouted. "I wanted to see them get decapitated..."
Hiei shuddered as he tried to break free of his bounds, but to no avail. Byakko stepped forward, his mouth wavering open. "You may feel a slight discomfort for a moment...but the pain subsides very quickly in death."
"Damn you..." Hiei muttered.
"Time for the Roar's Annihilating Wave!!" Byakko opened his mouth wide, releasing a green wave of energy at Hiei. "Damn it!!" Kurama on the other hand, was still unconscious.
'PON'
Byakko watched in surprise as his attack annihilated....but it did not annihilate his target. Something had been thrown in front of the blast, and his attack destroyed that instead. "Who did that?!"
Byakko looked to the side. There stood Trunks, with his arm outstretched in a throwing position. "Ah...Trunks..." Hiei said in surprise.
"Man, I spent a whole 20 zeni on that toy sword, too..." Trunks muttered unhappily. He quickly ignored his loss and faced the bad guys. "Looks like I arrived just in time, Mr. Hiei! It looks like you could use my help."
"Don't forget me!" Goten said as he jumped out of the brush. "Trunks-kun, who are these guys? I've never seen them before in my life."
Trunks shrugged. "Who cares? We're just gonna beat 'em up." Suzaku couldn't find any words to say. He chuckled a moment later. "But you're just little children...you can actually expect to beat US, do you?"
"Yes," Goten said with a smirk. Suzaku stepped back in surprise. "What?! How dare you?!"
"Easily," Trunks said with a smirk to match Goten's. Suzaku frowned. "You've got nerve, talking to the Saint Beasts like this..." Mulg nodded. "Yeah! Some nerve!"
"We don't care who you are," Trunks said plainly. "Just let these guys go or we'll hurt you. A lot." Seiryuu grunted as he gave Trunks a look. "Do you have..the least clue of what you're suggesting? You can't hurt us, we're the Sai~" Seiryuu was cut short by Trunks hitting him in the gut. Seiryuu staggered backward as Trunks kept his fist firmly in place.
"Did you hear me before, freak? We don't care who or what you are. Now back off, or I'll cause more pain." Seiryuu gritted his teeth angrily. "N- never..."
Trunks grinned. "You asked for it then. Here's a trick I learned from my daddy..." Trunks took his fist out of Seiryuu's gut, but them immediately punched back. This time, Trunks went through the skin. Seiryuu yelped in pain, and his eyes widened when he saw light appearing at Trunks' fist.
"Think you can kill me so easily?!" Seiryuu yelled as his fist began to glow.
"Look out!!" Hiei yelled at Trunks. But Seiryuu had already swung at Trunks. To his surprise, his fist went right through him. "Wh...huh?!" Slowly, Trunks' image disappeared. Seiryuu looked around in confusion.
"I guess your talk is faster than your speed, eh?" Seiryuu spun his head up. Trunks stood on one foot on a tree branch. Seiryuu looked in shock. *Not even the least bit frozen...how could my attack miss completely like that?!*
Hiei was also shocked. *Faster than a Saint Beast...extraordinary for a lone human...*
Goten looked up at Trunks in earnest. "Can I have a turn Trunks, can I? Can I?" Trunks waved his hand at Seiryuu. "Be my guest."
"Yay!" Goten happily stepped forward. Seiryuu held a fist up, but a rocky hand fell on his shoulder. "Stand back, Seiryuu. Let me have a go at the little rascals."
Seiryuu grinned. "Sure, Genbu. Your attack won't be avoided as mine was." Genbu moved forward to face Goten.
"The Explosion's Rock Bullets attack!" As he said this, Genbu's body separated into many smaller rocks.
"Hmm?" Goten looked at Genbu with a classic confused-Son look. Genbu as a bunch of rocks flew forward at Goten rapidly. "Oh boy! I like this game!"
Goten began easily breaking the rocks as they passed with quick kicks and punches. The other Saint Beasts watched in surprise. "This is fun!...oh?" Goten saw something out of the corner of his eye. He casually grabbed to the side and caught a small red rock.
"Eee!!" Suzaku's mouth almost fell open. "H-how could he catch Genbu's core so easily?!"
"Ooo...a pretty red rock. I think I'll keep it..." Goten said as he stuffed it in his pocket. All that was left of Genbu reformed back to his single entity. But his body was very screwed up. "Y-you...y-you took my core!! Ah..."
"Hyah!!" Trunks flew down and swiftly kicked Genbu on the head. Genbu shuddered as he fell to the ground. "Genbu..." Byakko said in surprise.
"Who's next?" Trunks said. Byakko and Seiryuu backed away in shock. Suzaku gave them a look. "And just what are you two doing?" Before he knew it, Byakko and Seiryuu were running away in a panic.
"Damn traitors...little runts! You've scared away my men! I'll kill you!" Suzaku said as he lifted his hand into the air. Electricity flowed into his palm. Suzaku grinned. "Now feel the power of my lightning!" Suzaku shot his energy forward at Trunks. It hit the boy full force.
"AHH!" Trunks screamed from the pain of the attack. Suzaku began to shoot more and more electricity at Trunks, who took every hit painfully.
"This is what you get for insulting the Saint Beasts!! Little brat!" Suzaku appeared to be enjoying himself. "Soon you will be nothing more than a smoking heap of ash!"
Goten watched in concern as Trunks was pummeled. "Trunks...how can I help him?..."
"The antennae."
"What?" Goten glanced at Hiei. "His antennae is his weakness. Break them, and he won't be able to handle using his energy attacks anymore." Goten smiled at this. "Is that all? That's easy!" Goten instantly disappeared in a flash. He reappeared behind Suzaku.
"Die!..huh?!" Suzaku spun around to find Goten sticking his tounge out at him. "I got you!" Goten reached out and grabbed Suzaku's red antennae. "Wha?! Hey, put those down!!"
'CRACK'
With a swift pull, Suzaku's antennae were ripped off. "......" Suzaku felt around where his antennae used to be in shock. "M-my...my powers...I can't use my powers anymore..."
Trunks, who was shielding himself, looked up, wondering what just happened. "He can't use his powers?..." Trunks smirked. "Guess it's payback time then," he said. The demi-saiyan bounded forward and gave a spin-kick to Suzaku's head. "Ungh!" Suzaku landed in a heap on the forest floor.
"......." was all that came out of Hiei. He couldn't believe that these two kids had single handedly defeated the Saint Beasts, which it had taken the entire Rekai-Tantei to beat before.
"Are we going to kill them, Trunks?" Goten asked. Trunks lightly kicked Suzaku's side as he answered. "Nah. I'm not in the mood to kill right now."
"YAWN..." Kurama was finally waking up. He smacked his lips and looked around. "What's goin' on, guys?" Hiei fell over along with the pole he was bound to.
A few minutes later, Goten and Trunks had unbound Hiei and Kurama. They also informed Kurama what had happened.
"The Saint Beasts?! You two beat the Saint Beasts all by yourselves?!" Goten and Trunks nodded. "Mm hm!"
"Oh my...you guys are quite resourceful. Thank you for saving us," Kurama said graciously. Hiei grunted. "Enough with the sweet stuff, we need another explanation."
Goten and Trunks realized what Hiei ment. Trunks coughed nervously. "Why did you two run off? The Earth is not a safe place to be alone in right now."
"We know...we were just...kinda drunk on all that sugar," Trunks muttered. "We didn't realize anything that was going on until the sugar wore off. We're sorry for what we did, honest!" Goten exclaimed.
Hiei stared down at the two boys. He slowly lifted one hand into the air. Goten and Trunks cringed.
"Here comes our punishment, Trunks...." Goten said as he cowered. Trunks held up an arm in defense. "Please, make it quick." But, they instead both received a hand on their shoulders. The young saiyans blinked in confusion.
"Apology accepted," Hiei said quietly. Kurama stared at Hiei. *Interesting...* Kurama smiled slyly at Hiei. Hiei noticed this and quickly ended his sincere moment. "Now...we have important things to take care of."
Trunks nodded. "Yeah, all those monsters. But I can't hear them anymore. What does that mean?" Kurama looked at Hiei and said, "Are they gone, Hiei?"
Hiei sighed. "No, they're still here. But...I think they've all gathered in one place."
"Yes, I observed that before," Kurama noted.
Goten, who hadn't said anything before, suddenly yelled out. "Ah! You know what?!" Trunks looked at Goten nervously. "W-what?..."
"All the monsters...they were headed in the same direction we were going! Do you know what that means?" This took a few minutes to register in Trunks' brain. Once it did, both kids yelled out at once, "THEY'RE HEADED FOR THE PARTY!!!!"
"Oh m-man...I wonder if they're already there..." Trunks said.
"What party?" Kurama decided to ask. Goten answered. "Our friends and family are having a big Halloween party tonight! Remember, that's why niichan was dressed up in that costume!"
"Oh yes, that's right..." An image of Gohan in a vampire suit appeared in Kurama's images. The vampire turned into a Gohan-bat, causing Kurama to laugh silently to himself.
"And you know what, Goten?" Trunks stuttered. "All those evil powers we sensed before...are there also..." Goten gulped. "Niichan..."
"If that's the case, your friends are in danger," Hiei said. "We should go help them. I'm in the mood to slice some demons anyway."
"Yes, I agree," Kurama said.
The group exited the forest. The streets were barren, no one was around. Everything was trashed. The only noise was the eerie gushing of the October wind. The four of them looked into the sky with seriousness. The sky was a creepy dark brown, but an evil purple light shone far in the distance amongst all the dull surroundings.
"That must be where they are," Trunks said quietly. Kurama nodded as he flicked some of his hair back. He turned to the boys. "Now boys, carry us there. I'm sure it would be faster if we flew."
"Alright," Trunks said. He went to take hold of Hiei, but hesitated. "You're not gonna complain again, are you?" Hiei smiled, while not looking at Trunks. "No, it's fine. I can get adjusted to it."
Trunks smiled and took hold of Hiei's arm. Goten had Kurama by the shoulders. The two powered up and flew into the sky with their youkai baggage. They headed for the purple light, though it was a long way away.
Meanwhile, the Toguros still floated backwards with Yusuke and Kuwabara in pursuit. The two Rekai Tanteis had gotten tired, so Toguro had slowed down a bit to humor them. Just then, both Toguro's glanced to the side. They stopped floating and landed on the ground.
"Huh?" Yusuke skidded to a halt, but Kuwabara couldn't stop and he ran into a tree. Yusuke's face faulted as he watched the bumbling Kuwa pick himself up as he cursed at the tree.
"Have you decided to give up?" Yusuke asked. Toguro wiped some sweat off his brow. "Of course not. My superior is just approaching us as we speak...I felt the need to stop for him."
"Where? I don't see anyone," Kuwabara said as he shot his head back and forth. Just then, Kuwabara heard a whizzing sound in the distance. A strange purple energy was speeding near the ground towards him.
"HIT THE DECK!!" Kuwabara yelled as he jumped to the side, barely missing a painful meeting with the speeding thing. When it stopped, it was revealed as Cell. Cell glanced at Kuwabara and Yusuke, then Toguro.
"Cell, it's good to see you again," Toguro said graciously. Cell scratched his chin. "Yes...quite. So, Toguro was it? Are these some demons you have brought for me?"
"Well...actually..." Toguro began, but Cell had already walked past him and over to Yusuke. Yusuke shuddered. *Good grief! I could see his fricking energy from nearly a mile away! That's not good...*
Cell bent down and examined Yusuke. "I say, my boy, are you a demon? It'd be so great if you were."
Yusuke grunted. "They tell me...that I'm HALF demon. Not a full though." Cell frowned. "Damn. This requires full demons..."
Cell glanced at Kuwa. "I'm guessing not him either. He doesn't have the proper amount of energy to be a demon," Cell said plainly. Kuwabara began twitching at Cell's insult.
Cell turned to Yusuke again. "Do you know where I could find some full demons, boy?" Yusuke began to sweat as he shook his head. "No..."
"That's a lie, sir!" Toguro cut in. "Two of his closest friends are full demons!" Yusuke growled at Toguro. *Damn motor mouth...*
"That's why I brought them! So we can force them to tell us where they are!" Toguro said proudly. Cell grinned. "Very good, Toguro. Do you happen to know where the others I sent off are?"
"Who? The Saint Beasts?" Toguro wondered. "I don't know what happened to them, and I don't care."
"You guys are getting on my nerves!" Yusuke exclaimed. "Okay, so maybe we do know some full demons. But even though we do, we haven't a clue where Hiei and Kurama are right now! So, bug off!!"
"Hey guys, you see that?" Kuwabara said, whom everyone had forgotten was there. Kuwabara pointed to the east. "Someone's coming."
Cell turned to where Kuwabara pointed. He focused his energies to feel out who's power it was. After a moment, he grinned triumphantly. "I thought I sensed THAT kind of ki..."
"What?! Damn it!" Yusuke exclaimed. Cell laughed and charged into the air. He stopped right in front of the speeding Goten and Trunks, who stopped in their tracks. Goten and Trunks froze in fear.
"H-hey...you're that guy that...oniichan killed, aren't you?..." Goten suttered. Cell gritted his teeth. "Don't remind me. And I assume you two are Goten and Trunks, am I right?"
Goten and Trunks said nothing. "I know I'm right! Yes, your description fits how Babidi described it." The boys freaked out. "Babidi's here too?!"
"Oh yes, everyone's here. Too bad you weren't around to see most of us in our first glory in the past. Then you'd know how truly horrifying we are." The boys shuddered. Cell then pointed at Hiei and Kurama. "Do you mind if I...check your luggage boys?"
"Boys, what does this guy want?" Kurama asked. "I...I don't know," Trunks muttered. "Cell, what do you want?"
"Nothing really. Just those two. They are required," Cell said with a smirk. Yusuke couldn't believe his ears. "How can he know they're full demons when he never even asked them?"
Cell laughed loudly as he glanced at Yusuke. "I didn't know, boy! You just told me yourself!" Yusuke stared in shock, then he hit himself in the head. "Augh, stupid Yusuke, stupid!" Yusuke then thought on the subject. *But why does this creep need full demons? I've got a feeling it's for something bad...*
"Give them to me now," Cell ordered. The boys held back Kurama and Hiei protectively. "Try and take them from us!" Goten said. Cell gave the boys an almost sympathetic look. "I hate to have to do this to children..." Cell said with an evil smirk.
Trunks suddenly threw Hiei to Goten. "Goten, make a break for it!" Without a second thought, Goten sped off with Hiei and Kurama. Cell put his hand to his head and laughed. "You are so pathetic..." Cell said as he placed two fingers to his forehead and disappeared.
"EEE!!" Goten stopped abruptly when Cell instantly appeared in front of him. "Not even I can go that fast..." Hiei said in surprise. Trunks stared angrily at Cell. "Darn, how can he use Instant Transmission?!"
Cell grinned and charged his knee forward. He connected with Goten's stomach. "Ack!" Cell then grabbed Goten's wrists, twisting them around. Goten yelled in pain, and he accidentally let go of Hiei and Kurama. Cell took the opportunity and grabbed the two youkais by their necks. Goten tried to charge Cell, but he received a foot to the face. Goten fell towards the earth.
"Why you..." Hiei said angrily as he tried to get his katana. Cell became annoyed from their struggling. He swiftly banged their heads together. This caused the two to waver around for a moment, then they fell unconscious, again.
"You green, bug freak!" Trunks exclaimed. He brought his arms back and prepared an energy beam in both hands, forget for a moment that Cell was holding the two youkais. "HA!" With one quick motion, Trunks fired the blasts forward. Kuwabara just watched in amazement.
Cell wasn't even paying attention. He had his fingers on his forehead and was concentrating. Cell disappeared a moment before the blasts met his position. Trunks sweated as he leaned over angrily. "Darn it..."
On the ground, Yusuke held Goten up by the back of his shirt. "Yo, you okay kid?" he said as he shook Goten. Goten tried to get out of Yusuke's grasp. "I'm fine! Let me go!!"
Trunks clenched his fist. *What is he going to do to them?* he wondered. *I wish I knew more of what was going on...I'm so confused...*
Yusuke had finally put Goten down as he repositioned his wrinkled gi. "Hey, don't mess with the kid, man," Kuwabara said as he walked over. "Well excuse me for being concerned," Yusuke said in an annoyed tone.
"Uh, hey! Where are the Toguros?" Yusuke asked when he noticed they were no where to be found. "Damn, they must have escaped with that green dude," Kuwabara guessed. Goten wasn't really listening to them though. He looked up into the air at the angry Trunks.
"Trunks....."
A/N: Oh yah, things are getting down to the wire! Only one more chapter to go, than a epilogue! I'll bet you guys can't wait! ^_^ Okay then, time to...oh no...not again. ~_O
*Inu-chan appears*
Inuyasha: Ha ha! You won't be able to trick me again, author boy!
You may think I can't...but you are wrong. ^_^ Look up at the moon.
Inuyasha: What? *looks at the moon* So what? It's just a new moon.
Now look at your hair, genius. ^_^
Inuyasha: Ack! I forgot! I become a full human at every new moon!! DAMN YOU, YOU PLANNED THIS!
*whistles as he looks the other way*
Inuyasha: But is that all? Shouldn't you do something else?
*grins* Oh yes, I'm going to give you the ultimate torture. Come on out, ladies!
Inyuasha: Ladies? Wait.....oh no. You wouldn't!!!!
*two girls appear in front of Inuyasha*
Kagome: Come to me, Inuyasha.
Kikyou: Come to me, Inuyasha.
Inuyasha: *lets out a blood-curdling shriek heard over the entire world*
BWA HA HA HA HA! YOU CAN ONLY PICK ONE, INU-CHAN! CHOOSE WISELY! ^_^
Inuyasha: *glances back and forth* Can't decide...brain confused...ack, getting...bad images...
Eww. ~_O
Inuyasha: Okay then! Eeenie meenie miny moe. Catch a tiger...umm...aw man, I always get mixed up at the tiger!! I'll take the one with the cute legs! *runs forward and slings Kagome over his shoulder, then runs off*
Aw shucks, it should have taken him at least 5 hours to decide. _ Well at least he picked Kagome. ^_^
Kikyou: Waaahh! Inuyasha doesn't love me anymore! *glances at author* But perhaps I could move on anyway...
O_O Umm...thanks, but no thanks... *runs off screaming into the distance* CLLLLLIIIIIICCCCCKKKKKK!!!!!
The Final Hour Begins
*TIME: 11:00*
"....." Yamcha stared out at the television with sadness in his face. "...stupid villains...make me miss my shows, will they?..."
"Your attention, slaves!"
Everyone in the cage turned to the voice. It was Babidi. He held a piece of paper placed on a notepad. He appeared to be checking off names.
"I hope you're all ready to get things started. Cell should be returning anytime now with our demon sacrifices."
Krillin's eyes bugged out. "Wha?! Already?!" The bald monk turned to Goku angrily. "C'mon Goku, you've got to have some plan! We need to do something now!!"
Goku looked down at the ground. "Didn't you hear me before, Krillin? We can't beat them like this."
At this, Vegeta shuddered with anger. He turned around from where he was and punched Goku in the face.
"Mmph!" Goku clutched his face in pain. Bulma walked up to her husband and scolded him. "Vegeta, that wasn't nice!"
"Quiet, onna! Now listen here, Kakorrot. I've had it up to HERE with your pathetic sense of leadership! This is how a HUMAN would act, which you are not!"
Goku rubbed his face while looking at Vegeta in surprise.
"No! You are a true sayian, as am I! You may not have pride as I do, but the Kakorrot I know would not act so cowardly! Imbecile!"
The Z Warriors looked at Goku as he remained silent. Vegeta scowled. "Nothing to say? I know why, you are afraid! Yes, you are afraid of all of these monsters and demons being together at once! That's what I say you are!"
Goku shuddered as he wiped some sweat off his face. "Don't forget Kakorrot, we are capable of beating most of these villains as we are!! Especially you! Have you forgotten your second ascended state of Super Saiyan?! The only fighter that poses a problem here is Buu, AND WE CAN BEAT HIM IF WE ATTACK ALL TOGETHER, YOU IDIOT!!!"
"...but they've gotten a lot stronger from their negative energy source...and they teamed up on you guys and beat you..."
"LAME EXCUSE! AND WE ONLY LOST BECAUSE WE MISJUDGED THEIR NEW STATUS IN POWER!" Vegeta spit on Goku's boots. "It seems I've misjudged you, Kakorrot. You truly don't know how to handle this kind of situation. When we've only had to fight one of them, you do just fine. But now they all come at once, and you sit back in the shadows...LIKE A WORTHLESS CHILD!! JUST WAITING FOR DEATH TO CONSUME YOU!!!!"
Everyone was looking at Vegeta in surprise of his speech. But he wasn't finished yet. "There is a way to accomplish anything if you set your mind to it, Kakorrot! Do you not realize that? THE ANSWER TO ALL OF THIS IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES, YET YOU ARE TOO BLIND TO SEE IT!!"
Vegeta finally stepped back. "That is all. Run that through that pathetic brain of yours. See if it amounts to anything, which considering you, it wouldn't be much." With that, Vegeta sat on the ground cross-legged and closed his eyes.
"...Vegeta..." Gohan wasn't sure what to say. He looked at his father, who was shuddering. No one said anything for a short time.
"What are they doin' in there?" Reccome asked Babidi. Babidi snickered. "Arguing, as usual. That Goku and Vegeta were never good bed-fellows."
"Oh, okay." Reccome then pointed at the paper Babidi was holding. "So what's that?" Babidi began to get annoyed. "It's a list, genius. I'm making sure everyone's here. But, on second thought...maybe you and your teammates can do it for me. Is that alright?"
Reccome grinned. "Oh, yes, Mr. Babidi! We can do it for you!"
"Good. Make sure to check everyone," Babidi said as he tossed the paper to Reccome. Reccome ran back to the rest of the force. "Hey guys! We's got a job to do!"
Babidi laughed. "How gullible he is." Babidi looked over at Frieza. "How could you ever rely on such a bumbling team of misfits, Frieza?" Frieza scowled as he muttered something incomprehensible. Babidi smiled proudly to himself, then he looked out into space. *But I'm still wondering, where is Majin Buu? It sure has taken him a while to use the restroom...*
In the back of the house, Hercule and Buu ran quickly down a corridor.
"H-hurry, I know a shortcut!" Hercule said as the two skidded around a corner, just as Kid Buu appeared at the end of the hallway.
"Erngh..." Kid Buu was becoming very peeved. He then suddenly calmed down. The little Buu felt out the good Buu's energy signal, turning himself to face the direction. Then he casually walked forward, going right through the wall of the hallway into the next room.
Meanwhile, Buu and Hercule hid inside a tiny closet. "He'll n-never find us in here!" Hercule's hopes were soon gone when they heard footsteps approaching the door. Buu gritted his teeth. "Bad Buu comes!" Buu quickly grabbed Hercule and slammed through the back of the closet out into another hall.
"We run this way now!" Buu said. Kid Buu frowned when he entered the empty closet, but he kept on walking. Finally, he got fed up and began to charge his energy. With a quick burst, Kid Buu jumped into the air and flew down the hallway. A fast flight down the one hall, and a turn into another, and he was already upon his prey. Kid Buu grinned and head-butted Hercule and Buu from behind.
"Eee!!" Hercule slammed into the wall at the end of the hall, making a big impression in it. "..s-sure kid...you can have my autograph...ungh.." and then Hercule appeared to the fall the floor unconscious. Buu toppled over and landed on his head from the blow. He quickly jumped up and spun his head around to look at Kid Buu.
"You hurt friend. Now Buu hurt you!" Buu's arm suddenly stretched out and aimed itself at Kid Buu's head. Kid Buu laughed and stretched his neck to the side. As Fat Buu's attack missed, Kid Buu stretched his neck around Fat Buu's arm and started squeezing it.
"Aaah...erngh..." Buu struggled to pull his arm free, but Kid Buu held it firm. Then Kid Buu decided to finish it. He stretched his neck backward, breaking Fat Buu's arm off.
Fat Buu scowled as he regenerated his arm. Kid Buu also repositioned his neck. Now Fat Buu turned completely to face Kid Buu. "How you here? You tell Buu now!"
Kid Buu smirked as he pointed at his mouth and shook his head. (A/N: He's indicating that he can't speak, which is true) Buu growled. He strutted his arms out and ran towards Kid Buu. But before he even knew what was happening, a super-fast flash of pink passed by Fat Buu. Kid Buu landed behind the other Buu, as a cut appeared on his face. This made Fat Buu very mad.
"Buu kill you!!" In an instant, Kid Buu stretched his arm out and put a firm hold on Fat Buu's neck. He lifted the pudgy monster into the air and squeezed him tightly.
"BUU!!!" Kid Buu eyes widened in surprise. He looked to the side, where Hercule was preparing a punch. "Kaa?!"
"TAKE THIS, YOU MIDGIT!" And with a swift punch, Hercule slammed Kid Buu in the jaw. The little demon flew into the wall as his grip on Fat Buu was released, and he became unconscious. Both Buu and Hercule stared in surprise.
"...I...d-did that?" Buu smiled. "Bad Buu was completely off guard. Very, very, very lucky punch!" Hercule still looked confused. After a moment though, he started laughing triumphantly. "Lucky?! I wouldn't say that! That was my awesome power and incredible battle tactics! They don't call me the champ for nothing, Buu!"
Buu managed to hold back a sweat drop as he smiled. "Very good! We help friends now, yes?" Hercule grinned. "Yes yes, of course!"
"Hmmm...Piccolo...check...Krillin...check..." Jeice said as he went through the list. The Ginyu Force stood directly in front of the cage as they did the job assigned to them by Babidi.
"Do you think they'll get last requests?" Burter wondered. "Why?" Guldo said with a frown. "They don't deserve any mercy from us."
A hand suddenly raised from among the Z Warriors. "Umm...I have a last request..."
"NO, YAMCHA!" everyone but Goku yelled. The Ginyu Force was confused by this, but decided not to even ask about it.
"Party poopers!"
"Well, it seems that everyone's here...hmm?" Jeice put his finger on the list as he looked around a few certain names. He glanced from above the list at the Z Warriors. "Uh oh..."
"What's wrong, Jeice?" Reccome asked. "Everyone's there, right?"
"N-no...someone's missing. These two kids called Goten and Trunks...hey, Babidi!" Jeice called out to Babidi.
He didn't get an answer. Jeice turned to Babidi's Majins. "Yo, mates! Where's your master?"
Pui-Pui spoke up. "Um, he is in the, um, restroom. Yes, freshing up he said." Jeice almost face-faulted. "He's takin' a bath at a time like this?! Stupid old fart..." Jeice trudged over to the nearest bathroom in the hallway. He knocked on the door.
"Whaaaaatttt?! I'm washing my troubles away in here!" Jeice sighed. "Mr. Babidi, there's a problem."
"What problem?"
"There are two people missing from the cage." Jeice waited patiently as he heard Babidi rummaging around. "Hold on, I'm coming!"
The door to the bathroom opened, revealing a dripping wet Babidi in a towel. Jeice cringed at the sight of him. Babidi eyed Jeice suspiciously. "Does my presence disgust you, "mate"?"
Jeice waved his hands frantically as he suppressed a laugh. "No no! You're a very handsome wizard, sir!" Babidi closed his eyes slyly. "I know...now, who's missing?"
"Um...two kids calle~"
"The kids?!" Babidi interrupted. "Ah, of course, I thought something was amiss here! Goten and Trunks..."
Jeice gulped. "Are they...very strong?"
"Not by themselves, but, "together"..." Babidi shuddered. *I'm sort of glad I wasn't alive to sit through that. They would have killed me much worse than Buu did...*
"Together?..."
Babidi shook his hand. "No, don't worry about it. I'm sure Cell will end up finding them out there."
Back in the cage, Goku had still said nothing. Vegeta sat right in front of him while meditating, as if he was waiting for an answer. Finally, Goku stirred. Everyone turned to him in surprise when he walked closer to Vegeta.
"Vegeta...do you have a plan?"
Vegeta smirked. He opened his eyes and looked up at Kakorrot. "Very good, Kakorrot. I knew you'd see things right."
"Yes...I'm sorry for how I acted before. You were right, I've always feared what it would be like to fight all of these guys together. I guess I let that fear get the best of me," Goku said sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head.
"Forget it, you are welcome to have your fears, Kakorrot." Vegeta said, almost in a sincere tone, too. "And yes, I do have a plan. Everyone, gather close so they won't hear me..."
"Alright!" Krillin exclaimed. Gohan quickly clamped his mouth shut. "Shh!" Krillin nodded slowly, then went over with the rest of the group. Soon they were all in a huddle.
"Now...we're all gonna have to lend a hand in this for it to work." Vegeta said.
"But how can we do anything in this cage?" Goku asked. Piccolo answered for Goku. "Remember, Hercule and the good Majin Buu are still back in the house. I'm guessing we're trusting in them to set us free."
"Exactly," Vegeta said. "They may be dense, but they should be able to do it."
"Then what, Vegeta?" Yamcha asked. Vegeta waved his hand at him. "I'm getting there! Once we're free, we'll need to cause a distraction for a bit, then..." By this time, all that was heard was incomprehensible whispers.
"Alright then! It's decided!" The Saint Beasts turned back around to their captives. "We will kill you here," Suzaku said, "And the method is..."
Hiei waited for Suzaku to finish. "...total annihilation of your bodies." Mulg lowered her head and pouted. "I wanted to see them get decapitated..."
Hiei shuddered as he tried to break free of his bounds, but to no avail. Byakko stepped forward, his mouth wavering open. "You may feel a slight discomfort for a moment...but the pain subsides very quickly in death."
"Damn you..." Hiei muttered.
"Time for the Roar's Annihilating Wave!!" Byakko opened his mouth wide, releasing a green wave of energy at Hiei. "Damn it!!" Kurama on the other hand, was still unconscious.
'PON'
Byakko watched in surprise as his attack annihilated....but it did not annihilate his target. Something had been thrown in front of the blast, and his attack destroyed that instead. "Who did that?!"
Byakko looked to the side. There stood Trunks, with his arm outstretched in a throwing position. "Ah...Trunks..." Hiei said in surprise.
"Man, I spent a whole 20 zeni on that toy sword, too..." Trunks muttered unhappily. He quickly ignored his loss and faced the bad guys. "Looks like I arrived just in time, Mr. Hiei! It looks like you could use my help."
"Don't forget me!" Goten said as he jumped out of the brush. "Trunks-kun, who are these guys? I've never seen them before in my life."
Trunks shrugged. "Who cares? We're just gonna beat 'em up." Suzaku couldn't find any words to say. He chuckled a moment later. "But you're just little children...you can actually expect to beat US, do you?"
"Yes," Goten said with a smirk. Suzaku stepped back in surprise. "What?! How dare you?!"
"Easily," Trunks said with a smirk to match Goten's. Suzaku frowned. "You've got nerve, talking to the Saint Beasts like this..." Mulg nodded. "Yeah! Some nerve!"
"We don't care who you are," Trunks said plainly. "Just let these guys go or we'll hurt you. A lot." Seiryuu grunted as he gave Trunks a look. "Do you have..the least clue of what you're suggesting? You can't hurt us, we're the Sai~" Seiryuu was cut short by Trunks hitting him in the gut. Seiryuu staggered backward as Trunks kept his fist firmly in place.
"Did you hear me before, freak? We don't care who or what you are. Now back off, or I'll cause more pain." Seiryuu gritted his teeth angrily. "N- never..."
Trunks grinned. "You asked for it then. Here's a trick I learned from my daddy..." Trunks took his fist out of Seiryuu's gut, but them immediately punched back. This time, Trunks went through the skin. Seiryuu yelped in pain, and his eyes widened when he saw light appearing at Trunks' fist.
"Think you can kill me so easily?!" Seiryuu yelled as his fist began to glow.
"Look out!!" Hiei yelled at Trunks. But Seiryuu had already swung at Trunks. To his surprise, his fist went right through him. "Wh...huh?!" Slowly, Trunks' image disappeared. Seiryuu looked around in confusion.
"I guess your talk is faster than your speed, eh?" Seiryuu spun his head up. Trunks stood on one foot on a tree branch. Seiryuu looked in shock. *Not even the least bit frozen...how could my attack miss completely like that?!*
Hiei was also shocked. *Faster than a Saint Beast...extraordinary for a lone human...*
Goten looked up at Trunks in earnest. "Can I have a turn Trunks, can I? Can I?" Trunks waved his hand at Seiryuu. "Be my guest."
"Yay!" Goten happily stepped forward. Seiryuu held a fist up, but a rocky hand fell on his shoulder. "Stand back, Seiryuu. Let me have a go at the little rascals."
Seiryuu grinned. "Sure, Genbu. Your attack won't be avoided as mine was." Genbu moved forward to face Goten.
"The Explosion's Rock Bullets attack!" As he said this, Genbu's body separated into many smaller rocks.
"Hmm?" Goten looked at Genbu with a classic confused-Son look. Genbu as a bunch of rocks flew forward at Goten rapidly. "Oh boy! I like this game!"
Goten began easily breaking the rocks as they passed with quick kicks and punches. The other Saint Beasts watched in surprise. "This is fun!...oh?" Goten saw something out of the corner of his eye. He casually grabbed to the side and caught a small red rock.
"Eee!!" Suzaku's mouth almost fell open. "H-how could he catch Genbu's core so easily?!"
"Ooo...a pretty red rock. I think I'll keep it..." Goten said as he stuffed it in his pocket. All that was left of Genbu reformed back to his single entity. But his body was very screwed up. "Y-you...y-you took my core!! Ah..."
"Hyah!!" Trunks flew down and swiftly kicked Genbu on the head. Genbu shuddered as he fell to the ground. "Genbu..." Byakko said in surprise.
"Who's next?" Trunks said. Byakko and Seiryuu backed away in shock. Suzaku gave them a look. "And just what are you two doing?" Before he knew it, Byakko and Seiryuu were running away in a panic.
"Damn traitors...little runts! You've scared away my men! I'll kill you!" Suzaku said as he lifted his hand into the air. Electricity flowed into his palm. Suzaku grinned. "Now feel the power of my lightning!" Suzaku shot his energy forward at Trunks. It hit the boy full force.
"AHH!" Trunks screamed from the pain of the attack. Suzaku began to shoot more and more electricity at Trunks, who took every hit painfully.
"This is what you get for insulting the Saint Beasts!! Little brat!" Suzaku appeared to be enjoying himself. "Soon you will be nothing more than a smoking heap of ash!"
Goten watched in concern as Trunks was pummeled. "Trunks...how can I help him?..."
"The antennae."
"What?" Goten glanced at Hiei. "His antennae is his weakness. Break them, and he won't be able to handle using his energy attacks anymore." Goten smiled at this. "Is that all? That's easy!" Goten instantly disappeared in a flash. He reappeared behind Suzaku.
"Die!..huh?!" Suzaku spun around to find Goten sticking his tounge out at him. "I got you!" Goten reached out and grabbed Suzaku's red antennae. "Wha?! Hey, put those down!!"
'CRACK'
With a swift pull, Suzaku's antennae were ripped off. "......" Suzaku felt around where his antennae used to be in shock. "M-my...my powers...I can't use my powers anymore..."
Trunks, who was shielding himself, looked up, wondering what just happened. "He can't use his powers?..." Trunks smirked. "Guess it's payback time then," he said. The demi-saiyan bounded forward and gave a spin-kick to Suzaku's head. "Ungh!" Suzaku landed in a heap on the forest floor.
"......." was all that came out of Hiei. He couldn't believe that these two kids had single handedly defeated the Saint Beasts, which it had taken the entire Rekai-Tantei to beat before.
"Are we going to kill them, Trunks?" Goten asked. Trunks lightly kicked Suzaku's side as he answered. "Nah. I'm not in the mood to kill right now."
"YAWN..." Kurama was finally waking up. He smacked his lips and looked around. "What's goin' on, guys?" Hiei fell over along with the pole he was bound to.
A few minutes later, Goten and Trunks had unbound Hiei and Kurama. They also informed Kurama what had happened.
"The Saint Beasts?! You two beat the Saint Beasts all by yourselves?!" Goten and Trunks nodded. "Mm hm!"
"Oh my...you guys are quite resourceful. Thank you for saving us," Kurama said graciously. Hiei grunted. "Enough with the sweet stuff, we need another explanation."
Goten and Trunks realized what Hiei ment. Trunks coughed nervously. "Why did you two run off? The Earth is not a safe place to be alone in right now."
"We know...we were just...kinda drunk on all that sugar," Trunks muttered. "We didn't realize anything that was going on until the sugar wore off. We're sorry for what we did, honest!" Goten exclaimed.
Hiei stared down at the two boys. He slowly lifted one hand into the air. Goten and Trunks cringed.
"Here comes our punishment, Trunks...." Goten said as he cowered. Trunks held up an arm in defense. "Please, make it quick." But, they instead both received a hand on their shoulders. The young saiyans blinked in confusion.
"Apology accepted," Hiei said quietly. Kurama stared at Hiei. *Interesting...* Kurama smiled slyly at Hiei. Hiei noticed this and quickly ended his sincere moment. "Now...we have important things to take care of."
Trunks nodded. "Yeah, all those monsters. But I can't hear them anymore. What does that mean?" Kurama looked at Hiei and said, "Are they gone, Hiei?"
Hiei sighed. "No, they're still here. But...I think they've all gathered in one place."
"Yes, I observed that before," Kurama noted.
Goten, who hadn't said anything before, suddenly yelled out. "Ah! You know what?!" Trunks looked at Goten nervously. "W-what?..."
"All the monsters...they were headed in the same direction we were going! Do you know what that means?" This took a few minutes to register in Trunks' brain. Once it did, both kids yelled out at once, "THEY'RE HEADED FOR THE PARTY!!!!"
"Oh m-man...I wonder if they're already there..." Trunks said.
"What party?" Kurama decided to ask. Goten answered. "Our friends and family are having a big Halloween party tonight! Remember, that's why niichan was dressed up in that costume!"
"Oh yes, that's right..." An image of Gohan in a vampire suit appeared in Kurama's images. The vampire turned into a Gohan-bat, causing Kurama to laugh silently to himself.
"And you know what, Goten?" Trunks stuttered. "All those evil powers we sensed before...are there also..." Goten gulped. "Niichan..."
"If that's the case, your friends are in danger," Hiei said. "We should go help them. I'm in the mood to slice some demons anyway."
"Yes, I agree," Kurama said.
The group exited the forest. The streets were barren, no one was around. Everything was trashed. The only noise was the eerie gushing of the October wind. The four of them looked into the sky with seriousness. The sky was a creepy dark brown, but an evil purple light shone far in the distance amongst all the dull surroundings.
"That must be where they are," Trunks said quietly. Kurama nodded as he flicked some of his hair back. He turned to the boys. "Now boys, carry us there. I'm sure it would be faster if we flew."
"Alright," Trunks said. He went to take hold of Hiei, but hesitated. "You're not gonna complain again, are you?" Hiei smiled, while not looking at Trunks. "No, it's fine. I can get adjusted to it."
Trunks smiled and took hold of Hiei's arm. Goten had Kurama by the shoulders. The two powered up and flew into the sky with their youkai baggage. They headed for the purple light, though it was a long way away.
Meanwhile, the Toguros still floated backwards with Yusuke and Kuwabara in pursuit. The two Rekai Tanteis had gotten tired, so Toguro had slowed down a bit to humor them. Just then, both Toguro's glanced to the side. They stopped floating and landed on the ground.
"Huh?" Yusuke skidded to a halt, but Kuwabara couldn't stop and he ran into a tree. Yusuke's face faulted as he watched the bumbling Kuwa pick himself up as he cursed at the tree.
"Have you decided to give up?" Yusuke asked. Toguro wiped some sweat off his brow. "Of course not. My superior is just approaching us as we speak...I felt the need to stop for him."
"Where? I don't see anyone," Kuwabara said as he shot his head back and forth. Just then, Kuwabara heard a whizzing sound in the distance. A strange purple energy was speeding near the ground towards him.
"HIT THE DECK!!" Kuwabara yelled as he jumped to the side, barely missing a painful meeting with the speeding thing. When it stopped, it was revealed as Cell. Cell glanced at Kuwabara and Yusuke, then Toguro.
"Cell, it's good to see you again," Toguro said graciously. Cell scratched his chin. "Yes...quite. So, Toguro was it? Are these some demons you have brought for me?"
"Well...actually..." Toguro began, but Cell had already walked past him and over to Yusuke. Yusuke shuddered. *Good grief! I could see his fricking energy from nearly a mile away! That's not good...*
Cell bent down and examined Yusuke. "I say, my boy, are you a demon? It'd be so great if you were."
Yusuke grunted. "They tell me...that I'm HALF demon. Not a full though." Cell frowned. "Damn. This requires full demons..."
Cell glanced at Kuwa. "I'm guessing not him either. He doesn't have the proper amount of energy to be a demon," Cell said plainly. Kuwabara began twitching at Cell's insult.
Cell turned to Yusuke again. "Do you know where I could find some full demons, boy?" Yusuke began to sweat as he shook his head. "No..."
"That's a lie, sir!" Toguro cut in. "Two of his closest friends are full demons!" Yusuke growled at Toguro. *Damn motor mouth...*
"That's why I brought them! So we can force them to tell us where they are!" Toguro said proudly. Cell grinned. "Very good, Toguro. Do you happen to know where the others I sent off are?"
"Who? The Saint Beasts?" Toguro wondered. "I don't know what happened to them, and I don't care."
"You guys are getting on my nerves!" Yusuke exclaimed. "Okay, so maybe we do know some full demons. But even though we do, we haven't a clue where Hiei and Kurama are right now! So, bug off!!"
"Hey guys, you see that?" Kuwabara said, whom everyone had forgotten was there. Kuwabara pointed to the east. "Someone's coming."
Cell turned to where Kuwabara pointed. He focused his energies to feel out who's power it was. After a moment, he grinned triumphantly. "I thought I sensed THAT kind of ki..."
"What?! Damn it!" Yusuke exclaimed. Cell laughed and charged into the air. He stopped right in front of the speeding Goten and Trunks, who stopped in their tracks. Goten and Trunks froze in fear.
"H-hey...you're that guy that...oniichan killed, aren't you?..." Goten suttered. Cell gritted his teeth. "Don't remind me. And I assume you two are Goten and Trunks, am I right?"
Goten and Trunks said nothing. "I know I'm right! Yes, your description fits how Babidi described it." The boys freaked out. "Babidi's here too?!"
"Oh yes, everyone's here. Too bad you weren't around to see most of us in our first glory in the past. Then you'd know how truly horrifying we are." The boys shuddered. Cell then pointed at Hiei and Kurama. "Do you mind if I...check your luggage boys?"
"Boys, what does this guy want?" Kurama asked. "I...I don't know," Trunks muttered. "Cell, what do you want?"
"Nothing really. Just those two. They are required," Cell said with a smirk. Yusuke couldn't believe his ears. "How can he know they're full demons when he never even asked them?"
Cell laughed loudly as he glanced at Yusuke. "I didn't know, boy! You just told me yourself!" Yusuke stared in shock, then he hit himself in the head. "Augh, stupid Yusuke, stupid!" Yusuke then thought on the subject. *But why does this creep need full demons? I've got a feeling it's for something bad...*
"Give them to me now," Cell ordered. The boys held back Kurama and Hiei protectively. "Try and take them from us!" Goten said. Cell gave the boys an almost sympathetic look. "I hate to have to do this to children..." Cell said with an evil smirk.
Trunks suddenly threw Hiei to Goten. "Goten, make a break for it!" Without a second thought, Goten sped off with Hiei and Kurama. Cell put his hand to his head and laughed. "You are so pathetic..." Cell said as he placed two fingers to his forehead and disappeared.
"EEE!!" Goten stopped abruptly when Cell instantly appeared in front of him. "Not even I can go that fast..." Hiei said in surprise. Trunks stared angrily at Cell. "Darn, how can he use Instant Transmission?!"
Cell grinned and charged his knee forward. He connected with Goten's stomach. "Ack!" Cell then grabbed Goten's wrists, twisting them around. Goten yelled in pain, and he accidentally let go of Hiei and Kurama. Cell took the opportunity and grabbed the two youkais by their necks. Goten tried to charge Cell, but he received a foot to the face. Goten fell towards the earth.
"Why you..." Hiei said angrily as he tried to get his katana. Cell became annoyed from their struggling. He swiftly banged their heads together. This caused the two to waver around for a moment, then they fell unconscious, again.
"You green, bug freak!" Trunks exclaimed. He brought his arms back and prepared an energy beam in both hands, forget for a moment that Cell was holding the two youkais. "HA!" With one quick motion, Trunks fired the blasts forward. Kuwabara just watched in amazement.
Cell wasn't even paying attention. He had his fingers on his forehead and was concentrating. Cell disappeared a moment before the blasts met his position. Trunks sweated as he leaned over angrily. "Darn it..."
On the ground, Yusuke held Goten up by the back of his shirt. "Yo, you okay kid?" he said as he shook Goten. Goten tried to get out of Yusuke's grasp. "I'm fine! Let me go!!"
Trunks clenched his fist. *What is he going to do to them?* he wondered. *I wish I knew more of what was going on...I'm so confused...*
Yusuke had finally put Goten down as he repositioned his wrinkled gi. "Hey, don't mess with the kid, man," Kuwabara said as he walked over. "Well excuse me for being concerned," Yusuke said in an annoyed tone.
"Uh, hey! Where are the Toguros?" Yusuke asked when he noticed they were no where to be found. "Damn, they must have escaped with that green dude," Kuwabara guessed. Goten wasn't really listening to them though. He looked up into the air at the angry Trunks.
"Trunks....."
A/N: Oh yah, things are getting down to the wire! Only one more chapter to go, than a epilogue! I'll bet you guys can't wait! ^_^ Okay then, time to...oh no...not again. ~_O
*Inu-chan appears*
Inuyasha: Ha ha! You won't be able to trick me again, author boy!
You may think I can't...but you are wrong. ^_^ Look up at the moon.
Inuyasha: What? *looks at the moon* So what? It's just a new moon.
Now look at your hair, genius. ^_^
Inuyasha: Ack! I forgot! I become a full human at every new moon!! DAMN YOU, YOU PLANNED THIS!
*whistles as he looks the other way*
Inuyasha: But is that all? Shouldn't you do something else?
*grins* Oh yes, I'm going to give you the ultimate torture. Come on out, ladies!
Inyuasha: Ladies? Wait.....oh no. You wouldn't!!!!
*two girls appear in front of Inuyasha*
Kagome: Come to me, Inuyasha.
Kikyou: Come to me, Inuyasha.
Inuyasha: *lets out a blood-curdling shriek heard over the entire world*
BWA HA HA HA HA! YOU CAN ONLY PICK ONE, INU-CHAN! CHOOSE WISELY! ^_^
Inuyasha: *glances back and forth* Can't decide...brain confused...ack, getting...bad images...
Eww. ~_O
Inuyasha: Okay then! Eeenie meenie miny moe. Catch a tiger...umm...aw man, I always get mixed up at the tiger!! I'll take the one with the cute legs! *runs forward and slings Kagome over his shoulder, then runs off*
Aw shucks, it should have taken him at least 5 hours to decide. _ Well at least he picked Kagome. ^_^
Kikyou: Waaahh! Inuyasha doesn't love me anymore! *glances at author* But perhaps I could move on anyway...
O_O Umm...thanks, but no thanks... *runs off screaming into the distance* CLLLLLIIIIIICCCCCKKKKKK!!!!!