Author: Okay, um... I can't believe it's been a year since I last updated.
Goku: Well it didn't really take you a year, but I get what you mean.
Author: Anyway, it took a while, but I finally finished another Part to the story. Now Goku will have to deal with the past and the Red Ribbon Army, but he doesn't know that yet.
Goku: I do now.
Author: Ah, you'll forget anyway. Now get into the story!
Goku: Fine, by the way; the author doesn't own me or any of the characters here.
Dragon Ball Rewritten
Of Past, Present and Future
Chapter 26,Dreams of the Past
"There you are!" Goku shouted as he pointed at Master Roshi, who was bleeding through the nose thinking of some… personal thoughts.
Roshi jumped in surprise when the tailed boy shouted. "Goku! Don't shout so suddenly like that!"
"We've been looking for you. I'm starving, let's eat before I collapse, I know of a great place with an all-you-can-eat buffet." Goku said eagerly with his tail wagging like an excited puppy.
"Wait a minute now Goku, we should eat at a more deserving restaurant after the fights you went through today." Roshi said with a smile.
Goku was about to protest when his sister and friends came from behind. "There you are Master Roshi!"
"Hey Master, how was our fighting skills at the Tournament?" Krillin asked eagerly.
"You and Goku both did exceptionally well, but as you have seen today there is always someone stronger out there. You two boys need to keep working hard to get stronger, understand?" Roshi said firmly.
"Yes Master!" both Krillin and Goku affirmative their master.
"Great, now we can go eat." Roshi said.
"But Master, the buffet is…" Goku tried to say but was interrupted.
"I told you; we're going to eat at my favorite restaurant, not some fast food junk food place."
Goku was about to warn Roshi that the bill would be through the roof, even with the Tournament's prize money, but Bulma stopped him as she put a hand on his shoulder, smiled and shook her head; she wants a little revenge on the old man for being a pervert and for beating her little brother.
So now in the restaurant called Delicious, everyone's watching one big table due to a certain little boy with a tail. Goku tried to remember his manners, but he was so hungry that he couldn't help but stuff everything he sees edible in his mouth.
Krillin and Bulma were the only ones unaffected by this as they ate at their normal pace. Master Roshi was starting to regret that he didn't take Goku to that buffet instead; just look at all those empty bowls stacking higher and higher... one could make a tower out of those things.
After eating about fifty full course meals, Goku soon realized all the eyes on him and he stopped and sweat dropped while smiling sheepishly. "Uh… guess I shouldn't have that last helping of beans?"
Everybody did an anime fall to the ground including the waiters. Goku sweat dropped even more.
"Eh… sorry, I got a little too carried away there." the tailed warrior said a bit embarrassed.
"It's okay little bro, you deserve it after all." Bulma smiled before giving Master Roshi the evil eye.
Goku sheepishly grinned and said, "I think I've had enough for today… or maybe I should get some dessert first?"
Everybody anime fell again. So after that whole fiasco, poor Master Roshi had to spend about 4,500 of his 5,000 zeni… leaving him with only a measly 500.
"Sorry Master Roshi, but I did try to tell you that a buffet would've been a much safer way to go." Goku apologized.
"Bah, whatever, it's too late to do anything about it now. Let's just go back to the hotel and get some sleep, tomorrow's going to be a big day." Roshi yawned.
"Bulma, is it okay if I visit Mom and Dad with you before I go back and train with Master Roshi again?" Goku asked his sister.
"Of course, they'll be happy to see you again after all this time Goku." Bulma nodded happily.
"Great, I really missed them." Goku's tail twitched in joy.
So that night, while the group slept in the hotel for one final night, Goku dreamed again.
*Dream*
I hear a baby crying… it's very loud. I feel cold for some reason. Wait, I hear a voice… but it doesn't sound familiar.
"Listen to that wail; he has the true spirit of a great warrior."
"That's Bardock's son, he's just a low class Saiyan, don't get your expectation up."
"Just mark my words; he'll grow up to be a really great warrior."
What are these people talking about? Saiyan? Hold on… I remember hearing one of them mentioned that guy… Bardock's name. What is this? The past or something? I thought I could only see the future… what's going on here?
The crying stopped suddenly… why is everything so dark? Do I have my eyes closed? I opened my eyes to find myself in a bright room and that I was in some kind of bed with no blanket and I'm… naked… yeah, no wonder I was cold.
"Where am I?" I heard a voice in my head that whispered and echoed.
I looked over to my side to see a crib… similar to what I was lying on; a baby with long brown hair was beside me and… he… wow… he has a tail like I do. Come to think of it; why am I so small? Oh… I'm a baby too, how did this happen?
It's gotta be a dream, no other explanation. "What am I?" that voice whispered and echoed in my head again.
"They say I'm a Saiyan, yet they're scared of me, of my power." The voice continued.
I tried talking, but nothing except a bunch of cooing gibberish came out of my mouth as I'm in a baby's body, so I decided to try talking to this voice with my head. Who are you?
"I don't know… Who am I?" the voice echoed back.
Do you at least know your name? I asked it.
"I heard the name Brolly. Where am I?"
Brolly huh? I wonder… is this voice the baby beside me? I see him opening his eyes and seem to be looking around questioningly.
"This… this is not the same… was everything before just a dream?" he said in confusion.
What are you talking about? I asked him with my head again.
"I thought I was on another planet with my father. We were fighting some people and I lost it. I remember fighting with Kakarot because he always cried and never let me sleep."
Kakarot… I heard that name before. I answered back.
"Because you're him."
Me? That can't be, I'm Goku.
"You don't know who you are either, we have something in common."
What is he talking about? I know who I am… but then again, I've never known my own heritage, who my real parents are or why I was the only human born with a tail… now that I think about it… I don't really know who I am after all.
"I've been born with this accursed power. Everyone is afraid of me, even my own father; I grow up to be an insane power warrior who craves nothing more than destruction, all because of my own power."
How much power does this guy have? Yah! What's that white little… cat fox thing doing on top of my crib? It blinked at me.
"Hey there, are you and Brolly having a nice little conversation?" it sounded like a girl… and she sounded like she knew what's going on.
Who are you? I asked in my head to this weird fox/cat creature. I think I remember seeing her in some of my visions before…
"Just a friend wanting to set things right between you and the crazed Legendary Super Saiyan, maybe now we'll get some decent help." She said.
Huh? I have no idea what she's talking about.
"Nothing for you to worry about Goku, at least for now. Now you better wake up, your friends are waiting." the fox/cat said suddenly.
*End dream*
Goku opened his eyes to see Krillin and Master Roshi just finished packing. The tailed boy sat up and they noticed he was awake.
"Hey Goku, about time you woke up, enjoyed your sleep?" Krillin smirked.
Goku rubbed his eyes. "Uh-huh… I think I just saw the past, or at least… a memory of when I was a baby."
This statement had Master Roshi and Krillin looking at him.
"The past? But I thought you could only see the future, when did this happen?" Krillin asked bewildered.
"I don't know… it's weird. There was this fox cat thing, I think she may have something to do with it." Goku said when he remembered that creature speaking as if it did something.
"What did you dream about Goku?" Roshi asked in curiosity.
"I think I was a baby… and I was having a mental conversation with another baby called Brolly, he had a tail just like me."
"That's weird, maybe it was just a dream and nothing more." Krillin said.
"Maybe…" Goku said, but he felt that it was too real to be just a dream.
"In any case, we better go." Roshi said after picking up all the bags they packed.
Outside now, Goku was making preparations to go back home with his sister, Yamcha, Oolong and Puar for a while.
"So you'll be coming back to train some more, right Goku?" Krillin asked his friend hopefully.
"Yeah, don't worry; I'm not done training yet Krillin." Goku nodded.
"Now hold on Goku, you need to go out and experience the world first." Roshi said suddenly.
"Why Master?" Goku asked a bit confused.
"If you want to get stronger you must learn to take care of yourself out there in the world."
"But Master, what about Krillin?"
"He's not ready quite yet, it's clear to me during your fights at the Tournament that you two need more training, but in different methods."
Goku looked at Master Roshi before narrowing his eyes in suspicions. "Yeah, and the fact that I can't stop you from messing with Launch has nothing to do with it, right?"
Master Roshi sweat dropped and cleared his throat. "Look, just do as I say and go travel once you're done with your family reunion!"
"Ah don't worry Goku, I'll be sure to keep Master Roshi from getting too naughty for ya, but please come and visit once in a while, okay?" Krillin said a bit sad to let his friend go like that.
"Sure, I promise Krillin." Goku nodded with his tail swaying.
"Okay little bro, it's time to go!" Bulma called from the plane after Yamcha, Oolong and Puar helped finished he preparations.
"Until then, I'll see you and Master Roshi later." Goku waved as he hopped on board the plane.
"I can hardly wait to see West City again Bulma, I mean the last time I saw the place it was in ruins." Goku said excitedly.
"It's great Goku; I can't wait until you've seen some of the improvements back home." Bulma said just as excitedly, she had wanted her little brother to see a new project she's been working on lately.
"Improvements? Just what have you've been doing while I was training with Master Roshi?" Goku eyed his big sister curiously. Bulma gave him a sly smile.
"Oh, you'll see soon little brother." she said mysteriously.
"Ugh, why must the siblings always be so happy? Why can't they fight like normal siblings?" Oolong whined.
"I think its great Bulma and Goku get along." Yamcha smiled.
"Me too, it's so sweet." Puar smiled.
When they finally reached West City, Goku was taken back to see how the city was bustling again as if that Oozaru incident never happened. The young tailed boy was happy to see the city was in great shape as before, maybe even better, who knows what sort of improvements the city went through in the past year.
When Yamcha landed the plane near Capsule Corporation, Goku jumped out and smiled happily when he saw his mom watering the flowers outside. Ms. Briefs was so happy to see her son again that she dropped her watering can and ran over to hug him.
"Oh Goku sweetie, it's been so long since I've last seen you. You sure grown up quite a bit." she smiled as she kept hugging the tailed warrior.
"Hey Mom, it's nice to see you too, how have you and dad been?" Goku asked, the smile never leaving his face.
"Oh you know your father; when he gets started on an invention there's no stopping him." she answered as she finally let him go.
"Mom, is the 'thing' I've been working on still in my room?" Bulma spoke up quickly.
"Oh you mean that gadget that almost gave your father a headache? Yes, it's still here Bulma." Ms. Briefs said.
"Thanks Mom. Come on Goku, I want you to see it." Bulma said excitedly as she grabbed her little brother's hand and dragged him into the giant house, leaving Yamcha and the two shape shifters behind.
"Geez big sis, what is it that you want me to see so badly?" Goku couldn't help but chuckle; Bulma only got this excited when something really amazing is about to happen.
Bulma lead him to her room. "Take a good look little bro."
Goku's eyes widen in shock; what he saw he couldn't believe his own eyes. "Bulma… is this what I think it is?" the machine looked like a half metal stretched out egg, but the tailed boy knew what it was.
Bulma nodded with the smile never leaving her face. "That's right little bro, this is an authentic Time Machine! It's not finished yet, but your visions of the future have inspired me to create a way to actually go through time."
"But they say it's impossible to Time Travel." Goku said a bit hesitantly.
"That's because nobody ever bothered to try, everyone believes it's impossible to see the future but you've already proved that little theory wrong. So I thought it'd be interesting, not to mention useful to use this Time Machine to travel into the past and see your origins little bro, wouldn't you want to find out who you are?" Bulma said eagerly.
"I guess but… Time Travel is very risky; I mean one little change in the past could alter our entire future." Goku warned, knowing how risky Time Travel is.
"Oh please, that only happens in the movies Goku. No I think if we changed the past it would only create an alternate universe over there or something, but it won't have any effect on our own timeline." Bulma said reassuringly.
Goku couldn't help but feel fascinated by this Time Traveling idea. "When do you think it'll be done?"
"I'm not sure yet little bro, it could take years to finish this baby, but I know I can do it." Bulma smiled.
"I can hardly wait, I've always wanted to Time Travel; maybe I could even understand my visions better too."
"Oh Goku sweetie, I just finished baking some fresh cookies, come and get them!" Ms. Briefs called out excitedly.
Goku, not one for passing up a meal, especially made from his mother, the tailed boy jumped for joy and followed her out of the room.
Bulma smiled up to her unfinished Time Machine. "Soon, I know it'll be able to travel through the streams of time."
For the next few days, Goku was catching up with his family after being gone for so long. Goku also used this time to research his own visions, he had looked up on people who claim to see the future but most of them were proven to be fakes just to get money.
"How am I ever going to find out this mystery?" Goku sighed as tried scanning his head with some of the Capsule Corp's technology, he noticed his brainwaves were different than most people, he also discovered that his own mind has its own unique waves that he knew other people didn't have, but other than that he couldn't find anything abnormal.
"I need a break… maybe if I take a nap I can crack this mystery." Goku yawned as he lay on his bed. His big sister Bulma was busy either working on the Time Machine or hanging out with Yamcha her boyfriend, his parents were also busy cooking, feeding the animals or working on a new invention, so Goku had some time to himself.
*Dream*
I opened my eyes and looked around… I'm back in that weird crib again. I'm a naked baby again with nothing but my tail to cover up my front… just great. Why the heck am I here anyway?
"Hey Goku, you're here to help make up for poor little Brolly here." that voice… is it that fox cat creature again?
"Excuse me, I have a name; it's Ventusia, but you can call me Veni for short."I blinked when that little white… I mean Veni appeared in front of me again.
I tried talking, but like last time nothing but gibberish came out. Veni shook her head.
"Talk to me using your mind, you can't speak in that baby body."
Are you making me see this? I asked her.
Veni smirked and nodded. "Yup, I have the ability to manipulate others' mind. It's actually because of me you've inherited your father's ability to see the future from time to time."
What? My father? You know him? Please, tell me about him. I begged, I really want to know more about myself and who my biological parents are. I only knew him through visions, but I don't know him other than his name.
Veni smiled and said, "Oh don't you worry about that Goku, you'll know who he is in due time, I'm not one to spoil it for you. Besides, they'll get mad at me if I give too much away."
There are others with her? I guess it must be my future self and friends. Are you from the future and somehow contacting the past me?
Veni's blue eyes shined. "Wow, you're really smart, I can't believe how fast you figured that out. Yes, I'm from the future, a distant future from your time, you won't be meeting the present me for quite some time. Don't ask me how I'm doing this; you'll find out yourself in the future."
So you're doing this so I could… make things right with Brolly? I worded my questions carefully, knowing how foxes like her tend to like be mischievous.
"In a matter of speaking, it's taken a lot of energy, but I've managed to transport your mind to your baby self along with Brolly, but I can only do this while you're sleeping."
But why do I need to make things right with him? I mean did he like become super strong and crazy because of me or something in the future?
"You really need to stop guessing, but it seems you're really lucky or really intelligent. Look, there's not much time before they kill him, you better talk to him now and say what you need to say." Veni suddenly hopped out of my crib and landed on the one next to mine.
"Yo Brolly! The baby next door has something to say to you." she shouted and surprisingly didn't wake up the other babies here.
You're too loud fox. I heard Brolly complain.
Brolly… right? I spoke mentally to him.
Kakarot… what do you want? Just let me sleep in peace. He mentally said irritably.
I'm sorry if I kept you up by crying, but don't you think you should keep your sanity? I mean you've got a lot of power and if you lose it you could destroy yourself. I tried to warn, having a general idea of his future.
What do you mean? Brolly asked curiously.
I've been told of your future Brolly; you're going to grow up to become an insane powerhouse. Listen; a wildfire destroys everything in its path, but if you could control it… I started to say (mentally of course).
I think I get where you're coming from Kakarot. Thank you, I'll do whatever I can to keep things under control. I was happy to hear that, I didn't even care that he called me 'Kakarot'.
I wasn't happy for long, however, because a big man suddenly came into the door and picked up Brolly's leg. *Gasp*! Why is he holding that knife… is he… no… NO BROLLY!
I shut my eyes when I heard that sickening sound of blade piercing flesh. I felt like I needed to puke and tears were falling from my eyes. I couldn't help myself; I let out a loud cry… a cry for Brolly.
As I was crying, that man ignored me as he dragged the bloody and seemingly lifeless baby out.
Veni jumped in front of me and nudged her furry face on my face as if to calm me down. I managed to stop wailing, but tears were still falling from my face.
"So now you know why Brolly becomes insane in the future, but I believe this little interaction with you may help him." she said calmly.
I sniffled. But how? I mean being stabbed as a baby is traumatizing enough; it's no wonder why he lost it. I don't see how speaking to him would help any.
"Maybe you don't understand it now Goku, but trust me; it will help. You'll understand someday, thank you for talking with him. Until we meet again… awaken."
*End dream*
Goku snapped open his eyes and gasped, he breathed as he looked around to see he was in his room again on his bed.
"It was a dream… but I wonder if it really was more than just a dream. Veni… I didn't expect to meet her until the future like in my vision, not in my dreams." Goku got out of his bed as he looked out the window.
Sighing, Goku took out his sister's Dragon Radar, she decided to give it to him for the time being. Whether it was out of boredom or he wanted to push something because he had a lot on his mind, Goku pushed the button to activate it.
To be honest the tailed boy didn't really expect anything to show up on the radar, but to his surprised; there were seven dots blinking scattered around the screen.
"Wait… the Dragon Balls are… active again? Has it already been a year?" Goku looked at his calendar; last he remember it's only been eight, maybe nine months since the Dragon Ball adventure, but no… to his major surprise it's been a year, twelve months instead.
"Wow… I completely lost track of time. I can't believe it's already been a year." Goku smiled as he looked at the radar again.
"I wonder if I should go find Master Gohan's Dragon Ball now?" Goku decided he should since he remembers seeing himself looking for it in his visions, but also because that dream of Brolly getting stabbed really disturbed him and he wanted to do something to keep it out of his head.
Chapter 27, The Search
Goku discussed this with his sister. "You sure you want to leave right now Goku?"
Goku nodded. "Master Gohan gave his life to save mine, the least I could do is find the last thing he gave to me before he died and use it as a keepsake."
"I understand, but you don't even know which one is the Four-Star ball."
"Then I'll just have to collect each of them until I do, besides Master Roshi said I should travel around the world to continue my training."
"Well if you really want to, I won't stop you little bro, just be sure to come back and visit once in a while." Bulma smiled as she hugged him.
"I'll be sure to big sis, I'll miss you." Goku hugged back as his tail curled around her waist.
Goku, realizing this, pushed back and blushed. "Sorry big sis, I'm still getting use to my tail again since I didn't have it for almost a year."
"That's okay, it's been a while since you curled your tail around me anyway, and it's kind of cute." Bulma laughed while Goku fiddled with his tail still blushing.
"Okay then, but promise me you'll train your tail's weakness, I'd hate to see you get killed or mauled because somebody grabbed your tail, and if you don't train it I'll just have to cut it off." Bulma winked and grinned evilly.
Goku sweat dropped. "Uh, I promise I'll train it big sis. Well, I better go, tell Mom and Dad I love them."
Goku hopped on the open window and called; "FLYING NIMBUS!"
The yellow cloud flew in front of him and he jumped on it. "Bye Bulma, I'll see you later!" he said just before he took off into the sky.
While going through the air, Goku couldn't help but feel fascinated as he passed through the mountains and the desert; while he may have seen all this on either T.V. or in books it's completely different to actually experience it all for real.
Goku was about to take out the Dragon Radar again when something caught his eyes; a lake in the middle of the desert. "Huh… I can't help but feel like I've seen this lake before somewhere… oh well, a little drink won't hurt, I am pretty thirsty being out in this heat… I hope this isn't a mirage."
Goku jumped off Nimbus and dived into the water, not caring if his clothes get wet, even though his big sister jus washed it. Yeah, he's still wearing the red gi uniform Master Roshi gave to Krillin, who gave it to him after the Oozaru incident.
The young tailed boy smiled as he came to the surface, refreshed from the nice cool water. Then a nagging thought went through his head as he looked at the water. "I know I've seen this before, but I can't put my finger on it…"
Goku turned is head to the sky when he heard a familiar yell. The tailed boy's eyes widen when he saw Nam being carried away by a pterodactyl… the same one that ate the Dragon Ball and kidnapped his sister a year ago.
"Ugh, not this again, okay Nimbus, let's go after him!" Goku jumped on the cloud and flew after the dino bird. When he got closer, the tailed boy took out the Power Pole on his back (he packed it when he left home).
"Yo! Put that man down or I'll have no choice but to slam my Power Pole on your neck!" Goku yelled out.
The pterodactyl growled when it saw the same tailed boy that forced him to gag that weird orange ball and made him lose his nice and delicate lunch a year ago. "You again? First you took away that nice and delicate meal and now you want this one too? Forget it!"
"I'm warning you; this is will get ugly if you don't let him go." Goku warned.
"It's going to get ugly if you don't leave me alone monkey!"
"Alright, just remember you asked for it. POWER POLE EXTEND!" Goku shouted and the red stick in his hand suddenly grew extremely long. The tailed boy whacked the pterodactyl's neck, causing it to scream in pain and started to fall while Goku caught Nam with his Nimbus. The man was pure enough to ride it.
"Thank you Goku that was kind of you." Nam thanked humbly.
"No problem Nam, but why are you out here?" Goku asked.
"I'm searching for the Wandering Lake, also known as the Roaming Lake."
"But didn't Master Roshi help you with the water?"
"The desert took all our water supply, even after Master Roshi helped us with water we still can't survive with only limited supply." Nam said.
Goku blinked as he remembered his vision of helping Nam finding the lake. The tailed boy gasped as he realized that lake he saw earlier must've been the roaming lake he saw in the vision! He mentally slapped himself.
"Hold on Nam, I think I know a way to help you. There's a lake not far from here, it could be the Wandering Lake you told me about." Goku said quickly.
"You mean you've already found the roaming lake?" Nam said bewildered.
"Yeah, but I didn't know it was roaming." Goku smirked.
"Is that true? Then please, take us to the lake." Nam said eagerly and looked at Goku with hope.
Goku and Nam rode the Flying Nimbus back to the lake. "Here it is."
Nam had tears of joy in his eyes, words could not describe how happy he was. "Oh Goku… you don't know how much we all thank you for saving us."
Goku smiled; looks like this vision has come true. "Hopefully you'll never have to worry about water problems again."
So after taking care of that little problem, Goku was back in the sky on his trusted Nimbus cloud searching for the nearest Dragon Ball.
"Let's see… it looks like it's in that town up ahead." Goku said to himself.
Suddenly a vision invaded his head.
*Vision*
I see the Four-Star Ball in Pilaf's hand, but when he dropped it, it shattered into pieces… I'm guessing that's a fake.
*End vision*
Goku blinked. "That was the shortest vision I've ever had, but at least I know to watch out for fake Dragon Balls, because real ones are unbreakable. Ugh… that means I'll have to deal with Pilaf again."
It didn't take long before Goku landed in the small town. Looking around, the tailed boy stopped when he saw tanks, the pint-sized warrior scratched his head in confusion when he saw the tanks.
"Funny… why would a small place like this have military tanks?" he questioned aloud to nobody in particular.
Suddenly he heard shooting and a lot of screaming in a house nearby. Worried and shocked, the tailed boy rushed to the house and gasped when he saw a lot of men in uniforms literally tearing the down the house and the poor family were hapless to watch.
Unable to watch this any longer, Goku strike them all without warning. The tailed kid worked fast as he kicked or punched them all into the wall or ground, effectively knocking them all out… well, all except for one, who appears to be the leader of these men.
Goku glared at the man; he wore a blue jacket with a red ribbon like symbol on his coat with the letters RR on it, he also wore black gloves and has red hair as he looked at the young warrior.
"Why are you attacking these people?" Goku demanded.
"They refuse to tell us what we want to know and in return we dismantle their home." the man answered simply.
Goku glared harder. "Just because they don't have the information you want doesn't mean you could tear down their homes."
"Don't you know who we are boy? You best get out of here before you make me mad." the man said with a hint of both musing and irritate, amusing that this boy was defending these people and irritated that a mere child just took out his army.
Goku looked at the symbol of RR on his coat. The tailed boy is sure he's seen it in a book or something, but he didn't care at the moment, all he wants right now is to help these poor families.
"You need to get out of here, I'm sure these people don't have what you're looking for." Goku snapped yet remained calm.
"And what if I don't want to leave boy? What are you going to do about it? You're just a mere little child with a freak tail and a stick, we are armies and have dangerous weapons." the man obviously believes Goku was just a mere child who got lucky.
Goku drew out his Power Pole. "Sounds like a challenge to me and I'm willing to accept."
The man is losing his patience. "Tch! You may be some big hero in what ever rock you've crawled out of from, but this is real life and if you want to die here, who am I to stop you? Just remember the name: Colonel Silver who sent you to the afterlife!"
The man named Silver pulled out a gun and aimed at the tailed boy.
"Please don't kill him, he's just a boy." The father of the family begged, not wanting to see a seemingly helpless child get killed for defending them.
Silver ignored him and was about to pull the trigger when suddenly another soldier from outside bust down the door and spoke. "Colonel Silver! The Dragon Ball is leaving the premises!"
"WHAT? Follow that Dragon Ball! You've got lucky this time kid, but get in my way again and you'll die." Silver snapped before putting away his gun and ran out of the house. The unconscious soldiers miraculously woke up and hurried out with their leader.
Goku grumbled. "I knew I recognized that guy; he's the one who's going to burn down the forest to find the Dragon Ball."
"Hey kid, you better hide. If they find you again they'll kill you." The mother of the family said worriedly.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine, but I hope your house will be okay, they did quite a lot of damage here." Goku said after looking around at the damaged house.
"Our insurance will cover it, you better run away little boy before they come back." The father warned.
"Okay, thanks for your concerns." Goku waved as he rushed out of the house to find the Dragon Ball.
Looking at the Dragon Radar, Goku could see it was indeed leaving the place. "Uh-oh, I better follow it quickly. NIMBUS!"
Goku jumped on his cloud and hurried after the Dragon Ball in the sky. "I better find it before that Silver guy does. Who knows what crazy wish he's going to make… wait, if he's in an army and he's the Colonel… that must mean… oh-no… I've got to deal with armies of evil maniacs after the Dragon Ball and if I heard correctly they have a Dragon Radar too… why must my life always be so dang complicated?"
Goku could only sigh as he tried to find the runaway Dragon Ball. Goku grumbled even more when he saw just how far away it was. "How am I going to get to it if it's so far away?"
Not watching where he was going, Goku smashed into a huge vehicle he didn't see because he was far too focused on the radar. The Nimbus stopped when it realized its passenger was missing and actually sweat dropped when it saw the tailed boy smashed against a big metal ball floating in the air.
Goku unglued himself from the giant metal ball and rubbed his pained face. "Ugh… I really need to pay more attention to where I'm going… how could I have missed this giant ball? Who would make a giant floating metal ball anyway?"
Curious, Goku climbed the metal ball while the Nimbus flew off somewhere to wait for him to call for it again.
When the tailed warrior reached the top, his keen eye found a door and pushed a button to open it. "Wow, whoever made this wasn't really smart where to put the doors and buttons."
When he fell in, he saw he was in a hallway. Goku kept out of the camera's sight as he didn't want to cause trouble, but he couldn't help but feel he should find out who's driving this thing. Maybe it's a fighter's instinct or his psychic brain, either way he can't just ignore it until he finds out who it is.
It didn't take long until Goku reached the control room; it was easy since it was at the top and he was already there. Goku kept himself hidden as he opened the automatic door, luckily the people inside didn't notice it opening.
"Did you hear that big thump earlier?"
"I heard it too Shu."
"Shu, Mai, forget about it; it's probably just a bird or something, but we have to get that Dragon Ball. That stupid con salesman sold me a fake, I can't believe you fell for it!"
"Emperor it was you who paid a fortune for that useless bead."
"SILENCE!"
Goku had to stifle a laugh; it was Pilaf, Mai and Shu and apparently they paid a con salesman a lot of money for a phony Dragon Ball. Goku noticed pieces of orange shards on the floor… yup, his vision of Pilaf dropping it and discovering it was a fake came true… probably dropped it due the tailed boy crashing into the ball ship.
Goku saw the monitor showed the outside; it was like a big screen T.V. and he could see another town coming up ahead.
Goku stayed quiet as he waited for Pilaf to land and see if he could find where the real Dragon Ball is. To his surprise, however, he saw a large banner on screen that says; WELCOME GOKU. Confused, Goku blinked until he saw a familiar face; the Ox-King.
The Ox-King? It's been a while since I last saw him… I wonder where Chi-Chi is and how did they know I was coming? Goku thought to himself.
"Hey Emperor it looks like they're expecting that kid." Shu said when he remembered the boy named Goku that defeated them a year ago.
"What should we do Emperor?" Mai asked.
"We'll just fire every weapon we can to get that Dragon Ball. That giant bird went and ate it and now they've cooked it." Pilaf said hastily.
"But Sire that's the Ox-King, don't you know? He's known to be a legend and a savage warrior." Mai warned.
This had Pilaf a bit worried. "Well if that's the case… Shu, we're going to need a little disguise for you."
Goku did an anime fall when he saw the 'disguise' Pilaf had for Shu; he put one a plastic head of his own face and hair… which looked ridiculous… and how did they get a plastic head to look like him? Did Pilaf make it in his spare time?
"Emperor, what makes you think this'll work? I'm terrible at acting!" Shu cried.
"QUIET! If you weren't the one with the tail I wouldn't be trusting you with this either. Just stay quiet and only speak when I tell you too!" Pilaf snapped as Shu sighed.
Goku only shook his head as they went out of their giant metal ball ship. The real tailed boy decided to silently exit without anyone seeing him so he could find the Dragon Ball and get it far away from all the bad guys.
Goku silently and gracefully put his training to the test as he jumped from one tree to a building to another tree. What am I a fighter or a ninja? The tailed boy asked himself.
Goku was about to take out his Dragon Radar again when he figured he was far away enough when he heard someone gasped. Looking up, Goku saw it was a cute little girl about his age wearing that familiar armor.
"Oh… Goku, I didn't you were here already, I just got back from picking flowers for you." She said shyly while blushing and smiling at him before handing him a bouquet of different color flowers. Goku blinked as he looked at the flowers and at the giggling girl Chi-Chi.
Bulma told me about this… if a girl blushes, smiles and laughs like that it means she has a little crush on you… if the girl gives you a rose it means she really likes you, but a bouquet means she's totally in to you… wow, I mean we've only met a year ago and she's already giving me a bouquet… ugh, Bulma's going to have a field day if she ever finds out about this. Goku thought to himself while Chi-Chi waited patiently for his reply.
Goku smiled at her. "Wow… uh, I don't know what to say but… thanks Chi-Chi. So what's going on here? I mean how did you know I was even coming?"
Chi-Chi winked and said, "That's a secret… or maybe its fate bringing us together; don't you see Goku? It's destiny! When we get married I want to have a big family with lots of kids, maybe nine or eight."
Goku sweat dropped. MARRIED? Doesn't she think we're a little too young for that?
Goku really didn't know what to say to this sudden proposal, especially since they're only twelve! I mean sure she's pretty and really hot when she's an adult, but I can't get married right now! Goku frantically tried to wrack his brain to think of a good way to get out of it without angering her; from his experience most females anger very easily and tend to get violent.
"Uh Chi-Chi… maybe we should wait until we're older before we get married, I mean don't you think this is a bit too sudden?" Goku said as calmly as he could.
Chi-Chi looked at the tailed boy and chuckled. "Oh Goku, we're never too young for marriage. Papa's already got the wedding planned out."
Goku almost lost his breath. "W-wedding?"
"Yeah, come on, let's go see him, I'm sure he'll be really excited!" Chi-Chi said eagerly as she grabbed his hand and dragged him with her so fast that Goku didn't even have time to think.
"W-wait a minute Chi-Chi!" Goku cried and suddenly there was an explosion and an earthquake, throwing the two twelve year olds to the ground.
"What's going on?" Chi-Chi wondered a bit dazed from that sudden and unexpected quake.
Goku's eyebrows narrowed when he saw those familiar tanks with the RR symbol on them. "They're here."
It was the army again and unlike Pilaf they weren't hesitant at shooting everything down to get what they want. Goku had to grab Chi-Chi and bring her down to keep from getting their heads blasted off.
"Papa!" Chi-Chi cried when she realized his castle was getting most of the shots.
"Chi-Chi, stay down, we'll save your father but we have to survive first." Goku warned her.
Chapter 28, Saving 'Private' Goku
Goku looked around and saw stones that may make good protective head gear a.k.a. helmets. Using his Power Pole and his art skills, Goku managed to craft two stoned helmets for him to wear.
"Alright Chi-Chi, I'm going in, you stay here and try to stay down." Goku said to her as she shook her head.
"No way! They're attacking my papa and I'm not going to stand by!"
"Please Chi-Chi, I can't afford to take you with me, they might hurt or worse; kill you." Goku begged.
Chi-Chi sighed and nodded her head. "Fine, but you better come back with him alive, Goku."
Goku nodded. The tailed boy ran into the line of fire keeping his head low and his Power Pole out to help deflect some stray bullets. Many times Goku had to duck down for some cover to avoid detection; after that little scuffle with Colonel Silver the tailed warrior knew he must keep himself hidden if he wants to avoid anymore trouble.
With all the explosions and debris flying everywhere, Goku had a hard time keeping his eyes open, but he still managed to reach the castle in one piece. I feel like one of those privates trying to sneak into enemy territory or something. Goku mused to himself while keeping weary eyes on any soldiers that may come his way.
Goku gasped when he saw a net was thrown on the Ox-King and it was very durable as someone as strong as the Ox-King couldn't break free from it. The tailed boy glared when he saw Colonel Silver himself demanding the Dragon Ball from him.
The tailed boy had to think the best way to approach the situation; obviously he can't just go charging in there recklessly that'll only draw unwanted attention. To his surprise however, he saw Pilaf getting that Dragon Ball out form a giant roasted bird's mouth and started running out, he was about to stop him when apparently Colonel Silver saw him too.
"Hey! That blue midget has the Dragon Ball, after him!"
Goku decided it was best to check on the Ox-King while the soldiers go after Pilaf; let the two villains take each other out. "You okay Ox-King?"
"Huh? Oh Goku, it's good to see they didn't get you too."
Goku smiled as he released the net that had tied the Ox-King down.
"But you know… I almost didn't recognize you with that big stone helmet on your head; it covers up your hair." Ox-King chuckled.
"I didn't want my head to get blown off. Ox-King, did you know who those guys were?" Goku asked as his tail twitched.
"Hmm… not really, they just came barging in during the feast and demanded the Dragon Ball, but I had no idea a Dragon Ball was even here."
Goku looked at his Dragon Radar and sure enough the Dragon Ball was leaving the area… Pilaf must be fleeing with the army after him.
"Goku, I apologize that the feast was interrupted." Ox-King apologized as he thought the imposter Shu was still him.
Goku chuckled. "Oh I'm sure 'I' had a really fun time during the chaos."
"Papa! Goku! Oh thank goodness both of you are okay, I just couldn't wait any longer." Chi-Chi said out of breath, clearly she had actually fought some of the soldiers on her way here.
"He's fine, but I better go after those guys, the Dragon Ball is in danger." Goku said seriously.
"Wait a minute Goku, you can't just leave, the wedding's going to begin soon… as soon as we fix everything." Ox-King protested.
Goku sighed and said, "Chi-Chi, Ox-King, listen; I can't get married yet, I'm too young and so are you, Chi-Chi."
Chi-Chi frowned. "Oh Goku… does this mean you don't like me?"
Goku quickly held up his hands and shook his head. "No, no, no, nothing like that, don't get overdramatic. I'm just saying we should wait until we're older, okay?"
Chi-Chi nodded. "Okay Goku, but you better not fall in love with another woman!"
Goku sweat dropped. "Right… well, I better go. I'll see you two later!"
Goku called for his Flying Nimbus and quickly hopped on it before they could change their minds and stop him. Goku looked at his radar to make sure he's going the right way; it didn't take long until he reached a desert, the army was there, but there was no Pilaf or giant metal ball in sight; how could he hide it?
Goku hopped off the Nimbus and looked around. "Where could he be?"
Suddenly another vision invaded his head.
*Vision*
I see the army firing at the sand for some reason… why?
I gasped when I saw the giant metal ball coming up from the sand; of course, Pilaf somehow made an underground base with that thing!
But now those armies are firing mercilessly at it and it exploded! Oh dear… I don't like Pilaf or his minions, but he shouldn't die like that…
*End vision*
Goku opened his eyes and looked down at the sand, his tail swaying and made sure his rocky helmet was still on his head to prevent any concussions. The tailed boy didn't care if Bulma said his head was harder than diamonds; he wasn't going to risk it getting blown off.
"How do I get under there?" Goku smirked evilly as an idea came to his mischievous mind.
Goku remembered his days training under Master Roshi; using his own hands to make a farm… this'll put his digging skills to the test. The tailed boy acted like a rapid dog as he dug and dug until he realized this will take too long, so he decided to try a different approach.
"Ka… me… ha… me… HA!" Goku fired a powerful whitish blue wave at the sand, completely exposing a trap door under him and it broke open, making him fall under.
When the tailed boy landed, he looked around to see he was in a metallic room. "Now to get to the control room…"
"You again? How did you know this was an underground base?" Pilaf shouted from the T.V. screen on the wall.
Goku grinned and waved at him like he was an old friend instead of an enemy. "Hey Pilaf, long time no see."
"Don't get all friendly with me! You destroyed my castle you monkey! Now I'll make you pay with my latest fighting robot." Pilaf smirked.
Goku's eyes widen, not from shock or awe, but from curiosity and confusion; the great robot was just a different color version of those egg robots Shu and Mai used to steal their Dragon Balls a year ago.
Goku didn't do much; all he did was kick it hard enough to be sent into the wall in cracks. "Well that was easy, now Pilaf, if you want to live I suggest you let me take control of your ship."
"Do you honestly believe I would be stupid enough to fall for that? All you want is the Dragon Ball! Well you can't have it kid!" Pilaf snapped as he showed him the orange ball on the screen.
Goku quickly counted the red stars in the orange ball and was a bit disappointed but also relieved that it was the Six-Star ball, not the Four-Star.
"No, I don't want that Dragon Ball; I only want to make sure you don't get blown up by the army out there." Goku reassured him, but they weren't very trusting to their supposed enemy.
"Shut up!" Pilaf responded until the entire base rumbled violently.
"What's going on, Shu, Mai?" Pilaf yelled at his two minions.
"The army found us and are attacking us sir." Mai said.
"We have to get out of here!" Shu cried in panic.
Goku decided he has to go up there, now. Using all his strength and willpower, the young tailed warrior busted down the walls with his Kamehameha Wave and hurried down the hallway to get to the control room… with the ship's entire place shaking more and more he knew he was almost out of time as Pilaf had ordered to raise it from the ground.
"There's no time, I better use my head." Goku jumped high and used his stone helmet to break through the ceiling to get to the control room faster. It wasn't until he actually got to the top did the stone helmet finally brake into pieces, leaving his spiky hair free again.
"Pilaf! Quick, you must tell me what these controls can do." Goku said quickly as he rushed over to the controllers and pushed Shu out of the way as the dog clearly didn't know what he was doing.
"Um… you're really trying to help us?" all three of them said dumbfounded by this.
"Yes, now hurry and tell me!"
Mai decided to give him the run down. Goku was a quick learner as he grabbed the controls; Mai was in charge of the monitor while Shu was in charge of the weapons.
"I know this is strange and unusual, but if we want to survive we have to work together." Goku said.
"Fine, but this is the only time we work with you, monkey boy." Pilaf grudgingly accepted.
Colonel Silver demanded some back-up, but they say they won't get there for quite some time, so Silver decided to just dive in on attacking until that accursed ball pops. The army continued to fire endlessly at the giant metal ball.
Suddenly the metal ball became very quick and dangerous; it fired lasers at half the army, disabling their ships. Goku felt like he was playing a video game as he controlled where the ship goes and make it do funny tricks in the air; like rolling like a bowling ball and scored a nice strike on the army's ships like pins… of course this had everyone inside the ball very dizzy.
"This isn't bowling kid!" Pilaf snapped after barfing in his bag.
"Sorry!" Goku smiled sheepishly. Shu fired missiles this time.
"Alright! We're going to survive!" Pilaf cheered as he cuddled with his precious Dragon Ball, making Goku roll his eyes.
They were doing well until an unexpected vision came to his head again.
*Vision*
Not now, this is fatal!
I see myself falling from something high, I don't know when or where, but I was just falling.
Suddenly a shadow caught me, I was badly injured from the looks of it because my vision self looks like he's been hit by ten bulldozers.
The stranger whispered something to him, but I couldn't hear it. The stranger also put something into my vision self's mouth, but I couldn't see what it was.
The shadow put me down on Nimbus… that shadow looks familiar… is that… my future son Gohan?
*End vision*
Goku blinked and gasped when he heard the alarms going off suddenly. Apparently while he was having his vision the army fired a devastating blow to the metal ball and it lost its engine.
"It's going to blow!" Mai cried.
"We need to abandon ship!" Goku shouted.
Goku gasped when the ship started exploding; Pilaf had Mai hit the ejection button but it only ejected Pilaf; Mai and Shu as they were sitting on chairs and Goku was standing. Without really thinking; Goku jumped and used his hard head alone to break through the ceiling; he could see the ship was going to explode soon and all the army was still firing at it.
The smoke obscured his vision and he could hear more gun shots firing, it was blaring and loud, making it hard for him to concentrate. Goku thought he was done for until he remembered something that could save him.
"Nim… NIMBUS!" Goku called out, at first weakly, but then shouted as loud as he could for his cloud. The tailed boy didn't know where Pilaf, Mai or Shu were, but he hoped they were okay. Goku gasped when he saw he was getting caught in the crossfire; since he couldn't do anything in the air and he couldn't think straight at the moment; he could only endure the guns and missiles.
Goku finally had enough sense to pull out his Power Pole, but his body was already badly beaten and he did everything he could to deflect all those weapons. Goku tried calling out his Nimbus again, not sure if the cloud could hear him or find him in this thick smoke, which was making him choke to boot.
"NIM *cough* *cough* BUS!"
Goku had to swing his Power Pole again just before a missile hit him, causing it almost explode in his face. Where is Nimbus? I guess it can't find me in all this smoke. Goku thought as he kept coughing, making it hard to call for his cloud again.
Goku's eyes widened in shock and gasped when another missile came from behind; he didn't have time to react when it impact him. When that happened, the tailed boy was sure he was dead.
Goku was in a daze as he fell, his body was numb and he couldn't move. Is this it for me? Am I going to die here?
Suddenly a shadow appeared out of nowhere and caught him. Goku may not be able to move and his eyes were trying to close; but he recognized this shadowy figure from his vision just moments ago. Having a closer look Goku realized it was indeed that young boy Gohan from his other visions, but it was hard to get a really good look since his sight was getting blurry.
"Just hang in there Dad, don't die on me." The boy whispered in his ear.
Goku was vaguely aware that something was in his mouth; instinct took over as he chewed on it and swallowed. The boy, Gohan, gently put Goku on his Nimbus that finally found its way to Goku.
"Take care of him Nimbus." Gohan said to the cloud before they both flew in different directions.
Goku opened his eyes when he felt suddenly rejuvenated. The tailed boy looked at his hands and around himself to see he was completely fine; no injuries.
"But how? Did that boy give me something that heals me completely? I guess I shouldn't be surprised since if he's who I think he is." Goku said to himself as he sat up from his Nimbus cloud and looked around to see he was in a quiet meadow; a nice change from almost getting killed in a desert full of explosion.
"But what happened to Pilaf, Mai and Shu? Did those army guys get their Dragon Balls? Ugh… I better find the next one before someone else gets it." Goku sighed to himself as he activated the Dragon Radar and told Nimbus to fly.
If that really was my son in the future; what is he doing here? Will I interact with him like I have in my other visions? I guess only time will tell. Goku thought to himself as he made his way into a forest where the next Dragon Ball is.
Will Goku be able to find the Four-Star ball before the mysterious army do? Are the Time Travelers from his visions really here? Can Goku crack the mystery that revolves around him? Find out on the next Part of Dragon Ball Rewritten: Of Past, Present and Future.
To Be Continued…
Author: I hope it didn't seemed rushed, but there really was no point putting in every little detail, not to mention I want to get the story going. I know it may divert from the anime from time to time, but I hope you're still enjoying it.
Goku: Actually it's going to divert more than that soon, especially once we get to Korin Tower from what I've gathered.
Author: Now I hope you all continue to read and review, because you guys are the only reason why I even bother to upload these.
Goku: Aw, don't be like that. Anyway, we hope you have a happy new year and eagerly wait for the next chapter.