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Chapters 499 -- 519.
New Characters:
Vejit: Gokuu and Vejiita finally merge using Dai Kaiou-shin's
earrings. Vejit looks like Gokuu, with black hair standing in
Super Saiya-jin form, and a cross between Gokuu's and
Vejiita's fighting uniforms. The result is a street boxer with
dangly earrings.
The True Buu: A long time ago, Buu had absorbed two of the
Kaiou-shins,
which had resulted in It's becoming the Fat Buu that was
trapped in the Ball and released by Babi-di. Now, with the
cysts of Fat Buu, Piccolo, Gohan, Goten, and Trunks removed
from It, the True Buu looks like a sullen, evil little Buu
child (about 12 years old.) It is completely ruthless, and
easily destroys Earth with a house-sized energy ball.
In the final Tenkai-ichi Budoukai, 10 years after the battle with Buu:
Mou Kekko: ("I'm Fine, Thanks") A huge Mongolian.
[oa:v42]
Uubu: A little black-skinned country boy, with a shaggy mohawk.
Looks
very nervous, but determined. Is actually the reincarnation
of evil Majin Buu. [oa:v42]
Captain Chicken: A Professional wrestler in a chicken suit.
[oa:v42]
Otoko Sukii: ("I like men") A Big butch guy in a police
cap and tights.
[oa:v42]
Nok: A blond longhair with a bandana and street clothes. [oa:v42]
Kiraano: A blond pretty boy teenager, who Vejiita thinks has the
best
chance of being the foe they're looking for. [oa:v42]
Chapter 503: "Son Gokuu's Final Merger!!"
"Son Gokuu Saigo no Gattai!!"
Buu is laughing over Gokuu's plight, asking who is left for
the hero to
merge with now that Buu has absorbed Gohan. The hero is wondering
the same
thing, and keeps coming up with Mr. Satan as the only option. Buu
claims
that out of the gentleness of It's own heart, It will give Gokuu
5 seconds
to make one last shot at a merger. Gokuu is frantically thinking
that a
power of 1000 plus a power of 1 is still only 1001, which isn't
enough to
challenge Buu. (That and he'd have an ugly face afterwards, too.)
Satan
tells Dende that things look bad, since Buu didn't die yet, and
he is out of
bullets. Dende isn't too concerned at this news.
Buu counts down the final seconds and Gokuu is about to throw
the earring
at Satan. The monster smirks -- time has run out. But, Gokuu
freezes,
feeling an energy trace that he quickly recognizes as Vejiita's.
Meanwhile,
a long distance away, Uranai Baba is telling the Saiya-jin prince
that this
is as far as she can bring him, since she's scared to get any
closer to Buu.
Vejiita is just happy at getting a second chance to kill Buu.
Gokuu shouts out "Lucky" and teleports just as Buu
zooms in for the kill.
It misses, and realizes what has happened. Gokuu is happy to see
Vejiita,
while the Prince and Baba are surprised to see the hero alive
again. Buu
thinks that Gokuu has just run away to escape, and zooms off to
track him
down. Left on their own, Satan is wondering what to do next, and
Dende is
going to leave the site. Satan wants to stay with the green god,
fearing
retribution from Buu for having shot at it. Dende dislikes this
situation a
lot.
Gokuu tells Baba to escape since Buu will arrive soon (she
zips away) and
tells Vejiita to wear the ring on his right ear. The Prince asks
"why."
Gokuu stammers out that it will cause them to merge and get great
powers.
Vejiita has no intention of merging with Kakarot. Gokuu yells
back that Buu
will defeat them otherwise. They argue as Buu rushes in to stop
them.
Having been brought back to life, Vejiita is stronger again.
Vejiita had
also been watching Gokuu from the other world, and wasn't
impressed by the
power up to SSJ 3. He doesn't want to merge at all. So Gokuu asks
him if
he also knows that Buu has eaten everyone, including Buruma, and
powered up
further by absorbing Piccolo, Gohan, and Gotenks. Buu discovers
them as
Gokuu makes one last plea. Vejiita submits and accepts the
earring. He
swears, asking if it's supposed to be on the right ear. Gokuu
says yes, and
adds that they won't separate again afterward. This doesn't make
Vejiita
happier, but he finishes putting the earring on.
Buu is about to throw a killing energy ball, but pauses at the
sight of
the merged Vejit (actually, the merged duo don't have a name
yet.) Vejit
looks like Gokuu, with black hair standing in Super Saiya-jin
form, and a
cross between Gokuu's and Vejiita's fight uniforms. The result is
a street
boxer with dangly earrings.
Chapter 504: "Merged Father is Unrivaled in this
Universe"
"Tenka muteki no gattai Otousan"
The new hero says "Vejiita + Kakarot gives me the name
Vejit." He powers
up to "Super Vejit", and easily bats Buu's energy ball
back at the monster.
Buu blusters a bit and attacks, only to get kicked in the face.
Vejit
replies that with a nose bleed, it's a good thing that the
monster now has a
nose. Buu blusters a little more, and gets trashed. In the Other
World,
Kaiou-bit is happy, and the Old Coot thinks that Vejit is strong
enough to
end things right now.
Vejit spears the monster with a controlled energy blast, and
complains
that it's no fun if the monster doesn't fight full-out. So, Buu
frees
Itself from the energy spear, and emits a cloud to hide in.
However, Gokuu
beats the crap out of It, and says that feeling the monster's
energy made up
for not being able to see It. He's also holding Buu's torn-off
forelock; he
throws it away and vaporizes it. (The Old Coot is ranting that
this is not
a game, and he wants to know what Gokuu is waiting for.) Angry,
Buu regrows
Its forelock.
[Note: Vejit could also be pronounced "Vejito".
Until Toriyama spells it
in romaji, there's no "official" spelling yet. However,
Kakarot
has been spelled this way in romaji before, so I'm going with
Vejit for the time being.]
Chapter 505: "Inciting Vejit (i.e. -- Vejit Starts
Dissing Buu)"
"Chouhatsu suru Vejito"
Vejit is trying to make Buu angry, to make things fun. So, Buu
spits out
a batch of Super Kamikaze Ghosts, and sets them on Vejit. (This
time, the
ghosts look like cute, evil versions of Buu.) But, Vejit zips to
the side,
and wipes the ghosts out with energy balls. He asks if such a
childish
attack is the best It can do, causing the monster to rage in
frustration and
start up a punching attack.
Dai Kaiou-shin is cursing over the escalating threat, and
Vejit easily
blocks the punches using just his feet (and he keeps teasing Buu
about it.)
While, far away, Dende is flying with Satan in his arms (Satan is
holding
the dog). Dende comments that the explosions they hear are from
the battle,
and Satan can't believe that the noises are so loud.
Vejit kicks Buu in the face, and then tells the monster that
to beat him,
It really has to try harder. So, the monster asks if Vejit likes
coffee
candies. Vejit is turned into a gum drop, and Buu gloats over
having won.
Buu is happy, Kaiou-bit is shocked, and Dai Kaiou-shin believes
that it's
all over. Except that Buu suddenly punches Itself in the face
with the
hand holding the candy. The candy floats away, says that Buu
hasn't won
yet, and declares itself the world's strongest gum drop. The
candy ball
then trashes Buu some more, including blowing out the back of
Buu's throat
and lopping off Its forelock again. The monster gives up and
returns Vejit
to normal form. Vejit is happier, Kaiou-bit is relieved, and Dai
Kaiou-shin
wants to Vejit to just destroy the monster already. The hero
announces that
he'll finish the battle at the count of ten.
As he's counting, Vejit wonders why the monster doesn't start
powering
up, and Buu is frantically trying to figure what to do. Suddenly,
It
remembers the blown-off forelock, and sics it against Vejit. As
Vejit
announces "10" (and is getting concerned that nothing
will happen), the
loose Buu-blob engulfs him from behind. Vejit protects himself
with a
skin-level energy barrier at the last moment. Then, the Buu-blob
absorbs
him and returns to papa. With Vejit integrated into It, Buu
starts thinking
"I did it!"
Chapter 506: Missing.
Buu is going crazy with joy (giving the world the finger, and
so on),
while Kaiou-bit is convinced that "it's all over."
However, Dai Kaiou-shin
comments that something's different this time -- Buu isn't
undergoing a power
up yet. Eventually, Buu realizes the same thing. He doesn't care,
though,
because there's still no one left to stop him from destroying all
life now.
He laughs insanely, and we get to travel down his throat, and
inside It.
The inside of Buu looks like a big sponge, with tunnels and wide
open
spaces. Vejit is complaining about how Buu keeps on acting
stupid, and even
inside It, the monster's laughter is irritating. Vejit is happy
that his
barrier worked the way he hoped, and he drops the spell in
preparation for
searching for Gohan and crew (Vejit believes that since Piccolo,
Gotenks,
and Gohan aren't dead, that they can still be rescued.)
When the barrier drops, Vejit splits up into Gokuu and Vejiita
again.
Gokuu is stunned, since the merger was supposed to be permanent.
He wants
to keep wearing the earring, in case the two of them get back
outside, so
they can re-merge. However, Vejiita considers this a lucky break,
and he
destroys his earring to prevent a second merger from ever
happening (giving
the Kaiou-shins, who are still watching these events through the
crystal
ball, a big shock.) Vejiita decides to search for the others, so
they can
leave and see if Buu has destroyed the world yet. Gokuu
disgustedly crushes
his own earring and follows after. They quickly locate Piccolo,
Trunks,
Goten, and Gohan -- encased in giant cysts, unconscious but still
alive.
Buu is preparing to fire an energy blast to wipe out Earth, as
Gokuu and
Vejiita discuss why Gotenks has also split up within Buu (Gokuu
says that
the 30 minutes for Fusion had ended long ago, and that caused the
two boys
to separate.) Gokuu is thinking that maybe he and Vejiita can try
Fusion
inside Buu, but Vejiita is more interested in freeing everyone
and leaving.
The cysts get ripped out by the roots, and Buu goes into spasms.
The
Kaiou-shins rejoice, while Buu is trying to figure out what's
wrong.
Gokuu and Vejiita now start arguing about how they can get strong
enough
to fight Buu when they get out, and Vejiita goes ballistic (he'd
been
watching everything while in heaven, and there's NO WAY he'd ever
go through
that stupid Fusion pose.) Suddenly, Vejiita sees one more cyst --
containing the unconscious Fat Buu (Gokuu calls It Buu's Original
form.)
They try to figure this out as Ultimate Buu starts seeping up
through the
floor.
Chapter 507: "The Buu and Buu Inside Buu"
"Buu no naka no Buu to Buu"
Vejiita and Gokuu are standing, looking at the cyst. The face
of Fat Buu
is visible, and Vejiita is explaining to Gokuu that from the
Other World
he'd seen the Thin Buu turn the Fat One into chocolate and eat
It. The hero
wonders if this means that everyone else who'd been turned into
chocolate
might be alive and trapped in here somewhere. Ultimate Buu
answers "No.
That one's the only one." Ultimate Buu is oozing up from the
floor. It
continues saying that It had thought there was something strange
about these
two (humans).
Buu doesn't like this situation and is going to trash them,
when Gokuu
argues with Vejiita that they should escape outside, where they
could have
used the earrings again if Vejiita hadn't crushed his. Buu
realizes now
that the two can't merge again. (Vejiita berates Gokuu for giving
away that
little secret.) Buu leaps free of the floor, and the two
Saiya-jin power up
in desperation. Gokuu warns the monster to not come any closer,
or he'll
blow a big hole in It's body. It just sneers, and Gokuu blasts
away.
Outside, Dende is flying along, carrying Satan and the dog. The
Green
God says that they are nearing Buu now. Satan asks how the Namek
knows
this, and Dende answers that he can feel Buu's 'ki'. Satan says
"What?
Majin Buu's tree?" ("ki" can be translated as
"energy", but it can also be
read as "tree". This is proof that Satan is not even
CLOSE to the Z
Fighters in terms of training or skill, as he doesn't understand
what Dende
is talking about.) Dende lands, and the two of them stare out at
the cliff
where Buu is standing motionlessly. Satan wonders why It isn't
moving, and
Dende is trying to figure out the energy levels he's picking up.
Inside, Gokuu's blast had little effect. Buu replies that It has
just
felt a little "tic" at the back of It's head. Because
the two Saiya-jin are
so small (think "Fantastic Voyage") they're not so
strong anymore. Gokuu
asks where the exit is, so he can defeat the monster, but It
responds that
the two aren't leaving -- they're going to be en-cysted. Vejiita
doesn't
agree, and he grabs the base of the cyst holding Fat Buu. He
wonders what
would happen if the Fat One is freed, or if it would turn out to
be the Thin
One that's released. Either way, Ultimate Buu would suffer a drop
in power
level. Buu panics, and tells Vejiita to let go, stammering out
something
like "I am not me." Gokuu repeats "I am not
me...?", and the Saiya-jin
Prince merely answers that Buu is becoming more interesting. Buu
leaps
forward, and Vejiita rips the cyst free from the floor and
ceiling.
Ultimate Buu collapses to the floor, and is reabsorbed. Outside,
Buu's
body is twitching in pain. It keeps bellowing, and Vejiita tells
Gokuu to
get moving and grab the others and run like hell. Buu screams
more. Gokuu
asks which way they should go, and Vejiita answers "You
think I know?" The
inside of the monster is shaking badly as It is about to change
back into a
lower form (now that the Fat One isn't a part of it.) Vejiita
snarls out
"where's the exit," as Gokuu spies a hole. They fly out
of one of the vent
holes in Buu's head, and everyone returns to normal size
(including Gohan,
Goten, Trunks, and Piccolo.) Dende is impressed at this feat, but
Vejiita
is concerned about Buu's current condition (It hasn't changed
over yet.)
Instead, Buu seems to be trying to keep from puffing up like a
blowfish.
Chapter 508: "The REAL Majin Buu"
"Junsui no Majin Buu"
Buu's transformation seems to be slowing down (he looks like
an angry,
puffed-up Arnold Shuwa-chan.) While, in the Other World,
Kaiou-bit is
looking concerned. But, Buu is still changing. And, at last,
Kaiou-bit's
worst fear is confirmed. Buu has stabilized, and now looks like a
sullen,
evil little Buu child (about 12 years old.) Vejiita and Gokuu are
amused,
and expect things to be easier now.
However, Kaiou-bit is recalling what happened back with the
battle
between Bibi-di and the 5 Kaiou-shins. He himself had been badly
injured,
and the North and West Kaiou-shins had been killed. Buu absorbed
the
strongest one, the South Kaiou-shin (meaning that our Kaiou-shin
is the East
one.) The Great Kaiou-shin (Dai Kaiou-shin) of that time, was a
very gentle
soul, who thought that by being absorbed, he could control Buu's
heart. The
result was the Fat Buu we all know and love. But, by having the
Fat Buu's
cyst removed, the true Buu has emerged.
The little boy Buu lets out a yell that hurts the ears of the
two
Saiya-jin (to their surprise), and It then prepares an energy
ball strong
enough to destroy Earth. At the last second, Vejiita's
counter-energy ball
deflects it. Vejiita brushes off Gokuu's thanks, and yells out
that if Buu
wants to destroy Earth, It has to beat the two Saiya-jin first.
At first,
Vejiita thinks that Buu is going to fall for this challenge, but
It then
sneers and creates a bigger energy ball that It throws down at
them (It is
still standing on a tall crag.) Gokuu can't believe the size of
the thing,
and Dai Kaiou-shin is yelling at Kaiou-bit to go save the stupid
people.
The energy ball is heading for Vejiita and Gokuu, and Gokuu yells
out that
they're going to save the others and he'll teleport out.
Unfortunately,
there's only time for him to grab Mr. Satan (who is holding the
dog,) for
Dende to grab Satan's leg, and for Vejiita to get near Gokuu.
Problem is,
there's no one left for Gokuu to lock onto to teleport towards.
Then Kaiou-bit appears, grabs Gokuu's hand, and teleports them to
the
Other World. The energy ball hits Earth, destroying it. The
surviving
group reaches the Other World (Satan is trying to cope with the
idea of
being in heaven) and Dai Kaiou-shin is rejoicing. But, Gokuu is
torn up
over losing Gohan, Piccolo, and the two boys, while Vejiita is
pissed that
instead of saving Trunks and friends, Gokuu had grabbed Dende,
Satan, and
the dog. Gokuu and Dende just stare down at their feet.
Chapter 509: "Betting the Universe on this Match"
"Zen Uchou o-kaketa Shiai"
(Shiai can translate to "bout", "match", or "tournament".)
Kaiou-bit questions whether Earth is really destroyed, and the
coot says
"yeah." Satan doesn't believe this, and even though
Dende tries to explain
who the two Kaious are (personages way above him in power, and
whose word is
to be respected) Satan doesn't fall for it. Instead, the World's
Greatest
Champion decides that this is a dream (that he's still at the
Tenkai-ichi
Budoukai) and that therefore he can fly back to Earth and get
vengeance for
the death of his daughter (even though she only died inside his
dream)...
His attempt to leap from a cliff fails. Vejiita is pissed that
the
remaining Z Fighters were sacrificed in favor of saving this
clown.
The Saiya-jin prince mentions the Dragon Balls, and Dai
Kaiou-shin goes
all gaga over Earth having something that belongs only to the
Namek. Dende
suddenly realizes that although the Earth's Dragon Balls have
been
destroyed, if they go to Namek, they can get a new set. Gokuu
replies that
Namek is too far for him to feel anyone's ki for locking on and
teleporting
to them. However, Kaiou-bit (who has no idea what the Dragon
Balls are) can
teleport to any planet within the sphere of the Kaiou-shin
planet. But, it
seems that the Namek made themselves outcasts a long time ago,
and Dai
Kaiou-shin says that going to Namek is right out. So, Gokuu tries
to bribe
the coot with naked pictures of Buruma. Vejiita goes ballistic,
demanding
that Gokuu show off pictures of naked Chi Chi (Gokuu meekly
responds that
Chi Chi isn't all that much of a show girl.)
Kaiou-bit calls out that Buu is pulling Itself back together
again (Dai
Kaiou-shin is mulling over Gokuu's offer.) Kaiou-bit gives the
two
Saiya-jin his earrings so they merge again, but they have other
plans.
Vejiita crushes his. The two heroes think that one Saiya-jin
alone can
destroy Buu. The Kaiou's don't believe it at all. As Gokuu is
trying to
lay out some plans, Buu warps in (to everyone's shock.) Gokuu
realizes that
Buu picked up teleportation from one of the Kaiou's a long time
ago. In a
panic, Kaiou-bit, Dai Kaiou-shin, and Dende warp to a safe
planet. The old
coot curses the Saiya-jin blood.
To decide who goes first, Gokuu and Vejiita do Jan-ken-pon
(scissors
paper stone.) Gokuu wins, and Vejiita angrily powers down. Dai
Kaiou-shin
curses them, saying that both fighters should team up against Buu
and get it
over with fast. Vejiita wants Gokuu to show him SSJ 3, and Gokuu
asks if
that's ok, because it'll mean that the Prince won't get his turn
at all.
Gokuu turns around, and finds that Buu has fallen sleep. Gokuu
angrily
switches to SSJ 3, and Buu wakes up to beat It's chest like a
little monkey.
Gokuu (with solid hair down to his butt, heavier eye brows, and
crackling
fire dancing around him,) looks at Buu, thinking "weird
guy.") While,
looking at the old coot's crystal ball, Kaiou-bit yells out that
they forgot
someone. From behind his crag, Satan uncomprehendingly looks out
at Buu and
Gokuu.
Chapter 510: "Vejiita and Kakarot"
"Bejiita to Kakarotto"
Vejiita is watching on, saying that it's about to start -- the
Final/Ultimate battle of the universe. Kibit, Dende and Dai
Kaiou-shin are
apprehensively watching through the crystal ball. And, the fight
starts
with Buu leaping in -- only to get hacked up with Kamehame-ha. It
regenerates, and gets bashed to the ground. Turning into a kite
causes It to
slow down, and then It sends Its leg through the ground to kick
Gokuu a bit.
Finally, the fight turns into a slugfest, and Vejiita keeps
watching. The
Prince is happy with his enemy, and thinks that he is finally
starting to
understand the differences between the two of them. Vejiita knows
that he
first started fighting because killing was fun, then because his
pride
wouldn't let him lose to anyone. But, not Gokuu. Vejiita thinks
that Gokuu
simply enjoys fighting, but inside the guy is just a Saiya-jin
softie.
Vejiita wishes Kakarot luck, calling the hero "Number
1." (In the
meantime, Buu started biting Gokuu on the arm, so Gokuu started
biting It
on the head.) Buu uses Kamehame-ha on Gokuu, so the hero replies
with a
True Kamehame-ha. Buu is blown to pieces, which immediately fly
back
together again as the hero takes a breather. (Satan is being
buffeted by
the shockwaves from the blasts, and is trying to understand how
there can be
such big explosions in this dream.)
As Buu is pulling itself back together, Vejiita says that he
understands
Gokuu's weakness, and that the hero is hesitating in destroying
the
monster entirely out of a reluctance to become a killer like
Vejiita.
But Gokuu corrects him, saying that if he just had 1 minute to
collect
his energy, he'd be able to wipe out Buu.
Surprised, Vejiita promises to keep Buu busy for one minute, as
the
reconstructed monster does a belly dance to taunt them.
Chapter 511: "Vejiita goes full-out"
"Inochi gake no Vejiita"
Gokuu asks the Prince if he understands what'll happen if he's
killed
now that he's dead, explaining that Vejiita would disappear from
both
heaven and Earth. Gokuu ends with "Don't get killed,
Vejiita." The
Prince pledges not to, powers up, and starts blasting away. Buu
is cut
in half, and pounded into bits that then re-merge behind Vejiita.
Satan is
shaken by the shockwaves, and Gokuu is concerned that the other
Saiya-jin
won't be able to hold such a pace for 60 seconds.
Buu attacks from behind, and Vejiita is surprised that It has
gotten
so strong. Unfortunately, one minute hasn't passed yet, and Gokuu
has
to stay on the sidelines until he's fully charged. Meanwhile,
Vejiita
is about to be choked to death, when Satan decides that he's
going to
take advantage of his dream. The wrestler steps out, and
announces that
the savior of the world, and champion of the Budoukai is going to
kill
It. Buu drops the limp Vejiita, and leaps to chop up Satan. Satan
realizes that this dream is still too scary, and drops to his
knees
(thus avoiding the blow at the last second) to beg forgiveness.
Gokuu
shouts out encouragement to Satan, which seems to trigger a
massive
migraine in the tiny planet destroyer. Gokuu is wondering what
happened,
and Satan assumes that it's something he did directly. Buu keeps
shouting and holding It's head.
Chapter 512: "Super Saiya-jin 3 Disappears"
"Suupaa Saiya-jin 3 Kieru"
(The splash page has fat Buu holding up the "Dragon
Ball" logo. On top
is Trunks, Satan, #18, Vejiita, Kuririn, Gokuu, Gohan, Piccolo,
and Goten.
The only ones WITHOUT halos are Gokuu, Satan and Buu.)
Buu is in pain, and Satan is convinced that he's the one that
caused it.
Gokuu is trying to figure out why Satan's appearance is affecting
Buu like
this. Vejiita, lying helpless on the ground, yells out, asking if
Gokuu is
ready yet. Gokuu's a bit confused about that, because he's almost
at full
power, but can't top it off. Suddenly, the little planet
destroyer spits
out Fat Buu, and looks much happier for it (the others are
surprised at
this.)
Looking on through the crystal ball, Dai Kaiou-shin and group
discuss
this turn of events (basically telling us what we already know --
Little Buu
doesn't have anything holding him back now.) Little Buu stalks
towards
Satan, and the "hero" warns the runt off, saying that
he's really strong and
likely to hurt the monster (he reassures himself that this is
still just a
dream.) And, Buu punches him in the nose, sending him rolling
(Satan
realizes that this dream can feel painful, as well as scary.) He
runs
away, and from a distance shouts out that this time, he's going
to get
serious.
Buu pounds its chest, and Satan inches back (thinking that he
can get
away from it.) Buu rushes forward to kill him, but leaps
backwards to avoid
an energy blast that cuts across Its path. It looks over, to see
Fat Buu
standing up and pointing at It. (The non-Buu's are surprised at
this turn
of events.) Fat Buu says that It hates the Little Buu, and that
Little Buu
shouldn't mistreat Satan. Satan is taken by Fat Buu's standing up
for him,
and Little Buu snarls in anger. The two Buus fight it out, with
the
Little One getting splattered a bit (It regenerates, though.)
Vejiita is wondering what's taking Gokuu so long, and the
Super Super
Super Saiya-jin is cursing as he tries to push his power level to
the
limits. Then suddenly, the energy disappears completely and he
drops back
down to a normal Saiya-jin (Vejiita, Dende, Dai Kaiou-shin and
Kaioubit look
shocked. Gokuu is breathing hard and is looking at his hands in
disbelief.)
Little Buu sweeps down and blows off Fat Buu's head (It
regenerates.) Satan
calls out some encouragement to the Fat One, and Fat Buu
acknowledges that
It doesn't seem to be winning. Vejiita is looking determinedly
happy, and
seems ready to enter this game of "who's the most
evil."
Chapter 513: "Vejiita's Thought"
"Veji-ta no kangae"
Vejiita is berating Gokuu for screwing up the power gathering
trick, and
Gokuu is trying to figure out what went wrong (something about
SSJ3 and
power gathering.) Meanwhile, the two Buu's are still fighting it
out, and
that Fat One is getting the worst of the deal, which causes Satan
to leap in
and kick the Little One a bit. Little Buu uses its forelock to
send Satan
flying. When Fat Buu tries to turn Little Buu into chocolate, the
Little
One blows It's head off. The Fat One regenerates, and the
fighting continues.
Finally, Vejiita yells out at the Kaioushin's, and Dende,
watching all
this through the crystal ball. The Saiya-jin Prince wants Dende
taken to
the new Namek planet to gather up the Namek Balls and make a
wish. Dai
Kaioushin is musing on this, while Dende yells that they've got
to get
moving. Kaiou-bit gives in and teleports them and the dog to the
Namek
Planet. Gokuu wants to know what the deal is, and Vejiita answers
that they
have a responsibility to the people of Earth, which surprises the
hero.
Dende and group arrive on Namek, and it's looking deserted. This
is an
illusion, since the group is facing the wrong way. The Namek were
anticipating Dende's arrival and they all greet him with the 7
Namek Balls.
Dende thanks them all, and asks Vejiita for his wish. The Prince
yells out
he only has two wishes. First, restore the destroyed Earth
planet; second,
resurrect everyone that was killed at the end of the Budoukai,
excluding the
evil ones. Dende is hesitating over this, and Gokuu tells the
green God to
do what Vejiita wants. Dende agrees to it, asking what the third
wish
should be; Vejiita doesn't care. Gokuu asks about the second
wish, stating
that "Resurrect everyone killed by Buu" would do the
same job. Vejiita
corrects him, saying that it wouldn't bring back the ones that
Vejiita
himself had killed. Gokuu hadn't thought of that.
Then, Dende yells back that the second wish won't work,
because the Namek
Balls can only resurrect one person per wish. This gives the
Saiya-jin some
heartburn until the Namek leader corrects Dende. Seems that in
the past few
years, the Leader had given the Namek Balls a power upgrade and
they don't
have a limit on the numbers of people affected by the wishes
anymore.
Dai-Kaioushin is getting annoyed at all of this uncontrolled
power running
around. Porunga (the name of Shen-lon's Namek counterpart) is
summoned, and
the Leader lets Dende make the wish, adding that he hopes Dende
can still
remember how to speak Namek.
The demon dragon asks for the first wish, and Dende speaks it.
Porunga
answers "Ok", making a circle with its forefinger and
thumb. Suddenly,
Earth is whole again.
Chapter 514: "The Message to the Returned Peoples of
Earth"
"Yomigaetta Chikyoujin e no messeeji"
The Earth has been repaired, and the Namek Dragon asks for the
second
wish. Dende thinks a bit, then says in Namek, "Resurrect the
people that
died starting from the day that the Warlock Babi-Di came to Earth
--
excluding the evil ones." The Dragon says that it
understands, but it's a
bit of a LARGE number of people to deal with... Kaou-bit is
startled to
think that this is even possible.
The two Buus are still fighting, and the little one rips Its
own arm off
to turn it into a remote controlled volleyball that just trashes
the Fat
One. Vejiita is getting concerned that Fat Buu is taking so much
damage, and
yells out at Dende asking whether the wishes are going to be
fulfilled.
Dai Kaiou-shin is annoyed that Vejiita is being so noisy, adding
that
Porunga has its own problems. Suddenly, the second wish is
completed, and
everyone that had been destroyed is back whole again on Earth.
Lots of
normal people, plus Piccolo, Gohan, Goten, and Trunks (they're
wondering
what they're doing near a cliff overhang); at Kami-sama's Palace:
Buruma,
Kuririn, Beederu, #18, and the others; on Namek -- Dai
Kaiou-shin; and on
Kaiou-shin's planet -- Vejiita. (Dende wants to know what to do
about the
third wish, and Vejiita says "Whatever you want.")
Gokuu is surprised that Vejiita's halo has disappeared,
commenting that
it's a good thing that Vejiita's heart isn't evil. Gokuu thinks
that he
understands the Prince's plan, and that the re-living fighters
are going to
band together to fight Buu. But, Vejiita corrects him, telling
Gokuu to
start up a Genki Dama.
The Hero rants "the entire point of this was to do a
Genki Dama? It
won't work, because there's not enough people on this planet with
Buu." But,
Vejiita has a bigger concept in mind, and he asks if Kaiou-shin
can project
telepathy to the minds of the Earthlings, like Babi-di had. The
Kaiou-shins
can't, but someone who can calls in saying that he's the one they
want.
Gokuu recognizes Kaiou-sama, and the Buggy One states that he's
willing to
help since Vejiita wants Gokuu to use one of Kaiou-sama's tricks.
The Saiya-jin Prince calls out "People of Earth, listen to
me. Almost all
of you were killed by Majin Buu, but brought back by a mysterious
power.
The buildings and streets around you have been restored, so you
know that
this isn't a dream." Satan panics at this, wondering what
the weird guy is
talking about. Gokuu tells Satan to be quiet, since the other one
is
talking to the people of Earth. This confirms Satan's idea that
this IS a
dream, and he demands to know why Gokuu and Vejiita are messing
it up for
him.
Buruma is happy that Vejiita is alive, but Kuririn wants her
to keep
quiet so they can hear what's happening. Vejiita continues that
Buu is
worse that Cell, and therefore, the fighter that will combat Buu
needs
their help. Everyone is to raise their hand in the air, without
fear that
anything bad will happen to them. They are commanded to do this,
while
Kaiou-sama thinks that this is worded very awkwardly, calling
Vejiita a
"hetana yatsu" (which is a pun, because heta is
normally written with the
kanji for "down" and "hand".) Gokuu is told
to start up, and the hero rips
his torn shirt off, leaps into the air, and asks everyone to give
him their
energy. People do this, and the energy ball starts growing. A few
people
have problems understanding the idea (Buruma's father is
wondering if he's
doing it right, and Beedle just keeps looking around going
"Eh? Eh?")
Vejiita is wondering why the huge Genki Dama isn't finished yet,
and he
tells Satan to raise his arm. Satan looks stupid and responds
"Huh? What's
that thing? Why would I want to raise my arm? This is a dream,
you know..."
Vejiita swears.
Chapter 515: "The Genki Dama Energy Won't Come"
"Atsumaranai genki tama no genki"
Gokuu is yelling out that he's not going to get enough
life-force energy
in time before Fat Buu gets defeated. Vejiita yells back that he
understands, and he demands that everyone on Earth help out.
However, when
one or two humans try lifting their arms, their energy gets
sucked out and
it just confirms their fears that this is a trap laid by the
monster (some
of them think that this smells like Babi-di's ESP trick.) Vejiita
swears,
and Satan wonders about the voices he can now hear in his head.
Meanwhile, Little Buu has defeated Fat Buu and is about to
vaporize the
Fat One. Satan panics and throws a rock that hits the Little One
in the
head (this surprises Satan more than anyone else.) Little Buu now
notices
the huge Genki Dama and attacks. Vejiita gets in the way to give
Gokuu a
little more time to convince the idiots on Earth that things are
serious
(Gokuu doesn't think that he'll get the energy in time, though.)
With one
punch, Vejiita is doubled over, and is about to get his face
smeared all
over the field.
Gokuu yells out for the Earthlings to please give him their
energy by
raising their hands. This helps a bit more, because the people
that he'd
met throughout his life recognize his voice and willingly raise
their arms
(Upa and Bora are still living at the base of the Tower, and
little Upa
has grown up, gotten married to a squaw, and now has a baby boy;
Hatchan
(Dr. Gero's earlier attempt at making an android) and the prior
victims of
Red Ribbon's Muscle Tower goons are still living out in the
mountains; #17
is living out in a shack somewhere).
But, everyone else still thinks that this is a trap, and that
Gokuu is
one of Buu's minions. Vejiita is getting mashed, and Gokuu says
that the
energy still isn't enough -- that people still don't understand.
Satan is
listening to all the voices of those people, and he finally loses
it. He
roars out that they better damn well give up their energy,
because he says
so. This changes things, as people recognize Satan's voice. Satan
states
that if he's to defeat Buu, he needs their help. Gokuu is
surprised by this
turn of events, and Satan shrugs, saying "what the hell, no
choice in the
matter, is there?"
Hands start shooting up into the air all over Earth, and
cheers of
"Satan! Satan!" echo through the cities. All of the
life force energy
flows up, masking much of the planet (as seen from space.) Buu is
still
pulping up Vejiita, and Gokuu and Satan are getting concerned.
Suddenly,
the energy shows up, and the Genki Dama mushrooms. Satan is
impressed at
the size of the energy ball (he's hiding behind a rock again),
and Gokuu is
now ready to party.
Chapter 516: "Conclusion"
"Ketchaku"
Gokuu is ready to throw the county-sized Genki Dama, but
Vejiita is lying
helplessly on the ground right next to Buu (and Satan is behind
his rock a
short distance away.) Gokuu is yelling to Vejiita to pull himself
together
and get out of the way, while the Saiya-jin Prince is yelling
back for Gokuu
to just throw the Genki Dama. Buu, meanwhile, roars and throws an
energy
ball at Gokuu. The hero teleports out of the way, and then back
in again to
keep control of the Dama. However, when Gokuu looks down, Vejiita
is now
missing.
Off to the side, Satan is running away with the limp body over
one
shoulder. Gokuu yells out that Satan really is the World's
Greatest, and
hurls the Genki Dama down as Buu fires off a blast at it. The
blast
explodes harmlessly -- the Dama presses up against the little
monster.
Gokuu uses his powers to push the Dama forward: Buu tries to push
it back.
The Dama chews up the rock where it touches ground. The hero
curses as he
exerts himself, but it looks like he's losing the battle of what
has become
a pushing war. He is tiring very rapidly and the
"people" watching
(Endaimaoh, the Namek Leader) all wish that they had more energy
to bestow
on Gokuu. Dende wants Kaiou-bit to take him to Gokuu for a
healing job, but
Kaiou-bit is too drained to make the teleport now.
At this moment, Porunga asks if anyone is going to make the
third wish;
if not, he's going to leave. Dende yells out, asking if the Namek
Dragon
can restore Gokuu's strength, and the answer is "yes."
Gokuu is about to
give up, when suddenly he bumps up to Super Saiya-jin level (and
is told
what happened. He thanks the Dragon Balls.) Buu looks concerned.
The hero
gives a little speech about how the monster has fought, and that
he wishes
that It could come back as a Good Guy, so the two of them could
fight again
later. Then, with a "See you again", he salutes It
before nudging the Dama
and blowing Buu away.
The Dama eats a huge trench through the surface of the
Kaiou-shin planet,
and as the smoke clears, it looks like every little bit of the
monster has
been wiped out. Tired, Gokuu powers down, and with a little
smile, gives
Vejiita the thumbs up sign.
Chapter 517: "All's Well that Ends Well..."
"Daidanen soshite..."
(The splash page shows Gokuu sitting on the ground, beaten up,
but
looking relieved. The caption is "Right now, I'm a little
tired.")
The narration box states that all traces of Majin Buu have been
destroyed,
so the monster is gone for good. The Namek-jin and Kaiou-shins
are all
celebrating, while Gohan and Piccolo are cautiously establishing
the fact
that Buu's ki can not be sensed anymore. Satan asks Gokuu if
they've
actually won, and then yells out to the people of Earth that he,
the
Champion of the World, has banished Buu from this universe. The
people buy
it, although Beederu is less than impressed (the rest of the Z
Fighters'
friends and family all rejoice.)
Kaiou-bit teleports to the Kaiou-shin planet, with Dende and
Dai
Kaiou-shin. Dende runs to Gokuu (but the hero tells him to heal
the tired,
beaten Vejiita first; this happens) and the puppy runs to Satan.
Then, the
puppy keeps running, and the group discovers that Fat Buu, while
looking
dead, is still barely alive. Satan wants them to use their
mysterious
powers to revive Fat Buu, but Vejiita wants to destroy the last
of the
threat. Satan doesn't think that Fat Buu is at all evil, while
Vejiita
thinks that with Fat Buu around, Little Buu may be able to
regenerate. They
argue (with Vejiita threatening to kill Satan along with Fat
Buu), until
Gokuu tells Dende to heal Buu. Because, without the help of Fat
Buu and
Satan, Gokuu and Vejiita couldn't have defeated Little Buu.
But, Kaiou-bit asks if this is a good thing, since the humans
have the
memories of Little Buu burned into their minds. Gokuu answers
that if they
keep Fat Buu hidden for 6 months, they can use the Dragon Balls
again to ask
Shenlon to remove all memories of Buu from everyone. Dai
Kaiou-shin isn't
happy with the constant use of the Dragon Balls (probably jealous
that the
Dragon Balls are more powerful than he is), and Vejiita doesn't
know why
he's going along with this. Satan is ecstatic, and Gokuu wants
Buu healed
so that they can return to Earth, eat, and then get some sleep.
From here, the story is all in pictures. The heroes teleport
to
Kami-sama's tower, and Kaiou-bit teleports away again. Everyone
greets
everyone else, except that Beederu recoils in horror when Satan
shows up
(because Fat Buu is right behind him.) Gokuu calms them all down,
and Fat
Buu acts like Its old, naive jolly self. Beederu is happy to see
Gohan, and
Oolong is hiding behind Vejiita and away from Buu.
Finally, 6 months pass, and the Earthlings forget about Buu,
although
they still remember that the Ultra Super Hero Mr. Satan did
something REALLY
GREAT, for which they are all thankful.
=== End of the Majin Buu arc ===
10 years pass.
A teenage Trunks is flying in a space car, upset that something
isn't
going right. He hops out of the car, it turns into a capsule that
he
pockets, and Trunks then flies to the Gokuu house. There, a very
nerdy
Gohan (think: a young Clark Kent) is studying his books inside a
spacious,
two-story house. Lots of bookshelves everywhere. Trunks asks for
Goten,
and Gohan answers that Gokuu, Goten, Buruma, and Vejiita are all
at the
"mountain out in back." Trunks is surprised that his
parents are also
there.
(The blurb at the bottom of the page asks what meaning there
is in the
fact that the heroes are still in training, and implies that
there is a new
threat coming from outer space.)
Chapter 518: "And So, 10 Years Later"
"Soshite 10 nen go"
The splash page features each of the characters, as they now
look at the
start of the new arc. We have:
Buruma: Looks like a 40-year old matron. She's become exactly
the kind
of pushy old broad that she'd always hated.
Vejiita: No physical change. Mellowed out a lot, though.
Gokuu: No change.
Chi Chi: Chi Chi has also changed a lot. Face is more elongated,
with
higher eyebrows, and long black hair pulled back in kind of an
American Indian squaw look.
Buu: Has moved in with Satan, and is no longer called Majin Buu.
Now, It is known as Mister Buu.
Bura: (Bra.) Daughter of Buruma and Vejiita. Looks like Buruma
used
to, including the hair pulled up at the back of her head. About
Pan's age.
Trunks: Looks just like the version of him from the future, back
with
the final defeat of Freeza. Doesn't have a sword, though.
Goten: A teenaged version of Gokuu. Wild black hair, and rather
lazy.
Mr. Satan: Satan has suffered from the passage of time more than
anyone
else. He's probably in his late 40's, early 50's. Bald on top,
with a heavy black fringe around the sides. He's also mellowed
a bit.
Bee: ("Beh"). The dog that Buu befriended. Bee is a
big, old dog now.
Kind of like an aging golden retriever.
#18: The most wickedly attractive woman in the series. This
android
has matured a lot, and looks to be mid-30, with short blond hair
combed up and over one eye.
Kuririn: (There's a reason why the ex-monk looks so happy.)
Kuririn is
now a middle-aged runt, with a full head of hair streaked with
grey. (Could easily be middle manager in some car parts dealer.)
Marron: Kuririn and #18's daughter finally has a name in the
manga
(Chestnut. Maron pie is popular in fast-food restaurants.)
Outside of aging a bit, Marron hasn't changed much. Still has
her hair in two ponytails on the sides of her head.
Gohan: The young Clark Kent; has wide-rimmed glasses and nerdy
clothes.
Has become a scholar.
Beederu: (There's no proof that she's married Gohan, but they are
at
least lovers.) Kind of a 1930's flapper, with a pageboy haircut
and a tight suit dress.
Pan: (Bread.) Gohan and Beederu's young daughter. Age 4.
Looks much like Beederu used to. Very big, cute eyes.
Yamcha: With his long hair pulled back in a ponytail, and the
scar on
his cheek, Yamcha could either pass as a biker, or a trendy
fiction writer.
Kamesennin: Traded his sunglasses in for a pair from the Back to
the
Future movie. Otherwise unchanged.
Dende: A young adult Namek. More mature-looking, but you know the
problem. These guys all look the same to me.
Piccolo: No change. Still wears the same outfit.
New Characters:
Mou Kekko: ("I'm Fine, Thanks") A huge Mongolian.
Uubu: A little black-skinned country boy, with a shaggy mohawk.
Looks very nervous, but determined.
Captain Chicken: A Professional wrestler in a chicken suit.
Otoko Sukii: ("I like men") A Big butch guy in a police
cap and tights.
Nok: A blond longhair with a bandana and street clothes.
Kiraano: A blond pretty boy teenager, who Vejiita thinks has the
best
chance of being the foe they're looking for.
Goten is on the ground, panting hard, and Gokuu is greeting
Buruma and
Vejiita (they just flew in by Capsule Jet.) Buruma berates Gokuu
for not
having visited them much, and the hero replies that he'd spent
time with
them only 5 years ago. Buruma goes into a fit (which is partly
caused by
Gokuu calling her a matron, and her getting angry at Saiya-jin
for not
showing their age. Vejiita's explanation of this doesn't make her
calm down
much.)
Vejiita wants to know why Gokuu is entering the Tenkai-ichi
Budoukai,
which is going to start tomorrow. Gokuu says that there's going
to be a
really powerful fighter there, but Vejiita can't sense any strong
energy
sources, and he asks if the guy is from outer space. But, no, the
guy is an
Earthling who's guarding his powers. Trunks flies in and lands.
Turns out
that Goten is entering the Budoukai because Gokuu is, but the boy
would
really prefer to go out on a date, instead. (Vejiita ribs Gokuu
about
raising whiney little kids.) Pan flies in, and announces that
she'd just
circled the globe. She's going to be fighting, too (Buruma is
aghast at
this, because there's no children's rounds this time, and Pan
would be
fighting with the adults. Gokuu is optimistic.) So, Vejiita
decides that
it might be fun after all, and announces that both he and Trunks
will be
fighting.
The Budoukai is on an island, and the audience is flying in.
In one
suite, Buu is eating, Beh is sleeping beside Satan's chair, and
Satan is
reminding the Champion Buu that when It finally faces Satan that
It has to
take a dive to let Super Champion Satan win. There's a knock at
the door,
and Satan opens it to find Gokuu and Pan. Satan hugs the girl,
asking if
she's here to cheer for him. Satan isn't so happy to hear Pan say
that
she'll be fighting also, and more shocked at learning that Goten,
Trunks,
Vejiita, and Gokuu are also entering (Trunks and Goten are
dancing with each
other.) Satan is in a panic, until Gokuu promises that whichever
of them
wins, they'll take a dive to let Satan save face. But, they don't
know
who's going to be able to defeat Mr. Buu.
Goten asks Satan to find a place for their friends and family
to sit, and
he gets them benches right in front of the ring. Unfortunately,
the stares
from the rest of the audience makes Chi Chi, Buruma, Gohan, and
Beederu
uncomfortable, and they can't see anything from below the surface
of the
raised ring. (Beederu finds them seats in one of the neighboring
buildings.)
The announcer (same guy as ever, but with less hair) calls the
fighters
forward to explain the rules. There are only 12 fighters going
into the
Finals (having all of the evil people stay dead 10 years ago
seems to have
taken a toll on the Budoukai.) The winner of the finals rounds
will go on
to face Mr. Satan.
Vejiita wants to know who the powerful foe is, and Gokuu can't
answer.
The hero does ask Buu to get ready to use It's magic to change
the numbers
around. They start picking numbers to see who will fight whom,
and Gokuu
asks Buu to give #3 to Gokuu, #6 to Kiraano, and #4 to Uubu.
(Vejiita can't
believe that little Uubu can be such a threat.)
Gokuu says that back when evil Buu died, Gokuu wished that It
could be
reincarnated, and it looks like Enmadaiou heard his plea. Vejiita
can't
believe that the little runt could be evil Buu brought back, but
Gokuu asks
them what Ubuu sounds like when spoken backwards --
"Buu."
Meanwhile, Ubuu is looking around nervously, thinking that his
mother was
right. This is a weird place, and the world's strongest fighters
have come
here to compete. But, Ubuu vows to win so that he can buy lots of
food with
the prize money to take back to his village folk. In the last
panel, Gokuu
is grinning, looking down at the boy.
Chapter 519: "Bye Bye Dragon World"
"Baibai Doragon waarudo"
The splash page has Gokuu standing on a dragon, holding his
old staff and
floating in the clouds. On the next page, the adult Gokuu is
placed beside
the scene where young Gokuu confronts Buruma for the first time.
The text
is basically about young Gokuu growing up with the audience for
the past 10
years. This is the last installment.
The MC shows the finalized pairings:
1) Pan vs 2) Mou Kekko
3) Gokuu vs 4) Uubu
5) Captain Chicken vs 6) Kiraano
7) Mr. Buu vs 8) Son Goten
9) Trunks vs 10) Otoko Sukii
11) Nok vs 12) Vejiita
The winner gets to face Mr. Satan at the end.
The MC gives them time to warm up before the first match starts,
and
Goten starts complaining about getting Mr. Buu in the first
round. Mou
Kekko says that he's the one with the biggest reason to whine --
he's stuck
with the little brat Pan. Pan gives the huge guy a
"beeeh", and Kekko tells
her to go home to her mother's breast. Otoko Sukii is ecstatic at
being
paired up with exactly his favorite kind of date, and Nok tries
to taunt
the "Old Man" Vejiita and claiming that Vejiita's gonna
"dieeee". Vejiita
pops Nok in the nose and the boy smashes into a wall before
coming to a
rest on the grass (he's missing a few teeth.) And then it's time
to start
the Budoukai.
The speakers announce that of the 114 entrants, the final 12
have been
decided. Mr. Satan is the one putting up the prize money. (If Buu
wins, he
gets the money back.) 4 year-old Pan and 2 meter, 30 cm-tall
Kekko come out
to the ring. A lot of fans taunt Kekko, a few wonder if Pan
actually does
have a chance, and Satan is in a cold sweat with worry. Gohan and
crew yell
out encouragement, and Bra tells Pan not to kill her opponent.
The match
starts, and Kekko is getting ready to fight because he doesn't
have much
choice. Pan leaps in, slaps Kekko hard, then kicks him out of the
ring and
into the wall. Pan wins (although there was some fear that she
had indeed
killed Kekko.) Satan checks the girl, hoping that she hasn't been
hurt.
(Captain Chicken is looking a bit worried now.)
Gokuu tells Uubu that it's their turn now, and they shake
hands before
going out to the ring. The MC announces Gokuu as one of the top
fighters
from the previous Budoukai's (maybe even a match for Buu and
Satan).
10-year-old Uubu is one of 5 children from a family that lives on
an island
to the south, and they really need the prize money. Buruma thinks
it's a
shame that Uubu came all this way just to fight Gokuu in the
first round,
but Piccolo expects that this will be a great match. Uubu is
suffering
stage fright, and can't move when the match starts. Gokuu tries
to make the
boy angry by insulting his hair, threatening to kill him, etc.
Finally,
Uubu responds when Gokuu says "And, um, ah, ... your mother
is fat." (Trunks
and Goten are trying to figure out what's happening.)
Gokuu leaps forward, yelling "Your father is fat
too!" (There's a couple
"unko-tare's" thrown in; basically -- "your
parents are shits.") Uubu takes
a kick to the jaw. His eyes are blazing as he yells "Mom and
Dad are NOT
unko-tare!!!" Uubu's bare foot smashes into Gokuu's blocking
arm, and the
hero realizes that that kick REALLY HURT. They fight a bit, and
tear up the
ring with their footwork. Uubu shouts, and his ki blows Gokuu up
into the
air. Gokuu levitates, to everyone's shock (the audience has
forgotten about
the big fight 10 years ago.) Uubu stares at him in frustration.
Gokuu realizes that the boy hasn't learned how to fly yet, and
sets down
to apologize for insulting him. He just wanted to see the boy's
true power.
However, Uubu still needs a lot of training to be worth fighting,
so the
hero announces that he'll go to the boy's house and live with
them for a
while. Uubu says that that won't work because they're a poor
family (which
is why they need the prize money.) But it's ok, because Gokuu can
ask Satan
for some cash (Satan will put out to avoid future trouble.) Gokuu
flies up
to the box seats and tells his family that he'll be disappearing
for some
years -- see you later. He then tells Uubu to get on his back,
and they
zoom off.
Most of the family is trying to figure out what just happened,
but
Piccolo says that it's been a long time since he saw Gokuu
looking so happy.
And, Vejiita knows what's going on in Kakarot's mind. Gokuu is
asking if
Uubu really wants to grow up to be a big strong fighter so that
they can
fight again, and the boy says "yes." (Gokuu corrects
him; the reply is not
"ha----i", it's "o-----!"). They disappear
over the horizon.
The final narration box reminds people that they don't have to
worry
about terrible things in their lives -- the Dragon Balls are
always there to
help you out when you need them.
On the last page, all of the characters (at their current
ages) are
waving to the reader, saying "Arigatou!! Sayonara!!"
(Thank you!!
Goodbye!!) (Yajirobee is looking shaggier and fatter than ever;
Tenshinhan
has thicker eyebrows, but he and Chao-zu are basically
unchanged.) Then,
Toriyama thanks everyone for sticking with him and this manga for
the last
ten years. (He indicates that he'll be taking a short rest, and
then
starting up something else afterwards.) (Note: This is similar to
the way
Toriyama ended Dr. Slump.)
The End
