The Z gang stared at the door Dabura had just left through.
"It doesn't make any sense," the supreme kai was saying, "Dabura is the strongest. There is no one else."
Goku looked round at him.
"You sure? What other powers does Babidi have anyway?" he asked and the kai looked at earth's hero.
"Babidi has the power to convert an on with evil in their heart into one of his minions. But this doesn't make sense. How could he have found someone to take all of us out on such short notice?" the kai answered. Goku nodded and thought it over.
On the other side of the room, Vegeta had his back to the others but was listening into their conversations. After hearing the supreme kai's answer, a glint appeared in his eyes before he rounded on Gohan.
"This is all your fault! If you had not been so careless then Dabura wouldn't have gotten away! You should have realised your head on approach wasn't working and let either myself or Kakarot handle!" He yelled. Gohan flinched at the smaller man's yelling. What? Oh kami…he's right…Gohan thought and lowered his head.
"Hey Vegeta, don't be so hard on him. I bet if Gohan knew that the guy would run then he would have let one of us take over." Goku firmly said.
"Shut up Kakarot!" Vegeta spat, glaring at his rival. "This whole thing is a colossal waste of my time! I'm blasting through the floor to deal with this once and for all!" he finished as he charged a blast and aimed it at the trap door in the middle of the room.
Everyone's eyes went wide and the Supreme kai rushed to get in-between the blast and the floor.
"NO! You can't! A blast could awaken majin Buu and we'll be done for!" he said making Vegeta's eyes narrow into a death glare.
"Who cares? I'll welcome the challenge! Now move aside or be destroyed!" the headstrong prince yelled as the blast got bigger. Shin gasped and Goku appeared in-between the two, frowning. He grabbed Vegeta's wrist.
"Vegeta, cool it. This isn't the way to go. Let's just play it safe." Goku said calmly. Vegeta stared at him then muttered something under his breath before the blast disappeared. Vegeta tore himself out of Goku's grasp and went back to his corner, the Super kai watching him. It's him…he thought
At the bottom level of the ship, an image of Vegeta was being shown on the dark crystal ball.
"He's perfect! Oh look how beautifully evil his heart is! Oh, Dabura, you've out done yourself!" Babidi squealed with delight before turning and looking through the gloom at his top henchman. Dabura smiled.
"My desirer is only to serve you sir." Dabura said but Babidi had already turned.
"Oh, it will be so much fun to watch him destroy all his little friends. I just can't wait." Babidi continued before raising his hands.
"PAPARAPPA!" he yelled.
Two floors up, Vegeta received a surge of pain. He doubled over clutching his head as wave after wave hit him as Babidi's spell took hold of him.
Gohan looked over his shoulder and noticed Vegeta state.
"Vegeta? Hey, what's wrong?" he asked and everyone else turned to see, Goku walking over to help his so-called friend.
Babidi laughed as he watched through his dark crystal ball as he put more pressure into Vegeta's head making him scream in agony.
"Ahh! I'm…I'm being attacked…from the inside!" Vegeta managed to stutter as his pain increased. He fell to his knees and got into a ball on the floor, grabbing his head. Goku placed a hand on Vegeta's back.
"Don't worry, we're here." He said before looking at the kai who hadn't moved. "What's happening to him!" Goku half yelled the question over Vegeta's screams and the kai snapped out of his trance.
"Babidi…he's trying to control him." Shin said before rushing to Vegeta's side.
"Vegeta! Listen o me! All the terrible things you've done in your lifetime, you've made up for it! Be clear and innocent and the pain will subdue!" the kai advised.
"How…how can you say that? I'm not innocent!" Vegeta managed to say between breaths before his head erupted in a new pain, forcing him to scream.
"That should do it," said Babidi as he watched the scene, "just give in to your dark nature and become powerful." Babidi muttered to the ball as it glowed a dark purple.
Vegeta's screams got louder as he burst into his super form, his hair turning gold then becoming twice as spiky as it usually did. Vegeta slowly rose off the floor, as his aura grew larger, forcing the others back.
"That energy," Goku shouted, "it's terrible! I can't get near it!"
The others agreed, as they stood further back to avoid the electrical energy that was sparking off of Vegeta from his new super saiyan two form. Eventually the screams died down and Vegeta slowly fell to the floor. Goku stepped forward but the Supreme kai stopped him.
"Don't. He's not the Vegeta we know anymore. He's a majin now." The kai warned. Goku glanced at him then back at Vegeta.
"Vegeta? You ok?" he asked. There was silence. Then slowly Vegeta's laughter filled the room as he slowly rose and faced the.
The others gasped as they saw his forehead. There was now a bold, black 'M' etched to his head.
"Ve…Vegeta?" Goku asked again but Vegeta ignored him.
Babidi was proud of himself as he watched the scene.
"Excellent!" he said aloud, "Now all he needs is a place to fight. And I have just the thing!" he continued before concentrating again.
Back upstairs; the room was beginning to change once again. Vegeta kept a chilling stare on Goku while the others looked round the room as it turned into the open-air arena that was the Budokai on Papaya Island.
The announcer and Hercule were in the ring staring at the people that had simply appeared next to them while the audience looked on, just as confused as the men in the ring.
The announcer slowly regained his composure and raised his ever-present microphone.
"Excuse me gentlemen, but you're too late to compete." He said.
"We're just here for a little expedition match." Vegeta told the man without looking at him.
"Oh…err…right then…" he said before looking at the others. "Goku, is that you? Sorry you missed the tournament." The announcer started before Vegeta frowned at him and powered up, knocking Hercule and the announcer out of the ring.
As Vegeta stared at Goku, Babidi was laughing in Vegeta's head.
That's it, now destroy them all! Babidi's voice said but Vegeta frowned.
"No! I won't! I shall only fight Kakarot!" Vegeta said, surprising the others.
What? Babidi yelled then calmed down. Ok then but afterwards you must destroy the others! Vegeta did not answer but instead pointed at Goku.
"Kakarot! Now is the time for our face off!" Vegeta said. Goku frowned.
"Vegeta, there is more important things going on! What about Buu?"
Vegeta simply growled at this.
"If you will not face me, Kakarot, then a little persuasion is in order." Vegeta said calmly as he raised his palm to the stand on his right, a wicked smirk crossing his face. Before anyone could do anything, Vegeta had blasted everything away with a large beam of energy.
Instantly people started getting up and running to the nearest exits, screaming all the way. Everyone except a small group of people.
"What's Vegeta doing?" Yamcha had to yell his question to be heard over all the noise.
"Something is not right about this…" Roshi slowly stated as he watched the scene.
"Tell me about it! I thought he was just being cocky…until then." Yamcha said. Bulma just stared at her husband.
"No…Vegeta…"she mumbled but she fainted into Yamcha's arms.
Back in the ring, Goku was glaring at Vegeta.
"You better hurry up Kakarot or another part of the stadium will be remodelled." Vegeta slyly said. Goku growled.
"Don't you dare. I'll fight you. But only if it's away from people! This has obviously been put off for way too long." Goku responded. Shin jumped in-between them.
"No Goku! Babidi will collect all the energy you put into fighting him! Buu will be awakened for certain! You will have to go through me." He declared. Goku's frown deepened.
"Supreme kai, that's not a good idea. I have to get through to him and this is the only way!"
"Tough. I will not allow Majin Buu to be freed just because of you rivalry!" The super Kai yelled. Goku growled in frustration and stared from Vegeta to the Kai before raising his hand and charging a blast and powering up to super.
"Move." Goku firmly said. Everyone stared at the blast and Shin stared Goku in the eyes. Eventually Shin sighed and moved to the side.
"I hope you're happy now." Shin said the looked at Gohan. "Gohan, we shall have to stop Babidi while these two fight." He continued. Gohan, still staring at his father, nodded and the scenery around them changed to that of an island many miles away from where they had been.
The supreme kai and Gohan turned away from the two saiyans and towards the trap door that had followed them.
"We'll have to risk blasting through." The kai mumbled as he raised his hand. Babidi watched through his ball and panicked.
Vegeta! Quickly destroy the kai! He cannot do anything that may release Buu prematurely! he yelled through Vegeta's mind. Vegeta growled.
"I told you, I will only face Kakarot!" Vegeta yelled to the air. Babidi frowned and tried to force Vegeta into destroying the kai. After a short struggle, some energy crackled of the orb Babidi was looking through, throwing him into the wall behind him. Babidi slowly got to his feet.
"Why haven't I got full control?" Babidi asked aloud. Dabura thought then stepped forward.
"Sir, might I suggest allowing the Kai to come here? I can handle the boy and with the energy Vegeta will create, Buu shall be awakened very soon."
Babidi looked at him then slowly nodded.
The door slid open and the Kai lowered his arm.
"We must go." He said before going down. Gohan looked at his father.
"Be careful dad…" he muttered before following.
Vegeta watched them go before looking back at Goku.
"I've been waiting for this moment for years. For a time I thought it would never come. Now I have more power then I have ever dreamt of." He said staring at his palm then looked at Goku.
"Oh how I am going to enjoy crushing you Kakarot." He added. Goku stared at him then his eyes widened.
"Wait a moment, you…let him do this, didn't you?" Goku slowly said, staring Vegeta dead in the eyes. Vegeta simply smirked.
"Oh, geese, Vegeta. How could you?" Goku asked. Vegeta laughed.
"How could you not know? You've been ahead of me! Jumping ahead by leaps and bounds, proving every time that my power, my strength, was inferior! Then your fight with Yakon proved to me that I had no chance of catching up. That was until I learnt what Babidi could do for me. So I let him." Vegeta explained.
"Oh, Vegeta…" Goku started.
"Kakarot, this isn't the time to get sentimental! Fight me!" Vegeta demanded. Goku sighed and then donned his game face.
"Ok Vegeta. Lets just skip the warm up then."
"Agreed!" Vegeta said before they sank into stances then charged, throwing punches and kicks and high speeds, both seemingly equal.
Goku aimed a punch to Vegeta's jaw and made contact making Vegeta spin round. Vegeta came back with one of his own and kept throwing punches that Goku had to block before phasing out of sight just to appear at Vegeta's left with a blow to the cheek. Vegeta smirked and phased out to appear behind Goku, kicking him in the side and then continuing his attack.
"I thought you said skip the warm up." Vegeta said as he swung at Goku again.
"I did. & I thought you agreed." Goku said as he blocked.
"True. Well if you're all warmed up now…"
"Then lets heat it up!" Goku finished as they parted and powered up before continuing their titanic bout.
Meanwhile, shin and Gohan had arrived in the fourth level. It was exactly the same as the other levels only this time there was a group of eight henchmen cowering in the middle of the room.
Gohan shared a glance with the supreme kai before he powered up, in doing so sending them all into the wall and knocking them out.
"Good job." The supreme kai commented before turning to the next trap door and leading the way down it. Down there Dabura and Babidi were waiting for them.
"Ah, Supreme kai, you're just in time. Majin Buu will be realised soon." Babidi said as soon as they had landed. Shin frowned and looked at the meter that was on the bottom of the ball that Buu was in. it read that it was almost done.
Shin frowned and looked up at Babidi.
"If Buu gets out you will lose control of him." Shin simply said. Babidi smiled.
"I doubt it. I have gotten strong in all the areas my father was weak in. I am much stronger than my father was!" Babidi proclaimed.
"We'll see." The supreme kai said. Babidi hesitated then looked at Dabura before saying:
"It's a little crowded in here. Let's go somewhere more spacious." Babidi said before performing his spell to move them and they were soon standing out side the entrance to the ship.
Meanwhile, Goku and Vegeta were still going head to head. They were locked together in a game of mercy, waiting for the other to give in while they tried to over power them. Their auras were flaring violently and the ground beneath their feet was breaking away as they slowly made a deeper crater around them. Vegeta glared at Goku before charging his aura up even more, screaming as he did so and managed to push Goku back. Goku looked shocked as Vegeta shoved him back and quickly shifted his body weight so he could kick Goku's feet from under him. He held on to Goku and spun round ready to throw him away then charge a blast. Goku stopped in mid air, upside down, just in time to see the blast flying towards him. Goku quickly raised his hands to catch it and was pushed backwards by large ball. He was pushed into a cliff and Vegeta raised a finger to point at the ball, firing before Goku could do anything with the ball.
The ball exploded, demolishing the cliff and levelling the landscape in a mile radius. Vegeta watched the explosion then moved just in time to dodge Goku's fist before coming back with some punches of his own that Goku blocked and dodged in-between his own.
Babidi looked at the meter then laughed.
"Those two are making so much energy! Majin Buu will be freed in a matter of minutes!" The wizard proclaimed. Gohan glanced into the distance, where his father was fighting.
"This isn't good. They're both fighting at level two! It's making too much damage…" Gohan mumbled before glaring at the ball. "I have to do something!" he said before powering up to full then getting into the familiar stance with his hands at his sides.
"KA…ME…HAME…HA!" he yelled and fired the powerful beam at the ball. Dabura scooped up Babidi and dived out of the way.
"What's his problem?" Babidi asked allowed as he watched Gohan.
Gohan kept firing then dropped his hands to see if there was any damage. The ball was still in perfect condition. Gohan growled in frustration and flared his aura out more violently before trying again.
"KA! ME! HA! ME! HAAA!" this time the ball rocked slightly then rolled off the platform it had been on. Gohan smiled but continued to blast it with the wave.
"Ah! Dabura! Stop him!" Babidi yelled but it appeared to late. That meter's dial slowly moved to full and the ball seemed to split through the middle. Steam flowed out of the gap. Gohan stopped firing and stared.
"Wha…what's happening?" he asked but the Kai didn't answer. Instead he just stared at the cloud of smoke that was forming above them. Gohan stared at him then looked up at the cloud as well.
Many miles away Zara stopped in mid air.
"Guys, do you feel that?" she asked. The boys stopped and looked at her then at the horizon.
"If you mean that big and scary power then…yea." Trunks said and Goten nodded.
"Are we going over there?" Goten asked. Zara kept staring.
"I think I can sense Gohan over there…but…" she trailed off and looked in a different direction. Trunks looked in the same direction.
"So where do we go?"
"Well I'm guessing that big scary power is what evil feels like." Zara answered.
"Then I bet that's the monster!" Goten said.
"Then that's where we're heading." Trunks said before looking at Zara. "You ok?"
She turned and stared at him then sighed.
"Yea. And I think it's about time we took the quick route." She said. It's nothing…I'm imagining it…Vegeta is fine… she quickly told herself in her mind before grabbing the boys and disappearing.
Meanwhile, the cloud was slowly forming the shape of a large, round man. Eventually it solidified and what was formed dropped to the floor.
"That's Buu?" Gohan asked.
"Yes. Don't let his appearance fool you, he is a relentless killing machine." Shin said. Gohan looked at Buu. He was a pink, child like creature with a head tentacle and holes in various points of his body. He wore a purple cape and a small black waistcoat along with white baggy pants and yellow gloves and boots.
Goku stopped in mid-air.
"Vegeta, wait! Do you feel that? An enormous evil energy?" he asked as Vegeta stopped in mid punch. He didn't answer.
"That must be him. Majin Buu is out. Vegeta, we must stop this. You know we do. If he's out then the whole universe is in danger." Goku said as he stared off into the distance. Vegeta stared at him.
"I know that Kakarot. Just get out the senzu beans." The prince muttered. Goku grinned.
"That's great. We'll stand a better chance together anyway." Goku said as he got the pouch out and went through the bag. Vegeta moved behind Goku and laced his hands together. He paused for a moment then hit Goku hard across the back of the head. Goku let out a groan as he fell to the floor. As soon as he hit it, he returned to normal.
"I guess even you prove to be defenceless when distracted." The prince muttered as he picked up the last senzu. He then looked to the side.
"For once Kakarot won't be the hero…" he said before taking to the air.
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A/n: woot! 2 chappies in one day! & Ones pretty long too. Cool!
So, just what is Vegeta up to? And what will happen now that Buu has been revived? Find out next time!
& sorry for any mistakes. i dunno if my edit worked or not...