--- Disturbance, Book 1: Convergence ---
Chapter C16 - Bound
Disclaimer: The fun about this sentence is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything, it's too late to stop reading it. Also: See first chapter.
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-Ready!-
"Spopovich, we must attack now, while their guard is down," Yamu ordered, hefting the energy collector.
"But which one do we attack?" Spopovich questioned, "And what do we do about the other one; we can't expect them to stand and watch!"
"We'll attack the male; he seems the stronger of the two," Yamu answered, before picking up a second object; a gun-like device. "And don't worry about the female; this'll take care of her."
-Darkness cover me!-
"Are you sure they're gonna be attacked?" Goku asked, as the fight was over and no attack had taken place.
As if his words triggered it, Shin noticed a brief flicker of movement to the left of the arena. Shouting, "Now!" he flung his hands forward, focusing on his target, and beside him, Kibito prepared to do the same.
-I'm not ready to die, girl-
As the Saiyan couple walked back to the fighter's lounge, Kaen stopped suddenly, standing ramrod still, a near invisible field of energy surrounding him. It took Pi a moment to realise he wasn't following, at which point she turned around and asked, "Kaen, what's wrong?"
Through grit teeth, he replied, "I can't move."
-Because of what you don't tell me-
Before she could respond, three things happened in rapid succession. First, she too felt herself being restrained by some invisible force. Second, Spopovich appeared behind Kaen, wrapping his arms around him as if to hold him in place. Third, Yamu kicked her away, and fired an odd gun thing at her, launching a net that wrapped around her as she fell; the net was designed to shock anyone who tried to struggle out, but were she not already bound by something, it would never have been able to stop her, as Spopovich would never have been able to hold Kaen.
Laughing at a plan come together, Yamu spun around to face their 'captive', racing forward and stabbing him in the stomach with the energy collector. "Hold him tight Spopovich," Yamu ordered, "We need to get all of his energy."
-I'm not ready to walk inside of where you're taking me-
"Kaen!" The twins shouted out in shock, taking to the air to help him, before April and Raene reached up and grabbed them, dragging them back. "Mum, what's the big idea?" Oran barked.
"Kaen will be alright," She replied calmly, "Your father told me to keep you two out of it; for now, we must have faith that he'll be okay."
Lime was on the verge of crying, and were he not so proud, Oran would have been too, but nevertheless, they sat back down again. If their father said Kaen would be okay, then he would be okay. That didn't make watching him in pain any easier.
-I'm not ready to die, girl-
For Kaen, existence was measured in short, pain-filled moments, as his energy was ripped from his body. After what felt like a minute of this, as Yamu was still laughing gleefully about how much energy they were getting, Kaen forced his eyes open, wondering why no one had come to help. Seeing Shin standing there, his arms extended in his direction, and showing obvious strain of holding him, Kaen knew exactly what was going on. 'Fucking bastard Kai!' He roared to himself, the memories finally falling into place, 'If he won't let them help, I'll just have to help myself!'
Pi's eyes widened in shock as she saw Kaen's eyes beginning to fade to red; she realised instantly what he was going to do. "Don't do it Kaen!" She pleaded telepathically, "It's too risky!"
-Because of what you don't tell me-
Kaen paid her no mind, however, as he grit his teeth, focusing on what he needed to do. After a short while, with a single shout, and a flare of fire, he disappeared, leaving Spopovich holding nothing but air, and almost causing Yamu to stab his larger associate in the crotch.
"What happened?" Yamu asked, looking around. "Did we kill him?"
His question was answered as, with another flare, Kaen's fiery form reappeared a short distance away from them, heaving as though he were panting; where he had been stabbed, the flames were a deeper red, that kept dying out and being reignited. Curling his arms and shaping a ball of fire, Kaen manipulated it into a gout of flame, shouting, "BURN!" After a few seconds of being engulfed by fire, the two took to the sky, deciding that collecting any more energy was now impossible. As soon as they left the arena, Kaen's fire form died out, and Pi, now freed, raced towards his bleeding body.
-I'm not willing to compromise the man I want to be-
"It's time," Shin stated seriously, Kibito moving past him and heading towards Kaen. "I must follow them, and find out where they are taking their stolen power."
"You're leaving?" Goku asked incredulously.
"I could use your help," Shin replied. "I understand if you feel you have to stay here, but I must go." Without another word Shin took to the sky, flying after the retreating Spopovich and Yamu. After a bit of conversation, Goku and Piccolo followed after him, if only to find out what was going on, Krillin and Vegeta going after them; the former took a moment to inform his wife where he was going, lest she get violent otherwise, and the latter going because he wasn't about to let Kakarott out of his sight until they'd had their fight. Gohan, however, decided to wait around for his friends first.
-Think you're a little bit closer-
As soon as Kibito came within striking distance, Kaen leapt up into an uppercut, growling, "Back off bastard Kai!" and sending the minor god on his ass. Before the red giant could get back to his feet, Pi used her own healing powers to fix him up; the wound itself was minor, as most of the damage done was to his energy reserves, which wouldn't really be a problem to him.
"Are you okay Kaen?" Gohan asked, checking up on him.
"I'm fine," Kaen replied, before growling, "No thanks to that asshole Kai. I am not letting those shitheads get away with my energy."
-To changing me-
Standing up again, and dusting himself off, Kibito commented, "If you come with me, I'll explain everything." With that, he took to the sky.
"Can I come with you Gohan?" Videl asked; she knew it was a foregone conclusion that he would go after them.
He smiled apologetically at her. "Sorry Videl, this is one ride I can't bring you on. I don't want you to get hurt." She opened her mouth, most likely to complain, so he cut her off with, "And if you don't like it, I'll just have to knock you out, tie you up, and leave you in a closet somewhere." When her mouth shut again with an audible click, he added, "Besides, we need someone to stay here and let everyone know what's going on, and to pick up our prize money." Let it never be said that Son Gohan didn't have his priorities right.
-You're never winning me over-
She smiled sadly at him. "Alright Gohan, you win. Just promise me you'll come back safely."
He grinned at her. "Come on Vi, what could happen?" With one last smile from Gohan, a wave from Pi, and a distant scowl from Kaen, the three of them took off.
-You're wasting time-
"Not going with them Kat?" Videl asked, somehow knowing the girl had snuck up behind her.
"Nope," the younger girl replied, "I'm weaker than everyone who left bar Krillin. If they can't handle whatever awaits them, there's nothing I could do."
"Yeah," Videl replied distantly, "I know the feeling."
-Think you're a little bit closer-
As the trio of teenage Saiyans approached South Capitol, they noticed Kibito floating in the middle of the city, a satisfied look on his face as he watched them approach. Scowling, Kaen flared his aura into existence, increasing his speed to race past him, and Pi followed suit. Gohan took the time to shrug at Kibito before he sped off after them, leaving Kibito to catch up. Such was their speed, they caught up to the slower travelling Supreme Kai not long after the four Z-Fighters that had followed him, picking up at the edge of their hearing Shin say, "I'm glad you decided to come. Thank you. Without all of your help I would not be able to defeat them."
-To changing me-
"You need us to beat those two?" Goku asked incredulously.
Shin shook his head. "No, it's not Spopovich and Yamu that concern me. It's the wizard controlling them."
"A wizard?" Piccolo asked in mild confusion.
-You're never winning me over-
With a nod, Shin explained, "Long ago, at a time when the human race was still in its infancy here on Earth, a powerful wizard from the distant edge of the universe first appeared. His name was-"
"Bibidi," Kaen blurted out, his eyes blank, staring off into some unseen distance.
"How do you know that name?" Kibito barked.
The young Saiyan shook his head, his eyes clearing as he replied, "I don't know. I don't know where the knowledge came from; it's just there."
-You're wasting time-
Shin shook off the irregularity, continuing, "When Bibidi made his appearance, he brought a terrible monster of his own creation whose sole purpose was to destroy. The name of that monster was-"
"Majin Buu," Pi interjected, her eyes, like Kaen's before, staring into the distance.
"Buu huh?" Goku commented wonderingly, "So what did this guy do?"
-Leave me be-
Like before, the Supreme Kai ignored the fact that two of their number had information they shouldn't; logically, Pi's excuse would have been the same as Kaen's, and they didn't have time to question them more thoroughly. Instead, he replied, "Majin Buu had no feelings or conscience. He was designed as an instrument of fear and terror. His single desire was to eliminate all living things, and he was very good at it. With Majin Buu under his control, Bibidi set about the systematic destruction of all life in the universe. Hundreds of planets were reduced to rubble. Entire galaxies were erased from existence; no force could withstand his evil powers."
Vegeta smirked to himself. 'Ha, this Majin Buu sounds like it would've made a decent Saiyan.'
-I'm not ready to die, girl-
Shin's head snapped around to glare at the Saiyan prince. "No, you're wrong Vegeta. There were five Supreme Kais at that time, each one of us no less than a thousand times more powerful than the one you call Frieza. When we fought Buu, only one of us survived; me. He would've wiped out your entire Saiyan race with just a breath, like so many others."
"Whoa! Not good!" Goku exclaimed.
As Vegeta scowled to himself, Kaen commented casually, "Oh yeah, I probably should've mentioned he can read minds. Must've slipped mine."
-Because of what you don't tell me-
Returning his attention forward again, and focusing to ensure they were still following Spopovich and Yamu's trail, Shin continued, "In time, Majin Buu became so powerful that even Bibidi had difficulty controlling him. Whenever he needed to rest, Bibidi used a spell to seal Majin Buu inside a ball where he would lay dormant until the counter spell was invoked. Bibidi used this spell to transport Majin Buu from planet to planet. The ball was eventually brought here; the Earth was intended to be Majin Buu's next target."
"So it's obvious you were able to defeat this Bibidi before he could release Buu on the Earth," Gohan commented, "But you didn't destroy it, instead choosing to leave him here, lying dormant."
"That's right," Shin nodded, "We thought it best that way. We believed Bibidi was the only one who could free Majin Buu. We were mistaken in that belief."
-I'm never going to tow the line of your conformity-
Kaen barked a laugh. "For someone who oversees the universe, you really don't know how it works do you?"
The Supreme Kai ignored him. "Bibidi has a son, also a wizard, and as if often the case in this universe, the son is as evil as the father. If he isn't stopped, Majin Buu will live again."
"Babidi," Pi spat in disgust.
"Great," Krillin whinged, "Why does that not surprise me?"
-I'm not ready to die, girl-
"So I guess Babidi is controlling the guys from the tournament," Goku surmised. "Well, it looks simple enough: all we have to do is stop Babidi from waking Majin Buu, right?"
Shin nodded, "Yes that's right, but I'm afraid it won't be as easy as you make it sound. Babidi's abilities as a wizard are not to be underestimated. It may take all of us to defeat him."
"Wow," Gohan mused, "Sounds like this guy's pretty strong."
-Because of what you don't tell me-
"Babidi's strength lies in his magic; physically he is not very powerful," Shin supplied, "Nor was his father, but a wizard does not need to be. Instead, his magic enables him to harness the evil that exists in the hearts of people like Yamu and Spopovich, and thereby control their actions. Imagine what would happen if someone truly powerful were to come under his spell."
"If Yamu and Spopovich didn't enter the tournament to win, why were they even there?" Gohan asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" Kaen remarked, "They wanted energy."
"Precisely," Kibito replied, "Babidi intends to resurrect Majin Buu, but before he can do this he requires a tremendous amount of pure energy. Babidi sent them to the tournament because he believed it would be the easiest way to gather such a large amount of energy; it was only after you transformed into Super Saiyans that you became targets. They obviously chose to attack the winner, believing he was the strongest of all."
-I'm not ready to leave the realm of anonymity-
"Just my luck," Kaen muttered sourly.
"The Supreme Kai and myself knew that Babidi would send someone to the tournament, so we also entered," the red giant continued, "The ball containing Majin Buu has vanished. We journeyed to where it lay before but we found no sign of it, so he believe it is in Babidi's grasp and he waits only for the energy to open it. And upon his success the world will slip into darkness the like of which has never been viewed by human eyes."
-Think you're a little bit closer-
The silence stretched on for several minutes, before Goku finally asked, "I don't think I understand. I mean, you had your chance to finish off Majin Buu when you were fighting Babidi's father; why didn't you take it?"
"It wasn't worth the risk," Shin replied tersely, "We feared that any external stimulus might accidentally set him free. The ball in which Majin Buu was confined was hidden deep within the Earth where no human could ever find it, so we allowed him to lie dormant. If our actions had caused him to be released we would have been powerless to stop him."
-To changing me-
"This is odd," Kibito commented, as the group began to land, "We have searched this entire area before."
The nine-strong group took landing on a massive stone spire, Shin, Kibito, Krillin and Goku taking the front, and Kaen, Pi and Vegeta landing in back; this left Piccolo and Gohan between the two groups. "Everyone suppress your energy," Shin ordered quietly, "We don't want them to know we're here. Not just yet."
"Is that Babidi? The one on the left?" Goku asked, observing the bluish creature that bore more than a striking resemblance to Frieza's third form, to which Yamu and Spopovich were holding the energy collector.
"No," Kaen replied quickly, before the Supreme Kai could. "Just an underling. You can spot them by the 'M' on their foreheads.
-You're never winning me over-
Casting an eye around, Gohan commented, "That ground looks like it's been disturbed recently; like it's been all dug up or something."
"It's so obvious now!" Kibito growled to himself, "That's why we couldn't find his spaceship when we were flying over; he buried the whole thing underground!"
"And that means, there's a chance Babidi has learned that Kibito and I have followed him here to Earth, otherwise there would be no reason for him to hide his ship," Shin added.
-You're wasting time-
"I say we attack them now," Piccolo suggested seriously, "The more time we wait, the longer we give them to resurrect Majin Buu."
"While I don't object to the 'kill them all now' plan, not even Babidi is stupid enough to release Buu inside the ship," Pi replied, "He still needs it to get to the next world once he's finished with this one."
"Which is why we will bide our time, waiting for the right opportunity to present itself," Shin declared.
-Think you're a little bit closer-
After several moments of tense silence, Piccolo shouted, "Hey, someone's coming out!" What exited the ship sent a look of horror frittering across the faces of Kibito and the Supreme Kai. The first person was a very short yellow skinned man, maybe two feet if you were generous, wearing an orange cape; he didn't walk out, he floated. The second was a tall man, about Kibito's height and colour, wearing a blue caped outfit; the horns adorning his head are what finalised his identity in the otherworldly beings.
"Dabura!" Kibito gasped in shock. "That cursed wizard. He's even managed to snare the King of the Demons!"
-To changing me-
"Dabura huh?" Goku commented, casting his eyes across the taller one; the 'M' on his forehead was the giveaway. "Is he strong?"
"Of course he's strong," Shin replied, "He is the King of the Demon World. A shadow world that exists on the other side of this one, like two sides of the same coin. One of you may be the strongest in this world, but in his dark Demon world Dabura is the strongest by far!"
"So that makes the little guy Babidi," Gohan commented, his voice in battle-mode.
-You're never winning me over-
"You are correct," Shin nodded, "And he is the most dangerous of them all. Remember it is not his size that you must concern yourself with, but his magic. If he is able to keep a being such as Dabura under his control, just imagine the horror he could inflict on this world. I never anticipated that Dabura would be here too. I'm afraid that this changes everything."
Vegeta sneered, "Surely the Supreme Kai isn't afraid is he? Hmph, fine. You can cower up here behind the rocks if you want; I'll take them on myself if you don't have the stomach for it."
"Hold on Vegeta," Piccolo interjected, "If this 'Dabura' is that strong, and Babidi has him, what's going to keep us from falling under his spell?"
-You're wasting time-
Twitching slightly, Kibito replied, "A wizard seeks out the evil desires in a person's heart. Once discovered he manipulates them, enhances them, and ultimately uses them to control. This is how Dabura was captured. Once Babidi infiltrates a person's heart his influence is complete; all he needs is to find but a trace of evil to bring someone under his power. Only those pure of heart and free of evil desires like us have a chance of fighting him successfully."
Kaen and Vegeta turned to stare at one another, one eyebrow raised, before they burst into peals of hysterical laughter, so much so that they needed to support each other lest they both fall over; fortunately, the direction of the wind, and the sheer distance prevented Babidi and his minions from hearing. "Vegeta? Pure of heart?" Kaen snorted, "He'd make the Devil himself blush."
-Wasting time-
"This runt, pure of heart?" Vegeta chuckled, "I'd wager he makes the Grim Reaper work overtime."
Pi sighed, "You really didn't spend much time doing recon work on this planet in recent decades did you?"
"Hey Krillin," Goku called out, before Kibito or Shin could comment on the other's Saiyans' antics, "These guys seem pretty tough; don't you think you should get back to your family? I'd hate to think of what your wife would to do me if I let anything happen to you."
Krillin blushed slightly, scratching his cheek, "Yeah... She does have a bit of a temper, but hey, he he he, I love her."
-Get away from me-
Before the former monk could take off, a gasp escaped Gohan's throat, as Babidi, having taken the energy collector and walked towards the ship, turned back to Spopovich, his eyes glowing. Then, the burly fighter began swelling up, clutching his neck as if choking, as his eyes began bugging out of his head, and purple blood leaked from his nose. Then, with one final scream, he exploded.
Screaming in terror, Yamu took to the sky, fleeing like his life depended on it, which it did. Before he could get too far, however, the Frieza look-a-like levelled his hand in Yamu's direction and, no doubt at the behest of his master, destroyed the once-human fighter with a single blast.
-Ready!-
There were horrified looks on the faces of all bar Vegeta, Kaen and Pi, the three of them having seen the true face of war before, although Gohan was a bit calmer than the rest. "What kind of people kill their own partners?" Krillin asked shakily.
"Only every evil dictator ever," Kaen replied with a shrug.
Coldly, Vegeta added, "They'd out-lived their usefulness, and no tyrant keeps dead weight around for long."
"This is bad," Goku commented grimly.
"That's the cruel game Babidi plays," Kibito declared, "He seeks out only the most powerful fighters, he uses his magic to bring them under his complete control, and when he has no more use for them..." He paused dramatically, "He disposes of them as though they were diseased animals. If he frees Majin Buu he will destroy all life on Earth just as he has destroyed Spopovich and Yamu; that is Babidi's evil wish."
-Think you're a little bit closer-
After a few tense moments, the group noticed Babidi and the unknown minion head into the ship, and yet Dabura remained outside. "Hey look," Goku said, "Why is Dabura just standing outside by himself?"
Kaen instinctively used one hand to push Pi so that she was standing mostly behind him; it was a futile gesture, as both knew that if it came time to fight, Pi would be right up the front with him, but he felt better knowing he was in a good position to defend her, and she felt better knowing he wanted to protect her like that. His instincts proved correct as a small swirl of dust around Dabura indicated he was gathering power.
As a gasp was torn from the Supreme Kai's throat, Vegeta shouted, "He knows that we're here!"
-To changing me-
Before anyone could react, Dabura sped towards them, stopping his charge with his palm directly in front of Kibito's stunned face, floating over the edge of the cliff. Gathering energy, the demon roared, releasing a blast at point blank range, and vaporising Kibito where he crouched.
The Supreme Kai shouted in horror, "Kibito!"
Gritting his teeth, Goku leapt up at the chuckling demon, diving past him as Dabura glided out of the way, before Vegeta leapt up, throwing a series of punches the taller fighter blocked; neither Saiyan was fighting at anywhere near their full potential though, merely testing the Demon King's skill. Before any more such tests could be carried out, however, Dabura jumped back and hocked a ball of spit at Krillin.
"Look out!" Shin screamed, but by then, it was too late, the saliva making contact with the short man's cheek. "Oh no, I should have warned them!" He commented mostly to himself.
-You're never winning me over-
Growling, Piccolo leapt towards Dabura, shouting, "You're mine!" However, he'd hardly gotten a few feet when Dabura spat at him too, the fluid impacting his gi, and he quickly landed again. Spinning quickly, Dabura proceeded to spit at Kaen and Pi as well, but the former just casually flared his aura and evaporated it, and the latter calmly tossed a rock into it's path to take the hit; whatever powers it may have possessed, it was just spit after all.
When Krillin cried out in shock, and a good deal of fear, the group turned to him and saw that starting from his cheek and his fingertips, which had touched the spit, he was fairly quickly turning a grainy grey, and before too long, he was completely enveloped. As the 'grey-ness' began spreading over Piccolo too, Goku started leaping down the rocks towards them, crying, "Guys, hold on!" By the time he made it, however, Piccolo too was enveloped. Spinning to face the Supreme Kai, Goku asked, "What's happening to them?"
-You're wasting time-
"Turned... to stone," He replied dazedly. At the dead fighter's questioning exclamation, he explained, "It's one of Dabura's powers. Anything he spits on turns to stone. We can do nothing for them now." As Goku started running for them, shouting his denial, Shin added quickly, "Wait! Goku, don't touch him!"
"Why not?" The Saiyan demanded hotly.
"If we touch either of them now they might break," Shin explained, "And then there's no possible way to put them back together!"
Laughing deeply, Dabura commented, "I'll leave you one chance to run; take it! Unless you'd rather end up like your friends." With that, he flew back into the submerged ship.
-Think you're a little bit closer-
"What're we gonna do?" Gohan asked, after a few moments of terse silence.
"Hey, Supreme Kai!" Goku barked, "You said if we break them we can't put them back together. Does that mean that there's a way to get my friends back to normal?"
"Yes, there's a way," Shin replied defeatedly, "They'll return to normal only if we defeat Dabura."
"Is that all?" Goku asked confidently, "Good, then it'll be easy. We'll have 'em back in no time."
"Let's do it dad!" Gohan added, "You and me together. I think it's time we show 'em who they're dealing with."
"What're we waiting for? Let's go!" Without another word, Gohan and Goku took off, flying towards the ship.
"Wait Goku!" The Supreme Kai shouted, "You'll fall right into their trap!" When the pair slowed, he explained, "They're counting on the fact that you'll charge into their ship to stop them. It's safer for all of us if you just wait out here."
-To changing me-
"I'm sorry, but I just can't leave my friends like that," Goku replied.
"Watch over everyone for us," Gohan added, before the two took off again.
"Wait!" Shin shouted again, but by then it was too late.
"Sometimes the best way to deal with a trap is to spring it deliberately and wait to see who shows up," Pi commented sagely.
"And I for one don't plan on being out here when that happens," Kaen added, before the two took off in pursuit.
As Shin hung his head, Vegeta walked up, saying, "Sorry, but patience has never been our strongest virtue." With no more than that, he took off after the others.
"They're all fools," Shin sighed, before taking flight after the other five.
-You're never winning me over-
Landing on the ground near the doorway, Goku and Gohan took a moment to look before they leapt, allowing the other three Saiyans to catch up. Satisfied with what he saw, Goku said, "Okay, let's go." One after another, the five Saiyans stepped off into the void below and used their ki to lower themselves, floating down to the eventual ground.
-You're wasting time-
Babidi laughed to himself as he watched the intruder's approach through his crystal ball. "Here they come!" He cackled, "I'd be shocked if any one of them had a brain."
Dabura joined his master in laughter, "Trapped so easily."
"I thought I asked you to get rid of all but the strongest three," Babidi asked his faithful servant.
Bowing his head, Dabura replied, "I attempted to do away with the other two, but they countered my attack, and I did not want to risk being drawn into full conflict outside where their energies would be wasted."
After a moment of thinking that over, Babidi replied, "Good thinking Dabura. They are of no matter, and in the end, they will just speed up Majin Buu's resurrection."
-You're wasting time-
The five of them landed in a fairly non-descript circular room, the walls and floor a fairly deep blue. Looking around, Gohan commented, "This place doesn't look much like a space ship."
"Hey, there's nobody here," Goku observed, "I thought they'd be waiting for a fight." Kaen and Pi refrained from commenting, knowing that anything they said now could be heard by Babidi; they weren't going to tip their hands.
"Hey, that looks like a door over there," Gohan pointed out, "Think we should try to bust it down?"
Before Goku could reply, he sensed the approach of a sixth. Looking up, he noticed the Supreme Kai floating down from the hole in the ceiling. When the purple-skinned otherworldly being had landed, Goku asked, "So, you couldn't resist the draw of a good fight after all huh?"
Turning around, Shin glared at him. "You have no idea what you've gotten yourself into." As if to cement home his point, there was the sudden sound of gears whirring, as the hole above them closed up, sealing the only visible way out of the room. "Once inside this ship, there is no wait out," Shin commented, "Our only hope of escape now is to destroy Babidi."
-Wasting time-
Kaen grinned, "Works for me."
Blinking, Goku asked, "Well, that is what we came to do, isn't it?"
Vegeta smirked, "I'll solve all our problems and blow this place into oblivion."
"No you won't!" Shin barked, "The sudden shock could accidentally set Majin Buu free!" When Vegeta just scowled at him, Shin glared at him. "The degree to which you've under-estimated him is astounding! Don't you understand? Even at a fraction of his power Majin Buu could annihilate this entire planet and all of its inhabitants in an instant; he can't be stopped!"
Kaen refrained from commenting that pretty much everyone in this room was capable of destroying an entire planet with but a fraction of their power, although a quick moment of non-talk confirmed Gohan, Vegeta and Pi were all thinking the same thing; best to let Babidi think they were weaker than they were. Instead, he and Pi just stood back, waiting for Stage One to begin.
-You're wasting time-
To be continued...
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Author's notes:
Man Shin likes to hear himself talk... There was a ridiculous amount of exposition to be had, so I had to cut out some of the less essential parts, like Babidi and co's conversations.
I am very glad you people are enjoying this series, however, there is a reason I update when I do. Some weeks I can write, some I can't; this week, for example, I got no writing done, so I dropped from five weeks ahead to four. If I updated more frequently, the chances of missing an update would increase.
Next time, the battles in Babidi's ship begin, and we'll see just how outclassed the evil extra-terrestrials are.