CHAPTER NINE

A/N: I'm sorry for taking so long to update. I came down with a serious case of writer's block and was trying to settle down in school, which i still have'nt done. Anyway's, on with the chapter...

The village elder, Zalador had asked some of the villagers to prepare a table filled with all sorts of edibles for the trio to use to lure the monster out of its lair, which was somewhere in the mountains. Zalador had told them that the monster would definitely smell all the food in no time and would be on its way, with that the old man quickly retreated along with the rest of the people. Videl, Bikini and Goten hid themselves inside a very large pot that could contain them without too much struggle. It had bearly been a minute before Goten began complaining about how hungry he was, Bikini soon joined in. Videl was groaning, annoyed by their constant complaining.

"Shut up you two!" She snapped.

"But, Videl, we have'nt had breakfast yet and i'm starving." Goten whined.

Videl huffed and rolled her eyes. "We can't have a trap without bait."

"I'm hungry too!" Bikini added clutching her stomach.

"Keep on whining and i'll feed you both to the monster." Videl suddenly threatened a little bit louder, pushing the pot lid open in the process.

Both young half saiyans shushed her. Videl realised her sudden outburst and sat back down in the pot, closing it.

"We want food! We want food!" They started chanting, annoying Videl further.

Bikini groaned. "I'm so hungry." She opened the lid of the pot and grabbed an apple from the side and quickly sat back down. Videl had protested, but Bikini did'nt seem to care and chose to ignore her. The female saiyan smiled a bit as she inhaled the food, before eating it in two bites.

Goten smiled and made an attempt to reach for something also.

"I want an apple..."

"And i said 'no'!" Videl yelled slapping him in the process. Goten slid back into the pot, the lid banging shut.

Goten frowned and tears filled his eyes.

"B-but, you let Bikini get something..."

"I did'nt let her!" Videl shot a glare in Bikini's direction, who's attention was on Goten, as if she was expecting something from the boy.

A second later, Goten began to wail as loud as he could.

"I JUST WANTED A STUPID APPLE!" He yelled as he continued to cry.

Videl was doing her best to be as non-chalant as possible, but she failed. She groaned in submission, feeling bad for the seven year old.

"Fine..." She reached out and took a dumpling from the table and held it to the boy. "Here, just stop screaming."

Goten stopped mid scream when Videl handed him the dumpling. He took it from her with a grin of achievment on his face. Videl was shocked when Goten stopped like that and watched him eat the food with vigour.

"I cannot believe you fell for that old trick." Bikini laughed. "He was faking it the whole time."

Videl rolled her eyes. "Shut up."

The kids laughed at her, but suddenly stopped when the ground began to shake with heavy foot-steps.

Videl narrowed her eyes and looked at the kids, silently signaling them that it was time for action. "Alright, go!"

They all jumped out of the pot and were almost face to face with the so called monster.

"That's the monster? Looks like a dinosaur to me." Goten said.

The dino roared loudly attempting to scare them away, this only made the two demi-saiyans laugh.

"You two should stay back, i'll handle this." Videl ordered. Bikini and Goten did'nt seem to listen to her as they began playing with the dino. Goten got closer to it and pulled on its eyelid, while Bikini used its spiked back as some sort of slide.

"Hey! Are you two even listening to me!" Videl yelled just as Goten got back to the ground.

"You're pretty small for a dinosaur." He pointed out.

The dinosaur reacted by raising its clawed foot and stomped on the boy. This made Videl gasp loudly and fall to ground in horror. But to her suprise and relief, Goten aimlessly lifted the dino as if it weighed nothing. He threw it up a few times and caught it while grinning, but he suddenly frowned when he looked at the claws on it's foot.

"You could use a pedicure."

Bikini flew upwards until she was infront of its snout. She blew on her fist a little bit.

"Hey, do me a favor and stand still, will you?"

With that said the young female saiyan punched it directly on its snout, instantly killing it. Videl could only look on, bemused.

'H-how are they this strong? They're just kids.'

Bikini and Goten high-fived each other when they met back on the ground.

"We can go back to the village now. Right, Videl?" Goten asked.

"Huh?... Oh, yeah. You're right." Videl said, snapping out of her daze. She stood up and dusted her newly acquired outfit. "Let's go."

The trio arrived back to the village, suprising some of the villagers who were'nt expecting their immediate return. Zalador approached them with Maloja in tow.

"We've dealt with your monster, if you want proof we left it back there." Bikini said before either could ask about the situation. Zalador nodded to some men behind him and they rushed back to clearing where the three came from. Not more than five minutes passed before the men yelled excited sounds of confirmation. The villagers around them gasped and some even went ahead to see the monster that had terrorised them.

"Well, It only seems right that we give you what you asked for." Zalador looked at the priest, Maloja who hesistated a bit before he took-off the necklace that held the dragonball and handed it to the eight year old girl. Bikini took it and wore it over her head while grinning triumpantly, she then turned to Videl and Goten and gave them a thumbs up.

"Today for the first time in ages, we will all sleep in peace. All thanks to them." The elder gestured to Videl, Bikini and Goten. "We shall all feast on their behalf." He finished just as the present villagers began cheering.

The girl that Videl stopped from sacrificing herself approached them with a thankful smile.

"Thank you so much for saving my village."

Videl smiled back. "They actually did most of the work."

"You're welcome." Bikini repiled.

"Are you planning on staying for the feast? You can also rest here, if you want."

Videl glanced at the two demi saiyans who seemed ready to reply with 'yes' on their own. She shrugged. "Why not."

And, so like the elder, Zalador had already stated, a feast was held. The villagers brought the monster back into the village to prepare it for the celebration, they skinned, cleaned and roasted it over open fires. At first Videl was a little creeped out that they wanted to eat the dinosaur, but soon found it actually tasted a lot like kalamari when Bikini and Goten told her to try it. After the feast a small hut, already prepared with two beds was offered to them to spend the night in. They settled in quickly and all fell asleep with Goten having a full bed to himself and Videl sharing the other one with Bikini.

Well, that's chapter nine done with. I'm so so so sorry for the delay. Oh and, i hope you all are staying in isolation to keep this deadly corona virus at bay. Pls read and review, thank you.