A/N: First, I'm changing some history. Don't worry, every change will be mentioned in the story, it'll all make sense, I promise. Next, Buu's regenerative powers aren't completely intact with my version. In the series it seemed he could regenerate without using ki to do so, here however it uses up energy. And in my story, even Majin Buu has a limit to his powers, not that he'll hit that limit any time soon of course :) You'll also notice that he's stronger too. Finally, for those who've been paying attention, I've dropped a few hints of things to come. For those who didn't, go back and re-read it or be completely shocked later. I will let you in on one thing though, just to annoy you with your own curiosity, Vegeta has something of a soft spot for Videl. No, no, get your head out of the gutter it's nothing like that. He likes her attitude, her spirit. This leads to later events that make things interesting.... what's that look for? NO, I said OUT OF THE GUTTER! Arrg! You people are sick! :P Anyway, on with the show, er, story!
Chapter twenty-three - Return of the Androids
Vegeta and Trunks surged toward Majin Buu at top speed but before they managed to attack him they were slammed backwards by powerful blows. Trunks landed near Goku while Vegeta flew into one of the few remaining mountains. Vegeta recovered first and charged in again but Buu vanished before he reached him.
Looking skyward he saw Buu floating in the air. With a snarl he shot up toward the pink powerhouse. As he neared, Buu thrust his arms down and charged a pink energy blast which he then fired completely engulfing the Sai-jin. Even over the roar of the energy they could hear Vegeta's screams.
"Father!" Trunks cried moving to save him. A moment before he reached Buu the attack died off and Vegeta fell to the ground, clothes torn, smoldering, and no longer a Super Sai-jin. "Un....unbelievable..." he stammered. "He beat him with just one attack...."
Goku stared at Buu for a moment then looked behind him. Shin, Hiroshi, and Da'kar still floated behind him. He turned back to Trunks. "Grab Vegeta!" he called. "Quickly, we haven't much time!" Trunks nodded and did as Goku said. After quickly grabbing his father he flew over to where Goku now stood with Gohan, Shin, and the two red heads.
"Grab on to me." Goku ordered as he watched Buu power up another blast. Hiroshi and Da'kar hesitated for only a moment before placing a hand on Goku. Then, after Trunks and Gohan did the same, just as Buu's blast was about to hit them, they vanished.
As the explosion died off and the dust settled Bobidi looked on in joy. "You did it Majin Buu!" he cried. "You destroyed that bothersome Kai! Didn't even leave a single shred behind!"
"But now Buu get no candy...." the pink blob sobbed.
"Relax Buu, there are other planets to go to, other places to get candy. Come on." he turned and started toward his ship.
"Other places?" Buu asked.
"Yes, yes, now follow me."
Buu watched after the yellow wizard for a moment before following him to his ship.
Meanwhile on the lookout Goku and the others appeared out of thin air. "Boy, that was close!" Goku cried. As Trunks laid the unconscious Vegeta down Hiroshi and Da'kar looked around them. Just then Dende came running up to them.
"Goku! You're here!" he cried.
"Long story, right now Vegeta needs healed."
A moment later the Sai-jin was back on his feet. He looked about him for a second and then, "What, the lookout! I demand to know what happened!"
"Majin Buu happened." Shin said walking to the edge of the lookout. "He knocked you out with just one shot. There isn't a being in the universe stronger than that... monster."
Hiroshi shook his head. "I wouldn't be so sure." he said. "This Buu is powerful, but he pales in comparison to what we've been fighting. Glacier is by far the stronger of the two beings."
"Glacier." Trunks said. "Then you do know of the Empire.... but how? Who are yo......" He froze as his eyes fell upon Da'kar's face. The look it held reminded him of something.... Slowly an image of Da'kar formed in his mind. The face slowly aged and changed, scares appearing across the cheeks and forehead. "You...." he said at last. "You're the one I saw.... the one who killed Bojack when he and Brolly first came to Earth. I saw you beat him... afterward you were weakened but before I could get to you Brolly killed you...."
Hiroshi and Da'kar stared at Trunks for a moment before Hiroshi spoke. "So you are from the future?"
Trunks nodded but before he could say more Vegeta interrupted. "You have some explaining to do as well." he said. "What were you talking about with that woman? What's this about Neo Sai-jins?"
Hiroshi nodded. "Your father knew his chances of victory against Frieza were slim. For years before the attempted revolution he sent many Sai-jins away to another planet, to New Vegeta, so that at least something of the Sai-jin race would survive Frieza if he failed."
"Yes, the pods." Vegeta said thoughtfully, thinking of the past which seemed to have been so much farther in the past than it was. "I saw them once. He told me they held the weakest of our warriors, ones who could not survive our way of life."
Hiroshi nodded. "All warriors of third class blood and low potential. However the Sai-jin race evolved, they became what we call the New Age Sai-jins. They resembled Kakkarotto...." he paused for a moment. "Or is it Goku?" He smiled. "Yes, they resembled Goku in personality. Not what you would consider true Sai-jins Vegeta. But that change came with a great power. They became much stronger, and on this world the Sai-jin race met a new people and the two races have slowly become one.
"We are that race." He held his arms out as they looked at him and Da'kar. "Stronger than a normal Sai-jin even from birth, but without tales or the ape form. We've learned a good deal about the past as well, since Glacier thought it a good idea to revive a number of Sai-jins that were on our side and not his." he smirked at this before continuing. "For one we learned that your father wasn't an only child, he had a brother."
Vegeta stared at him a moment. "What are talking about? Even if he'd had a brother the weaker one would have been sent away, or killed."
"Normally, yes. But your father made a request, that his brother not be told of his heritage and live, serve as his bodyguard, his advisor. He told him about it himself a few years before the attempted revolution, that Sai-jin was Bardock."
"WHAT!" Vegeta cried. "Kakkarotto's father!"
Hiroshi nodded. "Your father only had one son, but Bardock..." he smiled. "Bardock was a busy man. He had four kids."
"What are you talking about? He only had two, Raditz and Kakkarotto."
Hiroshi shook his head. "There was another son, before Raditz, and a daughter. Turlis and Apla. Turlis's blood line died off during the start of the war with Glacier, but Apla's still lives, in us."
"No way!" Goku cried. "That means your...." he thought for a moment. "That means you're my nephews?"
"Yes. And we are the Crown Princes of New Vegeta. As I said we aren't full blooded Sai-jins. Like Gohan and Trunks we are only part Sai-jin, but the other race that is part of us is much stronger than the Human race. The hybrids created, Neo Sai-jins, are born with more power than most Old Age Sai-jins ever gained in their entire lives."
"I was born with a lot of power myself." Gohan said. "I was stronger than Raditz when he came to Earth..."
"And able to stand up to Frieza as well." Da'kar interrupted. "Yes, we saw the fight on Namek. But you saw the tournament. The only reason Goten or little Trunks did so well was because they could transform, thanks to their fathers."
"Huh?" Goku asked.
"A Sai-jin is born with the abilities of his father, that includes going Super Sai-jin." Hiroshi replied.
"Of course!" Trunks cried. "That's why I couldn't transform when I was young but my younger self in this time can. In my time you never became a Super Sai-jin."
"Goku, Vegeta!" Shin cried.
The two Sai-jins turned to face Shin. "What is it?" Goku asked walking over.
"Aren't those you're kids?"
Goku looked down. "What? Where are those two going?"
"I don't believe this!" Vegeta cried. "They're heading towards Majin Buu!"
"No way!"
"Goku, you must get them quickly!" Shin said squinting. "It seems those two Androids are still alive down there, and they're about to try fighting Majin Buu themselves...."
As Goku used the instant transmission to go after the boys the others all looked down upon the battle that was about to begin. Sure enough the two Androids were now standing between Bobidi, Buu, and their ship ready for a fight. "Well," Gohan began. "They did say they wanted to fight him."
Vegeta snorted. "Saves us the trouble of destroying them ourselves at least."
Chapter twenty-three - Return of the Androids
Vegeta and Trunks surged toward Majin Buu at top speed but before they managed to attack him they were slammed backwards by powerful blows. Trunks landed near Goku while Vegeta flew into one of the few remaining mountains. Vegeta recovered first and charged in again but Buu vanished before he reached him.
Looking skyward he saw Buu floating in the air. With a snarl he shot up toward the pink powerhouse. As he neared, Buu thrust his arms down and charged a pink energy blast which he then fired completely engulfing the Sai-jin. Even over the roar of the energy they could hear Vegeta's screams.
"Father!" Trunks cried moving to save him. A moment before he reached Buu the attack died off and Vegeta fell to the ground, clothes torn, smoldering, and no longer a Super Sai-jin. "Un....unbelievable..." he stammered. "He beat him with just one attack...."
Goku stared at Buu for a moment then looked behind him. Shin, Hiroshi, and Da'kar still floated behind him. He turned back to Trunks. "Grab Vegeta!" he called. "Quickly, we haven't much time!" Trunks nodded and did as Goku said. After quickly grabbing his father he flew over to where Goku now stood with Gohan, Shin, and the two red heads.
"Grab on to me." Goku ordered as he watched Buu power up another blast. Hiroshi and Da'kar hesitated for only a moment before placing a hand on Goku. Then, after Trunks and Gohan did the same, just as Buu's blast was about to hit them, they vanished.
As the explosion died off and the dust settled Bobidi looked on in joy. "You did it Majin Buu!" he cried. "You destroyed that bothersome Kai! Didn't even leave a single shred behind!"
"But now Buu get no candy...." the pink blob sobbed.
"Relax Buu, there are other planets to go to, other places to get candy. Come on." he turned and started toward his ship.
"Other places?" Buu asked.
"Yes, yes, now follow me."
Buu watched after the yellow wizard for a moment before following him to his ship.
Meanwhile on the lookout Goku and the others appeared out of thin air. "Boy, that was close!" Goku cried. As Trunks laid the unconscious Vegeta down Hiroshi and Da'kar looked around them. Just then Dende came running up to them.
"Goku! You're here!" he cried.
"Long story, right now Vegeta needs healed."
A moment later the Sai-jin was back on his feet. He looked about him for a second and then, "What, the lookout! I demand to know what happened!"
"Majin Buu happened." Shin said walking to the edge of the lookout. "He knocked you out with just one shot. There isn't a being in the universe stronger than that... monster."
Hiroshi shook his head. "I wouldn't be so sure." he said. "This Buu is powerful, but he pales in comparison to what we've been fighting. Glacier is by far the stronger of the two beings."
"Glacier." Trunks said. "Then you do know of the Empire.... but how? Who are yo......" He froze as his eyes fell upon Da'kar's face. The look it held reminded him of something.... Slowly an image of Da'kar formed in his mind. The face slowly aged and changed, scares appearing across the cheeks and forehead. "You...." he said at last. "You're the one I saw.... the one who killed Bojack when he and Brolly first came to Earth. I saw you beat him... afterward you were weakened but before I could get to you Brolly killed you...."
Hiroshi and Da'kar stared at Trunks for a moment before Hiroshi spoke. "So you are from the future?"
Trunks nodded but before he could say more Vegeta interrupted. "You have some explaining to do as well." he said. "What were you talking about with that woman? What's this about Neo Sai-jins?"
Hiroshi nodded. "Your father knew his chances of victory against Frieza were slim. For years before the attempted revolution he sent many Sai-jins away to another planet, to New Vegeta, so that at least something of the Sai-jin race would survive Frieza if he failed."
"Yes, the pods." Vegeta said thoughtfully, thinking of the past which seemed to have been so much farther in the past than it was. "I saw them once. He told me they held the weakest of our warriors, ones who could not survive our way of life."
Hiroshi nodded. "All warriors of third class blood and low potential. However the Sai-jin race evolved, they became what we call the New Age Sai-jins. They resembled Kakkarotto...." he paused for a moment. "Or is it Goku?" He smiled. "Yes, they resembled Goku in personality. Not what you would consider true Sai-jins Vegeta. But that change came with a great power. They became much stronger, and on this world the Sai-jin race met a new people and the two races have slowly become one.
"We are that race." He held his arms out as they looked at him and Da'kar. "Stronger than a normal Sai-jin even from birth, but without tales or the ape form. We've learned a good deal about the past as well, since Glacier thought it a good idea to revive a number of Sai-jins that were on our side and not his." he smirked at this before continuing. "For one we learned that your father wasn't an only child, he had a brother."
Vegeta stared at him a moment. "What are talking about? Even if he'd had a brother the weaker one would have been sent away, or killed."
"Normally, yes. But your father made a request, that his brother not be told of his heritage and live, serve as his bodyguard, his advisor. He told him about it himself a few years before the attempted revolution, that Sai-jin was Bardock."
"WHAT!" Vegeta cried. "Kakkarotto's father!"
Hiroshi nodded. "Your father only had one son, but Bardock..." he smiled. "Bardock was a busy man. He had four kids."
"What are you talking about? He only had two, Raditz and Kakkarotto."
Hiroshi shook his head. "There was another son, before Raditz, and a daughter. Turlis and Apla. Turlis's blood line died off during the start of the war with Glacier, but Apla's still lives, in us."
"No way!" Goku cried. "That means your...." he thought for a moment. "That means you're my nephews?"
"Yes. And we are the Crown Princes of New Vegeta. As I said we aren't full blooded Sai-jins. Like Gohan and Trunks we are only part Sai-jin, but the other race that is part of us is much stronger than the Human race. The hybrids created, Neo Sai-jins, are born with more power than most Old Age Sai-jins ever gained in their entire lives."
"I was born with a lot of power myself." Gohan said. "I was stronger than Raditz when he came to Earth..."
"And able to stand up to Frieza as well." Da'kar interrupted. "Yes, we saw the fight on Namek. But you saw the tournament. The only reason Goten or little Trunks did so well was because they could transform, thanks to their fathers."
"Huh?" Goku asked.
"A Sai-jin is born with the abilities of his father, that includes going Super Sai-jin." Hiroshi replied.
"Of course!" Trunks cried. "That's why I couldn't transform when I was young but my younger self in this time can. In my time you never became a Super Sai-jin."
"Goku, Vegeta!" Shin cried.
The two Sai-jins turned to face Shin. "What is it?" Goku asked walking over.
"Aren't those you're kids?"
Goku looked down. "What? Where are those two going?"
"I don't believe this!" Vegeta cried. "They're heading towards Majin Buu!"
"No way!"
"Goku, you must get them quickly!" Shin said squinting. "It seems those two Androids are still alive down there, and they're about to try fighting Majin Buu themselves...."
As Goku used the instant transmission to go after the boys the others all looked down upon the battle that was about to begin. Sure enough the two Androids were now standing between Bobidi, Buu, and their ship ready for a fight. "Well," Gohan began. "They did say they wanted to fight him."
Vegeta snorted. "Saves us the trouble of destroying them ourselves at least."