Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ. I do own Lorren.
A/N: The next couple of chapters are going to be a little different as I step away from the cannon to do the second and third movies since they vaguely fall where we are right now. First up World's Strongest which is hands down one of my favorite anime movies ever! So without further ado, I turn it over to Lorren. Enjoy!
One day when we were at Kame House, Oolong and I noticed that somebody was gathering the Dragon Balls so we snuck out with the Dragon Radar and flew to the northern tundra, grabbing Gohan along the way.
"Look, you guys!" shouted Oolong suddenly, staring down at Mom's radar whose screen now displayed four balls were gathered nearby. "That's four now and they've all been collected in the past three days."
"There's another one!" exclaimed Gohan as the radar's number changed to five.
"Someone must want to make a wish badly if they're locating the balls this quickly," I noted unnecessarily. "The question is who?"
"I don't know," admitted Oolong. "But just two more and they'll have them all. We'd better find them before it's too late"
"Now they only need one more," I replied as the screen flashed six balls were clustered together. "I wonder if they have a device that helps them track Dragon Balls too."
"I've never been this cold," muttered Gohan as we trudged through the snow, huddled together.
"Me neither," I agreed, wrapping my cloak around me.
"It feels like I'm frozen solid," he declared.
"I know it's tough going but we can't back out now," said Oolong. "Best thing to do is just keep going. We'll find the Dragon Balls and be oughta here in no time. If we pull this off, we'll have all we ever wanted.
"It's a good thing I stole Bulma's Dragon Radar and noticed that someone was collecting the Dragon Balls," he continued. "I knew if we could get them before they made their wish that we could have anything! The world will be at our fingertips! We'll be kings, and queen, among men."
"Oh please," I muttered, rolling my purple eyes. "All you want is to waste the wish on more ladies' underwear which is why I came along to make sure we ask for something important."
"Oh yeah, like what?" inquired Oolong.
I grinned. "A lifetime supply of bacon."
Piggy flinched while Gohan burst out laughing. "You are just like your mom, ya know that?"
I winked before gasping and pointing at the radar. "Look! It's too late! They've gathered all seven!"
The sky grew dark as Shenron appeared.
"There's still time if we hurry!" insisted Oolong but apparently there wasn't as the dragon disappeared and the balls scattered. The ice then shattered around us to reveal a huge building. "That building wasn't there before, was it?"
"Did you feel that?" Gohan asked me as he carried Oolong, hovering in midair.
I nodded. "And I don't like it. I wonder if this is what they wished for?"
"How do we get in there?" wondered Gohan after we had returned to the ground.
"I don't think I like where you two are going with this," muttered Oolong as he started to run away before being stopped by some kind of strange looking robot.
"Oolong!" We cried, rushing towards him but were suddenly stomped into the snow by four more. Thankfully Piccolo arrived and grabbed one of the robots by the arm.
"Mr. Piccolo?" murmured Gohan, clearly dazed from the attack.
"Perfect timing," I breathed.
"Gohan, Lorren, what are you two doing here?" inquired Piccolo as he beat the robots easily.
"You saved us," noted Gohan before passing out.
I blacked out too before waking up a while later to discover Piccolo was gone. I located Gohan and made sure he was alright then I checked on Oolong.
"What happened?" he asked.
"Mr. Piccolo came and saved us," Gohan told him.
"I remember. I was really scared back there," the pig whined. "But you seemed okay. You don't seem to be scared of Piccolo at all."
Gohan smiled. "I wonder, why did he leave us here and disappear?"
"I was just thinking the same thing," I replied.
"Listen to me, you two," ordered Oolong causing us to look at him. "You can't tell anyone what happened here today?"
"Why not?" asked Gohan.
"Because you both promised you wouldn't, remember?!" he reminded us.
"Mom would be upset if she found out I was talking to Mr. Piccolo," mused Gohan.
"And I'll be in enough trouble as it is for letting Oolong take Mom's Dragon Radar," I agreed.
Oolong nodded. "Let's get out of here!"
~ Abnormal Childhood ~
We made it back home after being gone for three whole days so needless to say my mom was not pleased as she made Oolong and I cook dinner.
"This punishment far outweighs the crime, in my opinion," grumbled Oolong as he chopped the onions. "All we did…"
"You did," I corrected while I peeled the carrots.
"Fine, I did," he conceded. "Was break her lousy Dragon Radar. Now we gotta cook dinner for her."
"Actually, you do," I informed him as I took off my apron and climbed out of the window. "You might want to be careful what you say, she's coming this way."
I winked at him before sneaking off to Goku's place not knowing that I would just miss more of those weird robots arriving at Kame House and kidnapping my mom and Master Roshi.
"I should have been there!" I muttered after Oolong came and told us what happened.
Gohan and Goku attempted to reassure me that it wasn't my fault. After all, how could I have known?
"Honestly, I'm not that worried," said Goku. "Master Roshi is a martial arts champion, after all. I'm sure he'll be able to get the situation under control. Where do you think they took them, Oolong?"
"I think they may be in the Tsumisumbri Mountains," Oolong murmured before recounting everything that had happened on our little adventure.
"I thought we talked about this already, Gohan," began Chi Chi as she stared down at her miserable son. "I don't want you hanging around Piccolo."
"Oh, but please, Mom," he begged with wide eyes.
"Sorry to run, everybody," apologized Goku as he strapped on his Power Pole and called for Nimbus. "but I'd better go see if I can find them."
"I wanna go!" declared Gohan.
"Me too!" I proclaimed.
"You two are staying right here," said Chi Chi.
"But they have my mother! I have to go rescue her!" I shouted.
"Goku can handle it," she replied calmly though her dark eyes were sharp. "You're still only children. Behave like ones."
Goku glanced at Gohan and me but it was clear he was not going to argue with his wife as he boarded Nimbus. "Well, I'm off! Time for a new adventure!"
"Please be careful out there, Goku!" responded Chi Chi worriedly.
Goku smiled. "Don't worry, I will!"
Gohan and I watched his dad speed away before sneaking out of the house to follow him later that night. "Don't worry, Mom. I'm coming."
~ Abnormal Childhood ~
Gohan and I reached the mountains after grabbing Krillin and entered the weird building to find Goku encased in ice and about to be finished off by a tall pink muscly guy and his green friend.
"You should have brought me along, Goku," Krillin told his best friend as we leapt in front of him. "You could have avoided this mess altogether."
The pink guy blasted ice at us but we blocked it with our energies. The green one then decided to go after Gohan but Krillin kicked him away making him so angry that his blue veins popped out of his head and became electrified whips. We tried to dodge this new attack but we got shocked and were tossed to Pinky who covered us with his ice.
"Kaio Ken!" shouted Goku as he broke out of the ice and beat up Pinky and Greenie.
"G-Goku, we're freezing!" stammered Krillin. "Set us free!"
"Daddy," murmured Gohan.
"P-please hurry," I chattered.
Goku quickly set us free before leading the search for Master Roshi and my mom.
"I'm so cold," said Krillin as he rubbed his arms. "It's like I'm frozen inside."
"I know what you mean," agreed Gohan.
"I just hope Mom's okay," I replied.
"Goku, are you sure this way leads to Master Roshi?" inquired Krillin.
"I'm pretty sure they're being held at the back of this fortress. Let's move it," Goku assured him as we reached a wall. "The only way is up."
We flew up to a floor where we found… "Mom!"
"Lorren!" cried Mom as I ran towards where she was shackled but got repelled by an invisible energy field.
"Are you okay?" asked Gohan, hurrying over to me.
I nodded and got to my feet. "We need to find a way to get her out of there."
"Congratulations, Goku," came a new voice as an elderly man with an odd shaped balding head wearing a white lab coat appeared. "It took quite an effort to get this far."
"Let my mother go now!" I ordered.
"You can also tell me where Master Roshi is," added Goku.
"He's in the lab," the man told us. "I've been transforming him into one of my bio warriors."
"What?!" exclaimed Goku.
"Hey! Look up there!" shouted Gohan suddenly as he pointed up at a brain in a giant robot body sitting in the back of the room. "Is that a human brain?"
"That's not just any brain!" Mom informed us. "It's the brain of Dr. Wheelo, a mad scientist who was presumed dead over fifty years ago but is now back to take over the world!"
"Do not speak that way about the greatest scientific mind in history!" reprimanded Baldy.
"You're both nuts!" declared Mom. "You only use your genius for personal gain. You should be ashamed! Just look how pathetic he is, clinging to life in that little fish bowl! He should have died a long time ago!"
"So what, is he plugged into the wall or something?" inquired Krillin.
The assistant laughed. "Together we can do anything. Some have called the technology we've developed over the years questionable and morally offensive but the truest scientists, the ones that are remembered by history are the ones called lunatics by the world around them. Our work will finally be taken seriously. World domination will be achieved once we combine a human body with our bio tech. Now thanks to the Dragon Balls, we've been given another chance to realize our dreams."
"I don't think so!" exclaimed Goku.
"Goku, you'd better be careful," Mom cautioned him. "All he wants to do is take your body hostage."
"A painless procedure and needless to say you'll be quite a bit smarter than you are now," the assistant proclaimed. "Doesn't that sound nice?"
"I'm just here to rescue my friends and finish you guys off, once and for all," replied Goku.
"I think not," said Wheelo as he trapped Goku in a force field.
"You're hurting him! Let him go right now!" yelled Gohan. "You won't get away with this!"
He charged towards his dad but was stopped by Piccolo who seemed…different.
"His eyes…," I murmured as Gohan began to walk towards him. "Gohan, wait!"
Meanwhile Goku managed to break out of the field. "Piccolo?"
"I just knew you'd come to help us out," declared Gohan. "I just knew it!"
"Gohan, stay away!" commanded Goku.
Piccolo slapped Gohan way.
"Why'd you do that?" asked Gohan, holding his cheek.
"I knew it. There's something wrong with him," I replied as Piccolo lunged at Goku and they started fighting. "That assistant must have gotten a hold of him after he protected us."
"Mr. Piccolo! Daddy!" cried Gohan.
"How can anyone doubt our power when the mighty Piccolo bows before our every command," boasted Baldly, smirking.
"You leave Piccolo alone," ordered Gohan.
"It's out of my hands now," he informed him.
"Why are you doing this?" asked Gohan. "Piccolo, stop it!"
"Gohan, no!" I shouted as he headed towards him.
"Gohan, run away!" agreed his father. "Piccolo has changed somehow! Run!"
Piccolo made to hit Gohan again but Goku stopped him and they continued their fight.
"Mr. Piccolo…," murmured Gohan as he hurried after them. "What are you doing? Mr. Piccolo! Stop!"
"Gohan, no!" yelled Goku.
I jumped in front of Gohan as Piccolo turned towards him and powered up. Goku then got in front of me and redirected Piccolo's blast away before resuming their fight.
Gohan spun around to face Wheelo and freaked out, releasing an incredible amount of power. "This is your fault. It's all your fault!"
"Whoa," I breathed.
"You'll never get away with this," Gohan informed him.
"You stinky brat," sneered the assistant. "You should be home playing with your toys!"
"Bad move, buddy," I told him.
"I blame all of this on you!" shouted Gohan.
The assistant smirked. "I think I hear your mom calling. Why don't you run on home, ya baby?"
"Leave my daddy and Mr. Piccolo alone!" ordered Gohan as the assistant tried to blast him with his cane. Gohan blocked it while continuing to let off even more energy causing the fortress to start to crumble and crack. He was then knocked over by the force of his own power.
"You okay?" I asked him, rushing over to his side.
"Yeah," he replied as Master Roshi suddenly arrived and took care of Baldy but that wasn't even the best news. "Mr. Piccolo!"
"Looks like you're back to normal," I noted. "Now that we're all together again, let's beat this half dead scientist and go home."
Wheelo laughed. "This has been very entertaining. I never thought you'd make it this far."
"On second thought, maybe we should leave now," I suggested as the whole place lit up.
"Oh no. I can't allow that. The party's just getting started," replied Wheelo, standing up. "Goku, once I've taken control of your body, I'll finally discard this ugly metal shell. Then I will fulfill my destiny and become the greatest scientist the world has ever known."
"Whoa, his power is incredible," remarked Goku.
"I see, so this was the one controlling me like some kind of puppet?! Now he's gonna pay!" promised Piccolo as he charged Wheelo who slapped him away.
"Mr. Piccolo!" cried Gohan.
"Pathetic," said Wheelo. "It'll take more than that."
"Kamehameha!" advised Roshi; he, Goku, and Krillin shot the signature wave at the mad scientist who somehow was able to emerge unharmed from their combined attack.
"It didn't work!" exclaimed Goku as Wheelo hit Roshi then blasted Krillin. "We didn't even scratch him! I'll have to try the Kaio Ken."
"Hey!" yelled Gohan suddenly as he charged Wheelo with his dad's power pole but was smacked away. Thankfully Piccolo was there to catch him.
Meanwhile Goku grabbed his power pole and placed Gohan, Krillin, and Roshi next to me. "Lorren, stay here and protect these three and your mom. Piccolo and I will handle this."
I nodded. "Go get 'im, Goku."
An all-out battle began as Wheelo squished Piccolo.
"Piccolo! You're going down, no matter how long it takes me. Kaio Ken times three!" shouted Goku, disarming Wheelo and blasting him with a Kamehameha. "You can't win!"
"Take cover!" I yelled as there was a gigantic explosion and Wheelo was blasted away.
"Goku, you did it!" declared Krillin.
"It's not over yet," Goku informed us, looking towards the sky. "I know he's still alive."
"There's no way he survived that!" argued Krillin as everything around us began to shake.
"Get out of here!" ordered Goku. "You don't have much time!"
"Dad, what about you?" asked Gohan.
"I have to stay, son," replied Goku. "This is my last chance to finish him off for good!"
"But Daddy!" began Gohan as a beam of light appeared.
"Do as he says, Gohan!" I told him, picking up Mom. "Let's go!"
We got out of there right before Wheelo destroyed the whole fortress.
"Daddy, no!" murmured Gohan, tearing up.
"You will never get away with this, Dr. Wheelo!" declared Krillin.
Gohan snapped and flew into the air. Piccolo and I joined him. "Mr. Piccolo? Lorren?"
"Thought you could use some help, kid," said Piccolo.
"We are a team, after all," I reminded him.
"Thanks!" grinned Gohan as we entered the atmosphere to fight Wheelo but even with Krillin helping us out we were clearly at a disadvantage. That's when Goku emerged from a pile of rubble down below with the Spirit bomb and destroyed Wheelo once and for all.
We returned to solid ground to find Goku flat on his back. "Hi, guys."
Piccolo started to leave causing Goku to sit up. "Piccolo, thanks for your help."
Piccolo paused. "You should be thanking Gohan."
"That's for sure," I agreed, grinning at him. Gohan grinned back.
"You know, there's one thing I did like about that Dr. Wheelo," admitted Roshi making us all stare at him. "He thought I was the strongest fighter in the world."
"I guess no one told him you're just a dirty old man," replied mom causing us all to burst out laughing.
A/N: And there you have it. Next up Tree of Might. Until next time, read review and share the love!