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What If It Hadn't Happened?
Chapter 6
"That was a great fight you guys! Even if I couldn't see half of it," Bulma said
from the front seat of the jet-mini-van thing, which was a bit fuller now, containing Goku
and Videl, plus Shin and Kibito, who had decided to tag along to tell them more about
Babidi and Buu.
"Yeah! It was awesome!" Goten said, bouncing up and down in his seat.
"Thanks, squirt," Gohan replied.
"I must say, you two are much stronger than I first thought. You will be a tremendous
help against Majin Buu. But we must keep you safe," Shin said, "Because if they take to energy of even one of you, I think it will be enough for Buu to be released."
"Don't worry, Mr. Shin! I'll protect them," Goten declared, jumping onto his father's lap.
With a laugh, Goku said, "You do that, Goten."
"You must be careful, all of you. They may not be strong, and they can't mask their energy, but Spopovich and Yamu can be tricky," Shin warned.
"I think, when we get to Capsule Corp., we should celebrate while we're still all together. We only have about 17 hours left with Goku," Bulma said.
"Yay! Party!" "We get to have a party!" Goten and Trunks shouted. They drove on, almost everyone talking to Goku, about SS3 or Goku.
"So, you're sure your dad doesn't mind that you came with us?" Gohan asked to Videl, sitting next to him.
"After his fight with your dad, and after he saw both of you in the finals? I don't think he'd mind if I married you," Videl said. "Heck," she added, "I think he'd let me marry Oolong or Roshi after today."
They both laughed, and Gohan said, "Don't say that too loud. They might get their hopes up. Every beautiful girl they've come across so far has turned them down."
(Gohan thinks...I'm beautiful?) Videl thought, laughing to cover up her embarrassment.
"What the-?" Gohan said, his head whipping toward the window.
"What? What is it?" Videl asked.
"Dad, do you feel that?" Gohan asked, ignoring Videl's question.
"Yeah, I do. It's getting closer fast," Goku replied.
"What is it, what is it, what is it?!?" Goten asked frantically.
"Three powers. I recognize Spopovich and Yamu, but the third one-I've never felt it before. It's huge!" Goku exclaimed.
"Is it Buu?" Bulma asked.
"No. Buu is far stronger," Shin explained.
"Bulma, you might as well land the plane. You can't outrun them," Goku said. Bulma did just that, and by the time they had all stepped out of the jet, Spopovich, Yamu, and the third person had caught up.
"It's Dabura!" Shin said in shock.
"Supreme Kai! It's nice to see you," the red devil-type thing said.
"Um, Supreme Kai, who's Dabura?" Goku asked.
"He's the King of the Demon World, and terribly strong," Shin replied.
"I believe there is some energy that needs collecting," Dabura said, looking straight at Goku and Gohan.
They both began to power up, and Shin said, "No! Do not power up. That's what they want you to do, so they can drain your energy!"
"What are we supposed to do, then?" Gohan asked.
"Try not to die," Kibito stated simply.
"Oh, but you will show me your power," Dabura said to the Saiyans, "Even if I have to torture it out of you. Yamu tells me that you Saiyans are very prone to anger, which causes you to power up uncontrollably." He opened his mouth as if to speak again, but sent a gob of spit toward Goten, the person nearest him.
"NO! Watch out!" Shin shouted, but it had already hit Goten. His forehead began to turn gray as the spit did its trick.
"What's wrong with him?" Goku asked.
"He's turning to stone!" Kibito explained. In seconds, Goten had become a half-Saiyan half-pint garden statue. Despite efforts to dodge, Trunks, Piccolo, Krillin, and Yamcha also suffered the same fate.
Enraged, Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta flew at Dabura, but he threw them aside like rag dolls.
"So many statues. It's rather cluttered, don't you think? I have a more efficient method for the rest of them," Dabura said, holding a hand out in front of him. He powered up a red energy beam, sending it toward Chi-Chi, and another toward Bulma. Goku and Vegeta sent beams of their own toward the ends of his, and they veered off course.
Dabura sent another toward Videl, and Gohan flew in front of it, trying to push it back.
"Videl, move!" he said, but Videl was frozen in fear. "Videl, get out of the way!" he shouted. Videl jumped out of the line of fire as Gohan struggled to push the blast back. It broke his defenses, and he was thrown into the face of a nearby cliff.
"Gohan!" Videl exclaimed, flying to him. She saw him emerging from the rubble and said, "Gohan, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. That thing was strong! It would've killed you! You guys should get out of here. It's like he knows exactly who to attack that'll push our buttons the most," Gohan said.
"But what about you?" Videl asked.
"I'll be fine. Dabura's really not all that tough if I power up," Gohan replied.
"Okay, I'll go," Videl confirmed, "But do you promise you'll be okay?"
"Yeah, I promise," Gohan said. He stepped forward, giving her a short kiss on the lips. "Had to seal it with a kiss," he whispered.
So, Goku used IT to take Videl, Bulma, Chi-Chi, Puar, Oolong, Roshi, 18, Marron, and the Ox-King to Capsule Corp., immediately returning.
"Supreme Kai, I'm sorry, but we're gonna have to fight them. You said the only way to get our friends back to normal is to kill Dabura, right?" Goku asked.
"Yes, but please, don't fight! They'll steal your energy!" Shin begged.
"There's three of us, remember? One can fight Dabura while the others watch his back," Gohan pointed out.
"Do you want Dabura, Gohan?" Goku asked his son, ignoring Shin's further arguments.
Gohan nodded and said, "Well, Dabura, you wanted to see power, I'll show you power." He let out a yell as he went to level one. The ground shook with the raw power as he screamed and continued on to level three. Yamu and the recently healed Spopovich immediately went for him, but they were killed by energy blasts from Vegeta and Goku.
"Okay, Dabura. I think I owe you a little favor, for what you did to my friends, and what you tried to do to Videl, Mom, and Bulma," Gohan said in an uncharacteristically icy voice.
Dabura smirked and said, "You won't beat me, boy."
"Now where have I heard that before? Aww, from a creature named Cell, who was much stronger than you. And where is he now? The HFIL, where you will be joining him soon," Gohan said with a smirk. (A/N: This part's kinda gross, so if you're squeamish, you may not want to read it.) He flew toward Dabura, punching the red man in the stomach, and Dabura coughed up spit and blood. The demi-Saiyan elbowed him in the head, and everyone present heard a sickening crack. Standing no more then a foot away, Gohan hit the nearly dead creature with a Kamehameha, and Dabura's body was destroyed as it ripped through him.
Gohan dropped back to normal with a sigh as he walked back to the others. Goku smiled proudly at his son, Vegeta smirked, secretly glad the boy hadn't gone soft like "baka Kakarott," and Shin and Kibito stared in shock at the teenage boy who hadn't trained for years, but nonetheless treated Dabura like a punching bag.
The Son men looked expectantly at their stone comrades. Slowly, Piccolo, Trunks, Yamcha, Trunks, and Goten retuned to normal.
"Um...what happened, you guys?" Krillin asked.
"Well, you turned to stone when Dabura's spit hit you, and the only way to get you back to normal was to kill Dabura, so Gohan took care of it," Goku explained, "So, you were really only stone for a few minutes."
"Yay! Gohan beat the big red guy@!" Goten exclaimed, jumping onto Gohan's shoulders.
"Well, my dad could've beat him, too," Trunks said indignantly. Vegeta tried to hide his joy, succeeding easily.
"Come on, everybody. Let's get to Capsule Corp.," Goku said. One way or another, they all attached themselves to Goku, and they disappeared.
Done!!! Now that Dabura's been disposed of, how will Babidi get the necessary energy? And what of that little kiss? Find out next time on: WIIHH! (You do know that stands for the fic title, right? Just checking. :))
What If It Hadn't Happened?
Chapter 6
"That was a great fight you guys! Even if I couldn't see half of it," Bulma said
from the front seat of the jet-mini-van thing, which was a bit fuller now, containing Goku
and Videl, plus Shin and Kibito, who had decided to tag along to tell them more about
Babidi and Buu.
"Yeah! It was awesome!" Goten said, bouncing up and down in his seat.
"Thanks, squirt," Gohan replied.
"I must say, you two are much stronger than I first thought. You will be a tremendous
help against Majin Buu. But we must keep you safe," Shin said, "Because if they take to energy of even one of you, I think it will be enough for Buu to be released."
"Don't worry, Mr. Shin! I'll protect them," Goten declared, jumping onto his father's lap.
With a laugh, Goku said, "You do that, Goten."
"You must be careful, all of you. They may not be strong, and they can't mask their energy, but Spopovich and Yamu can be tricky," Shin warned.
"I think, when we get to Capsule Corp., we should celebrate while we're still all together. We only have about 17 hours left with Goku," Bulma said.
"Yay! Party!" "We get to have a party!" Goten and Trunks shouted. They drove on, almost everyone talking to Goku, about SS3 or Goku.
"So, you're sure your dad doesn't mind that you came with us?" Gohan asked to Videl, sitting next to him.
"After his fight with your dad, and after he saw both of you in the finals? I don't think he'd mind if I married you," Videl said. "Heck," she added, "I think he'd let me marry Oolong or Roshi after today."
They both laughed, and Gohan said, "Don't say that too loud. They might get their hopes up. Every beautiful girl they've come across so far has turned them down."
(Gohan thinks...I'm beautiful?) Videl thought, laughing to cover up her embarrassment.
"What the-?" Gohan said, his head whipping toward the window.
"What? What is it?" Videl asked.
"Dad, do you feel that?" Gohan asked, ignoring Videl's question.
"Yeah, I do. It's getting closer fast," Goku replied.
"What is it, what is it, what is it?!?" Goten asked frantically.
"Three powers. I recognize Spopovich and Yamu, but the third one-I've never felt it before. It's huge!" Goku exclaimed.
"Is it Buu?" Bulma asked.
"No. Buu is far stronger," Shin explained.
"Bulma, you might as well land the plane. You can't outrun them," Goku said. Bulma did just that, and by the time they had all stepped out of the jet, Spopovich, Yamu, and the third person had caught up.
"It's Dabura!" Shin said in shock.
"Supreme Kai! It's nice to see you," the red devil-type thing said.
"Um, Supreme Kai, who's Dabura?" Goku asked.
"He's the King of the Demon World, and terribly strong," Shin replied.
"I believe there is some energy that needs collecting," Dabura said, looking straight at Goku and Gohan.
They both began to power up, and Shin said, "No! Do not power up. That's what they want you to do, so they can drain your energy!"
"What are we supposed to do, then?" Gohan asked.
"Try not to die," Kibito stated simply.
"Oh, but you will show me your power," Dabura said to the Saiyans, "Even if I have to torture it out of you. Yamu tells me that you Saiyans are very prone to anger, which causes you to power up uncontrollably." He opened his mouth as if to speak again, but sent a gob of spit toward Goten, the person nearest him.
"NO! Watch out!" Shin shouted, but it had already hit Goten. His forehead began to turn gray as the spit did its trick.
"What's wrong with him?" Goku asked.
"He's turning to stone!" Kibito explained. In seconds, Goten had become a half-Saiyan half-pint garden statue. Despite efforts to dodge, Trunks, Piccolo, Krillin, and Yamcha also suffered the same fate.
Enraged, Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta flew at Dabura, but he threw them aside like rag dolls.
"So many statues. It's rather cluttered, don't you think? I have a more efficient method for the rest of them," Dabura said, holding a hand out in front of him. He powered up a red energy beam, sending it toward Chi-Chi, and another toward Bulma. Goku and Vegeta sent beams of their own toward the ends of his, and they veered off course.
Dabura sent another toward Videl, and Gohan flew in front of it, trying to push it back.
"Videl, move!" he said, but Videl was frozen in fear. "Videl, get out of the way!" he shouted. Videl jumped out of the line of fire as Gohan struggled to push the blast back. It broke his defenses, and he was thrown into the face of a nearby cliff.
"Gohan!" Videl exclaimed, flying to him. She saw him emerging from the rubble and said, "Gohan, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. That thing was strong! It would've killed you! You guys should get out of here. It's like he knows exactly who to attack that'll push our buttons the most," Gohan said.
"But what about you?" Videl asked.
"I'll be fine. Dabura's really not all that tough if I power up," Gohan replied.
"Okay, I'll go," Videl confirmed, "But do you promise you'll be okay?"
"Yeah, I promise," Gohan said. He stepped forward, giving her a short kiss on the lips. "Had to seal it with a kiss," he whispered.
So, Goku used IT to take Videl, Bulma, Chi-Chi, Puar, Oolong, Roshi, 18, Marron, and the Ox-King to Capsule Corp., immediately returning.
"Supreme Kai, I'm sorry, but we're gonna have to fight them. You said the only way to get our friends back to normal is to kill Dabura, right?" Goku asked.
"Yes, but please, don't fight! They'll steal your energy!" Shin begged.
"There's three of us, remember? One can fight Dabura while the others watch his back," Gohan pointed out.
"Do you want Dabura, Gohan?" Goku asked his son, ignoring Shin's further arguments.
Gohan nodded and said, "Well, Dabura, you wanted to see power, I'll show you power." He let out a yell as he went to level one. The ground shook with the raw power as he screamed and continued on to level three. Yamu and the recently healed Spopovich immediately went for him, but they were killed by energy blasts from Vegeta and Goku.
"Okay, Dabura. I think I owe you a little favor, for what you did to my friends, and what you tried to do to Videl, Mom, and Bulma," Gohan said in an uncharacteristically icy voice.
Dabura smirked and said, "You won't beat me, boy."
"Now where have I heard that before? Aww, from a creature named Cell, who was much stronger than you. And where is he now? The HFIL, where you will be joining him soon," Gohan said with a smirk. (A/N: This part's kinda gross, so if you're squeamish, you may not want to read it.) He flew toward Dabura, punching the red man in the stomach, and Dabura coughed up spit and blood. The demi-Saiyan elbowed him in the head, and everyone present heard a sickening crack. Standing no more then a foot away, Gohan hit the nearly dead creature with a Kamehameha, and Dabura's body was destroyed as it ripped through him.
Gohan dropped back to normal with a sigh as he walked back to the others. Goku smiled proudly at his son, Vegeta smirked, secretly glad the boy hadn't gone soft like "baka Kakarott," and Shin and Kibito stared in shock at the teenage boy who hadn't trained for years, but nonetheless treated Dabura like a punching bag.
The Son men looked expectantly at their stone comrades. Slowly, Piccolo, Trunks, Yamcha, Trunks, and Goten retuned to normal.
"Um...what happened, you guys?" Krillin asked.
"Well, you turned to stone when Dabura's spit hit you, and the only way to get you back to normal was to kill Dabura, so Gohan took care of it," Goku explained, "So, you were really only stone for a few minutes."
"Yay! Gohan beat the big red guy@!" Goten exclaimed, jumping onto Gohan's shoulders.
"Well, my dad could've beat him, too," Trunks said indignantly. Vegeta tried to hide his joy, succeeding easily.
"Come on, everybody. Let's get to Capsule Corp.," Goku said. One way or another, they all attached themselves to Goku, and they disappeared.
Done!!! Now that Dabura's been disposed of, how will Babidi get the necessary energy? And what of that little kiss? Find out next time on: WIIHH! (You do know that stands for the fic title, right? Just checking. :))