Through Thick and Thin
AN: This is my second fanfic ever, so I'm still trying to get the hang of it. This fic is a DRAGONBALL (not Dragonball Z) slight a/u, and an action/adventure/ romance between Goku and Chi Chi (also a bit of humor- can't be a Dragonball fic without it!). This will most likely be an epic of some sort, or it'll at least be very loooong. It's staring somewhere in between episodes 18 and 19, and Goku and Krillin have just entered themselves in the tournament…
Ages:
Goku-12
Chi Ci-13 (this is a guess- if anyone knows her real age at this time, tell me please!)
Krillin-14
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball. If I did, I'd be rich, and Dragonball GT would be totally different.
Now, to start the fic!
Prologue (to give you an idea what's happening)…
Goku stared at the yellow registration form. "Krillin, what do they mean by 'surname'?" The short, bald boy sighed in frustation. "Goku, they mean your family name. Like Toriyama or something." (an: Akira Toriyama (sp?) is the creator of Dragonball. ^^;)
A look of understanding quickly flashed across Goku's face, then a confused one replaced it again.
"Um…I don't have a family name." Krillin sighed.
"You don't have to have a family to have a family NAME, Goku."
"Oh. Okay!" Goku grinned what was soon to be known the Son Grinä, scribbled down "Son", and wrote the rest of the information down, but stopped when he came to the last question:
PARENT(S)/GUARDIAN:____________________________________________
"Krillin…I don't have a guardian…and I don't know who my parents are."
"Oh…right…well, as insulting-or as admirable, I guess,-as this may seem, just put down Master Roshi."
"Who're you putting down?"
"My guild."
"Ooooh." Goku scratchily wrote down the turtle hermit's name, and hopped to the side.
"Are you done? Huh?"
"Almost!!" Krillin neatly wrote down the answer to the last inquiry, and joined Goku. There were about 2 hours left until the names were drawn to decide who fought against who, so the two boys wandered around the arena. Goku wondered whether Bulma or Yamcha was here yet. Yamcha probably was- he said he would enter the tournament too. Suddenly a thought occurred to him: where was Master Roshi?
"Krillin, where's Master Roshi?"
"Probably hitting on pretty girls. I thought those magazines I gave him would tide him over for a couple of years, but I guess not."
"I think we should go find him! He might be wanting to know where we are."
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Plus, he could give us some last-minute tips." Krillin started walking faster, scanning for a bald head.
"Huh? But Krillin, we have 2 whole hours! Not just a minute!"
"Goku, it's just a figure of speech."
"Speech has figures?" Goku asked, completely naïve and clueless. Krilllin sighed again.
"Just forget it."
"Okay!" Goku easily caught up with his friend, and they both scanned the tournament area for Master Roshi. Thousands of people (and animals) were milling around, looking for either friends or an autograph. Looking for a single man was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"FLYING NIMBUS!!" Goku yelled up to the empty sky. People turned to stare at him.
"Hahahaha…ah, my little friend here is going a little crazy from the excitement!! Hahaha…" Everyone took this as a reasonabe answer and turned back to their tasks.
"Goku, you idiot! Don't you think it'll look a little…um…STRANGE if a little yellow puffy cloud comes out of nowhere and you ride one it?!?" Krillin hissed.
"No…why? I'm gonna use it in the tournament anyways…"
"Exactly! It'll be your secret weapon!"
"HUH?" Goku was really confused. Secret weapon?
"No one else knows about it, so if you're in trouble you can just use it."
"Ooooh! Good idea, Krillin!" Goku stared at his friend with respect on his eyes.
"I know." Krillin looked Goku, expecting a remark. Yet Goku was completely silent…
Krillin was puzzled. A moment ago, Goku was as cheerful as ever. But now…
"Goku? What's up?"
"I dunno…I feel something…familiar…"
"Maybe you're getting a new power or something."
"No…it's not that…" Goku jumped a little. "There! I felt it again! It's feels… I don't know, like energy…light…"
"Whatever, man. Hey, look, it's Master Roshi!…flirting again. Hey, it looks like he's going for a younger one this time."
What is it that Goku feels? Can it be that he's learning to sense ki? Will Master Roshi get the girl? Find out in the next chapter!
AN: Okay, short, I know. But I needed a little background thing (prologue) to get the story set. Plus a little of the plot…sort of. Anyway, please review, even if there really isn't anything to review for yet. Oh, and if anyone knows a good site with detailed summaries of all the Dragonball summaries, please tell me!!! I need a little more info for the later chapter than I have (not all of the DB episodes have aired yet.)