Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Hells Rising ❯ The Calm Before the Storm ( Chapter 17 )

A/N: My midterms have started so now I have more time for writing. I'm still looking for some Fighting Foodons fan fiction so if you know of any websites that have them then please tell me. Other than that, just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

"Normal Conversation"

<Telepathic Conversation>

~Thinking ~

:: Bond ::

Chapter 17 - The Calm Before the Storm

Every man, woman, and child just froze in their place when Cell was announced. That is, everyone except Gohan, Videl, Shin, and Kibito. Shin and Kibito was frozen in fear when Dabura and the not one but two Buus were announced. Gohan and Videl may not have frozen in place like everyone else but they were still very much surprised to hear the announcements of all of the Z Fighters past enemies. After a moment of silence everyone in the stadium except for the thirty-two fighters on the field started to panic.

"WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!"

"CELL'S BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"

"HERCULE! SAVE US!"

"I WANT MY MOMMY!"

Mike was starting to get fed up with all of the constant bickering. "Would you all please SHUT THE HELL UP!" To say the least that shut everybody up.

"You need not worry about Cell. I have struck a sort of…deal with him that will prevent him from attacking anyone until after the tournament. So please do not worry so much about it. Just go back to your homes, hotel rooms, or wherever you are staying and come back tomorrow at dawn for a small bio on all of the fighters, the drawings for the start of the tournament, and the start of round one. Thank you and good night."

Everyone was still nervous about Cells presence in the tournament but they manage to remain calm while leaving. Mike then turns to the thirty-two fighters behind him and starts to talk to them in his normal voice.

"Alright. All evil dudes, go back to the hotel rooms that I gave you earlier, and don't forget our deal, or else. All Z Fighters, Androids, all associated with a Kai, and Fat Buu, please remain where you are. The rest of you may go to the Satan City Marriott Hotel where you will have an all expense paid, five star rooms just for yourself until you are eliminated from the tournament. Please be here at least thirty minutes before dawn tomorrow." Mike waits for them to leave before turning to those who he asked to stay. "Please follow me." Mike starts to fly through the air and goes to the box seats where the others are staying.

Mike ushers them all into the box and he gets the same reaction as before from all of them except Buu that is. After everyone walks in, those already in the room starts to congratulate them until Mike held up his hand, signaling them to stop.

"Before I start explaining a few things about what's going on, I think it would be better for all of us to sit down and introduce the new faces that some of you might not recognize."

Android 17 is the first to go. "I'm Android 17, 18's twin brother. I was created by Dr. Gero to kill Goku but later found out that my purpose was to help Cell achieve perfection by absorbing my sister and I."

"I am Android 16. Dr. Gero also created me in order to kill Goku but he thought that I was defective so he kept me in stasis. Androids 17 and 18 were the ones who woke me up. I was later killed by Cell at the Cell Games after I tried to stop him by self-destructing myself. However, that did not work because Bulma removed the bomb that was inside of me prior to Cell Games. All that was left of me was my head which was later crushed by Cell after I managed to convince Gohan to release his hidden power."

Gohan then speaks up. "I've always wanted to thank you for that Android 16. There is one thing that confuses me though. How did your head end up at my feet?"

"I managed to convince that Hercule person to get my head over to you. He threw me at you when he got close enough to the battle."

"What do you know, my father actually did something to help save he world." Almost everyone in the room laughs at this.

"Hey sixteen," says Bulma, "How is it that your alive again anyway?"

"I have Mike to thank for that. While I was at Capsule Corp for repairs, Mike downloaded a copy of all of my data when no one was looking. He just recently finished building me a new body, and transferring my data into it."

Before anyone could say anything else, Buu starts talking. "Buu hungry."

"Not yet Buu." Says Mike.

"When. Buu wants food now!"

"You have to wait until we get through all of the introductions. Why don't you go next."

"Okay. Me is Buu. Buu is only half Buu and half Buu is very hungry!" Everyone sweat drops at Buu's little introduction.

"We're almost done Buu, just a little while longer. Shin, why don't you go next?"

Kibito quickly stands up. "Watch your tongue mortal. Do you have any idea as to whom you are speaking to?!"

"Actually, I know exactly who I am talking to. The real question is though, do you know who you're speaking to."

Before Kibito could speak up again Shin stops him. "It is all right Kibito. You need not worry yourself. This mortal has arose my curiosity on how he could have Dabura and not one but two different Buus under his control."

"Well before I tell you, please introduce yourself and your associate to the group."

"Before I do, please answer me this. How is it that I cannot read yours, nor those two minds." Says Shin as he points to Gohan and Videl.

"That is because I know how to block myself, and others, from those who can read minds."

"Why just those two and not everyone else."

"That's Shin is my little secret."

Shin ponders this for a moment before coming to a conclusion. "You know who I really am, don't you."

"Oh yea."

"I have no idea how a mortal such as yourself knows who I am but I will honor your request and reveal myself to everyone else present. I am Shin and this is my assistant Kibito. I am the only living Supreme Kai remaining in this plane of existence."

Everyone gasps in surprise. "I didn't know that there is someone above the Grand Kai." Says Piccolo.

"I've heard stories from King Kai but I always thought that they were just stories." Says Goku.

"Now that I've introduced myself and Kibito, please explain all that is going on around here."

Mike pauses for a moment before starting. "Well the best way to explain all of this is that I am doing what I do best. Have as much fun as humanly possible without putting innocent lives at risk."

Before Mike could continue Kibito speaks up. "But that is exactly what you're doing you impudent fool. You're putting all lives in the universe at risk by resurrecting those vile beings and freeing not one but tow BUUS!"

Shin then speaks up. "Kibito please. Let us hear what he has to say before jumping to conclusions. Please continue Mike."

"Thanks Shin. I brought all of the Z Fighters' former enemies so that they could have some fun with them. You know, vent some steam, and get some revenge, things like that. Dabura and the two Buus on the other hand are a different story."

Vegeta then interrupts Mike. "What's the big deal with this Dabura character and these Buus. This one here just looks like a fat tub of lard and the other one looks nothing more than a diseased child."

Shin's eyes start to bug out. "Are you mad. Dabura is the king of the demon world and Buu is the most feared monster in the universe!"

Gohan speaks up before Vegeta could retaliate. "So why are there two different ones and if they're so feared in the universe then why haven't we ever heard of them?"

"To be honest with you, Gohan is it? I have no idea why there are two of them. You seem many years ago there was a wizard named Bibidi. He was the one who created Buu in the first place. They went planet to planet, destroying each one as they went along. The only way that he cold control Buu was by casting a spell, forcing Buu into a giant egg-like prison. The `Kid Buu' that you met today was the Buu that Bibidi created. Many lives were lost. There were four Supreme Kais and four Grand Kais at the time. We stood up against Buu in one final battle but he threw us around like rag dolls. Soon all that was left was two of the Grand Kais and myself. One of the Grand Kais that remained had a very pure heart but he was also quite large around the midsection and very slow so we thought that he wouldn't be much help. All hope seemed lost but before Buu could deliver the finishing blow, that very same Grand Kai that we thought was useless in the battle field goaded Buu to absorb him. We thought that he was crazy for doing that though. You see, when Buu absorbs someone, he gains that person's energy. When Buu absorbed him though, something strange happened. Instead of getting stronger, like he usually does, he got weaker. He also started to transform into this fat version of himself that sits before you now. We soon realized that he sacrificed himself so that Buu would become weaker so that we could stand a chance. Bibidi put the spell back on Buu and tried to flee. We managed to stop him and kill him before he managed to escape. Without Bibidi, Buu was no longer a threat to the universe. We buried him underground on the planet that the battle took place on. We were too afraid to try anything to destroy him because we were afraid that e might accidentally release him again. Earth was the planet that the battle took place on." (A/N: I know that that is not how it exactly happened but give me a break, this is all from memory and they haven't shown the episodes that explain it all in a very long time)

Everyone gasps at this. They all remained silent while trying to take everything in. "So why are you here and how is there two Buus now?" asks Videl.

"I've recently heard that Bibidi had a son named Babidi. We learned that he was here on earth to try and free Buu once again. Like I've said before, I have no idea how there are now two Buus. What baffles me the most is that Babidi isn't as strong as his father was. He would have had to collect a large amount of pure energy to break the spell. How could have Babidi collect so much energy in such a short amount of time?"

Everyone then turns to look at Mike, who at the time, is wearing a huge smirk on his face. Goku is the one who asks the question that's on everyone's mind. "Mike, what is your part in all of this? What is it that you're not telling us?"

"The answer to your question Goku is very simple. I was the one who broke the spell and created the two Buus." Everyone is shocked at Mike's revelation.

"ARE YOU MAD! HOW COULD YOU BRING THAT…THAT MONSTER BACK TO LIFE!" Shin's eyes are really bugging out now.

"Calm down Shin and let me explain. You see, a few days ago, I killed Babidi and all of his henchmen. I then used my far superior skills to wake up Buu. Fat Bu here was what came out of the egg. I then became friends with him and convinced him to split his good side from his evil side thus creating an Evil Buu. Evil Buu had a skinny frail body but was still extremely strong and fast. The two Buus then fought but the evil one won the battle and ate the good one, thus creating Super Buu. I then tricked him into absorbing me, but I managed to prevent him from absorbing me completely. Before he realized what was going on, I freed Fat Buu thus destroying any link that Buu had with the Grand Kai that he absorbed all of those years ago. Buu change back to his true form which is the Kid Buu that you met earlier."

"So how is it that you are keeping all of those guys from destroying the world anyway?" asks Krillin.

"Simple, I just said that if they win the tournament without killing any innocent lives then I would use the dragonballs to give them ultimate power and immortality. I also did so mind manipulation just in case."

Everyone just sweat drops. "Are you mad boy! How could you even think of offering them something like that?"

"Calm down Vegeta. Why do you think that I'm allowing people to kill their opponents as a mean of winning a match? Don't worry so much about it. I have everything under control."

Gohan and Videl hen shared a look. :: He's not telling us everything, is he Gohan? ::

:: No, he's not. Do you remember when we first met him and he let is slip that there was a new enemy coming? ::

:: Yea I remember. That's why we've been training so hard. Why? ::

:: He said that it would be here in about a year. It has been a little over a year since then. That new enemy could come at us any day now. ::

:: Now I remember, but you don't think that all of this has something to do with this, does it? ::

:: I'm a hundred percent sure that it has everything to do with this. I figure that Mike announced this tournament so long ago so that all of us would be motivated to train hard without him actually telling us what we are training for. ::

:: But why would he tell us about it but not the others? ::

:: I don't know Videl. ::

< Don't worry too much about it you two. >

< Ahh!…Mike is that you? >

< Yes it is Gohan. Don't worry too much about what I told you a year ago. Just let everything play out for now. The answers that you are looking for will reveal themselves in time. Plus you should worry more about the here and now than the future. >

< Whatever you say Mike. >

Everyone just talked or ate for a while longer. Pretty soon it was midnight so Mike got everyone's attention. "Hey guys, its midnight and you all need to be up in a few hours. You are all welcomed to stay here while the tournament is going on." Mike then got up and left.

It is now morning and all of the fighters were standing in the middle of the field where all of the rings were removed and the fans were all sitting, waiting for Mike to start talking.

"Ladies, gentlemen, and fighters of all ages. Welcome to day three of the Abu-Dhabi World Martial Arts Fighting Championship. Today will be the start of round one of the tournament. Since there are so many fighters, only the first eight matches will take place today and the other eight will take place tomorrow. Before we can start round one though, we need to do the drawing and before we do that, I have to give you some background information on all of the fighters. You know, now that I think about it, I've decided to do the drawings first and then give you information on the sixteen fighters that will fight today and then give you information on the other sixteen tomorrow." Everyone cheers wildly at this.

"All fighters please for a line in front of this box. Come up one at a time and draw a slip of paper from the box. You may look at it but don't let anyone know what it is. Then you are to give it to me after you look at it. After everyone draws a number, I will reveal to the world who is fighting who." More cheering.

It takes about ten minutes for everyone to draw a number. When they were done Mike clears his throat to get everyone's attention. "As I say the results, they will appear on the big screen behind me. Please leave all cheering until the end of the announcements. Fight one will be Son Goku vs. Tien Shinhan. Fight two is Bardock vs. Yamu. Fight three is Vegeta vs. Mirai. Fight four is Spopovich vs. Freeza. Fight five is Cell vs. Son Gohan. Fight six is Piccolo vs. Shin. Fight seven is Kid Buu vs. Dabura. Fight eight is Celipa vs. Toa." Everyone start to cheer once again.

When everyone quiets down Mike starts up again. "Tomorrow will be fights nine through sixteen. Any fighters who are not fighting in a match can either stay in the waiting area or sit with any friends or family in the audience just be sure to be ready when it is your turn to fight. I really hate to wait. Anyway, fight nine is Chiaotzu vs. Krillin. Fight ten is King Cold vs. King Vegeta. Fight eleven is Cooler vs. Kibito. Fight twelve is Fat Buu vs. Sharpner. Fight thirteen is Number 18 vs. Android 17. Fight fourteen is Pikkon vs. Jesanya. Fight fifteen is Android 16 vs. Pintar. Finally, fight sixteen will be Hercule Satan vs. Videl Satan." The crowd starts cheering louder than ever before.

"There you have it folks. The results of the drawing are in and the matches have been decided. Now for some background information on the sixteen fighters fighting today and then the start of round one!"

A/N: How will the first eight fights go? Who will come out on top? Stay tuned for the next installment of Hells Rising.