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Chapter 38: prophecyGoku sunk to the ground as all that could searched for signs of the evil majin Buu. The saiyan landed and grinned as no trace of Buu could be found.
"Well? Is it finally over?" asked a shaken Hercule. He had never witnessed such power before.
Goku grinned in response. Nobody could feel Buu's energy signal.
Hercule grinned and turned to the sky.
"People of earth! Majin Buu has been beaten! He's dead!" the champion yelled and all over the blue planet people cheered as they heard the good news, while one girl lowered her head in embarrassment over how everybody thought it was Hercule that had done it.
Soon three people appeared on the planet. Dende ran over to Goku and started congratulating him while the two kais surveyed the damage.
"Could be worse, they could have blown the whole place up." The elder pointed out when he saw Kibito looking over the damage the spirit bomb had caused.
Dende walked over to Vegeta and healed him then looked at Zara.
"You ok?" the guardian asked and she nodded while holding her head.
"Yea, just a head ache." She said and smiled.
Hercule's puppy came running out of its hiding place and jumped at the champ, licking his face then the puppy jumped down and ran behind some rocks, barking. Hercule looked confused and chased after the little dog.
"Buu!" the others heard Hercule yell from behind the rocks. Goku and Vegeta ran after the champ with Zara and the others following.
Round the corner lay an unconscious fat Buu. Hercule had his head on Buu's chest.
"I can hear his heart! He's alive!" Hercule said happily and stared down at Buu.
"Not for long." Vegeta said and pointed his palm at the creature. Hercule looked up and jumped in the way.
"You can't!" Hercule yelled.
"Watch me." Vegeta said bluntly.
"But he's good!"
"But he could release another evil Buu."
"He won't! I'll make sure of it! I'll even take full responsibility of him! Just don't kill him!" Hercule begged.
"How do you know he won't? Get out of the way!"
"No!"
Dende looked over at Goku who was smiling.
"Dende, heal him." Goku said, surprising everyone.
"Buu helped us out. If he didn't fight the evil Buu then we wouldn't of had enough time to plan and make the spirit bomb." Goku pointed out.
"But what if he makes another evil Buu?" Vegeta asked.
"We'll fight him. Besides, I plan to train so an evil Buu shouldn't be too hard to beat." Goku said cheerfully.
"I don't think there's any evil left in there anyway. If there is then there wouldn't be much." Zara added, earning a glare from Vegeta.
"There's still a problem with the earthlings. Don't you think they'll react badly to Buu? After all, he did kill most of them." Kibito kai pointed out
"No problem, we'll just keep him in hiding until earths Dragonballs are ready to be used again. Then we'll wish for everyone to forget about him." Goku said.
"Fine then Kakarot, but I'll blame you if he spits out an evil Buu." Vegeta said grudgingly as he watched Dende heal Buu.
"Thank you, you won't regret it!" Hercule exclaimed.
Soon after Kibito kai transported everyone back to the lookout on earth where the rest of the gang was waiting. They walked round the corner to find everyone else waiting for them. Zara immediately spotted Trunks and jumped at him, nearly knocking him over in a tight hug. This made Goten laugh.
"Looks like Trunks has a girlfriend." Goten laughed. Zara let go and stared at the floor in embarrassment whilst Trunks smacked Goten round the head.
Bulma looked up to see Vegeta walk round the corner and hesitated. Vegeta stared at her and paused. They stared at each other.
"Oh, come here you." Bulma finally said and hugged her husband tightly. Vegeta stared at her, not sure what to do then put his arms round her waist. Bulma then parted from him and looked down at Zara.
"I've been thinking of what to do with you. I met up with your grandfather at the tournament and he wasn't exactly going mad looking for you so I decided…how would you like to spend the rest of your time on earth with us?" Bulma asked the girl who looked shocked.
"I'd love it!" she said and hugged Bulma happily around the waist.
Chichi looked at her husband after hugging him.
"So your back for good?" she asked him and he nodded.
"Yea Chi, I got a new life." He replied and she hugged him tighter in happiness.
Trunks pulled Zara over to the far side of the lookout while the grown-ups continued with their 'mushy' stuff.
"I can't believe you got to watch the whole thing." Trunks complained and stared at her.
"Neither can I. Although I have one heck of a head ache now." She said and sat on the edge of the lookout where he joined her.
"It's cool that mum is letting you stay with us." Trunks said after a few moments silence.
"Yea, just wish it was for longer." Zara said and looked down.
"Me too but at least we can make the most of the time that's left!" Trunks said. Zara grinned.
"Thanks Trunks, you're a good friend." She said then with out warning she pecked him on the cheek and ran off. Trunks sat there in shock for several minutes as he stared off the lookout.
The gang all went home soon after. The whole world seemed to be celebrating the defeat of Majin Buu for weeks to come and it wasn't long before Goku could wish for everyone's memories to be altered but before then the group celebrated and Zara did enjoy the rest of her time on earth with her best friend.
But while all of this was happening a war was still being fought.
A ship in the eastern quadrant was in high orbit around an uninhabited planet. Two soldiers walked down one of its many dark corridors. One looked cautiously at a particularly shadowy area.
"I wish that they would fix the electrical system." He muttered as the other led him through a door at the end of the corridor.
Once they were both gone a cloaked figure stepped out of it. She wore a thick black cloak with black leathery shoulder pads that had deep purple ends. Attached to the shoulder pads was a hood that was covering her face.
"Some people are such wusses." She mumbled and looked up as a creature came out of the air duct.
"I think you would be too if you were them." It mumbled as it stood up to stare at her. He had green skin and a large nose. His eyes were black and he had messy red hair that stuck up in all directions.
"I don't think so, I like the dark." The woman said and lowered her hood, showing her pretty face.
"Of course you would say that, Sam, you enjoy hiding in it." The green man said and looked round.
"So why are we here again?" He asked making Sam roll her cold eyes.
"Meeting up with a contact. She's been stuck on here for ages and should be able to help me find who I'm looking for." Sam answered.
"Why has she been stuck here?" the man asked. Sam looked at him.
"Because she had a tendency to eat the soldiers we're supposed to be working with." She answered and walked to a door at the end of the corridor.
"You're joking, right?" he asked but Sam only smirked in reply. She looked at the door then over at him.
"Ladies first." She said and the man started mumbling something under his breath before stepping in.
It led to a cargo bay. The green man weaved in and out of the crates, making sure no one was there when he heard something. He swallowed hard and approached them slowly, his heart quickening with every beat. He slowly walked round it and when he reached the other side he gasped and fell backwards in an attempt to escape.
Crouched behind the crate was a woman was leathery and very demonic looking wings. Her shoulder length black hair was a mess and her brow was ridged forward and her eyes were slits. Her long fangs and mouth was smeared with the blood of the man that lay limply in her arms. The bat lady growled at him then looked up to see Sam leaning over the crate with a smirk on her face.
"Hello Nitara. How've you been?" she asked. Nitara relaxed her face and retracted her fangs and she watched Sam carefully.
"Hello human. I've been bored stiff waiting for you to show your scrawny neck. Do you know how long I had to play with this guy to get some fun?" she asked, showing Sam the dead man with cat like ears and tail before tossing him aside.
"Well that's not good Nitara, I thought you knew better then to play with your food." Sam said. Nitara smirked and stood up before looking at the green man that had entered with Sam.
"Another newbie? You'd think they would have prepare him to see a vampire." Nitara commented and walked towards him, her talon like feet scraping against the floor.
"You'd think that wouldn't you? But I guess they've been to busy. Besides, I don't have the time to be discussing Lennie there." Sam replied. Nitara gave her an odd look.
"Lennie?" she asked and Lennie jumped forward.
"The name is Lenakatamouitsunotubatsa." The man said proudly.
"OK, Lennie it is…" Nitara said blankly and turned back to Sam.
"So you're looking for his seer? She likes to hide out on the level above. You can't miss her room. It's covered in charms and trinkets." Nitara informed Sam who nodded and looked at Lennie.
"Come on, you now have a job." She said and led the way out.
"A job? What job?" He asked eagerly.
A few minutes later, Lennie stood in front of the door to the seer's room. He gulped and stepped closer. As soon as he did so, green smoke surrounded him and two dark green men stood there with curled horns and very veiny heads. Lennie looked at the two incredibly intimidating men then ran back down the corridor with them both following and throwing blasts after him. Once they had rounded the corner, Sam stepped out of a shadowy area and walked towards the door.
It opened with a 'whoosh' and she walked in.
Strange objects hung from the ceiling of the little room. It was decorated with multi-coloured silks and in the middle of the room sat a small, circular table with a glowing crystal ball on top of it. Sam surveyed the room then looked at a second door as a small and wrinkled woman walked in with olive coloured and wrinkly skin. The woman had bulging eyes on the side of her rodent like face and she had a bandana on top of her large head that string like black hairs poked out from (if you want a comparison think a female version of Babidi.)
"It's about time you got here. I was beginning to think I was getting rusty." The woman said as she entered. She surveyed Sam then went to sit at the table.
"You look just like I thought you did. It's obvious where your daughter will get her looks from." The woman finished. Sam simply stared at the woman in surprise before walking up to the small table.
"I hear you can tell us how to beat him." Sam said. The woman laughed.
"You mean the lord? The man who started the war of worlds? And whom you only wish to defeat because he threatens something very dear to you, even if you do take it for granted?" the woman asked and laughed again.
"Sure I can, I can see into the future after all but I warn you, what I tell you is something you won't like."
"Try me." Sam said, making the old seer grin.
"As you wish. But first you must tell me of what you know of what he does."
Sam looked over the old woman and thought before explaining.
"He wishes to take over the universe. He unlocks the potential of others and keeps some of their power to boost his own. He then puts a psychic link between him and the person to integrate then into his army. He can have complete control if he wanted. And when he's done building his army he'll take on the powers of the universe and become its ruler. That's the story at least."
"Yes, it is. His army has been nick named the bringers of death because of how powerful they are. But you got one thing wrong. He has had a complete army for years. He has just been waiting for the last piece." The woman finished and watched Sam's reaction carefully.
"What?" the younger woman asked.
"I thought you knew of my prophecy." The seer said.
"I do, it's just I thought we had more time before it was completed." Sam said slowly, making the seer laugh.
"That's the thing, we always think that we have more time then we really do. You see you were the last person he needed. Everyone after that were almost like batteries, providing power to everyone else." The woman said before continuing.
"You see I gave your dear 'lord' the prophecy the night before you were brought to him. It was that a child would be born into his army with unlimited potential. At least it would have unlimited potential when it came of age. If the lord could unlock it's potential then not only would he have the strongest weapon in history but he would also gain an amazing power boost. He would be unstoppable. But there was one problem. None of the warriors he had grouped together were compatible. That was until Tank found you."
Sam was quiet for a few moments.
"So me and Tank getting together was planned?"
"Well yes. Don't tell me that you actually thought that a girl from a weak species could make it into the top ranks of an army full with strong species? Your potential didn't even give you a sufficient boost. You were going to be a battery until one of the Lords scientists noticed how similar your DNA was to Tank's." the seer said. Sam stared at the floor.
"What did he do to me?" she finally asked.
"Nothing too drastic. He just had to use several types of drugs to increase your muscle mass and power. Quite impressive really. He took a relatively weak human girl, unlocked her potential and used special drugs to put her into the same league as some of the stronger species. But he could have done something about your intellect." The seer commented.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Sam asked, narrowing her eyes.
"You left your precious child on the same planet that a mad man decided to let a monster loose on. Luckily she was among friends. They were able to save her from being blown up."
"Excuse me?" Sam asked leaning against the table and glaring.
"You heard me. It was a good thing that the saiyans were so strong. They saved the 'lord' a lot of grief. I had told him it was pointless to wait for you when he knew where the child was but that's him for you." the old woman said and got down from the table.
"You mean he…"
"…Knows? Yes. But he had decided to get rid of the group of people standing in his way before collecting her." The seer said. Sam's eyes widened.
"Where is he?" she asked but the seer didn't answer. Instead she opened the door she had come through and there he stood. The man with the purple skin that had green specks down the neck. He had his white hair still in its old mullet that curled in the front. Only now his armour was silver with an emerald green cape trailing down his back. His coal black eyes settled on Sam.
"Ah, the mother of my child. How nice to see you. Shame you have to die now." He said as Sam growled at him, ready to seal her fate.
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A/N: Finally, I've gotten to the part I've wanted to get to for months. Sorry if it was confusing but this is just leading up to the main plot line. But there's not going to be much action with the Z gang in the next chapter, i'm afraid.
If anything confused you then review and I'll try and answer your questions. So until next time, ja'ne.