NOTE: I am mentally exhausted. Did the best I could but this is as far as I could get before classes start back up. I also landed a new job, so that'll be eating up some of my time as well. This story is almost done, so we'll have to see when I can get these last few chapters out. Once I'm done with this, I'll get to work on my other stories when I have the time.
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Chapter 23: Perfect Duo
"Ugh…!" Denji slumped over the dining room table. He pushed aside all of his homework in favor of pouting at the person sitting across from him. Gohan, one of the more recent additions to his life, didn't pay heed to his antics. The Chainsaw hybrid was invited over for a study session since a big test was coming up, which also meant going over some old homework to help get the basics down. As good as this life was compared to his old one, Denji did not like school all that much. Sure, there were a bunch of pretty girls to interact with, but he still had to deal with all the bullshit school usually carried with it. Strict teachers, judgmental peers, math, and so much more.
Thankfully, he had Gohan and the others to help keep him sane. Denji would always appreciate the Sons for finding him all those months ago back in that warehouse. Honestly, he didn't know what he would've done if Mrs. Makima and Gohan hadn't shown up when they did. The only reason he even has the opportunities that he does now is because of them.
The only reason he could live out his dream is thanks to them.
As that thought passed, Denji stared at Gohan. "Hey, Gohan?"
"Yeah?" Gohan looks up. "If this is about helping you cheat, then you know that I can't."
"It ain't about that! I can cheat all on my own!" He ignored Gohan's flat stare. "I just wanted to ask what your dream is."
"My dream?"
"Yeah. What's the perfect dream that you got? Something that would make your life perfect." Denji clarified.
Gohan scrunched his face up a bit as he thought up his answer. His head slightly turned to the picture shelf, where a picture of his father could be seen. "I guess… I would like a world where I have my Dad back. But that's not really a dream, is it?"
"Nah! No way! That's totally a dream!" Denji declared.
"Really?"
"Yeah! Really! I don't think a dream has to be some super realistic thing, like a job or somethin'! A year ago, one of my dreams was to eat a big cheeseburger!" Denji explained.
"I guess that's why you made that eating bet with Sharpener, huh?" Gohan thought back to the group's trip to a buffet restaurant. Denji and Sharpener made a bet to see who could eat the most cheeseburgers, the loser would have to do the other's homework for a week. Both could barely get past their sixth one, so it was a tie.
"Well, yeah. I never had the chance to eat expensive food like that before. So, to have the chance to eat as much as I wanted was a dream come true." Denji explained.
Gohan looked sad at the reminder of Denji's past. "Right, you didn't have a lot for a long time before we met you."
"Yeah, but now I have a lot of things with me. I have you guys, Aki, Power, and our group at school. There's a proper roof over my head, warm clothes, and so much other stuff." Denji chuckled a bit as he thought about how quickly his life has changed. Just a year ago he would've been going to sleep hungry dreaming about eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Though, he didn't have everything. His best friend wasn't here to enjoy it all with him. Denji likes to think that one day he'll be able to share all of his experiences with Pochita. Which is why he needed to protect everything that had now unlike when he couldn't protect himself and Pochita.
When Gohan asked him if he wanted to be a superhero duo as The Great Saiyaman and Chainsaw Man, it made him happy. It meant that they could protect the things they have in their lives now.
That he could make up for that day.
The roaring sounds of chainsaws echoed through the tunnels of Buu's body. Giant insects and other bacteria screamed and squealed as the ferocious Hero of Hell tore through them without mercy. There was no fanfare, no dramatic tension, or epic demonstrations. Just pure unfiltered carnage as the Chainsaw Devil attacked without mercy. Whatever stood in his way suffered a gruesome death that would make even Majin Buu's stomach churn.
"C-can't…"
"Denji."
Chainsaw Man didn't budge as a vomit of acid spilled on his back. None of his armor took any damage from the assault. He spun around and shredded the floating bacteria worm to pieces. The Hero jumped over a sneak attack from a large eye-less sharp-tooth dog and ran his chainsaws through its body. Blood and guts spewed like a waterfall, spilling all over his body.
"I…can't…"
"Denji."
Several creatures attempted to dog pile on him with their numbers, but Chainsaw Man diced them to ribbons without even giving them a glance. With his obstacles dead, the Hero of Hell continued to march his way through the tunnels.
"I can't…protect…"
"Denji."
…
A young Denji found himself standing within a dirty alleyway. Inches from his face was a singular door. There was dirt, grime, blood, and blade marks all over the door frame. He remembers this door; he's seen this door once and a while within his dreams. But he's never been as close to that door as he is now. He wonders what's behind it and wonders if opening the door will help him.
He's weak.
When his family needed him the most, he wasn't there to protect them.
He couldn't protect Pochita and his best friend never got to live to see their dream come true.
He was a burden to the twins and Trunks, not even contributing to their fight against Buu.
Even when he tried to rectify his mistake by helping Gohan and Asa, he was still a liability. Majin Buu didn't even see him as a threat. Just a piece of garbage to lazily kick aside.
Why was he weak?
Will the door answer this question?
His hand touches the doorknob.
"Don't open it, Denji. There's no need to open it anymore."
His hand stops but doesn't let go.
…
Chainsaw Man continues on with monstrous loud stomps that vibrate the pink fleshy walls.
Asa hated that she had to ruin her outfit more than it already was, but they needed to get moving through Buu's body. She sprinted down a tunnel as quickly as possible. "Any idea on how we didn't get…uh…assimilated?"
Yoru turned her attention to the sword on Asa's back. "If I had to guess, it's likely due to the Z-Sword's mystical properties protecting us when Buu absorbed us. If we weren't holding this sword, then we would've been fully absorbed like the kids and Piccolo."
"I guess we owe the Supreme Kai and the others our thanks when we see them again." Asa said.
"If we even manage to get ourselves out of here before Buu destroys everything."
"Right…! Then we better hurry! You said that you could feel their energy, right?"
Yoru nodded her head with a quick look of concern passing through her features. "I can still feel the energies of the kids and Piccolo, meaning that they thankfully weren't killed upon getting fully absorbed. It's faint but I can feel the general direction." Yoru then shifted her eyes into a different direction. "There's something else…something horribly familiar running through here."
"Denji was absorbed too. Do you think he's…?"
"For the sake of all our futures, I'm going to pray that our luck doesn't become that shitty. Even so, we need to stay clear of it until we can get to everyone else." Yoru responded.
Asa jumped along several nerves to reach the other side of the large gap. The highschooler gasped when she spotted several large monstrous bacteria blocking her path. "Gross! Gross! Gross! Gross!"
"Shut it, girly girl! I don't know what kind of weird shit Buu has in his body but we're gonna have to fight through these things!"
"I know!" Asa groaned. She tore out a piece of Buu's flesh and transformed it into a platinum coated shield. She gripped the Z-Sword in her other hand and prepared herself. "I really hope Goku's having a better time than we are!"
"My brother-in-law is a lot of things, but a stubborn idiot is what he's known for. If anyone can hold off Buu until we've taken care of business, it's him. He wouldn't panic in a time like this."
Goku was panicking like crazy at the moment. His plan to fuse with Gohan to defeat Buu went up in smoke before his very eyes within seconds. Even worse was that Yoru and that Denji kid got absorbed along with Gohan, taking away any other option to fuse. If he was able to fuse with Makima, then that would've been far better than the options currently available. He was just given his life back, and now he was about to lose it just as quickly.
"HA HA HA HA HA!" Majin Buu victoriously cheered. "You tried to fuse with Gohan but I absorbed him before you even could! I took the War Devil as well for extra insurance! That chainsaw boy wasn't a part of the plan but better safe than sorry, I say!" Buu exclaimed.
"It's not fair…! All of that stolen power from people who earned them!" Goku glared angrily at his pink foe.
Buu couldn't care less about the accusation. "You know as well as I that winning is everything! If one wishes to stand on top they must be willing to do whatever it takes! But don't worry, I'll make your suffering as little as possible before you die!"
Goku looked back at his options. "I can't fuse with Dende or that girl. My only actual option is Hercule!"
Kobeni was shaking like a leaf. "H-hey…! W-we should run! H-he's gonna kill us if we don't!"
"We can't leave now! And even if we tried, Buu wouldn't let us!" Dende responded. As Kobeni continued to wallow in despair, Hercule was trying to reload his gun. For some reason the human thought his bullets would still work.
Buu raised his hand. "Here, I'll be a good sport and give you five seconds to pick your next partner."
"D-dammit! Fusing with Hercule is likely to make me weaker, but I don't have a choice here!" Goku was sweating heavily.
"Five…four…three…" Buu started cracking his knuckles. "Two…one."
"Ah! I don't have a choice here! All I can do is…!" Goku turned around to throw the earring. "HERCULE, CATCH!"
"Huh?" The champion blinked.
"Say goodbye!" Buu announced.
Right as Goku was about to throw it, a familiar energy signature invaded his senses. A sense of relief exploded within his chest. "T-this energy! Could it be…?!" It was! Two energy levels that he recognized! "VEGETA AND DEATH!"
Buu was charging down to crush him to pieces. "Give up already?! Then prepare to die!"
"ALRIGHT!" Goku quickly teleported away right before Majin Buu could've landed his attack.
The Majin was confused for a brief moment until he found Goku's energy a distance away. "Heh! He teleported! Do you really think running will save you? I'll chase you down to the ends of the universe if that's what it takes to kill you!" He paid no heed to the weaklings below and took off to chase after Goku.
"W-what was he about to give me?" Hercule asked.
"It doesn't matter now! I have to follow them!" Dende exclaimed. He was about to fly off, but Kobeni and Hercule latched onto his clothes.
"D-don't just leave us here! Take us with you!" They both pleaded.
"Ugh…" Dende was cursing his luck right now.
Vegeta and Lilith arrived in the world of the living thanks to Baba. The old crone bowed her head slightly at the Death Devil. "I apologize but this is as close as I'll go. I'm too scared."
Lilith shrugged. She's now dressed in a black top that exposed her midriff with a punk rock flaming skull printed on the front. She's wearing a pair of ripped black jeans and heels with blood red lining along the edges. Purple make-up and lipstick adorned her face to add to the look she was going for. A red and black guitar hung on her back, slightly covered by her hair. Lilith gave Baba a wink. "Don't worry about it, Baba. We'll be fine on our own."
"Tch! It'll only delay the inevitable of getting killed again." Vegeta huffed.
"Don't be like that, Veggie! We can handle this!" Lilith smirked.
"You can feel Buu's energy, demon! Our chances are non-existent."
"So, you're gonna give up?"
"Like, hell-"
Suddenly, Goku appeared between them, scaring the absolute shit out of them and Baba. The Earthly Saiyan smiled happily at his new allies. "Alright! It really is you guys!"
"K-Kakarot?!"
"Goku?! When the hell did you come back to life?!" Lilith asked.
"I wish to know as well!" Baba requested.
Goku shook his head. "No time to explain! Get out of here, Baba! Buu is on his way!"
"Yikes!" The old crone took off. "G-good luck! We're all counting on you!" She vanished back to the afterlife for guaranteed safety.
"So, I see King Yemma asked you guys to help out. That's good." Goku said. He was completely ignorant to the look Vegeta was sending him. "Anyway. I need one of you guys to put this earring on, so that we can fuse! Please!"
"No." Vegeta immediately refused.
"HUH?!" Goku gaped at his fellow Saiyan.
"I'll have to agree with him." Lilith smirked with crossed arms.
"W-wait?! Why are you guys refusing?!" Goku asked.
Lilith reached for her guitar and pulled it to her front. She strummed it a bit before grinning at her brother-in-law. I feel like giving on a show today, since I've been allowed into the world of the living for the first time in centuries. Besides, you two have a couple's therapy to work through."
"W-what?" Goku tilted his head, while Vegeta growled at the implication.
Lilith moved ahead of them. "I'll hold off Buu while you guys work things out. Not sure how long I'll last, so be quick!" The Death Devil blasted off towards Majin Buu before Goku could stop her.
Goku sweat dropped at her. "She's always so hard to understand…" Shaking his head, the Earthly Saiyan lifted the earring to Vegeta. "Well, you're the only other person I can turn to, Vegeta! We have to do this!"
"And why should I…?" Vegeta asked.
"It's the only way to beat Buu!"
"Then I'd rather die." Vegeta said even though he's already dead.
"W-what?!" Goku gasped. "Why?!"
"I hate you for it…"
"For what?!"
Vegeta's anger grew at the buffoon's inability to understand his anger. He turned to the low-class Saiyan with a heated glare. "You hid your Super Saiyan 3 form from me during our fight! You lied to me, manipulated me, and humiliated me! Why should I fuse with someone as disgusting as you?!"
Goku lowered his head. "I-I'm sorry. I know it was wrong, but I only had a limited amount of time. Using Super Saiyan 3 at all would've drained a lot out of me."
"Excuses! The facts don't change that you mocked me! Spat on my pride! You treated me as some child that needed to be pleased! Not once, ever have you taken me seriously! All these years I've been fighting hard to close the gap and when I finally reached the finish line you pushed it further away!"
"V-Vegeta…" Goku was surprised. He honestly didn't know that the older Saiyan had felt this way.
"Hoh?! I can sense other energy levels near you! It doesn't matter who you team up with! No one can stop me!" Majin Buu declared. He was approaching their location fast. It would only take him a few more seconds before he could kill all that opposed him. His victory was assured-
STRUM!
A blast of black energy smashed into him. Having not seen it coming, Majin Buu was knocked back through the air. He spun for a few moments before coming to a complete stop. "What?! Who did that?!"
"That would be yours truly." Buu looked up to see Lilith floating above him. She continued strumming the strings on her guitar with passion. "I can finally see the infamous Majin Buu face-to-face. I have to say, I'm not impressed."
"Another fool wishing to die? Oh well, I'm not concerned with weaklings." Buu spoke with arrogance.
"Interesting thing to say, considering that you've been outclassed before. How did it feel to have my 16-year-old nephew beat you black and blue?" Lilith teased.
"About as good as it felt when I paid him back in full." Buu glared at the woman.
"True, but you couldn't do that on your own…right? You needed to absorb the children and Piccolo to achieve that. Which means that without them Majin Buu is nothing more than a weakling in comparison to the rest of us." She smiled as she saw the anger increase across Buu's face. "Even worse than that is that a couple of kids were easily beating you and would've if they had a bit more maturity." Lilith let out a fake gasp. "Can you believe it?! The mighty Majin Buu, the strongest in the universe, surpassed by a couple of grade school children!"
Majin Buu flashed in front of her within a millisecond, their faces inches apart. "Running your mouth is a game only suicidal fools play! You truly do have a death wish!" His fist struck out, but it only managed to hit the air.
The musical sounds of a guitar echoed out all around him. "I don't have a death wish. It's impossible for someone like me. However, you do have a debt to pay." Suddenly, an army of crows swarmed the Majin to attack him, but each was easily blown away by his power. An explosion occurred below him. He looked down to see a massive blast of lava engulf his form completely. Buu expunged the lava away from him with a powerful shout of energy.
Lilith summoned an array of purplish flames to surround her body. The woman's hair changed from black to purple with flaming highlights, and a cloak of fire surrounded her form. She strung her guitar pick across the air, tearing it open as if she were bending reality.
Buu's eyes narrowed as the tear opened wide enough for several disturbing creatures to emerge from it. They were mangled monstrosities that towered over him like a skyscraper. Their eyes were leaking out blood and other kinds of fluids. The planet shook as they made contact with the ground, cracking the surface of the planet in their wake.
"Say hello to my children! It's been so long since they've been let out to play and they really hate what you've done to their aunts and cousins!" Lilith announced. "Play nice, boys!"
The first one opened its mouth and unleashed a blast of energy that Buu dodged. He looked back to see the attack create a massive explosion upon contact with the planet. "Hmph. As if something like that is enough to defeat me!" He turned and struck one of the giant zombies with a kick that blasted a hole through its stomach. However, to his surprise, the hole just regenerated like nothing happened. "What?!"
"What's wrong? Not liking someone else being able to regenerate? Is it unfair when someone has the advantage over you?" Lilith continued to mock.
Buu chuckled darkly, tightening his fists. "Trust me, woman! You've never held the advantage!"
"Vegeta, c'mon! I know you're angry, but this is our only shot!" Goku tried to convince him. "We need to do this!"
"I don't need you! I can do this without your disgusting help!"
"You know that's not true! You can feel Buu's power! You know he's stronger than the both of us combined!" Vegeta just turned away. "I don't know how long Death can continue holding out! Put the earring on, Vegeta!"
"Just shut up! I don't care about anything you have to say!"
Goku's anger was boiling at this point. While he could usually deal with Vegeta's stubborn attitude, this was NOT the time for it. Everything was counting on them and there was no other option. "Then care about this, Vegeta! Buu has absorbed and killed everyone we've ever cared about! Krillin and the others! Bulma too!"
"What…?!" Vegeta's eyes widened.
"Piccolo, Gohan, Goten, Nayuta, Gohan, War, and Trunks have all been taken by Majin Buu! They're the reason for Buu's power! You can't fight him alone!" Goku continued, seeing that his words were finally reaching the stubborn prince. "If we lose, our friends and family have died for nothing! Is that what you want?! To go out like…helpless victims just so you can continue nursing some foolish grudge?! HOW DO YOU WANT THIS TO END, VEGETA?!"
Vegeta's body shook, hating the fact that deep down he fully agreed with everything Goku said. He understood that fusing was possibly their only way to win this, and that fighting Buu alone would just get him killed again. He hated it! He hated it so much that it made him want to vomit but…but… Bulma and Trunks needed him. As a man who wanted to do right by them, to not waste his second chance, then he had no choice. "If we fuse, are you certain that we'll defeat Buu?"
"Look! I can't give you a guarantee, but I can tell you that it'll multiply our strength exponentially!"
BOOM!
The two turned to the direction of the explosion, noting that Lilith's power was dropping considerably. Goku turned back to the Prince. "VEGETA!"
"GIVE ME THE DAMN EARRING!" Vegeta held out his hand.
"Vegeta?! Okay!" Goku happily tossed the earring over to Vegeta.
"Dammit! You said the right ear, right?!" Vegeta struggled a bit to clip the earring on.
"Yup! Oh yeah, one thing I forgot to mention is that this will be permanent. We'll be unable to separate ever again after this."
By the time the words registered in Vegeta's head, the earring had been clipped on. The earrings glowed a bright light and forced their bodies together. Goku laughed happily at Vegeta's disbelief. "YOU GODDAMN MORON! YOU TELL ME THAT NOW?!"
FLASH!
As the last of her children was blown to ashes, Lilith struggled to breathe within Buu's grip. In his other hand was her guitar, which he had broken in half. Majin Buu chuckled darkly at her lack of words. "What's wrong, Devil? No more taunts to throw at me?"
She grunted slightly.
"Heh. Any final words?"
"Y-you…owe me…a new guitar…" Lilith smirked.
Buu rolled his eyes and dropped the guitar. He pulled back his fist to turn her skull into a red pasty mist. "Poor choice! DIE-huh?" Majin Buu felt something grab onto his arm, holding his fist back. He turned to look at what could possibly hold him back. "What the hell-BWAH!" An attack that was just too fast for him to see sent him spiraling through the air.
Lilith felt a pair of strong arms hold her in a bridal style. She felt out the energy of the mysterious man holding her and smiled slyly. "Aw~! Look at you, guys! You finally talked out your issues!"
"Hmph. And you look like a mess." The man smirked.
"Eh." She shrugged. "Been awhile since I've been in a fight. I would've kicked his ass a century ago. Oh well, I'm sure you can handle it, right?"
"Obviously." He released her from his arms.
Majin Buu gained control over him and glared at the newest arrival. "Who are you supposed to be?!"
"Me?" The man pointed at himself. "I am the fusion of Vegeta and Kakarot! I guess you can just call me Vegito!" He has the same body type as Goku, while his hair color is dark brown to reddish brown. He has Goku's softer jawline and Vegeta's sharper eyes. Vegito's upper hair style stands firmly upwards like Vegeta, while having Goku's hairline and has two bangs sticking out like a downward "V" shape. Vegito wears two yellow Potara earrings as result of the Potara fusion and wears a color-swapped version of the GI that Goku usually wears, with the top and pants being blue with an orange undershirt. The belt stays the same blue color, and he wears the white gloves and boots of Vegeta.
Buu smirked, obviously not taking him seriously. "A fusion of those two? Please, with my power you're nothing compared to me!" He dashed forward to attack the fusion. But to his shock, Vegito effortlessly caught his fist in his palm. "W-what?!"
Vegito pulled Buu in close. "Can you please start taking this seriously?" He released the Majin and smashed his foot against the pink monster's nose, breaking it instantly. Buu went flying once again like a cartoon character.
Lilith smiled, pleased at the results. "Good, you can handle the rest of this mess. I'm going to collect the pieces of my children and head home. Try not to listen to the Vegeta in you and fuck up."
"You're really annoying." Vegito rolled his eyes.
"I know." Lilith gave a peace sign with her usual teasing look. Once she left, Vegito gave his full attention back to Majin Buu. The pink dumbass was clearly extremely pissed at getting tossed away a second time.
The fusion rolled his shoulders and smiled. "Alright! Time to have fun!"
"Vegeta and Goku fused together?! This is great! With their power I'm sure they can defeat Buu!" Kibito Kai exclaimed. He was amazed by how Vegito was easily making a fool of Buu even without using his Super Saiyan form. "I never knew the Potara was so powerful!"
"Fool! Those two have the power! The Potara simply amplified and mixed together what they already had to create the ultimate warrior." Elder Kai explained.
Kibito Kai turned to Makima. "Isn't this great, Makima?! With this they'll be able to-uh…are you okay?"
Makima looked utterly disgusted.
"M-Makima?"
She was trembling slightly. "T-to think…my darling is forever mixed together with Vegeta…!" Makima lowered her head in shame. "Why must the universe continue to be cruel to me?"
Both Gods just sweat dropped at her behavior.
Asa was crying pathetically at all of the gross body fluid and blood that stained her outfit. "I wanna leave! I wanna take a nice long shower!"
"Can you quit whining?! We have a job to do!" Yoru huffed.
"I can't expect an unhygienic freak like you to understand a teenage girl's pain!"
"Unhygienic?! Excuse you! I always took daily showers and cleaned myself when I still had my own body! Don't you dare insinuate that I'm anything less! It's Fami who has to be reminded to take more than one shower a week!"
"S-she doesn't shower?"
"No, she's just too lazy to be bothered. That's Control's problem, though, not mine." Yoru said. Her eyes shifted ahead and narrowed. "Wait a minute…we're approaching something."
"Is it where Buu is keeping everyone?" Asa asked.
"No, but it's something weird. I hate weird." Yoru responded.
The two stopped as they reached some sort of chamber. It didn't look much different from everything else in Buu's body. But the environment wasn't the issue, no, it was the person standing in the middle of the chamber. "Is that…?"
"Piccolo?!"
The Namekian stood with his back turned to them, not uttering a word. The two could tell that there was something off about the Namekian but they couldn't tell what it was. Whether it was the air inside Buu's body or Piccolo, everything about the situation was unsettling. When he turned around, Piccolo glared at them with an emotionless breath.
"Asa…get ready!"
"What?!"
"That's not Piccolo!"
'Piccolo' lunged right at Asa, forcing her to block the attack with her shield. She buckled under the weight of his swing and went flying into the wall. She ducked to avoid another blow and rolled away to gain distance. The girl created several spiked caltrops and threw them at the Namekian. 'Piccolo' swatted them away but that's exactly what she intended. As soon as the caltrops made contact, the spikes exploded into his direction. They each stabbed into his body, drawing purple fluid from the wounds.
"Now!" Asa grabbed one of the nerves, tore it off, and transformed it into a spear. She lunged the spear into 'Piccolo's' gut. Asa watched as 'Piccolo' fell to the ground lifelessly. "W-well…that was easy."
"Too easy." Yoru felt the hairs on her neck stick up. "Behind us!"
"What-GYAH!" Asa screamed when 'Piccolo' reappeared and knocked her into the floor. His arm stretched to grab hold of her ankle. He whipped her around before slamming her down into a squishy liquid pod. Asa squealed in disgust as more of Buu's fluids covered her body. "KYAAA! GROSS! I'm totally gonna get some disease from this!"
"That's the least of our worries right now!"
Her partner was correct, and Asa quickly moved out of the way to avoid a devastating kick. She rolled across the floor, then whipped out the Z-Sword. Asa reached out and manipulated liquid covering her body to take the form of an assault rifle. "Alright, Piccolo! I don't know what you are, but you're going down like…uh…donkey kong!"
"Really?"
"W-what?! I'm not good at mid-fight banter!"
At the same time as their battle was happening with the fake Piccolo, the Hero of Hell was in the midst of his own epic combat. His chainsaws clashed against the KI blasts of 'Gohan', 'Gotenks', and 'Nayuta'. He swirled to avoid getting tackled by 'Nayuta', then smashed his leg into her spine. She barreled towards the bottomless pit of Buu's stomach. Chainsaw Man saw several ghosts descending onto him and roared.
He lunged forward and carved his way through all of the ghosts, their explosions doing little to stop his assault. 'Gotenks' blocked his chainsaws with his bare arm, then grabbed two of the Devil's arms. He spun him around like a tornado, then threw him right at 'Gohan'.
The fake big brother charged up a Kamehameha and fired it into Chainsaw Man's back, blasting him through several bone-like structures. 'Nayuta' returned and unleashed a devastated chain knuckle barrage into his torso that sent him flying into the wall. The three hybrids converged in front of him, their palms surging with energy. Chainsaw Man did nothing as they unleashed a powerful blast that threw him through several more walls.
Asa and Yoru heard the sound of blast fire and ducked out of the way. The blast engulfed 'Piccolo' completely. The two were shocked by the development, questioning what the hell was going on until the smoke cleared. Yoru's eyes widened as a familiar large black figure with roaring chainsaws stood back up, unbothered by the damaging attack. "T-that's the Chainsaw Devil!"
"That's what he looks like?!" Asa gasped. Yoru had explained the dangerous devil to her before and how potentially dangerous that made Denji. But she hadn't really taken it seriously, not believing that Denji of all people could be something so powerful that Yoru and her sisters literally feared it. "T-that's Denji…? What could've happened to turn him into that?"
"We're switching!"
"W-wait-!" It was too late for Asa to argue, because Yoru snatched back control over their body. The War Devil prepared herself for a potentially worse fight than what they were already going through. But she stopped when Chainsaw Man's attention didn't turn to her at all. Instead, he remained focused on the hole he had just come through. "What is he doing?"
The question was answered when fakes of her nephews and niece entered through the hole. Even worse was that the fake 'Piccolo' had also recovered from the blast and joined up with the duplicates.
"Yoru, this is bad!"
"I'm aware!" Yoru's attention shifted to Chainsaw Man. "Hey! Chainsaw!" His head turned to her. Something in his eyes lit up slightly at the sight of her. "I don't like you and you probably don't like me either, but right now those things are our enemies! Understand?!"
Chainsaw Man simply turned his head away but didn't make any noise to disagree. Instead, he lunged towards the fakes with gusto. Knowing that was the best she was going to get at the moment, Yoru charged forward to join him in combat.
"What's wrong, Buu? Having trouble?" Vegito taunted as he easily blocked Buu's attacks with his feet. The fusion kicked against Buu's arm, knocking him off balance. He used his other leg to twirl the Majin around like a fidget spinner. "C'mon, already! I haven't even transformed yet!"
"SHUT UP!" Buu roared, pushing himself away from Vegito. "Don't you dare run your mouth at me, fool! I'm the strongest in the universe!"
"You would be if I didn't exist." Vegito responded.
"I'm going to enjoy tearing you to pieces!" Buu opened his mouth and released a roar that tore open a space through reality. He slipped inside of it and vanished from Vegito's sight.
The fusion stood there, waiting patiently for Buu's next move. He heard a noise below him and felt a pair of hands grab onto his ankles. Majin Buu attempted to pull him in through the portal, but Vegito refused to budge from his spot. Thus, causing Buu's hands to tear off just from the force alone.
Vegito kicked out and obliterated the severed hands quickly. Then shifted his eyes to the side when another one opened up next to him. A huge blast of energy shot out of the hole, but Vegito effortlessly stopped it with his hand. "HYAH!" His own blue KI blast rocketed Buu's back into the hole, creating an explosion further away. "Ah. So, that's where you're hiding."
Buu coughed out blood as his body recovered from the explosion. His fury was reaching dangerously high levels at the humiliation. This didn't make any sense to him, there's no way that a fusion between those dumb Saiyans should've given them this much power over him! It wasn't fair!
"Having fun?"
"What?!" Buu whipped around to see Vegito standing above him. "When did you-"
"-Get here? Are you so slow that you can't even comprehend me?"
Steam erupted from the holes on his body. "SHUT UP! I'M THE STRONGEST IN THE UNIVERSE! MAJIN BUU LOSES TO NOBODY!"
"If that's the case, then allow me to show you something that'll completely break that spirit of yours." Vegito pulled his arms to his side and started screaming loudly. His power increased to exponentially high levels, enough to make Buu step back in fear. The fusion's eyes shifted to teal and his hair turned bright gold. Vegito's aura caused an explosion that decimated the forest around them, transforming it into a barren landscape. When he finished his transformation, lightning crackled around his body like a warm covering. "And this is Super Vegito!"
"S-so what?! I haven't been using my full strength at all! Your transformation means nothing!" Buu declared.
"Oh, really?"
Buu turned around to see that Vegito had moved without him even realizing. Sweat poured down his face as the heat from the Super Saiyan rubbed against his skin. Vegito took a single step and that was more than enough to push the Majin back. "If that's the case then please start taking this seriously."
He tried to fight back, but Buu was thrown through the air so fast that he hadn't even realized it until Vegito slammed him back into the ground.
Yoru slashed through 'Piccolo' and 'Nayuta' for what felt like the 50th time. She was getting pretty annoyed by this point. No matter how many times they cut these guys down, they kept getting back up like nothing. Maybe it was the magical properties inside of Buu's body, but it was pissing her off. They needed a way to end this fight before they got too exhausted to continue.
"We need an idea!"
"Thanks, Captain Obvious, I didn't realize that!"
"I'm just trying to help!"
"Well, you're doing a pretty shit job-what is he doing?" Yoru pointed over at Chainsaw Man. Asa turned back and gagged at the sight before her.
Chainsaw Man had started shoving 'Gotenks' into his mouth. The copy kicked his legs uselessly as he was being swallowed whole. Chainsaw Man swallowed the fake fusion and rubbed his belly afterwards. Then he got slammed into a wall by 'Gohan'.
"D-does that count as cannibalism?" Asa asked.
Ignoring her partner, Yoru took notice that the fake 'Gotenks' didn't return after getting eaten. "That's it! That's how we beat these things!" Yoru exclaimed, confusing her partner. "Remember what I told you! Chainsaw Man has the power to erase concepts! If he eats the Ear Devil, then ears cease to exist unless he spits it back out! I had thought his power only worked on Devils, but whatever magical properties Buu's insides are made of also qualifies!"
"So, Denji just has to eat them?"
"Yes!" Yoru created a catapult and a rocket launcher. She pointed the rocket launcher at 'Gohan' and fired. The high-powered missile smashed into the fake, knocking him away from Chainsaw Man. She kicked up the remains of 'Nayuta' and 'Piccolo' to toss them onto the catapult. "HEY, CHAINSAW!"
He looked in her direction.
"BOTTOMS UP!" She launched the pieces at the Devil.
Remembering how good the fake Gotenks' tasted, Chainsaw Man opened his mouth wide. The pieces flew down into his gullet like Garfield eating lasagna. He released a nasty burp in response, rubbing his stomach. A pleased feeling filled him temporarily, fueling him to get one last tasty bite. The Hero of Hell turned around to see 'Gohan' rushing towards him.
His chainsaws increased in speed and dexterity, KI surging through them like an electrical overload. Chainsaw Man dashed at 'Gohan' and sliced him to ribbons in a flash of light. He turned around and swallowed the pieces, savoring the texture.
"A-are you okay?"
"Why wouldn't I be?" Yoru raised a brow.
"He just ate fake versions of your family."
"I've seen worse."
"Right…" Asa turned her attention back to Chainsaw Man, who just finished the last piece of the fake. The more she looked at him, the more she couldn't believe that he was Denji. The boy who would constantly ask her out, bumble over his own words, and act like an idiot was this powerful Devil that could disrupt reality itself. "Is he…okay?"
"How would I know? All I know is that we're going to have to take him along with us. The longer we stay in here the more likely it will be for Buu to realize that he didn't absorb us. If he does, then he'll definitely try to assimilate us into him."
"And it'll be game over."
"Exactly." Yoru approached Chainsaw Man, who did nothing but stare at her. "Look, Chainsaw! You want to get out of here, right? Then help us get our family and friends out of here, so we can go back outside and kill Buu! Am I clear?"
He just stared at her.
"Denji." Asa muttered. She flinched when Chainsaw's head shifted into her direction, alerting them that he could see Asa's spirit form. "H-he can see me?!"
"He also responded to you. You try talking to him." Yoru demanded.
Asa took a step forward, getting closer to the Chainsaw Devil. "H-hey…uh… Denji? Are you okay?"
He shook his head slowly.
"T-that's fine. I'm not okay either. I'm sure you're upset about Buu killing your friends and family. I'm the same way, I've hated Devils for a long time because they killed my parents. I felt weak, I hated the world for being the way it is, and I blamed others for my own inabilities." Asa looked up into his eyes. "But then I met Yoru, Gohan, and you too. You guys are Devils but you're not that bad. The little world that I tried to keep everyone out was invaded by a bunch of people." She thought of Videl, Erasa, and Sharpener as well. Even those troublesome Gods have become important to her. She found Goku to be a weird guy, but he was the purest good man she's ever met. His wife, Makima, was terrifying but also kind in her own way. "I want to protect all of that. No matter how much I keep stumbling."
…
"I want to protect all of that. No matter how much I keep stumbling."
Denji's hand loosened a bit more on the doorknob. The words from Asa were reaching into his heart. Tears started falling from his eyes as memories of his life up to this point started flooding in.
…
"I know you do too. That's why you keep trying so hard. Maybe if I can help, even a little bit, then I've made up for getting my parents killed. I can relieve this pain in my heart." Asa reached up, trying to wipe the tears falling from Chainsaw's eyes. "Let's do it together. Protect the ones we love, yeah?"
Chainsaw nodded his head, giving her his answer.
Yoru rolled her eyes at the speech, which was too sappy in her opinion. Though, she couldn't stop the small smile from gracing her lips. "If that's all taken care of, then let's hurry! I can sense the others, and they aren't that far away!" She hurried forward with Asa and Chainsaw Man following behind her.
The three arrived inside of a pink fleshy cavern where five large pods could be seen. Each was kept attached to Buu's body, their faces sticking out of the pods. "It's Gohan and the others!"
"Good! Then let's get to cutting them down." Yoru whipped out her sword.
Chainsaw Man's attention turned to see a sixth pod a bit further away. He let out a noise to alert the girls of what he found. The three of them got closer to the pod to see that it was Majin Buu, the fat one from before. "Buu?! But how is Buu inside of Buu?" Asa wondered.
"Whatever it is, let's leave him. He's not our goal here." Yoru started moving back towards her family members and Piccolo. "We need to get them out of here before Buu realizes what we're doing."
"Too late!"
Suddenly, a shirtless Buu emerged from the floor and bashed Yoru away. She collided with Chainsaw Man, who caught her in his arms. The three faced down Buu, who was clearly upset at them. "How the hell are you here?!"
"I had a feeling something was wrong when I couldn't feel your power added. I thought it was due to how weak you are but turns out you weren't properly absorbed. I'll be sure to change that. I'll add the three of you and then kill that bastard Vegito outside! NOBODY WILL STOP MAJIN BUU!"
"Vegito?" Asa questioned.
"It doesn't matter! We just gotta focus on the bastard in front of us! With the three of us, we should stand a chance against one!" Yoru yelled. Chainsaw Man roared in agreement with her.
Buu smirked. "Just one? Are you sure about that?"
"What?!"
Suddenly, an army of Majin Buus started sprouting from the floor, standing next to the main one with their own sinister smiles. Yoru and Asa stared in horror at the sight in front of them, while Chainsaw Man just growled angrily at the Majin Buus.
"RAAAAAH!" Vegito screamed as he threw Buu into the ground by his leg. He released a beam sword, stabbed it into the pink asshole, and lifted him up out of the ground. "Well would you look at what I caught? I always loved fishing for dumbasses."
"G-gh…! Y-you…!" Buu grunted as the beam burned his insides.
"What? Can't speak anymore? You were so proud of how articulate you grew after absorbing Piccolo." Vegito teased.
Majin Buu melted himself off of the beam. He hissed loudly, expelling steam all around them to blind his opponent. With the smokescreen in effect, Buu was more than confident in his chances. "HA! Now you can't see me-GAH!"
POW!
BAM!
WHAM!
DA-DUM!
KA-BAM!
"G-guh! H-how…?!" Buu was bloody, bruised, and beaten. His antenna had been ripped off as well. He stared at his formidable opponent, who continued to gloat at him.
"So, you completely forgot that we could sense energy, didn't you?" Vegito tossed the tentacle away, then erased it with a KI blast. "There. Don't need to make the same mistake twice."
Buu healed his body and growled at Vegito. "C-curse you…! I-it wasn't supposed to-"
"-Be this way?" Vegito annoyingly finished his sentence. "Don't feel too bad, I'm also just as surprised at how helpless you are. I was hoping for a real fight."
"M-mock me?! Don't you dare!" Majin Buu declared. He opened his mouth and released five white substances from his body. They formed into ghost-like creatures with faces similar to his. "Try this on for size! Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack!"
"Gotenks' move? I see." Vegito crossed his arms.
"If you recognize it, then you know how dangerous it is! Touch them and you're dead!" Buu swiped his arm, ordering his ghosts to attack.
Vegito rolled his eyes, then effortlessly avoided the attack. He released KI blasts from his fingertips to wipe out each ghost. The move left Buu stunned in shock. "Did you really think that would work? Kids came up with that move, remember? Wait…don't tell me, you actually fell for that attack?" Vegito started giggling behind his hand.
That was it. Buu was done dealing with Vegito's bullshit. Buu's power increased with his anger; the pink aura started turning a crimson color in response. His eyes, the spirals he had stolen, shined brightly for a brief moment. The sky and clouds above them reacted to the Majin's power, changing into an almost pitch-black color. "KILL YOU! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!"
Vegito smirked and got into a stance. "Finally. You're starting to take this seriously."
"RAAAAAAAH!" Majin Buu dashed forward with a punch, only for Vegito to block it. Buu repeated the process, tossing our rapid-fire attacks to smash the fusion apart. Vegito ducked under a swing, then connected an uppercut to Buu's chin, knocking him upwards. Buu flipped around to strike with his knee but that was blocked as well. Sparks clashed between them briefly before they pushed back from one another.
Pink chains emerged from Buu's body, wrapping around his arms. He smashed his fists together to amplify the controlled output of energy. The chains served as a way to briefly increase the maximum power of one's power.
"Ah, Nayuta's move. A reckless one if I've ever seen one but with some refinement it'll be a danger for sure."
"SHUT UP!" Buu and Vegito engaged in battle once more. Their fierce melee of blows shattered pieces of the planet around them. The water underneath them was shattered like glass just from the mere force. The ground melted as Vegito flew backwards, forcing Buu to chase after him. He weaved his head from side-to-side to avoid the telegraphed punches.
"Wow! Even with Piccolo in there you still suck at fighting." Vegito continued to taunt. He shot his knee up, connecting it with Buu's elbow right as he threw another punch. The appendage bent in an odd way, causing pain to the Majin. "Even with all of that stolen power, you can't do anything, can you?"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Buu whined like a little baby. His power continued to grow more sporadic as long as he continued to lose focus.
"Look at you. Losing control." Vegito comments.
"STOP TALKING! WHY WON'T YOU STOP TALKING?!" Buu lunged at the fusion. But Vegito maneuvered out of the way, then slammed his leg into Buu's midsection, knocking the air out of his lungs.
Vegito appeared above him with his leg raised. "Stop hitting yourself!"
POW!
"Stop hitting yourself!"
BANG!
"Stop hitting yourself!"
BAM!
"Stop hitting yourself!"
WHOP!
"Stop hitting yourself!"
BOW!
Buu could barely see straight. "Y-you're the one hitting me!"
Vegito flashed behind him, practically whispering in his ear. "Oh, trust me, Buu. You've brought this on yourself." He pushed his palm against Buu's bag. "BIG BANG ATTACK!"
"GWAAAAAAAAAAH!" Buu screamed painfully as the attack burned him up like crazy.
Vegito wiped his gloves to rid himself of the filth. "So much for taking this seriously." The fusion would be lying if he said he wasn't dragging this out for revenge for what Buu did to Makima and the others.
Still, he needed to at least get Buu to absorb him eventually so that he could rescue everyone inside. If this fusion wasn't permanent, then he'd have sped up the process by now.
"W-what is he playing around for?! Just hurry up and kill Buu already!" Elder Kai yelled at the crystal ball. "You're just making him madder! He's gonna get desperate soon!"
"W-what's going on with him?!" Kibito Kai asked.
"The power has gone to that fool's head! It's made him cocky, and it'll be his undoing!" Elder Kai answered.
"No." Makima shook her head, getting their attention. "He has a plan. I believe he wants to rescue everyone Buu absorbed before putting him down. He doesn't want to kill the kids, Piccolo, or War."
"Even still…! The longer this goes on, then the more likely Buu is to do something dangerous!"
Yoru and Chainsaw Man took cover behind a wall to avoid the insane rapid fire they were under. She hissed through her teeth as she thought about the number of Buus out there behind them. The huge army was completely blocking their way to saving their allies.
"COME OUT! COME OUT! IF YOU DON'T COME OUT SOON, WE'LL GET YOU!"
"Stupid pink bastard…!" Yoru hissed.
"W-what do we do now, Yoru?!"
"What else? We're gonna have to fight through them or die like cowards." Yoru responded.
"There's just too many out there!"
Yoru nodded her head. "I know, but that may be to our advantage as well."
"What do you mean?" Asa asked.
"Buu mentioned that he's currently fighting someone outside of his body. Meaning that he has to divert his attention between us and Vegito. And if that person is managing to hold him off for this long…"
"Then they must be super strong, which means Buu has to be using most of his power out there!" Asa exclaimed.
"Exactly! That means we're gonna be fighting against all of those Buus and no matter what we can't afford to stop for even a second." Yoru held up the Z-Sword and chipped out a few pieces of the Katchin coating.
"What are you doing?!"
"Making bullets with a mixture of the Katchin and the sword's metal. It'll weaken the sword a bit, but I should at least have good long-ranged weapons and close-ranged weapons." Yoru explained as she shifted the shards into bullets, then duplicated them by a hundred-fold. She turned to their chainsaw companion. "Do you understand me, Chainsaw? There's no holding back here. We're going full throttle and killing each and every one of those bastards."
Chainsaw Man stood up to face them. He opened his mouth and started coughing until he coughed out a…music player?
"What the hell?! Why did you eat that?!" Asa looked disgusted.
"Doesn't matter, let him have his fun. A little musical accompaniment might give us a boost here." Yoru stood back up to her feet. She pulled back her hair to tie it into a ponytail to avoid it getting in her way. The War Devil's features grew serious as she prepared for the difficult battle ahead. "Ready?"
"Yeah!"
"RAAH!" Chainsaw Man roared.
Majin Buu floated above his copies, waiting for their soon-to-be victims to emerge from the wall. If they didn't come out in the next few seconds, then he'd happily have his clones rush over there and kill them.
SLAM!
"Huh? What the hell?" Buu questioned as he started hearing music echo within the cavern.
Life is a mystery
Everyone must stand alone
I hear you call my name
And it feels like home
Yoru and Chainsaw Man slowly walked out from behind the fleshy wall. The War Devil had the Z-Sword propped over her shoulder, her eyes promising a painful demise for the Majin. Chainsaw Man started revving up his chainsaws in preparation for an absolute slaughter fest.
Yoru held out her other hand, creating a huge minigun that was loaded fully with Katchin bullets. Asa whistled at the weapon. "Pretty big gun we're going with."
"It's either go big or die."
"Well, let's make the most of it."
"Yeah. Maximum effort, you two."
Buu swung his arm. "KILL THEM BOTH!"
The rest of the Majins followed his order without question. With a monstrous roar, Yoru and Chainsaw Man charged forward to meet the horde head-on.
When you call my name
It's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees
I want to take you there
Chainsaw Man plunged through the army of Majin Buus like a knife through butter. He tore two of them down the middle, then slammed his other two saws into one coming up from behind. He raised his blades to block several KI blasts before whipping his chains through a good chunk in front of him. As the Buus' blood spilled, Chainsaw Man drank on the blood to keep himself going.
Yoru unloaded her bullets into several Buus, turning them to dust upon contact. She sliced through one that tried to grab her head, then jabbed into another several times. Yoru ducked under a punch, then plunged her minigun into his chest. Her bullets pierced him up like a jack-o-lantern for Halloween.
In the midnight hour
I can feel your power
Just like a prayer
You know I'll take you there
One of the Buus fired a Kamehameha at Chainsaw Man. The Devil took the blast head on with his saws, then deflected it into the horde to blow them apart. He jumped into the air and then slashed that Buu into ribbons. He descended with a stomp before plunging his head saw into an approaching Buu, spilling even more blood into his jaws.
Yoru rolled to the side to avoid getting shot through the back. She swung her gun into a Buu, smashing his head apart. She then stabbed him in the chest to kill him permanently. When three fired upon her with a hail of KI blasts, she created a shield to block their attacks before returning fire with her bullets.
Life is a mystery
Everyone must stand alone
I hear you call my name
And it feels like-
Chainsaw Man flinched back as several Majin Buus surrounded him with a hail of KI blasts. He roared, flexed his body, and sliced through them with his chainsaws. However, he was kicked away by another Buu, with several following after him. Pink chains wrapped around him, holding him down.
Yoru attempted to help him, but her minigun ran out of ammo. She cursed loudly before swinging it into the face of a Buu behind her. A Buu flew in, smashing his fist into her gut, and knocking her towards Chainsaw Man. The two gasped when a good chunk of the Buus hovered over them. Each one cupped their hands and fired a simultaneous Kamehameha down on top of them.
The Buus all smirked confidently at the cloud of smoke, certain that their foes had been killed.
…
…
…
Until Yoru raised her blade through the smoke, illuminating the darkness.
"LET THE CHOIR SING!"
When you call my name
It's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees
I want to take you there
"RAAAAAH!" Chainsaw Man came barreling through like a roaring animal. The Buus cried out as he sliced through them without remorse, staining everything around him in blood.
Yoru shredded through the Majin Buus with the Z-Sword, her power skyrocketing to match her determination. Each one that tried to stop her met a swift and painful end at the hands of her blade. She swung around, releasing an energy slash attack that repelled the ones surrounding her.
In thе midnight hour
I can feel your power
Just like a prayer
You know I'll takе you there
One of the Buus was torn in half by Chainsaw Man's teeth, then another got skewered before having his body split in two. He flew forward, spinning around to drill through them like a torpedo drill.
The Z-Sword stabbed a Buu in his crotch, causing him to squeal like a girl. Yoru knocked him away before tossing several daggers into another Buu. She cut him in half, then kicked the legs out of another one. A Buu attempted to turn her into candy, but she reflected it back at him with the sword's blade.
"W-what the hell?! How are they even managing this?!" The main one shouted.
Just like a prayer, I'll take you there (Oh, I'll take you there)
It's like a dream to me (Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Just like a prayer, I'll take you there (Oh yeah, yeah)
It's like a dream to me (Oh, oh)
The two converged with each other to tag-team the rest of the Buus that were coming at them. Chainsaw Man and Yoru continued to tear through the horde with nothing but unfiltered bloodlust that even had the clones shaking in their boots.
It's like a prayer
Your voice can take me there
It's like a prayer
Chainsaws continued ripping the last few apart with little remorse. He happily devoured their blood to fuel him in this final bit of the battle. Yoru jumped into the air to tear one down the middle with her blade, then she swung in a wide arch to catch the ones at her side. Blood, guts, and more spilled everywhere around them as they finished off the last of the army.
As they jumped into the air to charge right at the Majin Buu, who was too stunned to move, Yoru took out a Katchin grenade and tossed it back at the pile of shredded clones. The explosion that occurred gave Chainsaw Man and Yoru the most badass freeze frame to ever bless the universe.
Unfortunately, Yoru's foot got caught on Gohan's pod, causing her to trip. The War Devil whipped her head at a sheepish Asa. "You goddamn accidental prone dumbass!" The two went tumbling further away from the main pods, while Chainsaw Man continued forth towards Buu.
Buu was beyond infuriated by this point. "You think getting through them means you can beat me?! Think again!" He fired off a Special Beam Cannon to drill through the Chainsaw Devil.
He watched the beam coming towards him and pulled back his chainsaws. He brought them down on the beams, fighting hard to shred through it. Majin Buu laughed maliciously as his attack was steadily breaking through the chainsaws. "It was a nice try, but all things must come to an end!"
CRACK!
SHATTER!
…
"Denji."
The younger Denji turned away from the door to see his best friend looking up at him. A small orange dog with a chainsaw poking out of his head. He smiled softly at him. "Hey, Pochita."
"Are you happy, Denji?"
Tears were in the corners of his eyes. He nodded his head softly. "Yeah…! I'm really fuckin' happy. I have so much, I've seen so much, and I really want to tell you everything'. The life that we dreamed of havin', it's all here."
"That makes me happy, Denji. All of the love and happiness from your dreams fills me with joy. It's going to be hard, but you have people in your life to help you through it. You don't need me anymore, Denji."
"Nah. I'll always need you, Pochita. We'll always be together, no matter what." Denji smiled.
"That…makes me happy. Do you still want to see behind that door, Denji?"
He looked back at it, then turned back to his friend. The words Asa spoke to him before, along with the thoughts of everyone he's come to love. "Nah! I think I'll continue walking forward!"
Pochita smiled, pleased by his friend's words. "Live a long life, Denji. I love you."
"I love you too, buddy."
…
SHATTER!
"RAAAAAAH!" Chainsaw Man's armor shattered to pieces, revealing a transformed Denji underneath. He poured all of his strength into his chainsaws, repairing them from the damage done by Buu's attack. Energy swirled to life all around him, pushing Denji through the drill cannon.
"W-what?! How is this possible?!" Buu screamed as Denji continued racing towards him.
"I don't know, and I don't care! All I know is that I'm finally gonna slice through you, YOU BASTARD! HA HA HA HA HA HA!" The maniac laughter echoed all over the chamber as Denji plunged his chainsaws into Buu. He continued laughing without regrets, sounding as free as a bird. Denji sliced through Buu's body in seconds, covering himself in the bastard's nasty ass blood. He landed roughly on the floor while Buu's pieces fell behind him. The hybrid turned back to Buu. "And that's what happens when you mess with us, jackass!"
"F-Fool! Do you really think that would've been enough?!" Majin Buu reformed his body, much to Denji's annoyance. He tried revving up his saws, but he was all tuckered out from everything that happened before. His transformation melted away, turning him back to normal. "I really am going to kill you this time!"
"Oh really?" Buu and Denji turned to see Yoru standing next to the fat Buu's pod. She held her sword next to the tendrils. "I was confused at first but realized that this thing may be important to you if he's still here. I wonder what would happen if I tore him out?"
Buu froze in shock. "W-wait! Don't do that!"
"Hm?" Yoru smiled evilly. "What's that? You're begging?"
"Stop, please! If you cut him out, then I won't be me anymore!" Buu yelled.
"Won't be you? Now I'm interested." Yoru said.
"STOOOOOOP!"
SHRIP!
Yoru happily sliced Fat Buu out, allowing his pod to hit the floor. Buu's body dropped to the floor as well, melting back into it. "W-well… I wasn't expecting that."
SHATTER!
"Huh?!" Suddenly the Z-Sword shattered to pieces. It seems the blade had finally worn out after all of the fighting, the chunks melted into the fleshy floor, unable to be retrieved. "Well, that sucks."
"W-what do we do?!" Asa asked.
Next thing they know, Buu's entire body starts to freak out. Rumbling and shouts of pain were felt all around them. Yoru grits her teeth and turns to Denji. "Hey, idiot! Start tearing the rest of them out! We need to get out of here before we get trapped forever!"
"Y-yeah!" Denji nodded his head. The two immediately got to work ripping everyone else out from Buu's body. Neither of them bothered grabbing Fat Buu's pod.
Vegito was returned back to normal after beating the ever-so-living shit out of Buu as a piece of candy. He crossed his arm with a tired expression. "Alright, I'm getting bored. I'm going to end this."
"D-damn you…! I'm going to-ack!" Buu stops talking. He grips his head and starts screaming as if his head was starting to be torn apart. Suddenly, Majin Buu shoots off away from him, like he was running away from something.
"Weird." Vegito comments. "Alright, let's see what this is about." He points down at a torn piece of Buu's tentacle that he hoped the fool would use to absorb him. Vegito erases it completely, then follows after Majin Buu.
"A-are we getting close?" Kobeni asked as she held onto Dende with Bee in her arms. Hercule was being held in Dende's arms.
"We should be coming up to them now-oh!" Suddenly, he lowered them further down onto the ground. The four of them were hiding behind some shrubs to keep themselves hidden.
"What's wrong?" Hercule asked.
"Buu is coming over here for some reason." Dende answered.
"R-really?! Is he going to kill us?!" Kobeni cowered.
"I'm not sure but something about him feels weird." Before their questions could be asked, Majin Buu appeared in the sky. Not only that but his appearance was different as well. Instead of the well-defined shape that he had been, Buu returned to his regular state before he started absorbing people. He stood on top of a cliff, still screaming his head off.
"W-what's happening to Buu?!" Hercule stuttered.
"H-he's changing…?" Dende noticed.
POP!
Suddenly, to their surprise, Denji and Yoru popped into existence. Not only were they still alive but they also held everyone else that Buu had absorbed. Not noticing the group below them, Denji and Yoru flew off to drop everyone else off somewhere else.
"That was Denji and War! They saved everyone who had also been absorbed by Buu!" Dende cheered.
"Does that mean we won?" Kobeni wondered.
"W-well… I'm not exactly sure." Dende chuckled nervously.
Makima was surprised to see that her sister and Denji managed to not only avoid getting absorbed by Buu, but also saved everyone else. She didn't know what had happened inside of Buu's body, but she was genuinely impressed. Maybe she could ease up on her little sister a bit as a form of appreciation. She'll give Denji a prize or something once all of this is over.
"W-wait!" She and Elder Kai looked over at Kibito Kai. "I recognize this form!" He was talking about the big bulky form that Buu seems to have taken. His eyes widened in fear as Shin's memories were coming back to him. "N-no…! It can't be!"
"What are you speaking about?!" Elder Kai asked.
"It's Buu! He's turning back!"
"Here! Let's set them all down here." Yoru placed her nephews and niece down on the grass. Denji dropped Piccolo and Trunks right next to the Son family kids. "Better safe rather than sorry to keep them away from Buu, so that he can't absorb them again."
"Good call." Asa agreed.
"Good idea." Denji said.
Suddenly, Vegito appeared next to them using Instant Transmission. The three freaked out at his appearance, clearly not knowing who he was. The fusion looked surprised to see them, because he didn't expect this chain of events. "Huh? Not only were two not absorbed, but you also saved the kids and Piccolo. I was going to do it myself, but good job."
"Who the hell are you?!" Denji asked.
Vegito smirked. "I am the fusion of Vegeta and Kakarot. You can call me Vegito."
"Woah! A fusion between those two?! This is what Goku was trying to do earlier, right?" Asa was impressed by how powerful Vegito felt.
Yoru rolled her eyes. "I'm not even going to bother trying to find out why Vegeta's back, but regardless that means you were the one who was distracting him while we were saving the others."
"Seems so." Vegito shrugged. He turned to the direction Buu was in, noticing the strange energy flowing through him. "What's wrong with Buu?"
"We tore out his fat counterpart while freeing the others. Now he's freaking out." Yoru explained.
"In that case, with the others freed, it's time to finish him off for good." Vegito's aura lit up and he took off towards Majin Buu. Denji and Yoru quickly followed after him to see Buu's defeat for themselves.
When they arrived, Buu was still in the midst of his transformation. While a part of Vegito was curious to see how strong the Majin would get, he knew that it wouldn't be much of a fight. If a Buu with Gohan absorbed wasn't much of a fight, then this one wouldn't be either. "Looks like you've reached the end of the line, Buu! It's been fun!"
"R-raagh! Aaargh!" Buu continued to scream, ignorant to Vegito.
"Finish it!" Yoru yelled.
The fusion pulled back his arms, charging up a powerful burst of energy in his palms. He fused them together, generating a blue sphere to contain the yellow sparks of power. "FINAL…! KA! ME! HA! ME-"
POP!
"Eh?" Goku and Vegeta blinked cartoonishly as their fusion came undone. Denji, Yoru, and the others were also surprised to see that Goku and Vegeta had separated from their fusion.
"EHHHHHH?!" Kibito Kai and Elder Kai shouted, while Makima blinked owlishly at the spectacle. "I-I thought the fusion was permanent, Elder!"
Elder Kai stroked his chin in thought. "Hm…unless something else happened, then I don't have a clue."
Makima came to a possible conclusion. "Perhaps it's due to the fact that they're mortals."
"What do you mean?" Elder Kai asked.
"You've said that only Gods have used the earrings before, right? Then it would make sense that mortals wouldn't have the same rules applied to them. My darling and Vegeta were fused for a total hour, so that means mortals can only stay fused for that long." Makima explained.
"It does make sense." Elder Kai agreed. "A new discovery this old man has made, but still…without the others, perhaps as they are, the two can still kill Buu.".
"No…" The two turned to Kibito Kai, who was sweating up a storm. "This may be the worst-case scenario…"
"Kakarot, you liar! You said that the fusion was permanent!" Vegeta yelled.
"I-I thought it would be!" Goku defended himself.
"Whatever!" Vegeta tore his earring off. "We were stuck together for too long in my opinion." And without wasting another second, he crushed the earring to dust.
"Aaah! Vegeta, what the heck?! We still could've fused together again!" Goku yelled.
"As if! Let it be known, Kakarot, that I'll never fuse with you again." Vegeta declared.
"Ugh…! Great." Goku decided to crush his earring too since it was useless now.
"AAAAAGH! ARRGGHHHH!" Majin Buu's screams grew louder and louder. Everyone watched in confusion and horror as his body started to shrink down. His muscles decreased considerably alongside his height.
"W-what the hell? He looks so different." Denji said.
Majin Buu's transformation had finished, revealing his kid-like appearance to everyone. He pulled back his head and released it. "YRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Buu's ear-piercing shout could be heard even from outer space. Everyone covered their ears to protect themselves from going deaf.
Even though his appearance had altered greatly, they could still feel the unrelenting bloodlust present within him. However, it was much different than all of his previous states. This one felt unhindered, unbearable, and uncontrollable.
A being of pure evil was born.
Chapter End
NOTE: Kid Buu has made his appearance! And with him we now have 1 or 2 chapters left of the story! The final battle for the fate of the universe starts next chapter.
Again, I love Deadpool and Wolverine. I always planned for Yoru and Pochita to fight Buu, but I really loved that sequence from the movie.
The Z-Sword has severed its purpose, and now it's gone for good.
Vegito was very fun to write. He's such a smug asshole, I love it. I'm keeping the time-limit that DBS explained because it makes sense. That was never a retcon. The original manga never had a concrete reason as to why the defused, Goku and Vegeta just thought it was Buu's insides that did it. Which...doesn't make sense. The Kais didn't know about the time-limit because they've never seen mortals use the earrings before.
Makima doesn't like him because it's Goku fused with Vegeta, who she doesn't like. She'll feel the same about Gogeta. She acknowledges that they're powerful, but she won't get horny over it.
This was mostly a snippet of what Lilith can do. You'll get more of her in the future. I hope you enjoyed her little fight with Buu.
Have a great day!