DRAGON BALL TRIVIA:
Q3 Answer: Krillin was going back to retrieve his power pole and dragon ball!
Winner: SilverMistt
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Dragon Ball
Episode 4
A Glimpse into the Saiyan Regime
"STOP! FLYING! SO! FAST!" Bulma snapped hitting Vegeta's back in an effort to get him to slow down.
"Quiet down or I'm going to drop you," Vegeta said frowning.
"Eh!" she gasped. "You wouldn't..."
"Keep annoying me and you'll find out," he growled.
Bulma frowned wrapping her arms around his neck as tightly as she could. "Whatever! Just don't drop me if you're going to fly this faaaaaaaa!"
He suddenly picked up speed for no reason other than to freak her out.
Goku couldn't believe how small the world was! As it turned out Fire Mountain was only about an hour's fly from the beach where they had first met the Turtle hermit. It seems they had made a really big loop around and had almost made it back to where they had began their little adventure.
"He must live around here somewhere," Goku said. "Let's just fly around until we see a house!"
"Fly around until we see a house," Veilah snickered. "Please... Saiyans do not fly around. This is what we have scouters for."
She clicked the button on the side of her head piece and it started making beeping sounds. "This Master Roshi is said to be pretty strong huh? Well the strongest power level around her (other than ourselves) is in that direction."
She pointed out towards the ocean.
"Great!" Goku said cheerfully. "Let's go check it out!"
It didn't take long at all flying into the direction she pointed that they came upon a small abode on a nearly as small island.
"Jeez," Veilah said after landing. "What kind of Master lives in a pink house? Maybe it's not his..."
"Well, only one way to find out," Goku said cheerfully.
He jumped down to the ground, "Master Roshi! Are you in there!"
No answer.
"Huh..." Goku frowned before walking over to the window and peeking inside.
Master Roshi seemed to be sleeping on his sofa. Goku grinned jumping up onto the window sill he hurried into the house. "Master Roshi!" he called right next to him to wake him up.
He started sitting up quickly looking terrified around him, and slowly his mind registered Goku through his sleep hazed eyes. "Oh... Goku... It's you. *yawn* How are you?"
"I'm fine Master Roshi. We came here to get your Basho fan!"
"We?" Master Roshi turned to find Veilah seated on his window sill looking rather bored.
"Oh... it's that rude girl from before," Master Roshi said, but he immediately started blushing. "But who cares about rudeness when you look like you?"
Master Roshi crawled across his cushions to the window where she sat. "Hello there sweetie!"
"Don't call me that," she stated bluntly.
"Oh..." Master Roshi frowned.
"We're in a hurry so do you have it or not?"
"Have what?" Master Roshi asked.
"Ugh! The Bansho fan! You idiot, the kid just asked you!" she frowned.
He crossed his legs placing his hand to his chin, appearing to be in deep thought. "Hhmm..." he sighed. "Bansho fan... Let's see... what did I do with that?"
Turtle who had been resting too not too far away scooted over. "Uh... Master... Last I saw you were using the Bansho fan as a coaster."
"Wha! That was the bansho fan... Oh, goodness... I threw that out because I had spilled some tea on it..."
"You threw it out!" Goku gasped.
"Ugh, great!" Veilah snapped.
"Now hold up kids, what do you need that thing for anyway?"
"The Ox King's castle is surrounded by a magical fire," Goku explained. "But I need the Dragon Ball from that castle to wish my Grandpa back."
"Oh, I see... Well don't worry. I can set it right. Just direct me to that fire..."
"Really?" Goku exclaimed.
"Of course! I'm stronger than I look you know," he explained.
"Tsk, doubt it," Veilah frowned throwing her arms behind her head.
"That uh... other girl isn't at the castle is she?"
"Uh... You mean Bulma?" Goku thought for a second. "She might be there by now. I'm not sure how long her nap was..."
He suddenly girnned. "All right!" he exclaimed. "Give me a few minutes to get ready then..."
"Get ready?" Goku frowned. "How long?"
"Whaaaaa! Ow!" Bulma exclaimed as Vegeta very roughly let her drop as soon as they were a safe enough distance from the ground for the fall to not kill her.
"I'm a Lady you know! You can't be so rough with me!"
Vegeta however was not paying attention to her. He was staring at the mountain frowning.
Bulma clammered to her feet frowning. "Tsk... Where is Goku anyway? I thought he was supposed to be here..."
Vegeta hit a button on his scouter. "They're on their way back."
"But... why did they leave in the first place?" Bulma said frowning trying to fan herself with her hands. It was so hot there!
"Thieves!" exclaimed a loud voice, and Bulma spun around to see a giant of a man rushing towards them wielding a large ax.
"Wha! Vegeta!" Bulma gasped hiding behind him. Vegeta seemed to be reading something off his scouter.
"He is big, but he is no threat," he said grinning.
"You're here to steal my treasure!" the Ox King exclaimed.
"No, we're not—" Bulma began only Vegeta interrupted her.
"We sure are," he said grinning. "So just what are you going to do about that?"
"I'll kill you!" he exclaimed raising his ax high into the air.
"It was so nice of such a pretty girl to carry me to fire Mountain," Master Roshi said cheerfully as they were heading back.
"Don't make a habit of it," she snapped. "I need this settled quickly and you can't ride Kakarrot's cloud."
"Kakarrot?" Master Roshi said frowning. "Why did you call Goku that?"
"That's just what they like to call me," Goku explained shrugging.
"It's not a nick name!" she spat, a bit insulted by what Goku was implying. "It's his actual name."
"Oh, is that so," Master Roshi said frowning, almost as if he was thinking about something...
"Whaaaaaaaa!"
Goku heard crying from somewhere down below and when he looked down he saw a small girl being chased by a dinosaur. "Ah!" he gasped. "Uh-oh, looks like he's going to eat her..."
"It's none of our buisness, we have to get to fire—" Veilah began only Goku had already started flying down to help her.
"He now, stop a minute I want to watch this!" Master Roshi said wriggling around so much that Veilah had no choice but to stop or drop him.
"Haaaa!" Goku Yelled jumping from his cloud he kicked the Dinosaur hard on the top of the head. It collapsed falling to the ground with such force it tore up the grass a little.
"All done!" Goku said cheerfully. "Little girl you're okay now."
The girl was still screaming and running but she suddenly spun around touching her helmet she sent a beam straight at Goku who dodged it only just in time!
"Hey! I'm trying to help you!" Goku explained, and then suddenly he remembered the picture the Ox King had showed him. "Oh hey! You're Chichi aren't you!"
"Uh?" she gasped blinking. "Have we met before?"
"Nope, your Father showed me a picture of you though. So I would recognize you if I saw you. I'm supposed to bring you home."
"Father sent a boy to come find me?" Chichi said blinking. "A boy? For me... you're not by change here to marry me? Are you?"
"Uh..." Goku found it strange that people kept using all these words he didn't know. His mind drifted back to not too many days ago...
"There absolutely nothing I need to learn from a low class Saiyan clown like you," he snapped.
Goku blinked. He was using his tail to balance himself on the car door so he could be Vegeta's height. "Low class? What's low class?"
Veilah groaned growing impatient with his constant questions she leaned around so she was pressing against the windshield to talk to him. "It means you're inferior to us," she explained bluntly.
"Oh," Goku said blinking. "What's inferior mean?"
"Damn kid, are you really this stupid!" Veilah snapped.
He didn't want to be called stupid again. So he decided to pretend like he knew what she was talking about. "I sure am!" he said smiling assuming marriage must mean something along the lines of return or save.
"Wha!" she gaped blushing. "Well, if Father thinks you're good for me, then who am I to argue."
"Uh, that's the spirit," Goku said shrugging.
"Will you hurry up!" Veilah snapped suddenly looking angry.
"Yeah sorry, just give me a second Chichi is coming with us."
Veilah looked even more annoyed at that, "I am not carrying anyone else!"
"Yeah okay," Goku said turning back to Chichi he called for his cloud. "Hey, you don't happen to have a pure heart do you?"
"Is that a quality you look for in a bride?" She asked blinking.
"Uh, no. It's just you can't ride my cloud without one," he explained.
"Oh," she said walking over after Goku had jumped up onto it. "Well I'm a good girl. I don't get in trouble much. I'm sure I have one."
"Great, well. Hop on because your father is expecting us soon," Goku explained.
He helped her up onto the cloud, and sure enough she could sit upon it without falling through.
Vegeta had grabbed Bulma around the waste and jumped effortlessly out of the way of the Ox King's swing. Bulma was starting to really freak out with each swing Vegeta dodged. But Vegeta was smiling. He seemed to think this was a fun game.
"AH! Hey! Ox King! Don't kill them they're my friends!" called a voice from above.
The Ox King stopped swinging and looked up to find Goku waving a t him happily, and just behind him was his little Chichi.
"Ah! You found my Chichi!" he exclaimed happily.
Goku stopped his cloud between Vegeta and the Ox King. "Daddy!" Chichi exclaimed jumping off her cloud and running over to him.
"Thank you so much for finding my daughter and the Bansho..." he stopped. "Wait, where is the Bansho fan?"
"I didn't bring it," Goku exclaimed smiling.
"Oh, you couldn't find Master Roshi then?" he asked frowning.
"Nope, I found him alright! I brought him with me."
"You brought..." the Ox Kind spun around at the sound of a small cough that called his attention to find his old Master sitting on the remnants of a broken wall not far away.
"Master Roshi!" he gasped rushing over and bowing before him. "It's been so many years, how have you been?"
"Apparently not as good as you," Master Roshi said frowning. "What is this I hear about you stealing and plundering to amass your great wealth? And once you had it, you threatened anyone who came near it. Since when did my teachings say to you that materialistic items were more important than human lives?"
"I'm so sorry Master! Please forgive me! I'll change!"
"You better," Master Roshi said lightly tapping the Ox King's head with his staff.
"Now, where is this fire mountain?" he said stretching his neck.
"It's the mountain, with fire..." Bulma said frowning. "Seriously it's right behind you!"
"Ay, okay. No need to to get upset. I see it..."
"Can you really put it out Master Roshi?" Chichi asked looking hopeful.
"I bet he can," Goku said smiling. "He trained my Grandpa after all. So he MUST be really strong!"
"You can count on it!" Master Roshi grinned turning to face the mountain. He removed his shirt looking like the frail old man he was. But then... he began to power up.
Both Vegeta's and Veilah's scouters went off at the same time and began instantly measuring their increase in power.
"What is this?" Veilah gasped. "He can hide his power level?"
"It would seem so," Vegeta said frowning watching the numbers go up as the old man's muscle's expanded and he soon became twice his normal size.
"Ka... Me... Ha... Me..."
The numbers were still rising on their scouters when it stopped, and suddenly Veilah gasped turning to Vegeta. "Vegeta-sama... Frieza-sama!"
Vegeta frowned. He had forgotten that they were supposed to be lying low. While the old man's power was still not a threat to them. It was certainly high enough to be measured on Frieza's U Verse scouter!
It was too late to stop him though, Master Roshi had shouted, "HA!" The energy he had been building up shot from his hands straight at the castle, and it caused a massive explosion. Goku was awestruck by the site and his mouth fell open.
When the explosion was done Master Roshi exhaled and returned to his normal size.
Veilah ran over to him immediately, "What the hell do you think you're doing! Frieza-sama was bound to notice that!"
"Uh, who?" Master Roshi said frowning.
"UGH!"
"Hey! Where is our castle!" Chichi gasped.
Master Roshi looked back. "Oh...oops. Guess I over did it just a bit."
"Over did it!" the Ox King frowned. "Oh I hope Chichi's dress is okay!"
"Dress?" Goku frowned blinking.
"He's talking about Mama's wedding dress. I'm supposed to wear it when I get married."
"You weren't wearing it today?" Goku said, thinking about how he had saved her from the Dinosaur without it. "Is it because it was stuck in the castle?"
"Oh silly!" Chichi said smiling. "Getting married takes a lot more time to plan than that."
"Not really," Goku said frowning. He didn't really plan out rushing in to save her. It's something that you kind of make up as you go along. But he was bored with this discussion now. He hurried over to Master Roshi
"Can you teach me how to do that?" he asked hopefully.
These idiots, Veilah found herself thinking. Did none of them care that Frieza could be on his way to them right now? They would all be dead for sure if that happened!
Vegeta had stepped away to converse with the others back at home, now he returned to Veilah's side. "Bardock says we seem to be right at the edge of Frieza's radar. Even though ours registered it clearly, their is a good chance his men won't have picked it up. But he'll keep us updated."
Veilah sighed, "I guess we'll just have to hope..."
"Frieza will no longer be a problem once we have the dragon balls," he explained simply and in a quiet voice so that no one else could hear them. "We must find them quickly!"
"Yes," Veilah said nodding. Once they found the dragon balls, they would be able to bring back their fallen Saiyan comrades. Then they would all take on Frieza!
"I got it!" Bulma called some time later after searching the ruins. She held the second to last dragon ball triumphantly in her hands.
Goku cheered and turned to Master Roshi. "So you never answered me earlier, will you teach me how to do what you did?"
"Oh, the Kamehameha?" Master Roshi said frowning. "I would love to but, it will take you fifty years to learn such a feat."
"FIFTY!" Goku gasped, and frowned... "Well... if it's going to take me fifty years, I guess I better get started..."
"He sure has spunk doesn't he?" the Ox King said laughing. After successfully recovering Chichi's dress he had returned. "Just like his Grandfather Gohan..."
"Oh Gohan?" Master Roshi said shocked. "He's Gohan's Grandson?"
"Yes, that's what he said."
Goku seemed to be looking at his hands as though figuring out how they worked. "Ka... me..." he frowned. "Ka... me..."
"Well," Master Roshi said walking over to him. "How is Gohan doing?"
"He's dead, remember? I told you I was getting the Dragon Balls together to wish my Grandpa back. Ka... me... Ka..." he mumbled the last few sounds never looking up from his hands.
"Oh, that's right. I didn't realize before that your Grandfather was Gohan..." he sighed. "I am truly sorry for you loss Goku."
"Ka... Ka... Oh!" he smiled. "I think I got it now... Ka! Me! Ha! Me! HAA!"
Goku aimed his palms at a nearby bolder and sent a small blast out reducing it to rubble. Goku looked slightly shocked at what he had done, but everyone else looked floored. Well aside from Veilah and Vegeta. They looked angry.
"But that technique took me..." Master Roshi sighed as Veilah suddenly appeared at Goku's side hitting him hard over the head.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU! STOP DOING THAT!"
"Ow!" Goku gasped sitting up rubbing his head. Her hit had really hurt. "What did you do that for?"
"Stop shoot ki blasts that powerful!" she snapped. "Frieza will sense it!"
"Who is this Frieza guy anyway?" Goku asked.
"He's the most powerful being in the universe and he could kill all of us with a glance! The more power you people use the more likely he'll realize we're here! Don't you get that?"
"Is that all? Well, if he comes I'll stop him!" Goku said grinning.
"Ugh, you stupid little... He can destroy entire planets! He killed off pretty much everyone on our home planet! A little brat like you will never be the one to stop him!"
Goku frowned.
"Our best chance of survival is to not let him know we're here!" she spat, and as though that was her final word, she spun around walking back over to Vegeta.
"Well, as interesting as that all is, I think we should head out," Bulma said smiling. "I don't really have any dinocaps left though..."
"You can have on of mine," the Ox King said smiling. "After all, you kids did help me get my castle back, even if it is in pieces..."
Bulma took the capsule from him reading the number. "Oh wow! A plane! Thanks a ton Mr. King Sir!"
She hit the button and threw it. POOF! A large and decently spacious plane appeared. "Awesome, it's big enough for all of us! Hey do you guys want to ride with me now that I have a big enough vehicle again?"
"I like my Nimbus..." Goku said frowning.
"Aw, c'mon Goku, I don't want to travel alone..." Bulma said frowning.
"Okay," he answered.
Vegeta and Veilah climbed on as well, but before Goku could get on Chichi ran over grabbing his shirt to hold him back.
"Wait Goku! Weren't we getting married?"
"Uh... are you in trouble again?" Goku asked looking confused.
"Getting married!" the Ox King gasped. "You want to marry my Chichi?"
"Uh, I mean yeah. If it's necessary of course I will..." Goku said innocently still assuming married must mean something like protect.
"Oh what a wonderful day. I know, Chichi, you go with Goku and get to know one another. Then when you come back we'll have a wedding to celebrate."
"Really I can go with him!" Chichi exclaimed. Her eyes getting bright.
"Of course, a bride should be with her husband after all," the Ox King explained.
"Oh thank you Daddy!" Chichi said running over and hugging him. She hurried back over to Goku. "Well I guess I'm coming with you."
"Uh... okay," Goku said shrugging. Genuinely not feeling one way or another about her joining.
"Goodbye Goku, Goodbye Chichi!" the Ox King called as the plane rose into the air. "I'll have the castle all nice and rebuilt for you as a wedding present when you come home!"
"Thank you Daddy! Love you! Bye!" Chichi called as the door closed.
A day into their next departure, Bulma noticed the plane running on empty. So they landed at the next town to get some gas for it.
But this town was strange from the moment they entered it. First off their was a strange symbol that could be seen around town, and when Veilah and Vegeta disembarked the towns folk seemed afraid of them.
Bulma looking around frowning took out her wallet to pay.
Smiling Vegeta turned to the man. "We need fuel for this vehicle. Fill it up."
"Of course Sir!"
The man bypassed Bulma and her wallet and began to fill up the tank.
Bulma frowned the man was scurrying frantically to fullfill Vegeta's order.
"Hey, Chichi!" Goku said smiling. "Look they're selling food over there!"
He ran over to the food stand and Chichi followed. "Oh icecream! Goku, will you buy me one?"
"Uh... I don't have any money. One sec..." he turned looking in the direction of where Bulma, Vegeta and Veilah were standing. "HEY BUL—"
"No no!" the stand owner said. "Young ones you can have whatever you want for free!"
"Really!" Chichi said happily. "I would like one of those!"
"Me too please!" Goku said smiling.
"Is it just me, or do these people seem scared of us?" Bulma said frowning.
"Of course they're scared," Vegeta said grinning. "This is one of the cities my Father took over."
Bulma turned to him frowning. "Took over?"
"Yes, we killed their previous leader and now it belongs to us," Vegeta explained.
Bulma looked around again and she suddenly realized that the symbol she was seeing everywhere had been the same symbol on Vegeta's saiyan uniform before she had had him change.
"You killed..." she exhaled in shock. Despite the warnings she had heard from Oolong and others. It didn't truly hit her until just now how truly dangerous Vegeta and Veilah must be.
Goku and Chichi wandered back over licking their ice creams.
"Bulma? Are you okay you look scared..." Goku said frowning up at her.
"Uh... no I'm fine," she lied.
"I'm gonna go change," Veilah said. "These awful Earth clothes don't suit my style."
"Since we're here, we might as well have the slaves make us a feast," Vegeta said boredly and they both headed towards the tallest building in the small city.
When they were safely out of earshot Bulma rushed over to Goku.
"Goku we have to get out of here!" Bulma said panicked.
"Huh? But Vegeta just said we were going to have a feast!" Goku said smiling. "Chichi, you want to go to the feast right?"
"Yeah!"
Goku and Chichi hurried after Vegeta leaving Bulma frowning. This wasn't good. Goku clearly didn't understand just what was going on here. She looked back at the plane. It was full now, she could just take the Dragon Balls and leave. Wish for her Father returned to her side like she had been planning to do all along...
But, then what about Goku's wish. He lost his Grandfather, and Bulma had promised him he could use their wish to return the old man to him...
He's a saiyan too! He's probably going to grow up to be just like them some day! Probably best to just ditch him too. She hurried back to the plane and flipped the switch to start the engines. Then, she froze. "UGH! Darn you kid!"
She switched the plane back off and went to join them for dinner.
"Puar!" Yamucha called over to his floating cat companion. "This old lady said she saw a blue haired girl arrive in this town along with a number of something she called Saiyans. It MUST be her!"
"That girl isn't the only Blue haired person on the planet you know," Puar said frowning.
"Maybe so, but I'm will to bet it's her. That monster isn't going to get away with kidnapping such a pretty girl. Are you ready to fight them?"
"Wait, what about your fear of women?"
"Uh..." Yamucha frowned. "Oh yeah... How am I supposed to help her if I can't even look at her?"
"I know," Puar said. "Maybe I could put a bag over her head and you could carry her away to safety..."
"Well, that could work..." Yamucha said frowning. "Let's call that one plan B!"
"Great!" Puar said. "Then what's plan A?"
"Plan A is waiting until night fall to rescue her so that way I won't be able to see her as well, not to mention it'll be easier to do that once all her captors are asleep."
"Good plan!" Puar said.
Yamucha turned back to the elderly woman. "You don't happen to know which way she went by any chance do you?" he asked.
The old woman pointed a finger in the direction of the tallest building there. "Great thanks!"
They both turned to it grinning their hero's grin. "And now Puar! The heroes wait."
"Wow, you sure can eat a lot can't you?" Chichi said smiling watching Goku eat a ton.
"I sure can," he answered happily and Chichi frowned to herself, realizing she was going to have to learn to cook...
By now, Veilah and Vegeta were back in full on Saiyan attire, and eating just as much as Goku.
Humans were standing along the walls looking terrified, and at one point Goku noticed this too. "Hey are you guys hungry? Their is enough for everyone," Goku said to them, and they jumped slightly after being addressed by him.
"Kakarrot, we don't invite slaves to eat with us," Veilah said sitting back in her seat looking content she put her feet up on the table.
"Why not?" Goku asked and then he paused and turned to Chichi, "What's a slave?"
Chichi was looking upset. "They're people you make do what you want whether they want to or not."
Goku frowned, "That's not nice!"
"Who cares if it isn't nice," Vegeta said getting to his feet. "Saiyans are not nice. But if you want... I guess I can try and be nice..."
He turned to Veilah, "Pick one."
"You!" she said pointing to the largest and most muscular human who was standing against the wall in the room. Nervously he took a step forward.
"Kakarrot, pick one," Vegeta said.
"Pick... Pick one for what?"
"I'm going to have the humans fight to the death, and the one who lives gets their freedom. Doesn't that sound nice."
Goku frowned. "No it doesn't!" he snapped.
"Pick one, or I will choose for you," Vegeta demanded.
"I have a better idea," Goku said hurrying and downing the last of the food in his bowl before he jumped up onto the table pointing his power pole at Vegeta.
"How about I fight you, and if I win you let everyone in this town go free!"
"Oh? And if I win?"
"Uh," Goku frowned. "I don't know, what do you want?"
Vegeta smiled. "If I win, you give me the Dragon Balls." Bulma felt her stomach fall through the floor. That's it, that's what they were really after... This whole time...
"FINE!" Goku agreed jumping out to the main floor area.
"Uh, Goku, be careful!" Chichi pleaded."Oh this is going to be too easy," Vegeta grinned.
"Don't use too much power Vegeta-sama. Don't forget about Frieza-sama."
"I won't," Vegeta said grinning.
DRAGON BALL TRIVIA:
Q4: Master Roshi offered Goku something before the Flying Nimbus. What was it?
