Chapter 18: The Battle Begins
By: DarkHeart81
I'm so sorry for the long delay on this update but I kind of forgot about writing it for about two weeks, and then my "writing spirit" has been coming and going since then. Hopefully you all won't have to wait so long for the next update. Also, I've been kind of working on some new fics as well (I've got 5 started). I'll post one of them once I finish one of my current ones.
I do not own Dragonball Z.
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"Hello again." Babidi's voice echoes throughout the ship. "Gohan, I was mad at you for killing Dabura, but I'm not angry with you any more since the energy that you wasted in that fight was just what I needed to resurrect Majin Buu."
Gohan and Videl look at each other before reaching out with their senses. Far away on the other side of the planet they can feel a large energy presence. One that seems to suck up anything that comes to close to it like a black hole.
"I-is that Buu?" Videl asks.
"I don't knowit has to bebut it's weird."
"What do you mean?"
"The energyit feels odd. It feels neither good or evil, it's justthere."
"Yeah, you're" Videl replies when she is interrupted by Babidi.
"EXCUSE ME BRATS BUT I WAS TALKIN!" Babidi yells before continuing. "Now as I was going to say, being that you'll all be dead soon, I'm going to be generous and give you all twenty four of your Earth hours to do whatever you please. Oh, and Vegeta, if you and that woman plan on mating then please let me know. The sight of you beings without any clothes is enough to make a god sick."
The two demi Saiya-jins blush as they look at each other. "Did he really have to a"
"WHAT? THAT LITTLE TOADHOW DARE HE LOOK AT ME WHEN I'M NOT DRESSED!" Bulma yells throughout the ship, interrupting Gohan.
"Looks like she's awake now."
Gohan chuckles a little before he resumes stuffing his face. ::No kidding. And I wouldn't want to be Vegeta right now. His ears have to be hurting.::
"DAMN ONNA!" Vegeta yells as he storms into the kitchen. "All I did was ask her if she'd rather have that old pervert Roshi see her naked or that toad Babidi." He adds when Gohan and Videl's eyes shoot open in horror just before a metallic clang fills the kitchen.
"For your information, Roshi has seen her naked. And she wasn't too pleased about it either." Chi-Chi says sternly from behind the Saiya-jin prince.
For the first time since they met him, Vegeta is speechless. But that only lasts for a few seconds before he explodes. "WHAT? THATHUMAN HAS SEEN MY MATE NAKED? WHEN WE GET BACK TO EARTH THAT MAN IS DEAD!"
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Somewhere on Earth, in a porno shop that is having a discount sale if you buy the stuff in bulk, a bald man sneezes and shivers. "Damn cold." The man mutters.
"But Master Roshi, it's the middle of summer on the equator and you don't have a cold." A short pig says from beside him.
"Quiet Oolong! I'm trying to concentrate! It's not easy trying to decide which two hundred out of the three hundred magazines here I'm going to buy."
"JeezI guess everyone's right, he's an even bigger pervert then I thought. I was only going to buy a couple dozen." Oolong mutters under his breath.
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"You certainly won't kill that man! I could care less if that lecherous old fool were to die but Goku likes him." Chi-Chi says when Bulma enters the room.
"And I suppose you want to know how Roshi saw me naked." She says as Gohan and Videl quickly leave the room, the topic not one they care to hear about.
Vegeta snorts, "It's not like I have anything better to do."
"Fine, it was just after I met Goku and we were collecting the Dragon Balls. For some reason that still eludes me, he removed my panties during the night. And the"
"WHAT!!!! KAKAROTT HAS SEEN YOU NAKED TOO!!! I KNEW"
"SHUT UP VEGETA!" Chi-Chi yells after giving him another taste of her frying pan. "WE CAN HEAR YOU JUST FINE! YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOUT!"
"Damn harpyand she tells me not to yell." Vegeta mumbles under his breath so the women will not hear.
The rest of the night and the next day passes quietly and they are discussing what to do next as the dishes from supper are being cleared. "Alright, so you Onnas and the idiot are going to gather the Dragon Balls while the two older brats and I go beat the sh" Vegeta pauses when he sees the glare Chi-Chi is giving him. "Stuffing out of Buu." He finishes.
A series of explosions jar the spaceship, sending a plates and other dishes crashing to the floor of the ship, as Babidi's voice fills the air again. "It's time for you troublesome beings to die."
"Yes! You come out and play with Buu!" The pink blob himself adds.
"Quiet Buu! I'm running this show!" Babidi yells. "Now, it's time for you tocome out and play with Buu."
Laughter fills the spaceship at Babidi's statement. "It sounds to me like Buu is the one running things over there." Bulma says. But her statement is only heard by Chi-Chi, Hercule, and little Trunks since the other three have already taken off for the exit.
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The door of the ship slides aside to reveal Babidi standing next to a large pink mass of flesh with a tentacle on top of its head. They watch in disbelief as the blob stares in awe at one of the native insects flies that is flying in front of its face. "Lookie Master Babidi, a buggy!"
Babidi rolls his eyes at his father's creation, "That's nice Buu."
"This bumbling blob is the terrible Majin Buu?" Vegeta asks. "The only thing that should fear him is a bakery. Why the Onna's scarier before she's had a shower in the morning."
"No kidding." Videl and Gohan agree while both could swear they hear Bulma yelling inside the ship about how Vegeta just earned himself a month on the couch for that remark.
"Yeah, but the power emanating from him isunreal."
"I'm sure we can beat him though Gohan. I don't think he's any stronger then you." Videl reassures her friend as Buu dances around like an idiot.
"Don't be a fool brat. Buu is probably hiding a lot of hisits power."
"Yeah V-chan, I think Veggie's right."
"Brat! Don't call me that!"
"Whatever Vegetable-head." Gohan replies before turning to Videl. "Buu seems too child like to really be a big threat. In fact, I bet we can win this without fighting at all."
"How can weturn him to our side. And have him help against Babidi."
"Exactly, so just follow my lead." Gohan says before walking up to Buu. "Hi Buu, I'm Gohan."
"I'm Videl, and that crabby man back there is Vegeta."
The large pink ball of flesh looks at them curiously before responding, "Hello, Buu is Buu."
Gohan and Videl glance at each other while behind them they can hear Vegeta muttering to himself. "I never thought I'd see the day when Kakarott is actually smarter then something." The Saiya-jin prince says.
"It's nice to meet you Buu." Gohan continues. "We were wondering if you'd like to be friends."
"Buu be friends with boy and girl and angry person?" He says as though the idea of being friends with someone had never occurred to him before. "OK! Buu be friends with you since Buu have no friends!"
"That's great Buu." Videl says. "I bet we'll"
"Buu! What are you doing? I said to kill them!" Babidi interrupts.
"Buu no wanna kill them. They Buu's friends." The pink blob says rebelliously.
"Friends!? You don't have any friends! You're the terror of the universe! You only exist to destroy shit!"
"But poopoo disappears on its ownwhy Buu need to destroy it?" He replies while cocking his head at an angle. Gohan and Videl can't help but laugh.
"No you ugly brainless tub of lard! You're supposed to do what I say and destroy stuff! You're NOT supposed to make friends with two babies and a brain dead Saiya-jin!"
"Listen here" Vegeta begins to rant when Buu interrupts.
"Oogly? What is oogly?"
"It means you frighten small children and babies!"
"But Gohan and Videl aren't a scared of Buu." He says while thinking it over. "So that mean they're not babies." Buu adds several seconds later.
"I don't care if they're not really babies! All I want is for them to be dead!"
"But Buu"
"Enough of this!" Babidi screams before reciting some strange alien language.
"What do you think that's supposed to mean?" Videl asks after Babidi stops.
"I don't know. It could be an" Gohan stops in mid sentence when Buu grabs his head in pain.
"Owwie! What you do to Buu?" He manages to get out between cries of pain.
Babidi cackles at him. "It's just a little spell my father had cooked up in case something like this ever happened."
"Owwie! Buu make you pay! Babidi die now!" The pink blob yells while screaming out, "Chocolate!" A pink beam of light shoots out from the tentacle like protrusion on top of Buu's head and strikes Babidi before the wizard can do anything to defend himself.
But just as Buu is about to pick up the bar of sweet candy, smoke begins to pour from the holes on his head and arms. And several minutes later the smoke stops pouring from him just as quickly as it had started. With a shrug Buu picks up the chocolate and stuffs it in his mouth.
As the three fighters from Earth watch in silence, their heads snap up to look into the sky where a light pink cloud has formed and a second immense energy can be felt. Slowly, the cloud begins to shrink in upon it self and the outline of a lone figure can be seen within its swirling vapors.
Buu, seeing his new friends staring into the sky, follows there gaze and gasps at what he sees. The last traces of gas coalesce into the new beings body as it starts to descend from the sky. Compared to Majin Buu, the new being is extremely thin. He, in fact, looks to be nothing but skin and bones.
"Who you?" Majin Buu asks the being.
"I'm Buu." Its voice is deep, unlike Majin Buu's high pitched voice.
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Gohan and Videl glance at each other while Vegeta raises an eyebrow.
"This should beinteresting." Gohan comments. Beside him Videl nods.
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"But me is Buu? You not me!"
"In a way you're right tubby. I'm your evil side, and apparently, your brains as well."
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"This can't be good." Gohan mutters.
"YeahI've heard of split personalities before but this isweird."
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"Hey! Buu is smart!" The pink blob says while pouting.
"If you were half as smart as you are fat then you'd be a genius!"
"DON'T MAKE FUN OF BUU!" Buu's face turns bright red as he yells.
"Oh? And what will be do to me if I don't? You fat tub of lard!"
Buu scowls at his counterpart as smoke once again pours from the holes in his body, "Buu willTURN YOU INTO CUPCAKE!" He yells as a pink light shoots from his antenna.
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The three warriors from Earth watch in anticipation of seeing 'thin' Buu turned into a sugary treat. But much to their surprise, and to fat Buu's displeasure, thin Buu smirks evilly before simply blowing on the pink beam of energy. The simple action sends it hurtling back to its creator, turning fat Buu into chocolate cupcake with pink frosting and purple sprinkles on top.
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With a little laugh, thin Buu picks up the piece of desert and pops it into his mouth. With a contented smile he chews the sugary treat up and swallows it. Almost immediately his body fills out and he looks more like a normal person. The noticeable change though, one that puts fear in the eyes of the three warriors that are there to battle him, is his power. Now, instead of being an even match for Gohan, he is almost twice as strong as the young warrior.
"I see fear in your eyes." This new incarnation of Buu says coldly while smirking. "You are smart to fear me."
Vegeta is the first to shove the fear from his eyes, "I'm not afraid. I was just surprised that those two ugly freaks could make something even uglier when they combined." He answers with a smirk.
"Oh, so the mighty Saiya-jin Prince doesn't fear me?" Buu asks with a sinister smile. "Why don't you prove it?"
The full-blooded Saiya-jin's smirk falters for just a second before he responds, "Fine, but it's your funeral." Vegeta says with forced confidence, his pride not allowing him to back out of the fight. And, without another word, he powers up to his maximum then charges at Buu with an outstretched fist.
Buu allows Vegeta to beat on him. His body deforming with every blow the Saiya-jin lands. After several minutes of nonstop punches and kicks, Vegeta backs off to examine the damage he has inflicted. He smiles at the deformed mass of flesh that is Buu. "You look like a wad of used gum Buu." Vegeta jeers.
If they had been able to make out the expression on Buu's twisted and rearranged face then they would have seen him smirking. With an explosion of energy, Buu's body straightens itself out and returns to normal. "Not bad for a weakling." Buu taunts. "I almost felt a one or two of those hits."
"WHY YOU" Vegeta yells while charging Buu again. This time, when Vegeta is in range, Buu slams his fist into the Saiya-jin Prince's stomach. Knocking him to the ground a short distance away. Then, with a disinterested glance at the fallen Saiya-jin, Buu fires at a ki blast at him. When the smoke clears, Vegeta is lying unconscious at the center of a shallow crater.
Gohan can feel that Vegeta is still alive so he turns his eyes to Buu. "Videl" Gohan says without taking his eyes off of Buu. "I want you to stay out of this fight."
"But Gohan I can"
"No, I" He pauses as he looks at her. "Don't want you to get hurt."
"But you can't"
"No buts"
"Look here Son Gohan!" Videl yells as her temper starts to flare, causing Gohan to gulp. "You may be stronger than me but Buu's stronger then you. No matter what you say you need help in this fight."
Gohan sighs in exasperation, "Finebut only jump into the fight if I ask you to. It doesn't matter how much stronger Buu is then me. As long as I'm alive Buu will not win." He vows
Videl glares at him for several seconds before giving in. "Fine, but you better kick his ass." She says before flying a short distance away.
"It looks like it's just you and me Buu."
"What? Am I a babysitter now? Come on kid, go get someone who can actually put up some semblance of a fight."
"Believe me, if there's anyone on this planet who can go toe to toe with you then it's me."
"GreatI just hope you mommy won't be too upset when her baby winds up dead."
"Ain't gonna happen." Gohan replies before light explodes from his body.
"If all you're going to do is put on a light show then you might as well leave."
Gohan screams in response as his eyes close while his power continues to build. Lightning shoots around his body as his hair becomes slightly spikier. Without a word Gohan disappears and reappears in front of Buu, catching the pink being by surprise with a blow that knocks him onto his butt.
"Not bad." Buu says before jumping up and going on the offensive.
As they trade blows, Gohan and Buu slowly begin to levitate into the air. It seems like an entirety passes as thunderous sounds fill the air. After almost a half-hour of fighting back and forth Gohan lands a solid blow on Buu, knocking him higher into the air.
As the demi Saiya-jin, breathing heavily from the furious exchange of blows, watches the pink being fly away from him he draws his arms to his side and begins a chant that, because of his father, has been the sound of death for many a foe. "KAME" His shout echoes over the land as light fills the space between his hands. "HAME" The light intensifies as Gohan can feel the energy crackling in his grasp, wanting to be set free. "HA!" He yells as he thrusts his hands forward, toward Buu, allowing the bright blue sphere of energy to fly free of his grasp.
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Videl watches in silence as Gohan and Buu pound on each other. Her blood races through her vanes, urging her to join the fight. But she suppresses the urge for Gohan asked her not to help unless he asked her to, and she has no intention of going against her friend's wishes. It seems like the two floating beings have been battling forever when Buu is knocked away from Gohan. She watches as Gohan prepares his father's attack. Except for the crackle of energy, silence rules the land as she watches the blast streak towards Buu. And when it strikes him, she has to turn away from the bright flash of light.
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Slowly, Gohan descends from the sky and lands, staggering slightly from lack of energy as he watches for any sign that Buu is still alive. With a sigh he turns to Videl when he stops suddenly, frozen in place, as something occurs to him. 'Something's wrong. He can't have died that easily.' He thinks when Buu's voice rings out from a crater.
"Ow! You hurt Buu!" The pink muscle bound being yells from the crater, falling back on the childish grammar of his fat self. "I'm gonna kill you now!"
Gohan's eyes go wide with horror as Buu fires a large ki blast in his direction. "Oh shit." He mumbles. 'This is not good. I don't have enough energy left to' The ki blast strikes him before he can finish the thought, lifting him from his feet. As the ball of energy carries him into the distant horizon he can hear Videl's shrill cry before blackness claims him.
Hopefully I'll have Last of Two Planets within the week, and Destiny within two weeks.
I hope you enjoyed it and please review.