The chaos of war that had consumed Otherworld since King Yemma's untimely death continued. Without Yemma's influence, the many dark souls imprisoned in Hell had been set free. Now a battle was being waged between the warriors released from Hell and the warriors of Heaven, who had been sent by the Grand Kai to restore order to Otherworld.
In the skies over Snake Way, two clouds of fighters stood opposed to each other. On one side was the Green, black, white and violet Android known as Cell. Cell stood hovering in midair with his arms crossed, hundreds of the worst Hell had to offer behind him.
Cell smirked before gesturing for the warriors behind him to attack.
"ATTACK!" Cell yelled
In front of the opposing cloud of fighters was the green skinned warrior known as Pikon. Pikon wore his usual white outfit and black hat.
"This madness has gone on long enough. Lets make the Grand Kai proud guys. Attack!" Pikon said, gesturing towards Cell in the distance.
In moments both groups of warriors were on each other, and explosions, energy blasts, and shockwaves from the ensuing combat shook the sky.
In the distance, three figures watched the battle from on top the Check-In station. All three were cloaked in black robes. One of the three spoke. His voice was sinister, deep, and somehow familiar.
"Look as the mortals destroy each other. Without that fool Yemma this entire dimension has descended into chaos." The figure, who at his full height was quite tall, said.
"Dabura you expected anything less? It is just as the master said, the Otherworld will be in chaos, giving us the chance to slip into the living world." A second figure, who had a young but aristocratic sounding voice said.
Dabora smiled from beneath his cloak.
On Earth, ominious black clouds covered the sky of the entire planet. Vegeta looked out the window of his new home and narrowed his eyes. He had sensed energy like what he felt now before. He was not sure where though.
Goten was holding the hand of Valese, wearing his jeans and white shirt again. He had an object in his hand which he was going to reveal to Valese, when the clouds blotted out the sun, and the ominious energy appeared.
At Mount Poazu Gohan stood wearing a red combat uniform with Videl and Pan by his side.
"I don't like the feel of this energy." Gohan said with a worried tone.
"It has been a long time Gohan." A voice was heard saying.
Gohan looked directly above him to see a cloaked figure descend from the sky and land in from of him and his family.
The figure quickly removed his cloak to reveal his identity as Dabura. Dabura had a red outfit and a black cape, but otherwise looked unchanged from what Gohan remembered.
"Dabura? How are you alive?" Gohan asked.
"Let me just say I have friends in high, or more accurately, low places." Dabura said with a smile.
"What is it you want?" Gohan asked
"Dad who is this Dabura guy?" Pan asked
"Oh where are my manners. I am Dabura King of the Demon World, or more procisely, king of the first demon world. Gohan I am here for only one purpose." Dabura said, crossing his arms.
"My dad isn't interested in anything you have to say!" Pan said angrily.
"Pan be quiet!" Videl said sternly to her daughter.
"But mom!" Pan argued.
"You should listen to your mother girl. Anyways..Gohan here is my proposal. I wish to challenge you to a rematch. Our last battle really had no final outcome, so I'd like to settle things." Dabura said with a friendly smile.
Gohan knew the smile was only hiding Dabura's true intentions.
"I have gotten much stronger since we last fought Dabura." Gohan said.
"So have I. Anyways, here are the rules of our rematch. You have one week to journey threw my level of Demon World and defeat me, or the demonic energy covering this world will destroy the planet permanently." Dabura said, then flew off into the sky.
In East City Valese gripped Goten's right hand tightly.
Valese wore an orange dress and red shoes, her hair was its usual wavy brown.
"Goten what is happening?" The innocent girl asked.
"I'm not sure..but this feels like..demonic energy." Goten said with a hint of fear in his voice.
Suddenly a thick fog rolled threw the area, blocking Goten and Valese' view of the area. The sound of horse hoofs walking on the pavement could be heard. Goten could feel someone powerful approaching them, and he did not like the feeling he was getting from whoever it was.
Two black horses with blood red glowing eyes walked up to Goten and Valese pulling what looked like a wooden stage coach. One of the stage coach's doors opened and a charismatic man with long straight white hair, a youthful..if pale face, red cape and black Victorian era aristocratic clothing with red trimmings stepped out and planted his black shoes on the concrete.
Goten narrowed his eyes at the man, noticing he had two large crimson colored bat-like wings.
"Goten son of Goku. It is truly a pleasure to meet one from such a noble family." The figure said with an aristocratic eastern European ascent.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Goten asked with a cautious tone to his voice.
"Who am I? Oh yes that is right, where are my manners? My name is Malistar, Count Malistar, king of the fourth demon world.
"Fourth demon world?" Goten asked.
"Yes, there are ten demon worlds total, and a king for each one. As king of the fourth world I am the sixth strongest in terms of power." Malistar said, then turned his red gaze on Valese.
"Madame I would have your company." Malistar said, pointing at Valese with a commanding finger.
"Valese is taken." Goten said with an annoyed tone, not liking where this was going in the slightest.
Valese walked over to Malistar and stood in front of him.
"Would you not prefer a creature of beauty like myself to this half-saiyan brute?" Malistar said with a fanged smile on his red lips.
"Yes..your much better than Goten." Valese said without enthusism or emotion, suggesting some kind of mind control was at work.
"Whatever you just did to her..undo it now!" Goten yelled in anger.
"Tsk Tsk Goten. I know your saiyan blood must be boiling for a fight right now, and we will have a battle, but not here." Malistar said before moving his lips slowly closer to Valese' neck.
"I said let her go!" Goten yelled in anger, becoming a Super Saiyan in an instant and rushing forward at Malistar.
"Crimson Scourge!" Malistar yelled, summoning a whip made of red crackling energy into his left hand. Malistar moved quickly and struck at Goten, forcing him into the concrete nearby painfully.
"If you really want your bride to be returned to you unharmed, you will journey to my level of demon world and defeat me in combat before the bell tolls. If you fail, Valese will become a vampire and my servant for all eternity." Malistar said, carrying Valese into his stagecoach.
"Valese! Valese no!" Goten said, trying to fly at the stagecoach. Instead Goten met empty air..Malistar and Valese were gone.
Elsewhere in East City a large muscular man rode on a motorcycle that left flames in its wake. The man had long black hair and a beard and mustache of the same color, as well as two tiny horns on his head. This "Hell's Angel from hell" rode threw cars and other traffic as though they didn't exist.
Finally the man arrived at his destination. It was the new headquarters for Capsule Corp as well as the new home for Bulma and Vegeta. Sure enough, the Prince of all Saiyans stood with his arms crossed, as if waiting for the rider.
Vegeta still wore his black outfit, with white boots and gloves completing his appearence.
The demon on the motorcycle hopped off his bike. The man wore a black leather jacket, black leather gloves, blue jeans, and grey boots with spikes protruding from them. The demon also had two shoulder pads with the same spikes.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Vegeta said with a cautious tone.
"My name is Zaragoth, I am King of the second demon world, as for what I want? I want to kick your ass." The large demonic man said in a tough sounding male voice.
"Oh really? Then by all means come and try." Vegeta said, not intimidated in the slightest.
"I said I want to kick your ass..I didn't say now. Heres the deal." Zaragoth said, pointing a gloved finger in Vegeta's direction.
"You have about two weeks to get threw my layer of Demon World and defeat me. If you fail to do so, this planet and everyone on it will be destroyed forever. You have heard my terms, this is the only warning I will give you." Zaragoth said, getting back on his motorcyle.
As the hell rider rode away Vegeta sighed.
"Despite his ridiculous appearance that Zaragoth's strength was nothing to laugh at." Vegeta thought, looking up at the cloud-filled sky.
"Kakorot I fear we will not discover the secret of surpassing Super Saiyan Five in time." Vegeta said quietly to himself.
Meanwhile elsewhere on Earth, Majuub sat cross-legged and alone on a boulder in what had been his village. He could feel the demonic energy surrounding the planet. A few days ago it would have alarmed him, but now he couldn't bring himself to care.
Majuub looked briefly at the foreboding clouds.
"If this world is to die than let it die. My life will continue even if this world is gone." Majuub thought.
"This energy may not alarm you now Uub..but it should. I have felt such energy before...I'm sure you remember it from somewhere..somewhere long ago." Super Buu's voice echoed in Majuub's head.
The sound of someone landing nearby could be heard.
Majuub stood up and turned around to look at his surprise visitor.
It was a tall thin yet muscular humanoid with red skin and pointed red ears. The figure had a purple carapace covering its chest, ankles and forearms. A carapace also existed on the being's head which ended in a pair of symmetrical violet horns.
The being was obviously a demon, and quite powerful from what Majuub could tell. The question was..what did it want?
"Well aren't we the lonely one? Why does the reincarnation of Maijin Buu choose solitude for his company?" The figure said with a toothy smile. The being had a deep, masculine voice that was full of trickery. Majuub noticed the figure had a long lizard-like red tail.
"I came here to think. I need to find out who I am, and I can't do that with people bothering me." Majuub said, sending an annoyed gaze at his mystery visitor.
"Well I won't take up any more of your time than is needed. My name is Janemba, also known as king of the seventh demon world, and master of time and space." Janemba said with a bow.
"Are you the one responsible for the energy surrounding this planet?" Majuub asked.
"It is not I that is responsible for the miasma that covers this ball of rock. The one responsible is the tenth king and my supreme leader. Speaking of which...he would be able to answer any and all questions you have figuring your existence, and so much more." Janemba said with a sinister smile.
"How do I find this supreme king of yours?" Majuub asked.
"You must journey threw all nine levels of Demon World and defeat each world's king in order to reach the tenth and speak with the master. I'm sure your more than capable...now a must bid thee adieu!" Janemba said, making a graceful bow before disappearing into thin air.
"What a weird guy..I guess I should do as he suggests..I suppose that means I'll need the others help. Oh well." Majuub said out loud to himself.
"If they get in our way don't hesitate to make them pay." Super Buu's voice echoed in Uub's mind.
Majuub smiled before flying off into the dark cloud covered sky.
Sometime later on Kami's lookout...
Dende looked over the Earth with increasing alarm as the demonic energy he sensed began to grow.
Mr. Popo stood beside his friend, the black djinn a welcome presence for the Earth's guardian.
"I've sensed energy like this before...when Garlic Jr. pored that horrid black water mist over the Earth." Mr. Popo said.
"But as I recall from when you told me that story , that mist caused everything on Earth that was exposed to it to become infected with evil. The evil I am sensing now is not effecting the Earth itself directly, at least not yet." Dende said.
Suddenly Goku appeared using instant transmission with Gohan, Pan and Videl. Moments later Vegeta, Trunks, Bulma, Bulla and Goten flew down and landed on the lookout, Bulma and Bulla from inside a small orange capsule corp helicopter. The last three to arrive were Nouva Shenron, Bardock and Majuub.
"So I take it each of you also encountered a demon king?" Vegeta asked flatly.
Goten and Gohan both nodded, Majuub nodded a second later.
"So what did these demon kings want?" Nouva Shenron asked, his golden skin dulled by the lack of sunlight.
"The one that appeared to me wanted a rematch, saying that unless we defeat him in a week, than the Earth will be permanently destroyed. It was Dabura..somehow he has returned." Gohan said.
"The guy I saw said the Earth would be destroyed if we did not defeat him in fourteen days." Vegeta remarked.
"The one I encountered said Valese would become his vampire bride for all eternity unless I stopped him before the bell tolls, whatever that means. He also said he was the king of the fourth level of Demon World." Goten said.
"The guy I spoke with said he was the king of the seventh level." Majuub said
"Now that you mention it, the reject Hell's angel said he was the King of the second demon world." Vegeta said thoughtfully.
"What does it all mean?" Goku said.
"I can perhaps answer that question Goku." Nouva Shenron said, crossing his arms.
"If you can help this all make sense than go right ahead." Goku said with a smile.
"Well..Dabura is the first king, and gave a week time limit to defeat him. The person Vegeta met meanwhile, gave a two-week time limit. That and the number of each king begs the theory that perhaps this is a game to them. We have to defeat each King in order to proceed to the next level of Demon World, with a time limit imposed on us of one week for each Demon King." Nouva Shenron said
"Yes..that makes sense! Your quite good at the detective work Nouva." Bulma complemented the dragon.
Nouva smiled.
"It was..elementary." Nouva Shenron said.
"It is sort of like the video games I used to play where you had to beat a level to get to the next one. Remember Trunks?" Goten asked his old friend.
"Yeah, only if we fail to clear a level on time then everyone pays the price." Trunks said.
"Demon world having levels...did you know about this ?" Dende asked as he leaned on his staff.
"I had heard that Garlic Sr. was originally from the fourth demon world, but his time spent in this world greatly weakened him. Garlic Jr tried to counter that problem by bringing part of his home dimension here in the form of the Makio star." Mr. Popo said.
"Not to interupt but, how do we get to Demon World anyway?" Gohan asked.
"I know how. I can take everyone there." Bardock said with a serious expression on his face.
Suddenly Janemba appeared out of nowhere in the form of digital-looking colored blocks.
"The way into Demon World you have in mind..is not one that will save mankind." Janemba said with a toothy grin.
"Whose this clown?" Vegeta asked.
"If you all want to overcome our challenge, than you must start from the bottom." Janemba said, materializing a red sword in his red hand.
All the fighters present readied themselves for battle, but instead of attacking them, the red and violet demon attacked the air, causing a fissure to form in space and time.
An orange door with a demonic looking carving and handle appeared.
"From this door you shall proceed to find that which you all seek." Janemba said, disappearing once again.
Goku walked over to the door and opened it. On the other side was a charred black landscape with what looked like rivers of lava, red sky, and discarded war equipment for as far as the eye could see. The worst part was the smell. The smell of sulphur assaulted Goku's senses the moment he had opened the door.
"That is the demon world all right." Goku said, a disgusted look on his face.
"Its not like we have much of a choice." Vegeta said, walking over to Goku.
"Alright looks like this is it. Pan I want you to look after your mom and brother for me until I get back." Gohan said, smiling at his family.
"Will do daddy." Pan said, smiling at her father.
Bulma and Bulla walked over to Vegeta.
"You better come back my prince." Bulma said with a smile.
"Dad you owe me another shopping trip..you better come back." Bulla said, causing Vegeta to wince slightly.
"Do not worry..I have some of the strongest warriors to have ever lived with me, and besides..am I not the Prince of all Saiyans?" Vegeta said with his trademark smirk.
"I'll make sure he comes back mom." Trunks said.
Majuub ignored the others as they said their goodbyes. A brief memory of his parents flooded his mind, but it was soon replaced by the image of Super Buu devouring them.
Majuub shook his head and walked ever closer to the door.
Nouva stood next to Goten, who looked up at the golden dragon.
"Goten, these upcoming battles will put the training I gave you to the ultimate test. Be mentally prepared as I instructed you." Nouva Shenron said.
"I will sir..don't worry." Goten said, grabbing a capsule out of his pocket which he pressed. In seconds his cloths were replaced by his white combat uniform.
Bardock stood at the back as the other fighters walked one-by-one threw the door. He could not shake a horrible feeling that something bad was going to happen.