Chapter Thirty-Nine

The Belly of The Beast

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If anyone had told Gohan that morning that he would be spending his evening walking around the cavernous insides of an ancient magical being, then he would have surely questioned their sanity. He would have probably made a bet with them that if he were wrong then he would strip down to his birthday suit, turn super saiyan and parade himself around Satan City as the world's first naked superhero.

Luckily for the young saiyan, no such bet had been made, but it didn't make him feel any better about the current situation he was in. As it turned out, Tien was correct in his assumption that Buu wouldn't back away from the challenge of the raging power of the Z-fighters, giving the saiyan-ness he had acquired from Gokuto. It didn't take the beast long to tear himself away from destroying solar system after solar system, and soon he was upon the Grand Kai's planet, his saiyan tail waving about him as he relished in the challenge.

Gohan, Videl and Lime were already shrunken and waiting, and had managed to enter Buu's body just before his super saiyan three father launched him through a cliff face. The halfling just hoped that they could hold him off for long enough until they got Gokuto out.

They had entered one of the steam holes that ran along his torso as Babidi had suggested, though Gohan had next to no clue where Gokuto might be. His Ki was so intermingled with Buu's, it was impossible to try and single the toddler out amongst the darkness.

The sound of the Majin's manic laughter echoed all around him, which was both annoying and distracting. However, anything would be better than listening to the two girls behind him - the young saiyan was honestly starting to wonder why he ever let them come along.

"Gokuto? Gokutooooooooo?" Lime called as they trod carefully through the dark tunnels of Buu's innards, "Gokuto come to Mummy!"

"Shh be quiet!" scolded Videl, "We don't know what's out there! You could attract something!"

"Oh because you're the expert," the red head scoffed, "Didn't realise you'd been in an evil magical monster's belly before Videl, sorry."

Gohan rolled his eyes as he walked ahead of the two females, trying to figure out where they should try and look first. The teenager had a fairly good grasp of human anatomy, having been subjected to many complex biology textbooks from a young age. Plus, he was a father, and was well acquainted with the many places baby excrement could end up when the little nipper was having an 'explosion'. Yet the anatomy of a God of Destruction was all new to him, though as Buu was fairly humanoid in appearance, he could have a pretty good guess at where they were. And if his knowledge wasn't a good indication, well, there was the rancid smell that suddenly filled their nostrils.

"Aw man, it stinks!" Lime whined, covering her nose and mouth with her hand.

Videl coughed, her eyes watering, "I think we're close to the bowels."

"Ew Videl!"

"I was just saying!"

"Well thank you for pointing out the obvious!" Lime spat back, before turning to him, "Oi Gohan, do you even know where you're going?"

"No I don't," the halfling stated haughtily, "And you two aren't making concentrating any easier!"

Both girl's glared at him.

"Well excuse us!" Videl scoffed.

Lime huffed, "Yeah, no need to get snappy."

Ugh.

"Yuck, what does this bloke eat?" Lime pondered after a while of more walking.

They came to what resembled a squishy riverbank, the ground almost soft underneath their shoes. A large well of fluid span out for what looked like miles ahead of them. It was an awful brown colour, and was giving off an even worse smell than before.

A loud grumble suddenly echoed around them, causing ripples to form in the offensive goop. The fleshy walls around them convulsed and shook, forcing the trio to grasp onto each other.

"Eek! What was that?!" Lime yelled over the violent noise.

"I don't know!" the young saiyan shouted, struggling to maintain his balance as the two girls clutched onto him for support, "But don't hold on so tight or else I'm going to -!"

"AHHHHHH!" The teenager's shrieked, as Gohan lost his footing, sending all three of them tumbling into the foul smelling water below.

The halfling gagged, spitting out a disgusting mouthful of dirty fluid before he was smacked upside the head by an enraged Videl.

"Idiot! Look what you did!" she growled, her hair sticking to her face, sopping wet.

Lime was in a similar condition, grasping onto the side of the fleshy bank as she struggled to keep afloat. Her nose was wrinkled in distaste as her turquoise eyes surveyed her surroundings, "This is so disgusting…hey, whose cooking meat?"

Gohan frowned, as he too depicted the unmistakable odour. He sniffed at the air in an attempt to find out where the smell was coming from, when Videl let out a startled cry.

"It's us! We're being digested!"

The young saiyan squeaked, as he noticed that all three of them had started to smoke, stomach acid already starting to take an effect. Thinking quickly, he launched himself out of the water and grabbed the two girls in the process.

He swore under his breath, as the grumbling started to get louder, and the stomach muscles started to close in on them.

"I don't know how to put it lightly to you Gohan, but if we don't get out now we're going to be headed straight for the southern exit!" Lime cried, the walls drawing near.

Gritting his teeth, the teenager tossed the frightened red head over his shoulder, and, grasping Videl by the waist with one arm he used his free palm to shoot a golden blast straight through the monster's stomach. The hole he had created burned and fizzled, creating a perfect escape route that the young saiyan wasted no time in hurtling them through.

"Phew, that was close," Gohan sighed, wiping the sweat from his brow as he lowered the girls gently to the ground.

"You prat!" Videl cried, smacking him on the chest, "We're supposed to be being discreet! I hope Buu didn't notice that you blasted a hole straight through his stomach!"

The young saiyan growled back at her, "Well would you rather that than being sucked straight through Buu's -"

"Oi you two!" Lime shouted suddenly from a ways off, "What do you suppose these things are?"

Gohan frowned as he and Videl approached her. They were inside yet another fleshy cavern, which reminded the teen of dead tissue. The walls around them were grey and bubbled, what looked like nerve endings stretched like cobwebs around them.

Lime was crouched down, droplets from her wet hair dropping onto the flesh below her feet, where hundreds of green blobs stretched out in front of her. They quivered slightly, making soft slimy noises as they slithered across the ground, inching their way towards the trio.

The young saiyan bent down next to her to get a closer look, when suddenly, one of the green droplets jumped towards him. Gohan yelped, as the blob attached to his shoulder, instantly burning a hole in his bodice. He batted it away quickly, stomping on the little critter with his boot and squishing it to mush.

Videl snorted, "Oooh looks like they nearly defeated the great Gold Fighter."

"Shut up," he pouted.

"Aw, I think they're cute," Lime giggled, before a group of them jumped towards her, "AHH!"

"Lime!" Gohan and Videl cried, scrambling forwards to grab the sizzling blobs off her.

"Yikes!" the red head yelped, "Buu's more destructive on the inside than he is on the outside!"

"We should get away from here," said Gohan, kicking another group away, "I think Buu's immune system is attacking us."

Escaping the killer cells was an easy feat, as the teen's moved too quickly for the little blobs to catch up to them. Though Gohan knew that they would have to find Gokuto soon, or else Buu's body would be sure to find a way of getting rid of the invaders.

He could hear the steady pump of blood through Buu's arteries as they walked, climbing higher and higher into the intestines. Videl and Lime were still complaining about the stench, but Gohan had quickly become accustomed to it, his senses more focused on finding Gokuto.

Another rumble suddenly shook the area they were in, causing the girl's to cry out in protest. The young saiyan steadied himself on the fleshy wall, shushing them as he thought he caught sight of something moving the darkness in front of them.

He stood still, waiting, his heart pounding in his ears.

SLAM

Gohan was caught completely off guard, as something swiped his feet from underneath him. He yelped, his backside hitting the ground with an audible thud. But the teenager didn't have time to contemplate just what the hell had attacked him, when Lime's scream reached his ears.

He whirled around quickly, his onyx eyes widening in horror, as what could only be described as an enormous worm towered over the red head. Disgusting was an understatement, as the slimy beast bore sharp white teeth at the girl, drool dripping down his opening jaw as he slithered towards her.

"HI YA!"

Gohan gaped, as Videl's sharp cry echoed around them, driving her foot into the parasites skull. The worm whimpered, it's long white body contorting in pain as it dropped to the floor, dazed.

"Alright Videl!" Lime cheered, "Nice kick!"

"Thanks," the Satan girl grinned back, dusting off her palms.

But the trio didn't get a chance to celebrate their victory, as yet another rumble shook the walls around them. They yelped, as another worm, just as large and vicious as the last slithered towards them.

It growled menacingly, as Gohan quickly stood up and guarded the girls, waiting to attack.

"You hurt my big brother!" the worm cried suddenly, causing the teen's to nearly fall over.

"Oh no, oh no! What have they done to you?!" the beast sobbed, consoling his kin before turning his head back towards the dark tunnel he had crept out from, "Daddy! Big brother is hurt!"

"D-daddy?" Videl paled.

"Woah, if they're that big, just imagine what their dad's like!"

"Not helping Lime!" Gohan growled, as none other than the biggest worm he had ever seen crawled out of the darkness.

He had to be around five times the size of the other worms, with enormous pointed teeth and a white body that curled around him. He slathered maliciously at the teenagers, growling with vicious intent.

"Holy Namekian's knickers!" Lime gasped, "Look at the size of him!"

"I-I think I'm going to be sick," gagged Videl.

"Daddy! Look at what they did to him!" the young worm cried, as his brother regained consciousness, "It was that one there! She did it! Get them Dad!"

Videl squeaked, as the worm inclined his head towards her.

"Fancy giving that one a kick as well Videl?" Lime scoffed in annoyance.

"Oh shut up!" she seethed.

Gohan sighed angrily, there was no way he had gone through all this trouble just to get eaten by a disgusting worm! Without warning, the young saiyan gathered a hot ball of Ki in his palms and fired it towards the biggest parasite.

"Take this!" he yelled, the golden glow lighting up Buu's fleshy insides.

The daddy worm growled, opening his mouth and gulping down the blast - whole.

Gohan sweated nervously, "Oh shit."

"See dad! They're mean!" Protested the children.

"Yeah beat them up daddy!"

The teen's took a cautious step back, as the large beast leered at them. He snorted through his nostrils angrily, teeth bared, before he span about him and thwacked the two youngsters upside the head with one of his legs.

"Ow!" the smaller worms chorused, "what was that for?!"

Gohan blinked in shock, as the father worm scolded them.

"You little buggers!" he roared menacingly, his deep voice reverberating throughout the intestines, "No one likes snitches!"

"B-but dad they hurt us!"

"That one could have destroyed you!" he continued to shout, pointing a leg at the young saiyan, "How many times have I told you? Never leave the pack!"

"D-did he say pack?" Videl gulped from beside him, she looked as though she was about to keel over.

Then, to Gohan's surprise, the young worms started to cry.

"We're sorry dad!" They bawled, sobbing onto each other.

The father worm nodded in satisfaction, before slithering right up to the aghast teen's, "Please forgive my sons, they're young."

"O-oh, er," the halfling spluttered, "No problem, I have a son too so I know what it's like, kids eh?"

The parasite grinned sheepishly, "They seem to have a bad habit of eating anything that moves, but no matter how many times I've told them how dangerous it is, it seems to go in one ear and out the other!"

"Yeah, well you should try to teach those little gits some manners!" Videl snapped, though Gohan ignored her outburst.

"Tell me about it," sighed the young saiyan, before gesturing to Lime, "We're actually looking for our son, he's here somewhere, you wouldn't happened to have seen him would you?"

"Hmm," the large worm pondered, "What does he look like?"

"Little guy, got a tail, lots of freckles, green eyes…" Lime reeled off, looking towards him expectantly.

"Oh! Oh! I've seen him!" one of the young worms interjected helpfully.

"Yeah!" the other chimed, "He's hanging around upstairs!"

"Upstairs?" Gohan asked curiously.

The worm nodded, pointing above them, "Yeah, that big empty space up there!"

The teenager's looked up. They seemed to be at the top of the intestine, with nothing but a dark abyss hanging above them. It was pitch black, so dark in fact that Gohan couldn't even see what lay above. He certainly couldn't sense anything, which made it all the more eerie.

"Well, that looks inviting…" Lime offered.

"Be quiet Lime," Videl whispered harshly.

"Thanks for your help," said Gohan, flashing the worms a smile.

"No problem at all young man," father worm grinned, "and good luck with your son."

"Aw cheers mate, good luck with yours!"

Videl rolled her eyes at the exchange, "Great, now he's making friends with worms."

"Hey, before me his best friends were a dragon and a big green alien," Lime informed her, "Tell's you a lot really."

"Are you two ready?" Gohan asked the girls with mild annoyance.

"Ready for what-? EEEK!"

They shrieked, as the young saiyan grasped them both by the hand and fired them upwards into the dark void, leaving the awful smell and cheerful worms behind them.

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Goku panted, as his sharp green eyes surveyed the broken rocks where Buu had just landed - curtesy of his fist. The plan was to catch the morphed Majin off guard as soon as he appeared on the Grand Kai's planet, but after that, the full bloodied saiyan had no real strategy to follow.

Son Goku had never been one to back down from a fight, even if engaging in battle with the enemy did seem hopeless. He reasoned it was his saiyan heritage that attributed to that particular trait, Vegeta had it too, although the hot headed prince was more likely to over-estimate his power more than he was, only to have it backfire in the most undignified of ways.

They hadn't fought an enemy this great since Cell, and he had to admit it got his blood pumping in excitement. It had been so long since he had fought side by side with his old friends, too long even, he had missed them all so much.

Though the thrill of the comradery had soon wore thin, as he had felt the terrifying power boost of this new Majin Buu. Goku couldn't understand how his little grandson had caused such an increase in the monster's energy, though he was Gohan's son, and he fondly remembered the pride he felt when the young boy surpassed them all when he was just eleven years old. He could only hope to look forward to Gokuto growing up and seeing his power swell - that is, if Gohan and the other's managed to get him out of Buu before the monster blew them all to smithereens.

His long golden hair blew in the sudden breeze that picked up around the awaiting Z-Fighter's. Chi-Chi and the other's had run for cover long before Buu arrived, and now it was just them, along with a few brave warriors of the dead against the wicked Majin, stood on the desolate planes of the once beautiful planet.

A loud cackle reached his ears, as the debris made from the impact of Buu's body started to quiver. The Z-Fighter's shielded their eyes with their arms, as a vibrant light erupted from the rock, sending dirt and rocks flying into the air, and making a clear pathway for the monster.

Goku's eyes widened, he hadn't managed to get a good look at the brute before he had wailed him into a cliff face. Even though Majin Buu had a more humanoid appearance, Goku couldn't help but think it made him all the more terrifying. He looked almost like what he would imagine an adolescent Gokuto to be, where it not for the pink gelatinous skin and sharp pointed teeth. The wicked glint in his emerald eyes struck a nerve with the saiyan, sending shivers down his spine and to the tip of the bone where his tail used to be.

His energy was breathtaking, utterly jaw dropping. A power like that would have sent adrenaline rushing through his veins were it not for the entire universe being at stake. Goku frowned in the realisation that his hit hadn't left a mark on the beast, and he was a super saiyan three.

This was going to be a lot harder than he thought.

"Lucky shot," Majin Buu observed, his tail whipping around behind him, "But I'm afraid your luck has ran out."

"Nice going Kakarot," Vegeta spat from beside him, bolts of electricity licking at his frame, "Got any other bright ideas?"

Goku opened his mouth to retort, when Piccolo cut across him.

"There's no point in arguing, we've just got to keep him at bay until Gohan gets Gokuto," he growled, pressing his fingertips to his forehead without warning, "Special beam cannon!"

He detected a spark in the Namekian's Ki, before a swirling torrent of purple and gold energy erupted from his fingertips and hurtled itself towards the ancient monster. But, to Goku's amazement, Buu made no effort to move until the last critical second.

The beast raised his palm towards the blast, where it screeched to a halt in front of his eyes. Buu smirked, as the blast swirled with colour and energy, illuminating the planes with an eerie glow.

"Tut tut Mister Piccolo," Buu taunted, "And I thought you were supposed to be the smart one."

The tall Namekian's eyes widened, as the cannon blast hurtled back towards him, powered by a short burst of Ki from Buu. Goku reacted on instinct, using his instant transmission technique to appear next to Piccolo's side and disappear out of harms way.

The attack hurtled through the air, until it exploded, crashing into one of the marble pillars of the sacred training grounds and sending it topping towards the non-fighter's hiding place. Luckily, Olibu and Yamcha took hold of the towers weight, placing it gently on the ground before it had chance to crush the spectators.

Goku breathed a sigh of relief, that is, until Majin Buu started to roar with laughter once more.

"Fools!" he barked, "Why do you even bother trying to save them? They will suffer the same fate as all of you weaklings!"

"Insolent cretin," Vegeta growled, his aura sparking as his Ki spiked, "How dare you mock us!"

"Vegeta wait!" Krillin cried.

Though the prince did not listen, as he fired himself headlong towards the destructive God, aiming a deadly spinning kick at the monster's skull. In a blink of an eye, Buu blocked the oncoming kick with ease, and delivered a sucker punch to the saiyan's gut which caused his eyes to boggle, his transformation leaving him altogether as he was tossed to the ground.

"D-did he just knock the super saiyan out of him?" Yamcha squeaked.

"Let's go!" Tien roared, kicking off from the ground and firing a well aimed blast towards the wicked monster.

Eighteen followed suit, her palms outstretched as she unleashed rapid fire upon Buu. Dust and smoke erupted from the ground beneath the Majin's feet, the impact from the blasts causing cracks to form in the earth.

Goku took his chance and locked onto Buu's Ki. In an instant, he was behind the brute, and delivered a sharp elbow strike to the back of his neck. Buu toppled forwards, but the strong saiyan male grabbed him by his tail causing him to shriek in pain.

Goku couldn't help but grin at his genius, Gokuto was far too young to have gained strength in his tail for it not to be excruciating if someone grabbed it, and it seemed as though Buu had inherited this trait from the little boy. Goku remembered the pain well, and almost felt a little bad for the monster until he was hit forcibly in the sternum by one of Buu's knees.

He gasped, releasing the appendage instantly as he jolted backwards. Buu had twisted his entire body around, his waist resembling a corkscrew as he seethed at the saiyan. His tail wrapped around his waist protectively as Tien and Eighteen's blasts beat relentlessly against his back. Though the monster was unfazed, his emerald eyes fixed on Goku with murderous intent.

"DESTRUCTO DISK!" came Krillin's unmistakable roar, along with the electric buzz of the razor sharp disk as it hurtled towards Buu.

"Nice shot!" Yamcha applauded, as the spinning heat connected with the beast's torso, cutting his body in two.

Though victory was short lived, as Buu began to giggle as childishly as a toddler and moulded his top and bottom half back together.

"Shit!" Krillin cried, as a golden aura ignited around Buu's frame, causing a sudden force to knock Eighteen and Tien out of the air where they toppled straight into Krillin and Yamcha.

"Damn it Krillin!" Piccolo yelled at the fallen fighter, "You'd best hope Gohan wasn't in the area you just sliced!"

"Whoops," the shorter man winced, "Sorry, just got carried away!"

"We'll have to be more careful," mustered Tien, picking himself up from the ground, "We can't risk injuring Buu too much."

"And that's supposed to help us how?!" Yamcha flapped, causing Eighteen to roll her eyes.

"We'll just have to lay off on the power, but do enough to distract him until Gohan gets back," she sighed.

"Fantastic," Krillin whined, "And with Vegeta out of the picture that's easier said than done, damn hot head."

"Well come on, what are we waiting for?" Goku chimed, blasting himself towards the awaiting Majin.

"Says the super saiyan three," Yamcha scoffed, before kicking off from the ground and following suit.

In all credit to Krillin, he had been correct when he said that distracting the fusion of a God of Destruction and a saiyan hybrid was easier said than done. The battle - if one could call it a battle - was more like a free for all brawl. As soon as one Z-Fighter was backhanded across the planes, then another would be upon Buu in an instant, but all it seemed to do was anger the beast even further.

He was like a fly swatter and they were the annoying pesky flies, buzzing and swooping around him and firing hits where they could. Goku was having much better luck than the other's as a super saiyan three, although he was more often than not serving as a shield for the others.

It was becoming utterly exhausting, and the only warrior not suffering as much seemed to be Eighteen due to her enhanced stamina and unlimited energy. However, the android was severely bruised and blooded, though she tried not to let it effect her as she fired another white hot blast towards the monster's face.

Distracted by the other's, the ball of energy hit Buu right between the eyes. Although unharmed, the Majin screamed with fury, blasting the Z-Fighter's away from him with an explosive wave of Ki. Goku skidded to a halt in mid air, as Buu continued to let out his frustration. Green eyes found the form of Vegeta on the ground, where he was being healed by Dende - damn it, Buu must have hit him really hard, they needed him up here!

"Masenko-HAAAAAA!" Piccolo roared from behind.

The shining beacon of light screamed towards Majin Buu, yet it was intercepted as quickly as it came. A jump in the monster's Ki told the saiyan that he had caused it to explode in mid air before it even reached him. But Goku didn't have time to contemplate just how he had done it, when the beast's shrieks filled the air and he was met with a fierce fist to the cheek.

Goku winced in pain, as his cheek bone shattered, a sonic boom ricocheting over the valleys from the impact. He was knocked flying to the ground, causing dirt and rocks to fly high into the air from how hard he had hit the grass.

He coughed, spitting out the blood and saliva that had built up in his mouth as he looked above him. Buu was on an absolute rampage, reaching Piccolo almost instantly and causing another boom to shake the area. Goku made out the rapidly falling form of his friend before he hit the ground in the same manner as he.

Warriors from the Grand Kai's planet shot up to face Buu, encircling the beast in order to slow him down. Yet their efforts were in vain, as the monster quickly dispersed them with a gust of Ki, causing them to spring away from him and careen across the skies.

One by one, the Z-Fighter's tumbled to the ground, the impact of Buu's hits rendering them useless or unconscious.

"NO!" Goku cried, as a white hot beam shot out of Buu's palm and careened straight towards the fallen warriors.

The full bloodied saiyan sprang up, and he quickly knocked the Majin to the ground to try and swerve the blast, yet it was too late. A sonic boom rocked the planet as the purple energy collided with the fallen forms of his comrades, though thankfully they were still alive, albeit it critical condition - it only reaffirmed that Gokuto's purity was having an effect on Buu's conscience.

"You'll pay for that!" Goku yelled, his stance strong as a golden glow erupted around him.

His eyes flickered over to Krillin and the others. He needed to distract Buu long enough so that Dende and Kibito could heal them.

"I wouldn't worry about that," Buu snickered from his crater, as Piccolo came to land beside him, his gi torn and his lip bloody, glaring at the florescent being. "Whether or not your friends are healed, it will be futile. They will die soon enough."

Goku's eyes widened, "H-how did-?"

"Come now, surely it isn't that difficult to figure out," the Majin grinned wickedly, "There are a lot of gifts this boy had given me, including his memories. Ah yes, skills untapped, power yet unleashed. Very interesting what lurks within the depths of such a young boy… but you would know all about that, now wouldn't you grandfather?"

"Amazing what one can depict through an eyes of a child," Buu continued, almost gleefully, "Ah yes, Gokuto's short memories on this Earth has revealed a lot of things about you, Son Goku."

The saiyan gritted his teeth, his fists clenching. A rare nervous feeling erupted within the pit of his stomach. Just what was Buu getting at?

"Don't look so confused," the monster laughed darkly, "Even the little runt can fathom what kind of a father you are. He has spent the dark nights listening to his own father scream in his sleep, calling out for you amongst his nightmares. Gokuto wonders why you're not there for his daddy, he wonders why you left…"

Goku's blood ran cold as the silence hung in the air.

"Don't listen to him Goku," came Piccolo's angered tone, "He's just trying to get a rise out of you."

That may be the case, Goku thought, but how would Majin Buu know that he had left his family? Chi-Chi hadn't informed him of any nightmares Gohan had after he had left, but he would be stupid to think that the teenager had slept peacefully every night since the Cell Games. He bitterly remembered the impact the whole Namek trip had on the boy's sleep when he returned from Yardrat, and even more so when they were preparing for the androids and Cell.

Gohan had always been a sensitive child, and it wasn't unusual for him to sleep with him and Chi-Chi after he had a nightmare. Of course, his nightmares had become more vivid and frequent as he faced battle after battle. Though he stopped bothering them in the middle of the night after he returned from Namek, Goku would always feel his Ki spike as he lay in bed. He would check on the boy, though Gohan would always pretend to be asleep when he poked his head around his bedroom door.

Why his son felt the need to do such a thing was beyond him then, but now Goku knew that Gohan had grown up way too fast. It was too much for the shoulders of a young boy, no matter how powerful he was. And what Buu was saying…

It had to be true. And even after seven years? Goku didn't know how his son would ever be able to look at him in the same way ever again.

"I see I've touched a nerve," Buu chuckled devilishly at the haunted look on his face, "The truth hurts doesn't it? Don't worry, you'll be put out of your misery soon."

"You're right about one thing," Piccolo spat, "You have inherited part of a saiyan. That's all they ever do, chatter incessantly about their power and strength until they make my ears bleed, but never actually measure up."

Beside him, Goku pouted.

"So are you going to fight or just dawdle?" the Namek continued, "Maybe you should have absorbed a Namekian, you would have gotten the job done a lot quicker."

"Cocky," Buu observed, "But I don't need a Namekian to enhance my power. What could a son of Namek offer Majin Buu? Healing powers and weak battle strength? Pathetic. I'll show you pests just why I chose the little runt."

A sudden roar escaped the monster's throat, as his golden aura exploded around him, growing darker and darker with each passing second. The skies darkened above, lightening bolts met the ground as thunder rolled across the clouds. Buu's body shook violently, and Goku thought he was having some sort of fit when ebony his hair suddenly spiked upwards, turning a brilliant gold in colour. His aura darkened to black, bolts of fuchsia electricity struck his body. A large crater formed at his feet, causing Goku and Piccolo to retreat to the air.

He heard Piccolo gasp beside him, as to their horror, the monster's dark Ki increased to even greater heights. It was mind boggling, and made Goku instantly feel sick. Buu growled, before he began to roar with laughter, pure power rippling over the planes of the Grand Kai's planet.

Then, slowly, the wicked Majin opened his eyes. The emerald iris' had disappeared altogether, revealing nothing but white eyeballs. His muscles bulged and veins protruded and pulsated around his biceps, ripping the jacket he had acquired from Gokuto clean off his body.

Steadily, the light subsided, the black aura filled with evil Ki caused the blonde hair of Buu to shine in an off yellow colour. His sharp, pointed teeth gritted at them wickedly, brown tail thrashing wildly behind him. He was, without a doubt, a super saiyan.

"This is the end!" The Majin shrieked to the skies above, "This is the end for you all! BEHOLD YOUR NEW GOD! FOR IT IS THE LAST THING YOU WILL DO!"

Yikes! What is Majin Buu up to now?! :O Until the next time everyone! :) xxx