After Buu finished healing Scarlet, the Grimm girl moved her joints, feeling them no longer stiff or sore. Scarlet popped her neck as she rubbed her shoulder.
"Buu done, you healed." Buu spoke as he looked at her. "Pale lady happy now?"
Scarlet smirked a little, but her smirk faltered. "Happy? Perhaps, but I still have a job I need to do."
Mr. Satan stood in her way, arms crossed. "Now hold on, you can't just leave without saying thank you."
Scarlet groaned, she walked over to where Black Rose was laying. "Tch, thanks I guess." She threw her jacket on and grabbed her scythe. She swung her scythe over her shoulder and opened the door, she took a step out and could already feel the change in the atmosphere.
Sprouting her Nevermore wings, Scarlet took flight into the air. She had to find Vegeta and fast. But where would he be? She sniffed the air, trying to pick up his scent or something close to it. "Come on, where the fuck are you?"
But evening had fallen upon Satan City and West City, not far from her location. Vegeta's car rolled smoothly down the highway, city lights streaking past in gold and white reflections across polished glass.
Bulla sat in the passenger seat, idly checking her phone, completely unbothered by the group of teenage boys in the car pacing them from the next lane over.
"Hey, gorgeous!" one of them shouted. "Why don't you ditch the old guy for us? Come ride along with our crew for a bit."
The other two snickered and high fived each other. Vegeta's brow furrowed as the car got closer to theirs. Then another one spoke. "C'mon sweetheart-"
Bulla glanced up at the group. "Hey boys, sorry. But....as you can tell..."
Vegeta reached over and grabbed the stirring wheel from their car and yanked it out, tossing it aside. The boys' car swerved wildly before skidding to a chaotic halt in a spray of sparks and smoke.
Bulla waved mockingly to the group. "Sorry, my dad is being over protective!"
Vegeta scoffed at that comment, but didn't break the speed limit.
~~~
Scarlet flew through the air, her Nevermore wings flapping. She sniffed the air more, the faint scent of Vegeta was drawing near. She had to hurry, she soared through the air quicker. Her wings flapped faster.
"It would've been so helpful if I had Maiden powers, at this rate. I won't make it in time." Scarlet muttered to herself, she was soon shot down however as Goten fired a pink ki blast from below.
"Going somewhere?" Goten asked as he crossed his arms. "I was starting to wonder where you hid. But It looks like you came out to play."
Scarlet scoffed, she stabled herself as she barely hit the ground. "Tch, still not satisfied are we?" She glanced up at Goten. "So what's your game plan?"
Goten chuckled. "As we speak, Goahn is on his way to Vegeta, soon. He will become us, no....he will be us."
Scarlet smirked. "Is that so?" She spun Black Rose around. "Up for round two?"
Goten laughed. "Oh? If you're trying to stall me, then by all means. It won't last long."
Scarlet's smirk faltered for a moment, then it returned. "Just long enough for Vegeta to over power Gohan that's for sure." She glared at Goten for a moment. "Unless...you're scared that I'll kill Gouk's son?"
"You wouldn't." Goten spoke. "You don't have the guts to do so, I can scorch you to a crisp." Goten muttered and powered up.
Scarlet snickered softly. "I'd like to see you try."
Goten looked at her with a stern and furious look on his face. "If you kill me, you'll be the new enemy to Goku and what's left of his family."
Scarlet shrugged. "I could care less, if it means taking care of one of your current hosts. Then by all means, I'll do whatever it takes to bring your plans to a stop Baby."
Goten's face twitched, an angry snarl escaped him. "You're not realizing the complications of your actions, do you?"
Scarlet snickered softly. She didn't even say much else, she flew towards Goten, swinging her scythe at him, Goten didn't have time to react. The sharp tip of the scythe grazed his shirt as had gotten torn. Goten charged up a ki blast, placing it against Scarlet's stomach as he fired it, sending her spiraling back with the blast.
The Grimm girl flapped her Nevermore wings to steady herself as she, The ki blast exploding before she could even deflect it away from her.
Goten snickered and crossed his arms. "I'm not impressed, you're still weak. To think you were a host."
The smoke cleared, Goten's snickering stopped as his eyes went wide. Scarlet wasn't there, Goten glanced around, his eyes scanning the sky around him. "Where did you go?"
Scarlet was above him, the sun shining down upon Black Rose. She whistled to get his attention. "Hey dumb ass! Up here!"
Goten glared up, his Super Saiyan aura still visible from where Scarlet was at. She watched as Goten put his hands together, another Kamehameha wave she thought, not this time. She flew down quickly, her Nevermore wings working over time with each flap. Quickly, Scarlet used her semblance to stop time.
Time froze around Goten, the charge up of the Kamehameha wave was paused. The Grimm girl raised her scythe up over Goten's head. Her gaze stern and full of murder, then without thinking about what the consequence of her action would be. Her crimson red eyes glowed, and she swung her scythe down over Goten.
~~~
The attack happened quickly, Vegeta didn't have time to react to the blast of pink ki Gohan fired at him, he blocked as he turned his head. Good, Bulla had driven back home, he could go all out now. His gaze turned towards Gohan, he smirked a little.
"You're not Gohan are you? Who are you really?" Vegeta asked with a cocky smirk on his face.
Gohan chuckled. "I'm surprised you noticed, I'm not Gohan, but tell me...how is your...father?"
Vegeta's smirk faltered for a moment. Then he chuckled. "Oh I see now, you finally show yourself after all this time. Poor Tuffle, you came here looking for answers. But you only found death."
Gohan growled. "Shut it! You don't know what hell I'll put you through...not that it would matter. Once I take your body as my own. Everyone you love and know...will be under my control."
Vegeta scoffed. "Like I'd let myself be controlled by a Tuffle." Then he and Gohan sensed something, something faint in the distance that disappeared.
Gohan couldn't tell what he just felt, but it didn't stop him from taking this as an advantage. "You're wide open!" He flew towards Vegeta and kneed him in the stomach, he smirked and then sledgehammered the back of Vegeta's neck.
Vegeta was hit hard as he went crashing down to the ground below. He slid into the pavement of the road. He grunted as he sat up, he turned Super Saiyan and fired a ki blast at Gohan. "That was a dirty trick!"
Gohan smirked as he deflected the attack, sending it into the air. "That's it, get mad Vegeta, it'll make taking your body more fun." He flew down towards Vegeta as he landed a gut punching blow to his stomach, Vegeta gasped as he coughed up blood. Gohan chuckled as he grabbed Vegeta's face and slammed him down, dragging him through the pavement. "What's wrong Vegeta? Where did all that pride go to?"
Vegeta exploded with ki, knocking Gohan back. "I fight with pride! You can never take that from me. That's one mistake that was already tried once before, he held his arms out to charge up an attack. "I don't care if I kill Kakarot's son, you're going to oblivion!"
Gohan wiped blood from the corner of his mouth. "You don't have the guts, you'd risk killing Gohan, to get rid of me?" He laughed as he smirked. "You're bluffing."
Vegeta smirked. "Am I?" The palms of his hands formed two balls of ki. "Does this look like a bluff to you?"
Gohan just stood there, arms crossed. "You're insane if you do." He fired a ki blast at Vegeta, the blast grazing Vegeta's cheek, blood trickling down his face. Gohan smirked as he found the perfect opportunity. He fired blast after blast at Vegeta, his body being covered in cuts.
"This is it! He brought his hands closer to each other, the two balls of ki merged into one. "Final Flash!"
Gohan smirked, the attack firing towards him. "Perfect." Gohan powered up to match the final flash, Baby jumped out of Gohan's body and went through the blast, and into Vegeta's body.
The light from Vegeta's attack died down as Gohan was still standing, smoke came off his body as he had blocked the final flash. But he didn't move, Vegeta smirked however. "So much for the great Tuffle."
"Oh, but you're wrong." Baby spoke.
Vegeta glanced around, he could hear Baby, but not see him. "Where are you?"
Baby chuckled. "I'm inside you, I took the chance to change bodies."
Vegeta froze. "Inside me?!"
Baby's face morphed under Vegeta's skin as he snickered. "That's right, and now I'm in control of your body."
Vegeta grunted as he collapsed to his knees. Gohan lowered his arms as he walked towards Vegeta. "Struggle all you want, you can't escape this."
Vegeta struggled, he was trying to fight Baby's control. But something was off, Gohan noticed Goten never showed up to aid him in this. Gohan flew into the air for a brief moment, scanning around, all while Vegeta was struggling.
"Something is wrong." Gohan muttered.
Vegeta stopped moving, his body now in control of Baby. Slowly rose up to the air as he powered up, his black hair turning white. eyes changed as red marks formed on his face. "Finally, I have the strongest body in the universe. Now I can finish my plans."
Scarlet arrived a little too late to the scene, she stayed far away from the scene. She was covered in blood, it was clear what fate had happened to Goten. Scarlet clinched her fists as she saw Baby and Gohan, she scoffed as she descended towards the ground below. "I'm too late, damn it Goten...." She muttered, she stayed hidden as she watched.
"Baby, something seems off." Gohan spoke. "Goten never showed up to aid the battle."
Baby floated there for a moment, flexing his fingers as he was getting adjusted to Vegeta's body. "You're right. a search is in order. But first, I must Tufflize the entire planet. Then and only then, can you search for Goten. Let's move, we have a job to do." Gohan nodded as he and Baby flew away from the scene.