Garlic Jr. sits on the throne of the Ox King holding the feline form of Chi-Chi in his cold clammy hands. His bored gaze over a gaseous illusion in the air showing many places of Earth, where the Dragon Balls sat in waiting, or at least where they should have been sitting.

However, mortals such as the arrogant Red Ribbon Army were gathering them as well. So too were a trio of troublesome brats, one all too familiar with a horn on her head. Another one are the faithful duo of his estranged relative, Pilaf, though from his view it would seem that they missed the Dragon Ball entirely in their foolish search. Thankfully, these separate yet equally annoying parties each either pass by or only have a singular Dragon Ball.

He waves his hands dissipating the gaseous windows and looks down to his small army of feral monstrosities. Some were like himself, Makyans and Makyan Descendants, while others were either creations or humans loyal to his cause. Regardless, there is work to be done.

"Spice Boys! Step forward!"

Seven Pure Blood Makyans, warriors who had been by his side since his father's fall. Each one capable of conquering most of the world as far as he can see, with only a true handful of individuals capable of being a marginal obstacle, Garlic Jr. has nothing to fear as he smugly sneers in his absolute confidence in his men.

"We know where the Dragon Balls are. That predictable fool, Ox King, is bringing us our most necessary sacrifice as well. When Starswirl the Bearded arrives, and I sacrifice his horn to our secret weapon... We'll use the Dragon Balls to bind its life to mine and vice versa, making me immortal! Do you understand?"

All seven demons shout in zeal.

"Yes, Lord Garlic Jr.!"

The impish demon hops out of his oversized throne.

"Then get going! Find them and kill anyone who dares interfere! Anyone... Except the girl Bikini. We could use her horn as well... If you find her, bring her to me."

At once, every other member of this foul kingdom of evil are blown away by frightening gale force from the Spice Boys flying out of the room, save for their heinous ruler who watches in cruel delight. He looks down to Chi-Chi trying to bite down on his hand.

"Oh sweet Princess. Worry not for your father's life!~ I will spare him and make him a most wonderful court jester! Even I know a modicum of mercy!"

He cackles in the air seeing himself as the victor already. None can stop him now, even this world's so called guardian, wouldn't dare to try and stop him now.

Unbeknownst to him, his sacrifice in the form of Starswirl would arrive on the beach behind Frypan Mountain, along with his students of the Turtle School and a gun-slinging woman... His security, large beasts of rudimentary intelligence barely able to form complete sentences, would be obliterated by this opposing force.

Ox King, now healed by magic, swings his remade Axe cleaving them to pieces as Yamcha would take in the fruits of his labor training under Muten Roshi as his own master had done. Though only half the time of his predecessors, Krillin's changing Yamcha's shell to a heavier one proves to be the gap closer, as he barely touches these beastial creations and ends them in one blow. Krillin, who never fought in a fight outside of training and the World Tournament, was nervous for his first life or death battle... However, he did not need to worry. Yamcha and Ox King alone decimate their surrounding forces. He looks down at his hands, feeling the power through him after removing his Turtle Shell, closing them into fists.

"This power...! No wonder someone like Bikini could grow so strong! I-I'm a new man!"

Starswirl pats his arm shaking his head.

"You are far stronger now than you were four months ago, but do not forget yourself. Garlic. Jr. is beyond the strength of Roshi, who is the Strongest Man on Earth. Garlic Jr. is not human. That is why I, Ox King, Krillin and Launch are here."

Krillin reluctantly pumps his fist into the air.

"Y-Yeah! There's no way we're gonna let this creep just do what he wants! I trained to fight bad guys too!"

Launch pats his bald head sneering.

"I'm just here t' get paid. Still, gettin' on some real action like this ain't a bad way t' spend some time!"

Ox King bows before them not even holding back his grateful tears.

"T-Thank you again, everyone...! Thank you all so much for your help! We can use the back entrance I sealed off in case of an emergency. I still know the way to open it up too."

Yamcha looks to castle just barely visible from the massive body of the mountain.

"It'll be a lot harder from here... But it's kind of fitting. I used to be bandit, so stealing into a demon's palace is right up my alley! Let's go, guys!"

The Briefs' Party flies above the frozen mountainous region known as the Darlinge Polynya. Goku rubbing his stomach frowns.

"I'm starting to get real hungry..."

Bikini nods as her stomach growls.

"We'll find somewhere safe to stop... Hopefully some solid land to camp in too."

Tights groans from the walkie-talkie.

"Nuh-uh! Not with the sun so low! Sorry you two but we have to press on or else we'll freeze to death, or worse, our vehicles will leave us stranded... Or, well me at least. Oh, hey it's snowing!"

Goku looks up and down below hugging himself in a shudder as the soft ice falls onto him.

"So this white stuff is snow?"

A golden glow warms him up. He smiles up at Bikini who pats his head.

"It's a most wonderful thing too. Snow can be quite fun to play with!"

Over the radio, Tights scoffs at her sister from inside her plane.

"Yeah you would say that. Advice from the eldest sister, Goku? Don't get in a snowball fight with her. You'll lose."

His eyes gain a familiar glint and he begins bouncing on the Nimbus Cloud.

"Snowball fight!? I wanna learn how to snowball fight!"

"Why did I bother saying anything...?"

Bikini giggles at their back and forth. They fly on, but a shadow encroaches over them, beating wings send forth a disorienting wind that forces both the plane and Flying Nimbus to steer off course. Tights shrieks as her plane involuntarily rolls in the air.

"What was that!? Ah!"

She feels one of her wings being torn off amongst the turbulent winds as she loses altitude. A crash is inevitable. She reaches for her radio and cries out.

"B-Bikini!? Goku!? I need help, now!"

To her utter horror, she finds it unresponsive, and can only brace for impact.

Tights wakes up in a bizarre sensation. She can feel her chest, her torso as a whole, blazing in adrenaline coursing from the fear of her current experience. To survive a plane crash is one thing. It is an entirely different set of issues when she lands in a forest on the side of a snowy mountain. A forest full of hungry wolves that eye her greedily, kept at bay only by her cracked cockpit lid. Despite this, her skin feels ice cold due to the cracks and the frozen chill of Darlinge Polynya drain her of her life almost at once.

Unable to escape nor find safety in a temporary shelter, Tights can only pray that her sister, Goku, that anyone would come to her rescue...

"Begone."

The wolves snap their heads at the new voice. Tights leans forward having barely heard it as well. She thinks herself going insane from the stress and fear until she sees a wolf lunge out of view, then a loud impact sounds as it comes flying back, landing on its feet disoriented and confused. The pack runs away and a shadow soon looms over her, with two hands ripping the protective lid off with great ease, yet greater care. Slowly, Gebo reaches out to the barely conscious Tights.

"Take my hand. I will get you to somewhere safe."

The duo martial youths are in conflict, face to face with the offending winged menace. A monstrous large body with curved blades for hands and the joints of the limbs being similar to a puppet. Three horned heads, each head has only single solitary eye on their face as a large mouth huffs out from the stomach. When one speaks, the respective eye glows brightly as a different voice comes out of the abdominal maw.

"Found them! Dindin found them!~ Look! Look! They ride a Nimbus Cloud! Dindin hasn't eaten a Nimbus in so many centuries...!"

The right head sings in a chipper voice.

"Now Lord Garlic Jr. will praise Dindin when Dindin bring him their bones! They look so tasty... Them and their Nimbus!"

The left head drools leering at them both.

"Dindin Won't Be Rewarded Until They're Dead! After Them!"

The middle head demands. At once, the monster beats their wings, creating a series of stormy snow clouds swirl around the duo. Thunder begins to roll in the air with lightning crackling everywhere.

"Goku, let's split up!"

"On it!"

Bikini leaps off of the Nimbus to take flight using her magic while Goku pilots their golden cloud. He shouts loudly as he holds his hands up to his face trying to see past the increasingly fierce snowstorm.

"I-I can barely see anything! It's gotten so cold too, m-my teeth won't stop chattering!"

Bikini maneuvers around with ease. Using her magic to keep herself from freezing but is met with the monster. From a cloud it leans out using the right eye and arm to attack.

"Found one, found one!~"

The right side swings the bladed arm for Bikini. She dodges and goes to strike the body hidden in the cloud, but finds herself flying past the creature altogether. She yelps as her arm is slashed by the cruel creature.

"Myahahaha!~ Missed me! Missed me!"

Goku is confronted by the left eye and arm as they appear above him from the cover of the weather.

"Tasty Monkey Meat! If you give Dindin your Flying Nimbus, Dindin will let you go, promise!"

He blocks a swing of the blade with his Power Pole, pushing it back before pointing his magical staff at this foul beast.

"Power Pole Extend!"

Goku watches confused as his Power Pole strikes nothing, prompting a laugh from the monster until he swings his extended staff to its head. The truth is then revealed as this monster is forced from their cover. The left head from the shoulder down to the waist floats independent of the entire body.

"Augh! Strong Monkey! Strong good! Strong flesh will make Dindin stronger! Dindin eat Strong Monkey!"

A lightning bolt strikes his Power Pole, shocking Goku, stunning him long enough for the monster to fly in close to impale him. Goku snaps his head up and leaps off of the cloud over Dindin's head in a somersault! He grabs hold of the neck and begins punching away at the head.

"No one eats me or Flying Nimbus! Get ready to lose!"

Bikini continues dodging swings from the right side, the blade comes close in several moves, but an opportunity arrives upon a failed thrust. She strafes to its side, letting the arm pass her so she can deliver her counterattack, crushing the elbow between her own and her knee.

The right eye dilates as Dindin shouts in pain. She uses her magic to take hold of the arm, the blade wrapped in a golden aura, and sends it hurtling away into the thick storm clouds. Unbeknownst to her, the body flies right into the way to connect with broken limb.

"These two... These two are strong! Too strong! Dindin must retreat! Dindin flees!"

"Where Is The Left Dindin?"

The left side shouts from a frosted Goku biting down on the head. Everyone arrives to see Goku holding on tight until another lightning bolt strikes him. The head whips him off and flies to the body connecting at once.

"Monkey Too Strong...! He Tried To Eat Dindin Instead!"

Goku catches onto Bikini's outstretched hand and shouts to the monster.

"You shouldn't have picked a fight you weren't prepared to finish!"

The middle head chuckles in malicious glee as the storm begins to worsen around them. Lightning becomes more frequent and thunder continues to bellow constantly.

"Dindin Will Get You Two Another Time. Taking Down That Third One Will Have To Do. Dindin Wonders If You Care About That Girl Enough To Bury Her In The Frozen Snow... Gyhehehe..."

Bikini's blood runs cold hearing that. She remembers Tights' plane going down and quickly begins to look around in a panic. The fierce weather hides the ground below and the demon begins to recede within the thick cloud.

Goku struggles to break free trying to pursue the demon.

"Hey! He's getting away!"

She shakes him roughly holding him in the air by his wrist.

"If they want to leave then let them! We have to find Tights, her plane went down and she could be hurt!"

Goku snaps to her unaware of the eldest girl's absence. His head darts around as Bikini lowers them to the ground. He hugs himself shivering looking to Bikini.

"H-Hey... Isn't your magic gonna keep us warm...?"

"I'm trying but the weather is so fierce...! After the fight it's gotten hard for me to concentrate. If we don't find some shelter soon-"

An icicle forms from her nose that she sneezes away.

"We'll be ice statues soon! Hm? Look! A light up ahead!"

Faint light bounces past the thick cover of snowfall. Dancing rhythmically in the air. Goku puffs his chest up.

"We oughta go after it! It could be fire from her plane!"

As they approach, they find Tights unconscious and being cradled in one large arm, herself hugging her rescuer with only scrapes on her face and cuts on her clothes. The gentle giant smiles as he holds up a warm ball of ki to illuminate the area.

"There you two are. I knew that if she were here, then you two would not be far behind."

Goku and Bikini exclaim together.

"Gebo!"

Both run up to Gebo entering a stance despite their stiff bodies barely moving at their preferred speed.

"Are you here for a rematch?"

"If you're up to no good again, we'll fight you together!"

Gebo shakes his head and nods down to Tights, the girl resting her head on his chest.

"Not yet. My plane crashed due to the sudden storm appearing. While traveling down the mountains, I heard another crash, and found her among the wreckage. There is a village called Jingle just a little away from the base of the mountain."

Bikini pouts sending a defiant glare.

"But Jingle Village would be too far for us! Nimbus and my flight can't happen in this weather...! We'll freeze to death soon!"

Gebo tilts his head at her with a curious gaze. He lifts the ki ball floating above his hand and asks.

"Didn't your masters teach you to warm yourselves up with your own energy?"

Both of the Turtle Students shake their heads with Bikini bringing a worried hand to her chest trying to ease the pounding heart inside.

"We weren't given much training regarding our environment save for listening with our senses..."

Goku looks on at the ball of energy before exclaiming loudly.

"Oh! Now I get it! Man, that's pretty smart!"

But Bikini looks between them still unaware. Gebo elaborates for her.

"Our ki can take various forms of energy, most if not almost all are heat based in some way, therefore it can be used to stave off the cold even in such hostile weather like this."

Goku holds his hand out but after a minute passes, he relents and drops it in a defeated sigh.

"Master Roshi brought that up before but for some reason it's... Kinda difficult. How do you hold it like that without firing it so easily? "

Gebo is about to answer in a scholarly tone only to have his cheeks squished together by the hand of the eldest daughter of the Briefs' Family. Tights groans with a glare behind her closed eyes.

"Martial Arts talk later. Rescue time, now."

Bikini takes close to Gebo's side with Goku. Her horn glows and the golden aura of her magic radiates around the warm ball of ki, greatly intensifying the heat generating from it.

"Ki manipulation can be enhanced by magic. I just hope we last long enough to arrive at Jingle Village with some energy left."

Gebo nods but still keeps his grin as he addresses them.

"Son Goku, Bikini Briefs, both of you learn quite fast. Simply watch me and concentrate on how I focus my power. Now then, let us move."

The party arrives at the edge of the village, the dome structures barely visible past the harrowing winds, Gebo stops and glares ahead. Only men in thick coats carrying firearms walk around.

"Wait. Something is wrong..."

Goku points ahead as a crowd starts running towards them.

"Those guys seem pretty noisy! They're coming to say hi!"

The armed men gather in a straight firing line, one shouting out as he takes aim.

"This area is under control of the Red Ribbon Army! State your business or die!"

There is a pause that lingers in the air. Gebo breaks this silence upon offering the eldest sister to the youngest one.

"Troublesome. However, this will give me the chance to redeem myself. Allow me."

Bikini takes gratefully Tights into her arms as Goku grabs his reliable weapon, but Gebo holds a hand out.

"Huh? You wanna fight these guys by yourself?"

"You will be unnecessary force. I alone am more than enough and will end it in one move. Time is of the essence."

The Red Ribbon Army grow impatient and their leading officer shouts out!

"Fire!"

A bright rain of bullets descends upon Gebo! Rather than blocking them with his body, his remaining arm moves at such speeds, even Goku and Bikini gasp in shock. Tights opens her eyes just wide enough to see it too, to see every bullet be sent back, not one able to make it past the redheaded giant.

Just as fast as they had fired, the weapons of the terrorist group were blasted out of their hands, the guns broken into pieces by an unseen force.

Bikini stammers just barely able to see what happened.

"He...! H-He flicked them back...!? He only used one finger to send something so small and so fast back, all while being able to aim it without hurting them!"

Goku rubs his head, his face pale from the absurd power and skill on display, but his eyes only twinkle in exuberant anticipation. Especially as Gebo defeats each man in just under a single second.

"He's way way stronger than before..."

Gebo binds them against a lone tree and gestures for the trio to follow him.

"That should hold them for quite a while. We need to get her somewhere warm and safe."

A voice cries out not too far away. The party turn to see a woman just outside of her home waving at them as she shouts out.

"Please! This way! Hurry!"

Tights sits by a comforting fire bundle up in many soft cloths and sipping hot cocoa, moaning in delight as she holds up an empty mug.

"What a close call! I thought for sure I was a goner, again! Geez, what is with the weather?"

A short red haired girl grumbles in response.

"That evil monster is causing it... He should be sealed away under the mountain! But thanks to the Red Ribbon Army making all the men work in the mines, they accidentally free him, and now they're battling each other for who owns us!"

Gebo folds his arms watching outside the window.

"So it is evil versus evil... Well neither side will win. I will dispose of them."

Goku, now dressed similarly in thick winter clothes, gives the girl and her mother a cheeky smile.

"Yeah! We can take them both on! Dindin is already scared of me!"

He stumbles slightly from Tights striking his head with a stern fist.

"Like Hell you are! Think about the people for a change instead of just jumping into the next fight! Besides, I saw how tired you were earlier, that thing must have hit you hard!"

Goku gives a groggy giggle rubbing his head.

"It hit me with lightning a couple of times...! My body is tingling still, hehe!"

The kindly woman holds her hands up at the party.

"I-I don't think any of you understand! The Red Ribbon Army is unstoppable! If we stand against them, they'll kill us all...!"

Her daughter points to the window to the blizzard.

"That is if Dindin doesn't freeze us all into statues!"

Bikini looks to her offering a reassuring smile.

"We won't let that happen. Could you tell us more about the monster?"

The red head girl jumps with a smile of her own and runs to a dresser before pulling out a book.

"Oh! Oh! Momma! Can I tell the story? Please?"

Her mother lets out a tired breath and smiles giving her child a nod.

"Of course, Suno. It might help them understand how dangerous this situation is."

Suno opens the book for the group showing an illustration of a grandiose figure, face obscured by a tall pointed hat and impressively long beard, wearing a night blue robe gilded with sparkling stars.

"Jingle Village used to be protected by a loving guardian spirit called Old North Wind, and through his mystical beard made of heavenly clouds begot many magical clouds called Flying Nimbus, which allowed the people to fly all around the world!"

She turns page after page, people of Jingle Village going and coming back with new things, only to stop upon a familiar monster. Dindin slashes at people in the air, forcing them off their companions, then opens his torso to reveal a gaping maw, which swallows many Nimbus Clouds whole.

"Then, Dindin arrived with a bunch of nasty demons! He began eating all of the Nimbus, and came to Jingle Village to eat the Old North Wind, while his fellow demons went after the Nimbus' all over the world."

The next two pages are one, with the left side being the Old North Wind blowing back the winged demon, Dindin's torso open wide with jagged teeth blowing its own wind back.

"But the two were equal in power and their battle threatened to flatten the very mountains we call home. The Old North Wind sacrificed himself to save us...!"

A page shows the Old North Wind willingly being swallowed by Dindin, but the demon bulges until it explodes into wooden pieces, a canyon lays beyond them where people now travel through.

"With our village saved but lacking the aid of our lost friends, the Old North Wind used the last of his life to pave a way out of the mountains, so we wouldn't be stranded in the cold mountains forever. In his memory, we buried Dindin's pieces in the deepest cave we could find..."

She closes the book, but the fire goes out leaving the house in a gray tinge lit only by the baleful sunlight hidden behind the foul blizzard. Bikini closes her eyes and has her horn glow once more to warm the room with her magic before she brings the fire back to life.

"But he returned... I heard from Master Starswirl that demons can regenerate if left alone or not destroyed thoroughly."

Gebo adjusts his prosthetic arm as the hand spins independent of the wrist.

"Then I shall deal with the demon. I will need aid but one of you must stay behind to deal with the Red Ribbon Army."

He looks to both students of the Turtle School. Goku grins pounding his chest.

"Nimbus is my friend! He must be lonely without the rest of the clouds... So I'll get revenge for him!"

Tights calls out to Goku.

"Hold on! You're forgetting about Bikini!"

However, Bikini speaks for herself as she places a solemn hand on her chest.

"A demon is evil by nature, but the Red Ribbon Army chose to oppress Jingle Village. I'll gladly show them the error of their ways myself."

Gebo looks to Bikini growing a stern glare on his face.

"Do not underestimate the technology at their disposal. Though Father has left, they still have many of his inventions, long with their schematics. They were designed with Son Goku's demise in mind."

Goku however brightens the room using his cheery smile.

"Yeah but, from what I heard, that was using a weaker me way back when! I'm much stronger now, and so is Bikini, meaning she'll be just fine! They'll be no match for her!"

They turn to Suno and her mother reluctantly hold out bundles of thick clothes to them.

'"I saw the big man handle those Red Ribbon Army goons. I don't know about fighting Dindin, but at least I'm sure you can send them away if you're this certain. Take these so you don't freeze to death."

A triumphant trio steps out from Suno's home, Gebo points ahead to a tower barely visible past the snow.

"That is Muscle Tower. General White is the one in charge of this immediate area, but be warned Bikini, for his power is considerable given that he is also a strategic genius. He holds power over many of the Red Ribbon Army's resources and access to some of their more dangerous assets. What these exactly are, not even I am sure."

She nods rolling her arms in her new clothes.

"I'll be careful... These are really soft and warm by the way! I barely feel any chill aside from my face! You two be cautious when dealing with Dindin! Remember, he can split himself up and control the weather, so he'll try to use these skills together to catch you off-guard!"

Bikini floats forward flying at great speed towards Muscle Tower. Goku becomes sullen looking to an even bleaker sky.

"I guess I can't use Nimbus. Dindin would try to eat 'em!"

Gebo however shakes his head at this.

"I understand your concern, but as long as Dindin is in the sky, even with your Power Pole and my attacks he would remain have an overwhelming advantage. We not only need Nimbus to meet with him in the sky, but use it as bait, luring the demon in with its hunger."

Goku gives Gebo a glare for a moment but his eyes widen in his own personal revelation.

"Oh I get it...! We're not putting Nimbus in danger, we're bringing Dindin close so we can hit him hard, and save the village faster!"

The red headed giant nods with a smile. Goku calls out to his faithful companion and hops onto the golden cloud once it draws near. He looks cants his head to Gebo as a curious thought crosses his mind.

"Hey, can you ride the Nimbus Cloud?"

Gebo answers at once knowing the mythos of the cloud already.

"Most likely not. I sought your death and learned the means to take life away solely for revenge. I could not pass for someone pure of heart."

Goku grins patting on the cloud.

"Give it a shot! I killed my Grandpa, even if I didn't mean to or remember it, but I still can ride it! You're not gonna kill me anymore so maybe you changed too!"

Reluctantly, Gebo tries expecting to pass through the Nimbus, only to be caught in shock as he finds it solid. He carefully climbs on, realizing that the cloud latches onto him to keep him steady, acting as an anchor. Goku however rubs his nose almost sneering at the giant.

"See? I knew you'd be able to ride it no problem!"

"B-But... How?"

"Because you're like Bikini!"

They ascend into the sky, leaving a bewildered Gebo still confounded by Goku's observation.

"How am I like her...?"

He giggles looking down at her, seeing her waving at them before they turn away from each other.

"Bikini hates people suffering and does anything she can to help people. She's real nice and always pushing herself not to get stronger cause she can, but so she can protect people who can't protect themselves. I'm not really like that. I don't like picking on weaker people or bullies that do, but I get strong because I can, so... From what I was taught about being pure of heart, it's like being a hero or being good, and that's you too! You did everything you could cause you thought I was a monster, and didn't want anyone to be hurt by me like your mom and Grandpa, so..."

He turns his head to the giant smiling honestly.

"That makes you more pure than me, don't it?"

It is the same smile he's seen before at the Tournament. Now, something is different about it, something now makes it so much warmer and brighter. It occurs to him then as he flies at tremendous speeds, Goku may have been taught about morality, but purity is another matter entirely. Perhaps the boy has a point, yet in Gebo's eyes Goku is far purer, for someone to live as honestly with little to no regrets at any point in life while accepting his what may come on the chin... Truly he underestimated Son Goku's character.

"I believe you have a lot more to learn, Son Goku. Let us make haste and destroy Dindin."

Goku hops to his feet pulling his Power Pole into his hand with a flourish.

"Right! Time to put this demon down for good! No one tries to eat my friends and gets away with it!"