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Chapter 30: last chance

The planet of the kais was a large planet in the centre of the universe. It was a sanctuary with an environment that was untouched by industry and pollution. Underneath the purple sky that was dotted with moons sat four men staring into a crystal ball that lay in the middle of the small circle.

Goku, Kibito and the supreme kai all had expressions of sheer horror on their faces and the fourth, an elderly version of the supreme kai with a small tuff of hair and mustache, looked thoughtful.

"No! Not the kids! How could he do that?" Goku asked as he stared into the ball, Majin Buu's new face shown clearly in the crystal.

The supreme kai dropped his head in defeat.

"There is no way Gohan can win now. Buu's too powerful." He muttered and Kibito nodded in agreement. The elder kai looked up at Goku.

"You there! You'll have to get down there and help out." He said, making the others look up in surprise.

"But sir, I can't. I'm dead." Goku said confused and the old man slowly smiled.

"I'm giving you my life. You'll be able to return to earth." He said and Goku looked on in disbelief.

"Really? I'll be able to return home? That's great!" Goku said with his wide Son grin spread across his face. The elder nodded then closed his eyes. A few moments later his head hung limply forward and his breathing stopped. Goku stared at him in shock then looked up to see his halo disappear. Son Goku was alive once more.

Goku waved his hand over his head to make sure the halo was really gone then grinned. He was alive! But before he could celebrate the elder kai's head shot up and glared at him, with a halo of it's own floating over it.

"What are you waiting for? You have a monster to defeat!" he snapped and Goku sweat dropped.

"Heh, sorry." Goku muttered and placed his index and middle finger on his forehead but once again the old man stopped him.

"I take it you have a plan. You're not just rushing blindly in are you?" he asked and Goku brought his hand down.

"Um…" he muttered and the kai shook his head.

"Young people, honestly. They just can't plan ahead." He muttered then took off the earrings he was wearing and handed them to Goku.

"Now listen carefully. Those earrings are potara earrings. They'll make two people create a fused warrior that is far more powerful then one made by that silly little dance those boys were doing." The elder finished and passed them onto Goku. The supreme kai stared at them.

"Is this true, elder?" he asked as he stared at them and the elder nodded.

"Why are you asking me you have a set yourself. You take off your left earring and have the muscle take off his right and you'll see." He snapped and the supreme kai exchanged a glance with Kibito as they did what the elder said.

Once they were done, the earrings began to pull the two forward. They were rammed together and a blinding light shone from the earrings, blinding the onlookers. When it faded, a very tall supreme kai stood there with kibito's long hair and clothes. He also now wore a complete set of potara earrings. The fused kai looked at his hands and blinked.

"Wow, I feel a lot stronger but…elder, how long does this last for?" he asked and the elder kai scratched his chin.

"Now that's that catch. It's permanent." He explained making the other kai face vault into the floor.

Goku looked thoughtfully at the newly formed Kibito kai. Permanent? He thought then shook it off. He thought it would be a small price to pay for the safety of the universe.

"Thanks a lot old kai, Buu won't stand a chance!" Goku exclaimed before putting his fingers back to his forehead and disappearing to where he could sense Buu's evil energy.

Vegeta looked around the waiting room in annoyance. It was bad enough he had spent the last four hours as a little yellow spirit-cloud but now he had been thrown back into his body and was waiting for the giant red ogre that was king Yemma to explain what he was doing in the accursed place.

"As I'm sure you have noticed, Vegeta, you have your body back. This is supposed to be a great privilege reserved for those who have done great deeds." The ogre began as he looked over his record book tiredly. Vegeta frowned at him as he stood in his usual stance with his arms folded across his chest.

"Get to the point." Vegeta said rudely making the ogre sigh.

"Of course, well as you know the universe is under a great threat. Majin Buu is still at large and you are, by chance, the strongest person up here." Yemma said and Vegeta's frown intensified.

"You mean I blew my self up for that annoying blob and he lived to tell the tale?" Vegeta spat angrily, bolts of ki flicking down his body. King Yemma frowned at Vegeta and then continued his explanation.

"Like I said, he still lives and he's destroyed almost the whole of earth's population. We need to stop him before the rest of the universe meets the same fate. And, since you are so strong and seem to have a grudge you were selected to go down there and try and prevent that from happening." Yemma finished. Vegeta lowered his head and glared at the floor. Slowly he begun to power up to super and his aura exploded out wards, tearing up some floor tiles and making a hole in the ceiling in the process.

Yemma stared worriedly as his desk was slowly pushed back and finally Vegeta looked up.

"When do I leave?"

Gohan stared at Buu completely horrified. Buu's power had nearly tripled from Gotenks alone and the others had helped push Buu far over Gohan's limit. He didn't have many options as Buu so 'nicely' pointed out.

"That won't work, boy," Buu said as he laughed, "that attack would do no good and neither will any combo. You're a goner, boy. Piccolo knows you well enough to tell me this and thanks to the girl I seem to have acquired a sixth sense. I can hear everything you think of." The monster explained then burst into another round of psychotic laughter that sent chills down Gohan's spine.

"We'll see what'll work." Gohan said confidentially, even though he could see how hopeless his situation had gotten.

Buu laughed then hunched down into a stance.

"Fine, I could use the chance to test how strong I've become." Buu said and laughed once more.

Gohan frowned and launched himself forward, driving his fist to where Buu's jaw was. Buu grabbed Gohan's fist in a movement that was too fast for the demi-saiyan to see.

"Tsk, tsk boy. You're confirming what the children think." Buu taunted.

"What are you talking about?" Gohan asked after he had swung his other fist forward just to be caught by Buu.

"Trunks thinks you're weak." Buu said and drove his knee into Gohan's gut.

"Goten wonders why you didn't try and save him." Buu continued and drove his knee into Gohan's gut again.

"And Zara thinks you're a coward for doing nothing." The monster finished and attacked once more and then allowed Gohan to drop to the floor, coughing up blood and spittle.

"And Piccolo thought you were better. He's ashamed Gohan." Buu said before laughing madly once again. Gohan growled and clenched his fists together, dragging up dirt as he did so. He glared up at Buu then jumped up and swung his leg round for a roundhouse that Buu batted away like a fly. Gohan frowned and tried again, lunching himself into a long combo of fast paced kicks and punches that Buu either dodged or batted away. Eventually Buu had enough and backhanded Gohan so that the teenager was sent flying away.

"I thought you were better than this, boy." Buu said as Gohan climbed to his feet. He glared at Buu then phased out of site. Buu laughed again then turned to a rock further up ahead.

"To think, it was I that was hiding not so long ago. What happened boy? Do you like proving the children right?" Buu taunted and raised his hand, blasting the rock to rubble to reveal a startled Gohan. Gohan stared in shock then frowned and disappeared again.

"Come on Gohan, what is this going to accomplish? Hiding so you can gather your strength? It won't work!" Buu yelled and blasted Gohan out of hiding again. The teenager swore then looked round. He could sense a familiar energy signature.

"Dad?" He muttered and Buu looked up. He had sensed it as well. There was a glimmer of light in the distance and soon Goku appeared with an aura blazing round him.

"Gohan! I've got something for you!" Goku yelled and came to a halt in the air above his son and the monster. Gohan looked confused as Goku grinned and threw the second earring to Gohan.

Buu stared at Goku as he briefly explained the earring to Gohan. His eyes went wide and he charged at Gohan, determined to get the earring. Gohan saw him but dodged too late and had Buu shoulder barge him so that he dropped the earring. Buu turned and glared at Goku.

"You…" he said before the waistcoat disappeared and Piccolo's cape burst out of his shoulders, startling everyone else. Goku was the one to work out what had happened first.

"Gotenks's fusion has run out! He's mainly Piccolo now!" Goku laughed and powered up to level three. Buu Looked furiously at his hands as he realised just how much weaker he had become.

"No, no, no, NO!" the monster yelled as Goku hovered over to him and Gohan rushed to find the earring.

"That's not fair! I was stronger!" Buu yelled.

"Yea but you took too long Buu and now you're too weak to take me on." Goku said confidently. Buu's head snapped up but something was different somehow. Goku took a step backwards as Buu's eyes lost their golden specks and his aura flared up in a mixture of pink and red. His power kept increasing as he screamed and soon Piccolo's cape disappeared and a red gi top with a black training vest underneath replaced it.

Buu growled then came rushing towards Goku before the saiyan had a chance to prepare himself. Buu hit Goku across the jaw, sending the super saiyan backwards. He followed and went to kick Goku again but Goku had recovered and he turned in the air to block the attack. Buu growled and withdrew his leg that had been pressing against Goku's crossed arms and twisted round to hit Goku's side, succeeding in hitting him further backwards. Buu stayed still and slowly calmed down then started laughing.

"You were saying?" Buu asked in between laughs. The monster was too busy laughing to notice his power decreasing and only stopped when Piccolo's cape reappeared.

Gohan got off of the floor holding the earring and stared at Buu in confusion.

"What's going on? How come he changed back like that?" He asked his dad.

"I think its Zara. Her powers must react to strong emotions which means Buu can't control them very well." He replied slowly then looked over at Gohan.

"You better put that earring on, just in case." Goku said and his son nodded and fumbled with the earring. Buu growled and did the only thing he could think of. He scooped some of the substance he was made of and threw it at Gohan. It grew in the air and spread out enough to engulf Gohan when it hit, making the boy drop the earring. Goku stared wide-eyed at Gohan as he tried to peel the blob off of himself, failing miserably. Goku reached forward to help but it was too late, the blob took off with Gohan and wrapped round Buu, finishing the absorption. When the blob had fully been absorbed, Buu was left laughing with a new gi top that matched Goku's.

"No! G-Gohan!" Goku yelled but it was pointless. Gohan was gone.

Finally Buu stopped and looked at Goku.

"I think I'll give you until the count of ten to find someone to fuse with before I attack. After all, I'm not a complete monster." Buu said before laughing psychotically again. Goku looked round franticly. As far as he knew the only people left were Dende and Hercule and neither of them would do much good. They would probably make the fusion a lot weaker instead of stronger.

But what choice do I have? Goku asked and called to Hercule just as Buu reached seven. Goku was about to throw the would-be-champ the earring when he stopped.

That power level…Vegeta? Goku wondered then used his instant translocation technique to go and find out. Buu looked furiously at the spot Goku had been in before racing after him.

Vegeta had just arrived and Baba, the fortuneteller who brought the dead back to earth had already left. Now he was trying to get a lock on Buu. He looked to the side then growled as Goku appeared next to him.

"Kakarot? What are you doing here?" Vegeta demanded but Goku didn't pay attention.

"Wow, Vegeta, it is you! This is perfect! Here, put this on your right ear." Goku said as he produced the earring Gohan had dropped. Vegeta looked suspiciously at it.

"Why should I, Kakarot?" the stubborn prince asked then looked up as Buu appeared on the horizon. Goku frowned.

"Because it's our only chance of beating Buu! If you put this on your right ear then we'll be able to fuse together!" he quickly explained. Vegeta looked angrily at Goku and stepped away from him.

"No way Kakarot! I refuse to fuse with you!" he spat then went super as Buu came to a halt above them. Goku didn't have time to finish the argument for Vegeta had already taken off and was charging at Buu. Goku frowned and once again powered up and charged at Buu.

Both saiyans were on the attack, dishing out long combos of punches and kicks that Buu was easily dodging before he performed a double kick that sent the saiyans flying back down to the ground. Vegeta was about to fly back to attack Buu again but Goku stopped him.

"Vegeta! Listen to me! That monster killed Bulma and the others and he absorbed Trunks! I know how you feel, I probably would have said the same thing if I were you but this really is our only chance!" Goku pleaded. Vegeta looked slightly shocked by the news that Bulma and Trunks were both gone but he soon started glaring at Buu.

"Kakarot, you weren't fighting at your maximum in our fight before." Vegeta finally said and Goku was quiet. Vegeta sighed and took the earring.

"How long will it last?" Vegeta asked and Goku hesitated.

"Um…that's the thing. It's permanent." Goku admitted Making Vegeta glare at him.

"What? Kakarot, are you nuts?" Vegeta asked.

"Calm down Vegeta, I'm not so crazy about it either but it's our only chance!" Goku defended himself and Vegeta growled and started mumbling curse words as he attached the earring to his right ear. As soon as he was done the earrings pulled the two together and a bright light engulfed them.

High above them Buu's eyes widened as he lunched himself forward but he was too late. He had felt sure that they wouldn't fuse because of the memories he had absorbed but that had been foolish.

The light faded and a single figure stood there with dark brown, flame like hair and bangs similar to Goku's. He wore a dark blue gi and a orange training vest as well as Vegeta's gloves and boots. He had onyx eyes that stared right at Buu as a Vegeta like smirk appeared across his face.

"Looks like you're done for."

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Another chapter done and I got to 30! So, how will Buu fare against this new fusion? Will he finally be defeated? Find out next time!