Author's note: Forgive the shortness and lack of speech communication (talking) in this chapter, and the last. I am still working on memorizing the lines of the show.
The remaining warriors went down and entered the spaceship. They went to level one, and met their first match. Rioki, Gohan, Goku, and Vegeta did rock, paper, scissors, mystifying the Wizard and Shin, and their opponent. Vegeta won, and destroyed his opponent, on his home planet, with one blast. Vegeta didn't even break a sweat, and the planet was only 10x gravity, like that could hurt any one of the remaining fighters, sheesh. The next opponent was Goku's, and they fought on his own, dark planet. Of course, unbeknownst to Goku, this monster ate light energy. Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan, and in about a minute, the monster ate his light energy. Shin explained the monster's meals to Gohan, and Gohan turned to Goku, and said, "Dad! Don't turn into a Super Saiyan! He eats light energy!"
"No way!" he called back, then smiled. He transformed again, and the monster ate more than he could handle, and blew up. They headed down to level three, where Gohan and Rioki would fight the opponent. They made a deal, though, that if Gohan needed help, he would let Rioki know, and she would come in for him.
The final opponent was Debura. Gohan began to fight him, and they got to the point where Gohan transformed, and they continued fighting. About three minutes later, Debura spit up at Gohan, and it hit his right glove. Gohan managed to take it off and lose it before it stoned up his arm. The glove broke, and Gohan continued to fight with one glove. They levitated in the air, and Gohan said, "You will make a mistake at one point, you know. Everyone does." Vegeta told Goku that he should be the one fighting, not Gohan, because Gohan was too weak, causing Debura to look, and Gohan cried, "First mistake!" They fought some more, and finally, Vegeta caught Debura's attention again. Vegeta turned to Goku and said, "I should be the one fighting in this battle, not Gohan. Gohan has grown weak from not training and fighting for the past seven years. Instead, he has been studying at school. If I were fighting, Debura would have been eliminated in five minutes. You should call Gohan down, Kakarot." Goku denied, explaining that Gohan just needed a little more time. Debura asked Babide to bring them back to the ship, for he had made an excellent discovery. When Debura returned, he told the Wizard that there was evil in Vegeta's heart. They then began the transformation, and after fighting it for a few moments, Vegeta was under their control. He turned out to be their new discovery, and a new recruit, and sent them back to the tournament, where Hercule had already won due to a deal with 18. Vegeta only wanted to fight Goku, and no one else, so he sent a blast out, destroying a small portion of the stadium. Vegeta gave a small, wicked laugh, sending a chill right up Rioki's spine. Goku stayed in his original form, but Rioki transformed, only she knew she would not get the chance to fight if Goku was the only person Vegeta wanted to destroy…for the moment.
"You'll fight with me, Kakarot. Unless you want another part of the stadium remodeled," Vegeta said. Goku looked up at him in surprise.
"Vegeta, certainly you didn't." he said. "How sad. I didn't think you were weak enough to be controlled." Shin, Gohan, and Rioki all looked up in surprise.
"Dad, don't," Gohan said.
"Answer me, Vegeta! Do you let yourself be a slave?" Vegeta put his hand up, only this time it was to his right, straight as a rod, and if he moved it anymore to the right, he'd be aiming at Chi-Chi and the others that were left, except 18. She was standing by the building, behind the Z warriors. Rioki was afraid that he would hurt more people, so she ran over to Vegeta and grabbed his shoulder, crying, "Vegeta, don't, please!" He pushed her with his left hand, and she flew all the way back to the corner of the ring, snapping her back in two, causing her to howl, and hit the ground.
"Tell me, is it slavery when you get what you want?" Vegeta asked. Goku's fury raged within his heart as Vegeta released the blast he had been collecting energy for.
"Stop it, you don't know what you're doing!" Gohan cried.
"Stand aside! This does not concern you. It's between me and your circus clown of a father," Vegeta replied.
"Circus clown. That's a new one," Goku replied. Goku powered up into a Super Saiyan and stood before Vegeta. Gohan ran over to his fallen aunt, and fed her one sensu bean from her pocket. She flipped back up onto her feet and stared at Vegeta as he curled his lips into an evil smirk. Shin jumped in and said, "No, Goku, you mustn't fight him here, you will be doing precisely what Babide wishes. Every injury that Vegeta causes will be sent back to the ship, and Buu will be revived. " Goku stared at him, and said, "Tell me Vegeta. With that stamp on your head I know Babide's been giving you orders. Tell me, is this one of them? Are you trying to fight me because of him, or is it the same old thing between you and me? Which one?"
"Does it really matter?" Gohan asked.
"Not to you Gohan, but to a warrior it matters greatly, and you know this as well as I do, Kakarot. In a day you'll be back to the dead, and I will not miss this opportunity," Vegeta explained.
"Who are you people? Don't you see the universe means more than your meaningless squabbles?" Shin asked.
"Meaningless, huh? What do you know of meaningless? Auhhhh," Vegeta growled, bending his knees and powering up more. "Spend most of your life ruled by another, watch your race dwindle to a handful. And then, tell me what has meaning than your own strength! I have in me the blood of a Saiyan prince, he is nothing but a joke. Yet I have had to watch him surpass me in strength, my destiny thrown to the wayside. He's…he's even saved my life as if I were a helpless child. He has stolen my honor, and his debts must be paid," Vegeta said. Gohan and Shin looked at Goku, and watched him.
Goku looked up, and called out, "Babide! Transport us to a place away from people. If you give me that, then I will fight Vegeta." Shin's mouth hung open, and Rioki squinted over at her brother.
"So be it," Shin said, and jumped in between Goku and Vegeta.
"If you truly believe this is the right decision, then you will have to get around me to do it," he continued.
"Don't do this, Supreme Kai," Goku said.
"Goku, I'm afraid I have no choice," Shin said, keeping his arms extended beside him. "Neither do I," Goku said, causing Gohan, Shin, Vegeta, and Rioki to open their mouths, and look at him in shock. Goku began to raise his arm in front of him, and began to collect the energy.
"Dad, you can't," Gohan said, watching his father collect as Shin stood there, stunned. Rioki was surprised; she had never seen her brother do this before, ever. Shin dropped his arms, and walked to the side of the ring, beside Gohan, to avoid dieing.
"Fine, do what you will. I can't stop you," Shin said.
"I'm sorry, Supreme Kai."
"Yes. So am I." Vegeta's evil smile returned to his face as Goku looked back at him.
"Hapatimapa!" Babide cried at his space ship. The Z warriors, and Shin, were transported into the middle of a rocky, hilly area where Goku and Vegeta could fight.
"I'll trust you have no more excuses," Vegeta said.
"None."
"Dad, don't do this!" Gohan called. Shin began to walk towards the two fighters.
"It's alright. There's no point resisting, it cannot be helped. We will just have to continue our efforts with a new strategy. While you two fight up here, Gohan, Rioki, and I will break open the ships entrance and continue our assaults against Babide and Debura. I believe we still have a chance at stopping them before Buu's revival. If tampering with the ship's entrance ruptures Buu's shell, it will still be better than allowing him to reach full power from the energy lost by Goku. After all the time I've spent tracking Majin Buu, I will advert him with my own hands," Shin explained. He pulled up his fist, and just went to hit the entrance, when Babide entered Vegeta's mind and told him to kill the Supreme Kai.
Vegeta clutched his head, clenched his teeth together, and began to howl in pain. He dropped to his knees, holding his head. The only way is to kill the Supreme Kai. Kill him, Vegeta, Babide ordered.
"Babide's entered his mind," Shin said. Babide persisted.
"I refuse."
What!
"Your business with the Kai, it means nothing to me. Kakarot is my only objective," Vegeta said.
That's amusing Vegeta, but I'm serious. By every fiber in your body, I demand you to destroy. Vegeta resisted. Kill. Kill the Kai.
"No, get out of my head. I already told you. I will not be distracted from this anymore. I won't. It will take more than head games to control me. You may have invaded my mind and my body, but there is one thing a Saiyan always keeps. His PRIDE!" Vegeta screamed, and the energy radiating from his body exploded, along with his screaming.
But, but this has never happened to me before. Since when has the possessee overcome the possessor?
"I can't believe it. What kind of strength allows a person to fight against, and over power their own enslaved body?" Shin asked aloud.
"I guess I've been keeping you waiting for a long time, Vegeta," Goku said.
Debura suggested to Babide that they open the ship, and let them come down.
"Look, their opening the ship for us," Gohan said, standing at the edge of the door.
"Careful, Gohan, we must be watchful for traps," Shin warned.
"Alright, dad, guess I'm off."
"Take care, Gohan. I don't have to tell you that there is a lot riding on this, so do your best. Here, we got two sensu beans left. I want you to take one. You'll need to be at full strength for whatever happens down there," he said, tossing one to Gohan.
"Thanks. I'll do what I can."
"Don't worry, son. You've got all the power you need to beat these guys, just remember how to fight with your feelings like you did against Cell."
"Yeah, but how?"
"Just remember about all the people your fighting for, and how much you care about them, and let that be your weapon."
"I've…I've missed hearing you dad. I'm sorry this one day that you came back got all messed up, but I'm glad you're here. Let's go."
"I'm ready now," Goku said as soon as the others were out of sight.
"That's good to hear, so Kakarot, the table has been set. Now let us begin," he exclaimed. "The more time you and I spend fighting, the more damage I'll receive to fill Majin Buu. So if it's alright with you, lets skip the warm up," Goku said.
"By all means, I just hope being dead this long hasn't made your body fragile," Vegeta said. Goku clenched his teeth and powered up again, as Vegeta smirked. "Well, at least your stronger than your son was against Cell," Vegeta said, and powered up, too. His power up caused Goku look up and say, "Wow Vegeta, this may take longer than I thought," Goku said.
"You see? This is our fate, our battle!" Vegeta cried, the dust whipping around their legs.
Meanwhile, Rioki and Gohan and Shin were going down the long tunnel on their way to attempt to destroy Babide and Debura, and to hopefully not get Buu to full power.
"Gohan, I hope we win. Losing is one thing I really don't need, especially with a little girl who really needs me, and everyone in this family, too," Rioki said, snapped her fingers. When she opened her hand, a sensu bean sat on her palm.
"Rioki, how did you do that?" Shin asked.
"Magic," she thought. He nodded. She popped it into her mouth, and swallowed, saying, "That will help me a lot. You want one, Kai?" she asked. He shook his head.
"Not unless I really need it," he said. Rioki nodded as they approached the floor. They stood on the floor, and stared at the fighters standing in front of them. One looked at another, and they all looked at each other, and then one cried out, "Let's defeat 'em!" They jumped over, and landed in a circle around the three fighters. Gohan smiled, Rioki smiled, and Shin covered his face with his arms. Gohan and Rioki sent out two waves of energy each, destroying the warriors who intended to defeat them, and the door below opened up.