Chapter 14

Bardock's knees shook. He swallowed dryly as he stared fearfully at the pink being in front of him. He stumbled back a step, trying in vain to hold his own body up. He hadn't ever used his silver saiyan form while living and it felt just as draining as it did when he was dead. Only this time, he didn't get to go to the Other World to recharge. He had to fight through the exhaustion with what little ki he had left.

Across from him, Buu continued to clap happily with a large grin on his face. He giggled and giggled as if there wasn't a battle he just interrupted.

"You weren't kidding. He really is a fat pink balloon," Vegeta stated numbly.

The sentence brought Bardock back to the present. He blinked, his eyelids heavy, and inhaled deeply to keep himself steady. He cursed under his breath before speaking, "Okay, I just need to get Buu away from Babidi and make him get his evil form out."

Shin was taken aback. "What?! You're planning on letting him live?"

Bardock gave a stuttering nod, "He'll be a great ally if he lives. He's much stronger than all of us and he's not a total bad guy. The Buu that I fought in the past was only bad because he had an evil side in him. All I have to do is convince him to fight for us and he won't try to kill us or you guys." He addressed Trunks next, "Do you still have the bag of sensu beans?"

Trunks reached into his pocket and took out the pouch. He nodded, "Right here." He tossed the bag to his former student.

Bardock caught the pouch. His hands shook involuntarily as he untied the bag. He reached in and took a sensu bean out. He felt utterly rejuvenated after he swallowed the sensu bean. He tossed the pouch to the others. "Here, take these. You're going to need every ounce of energy you can get."

He walked towards Buu who was now doing cartwheels, still oblivious or ignoring everyone, including his master screaming orders at him. "Buu?" He stammered.

His heart jolted fearfully when Buu abruptly stopped his childish antics to stare at him blankly. He raised his hands, now shaking anxiously, and spoke slowly, "H-hi, Buu. My name is Bardock."

Buu tilted his head confusedly, "Buu?"

"I just, uh…" The pounding of his heart was doing nothing to help him. Instead he was getting lightheaded and his limbs felt like they were filled with too much blood. A bead of sweat fell past his eye as he inhaled raggedly, "Buu, you don't-you don't have to listen to Babidi. You can be your own person."

"Don't listen to him, Majin Buu!" Babidi screamed. He turned to his last standing subordinate. "Broly, kill this brat now!"

Broly growled viciously, "I won't listen to you anymore. I will kill Kakarot!"

"Buu, Buu, Buu!" Buu cheered, giggling.

This was getting out of hand. "Buu, please, listen to me," Bardock tried to plead. "Babidi is trying to get you to destroy everyone. He wants you to be the bad guy, and by doing that, people will hate you and do everything in their power to destroy you. I want you to be my friend, to be a good guy. You can-you can have other friends, and great food and sweets. Enough to your body's content. Please, Buu."

"Enough of this!" Babidi exclaimed angrily. He shot out his hands and began chanting something none of them understood.

A sharp jolt clutched Bardock's brain. The freezing of his veins causing him to stiffen tightly. He croaked, desperately trying to call out to his friends. His soul felt like it was being torn apart viciously. His eyes rolled to the back of his head as he hit the ground, seizing uncontrollably.

"Bardock!" They shouted urgently.

Gohan ran over to his son. Goku turned to Shin, his eyes wide in fright, "What did Babidi do to him?"

"I…" Shin breathed shakily. "I believe he's trying to rip apart Bardock's soul. If he succeeds, you won't be able to wish him back with the dragonballs."

"We can't just stand here while he dies!" Trunks fumed. He quickly turned into a Super Saiyan and rushed over to Bardock.

Goku swallowed dryly, his eyes jumping to everyone near them. He nodded slightly towards Broly. "Hey, Broly!" The other Saiyan gazed at him heatedly. "I'll fight you if you get Babidi to stop whatever he's doing to my grandson."

A wicked smirk crept onto Broly's lips. "I'll do you one better." He grabbed the chanting Babidi by his throat and ignored his protests as he slowly began squeezing.

Shin averted his gaze, shuddering at his now headless nemesis. He stared at Goku questioningly, "Are you sure you can fight him? Bardock is stronger than you and even he couldn't take him in the long run."

"It doesn't matter," Goku replied. "I'll do anything to save my family." He turned into a Super Saiyan, his teal eyes firm on his new opponent.

Broly laughed, deep and sadistic, "Now this is what I've been waiting for." He grinned, moving his iris and pupil-less eyes towards Buu, "Let's get rid of the rest of the dead weight, shall we?"

Not far from the Saiyan, Buu stared at the boy who tried to speak with him. His bottom lip jutted out in a pout; his new friend was hurt. This wasn't fun. "No hurt friend," He whispered petulantly.

Bardock stirred in his father's arms. His eyes fluttered opened slowly. He stared up at the worried faces of his father and former mentor, "Am I dead?"

"Just about," Broly stated gruffly. He formed a ki blast in his hand and aimed it at the three Saiyans on the ground. He raised an eyebrow when Buu stepped in between him and the others. He chuckled, "You'll get your turn, Buu. Step aside and let me kill these useless creatures that have the nerve to call themselves Saiyans."

"No hurt Buu's friend," Buu shrieked. "Buu save friend!" His antenna shot out a pink ki blast.

Broly side stepped the blast and let his blast loose. He smirked at the giant hole in Buu's stomach. He wasn't surprised when the pink being stitched up the hole.

The holes in Buu's head opened, releasing a harsh cloud of steam. Buu glared at Broly, fists clenched tightly in the yellow mittens, "You pay!"

The cloud soon covered the area around the fighters. When it died down, a grey skinny Buu with a long face stood across from the pink Buu.

"Who you?" Buu blinked.

The skinny Buu stalked over to his counterpart and towered over him. He glared down at him with his white, lifeless eyes.

Fat Buu growled, "Stop it! Who are you?"

"Tell me who you are first!" Skinny Buu bellowed.

"Me Majin Buu!"

"You fool! I'm Majin Buu."

Growling angrily, Buu then threw a punch at the new Buu who dodged it and retaliated with a stronger punch, this time hitting the mark and sending Buu a few yards away.

The two continued to battle it out, taking to the skies while the others stayed watching them from the ground. Bardock grunted as he stood up with the help of his father. He stared at the fight with weak eyes, "Oh, so that's what happened."

"Are you alright, Bardock?" Trunks asked worriedly. "The Supreme Kai said that the spell Babidi used was pretty brutal on your soul."

"Felt like it," Bardock breathed in response. He tried to lift his head. "If we let that Buu eat the other one, we're done for. That Buu is truly evil and there's no way we can bring him on our side."

"What should we do?" Gohan inquired.

Bardock groaned as he stepped away from his father, "Help. Grandpa and Vegeta can distract Broly while we fight Evil Buu."

He held his head in his hands as Gohan turned into a Super Saiyan and rushed off towards the Buus with Trunks, Shin, and Kibito. It was almost as if the sensu bean was absorbed into nothing after he was hit with that spell. His body felt heavy and his head ached, but at his very core, he felt like he was bleeding inside. He was wounded inside and out, and that spell, whatever its intention was, was working. He couldn't fight. He could barely even move.

He wasn't the only one.

The fight against Broly wasn't doing well. Goku and Vegeta were already in their Super Saiyan 2 forms and were still getting their faces smashed into the ground by Broly who was still in his first Super Saiyan form.

In the sky, Evil Buu took down Shin, Kibito, and Trunks. Gohan, who was also in his Super Saiyan 2 form, was holding his own, but Bardock could feel his ki slowly draining.

He inhaled weakly, "Damn it. I can't do anything." Even the thought of raising his ki had him doubling over in pain, both mentally and physically.

"Enough!" Broly shouted. In his hands, he held Vegeta by his neck. Trunks had gotten to Goku before Broly could do severe damage to him.

Broly threw Vegeta to the ground and stormed over to where the Buus were still floating, their fighting now halted. He flew up to them with a smirk. "Let's settle this the right way. Buu…" He held up his hand when fat Buu opened his mouth. "No, the real Buu." He nodded at Evil Buu's grin. "Let's work together. You and me could destroy this world."

"No, don't let him do it!" Bardock protested. He barely moved a few feet before he was blasted back by Broly.

Broly moved over to Fat Buu and grasped him by the antenna. The pink being's vigorous squirming did nothing to falter him. He held him out towards the grey Buu. "Kill him, Buu. Do whatever you need to, and then we'll kill everyone else here."

There was nothing more terrifying than seeing the wide grin on Buu's face. His antenna moved before blasting Fat Buu with a pink blast. Big Buu screamed when he was enveloped in the blast.

The others, too damaged to move, watched in shock as Buu was turned into a large chocolate. However, it was more shocking to see skinny Buu grab the chocolate and shove it into his mouth. His eyes widened at the rush flowing through his body. He cackled as pink steam erupted from the holes on his body.

When the pink cloud died down, Buu stood there in his new pink and more muscular form. He chuckled, observing his limbs, "Now this is what I needed." He held his hand out towards Broly. "Shall we start?"

"We shall," Broly replied smugly, shaking Buu's hand.

The moment their hands touched, Buu's body contorted. The pink blob launched itself at Broly, latching itself onto him. It was a surprise to them all that he didn't start attacking right then and there.

Bardock stared with wide eyes, his heart pounding in fright, "Oh no. No, no, no, no. This can't be happening."

Buu stood before them in Broly's clothes. His antenna was shaped into Broly's long locks, and his face was as hard and shaped as the Saiyan's.

"They're fused."