Shin was standing behind them, talking to them. "Why should we listen to you? Who are you?" Vegeta asked. "Please, relax." Buki said. "Trust him. And if anything happens to Master Gohan..." She turned and glared at Shin coldly, causing everyone to shiver, even Vegeta. "I will personally make you suffer." She finished, then looked at the match. Gohan started turning Super Saiyan, causing everyone's eyes to widen.

Suddenly, Spopovich and Yumo jumped up and grabbed Gohan, using a machine to suck out his energy. Buki closed her eyes tightly and looked to the side. 'I'm failing my master." She thought to herself. As Gohan turned back to normal and the two dropped him, Buki ran to the ring. "I'm sorry, Master." She kneeled in front of him. "I've failed you. I shouldn't have sat back and watched." She hung her head in shame. Videl ran up. "Gohan!" She exclaimed, jumping to his side. Buki clenched her jaw, ignoring the people flying passed. 'My job as my master's servant is to do their bidding and protect them, and I have failed my job.' She looked up as Kibito helped Gohan, then looked down in shame again. He got up, surprised.

"Gohan!" Videl grinned. "Wh-who are you?" Gohan asked. "Come with me. I'll explain everything." Kibito said, then flew off. "M-Master…" Buki didn't look at him, still looking away in shame. "I'm sorry. I-I failed to act when I-" "It's alright." Gohan smiled at her, lifting her head. "I trust you knew what you were doing." Buki's eyes widened as she watched Gohan and Videl talk. "Will you promise you'll pull out if it gets dangerous?" Gohan asked. "Promise." Videl nodded. "... All right. Come on." He smiled, then turned to Buki. "Buki, stay here and find the boys. Make sure they stay safe." Buki nodded. "Yes, master. Please watch King Vegeta. I've gotten to know him well, and he won't be happy this has stopped his fight against Son Goku." She said.

"You have a point." Gohan frowned and nodded, then flew off, Videl following. Buki watched until they were out of sight, then walked back and changed into her regular clothes. 'There's no point in hiding who I am. I'm the only one who was always with Master, so they know it's me.' She walked up to Mighty Mask and sat down next to them. "It's too bad they wouldn't let you two in because you're kids." She said. "What?!" Trunks gasped, eyes widening. "Just don't let anyone else find out who you are." Buki said, looking at Trunks, the Goten. "If they find out, they can simply expose you as kids, or a team. Neither is allowed, after all." Buki said, then got up, leaving Trunks and Goten to talk. She sat down and began meditating. 'I enjoy these moments of peace. I never got them, or at least, never remembered them with Master Freeza.'

After a while, Hercule started complaining. Finally, he walked out, but Buki ignored him, looking at Trunks and Goten. 'No doubt. When they hear about Boo and Bobbidi, they'll want to go to the fight. I'll have to make sure I get out before them.' She thought. She snapped out of her thoughts when she realized she had been called. Hercule, 18, Killa, Mighty Mask, and her walked to the stage. Killa stood next to the kids, while Buki walked further with 18. "You know, I always wanted to fight you." Buki looked at the older android. "Oh?" "Well, I heard the others struggled when fighting you and your brother, and I believe there was a third one." Buki said. 18 nodded.

"Now, I wonder how this'll work." Buki muttered. "I'll fight you." 18 said. "Those three don't stand a chance." "No, I think you'll fight Mighty Mask before me." Buki said. "What?" Before 18 could ask anymore, the announcer started the fight. "BEGIN!" He yelled, and Trunks punched Killa out. Buki walked to the side with her hands on her hips. 18 and Mighty Mask stared at each other, then, as Hercule charged at the boys, Mighty Mask charged at 18. They fought each other, quickly throwing punches and kicks quickly, before Mighty Mask flew into the air, 18 following. They fought in the air until 18 hit them down. They jumped out of the hole on the stage, then dodged the blast 18 sent to them, attacking her again, until they went Super Saiyan.

18 smirked, realizing who they were, then barely dodged a ki blast. Her eyes widened when she saw the blast hit the water behind her. "Trunks! Goten! I'm gonna win this!" She told them, making them freeze. Then, she shot a disk at them. They both tried flying different ways, causing the ki disk to cut the cloth between them, exposing them. They were disqualified for being a team, then 18 flew down and faced Buki. "I told you." She said. "So, you already knew?" 18 asked. The female Saiyan nodded. "I heard them talking to each other." She walked up and got into a fighting stance. "It's a shame you can't use your sword." 18 smirked, then they charged at each other. At last minute, Buki noticed Videl flying to the boys. 'She'll tell them.' She thought.

18 noticed her jaw clench as Buki suddenly went faster. She elbowed the back of 18's neck, causing her to fall forward. "Sorry. I'd like to enjoy this fight, but I don't have the time." She glanced at the boys again, then dodged a kick from 18 at her feet. She jumped on her leg, then kicked her face, sending her backwards. 18 stopped herself before she reached the out. Buki ran toward her so fast others couldn't see her, and stopped in front of 18, lifting her up by her shoulder. She was about to throw her out of bounds when she punched at Buki, sending her back. Buki flipped and stood up. She noticed Trunks and Goten's eyes widened as they exclaimed something. 'Shoot. Time's up.' She thought. She dodged kick after kick from 18, sighing. She slowly backed to the edge on purpose. "Listen, I have to go. You win." Buki said, pointing up. 18 glanced up quickly as the boys flew off. 18 nodded and Buki stopped moving.

She got hit in the chest, which sent her off stage. The crowd cheered as she got up. "My prize money goes to Son Chi-Chi." She said, then flew after the boys, leaving 18 to fight Hercule. She caught up to the boys quickly. "Where do you think you're going?" She asked, slowing down to fly at their speed. "Buki!" Goten exclaimed. "You knew, didn't you?" Trunks asked. Buki sighed and nodded. "Master ordered me to keep you safe." She said. "We're not going back." Goten pouted. "I know. That's why I'm coming with you." Buki said, then they flew to where they sensed the other's' ki. "I want you two to be careful. You're my priority." Buki said. "Promise me before we continue." "We'll be careful." Goten smiled. "You can count on us." Trunks added. "Good."

Buki froze as she felt Vegeta's ki rise, as well as a ki similar to Gohan and Goten's. 'King Vegeta and Son Goku. But they're against each other. This isn't good.' She thought, speeding up a little. Not long after, another huge ki showed up. "Goten, Trunks, I'm going ahead. Be careful!" She ordered. They nodded and she flew faster. She stopped when she saw Gohan, Shin, Bobbidi, Debra, and the pink creature. "Master Gohan." She quietly landed behind them. "Buki? What are you doing here?" Gohan looked at her, surprised. "Where're the boys?" "They're on there way. Videl told them about the Djinn and they 'had' to see it." Buki said. "If I knew it was this dangerous, I would've tried harder to stop them from coming."

She watched as Boo attacked Dabra. "He's… just like me." Her eyes widened as she watched him bow to Bobbidi. "He was born to be a weapon." She muttered, frozen. 'I… I can't fight him.' She thought as Gohan grabbed Shin and flew off as fast as possible. "What about your friend?" Shin asked. "Buki's faster than I am. She'll be fine." Gohan said before being stopped by Boo. He hit them down and Buki woke from her shock. 'No. Gohan is my master. I have to help him, but Boo is just like me. He's a servant under someone else's control.' "Maybe if I free him, I'll be able to talk to him." She muttered, pulling out her sword, then she glared at Bobbidi.

Shin landed by her and Boo next to him. He stared at her curiously, before turning back to Bobbidi. 'You're a child with a lot of power. I might be able to help you.' She thought and charged at Bobbidi as Gohan attacked Boo. "You're awful." Buki said, swinging her sword at him. Bobbidi put up a forcefield, but was still knocked backwards, bouncing far. Suddenly, she looked up as Boo shot Gohan away. "Master!" Buki exclaimed, sheathing her sword and flying after him. The ball disappeared and Gohan dropped, caught by Buki. The force knocked them both down to Earth and Buki hugged Gohan to her chest. "I'm a failure to you, Master Gohan." She muttered before hitting the ground. Buki gasped as she hit her head and everything went black.

~O~O~O~

Buki woke up with Gohan on top of her. "Sorry, Master. I failed." She muttered. "But, I can heal your injuries." She said. She used her sword to cut her wrist a little, dripping her blood into Gohan's mouth. Slowly, wounds disappeared, but he didn't wake up. She continued to reopen the wound as her body healed itself repeatedly. She heard rustling and she grabbed her sword, ready for a fight, but relaxed when she saw Shin and Kibito. "Buki. Is Gohan alright?" Shin asked. "Yes." She nodded. "I've been healing his wounds, but his energy is something I can not restore." "But, I can." Kibito said, helping Gohan. Buki sighed and got up, setting Gohan's head gently on the ground.

She walked away and sat down. "I choked up. How will Master Gohan react?" She muttered to herself. She closed her eyes and looked down. "Can you hear me, Earthlings?" Bobbidi asked. Buki could see the image clearly, but she ignored it, thinking about her own mistake. She was brought back to the message as she saw herself, next to Goten and Trunks with Piccolo. 'So, Bobbidi wants me as well? If I turn myself in, would it help? I doubt it. Bobbidi will continue to have Boo destroy things.' She thought, then heard Gohan grown and sit up. 'At least Master's alright. I don't have to worry about him.' She sighed and stood up, but felt dizzy.

Buki held her head, not realizing she was swaying as she waited for the dizzy spell to pass. 'I used a lot of ki, activating my healing blood inside another person. I forgot how much it takes.' Suddenly, she felt herself falling backwards, into someone's arms. She looked up to see Gohan looking worried. "Glad to see you're okay, Master." She breathed. "Are you alright?" Gohan asked. "You're ki is really low." "Sorry. I had to use my ki to activate my healing to make sure you didn't die." Buki sighed as Gohan slid to the ground with her. "Healing? That's not a normal Saiyan thing." "No. It's from the experiments from Master Freeza. My blood automatically uses a little ki to heal any major wounds." "That's why you were able to fight my even though I was beating you."

Buki closed her eyes, remembering her fight with Gohan months ago, though it seemed like longer. "Yes. While you were wounding me, my blood was patching up those wounds. You did throw me into several walls and ruble crashed on me, so there was a lot to heal. That's part of the reason I fainted afterwards. It doesn't take a lot when it's my body, because it's easy to reach. However, in someone else's body, it takes more." She looked at wrist, which was slowly healing, using the last of her ki. "You were pretty badly wounded, externally and internally." She explained. "So, that's why I woke up with a metallic taste in my mouth." Gohan said. Buki nodded.

"I'm sorry, Master." She looked down. "I choked up when I met someone who was like me. Someone who was created as a weapon." "I understand." Gohan looked at the sky. "It actually makes me hesitate to fight him when I think he could be exactly the same as you." "He is exactly like me. He's extremely strong, but he thinks like a child. Destruction is what he was taught, however…" She looked at Gohan, who looked at her, surprised. "Don't hesitate. The fact is he's still the enemy. If I had landed on Namek in time, I would've fought to kill you and your friends without a second thought, and you guys would've fought back to survive. There would be no second thought. Boo is the enemy, thus we must think of him as nothing else." Buki looked down, a little upset.

Gohan smiled and wrapped his arm around her. "The day you came out of your pod, when we finished fighting, you asked me to teach you how to be gentle. You said you didn't know who to kill and when not to, but I think you get it now." "Yeah?" Buki looked at him, confused. "Yeah, I think you get it. I think you'd be able to go out alone." Gohan smiled. Buki's eyes widened and she smiled, the biggest smile Gohan had ever seen. "Thank you, Master Gohan." She said, leaning into his hug. "I hate to interrupt, but we need to go." Shin said. "Boo still out there." "Right." Gohan stood up and nodded. Buki followed. "Gohan, I need you to come with me." Shin said. Kibito gasped.

"You don't mean-" "I do." Shin said, serious. "Good luck, Master Gohan." Buki said. "I want to check on Goten and Trunks." "Actually, Buki, I'd like your help." Shin said. Buki looked at him. "Assuming that sword isn't just for looks." He added. "You wanna try and hold Deria?" She asked, holding it out. "Buki, you're joking!" Gohan exclaimed. She shook her head. "Actually, I would like to see him hold it." She pointed the blade to Kibito, who nodded and took the sword. "What's so special about this sword?" He asked. "Do you want me to let go?" Buki asked, holding the end of the blade. Kibito nodded and dropped, stuck to the ground. He struggled to pick it up.

"What's your sword made of?" Kibito gave up as Shin touched the sword. "Klangite." Buki answered. "The strongest metal in the universe." "It's amazing. The work of a-" "Derian. The last sword ever made and the only one left." Buki explained, picking up her sword and swinging it over her shoulder. "Moving on, Kibito. Take us home." Shin ordered. Kibito put a hand on Gohan and Shin's shoulders and Gohan grabbed Buki's hand. She stared at it as they were teleported. "Gohan, I want to you to use the Zeta sword." Shin said, but Buki was still staring at her hand, still in Gohan's. "So, that's why you wanted me to come along." She finally looked up. Shin nodded.

There! A bit of Gohan x Reader bounding. Also... "...remembering her fight with Gohan months ago, though it seemed like longer." This made me laugh really hard, because I actually started this story about a year and a half ago, but I lost interest. I only recently started again, and I had stopped writing at the part where Trunks, Goten, and you are flying to Boo, so really... it was longer.