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As the ball began exerting more pink smoke in two separate clouds, Gohan thought, 'The stage is set.
Chapter 18: Release and Restoration
Gohan, Vegeta, and Piccolo hid behind a rock-formation on a cliff, high above Babidi and his henchmen. The peculiar pink ball was still emitting a very strange pink smoke. What made it even stranger was the fact that the forming cloud separated itself in two separate clouds. Gohan knew it would happen, as he had seen it in his vision.
As the time ticked by a sense of dread was growing inside of Gohan. The vision hadn't allowed him to see what happens after Vandrak's release, and in his Mystic state he could only control the ability to the extent of about half an hour into the future.
Gohan was anxious and very tempted to power up to his Mystic state and look into the future, but he knew he shouldn't. If he did Babidi and his henchmen would sense them and things would spin out of control. Not that they had much control over their current situation anyway.
Patiently they sat on the cliff and waited. The two pink clouds of smoke were slowly taking two very different shapes. And the small wizard cackled with insane laughter. Vandrak's last minion eyed Babidi with disgust, and then his grimace turned to an evil smirk. He was obviously thinking about his task to kill the vile little creature and what pleasure it would bring him. What he didn't know was that he would suffer the exact same fate, but at his master's hands.
Gohan pitied them. So ignorant and foolish, so blinded by power, and Gohan knew what that was like. If it wasn't for the vision he had received, during his fight with Cell, the monster would have nearly won. His blind arrogance would've led to his father's own destruction.
It was true that Goku died, even after the vision, but at least it wasn't because Gohan was blinded by power.
Time seemed to stand still as the three Z-Fighters surveyed the scene unfolding beneath them. Neither knew what to expect as soon as the source of all evil would arrive.
Only one thing was clear; Vandrak's release was now mere minutes away.
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"Can't this thing fly any faster?" Trunks asked with a scowl.
"NO! Now be quiet!" Bulma shouted as she was beginning to lose her patience.
"But we wanted to go fight the monster!" Goten said disappointedly.
"There's no a chance of that happening!" Bulma said once again. "You two will not enter in ANY life-threatening fights until you are both sixteen! Gohan promised himself that he would protect you from the life he has had, and I'm going to help him fulfil that promise!"
"What do you mean mom?" Trunks asked confusedly as Goten's face mirrored his confusion.
"Gohan was thrown into those kinds of fights at the age of five. And it has never stopped since. He wants you two to have the childhood that was taken from him! Vegeta agrees to that. Do you two understand now?" She asked as nervous tension build inside her gut.
"Yeah, I guess." Trunks said.
"So we have to be kids and do the stuff that kids do?" Goten asked.
"Yes, that's exactly right. And kids are not supposed to fight for their lives." Bulma said, relieved that they were finally understanding.
They were flying over the ocean, and had been for six and a half minutes. They would arrive at the Look-out in less then five minutes at their current speed. But, of course, the two little Saiyans felt like they had hitched a ride on the snail-express. The speed they were travelling at was no where near the speed they could accomplish while flying themselves.
"Four more minutes you guys." Bulma said as the ocean gave way to beautiful green valleys.
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In the Other World, Shin and Kibito were waiting patiently for things to start happening. They were viewing the scenes on Earth through a crystal ball, courtesy of Baba.
Shin had decided to return to the Other World after the tournament to await Vandrak's release so he could immediately transport to New Namek to revive Goku. Kibito, his loyal servant, stood by his side, also waiting for the opportune moment.
"This is great Chi-Chi! Can I have some more?" Goku asked with a mouth stuffed with food.
Shin spun around and saw Goku eating, and Chi-Chi cooking. "What are you doing!" He asked shocked. "The fate of the universe is at stake, and you are stuffing yourself!" He said shocked.
"But I'm hungry." Goku said sadly. "Besides, I can't fight on an empty stomach!" He exclaimed happily.
Chi-Chi just continued her cooking, with a frown on her face, and ignored everyone. 'My little boy is out there! He has to fight another evil monster. Oh, my poor boy! I hope that after this he'll have a peaceful life.'
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The blue sky that was previously blocked by pink smoke slowly came back into full view as the smoke compressed itself into solid, humanoid entities. The first was a fat pink blob with white pants. The second had the appearance of a child and was also pink. Both wore baggy white gi-pants.
"What is this master? Are there supposed to be two?" The red demon asked the small wizard.
"I…I don't know Dabura. Oh, well. Two heads are better than one! Or in this case, two Majin Buu's are better than one!" He said and began cackling with insane laughter once more.
The fat Buu Danced around while pumping his fists in the air, while the childlike one only stood there and scowled. Gohan could feel a lot of negative energy radiate off of him.
It happened really fast.
The black demon blasted the small Buu into oblivion. Not even a single cell survived.
"What the hell did you do that for!" Babidi shouted at the demon.
"My master needs negative energy to be set free." He stated with an evil smirk, and for the first time did the cliff-dwellers see his eyes. The right was red, like Gatra's, and the left was purple, like Betra's.
"The deal included nothing about you destroying my father's creation Vontra!" Babidi yelled in anger.
"Vandrak deals with no one." He then blasted Babidi and Dabura both with a single shot. He then proceeded to destroy Babidi's ship and all his henchmen that were still on board.
Gohan, Piccolo, and Vegeta watched on as only the fat Buu and the black demon known as Vontra remained. Buu was shocked by what had just taken place and stood there, with wide eyes.
"You kill them." Buu said.
"Yes, and now it's your turn." Vontra lifted his hand and was about to fire a blast that would have wiped Buu away from existence for certain, when the sky began to turn black. He stopped and grinned evilly.
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"We're here guys!" Bulma stated happily as they safely landed on the Look-out. Dende came rushing out along with Mr Popo.
"Things are certainly heating up. I can sense a powerful evil growing in Earth's atmosphere. It won't be long now." Dende said softly, but everyone heard him.
"They'll be okay." Videl said and her words came out with more confidence than she thought she possessed. They were all beginning to chat themselves into a state of hope and determination. It was all they could do to prevent themselves from becoming nervous wrecks. Goten and Trunks sparred happily as they tried to drown out what they were sensing.
'Dende is right. It won't be long now.' Master Roshi thought. It was true that Roshi was an old pervert, but he also had a lot of wisdom buried beneath the 'dirty' exterior.
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"It's time!" Shin said as he could feel a great disturbance in the universe. "Let's go Kibito. We must hurry!" With that said, the Kai and his servant were gone.
Goku stood up and looked at his wife with an expression he reserved for battles. She looked him straight in the eyes with a sad, but determined expression, "I know Goku. You don't have to say anything."
"Everything will be alright Chi-Chi." Goku said as he awaited his new life.
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The normally beautiful green atmosphere of the planet looked almost sick as the negative energy flowed through the universe. An old Namekian stood before his people and spoke words of hope to them.
Shin and Kibito suddenly appeared out of nowhere to stand in front of Elder Muri and his people. "It is time." Shin said.
"Yes Supreme Kai. Here are the dragonballs." He said as he and six other Namekians laid the balls before him.
"Summon the dragon Elder Muri." The Supreme Kai ordered.
"Eternal dragon, by your name I summon you forth. Porunga!" Muri said in his native tongue.
The giant orange dragonballs immediately began glowing yellow as the green sky turned dark and a powerful beam of yellow energy shot into the sky. The beam twisted and changed shape until it revealed an intimidating, scaly, green dragon with red eyes.
"NAME YOUR FIRST WISH." The Dragon demanded.
"We need to bring both Goku and Chi-Chi back. Can it be done with one wish?" The Supreme Kai asked Muri.
"We shall find out. Porunga, I wish that the lives of Goku and Chi-Chi Son be restored." Muri said.
The dragon's eyes glowed red and it said, "IT HAS BEEN DONE."
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In the Other World both Goku and Chi-Chi's halo's disappeared. They gave each other a single glance before Chi-Chi grabbed Goku's hand.
"I'll take you to the Look-out first." Goku said before he put two fingers to his forehead and they both disappeared from Other World.
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The sky was black from the dark clouds that loomed over the barren desert. Purple bolts of energy thundered to the ground from the eerie clouds. The centre of the clouds began to swirl and a dark portal appeared in the eye of the storm.
Vontra looked up at it and laughed hysterically as the flood of negative energy became more intense. The portal was like a black hole, but instead of sucking everything in it expelled negative energy, and Gohan knew exactly who would emerge in mere seconds.
Gohan then thought of something as the hopeless situation became more real by the second. 'If only it could work…'
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Back on the Look-out of a humble blue planet known as Earth, a group of worried people stood around, not really knowing what to do. Then suddenly Krillin shouted, "No way!"
"Krillin! What the hell is wrong with you! You nearly gave us all a heart attack!" Bulma yelled at him angrily.
"Sorry Bulma, but look!" He pointed behind her and everyone stared in the direction as Goku and Chi-Chi appeared on that exact spot.
Everyone ran to them at the same time and flung themselves all over them, the only people to refrain from doing that were Eighteen, Maron, Master Roshi, Tien, Goten, Trunks, and Videl. Even Dende and Popo rushed to welcome them back.
After everyone finished freaking out Bulma had something to say, "Goten, get over here!"
He hesitantly walked over to them and Bulma continued, "Goten, these are your real parents!" Bulma said excitedly.
"Cool! You're just as pretty as Gohan said you were!" He said pointing a little finger at a blushing Chi-Chi. "Wow, and you're just as strong as Gohan said you were!" This time the finger pointed at Goku.
"Oh! My little boy has grown up without me!" Chi-Chi cried as she grabbed him in a hug. Goku joined the little hug.
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Intense purple bolts shot down to the ground as Vandrak emerged from the dark portal. He had a malicious smirk on his face and his dead, black eyes actually glinted with malice. He was covered by a black hooded cape. Beneath that he wore a dark purple skin-tight shirt and black, what appeared to be leather, skin-tight pants. He had black boots with very dark red straps. His skin was a weird tint of grey that looked purple from different angles. His white, greyish hair that usually came down to his shoulder blades was standing on end as his evil energy fluctuated around him.
His cackling laughter struck fear into Gohan's soul, and as the teenager looked to Piccolo and Vegeta, he could see the same emotion reflected in their eyes. 'My war ends today.' Gohan thought as he stood up straight in determination.
Vandrak landed next to Vontra. That's when he noticed the pink blob knows as Buu. "Why is that creature still alive?" He asked cruelly.
"Master, you are finally free! I was about to finish him when I sensed your release, and I didn't want to miss it. It was quite strange. That ball released two beings, instead of the predicted one." Vontra replied.
"That's because it was given powerful doses of both positive and negative energy. The colliding forces split Buu into a good half and an evil half." Vandrak said calmly.
Then without warning his demeanour completely changed as he spoke insanely, "Let the fun begin! You'll be the first to die." He said to Vontra.
"What! But I am your most loyal servant!" Vontra pleaded.
"I never did like you, or your brother's for that matter. Why else would I have sent them to their deaths? Hahahahaha!" He cackled insanely and destroyed Vontra instantly.
Then he turned to the three warriors on the cliff.
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Goku sensed the evil of Vandrak and knew what he had to do. "I have to go now." He said quietly.
"You and the others better come back safe Goku." Chi-Chi pleaded.
Goku only smiled at her and disappeared. He knew what an impossible task laid ahead; even for his son it would be nearly impossible. And he made peace with the fact that this time they may not be able to save the universe.
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Gohan flew down to Vandrak's level and glared at the demonic being. Vegeta and Piccolo followed and landed on either side of Gohan, Piccolo on Gohan's right and Vegeta on his left.
Vandrak looked at them with insane malice. His grin faltered as Goku appeared behind Gohan. He scanned his power and the grin went right back to his face when he realised that Goku would be no threat to him.
"Hello son." Goku said as he walked to stand next to Vegeta.
"Hey dad, if the circumstances were different I'd give you a hug." Gohan said with a slight smile.
"I know. We can catch up later; right now we have a fight to win." Goku said as he hoped to give them all some hope.
"Well Kakarot. You better stay alive this time so I can defeat you afterwards." Vegeta smirked.
"You got it Vegeta!" Goku smiled.
"So, who makes the first move?" Piccolo asked as he took off his cape and turban.
"I do!" The ruthless voice of Vandrak came as he launched himself at Gohan.
'So, this is it. My training will now receive its ultimate test.' As Gohan thought his many thoughts time seemed to stand still, and everything appeared to move in slow-motion. 'I won't give up! I will find a way to lock him up again! Everyone is counting on me! This time, there will be no mistakes.'
Gohan powered up to Mystic and easily dodged Vandrak's attack.
"You should all just run! It will make it so much more fun!" Vandrak said maliciously. "Run good men, run!"
"We will not run! The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing!" Gohan said as he began to generate his maximum power. "And I will NOT LET THAT HAPPEN!"
TO BE CONTINUED…
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