NOTE: This chapter doesn't begin with a flashback. This starts with Vegeta's own Soul Searching, similar to what Makima was doing last chapter. Go back to 'Time's Up' if you're confused.

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Chapter 21: Ultimate Power

"Father…" Vegeta hissed softly. "Of course, this hellscape would have me seeing all of this again. Is this what she meant by 'Soul Searching'? Reliving my own past?" He wanted to puke at the idea of going through the things he already knew. His past is nothing more than a constant reminder of his own failures. Both the empire that he was destined to rule and the hell of servitude under Freeza. There was nothing to gain from any of this. He turned away from his father's throne to exit the memory.

"Son." His father's voice made him stop. "You wish to leave so soon?"

"...There is nothing for me here." Vegeta said.

King Vegeta stood from his throne. "And what exactly is out there for you?" His voice boomed loudly. "A planet that is not your own filled to the brim with weaklings as far as the eye can reach?! With a low-class Saiyan and his demonic off-spring that continue to spit in the face of your pride?! A woman and an illegitimate child that refuse to treat you with the proper respect that your position demands?!" King Vegeta's remarks vibrated the throne room. His son's gloved hands slowly balled into tight fists. "Ever since you stepped foot onto that mudball of a planet you've been subjected to disgrace after disgrace! Your destiny to carry the legacy of our race was entrusted to you and where did it lead you?!"

Dead.

The one who was supposed to carry the pride of the Saiyan race against the one who wiped them out was supposed to be him, but his power meant nothing to Freeza. He had no choice but to leave it all to Kakarot, a low-born Saiyan.

"The one to achieve the legendary transformation that would bring Freeza to his knees! Who was that?!"

Kakarot.

"Even your illegitimate offspring from a different timeline managed to kill Freeza!"

Trunks.

"But he didn't do it with the pride of our race in mind! No! Our memory and legacy died with you! A failure in every right!"

A version of himself that truly was a failure. Even with the power of a Super Saiyan at his fingertips, he still fell to those cybernetic monsters.

"Who was it that allowed his own power and ego to cloud his judgment?! Who was it that allowed that disgusting creature with your DNA to reach certain victory?!"

Me.

"AND WHO WAS IT THAT SAVED YOU?! THE ONES THAT CLEANED UP YOUR MISTAKE! YOUR MISTAKE THAT GOT YOUR SON KILLED?!"

Kakarot and Gohan.

"SO, TELL ME, VEGETA! WHAT IS POSSIBLY OUT THERE FOR YOU?!"

…

…

…

"You don't talk to people, you don't have fun, and you insult everyone who even looks at you! All you do is sit in that gravity chamber sulking about a dead man!"

…

"S-shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP! I sold my soul to eliminate that sense of compassion in my heart! They don't matter to me! Nothing else matters other than our battle!"

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"That's a lie, Vegeta. You didn't sell your love for them."

…

"Take care, Trunks."

…

"...A second chance."

"What?" King Vegeta flinched back as his son's piercing gaze struck him.

"You're right, Father. When it comes to the Saiyan race, I truly have failed them as their prince." Vegeta admitted without an ounce of shame. He started walking towards the massive throne, never taking his eyes off of the king. "I was too weak to defeat Freeza, and my own hubris prevented me from defeating Cell! I have had to watch time and time again as Kakarot gained strength over me…even now it still pisses me off that he hid his Super Saiyan 3 form!" Vegeta now stood face-to-face with his stunned father. "There are many things that I've lost due to my own actions and from Freeza! Things that I'll never be able to forget for as long as I remain as who I am! That's why…!"

His aura exploded, knocking his father down into his seat. The air pulsating from his raw power sent every other Saiyan in the throne room flying back. "That's why I'll persevere! Unlike the Saiyan race that stagnated and faced extinction at the hands of their oppressor, I'll change! I'll keep growing for as long as I can!" Vegeta's eyes were shifting between teal and black. "No matter what, I'll always be Vegeta, the Prince of all Saiyans! But I am also the Vegeta who has found a new life on Earth with Bulma, Trunks, and even Kakarot!" He leaned down close to meet his father's eyes.

"And I swear on my honor that I'll always protect that part of me."

Goku and Makima teleported to the Supreme Kai's planet, surprising everyone. Goku hadn't explained why he suddenly disappeared moments ago, but they didn't expect him to return with Makima in his arms. Gohan almost jumped from his spot just at the sight of his mother. "M-Mom?! Dad, what is Mom doing here?!"

"Oh, she died." Goku said casually.

"Way to rip that band aid off." War scoffed uncaringly. Asa would've elbowed her partner if people were even capable of hearing her.

"Died…? She…" Gohan's heart dropped to his stomach as he processed the information. His hands balled into tight fists as potential images of how Buu could've done it flashed through his mind. She shouldn't have died…if he was there…if he had been stronger then…

Suddenly, soft hands cupped the sides of his face. Gohan found his eyes locked onto the gentle smile that he had so many fond memories of from his youth. Makima just stared at him, not a single word left her lips as she took his form in. It just appeared in his mind that his mother likely believed him to be dead up to this point. He softly touched one of her hands and smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry, Mom…"

"Don't apologize. You've never had anything to apologize for." She whispered quietly just for him to hear. Makima pressed her head against his since she couldn't properly hug him at the moment.

As mother and son reunited, Asa smiled fondly at the scene. She turned to her partner with a question. "Aren't you going to…?"

"I have nothing to say to her."

"You have to fix your relationship with her at some point." Asa frowned.

"I will when she stops being a control freak."

"Not to intrude on the moment, but I have a question." Shin got their attention. "Has anyone been able to sense Buu's energy lately?"

Goku blinked, then reached out towards Earth. "Huh? You're right! I can't feel Buu's energy at all! Or the kids and Piccolo! But that doesn't make sense, where could they be?"

"They're in the dimension of time." Elder Kai answered.

"The Time Chamber?!" Goku exclaimed.

"Uhhh…? What is that exactly?" Asa asked.

Makima appeared next to her, scaring both Asa and War. "It's a separate dimension where time flows differently. One day out here can equal an entire year inside."

"R-really? A time dilation room sounds pretty handy." Asa stuttered.

"It makes sense. Piccolo was talking about taking the kids inside there to train before I…got myself killed." Makima admits.

"Pfft."

"Is there something you want to say, War?" Makima's eyes bore into her sister.

"Fuck! I forgot you can see me!"

"My eyes miss nothing." Makima smirked.

"Oh, shut up!"

Asa felt very awkward right now.

Goku smiled at the old pervert. "But still to be able to tell all of that without looking is pretty neat. I guess a real Supreme Kai is like that…huh?" He gave a cheeky grin to Shin.

"Oh, shut up!" Shin grumbled.

Kibito just groaned. "I can see why they're married."

Goku flinched when a very malicious KI invaded his senses. "Hey! I can sense Buu again! He must've left the room! But neither the kids nor Piccolo are with him!"

Asa groaned as she also now sensed Buu too. "I wish there was a way we could see what's going on!"

"Do you want to?" Elder Kai asked. "Here." He created a magical glass orb and tossed it over to Goku. The Saiyan caught it and saw that the orb allowed them to see what was going on back on Earth.

"Woah! Thanks, Elder Kai!"

"Finally. A useful God." Makima rolled her eyes. She moved to sit down in the grass next to her husband to view the action.

"Wait until she finds out he's a pervert." Yoru whispered as Asa scooted closer to the orb to watch as well. She gave a small eye roll at her partner. The teenager was wishing to forget that aspect of the old Kai.

TEAR!

"Huh? What's that noise?" Krillin asked.

"It's coming from outside!" Yamcha exclaimed. Everyone followed him outside to see what was going on. They noticed the tiny portal that had been ripped open through dimensions. It was only when the pink liquid started flying out of the hole did panic start setting in. Majin Buu's monstrous KI entered their senses like a plague. His black bots clicked across the tiled floor as he anxiously licked his lips.

"I'm hungry. I wonder what I should turn you all into." Buu's mere presence had everyone step back in fear.

Fami had no time to wonder what happened to her family, having planned just in case this had become a possibility. She turned back to Krillin and the others. "Get off the Lookout now! All those who can fly grab those who can't and go!"

"We can't just leave you!" Yamcha yelled.

"Yeah! There's no way you can stop Majin Buu!" Krillin added.

"I don't plan on stopping him." She responded. Fami tossed out several Devils under her command to fight against Majin Buu.

As everyone was focused on Majin Buu, Mr. Popo had turned to Dende. Before the Namekian could ponder it, the assistant shoved him off the Lookout. "The guardian of Earth mustn't die!" Mr. Popo exclaimed.

Krillin attempted to run forward, but a hand pulled back on his shirt. He looked back to see his wife with their daughter in her arms. "We need to leave, Krillin! Leave her to handle it!"

Buu had just turned Fami's Fire Devil into a piece of chocolate when he heard their little plan. He raised his arms into the air and roared. "NOBODY IS ESCAPING!" Using the powers stolen from the Control Devil, an invisible barrier wrapped itself around the Lookout, trapping everyone within. "I'M HUNGRY-"

"Kon!"

CHOMP!

A massive white fox head appeared suddenly and slammed its mouth over Majin Buu. Everyone looked back to see Aki letting out heavy breaths with his hand extended outward. He held a shivering Power in his arms, her face buried into his chest. "There. Maybe that can-"

The fox's head exploded instantly, spraying chunks of red and white all over the Lookout. Majin Buu stood over the remains with an irritated look on his face. "No more games! ALL OF YOU FEED ME NOW!" A pink light shot out from his tentacle towards the group. Everyone else tried running as far as they were able to try and live just a bit longer. Screams of pain and fear echoed all over the Lookout as rays of pink fired out like precision missiles.

Fami found a sense of irony in the fact that the Devil of Famine was about to die by getting eaten. Perhaps this was all a sense of karma from all of the trouble she's caused since her creation. She'll apologize to Makima and the rest of her family when she gets to Hell.

Goku and the others watched horrified at Majin Buu's merciless killing of their friends. Asa clamped her hand over her mouth from shock and horror. She had been training all of this time to protect everyone and yet…she just watched her own best friend get turned into a piece of chocolate. She noticed Denji's family, Aki and Power Hayakawa, were also on the Lookout as well. Asa remembered how the silly numbskull would always speak fondly of his adopted family. Anger flared up from within with promises of revenge and justice aimed at the pink bastard.

Yoru and Makima were saddened by Fami's death. As annoying and needy as Fami could be, they had come to care about her in their own ways. For Yoru, she was the only older sister to not be a huge bully. And for Makima, she had been taking care of Fami for such a long time that it was hard to not care about her.

"T-that murderer!" Goku hissed. He still didn't know of the fates of the kids and Piccolo, but all of his friends were killed by Majin Buu with him being unable to do anything.

"W-what's going on?" Gohan asked.

"Don't worry about it! Just focus, so you'll be ready to fight soon!" Goku yelled. He looked at Makima, who nodded her head. As long as Dende was still alive, then there was still a chance everything could turn out fine. They just had to hope that he somehow survived the massacre.

"GAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Gotenks, Nayuta, Denji, and Piccolo had been screaming into the void for the past few minutes in hopes of escaping like Buu did. Unfortunately, all it amounted to was them looking like a bunch of idiots.

"I-I don't…think it's working…" Denji heaved.

"And while we're stuck in here…hours have passed outside. Everyone left to Buu's merciless appetite." Piccolo gravely said. Denji's thoughts drift back to Aki, Power, and Videl; how they'd be powerless to stop Majin Buu. Maybe if he had been out there would he be capable of protecting them if Buu still managed to escape?

Gotenks and Nayuta turned to each other, realizing that things may not have turned out like this if they had just gone all-out from the start. Still, they blamed Piccolo for jumping the gun and blowing up the door. "Fine! I guess we'll just have to use this now!" Gotenks announced.

"What?" Piccolo looked over.

"Oh! You mean that?!" Denji realized.

"Yup! Our super special trick!" Nayuta smirked.

"Special trick…?!" Piccolo questioned.

The two Saiyan brats bent lower to help concentrate their energy. Gold and crimson colors swirled around them both, generating a massive aura of raw power. "HYAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Piccolo and Denji braced themselves as the power being generated threatened to blow them over. They had to close their eyes as the bright illumination would've blinded them otherwise. Once things died down, Piccolo could only gape at the kids while Denji just smirked proudly.

Gotenks' had achieved the same level of power that Goku had demonstrated a few days ago. His golden hair extended down to the back of his knees and his eyebrows had vanished. Sparks of lightning danced around his body with licks of crimson energy swirled around his teal eyes. Gotenks was now in his own Super Saiyan 3 form! "OH YEAH! THE GREAT GOTENKS IS SUPER SAIYAN LEVEL 3!"

Nayuta's power, while different, wasn't that far off from the fusion. Her golden hair had increased in size and length. Her hands angled opposite of each other while parts of her hair struck straight up like devil horns. The girl's ponytail came undone, allowing the long strands to flow wildly. Lightning crackled around her body with crimson coloring whispering within her aura. Nayuta was now in her Super Saiyan 2 form! "HELL YEAH! BOW DOWN TO YOUR QUEEN!"

Piccolo's jaw was practically on the floor. "W-w-what?! How the hell did you two do that?!"

Nayuta crossed her arms with a smug look. "We surpassed our limits, duh!"

"Why didn't you two do this before?!" Piccolo screamed.

The three childish idiots just stared at him. "Because, then it'd be boring, duh!"

"I'm surrounded by idiots…" Piccolo was starting to miss Makima's no-nonsense attitude.

Gotenks and Nayuta turned to the void. "Anyway! It's time for us to get out of this joint!" They both took a deep breath before releasing a mighty roar. "YAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

TEAR!

A decently sized portal was torn open just like Buu had done earlier. Nayuta grabbed Denji and Piccolo, then threw them both through the hole. She and Gotenks jumped through right after, landing perfectly with style while the other two were face down with their asses up. As the portal closed shut, the four searched the Lookout for their worst enemy. Eventually, they found Majin Buu crouched on the floor with his back turned.

"Hey! Buu! I bet you thought we wouldn't escape! Too bad, jerk face!" Gotenks announced their arrival.

Majin Buu stood up and turned around, bits of chocolate coated his mouth. "Huh? I thought you couldn't." Didn't matter much to him now that he's gotten to eat his sweets. Now he can happily kill them like he should've done before. Then he noticed something about the two. "Huh? You look different."

"Well, yeah! We're super strong now!" Nayuta declared.

"There's no way you're beating us this time!" Gotenks added.

"So, this is fusion!" Shin exclaimed.

"Wait…! Is that Super Saiyan 3, like the one you can do, Goku?!" Asa exclaimed as she stared at Gotenks. Her eyes then found themselves on Denji with a bit of surprise. She then realizes that he wasn't with the previous group at all when Majin Buu had made his attack. So, if he was with the kids, then that meant he was spared. However, the pain of losing his family to that monster is likely causing him a lot of pain. She did wish she could give him some comforting words to help ease his pain. She knows what it's like to lose your family.

"With that much power at their disposal, they could actually pull it off." Yoru comments.

Nobody was prouder of the kids' newfound strength than Goku and Makima. Though it was Gotenks and not Goten, it was still thanks to their son's power that the fusion had achieved that form. Nayuta was no slouch either with her ascension to the second level of Super Saiyan, and she was two years younger than Gohan was when he first did it. "I can't believe those kids…ha ha! It took me years to achieve those levels of power and yet they did it in no time flat! This younger generation is something else!" Goku declared.

Makima leaned into her husband. "Can't you see, darling? Our perfect mixture of genetics produced such powerful offspring!"

"Trunks is there too."

Yoru went ignored.

Denji stepped forward. "Hey, Buu! Where the hell is everyone else?!"

Buu rubbed his belly and licked his lips. "They were delicious."

Everyone froze as the realization that everyone was dead sank in. Denji felt his heartbeat increase in speed as the mere thoughts of the pain Aki and Power had gone through. The feeling of hopelessness that must've been present when they thought he was dead. He reached into his shirt and yanked hard on his ignition cord. "YOU FUCKIN' BASTARD!" Within seconds he had transformed into his Devil form, his saws roaring loudly with fury. Denji charged forward before the others could stop him.

"WAIT!" Piccolo cried.

"DENJI!" The kids charged in after him.

The hybrid brought down his chainsaws on Buu's head, but the Majin didn't even budge from his attack. In fact, he looked utterly bored. Buu raised his arm and smacked Denji away effortlessly. "Weak. I have no interest in you."

"THEN HOW ABOUT US?!" Gotenks and Nayuta blew the Majin away with a powerful strike. Buu went flying through the palace, destroying the decor entirely. Piccolo, or the Kami part inside of him, gaped at the destruction of God's home.

Buu had to take a second to gather himself after that attack. He hadn't expected those brats to have powered up enough to actually hurt him. Nayuta flashed behind him with her arms raised. "YOU ARE SO DEAD!" She roared, smashing her joint hands into the back of his head. Gotenks appeared in front of the descending Buu and kicked him upwards like a soccer ball.

Majin Buu roared angrily at the kids, not liking the pain their attacks brought him. He curled himself into a ball and shot off like a lightning bolt. Nayuta was his first victim, having not seen him coming at all. Buu smashed her into the Lookout again, blasting her through most of the interior. He continued his ball-like assault to catch Gotenks in the back, the two crashing through more and more of the palace.

Piccolo hurried over to Denji, who was struggling back to his feet. He silently mourned the loss of the palace, knowing how much his other half was fond of it. The Namekian helped the hybrid back to his feet. "Are you okay?!"

"D-Dammit…!" Denji cursed. "Even after all of that training…after everything!" He punched the floor beneath them. "I still can't protect shit!"

"Look, I know things look bad! But as long as there's a chance that Dende survived, then everyone can be brought back! As long as there's still hope then we can't give up yet!" Piccolo exclaimed. His words seemed to have some effect as Denji's breathing started to return to normal levels.

Nayuta dodged the Buu ball, then turned to Gotenks. "HEY, DUNDERHEADS! GET THIS BALL OF BUBBLEGUM UNDER CONTROL!"

"YEAH, YEAH! DON'T GET YOUR PANTIES IN A TWIST!" Gotenks scoffed. He started going through a bunch of ridiculous poses. "Super…! Donut…! Chain-gah!" The fusion had to stop to avoid getting hit by Buu.

"You know… I think I'm starting to see Piccolo's issues." Nayuta hummed.

"Oh, shut up! I don't need to hear that from Ms. Drama Queen!" Gotenks huffed.

"SAY THAT AGAIN?!"

"YOU HEARD ME!"

"CAN YOU TWO FOCUS FOR ONCE?!" Piccolo roared from above.

Rolling their eyes, Gotenks just got right to it. "Super Donut Chain!" He released a chain of golden rings from his hands, capturing Buu inside. The rings constricted the Majin into a tight ball within Gotenks' hands. "Hey, sis! How about a round of volleyball?!"

Nayuta smirked. "You're on!"

"Here we go! ULTRA BUU-BUU VOLLEYBALL!" Gotenks smacked the ball. "Pass!"

"Set!" Nayuta slapped it upwards.

"AND SPIKE!" Gotenks spiked the golden ball with everything he had. The golden ball went racing down towards the surface of the planet, crashing down in a massive explosion. The kids descended down to check the damage or any signs of Majin Buu.

Piccolo and Denji followed at a much slower pace. The Namekian was wondering if Buu or the children were a bigger threat to the planet.

"Hmmm…that's strange."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Gohan blinked at Elder Kai. The old God's face was scrunched up a bit.

"There seems to be a blockage of sorts." He responded.

"A-a blockage?!" Gohan exclaimed loud enough to gain the others' attention. "What do you mean there's a blockage?! I thought you could unlock my hidden powers easily?!"

"I can! But whatever's blocking the well is preventing you from tapping into that hidden power of yours." Elder Kai explained.

Suddenly, Makima appeared next to her son, scaring them both. "What kind of blockage is it?"

"Less of a mental one and more of an emotional one. That blockage is keeping his spirit from tapping into his power." Elder Kai answered.

Makima hummed slightly, then turned to her son. "I think I can solve that problem."

"R-really?" Gohan blinked. "M-Mom, I don't want to trouble you-"

"I'm your Mother, Gohan." Makima smiled softly and placed her hand on his head. "Let me take responsibility over you for once." She watched her son relax under her touch. She closed her own eyes and entered her son's inner self to find the problem.

As she did that, Goku decided to leave the issue with Gohan's blockage to Makima. If anyone could figure out the problem, then it would be her. At the moment he needed to keep his attention on the battle involving Earth. If the kids managed to defeat Buu, then that's great. However, if something goes wrong then Gohan and Yoru would need to head out immediately.

Goku narrowed his eyes at Denji's Chainsaw Man transformation. "Huh…? Where have I seen that before?"

A gargantuan hole was left in the wake of the mighty spike Gotenks had released. The kids observed the damage and laughed maniacally. "Look at that! Buu's been flattened!"

"Guess, he wasn't all he was cracked up to be!" Nayuta snickered.

"You both know he's not dead yet! Quit fooling around!" Piccolo had to keep reminding them. "Sense out his KI!"

Denji surveyed the damage. "I mean…even he had to take some damage from that, right?"

Gotenks was getting impatient. "Come on out, Buu! If you don't hurry up, then the fusion will give out! It'll take an hour for me to fuse back into Gotenks!"

"Why the hell would you tell him that?!" Nayuta screamed.

"What? We're gonna kill him, so it doesn't matter." Gotenks shrugged.

"And if he just decides to try and wait out your time?!" Nayuta exclaims.

"Unless he figured out how to hide his energy, then that won't be-" The two were interrupted by a massive pink wave of KI engulfing them. Piccolo and Denji had to keep themselves back to avoid getting caught in the attack.

"Gotenks! Nayuta!" Denji cried.

"An attack like that could've swept away the entire planet!" Piccolo said.

The beam dissipated to reveal that the kids protected themselves with invisible barriers. Even they looked spooked by the amount of power Buu had thrown out. "T-that was close! I don't even think we would've survived getting hit by that!" Nayuta said.

Gotenks snarled angrily. "Alright, that's it! Here comes another one of my moves!" He pulled back his arms and unloaded a hellish barrage of KI into the hole. "DIE DIE MISSILE BARRAGE!" The Earth shook violently from the vibrations his attacks were causing, the crater was getting dangerously close to the Earth's core.

"Stop it! You'll destroy the Earth!" Piccolo cried.

"So what?! Everyone's dead anyway!" Gotenks scoffed.

"But the Dragon Balls are scattered across the planet! Destroy one of those and we can kiss, reversing this goodbye!" Piccolo's explanation stopped Gotenks from continuing.

"You really don't think things through, do you?!" Nayuta hissed.

"You have no right to say any of that!" Gotenks hissed back.

Suddenly, Majin Buu emerged from the ground, clearly wounded by the fusion's attack. He was growling like a wild animal out for blood. "Woah! He's really mad now!" Gotenks noticed.

"I get it! He's never fought anyone on his level before! He may not be physically weak, but mentally is a different story!" Piccolo shouted.

The kids took that in stride. "Heh! I guess our greatness is just too much for him! Guess, it's time we finish him off!"

"Don't be stupid! He'll be even more desperate now! Keep your guards up!" Piccolo ordered.

"Why should we-" Majin Buu came flying in before they even realized it. He headbutted Gotenks into the ground and grabbed Nayuta as he was flying past. Buu dragged the girl's face across the ground before throwing her towards an empty city. Buu launched a huge energy ball at the city, blowing it to ashes. He giggled to himself until a small yellowish red rocket came hurling out of the smoke.

Nayuta smashed her head against his nose, blasting him backwards. Gotenks appeared above him and struck him downwards into the ground. Buu twisted his body to avoid a blast of energy from the fusion. His arms stretched out to wrap his hands around the boy's head, but the fusion easily blew them off. Gotenks flew down to crush Buu's head against his knee, however the monster's head opened up to avoid the blow. Buu reformed above Gotenks and landed a devastating axe-kick against the boy's head.

Nayuta crashed into him, her fists coated by her chains. She unleashed a barrage of punches into his body before changing the gravity around Buu's body. He crashed into the ground from the effects, leaving him open for her to shoot invisible bullets at him. However, to her shock, Buu managed to reverse the gravity against her. She felt her own move impact her body knocking her further into the air. He gave chase and clapped his hands between her head to disorientate the young hybrid.

Buu would've continued his onslaught if Gotenks hadn't appeared behind him. He kicked out against Buu's head, knocking him away from his sister. Gotenks opened his mouth and unleashed a massive wave of KI that swallowed the Majin whole.

The pink monster fell to the ground, burnt from the attack. Suddenly, the air from his lungs started to get drained out of his lungs, thinning out his body. Nayuta descended on him with a kick that knocked him over into the ground. She formed a multitude of KI spheres around her body and launched them like precision missiles. Majin Buu was bombarded and knocked back into a small plateau. Crimson chains sprouted from the ground, wrapping themselves around Buu's body. The monster smirked, knowing that he can easily use this to his advantage, however his power refused to enter the chains.

"Confused?" Buu turned to see Nayuta and Gotenks smirking evilly at him. "I'm sure you were confident that you could reverse the power on the chains or even use them to enter my mind, right? Too bad, pinky!" Nayuta took pleasure in Buu's shocked face. "We already figured out how you managed to kill our Mother! All it took was blocking out anyone else that may try to reverse their effect or steal control! A higher level of 'will' so to say!"

"And now you're our pretty little prisoner!" Gotenks and Nayuta touched down on the ground, cupping their hands to their sides. "All that's left is to blow you away until there's nothing even left of you!"

Majin Buu tried to fight against the strength of the chains, but their hold on his body was much too strong.

"SAY GOODBYE, BUU-"

POOF!

Piccolo gaped cartoonishly at the sight before him. Right at the moment that would've spelled the end of the battle, the kids had turned back into their base states. It seems that in their efforts to quickly gain more power they had failed to truly master their new forms. They goofed around too much and ended suffering the consequences at the worst moment. What was even worse is that Gotenks' fusion time had also ended, turning him back into Goten and Trunks.

The three kids stood there awkwardly as Buu broke free from the chains. "Uhh…well, isn't this funny?" Goten laughed nervously.

"R-really…funny…!" Trunks was also laughing.

"I think I'm gonna die laughing!" Nayuta added.

Buu flashed in front of them, terrifying the three. "Yeah. Die." Buu took a step forward until something hard slammed into the space between his legs. A girlish squeal escaped his mouth as he cupped his pink balls.

The kids were stunned at the action until a maniacal laughter rang out through the wasteland. They looked over to see Denji had been the one responsible for the literal low blow. "HA HA HA HA HA! DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE SOME MAGICAL MONSTER OR NOT! IF YOU'RE A GUY, I'LL NEVER HESITATE TO KICK YOU IN THE BALLS!"

Buu's anger damn near almost exploded. He managed to swing his arm in a wide arch to take the hybrid's head off. Luckily, Piccolo appeared in time to pull Denji out of the way and drag him out of the way. The Namekian turned to the kids as well. "WE NEED TO MOVE!"

Seeing as Buu was still trying to recover from the kick to his balls, the kids didn't waste time in running for their lives.

Makima descended into the mind of her oldest son. She smiled softly at the design of his mindscape, which was a huge library. As rude as it would be to say, her child had always been a nerd. His desire to learn as much as he can about the world definitely came from her rather than his father. His entire life and the things he's experienced were categorized within this library, however those weren't her goal at this moment. She needed to find the block, the part of him that was keeping his spirit from setting free.

She heard a sniffle, which directed her attention towards the deepest darkest corner of the library. A section that seemed to be closed off, where nobody other than the owner was allowed to go. Makima sent a silent apology to her son as she trespassed into the restricted area. Her eyes scanned along the dark corridor until she found exactly what she was looking for.

Sitting in the small corner, hiding from the world, was her son. Or better yet, her son from seven years ago, back during the Cell Games. Dressed in that purple GI that resembled Piccolo's so much. Makima simply stood there as she listened to his cries.

"I-i-it's my fault…" He sniffled. "I-I'm sorry… I'm so sorry."

She stepped closer.

"...I didn't listen to Dad."

She stopped.

"If I hadn't let the power control me…if I had just fought like Dad… If I was more like him…"

Makima continued forward.

"Mom wouldn't have been a widow, Goten and Nayuta would've had their Dad in their lives, and…and…we would've been happy."

Makima knelt down towards her son and softly pulled his small form in her body. "I'm sorry. I'm a terrible Mother, aren't I? While I was so focused on my own pain, trying to do my best for you kids, I had completely ignored what was going on with you. Losing your Father had hurt you just as much as it did me. He was a large part of your world, your hero."

Gohan continued to cry.

"You tried to fill the void he left, to take care of us in your own way. You tried to protect the world like he would, when something like that never should've been thrusted onto your shoulders at such a young age. It's the failure of us adults that you've been hurt so much. You, your siblings, and Trunks should be enjoying your youth while you still have them." Makima turned Gohan around to look him in the eyes. "There's something that I should've told you a long time ago, Gohan."

He stared at her through his tears.

Makima smiled with all of the love she had. "I love you, Gohan. I'll always love you, no matter what."

Suddenly, the world around them erupted in a bright warm light.

Goku and the others were panicking as the kids were now left at the mercy of Buu, at least until Denji literally kicked him in the nuts. Yoru was the only one laughing hysterically at the action, her own opinion on the Chainsaw hybrid increased exponentially after that.

"T-to think something like that actually worked." Shin was flabbergasted.

"W-well, at least he's creative." Goku chuckled.

"That moron…" Asa muttered, embarrassed that she knew Denji as well as she did. "At least he managed to save the kids though."

"They're still in trouble, however! Without fusion then there's no chance they'll be able to survive Buu!" Kibito reminded everyone.

Asa jumped up to her feet. "Then send us down there! I know Gohan hasn't unlocked his full potential yet, but Yoru and I have gotten considerably stronger! With the Z-Sword we can-"

BOOM!

All conversations halted as an explosion of pure power sent them all flying back. Goku had to fight to keep himself steady as he realized just who that power belonged to. He, and the others, all stared at Gohan in pure awe. Ultimate power was just rolling off of him in troves, like a bottomless ocean just recently discovered.

Makima stood unfazed as she stared at her son with nothing but pride and love. She didn't even have time to react, since the moment she had uttered those words to Gohan his power was unleashed without any sign of stopping.

Elder Kai grumbled at the boy with annoyance. "Give an old man a warning next time!"

Gohan, just like everyone else, was surprised by his unleashed potential. "T-this is incredible…! I feel like I don't even need to go Super Saiyan! Nor do I feel like I need to use my Devil side either!"

"It's amazing! No, it's insane!" Goku hurried over to his wife and son. "You don't look any different, and yet all of that power surpasses everything that came before! You're not even a Super Saiyan!"

"Tch! Transforming isn't everything! That Super-whatever is just showbiz!" Elder Kai complained.

"Gohan, you're so freaking awesome!" Asa rushed over to their side. "That power is unlike anything I've ever felt before!"

"You had that much power just locked away… I can't even say I'm upset. It's just unreal to think of how much power you have sitting inside of you." Yoru said.

Shin and Kibito had already recovered from the shockwave. "If that's the case, then we can surely win now! Hurry you two, we must be off to face Buu!"

"No, I'll take them myself." Kibito said.

"W-what?! No! I have a duty to see this through till the end!" Shin argued.

Kibito shook his head. "With all due respect, I believe our part in this fight is over. We'd just get in their way. It's best to not risk dying yet again."

"Thanks, Kibito." Gohan smiled.

"Huh? I guess even you can learn a thing or two." Asa smirked.

"Don't get too big of a head. I'm betting on you biting it first." Kibito smirked as well.

"I'll prove you wrong, jerk!" Asa huffed. She tried to cross her arms but then remembered that she only has one. "Ugh! I hate that I still only have one arm!"

"Why haven't you regrown it?" Kibito asked.

"Because I can't!"

"No, I can." Yoru said.

"HUUUH?!" Asa gawked at her partner. "THEN WHY DID YOU WAIT THIS ENTIRE TIME?!"

Yoru thought back to her own personal issues, then decided on her answer. "My dumbass brother-in-law."

"BULLSHIT!"

"Just shut up!" Yoru quickly took over their body. She used their recently newly acquired abilities to restore her missing arm back to normal. Now she was 100% complete just as before.

While the two of them were having their own little argument, Gohan was saying his goodbyes to his parents. "I wish we could've had more time together, Dad."

Goku and Makima shared a look. "Don't fret too much about it, Gohan. We'll have plenty of time to make up for the lost years when all of this is over."

"Huh?"

"Your Father will be coming back to life once Buu's dead." Makima explained. "Go and win, so that our family can be whole again."

That was the best news Gohan had heard in the last seven years. "R-really?! You're going to come back to life, Dad?!"

"Yup!" Goku answered joyfully.

Unable to contain his excitement, Gohan embraced his parents in a tight hug, one they were more than happy to return. They broke it quickly with Gohan hurrying off towards Yoru and Kibito. He looked back one last time to see his parents. Goku held Makima close as her head rested against his chest. They both gave him a thumbs up for good luck.

Gohan gave his own thumbs up in return. He, Yoru, and Kibito vanished from the Supreme Kais planet to face off against Majin Buu.

Makima released a soft breath. "That's our son, darling."

"Yup. I couldn't be prouder." Goku smiled.

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…

…

"OHHHHH!" Goku suddenly screamed, surprising everyone. Looks of concern passed through Shin, Makima, and Elder Kai as they stared at the Earthly Saiyan.

"W-what's wrong, Goku?! Did we forget something?!" Shin asked.

"That's who Denji is! He's that Chainsaw Devil! No wonder he looked familiar!" Goku laughed, scratching the back of his head.

While the Gods were confused, Makima was staring at her husband with wide eyes. It had been years since he's managed to draw this kind of reaction out of her. "D-darling? How do you know about the Chainsaw Devil?"

"Huh? I fought him before."

"WHEN?"

He stared at her.

"Right… I shouldn't be asking you to count large numbers." Makima now needed to check her own memories for when her husband could've possibly crossed paths with the Chainsaw Devil.

Kibito dropped them off in the rocky wastelands. "The fate of the universe is in your hands now."

"Right, thanks." Gohan said for them. "Wait, can I ask you something?"

"What is it?"

"Can I wear the same outfit as my Dad? I want to do this while wearing his GI." Gohan requested.

"Certainly." Kibito tried to remember the color of Goku's outfit. "It was the color of the Porporian Frog dung, right?"

"It's orange." Yoru scoffed.

"Right." Kibito used his powers to change Gohan's outfit into the same as Goku's. The oldest son of Goku smiled happily at his wardrobe change.

"We might as well ask for one too." Asa pointed out.

"Fine. I was getting sick of this outfit anyway. Hey! Change ours too!" Yoru demanded.

"The same as Goku's?"

"HELL NO! Turn into…uh…" She listened to Asa's request. "Fine." Yoru described the outfit to Kibito, so that he'd get it perfectly.

She is now dressed in a female high-school uniform that consists of a long-sleeved button up shirt worn beneath a pinafore style dress with a pleated skirt that extends below the knee, a bow at the collar, a wide belt at the waist, and black, knee-high socks, and sneakers. "There. Happy?"

"Extremely." Asa never had the opportunity to wear the uniform that her mother bought due to the original high school getting destroyed in a Devil attack. At least now she can wear it while saving the world.

"I'll be praying for your success." Kibito wished them luck.

"Thanks, Kibito! Tell the others we said hi!" Gohan and Asa waved goodbye, while Yoru gave a slight nod. He teleported back to the Supreme Kai's planet, leaving nephew and aunt all alone.

"Get your game face on, Gohan. It's do or die."

"Right." He grew serious as requested.

With a sonic boom, the two took off towards where they could sense Majin Buu's power.

Majin Buu chased the five around the wasteland as if it were a Scooby-Doo cartoon. They kept ducking through bushes, rocks, boulders, and canyons in order to avoid getting killed. Suddenly, the pink monster stopped in his tracks. Piccolo and the others wondered what he was doing as they watched Buu lower himself to the ground.

"W-what's he doing?" Nayuta asked.

"Taking a dump?" Goten suggested.

"I highly doubt that's it." Trunks rolled his eyes.

"Maybe his balls still hurt?" Denji chuckled. "Should I kick him again?"

"Your funeral." Trunks said.

Piccolo was trying to tune them out to focus on Buu. It was strange to see him stop suddenly after the rage Denji had set him in before. "Is he trying to bait us?! No, there has to be something else, right?"

PING!

All of them, including Buu, snapped their heads over to the opposite direction as two huge power levels were quickly approaching. "S-someone's coming!" Trunks yelled.

"But who is it?!" Piccolo wondered. But then it started to become clearer as they got closer. "T-that's War and… Goku?!"

Nayuta and Goten felt a huge burst of joy erupt from their hearts. "NO, THAT'S OUR BIG BROTHER! GOHAN'S ALIVE!"

Gohan and Yoru arrived on the battlefield, shocking their allies. While the War Devil refused to meet their eyes, Gohan turned to his friends and family. "Good. Seems we made it on time."

"Gohan!" Trunks exclaimed.

"I knew it! I fuckin' knew you were alive!" Denji cheered. Then he noticed War. "Wait, what is Asa doin' here?"

"GOHAAAAAAAN!" Goten and Nayuta dived for their big brother. Tears spilled from their eyes as they embraced him tightly. "YOU'RE ALIVE! YOU'RE ALIVE!"

Gohan hugged his siblings tightly. "Sorry, I made you two worry. Don't worry, I'm here now."

"T-that's Gohan?! His power is different, and so is his demeanor! I couldn't even recognize him!" Piccolo shifted his gaze to Yoru. "Then there's Yoru, who feels significantly more powerful than before. Such a massive jump in power in such a short time should be impossible!"

"Where's everyone else?" Gohan asked.

"Buu killed them! He killed Mama too!" Nayuta explained.

"Everyone?!" Gohan already knew about his mother, but to think that everyone else had been killed by Buu surprised him. "Dammit! If Dende's dead, then there goes our hope of a quick fix! We can't even rely on the Namekian Dragon Balls since they only revive one person at a time!"

Yoru and Asa already knew that information, but the teenager was still angry about the injustice of it all.

Buu stood back up, rubbing his belly. "They tasted good! I turned them all into chocolate!"

"No… I feel a faint energy. Hopefully, that's Dende." Gohan turned to his aunt. "Auntie, let me handle it."

"Fine. I'm back up if he pulls something sneaky anyway." Yoru pointed to the sword on her back. Buu noticed the gesture, mentally keeping a note to watch that weapon.

Gohan nodded at her and gave his full attention to Majin Buu. He slowly stepped up to the Majin and looked the monstrous pinky in the eyes. Buu didn't take him too seriously, remembering the last time he fought Gohan. "So, do you really think you can fight Majin Buu?"

Gohan chuckled. "Fight you? I'm gonna kill you."

Chapter End

NOTE: GOD! I hope nothing terrible happens in the next chapter! That would totally be super funny if it did! Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed. Denji probably would've gone full Chainsaw here if Piccolo wasn't there to calm him down and give him hope.

I had to write Denji kicking someone in the nuts. There was no way I could miss that opportunity.

Yeah, Makima (and the rest of the adults) learn that throwing small children at world ending threats isn't a good idea. The kids are either too immature to truly take things seriously or get traumatized. It really irritated Makima that none of the grown ass men (and herself) weren't strong enough to handle Cell. And by that, I mean, Vegeta and Krillin fucked up.

The Vegeta section at the beginning was really fun to write. I enjoy his character growth a lot. He's still very pissed at Goku though.

I find it utterly hilarious for Goku to have fought Pochita and Makima just NEVER knew because Goku never brought it up. I hope all of Denji's weird reactions to Goku makes sense now.

Next chapter is Gohan's fight and... well I think we all know.