Chapter 46: Bittersweet

Trunks and Goten were ready to perform their first fusion. I was nervous, waiting to see if my lessons had helped. They seemed ready and I had the honor of becoming the Field Commander (Band camp thing, don't ask.). I was the only one who would know if it was right or not.

"Alright boys, are you ready?" they took their places and nodded, "Raise your energy without transforming. Ready? One… two... three… Go!"

"Fu- Sion-Ha!" the two boys called as they did the moves nearly perfect. The problem was that Goten and Trunks missed their finger at the end, so when they fused it resulted in Fat Gotenks.

"Is he suppose to look like that?" Mirai asked.

"No, they goofed." I laughed, relieved. At least they didn't blow-up or something, "That means we'll have to wait thirty minutes and try again."

"What's his name?" Bulma finally asked.

"Gotenks." I replied.

So we waited the thirty minutes, then five so the boys could rest a moment, and then we tried again.

"Alright, lets try it again." I sighed.

"Fu- Sion-Ha!" this time Trunks kept his fingers out and this resulted in Skinny Gotenks.

"They goofed again, didn't they?" Krillen asked.

"Yep." So we went through the waiting cycle again.

"Once more boys, we need you to do it right." I ordered.

"Fu- Sion-Ha!"

Bingo, Gotenks was born.

"I didn't think he'd be this strong!" Piccolo said. I had to admit, he was phenomenally strong. The force of the fusion knocked me to my butt. But as always, lack of experience and arrogance were two strikes against us. He took off, and Piccolo followed, and in thirty minutes they were back.

"Boys, you need to focus. You have to train for a little while before you go after Buu. You need to get use to your new body and mind, and all of your new attacks."

"Sorry." They both said, hanging their heads.

"Alright boys, let's go into the Time Chamber. We need you ready to fight Buu as soon as possible." Piccolo ordered. They followed and from here I guessed they'd be just fine.

A few hours and nothing big happened. I played poker with the others and felt out for Buu. I dropped my cards then as I felt out.

"Katie, what is it?" Videl asked. The others knew it wouldn't be good.

"This is going to sound really weird, but its true. A quick story explanation first. Hercule went to stop Buu, but instead he made friends with Buu and turned Buu good. But then these gunmen came and killed a puppy Buu had found and had grown attached to. Buu's two sides became two separate beings and fought, and the good Buu lost. Evil Buu then absorbed good Buu. We're in trouble, so prepare yourselves. He's coming this way."

"That's crazy!" Krillen said.

"I felt something weird, too. She's right." 18 agreed.

"He's coming this way." Dende said.

"Piccolo, get out here now, but leave the boys."

And like a bat out of the HFIL, Evil Buu version 2.0 arrived.

Evil Buu grinned at us all and raised his hand up over his head. He then proceeded to blast every remaining person on earth.

"Buu want fight now! Buu promised a fight with strong warriors by man with funny big hair."

"You'll get your fight, Buu. Your adversaries are finishing up as we speak." I said, trying to calm him down.

"I remember you. You girl who tell Buu to listen to Babi-Dee." He remembered.

"Yes, and now I want you to listen to me again."

"How long?" he asked.

"One hour. Give them one hour and you'll have the fight of you're life."

"What's an hour?" Buu asked. Piccolo materialized an hourglass and set it down in front of Buu.

"When all the sand up here is down there, it will be one hour." I explained. I felt that if he remembered me he'd listen to me.

"Fine, Buu wait." He sat right in front of the hourglass and watched the sand fall.

Does Buu sense my Inner Light, too? Is that why he listens to me so easily?

I was going to stand out toward the edge of the Lookout to search for any survivors' Ki but Buu distracted my senses being up here. I walked back toward the group and there was an uneasy silence with Buu being up there.

Chi-chi started walking toward Buu, and I tried to stop her, but she pushed me away.

"Chi-chi, no!" I hissed at her, but she ignored me.

"Alright, listen you! Just who do you think you are? You come up here all high and mighty and kill off the rest of the people on earth, you monster! I ought to-"

"Do you like eggs?" Buu asked. I wanted to turn away so I wouldn't have to see it, but out of respect I watched anyway.

"Huh?" Chi-chi was dumbfounded by the weird and random question, but then Buu blasted her with his horn and turned her into an egg. She fell to the ground and splattered all across the ground.

"No, not Chi-chi." Videl said as she shook her head. Chi-chi was like a mother to me, and I felt just as bad as Gohan or Goten, or even Goku, would as I witnessed it happen.

"Buu want fight now!" he got up and kicked the hourglass. "Now!"

"Fine. Piccolo, take him to the chamber. We'll wait out here." I said. Once again I was the chess player, and my friends were the pawns. This was the only thing I hated about my life here and now.

And as I learned the hard way many times, things progress here way too fast once they get started. Twenty minutes later Buu was back and he wasn't happy. There was an open area in the sky where Buu emerged. I ran to it to try to keep it open, but it was no good. It snapped shut before I got to it.

"Buu so hungry, want candy now!" Buu started to change everyone into candy as fast as he could. I had a cowardice moment and ran. I grabbed Mirai's arm as I ran, and he turned and followed. I promised Goku I'd help him beat Buu, and I couldn't do that if I was dead.

A tactical retreat.

I hid as Buu started to munch on my fallen friends. But he was still hungry and Mirai and I were the only ones left. I could raise my Ki higher now, but it could only reach 100. That was less than a mosquito to Buu.

"Katie, what do we do now?" Mirai whispered.

"If we can stay hidden until Piccolo and Gotenks can get out here we may live through this."

"Buu still hungry. Where are you? Buu only want eat you!" I heard him laugh as he got closer. We were stuck, only able to get away if Buu turned around. But Buu got closer.

"I can't stand this any longer."

"No, Mirai. Don't!" he walked out and powered up to SSJ. Not close enough to worry Buu.

"If I'm going out, I'll give you the time to escape." Mirai said to me.

"It doesn't matter, get back here-"

Mirai charged at Buu and hit him, but Buu grabbed him and turned him into a candy bar. I watched in horror as my love was taken once again.

"Mirai, no. I can't fly, you idiot!" I stomped my foot, "Now I'm alone." Tears welled up, but I fought them back. If I was about to die then I would die with dignity.

"Peek-a-boo, Buu!" Buu jumped out and caused me to jump in surprise, "You all alone, and now you be candy, too."

"Take me. I don't have any reason to live anymore, anyway." I stood tall as I saw the beam come toward me and hit me.

I'll keep my promise somehow, Goku.