Part 8, Chapter 3: An Unexpected Visitor

Heh heh heh. We just keep raking in the grub!

They were such fools. If they'd have just done what we'd asked and handed over the food, they wouldn't have gotten hurt.

Yeah.

Heh, there's even some tasty-looking meat here, too. It smells so good my mouth won't stop watering.

In the end, Shallot was just lured here by the smell of meat, just like a dog!!

Don't call me a dog! It's not like that! I really was actually searching!!

...Huh?

What's going on?! What's with all the ruckus?!

...

Who the hell are you guys?!

What?! Saiyans...?!

...!

Tch! I knew we should have finished those guys off earlier! Did they go crawling for help to get their food back?!

...Food?

I see... The smell that lured Shallot here was nothing more than the spoils of their haul.

What are you going on about?! If you came to fight us, we'll take you down right here and now!

Huh? Wait, wait, what are you talking about?

HAA!!

Let's do this!! Prepare yourselves!!

What the! Can you just shut up and listen?!

Uwaaa?!

Guh!

Are you done yet? Man, haven't you had enough already?

D...Dammit! I can't believe we got done in by this stupid brat! We're getting rusty...

Hey! Who are you calling a stupid brat?!

Tch... Fine, we lost! Take back all the grub we took!! Happy now?!

Huh?! Wait... Why?! We don't need stuff you stole!!

But just remember this! "He" isn't gonna be quiet now that you've laid your hands on us.

He...?

Let's get outta here, Shugesh.

Right!!

What the heck was their problem? We didn't even do anything to those guys...

They didn't listen to a word we said, attacked us, admitted defeat, and then left their food for us...

We should be searching for Zamasu but we just ended up wasting time, huh, Shallot?

...

...Shallot?

Hmm... Man, this is a toughie...

Well, no need to get yourself down about it. Let's just refocus and keep searching for Za...

I mean, we can't just leave it here... But we don't even know who it belonged to... Should I just eat it? ...No, that wouldn't be right...

...Huh? You're talking about the food?!

...I've got it! If we don't know who to give it back to, it'll get wasted! In fact, it'd be wrong of me NOT to eat it! Yeah, that's it! Hah hah!

...

Huh? Are you okay, Zahha? Aren't you hungry? There's plenty of food here... You got a stomachache or something?

...N-No, my stomach is fine... The only thing that really aches is...

...my head, I guess.

You idiots!

Guh!

How could you lose all that grub you stole?! And to a bunch of snot-nosed brats of all people! You're all useless!

I take you bums in when you got nowhere else to go, give you orders to follow, and this is how you repay me?!

Hngh...

What, you got something to say to me? Go for it. Try to defy me.

Go on, take your shot! I'm right here! It's not like you could take me down when your only talent is wagging your tails!

Guh...

Ha ha ha ha!! Ha hahaha!

Ha hahaha... Ha haha...

Ha... Ha...

...Dammit! I'm so hungry, I don't even have the strength to laugh...

(What the hell! He was just laughing his ass off a second ago!)

Tch... Since these two losers can't even be trusted to make a food run, I guess I gotta do it myself...

Hey, you two!! Take me to those brats who stole our grub!

...H-Huh?!

I'm gonna go get our food back!! Surely you two useless primates are at least capable of leading the way!

That guy's so full of himself...! I already had my fill of taking orders from the Frieza Force back in our era...

I never imagined we'd come all the way to this one only to be used and abused by that spiky pink jerk...!

Why are you just standing around?! Get over here, you half-wits! I'm wastin' away over here!

Y-Yes, sir! We'll show you the way!

Alright! Now that we've had our fill, let's get back to looking for Zamasu!

Wait, Shallot! Let's not continue our search relying on your nose!

Huh? Why not?

Because we saw how well it worked this time. It led you straight to food so it'll definitely happen again!

Oh, come on! After eating all that, I can't even think of eating another bite! Or handful! ...Or burger...or pizza...

So you WERE just being lured by the smell of food last time! Idiot!

Idiot...?! Well, it takes one to know one!!

That means you're admitting that you're an idiot, IDIOT!!

Sh-Shut up! Whatever! Let's just get back to finding Zamasu...!

...!!

Shallot, what's the matter?

I just felt some really bad Ki for a second!

Bad Ki...? What on Earth are you talking about?

I know this Ki...it's definitely...!

It's Zamasu!!

Are you sure? I thought you said you couldn't detect his Ki last time?

That's true, but... But this time I definitely felt it! It's gotta be Zamasu over there!

"Over there"... That's the same direction that those Saiyans just ran off in.

Hey, now that you mention them... Those two from before were saying something about a "He" not being happy with us...?

...Surely they didn't mean...Zamasu?

There's no way. That would be far too convenient.

I'm sure of it! Everything's pointing to Zamasu being their boss!

Let's get moving, Zahha! Before Zamasu gets away!

I can feel some other dangerous Ki as well... But we can take 'em down along the way!

Agh! Hey!

Aaand he's gone... Hey Zahha, what do you think? Do you think Zamasu is really there?

Not unless "Zamasu" is also the name of an exotic steak...

Hmph! There's a ton of guys with strong Ki in this area!

Shallot, how far are we from Zamasu's location?

Huh? Oh...yeah. We should be almost there...

Tch, what is it now?! Watch where you're flying! That coulda been dangerous!

Oy oy!! So this is where you thieves scampered off to!

It's those guys from before...!

Hmph, what luck. Let me guess, you're here to get revenge for what happened earlier.

Heh. You won't be looking so smug when we're done with you!

This time, I'll definitely crush you all! And to make sure, I got his...

Err, no! That's why "He" is here! You guys will be finished in an instant!

What's with you...? You're actin' all tough but you're just gonna leave it to someone stronger...? What a joke.

...!!

Sh-Shut up!! Like you guys know anything about us!!

Huh?! Why would we know anything about you guys?! This is only our second time meeting!

Setting aside what their plans are, whoever this "He" is that's coming couldn't have had better timing...

It certainly makes our job of finding him a lot easier.

Hmm... This is getting interesting.

Show yourself, Zama!!

You fools don't know it, but you're all destined to be killed by me! The unstoppable Dodoria!!

...

...What?! DODORIA?!

...Well... I can't say I'm surprised.

Heh, so you know the name of the magnificent Dodoria! I guess I'm famous on this planet, too...

Aaaaah?! You... From that restaurant...?!

Hey!!

Gweeeh?!

You're supposed to eat at a restaurant, not make a big hullabaloo in front of it! What if you destroyed it?!

So what?! Go eat grass for all I care!

You callin' me a cow?! As if grass alone could fill me up!!

You're the brat who attacked me all of a sudden back then!!

Huh?

Guh! To run into him here, of all places...!

U-Um... Dodoria? You were defeated by this brat...?

...! N-No! W-W-What are you talking about?!

There's no way I would lose to a little twerp like him!!

Ahem... Who lost to who, again?

E-Eep?!

Dodoria...?

A-A...Aaaanyway! Listen up, punk!!

I'm here to reclaim my food that you stole!! My stomach's rumbling so loud I can't even hear myself think!

Um, but we already ate it all?

...All of it?!

You...ate it...?!

Y-Yeah... Couldn't let it go to waste...

My...food...

Dodoria?! A-Are you alright?!

T-The food...! The food's...all gone...?

No... No way...! My food...! *sniff* It's...!

I know he's a bad guy and all, but to be so bummed out about some food... I feel kinda bad.

If only there was just one teeny tiny morsel of that feast left over...

D-Don't look at me like that! It doesn't matter now! It's not like I can un-eat it or anything!

...Huh.

T-This is unforgivable...! You won't get away with this!

I'm gonna hack you all to pieces, right here, right now!!

I'll rip you apart!!!

C-Calm down! Um... Hey, look!

Look, here's some grass! Why don't you fill yourself up on some grass first?

Are you stupid?! I'm not a cow! Do you think some measly grass could fill me up?!

Nrghhh?!

D...Dammit all!

A-Alright... Have you finally calmed down a bit...?

First you steal his food, then you try to shut him up with violence...

You're the worst, Shallot...

H-Hey! You don't have to put it like that!!

Heh, serves him right, that Dodoria! Isn't that right, Borgos?

...

Borgos?

That food is...all gone...

Not you too! You're such a glutton...

...Tch! Well you're in this mess, now!

So? What are you gonna do while your boss is in this sorry state? Just sit around and watch?

Huh?! W-Well...! Ummm...

...

I mean, if you aren't gonna do anything then I guess that's fine.

...But the Saiyans I know have way more pride than to just sit back and do nothing.

They're not pathetic cowards like you guys are.

...!!

Dammit!!

Y-You brat...!!

You still wanna go, huh? We've gotta find Zamasu, we don't have time to play around with you.

Shut up!! We're nowhere near done, just you see! We've got some powerful backup on the way!

Powerful backup...?

I-It couldn't be...?

I'll leave it to you!!

...It's finally our turn in the spotlight, huh?

...!! Zamasu, is that you?!

Ginyu Force!! Assemble!!!

...

Hehe, that was pretty good!

OH COME ON! NOW IT'S YOU GUYS?!

Haa... I'm embarrassed I even believed him for a second...!

Give me a break already...

Hyeh heh heh!

Th-The Ginyu Force...?!

(That damn Dodoria! When did he get involved with these freaks...?!)

Seriously, why are these guys here...?

Heh, I'll fill you in so you can die peacefully.

It just so happens that I get along unexpectedly well with these guys, so we're partners now.

Yeah! Partners! ...Hehehe.

We're partners now, Dodoria! You know what that means, right?

You're gonna have to make it worth our while once we're done, right? Because we're partners!

G...Guh! A-Alright! I get it! Just help!!

...Are you guys really partners? 'Cause that's not the feeling I'm getting...

L-Leave me alone!! Don't say stuff like that!!

Well then, this time it'll be us teaching you all a lesson, not that careless Dodoria!

They seem pretty weak, so this shouldn't take any time at all.

It's really the Ginyu Force... These blasts from the past just keep coming.

What's that? Have we met before?

Nope, never mind! I'm already used to stuff like this!! Let's just get things started!

You seem pretty sure of yourself for a little dweeb! I wonder if this guy's the real deal...

Let's give it a shot! We'll take your life now, please and thanks.

...He's not half-bad...

Even though he's just a Saiyan lowlife...

You guys should just give up! You're no match for me!

He's right! Why don't you guys go home and drink some milk or something?

Bulma's taking advantage of this communicator to say whatever she wants... She definitely wouldn't be this brave in person.

...?!

The Ginyu Force was taken down?! The elite team who serves Lord Frieza?!

Huh? Frieza? You know that guy?

Uwa! He's looking at me!!

Calm down, Shugesh. He's just talking to you.

I-I am calm!! Why would I be afraid?! He's just a regular Saiyan!

Okay, okay... I get it. Just take some deep breaths...

H-Hey, you slackers!

...! Dodoria!

Get your head out of the clouds and get in there!!

Whaaaa?! But we'll get destroyed!!

Who cares?! If you die, at least you'll finally have been of some use to me!!

Huh?!

They're all riled up about something, huh?

It seems that way. I wish they'd take their bickering elsewhere.

Geez. I really don't care who it is at this point, just come at me already...

...! Hold up, is that...?!

Shallot?

...So this is where you were.

Zamasu...!

Why is he here...?!

Are you telling me Shallot's Ki sensing was actually right...?!

Look at you go, Shallot!

Not bad, right?! I was actually pretty confident I had it right this time!

How can you be so calm at a time like this?! You need to focus!

We finally tracked you down, Zamasu! We have a lot of questions that need to be...

Hmph... Watch your tone. Lowly mortals demanding answers from a god, how presumptuous.

You will be the ones to answer my questions.

What did you...?!

First of all...

Ughh... Th-That one got me...

Dammit... Now you've done it, you brat...!

...! These guys...!

Oy, wake up!

You call for backup? Nice haircut, by the way.

...

Oh? What? What? What's with that glare...? You wanna go? Hehehe...!

...

Heh...! I don't know what your deal is, but you ain't no match for the Ginyu Force!

You're out of our league. It seems you don't understand the true terror of the galaxy's finest!

...

Hey, can you hear me? If you don't say something, you're going to be killed, you know!

...You're in the presence of a god. Know your place.

Get out of my sight...!

HUGRRHHHHH?!

H-He killed them in the blink of an eye!

It's just one freakin' monster after the next today...

They just keep popping up left and right...! We can't catch a break!

Keep it down... If you make a fuss, we'll end up...!

Ugh!!

(Damn! We can't escape...! What are we supposed to do?!)

Now then...

Answer me, Shallot... How is your body feeling today? Nothing...unusual?

Urgh...! What is this pain...?!

D-Damn it...! What the hell is going on...?!

What you just said... You know something, don't you?!

You got a lot to answer for, Zamasu! That pain, the mastermind, Giblet...

YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME EVERYTHING!!

...You've gone and made yourself all worked up, but I'm not your opponent right now.

What do you mea...

This Ki...!

Huh...? There's no one else here...

(No, I definitely felt it...over there...)

Looking for something...?

...?!

What...?! Buu?!

(Wh-When did he get so close...?! I didn't see him at all...!)

What's the matter? You look so surprised...

Don't tell me... You didn't feel me approaching...? Even though I'm already this close? Ku ku ku...!

Grr...! Bring it on!!

...!

Hmph... You must be pretty weak if you're trying to get in a sneak attack.

Buu... What is this power...?

That will be all, Zamasu.

Hmph. He's all yours.

(...How foolish. He doesn't even realize that he's playing right into my hands...)

(Shallot is the key to all of this. Have your fun with Shallot, Majin Buu. It'll only help me to expose "his" plan...)

H-Hey, come back! You haven't answered my questions!

Hold on there...!

...!!

Your opponent is me...!

Uraaah!!

...Ngh!!

Yes!! I got him...!!

Heh heh... That wasn't a bad hit.

...?!

...Now, it's my turn.

Haaah!!

(Ngh...! How did he get so fast...and strong...?!)

Huaah!!

Grgh...!!

Shallot, are you okay?!

(Tch...! What the hell is going on...?!)

What's wrong? At your level, someone like Buu shouldn't be able to take you down this easily...!

Yeah... If it was the old Buu...!

What does that...?

This guy... He's not even in the same dimension as the Buu I know...!

(I don't understand what's going on, but if I don't get serious, it's over...!)

Are you finally ready to take this fight seriously? There's no point killing you if you don't struggle.

But even if you come at me at full strength, you won't even leave a mark... Anything you try is futile...

"He's gonna kill me..." "It's hopeless..."

That's what you'll be thinking while you die. Or rather, it better be...!

What the hell are you saying...?

That your death will not be a pleasant one.

You'll suffer... Oh, you'll suffer!

And once you've finished suffering, I'll kill you!!