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Chapter 1 – The two Fellowships

"Very well. Pippin and Merry shall go too. That makes nine" Elrond wasn't pleased about this, bit saw he had no other choice as the eager hobbits would not back down. Frodo had already been chosen, as he was the Ring-bearer and Sam as they were inseparable. Gandalf knew the way and was wiser even than Elrond, so he too would go. Gimli and Legolas had been chosen to represent the dwarves and elves respectively, and Aragorn and Boromir to represent man, though Boromir would be departing at Gondor. "You nine shall be the fellowship of the ring!" he continued. Everyone stood, waiting for him to grant them leave. "You shall depart in seven days", he said, and gestured for them to leave the hall.

Meanwhile, in another part of Middle Earth, seven days later…

"Very well", said Bulma. "Trunks and Goten'll go too. That makes nine". She wasn't happy about her son going into this kind of potential danger, but at least Vegeta would be there to protect him, should his arrogance not get in the way. Goku had been chosen as he was the only one who knew how to work a dragonball radar, and the rest had been chosen cause they didn't know anyone else. Also, they could fly, which helped. There was Goku, Piccolo, Vegeta, Krillan, Trunks, Goten, Yamcha, Gohan and Videl. "You nine are the fellowship of the balls!" declared Bulma. "When do we leave?" asked Goku. "Whenever you want", she replied. "Okay. I gotta eat, but after that we can go" he said, and went off to find food. Vegeta grunted. Kakorat was a disgrace to the saiyan race in his opinion, and he would surpass him in power one day. That was all he lived for. He left and found a quiet spot to train in while Goku ate.

Trunks and Goten ran off while the grown-ups did their own things. They were excited about looking for the dragonballs, as they had never seen them before, or the eternal dragon, Shenlong. Making a wish wasn't that important to them though. Their childlike innocence made them too naïve to realise the endless possibilities the dragon provided. Despite their lack of interest with regards to the wish, they had been promised one by their fathers, who wanted to teach them the value of a wish from the dragon, but more importantly, they would be on the quest for future reference; it would be easier in the coming years to send the kids to look for the dragonballs.
"What do you wanna wish for Goten?" asked Trunks.
Goten thought hard. "I dunno. Hey! Maybe we can wish for a new toy!"
"More like a hundred new toys!" said Trunks, getting worked up.
"Or a thousand new toys!" shouted Goten, excited.
Suddenly, Trunks looked puzzled. "How does the dragon know what toys we want?"
"I dunno. Maybe he's like Santa Claus."
"Okay. I don't care as long as he gives me a Gamecube, available throughout the UK May 3rd, priced £130"
"Trunks, what are you doing?"
"Advertising. Nintendo said they'd make a 3-d beat em up featuring me if I endorsed the Gamecube."
"Oh! Okay! I don't care what we get either as long the dragon gives me an X-Box! They're available everywhere NOW, priced £300"
"I can't believe you sold out to Microsoft, Goten"
Goten dropped his head and spoke in a sad voice, "I was all they could afford".
"Hey!" said Trunks, as if the previous topic had never happened. "Wanna train before the grown ups get back?"
"Sure!" said Goten, his eyes brightening. The two young saiyans leaped back and stood smiling, poised to attack.

Vegeta kicked and punched the air. He was suspended several feet above the ground. 'Why does Kakorat always have to be better than me at everything?' he thought. 'I'll show him. I'm the true prince of the saiyans, and one day he will bow before me and show me the respect I deserve'.

Meanwhile, Goku was gulping down the food Chi-Chi had prepared for him. "You know….mmm…Chi-Chi…(gulp)….that Vegeta really…(Buuurp)….(gulp)…gets in my…(chomp)…nerves". He finished eating and stretched his arms as he began to indigest. "All I ever do is try to be nice to him and he treats me like a jerk!"
"He's just jealous of you honey" said Chi-Chi, rubbing her husband's arm.
"But all the other boys like me" said Goku, puzzled.
"Well, go and play with the other boys", replied Chi-Chi.
"I do, but I want Vegeta to be my friend". Goku's expression became a frown.
"He'll like you one day honey. Just show him how powerful you are and he's bound to like you then"
"Do you really think so?"
"I know so!"
"Okay. Then that's what I'll do! On the quest, I'll show him how much more powerful I am than him. He's sure to like me then!"
"That's the spirit honey". She kissed him on the cheek. "Go and have fun on your quest". Goku walked off as his wife smiled, then she noticed a small box on the table. "Goku!" she shouted, "You forgot your packed lunch!" A gust of wind, too fast to take form, flew into the room. When it flew out again, the box was gone.

Vegeta was about to get down to some heavy training when he heard Goku shout: "I'm done eating guys! We can go now!". Vegeta cringed. "Blast you Kakorat!" he said to himself. "Why do we have to work around your schedule?".

Trunks and Goten hadn't had time to land a punch yet before Goku called. They abandoned the fight and ran off to join the rest of the fellowship. Piccolo was standing with Krillan and Yamcha. Gohan and Videl could be seen flying toward the area. "Are we ready to go now?" he asked in his husky Namek voice. "Yup", said Goku, taking his radar out of his pocket. "The nearest ball is to the west. I guess that's where we'll go". He led the way, and the others followed, travelling by foot for a while before taking to the sky.

The Fellowship of the Ring had left Rivendell and were travelling south towards the Gap of Rohan, following the path of the mountains. They had been walking for several days and the hobbits were growing weary, lagging behind as they tried to keep up with the men who could walk faster, and the light-footed Legolas.
"We've been walking for days now Mister Frodo", said Sam, sounding tired and hungry. "When are we going to rest?"
"Soon Sam", replied Frodo, but he didn't mean it. He felt it was necessary to encourage his friend though he himself was hungry, tired and also discouraged.
"Okay Mister Frodo" said Sam, and cheered up. Gimli turned to Legolas and, mimicking Sam's voice, said "How would you like your ass kissed today Mister Frodo?", quietly so as not to be heard. The elf burst into a fit of laughter and Gimli joined in, followed by Boromir who had also been annoyed by Sam.
"Mister Frodo, they're making fun of me!" cried Sam.
"Squealer", said Legolas.
Frodo turned and looked very cross. "I'm the ring bearer", he said, holding the ring by its chain. "Don't make me use it!" It was a bluff, but as he said it, he felt his finger being drawn to the golden object. Gandalf spotted this and put his hand on Frodo's, moving it away from the ring.
"Legolas and Gimli" he said in a loud voice. "Move to the back of the Fellowship!"
"Aww, but Gandalf!" said the elf and the dwarf in unison.
"I mean it!" he said. "Or we'll turn back and return to Rivendell!"
The two troublemakers hung their heads in shame and slowly walked to the back of the line. Sam smiled and walked faster for the rest of the day.

The Fellowship of the Balls had travelled for two days, and had finally reached the area of the first ball. They were in a small town, void of all life, but by the looks of it had been recently evacuated. The doors to all the houses were unlocked and some of them had television's still on, or food in the oven being cooked. "What's going on?" asked Goku, confused.
"Something must have scared these people away", answered Piccolo. "It looks like they left in a hurry". The sound of galloping hoofs could be heard close by. "Do you hear something?" asked Krillan, but noone answered. Trunks and Goten looked around paranoid. "Hey, Goten", said Trunks to his friend. "What d'ya suppose happened to all the people?"
"I dunno", answered Goten.
"Enough of this!" shouted Vegeta. "Let's find the dragonball and leave!"
"Okay" said Goku. "You're right. The dragonball is the top priority". He was curious as to the departure of the village's population, but didn't want to argue with Vegeta as he still had high hopes that they would someday be friends. "The dragonball should be in one of these three cottages here" he said, and led them into the middle cottage. The television was on and Pokemon was showing. Piccolo grunted. "I hate cartoons," he said. They split up and searched different rooms. Trunks and Goten took the kitchen, Piccolo, Goku and Vegeta the dining room, and Gohan, Krillan, Yamcha and Videl the bedroom. An hour of ransacking the place prove fruitless, and the cottage was now a tip. They all met up at the front door and shook their heads. It was on to the next cottage. Once again they spilt up and took the same rooms. The layout of this cottage was identical to that of the last, and the search was faster this time. Goku, Vegeta and Piccolo finally gave up and went to wait by the front door. They were soon joined by Gohan, Videl, Yamcha and Krillan, who also did not find anything. 'What's taking Trunks and Gohan so long?' thought Goku. They waited twenty minutes, they finally the boys opened the door and left the cottage. Trunks came out first with a large grin on his face. He was followed by Goten who was jumping for joy, holding a dragonball. "I found it! I found it!" he cried, and the others suddenly opened their eyes wide and smiled. Goku took the ball. "Hey! It's mine! I found it!" shouted Goten to his dad. "Better keep it safe with me son", said Goku, and checked to see if it was real. It had four stars in it and appeared to be authentic. He moved to the left and the radar moved accordingly. This prove it was real. 'Four stars', he thought. 'Grampas's ball', and he looked to the sky. "Can we go now?" said Vegeta, his arms folded. "Sure", replied Goku. "But I think it would be better of we split up for the next few balls". Piccolo nodded and started to put them into teams.
"Me, Goku, and Vegeta will all go the east. Gohan, Videl, Yamcha and Krillan can go find the dragonball in the west. Trunks and Gohan, to the northeast. After that we meet up to find the other three balls together".
"I will not go with you", said Vegeta. "I work alone from now on". There was no arguing with him when he got like this.
"Very well", said Piccolo. "Vegeta, you go get the ball in the north-west. Then we can find the other two balls together. We'll meet at this spot when he have the balls". They all agreed and began to set off. The sound of hoofs could be heard circling the nearby cottages. The Fellowship stopped and listened. A dark figure could be seen between the gaps in the buildings. In a flash, it took the corner they were standing by and stood facing them. It was a rider in black, sitting on a huge black horse. The towering figure circled them, trapping them in all two-dimensional directions. They would not fly away though. They wanted to find out more.

The black rider drew his sword and lunged at Goku. Goku dived out the way, and Piccolo grabbed the sword, pulling it away from the rider, disarming him. He hurled the weapon miles over the hills and valleys in the distance. The rider rode towards Goten and Trunks, aiming to trample them, but they too dodged the horse. Vegeta was behind him now. "Oh, Black rider" he said. The rider turned and looked at Vegeta. "Final Flash!" He screamed, and fired a huge blast. The others shielded their faces as the horse whinnied and tried to move, but found it couldn't. The rider was disintegrated along with his steed, and many many cottages. "That was stupid," said Piccolo. "I don't like interruptions", said Vegeta, impatiently. There was nothing that could be done about it now anyway. The fellowship faced each other and nodded, finding their team partners before flying off in all directions. They would find the next few balls separately, then rejoin. But for now, this was the breaking of the Fellowship.


Stay tuned for Chapter 2 where Vegeta finds that flying solo isn't always easy!