The august martial arts master named Kame-Sen'nin has agreed to quench the inferno on Fry-Pan Mountain by his own power! Heck, since he spilled wonton soup on the magic fan, what else could he do?
Quickly, the old master pulled himself together, despite the embarrassing first impressions, and approached Goku's side to look over the massive fireball that possessed the Ox King's land.
"HOOO-EE! That's an inferno all right!" He carefully observed the violent flames.
Goku wiped away at some of his own natural precipitation. "And you can put that out, right?"
The old master paused, then turned to look at one of his former students, the Ox King. "Hey, Gyū-Maō!"
"Y-Y-Yes, sir!" The great man stuttered like a toddler knowing he was in for a good spanking.
"Gettin' a bad rep lately, eh? Those treasures of yours cost a few lives, I hear…"
"Alas, master! Y-Y-You speak truly!" The Ox King dropped, then knelt down in grave apology. "Oh, the shame I bear! I-I-I have been blinded by greed!" He continued on. "I've seen the light! If you douse that great flame, I will destroy my tr-treasures!"
Master Roshi scratched his bald head, then sighed. "Well, let's not go overboard…"
Oolong was shocked, his eyes swollen like grapefruits. "Now that… I thought I'd never see…!"
"Tsk Tsk Tsk… I'm just disappointed you can't put out that tiny li'l blaze yourself…" Master Roshi returned his attention towards Fry-Pan Mountain. Goku couldn't explain it, but he could definitely sense it… there was something deep within the old man… something unimaginably powerful…
"He's a human, right? Can he really do anything…?" Sairaorg asked Rias.
"I don't know… but… I do remember my brother and father, both, referencing an incredible human who based his teachings around turtle martial arts… during one of their get-togethers… I really can't say…" She glanced over at Goku. "All I know… is that humans are a whole lot more interesting than I'd originally thought…"
"All-right-tee!" Master Roshi loudly announced. "Time to douse us a fire!"
"This is gonna be great!" Goku couldn't hold back his excitement for the upcoming spectacle.
"Oh, master, master, how can I thank you?!"
"Don't sweat the details… HEH HEH." First, he dropped the walking cane. Removing his gi, too, Master Roshi gently took off the massive turtle shell he'd been carrying on his back. "Let's get down to it…"
Without clothing, it wasn't much of a stretch to say that the old man was practically nothing but skin and bones, a living, breathing skeleton… "HSST." He tried to flex, but to the naked eye seemed like he was vibrating from a serious case of arthritis.
"Not bad f'ran old man, eh?" He stroked his beard, befitting of a master his age.
"Yeah, yeah." Bulma rolled her eyes like your typical uninterested teen.
"Sweet!" Goku balled his hands with excitement.
Akeno noticed the boy's happiness, then smiled. "You rooting for him?"
Goku turned and nodded his head up and down. "Yeah! He taught my Grampa, so he must be really strong!"
"Yeah?" Her smile only grew wider as she gently ruffled the boy's hair. "I'm really glad."
"Hey." Rias quickly snuck up behind the two, then rested her head over his. Her act of ownership and jealousy was comparable to that of any girl ripe with new, exciting feelings. "Don't get cocky."
The half-fallen angel girl tightly squeezed herself around Goku's arm. "He's sticking with me."
"Hey, kid!" Master Roshi interrupted the three's fun. "Help me out here!"
"Sure thing!" The two girls let him go, and Goku quickly got underneath Roshi to help push the old man up onto a cracked wall. "Heave! Heave!" Thanks to the boy's boost, the old man was able to climb over and on top of the sturdy enough structure.
"Think he can pull this off?" Sona frowned, unsure of their current situation.
"…If Goku believes in him… then so will I." Rias's blue eyes shined with a beautiful determination.
"…Rias…" Sona smiled, then nodded. "Yeah, let's put our trust in him."
"O-O-Okay! H-Here goes…!" Master Roshi inclined.
On his command, everyone held in their breath. This was it. The show was about to begin!
"NNNNNN…" Slowly, with a meticulous yet relaxing focus, the old man inhaled, while positioning himself in a kind of T-stance. Around his frail-appearing body, an invisible energy began to take form… heavy… and powerful.
The devils—Rias, Sona, and Sairaorg—and the half-fallen angel—Akeno—suddenly, all felt an intense, cold shiver, collectively, run down their spines. This incredible, noticeable power was unlike anything they had ever seen or felt before… and, to put it simply, it was terrifying.
"GAWA!" Suddenly, the old man's power exploded in size… and so did he! ZZGM…! Master Roshi's body literally increased tenfold in mass, alone! Just his biceps, separated from the other parts of his frightening proportions, were bigger in size than Rias and Akeno combined. Muscle on top of muscle covered his massive body, and an incredible aura of never-ending strength resonated from the Old Man. His strength was contained, but Rias could feel it… that power…
Could this human have power identical… no… greater than a Super or Ultimate-class devil…!
["GWAAA!"] Everyone shrieked, completely taken aback from Master Roshi's power.
"I-I-It's building!" Suddenly, yelled the Ox King. Around his master, the air began to brighten.
"The KAMEHAMEHA!"
"W-What?! W-W-What k-kind of mo-ove is that?!" Sona couldn't stop herself from shaking.
"It's Master's legendary move! Concentrating all his dormant energy… into a single focused blast!" Even the Ox King looked like he was about to wet himself, completely.
With careful precision and positioning, the Old man placed the palms of his hands together, turning his body slightly to the side…
"KA… ME…"
His power skyrocketed, sending a hot gale of invisible energy over the land. Instinctively, Goku quickly latched onto Rias and Akeno with both his hands, even using his tail to hold onto Sona. When the air of energy tried to push them away, he kept the three girls from falling over.
"…HA…" Suddenly, a tiny blue light began to appear within the elder's hands, "…ME…", only to massively jump in size, then violently pulsate and blink like a blinding strobe light!
RRRRRRRR…
The energy in his hands had quickly reached its full charge…
"…HA!"
BOOF! A massive bright bolt of energy erupted from the man's hands, cruised through the air, straight for the blazing mountain… KRAK! Suddenly, everything went white, blinding the awestruck crowd…
A minutes passed, and everyone realized they were still frozen stiff, completely shocked by the unimaginable event that had just transpired. Slowly, Master Roshi's body reverted back into his original form. The old master exhaled in relief, then crouched down and sat over the wall.
"Pheww…" He fixed his shades. "That was a big'n…"
They now knew… this old geezer… under no circumstance… was to be trifled with.
"AMAMAMAMAZING…" Even after the great event, Goku's expression remained speechless.
"Um… invincible master…?" Wearing a hesitant expression, the Ox King approached the old turtle sensei. "You did put out the fire… b-b-but…" He pointed behind Master Roshi.
"Well? What but?" Master Roshi looked up at his old student, confused.
"Well… you blew away the mountain… and my castle, too…"
["WAAH! It's gone!"] In response, everyone screamed.
To say that the land had been completely destroyed would be a grave understatement; eviscerated was the more appropriate term. There was barely any rubble left, just scorched rock. Master Roshi's destructive kamehameha succeeded in turning the surrounding landscape into a molten canoe; all that was left of Fry-Pan Mountain now was a massive crater.
The old man turned to stare at the destruction that resulted from his powerful blast. "Don't know my own strength!" He turned around and stuck out his tongue, cheekily. "Ooops!"
"No… no freakin' way!" Shouted Rias. Perhaps humans were a species far more dangerous than she had been led to believe…
For months now, poor Gyū-Maō and Chi-Chi have been suffering because they couldn't get to their own home! And now… well… they can get to it…
Finally, the heat from the old man's destruction dissipated, allowing our adventurers to search the remaining ruins. Bulma, Rias, Sairaorg, and Sona moved and looked through the mounds of fragmented rubble, while Goku and Akeno patiently waited for their return with Master Roshi.
"Well, I gotta say… it's gonna be a lot cooler around here!" The Ox King laughed, trying to find a single positive out of the unforeseen outcome.
"Yeah… especially without a house…" Master Roshi exhaled, disappointed in the turn of events. After using the kamehameha, Roshi changed back into his normal clothing.
"Oh, forget about it!" Smiled Chi-Chi, bubbly and joyous, regardless. "We'll just build a new one!"
As they talked, Goku approached Master Roshi, eyes still sparkling with excitement. "That super power was cool!" The boy pointed to himself. "Teach me how, will ya?!"
The old man laughed, entertained by Goku's sudden request. "Ha! Dream on, lad! It takes fifty years of hard trainin' to learn that!"
Goku blinked his eyes. "Fifty years, huh…?" He looked down towards both of his hands. "Hmm…" Slowly, his gaze drew up to an abandoned car, a beetle from the looks of things.
Akeno walked over to the boy, quickly taking notice of his intense focus. She looked over at the car he was staring at, then couldn't help herself from breaking out into a beautiful smile.
"Go for it."
Goku tilted his head, surprised. "Huh?"
"You're gonna try his attack, right?" The young girl blushed, then rubbed her hands together like she was really nervous. "…I-I believe in you, Goku."
Upon hearing her words of encouragement, Goku couldn't hold back a great big smile of his own. "Right!" He faced the car once more, "NNN…", then pulled his arms back, palms together. "NUU…" Power suddenly began to flow through his arms, pulling closer and closer towards the center of his hands. "HA!"
BA-BOOM! A stream of hot, blue energy fired from Goku's hands, melting the metal vehicle in two, knocking off a tire in the process.
"…!" Akeno gasped, amazed. Everyone else turned around as well, equally surprised.
"…Whoa, I got one." Goku commentated, completely unsure of what an incredible feat he managed to pull off. "Nowhere near as good as his, though…"
"You… you're amazing, Goku!" Akeno laughed and hugged onto the boy's shoulder with a tight squeeze. Like a fawning cat, she rubbed her cheek up against his.
"I am?" He smiled.
With great care, she, again, pat the boy's head. "You sure are!"
"He… he just…" The Ox King shook his head, passed impressed. "EESH. He is Gohan's grandson, isn't he…?"
Master Roshi jumped back, completely caught off-guard by his former student's words. "What?! 'Gohan'?! You mean… Son Gohan?!"
"But master… you didn't know?!"
Master Roshi observed the young boy and his dark-brunette friend. "Now I get it…" He picked up his staff, then began to walk forward, towards the cheerful two. "I've trained many incredible warriors over the years… that Cardinal Priest, Vasco Strada; that incredulous hot-head, Gran Torino; heck, even Nana asked me to work over the current Symbol of Peace, All Might… but none of my students were even close to proficient in my teachings, as Son Gohan…"
He couldn't help but laugh. "Y'know, I do remember once… Gohan mentioning a kid he'd picked up… with a tail…" He couldn't help but reminisce over the time he spent with his old student. "HO HO HO… now that I watch him, I see where he got his training…" Goku and Akeno turned back around to face the old man.
"So how's Old Gohan doin', Laddie?" He looked down at the monkey boy, giddy with nostalgia.
"Okay, I guess." Goku shrugged. "He's dead."
"DEAD!" Master Roshi shouted, shocked by the boy's words. "Oh, my! Oh, my! What a tragic loss…" He shook his head, truly saddened. Suddenly, however, he smiled. "In that case, m'boy… would you like to move in with me? You might outdo me, one o' these days!"
"Really?!" Shouted Goku, ecstatic. "As soon as we get the last two Dragon Balls, I'm there!"
Akeno glanced at the monkey boy, happy. He'll finally get another family… I'm so glad…
"Everyone!" A voice, Rias's, echoed from somewhere among the rubble. "I've got it! It's the Two-Star Ball! That means we've only got one more to find, and we'll have all seven!"
After their discovery, the scouting group made their way back to everyone else. Quickly, Bulma used a capsule to deploy another car.
"Now… to find that last Dragon Ball…" Bulma pulled out the Dragon Radar, carefully observing the blinking green and yellow sonar. "Nowhere around here… better zoom out a bit…" Suddenly, after performing said action, her face lit with panic. "Eureka! To the West! Waaay to the west!" She looked back at Rias and Sona. "We've gotta go… now!"
Everyone said their wholesome goodbyes, prepared and ready for the continuous adventure ahead…
"Well, everybody, thank you for your time and patience." Sona smiled, then bowed towards the old master, his apprentice, and Chi-Chi.
Rias nodded as well. "Take care, you three. Perhaps we'll meet again in the not too distant future!"
Before Goku could follow the others into the car, he was stopped by a light tug at his gi. It was Chi-Chi. "Hey, Goku." She started to squirm. "When you're old enough… I'll bet my father would give you my hand."
"Huh?" He blinked, confused again. "He's gonna give me something?"
"Oh, come on!" She giggled. "Don't play innocent!"
"Well, whatever he wants to give me… I'll be sure to come an' get! Count on it!"
Suddenly, three beautiful, porcelain hands—each belonging to an equally jealous girl—snatched him by the collar, collectively, and snatched him back inside the vehicle.
"Take care, you guys!" Sairaorg shouted back as the jeep took off. Master Roshi, the Ox King, and the young Chi-Chi all waved at the group, cheering happy goodbyes as the car disappeared off and into the distance.
"So… we're finally down to the last Dragon Ball!" Smiled Bulma as she drove forward.
Goku laughed. "I can't wait to see that Dragon…!"
At last, the moment draws near when all their wishes will be granted! But what do our titular heroes really want to wish for…? What does Rias, who began this whole journey in the first place, possibly want when she already has everything? Or how about that Bulma, what does she want from the mighty Shenron?! On the other hand, you know what they say about being careful what you wish for…
The adventure is finally nearing its conclusion! Find out what happens, next time on "Gotta Heed The Call Of Magic Dragon Balls!"