The Game of Life: Dragon Ball Edition

A/N: "The following is a fan-based work. Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, is owned by Funimation, Toei Animation, Shueisha, Dimps, and Akira Toriyama. I'm just a guy havin' fun. :p."

Chapter 25: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Buu

Kakarot POV

It only took him one solid hit to finish me off. When the android backhanded me, I blacked out for a few seconds, and when I woke up, I was in the side of a mountain, my body carved into it like I was some sort of decoration.

How did I survive the hit? I'm not too sure myself. But I'm glad that I did. I'd seen the destruction of hundreds of planets, so I knew that this one was on the brink of collapse. Lava spewed from every surface that it could, and the gigantic hole that we made with our attack was filling up quickly.

Bleuras… From my point on the side of the mountain, I had a perfect view of what was going on. Sub had shot Broly in the leg, forcing him to wake up and make him go into his Berserk Super Saiyan form. Broly and the android were fighting off somewhere, and Sub was on his knees next to Bleuras's corpse.

It was the first time I'd seen Sub show any sort of real emotion. His body was shaking and quivering, his chest heaving. It was either from anger or sadness, but I couldn't tell from this distance. It was probably both.

I'd only known Bleuras for a week, but he left an impression on me. I'll never admit it, but he was powerful, maybe even more than me. He was a fun person to be around. Because he wasn't raised on Planet Saiyan, that made him different from the weaklings that grew up there. They got too comfortable and didn't have anything to strive toward.

Admittingly, even I had gotten lazy with my training after surpassing my Dad. I was one of the strongest Saiyans in the entire Empire, what did I need to get stronger for? I couldn't have predicted Androids with unlimited energy. But now, with my body on the brink of death, I saw my need for more strength. I'll have to try to master Super Saiyan like Commander Rot…

I tried to move my body, but not even a finger twitched. I tried to move my head, but a sharp pain was flaring up in my spine, causing me to groan. What's going on?

It took me a few moments to realized that my spine had been damaged when that bastard android had backslapped me. I felt sick to my stomach, the idea of being paralyzed, sending me into a panic. Calm down. The Tuffles have technology that can fix paralyzation. And if it isn't too bad, a healing tank can fix it.

If I survive this, that is. I looked back at Bleuras's body. But I'm not dying today. I need to get up and avenge Bleuras' death! I need to stop this threat to my race.

I thought about my Mom, Dad, and brothers. If we didn't finish this android here, he'd probably wipe them out along with the rest of the Saiyan race. I couldn't allow that. I won't allow it.

I began to focus energy into my body, only to stop suddenly when the energy around me shifted. Was this… Sub? It was much more intense then I remembered, the aura overwhelming my senses and making me feel even more nauseous than before. With wide eyes, I stared at where I'd last seen him. Why is he glowing?

Red energy expanded outwards in a burst, crushing the mountain around me and sending me flying. I felt the harsh ground underneath me before everything went black.

Axel POV

Broly was undoubtedly the monster that I'd heard about in reports.

Unlike the ordinary Super Saiyan transformation, Broly's hair turned green instead of yellow, and his body grew to a size that was more fitting to a grown man rather than a young teen. His eyes rolled to the back of his head, and he seemed to lose all control of his own body. How disgusting.

The view from my right eye turned red temporarily while I did a deep scan on the monstrosity in front of me. I swiftly went over the information that it provided me before looking back at him. His muscle mass increased by 200%, and he jumped from 5 feet to above 6 feet tall.

His energy input increased by tremendous amounts. When I measured his base, Broly was around 850 million. His ordinary Super Saiyan form was close to 18 billion, which made sense considering the usual increase for Saiyans when they transform. However, when I measured this deviant form of Super Saiyan, it measured at around 276 billion with slow power creep.

Even without my deep scan, it was clear that he could no longer control his energy as well as before. It was far too erratic. It would appear that his mental capabilities fell along with his energy control. He's a powerful opponent, but nothing I wasn't prepared for.

The moment that he transformed, the entire sky turned a bright green, and the air around me started to burn. His aura was toxic, but instead of letting it consume me, I made my absorption ability suck it in. If it weren't for my little pink companion, I'd have died much earlier.

Give... me... more... energy. Its voice was a tiny whisper in the back of my mind, easy enough for me to ignore. It was too weak to possess me as it had done with some of the earlier test subjects, so having it integrated into my body made me much more of a formidable opponent. As long as I didn't give it too much of what it wanted, it wouldn't be able to take over. I was in control.

Even now, I wasn't too sure where exactly the creature had come from. The only thing that was for sure was that it was present with us since the Exodus from Earth. The doctors said that they'd found it on Earth, but it was clear that it didn't originate there at all. When they had found it, it was in a cocoon of sorts, and even to this day, that cocoon had not opened. It didn't take them long to realize that cracking it open wasn't the only way to extract its secrets.

In the night, it sometimes whispered to me, revealing to me the secrets of the universe and how everything was before. It was a primordial entity dating back eons upon eons. A devourer of worlds. Conqueror of galaxies. From its stories, it wasn't hard to piece together that this thing was the physical manifestation of nightmares—a devil, of sorts.

If there were any other ways to assure a complete victory over our enemies, I wouldn't have accepted the operation to merge a part of It into my DNA. Unfortunately, this was the only way to guarantee that the Saiyans would be eradicated from existence. It was the only way to ensure that my family could one day feel safe.

"You're a powerful opponent, but I've heard the reports of this form. Did you really think that I would have come if I couldn't handle you?" I spoke to him, although I knew that he couldn't understand me over his rage. His muscles rippled across his body from his chest down before he charged me like a bull.

In this form, I had no hope of beating this monstrosity. Mechanical energy reads differently than ki energy, but if my power could be measured in the same measurement system as ki, this state would only be about 100 billion. Energy absorbed by the massive energy beam that was meant to kill me bumped it to about 130 billion, but that was still not enough. Thankfully, I had a trick or two up my sleeve.

This was a technique that we in the high-tier class avoided unless absolutely necessary. When I accepted this mission, I knew that it was going to be needed if I was going to take out Broly. He had a kill or capture reward out on his head, but now that he'd transformed to this point, to capture him was out of the question.

I closed my eyes and reached deep within myself, feeling my energy core. I felt the energy that it supplied me, searching it until I found what I was looking for. Usually, the energy flows at a steady pace, but I needed more. With a loud grunt, I shifted something within my being, causing the energy production to go into 'Overdrive.'

My muscles bulged against my clothes, my remaining arm sleeve completely tearing off. My hair turned a vibrant orange, and my skin took on a blue tinge—the most noticeable though was my energy, which doubled to 260 Billion.

Broly still had slightly more power than me, but he wasn't in his right mind. Therefore, he didn't have a proper fighting technique. That would be my advantage.

When the Saiyan got to me, he swung his arm wildly. I grabbed his outstretched arm and leaned into his body, before swiftly flipping him over my shoulder and slamming him into the ground. While he was temporarily stunned, I stepped over his body while still holding his arm, followed by violently twisting it 360 degrees. The pop was satisfying, but his lack of response was not.

His foot collided with my back like a train, forcing me off of him. I flipped back to my feet just in time to block him, slamming his broken arm into me. He didn't look in pain in the slightest. Instead, a sick grin spread across his face.

He carried me through the air with his attack, but before he could hit me again, I stretched out and kicked him in the stomach. It didn't budge him much, but it gave me enough free space to get out of his path. Right before my eyes, Broly's broken arm untwisted itself, the bones seemingly mending back to normal, before he charged at me again.

This time I charged right back at him, quickly ducking under a lunge to grab me before delivering a crushing palm strike upwards into Broly's nose. His nose broke from the contact, but I wasn't done there. Energy stored in my palm exploded with the attack, blowing off his nose and hopefully temporarily blinding him. This time he roared, green energy quickly encompassing him, before expanding in a flash, sending several balls of energy shooting off in every direction.

I dashed away from his body while catching a single ball of his putrid green energy and absorbing it. Every little helped. When the smoke settled from his face, his nose was gone, and his eyes were closed. Blood leaked from each hole, but as I watched, I saw muscles starting to reattach and mend. I'm not going to let that happen.

I dashed back at him and slammed a hard fist into his stomach, forcing him to double over. I follow up by placing my leg behind his and tripping him onto his back. His nose had mostly been restored by that point, and his eyes snapped open to reveal they were also healed. I pointed my open palm down at him, his own green energy forming in front of my palm. Here's a taste of your own medicine!

Before I could release it, however, Broly grabbed me by the wrist faster than I could move. In a slight panic, I shot the attack down into Broly's chest, an explosion strong enough to destroy the planet many times over concentrated onto him.

Somehow, even despite my attack, his grip didn't loosen. When the energy faded, he roared and dragged me into the smoke with him. I crashed into his body, which was followed by him grabbing my shoulder, where the stump of my arm was. He's going to try to tear my arm off!

The attack barely either did too little damage to him, or he healed from it quicker than before. That could only mean one thing. My right eye went red for a moment, causing me to grimace. His power is rising! Fast!

Broly started to pull my arm away from my body slowly. I took the obvious route, swinging both of my feet up and kicking him where it would hurt most. Even in an enhanced form, his anatomy should stay mostly the same, right? My attempt was proven fruitful when his grin fell into a growl, and he loosened his grip. I took the opportunity to reverse the hold, with me now clutching his hand tightly.

The skin on my hands temporarily turned a vibrant pink, and Broly's energy started to flow into me. If he noticed, it was displayed by the fact that he roared loudly and a ball of energy formed at his mouth. I grinned quickly to myself when I realized what was coming. He is sure stupid.

His energy exploded in a wave from his mouth. Before he did, I let go of him and put my remaining hand in front of my body. The energy carried me a few yards away before it all started to get absorbed into me. By the time he finished, I'd received a decent increase.

He tried to rush me again, but with a newfound burst of strength, I didn't let him press the offensive. I dropped to the floor and swept both of his feet from underneath him, before jumping up and slamming both of my knees into his back. He gasped in pain, but I continued the assault. I followed it up by flying ahead of him and hitting him with a spinning kick to his face, sending him through the planet and out the other side. I followed him tenaciously, launching ki ball after ki ball at him.

When we burst out at the other end of the planet, he looked beyond pissed off. I was made uncomfortably aware just how quickly he was healing. None of my attacks were doing any permanent damage. Wait, hold on. What's going on?

The abomination started scratching at his face, his roaring reaching a fever pitch. The dark clouds above dispersed, and the already unstable planet officially started to fall apart. His body bulked up even more, and his energy grew tremendously. This level of power?! This has never been recorded from a Saiyan! It jumped by 100 billion!

This… This wasn't going to be a fight I could win. An internal switch in my brain clicked, and I spoke aloud, "Pickup and reinforcements needed immediately."

A small click in the back of my head told me that they'd got my message. I just hoped that they'd get here in time.

Even despite his added bulk, he was as fast as ever, appearing in front of me in a flash. I didn't have time to raise my defenses before he grabbed me by the face and slammed me into the ground. I tried to gasp, but his large hand covered my mouth and nose, temporarily suffocating me. He dragged me across the planet's floor, before throwing me miles into the distance.

I caught myself eventually by grabbing the floor and slowing my velocity. Broly wasn't far behind, coming at me with two energy balls formed in his hands. I could try to grab them, but the chances are that it wouldn't stop his hands, which would probably crush me. Instead, I slid between his legs while forming a thin thread of ki that acted like a wire. I tried to trip him up with them, but his energy was too vicious that it tore my thread to shreds.

He spun around and tried to stomp on me, my eyes widened at the brute attack. I rolled out of the way of the first one, increasing speed as he kept it up. Eventually, I pushed off the ground and sent myself high into the air. When I thought I was away from him, suddenly, I felt an excruciating grip on my leg.

"Where do you think you're going?" He spoke for the first time since transforming. My heart dropped into the pits of my stomach, and sweat began to pour down my entire body. His voice was calm, confident, and sickening. Had he lost his mind, or was his personality taken over by another, darker being?

He yanked me out of the air and slammed me back into the ground. I was helpless as he dragged me around like a ragdoll, slamming me repeatedly into the ground and then through molten lava. My pain receptors had been made dull due to the android surgery, but even still, I could feel all of them crying out to me.

I tried to fight against his grip, but it only tightened. He let go of me for a brief second, only to grab me by the back of my head and slam me back down into the river of lava he had just dragged me through. Usually, this wouldn't be a threat, as I didn't need to breathe nearly as much as when I was an ordinary human, but with his grip tightening around my skull and his leg suddenly pressing on my spine, the urge to breath was strong.

I couldn't resist, but maybe I could play dead. I put up a good show before stopping all movement. He kept his grip on my head for a few moments before letting go. His leg lifted off my spine, much to my delight, before suddenly, it came crashing back down on my leg. The attack shattered my knee cap, but I held in the scream that threatened to escape my throat. I felt his energy retreating into the sky, and that was when I turned around and looked up.

He's going to try to destroy the planet even while his teammates are still on it. I realized when I saw a massive green orb floating above me. The power coming off of it was thick and potent. A part of me wondered if the attack would even need to touch the surface to erode the planet completely. This is just what I needed. He may be stronger, but he's not smarter.

I flew up towards the ball of energy, my entire arm turning a particular shade of pink. I plunged my arm into the ball of death, the energy starting to be absorbed immediately. I felt my power growing largely by the second; my body even bulking up slightly. However, the more I consumed, the more worried I became. The ball isn't shrinking. Is he pouring even more power into it?!

Quickly, I felt as if my absorption hit a wall. I wasn't absorbing anymore. My body had hit a limit that I hadn't known was there. This wouldn't be enough! The attack started to grow even further, consuming my body completely. I opened my mouth to scream, only for the energy to flood into me and begin to suffocate me.

Give… Me… More… ENERGY… The whisper inside of me was stronger than before, and I considered the consequences. What would be better? If I died having killed only one of the enemies or give in to the temptation and destroy some of the Saiyans' strongest warriors? The decision was easy, but still so hard. Would I recover from this?

Yes… YES! The ball started to tear apart my skin, and I made a split-second decision. I let out one final scream before I let go.

"Hehehehehe," Manic giggling came from all around me, and it took me a moment to realize that it was coming from me. When did I?

My entire body shifted to a familiar pink, and two holes opened up in my arm. From the holes in my body and my mouth, steam-exploded out, and Broly's energy flowed in. It didn't overwhelm me this time. Instead, it rushed into my body, and my body accepted it

"Buu is in control!" The monster was speaking through me, addressing itself as Buu. I tried to move my body, but it felt sluggish, as if I still had control, but only partially. My head felt dizzy, similar to being drunk but worse. It was the price that I had to pay.

Soon the ball was no more. I looked up at Broly, who looked down at me with a sick grin. He was happy that I'd survive, knowing that he would get to fight me some more. This time though, I could feel the difference. My power was exceptional. I'd be able to defeat him.

I appeared in front of Broly in an instant, my knee slamming into his stomach with force capable of crushing a star. He gasped loudly, and the sound of ribs breaking echoed across the planet. I followed up with a pink ball in his back, which carried him straight back down to the surface. There, I waited before sandwiching him in the middle of two blasts. The resulting explosion lit up the sky with pink energy.

I rushed through the explosion the moment it ignited, catching my enemy by the throat and choking him mercilessly. His energy entered me like a delicious drink, and I couldn't help but compare it to sweet candy. His facial expression went blank for a second before he recovered his senses and growled. His energy exploded around him, and his power level increased even more.

A giant fist collided with my stomach with a sickening crunch. I felt my internal organs rupture and some burst, excruciating pain greeting me. Even still, when he tried to elbow me in the head with his other arm, my neck jerked back at an inhuman angle, even stretching slightly to dodge the attack.

My head snapped back harshly, colliding with Broly. He groaned and looked stunned for a second, and I used that to launch a massive beam of energy into his stomach, sending him far away from me.

My organs. I gritted my teeth, only to realize that the pain was gone. This form's regenerative properties are incredible!

Yes, I am incredible, my host. The voice inside my head was now as loud as mine, maybe even louder. It caught me off guard, very sharp pain in my head following. You've done an excellent job so far. Now, let Buu take over.

My body tensed for a second before relaxing. I tried to move, but I simply couldn't. Had he taken over? Was that all he needed? The answer was given when my body started to move on its own while I watched from deep inside my mind.

Buu was vicious in his attacks. He was using my own body in ways I didn't think was possible. My limbs stretched to lengths longer than my own body, and my body took on the same texture as rubber or bubblegum.

My mind became foggy, with me falling in and out of consciousness. I came back into consciousness at what I assumed was the conclusion of the fight. Buu had my hand wrapped around the back of Broly's head, my fingers stretching to cover the back of his head completely.

Broly tried to struggle, but Buu smashed Broly's head into the ground continuously. My body stretched like rope, tying up Broly's body so that he couldn't move. For minutes Buu did nothing but smash Broly's head into the ground, cackling the whole time. Eventually, Broly fell unconscious. Did I.. Did we win?

Broly's body began to shrink, and his hair turned black. He groaned in his unconscious state, indicating that he wasn't yet dead—time to finish him.

Suddenly, I started to cough uncontrollably. A copious amount of liquid spilled out of my mouth onto the floor. Crap, the injury to my stomach must have done some damage after all.

I didn't bother to examine the blood before I turned back to Broly and put a shaky foot on his back. I'd fallen right back into my base form, an even weaker version. Going into Overdrive had this effect on everyone. A considerable increase in power at a cost. It would take weeks for me to get back to my full strength. Wait, when did I gain back control? Buu let me get my body back? Did he keep his promise?

An uncomfortable silence met me. I didn't even hear a whisper or an inkling of his voice. What's going on?

It doesn't matter; I'll figure it out after the mission is complete. I pointed my hand down at Broly's unconscious and naked body, energy gathering into a ball.

"Goodbye, you filth," A victorious smirk made its way onto my face.

"I should be saying the same about you, don't you think?"

The voice sent chills down my spine, and in the next moment, the fight was decided. I turned around rapidly, but before I could think to attack, my upper body slid right off of my lower body. I didn't feel the pain until both sides hit the floor in different directions. Who?! How?!

I turned my legless body to the side to get a glimpse at who had attacked me. It looked like a Frost Demon, but not like the one I'd faced before. This one was smaller, about 9 feet tall. His head was an average size, with one large horn on his forehead and smaller ones forming all around his skull like a crown. In the middle, a scarlet bio-gem lay. It was crossed over by more bio-armor, creating a large 'X' shape.

The rest of his body was very light pink. Spiked Bio-armor covered his body slenderly, giving him a hedgehog type appearance. The bio-gem on his stomach resembled abbs. He had small red bio-gems running down his arms and legs, with one large one on each hand and lower leg. Most impressive was his tail, which looked more like a lance than anything else. From four points, bio-gems came out of his flesh and formed a pointed blade at the tip.

He had a very similar blade in his hand, the same one that had almost taken my life earlier. Instead of being red, though, it had black energy crackling around it. The Frost Demon scoffed at my downed body, a sickening smirk stretching across his face.

"I was hoping that you would have dodged that. I have some pent up aggression that I planned on taking out on you," The mysterious figure walked around my body slowly like a predator circling its prey.

"Who are you?" I asked firmly, despite the anxiety in my stomach. While the figure walked, he absent-mindedly launched a finger beam that obliterated the lower half of my body.

"Surely you recognize me," The Frost Demon stopped to put his foot on my stomach, pressing down hard enough to crack every bone that it came across. "Our fight was only a few minutes ago, after all."

"There's no way," I growled through the pain, staring right up into the alien's cold eyes, "You look completely different than the other one."

"Surprise little human. You're not the only one who can transform," He cooed as he took another step, now pressing on my rib cage and cracking every single bone in my chest. I screamed this time, not able to contain myself.

"What did you say to me a few minutes ago?" The man chuckled darkly, though there was little humor in his voice. "Give up, and I'll make your death painless?"

My screaming was cut short by his blade, which entered my mouth and pierced me to the floor. My eyes widened as the glowing black aura destroyed everything that it touched. I could only look at him with wide eyes as his mouth twisted upwards in satisfaction. Is this the same guy?

"I'm going to make your death as painful as possible." With a flick of his wrist, his blade tore right up through my head, starting from the roof of my mouth up and out of the top of my skull. The pain was unbelievable, putting me on the edge of unconsciousness. If I were still an average human, I would have been dead for sure. I almost wished that I was, rather than face what I was sure was about to come. My head was split in half, and my brain matter had spilled onto the ground around me.

"You androids are too stubborn. You just don't want to die," He spat while he pulled the energy blade out of the ground, and the pressure of his foot on my chest increasing. "But that's fine. Now I have plenty of time t-"

He paused for a second, his expression turning into one of surprise. Oppressive aura, as dark as the night sky, started to swirl around him violently. Sparks of black lightning arched off of him and scorched the ground around us. I was barely holding onto my consciousness, but it was enough to see his body growing.

"That… That form is too unstable…" He growled to himself. Now, in front of me, the same Frost Demon as before stood. So he did transform? I lay, entirely at his mercy, when his eyes turned back to me.

"Oh well. I don't need that to finish you off," He said as he lifted his foot, before slamming it down into my ribs. I screamed out again in pain, and then again as he repeated the action several more times. I felt my consciousness slipping, the world fading away. After long, his assault suddenly stopped, and I felt someone lift me.

"Commander Axel?! Hang in there!"

And then the world slipped into nothingness.

I hope that you all enjoyed the chapter! It was fun to write. And yes, it wasn't all from Sub's POV, which was interesting to write. Let me know if you liked the small change. And yes, that was his fourth form. Completely unstable as of right now, due to the amount of power it grants him all at once.

If you have any questions, review and I'll answer it as soon as possible.