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Babidi's Ship
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"Just look at what you did!" Kaioshin spat out standing defiantly in front of the young Gohan. This brat could have just ruined everything I have planed!
"I," Gohan put simply, staring back into Kaioshin's eyes without an ounce of fear or regret, "Am the protector of this planet. That title was entrusted to me by my father." Gohan pointed towards his father Goku who still had a shocked expression on his face staring at his 'new' son. "He saved this planet from destruction many times, seven years ago in this time I saved the world and my father died." Gohan clenched his fist and walked towards the Kaioshin, Kaioshin's superior stern glare melting away under the intense eyes of the young Gohan. Gohan put his index finger on the Kaioshin's chest. "I don't ever remember you being there…I never remember you taking control and helping us when we needed it before!" Gohan began to shove his finger harder into the Kaioshin's chest, none of the Z-warriors moved because they didn't understand exactly what was going on, except that the younger Gohan was defying the ruler of the Universe. "And now you get off your fucking high stool in heaven and come down here with the audacity to tell ME how to do something I've been training all my life to do!" Gohan clenched his fist again, the Kaioshin backing up in fear. "Be careful how you act to me Kaioshin…" Gohan closed his eyes and let out a breath his fist slowly opening and going back to his side. "I'm not very pleased with how you've been running things…. We are the protectors of this planet." Gohan gestured to them all then back to himself. "Let us do what we know how to do."
Kaioshin was backed against the wall his eyes still wide in surprise at having his authority being challenged by this mere mortal. Could he…be right?
"Wait just a damn minute!" Vegeta said pushing his way past Krilin and staring at both Kaioshin and the new Gohan. "It's time to explain everything Kaioshin…Who is he!?" Vegeta gestured towards the young Gohan. "And what is he talking about?"
"Go ahead Supreme Kai. Impart to them their roles in your plan to stop the new threat." Gohan scoffed and walked off to the side of the chamber leaning against the wall and crossing his arms.
Kaioshin took a breath and released it taking on a grave demeanor and began to explain everything to them all. "As you know I am the Supreme Kai. I am the ruler of the universe above the grand Kai and the four Kaiosama's. Many millennia ago an evil wizard by the name of Bibidi created a magical monster to destroy the universe; his name was Buu. Back then there were four supreme Kai's, but only I survived… Buu was sealed every time Bibidi would transport him from planet to planet, it was during this time that I killed him and took the cocooned Buu to a planet to hide him on for all eternity."
"Why didn't you just waste him when you had him at your mercy?" Krilin asked
"Because I was afraid that trying to destroy him in his hibernation state might just awaken him instead. This planet was a small little planet in the middle of nowhere, it had no human beings on it at the time, and so I figured it to be the perfect place to put Buu. However there was one thing I had not counted on, and that was that the evil wizards son Babidi would continue on with his fathers evil plan and attempt to resurrect Buu. And in the face of these threats my associate Kibito," Kaioshin motioned towards his large silent partner who was standing behind and to the side of the Kaioshin dressed in the same odd garments the Kaioshin was wearing. "And I are here to exterminate the problem once and for all."
Goku had been watching his son the whole time, or at least who seemed to be his son. He looked exactly like he remembered him looking during the Cell Games. It was almost scary, Goku had come back after seven years to find his son had lost site of everything he had once believed in, and now this Gohan comes from another time and is just like he remembered leaving him. It's so weird…when you look at the two of them you can tell they're the same person, but this one is so much different…his face, his eyes his power. "Kaioshin, you explained the threat of our planet, but now it's time to explain him." Goku motioned towards the young Gohan.
Kaioshin glanced over at Gohan, mixed feelings of resentment anger and regret flashing through his head as he thought how best to explain everything.
"It's really quite simple father," Gohan said, not moving an inch, his arms crossed, leaning against the wall with his head down. "You remember Trunks' future timeline yes? Where we all died and he was left fighting the androids?"
"How can we forget about that?" Krilin said, glancing over at 18 who was behind him.
"Well after I destroyed Cell, Trunks offered me the option of going back to his future and destroying the androids myself. I did." Gohan smiled, "I made them suffer for what the had done to us." Gohan glanced over at 18 and smiled again, "No offence of course 18, I remember how you became good in our timeline." 18 only nodded her assent, keeping an emotionless demeanor. Gohan put his head back down. "Anyways, after I destroyed the androids and Cell, I jumped back into the time machine and began my trip home… The only thing was something happened, the ship, it was somehow damaged." Gohan flinched slightly at the memory; it was defiantly something he wished he could forget, the prospect of spending an eternity in an endless void did not appeal to him at all. "When I came to from crashing, I was here, in this time. Kaioshin had somehow sensed me coming and was waiting for me of course, happy to add another pawn to his chess board."
Kaioshin stifled slightly but remained silent.
"Kaioshin explained to me the threat of Buu, and he wanted me to come here to this tournament to test out my other self's power, pretty much to gauge the strength of the warriors at his disposal. Anyways, here I am. I am Gohan, I am 'him'," Gohan tilted his chin towards his other self who had remained silent the entire time beside Piccolo. "Exactly seven years ago, shortly after the destruction of Cell."
They're like two different people…Vegeta observed silently, eyeing up the younger Gohan leaning against the wall. I remember the way he is now back when we fought Cell, that was the first time I had truly admitted that he was Saiyan like me, like Kakarot.
"Well this is very nice and all," Krilin said jumping in since everyone else seemed to be preoccupied. "But as Gohan and Kaioshin pointed out…we have a serious problem here. What are we going to do about it?"
"Oh no! I almost forgot! We have to follow Yamu before he gets out of our sensing range. He will lead us back to the master behind all of this; Babidi." Without waiting for a reply Kaioshin ran out and with a white aura encompassing him he blasted off in the direction that Yamu had flown.
Everyone stood there for a brief second then took off after him, the last one to leave was Krilin. "18…I have to go, I know I'm really outclassed in this battle but I…"
18 had leaned forward and kissed Krilin, stopping his babbling before it got started. "Its ok Krilin…I understand what you need to do just…be careful ok? I'll look after everyone here I promise." The two embraced, promising each other without saying anything that they would watch out for themselves at least for the other's sake.
18 gave a small wave as Krilin flew off to catch up to the others. "Take care Krilin…"
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What he was saying couldn't be true…The older Gohan flew off to the far right of the rest of the group, in the lead was Kaioshin, followed closely by Kibito and Piccolo. Behind them were Goku and Vegeta, and a bit farther was Krilin, catching up from his good bye with 18, and on the far left flew the other Gohan. I'm not a failure…the world was safe! Why shouldn't I be able to relax and live my life? It's not fair that this flashback of my self can come and haunt me like this! Gohan was disturbed from his brooding as Kaioshin veered off and landed behind a mountain peek, everyone else followed landing beside him.
"He landed just over this mountain in the valley down there." Piccolo stated. They all moved up to the top so they could veer down into the canyon. What they saw was Yamu in front of a small doorframe sort of compartment jutting up from the very ground.
"No wonder Kibito and I couldn't find the ship when we scouted the planet!" Kaioshin exclaimed excitedly. "He buried the entire thing underground!"
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"What have you brought for me Yamu?" An excited Babidi stood in front of a beaten Yamu.
"Please Lord Babidi, forgive me…the warriors at the tournament were too powerful! They destroyed Spopavitch and the energy extractor you gave me was lost! Please Master, spare me!" Yamu threw himself on his knees, begging Babidi for a second chance.
So the warriors on this planet were too much for Yamu and Spopavitch hmm? Well no big surprise, the weaklings. Babidi turned, his arms crossed behind his back and began to make his way towards the entrance of the ship. "Dabura."
The large devil looking man who had been waiting at attention behind Babidi looked down at his small master. "Yes Babidi?"
"Are they close Dabura?" Babidi stopped in front of the entrance as he inquired.
Dabura looked up and scanned the canyon wall surrounding them, a small smile appeared on his monstrous face. "Extremely close Master."
"Good. Give them a little persuasion to come down and say hello to us." Babidi took a small step into the ship. "Oh and Dabura, please be kind enough to show Yamu my forgiveness." With that Babidi entered the ship the door shut.
"With pleasure Master." Dabura said with a small hiss showing his pleasure at the orders. "And where do you think your going?" Dabura laughed as Yamu ran away terrified and took off into the air. "I don't think so!" Dabura glanced down and picked up a large rock and with a smile he threw it. Charged with his Ki, it rocketed faster than Yamu could ever hope to go and plunged through his back, exploding inside of him as Dabura had designed it to do when he placed his energy within it. Dabura watched the fragmented pieces of Yamu fall to the ground and laughed. "This will be fun!" Dabura blasted off towards the cliff where he knew the warriors were hiding. "Time to die!"
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"It's good to have a strong left arm like Dabura." Babidi commented out loud. "And with you as my right arm…" Babidi glanced up at a tall figure standing beside him. "Raising Majin Buu and ruling the universe will be a synch!" Babidi laughed, then began to cackle crazily as he walked down the stairs with his right hand man beside him.
