Buu Splits

Hell, Soul Cleansing Machine.

"Clang, clang, clang."

A red-skinned little demon in a green hoodie had his headphones on full blast, dancing around and having the time of his life all by himself. In the background, the evil liquid produced by the Soul Cleansing Machine was about to overflow.

"Hey," called a blue-skinned demon who looked like a manager.

"..." The red demon kept dancing.

"Hey," he called even louder this time.

"..." Completely ignored...

The blue demon's face flushed red. That little punk was asking for it!

"Hey!" This time, the blue demon yanked off his headphones and shouted.

"Yo," the red demon greeted him with a playful grin, completely unfazed.

"'Yo' my ass," the blue demon snapped. "You're still messing around? Believe me, I'll dock your pay."

The red demon jumped, immediately putting on a pitiful expression and pressing his fingertips together. "If you dock my pay again, I'll have nothing left!"

Holy crap, how much have they docked from your pay already...

"Good, you know that," the blue demon said, his angry blue face relaxing a little.

After watching the manager leave, the red demon put his headphones back on. As for the work... who cared?

Earth;

"Ah, ah, ah."

"Pfft, pfft."

The group had just dealt with Dabura when they turned in confusion toward Buu, whose face had suddenly twisted in pain. Son Goten stood on top of Babidi's corpse, staring blankly at the suffering Buu.

What the hell's going on with Buu? Son Goten wondered, frowning. This time, what Buu was spewing wasn't white gas, but dark purple.

"What's happening? Supreme Kai, do you know?" Son Gohan asked.

Supreme Kai shook his head. "I'm not sure. I've never seen anything like this."

"Vegeta, do you feel it?" Son Goku asked, his expression grave. "Something's off about this evil ki!"

Vegeta: ...

Damn it, I just wanted to have a nice, quiet fight with you, Kakarot. What the hell is going on now? You've even lost interest in being lovey-dovey with me... No, I mean having a showdown!

(Vegeta: Come here, author. Stick your head out. I've got something to show you. Behind his back, an energy blast was ready to go...)

"Ahhh!" Buu cried out, clutching his head.

This feels familiar... Son Goten frowned, searching his memory for this part of Buu's story. A flash of insight crossed his mind. Holy crap, could this be the Thin Buu about to come out? But Buu hadn't gone through anything that would make him extremely angry!

Son Goten felt like his head was about to explode. This didn't make sense! Broly had been the same way back then. In the original story, Broly emerged because Son Goten's crying reminded him of Son Goku. Had he thrown the whole plot off course?

"Buu's ki... seems to have gotten weaker," Trunks said, sensing how weak it had become.

"It hasn't gotten weaker. It should be... his power has been separated." Son Gohan looked grimly at the suddenly appeared Thin Buu.

Thin Buu's sudden appearance gave everyone a fright. He was utterly different from Fat Buu: so thin he looked as if a gust of wind could blow him over, with dark skin, black sclera, and a sinister smile.

"How can there be... another Buu?" Supreme Kai trembled involuntarily. He was on the verge of tears. Damn it, wasn't one Buu tormenting me enough? Now there's another one? Is the universe trying to kill me?!

This baby's heart is bitter, but this baby won't say a thing.

"This ki... it's even more purely evil than before," Son Goku said, looking horrified.

"So what?" Vegeta snorted. "That ki has already weakened. That brat Gohan should be able to beat him. All right, Kakarot, let's get back to our duel."

If Majin Buu were here right now, Vegeta would kill him without hesitation. Damn it all! Of all the days he could've shown up, he had to pick the day I was going to duel Kakarot. Is he trying to mess with me, Vegeta?

However, Son Goku paid him no attention and kept watching Buu. That made Vegeta jealous... No, not jealous. Just really annoyed.

(Vegeta-sama, let's talk this out. Put down the energy blast in your hand first. It's making me nervous. The author was trembling.)

"All right, I get it, Kakarot." Vegeta dispelled the golden aura around him. "If you're so concerned about Majin Buu, let's go take care of him first!"

"Really? That's great, Vegeta!" Son Goku was overjoyed. He was sick of fighting already.

"Yeah, but I used up too much ki just now. Give me a Senzu Bean first," Vegeta said.

"Oh, sure." Son Goku took a bag out of his clothes.

Holy crap, after fighting that hard, the Senzu Beans hadn't even been crushed? Those beans were incredible.