Chapter 9: The Flying Dragon Ball.

AN: I'm not making Yamcha evil just dark. He was after all a desert bandit and was in the Red Ribbon Army so he had to be somewhat dark. He will, of course, be a good guy in the story. I just wanted to have him have a character arc even if the arc is a very small one.

AN2: It's not important right away but I would like your feedback on a story idea. Should I

1-Destroy the Red Ribbon army base and kill Doctor Gero.

2-Destroy the Red Ribbon army base and take Doctor Gero.

Let me know as I want to know if you would like having Gero be around in the DB era.

In the days that followed Bulma, Kakarot and the newest additions to the team Yamcha and his shapeshifting cat, Puar traveled south to the Misty Forest. A forest filled with all sorts of dangerous creatures. However, Kakarot wasn't at all worried he was a Saiyan and nothing on this backwater planet could realistically pose any substantial risk to himself. But the others were a whole other matter altogether. Meanwhile, Bulma had finally explained to him the basic mechanics of the capsules. He understood the basic gist but his father was the true genius in the family. Now here they stood at the very edge of the Misty Forest. Kakarot took a few cautionary steps forward but when nothing happened the others entered. Kakarot led the way followed by Bulma then Yamcha and lastly his cat, Puar. The only sounds being the many small twigs underfoot or the tree branches waving in the light wind of the day. An hour into the massive forest the group saw a family of deer enjoying a nice cool drink of water but alas no dragon ball.

"Bulma you said a dragon ball was in this forest". Kakarot said noticeably annoyed. His brown tail moving side-to-side in an obvious agitated manner. A fact that took some time to be fully accepted by both Yamcha and his cat, Puar.

"I did but it's moving. The dragon radar is having a hard time pinning it down". Bulma replied as she eyed the thing moving up then down then left then up in no clear pattern of movement. It was almost like it was on...an animal. But if that were true it had to be on a bird and the only birds native to the forest were the extremely territorial and highly dangerous yellowtail poppy. A bird with a wingspan easily over 12 feet from wingtip to wingtip. Handing Kakarot the dragon radar he was off. It wasn't long before he located the elusive yellow-tailed poppy and fired a very weak ki attack. The bird soon turned and made a beeline at him at great speed. Kakarot not at all expecting such speed was struck in the chest. If he was a human that would have likely killed him then and there. However, he was a Saiyan and Saiyan were alot more durable than most races. Picking himself from the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood he shot back into the sky and renewed his hunt.

Meanwhile, Bulma, Yamcha, and Puar stood around doing nothing.

"So...um I have been meaning to ask are you Bulma Briefs daughter of Alexander Briefs and next in line to take over Capsule Corporation". Yamcha asked upon seeing her t-shirt.

"Yeah that's me...why"? Bulma asked turning to face the 16-year old.

"So you're rich...how much money does your family have"? Yamcha asked now with even greater interest.

"Oh, I don't know $300 billion on a bad day. Father said it was once as high as $578 billion but that was before he met mom". Bulma answered not at all liking the way he was now eyeing her. Like he just won big at the slots and his life had suddenly improved immensely.

Meanwhile, Kakarot had finally caught up with the elusive bird. This time he aimed for its wing and fired. The bird soon fell crashing into the trees below and disappearing underneath the canopy. Upon landing next to the now dead bird Kakarot noticed the dragon ball seemed to not be on the bird as he had first guess but instead inside it.

"Oh fuck me this day sucks". Kakarot said before cutting into the underbelly. The sights and sounds were better left to one's imagination but needless to say, it smelled to high heaven.

"What the hell...is that a leg bone"? Kakarot said upon pulling out a human leg bone. A fully grown adult leg bone. Tossing the bone aside he continued digging into the carcass. His hand now stinking of dead bird carcass Kakarot made his way back to Bulma and the others. Upon landed Kakarot noticed that Bulma and the others were gone.

"What the hell"? Kakarot said to himself before turning on his scouter. It didn't take him long to realize what had happened. Yamcha had taken Bulma and by the deep grooves in the soft earth, she had been dragged some distance away. Seconds later the forest was flattened. The sound being heard as far as ten miles away.

Meanwhile, Yamcha dropped Bulma upon the cold floor of a cave. Bulma all the while giving him a look that promised immense pain. If she could she was ready to rip his throat open with her teeth. However, he had gagged her so that wasn't possible.

"Stop fighting if you behave yourself the worst thing that will happen is that your sold into sexual slavery. You're fairly pretty your do fine". Yamcha said as he pulled out a phone. However just as he was about to make the call Kakarot pinned him to the cave wall.

"Explain yourself now"! Kakarot ordered. His voice was cold and demanding. Bulma couldn't help but feel excited at the sound of his voice. It was powerful and yet at the same time held a sense of softness or maybe that was her mind playing tricks on her. At any rate, she was safe. Yamcha for his part could only laugh.

"The fucks funny"? Kakarot demanded.

"It's a joke man this phone is a toy...see it's fake". Yamcha said before Kakarots fist made contact with his nose.

"Grr...man you broke my fucking nose". Yamcha said holding onto his now bloody nose.

"Be grateful that's all I broke...now untie her"! Kakarot ordered. A minute later Bulma was free and as if his day didn't already suck her foot landed hard on his balls. The sound of a body hitting the cave floor echoed throughout the space. Bulma and Kakarot, however, left the idiot behind. If he ended up dead they didn't much care. They had the dragon ball and that's what mattered in the end.

"So where is the next one"? Bulma asked.

"Hmm let's see oh, looks like we head west it's on some island". Kakarot answered before the pair were off. The sun at their backs all the while.