Chapter 9 - Goodbye And Hello Goku's Rival!
When sunrise came, Goku lay on the ground sleeping like a baby with Bulma's blue, sleeveless jacket over his naked body. I giggled at his cuteness and sat beside him, combing his hair softly.
"That was quite a predicament that Goku managed to get us into, huh?" Oolong said and stared at my friend, who is now lying on my lap.
"Yeah, but if he hadn't changed into that monster. We would have been all barbequed in Pilaf's cell,"
I nodded, agreeing with Yamcha. Breathing out a sigh, my hand continued to brush my little Saiyan's hair.
"We better not tell him that he stomped his grandpa to death," Bulma spoke up.
I nodded again, "It will only break his heart." I muttered.
Bulma shivered behind me and started to could tell she's holding her arms. I saw Oolong still staring at Goku and started to say if he's an alien and all.
I snorted mentally with a smirk. Oh, how right he is about the alien part.
"I have a feeling he'll be quite normal now that his tail has been cut off," the desert bandit smirked.
"Not quite," I grinned.
The scientist sighed, "I sure hope so, I've got enough friends with weird hang-ups already. Not mentioning any names, of course."
I tilted my head in curiosity. I do wonder who is Bulma's other friends? They seem interesting in my book. Hope they exceed my expectations, if I meet them by any chance.
Goku rolled sideways on my lap, I blinked and everyone gasped.
"Oh boy, he's waking up." Oolong backed off a bit.
He groaned and opened his eyes fluttered open. Goku sat up from my lap and stretched out his arms with a yawn. I almost screamed at the cuteness, but I managed to hold myself back.
"Goodness," he mumbled.
"Good morning, kid."
"Mornin', Go-chan."
"Hi!" Goku smiled cheerily.
My heart warmed at his happy-go-lucky nature. Oh, I will definitely die happy if my future son was like Goku, except smarter and aware and have some of my qualities.
"So feeling lighthearted this morning, huh?" he tilted his head.
The Saiyan child grinned, "Yeah! Huh?" he stared himself in shock.
I giggled while he stood in all his naked glory.
He looks like a cute baby in my eyes.
"M-My clothes are gone!" he exclaimed.
Yamcha gave him a look, "You don't remember anything, do you, Goku?" he told the child.
Goku blinked with confusion in his eyes. I laughed loudly, unable to hold myself back.
"Hahahahahahahahahaha! Y-Y-You look s-so k-k-kaw-kawaii," I laughed and held my stomach with tears escaping my eyes. "St-stop being s-so c-c-cute, s-sweetheart!"
Everyone stared at me like a maniac that just got escaped from an asylum. About five seconds later, they decided to ignore me and focus on Goku.
Bulma turned to the pig with the ladies' underwear on his head, "How about sharing some of your clothes with Goku, Oolong?"
Oolong reflexively touched the underwear, "Anything but my undies made by the finest cotton in the universe and supremely comfortable."
She gave him a glare, "Oolong." she growled with a warning look.
He sighed, "Then he could borrow my pants." he unbuckled his suspenders and gave his pants to Goku.
I calmed my laughs down and saw Goku in Oolong's pants.
Oolong smirked and crossed his arms, "Check him out! Now that's a definite improvement, that's style."
I sneaked up behind Goku and hugged him behind, "Aww, you look so cute, Go-chan." I lay my head on his shoulder.
"Your legs are a lot shorter than mine are," he chuckled and adjusted his pants.
Oolong began to yell at him and I covered Goku's ears. Yep, I'm becoming a mother-hen around him. There's no doubt about it.
When I let him go, Goku fell down quickly.
"Uhh, 'didn't mean to frighten ya' there, kid."
I shook my head, "It's not that, Oolong."
"Yeah, I just can't seem to stand up." Goku said and tried to stand.
"That's not too surprising. You probably just need to spend a little time learning how to balance without your tail," Yamcha smiled.
My Saiyan friend looked up at the bandit, "Why would I want to do that?" he asked.
I coughed and he turned to me, "Sweetie, look at your backside." I pointed.
He did and yelled, "Oh, no way!" he rubbed his bottom and tried to find his tail.
"Aghhh, I'm gonna die at his cuteness!" I complained and facepalmed.
Goku then turned to us, "My tail's gone, you guys! Where could have gone? I can't believe it, it's really gone, you guys. I'm sure it was there last night, it just disappeared. Vanished! I don't know!"
We all stared and then he put his hands behind his head, Goku cocked his head to the left and spoke up.
"Guess I should wait for it to come back," he said.
THUMP!
We all faceplanted on the ground at his comment.
Oolong took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat off his face, "You are one strange little kid, Goku." he approached him.
Soon my friend tried to find his Power Pole, but Yamcha told him it was at the castle (which is now destroyed). Goku got confused; however, he didn't question why and just headed to the destroyed castle. I decided to follow him, just to help him find his pole.
When he face-fell to the ground, I helped him up every time he fell. We reached the castle and searched through the debris for his Power Pole.
"Is my pole there, Lea?" he yelled about eleven feet away from me.
"Nope," I yelled back.
I searched through the debris and saw some guns left behind. My eyes widened and turned into heart signs.
"Omg, omg, omg~ A M1911 and a Makarov pistol!" I squealed.
Sorry, it's just, those pistols are my top favorite weapons.
I took the pistols and kept it in my bag. Goku yelled that he found his Power Pole and I spun my backpack. We headed to our friends while he face-fall to the ground a few times.
"Hey, Oolong, I found it!" Goku yelled to our shapeshifting pig.
We saw a disgruntled look on him, I tilted my head in curiousness and some happy laughs sounded nearby. My body froze when I turned to see the most disturbing site I ever seen in my life.
Bulma and Yamcha are dancing together with lovesick faces.
My face turned green and I held my mouth in disgust.
"It looks like they're hearing music," Goku said, tilting his head in thought. "That's sure weird."
"I'm gonna be sick," I mumbled and held my stomach.
Oolong scoffed, "I know, right?"
Soon, the two teenagers got frikin' romantic to each other. I held back my vomit and turned away. Sure, I used to be sixteen a few days ago, but I was never used to romances. I only favor it in anime and cartoons since they're more bearable, cute, and don't make me puke.
When Bulma and Yamcha decided to spend time in the city together, Goku also decided to train with Master Roshi while Oolong joined the two teenagers in the city.
Bulma faced me and asked where I'll be going.
I shrugged, "I'll be going to Master Roshi's with Goku since I wanted to look after this guy." I ruffled Goku's head and he laughed.
"Hey, I know! Once a year goes by, why won't we find the Dragon Balls again?"
Bulma and Yamcha giggled, "We don't need the Dragon Balls anymore, Goku." the scientist said.
I flinched in disgust once she and the bandit started to dance silly in a lovesick way.
Oolong coughed, "Despicable!" he spat.
"GoChi is much better than this," I mumbled under my breath.
"Hey, how will I able to find my grandpa's Dragon Ball if you're not there with your radar, Bulma?" Goku questioned.
Bulma smiled, "Well, I'll tell you what, kid. How about I just give you this radar as a going-away present to remind you all of the good times we had together?"
"Oh, wow, thank you!" he took the radar with a grateful eyes.
After that, we all said our goodbyes to each other and I gave them all of my hugs and kisses. Which earned some surprising reactions from some of them.
Goku and I flew on the Flying Nimbus together. We flew beside Yamcha's helicopter and waved.
"Bye bye!"
"Bye, guys!" I smiled widely.
They said their goodbyes back and we have gone our separate ways. While Goku and I flew through the skies, a smile crept on my face. All of the adventures together are all worth it, I have never been so grateful to be in this world, despite I almost got myself killed a few times.
"I never thought that life could be such a neat adventure," Goku whispered to himself.
"Hey, Goku?" I muttered.
He turned, "Hm?"
I smiled toothily, "Our adventure has only just begun!"
He grinned and nodded, "Go!" he commanded the Nimbus. We both flew through the skies and headed to Mt. Poazu.
We arrived in Mt. Poazu in an hour, Goku looked around told me that his house is nearby. Flying through the valleys, we arrived to his small hut.
He jumped down, "I'm going to get some of my stuff, it won't take long." he said.
I nodded, "Take your time, Go-chan. I can wait."
He smiled and went inside. I softly smiled at this and jumped off the Nimbus. My eyes wandered around the place, I imagined the changes in this place by thinking about the arcs. When I the GT arc came to my memory, my heart broke, feeling myself internally crying.
In GT, I cried when I watched this place was all abandoned and dirty. It's such a sad sight for me despite watching it in anime. Also, there's a lot of parts of the show that cause me to cry.
The part where Goku missed out half of Gohan's childhood and Goten's.
The part he left with Shenron to be one with him.
The withered close contact between the future families and descendants of the Z Fighters
Lastly, Pan sees Goku at the tournament at such an old age, but never able to talk to him or gave her final goodbye.
All of those, it was all too much for me.
"Lea, I'm done!" Goku ran out of the house.
His happy look turned into worry. Goku saw his friend, Leanne, crying with a blank look on her face. The young Saiyan slowly approached her and put aside his belongings in Nimbus.
"Lea?" he whispered softly.
She blinked, Leanne smiled while tears continued to run down on her cheeks.
"Goku, you're already done packing?"
He nodded slowly, "Yeah... But, are you alright, Lea?"
Leanne blnked, "What do you mean?"
Goku wiped her tears on her right cheek, "You're crying." he muttered.
Her eyes widened and felt the tears once he did that action. Leanne touched her cheek to make sure and felt the wet tears.
"I-I guess I am..." she mumbled.
Goku looked at her concerned. Never did he saw his best friend cry, she wasn't like Bulma who cried a lot. Leanne is different, so the sight of her, crying made him feel worried.
"What's wrong?" he stared at her tearful eyes.
She sniffed, "I-I don't know..." the young girl whispered hoarsely and wiped her tears. "I don't know." she sobbed.
Goku didn't know how to making her stop crying, but all he could do is hug her close to him.
After that scenario, the two flew on the Nimbus together. Their flight was quiet while Leanne hid her face on his back. Goku began to feel uncomfortable with the silence. He decided to fly through the valleys and break out a fake laugh.
"There's gotta be a shortcut here!" he smiled.
Leanne removed her face from his back and saw the valleys they flown. She smiled and nodded slowly. Goku grinned, feeling relieved at her two flew through the skies and laughed while they headed to Master Roshi's.
Flying through the shortcuts, they cheered ansddodged the flying bats before taking a sharp turn. When the blue ocean appeared in their sights, the two laughed and cheered louder.
Goku caught a glimpse of Master Roshi's island and turned to Leanne, "There it is!" he pointed.
She smiled widely in awe, "Kawaii." Leanne whispered.
He grinned again and they flew down to the small island. The two jumped off of Nimbus and he yelled, carrying his belongings.
"Master Roshi, I'm here!" he said and walked to his doorstep with Leanne behind him.
He blinked at the lack of response. Maybe Master Roshi isn't here? Goku put down his stuff on the doorstep and checked the house. When he and Leanne went to a nearby open window, the two heard a voice and decided to look what's going on.
Leanne sweatdropped when the Turtle Hermit was watching an Aerobics show. Goku smiled and climbed over the window.
"There he is," he grinned and jumped inside, "Hello!"
The young boy stood beside the Turtle Hermit, "Master Roshi."
5Leanne stayed outside the window and recorded the scene, she felt some sympathy for the hermit once Goku screamed in his ear.
"Hey, Master Rooooosssshhhhhiiii!~"
Priceless, how priceless this is. She snorted and covered her mouth. Leanne thanked Kami that she's able to record this.
"Oh Goku, it's you." Master Roshi said with a small surprise tone in his voice.
She saved the video and was amazed that the elder didn't get angry at her best friend.
"Master, I'm hungry."
"There's some food in the fridge over there,"
The young girl flinched and jumped inside. Leanne scrambled her feet to the kitchen where Goku ate the food in the fridge like Pac-Man.
She sweatdropped and did a facepalm, "Oh, Goku..." she sighed. There's no stopping him now.
"Ahhhh!"
The young girl jumped when Roshi entered the kitchen. He approached Goku in shock at the sight of the empty fridge, Leanne took the opportunity to jump through the window where she and Goku used to get in.
"I've been ransacked! Where did you put all of my food?" he looked down on the small Saiyan.
Goku chuckled sheepishly with butter smudged on his face.
"He even ate my last stick of butter," the old man muttered. "Now what was it that you came here?"
The Saiyan child stood up, "Well, we're done hunting Dragon Balls for now and you said you'll teach me martial arts. Remember?" he grinned.
Master Roshi stared, "Oh, how pleasant..."
Goku walked towards the door, "And I can stay for a while. I brought stuff and my best friend, Lea!" he said and opened the door.
Roshi turned his head and saw the girl he last seen a few days ago. His head turned to Goku with an eager look.
"Would you by any chance bring that other girl?" the hermit asked.
Goku blinked, "Oh, you mean Bulma? No, she went back home with our friends." he answered.
Master Roshi snapped his fingers in disappointment, Leanne snickered and kept her evil grin when Goku said that. Please, right now, they're walking in the desert in the wrong direction. She quietly snickered, knowing that they'll be okay.
"I see, anyway, why don't you and your friends come inside. You can bring your stuff in too, if you like." Mastor Roshi said.
Leanne and Goku smiled and nodded. They went inside and Master Roshi got himself a wine glass and a can of beer. She sat while Goku stood beside the hermit.
"I tell ya, Goku. Studying martial arts is no Sunday picnic," the old martial artist said while he poured himself some beer.
Goku stared at the beverage the old man had in hand, "I don't mind. I know I'll have to work hard to get stronger than you."
He chuckled, "Really, kid... you could learn some manners."
Goku laughed and Leanne laid her hand on her cheek. The pain in her hands are becoming more bearable, so she sighed boredly, listened to her Hamilton songs, and ignored the two. When Goku left to find a gal for the hermit, Master Roshi giggled with a huge blush on his face.
Okay, let me summarize what happened. Like in the episode, Goku wasn't able to get a suitable 'gal' for Master Roshi. I am now outside, watching Goku and Master Roshi talked while I crossed my arms and sat on the doorsteps. My best friend noticed someone in the ocean which made me to grin and have a glint in my eye.
He's here.
THUMP!
I sweatdropped when Krillin landed on his head. Well, that's an interesting entrance...
"Who's the goof?" Master Roshi questioned. "Better help him, kid."
"Oh, right." Goku helped Krillin unstuck his head on the ground.
Krillin coughed out the sand that he swallowed and stood up, fixing up his look.
"Yeah, uhh, thanks." he muttered and dust off the sand off his head.
I stared. Man, that is such a shiny head he has!
Krillin turned to Master Roshi and bowed, "Ah, you must be the 'Great Master Roshi', right?"
"People tell me that," the elder responded.
Krillin grinned, "Master, my name is Krillin and I come all the way from the village of the East." he introduced himself and bowed again. "Please allow me to be your humble student to learn how to fight like you."
Master Roshi hummed, "Well, that's a long way to come. But unfortunately, I don't train every boy who shows up on my door. Sorry." he turned his head away.
"Maybe some quiet reading can change your mind?"
"Oooh, gimme, gimme!"
I sweatdropped once Master Roshi took the Porn magazine from Krillin and began reading it. Man, I do hope he won't try to grope me and all when I grow older.
"I brought it just for you," Krillin said and noticed Goku beside him, "so... Who are you anyway? His pupil?" he arched a brow.
My little Saiyan smiled and pointed to himself, "Yeah, I'm Goku!" he introduced himself.
Lord, let me adopt this child. Dang it, why do I have to be young again, huh? I silently moped in misery and drew circles in the corner. I am seriously going to die from Goku's cuteness.
"Doesn't seem that you like fighting..." the child monk judged.
"I like marshmallows, aha ha!"
Again, kill me or make me the mother of this child.
"What's that gotta do with anything?"
"Ha ha ha! Well, I'm hungry! And your bald head looks like one!" Goku grinned.
Krillin gave him an offended look, "What did you say?" he yelled and turned to the young Saiyan.
"Don't you know that everyone who's serious about martial arts shaves their head? Look at Master Roshi," he pointed the perverted old man, "he shaves!"
"Nope. I'm naturally bald," Master Roshi corrected.
I nodded with a smirk, "He's right."
Krillin blushed in embarrassment, but he shook his head and turned to me. I raised a brow at his look and drawled.
"What?" I tilted my head boredly.
"And who are you supposed to be? His other pupil too?" he questioned.
I smiled lopsidedly, "Nope!" I made a 'pop' sound with my lips, "Lea is my name. I'm just a friend of Goku, that's all." I purred with a small, deep voice.
Krillin got red and turned away with a 'humph'. I giggled at him and mentally cheered that I made him blush. Man, I forgot that flirting others were fun back then.
Now don't misunderstand me. I don't flirt like a playgirl back then, I only flirt for fun and laughs with some of my friends before I got transferred into this world.
Once Master Roshi was done reading, he snapped the magazine shut and stared at the blue skies.
"Krillin, after careful consideration. I decided to take you in as my student," he said, "but only you go help Goku find me a girl. I... trusted that you know the kind a like?"
A devious look rose on Krillin's face and his eye glinted again. What the heck is with the glint in the eyes today?
Krillin began to whisper to the perverted old man and I assumed it is not for me to reveal what he specifically said since I think it's R-rated content. I shivered and put my earphones back on.
A half hour passed, Leanne waited for the two boys to come back while she lay outside of Kame House. She sighed, feeling the ocean air blew her way. Leanne took a deep breath and smelled the salty air, her body lay on the ground with content.
No wonder Master Roshi preferred living out here. The place is calm, peaceful, and quiet. A perfect place to meditate and enjoy the isolation. Leanne heard footsteps nearby and knew it's the Turtle Hermit. She kept her eyes closed, listening to the waves of the ocean.
"Seems like you're enjoying yourself here,"
She opened one eye and Master Roshi stared at the ocean quietly. Leanne laid her hands to her chest and stared the hermit.
"Yes," she admitted, "this place is really perfect for concentration and a peace of mind, you know?"
"Yes, I agree. One of the reasons I chose to live here," he smiled and rubbed his beard.
The young girl smiled and stood up, "I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Leanne Calio, nice to meet you, sir." she bowed.
Okay, Leanne may be calm outside; however, inside she's freaking out ten times worse. Master Roshi is talking to her, how can she not freak out mentally at this?
"Calio, eh? Reminds me of someone's last name," he chuckled.
"May I do something to show you my respect, sir?"
He shrugged, "As long it's not too strange."
Leanne chuckled and took his hand, she gently put the back of his hand on her forehead. She released his hand and a curious look dawned on Master Roshi's face.
"Huh... That gesture really reminded me of someone I knew," he rubbed, "have we met before?"
The young girl shook her head, "No, I don't think so." she said.
"I see," he nodded, "you won't mind if I ask you something?"
Leanne shook her head and sat. Master Roshi sat too, and both of them watched the calm ocean danced.
"Why did you tag along with Goku? Don't you have any parents to go back with?"
She cringed, "My father died a long time ago and my mother (along my step family) just wanted to use me as their maid." she explained with a downcast look.
The hermit gave her a surprised look, "Oh... I'm so sorry." he said in a sympathetic tone and patted her head.
"No need to apologize," Leanne shook her head, "it's not your fault."
"...How old are you?"
"Ten," she replied.
"Really? You seem pretty mature for someone like your age," he mused
Leanne chuckled, "I get that a lot." she said.
The two laughed and talked casually like they were old friends. When Master Roshi decided to take a dump in the bathroom, Leanne sat alone again outside. Her brown eyes watched the waves pushed back and forth and how it sparkled under the sun. Standing up and taking off her slippers, Leanne walked, letting the water soak her feet. It was a good thing she was wearing her khaki shorts.
A sigh of content escape her, Leanne walked around in the seawater and when she was about to return to dry land, her foot stepped on something hard.
The young girl blinked, raised her foot, and saw an Aquamarine. She 'ooh'ed and picked up the gem using her toes, gazing it in awe at its beauty. It sparkled brilliantly when the sunlight hit the gem. Leanne smiled and felt lucky she found a gem.
Then a scent hit her nose. It smelled wonderful with the scent of the ocean, Leanne sniffed the air and noticed it was stronger on the gem.
"But why?" she muttered and stared the gem. Her stomach slowly grumbled, Leanne's eyes widened when a surprising thought came to her.
"Don't tell me I have to eat this like I did with the ruby?" she eyed the gem unsure. It was a possible theory since the memory of her eating the chunk of ruby still burned in her mind.
While she eyed the Aquamarine, the young girl's stomach growled louder. Leanne yelped and stared at her stomach in shock.
"Seriously, you want me to eat this?" she yelled her stomach.
Leanne may look crazy since she's talking to her own stomach, but she could care less. The young girl has been doing this ever since she was young. Her stomach grumbled back signalling as a 'Yes'.
"Oh my goodness," she breathes out and eyes the gem again. "Fine, I'll do it." she grumbled.
Once she took a bite of it. The Aquamarine was soft, but still crunchy like the ruby. Leanne tasted minty blueberries as she chewed the gem. Strange that she could taste such a flavor from a gem.
Swallowing it slowly, it was as if she was drinking a glass of cold water. Leanne felt refreshed and her hands are all healed.
"This is weird," she said to herself, "I expected to be in pain like last time when I ate the Ruby." she unwrapped her bandages on her hands.
"Lea!"
Leanne turned just to see Goku and Krillin on the Nimbus. The Saiyan waved his arm to her with a huge smile, she smiled back and waved her unbandaged hand. The young girl spotted a familiar blunette behind the two boys.
Her lips turned into a wild smile. It was Launch.
Me- The Pilaf Saga is done! *cries*
Leanne- Which means The World Tournament Saga begins.
Me- Yes. Anyway, Thank you for the 21 faves, 29 follows, and the 15 reviews! Please keep it up! My goal is to reach a hundred follows for this fic XD (despite my fic has bad paragraphs) Anyway, thank you so much for the support!
Leanne- For that, we would answer some of the reviews.
Me- Let's start with 'a guy'. *takes out a paper that has the reviews* Okay, you seem pretty confused about why didn't Lea interfere too much in the story like teaching Goku how to control his Oozaru form or reminding Bulma about her capsules like you said.
Lea- To answer that, the reason why is because AjJ has her own reasons and I'm too lazy to imterfere. Not to mention, I have this fear that if I changed the future in Dragon Ball, I might mess up the timeline and make it more complicated. That is not something I wanted to happen, also I decide if I should really change the future... or if s-!
*I covered her mouth with a cookie*
Me- Let's not give any spoilers now, shall we?
Leanne-*nods*
Me- Okay, so, 'a guy', you are also wondering who I should ship Lea with. To be truthful, I'm not sure yet. We'll see in the future chapters I'll write, for now, Lea stays single.
Leanne- Preach!
Me- Okay, now that's done. I'll do Darkjaden. I'm sorry if you're bothered with the 'damsel in distress' on Chapter 1. I have to make it that way since that's the only thing I could think of.
Leanne- Now that's done, I'll answer . Yes, AJ will continue the story. She hates leaving stories unfinished since it irritates her to death.
Me- True... Now for EgyLynx. I'm happy with your reviews and thank you for reading this crappy story of mine. Anyway, I don't think I should tell you if Lea is going to train with Master Roshi or not. That will reveal on the next chapter, I believe.
Leanne- Next up, ZetsuSenpai. :3 Dude or dudette, calm down. I like your enthusiasm, but calm down, you'll see more in this fic. *laughs*
Me- Lastly, Velzon. You seem to be beta or a 'critic' (but a good kind) I like how you review each of my first 3 chapters, you give out some of your opinions and advices. Which I feel really happy about it, feel free to continue what you're doing. If I see some 'harsh criticism' in one of your reviews or someting similar, I still appreciate it since you took your time to read this fanfic of mine.
Leanne- Thank you everyone for reviewing, following, and favoriting this fanfic.
Me- It makes me really happy that my story is receiving so much attention. Makes me kind of insecure, but anyway. I don't anything, I only own my OCs, Dragon Ball righfully belongs to Akira Toriyama. Thank you again for your support everyone!
