What an adventure this will be.

Chapter 10: Emperor Pilaf

About an hour after they got trapped in the tunnels, Kisa gave up trying to fight her way out. Even Yamcha had tried to fight his way through the wall using his Wolf-Fang Fist, but to no avail. And at this point, they couldn't even hear Goku anymore. Kisa sighed. "Looks like we're stuck here for good." Bulma said as she sat down in a nearby corner. "We're gonna die in here, I just know it!" Oolong cried out. "Don't give up, you guys. There must be something we're missing." Kisa said as she started touching the wall for clues. "If there's a way in, there has got to be a way out." As soon as she said that, one of the stones in the wall gave way and revealed a small television screen. "How did you do that?" Bulma asked her as she ran over to the screen. "Wahahah! Greetings peasants!" A voice said as the monitor turned on, revealing a small blue man dressed up as a jester. "What's with the long faces? Can't break my triple reinforced steel lined walls, can you?"

"Who are you?" Kisa asked. "I am the great and all powerful Emperor Pilaf." Bulma growled at the screen. "So you're the jerk that stole my Dragon Balls?!" Emperor Pilaf started laughing at her. "Yes. I stole them, this is true. But I didn't get all of them now did I?" Kisa smirked. Goku must still have their grandfathers Dragon Ball. "I know that one of you runts is carrying the four star ball. Hand it over to me now and things will go much easier for you."

"Maybe in the next millennium, you freak!" Bulma said as she stuck her tongue out at the screen. "I see. So that's how you like to play it, little girl? All right then! Time to change strategies." At that, a large metal claw came out of the ceiling and grabbed Bulma up with it. Before anyone could do or say anything, she was gone. "Bulma, no!" Kisa said as she jumped up at the ceiling. "Hey, umm.. What did he mean by change strategies?" Oolong said as he started biting his nails out of fear. After a few seconds, Bulma showed up on the screen next to the little blue guy. "Look, Kisa! There she is." Puar said as she pointed at the television screen, unfortunately the sound seemed to be disabled at this point. After talking to Bulma for a little while it seemed, Emperor Pilaf send her back up the ceiling. As soon as she disappeared on the screen, she was thrown back into the cell with the others. Kisa caught Bulma as she fell down, and let out a breath of relief. "Wow, nice catch Kisa! Great timing."

"So what happened out there?" Bulma frowned. "He's not going to let us go until we hand over the Dragon ball." Kisa nodded and turned her eyes back to the screen, which had turned black all of the sudden. After a few seconds though, they could see why. Small pipes started coming out of the wall and spewed gas into the room. Kisa and the others tried to hold their breaths for a few seconds, but it was no use. After less than a minute, they all fell unconscious.

"Come on, you guys! Wake up." Kisa said as she tried to revive her companions. For some reason, she was the first of them to wake up. And thankfully, Goku had joined them in their cell as well. "I wonder why they separated you from us." Kisa said as she sat down next to him. Goku shrugged. "Beats me." After sitting and talking to each other for a few minutes, the others slowly started waking up as well. "Say Goku, do you still have that Dragon Ball?" Bulma asked groggily. Goku shook his head. "No, as soon as I got separated from you guys, I got gassed. They must've taken it from me while I was out." At that Bulma started to panic. "What about my wish?! They've got all seven of them now! What if that crazy little troll already used the Dragon Balls and summoned the Dragon?" Kisa stood up and spoke. "Why don't we go check that out for ourselves?" She said as the cell door seemed to be open wide. "Do you think they forgot to close it?" Bulma asked her. "It could be another trap." Goku said. "Yeah, but why would they set another trap for us if they already have all seven of the Dragon Balls?" Yamcha added. "Yamcha's right." Kisa said, making everyone turn to her in surprise. "I say we go for it."

After running around the tunnels for a little while, the gang ran into Emperor Pilaf and his lackeys. They seemed to be genuinely surprised to see them running about, panic clear on their faces. "Have you made your wish yet?" Bulma asked him tentatively. The little blue man shook his head. After hearing that, Goku took out his power pole and spoke. "Then give me back my grandpa!" The emperor and his lackeys gulped and started running away, with Goku and Kisa in hot pursuit until they reached a five way corridor. "Oh that's just great." Kisa said as the others caught up to them. "Now which way?" Bulma asked them. But before anyone could answer, one of the nearby walls pushed them backwards into a large yellow room. "What in the world?" Goku said as he got off of the floor. But as soon as the rest got up, a large silver ball started rolling in their direction. After dodging it for a little while, they found a way out through a pink corridor. Unfortunately, the silver balled rolled right after them. It took them a while more of running through the endless halls before they finally lost the ball. Everyone took a small breather before walking into a large red room with a purple curtain at the end of it. "It looks like there's a tunnel behind that curtain. It could be a way out of here." Yamcha said. "Why don't you go check it out then?" Bulma asked him. "Wait, it could be a trap." Kisa stated, making the others rethink their plan. Oolong sighed. "I just want to get out of here.." As soon as he said that though, the curtain opened, revealing another silver ball. "You've got to be kidding me?!" Goku yelled as the gang started running away again. This time though, they didn't make it very far as they reached a dead end. "No! we're trapped!" Yamcha yelled out as he started pushing against the wall. "It was nice knowing you." Oolong said as he and Puar hugged each other out of panic. As soon as they turned around, they could see the ball rolling towards them. But it stopped right before it hit them, and rolled back the way it came from. "O thank god." Kisa said as they all took a breath of relief. "Well that was weird." Goku said as another wall came down from the ceiling, locking them inside once again. "You know, there's something familiar about this room." Bulma said as she examined the walls around them. It seemed like they got right back to where they started. The screen behind them turned on again and the laughing face of Emperor Pilaf showed up. "Excellent. Your all safe, now isn't that nice. I was worried you wouldn't be able to see me crowned supreme ruler of the world!"

"You see, Bulma. Now that's a good wish." Oolong said. But as soon as he did, Bulma kicked him in the face. "Well, I've got to go and make my wish! I'll see u at my inauguration, ok? Bye." With that, the screen turned black again. Bulma started hitting one of the nearby walls in anger. "There has got to be a way out of this tomb!" Yamcha snapped his finger at that. "I've got it! Goku! You have to use the Kamehameha wave."

"Uh, well sure. I can try." Goku said as he took a fighting stance. Kisa raised an eyebrow at that. "Say Yamcha, how do you know about the Kamehameha wave?" Yamcha started nervously laughing. "Never mind that! We need every second we can get, ok?"

"Fine." Kisa said as she turned her back to him. "Alright, everyone stand back." Goku said as he raised his arms and pushed them to the side. He focused all of his energy into his hands and a small blue ball started to appear. "Kaah meeh haah meeh HAH!" As soon as the smoke cleared, a small hole in the wall appeared. Goku started laughing. "Oops! I guess I need a little more practice. Look at that hole haha! It's pretty small, isn't it?" Yamcha smirked. "Thanks, Goku! Puar, do you think you can fly through that hole and steal one of their Dragon Balls?"

"Sure, Yamcha!" She said as she turned into a little blue bird again. "Wait up! I'm coming with you." Oolong said as he followed her out of the hole. Kisa smirked. "Yamcha, sometimes you amaze even me." At that Yamcha turned beet red again. Bulma and Goku meanwhile started looking out of the hole. The sky quickly turned a dark blue and thunder appeared in the sky. After a bright light flashed before them, the eternal Dragon Shenron appeared. "Come on, Puar. You're our only hope now." Yamcha whispered to himself as he looked out of the little hole in the wall. Puar and Oolong flew as quickly as they could, and before the emperor could make his wish, they arrived at the scene. "Wow, He's huge!" Goku said as he saw the Dragon appear through the hole. "Even though Kamehameha's make me hungry, I'm not gonna give up." With that, he started casting Kamehameha's over and over at the same spot. "Who dares summon me?" Shenron asked outside of the walls, making Emperor Pilaf quiver in his boots. "I did." He said tentatively. "Tell me your wish." Shenron asked, his voice resonating throughout the entire area. "But beware, for it will come true."

"Uh.. I wish for uhh.." The Emperor mumbled his words together as he started to make his wish, but before he could, Oolong ran out in front of him. "I wish for the world's most comfortable pair of underwear!" At that Shenron's eyes started glowing red, and after just a few seconds, the underwear fell out of the sky on top of Oolong's head. "Your wish has been granted. Farewell." Shenron said as he disappeared. Kisa burst out into laughter. "Hahahaha! I think that little pig may have just saved the world!"

"Maybe he's not such a coward after all." Bulma stated. On the outside though, Emperor Pilaf exploded with anger. "How dare you! You stole my wish!"

"I did it you guys!" Goku said as he finally made a hole big enough for them to walk out of. As soon as they ran out though, they could see the Dragon Balls fly away in seven different directions. "I guess the Dragon Balls flew away." Goku said, his eyes open in awe. "That's what happens when the dragon grants a wish." Bulma stated. "The balls are spread all over the Earth again."

"What?! That means the Dragon Ball grandpa gave us to remember him by is gone!" Goku said sadly. Kisa put a hand on his shoulder. "It's okay, Goku. We'll find it again someday." Emperor Pilaf meanwhile started a temper tantrum. "I want that pig for lunch! And the others dead with him! Exterminate them!" Oolong and Puar started running away as fast as they could, meanwhile the others started looking for a way out as well. Goku however stopped and sat down on the floor beside them. "I'm to hungry to go anywhere."

"What? You're too hungry?" Bulma asked as she started to panic. Kisa ran back to Goku and picked him up, carrying him on her back as they ran away. After running away for a few minutes, some strange rabid dogs started running after them. "We could be running into another trap!" Bulma said as she followed the others through the tunnels again. "Do you have a better idea?" Kisa said as she ran after Yamcha. "Try thinking positive for a change and run faster! Your falling behind." Yamcha told Bulma as he could see her running slower and slower by the second. Soon though, a few of the rabid dogs appeared before them. Bulma frowned. "Think positive, huh?"

"Fine, it doesn't work." Yamcha said nervously. "Snap out of it, Goku!" Bulma said as she started shaking him, making Kisa almost lose her balance. "Quit doing that!" She said as she turned around. "I'm too hungry.." Goku said sadly, but as soon as he saw the dogs his eyes opened wide and he got up. "Those guys look delicious!" He said as he ran towards the dogs and knocked them out cold. Kisa smiled as she ran over to Goku and kicked a dog in the head. "Who knew his appetite would save us one day."

"Wolf-Fang Fist!" Yamcha yelled out from behind them as he knocked out a few dogs himself. "Let's get out of here!" Bulma said as she started running away again. As soon as the last dog fell, Kisa picked up Goku as he tried to eat one of the dogs and ran after the others. "But.. Kisa!" Goku said in protest.

Throughout their run in the tunnels, the dogs kept chasing after them. Even as they made their way through the main halls of the castle, none of them were safe. "It's like a dog kennel up in here." Yamcha said as he kicked one of the nearby dogs away. "Power pole Extend!" Goku said as he flew up to the ceiling. "Climb on, you guys!" At that, Yamcha, Bulma and Kisa climbed up the pole as well as it rose up as far as it could. "Well, we're safe from the dogs, but how do we get out of here?" Bulma asked him. "Uh, I don't know?" Goku answered. "I have an idea." Kisa said as she started swinging the pole back and forth. After only a few swings they flung through a nearby window. Unfortunately there was another identical room on the other side of it. "Man, that stinks!" Yamcha said as he stood up. Kisa turned her head as she heard more dogs barking in the distance. "And more dogs are on their way too."

"What do we do now?" Bulma asked. "I don't know, but I need some food, bad." Goku said as he held his stomach. "Attack!" Two voices yelled from the ceiling. As soon as Kisa looked up, she could see Emperor Pilaf's lackeys jump down in front of her. "Drop that pole!" They said as they saw Goku get up again. "Hahaha! I've got you cornered!" Emperor Pilaf said as he entered the room. "There's no way out now!"

Kisa sighed as she sat down in yet another cell. The only difference from the other cells was that this cell had a glass roof and steel walls. Oolong slapped the wall a few times and grunted. "I bet even Goku can't blast his way out of this cell."

"No big deal!" Goku said. "Look, there's no ceiling."

"Yes there is." Bulma said. "It's probably made of glass or something like that." Goku cocked his head to the side and spoke. "Well it can't be harder than my head. Watch this." At that, Goku jumped up at the ceiling, but as soon as his head hit the glass, he fell down on the floor again. "Well I guess that settles that then." Kisa said as she helped him get up again. "It must be tempered glass." Bulma stated as she looked up again. "Well, I'm not giving up!" Yamcha said. "First, we're gonna get out of here. And then we're going to find all seven Dragon Balls again." Bulma sighed as she sat down on the floor. "There won't be any Dragon Balls for a year." Kisa raised an eyebrow at that. "What do you mean, Bulma?"

"It's all part of the legend. Once the eternal dragon grants a wish and the Dragon Balls are scattered across the earth, they become regular stones for a full year. In other words, you won't even be able to tell they are Dragon Balls."

"Are you serious?!" Yamcha asked nervously. "Yikes! That's harsh." Oolong added. "I can't believe it!" Yamcha continued. "Now I have to be shy around woman for another year!" Kisa laughed at that. "You've been doing fine so far." At that Yamcha's eyes opened wide. "I guess your right."

"Hello, is this thing on?" A voice from the intercom said. "It is I! Emperor Pilaf! I wouldn't worry your pretty little heads about what's going to happen a year from now, because you're all going to die tomorrow! I hope your all enjoying your accommodations, because I personally designed the cell you're in. I call it my easy-bake office! I wanted to see how hot I could make a room by absorbing the sun's rays! Its pleasant in there now, but just wait until the sun comes up! And get ready to boil!" At that, the gang started to panic. "That fiend! We've got to get out of here!" Yamcha said as he started hitting the walls again. "I don't wanna die!" Bulma cried out. "I'm too young and too pretty to die!"

"And I'm too hungry." Goku said as he fell down on his back and closed his eyes. Kisa got up from the floor and started kicking the wall again. "There's got to be a way out, come on Goku!" Goku nodded and slowly got up again. As soon as he faced a wall, he started firing Kamehameha's, but to no avail. Nothing they did seemed to help. After a while, Yamcha, Kisa and Goku stopped attacking the wall out of exhaustion. "It's no use." Yamcha said. "We're stuck here." Kisa sighed as she looked up at the moon. "At least the view's nice." She said as Goku sat down beside her. "I agree." Puar said as she flew up to the ceiling. "How can you just watch the moon? Aren't you guys worried about tomorrow?" Oolong asked them. "Yeah, but that's why I'm looking at the moon." Puar said. "It's soothing. Look how full it is tonight. Doesn't it make you feel all warm and fuzzy?" Oolong growled at her. "I'm a pig! I am warm and fuzzy."

"A full moon, huh?" Goku asked. "Did you guys know that a terrible monster comes out when the moon is full?" Bulma raised an eyebrow at him. "What do you mean, Goku?"

"It's true. Our grandpa was trampled to death by that monster." At that Kisa looked away sadly. "What?!" Yamcha started. "Gohan, the supreme martial arts master? That has got to be one big savage monster!" Goku nodded. "Yeah! It destroyed our old house and crushed all of our trees."

"You seem awfully quiet about this, Kisa." Bulma said. "Oh, it's nothing.." Kisa said quietly. "So what did it look like Goku?" Oolong asked. "I'm not really sure. I slept through the whole thing."

"What about you, Kisa?" Oolong asked her, Kisa stayed silent and turned her back to the group. "How could you sleep if a huge monster was fighting your grandpa and sister?" Goku shrugged. "I don't know." He said. "The last thing I remember was grandpa warning me about the full moon, and how I should never ever look at it." This made the others look at each other in panic and slowly back away from Goku and Kisa. "Hey, what are you guys doing?" Goku asked them. "Oh, nothing." Yamcha said nervously. "Hey, Goku, Can I ask you a little something?" Bulma asked. "Sure." Goku said, Kisa staying suspiciously quiet. "That night your grandpa was trampled, did you happen to look at the full moon?" Goku seemed to think about that for a moment, before speaking up again. "Well.. I think I did. Just before I fell asleep. Why?" The others started backing up again. "I'm getting a little nervous." Yamcha said quietly. "You're not the only one." Bulma added. "I guess, if we make him look at the moon, we'll know for sure." As soon as Oolong said that, Kisa started talking again. "Shut up! I don't want to hear another word coming out of you!" At that everyone turned around to look at her. "What's wrong, Kisa?" Goku asked as he saw her kneel down in front of him. "It's nothing, Goku." She sighed and put her hands on his shoulders. "Goku, can you do something for me? Could you look up at the moon?" Goku raised an eyebrow at her. "Why?" Kisa smiled sadly at him. "It would make me happy." Goku gave her a huge smile at that. "Oh! Well if it makes you happy, then sure!" With that Goku turned his gaze to the sky. As soon as he started looking at the full moon though, something within him changed. His eyes turned red and he started breathing heavily. "I'm so sorry, Goku." Kisa whispered as she ran out of the way to join the others. "Kisa! What have you done?!" Bulma yelled at her as she hid behind Yamcha. Kisa ignored them and looked at Goku worryingly. "What's happening to him?" Yamcha asked her. "Promise me, you won't tell him." Kisa asked quietly as she saw Goku change into a huge apelike monster. The others started to panic as Goku grew bigger and bigger until he eventually got big enough to break through the glass ceiling. Was this the end for them?