The Emperor Pilaf Saga
- Chapter 2 -
Secret of the Dragon Balls
Author's Note:
If you haven't read the first two chapters before this, please disregard this note. I recently edited the chapters and made some changes. Akira's Saiyan name is now Celira, taken from RedLightsRedFights' fic The Bond: Revisited, which was one of the main inspirations for this fic, used with her permission.
Age 749
Mount Paozu, East District
A year had passed since Gohan's passing, but Goku and Akira had managed to get by, believing that his spirit now resided within the ball. At that moment, they were bringing home a load of firewood, the two balancing atop two different logs and rolling them down the trail home.
Goku was dressed in a blue martial arts gi with a white belt, red wristbands, and black slip-on shoes, the Power Pole strapped to his back. Akira was dressed in a similar gi that was white with a blue belt, yellow wristbands, a yellow undershirt, and similar shoes to Goku's. The twins hummed happily to themselves as they made their way down the trail.
Two monkeys dropped out of a nearby tree and waved happily at the two. Ukyo and Goku smiled at them.
"Hi there," Akira said. "Nice day, isn't it?"
As she said that, Akira went over a bump and her log started speeding down the hill. Goku quickly picked up speed until he was neck-in-neck with her.
"Hey, Akira!" Goku said. "Race you home!"
With that, he put on a burst of speed and got ahead of his sister.
"Oh, you're on, big brother!" Akira yelled, smiling as she sped after him, the two giggling all the while.
Before long, they reached their home, a small hut with a pointed blue roof, Goku beating Akira by a few seconds.
"I'll get you next time," Akira said as the two jumped off of their logs. Goku grinned.
"Whatever you say, Akira," he replied. "Now then..."
With that, Goku and Akira lifted up their logs and tossed them into the air at the same time. With perfect synchronization, the Son twins jumped after the logs and shattered them into perfect chunks of firewood with one kick each.
The two landed, heads bowed and legs bent as the wood landed piled up into two perfect pyramids. Ukyo and Goku dusted their hands off as they stood.
"Well, that should last us a good while," Akira said. "Now, let's find something to eat."
Goku smiled. "You read my mind, sis."
The siblings giggled as they went into the hut.
Meanwhile...
Elsewhere on Mount Paozu, a blue car with the word "TURBO" printed on the driver's side door in red letters cruised down the same trail that the siblings had gone down previously. Pulling to a stop midway down the trail, the door opened, and out stepped a girl around sixteen years old with long blue hair tied in a braid with a ribbon and matching eyes. She wore a pink dress with a purple turtleneck collar and her name, "Bulma," printed on the front in black, with a brown belt supporting a blue pouch buckled around her hips. She wore blue sneakers, a brown glove on her right hand, and a pink watch on her left wrist.
"Let's see here," Bulma said, digging around in her belt pouch and withdrawing a small pocketwatch-shaped radar. She pressed the top button, and the radar switched on. Bulma smiled as she saw what she was looking for on the radar. "Oh, yeah! You're as good as mine, you little jewel."
With that, she got back in her car and continued down the trail.
Elsewhere...
Goku strapped the Power Pole across his back as Akira looked at their grandfather's ball, sitting on a purple pillow.
"We're just gonna go get some food, Grandpa,"Akirasaid to the ball. "So just stay there, okay?"
"We'll be right back." Goku added.
Just as they turned to go, the ball shone a bright yellow. Akira and Goku stopped and turned back to the ball just as the yellow glow dimmed down.
"Gosh, he hasn't shined bright like that since he died, Goku," Akira said.
"How strange," Goku said, before saying to the ball, "Can you do it again?" The ball, of course, said nothing, and the twins shrugged.
"You can do it later if you want," Goku said as he and Akira turned and headed out the door. "We'll see you in a little while!"
The two walked through the woods, contemplating what to eat for lunch.
"Now, what are we gonna eat today?" Goku said aloud. "Gosh, it's so hard to decide. Why don't you decide, Akira?"
Akira tucked a lock of black hair behind her ear. "How about some fish?"
"Fish?" Goku said, smiling. "Yeah! That sounds really great! But first, let's get a little snack."
With that, the twins sprang up into the trees, swinging through them until they reached a nearby apple tree and helped themselves to the apples.
Akira finished one apple and nonchalantly tossed the core over her shoulder. Unfortunately, a sabretooth tiger happened to be passing by at that moment, and the core bopped it on top of the head.
Looking up, the tiger saw Goku and Akira munching on the apples, and instantly realized what had happened. Growling, the tiger angrily leapt at them, but the twins saw it coming and athletically flipped out of the way of its fangs.
"Ha ha! You missed!" Akira said playfully as she and Goku took off running through the woods, the vexed sabretooth in hot pursuit.
"C'mon! Catch us if you can!" Goku taunted as they ran. "You're almost there!"
The tiger was right on the two, but suddenly they vanished. The tiger found itself running on air for a moment or two, and then looked down to see it had run off of a cliff. Letting out a terrified yowl, the tiger plummeted into the river down below. Goku and Akira, however, had managed to grab onto a branch a few feet below. Suddenly, they heard a low but ominous crack, and looked up to see the branch breaking.
"Uh-oh," Akira said simply as the branch snapped and the two fell into the river themselves. After a few minutes, they surfaced, completely unharmed.
"That was fun!" Goku laughed as they swam over to a nearby shore.
Pulling themselves up on dry land, Goku and Ukyo removed their clothes and rang them out before relieving themselves in the river. As they finished, a fish jumped out of the water behind them, catching their attention.
"Perfect timing," Ukyo said. "Let's do a little tail-fishing, Goku."
Goku nodded, dipping his tail in the water. Right on cue, fish swarmed around it.
"C'mon, you little rascals," Goku said in a singsong voice. "We know you think it's a giant worm. Take a bite..."
At that, a giant blue fish swam in and took interest in the tail. Jaw opening in anticipation, the fish lunged forward, expecting a quick meal-
-only for Goku to jerk his tail out of the water just as the fish broke the surface.
"NOW!" Akira shouted.
Goku sprang forward with a cry and delivered a powerful jump kick to the side of the fish's head, killing it instantly. As the fish sank, Goku jumped in after it and dragged it to the surface.
"Wow!" Akira exclaimed. "Now that's what I call a fish!"
A few moments later, Goku and Akira were fully dressed and headed home with their catch, dragging it easily behind them.
"This oughta last us until dinner, huh, Akira?" Goku asked.
Akira nodded, and then a low rumbling reached their ears.
"Do you hear that?" Akira asked.
Goku nodded, and they turned to see a strange-looking creature on four legs speeding up on the road. Unbeknownst to the two, it was Bulma's car.
"Run!" Goku shouted, and the two took off running with their fish as the car swerved, its wheels squealing, and its side slammed into them as it skidded to a stop, sending the twins and their fish flying through the air to slam into a tree.
Bulma gasped as she realized she just hit them.
"Oh, God," she said. "Are they dead?"
She looked through the windshield to see the two stepping out from behind the fish.
"What the?" the two said aloud as they turned to look at what was to them a monster. Bulma breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wow! You're alive!"
Goku let out an angry growl.
"So you thought you finished us, huh?!" he said angrily. "Well, you're not gonna get our fish that easy, you monster!"
"Wait, Goku," Akira said, grabbing him by the shoulder. "That thing could be dangerous."
But Goku angrily pulled away before diving under the car and lifting it up.
"Stop! What are you doing?!" Bulma shouted.
"This is for hitting me and my sister!" Goku shouted as he tossed the car, the car landing on its side and losing two of its wheels. Ukyo dashed over to him as Goku drew the Power Pole.
"There! That'll teach you to try to take our fish!" Goku shouted. "Sneaking up on us like that, huh? Well, we're ready for you this time!"
"Why don't you come out of your shell and fight?!" Akira demanded, as Bulma emerged from the open window of the demolished car, a small black handgun in her hands.
"What's wrong?" Goku asked. "Don't tell me you used up all your power already, monster!"
"Not quite!" Bulma yelled as she took aim at the two and fired, two bullets hitting them squarely in the foreheads and knocking them back. After a moment, the two, to Bulma's great shock, stood up, nary a scratch on them.
"Holy cow! What was that?!" Akira demanded. Bulma's jaw dropped.
"But... how did... you two shouldn't be alive!" she shouted. Akira clenched her fists.
"Grandpa told us about evil creatures like you!" she said. "Your black magic won't work on us!"
"Now it's your turn, monster!" Goku shouted, raising the Power Pole to strike as Akira drew her fist back.
Bulma promptly dropped her gun and raised her hands.
"Hold on!" she shouted. "I'm not a monster, you two! I'm a human being, just like you!"
Akira and Goku promptly stopped in their tracks.
"Y-you are?" Goku said. "Really?" Bulma pulled herself out of the car and jumped down to face them. The two jumped back, still on alert.
"Yes," she said. "Of course I am. You can see that for yourselves, can't you?"
She raised her hands and took a step forward. "Look, I promise I won't bite."
"Don't move!" Akira snapped, she and Goku approaching. "A human, you say?"
"That's right," Bulma said, before adding sarcastically, "Wanna see my certificate of authenticity?"
"No thanks," Goku said simply as he and Akira approached and looked her over.
"How long is this gonna take?" Bulma asked impatiently.
"Will you shut up?" Akira snapped as she and Goku stepped back.
"Well, you look human enough," Goku said. "But you're different. You're thin and scrawny."
"I'm a girl, silly," Bulma replied.
"A girl?" Goku said, surprised. "So that's what you are!"
Bulma was taken aback. "Oh, my gosh," she said. "Are you saying you've never seen a girl before?"
Goku shook his head. "No, except for my sister here," he said. "But wait, you still look different from her."
"So does that mean I'm not a girl after all?" Akira asked, looking herself over. Bulma shook her head.
"You're still young," she said. "When you get a little older, you'll look more like me."
Akira nodded at that. "To tell you the truth, except for our grandpa, you're the only human being we've ever seen."
"But Grandpa told us about girls," Goku added. "He said that if I ever ran into one, I should be as polite as I possibly can."
Bulma smiled and winked at that.
"I see," she said. "Well, what a nice thing to say! Your grandpa sounds like a very wise man! Is he?"
"Well, he was," Akira said, vaguely aware that Goku was looking around Bulma's skirt. "He died just last year."
Bulma's face took on a look of pity. "I'm sorry to hear that."
Just then, she felt something at her back, and turned to see Goku lifting up her skirt with his Power Pole.
"Hey!" Bulma shouted, jerking away and pulling her skirt down. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!"
"I was just checking to see if you had a tail," Goku said matter-of-factly.
Bulma's anger evaporated almost instantly, and she looked at them curiously to see the two had what appeared to be tails stuck to their pants.
"Maybe yours just hasn't grown in yet." Akira said.
Bulma just gave a toothy grin and covered her mouth.
"I'm sure it'll sprout up any time now kid," she said aloud. What weirdos, was what she was thinking, though she was smart enough to keep the thought to herself.
Goku decided to change the subject. "So how did you get that monster to do what you wanted it to do?"
Bulma rolled her eyes. "That's not a monster, silly! That's a car."
"So that's a car," Akira said, jumping on top of it to get a closer look. "Grandpa told us about them, but we've never actually seen one."
Bulma looked at the two. "Y'know, for little kids, you're really strong."
"Thanks!" Akira replied. "Grandpa trained us to be like steel."
"You were driving a car, right?" Goku asked. "So does that mean you're from one of the big cities?"
"You got it," Bulma said. Just then, Akira had an idea as she jumped down from the car.
"Why don't you come to our house with us, and we'll cook you some lunch?" she asked, running over to the fish.
"Yeah!" Goku said, joining Akira. "You can tell us all about the city you're from!"
Bulma raised a hand.
"Hold on just a second," she said, pulling the radar out of her pouch and checking it to see she was much closer to her prize.
It looks like the Dragon Ball is right down the road, she thought. Maybe it's at these kids' house.
Bulma nodded. "I think it's safe to assume we're having fish for lunch," she said, smiling. "Well, all right. What's on the agenda?"
Goku smiled. "Well, we can have a bite to eat, then talk, then play together!"
"Now look," Bulma said, a stern look on her face as she put her radar back in the pouch. "If you think we're going to do anything improper, you can forget it!"
Goku and Akira exchanged confused looks.
"Improper?" Goku asked. "What do you mean by that?"
Bulma blushed. "Never mind," she said.
I guess Grandpa hasn't told them about that yet, she thought. These kids are so innocent, they're adorable! She laughed out loud at that.
"Golly, girls sure are weird," Goku said.
"Hey!" Akira answered.
"I mean, aside from you, Akira," Goku replied. Akira nodded.
"Well anyway, let's go!" Akira said cheerfully.
With that, the two made their way down the trail, dragging their fish behind them with Bulma in tow.
"So, what are your names?" Bulma asked.
"My name's Son Goku, and she's Son Akira," Goku replied. "We're twins. What's your name?"
"M-my name?" Bulma replied, apparently reluctant.
Ukyo nodded. "Uh-huh."
Bulma hesitated before replying. "Bulma."
A moment of silence passed, and both Goku and Akira cracked up laughing. "That's funny!" Goku said.
Bulma was offended. "Hey, Goku and Akira aren't exactly normal, so there!"
"Yeah, but our names aren't as weird as yours!" Akira replied, laughing.
Bulma scowled. "Hey, you two be quiet. 'Bulma' happens to be very elegant. It's a lot better than 'Goku' or 'Akira,' that's for sure!"
Goku & Ukyo's house
Some time later, the three reached Goku and Akira's hut.
"Nice little place you got here," Bulma said.
"Thanks!" Goku replied as he and Akira set down the fish. "Wait here for a second, okay?"
With that, he and Akira opened the door to their house, and were surprised to see their grandpa's ball glowing again.
"Listen," Akira said as Bulma pushed her way in behind them.
"What's up?" Bulma asked. Akira held up a hand.
"Grandpa's trying to talk to us," Goku said.
Bulma raised an eyebrow. "But I don't hear anyone-" her voice drifted off before she saw the ball glowing and gasped.
"Oh, my goodness!" she shouted. "A Dragon Ball!"
She promptly pushed the two aside before eagerly grabbing the ball in her hands. Goku and Akira both dashed forward and grabbed her skirt.
"Hey, give us our grandpa back right now!" Goku shouted.
Bulma looked at them, confused. "Your... grandpa?" she asked, holding up the ball. "You mean this?" Akira promptly snatched the ball back, holding it to her chest.
"Yeah!" Akira said. "This is the only thing he gave us to remember him by. So don't you dare touch it!" As if in response, the ball started glowing again.
"Look!" Goku said. "I think Grandpa's trying to talk to us! What do you think he's saying?"
Bulma chuckled. "I hate to do this, but I don't really have a choice," she said, digging in her pouch and removing two balls identical to the one in Ukyo's hands. "See?"
Akira and Goku started in shock.
"What?!" they said simultaneously. "You've gotta be kidding! You have two grandpas?! No way!"
Bulma shook her head. "They're not grandpas. They're Dragon Balls."
Goku and Akira looked at their own ball.
"Are you sure?" Akira asked.
Bulma nodded. "I'm positive," she said. "Your ball started glowing because it was reacting to the two that I have." She set them down on the little red table in the center of the room. "Look. Put yours down next to mine."
The twins exchanged a look, then nodded.
"Okay," Goku said. "But just for a second."
With that, Akira set her ball down next to Bulma's, and all three of them started glowing.
"Wow..." the twins said, awestruck.
"Pretty cool, huh?" Bulma said, picking up one of her balls. "These gems have the power to do great things. And not so great."
"What do you mean?" Goku asked. Bulma shrugged.
"Let's just say if a bad person got ahold of these balls, he could really wreak some havoc."
"Well, what do they do?" Akira asked.
Bulma smirked. "You sure you wanna know?" The twins nodded. "Okay then."
Meanwhile...
Some distance away from where Bulma and the Sons were discussing the Dragon Balls, three villainous figures were closing in on one themselves. One was a cyan-skinned, pointy-eared imp dressed in regal clothing, one was a brown anthropomorphic dog dressed in black ninja clothes, and one was a beautiful human woman with black hair wearing a light blue trench coat that bore red stars on both sleeves. In this order, they were Emperor Pilaf, Shu, and Mai, the Pilaf Gang.
The trio came to a door and opened it to find a throne room, suits of armor lining both sides of the aisle leading to the throne. And there, on the throne, was a Dragon Ball.
"Ah, there it is!" Pilaf said in excitement.
"It's awfully dark in there, sire," Shu said uncertainly.
"Shut up, Shu!" Pilaf snapped as they made their way down the aisle. Pilaf cackled as he took the Dragon Ball.
"Yes, come to Emperor Pilaf, my precious!" he said, just as a suit of armor fell over on him. The visor fell down to reveal a skeleton. Pilaf panicked.
"Get off of me, you bonehead!" he shouted, pushing the corpse off. As it fell back, the skull came off, and bats flew out of its eye sockets. After a moment, Pilaf shrugged.
"Well, enough of that," he said. "I'm ready to make my wish!"
Mai cut in at that. "Sir, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but you can't make a wish with just one ball. You have to have the others as well."
Pilaf let out an annoyed grunt as Mai continued. "There are seven Dragon Balls, sire. You have to unite all seven of them before the dragon will appear and grant your wish."
"More searching?" Pilaf whined as he looked down at the ball in his hands.
Mai smiled. "But just imagine, dear emperor, that glorious day when the seven balls are finally brought together. A beautiful burst of energy will light the sky, and in a blazing surge of fiery power, the Eternal Dragon will rise before you for the sole purpose of granting you a single wish, whatever it may be.
"Yes, yes!" Pilaf said excitedly. "I can see it! Well, okay, I guess I can handle a little more searching."
Laughing, he continued. "Any wish I want, huh? Well, then I want to rule the entire world!"
Back at Mount Paozu...
Bulma had just finished telling Goku and Akira much the same story that Mai had told Pilaf about the Eternal Dragon. Goku and Akira looked at their Dragon Ball, awestruck.
"Wow!" Goku said. "That's amazing!"
"You can wish for whatever you want?" Akira asked. "And it will come true? I wonder why Grandpa never told us about any of this stuff."
"He may not have known about it, Akira," Bulma said. "Not many people do. The truth is, the three of us are some of the few people in the world that even know about the Dragon Balls. Or the dragon."
"Don't get ours mixed up with yours, okay?" Goku said.
Bulma held up one of her own balls.
"Don't worry, that's impossible," she said. "Each ball has a different number of stars on it. See, this one has five."
Goku nodded. "I get it! Grandpa's ball has four stars!"
Bulma smiled. "Now you're catching on!"
She stood, giggling triumphantly. "I can't believe that I already have three of the balls! If I keep this up, I'll be able to wish for a boyfriend by the end of the month! This is so exciting!"
She turned to the twins. "You guys are going to let me use your Dragon Ball so I can make my wish, right?"
Goku pulled the ball back protectively, with Akira standing in front of him with her arms outstretched.
"You can forget it!" Akira declared. "Grandpa gave us this ball to remember him by!"
"And we're not gonna hand it over just because you're a girl!" Goku added.
Bulma refused to give up. "Your grandpa said to be as polite as possible to girls."
Goku stuck his tongue out at her, with Akira doing the same. With that, Bulma decided to try drastic measures.
"Hey, I know what," she said. "Goku, how about a trade?"
Goku just looked at her as she lifted up her skirt, revealing her panties and smiling coyly.
"You let me have your Dragon Ball, and I'll let you have a little piece. What do you say?"
Akira raised an eyebrow. "What kind of trade is that?"
"Yeah, why would I want to touch your dirty old butt?" Goku asked.
Bulma scowled.
"It is not dirty, you rude little twerps!" she exploded, before managing to compose herself. "Well, shoot. There's gotta be a way. The hunt must go on."
After a moment, she snapped her fingers. "I know! Why don't you two come with me? We can be partners. What do ya say?"
Akirawas interested. "Go hunt the other balls?"
Bulma nodded. "Sure, why not? You two would get to see so many new things and learn so much. Your grandpa would be very proud of you."
That got Goku's attention. "Really? You think Grandpa would be proud if we went?"
Bulma smiled. "Of course, he would, kid. Seeing his young grandchildren that he raised venture out into the world all on their own, learning all about the great cities and crossing the desert and seeing the ocean."
"That does sound like fun, Goku," Akira said, turning to her brother. "Can we go? Can we? Please, please, please?!"
Goku nodded, a smile on his face. "Okay, we'll go."
"This'll be great," Bulma said. "So, we're partners?"
"Okay," Akira said. "But we still get to keep our grandpa's ball."
Bulma smirked. "You drive a hard bargain, but have it your way."
Those kids are stubborn, but they'll make good bodyguards until I make my wish, she thought to herself. I'll wish for the most perfect boyfriend that ever lived!
"Well, here we go!" Bulma said as the trio made their way out of the house. "The start of a great adventure!"
"Hey, Bulma," Akira piped up, "how do we know where to start looking?"
"The Dragon Balls could be anywhere in the world, right?" Goku added.
Bulma giggled. "Just who do you think you're dealing with here? I'm no amateur."
With that, she drew the radar from her belt pouch and pressed the top button. "Look, check it out!"
Goku and Akira saw the three beeping dots on the screen.
"It's a special radar that tracks the Dragon Balls," Bulma explained, pointing to the three dots. "See these three dots? These are our three balls."
She pointed to the other four dots on the screen. "And these are the other Dragon Balls. It looks like the closest one is about seven hundred and fifty miles to the west."
"Is that far?" Goku asked.
"Let's just say that it's out of our walking distance," Bulma said. "And since you destroyed my car, we'll be needing a new set of wheels."
She reached into her belt pouch and pulled out a silver case containing several capsules, pulling one out.
"Stand back," she said, before pressing the button on top of the capsule and throwing it. A loud bang sounded, and a cloud of smoke billowed out.
Goku and Akira clung to each other in surprise as the smoke blew away, revealing a white motorcycle.
"How did you do that?" Ukyo asked.
"You're some kind of witch, aren't you?!" Goku demanded.
Bulma rolled her eyes as she got on the motorcycle. "Nonsense! Witchcraft has nothing to do with it. Everyone in the city has Dyno-Caps. How can you travel without them?"
After a moment, Akira climbed up on the motorcycle behind Bulma, putting her arms around the older girl's midsection. Goku, however, cautiously approached and poked the side of the bike with the Power Pole.
"Will you knock it off?" Bulma said exasperatedly. "Just get on the bike. It won't bite you."
Goku nodded and put the pole away as Ukyo reached her hand out to him. Goku took it, and Akira pulled him up onto the motorcycle, Goku wrapping his arms around her middle.
"Okay!" Bulma shouted, revving the motorcycle. "Here we go!" The bike shot off down the path.
"This is neat!" Goku shouted over the engine. "This is even faster than we can run!"
"No duh," Bulma deadpanned. "Get with the program."
The motorcycle sped down the trail, Goku and Akira laughing with glee all the while.
"Akira, calm down!" Bulma wheezed, realizing that Akira was starting to pinch off her wind. "You're squeezing the life out of me!"
"Sorry," Akira said, loosening her grip.
"Just relax, kid," Bulma said. "I'm an excellent driver. I have things under control!"
She shouted the word "control" as the bike went over a hill and was sent airborne, landing heavily over the side.
"That was fun!" Akira giggled. "Let's do it again!"
"Just one more time, please?" Goku added.
I almost lost it big time on that one, Bulma thought. I need to be more careful.
After a moment, she got off the bike. "Excuse me a minute, guys. I need to make a pit stop."
"What's a pit stop?" Goku asked.
A loud smack echoed through the area as Bulma's hand collided with her forehead. "I need to pee!" With that, she ran behind a rock.
"I don't get it, Ukyo," Goku said as he got off the bike. "Why can't she just pee right here?"
Ukyo shrugged her shoulders. "Beats me."
"Goku! Akira! Come here, quick!" Bulma shouted suddenly, her voice sounded panicked.
"Coming!" Goku shouted, running towards her.
"Hey, wait up, Goku!" Akira called, jumping off the bike and following her twin.
As they rounded the rock, they saw a massive blue pterodactyl, a very frightened Bulma clutched in one monstrous wing.
The pterodactyl turned towards them. "Who the hell are you two?" he asked.
"I'm Goku, and this is Akira," Goku replied.
"Are you a friend of Bulma's?" Ukyo asked, seemingly oblivious to Bulma's dire situation.
The pterodactyl laughed evilly as he transferred a screaming, kicking Bulma from his hand to his tail.
"Yeah, that's it," he said, pulling a long length of rope from out of seeming nowhere. "As a matter of fact, we have a fancy dinner engagement, but the reservations are only for two. So..."
Before the twins could react, the pterodactyl pounced on them and quickly used the rope to tie them to a nearby tree.
"Y'know what?" Akira said, turning to Goku. "I think he was lying."
"Gee, girlie, you're a regular Einstein," the pterodactyl said sarcastically. "See ya!"
With that, he took off, saying to the shrieking girl in his talons, "Stop being such a downer, baby! I'm in the mood for a Happy Meal!"
"Hey!" Goku shouted. "Where are you guys going, Bulma?"
"DON'T JUST STAND THERE, YOU IDIOTS!" Bulma screamed. "GET! ME! DOWN!"
"Gosh, I don't blame her for being upset," said Akira, "but she doesn't have to call us names."
Goku maneuvered his tail through the rope and untied the knot, freeing them. The two looked up to the retreating pterodactyl.
"What are we gonna do, Akira?" Goku asked. "I wanna help, but we can't fly."
After a moment, Akira snapped her fingers.
I got it!" she exclaimed. "Brace yourself, bro."
Goku nodded, and Akira grabbed him by the back of his shirt with both hands. Spinning around like a tornado, Ukyo tossed her brother into the air, Goku flying at high speed towards the pterodactyl, his hand reaching for Bulma's-
-only to fall just short. As he began to plummet, however, Goku jerked the Power Pole out of its sheath.
"Power Pole extend!" he shouted.
Right on cue, the pole stretched to many times its normal length.
"Take this, you mean old bully!" Goku shouted as he brought the Power Pole down with all of his might onto the pterodactyl's head, breaking its head crest. The creature let out a pained shriek, and its talons released Bulma, and the three plummeted at high speed towards the ground. Taking careful aim, Goku threw the Power Pole at Bulma, the Pole slipping through her sleeves and pinning her to the cliff wall. Goku landed safely, while the pterodactyl fell down the ravine, dead.
"Too bad," Goku said to himself as he looked down at the pterodactyl's corpse. "I really don't like to hurt anybody, but he gave me no choice."
At that moment, he heard the motorcycle engine, and turned to see Akira revving up in it, trying her best to drive.
"Are you okay?" she asked, getting a nod. "Where's Bulma?"
"Up here!" Bulma's voice came, and the two looked up to see Bulma pinned to the cliff wall by the Power Pole, and visibly wetting herself. "Can you two help me?! I'm having a bit of a crisis here!"
"We'll be right there!" Goku shouted.
With some difficulty, the twins retrieved Bulma and the Power Pole, and continued down the path on the motorcycle.
Author's Note:
As you may have guessed, I'm focusing more on the anime than the manga, since I'm much more familiar with the anime than the manga.
I'm sure you're wondering, "How the heck could Akira work Bulma's motorcycle?" In the episode itself, Goku figures out how to make it work pretty quickly to save Bulma. If he could do it, so can she.
I added Goku and Akira's little Fastball Special because I thought it'd look cool.
Please R&R. Until next time!