In the original story, neither the manga nor the anime ever mentioned or described Babidi's exact whereabouts or movements before the Majin Buu arc.
Even Future Trunks from the original story only killed Dabura and Babidi together just before Babidi was about to revive Majin Buu.
Sometimes, Son Gohan even wondered whether this had been a setting the old bird came up with to prevent Majin Buu from being killed off early by a transmigrator, leaving the guy unable to appear at all.
However, Son Gohan believed in being prepared for anything, and he had already roughly devised a plan.
"Paragus."
Son Gohan suddenly turned to look at Paragus, who had been sitting in the corner with his ears perked, secretly listening to their conversation.
"Yes, sir. What are your orders?" Paragus sprang upright as if there were springs beneath his seat.
"Paragus, if I remember correctly, you used to be a member of the Saiyan expeditionary force, right?" Son Gohan asked.
"That's right, sir." Paragus nodded obediently.
He had no choice. Circumstances were stronger than men. Even the son he had relied on was no match for them now, let alone himself.
Besides, they had no intention of doing anything to him. And judging by how highly Son Gohan valued Broly, there was no way he would mistreat Broly's father.
"I've decided to place Planet Ba in your hands. After all, Broly doesn't understand anything about managing a planet."
Son Gohan said slowly, "But I don't merely want you to manage a planet. I need you to use this planet as a base to establish an interstellar force."
Paragus had once been a member of the Saiyan external legion. Though his status had not reached the level of one of King Vegeta's personal generals, he had still belonged to