Age 1000. The new year had come around. Spring was long since over and that meant that the Dragon Balls were ready for use again. Are the decimation of the battle with Sprig, they had to be used to wish the world back to normal, rather than to save those they loved.
Having gathered the mystical spheres, an easy task given the radar they held, the twins were ready to call Shenron back to Earth yet again. The twins were Ryu and Yuki. In their mid 20's, the twins made up the current generation of Z Fighters, along with their friend Paro. Paro was a hybrid of sorts, created by a scientist race using several different beings to create him. Somehow, the peaceful bio creature had found his way to Earth and to the twins. Not only comrades, the three lived together. In the same apartment.
During the Sprig incident, Paro had given his life in order to give Ryu and Yuki enough time in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to become Super Saiyans and to finish the job. Now the two young Saiyan hybrids stood before the mass of spheres, ready to call the dragon. "Eternal Dragon, Shenron, come forth!" Yuki called. The sky turned dark as the blackest night. The balls began to glow and the gigantic green dragon rose from them with a mighty roar.
"I am the eternal dragon. Speak your wish, and I shall see it granted."
Ryu and Yuki nodded to each other, it was Ryu's turn to speak for them. "Shenron, we wish our friend Paro back to life!" Shenron however made no motion to show that he granted the wish. "I am sorry. That wish is outside of the power of my creator, and thus of mine. The one known as Paro cannot be returned." Yuki seemed not to believe Shenron at first, but as realization sank in, so did hopelessness. "Is it possible to bring him back manually then?" She asked the dragon.
Shenron's eyes glowed a bright red and he seemed to nod. "This wish is indeed within my power. I can transport you to the other world, and you will have the ability to return, but you shall receive no further help from the eternal dragon. Is this your wish?" The twins looked to each other and nodded at Shenron. "Then your wish is granted."
No sooner were those words said than the two found themselves in darkness. "Fantastic." Ryu said, creating a small ball of Ki in his hand to light the area around the two. The floor was red, not because that was the color, but because it was soaked in blood. With a sickening feeling, Yuki looked up and saw blood dripping from the ceiling. They were in some kind of dressing room, like an old gladiator pit. "Come on." She said, walking up the stairs.
Once they reached the top, the were shocked at what they saw. Paro was fighting against a Saiyan. With a tail. Saiyans had lost their tails generations ago, due to the fact it was a recessive trait. "I don't believe it." Ryu said, barely audible even to his sister over the roaring crowd.
"I grow bored of this fight!" A voice rang out over the crowd, laughing maniacally. A small ball of energy shot out above the two. "Burst and mix!" He yelled and it expanded, shocking the Saiyan. He slowly began to change to the horror of Paro. Before a few seconds, he had transformed into an Ozaru. A Great Ape.
"What! This isn't a fair fight anymore!" Yuki yelled, Ryu holding her back just barely. "Sis this isn't our fight! Don't make it worse for him!" Ryu's words were in vain however as his sister was already gone, having turned into a Super Saiyan and yanked her arm away. She tackled the giant ape, pummeling it with a few swift punches and kicks to the jaw, easily outclassing the beast.
"What treachery!" The voice shouted, a shadow standing up among the crowd. As he stepped out, Ryu couldn't quite place where he'd seen the man before. He did seem awfully...pink though. "How dare you go against the wishes of Super Demon King Buu!" He shouted, roaring over a crowd that seemed to be terrified of him. "My tournament of demons is ruined, and for that you must pay the price. No one cheats Buu! No one!"
Yuki glared up at the 'king' and her eyes seemed to spark. "Ruined? You're the one who made that Saiyan into a Great Ape!" The crowd went even more hushed, if it was possible. Buu, at first, just stared at Yuki as if he couldn't believe what he'd heard. "Humph, false accusations against the king of hell result poorly, I assure you. For that...I sentence you to the thirteen trials of hell. If you pass, I will kill you myself. If not, you're dead anyway so I really won't care."
A series of guards stormed into the arena, surrounding the twins and Paro, escorting them toward the stairs while Yuki powered down to her usual form. "Even though the entire ordeal went poorly, I thank you for the assistance." Paro said, showing some appreciation toward Yuki. "I know your intentions were pure."
Ryu nodded to his old friend. "Yeah, I tried to stop her. I know you could have handled it." Paro chuckled, shaking his head. "No, I would have died in that fight..." Yuki's head shot up and she looked at Paro. "But wait, you're already dead though...
Paro chuckled at Yuki's ignorance. "No Yuki. I wish that were the furthest it went. Unfortunately if we die in this tournament, Buu destroys our very souls. Destruction like that can't even be repaired with the Dragon Balls." The two couldn't help the sickening feeling in their stomach as they walked down the stairs, preparing to face Buu's trials.
Let me know what you guys think so far!
Btw,the Sprig incident is off a fanfic I wrote a whole back...it was bad. This is my redemption.