Dragon Ball Blackthorned

Arc 3: The Red Ribbon Army Arc

(Sub-Saga 4 – Fortuneteller Baba Saga)

(A/N: And now we clean our hands of this arc, first we deal with Pilaf!)

Chapter 48: The Final Ball Found! Now the Revival Can Begin!

-(South City Street)-

Mai, Shu, and Pilaf were cruising down the road on Pilaf's badass red Mercedes-Benz. They had tried to spy on Goku (for Mai, it was Ace), but their satellite somehow shifted to a local nudist commune for old folks. The horrors they saw were burned into their retinas. They were going to wish to remove that memory before taking over the world. Mai was driving looking rather annoyed. She had a feeling Ace was involved in that stunt and stealing her underwear. She had no proof, but she had her gut instinct.

"We need to be careful. I don't exactly have a driver's license." Mai said.

"Wait, you have a pilot's license, but not a driver's license?" Shu asked.

"Apparently, you can be 13 for a pilot's, but I have to 16 for a driver's license. Our laws are screwy." Mai grumbled.

"Wait, you're thir-"Pilaf said before screaming.

He had heard the familiar roar of a motorcycle that sounded like a dragon. And then, the source rapidly sped up next to the car to his horror.

"Ok, you got two options. Pull over or I blast the car!" Ace said to them in a dark tone.

"Oh shit!" Mai screamed as Goku was on their windshield.

"It's you guys again." Goku said annoyed.

"AHHHHHH!" Mai said drifting off the road into the dirt.

Mai came to a sudden stop causing Goku to fall off gathering dust. Ace came over and slowed to a stop on his bike. Ace strode looking rather confident. Pilaf, Mai, and Shu came out with Pilaf holding the box with the Dragon Ball in it. Using Shave, Ace snatched the box out of Pilaf's hands.

"Thanks. I've been wanting the Dragon Ball." Ace said opening the box to reveal it. "And I'll be keeping the box too."

Shu was stammering like an idiot as Pilaf fumed angry at the display of speed.

"Give it back!" Pilaf roared.

"We don't have time for games, Pilaf." Goku said sternly.

"Make me, you short bastard!" Ace said.

Their response? The Pilaf powersuits! However, what put the match is Goku's favor was Mai decided to take on Ace by herself. The foolish decision would any make it easier for Goku to beat Shu and Pilaf's combined mecha.

"If you want me, you'll have to catch me!" Ace said speeding off on Kageyama.

Mai readied her pink Pilaf Machine's rocket pack.

"Oh, I intend to!" Mai said flying after Ace.

If Mai did not decide to take me on her own, I would have a bit of trouble taking on the combined Mecha. I actually have to thank her for making it easy. I drifted to a stop, and unsheathed Rakurai.

"Kyber Crystal Art: Lightsaber, Form White!" I said raising my sword.

The metal of it glowed and became a white lightsaber! It even makes the sounds of it! I was not a big Star Wars fan, but I made it a small goal to get my hands on a lightsaber someday. This technically did not count, but hey whatever works! I leapt into air and got on top of Mai's Pilaf Machine slashing off the jets to have it hit the ground. Mai fired her robot's machine guns at me, but I decided to spook her by unflinchingly walked through them.

"Why won't you stop?!" Mai screamed before I slashed through the robot's left arm off disabling one of the machine guns.

I shrugged. My blade's metal returned to normal and I sheathed Rakurai. My fist was enough to promptly finish off the machine. Mai crawled out and immediately gave up. She even dropped her pistol to the ground citing it worthless to use against me.

"Please don't kill me." Mai asked me.

I can't even if I wanted to. They are important to canon, but I figured why not take advantage.

"I won't be killing you. You'll be doing something for me." I said getting my BlackTab to spawn…clothes. "You'll be changing into this out."

"Seriously?" Mai asked.

"Or I can kill you if you can." I said as Mai shook her head no. "If you don't want to die, start changing."

Mai nodded frantically as she began to undress. I had to admit that you'd swear Mai was an adult with her being rather tall and with the makeup. She took the clothes and put them on. She now wore an all red suit and carries sharp three-point stars on her belt, along with a gun holster on her hip and wears red knee-boots with high heels. Her suit has an opening above her chest, revealing cleavage.

Yes, I stuck her in her DB Evolution counterpart's costume. Why? It's the only good thing from that movie. Plus, shits and giggles. Mai looked mortified by the outfit, and I took a picture for the memories. I also knocked her out unconsciousness, stuffed her and her old clothes into the Pilaf Machine, and used Kageyama to tow it back to Goku and the others. Goku was wearing Shu's gi to my dismay. Seems they still had a flamethrower even without Mai.

"Let's go. We need to hurry revive Bora's dad." Goku said getting his things and getting on the Nimbus.

I nodded, and we speed off leaving the Pilaf Gang in the dust. We swing by for Upa, and we head back to the Land of Karin. It was then I had two discoveries. One, apparently Upa's five (I thought he was older), and Goku's birthday is apparently April 16. I made a mental note to keep the date in mind. I put aside my BlackTab when Goku set down the balls. I had taken Violet with me this time.

"Ahem. Arise, Eternal Dragon and grant us our wish!" Goku shouted.

The balls glowed, the sky grew dark as night, and out of the balls came Shernon. Violet was flabbergasted.

"Dear kami, the legends were real." Violet said blankly.

I think it got her more upset that Red was going to waste a wish, and I'd be pissed.

"I am the eternal dragon, state your wi-"Shernon said before looking down at us. "Oh…it's you. Nice to see you again, I guess."

"Yo!" I greeted casually.

"You're friendly with the Dragon?!" Violet asked.

"He upgraded my sword. I wished for it." I explained telling an abridged tale of its origins.

"Mr. Dragon, my friend here has a request for you." Goku said gesturing to Upa.

Upa looked up at the dragon and got his iron nerve for his will. Standing tall, he steely eyed it down.

"Please, revive my father!" He requested.

"Please." Ace said coolly.

"It shall be done!" Shernon said as his red eyes glowed.

Bora's grave had begun to crumble as the mighty tank of a man crawled out from under the dirt. Bora had returned to the land of the living once again.

(A/N: What do you think of lightsabers being an option? Frankly, the idea came to me and I had to do it. Last but not least, the finale of the saga!)