"Kamehameha…" Rento muttered as he stared at the open sky from the lookout. "HAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" He let his blast go and watched as it faded through the clouds.

"You're getting pretty good at that." Goku said to his brother.

"I guess...What are we doing today?"

"Popo said that we had a special challenge to complete." Goku answered.

Rento groaned with displeasure. "Aww man. That sounds like another stupid test. He said that the last five tests would be the last! WHY ARE WE EVEN STILL HERE?!"

"You want to get stronger, do you not?" Popo said to the two.

The boys jumped with surprise. Goku looked at Popo and raised a brow. "What's the special challenge?"

"Simple...You two have been here for a good three weeks. You two are going to fight me. If you win, you may see Kami and discuss with him the oncoming threat to the planet... However, if you so happen to lose you'll be put through a day of… conditioning…" Mr Popo grinned.

"..." The boys shivered at the thought of Popo's brutal torture that he considered, conditioning.

"So who's fighting first?" Rento asked.

"You'll both fight together." Popo said.

"Oh...Well then in that case... LET'S DO THIS!" Goku shouted.

The two brothers flew at the dark man and gave him a flurry of fast punches and kicks. Popo somehow managed to block all of their attacks. He kicked Rento away and focused on Goku. Goku was now put on the defensive, dodging multiple punches. Meanwhile, Rento had flew back and sucker punched Popo across the jaw. Popo turned around and sent him an elbow. Goku took advantage of the distracted Popo and launched a flying kick to Popo's midsection, sending him flying back into the temple of the lookout.

"Nice!" Rento praised.

Mr Popo ran at Goku and gave him a vicious lariat. He turned around and gave Rento a spinning back fist. Rento tumbled to the floor with a swollen face. He glared at Popo as he held his throbbing cheek. Goku kicked himself up and sent a straight kick to Popo only to get his foot caught and flung across the lookout. As Goku attempted to get up, he we headbutted back to the floor. Rento got up and cupped his hands.

"Ka…" He started.

Popo looked back at the boy and gave a sinister smile. "I see."

"Me…" Rento continued.

Popo got off of the hurt Goku and advanced towards Rento.

"Ha…Me…" Rento stared at his target.

"Go ahead...DO IT!" Popo demanded, tauntingly.

"FINE! YOU ASKED FOR IT YOU WIDE EYED BASTARD!" Rento yelled aggressively.

"Go on then…" Popo said.

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Rento launched his Kamehameha forward towards the dark man. Popo stood still and smiled. Before Rento could even understand what had happened, Popo had opened his mouth and swallowed the entire wave of ki.

"Delicious…" Popo said while rubbing his gut.

"But I...You just...HOW?!" Rento asked with shock.

"Could've used a little less salt…" Popo said with his taunting smile.

Rento glared at him and flew forward. Popo lifted his fist up and let the boy smash directly into it. Rento sunk to the floor holding his sore face.

"You forgot about me!" Goku shouted from behind. Popo swatted him away with ease and placed a foot on Rento.

"I guess you boys want some good old-fashioned conditioning…" Popo said sinisterly.

"Aww crap…" Rento muttered.

-In West City-

A little white haired girl was looking up at the large round building in the center of the city. "Capsule Corp...Cayde I hope that for your sake, this lady can help." The girl placed a hand on the intercom.

"Please state your name and business." A man's voice said.

"Um... Karona... I'm here to see Bulma Briefs." The girl said timidly.

"... You're not a solicitor are you?" The voice asked.

"What? No."

"I see…Very well then. Please wait right there for a moment." The voice directed.

The girl watched as the gates to the establishment slid open, granting her access to the the Capsule Corp building. The girl walked up to the three people standing at the entrance.

"Oh my! What a little cutie!" A blonde haired woman said with a smile. The man with grey hair took a puff of his cigarette and looked at the girl with a raised brow. The blue haired girl stared at her with confusion.

"So...What do you want, kid?" Bulma asked.

"I'll get straight to the point. I'm here to see Bulma Briefs." Karona answered.

"You're speaking to her. What, did you come for? An autograph?" Bulma joked.

"No." Karona said bluntly. "I came to see if you could take me to Master Roshi."

"Roshi? Why would you want to see that old pervert?" Bulma asked.

"I need him to train me. He spoke to my brother at the tournament...I need him to make me stronger." Karona said.

"Your brother? Wait a minute...You have white hair and blue eyes... You're that Cayde kid's sister!" Bulma said.

"Yes... I am. I need to find Roshi. Are you gonna help me or not? Either way, I'm finding him." The girl said with determination.

"Whoa, slow your roll there kid. What makes you so sure that Roshi Will even train you?" Bulma asked.

"He will...He has to…" The girl said in a low tone.

"Well you'll have to give me some time. I'm a little busy right now kid." Bulma told the small girl.

"Busy?! I have to go now! What are you even doing that's so important?!" Karona shouted impatiently.

"If you must know, I was in the middle of tweaking the Dragon Ball Radar." Bulma grumbled. "You're pretty rude you know…"

"What's a dragon ball?" Karona asked.

"They're magical orbs that grant you a wish." The blue haired woman explained.

"A wish? That sounds a tad bit far-fetched…" Karona mumbled.

"Well believe it or not, it's true! Either way you're going to have to wait." Bulma huffed.

"How long?"

"I dunno…" Bulma shrugged. "Gimme two days."

"Two days?! That's way too long!" Karona growled.

"Take it or leave it…"

"Fine! You better hurry up!" Karona demanded.

"Whatever you little brat! Why don't you go home already?" Bulma shouted.

"... I don't exactly have a home at the moment…" Karona mumbled with red staining her cheeks.

"Aww you poor thing. That's just awful!" Bulma's mom said.

"Woah, seriously?! That kinda sucks…" Bulma said to her.

"Well save your pity for someone that wants it! I don't need anyone's charity so you can just save it." Karona retorted.

"Relax kid…Nobody is saying that you need any pity, but it would be smart if you stayed with us for two days." Bulma's dad said as he tapped his cigarette.

"No way! I don't want your help and I don't want your hospitality!" The girl said with a glare.

"Where are you gonna go?" Bulma asked.

"I dunno... I'll figure it out…" The little girls stomach began to growl.

"Look, your probably starving!" Bulma's mother gasped out. "I'll go get some sandwiches prepared." The blonde woman ran swiftly into the house.

"A little food wouldn't hurt, would it?" Bulma asked.

The girl's stomach growled at her again. Karona winced and held herself. "Fine...but after I eat I'm outta here!" The short white haired girl stomped past Bulma and her father and stepped inside of the dome shaped building.

"Whatever you say…" Bulma muttered.

-Back at the Lookout-

(Two Days Later…)

"NO!" Rento shouted as he and his brother quivered with fear.

"We can't take anymore! Please just let us go!" Goku said. Tears threatening to fall from his eyes.

"I don't think so boys. You two weren't able to beat me yet. That means it's time for round seven of Popo's conditioning." The dark man said sadistically.

"We're begging you! Please let us go!" Rento pleaded.

Popo gripped up Rento by his tattered gi. "It's time for another flight test…"

"Oh...Oh no...no...NO!!!" Rento screamed with panic.

Popo wasted no time in throwing the brown haired boy off of the edge sending him flying towards the dirt. Popo turned to Goku as the boy attempted to escape. Popo grabbed his tail and pulled him back.

"SOMEBODY HELP!" Goku screamed.

"Make sure you flap your wings." Popo said with his creepy smile.

"NO! I don't wanna go! I'm not ready to fly!" Goku said.

"One…" Popo began to count.

"NOOOOOO!" Goku screamed.

"Two…" Popo continued.

"Please! Don't make me do it!" Goku begged.

"Mr Popo! What's going on out here?" Kami yelled.

"Oh, hey Kami. Just teaching the boys the skill of flying." Popo said. Goku was in his grasp tearing up.

"Where's the other child?" Kami asked.

"... Flying…" Popo said with a chuckle.

"Popo this is serious. We are on crunch time. Are the boys ready to face Piccolo?" The old alien asked.

"Not too sure. Let me ask them…" He looked at the crying boy in his grasp. "Well maggot, are you ready?"

"Do I get to leave?" Goku asked in between sniffles.

"For now…" Popo said.

"YES! I'M READY!!!" Goku shouted eagerly.

"What about your brother?" Kami asked.

"Uh…" Goku trailed off.

"He's one with the dirt now." Popo chuckled.

"What?!" Kami and Goku shouted in unison.

"Yep... He's dead...Poor guy went splat." Popo's smile widened.

"Guess again, asshole!" Rento said as he floated up from below the lookout. "One second...ONE MORE SECOND AND I'D BE A BLOODY MESS!!!" Rento shouted angrily.

"You can fly! Dude, that's so cool!" Goku said with a grin.

"...Damn…" Popo muttered.

Kami nodded with approval. "I can see that you two boys were in capable hands with Mr Popo."

"Damn straight." Popo said.

"You two will be facing off against the Demon King Piccolo. He is unlike anything you two have faced before. You two must work together as one and use what you learned from Mr Popo to defeat him. Are you ready for this." Kami asked.

"...Are we?" Rento asked Goku with a whisper.

"Not sure. I just really wanna get away from Popo." Goku whispered back.

"Good point." Rento faced Kami. "We are ready for anything!"

"Excellent... I shall guide you two to the location of Piccolo. Keep in mind that he is a dangerous foe. Do not take him lightly." Kami said. The boys nodded and look down at the ground. "He's moving towards West City. I'm not sure what he plans to do there, but if it's to continue his path of destruction, than I don't want to find out. You two must intercept him and confront him before he reaches the city. There will be less casualties if you fight away from the populated area."

"Right…" Goku said. "NIMBUS!" He called out. The yellow cloud flew by and stopped in front of him. "Alright! Let's go!" Rento lifted himself higher into the air and started floating forward at a slow pace. Goku looked at his brother with a questioning glance. "Are you gonna be able to keep up?" He asked.

"I'll be fine…" Rento mumbled. "Let's just go already." Rento began floating forward towards West City.

Goku shrugged his shoulders and sighed. "If you say so."

-Back in West City-

"Hey dad, have you seen Karona anywhere?" The blue haired girl asked.

"Uh, I think I saw her inside of the gym downstairs." The older man said as he puffed a smoke.

"Why would she be in their?" Bulma asked.

"Not sure. Maybe she's just an active little girl. I'm glad she's actually making use of all that workout junk. I haven't used any of it in ages." Mr Briefs told her.

"Has she eaten anything yet?"

"Not that I recall. She's been in that old gym for quite some time now. She might've just tuckered herself out."

"Well I'm gonna go check on her." Bulma said as she headed down towards the gym that was rarely ever used. When she got there, she saw the little white haired girl throwing fast punches with ten pound dumbbells in her hands. The girl was sweating all over and her face was as red as a cherry. She held a look of determination as she continued to punch with the weights. Bulma decided to make her presence known by clearing her throat.

Karona looked at her and rolled her eyes. "What do you want?" She asked bitterly.

"Nothing... I just came to see if you were hungry." Bulma asked.

"I'm fine." The girl said harshly. "You can leave me alone now."

"I'm trying to be nice." Bulma said through grit teeth.

"Great...can you leave now?" Karona dismissed.

"Why are you so cold? I let you stay in order to help you out, and this is how you repay me?!" Bulma seethed.

"Let me?! More like forced me. I need to get to Roshi and I need him to train me!"

"Why?" Bulma asked while raising her voice.

"None of your business!" Karona snapped.

"You know kid, you're not making this any easier with the attitude." Bulma said with annoyance.

"Well, I don't know what to tell you. I already said that I wanted to be at Roshi's, not this place." Karona grumbled.

"Listen here missy, I don't know what your problem is, but you need to-"

~BOOM~

"...What the hell was that?!" Karona asked.

Bulma and Karona walked upstairs and over to the closet window to take a look outside. She screamed as she watched a tall green man blasting at the various buildings in the city.

"Who is that?!" Bulma asked with a terrified voice.

"...Beats me…" Karona said with a shrug.

-Outside-

The tall green man stared at the various people that were running around frantically for their lives. A squadron of police officers were all looking at the green man with panic.

"F...freeze…" The chief said uneasily through his megaphone.

The green man smirked. He pointed a finger towards the shaking man. A small yellow orb formed at the tip of his outstretched index finger. The man's smirk grew wider.

"Let it be known that this world will be plunged into a new era." The green man fired a beam into the chief's chest, killing him instantly. "This is a new world. A world ruled by me, the Demon King Piccolo!"

Piccolo fired off a series of beams, killing a line of men. This caused panic on the streets as many of the remaining officers began to flee for their lives.

"HOLY SHIT!" A man screamed.

"WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!" A woman shouted.

Piccolo smirked evilly at his sadistic work. He continued to fire off small beams of destructive energy. Fire was engulfing the expansive city and buildings crumbled.

"Who shall stop my conquest for world domination? Those that dare attempt to stand against my might will face the ultimate terror!" Piccolo shouted.

-Back Inside the Capsule Corp Building-

"We've gotta do something!" Karona said. "That guy is destroying the entire city. He's killing the innocent!"

"As much as I agree with you, we can't exactly do that right now. He'll kill us both." Bulma said.

"Well I say we at least try. I'm not afraid of some overgrown slug!" Karona shouted with determination. Karona ran out of the spherical building and let out a fierce battle cry as she charged at Piccolo. She jumped forward and delivered a nasty kick to Piccolo's midsection, sending him back a few inches.

The green man looked at her with an interested look in his eyes. He smirked at the small girl. "So you wish to challenge me to a fight? Very well then... I guess that you'll have to do better than that because I'm just about ready to kill you!"

"Trust me... There's much more of that to come." Karona said seriously.

Piccolo grinned. "I'm not afraid to slaughter a child."

"You shouldn't be afraid... because this is it for you." With that, Karona pushed forward and sent a fist towards the tall green alien. Piccolo avoided the blow and thrusted his elbow down upon her skull.

Karona shifted back and held the top of her head. She glared and ran at Piccolo once more. As she closed the distance, she began to focus her mind on Piccolo. A white aura surrounded her. She jumped up and slammed her fist against his jaw, whipping his head back and dropping him to the ground.

"Hmm...You certainly have a bit of spunk to you…" Piccolo stood up and crossed his arms. He soon after let out a loud yell and was surrounded by the yellow aura. "NOW DIE!" Piccolo spewed a bright beam from his mouth.

Karona not having enough time to dodged decided to cross her arms in front of herself in order to block the blast. As the yellow beam collided with her arms, she started to get pushed back. She winced at the burning sensation in her arms. Once the blast faded, she promptly dropped her scorched limbs and narrowed her eyes at the green man.

"Still standing, huh? Maybe I should fix that." He fired off a blast and collided with Karona's thigh, dropping her to the ground. The white haired girl cried out in pain as she held the open hole in her leg. Tears threatened to fall from her icy blue eyes.

"You...you bastard…" Karona said in between sobs.

Piccolo walked over towards her with his devilish smirk. "This is what happens to those that stand in the way of my world conquest. Whatever it is you were trying to accomplish, you failed. Now you're going to die and be forgotten you little-"

~BANG~

A loud gunshot was heard. Piccolo looked at the crushed bullet on his skin. He brushed it off and glanced at the glaring Bulma. The blue haired girl was shakily holding the pistol in her hands.

"Back off you green son of a bitch!" Bulma said, shooting off more shots. She ended up emptying the entire clip. Much to her dismay, the shots were ineffective.

"That almost tickled." Piccolo chuckled. He vanished behind Bulma and backhanded her to the dirt. She was sent skidding over to Karona.

"What the hell were you thinking?!" The little white haired girl asked.

"What was I thinking?! What the hell were YOU thinking?" Bulma retorted.

"Let me settle this. You are both complete fools for challenging me and are both about to die!" Piccolo said as he charged up a yellow blast within his palm.

"POWER POLE EXTEND!!!" Shouted a small voice.

"Power what? Who said that-" Piccolo's question was answered by a fifty foot red staff smacking him across the face. The green alien held his cheek as he glared at the little boy that was twirling the staff.

"Goku!" Bulma said happily.

"Who dares attack the Demon King Piccolo?" Piccolo asked angrily.

"I dares!" Said another voice. A small fist slammed into Piccolo's face sending him flying back. "Looks like we found Pickles already!" Rento said as he walked over to his brother.

"Guess so…" Goku responded with an excited grin.

Thanks for reading and please do forgive my lateness. Working on three different stories is harder than I thought but hey, what are you gonna do? Love you guys and I'll see you in the next one.