Chapter 9

On the last episode of DragonBall AF, Vegeta was searching for someone to help Goku and himself after their fierce battle with General Orange. The two young Saiyans eventually ended up in the land of an Indian tribe, a tribe that knew of Son Goku. Soon, Goku was revitalized and decided to climb Korin's Tower to obtain a Senzu bean for Vegeta. When he got there, he found what he was looking for, and a couple of old friends.

"Wow, there's enough beans in here to last us for months!" marveled Goku.

"Yes, your probably right," said Korin. "I'll make you a bag of about 15 for you to carry on your quest. I'll have it ready in a few minutes."

"Hey let me get some beans, I need some dinner!" yelled Yajirobe.

"What? Didn't you just eat the last of the beans right before I came up here?" replied Korin.

"That was my breaktis!" answered Yajirobe.

"You know-," started Korin, "never mind! Go ahead eat. I swear Goku, that man is going senile!"

"Hey," said Yajirobe as he was stuffing his face, "I heard that!"

"Would you stop eating so much! You'll blow up like a balloon!" yelled Korin. "Why do I even try? Come on kid, let's get those beans ready for ya."

General Bronze was riding in his Jeep towards the boys location, but he was still very far away. "This Jeep is so slow, it'll take me another day to get to those little bastards. At least this stolen Dragon Radar will help me out though. I'm sure Red won't mind me borrowing it! Hahahahaha! I'm coming for you boys, and this time your blood will be the one that spills!"

"...14, and 15. There we go. You're all set, kid," said Korin.

"Wow, 15 Senzu beans!" declared Goku. "This will really help us a lot Master Korin! I appreciate it! I'll see you guys later then!"

"One more thing before ya go, Goku," called Korin. "While picking the Senzu beans, I also unearthed this." Korin reached into his fur, as if there was a pocket, and pulled out the 5-star Dragon Ball.

"Whoa! A Dragon Ball!" said Goku surprised. "What's even more surprising is how that came out of your hip!"

"There's a lot of things that should be left unanswered kid," said Yajirobe bluntly.

"Would ya stop butting in!" yelled Korin. "But Goku, I figured ya might need this, so I picked it up."

"Thank you so much!" said Goku. "We only need three more now, and we'll have all of them!"

"Well, I hope it works out for you," answered Korin.

"Thanks!" replied Goku. "I'll see you later!" And with that, he jumped off the tower and flew quickly towards the ground to help Vegeta.

"Wow," uttered Korin, "that kid was an exact duplicate of Goku. It's times like this where I wish I could see him one last time..."

Soon, Goku had reached the earth and quickly ran to give Vegeta the Senzu bean.

"Oh, Goku Jr., you have returned!" said Juno. "You should hurry and give Vegeta the Senzu, he is not doing well."

"What?" Goku answered. He then got right up to Vegeta and slipped the bean into his mouth. "Just chew it Vegeta, it'll help you get better." Vegeta then began to chew slowly, and then he swallowed it. Almost immediately, his eyes opened and he sat up with a jerk.

"Whoa!" spoke Vegeta. "I feel.. I feel... awesome! I've never felt so revitalized in all my life!" And he got out of the bed and started jumping around and doing exercises.

"Haha!" giggled Goku. "I'm glad you're better now, and here's something that will make you even more happier." Goku reached into his pocket and pulled out the five-star Dragon Ball.

"Holy crap!" answered Vegeta. "You found a Dragon Ball while I was out!"

"Actually, someone else found it," replied Goku, "but they knew my ancestor so they let me have it."

"Awesome!" remarked Vegeta. "Now that we're a little ahead of ourselves, I think we should take a brake for a couple of days."

"I'm all up for it, but all our Capsules got damaged while we're fighting Orange."

"Goku Jr.," said Juno, "it would be an honor if you and Vegeta Jr. could stay as our guests for a few days!

"Really! How about it Vegeta?" asked Goku.

"Sure, that'd be great!" he replied.

"Excellent!" remarked Juno. "We will have a big feast in your boys' honor tonight!"

"Oh, well, for some reason," muttered Vegeta, "I don't feel too hungry."

That night the boys enjoyed the huge feast, even though Vegeta was a little full, and had a pleasant night's sleep. The following morning, Goku awoke first and decided to take a look at the Dragon Radar.

"Let's see, we got two Dragon Balls directly next to each other, and another not too far away. The Red Ribbon Army must have possession of the two Dragon Balls next to each other. Hmmmmm." A few minutes later, Vegeta also woke up.

"Aw man, I had a great night's sleep! How bout you Goku?"

"Fine, fine," he answered. "But take a look at this. These last three Dragon Balls are all in about a 150 mile radius of each other, and these two here are obviously together."

"It must be the Red Ribbon Army right?" asked Vegeta.

"I think so," replied Goku. "We better get the one that's not close to it yet, and then deal with the Army."

"Wait a minute," said Vegeta. "I think we should just go and take the Army on now instead of waiting."

"No Vegeta," answered Goku, "we should try to avoid them as long as possible."

"Look at the facts, Goku," remarked Vegeta, "either way there'll be a conflict. This ball must be real hard to find or something cause it's right near them. Sooner or later they'll get it, and I'm thinking it's sooner. If we go there, we'll be attacked by a whole bunch of soldiers anyways. We should take out the headquarters and then get this last ball because by then, all the soldiers that were there will probably go into hiding considering they no longer have a leader."

"I didn't look at it that way," said Goku. "And I didn't think you had enough brains to come up with a strategy! Haha!"

"Why you...!"said Vegeta, and he smacked Goku upside the head.

"Hey, I'm just jokin!" laughed Goku. "We should probably head out soon then."

"Yea, you're right," answered Vegeta. "Let's start getting ready." In about an hour, the boys had gotten everything together, and were ready to leave the tribe.

"Juno, thanks a lot for letting us stay here with you," said Goku.

"It was no problem," answered Juno. "Come back and visit us sometime soon."

"We will," replied Goku. "Bye everyone!" And with that, are heroes embarked once again on their journey and flew through the air.

"Been driving all night," said Bronze to himself, "but it's been worth it. Let's see where these boys are at." He picked up his radar and soon a surprised look overcame his face. "They're- they're heading right towards me! And with blazing speed! I better stop and wait to ambush them." Bronze moved the car over behind a giant rock, and waited for the boys to come. "The radar says they should be right on top of me! But I can't see them! Hey, what's that?" Bronze heard a noise high above in the sky, and when he looked up, he could just make out two small people overhead.

"What the hell!" he exclaimed. "How is that possible! I'll shoot 'em down!" Bronze went into the back of his Jeep and pulled out a giant bazooka which he mounted on his shoulder. "Bombs away!" BOOM BOOM He let two rockets fly, and they were headed straight towards Goku and Vegeta.

"Goku, what the hell is that thing down there?" asked Vegeta.

"I dunno," he answered, "I just saw it out of the corner of my eye. But it's moving fast! Get out of the way!" The boys dodged the missiles, but it then turned in mid-air and began following the boys again.

"What the hell is this?" exclaimed Vegeta.

"Whatever it is," replied Goku, "let's fly down towards the ground, there may be something we can make it run into."

"Heh," chuckled Bronze, "too bad those boys don't know those are heat-seeking missiles! They won't escape!"

The missiles continued to chase the boys through the air when suddenly something caught Vegeta's eye. "Goku, let's fly towards that rock. I know what to do." Goku quickly followed and Bronze realized they were heading straight towards him.

"Damn it! Of all the rotten luck!" Bronze got back inside the car and tried to drive away from where the impact would be.

"Do as I do Goku!" yelled Vegeta. Vegeta then flew straight towards the rock and then quickly pulled up, not giving the missile enough time to change course, and it exploded into the rock. Goku did the same and they both escaped unharmed.

"Who the heck did that?" wondered Goku.

"Him!" yelled Vegeta. He saw Bronze in his Jeep riding away from the blast. "Come back here!" Vegeta then gave chase, and to his surprise, the car stopped. Bronze walked out of the Jeep, full of heavy artillery across his chest and two loaded machine guns.

"All right kid," said Bronze, "this is for the honor of all the generals whose blood you've ever spilled! Burn in hell!" Bronze then opened fire on Vegeta from only a few feet away.

"NO! Look out Vegeta!"

Uh-oh! It looks like Vegeta is in for an assault he wasn't prepared for! Well he be able to survive this massive attack by Orange? Find out this, and more, next time on DragonBall AF!