Janemba

"At this point in the timeline, how did Kid Buu emerge?"

Gamos felt almost numb. This completely defied the established plot. Where was the deviation? Was it him? But he didn't recall touching the Majin Buu storyline at all!

Kid Buu kicked Fat Buu away, then turned his gaze toward Son Goku and Vegeta. However, when he saw Gamos, a look of confusion flickered in his eyes.

That fleeting expression of doubt did not escape Gamos's keen observation.

He doesn't seem surprised by Son Goku or Vegeta, but he's confused by me. He knows I don't belong here, which means he must also know the entire plot of Dragon Ball.

Thinking this, Gamos was nearly certain of the other's identity: he was a transmigrator, just like himself.

After his moment of confusion, Kid Buu immediately grew vigilant. Someone who shouldn't be here had appeared—could it be another transmigrator?

At this very moment, both of them guessed the other's identity and grew even more cautious. As fellow transmigrators, they were natural rivals. Until he knew the other's background, it was better not to act rashly.

Kid Buu glanced at the knocked-away Fat Buu, then turned, intending to leave this place of trouble.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Vegeta took the lead, directly blocking his path.

"Move aside!"

Vegeta looked at him with an arrogant expression and said with disdain.

"You little brat, you'd better listen and behave. Tell me, who are you?"

Kid Buu shifted his gaze toward Gamos and spoke.

"Is this your intention as well?"

As fellow countrymen, Gamos didn't want to make an enemy of him. Among the army of transmigrators, he was merely a low-level soul-transmigrator. What if the other party had a system? What if they had a "Grandpa" mentor? He would be the one at a disadvantage.

Thus, Gamos spoke politely.

"Meeting is fate. It wouldn't be very polite to leave without even an introduction."

His words were tactful yet firm, indicating that he didn't want to start a war, but he couldn't simply let the other leave either.

Understanding the implication, Kid Buu crossed his arms and said, "The name's Zhang Xuan, and I am the future ruler of this world."

Just as both sides were preparing to continue their negotiation, the ground suddenly trembled, and the entire Earth began to suffer a new upheaval.

"What now?"

Son Goku and Vegeta were speechless; this Earth was simply too disaster-prone.

Meanwhile, all across the globe, people who had already died began to appear out of thin air.

Those who should have been in the Other World had passed through the barrier of the Boundary of Life and Death and arrived directly in the Living World. Seeing that they had no halos above their heads, it was clear they had been resurrected.

"What is going on? Did someone make a wish to resurrect everyone here?"

"No, Kakarot, look over there."

Son Goku looked in the direction pointed out and immediately saw millions of ancient soldiers; these were definitely not modern people.

Seeing this familiar scene, Kid Buu and Gamos exchanged a glance and immediately understood what was happening.

This was the plot of the movie: Janemba.

Kid Buu let out a mischievous laugh. Sensing the aura emanating from the Other World, he immediately used Instant Transmission and vanished on the spot.

"What is happening?"

Gamos immediately cast an energy shield, completely enveloping the entire laboratory.

"It seems something has gone wrong in the Other World of this timeline. Son Goku, Vegeta, you two should go and take a look. While you're at it, bring back the deceased Piccolo. If these dead people are resurrected upon arriving in the Living World, then Piccolo should be as well. That way, the Dragon Balls will also be restored."

The two immediately understood Gamos's intent and, using Instant Transmission, entered the Other World.

Watching the chaos unfold, Gamos didn't linger; he turned and headed back into the laboratory.

There was still a Cell inside that he hadn't finished researching.

Upon arriving in the Other World, Son Goku and Vegeta immediately began searching for Piccolo's aura.

"He should be in Heaven; I'll go look there."

"Then I'll head to Hell."

With their tasks divided, Son Goku flew toward Heaven, while Vegeta headed for Hell.

Meanwhile, in a management zone that belonged to neither Heaven nor Hell, the space was filled with candy. A massive, fat yellow creature sat on the eaves of a roof, and on the other side of the roof sat a large, fat blue creature.

The two fat creatures laughed heartily, occasionally jumping up and down on the roof together.

In the original story, the machine that cleansed evil exploded because the tank storing the evil essence wasn't replaced in time, causing a young demon to absorb the corruption and transform into Janemba.

But now, when the machine exploded, not only did that young demon absorb the evil energy, but his companion—another young demon—had absorbed it as well, turning into the large, fat blue creature.

Future Son Goku used Instant Transmission to arrive at the scene and immediately spotted the two fat creatures.

"Hey, are you the ones who used a barrier to trap King Yemma?"

Hearing Future Son Goku's voice, the two fat creatures stopped their horseplay and looked at him with curiosity.

The two exchanged a glance, then broke into smiles and launched energy blasts toward Son Goku in unison.

Future Son Goku crossed his arms in front of his chest, and as the energy blasts struck him, a cloud of dust exploded into the air.

"Janemba, Janemba."

The two large, rotund figures clapped their hands, cheering for Janemba with glee.

On the other side, Gamos used telepathy to relay Piccolo's location to the pair. Son Goku and Vegeta found Piccolo immediately, and before he could even react, they whisked him back to the Living World without a word.

Swish. Piccolo looked around, bewildered; this place appeared to be Earth.

"What is going on here?"

Once Piccolo returned to Earth, the halo above his head vanished instantly. With the balance between yin and yang disrupted and the boundary between life and death crossed, his arrival in the Living World naturally resulted in his resurrection.

"Great, Piccolo, you're alive! That means the Dragon Balls are back, too."

Vegeta told Piccolo to go find Gamos, and then the two of them returned to the Other World.

"Piccolo!"

"You know me?"

Piccolo pointed at himself, asking in confusion.

"Yes, but there's no time to explain. This is the Dragon Radar. Go collect the Dragon Balls first, then meet me at the Lookout."

Knowing the situation was dire, Piccolo didn't linger and set off immediately.

By now, Earth had descended into total chaos. Ancient people, modern people, Earthlings, and aliens—basically every creature that had died on Earth had been resurrected.

While some remained in the Other World, everyone who had crossed into the Living World was fully revived, immediately beginning to fight for territory or wreak havoc.

At the Lookout, the resurrected Guardian looked down at the chaotic cities below, his eyes filled with sorrow.

"Guardian! You've returned!"

Mr. Popo ran out from the house, his face flushed with excitement as he gazed at the familiar figure in surprise.

The Guardian turned back. "It has been a long time, Mr. Popo."