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Dragon Ball Reborn
Background: After deciding to stay in the past with Bardock, he and Ryanna start a new life on Earth. With knowledge of the past, and friends in the future, Ryanna makes careful steps on making sure everything goes right for Goku and the rest of the Saiyan children. Unfortunately, the change in the time caused a much bigger and more concerning problem than anyone could have ever anticipated.
Chapter 4: Meet the Great Master Roshi
Radditz sat in the jeep as Goku and the others enjoyed the beach. He was going over the plans and information his mother had given him to check their slow progress. If memory served, Turtle was supposed to lead the Great Master Roshi straight to them.
Downloading Past Data…
Uploading friend files…
Sorting in chronological order…
File 1:
Bulma Briefs: Daughter of the Capsule Corp genius Dr. Brief, and his young wife Bunny Brief. Home resides at the capsule corporation located in West City. She is to meet Goku at his home in Mt. Paos.
File 2
Turtle Hermit Master Roshi: Also known as Muten Roshi, a master of the Martial Arts, and possessor of one of the dragon balls.
Well that was good news; with only three balls in their possession Radditz was worried they would be so far behind the chrono-map his mother had made out. Continuing down the list he watched it flip through pictures, and info on each earthling they were to encounter.
Home resides on a little island southeast of Mt. Paos. Is to meet Goku after returning his pet turtle safely to the sea, and receives trusty Flying Nimbus in return.
File 3
Oolong the shapeshifting pig: Oolong resides in a small town, a lover of beautiful women, conceited, and a real oinker.
The description brought a smirk to Radditz's face.
File 4
Yamcha the Desert Bandit: Resides in-
"Hey Whatcha doing?" Bulma's voice suddenly pops in and Radditz jumps his laptop tossed in the air and crashing down on the rocks.
"Shit!" Radditz ignored Bulma and ran over to the piece of machinery. Just his luck that he'd break the one piece of equipment that was highly valuable to his "mission."
"I'm so sorry!" Bulma ran over and helped him piece up the broken pieces. "I didn't mean to startle you."
"This is just great; my mother is gonna murder me!" Radditz groaned and rubbed his neck. "There was irreplaceable data on this thing!" At Bulma's whimper Radditz help up a hand. "Ah, what I mean is, ah shit don't cry Bulma please. It was an accident."
"I know, but I really am sorry. Here let's pick up the pieces, and then when we're on the road I'll try and fix it. It's the least I could do." Bulma touched his hand smiling. "Please, let me."
"Uh…" a wild red blush tainted his cheeks and he coughed nervously. "Yeah, sure Bulma, that would be a big help."
"Ew, yuck, this water is salty." Goku spat and shuddered from the disgusting flavor of the sea water. "That must be why there's so much of it, no one will drink THIS water." Goku spat but continued to play in the waves.
Vegeta had found a nice spot along the shore. He had never seen such a beautiful place before, the wild rushing waves splashed onto the rocks creating a soothing sound that put his normally uptight body at ease. The smell was fresh and cool, and he enjoyed the feel of the wind. "I like this place." He murmured. "How strange, I'd always been rather content on my planet. Suddenly, I have no desire for it."
"Are you talking to yourself, Vegeta?" Goku asked bouncing up beside him. Vegeta let out a grunt in response, then another when he noticed a tiny speck in the distance.
"There's someone coming."
"It's the turtle! Hey Radditz, Bulma, the turtle is coming back!" Goku shouted and rushed over to the beach next to his brother and Bulma. Vegeta took his time walking along the beach. By the time he arrived with the group the turtle was already at shore, with an elderly man on his back.
"I'm sorry it took me so long," the turtle said. "I had to bring my master here."
"Hello," the old man spoke. "My name is Master Roshi, thank you for bringing my turtle back home safely." Roshi turned to his turtle. "Which one of these was the young man that found you?"
"The youngest, Goku here," Turtle said with a smile. Roshi grinned and bowed to Goku.
"Thank you, in return for your kindness I'd like to give you a gift." Roshi raised his cane. "Come to me, Magic Carpet!"
He was giving Goku a magic carpet? Radditz frowned. That was strange, according to the data he was supposed to receive the Flying Nimbus.
"Uh, Master, you took the Flying Nimbus to the cleaners." Turtle piped in, making Radditz slap a hand to his forehead. He expected this Great Master Roshi to be a great mind, or someone of high intelligence, but the way it was looking, the man was just a buffoon.
"Come to me, Flying Nimbus!"
Vegeta leaned into Radditz grumbling. "What sort of buffoon are we dealing with? What the hell is a Flying Nimbus."
"Yay! I finally get my flying cloud!" Goku jumped up in the air dancing. All heads turned to Goku and Radditz wanted to smack his little brother.
"What are you talking about, flying cloud?" Bulma questioned then heard the whirr of something above. As if appearing from heaven like a gift a light yellow puffy cloud zipped down and circled the group. Goku rushed over and began to pet and admire it. "I've been waiting… Ow!" Goku held his head and glared at his brother. "What was that for Radditz?"
"For being an idiot," to cover his tracks Radditz continued, "and not saying thank you." Radditz laughed and picked up his brother throwing him on top. Nimbus caught him, and thankfully kept him on. Radditz wasn't sure if his mother's influence on this time line would affect Goku's ability of riding the thing.
"Oh, right," Goku pet the cloud. "Thank you Master Roshi, I love it!"
"I'm impressed; you must have a pure heart in order to ride such a cloud." Master Roshi sighed, he really didn't have any intention to part with his cloud, but seeing as his little flirtation with girly mags, and peep shows, was his great weakness the cloud wouldn't let him on anymore. He watched as the boy flew off laughing happily in the wind. Roshi then turned to the rest of the group.
"So, who are you all?" Roshi began to laugh a little cantankerously when his eyes caught sight of Bulma. The young teen was looking lavish in a black skirt, bikini top, and white over-shirt. "You, what is your name."
"I'm Bulma," and she knew the tone of a perverted old man when she heard one. She was about to tell him off, but saw the glow orange shine of the orb around the man's neck. "It's a dragon ball!"
"A what," Vegeta jumped in front of Bulma and grasped the ball in hand. Roshi squirmed and choked as Vegeta held him up by the necklace. "It is a dragon ball." Vegeta laughed and dropped Roshi. "You, old man, hand it over."
"Vegeta, forgive him," Bulma pushed him aside laughing nervously. "He's a prince."
"Oh," Roshi choked a little longer and narrowed his shaded eyes at the Saiyan Prince. "I didn't realize I was in the presence of royalty." Roshi held up the orb. "What could you possibly want with this old thing? I just found it rolling on the beach."
"May we please have it; we're sort of starting a collection." Bulma continued to persuade. Radditz had to admit Bulma was a woman who knew how to get what she wanted. Using her divine flirtation skills the ball was hers, and now they only had three more to find.
"Thanks so much for your cooperation, Master Roshi." Bulma winked. "Be sure to drop us a line sometime. Hey Goku, come on! We have more Dragon Balls to find!"
"Hold that thought, just a moment Bulma." Radditz pulled Roshi off to the side. "Pardon the secrecy Master Roshi, I'm Radditz Son, and I've heard a great deal about you from my grandfather Gohan."
"Gohan, you say? Well doesn't that just beat all. He told me he was housing a family. So you're one of the boys he mentioned."
"Yes, the boy on the cloud is my little brother, Kakarott."
"Kaka-what?"
"Just call him Goku, everyone else does." Radditz had to get used to the name still. The name just wasn't a Saiyan name. Oh well, "Our parents live up in Mt. Paos if you would like to go visit them." He hands him a slip of paper with an address on it. "I'm sure they would be happy to meet you."
"Well, now, that does sound nice. Thank you, Radditz, I'll be sure to pop in when I can. Oh, and by the way, that girl over there." Roshi laughed a little. "Is she your girlfriend?"
"What, Bulma, no!" Radditz shook his head blushing. "She's just a friend of the family."
"So she's unattached, lovely, I hope to see her again soon too. Heh heh!"
With one obstacle out of the way, and another dragon ball in their grasp, the group headed back onto the road. "Goku get back in the car!" Radditz shouted at his brother to come down off his cloud. "Mom said no flying, remember!"
"Aww, but Radditz," Goku pouted crouching down on his cloud. "Can't I just stay on a little longer?"
"No, now get down here, we have to make ground before it gets dark!" He sighed and looked to Bulma who was fiddling with the broken lap top. "You really don't have to do that Bulma."
"I want to, it's partially my fault that it broke." Bulma examined a piece. "Wow, this is some really high tech stuff. Where does your mom get her resources?"
"Uh, I don't know." Shoot, "you can ask her when we get back. In the meantime put that down and tell me which direction the dragon ball is from here."
"Oh, right, gosh I can't believe we already found our fourth ball." Bulma giggled and sighed with joy. "What would you wish for?" Bulma looked at Radditz smiling. "If you could have any wish in the world what would it be?"
"Me? Well, that's a tough one." Radditz thought it out as he stared down the road while he drove. "Come to think of it, there's really nothing I want."
"Nothing at all, wow, you must really enjoy your life."
"I can't really complain, but I guess if there is one thing I would wish for a future like my parents have."
"Huh?"
"You know, the quaint home, the peace and quiet, a woman who loved me, who would bear my children, you know that kind of thing." Radditz admitted blushing.
"You've gotten soft on me Radditz," Vegeta said from the back. "No true Saiyan would wish for a woman. What I would wish for is eternal life, so that I may enjoy life forever!"
"Now that's a thoughtless wish." Bulma said twisting her body to look back at Vegeta. "Why would you want to stay young forever and watch all your loved ones grow old and die?"
"Simple, I have none."
"You don't have any family?"
"My father and I aren't exactly on speaking terms, and my mother's been dead for years. My little brother was sent away because the living arrangements at my home were unfit for his… delicate condition." Vegeta snorted the last line and lounged back turning his face out the window. "The only family I have isn't worth knowing forever. If there's one thing I learned, it's that I'm usually better off alone."
Bulma's eyes went sad and she turned around. She didn't realize that Vegeta was such a lonely man. He must be in his twenties, still young and with his life ahead of him, and already he was alone, and thinking of death.
The car got silent, and soon the sounds of Goku's snoring were the only sound. Radditz touched Bulma's hand catching her attention. He gave her a brief smile before turning his eyes back to the darkening road.
"Hey Radditz, what's a Saiyan?"
Okay then another chapter up and ready. I hope I'm not making Radditz too much of a pussy cat. I wanted him to be a little like Goku but in his own way.
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