Perilla watched Fat Buu struggle. "Why's he resisting the Dark Dragon Ball? Cell and DIO accepted it without hesitation."

  DIO even got high off it. Still got obliterated.

  "Because Buu's righteous heart is fighting the dark power."

  Righteous heart? Perilla blinked. In canon, Fat Buu only became gentle after Mr. Satan's influence. What happened while I was gone?

  The Supreme Kai read her confusion. Replayed the events.

  One month had passed.

  Earth recovered. Bulma's tech accelerated reconstruction. Life returned.

  To commemorate the 5th anniversary of defeating the Androids, they revived the World Martial Arts Tournament. Renamed: New World Martial Arts Tournament.

  After years of Android terror, martial arts surged in popularity. The Hero Committee formed. The tournament drew unprecedented crowds.

  Bulma backed it. Earth needs more warriors. Gohan and Trunks can't carry this burden forever.

  She invited Gohan and Trunks as special guests. Trunks agreed. Gohan refused—until Chi-Chi (bribed by Bulma) forced him.

  Vegeta, seeing Gohan participate, entered too.

  The three returned from King Kai's planet.

  World line convergence. The evil wizard Babidi targeted the tournament. Sent his demons to compete.

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  To prevent Majin Buu's revival, Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito entered.

  The timeline's correcting itself.

  During a match, one of Babidi's demons nearly killed a young girl. Gohan intervened. Saved her.

  The girl was Videl—Gohan's future wife in the main timeline.

  World line convergence indeed. When's the wedding?

  Piccolo yielded to the Supreme Kai—same as canon. But this timeline's Gohan trained relentlessly. The Supreme Kai couldn't control him to feed Buu energy.

  So Vegeta took that role. This timeline's Vegeta—less training time—was weaker. Became Buu's energy source.

  The demons fled with the energy. Gohan's group, warned by the Supreme Kai's senses, didn't stop them.

  They tracked the demons to Babidi's base. Vegeta didn't go berserk. Didn't let himself be possessed. They steamrolled Babidi's forces.

  The Supreme Kai's jaw dropped. These mortals...

  Only Dabura—King of the Demon Realm—held out. Enraged Vegeta crushed him.

  But Buu revived anyway.

  Gohan—pushed by Perilla's influence—had nearly mastered Super Saiyan 3. Stamina issues remained, but suppressing Fat Buu? Easy. He obliterated Buu and Babidi together.

  But Gohan didn't know Buu's regeneration. Buu revived. Critically injured. Fell unconscious.

  A small boy found him. Cared for him. When Buu woke—amnesia.

  The boy's family ran a sweets shop. Buu, who loved sweets, stayed. Became an employee.

  Under the family's influence, Buu grew kind. Gentle. Like canon.

  One day, thugs demanded protection money. Buu beat them. They hired a super-criminal for revenge. Buu crushed him too.

  Buu became a superhero. His cute face and gentle nature won the town's love. He healed people with magic. They repaid him with sweets.

  Gradually, Buu loved the town. Loved being a hero. At first for sweets. Then for their smiles.

  The demon who terrified the Supreme Kai became the town's guardian.

  Then—

  The super-criminal escaped prison. Kidnapped the boy. Tortured him for revenge.

  Buu snapped. One slap. Criminal and his gang—dead.

  His Ki flared. Gohan's group sensed it. Rushed over.

  Like canon, Buu's rage unleashed his evil side. But the boy's encouragement helped him suppress it.

  Then Gohan arrived. Buu saw him. Fear. Shock. Memory returned.

  The Dark Dragon Ball—drawn by Buu's evil Ki—possessed him.

  But Buu didn't want to be a destroyer anymore. This month changed him.

  He resisted. Fought the dark power.

  That's what Perilla saw.

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