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The sunlight crept through the trees and into the small clearing, illuminating the two sleeping bodies. They were both naked and their clothing was scattered around them. They slept without fear since they were well hidden and none of the larger creatures could get them here.

The one on top, a woman, stirred. He ice-blue eyes opened as she took in her surroundings. Nothing had disturbed the foliage around them. Getting, she walked out to the edge of the cliff they had spent the night on. She let out a happy sigh as she stretched her arms, her short, blonde hair falling back as she looked upwards.

Lacking her warmth, the man opened his eyes and his gaze drifted to the woman. Looking her up and down, he got her attention with whistle.

The woman grinned at him as she looked at him over her shoulder. "Enjoying the view Gohan?" She patted her rear suggestively.

"You know it." Gohan leapt to his feet, and straightened out his long hair.

"Well get used to it, we'll be here for a while."

Gohan picked up her undergarments and threw them at her. "Get dressed Eighteen. We'll need to get moving before the bigger predators come out."

"Why are you so worried about some dinosaurs?" asked Eighteen as she started getting dressed. "We can deal with them."

"Just get dressed."

After pulling on their clothes they began trekking through the bush. It didn't take long for the island to come alive. The creature's internal clocks kicked in; the birds were the first to start, followed by the rustling of various small creatures in the bushed and leaf litter.

"You still haven't told me what we're looking for," said Eighteen.

"We're looking for a specific plant. We're searching for the big one."

Eighteen raised an eyebrow and quirked a smile. "The big one?"

"It's an unusual ."

"How so?"

"You'll see soon enough, but let's just say that I don't want it finding us before we find it."

They continued their trek until they came to a clearing. There was tall grass going, which extended all the way up the hill to the next patch of forest.

"Crouch down."

"What for?"

"We can't risk the Big One seeing us."

Eighteen gave Gohan a sour look before crouching.

They crawled under the cover of the tall grass, but a deafening roar caught their attention. Peaking up through the grass, they saw a large, black colored . It most striking features were the saber teeth near the front of its mouth.

"It's him," said Gohan.

"The Big One?"

"Yes…that's the Big One."

"So why are you so afraid of it seeing us?"

"Because he's stronger than us."

"You must be joking."

"I said he was peculiar. He's even stronger than my father, and he's a super saiyan 3."

"How do you know that?"

"He ate my father."

Eighteen looked at Gohan like he was crazy. "Now I know you must be joking."

"I'm not," replied Gohan. "That's why I isolated myself from the others. They wanted to g on a suicide mission against the Big One to get revenge. The dragon said that it was predation that my father's death was a natural cause so he couldn't be brought back. I told them they were crazy, and refused to tell them where this place was."

"What did they say?"

"They said I didn't love him."

"I'm glad you ditched them…except Piccolo right?"

"Yeah, I'm always in touch with him and Dende. They're not telling any of the others where I am, and since the Big One can't show off his power, they can't sense him either."

"So what're we going to do now?"

"Get down!"

"Oh, you're dirty boy Gohan."

"I mean it," said Gohan seriously. "He's coming this way."

They both ducked under the grass as the enormous carnivore passed by them. He looked around when he was hovering over them, but moved on.

When the Big One had left, Eighteen approached Gohan with another question. "If he's so strong, then why are we seeking him out?"

"I just wanted to see him again…just to make sure he was real I guess. He's such a majestic sight, and I guess I wanted to make sure none of the others had attacked him. He's just an animal after all."

"So what now?"

"Let's enjoy this place a little more. You said there was some view I had to get used to." Gohan then grabbed the giggling Eighteen and carried her back to their previous campsite.