Day One: Early Morning

[Super Buu]

?Argh ?? Buu growled, rubbing the place where the cunning android?s elbow had hit him. ?How the hell did he -??

The monster?s complaints were interrupted by a loud groan. He turned to see Sixteen, a ki arrow embedded in his shoulder, wincing in pain.

?Sixteen!? the blob-like warrior cried, running towards the android with concern. Crouching to look at the wound, he cursed. The android had saved his life so many times, but when the time came to return the favour, Buu had let his friend get hurt. ?Hold still,? he ordered, gripping the flight of the ki-tipped bolt. With a sharp tug, he pulled it free, eliciting a roar of pain from the machine-hybrid and a spurt of blood from the wound.

?Thanks,? gasped Sixteen, his free hand clutching the injured shoulder to try and stem the oozing blood. ?Is he gone??

?Yeah,? murmured Buu, glancing over at the trees their enemy had disappeared off into. Spitting on the ground, he cursed again. ?He got away.?

Scampering over, the small blue cat known as Puar put his paws to his mouth at the sight of his ally in pain. ?Red, are you alright?? he squeaked.

?I?ve had far worse,? said the synthetic being, reassuring his friends with a bloody-handed thumbs up. ?I?m just pissed that old bastard got away. For a pensioner, he?s pretty slick.?

?You?re telling me!? exclaimed Super Buu irritably, sitting down on a nearby rock with his chin in his hands. ?I had it planned out perfectly!?

~~~Flashback To Before The Fight~~~

The colossal majin wandered through the dense forest, still fiddling with the collar around his neck. He didn?t like the feel of being constricted, especially not by something made of metal. Usually he just wore his parachute pants, and that was that. There was that one time at Lord Vine?s he?d been forced to wear a suit, but even then he had been uncomfortable. He was so preoccupied with the gold-coloured band of metal that he walked right into someone else. His hand jerked upwards violently, nearly taking off the collar and blowing himself up. ?Shit!? he exclaimed, reaching for his weapon before remembering that he had only been supplied with a playboy magazine.

The figure turned around and laughed at the rose-tinted being, who had fallen on the floor in panic. ?Buu,? he chuckled, ?you look surprised.?

The puttalin-based creature gave a sigh of relief. ?Sixteen! You nearly scared the life out of me! I mean -? he corrected himself quickly. ?I wasn?t scared, you just gave me a shock, that?s all.?

?Have you seen any of the others?? asked the hulking automaton, looking warily through the trees.

?Not y-CAT CAT CAT!? Buu?s sentence was interrupted by a small, furry creature that was tugging on the hem of his baggy trousers.

?Aren?t you a friend of Violet?s?? asked the cat innocently, looking up with beady black eyes.

?Uh, yeah ?? The monster looked too dazed to query on the fact that he was holding a conversation with a talking cat. He had of course, seen the animal before, but had been so drunk at the time that he remembered next to nothing of their brief meeting.

?Then, do you mind if I tag along with you? If we stick together, we might be able to find Violet and the others!?

Buu looked up at Sixteen, who nodded, and then looked down at the cat. ?I guess so,? he shrugged.

?Great!? With that, the blue-furred creature bent back on his haunches and leapt up. Using his hook-like claws, he scrambled up Buu?s trouser leggings and hopped onto the monster?s head.

The pink humanoid gave a low growl and clenched his fists. His head wasn?t designed to be used as a resting place for cats! Just as he was about to loudly point out said fact, a hand clamped over his mouth.

?Shh ?? the red-haired warrior cooed. His hand was pointing to a clearing, where what looked like a helpless old man was sitting in a makeshift camp.

Buu cackled under his breath. ?Too easy,? he whispered. ?Alright, here?s what we?re gonna do ??

~~~End Flashback~~~

?Well, there?s nothing we can do now,? sighed Sixteen. ?Just keep pressing on and see if we can find the others.?

?Guess you?re right ?? The pink monster shouldered his pack, though not before Puar had jumped onto it, complete with his own Felix-Brand Cat Satchel?. Slightly discouraged, but still determined to win, the three set off into the distance.