Disclaimer: I don't own Dragonball Z in anyway. Also I apologize for not updating this fic long ago, I had school to worry about but now I just graduated and hopefully I would have time to work on my fics more. Again sorry for the late update and I promise to try and update it sooner.

Something Worth Fighting For

The Search for Survivors

By EmperorDraco7

Both Gohan and Buu were staring at each other, waiting for whoever would make the first move and start the fight. Piccolo, Videl, Goten and Trunks were wondering about what is going on as the black-haired child was starting to become impatient. "I can't take it anymore, Trunks we need to prepare for the fusion right now!"

"Huh?" the purple-haired boy turned his attention towards his friend. "Are you out of your darn mind? It's not time for the next fusion yet!"

"We don't have a choice, I refuse to watch my brother being killed! I love him!"

"Goten….." whispered Trunks, looking at him for a moment before grinning. "You know what, let's try the fusion anyway."

"Thanks Trunks" said Goten with a smile before the two boys went to a nearby cliff and began preparing themselves for the fusion so that they would be able to help Gohan against Buu. Fortunately, it wasn't necessary as Gohan unveiled his power and hits Buu in the face, shocking the boys, Piccolo and Videl almost instantly. "How did he do that?"

"I'm not sure…" the older boy didn't know what to say about what he just witnessed.

Then without warning, the fight got into way and no matter how hard Buu tried, he couldn't land a hit on Gohan thanks to the new power that the latter received from his time on the Planet of the Kais. "You have to do better than that if you want to beat me" taunted Gohan, making Buu angrier than before.

Piccolo and the boys were astounded by how much stronger Gohan had just become; even Videl couldn't believe it as the man she loved dealt some serious damage on the pink monster. Amazing… He didn't turn into the gold fighter but he's handling Buu like he's nothing she thought while witnessing him kicking Buu in the face and then punching him in the stomach. He just might win. A smile formed on her face at that notion.

The angry Super Buu kicked and punched at his opponent many times and to his rage, none of them hit at all. "My turn!" yelled Gohan, hitting Buu to the ground. "That's disappointing, you want me dead but so far you're not keeping good on your word."

"Bastard!" growled Super Buu while returning to his feet and soon noticed Gohan slowly walking towards him, all with a confident look on his face. The pink creature was ready to attack but the black-haired teen disappeared and eventually reappears with a kick to the stomach before sending two more hits, causing Buu to hit the ground and the Half-Saiyan grabbed him by the antenna, spun him around and sent him flying into a nearby rock. A few seconds later, a pink beam came towards him and he easily deflected it away only for Super Buu to fly at him, formed into a ball, but is caught by Gohan, who is pushed into another rock behind him. The fighting continued and Gohan easily dominated, sending Buu flying into the air and with a single hit, sent the creature crashing onto the ground below. "Argh…. You'll pay for this…." He snarled while looking around to see where the teen was before hearing his voice and turning around to see the man smirking at him.

"What's wrong Boo-Boo? Are you becoming afraid?"

"It's Buu…." said Super Buu in deep hatred. "Not Boo-Boo….." he started powering up as he glared at Gohan. "I'll crush you!" He tried to attack Gohan but takes serious damage from hits laid on him by the Half-Saiyan, causing him to crash into another rock not too far from them. He then sent rocks at the teen but he managed to dodge some and destroy others before seeing the pink creature flying at him on one of the rock, preparing to fire a ki blast from his mouth.

"Gohan!" shouted Videl until she saw Gohan close Buu's mouth shut as the beam exploded inside of the monster and seriously injuring him while the new protector of Earth remained unharmed. With that she sighed in relief before witnessing Gohan landing more hits on his foe.

"Give up, you're no match for me" he told Buu, who was just getting back up. It was after a few seconds, he heard the monster laughing for some strange reason. "What's so funny?"

"So it's you…. I've known about you all along."

Gohan scowled and glanced at him. "What are you talking about?"

The only response was another laugh as Buu turned his attention towards Gohan and said with an evil grin. "I've been expecting you for sometime ever since I fought against those brats; I felt your power from a far away place. I could feel it growing and I knew that you would come here, opposites attract one another." He looked at both Goten and Trunks then at Gohan once again. "I have been waiting for you the entire time and I can't let a power stronger than my own exist."

"Oh really?" grinned Gohan. "I can understand that your feelings are hurt but you don't have a choice. As you can see, the scales have tipped to my favor."

Videl scowled when she heard that. "What is he saying?" she asked Piccolo, who frowned while watching both Gohan and Super Buu.

"He knew about Gohan the whole time and he's been using his fight with Gotenks as a warm-up" he answered.

"I should have guessed…" said Videl, she was starting to get worried about Gohan again and clenched her fists in anger. "I hope he knows what he's doing."

"I've had enough!" growled Buu before he started powering up once again. "Now you will see what happens to those I hate Stupid Boy! You will pay!" he began laughing psychotically. "Yes, you're going to pay for everything you did to me!"

While watching, Gohan felt Buu's power getting stronger and he wasn't worried at all before smirking. "Go ahead to make me pay."

"Oh I will and not only you but the remainder of those you care about will end up suffering too."

"Huh?" wondered Gohan, finally realizing what the monster is planning to do. "Oh great…" he flew towards the others, who watched as the pink creatures exploded, and supposedly destroyed himself in the process.

Meanwhile, Tien and Chaotzu felt a strong power not too far away. "What was that?" asked Tien, feeling the explosion's power and wondering what was going on. "First most of the Earth population is killed, then there's a battle from where the Lookout is located and now this."

"I wish I knew…" said Chaotzu before sending something. "Huh?"

"What is it Chaotzu?"

The smaller warrior turned to the bigger one. "I'm not sure but I can sense five people far from where we are." It took him a while and soon he began smiling. "I recognize one of them those, it's Piccolo."

"Piccolo?" questioned Tien in surprise. "Looks like he's still alive and if he is, he might be dealing with whoever was responsible for what's happened. What about the others?"

"I don't know…." frowned Chaotzu, shaking his head. "However I think it would be best if we go find them and soon."

Tien remained silent and thought about it for a moment, he knew Piccolo since the previous World Martial Arts Tournament long ago and the Namek used to be their enemy until the attack of the Saiyans. "You're right, let's go!" With that said the two flew off towards the area of the explosion and hoped that Piccolo and the other survivors would meet up with them.

Back at the battlefield, Gohan and the others glanced at the hole where Super Buu once stood. "My God…"breathed Videl while being glad that they were safe and that there was no sign of Buu. "Thanks Gohan."

"Anytime…" smiled Gohan before turning his glance down to the hole, his smile fading away.

"Man…. Would you look at that, if Gohan wasn't there we would have died!" exclaimed Goten. "That sure was close."

"Tell me about it" added Trunks with a look of disbelief in his eyes. "That hole's gigantic!"

Goten turned his attention towards his big brother. "You were awesome Gohan, how did you know that he was going to blow himself up?"

The older Half-Saiyan remained silent and looked around with a serious expression on his face. "I don't think he destroyed himself…" he replied while landing on a cliff below them. "He most likely used this tactic as a diversion so he can escape and recuperate."

"What?" exclaimed both younger Saiyan. "But we thought…."

"Quiet!" hushed Piccolo, keeping the two boys from finishing what they were about to say and knew Gohan was right before turning his attention towards him. "Really think he's still out there?"

"Yes…" answered Gohan, remaining as serious as possible. "He's hiding his Power Level so we won't be able to sense him."

"Wait!" interrupted Goten. "That means he could be ready to ambush us at any moment."

"Most likely... He's definitely planning something" the older Son spoke as he watched the smoke coming out of the hole without any emotions shown on his face. About a minute passed and there was nothing silence from the five surviving members of the Z Fighters.

Another minute later, Trunks realized something. "Who cares if Buu is still alive, we have Gohan with us so there's nothing for us to worry about!" Goten nodded his head as his friend went on. "In fact, we were also stronger than that monster when we were Super Gotenks!"

"Actually we were pretty much the same" replied Goten, remembering about when they had gone up against Buu earlier before Gohan's return to Earth.

"Are you sure?" Trunks started thinking back at the battle as well and frowned. "Yeah, you're right. At least Gohan can beat him!"

Gohan found himself smiling before turning his attention towards Videl, who looked back at him and walked forward without thinking. "Videl…" he spoke softly while making sure she didn't have any possible injuries from the explosion. "You were worried about me were you?"

Remaining silent for a second, she nodded and eventually she said. "I thought that you were going to get yourself killed when you didn't turn into the Gold Fighter and I really wanted to help you until I saw how you handled Buu…." She paused, thinking about what to say to him next. "When I thought you died sometime ago…. It was like a sword went straight through my heart and I was crushed when your father told us the news back at the Lookout… However, I didn't think that you truly perished and knew you were alive" she stood up on her toes, although she was still a foot shorter than Gohan. "I was right, you're here now and I was given another chance to tell you how I felt… I love you…."

Gohan was astound by this and smiled before hugging her firmly. "I love you too…. I'm happy to see you again, alive and well that is" he caressed her left cheek, causing her to start blushing slightly. "I'm really sorry about upsetting you and I promise that I'll find a way to make it up to you." At those words, he pressed his lips onto hers in a soft and gentle kiss, forcing Goten and Trunks to cover their eyes and stick their tongues out as they didn't want to see this. It lasted for a minute or two before the two teens had to break it for air.

"Gohan…." She found herself smiling at him since the time they were trying to catch up to Goku and the others during the trip to Babadi's ship and Videl had to turn back but not before learning the truth about Gohan. "Oh yeah how did you survive your previous battle with Buu?"

"It's a long story Videl but…." Gohan began explaining to her and the others the what had happened at Babadi's ship, how it eventually led to Buu's release, how he and Shin had fought their very best but were ultimately defeat, how Gohan ended up on the Planet of the Kais and the events that eventually led to his sleeping powers to be awakened by the Old Kai. Needless to say, the four were amazed by this story.

"So breaking the Z Sword served to be a blessing in disguise…" commented Piccolo with a smile. "It's strange how things turn out sometimes."

"Yeah…." said Gohan before realizing something. "This reminds me, we're going to need the Dragon Radar."

"Oh…" Trunks had forgotten about the Radar. "I had it but then I gave it to Piccolo…" he turned to face the Namek. "You still have it right?"

"Well… I…"

"Actually…." Videl checked her pocket and revealed the Dragon Radar, surprising both Goten and Trunks. "Piccolo wanted me to look after it while he was helping the two of you with Buu in the Hyperbolic Time-Chamber so you don't have to worry about that."

Piccolo's expression turned serious soon after she said that. "It doesn't matter anyway, Dende's gone remember? That means the Dragonballs won't work anymore"

"Hold on…" interrupted Gohan with a smirk. "I think you're jumping to conclusions, can you feel it? It's faint but I'm sure it's Dende."

"What?" questioned Piccolo, wondering what his friend was talking about before closing his eyes and concentrating on Dende's current location, it took a while but heuntil eventually smiled. "You're right Gohan, I can sense him."

Goten and Trunks did the same thing, then the former spoke. "I can sense him too."

"So can I" added the latter.

"Alright then let's go find him before Majin Buu beats us to the punch" said Gohan before turning his attention towards Videl, he knew that he couldn't send her somewhere else because if he does then she'll most likely get attacked and killed by Buu. "Videl… you better hold on, I can't risk losing you."

"Okay" she nodded and grabbed hold as the four males flew off in search of their friend Dende, along the way Gohan's eyes widened a bit. "What is it?"

"I sense something heading this way" he told her. "It's not Buu but it's not alone either…" A few seconds later he began smiling. "Tien and Chaotzu, they're alive and they're coming. I never thought that those two would still be around after all the hell Buu's caused."

"Are you sure?" she asked.

"I'm positive it's them…" replied the black-haired teen with a simple nod and saw the two fighters arriving at the seen, causing him and the others to stop. "Here they come."

Speaking of Tien and Chaotzu, they were glad to see Piccolo and they were surprised by the sight of Goten, Trunks, Gohan and Videl. "Huh? Gohan?" the former asked the teen in disbelief.

"Hey guys… What's up?"

"We were going to ask you the same thing" replied Chaotzu, meeting the others. "There's something different about you Gohan, what happened and how did you become so powerful?"

"It's a long story but right now we need to find Dende…." answered Gohan before they went on their way again with Tien and Chaotzu following close behind.

"What happened to Dende?" Tien asked him while wanting to know what was happening earlier. "Where are the others?"

"Dad's back in the Otherworld and the others…." He closed his eyes and knew that neither Tien nor Chaotzu would like what they're about to hear. "Majin Buu killed them… Videl, myself, Piccolo, Goten, Trunks and possibly Dende as well are the only survivors but I'm glad we ran into you because Buu's still out there and we better get to Dende before he does…" His eyes opened and he looked down.

Piccolo took notice to that. "What's wrong Gohan?"

"There's a man and a dog just below us…. " This ended up catching Videl's attention and she squinted a bit to see the man that Gohan was talking about, her eyes widened upon recognizing who it was.

"That's my father!"

"Huh?" wondered Gohan, looking at the man in question more closely. "You're right, it really is him. How did he end up all the way here?"

"Mr. Satan?" asked Trunks in disbelief. "Man that guy's a cheater and he lies a lot too, we're not going to help him are we?"

"You're right but I believe that he paid his dues" said Piccolo with a smirk. "I've been keeping tabs on him lately and deep down he's a decent guy." After those words, he went down and grabbed hold of the man, while Goten grabbed hold of the dog, before flying up to meet with the others.

"Angel of Death, I take back what I said before! Please don't…" pleaded Hercule Satan, who began freaking out and thought that he was going to be taken to the afterlife to be judged for the stuff he did.

"Daddy, its okay!" he heard his daughter's voice and he opened his eyes to see her, safe and sound.

"Videl honey!" he exclaimed with happiness in his voice. "Thank God you're okay and…" he noticed that she was holding onto Gohan. "What are you doing with him anyway?"

"I'll explain later" said Videl, blushing slightly with a light laugh. "First we need to get to a safe location away from Buu."

Mr. Satan remained silent and remembered when Buu was the innocent fun-loving Buu he befriended with, the Buu he used to know and love. Soon Piccolo spoke. "I don't understand… how was it possible for Dende to survive? Buu had plenty of time to hunt him …. So even if he managed to escape, Buu would have found him in no time."

"I see…" frowned Gohan. "However you, Goten and Trunks were fighting Buu inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber so to you a good while passed before you got out but on the outside, that same amount of time would acquaint to a couple minutes would it?"

"You're right! Dammit, why didn't I think of that before! I'm such an idiot!" yelled Piccolo, accidentally letting go of Mr. Satan without realizing it. "I guess I let the stress get to my head."

"Piccolo!" yelled Videl while pointing to her plummeting father, forcing the Namek to rescue him before he hit the ground. "Be careful next time, it could have getting my dad killed! He can't fly like the rest of us!"

"Sorry…" he apologized before taking notice to the one they were looking for. "Look who I just found."

"Dende!" Trunks called out to the Guardian of Earth before he and the others landed on the ground to greet him. "About time too."

Piccolo was the first to approach him with a look of concern on his face. "Dende, I don't know how you managed to survive but I'm glad you did."

"Thanks, I wouldn't be here if Mr. Popo hadn't given up his own life to save mine after Buu escaped from the Time Chamber and began turning everyone into chocolate" replied the Guardian with a smile and noticed Videl was with them. "I see you managed to escape too."

"Actually I didn't escape but Bulma sacrificed herself to save me from becoming chocolate" she told him while feeling bad for what had happened.

"Hey!" interrupted Mr. Satan, not wanting to believe what he was seeing. "That green elf kid is some kind of bodyguard or something?"

Trunk didn't like that comment. "You idiot! He's no bodyguard; he's the Earth's Guardian!"

"Really? I'll be darned!"

This was a wonderful reunion and after a while, Dende asked. "So where's the Radar now?"

"I have it with me" answered Videl, revealing the Radar. "Okay, let's see if this still works" she pushed the button on the top and she was surprised when she noticed seven Dragonballs in the areas where the lookout once was. "That's easy… Guys, the Dragonballs are already together and they're not too far from us!"

Everyone looked at her in disbelief, how is it possible for all seven Dragonballs to be together and there wasn't anyone around to collect them at all, more importantly how are they at the lookout's remains? It was then that Piccolo realized something. "Oh no…."

"Piccolo…" Gohan was the first to notice the horrified look on his friend's face. "Are you feeling okay?"

"I'm fine…." replied the Namek before shaking off his horror and looking at the others with a serious expression. "Listen, I have something to tell you. Something very important…." He breathed in and sighed. "The Dragonballs where the lookout was destroyed are in fact the Black Star Dragonballs."

"Black Star Dragonballs?" wondered Goten while raising an eyebrow. "You mean there's another set of Dragonballs here on Earth?"

"That is correct and the Black Star Balls were created long before Kami separated from King Piccolo ages ago. They're more power than the original Dragonballs and it is capable of granting any wish…. Yes, that includes killing someone but there is a price in using them."

Gohan frowned, not liking this. "What kind of price?"

"Whenever the Black Star Dragonballs are used, they scatter across the entire universe rather than just the Earth…. However it also leaves behind some negative energy, causing the planet they were used on to slowly become unstable" Piccolo closed his eyes and remembered everything. "Eventually that planet will be destroyed completely unless all seven of the Black Star Dragonballs are found and returned to said planet within the year they were used."

Gohan and the others were completely shocked when they heard all that, they never thought that using the Black Star Dragonballs would result to the eventual destruction of the Earth. Gohan then spoke. "I see…. It would be best for us and the Earth if no one uses the Black Star Balls."

"I agree…." Piccolo slowly nodded his head. "Who knows what would happen if someone ever made a wish with those balls…."

Planet of the Kais

"So…. There's another set of Dragonballs on Earth that I never knew about" said Goku in surprise upon hearing about the existence of the Black Star Dragonballs. "I'm glad that the others won't be using them though…. I wouldn't want to see the Earth be destroyed in a year because of that."

Shin turned his attention towards him. "You're right about that and I'm sure that your friend would do whatever it takes to keep them out of the wrong hands but how will they utilize the wishes when they find all seven of the original Dragonballs?"

"I'm not sure to be honest…. However I'm sure that they'll cross that bridge when they get there." He replied while watching the crystal ball to so what will happen now.

Back on Earth, Videl was looking at the Dragon Radar in her hand and was thinking about what Piccolo had told them about the Black Star Dragonballs. What a dilemma she thought to herself and puts the Radar away before looking at the sky. "I wonder what we're going to do now…."

"Hey Videl" said a voice that almost surprised her and she turned to see that it was Gohan. "You okay?"

"Yeah…. Just have some stuff that I can't get out of my head."

He sat down next to her and said. "I see…. What do you have on your mind?"

"Well I…." she began thinking about it and closed her eyes. "It's about everything that's happened, first with Cell and the Cell Games and now this whole mess with Majin Buu…. I mean with the existence of an Eternal Dragon, meeting you, learning the truth about what happened at the Cell Games and Buu, it's changed my life." She smiled and glanced at the man she loved.

Gohan smiled back and gently embraced her, who responded by hugging him back. "I'm glad that we met when I first transformed in Satan City….." he told her softly and lifting her up so their eyes would meet. "I have to admit, I thought it would be bad if you knew who I was but now I realized that it was a blessing."

Mr. Satan was watching the two like a hawk and he couldn't believe what was happened when he saw the two kiss passionately, this made steam come out of his ears and he wanted to give Gohan a piece of his mind.

Just then Gohan's eyes opened wide opened and he broke the kiss while looking behind him, catching the attention of Piccolo, Trunks, Goten, Tien and Chaotzu. "Oh great…. He's back."

"You don't mean…." Videl didn't get to finish as he nodded his head, realizing that Buu was on his way here right now. She wondered if the monster had gotten any better after the previous battle with her boyfriend.

"Looks like it didn't take him long to prepare himself" replied Gohan with a serious expression on his face before releasing Videl. "Alright, I'm gonna go see what he's up to. Don't get sucked into the fight guys!" He warned them. "Stay here!" He flew off closer to Majin Buu and landed on a rock nearby. Majin Buu also lands, in front of Gohan on another rock just a bit further away from him.

"Good luck Gohan!" Videl called out to him.

Gohan glanced at Super Buu, he couldn't sense anything different than the last time they fought each other. What is he up to? He mentally asked himself while wondering about if the creature has any new tricks up his sleeve. "Okay Buu, let's finish this."

"I don't want to fight you!" Buu said, laughing as he pointed at Gohan. "I want to fight them." He said once again but this time pointing at Goten and Trunks, surprising everyone completely.

A/N: Sorry about this and if I have made any mistakes in the spell and grammar but here it is, the next chapter of my fic. Hope you like it even though it is a bit shorter than the previous chapter.