Chapter 8 – Revelations
Just as Goku is about to fuse with Mr. Satan (which would have been a really big mistake), he looks up and shouts: "I can't believe it! It's him! He's here!" He puts his fingers to his forehead and vanishes before Buu can attack.
"This is as far as I go, Vegeta," Baba says. "I have to think about my health, you understand?"
"Hn. Whatever. Just leave, I'll take care of this."
Baba has just left as Goku suddenly appears from out of nowhere.
"Great. Look who decided to join the party," Vegeta says sarcastically.
"Vegeta! Oh man, I can't believe Yemma send you back! It's fantastic!"
"Whatever, Kakarot. Look, I'm here to fight that piece of pink shit that refuses to die. I don't need your help."
"But Vegeta, you don't understand…"
Buu arrives at the spot, interrupting Goku with an energy attack.
They dodge and fly up.
"Don't interfere, Kakarot. He's mine!" Vegeta charges at Majin Buu.
Goku shakes his head. "Won't he ever change?"
"I heard that! The answer is no!" Vegeta crashes to the ground after getting hit by Majin Buu's head-tail.
Soon they both end up in a pile of rocks.
"Damn it, can't that thing get hurt?" Vegeta rasps.
"That's what I tried to tell you…" Goku says, coughing. "He regenerates every time you do any damage."
"Great! So all we can do is fight to the end and die again?"
"No, I have a plan. But I need your help, Vegeta, I can't do this alone."
"That's rich! The Great Kakarot can't do it alone! You're full of shit, Kakarot. I heard about your secret training in Otherworld after Cell died."
"Damn that Yemma! He wasn't supposed to tell you!"
"You've been holding back on me, Kakarot. I don't think I'll ever forgive you for that. When we fought, you could have beaten me with ease! All you had to do was go Super Saiyan 3! So first I want an answer on this: why didn't you beat me then?"
"Same reason you didn't kill me when you had the chance," Goku grins.
Vegeta's eyes go wide, then he frowns again. "Fair enough. Tell me your plan."
"Well, first we get away from Buu!" Goku says and throws himself at Vegeta to save him from an energy blast.
"That worked," Vegeta says sarcastically. "Get off me, clown."
"Listen, Vegeta. I need you to put this earring on your left ear. We'll fuse and our strength will be greater than Buu's."
"Fusion?" Vegeta frowns even more. "With you? Forget it, Kakarot. I'd rather die alone than share my body with the likes of you."
"Vegeta, this is not the time for Saiyan pride! Remember that Buu killed everyone, even Bulma! He absorbed our sons and Piccolo, we have to do everything we can to get them out of there! We MUST destroy Buu!"
Vegeta remains silent for a moment. Then he turns to Goku and stretches out his hand. "Give me that!"
Goku gives him the earring and Vegeta puts it on.
"Oh and Vegeta?"
"What?"
"We'll be fused forever. The fusion is permanent."
"Nani? You tell me now? Don't you think that's important information?" Vegeta puts on the earring, since Buu is flying towards them at full speed, intending to finish them off.
"Thanks, Vegeta," he hears Goku say, and then the world becomes white.
They separate inside Buu's body, as soon as Vegito lets the barrier down.
"What the hell…"
"We've separated again? But how?" Goku looks at his own body like he's never seen it before.
"I don't care how, Kakarot. I prefer being the captain of my own ship! Now let's find the others and get out of this dump!" Vegeta walks off impatiently.
"Wait! How do you know that's the right way?"
"I don't, Kakarot. But we have to start somewhere."
Walking through Buu's body, Goku asks: "What did you do in Otherworld, Vegeta? You've been gone for quite some time."
"I trained, Kakarot, what else? And I went to Hell, not to Otherworld."
"You mean… Did you run into Frieza?"
"I did. On purpose. I beat the shit out of him."
"I see…"
"I'm not afraid of Frieza anymore, Kakarot. I know he can't hurt me now. I was merely hurting myself with my own memories."
"Wow… That's deep."
They walk in silence for several minutes.
"What about me?" Goku suddenly asks.
"What about you, Kakarot?"
"You don't… fear me, do you?"
Vegeta whirls around, a mixture of surprise and anger on his face.
"What the hell makes you think that?"
"We fused, Vegeta. I had total access to your mind."
"Great! So now you even know things I tried to forget."
"Did you really think I would do the same things to you as Frieza did?"
"Shut up, Kakarot. I sense something up ahead. Might be the brats and green bean."
Mayhem ensued as Vegeta and Goku found their sons and Piccolo. They appeared to be ghost-warriors at Majin Buu's disposal. The fight ended when Vegeta destroyed connections between Majin Buu's body and the cocoon containing Fat Buu. They barely escaped when Majin Buu started to collapse; as soon as they got out, Buu went berserk and transformed again. This time there was nothing but evil inside him…
Kid Buu blows up Chikyuu and the fight continues on the planet of the Kais. AN: Sorry for skipping parts, but it's simply not relevant here to linger on and on about fights etcetera. More important is what happens afterwards…
"Damn it… Kakarot… Throw that fucking Spirit Bomb! It's the… last chance… you're going to… get!"
"Vegeta… I can't! Please move!"
"Kakarot… As your Prince… I command you to… throw the damn thing… NOW!"
Kid Buu grins evilly and walks towards Vegeta. He puts his foot in Vegeta's back and pushes him down.
"Shit, he knows," Goku whispers desperately. Kid Buu fires several blasts at Goku, almost causing him to let go of the bomb.
"VEGETA FORGIVE ME! I can't!" he shouts. Kid Buu powers up a huge energy ball and grins. Goku bows his head. This is the end…
Out of nowhere, Fat Buu appears and knocks Kid Buu over, pinning him to the ground.
"Get him!" he shouts to Satan, who runs onto the battlefield and picks up Vegeta, dragging him off to safety.
"Fire! What are you waiting for?"
Goku powers up again and fires the Spirit Bomb. Kid Buu catches it and starts to counter the attack.
"Impossible," Goku whispers. "No one can counter an attack like that…"
Damn it you filthy ningen, Vegeta shouts mentally. Wish Kakarot back to full power! We do have one wish left, don't we?
Goku soon feels his strength return to his body and blows away Kid Buu, who disintegrates instantly. Slowly hovering down, he looks at Vegeta, who fell down exhausted.
"We did it, Vegeta."
"Thanks for stating the obvious, Kakarot. Now can we get off this mudball and go home?"
"Guess I'll have to carry you back then." Goku smirks. Vegeta looks up in surprise.
'Where the hell does that smirk come from?' he thinks. 'Kakarot never smirks… What's he up to?'
"Don't be so paranoid, Vegeta. I'm taking you home, to your family." He gently lifts Vegeta from the ground. Vegeta grunts, he's in serious pain.
"Hang on, Vegeta." Goku puts his fingers to his forehead and they vanish.
Satan shouts: "Hey, what about me?"
"Shut up, you moron," Dende says, totally annoyed. "Your part is over. It's their turn now."
Back on Chikyuu…
Vegeta got healed by Dende, because Goku went back to get him and Satan. Peace is restored. People are wished back as soon as possible.
One morning, Goku knocks on Vegeta's door.
"What?"
"Wanna spar?"
"Hang on Kakarot, I'll be right out."
They take off to the training grounds. After a few hours of excessive violence, Goku grabs Vegeta from behind and says: "We never got the chance to finish our conversation, Vegeta."
"What the hell are you talking about, Kakarot?"
"When we were inside Majin Buu, I asked you whether you thought I'd do the same things to you as Frieza did. You never answered."
Vegeta tenses in Goku's arms, struggling to break free. "You already know the answer, Kakarot. You saw my thoughts when we were fused, didn't you?"
"Your thoughts weren't that clear, Vegeta. I want to hear the answer from you."
"Okay, I admit it! Now let go of me, baka!" Goku releases Vegeta and looks at him in astonishment.
"You thought I'd…" He clenches his fist. "That I…"
"I never understood why you didn't humiliate me just like Frieza did, Kakarot. You had the power to do it and yet you refrained from it." Vegeta crosses his arms and bows his head.
"You are superior to me, Kakarot. That's why I wanted to kill you, with Babidi's help. Because I'll never be free as long as you live."
"You can't be serious! I'd never hurt you!"
Vegeta flies up to him, grabs him by his gi and pushes him up against a tree. "And how can I be sure it stays that way, Kakarot? There's still a part of Frieza living inside of you, since I shared my memories with you. What if he takes over one day?"
"He won't. I know how you got rid of him inside your mind, Vegeta. I scared him off long ago."
"How?" Vegeta asks with narrowed eyes.
"I thought of what you mean to me, Vegeta. That was enough."
"Stop playing with me, Kakarot. Just because I fucked your brother doesn't mean I…"
Vegeta is interrupted by Goku's lips covering his. He returns the kiss, but then breaks free from Goku's embrace.
"I knew it, Kakarot. Because of all your power, you can't resist trying to break me as well," Vegeta hisses, wiping his mouth in disgust. "It won't work, I promise."
"This has nothing to do with harming you, Vegeta. I can't deny my feelings!"
"Feelings? Hah! Nonsense! A Saiyan has no need for feelings at all!"
"What about your pride, Vegeta? Isn't that a feeling too?"
An unholy fire burns in Vegeta's eyes. "It's pride that has kept me alive this long!"
"Yeah? And it's love that has kept me alive for this long!" Goku retorts. "Do you really think I'd save this mudball time after time if I didn't love the ningen who live on it?"
"That's preposterous, Kakarot. If that's your true motive to play Chikyuu's hero, than you are pathetic and weaker than I ever imagined."
Goku shakes his head. "You're not listening, are you? It's love that made me who I am! And I felt that you loved Radditz as well! You're not incapable of love, you're just not used to it!"
"Nice theory, Kakarot." Vegeta takes off into the sky. "And a theory is what it'll remain." He blasts away to the horizon.
