"Prologue"

Disclaimer

I do not own Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT or any spin-off products. They are all owned by FUNimation, Toei Animation, Fuji TV, Bird Studios, and last but certainly not least, the fantastic author himself, Akira Toriyama. I own nothing but my Original Characters.

Some lives and destinies can change with a single and simple event. In the story you all know, Goku took his "one minute" of desperation to regain his power so he could defeat Kid Buu once and for all. But in this story, he refused Vegeta's offer to step in, and no such time was given. He simply continued fighting until the absolute bitter end.

The following story starts during the fight between Kid Buu, and Super Saiyan 3 Goku.

I'd like to give a special thank you to saucemonkey and Gohandominates for helping me set up this story.

Kid Buu Saga - Part 1

Age 774 - Sacred Planet of the Kais

'You're better than me, Kakarott...you are the best.' Vegeta thought to himself, concluding his epiphany. At last, he'd swallowed his pride, and admitted that Kakarott...no...Goku... was the better warrior of the two. Of course, right now his pride wasn't worth much when compared to his friend's safety and life.

Kid Buu, the malicious being that he was, was not as strong as Super Buu in raw power. Unfortunately for his foes, he more than made up for it with absolute ruthless assaults of terror.

The small-in-stature djinn quickly slapped his gloved palms together before shifting them to his side, then concentrating his ki into a single focal point between his hands. In that very same moment, Goku flared his aura to prepare for the menacing attack.

The small and childlike pink Demon laughed maniacally as he thrust his arms forward and shot a powerful stream of pink energy at Goku.

Goku crossed his arms tightly in front of his body to brace himself, while the Majin's energy beam neared him.

The energy beam made first contact with Goku's skin. The Super Saiyan 3's long, golden hair rippled violently in the wind created by the attack. Goku took the blast head-on and survived.

Elsewhere, due to the extreme turbulence in the atmosphere, Hercule held onto the edge of a jagged boulder as the strong gust of wind generated by the blast easily swept him off his feet and ele him into the air. "Wh...what a realistic dream!" Hercule exclaimed.

Soon after the gust severely died down and he was able to regain his footing.

Back in the fight the young Demon chuckled to himself at the thought of finally destroying the pesky Saiyan warrior who had caused him so much trouble. However, to Buu's great surprise, a blue energy attack pierced trough the smoke.

The large energy beam completely engulfed the Majin, and virtually destroyed most of his body.

The dust and smoke then cleared, revealing the Super Saiyan 3 with his hands cupped and a look of slight exhaustion on his face. "You fool! This is a real Kamehameha!" He shouted, lowering his arms.

Millions of microscopic pieces of the Demon's body all came together to create a giant "blob" in the sky.

Goku expressed a deep sigh at the sight of the young pink Demon once again reforming his body. "No matter how much I do to him, he never gets any weaker!" He exclaimed to his frustration, falling to his hands and knees. "He just comes back good as new!"

"Kakarott, I-" Vegeta began, flying over to his rival's side.

"I know what you're going to say Vegeta, but I can't risk you dying again! If you pass on while you're already dead, I don't know what'll happen to you!" Goku exclaimed, attempting to stand back up. Unfortunately, his energy seemed to wane on him, causing him to collapse to the ground.

"Don't be a fool Kakarott, if you don't take a rest then…" Goku gripped Vegeta's shoulder and raised himself to a standing position.

"It doesn't matter, Vegeta. If you die... well, I don't know what'll happen, but I can tell you there won't be any way I can bring you back." Goku said feebly, releasing his grip on Vegeta.

"Please, Kakarott! At this rate you're going to die of exhaustion!" An obviously concerned Saiyan prince shouted to his comrade, hoping to talk him out of his foolish and hastily-composed plan.

"RAGH!" Kid Buu let out an ear-splicing shriek as he rocketed off towards his two foes. Shocked, the two Saiyans turned their heads in fear.

"Watch it, Vegeta!" Goku shouted, reigniting his burning aura as he braced himself for combat yet again.

Suddenly, Vegeta felt a tinge of anger re-surface towards his friend. "Don't tell me what to do!" Vegeta growled, unconsciously ascending into his Super Saiyan state as a defensive reflex.

Immediately after arriving at the scene, the pink Demon kicked the mighty Saiyan prince in the stomach with great force, causing him to cough up blood as he smashed into a quarry.

In retaliation, Goku let out a mighty shout before he threw a devastating punch at the pink Demon, who instantly teleported directly above Goku, avoiding the attack. The Majin raised his hands in the air, clamping them together, and in one swift motion, he hammered the Saiyan, sending the warrior hurtling to the ground.

The impact of the Saiyan's body and the sacred planet's soil caused Goku to break right through. He was now at the center of a new formed, seemingly bottomless crater, hundreds of meters in diameter, laying there, covered in dirt, stunned from the Majin's attack.

"Kakarott!" Vegeta shouted from not too far away, hoping that Goku would wise up and allow him to enter the fray. As much as his Saiyan blood boiled for the chance to fight Buu, he didn't want to detract from Goku's battle.

At the bottom of the crater, Goku stood back up, not appearing to be injured in the slightest. "Dammit! He used my own technique against me!" He shouted to himself, obviously frustrated.

Seconds later, Goku regained his naturally calm composure and flew back up, face to face with Buu. "Interesting... maybe you do have some intelligence." Goku thought aloud, wondering about the mental capacity of his opponent.

Kid Buu started laughing maniacally, and repetitively banged his fists against his chest, not unlike a gorrila.

"Heh heh." Goku laughed. "Or maybe not." He quipped.

Without warning, Kid Buu relentlessly attacked the Saiyan warrior with a series of punches and kicks to the body and head, which Goku did his best to defend.

After several blocked punches, the Majin managed to land a clean right hook on the mighty warriors jaw, pushing him back several feet. Goku recovered before being pushed back even more, immediately rushing back towards Kid Buu with the ferocity that only the Super Sayian 3 form would allow him to have, kicking him in the stomach. The Majin returned the favour by throwing a strong kick aimed for the Saiyan's vulnerable head. However, before it could make contact, Goku, with one fluid motion, blocked the attack with his forearm.

Watching from the sidelines, Vegeta had a frustrated look on his face. Not only was the Saiyan prince merely swatted away by a pathetic looking pink Demon, but the strange creature barely acknowledged his existence. Although that paled in comparison to how he felt about Goku's actions in fighting Buu alone.

'I know what you're doing Kakarott...you never intended for me to fight Majin Buu at all...' He thought to himself, 'You knew I'd be killed in an instant, and you would risk your life so mine could be saved...'

The Majin raised his index finger to the Super Saiyan warrior. "Hehehe!" He chuckled.

The Saiyan warrior immediately assumed a defensive stance, ready for whatever was to come.

Again, the Demon began to laugh maniacally as he charged a large pink sphere of Ki energy at the tip of his finger.

Sensing the amount of energy Kid Buu was feeding into the blast made the long, golden haired warrior nervous. 'That amount of power...' Goku was completely silent, and everything and everyone seemed to follow-suit.

Seconds before the Majin was about to fire the ball of Ki at his enemy, the shouting of Hercule was heard throughout the sky.

"Buu!" The curly haired, moustached man yelled at the top of his lungs. "How 'bout you stop pickin' on the little guys, and try fightin' the world champ!" He yelled again, this time pointing at Buu with his index finger.

The self-proclaimed Champion of Earth's shouting was so ear-piercing, it even managed to catch the attention of Kid Buu, Vegeta, and Goku.

With his fists clenched, the curly-haired man stared out at his opponent and gave a victorious smile, thumb extending as he pointed it down towards the ground. "I can't stand this any longer," Hercule shouted mockingly. "Do you think a champion such as I would sit back and watch?" He asked rhetorically. "You're about to go toe-to-toe with the World Champ!"

Kid Buu, watching as the strange man was shouting words he simply had no time to even care about, cracked a smile.

'Too bad this is a dream, that line was gold!' The curly-haired man thought.

'That idiot! He's going to get himself killed!' The Saiyan prince thought to himself.

The Majin started laughing maniacally.

A few seconds later, the young Demon rushed directly towards Hercule.

"What's Hercule doing?!" Goku wondered.

"Ahh!" Hercule shouted. 'This almost feels too real to be a dream!' Hercule finally snapped out of it, and for the moment, looking around and realizing that this was reality. Fearing for his life, he actually managed to avoid the Demon's punch by ducking down and going on all fours. "P-Please! I-I was only joking!" Hercule promptly stood back up after Kid Buu had finished his attack.

The pink Demon started to laugh maniacally at the thought of killing the pathetic Human. However, as Kid Buu was about to hit Hercule with a fatal blow, he suddenly felt as if something inside of him was trying to fight its way out from within.

"Arrrgggh!" The Demon started screaming in pain.

He started perspiring profusely, all the while screaming in agony. The reason now became evident to those watching: the Demon was struggling with himself internally.

Hercule looked at the pink Demon in confusion. 'What the?' The curly-haired man thought. Hercule then thought he realized exactly what was happening. "Aha ha ha! I get it! You must be afraid of my strength!" He proclaimed confidently. "Poor Majin Buu! You must be able to sense my power!" He continued to mock.

Far away, but watching the "fight" from the sky, Goku looked on as Buu appeared to be struggling greatly. "Why hasn't Buu killed him yet?" He questioned. "Is he really sensing his power?" Goku wondered, standing by in case Hercule had some kind of plan to stop Kid Buu.

Struggling, and sweating greatly, Buu attempted to calm himself by placing his hands on each side of his head.

"Kakarott! Now's your chance! Attack Buu!" Vegeta exclaimed.

"Huh? Oh, right! Thanks Vegeta!" Nearly instantaneously, the Super Saiyan 3's golden aura filled with bio-electricity currents intensified. The warrior charged toward the mighty Majin and delivered a strong kick directly to the pink Demon's chest, sending him sliding for several meters across the ground.

"Aha ha ha! You're lucky, Buu! Lucky my friend here was the one to fight you! Did you really think you could defeat the martial arts champ?!" Hercule boasted loudly.

Seconds later, the young Demon stood back up, somehow managing to gain control of himself once again. Then, Kid Buu spat out something that merely appeared to be spit, however in mid-air, it turned into the fat, and pure-hearted Majin Buu before touching and sliding across the ground.

"Ah! Buu!" Hercule exclaimed.

Vegeta, Goku and Hercule's eyes all widened in shock. They all individually wondered how the fat Majin Buu was still alive.

Feeling free of any restraint he may or may not have had, Kid Buu once again chuckled maniacally at the thought of killing everyone currently on the planet.

Meanwhile, on a distant planet, covered with tall grass, and no known life forms, Dende, Kibito Kai, and the Elder Kai silently observed the fight through the elder Kaioshin's crystal ball.

"What just happened?!" The Elder Kai asked curiously.

"That's Buu! The fat Majin Buu was inside him this whole time!" The teenage Namekian answered. "He and Hercule formed a friendship on Earth, so to stop Buu from hurting him, the fat Majin Buu must have fought his way out!"

"Oh. Well then... I suppose it doesn't matter if the Human dies now." The Elder Kai replied.

Back at the battlefield, on the Sacred Planet of the Kais, Kid Buu continued to chuckle.

Hercule ran up to Kid Buu."Wh-What are you laughing at?! Y-You still wanna challenge me?" The moustached Human asked. 'All right, well, since this is just a dream...'

Hercule pulled his fist back, ready to throw a punch, however as he was about to do it, the Demon had already punched him in the nose, pulling his punch to only to do enough damage to make his nose bleed.

"Oww!" Hercule yelled in pain, reflexively cupping his nose with his hands.

"Muaha ha ha!" laughed Kid Buu.

The pink Demon was just about to deliver a fatal punch to Hercule. However, before it could happen, they were divided by an energy beam that stopped them from getting any closer to each other.

Everyone watching the fight stood in shock.

Hercule looked to his left, and saw the fat Majin Buu with his arm still extended, steam from firing the blast, dissipating into the air.

Hercule looked at Buu with a tear in his eye, extremely happy to see his best friend again. "Buu! Y-You're alive!" The curly-haired man exclaimed in surprise, and happiness.

"Leave Buu's friend alone!" The Fat Majin Buu exclaimed.

Kid Buu looked at Fat Buu in surprise for only a second. It was time to focus on the battle again. He rushed on the fat Demon, and punched him in the face with enough force to send him flying. The young Demon extended his arm all the way to the Fat Buu in length. Grabbing his head tentacle, Kid Buu retracted his arm, forcibly bringing the Fat Buu with him. Then, when the young Majin's arm was back only five feet longer than its original length, he turned around, facing the other direction and slammed Fat Buu's body against the ground in his direction.

The Saiyan warrior as well sprang into action. He rushed toward Kid Buu and threw several bursts of energy.

The blasts violently exploded as they hit the young Majin, blowing off a large chunk of his body.

Upon reaching the villain, Goku attempted to land a punch on him, however, the Demon narrowly dodged it by sidestepping out of the way to his left.

Utilising telekinesis, Kid Buu made the severed piece of flesh suddenly liquefy, now resembling something similar to goo. The piece of the goo leapt toward the Super Saiyan 3, stretching in length to accommodate for his size. Facing the direction of the goo, the Saiyan, easily able to see it heading toward him, quickly placed his middle and index finger on his forehead, then instantly transported high in the air well before it reached him. Upon missing its target, Kid Buu brought the goo to reunite with his body once again.

The other Majin used the time Goku was fighting with Kid Buu to recuperate.

The young Demon charged toward Goku. However, when he was about half-way to the Saiyan, he was suddenly tackled out of the sky by the fat Majin Buu.

Currently in the sky, and within Fat Buu's grasp, Kid Buu made use of his head tentacle and extended it far enough to grab the fat Demon's leg.

Struggling to break free of Kid Buu's grip, and still falling toward the ground, a noticeable grunt could be heard from the pure hearted Majin as he attempted to loosen the grip by shaking his leg back in forth, and side to side.

A moment later, the young Majin decided to finally put an end to it.

The grunt now turned into a slight scream in agony as his leg was torn off, freeing Kid Buu from his grasp.

The young Demon flew behind Fat Buu at blinding speed, then, kicked him to the ground.

The Super Saiyan 3 rushed on the childlike, pink Demon immediately after witnessing the event, shooting a golden ki blast along the way.

"Ha ha ha!" Kid Buu chuckled.

Holding out his right hand, he shot a pink ki blast of the same size back at Goku's. As soon as it hit, it overpowered Goku's blast and broke right through it, sending it directly at the warrior's chest.

The young Majin rushed behind the Saiyan and kicked him to the ground, in which he landed on the already downed Fat Buu.

Laughing maniacally, Kid Buu again held out his hand, charging a single energy sphere which grew in size and destructive force the more of his power he put into it.

Staring into the maniacs eye were like staring into a window of pitch black darkness. Kid Buu seemed to be the heartless monster Kibito Kai claimed him to be.

Even watching from the sidelines, Vegeta as well knew this fact.

Thinking of his dear friend Hercule, Fat Buu clenched his fist in determination. He also knew that in order for Hercule and Buu to be friends again, this monster had to be destroyed.

Together, they all knew that this childish Majin Buu was a monster that needed to be stopped at all costs. This battle had to be won, and Goku had already decided that he would sacrifice his own life if it were necessary. Too many innocent people had died to let this abomination live.

"Muahaha!" The young Demon chuckled, continuing to charge his Ki energy for a few more seconds before the sphere was at least a foot in diameter.

"Wh… what power!..." The Super Saiyan 3 Goku exclaimed, shocked beyond belief that he would deliberately destroy the planet while there were so many fighters left to toy with.

Kid Buu shot the blast toward the two fighters at a slow pace, almost as if he wanted them to move out of the way.

Goku got back up to his feet and cupped his hands tightly to his side. "Ka...me..." A blue energy sphere began to glow brightly between the Super Saiyan's hands.

"Move!" The Fat Buu shouted to the adjacent Saiyan's surprise.

"Huh?"

"Buu can take this!"

Goku had never seen this side of him before. He was just so...serious. Taking his advice, the Saiyan warrior stopped charging his signature move, then jumped out of the way of the blast, leaving the fat Majin behind to take the blast head-on.

"Buu!" His best friend, Hercule cried out in concern, looking on as the battle unfolded before his eyes just moments ago.

Hercule couldn't sense their power so he had no idea what was going on from that perspective. There was one thing he knew for sure though; he could tell that his rotund friend was in trouble.

Bee, the stray dog Majin Buu and Hercule found on the now destroyed Earth, was barking non-stop.

At the same time, Hercule noticed the dogs barking from several meters away. "Oh, Bee!" said the curly-haired man, running over to the dog then picking him up.

The blast hit the fat Demon, destroying most of his body, pieces of his dead, burnt, flesh shot up into the sky.

"BUU! NO!" The self-proclaimed champion yelled, the dog in his hands whining from hearing his calls.

"It worked!" exclaimed the Saiyan, happy the planet was still all in one piece.

The dust and smoke cleared greatly, revealing the severely scorched body of the Majin who may have just saved the planet.

"Ha ha ha!" Kid Buu laughed maniacally.

Far away from the blast, Vegeta watched as the energy ball hit. 'And here I thought he would be useless in this battle!'

Fat Buu regenerated from the damage as quick as he could, the process taking about a full minute to complete. His scorched body went back to the pink body it was before. He looked as if nothing even happened.

Kid Buu rushed at the rotund Buu hastily and fiercely, with intent to beat his opponent to a pulp.

Upon reaching his destination, the villain started punching his opponent, each punch getting harder and harder. Fat Buu struggled to block even the weakest punch, but they almost all of them went through.

High in the air, Goku, still in his Super Saiyan 3 state, looked on. 'I know I'll regret this...' He thought. The Saiyan tightly cupped his hands to his side. "Ka...! Me...! Ha...!" An azure sphere of energy formed in the palm of his hands. "Me...!" He yelled before placing two fingers on his forehead, then instantly teleporting beside Kid Buu.

"HAAAAAA!" Goku yelled as the enormous blast engulfed his enemy.

It only took a few more moments for the magical demon to regenerate from the attack.

The moment he did, he rushed on his opponent, hitting him with a flurry of punches, ending with the Demon's pink fist directly in the Saiyan's gut, causing him to bend over and cough up blood.

The young Demon flew up several feet in the air, allowing the mighty Saiyan pick himself back up.

Goku's head was facing the ground, as he was noticeably panting. He knew if he was going to win, he was going to have to give it everything he had, even if it wasn't enough.

Fat Buu rushed on Kid Buu, ruthlessly punching his former self. He threw a punch which slammed right into the young Majin's face, however, the attack didn't seem to faze him one bit.

"Ha ha ha!" Kid Buu laughed as the fist was lodged into his face. "Me real Buu. Me kill you!" He said before maniacally laughing once more.

Kid Buu punched Fat Buu several times in the gut, then finished by placing both hands on Buu's chest and firing a large Ki blast, blowing his body apart.

Around the young Demon, bits and pieces of the rotund Majin's body each forming into copies of the original Fat Buu, making a combined total of four, all laughing playfully.

The small Majin looked around him, puzzled.

"Ah-ha! Smart! Four against one should do just fine!" Goku murmured to himself.

Each of the four Fat Demon's proceeded to punch and kick Kid Buu, each of them actually managing to successfully hit him a few times.

"I've got to help him! The evil ones power is still much greater than all of them!" said Goku, powering up and heading toward the combatants, leaving behind a golden streak crackling with electricity as he flew.

One of the duplicates threw a punch as another one hurled a mighty kick. However, both of which were blocked by Kid Buu's forearm and knee respectively.

THUUUUD! As the young Demon was about to make a move, he was answered by a right hook from the Super Saiyan 3, knocking him away and into a nearby mountain which then crumbled on top of him.

Thinking it was safe, Hercule, with his puppy Bee in hand, ran over to the Majin Buu's and patted each of them on their backs. "W-Wow, B-Buu! You're doing great!" he exclaimed, also getting encouragement from Bee, who was barking happily.

The original rotund Demon turned to face his friend. "No. Buu don't think Buu can beat him."

Strong winds were generated as the now collapsed mountain nearby erupted in a violent explosion, sending the leftover rock and debris that weren't completely disintegrated outward in every direction.

Hercule was able to protect Bee and himself by hiding behind one of the Majin Buu's which was surprisingly able to shield him from the winds as their capes rippled outward from the force of the blast, as with the Saiyan warriors long golden hair.

Vegeta could only look on as this commenced, too far away to be affected by the wind.

'Darn it, that big wad of spit out chewing gum just refuses to stay down! He might be too much for Kakarott and the other Buu!' He thought. 'And yet...I'm still here, looking on as I did during that stupid tournament so many years ago against Cell! Darn it Kakarott, you should have let me have a turn against this buffoon!'

Back on the battlefield stood Kid Buu, staring directly at his two opponents, determined to have even more fun with them despite all the trouble they had caused.

"Mr. Satan," started the Saiyan in an even-tempered tone.

"Huh?" Hercule shifted his eyesight to look toward Goku.

"You and your pet should probably move out of the way now."

"R-Right! Well, good luck to both of you!" Hercule started running to a safer distance away from the battle still carrying Bee.

"Ready to do this, Buu?"

Fat Buu nodded. "Yes! Buu ready!" Majin Buu replied in a fierce tone.

Goku clenched his fists to his sides as his golden aura once again intensified, electricity crackling around it. "Then let's do this!" He finished in a naturally rougher tone—a side effect of his Super Saiyan 3 transformation.

I would like to also point out that I probably wouldn't have started writing this story if not for Dragon Ball Multiverse. It's a fan made sequel to Dragon Ball Z and a web comic online created by Salagir and the former artist Gogeta Jr. before his departure from drawing the Manga. If you have the time, please check it out on the DBM website. And of course, please enjoy and review this story.

After reading the reviews and noticing the chapters were fairly short, Saucemonkey and I have "revised" my prologue. I really want to thank ArcaneHurricane, and SuperVegetarott for their reviews about the chapter length. More importantly, I'd like to thank Saucemonkey for helping me combine chapters 1, 2, and 3 together, and helping make my divergence point clearer, as well as Super Vegetarott again for editing.

This story is a part of a new project that a few fellow authors are taking part in as well, called the DBM2 project (the name is a work in progress) If you've already heard about it and know some of the fanfics associated with it (I.E. Piccolo's Choice, Break Through the Limit, Honor Trip, Guardian, and Bringer of Death) then I encourage you to read their stories as well. And if you didn't already know about it, then read their stories anyway!