Last time on Dragonball GT after the battle with Baby Vegeta found himself in another situation this time being the court of law. With only his lawyer by his side the proud prince hoped to fake his innocence and prevent himself from a hard bed in a jail cell. Unfortunately due to his inability to keep his mouth quite the man exposed himself and fled the courthouse now certainly guilty to everyone around him. Luckily thanks to the Dragonballs the issue was solved and our heroes went back to their normal lives. But this bout of peace is only fleeting as you will find out today on Dragonball GT!
While on Earth things were normal on the Tuffle Planet things had changed. As the weeks passed the once abandoned planet had become littered with small settlements as people after the crisis from before had come up looking for a new life on this lawless planet. Looking over the planet from his destroyed castle Baby who had been standing there for what felt like years but was only a few weeks retreated into the inner workings of his mind thinking over the events that ended his campaign of a Universal Empire. Now trapped in that moment all the Tuffle could see was the moment of his defeat the moment everything he ever worked for was shattered in an instant like glass cup falling to the floor.
As he replayed these events a thousand feelings crossed his mind from anger to loss and none of them seemed to be good. Yet most disturbing thought to Baby was that through it all the one thing he seemed to miss the most was power. Power to rule all around him, power that allowed him to crush everyone in his path, and most importantly power to control an empire that was meant for peace yet only brought war. Before his defeat he had not realized his lust for it, but now with plenty of time to reflect everything he once believed seemed to crumble around him as reality set in. "I guess its true absolute power corrupts absolutely." Even after coming to this realization the Tuffle refused to accept that what he had done was wrong preferring to stay in the wrapped in the blanket of denial as his mind ran in circles.
Suddenly Baby sensed a disturbance on his home planet and looked over to see a large scale fire going off in the distance at one of the bigger settlements. Now armed with a renewed sense of purpose Baby decided to investigate this open flame and soon found the source. Many shelters in the settlement were currently being burned to a crisp as civilians ran around all looking for safety but found none as the fire had trapped them. Refusing to see these people perish the Tuffle dropped down to the ground much to everyone's surprise and for a moment Baby worried that they would recognize him. But in the end they seemed not to unable to connect the human looking figure that ruled them to Baby's liquid metal form.
With a simple wave of his hands Baby sent out a large Kiai around the area blowing wind everywhere and cooling off the fires until there none left with all that remaining being a group of destroyed buildings. Thankful towards their savior the people surrounded the Tuffle all thanking him for his help, and for a moment after these long agonizing weeks he felt happy. But that moment had passed and soon worry and curiosity filled that spot. "How did these fires start up?" At this everyone went silent for a few moments until one young woman to his right spoke up her eyes showing unbridled fear. "It was a ruthless gang that has grown notoriety as of late as they use their powers to force other villages to give them money and other valuables. They attacked our village and when we refused to pay their protection fee they burned all of our belongings and promised they would come back to collect what little left we had."
Hearing this Baby considered what to do next and in mere moments decided his next course of action. "Then let them come I will handle them." As he expected everyone seemed to react with shock at the unexpected selflessness of their savior. "But sure while you are mighty they outnumber you greatly please don't kill yourself to protect us." Marveled by the people's generosity Baby made sure to hide that surprise as his face kept an impassive look. "Trust me I can handle them just make sure to shelter everyone in a safe place when they arrive."
Deciding to let the man be the people of this village spent the next hour gathering any materials that were salvageable and housed themselves in one of the only buildings left standing that had a partial roof still left to keep them safe from the elements. As the next few hours passed everyone including Baby who hid himself away to keep the element of surprise heard the sounds of vehicles coming this way. Soon three trucks entered the destroyed village and out exited a large group of villains possibly up to two dozen. Seeing that everyone was out and ready to harm the citizens further Baby decided to expose himself silently dropping down in front of them. At seeing him a big thug walked up to Baby towering over him considerably as he looked down at the Tuffle mockingly. "Who's this clown?"
If looks could kill everyone in a twenty mile radius would explode as Baby did not take kindly to that comment. "I'm here to keep you from hurting these innocent villagers any longer. Now I suggest you leave or else I will not be held responsible for what happens next." Instead of taking Baby's threat seriously everyone simply laughed it off seeing the Tuffle as a non threat. "Hahahaha or what are you going to try and stop us?" Now smirking at the comment Baby let loose a snappy retort. "No I'll just knock some sense into that hollow dome you call a head."
At this the entire village went silent as all the ignorant thugs realized that their leader was blatantly insulted. Meanwhile the leader's face morphed from disbelief to anger and now he had his sights set on the Tuffle who stood in his way. "Fine you want to be a hero then I'll enjoy making you scream in agony for daring to humiliate me!" Raising both his fists the man brought them down towards Baby, but before they could strike him they were suddenly by two fingers. Each for one arm keeping them up in mid air as the vandal futility attempted to descend them.
At this moment Baby felt whole again as a sense of control and power overcame him. Taking great satisfaction at having this once confident thug at his disposal Baby with a simple body blow sent the leader flying back much to everyone's shock and the other vandals horror. But as soon as that new great feeling came it vanished as a realization dawned on the Tuffle. That this was the same feeling he had as the ruler of his empire. "(It's true power did corrupt me just as I feared.)" Unfortunately Baby didn't have any time to continue this contemplation as the leader was now back up and signaled to his men. "Men show this fool why he and everyone else shall forever fear us!" Following their orders everyone charged at Baby who was snapped out of his thought process.
Now instead of feeling whole Baby only felt anger. Some of it was directed at the people in front of him but most was directed toward himself. He felt hatred for allowing himself to be corrupted by power, hatred for not realizing it until it was to late to repent, and hatred that he had nearly hurt so many innocent lives in his misguided pursuits. Guided by his rage Baby punched the closest thug to him in the face instantly breaking his nose as the Tuffle's restraint seemed to gradually lessen now taking it all out on the people in his way. As every punch and kick was thrown more broken bones were caused as Baby's rage grew with the thugs only surviving thanks to his subconscious wish to not take any more lives.
After disposing of all of the men all that was left was the leader who snarled angrily at the approaching Baby, yet his fear was evident as his legs shook violently. "Just wait until I tell the boss about this then you and this entire village will suffer for defying us!" At hearing this his rage seemed to boil over as any further restraint evaporated like water. How dare this piece of garbage try and threaten to destroy him and this peaceful village. Now directly in front of him Baby with a quick sweep kick knocked the large man to his knees who after a moment looked up to see the Tuffle's hand point blank to his face ferociously lighting up with Ki. "Unfortunately I don't think you'll be in any condition to give that message."
Finally realizing his executioners intentions the thug immediately switched gears as his macho facade crumpled into begging. "Wait I was only kidding! Please if you let us go we will never come back here again I promise!" Seeing genuine tears in his eyes outwardly Baby seemed detached but on the inside he hesitated his anger beginning to simmer as rational thought returned. Sensing the area around him he could feel everyone's emotions from the way their energy convulsed and most of what he sensed was fear. Not only fear from the person directly in front of him but also fear from the citizens wondering if their hero would execute this man in such a cold blooded fashion after his violent outburst a few minutes ago.
But just like before having this kind of control made him feel great. Having this scum at his mercy and given the opportunity to deliver swift justice upon him for his crimes. "(I have to do what is necessary to save this planet if I don't then they simply terrorize someone else, but I also thought the same when my dreams of an empire were allowed to flourish. What should I do?!)" As these thoughts swirled around his mind before he could come to a decision the memory of Majuub sparing him came to his mind. "When I was trained by my master he told me of the multiple times he let horrible vile beings much worse than you live because throughout his travels he learned to show mercy from the friends and teachers he had met." Remembering these words Baby had finally come to a decision.
Bringing his hand down to the man's chin he brought it right up to his face as he spoke menacingly. "You tell me that you won't harm this village again? Fine then leave but if I see you come back I promise your death will guaranteed. Feel lucky that I have chosen to spare your pitiful life and go before I change my mind.: And like that the leader of the group gathered his men and immediately high tailed it out of there never looking back in fear that death would await him. Sighing Baby looked back at the villagers who walked out of their hiding place and immediately circled him thanking him for his help. And for the first time in these past few weeks the Tuffle felt nothing but happiness. "(I think I'll stick around here for a while.)"
Meanwhile
Deep inside the bowls of hell a simple scientist strolled towards his destination making sure to put on an innocent facade encase any of the ogres or King Yemma decided to interrogate him as this man was Dr. Myu the man responsible for assimilating an entire planet of people into his once glorious machine empire. Soon he came across blood fountain and took a seat on the bench next to it waiting for his contact to arrive. A few minutes later another man sat next to him and for a moment all was silent until the man also known as the late great Dr. Gero spoke up or more accurately whispered. "Our plan is coming together nicely my friend in just a matter of weeks we shall have a warrior strong enough to defeat our common enemies and with our new allies help we will escape this wretched place."
At hearing this Myu grinned from ear to ear. "So I guess this means you were able to bring in the final piece of the puzzle to our little group then?" Nodding Gero spoke once more explaining this development. "Yes while he was hesitant at first eventually he agreed to work with us as long as he was allowed to conquer the East and South Galaxies." For a moment Myu scowled at this before sighing in resignation. "Fine as long as I am allowed the West and most of North Galaxy besides your Solar System I shall work with him. And as for you I shall help you gain the revenge you were robbed of so long ago as per our agreement."
Before anything else could be said a small man wearing a malicious smirk and an M on his clothes walked up to the two. "Good then our partnership is secured. You two shall provide the technology required to exit this place while I provide the magic and enhancements for the others to take on our foes. Combining our powers they won't stand a chance of defeating us as we divide and conquer them." And as the three schemed our heroes were none the wiser of the terrifying threat they would soon be forced to face.
After facing down foes that tested his morality Baby has begun the first steps towards his path of redemption. Meanwhile three familiar foes plot to take down our unsuspecting heroes and dominate the Universe as they did once before. Will our heroes have any opportunity to prepare for the coming crisis and what about this new warrior Gero and Myu are working on to defeat the Z-Fighters? Find all this out and more on the next Dragonball GT!