Saiyan Legend
Chapter 2: Allies Lost and Plans Formed
By Arrisnyte
Note: This story is a retelling of events form the Dragonball Z storyline. It is an alternate turn of events featuring characters made up by myself and a group of friends when we play the Dragonball Z Role-Playing Game from Talsorian games [www.talsorian.net]. Please do not use these characters without permission, and don't slam me too hard if you liked the original storyline. J Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
"You want to see real power, Buu?" Peprin asked defiantly. He then screamed, a sound that seemed to echo in and of itself, as light poured from every inch of his form. The entire other dimension in the Room of Spirit and Time quaked with power, as the ground broke apart in crevices that seemed bottomless, save for the whorls of flame that erupted from the depths. Suddenly, tears in what must've been the fabric of reality opened as Peprin finished powering up. Gazing upon his shape, the others could see his muscles significantly tightened and small arcs of electrical lightning arced around him.
"Oh, a super saiyan 2, eh?" asked Buu.
"Not yet," Peprin smirked. "I'm still only a super saiyan, just now I'm fully powered up." Piccolo, Gotenks, and even Buu's mouths dropped open in shock.
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Goku, Gohan and Kibito were trembling, their mouths open in shock much the same as those on Earth. Were there no limits to Peprin's power?
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A thunderous crack echoed in the distance as a flying drop kick caught Buu in the chin and sent him hurtling through one of the open tears, with him spiraling harmlessly into a deserted mountainside back on Earth. Before he could even recover, a swift elbow to the back of his head took the last of his levitation power and rocketed him right into the granite floor of the valley. It was clear from that moment, that with all of his rage towards Buu, and all of Vegeta's training, there would be nothing remotely like mercy for Majin Buu, at least not from Peprin.
Rocketing across the ground like a low flying jet fighter, Peprin easily caught up to the downed Buu. His arm shot out and caught the beast in the chest, a clothesline strike of epic proportions, but swiftly followed up, for as Buu fell backwards, Peprin bent his arm placing the elbow right above the pink tyrant's heart. The force of the blow sent Buu deep into the ground like a railroad spike.
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"Goku," the Elder Kai spoke. "You need to return to Earth. I will give you what little life force I have left. Take this set of Earrings with you, but be careful whom you fuse with! It is permanent, after all…" he glared at Kibitokai, the reckless fusion of Supreme Kai and Kibito.
Goku nodded. Even now, his son Gohan should almost be back to Earth via Snake Way. But there was something in the old Kai's words that reached Goku.
"Is there anything I should know?" Goku asked.
Kibitokai and Elder Kai looked at one another. A seeming eternity of a moment passed between them before Elder Kai nodded.
"You see, Goku," Kibitokai stammered. "Peprin had a small group of adventurers he traveled with, before he came upon Bibidi and Buu. I…I granted them all passes back to Earth!"
Goku's mouth went wide from shock. "You're kidding?!" he half asked, half said.
"Goku," Elder Kai now spoke. "I'm afraid it gets worse. I also ordered King Yemma to personally release Vegeta back to the living."
Goku said nothing. His face revealed only pensive thinking. Finally, he locked his gaze with that of Elder Kai. "A wise decision. If I have to use these earrings of yours, I'd much rather leave the future a young hero, like Gohan. Vegeta is a better choice to fuse with."
At that moment, an unlikely wrench in the machinations against Buu came speeding out from the Room of Spirit and Time.
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Gotenks and Piccolo bolted out of a rip in space, escaping from the extradimensional training room. A loud "POW" and they zoomed across the sky at supersonic speeds, heading right for Majin Buu!
Peprin felt it. Buu felt it. Piccolo felt it. But Gotenks's young mind could not. So while Peprin and Buu were a bit surprised by Gohan showing up between their battle, Gotenks wasn't able to realize that he should stay back.
"Super…Energy…BUNDT CAKE!" Gotenks shouted, tossing a rather ineffective blast at Buu. It didn't take long for Buu's head tentacle to orient on the young fusion and turn Gotenks into nothing more than a harmless piece of toffee and eat him. Gohan and Piccolo looked on in horror, as Buu began to change!
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Goku was in a panic. "This is bad. This is really bad! With Gotenks's power, Buu could easily take everyone else's power too!"
A small bead of sweat formed on elder Kai's forehead. "I know Goku. That boy was too rash. If he had just stayed back, Gohan could've beaten Buu. But now…" he let the statement hang. Both he and Goku looked on in Horror…
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Gohan and Peprin dove for cover as a swirling cloud of steam enveloped Majin Buu. Rays of pink energy shot from the top, crackling with sinister intent. Peprin and Gohan knew better that to let them connect, but one stray blast caught Piccolo off guard. Within moments, the small, Piccolo-shaped fruit snack was pulled into the swirling void, where Buu was surely waiting to absorb him.
Seconds later, the chaos settled. In the center stood a magnificent fighter. Gohan, and even Peprin, recognized the tremendous increase in power. The old Majin Buu was no more.
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Goku and Elder Kai looked on in shock. Before this, Gohan would be more than a match for Buu, but now that he had absorbed two of the best fighters on Earth, which one would be stronger? And what role will Peprin play, if and when his old allies find him? Find out, in the next episode of Dragonball Z!