AN: Well, this is my story. Do keep in mind that small segments of the story will be told in script or poem format. I will try to point these out for the ease of the reader. Enjoy! The story also contains some swearing and small amounts of gore.


Master Shen was, at one point, many years into the past, a marvelous warrior; he had been one of the few to stand up to the great King Piccolo, who was the epitome of invincible, and the long-trusted companion of the spectacular Master Roshi. But, of course, upon failure, he ever-so-hastily turned to darkness and later became the prime rival of the great Roshi. He trained Tien and Chaozu to kill without mercy. So close to their becoming of full-fledged assassins, they were, that his disappointment when they reformed without a second thought was greater than the disappointment of a mother upon her son dropping out of a community college due to it being far too difficult.

He had lived a long, adventurous life, indubitably. But, on this particular starry night, he was but a bum, no longer profiting at his martial arts school. His school had been put to shame after their cheating scandal at the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, where it was internationally revealed that Chaozu had been assisting Tien in his fight against Goku.

Nobody wanted to attend an academy that had committed an act of such high perfidy, and he started losing patrons at an alarming rate. He was now out of a house, out of money, and out of any sort of notable hope.

His only chance, as miniscule as the chance may have been, was to take quarter with two former students; namely, Tien and Chaozu. He had searched for them for quite some time, scaling across every mountain, every waterfall, every city, and every plateau he could find, until, upon one fortunate night, he coincidentally came across the fine mountain they were training at, and their notice of him was not only immediate but also filled with frustration. They glided down to him with the utmost urgency, and asked him, with the highest standard of elegancy, why he was bothering their humble training ground.

"What are you doing here, old man?" Tien shouted, clearly infuriated by his sudden appearance.

"That's no way to greet your old master, Tien. You know that," Shen snarkily replied, with his trademark evil sneer.

"Get away from here, you big bully!" Chaozu retorted, beginning to fly toward the elderly man.

"Quiet, Chaozu. We haven't seen this man in well over 30 years; he's not stopping by to say hey and then leave. Let's hear him out first, and then we can decide what to do with the trash."

"Tien, Chaozu, do not treat me like this," the old man rang out, his voice holding a signature cackle and obnoxious sneer. "I have came to not be your nuisance but instead your modest houseguest. I have already trained you; do you not think you could spare a small bit of room and a bed for me to sleep in?" His bargaining was as sly as ever, as he had not the slightest interest in gain for the other party and interest in gain for himself alone, but he made it out to be a fair favor for the other person.

Alas, Tien was not one to fall for such tricks, and quickly responded, "Please, like your training of us was a good thing. You tried to turn us into heartless hitman, and for that I owe you no debt."

Shen tilted his head upwards towards Tien, his hat tipping slightly backwards and his grey hair shining, "But Tien, I have a great gift to offer you. Not one of monetary value perhaps, but one of immense value nonetheless. I promise that it would be worth a few meals and a little bit of shelter."

"Pssh. What could you have to offer me outside of petty words of advice and worthless training?" Tien replied, his frustration steadily growing.

"Tien, have you ever wondered where you got your third eye?


It was quite the unusual sight to see Tien and Chaozu strolling down the sidewalks of West City; although the inhabitants of the area were accustomed to seeing strange creatures, it was nevertheless strange to see a Triclops and a Jiang-Shi pairing. However, most unarming was the look of fierce determination upon the faces of the whole of the two, with a look of sternness rivaled only by a mother hen's war-face upon a wild coyote trying to steal her chicks.

Chaozu was, unsurprisingly, floating several feet above the ground, with his body completely parallel to Tien's. Tien's arms were viciously swinging back and forth at his side, all for the sole sake of generating one simple message through a complex use of gestures and body language: We need to get somewhere.

Of course, this was in no way tomfoolery, as they genuinely did need to get to a place and urgently they needed to get there. Capsule Corp. was their destination, and they had flown for hundreds of miles solely for the sake of getting there. Once they arrived, they would need to speak to Bulma, who was their longtime comrade and eternal benefactor; she would, certainly, supply them with the devices they needed to complete their mission of self-discovery.

Within a few moments, they had reached the Briefs' residence, and swiftly rang the doorbell which resulted in a swift door answer. The person that was waiting for them was not Bulma Briefs, no, but the mother of blue-haired wonder, who cheerfully greeted them with the utmost naivety. Upon their request to be taken to the room of Bulma, they were quickly taken to her place of pleasure, and after a gentle knock on the door, they were momentarily let into the personal room of the younger Mrs. Briefs herself.

Bulma: *QUICKLY SITS DOWN, POINTS TO TWO CHAIRS ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROOM FOR THE TWO OTHERS TO SIT DOWN IN* Tien! Chaozu! What a surprise to see you two here!

Tien: *SITS DOWN, AGGRAVATED LOOK UPON FACE* Yes, Bulma, thanks for the greeting and everything, but today is not the day for pleasantries. Chaozu and I have come here on matters of serious business.

Bulma:*SLY SMILE SPREADS ACROSS FACE* Business, you say? You want some type of product from Capsule Corp.?

Tien: Yes, Bulma, a product. I'm not even fully certain if it is currently available or not, but I still need to use it. This is a highly personal matter.

Bulma: *RECLINES IN CHAIR* A personal matter? Tell me about that.

Tien: *RELUCTANTLY* That damn old man, Shen, met up with me last night. He was broke, completely broke, and wanted care for us. 'Course, we refused him, but he told me something about myself which changed my mind. He told me that I was an alien and that's where my third eye came from. *BULMA DOES NOT SEEM EMOTIONALLY AFFECTED* I don't even know if he's telling the truth or not, really, but he seemed sincere; well, as sincere as that old man can get. And, quite frankly, this is the only lead I have as to who I am.

Bulma: So, what does any of this have to do with Capsule Corp.?

Tien: I need to borrow a spaceship, so that I can try to find my home planet.

Bulma: *SMILES DEVILISHLY* With the friends discount included, I can offer you one at the low price of 2 billion Zeni…

Tien and Chaozu were completely out of luck. They had very little money to begin with, and that which they did have certainly wasn't enough to purchase something of that price. This was the only place with spaceships on the Earth, and they could not afford to get any from this place, leaving them without any options whatsoever.

As they solemnly exited the corporation, they heard an immense noise coming from behind them. It was an engine noise, although it was deafening and forced both Tien and Chaozu to cover their ears with haste. Upon turning their heads in the direction of the disturbance, they found it to be their ticket off the planet; a spaceship.

It seemed to be touching down in close proximity to Dr. Briefs, who was waving it down. He was already almost fully deaf, and thus the noise did not bother him in the slightest. Tien and Chaozu dashed over to him, to which they saw none other than Yamcha, baseball player extraordinaire, sitting in the pilot's seat. As he touched down, he stuck his head out of the window and, with an exhilarated smile, yelled to the duo, "Tien! Chaozu! Dr. Briefs is letting me test drive this baby! Wanna take it for a spin?"

Oh yes, they did, they very, very much did.