Life With You

Part 40: Revival

Floating on her crystal ball, Fortuneteller Baba viewed the lines of spirits waiting to see King Yemma. She shook her head saddened by the numerous deaths from Earth. It's already begun. However, these spirits, once people, weren't killed by Majin Boo but by Majin Vegeta. This wasn't in her visions.

She didn't anticipate Vegeta's death this soon. That's why when she viewed his death, Baba recovered Vegeta's spirit and escorted him to King Yemma. Baba floated into the palace of the Lord of the Afterlife as he was rendering sentence. The spirit was very vocal, angrily yelling at King Yemma that they should not be sent to Hell. King Yemma ignored the yelling, opened the floor under the spirit and watched it be sucked into Hell.

"That was an angry spirit," Baba murmured.

"Very." King Yemma beckoned the next spirit forward for judgment. "Goodbye, Mrs. Niver." As he read the spirit's life, King Yemma frowned, "Another one was killed at the Tenkaichi Budokai by Vegeta. He has been quiet for years."

"I've come to warn you Vegeta has also died. I want you to allow Vegeta to keep his body."

"Why? Do you know what's happening on Earth?" King Yemma noticed a spirit floating next to Baba. "Is that Vegeta? Did you jump him ahead of the line?"

"Trust me on this, King Yemma," Baba pleaded. "Don't send Vegeta to Hell. Wait until the trouble on Earth has passed."

"But Goku is on Earth."

Vegeta's spirit spoke angry gibberish.

"Baba...." King Yemma had a strong suspicion Baba was hiding something. "Is this why you thought Goku should return to Earth?"

Baba twiddled her thumbs nervously. "I had a vision."

"Baba, I warned you about your visions and interfering with the natural order of things."

"If I didn't interfere, the natural order of things would be the end of Earth! I thought sending Goku would change Earth's fate but things aren't going as I hoped. Vegeta fell under Bobbidi's power. He died too early! He helped with Cell and died trying to save Earth against Majin Boo."

King Yemma knew from his first death, there were pages of horrible deeds committed by Vegeta. Two good deeds weren't enough for Vegeta to retain his body. However, King Yemma trusted Baba and what he saw coming from Earth was a warning. "I'll return his body. Take him to the Viewing Room, Baba. He can stay there until I need him."

As King Yemma signaled the next spirit forward, Vegeta's spirit morphed into his body. The Saiyan Prince looked at his hands and body amazed. He felt his forehead. He didn't feel Bobbidi's emblem.

I'm free from his possession.

"Come, Vegeta." Baba urged Vegeta to follow her. "You can stay in Earth's Viewing Room."

Vegeta followed Baba down a long hallway. They passed doors with the names of planets on the front. Appreciative that he retained his body, Vegeta wanted answers from Baba. "You knew about Bobbidi and Dabura and you didn't warn us? You brought Kakarrot back so he can play hero?!"

"Earth needs Goku, Vegeta. You, Gohan and everyone else weren't enough to defeat Dabura and Majin Boo."

How insulting! "I am not second fiddle to Kakarrot!"

"You had more warnings about the dangers to come than in my vision and yet, you died before my vision predicted. Bringing Goku into the fold, hastened your death because of your pride!"

Vegeta snarled but he couldn't dispute Baba's words. His pride did cost Gohan's life. If Majin Boo isn't stopped, it will cost Bulma and Trunks' lives, too. "So," he spoke calmer, "in your visions, Boo's shell still cracked. What happened?"