Chapter 12
The flight to Babidi was indeed longer than the one in the past was. Bardock even saw the old location as they followed Pinich and Cabba. The androids really had succeeded in driving Babidi and his henchmen into a completely new location.
"Anyone want to tell us what's going on?" Goku asked as he and the others caught up with Bardock and Shin. He grinned sheepishly, "Bardock told us about what happened in the past but I feel like things might have changed from his story."
Shin nodded and began explaining Babidi's backstory while Bardock stared at what was ahead, keeping tabs on Cabba's and Pinich's ki.
Everything felt a bit bizarre. In the last timeline, Bardock was the last to show up and had to be informed of everything by Krillin. He wasn't the one leading anything and he certainly had no idea what they were going up against at the time. He had no idea that following Shin would have resulted in him fighting one of the strongest opponents he had ever faced.
By the time Shin had finished explaining, Cabba and Pinich's ki lowered as they landed on the ground the spaceship was under. Unlike the last hideout, there weren't any rock formations around, so the fighters had to keep low on the ground with their ki masked, but still close enough to hear what was going on.
Bardock exhaled shakily as he sensed the new ki approaching. He was unfazed at the sight of Babidi and Dabura, unlike Shin and Kibito, but the other henchmen, the ones replacing Pui-Pui and Yakon, were the ones that had him more curious than worried.
They were both aliens that much he was sure of, but one had light blue skin and horns at the top of his head.
That one had Goku gasping in shock, "That one looks exactly like Frieza!"
So he was technically just a blue Frieza. That summed up his appearance perfectly, Bardock thought to himself.
The other was a very large alien with three red eyes with two giant horns on its head. His skin was pink but his hips, chest, and shoulders were black. The other parts were blue and the armor parts of his body were a dark pink. His large tail curled behind him, a claw on the end of it, matching the ones he had for fingers and toes.
However, it was the sight of the skinny human looking being that made him swallow any noise of shock. The man was muscular but scrawny. His hair went down to his back and his black eyes held no emotion. His clothes looked as if he was from royalty but that could've been from Babidi.
Either way, this man was a force to be reckoned with.
"Oh no," Trunks shuddered fearfully. "That's Broly."
That had everyone turning to him questioningly. "Broly?" Bardock inquired. "How do you know him?"
Trunks winced, "Before the Cell Games, he and his father Paragus tried to trick my dad into ruling a planet that was going to be destroyed by a comet. They wanted to kill him. It was revenge against King Vegeta who tried to kill Broly when he was just a baby."
"Paragus," Vegeta mumbled, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "I remember him." He turned to Trunks, narrowing his eyes, "Where is Paragus now?"
"Broly probably killed him already," Trunks replied. "He killed him last time by crushing a Saiyan pod while he was in it. He then threw it into the incoming comet."
Bardock clenched his jaw, "So he is a Saiyan."
When he noticed Babidi take the device holding Trunks' ki, he quickly shushed the conversation and watched the familiar scene unfold before them.
Unlike in the past, Broly was the one who stepped forward. His face was still blank, devoid of any type of emotions, as he grabbed Pinich's head and simply shoved it back, snapping it and killing him instantly.
Bardock felt bile rise in his throat at the sight. Not because he liked Pinich, hell he would've beaten him brutally for what he did to Tekka, but to have to watch someone die so brutally but so quickly was not something he wanted to see.
He turned back and saw Cabba shakily walk away in shock. The pink being suddenly appeared behind him and began feasting on him the minute his mouth opened to scream.
"Oh Kami," Trunks whispered harshly, his eyes shut tight.
As Babidi and the other henchmen walked back into the ship, Dabura stayed behind and turned his gaze towards them. It wasn't hard to tell what they were thinking when Dabura grinned menacingly.
"Move!" Bardock shouted just as Dabura appeared in front of them. He shoved Kibito out of the way and took the blast. His arms were scorched but not as bad as they were the last time he fought Dabura.
Dabura reared his head back and, before Bardock realized what was going on, Kibito returned the favor of moving him out of the way. The half Saiyan watched in shock as the pink man slowly turned to stone in front of him.
"Not again," He cursed. He shot a ki blast at Dabura's face before flying at him. He caught him around the waist, pushing him away from the others.
The two rolled in the sky, separating once upright. Bardock dodged Dabura's spit and sent a punch to his face. The demon king blinked in shock at the pain in his cheek. He growled and attacked his opponent.
"Don't touch my son!" Gohan shouted as he flew towards them with Goku and Trunks trailing behind.
Knowing he was outnumbered, Dabura spit at them again before flying back to the ship and quickly slipping inside.
Trunks dodged the spit and stared at the ship's entrance. "So, are we going?"
"We have to," Bardock nodded. He waved his hand, gesturing for Shin to follow despite the fact that he looked more than a little weary and frightened. They both knew they had to leave Kibito there until they dealt with Dabura.
The fighters touched down on the ground and made their way inside. The others, minus Bardock and Shin, gazed around in confusion when they landed in the last level of the underground ship.
Bardock ran a hand through his hair. "They've more than likely already put Trunks' ki into Buu's egg." He turned to his mentor. "You had way more ki than Dad had in the past. It's more than likely that Buu just needs a little to get out."
"So what do we do now?" Goku asked, scratching his head.
Before anyone could answer, the door opened revealing the blue Frieza. He stalked over to them, stopping a few feet away, and smirked, "Welcome, warriors. Master Babidi has been waiting for you."
He bowed, a shudder going through Vegeta at the similarity he had with Frieza, and spoke lowly, "My name is Frost. If you are looking to fight Master Babidi, he is on the last floor of the ship. To get to him, you have to defeat whoever appears on each stage. However, considering I'm your opponent, you won't live to see the next level."
Bardock leaned his head back as he groaned exasperatedly, "Okay, who wants to take this guy?" The smirk on Frost's lips faltered at the nonchalant tone.
Goku tilted his head thoughtfully, "Well, he looks like Frieza. If he's as strong as Frieza was back then, I don't really care to fight him, considering how much stronger we are now."
"Rock paper scissors?" Gohan suggested, putting his fist out.
Both Shin and Frost watched incredulously as the five Saiyans began playing the child game.
Vegeta grunted, rolling his eyes when he realized he was the winner, "Alright, fine. Let's get this over with." He stepped in front of Frost and smirked wickedly, "Are you ready, freak?"
Frost growled and charged at him, jumping in the air. He swiped his leg towards Vegeta who simply moved his head out of the way. He jumped back and threw a punch. Vegeta caught it easily and crushed his fingers slowly.
"You…" Frost choked out as he slowly fell to his knees. "You bastard."
Vegeta stared blankly as he put his hand in front of Frost's face. "I'm tired of these games. I thought you'd take this seriously."
Everyone moved their eyes away from the scene when a bright ki blast consumed Frost, obliterating him. Silence enveloped the stage once the blast died away with Frost along with it.
"A little over the top but at least it got the job done," Trunks stated while Shin gaped at what had transpired.
The circle of the floor soon opened. Bardock wasted no time in jumping in and flying down to the next stage. The others followed not long after.
Goku grinned, "I wonder who's coming out next. Is it gonna be Dabura, Broly, or that other alien guy?"
Bardock kept silent but he knew it was more than likely the pink alien was going to come out next. Yakon had supposedly been their secret weapon in the past and he came out right after Pui-Pui suffered the same fate Frost had.
Instead, he held his hand out, asking, "Rock paper scissors again?"
Trunks rubbed the bridge of his nose at the childish game but stepped forward with Gohan and Goku.
"Alright!" Goku cheered when he beat the other three. "I get to fight!"
The Son patriarch stepped towards the door and began stretching. He glanced at Bardock and raised an eyebrow, "You know this guy's weakness?"
"Sorry, Gramps," Bardock shook his head with a small smirk. "In the past, you fought an alien named Yakon. He was an alien who feasted on ki."
Shin nodded thoughtfully, "Yes, yes, I remember Yakon. I wonder what they did to him if he's not working for them anymore." He asked, "Who replaced Frost?"
"Some alien named Pui-Pui. Vegeta played with him for a bit before he blasted him to oblivion." Bardock chuckled, "Seems like the prince is getting a bit predictable." He ignored said prince's glare.
Goku stomped in foot, brow furrowed in impatience, "Come on! Where's the next opponent? I want to fight someone already!" He blinked when the door opened, revealing the pink alien.
The pink being stepped out towards them and gave a wide grin that had them all nauseous. His voice was rough and low, sending a shiver down some of their spines. "My name is Ozotto. I am your opponent for this stage."
"Finally," Goku said jovially. His expression sobered slightly as he got into a fighting stance. "Alright, let's get this over with."
Ozotto gave a vicious smirk as he charged towards Goku who was quick to dodge. The Saiyan caught the other alien's tail and twisted it in his arms. He then threw Ozotto towards the other end of the room.
When Ozotto tried to slash Goku with his long claws, Goku put two fingers to his forehead, disappearing. He reappeared behind the pink being and slammed his elbow into the back of his head.
He landed on the ground and got back into a fighting stance while Ozotto struggled to stand back up. Everyone's eyes widened in slight shock when Ozotto turned to them with a whole new face and body.
"Hey," Goku spoke up uncertainly. "That's me."
Ozotto laughed, his voice mixing with Goku's, before he put two fingers to his forehead, disappearing and reappearing behind Goku. Goku put his arms up quickly, his arms taking the brunt of the punch.
It was hard for Goku to fight without using any ki blasts. The others knew that he would've easily ended the fight had he just used a strong kamehameha blast. But they knew Shin would be completely against anything that might prematurely awaken Buu.
Watching an alien give Goku a run for his money was shocking. However, Goku quickly turned the tables by turning into a Super Saiyan.
His teal eyes glared at Ozotto. "Alright, now it's time to get serious."
Vegeta snorted silently, "Finally."
Ozotto, still in Goku's form, met Goku in the middle. The two counteracted every hit and every kick. It was hard to tell if Goku was actually winning since Ozotto was learning everything of Goku's abilities just by memory.
By luck, Goku powered a ki blast in his fist discreetly. He slammed it into Ozotto's chest, keeping the blast away from the walls. Ozotto gagged out green blood and fell back to his original alien form.
Goku ripped out his hand and watched the alien fall lifelessly to the floor. He gave a rough exhale as he went back to his base form. He then laughed, "Wow that was a little harder than I thought it would be."
"It was much longer than last time too," Bardock commented. He waved his hand, gesturing him to follow when the circle in the floor opened again.
Their feet hit the floor to the second to last level. Trunks glanced at the door and sighed, stepping forward, "Alright. Another game?"
Bardock, Gohan, and him put their hands in the middle and began the game again despite their inner protests.
Gohan did a small fist pump at seeing his scissors beat Trunks' and Bardock's paper. He smirked, crossing his arms as he gazed at the door, "I guess it's my turn." He tilted his head towards his son, "Who do you think is coming out next?"
"Well…" Bardock sighed, glancing around the room. "I can't exactly say. Babidi might be listening right now." He gave a grin, "Whoever it is, Dad, I'm sure you can take him no problem."
Goku nodded with the same grin, "He's right, Gohan. I believe in you."
"Same here, Gohan," Trunks nodded, a smile on his lips.
They all turned to Shin and Vegeta. Shin was still silent in his numb shock. Vegeta rolled his eyes, glancing away, "I'll believe in you when I see you can do something other than waste our time."
Trunks sighed, shaking his head, "Honestly, I think that's the nicest compliment he's ever given to anyone."
Gohan shrugged, "I've heard worse." He turned to the door with a narrowed gaze, "Now let's see what we're working with."
The tense moment was cut when the door finally opened.