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New Characters:
Old Kaiou-shin: A faded Kaiou-shin, whose name is never given. He
had
been trapped in the Zet Sword by some other creature, for
15 generations. Claims to have a talent that will help
Gohan defeat Buu. Is very weak, and pitiful. [fa:v40]
Later, he is referred to as Dai Kaiou-shin (Big Kaiou-shin.)
Gotenks: The character that results when Goten and Trunks
complete
their Fusion. Has an outfit similar to Buu's, and while
initially cool-looking, is still no match for the monster.
[fa:v40]
Majin Buu: This is what everyone was really afraid of. Buu can do
a power upgrade on himself. The first Buu we see is
"Stupid Buu", a childish, naive version. Later,
"Stupid
Buu" creates "Evil Buu", which is a thin, starved,
nasty
version of Itself. Soon after, "Evil Buu" eats
"Stupid
Buu" to become "New Buu" (AKA: Majin Buu. That is,
there
is no real name change.) "New Buu" is lean and mean,
loves killing, but is still very uneducated. More powerful
than Cell, but with no purpose at all, "New Buu" is the
ultimate mindless destruction. [fa: v40]
Comments:
Super Saiya-jin 3: The level "beyond the level beyond Super
Saiya-jin." Gokuu uses this for the first time against
Buu. He calls Super Saiya-jin mode == Super Saiya-jin 1.
Chou Super Saiya-jin is SSJ 2. Gokuu's hair grows longer,
and his face becomes leaner and more chiseled-looking.
However, SSJ 3 is still not powerful enough to defeat Buu.
Chapter 473: "Son Gokuu contacts Magical Being Buu"
"Son Gokuu, Majin Buu ni Setsushoku!"
Gokuu tells Trunks and Goten that there's no time, and that
they
should switch to Super Saiya-jin mode. They do so, and Gokuu
tells them
to up the power. Trunks and Goten act smug, and go full on.
Piccolo is
surprised at the force, but Gokuu continues. He notes that Trunks
is a
little stronger, so he tells the boy to power down just a little,
to
match up with Goten. Trunks does this, but complains that it's
difficult. Gokuu is satisfied, so they go back to normal. Trunks
complains about Goten not being as strong, and Gokuu comments
that
Trunks is one year older than Goten. He gets ready to describe
more of
the process of achieving Fusion, but is interrupted by Babi-di.
The wizard has learned that Trunks lives in Capsule Corp., in the
western province. Babi wants Trunks to come forth, or the city
will be
destroyed. Trunks fumes, and Buruma rages over the imminent death
of
her parents. Gokuu replies that the Dragon Balls can bring them
back,
but Piccolo rebuts this, stating that with one wish down to bring
back
a whole bunch of people, they can't use the same wish twice.
Buruma caps it
off stating that the Balls have dispersed, and the only way to
find them
again is with the Dragon Radar, which is located in Capsule Corp.
Gokuu decides to have Trunks rush home to get the Radar, while he
himself will delay Buu. Trunks asks if this is safe, and Gokuu
replies
that he only has to delay the enemy for a short time. Gokuu
teleports
out, and Trunks runs off wondering if this is really a good idea.
Meanwhile, holding precariously to Buu's cape, Babi-di is
berating the
monster for nearly dropping him on its way to the target site.
Buu is
getting annoyed with Babi, but has to screech to a halt to avoid
smashing into Gokuu. The hero greets them with "Yo."
Babi realizes
that Vejiita hadn't killed Gokuu, and the hero answers that
Vejiita and
he share the same goal of stopping Buu. Babi and Buu are amused,
and
Babi asks where the three victims are. Gokuu won't tell him,
adding
that one of them is his son. He wants to make a deal; the three
will
show up if Babi and Buu will only wait a bit (similar to the
arrangement
that led up to the Cell Game.) With a little delay, Babi will
have the
fun of watching a great battle, that will include Gokuu. Babi
likes the
idea, but Buu is acting bored.
Gokuu tries to drive a wedge between the two, by asking Buu if
it
likes being Babi's minion. Buu is thinking along similar lines,
and
Babi threatens to reseal Buu. The monster is becoming more
talkative,
and gives a veiled threat to Babi. Babi is starting to sweat, but
Buu
also wants to fight Gokuu right now. Gokuu resigns himself to
doing
some premature combat, while Babi telepaths to everyone on Earth
that
Buu is about to fight an enemy.
Gokuu powers up. Goten and Piccolo are watching with their
mind's
eye. Some distance away, Trunks stops, feeling that Gokuu's power
level
is about the same as his father's was. Babi is saying that this
is
useless, as Vejiita's resistance was also futile. Gokuu replies
that he
is about to go beyond the stage of being beyond Super Saiya-jin.
Chapter 474: "The Limit!! Super Saiya-jin 3"
"Rimitto!! Suupaa Saiyajin Sree"
Piccolo is listening in to Gokuu's conversation with Babi-di
and Buu,
and he's repeating the bit about "beyond the beyond Super
Saiya-jin."
Babi just says "what are you babbling about, beyond the
beyond
"Super"... whatever it was." Gokuu realizes that
Trunks has stopped
moving, and he quietly urges the boy to keep going, since he'll
be fine
here with Buu. Trunks disagrees, so Gokuu yells at him to go get
the
Radar. Startled, Trunks gets moving again, while Babi is
confused,
wondering who this guy is talking to. Buu can't see anyone,
either.
Babi doesn't really care, because whatever it is, it's powerless
against
him. Gokuu resigns himself to doing a stalling tactic, and powers
down.
Buu asks if Gokuu is giving up, but the hero replies that since
they
don't know anything about Saiya-jin (and Babi isn't interested in
knowing any more,) he's going to show them a sample.
Gokuu switches to Super Saiya-jin 1, and his hair turns
golden. Beyond
Super Saiya-jin, is SSJ 2 -- his face becomes leaner, and his
hair looks
more spiky. Babi still isn't impressed, but Gokuu starts taking
the
next step. Kuririn is rooting for him (Kuririn, Kame-sennin,
Yamcha,
and Beederu are all shown at Kami-sama's palace, listening in
with their
eyes closed.) Gokuu starts yelling, pushing himself harder.
Kaiou-sama
is pushing for Gokuu as well. The force of the energy is blowing
against Buu and Babi, and Piccolo is stunned at the level of
power.
Gokuu's hair is already growing down to his shoulder blades. And,
in the
mountains of (probably) Tibet, Tenshinhan is wondering what Gokuu
is
trying to do. There is a bright flash, and the Ultimate Gokuu is
now
looking at the enemy with a mean glare; his bulky hair at least
waist
length, and his face is now more menacing, and dominated by heavy
eyebrow ridges. The aura around him is crackling.
There are a number of surprised reactions, and Gokuu states
that this
is "Super Saiya-jin 3." Kame-sennin, Kibit, and Gohan
can't believe
that this is Gokuu, but Kaiou-shin claims that this awesome
energy is
really coming from the hero. Gohan wonders what has happened to
his
father. Buu says that the guy's face has just gotten a little bit
scary. But, not much. Babi refuses to be impressed at the
"Super
whatever-it-is-you-said 3." He hides behind Buu, issuing
threats
against the world. Buu is pumping his arms, ready to fight. And,
Gokuu
zips in, grabs the monster by the top-knot, and bashes it around.
Buu
replies with a few energy balls that Gokuu bats away. Now, Babi
is
getting scared, and Buu is about to get more serious. Gokuu is
noticing
that Buu hasn't taken any real damage, and he understands what
Vejiita had
been facing. Buu attacks with an elongated arm, punching Gokuu in
the
face. The hero and the monster both grin at each other.
Meanwhile, Kaiou-sama is yelling that enoughs enough. He wants
Gokuu to run away to teach the two boys about Fusion.
Chapter 475: "See Magical Being Buu's True Power for the
first time."
"Mie hajimeta majin buu no shinka"
Gokuu and Buu bash each other around for a while, and are
apparently
evenly matched, when Gokuu uses Kamehame-ha (he just goes through
the
action, he doesn't need to say the words) and blows a hole
through Buu.
The monster heals itself, and to Gokuu's amazement, uses
Kamehame-ha
right back at him. Gokuu bats the blast back at Buu, and the
monster
spins out of the way, helping the blast along past him. Gokuu is
pissed, and Buu grins evilly as the energy ball explodes on the
horizon,
and sends out a shock wave strong enough to be felt in
Kami-sama's
palace.
Buu looks evilly pleased with itself, but Babi-di rants at the
monster to take more care at keeping his master out of danger.
Then, the
little magician rants about the destruction, and the greater
threat
facing the Earth. Gokuu replies that Babi-di is indeed
frightening, but
only because of his face. Buu pulls a Pinocchio routine in
response (his
nose grows longer.) Gokuu checks for the location of Trunk's ki
--
it's moving fast away, implying that the boy has found the Dragon
Radar
and is returning to Kami-sama's. So, Gokuu powers down (looks
like
being SSJ^3 takes some work,) and Buu asks why. The hero answers
that
it's been fun, but he's run out of time and has to leave. Babi-di
thinks that this means Gokuu is going to try to run away, which
is
pointless; he orders Buu to kill the guy.
Gokuu wants Babi to wait 2 days, then someone really powerful
will
come to kill him. Babi is incredulous, and Gokuu prepares to
teleport
out while telling Buu that it will being going to hell. He
'ports, to
Buu's puzzlement, and Babi's complete disbelief.
In a rage, Babi insults Buu about letting the guy get away. Buu
gets
mad, then suddenly, sweetly asks Babi for a favor. Babi is
preoccupied, and asks what it is. Hesitantly, Buu whispers a
little,
and Babi wants him to hurry up with it. Then, Buu grabs its
master by
the throat, commenting that Babi can't talk now. And, as Babi
can't
talk, he can't invoke the spell that will seal Buu away. Babi-di
is in
a panic, choking. Buu says, "Die, stupid," and punches
Babi in the face
(this is a long camera-shot, implying that Babi's head has
exploded.)
Chapter 476: "Son Gokuu's Remaining Time"
"Son Gokuu no nokosareta jikan"
Buu punches Babi in the face, leaving just the lower jaw and
some
throat still attached to the magician's neck. Happily, Buu blows
up the
body, and then rejoices at it's new freedom. Piccolo wants to
talk to
Gokuu, and the hero tells the Namek that Buu must have just
killed
Babi-di. Piccolo is surprised at the news, and the two of them
are
concerned as to what the monster will do next.
What Buu does is to blow up the city with his energy breath.
It then
enters the city (as people are madly fleeing away) and tears up
the
streets like a happy little child. Stopping to laugh at the
destruction, Buu notices a woman cowering in front of him. She
pleads
with it to not kill her. It asks her if It is cool, and she
agrees. So,
Buu asks for a kiss. The woman screams in horror, and Buu gets
annoyed.
However, it notices a magazine in the woman's bag, open to a page
featuring an article on a handsome star. Buu decides that this is
the
way to impress the woman, and changes it's face like silly putty.
The
handsome version again asks for a kiss, and the woman again
screams in
horror. Pissed at the "arrogant woman," Buu yells out
"become a
caramel." He eats the sweet, and then shows off how strong
he is by
creating a fusion explosion to destroy the city.
Piccolo feels the deaths of the people, and can only gnash his
teeth.
He and Gokuu discuss the fate of the planet, and Gokuu assures
him that
it'll take time for Buu to stop having fun and get serious. And,
it'll
take only two days to impart the knowledge that can be used to
defeat
the monster. Piccolo growls that this must mean HE has to teach
the two
brats "fusion." Gokuu acknowledges this, replying that
he only has 1
hour left on this world. Piccolo can't believe this, demanding
that
there must be more time left than that. However, Gokuu answers
that
SSJ 3 is a no-no in Heaven, so he wasn't able to use it before.
On Earth,
SSJ 3 used up a lot of energy, and ate up some of the time
allowed to him
here. Piccolo wants to argue the validity of this, but Uranai
Baba appears
on her crystal ball, and tells them that Gokuu only has 30
minutes left.
Gokuu is frustrated, and wants Trunks to hurry back to
Kami-sama's palace.
He and Piccolo then talk about Gokuu's battle with Buu; Gokuu was
uncertain
about Buu's power, and ran the risk of being destroyed while
being already
dead. This is a bad combination. And now, Gokuu
"thinks" that "fusion" can
make the boys strong enough to destroy the monster. They then
speculate
that Gohan has died, and will be waiting for Gokuu in the other
world.
Meanwhile, Gohan is on Kaiou-shin's planet, practicing with the
sword. Kibit can't believe that Gohan has gotten as far as he has
with
it (but, it's still not good enough.) Gohan thinks that his
father has
probably returned to the other world, so he is Earth's only hope,
and
therefore he has to push himself to the limit.
Piccolo senses the return of Trunks, and the boy holds out
what he's
been told is the Dragon Radar. (It's the correct thing, all
right.)
The two boys line up in front of Gokuu, and he tells them that
they have
to hurry, because he doesn't have much time left. Trunks and
Goten bark
out, "Yes, Sensei." Gokuu is dumbfounded at this
response, and Piccolo
replies that the boys are standing in front of a SSJ 3. So, Gokuu
determinedly tells them "Right, let's go!!!."
Chapter 477: "Son Gokuu. Return."
"Son Gokuu, kaeru."
Gokuu is telling the two boys to get ready, and they bark out
"yes!!!" But, Piccolo is concerned that Gokuu is
feeling the effects of
having switched to SSJ 3 mode on Earth. Gokuu asks if the boys
really
want to learn fusion, and they reply "yes," a little
more slowly. Then,
the hero tells them that once they have perfectly matched their
energies
in SSJ 1 mode, they have to do the "fusion pose." He
does a little
dance, explaining the hand motions, and ends in a silly angle,
pointing
his fingers to the side (actually, this is a variant of an actual
karate
attack, simultaneously punching to the head and stomach.) The
boys are
less than impressed with this pose, and rather than doing it
themselves,
ask Gokuu to show it to them one more time. The hero has Piccolo
team
up with him, but the demon is not at all happy with the
situation. Right
at the end of the move, as Gokuu and Piccolo touch fingers, Gokuu
shouts
out "Fu -- shion". Piccolo mutters as an aside that if
Vejiita were
still alive, he'd refuse to be a part of this stunt. Gokuu
doesn't
understand why this would be.
Meanwhile, flying over the countryside, Buu gets sleepy. It
stops in
a little country town, causing the people to shout out
"Magical Being
Buu", and run away in terror. It likes the area, but
considers it a bit
too noisy with all the screaming. So, it levitates all the
people, and
turns them into putty. After blowing the town flat, Buu uses the
putty
to create its idea of the perfect house (looks a little like a
crawling
alien larva baby.) Crawling inside its new abode, Buu stops in
all the
rooms and announces what each one is for (dining room, bath,
toilet,
bedroom.) It creates a pair of pajamas, and takes a refreshing 5
second nap. After which, Buu returns outside, repeating the
phrase
"Kill, kill."
Gokuu is berating the two boys for getting the pose wrong, and
tells
Trunks to concentrate on his footwork. Kamesennin and Kuririn
enter the
room, and wonder why Gokuu is teaching a dance class at a time
like
this. Everyone else files into Kami-sama's palace, and Uranai
Baba says
that it's time for Gokuu to return to "the other
world." The hero
replies that he understands, and instructs Piccolo to keep
teaching
Fusion to the boys. Good-byes are said, and Gokuu reassures Chi
Chi that
Gohan will be ok (but, Chi Chi is afraid that Buu may have
already
killed him.) Trunks asks Gokuu to say "hi" to Goten if
the boy is
waiting in the other world. Beederu is also concerned about
Gohan, but
won't elaborate on it to Gokuu. Kuririn and Gokuu do reassure her
a
bit, though. Then, it's time. However, Goten is starting to
realize
that his father, who he has only known for less than 24 hours, is
about
to be taken away from him. The boy breaks down and cries in
Gokuu's
arms. The others are crying too, and Gokuu shouts out "we'll
meet again
when you die," and follows after Kamesennin's sister.
Then he blips out.
Chapter 478: "Where Son Gohan is"
"Son Gohan no Yukue"
Uranai Baba has taken Gokuu to the gates of the Other World,
and asks
if he can complete the journey on his own. He thanks her, and
cuts
ahead of the line of dead souls waiting to be processed. He
reaches the
front desk, and asks Enma for a request. The Other World
bureaucrat is
a bit annoyed at the sudden influx of dead from Earth, and wants
to know
what's been going on down there (must be a combination of
Vejiita, and
Buu.) Gokuu says that there will be more soon, and asks if Son
Gohan
had arrived before the first big wave. Enma checks his book, but
Gohan
doesn't seem to have died yet. However, there was this really
impressive guy, called himself Darbura, King of the Evil Magic
world.
He arrived first in heaven, before being redirected to hell.
Gokuu is happy that his boy is still alive, as should be the
girl,
Beederu. But, he wonders where the boy could be, and why he
couldn't
feel Gohan's ki. Suddenly, he senses Gohan's energy, and is
puzzled
that it's around the Kaiou world. He teleports there. Gohan is
busy
swinging the Zet sword around, in normal Saiya-jin form.
Gohan is stunned to see his father, and asks why he's here.
Gokuu
wonders at the presence of Kaiou-shin and Kibit, too. Kibit, on
the
other hand, is floored at the possibility of another human
wandering
around on his world. Gohan again asks why Gokuu is here, since
it's
been less than 24 hours on Earth since Gokuu first arrived.
After getting an update, Gohan is saddened to hear of Buu's
running
around on Earth. Gokuu, though, wants to try his hand at the Zet
sword.
He's amazed at how heavy it is, as he swings it a few times.
Then, he
asks a favor of Kaiou-shin, assuming that Gohan still has a bit
more
time for training before fighting Buu. Kaiou-shin assents, and
Gokuu
asks to have something to eat, as he is feeling peckish.
Kaiou-shin
agrees, and Kibit keeps staring at the two Saiya-jin. As the
group
flies off, Gohan wants to hear more about SSJ-3, and Gokuu says
that
he'll show it off when they eat.
One day passes, and Trunks and Goten are exhausted. Piccolo
barks at
them to wake up and eat. They only have one more day to master
Fusion.
They are pretty groggy, and lose concentration as they chant
"Fu---",
"shun," "Fu --", "shun." On Earth,
Buu has destroyed 2/3 of the people
in town. It zips off, and finds a lone traveler on the roads. It
swoops down, to get the one trying to escape. But, the dirty
little boy
It encounters just greets It nicely, and asks who It is. Buu
takes some
time to understand what the boy means when he says that he is
blind.
Pissed that someone isn't running away in terror from It, Buu
touches
the boy's face, and heals his eyes. Buu now tells the boy to look
at
him, but can't understand how to react when the boy happily
thanks Buu.
The kid asks if Buu is a foreigner in these parts, and the
monster asks
if the boy thinks It is cool. The kid doesn't understand the
question,
but answers that for healing his eyes, that must be cool. Buu
accepts
this to be "I'm cool." The boy then remembers that he
has money, and
wants to go to a store to buy milk. Buu tries to eat the coin,
and
dislikes the taste. It flies off, and the kid is impressed that
foreigners can fly.
Buu locates a guy packing up to run away, and lands. The guy
shouts
out "Majin-Buu," before being turned into a carton of
milk. Buu returns
to the boy, saying that money takes bad, milk tastes good. Take
this.
The boy yells out "thank you," as the monster zips off
to discover and
destroy another city. Back on Kaiou-shin's planet, Gohan swings
the Zet
Sword through some tricky moves, and ends in a dramatic pose.
Gokuu is
impressed, and says that it'll only take one more day's practice
to be
ready. Gokuu then decides that he wants to see the impressive
cutting power
of such a sword, and picks up a boulder to throw; and Gohan says
that he is
ready, and Kaiou-shin looks worried.
Chapter 479: "The Zet Sword, and one more
Kaiou-shin"
"Zetto Soodo to mou hitori no Kaioushin"
Gokuu is getting ready to throw the boulder, and Gohan is
convinced
that the Zet Sword will easily cut it. However, Kaiou-shin wants
to
make things more interesting. He creates a VERY light, VERY
strong cube
(space craft material) that Gokuu proceeds to throw at Gohan.
Gohan
swings.
The cube keeps flying past, as the sword shatters.
Everyone is stunned that the ultimate in strong blades has
broken.
Gokuu reminds Kaiou-shin of who it was that created the cube, but
the
Kaiou god stammers about how strong the thing is supposed to be,
according to the legends. Gohan tries to lighten up matters, by
claiming that all the training with the heavy sword HAS made him
stronger. Kaiou-shin grabs at the bait, and claims that if Gohan
becomes Super Saiya-jin, he'll be the world's strongest person.
Except,
Gokuu thinks that Buu will still be stronger.
An old man appears, saying "wr -- ong."
He introduces himself as the Kaiou-shin who had been trapped
for 15
generations -- released when the sword was broken (sealed up sort
of like
Buu was.) Long ago, the old man says, was a creature that was
about as
powerful as Buu. The creature was afraid of the old Kaiou-shin,
so the
old fart got sealed up in the sword. The old guy is happy to be
free.
Gokuu asks Gohan if the guy is really all that great, and decides
to have
a little test. He fires a small energy ball at the old guy, and
drops his
target like a stone. The current Kaiou-shin and Kibit run over to
ask if
the old one is ok. The old one comes up swearing, asking what the
hell the
shit head was trying to do. Gokuu has learned what he was after,
but the
Kaiou-shin states that that's not how his kind of fearful power
works. His
is "Nouryoku", which he isn't going to explain to
anyone. ("Nouryoku" just
means "ability.") He pouts, until Gokuu offers to give
the guy an etchi
magazine.
However, the Kaiou-shin uses his Kaiou-vision to stare (and
drool) at a
distant etchi magazine that someone is reading (the current
Kaiou-shin
has trouble with this turn of events.) Gokuu offers to give the
guy the
real thing; a woman with big breasts. The guy is going for it,
and
Gokuu thinks that he's just like Kamesennin. Gohan asks how his
father
is going to do this, and Gokuu replies that he'll return to Earth
to
pick up Beederu. Gohan yells at him, and Gokuu decides that the
boy
should go to get Buruma for this. As Gohan is choking over having
to
ask Buruma for something like this, Gokuu asks the old man if his
Nouryoku
can defeat Buu. He says "no question." So, Gokuu tells
Gohan to use
his spaceship. But, Gohan didn't enter The Other World by ship --
he'd
have to return to Earth and kill Buruma for her to come here.
Gokuu and
the old guy shake hands on the deal.
[Note: this is like the time when the very young Buruma
had to show
Kamesennin her breasts, after the pervert blew up a volcano. At
that time,
Oolong was forced to change shapes and impersonate her.]
The old one brags about how his Nouryoku is the greatest
Nouryoku in
the universe. Kaiou-shin and Kibit are impressed, but Gokuu has
never
heard of this Nouryoku before. The guy claims he was sealed up by
this
fearful beastie, because of his great power. But, he adds a dig
about
the shock he felt on being released from the sword only to find
foreigners (Earthlings) on the Kaiou-shin planet. Kaiou-shin
apologizes. Then, the fart tells Gohan to move out into the open,
and
not move any more. The fart starts a rain dance, saying
"Let's make you
able to beat Majin Buu!!!"
The dance looks pretty stupid, and the rest of the group just
stares.
Gohan wants to ask what the point is, and is told to shut up.
After a
while, Gokuu asks when something is going to happen, and the fart
replies that it's only been 5 hours; the power up occurs after 20
hours.
So, Gokuu leaves to take a nap, to the boy's chagrin. Kaiou-shin
and
Kibit are also embarrassed, while Gohan fumes.
On Earth, Goten and Trunks are still practicing the fusion
pose.
Piccolo tells them that it's almost perfect. Now, it's time for
them to
power up, and match their levels completely. Goten says "ye,
yes!!",
but Trunks thinks to himself that they're not going to be able to
pull
this off.
Piccolo yells for them to start.
Chapter 480: "Fusion works!!"
"Tsui ni dekita fyuujon!!"
At Kami-sama's palace, as the group plays cards, Yamcha tells
them
that the two runts apparently have completed the Fusion training.
They
talk about the possible power about to be tapped, as they walk to
the
training area. Chi Chi suddenly speculates on what to call the
new
Saiya-jin -- "Gotenks", or "Trunten." Both
sound weird. Buruma berates
Chi Chi for screwing around 30 minutes before the problem becomes
an
issue.
At the site, Piccolo tells the boys that their energy is
matched, and
they should now start. They go through the moves, and there's a
bright
flash. They merge, and the group stares at the results -- a fat,
Buu-like weirdo. The group speculates that maybe this is a case
of
looking like what you intend to defeat. However, the fatso has no
power
or endurance. Piccolo states that Trunks had his index fingers
extended at
the wrong time during the posturing. He tells them to try it
again, but
the fatso reminds the demon king that they have to wait 30
minutes for
the Fusion to expire. During this time, the group comments on the
strange clothing that resulted from the Fusion, and they ask what
the
Fatso's name is -- Gotenks. Chi Chi comments that she was right.
30 minutes pass; there's a bright flash and the two boys fly
apart.
The group comments on the ki that they felt, but Piccolo states
that
there'll be time for talking after the fight is over. The boys
are told
to try again. They do, but they fail to touch their fingers
together
properly. Piccolo sees it happen, and is disgusted. Another flash
reveals an emaciated Gotenks. Piccolo tells the wheezing invalid
what
went wrong. They wait another 30 minutes.
The boys try again. Kuririn comments that the artist probably
wants
to mess with some gags, and Toriyama appears (as the robot) to
say "it
happens for sure on this page." There's a flash, and a
really
cool-looking, powerful Gotenks results. (Still has an outfit
similar to
Buu's.)
Buruma and Chi Chi are disappointed in his appearance, while
Beederu
thinks that Gotenks is REALLY strong. Piccolo wants to wait for
30
minutes, then have the boys do this as Super Saiya-jin. But,
Gotenks is
convinced that he can defeat Buu now. They argue, and Gotenks
flies off
to bring back Buu's corpse. Piccolo yells for Trunten to wait,
and Mr.
Poppo corrects him. The group waits in suspense, until the bashed
up
Gotenks returns. Piccolo yells at them -- they've got one day
left to
prepare to fight Buu.
On the Kaiou-shin planet, the old Kaiou-shin is still wheezing
away,
in his 20-hour dance. Gohan's endurance is quickly fading.
Chapter 481: "Earth's Soldier's Final Secret
Weapon!!"
"Chikyuu-gun, saigo no himitsu heiki!!"
The narration describes the destruction to all the cities by
the
child-in-appearance monster, Buu. However, there is one last ray
of
hope for mankind. Earth's greatest, no... the universe's greatest
warrior is about to set forth. The man who defeated Cell, and won
the
latest Tenkai-ichi Budoukai. Yes, it is MR. SATAN...
Satan is driven out to Buu's house. He tells his escort to
return
home, and one of them fearfully asks what is in Satan's carrying
bag.
He replies that it's his secret weapon, which impresses the
escort.
Then, in a thundering whisper that can almost be heard from 2
feet away,
Satan challenges Buu to come out and face him. One escort asks if
Satan's throat is sore from the Budoukai, and offers to help him
out.
He yells for Buu to come fight their hero. Satan berates the man
for
running the risk of actually attracting Buu's attention. He tells
the
escort to return, and assures them that peace will soon be at
hand.
With a bit of sneaking in, Satan reaches the house, and discovers
that Buu is out. He then taunts the image of the nasty monster.
Until
there's a snapping sound behind him and he pleads on his knees
for
mercy. But, it's just a lizard crawling around. He berates the
lizard
for scaring him. And Buu drops in. Satan introduces himself very
sweetly. Buu asks what to turn Satan into -- a plum, a biscuit,
gum...
Satan tells Buu to wait, and gives It a great gift. Buu doesn't
want
anything beyond being able to kill stuff. But, the gift is a box
of
chocolate. Buu munches away -- they're poisoned. Buu likes the
taste. It
eats them all. Satan gives It a Game Boy. Buu is interested, but
quickly
loses and gets pissed. Satan tells the monster to try again at
the simple
game, runs away, and triggers the bomb hidden inside the machine.
Buu easily
survives. But, It considers Satan mildly interesting, and gives
the hero
some plum candy. Satan pretends that the candies are delicious,
then pulls
a "Look!!" gag on the monster to spit them out. He
pulls the gag again, to
hit Buu in the back of the head. Buu wants to know what's out
there; just
some people. Buu kills them. The explosion is so great, Satan's
eyes bug
out. He congratulates the monster.
Satan takes the chance to get Buu's picture. Buu is posed, and
the
resulting snapshot implies that Satan has just defeated the evil
creature.
Later, Satan is stuck cooking It supper, and washing It's back.
He thinks,
to himself, revenge on the fatty.
Chapter 482: "After a long wait, finally Super
Fusion!!"
"Iyoiyo kansei! Super Fusion!!"
Under a tree, Kibit is reading a book, Gokuu is eating, and
Kaiou-shin is
staring at the ritual. Gokuu asks if the old guy can really give
Gohan
great power, and the Kaiou-shin replies "Probably, I
guess." Gohan, sitting
and meditating, opens one eye to discover that the old coot has
fallen
asleep. He shouts out "Kaiou-shin-sama", and the two of
them argue over
whether the coot was really sleeping. The coot reassures the boy,
then
promptly falls asleep again, under Gohan's frustrated glare.
While, at Kami-sama's tower, Piccolo berates Goten and Trunks
for
their previous mistakes, and tells them to achieve Super Fusion
this
time for sure. The boys power up, the crowd watches on, and the
two go
through the motions again. This time, they turn into a cross
between an
old-style movie Arab prince, and Vejiita. The group is impressed,
and
Piccolo wants the Fusion Saiya-jin to stick around and show off
his
moves. But, arrogance overpowers the hero again, and he races off
with
Piccolo in pursuit. The boy flies around the globe several times,
and
comes to a halt to let Piccolo catch up. Gotenks is berated for
just
displaying speed without power and control, and Gotenks thinks
that the
testing phase is over. He flies to find Buu. Piccolo rages over
how
little time the idiot has left himself in Fusion form.
Gotenks speeds along, shouting out a challenge to Buu. But,
when he
lands and calls attention to himself, the Fusion wears off, and
the
mortified Goten and Trunks realize that they are at a
disadvantage
again. They run away before Buu steps out of Its house, with
Satan in
tow. Satan says "see, Buu-sama, it's just the wind."
Chapter 483: "Magical Being Buu, and the Gang"
"Majin Buu to Nakama-tachi"
The opening page has Mr. Satan blustering about defeating Buu,
and
giving the monster the finger. The story starts with Satan
reading the
"Dog of Flanders" outloud to Buu. He's crying at the
sad parts, and Buu
happily claps and declares the tragedy to be great fun. They step
outside, and Buu declares that It's off to kill more humans,
asking if
Satan wants to come along with. Satan nervously declines, stating
that
he'll stay behind and make supper. Buu flies off, and Satan cries
out
"Ganbatte, ne" (Do your best.) But, with the monster
out of sight,
Satan yells out names, and pulls out a mass of dynamite from his
bag.
With one push of the remote control switch "it's 'The End'
of the world's
menace." (Note, he's only using 10 sticks, which is well
below the
level of force that Vejiita had attained.) He hides the bomb in a
pot,
and laughs madly while begging Buu to return quickly.
In the countryside two old people are carrying their bags,
escaping
the city to hide up in the mountains. When, suddenly the old
woman is
shot in the head and killed. A ways up in the hills, one guy with
a
rifle laughs at having made his kill. His friend doesn't like
doing
this, but the rifleman replies that since Buu is going to kill
everyone
anyway, what's the harm in their picking off a few people in
advance?
He coerces his friend to take out the old man, which the
reluctant one
does. They laugh, and ride off to enter the city.
Satan is cooking eggs, gloating about being a hero, before
panicking at
the sight of Buu's quick return. Satan leaps outside, and
apologizes for
not finishing supper. He asks why the monster is holding a puppy,
and It
wants to know why this thing doesn't run away in fear, and It
can't
understand what the puppy is "saying." Satan replies
that the puppy's leg
is injured. Buu checks, realizes that this is true, and heals the
dog. It
sets the puppy down, and tells the dog to run away so It can kill
him. But,
the grateful pup just rubs up against Buu's leg. Buu is confused,
and Satan
tells It that the pup is pleased at having been saved. So, Buu
runs off
(the logic is that if one of them is running away, it must be the
pup that
is trying to escape.) But, the dog pursues Buu, and begs to be
picked up.
Buu asks if the dog likes It, and Satan says "yes, notice
that the dog is
wagging its tail." Buu asks if Satan likes It, and Satan
hesitantly replies
"yes." Buu is a bit pleased, and offers the dog some
chocolate. Satan
interrupts, stating that chocolate is bad; dog food is better. He
is then
told to go buy some dog food. Some distance away, Satan evilly
realizes
that this is his chance. He gets off the bike, readies the
switch, and
stares through a pair of binoculars. But, the sight of Buu and
the puppy
playing so happily together causes him to postpone his attack. He
goes to
buy the dog food.
In town, the two thrill seekers have racked up 40 kills, but
the older
one is afraid that Buu will show up soon. The younger one isn't
worried,
and they keep shooting.
The dog happily eats the food, but Buu hates the stuff. Satan
asks
a question -- why kill everyone? "It's fun. Bibi-Di and
Babi-Di said
that it's a great game." Satan tries to tell It that killing
people is
bad, and then hastily retracts his reprimand. But, Buu says Ok,
It'll
stop killing and terrorizing people now. Satan eagerly thinks
that he's
become a True Hero. Savior of the World, Mister Satan!!!
The two thrill seekers find Buu's house, and the younger one
looks
forward to some great times. Buu and the pup are playing fetch,
and Buu
throws the ball again. The pup runs into the focus of the
crosshairs, and
is dropped with one shot. The younger guy gloats, and the older
one says
"Hey, isn't that Majin Buu standing next to Mr. Satan
outside the house?"
Satan is shocked, and Buu is staring forward in intent confusion.
Chapter 484: "What is Produced by Anger"
"Ikari no umidashita mono"
The two thrill seekers comment on the presence of Satan, and
the younger
one states that they are about to become the world's newest
heroes. They
start firing missiles and bullets as Mr. Satan runs away. But,
the smoke
clears to reveal a very pissed Buu. The two are surprised that
Buu is still
standing, and are going to resume shooting when the older one is
blindsided
by Satan. The younger one gets beaten up. Buu is watching this in
puzzlement, and Its anger ebbs. The younger villain collapse, and
Satan
spits on him, complaining about "Earthling garbage."
Satan curses as he
approaches the puppy, then notices that it's not dead yet. Buu
rushes over,
and heals the dog again.
On the Tower, Piccolo and Dende are watching all of this.
Dende is
relieved, but Piccolo still thinks that Buu is too dangerous.
Buu, Satan,
and the puppy are all happy with each other, and Satan is saying
"it's
great, it's great," as the younger villain recovers enough
to shoot Satan in
the back with a pistol. The villain runs away, laughing. Satan
falls. Buu
sets down the puppy, and heals Satan. But, Buu's anger is so
great, that
Satan asks It what is wrong. Buu manages to tell Satan to take
the dog and
escape. Then, It blows off some steam. It stares in anger as the
steam
starts to take shape. Dende, Piccolo, and Satan wonder what's
happening.
Chapter 485 "Two Majin Buu... and then..."
"Future no majin Buu... soshita..."
Satan takes cover, and the steam takes the shape of a very
emaciated, old Majin Buu. The narration box tells us that while
Buu
was a naive, childish creature, the new monster is the epitome of
evil.
The creature stares down at Buu, sneers, flies to the younger
villain,
and withstands some gunfire. The villain dies in a very huge
explosion.
The new creature trots up to Buu in a stupid fashion, and the two
monsters proceed to fight it out. The original Buu seems to be
losing,
having only half the power as the evil one. When the original Buu
uses
Its magic to turn the other into chocolate, the evil one blows
the magic
back. The original Buu turns into a Buu-shaped chocolate bar, and
is
eaten. Recombined, the evil one makes the transition to Stage Two
Buu.
Piccolo is concerned about the increase in power, and Satan (not
dead
yet) has returned to his previous state of continual
stunned-ness.
The new Buu looks meaner and leaner; well-muscled. It glances at
Satan
(the hero is wondering what the weirdo will do next,) cracks its
neck
joints, yawns as if just awakening from a long sleep, then powers
up. Satan
and the dog are blown backwards, the monster looks happy, and
Piccolo looks
shocked.
-- Curtis H. Hoffmann Aug. 23, 1994
