Dragon Ball Z: A Whole New Era
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or any of the characters
Chapter 11: Buu Is Hatched!
Shortly after the fight with Broly, Junior, Trunks, Goten, and Taro were flying towards Babidi's spaceship to see Majin Buu. Well, if they knew where it is. They powered up to super saiyan to fly a little faster.
"So, what'd ya think this Buu monster Videl told us about?" Goten asked.
"How should I know?" Junior replied. "Let's just hope our dads will survive it."
"What?!" Goten cried. "They won't?!"
"Relax Goten, he didn't say they'll die." Trunks replied. "My dad and Gohan are strong too. I heard that your father was okay too."
"HE IS! HE IS! HE IS! HE IS!" whined Goten as he started to swing his arms back and fourth like a baby. Junior still doesn't know how he puts up with this. "And they all are gonna make spaghetti outta Buu!"
"Well let's stop whining and move faster!" Junior yelled as he hit Goten on the head. Trunks. Taro, and Junior flew faster as Goten rubbed his head and followed. They were all silent until Goten complained again.
"How much longer?!" whined Goten. No one answered him. "HOW MUCH LONGER?! HOW MUCH LONGER?!"
"SHUT UP!" All three of them yelled. Goten pouted. There was another silence until Goten started to slow down. They soon realized that they were far ahead of him.
"What're you doing Goten?!" Taro asked. "If you don't hurry, we'll miss Buu."
"I have to go to the bathroom." Goten replied as everyone else caught up to him. "I've been holding it in since the tournament."
"Well, do you see a bathroom around here?" Junior asked. He didn't get a reply because Taro, Goten, and Trunks all landed between a mountain. Junior sighed and flew after them.
"Alright, We'll wait up here while you two go do your business." Taro replied as Junior landed next to him. While waiting, Junior and Taro talked for a bit.
"You sense that right?" Junior asked. Taro nodded. "It feels like my grandpa and Vegeta fighting. Not just a friendly fight, a death match."
"Wait, I can't sense Piccolo, or Krillin." Taro nervously replied. "You think they're dead?"
"I doubt Majin Buu killed them because the highest energy I sense is Vegeta and Grandpa." Junior replied as Taro gasped. He turned around and noticed Trunks and Goten, running in their direction with a giant dinosaur following them. They both leaped in the air as the dinosaur walked away.
"That was close." Goten sighed in relief.
"Come on. We don't wanna miss Buu." The four of them then blasted off to Babidi's spaceship.
"Feel that energy?" Trunks asked to everyone. "There's some real fighting going on out there. Not like at that stupid tournament."
"We felt it too when you guys were peeing." Junior replied. "It's Vegeta and Grandad."
"Dad and your dad are fighting?" Trunks asked in amazement. "Who do you think is gonna win?"
"Why would you ask a question like that?" Taro asked. "You're gonna say your dad and he's gonna say his dad."
"I wanna go see them fight." Goten said.
"They'll probably be done before we get there." Trunks replied. Junior and Taro looked at each other and shook their heads. "Let's just go home."
"NO! NO! NO! I wanna see the Buu monster and the wizard!" Goten whined. Junior felt like he was gonna murder his uncle.
"Okay! Don't get over dramatic." Taro replied. All of them then flew faster.
"WAIT! Stop guys!" Junior shouted to get their attention. They all stopped and looked in his direction.
"What is it?" Trunks asked.
"Something over there feels odd." Junior replied. "That's probably where everyone else is. But another weird thing is that I feel something ahead of us too."
"So, which way is right?" Trunks started to look back and fourth. "Man, I wish they should've left us some directions!" Junior and Taro fell anime style. The cries of birds also got their attention.
"Hey look, birdies!" Goten laughed cheerfully.
"Weird, why so many?" Junior asked. He flipped upside down. "They might sound frightened, but I don't know what they sound like when they're scared."
"But didn't you just say..." Taro was cut off.
"Follow those birds!" Junior, Goten, and Trunks followed the birds as Taro was murmuring to himself and quickly followed.
"We're almost there. The villain got a lot stronger." Trunks said.
"Hey look! Straight ahead!" Junior pointed to the figures in the distance. "Well, I hope that's them."
"Off we go!" Taro and everyone else landed as they all dropped out of super saiyan. Goten and Trunks wanted to pretend like they were secret agents as Taro and Junior flew over to the figures. They stopped when they noticed Shin on the ground, barley alive.
"So, that fat pink blob is Buu?" Junior asked in disbelief.
"I guess." Taro replied. "I thought he'll be more badass. Not a man, child thing."
"We should hide so he won't detect us." Junior and Taro dropped behind a rock. Shortly after, Trunks and Goten joined.
"If the bad guys are here, then where's everyone else?" Trunks asked while pouting.
"Mister Piccolo, is that you?" Junior floated towards the Piccolo statue. "What happened to him?" Trunks started to lightly tap the statue.
"Krillin's over here too." Taro pointed to the Krillin statue. Trunks then lightly punched Piccolo, which made it slowly fall and brake when it hit the ground.
"Whoops." Trunks said while sweating nervously. Junior hit him across the face.
"You idiot! Do you have any idea what you've done?!" Junior shouted, trying to keep his voice low.
"It wasn't my fault!" Trunks shouted back while rubbing his cheek.
"Wasn't your fault?! Your the one who punched him!"
"ENOUGH!" Goten shouted, breaking up the fight. "Do you think they heard us?" All four of them looked over the rock they were hiding behind and watched Dabura being turned into a cookie. Buu then ate him in one whole bite. Junior, Goten, Trunks, and Taro all looked wide eyed.
"I don't believe it. H-He ate him." stuttered Goten. Just then, Krillin started to move. "Krillin!"
"What happened? I don't remember anything." Krillin said.
"Somebody turned you into a stone statue." Junior replied.
"That's right! Hey, Where's Piccolo?" Krillin asked. Trunks paled.
"Trunks is a murderer." Junior said to Krillin.
"Why?" Krillin asked in confusion.
"Because he knocked over Piccolo's statue." Junior pointed to the broken Piccolo statue as Trunks moved towards it. He gasped and quickly floated back down. "Let me guess, he wasn't there." Trunks slowly nodded.
"Why you all down there?" asked a gruff voice. Everyone looked up and saw Piccolo, without a scratch on him. He then quickly laid on his stomach. "What in the world is giving all that energy?"
"It's that pink fat blob called Buu." Taro replied as he got beside Piccolo. Everyone else copied.
"I-Is that Shin down there?" Piccolo asked/shouted, looking at the damaged kai. He was about to get up until Krillin stopped him.
"Control yourself. Don't do anything hasty okay?" Krillin asked as Piccolo settled down. Then, a giant explosion was heard, which sent Babidi tumbling. "What's going on down there?!" Krillin shouted due to the heavy wind. When the smoke and wind cleared, Vegeta was standing across from Buu.
"Dad!" cheered Trunks as Krillin nodded. Piccolo and Junior could only look in worry. Vegeta then started to power up. "Look at my dad."
"Yeah, but look at Majin Buu. He doesn't look all that scared." Krillin replied.
"Vegeta's acting like he's a whole different person." Junior said. Vegeta then started to punch Buu multiple times.
"Go dad!" Trunks cheered. While Buu and Vegeta were fighting and Trunks and Goten cheering, Junior sighed.
"He's not strong enough Piccolo." Junior admitted.
"What makes you say that?" Piccolo asked.
"Just think, if Shin and Dabura couldn't defeat him, how could Vegeta?" Junior replied.
"So, your saying you want Vegeta to die?" Piccolo asked.
"No! I'm saying that my dad had trouble beating Dabura when he ascended. Vegeta is probably the same, if not, stronger then my dad right now. And look at Dabura, he was defeated with ease. And Vegeta does looked a little roughed up." explained Junior.
"You do have I point kid." Piccolo replied. "You're just like your father." He then focused on the fight. Vegeta then did a uppercut to Buu, which sent him flying. Vegeta then appeared behind Buu and did a hammerfist. Buu was sent crashing to the floor as a large crater formed.
"Looks like my dad finished him!" Trunks cheered. Buu then emerged from the crater and regenerated. Buu got angry and started to power up.
"I think we should get out of here!" Krillin said nervously.
"Everyone! Take cover!" Piccolo shouted. An explosion was heard. When the smoke cleared, Buu was floating on top of a large, deep crater. Vegeta recovered but his arm was badly wounded. Buu then ripped a piece of him off.
"What's he doing?" Taro asked in confusion. Buu stretched the piece of his blob. He fired a blast at Vegeta. As expected, Vegeta jumped in the air, but was caught by the blob. It trapped him. He then roughly landed on the rocky ground. Buu hopped over Vegeta and kicked him. Vegeta was sent crashing to the other side. Buu then jumped high in the air and landed on Vegeta. On the other side, Trunks had a hard time restraining himself.
"Man, I wish Goku and Gohan were here." Krillin said. "Where are those two anyway?"
"Hey! They'll be here Krillin just wait!" Goten and Junior replied.
"Calm down Trunks, we don't wanna lose you too." Piccolo reasoned. "There's nothing you could do now. Buu will hurt Vegeta more if you get involved." Trunks ignored him. He powered up to super saiyan and quickly dashed towards his father.
"Wait up Trunks!" Goten also powered up to super saiyan and followed Trunks.
"Goten! Come back!" Junior didn't get a reply. They witnessed Trunks and Goten saving Vegeta, and Piccolo 'killing' Babidi. They then saw Vegeta hug Trunks as Goten watched.
"I never saw Vegeta hug Trunks." Junior said.
"Really?" Taro asked in disbelief. Junior nodded.
"Vegeta's the guy who always trained and didn't really care about anything." Junior replied. They then noticed that Trunks was knocked out.
"Come on!" Taro and Junior quickly flew over to Vegeta. By the time they landed, Goten was knocked out.
"Vegeta..." Junior had nothing else to say.
"Junior, I need you to take Goten and Trunks to the lookout." Vegeta replied, not taking his eyes off Buu.
"Why?" Junior asked.
"It'll be safe there. I don't want you to end up like your father, Gohan." Vegeta replied. Junior was taken back by this. Vegeta cares about him? No, that's not true.
"Grab Trunks." Taro nodded and put Trunks over his shoulder. Junior was about to pick up Goten. Until Vegeta hit him in the back of his head, knocking him out.
"Vegeta.." Taro was cut off by Vegeta, who also knocked him out. Piccolo saw the whole thing and landed near Vegeta, as Krillin did the same.
"Vegeta, I think I understand." Piccolo picked up Trunks and Goten as Krillin picked up Junior and Taro. "And one day, so would Trunks."
"What're you planning on doing?" Krillin asked.
"Take the four children and take'em away as far as possible. Go now." Vegeta replied.
"Of course." Piccolo and Krillin were about to fly away, until Vegeta stopped them.
"Wait. If I die, would I go to the place where the clown kakarot went to?" Vegeta asked.
"No. After all those innocent people you killed, you won't receive the same reward he did." Piccolo replied.
"Oh well, so be it." Vegeta said. Piccolo and Krillin flew away.
"Vegeta's gone." Krillin said as he looked where the Prince sacrificed himself.
"Listen, I'm going to check things out over there on the battlefield. Take care of these two will ya?" Piccolo replied.
"Wait wha?!" Piccolo gave Krillin the two children as Krillin wobbled. He's not used to carrying four children at once.
"If anyone is going to save us, it's these four." Piccolo pointed to the four children. "And make sure you tell the others what happened." Piccolo then flew off, leaving a nervous Krillin. Elsewhere, a beat up Gohan was laying in the woods, surrounded by animals. He then heard his son's voice.
"When I grow up, I wanna be as strong, brave, and kind just like you dad." Junior's voice bounced around Gohan's head.
"You make me proud Junior, and you always will." Gohan's voice echoed in his head. Gohan smiled before fading away to the otherworld.