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Another Story

Tale 24: Red Ribbon, Sea Monsters, Apologies, and Loove!

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"What's this movie called, Mai?" Yamcha asked as Mai smiled.

"I think it's called Death Note, it's based on a pretty popular manga." Mai replied as Puar ran her fingers through her hair, glaring towards Mai with hate in her eyes.

"Can't say I've heard of it." Yamcha replied as Mai leaned closer to Yamcha, laying her head on his shoulder and causing the younger teenager to blush.

"I like you, Yamcha." Mai smiled, looking up at him. "I mean, more than like you."

"Y-you do?" Yamcha replied. "Well, to tell you the truth, I like you like that too, Mai."

"More than like?" Mai asked as Yamcha nodded, pulling her head closer to his and kissing her gently on the lips.

"Yeah." Yamcha smiled as Puar abruptly got up and walked out of the living room. "Puar, where are you goin'?"

"To sleep." Puar replied, holding back tears welling up in her eyes. "I'm tired, Lord Yamcha."

Puar quietly walked on into her room, looking at the only things she owned, which weren't much. Quickly, she put them into a small bag and lept out the stone window of the small hut. "Good bye, Lord, no...Just Yamcha." Puar whispered, walking through the large desert with tears running down her face in the cold night air.

High above Puar, a man dressed in black laughed, looking down upon her as he stood upon a large pillar. "I sense darkness within that one..."

"What the hell did I do wrong!" Broli yelled, releasing a Blaster Shell that decimated a small forest. "I don't understand it! Or this stupid human culture!"

"What happened, Broli?" Ha-chan asked as he stepped towards the Saiyajin pre-teen, dropping some lumber along his way.

"Damn woman..." Broli replied. "I have no freaking idea what she wants..."

"Snow?" Ha-chan asked. "Broli, if you made her mad, then all you gotta do is say you're sorry...I'm sure she'll forgive you."

"Dammit." Broli groaned, turning to Ha-chan. "If this doesn't work, I'm decimating you, robot."

"Good luck!" Ha-chan smiled as Broli walked off, pinpointing Snow's ki and promptly addressing the position.

"Snow?" Broli asked as he found her crying in a small wooded area. "Listen...about today...I'm s-sorry. I didn't know what you meant...I'm not from this planet, so it's just hard for me to understand what you mean when you say things..."

"Broli..." Snow replied, wiping her tears as she ran up and hugged him. "It's alright...I'll have to teach you a thing or two about the Earth though." Snow winked, kissing Broli on the cheek as he grabbed her hand, lacing his fingers between hers as they walked back towards Snow's home.

Kuririn turned to find a large, gray creature, one that was almost as large as an island in size, with a few deciving dorsal fins at the top of what looked like an armored shell. It had large, crab-like claws as well, ones that looked ready to snap Kuririn in half. "AHHHRAHH!"

Kuririn shook in fear as Goku laughed, causing the bald teen to look towards him. "WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING!"

"Because..." Goku smirked. "He's strong." With that, Goku lept from the water, high into the air. "KINTO'UN!" Suddenly, the little yellow cloud zoomed towards Goku, catching him as it flew towards the Sea Monster. As Goku flew faster and faster towards it, he chuckled, jumping from Kinto'un at the last second, slamming his fist into the armored shell of the large beast, causing it to crack. The Sea Monster bellowed in pain as blood seeped from the cracked shell, it's claw heading for Goku.

"GOKU, LOOK OUT!" Kuririn yelled, igniting his ki as he concentrated it quickly into a confined, disc-like entity. "KIENZAN!" The spinning disc of ki quickly slashed through the claw of the Sea Monster, destroying it, and saving Goku's life in the process. However, the colossal monster wasn't done yet, extending his other claw towards Kuririn.

"My turn, Kuririn!" Goku shouted, jumping from the water again. "KAMEHAME...HA!" A blue surge of energy swept forth from Goku's palms, slamming into the remaning parts of the Sea Monster and wiping it from the face of the Earth. "We did it! HA HA!" Goku laughed as he fell back into the water beside Kuririn. "That was a nice attack you made there, Kuririn."

"Thanks." Kuririn replied. "It was, my father's signature move..."

"Father?" Goku asked. "Wow, so your dad made that attack up?"

"I'd rather not talk about it." Kuririn replied, then smirked. "I'm gonna beat you to the island, Goku!"

"WHA!"

Crystal fluttered her eyes, the early morning Sun's rays hitting them directly as she got up, finding herself in a new set of clothes. "Wait a sec...where the hell am I?" She asked herslef aloud, walking around the room she was in, getting a glimpse of another through the door way, then walking through it to see the red haired man from before cooking something while Jet sat at a table.

"Crys!" Jet laughed. "You're finally up!"

"Jet?" Crystal asked as she walked near the table he was at. "Where are we?"

"My house." The red-haired man replied. "You'll have to forgive me...I brought you back here after healing you both last night. My name is Jonathan River. Would either of you like some breakfast?"

"No thanks." Crystal replied. "We actually need to be leaving..."

"Oh?" Jonathan asked. "I was actually hoping you could stay...a friend of mine is looking for young, able-minded people such as yourselves..."

"What for?" Jet asked as Jonathan smiled.

"The advancement of humanity through cybernetics." Jonathan replied. "Coincidentally, it's the field I'm in, with my collegue, Jerry Gero."

"Gero?" Jet asked. "Of the Red Ribbon Army?"

"That's correct." Jonathan replied. "Do you know him?"

"Yeah, the crazy old bastard's our grandfather." Crystal replied, a hint of disgust in her voice. "I'm Crytal Gero, and over there is my younger brother, Jet Gero."

"So, you're the Gero twins I've heard so much about." Jonathan laughed. "So, how about helping me and your grandfather out on this one?"

"What's in it for us?" Jet asked as Jonathan flipped a pancake.

"A pretty large salary, plus you'll never age, if the experiment goes the way we want it to." Jonathan replied. "How about it?"

"We'll do it." Crystal smiled as Jonathan put the pancake on a plate.

"Alright then!" Jonathan smiled. "It seems we'll further humanity after all..."

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Next Time: Jonathan takes Jet and Crystal to meet with their grandfather, who they ran away from years ago, plus the rest of the Gero Experimentation Squad! Also, Goku and Kuririn arrive on the island only to be met with fierce attacks by the animals who live there...can this be a part of the training as well? Meanwhile, a shadowy figure sets his sights on gaining Puar...what plans does he have for her? Find out all this and possibly more in the next installment of Another Story!

Another Story

Tale 25: Face to Face