Chapter 4: Leave it to Vegeta
Prof. Oak struggled to uphold the plane as it lost altitude.
"What a time for an engine leak," he moaned.
"Couldn't we get our Pokemon to help us?" Brock asked, bracing his feet against the
dashboard.
"We don't have enough flying Pokemon," Aya commented.
"Sabrina," Ash called. "Can you use your telekinesis to glide us down?"
"I'm sorry, Ash, but I can't lift anything this big." Their plane was a typical CV-47
biplane.
"What if you and your Kadabra combined powers?" Yoshi asked.
"We would need to be outside the plane," Sabrina explained. Suddenly the plane evened
off.
"What's happening?" Misty asked.
"I don't know," Duplica replied. "But it feels like we evened out." The plane slowly
lowered to a grassy field. The door opened and the Pokemon crew tumbled out.
"Pika-pika-pikachu," Pikachu commented. [Next time leave the flying to the Pidgeys.]
It was then that Ash threw up, all over Misty.
"Oops. Sorry, Misty." Ash half expected Misty to clobber him but was surprised when all
Misty said was "eww. Gross." Ditto transformed into a Squirtle and sprayed Misty off. Ash
let out a hefty sigh. At least something good came out of Misty loosing her memory. She
forgets her attitude toward Ash can be anything but hospitable.
"Where are we?" Aya asked.
"I don't know," Prof. Oak replied as he took out a map. "That updraft we hit veered us
off course a little."
"What's even weirder was the way we simply evened out like we were on the road instead of
in the air," Brock said. He looked under the plane, expecting to see treds or something from
the landing gear or to see why the engine malfunctioned but the plane landed on its belly and
there were no marks what-so-ever.
"So now what do we do?" Duplica questioned. Togepi waddled over to Misty, wanting her
to pick it up. But Misty ignored the egg Pokemon's pleas. Togepi's eyes swelled up with
tears. Pikachu tried to comfort it, but it couldn't give it the love and affection it needed
from its mother.
In the air, out of the sight of the Pokemon crew, Tien, Vegeta, and Piccolo watched the
group discuss their current situation.
Vegeta humphed. "Children like these are not worthy of the attention of a proud warrior
like me."
"But King-Kai said that we had to save that plane," Tien said. "He told Goku it was a
matter of interdimensional importance."
"King-Kai is an embarrassment when it comes to training methods," Piccolo said, clad in
his usual turbin and cape. "But he wouldn't ask us to do this if it wasn't something
important."
"So now what do we do, Namek?" Vegeta asked. "We saved them."
"I want to find out why King-Kai is so interested in these children," Piccolo said.
Moving at a speed so fast, he seemed to have just disappeared, Piccolo descended and moved
himself out of frame with reality so he would appear invisible to everybody else (except Tien
and Vegeta who could see them because of their training). He heard Pikachu talking to Ash.
"Pi-pi-pi-pikachu-pika-pika-pi," Pikachu said. [Togepi wanted Misty's attention, Ash.]
"And Misty didn't hear its pleas, right?"
"Pi." [Yup.]
"This is serious, Pikachu. According to Brock, if Misty doesn't get her memory back soon,
Togepi could die from not being loved."
"Chu. Pika-pi-pi-pi." [Oh no. Poor Togepi.]
"I know, Pikachu, I know."
{So, this Misty has lost her memory,}Piccalo thought. He then looked at Misty, Ayako,
Sabrina, and Duplica. {I wonder which one of the girls is this Misty?}
As Tien and Vegeta watched from up above, a word caught Vegeta's ear: "Dragonballs."
"They are after the Dragonballs," Vegeta said. "I must stop them."
"Vegeta, wait," Tien called. But it was too late.
"Pika-pi, pika-pikachu!" [Ash, incoming!] Ash looked up as Vegeta rammed
into him.
Vegeta was still new to this hero stuff. A fault of his is that he couldn't tell the
good guys from the bad guys. That was why he struck as Ash with a vengence.
"As sure as I'm the prince of Vajita, I will not let you have the Dragonballs!" Vegeta
declared as he picked up Ash by the collar.
"Not again," Ash moaned.
"Pika-pikachu, Pika-pi. PIIIIIIIII-KAAAAAA-CHUUUUU!" [Hang on, Ash. THUNDER SHOCK ATTACK!]
Caught off guard, Vegeta buckled from Pikachu's attack. Taking out his scanner (freshly
repaired by Bulma), Vegeta donned it over his left eye and scanned Pikachu's power rating.
{Remarkable! That creature's power level is at 1456! That's almost Piccolo's power
level.} Vegeta got up and held out two fingers.
"BIG BANG ATTACK!"
But Sabrina was two steps ahead of the Saiyan. "Kadabra, teleport Pikachu out of harm's
way." Kadabra, who like Sabrina, used to be Pikachu's enemy but now its friend, appeared.
"Kadabra!" It cried. Aiming its free hand at Pikachu, the psychic Pokemon
beamed Pikachu away, making Vegeta eat dirt.
Goku, Gohan, and Goten appeared besides Tien.
"Let me guess," Goku said. "Vegeta's trying to play hero. Again."
"Yup."
Down on the ground, Vegeta got up, still spitting out dirt.
"Ptooie! You'll pay for that, girl."
"Will that be cash, check, or credit?" Sabrina joked. Ash and Brock smiled. Haunter
really has made Sabrina lighten up.
Vegeta tried rushing her now but Sabrina teleported out of the way. Vegeta scanned her
with his scanner.
{1600? How can that be possible for such a girl? Even Kakarott didn't have her level
when he was her age!}
"You'll have to forgive my friend," a voice from behind Vegeta said. "He has a tendency
to fight first and ask questions never. Now, how about you tell us why you want the
Dragonballs." It was Goku. And he was flanked by Gohan, Goten, Tien, and Piccolo.
Prof. Oak struggled to uphold the plane as it lost altitude.
"What a time for an engine leak," he moaned.
"Couldn't we get our Pokemon to help us?" Brock asked, bracing his feet against the
dashboard.
"We don't have enough flying Pokemon," Aya commented.
"Sabrina," Ash called. "Can you use your telekinesis to glide us down?"
"I'm sorry, Ash, but I can't lift anything this big." Their plane was a typical CV-47
biplane.
"What if you and your Kadabra combined powers?" Yoshi asked.
"We would need to be outside the plane," Sabrina explained. Suddenly the plane evened
off.
"What's happening?" Misty asked.
"I don't know," Duplica replied. "But it feels like we evened out." The plane slowly
lowered to a grassy field. The door opened and the Pokemon crew tumbled out.
"Pika-pika-pikachu," Pikachu commented. [Next time leave the flying to the Pidgeys.]
It was then that Ash threw up, all over Misty.
"Oops. Sorry, Misty." Ash half expected Misty to clobber him but was surprised when all
Misty said was "eww. Gross." Ditto transformed into a Squirtle and sprayed Misty off. Ash
let out a hefty sigh. At least something good came out of Misty loosing her memory. She
forgets her attitude toward Ash can be anything but hospitable.
"Where are we?" Aya asked.
"I don't know," Prof. Oak replied as he took out a map. "That updraft we hit veered us
off course a little."
"What's even weirder was the way we simply evened out like we were on the road instead of
in the air," Brock said. He looked under the plane, expecting to see treds or something from
the landing gear or to see why the engine malfunctioned but the plane landed on its belly and
there were no marks what-so-ever.
"So now what do we do?" Duplica questioned. Togepi waddled over to Misty, wanting her
to pick it up. But Misty ignored the egg Pokemon's pleas. Togepi's eyes swelled up with
tears. Pikachu tried to comfort it, but it couldn't give it the love and affection it needed
from its mother.
In the air, out of the sight of the Pokemon crew, Tien, Vegeta, and Piccolo watched the
group discuss their current situation.
Vegeta humphed. "Children like these are not worthy of the attention of a proud warrior
like me."
"But King-Kai said that we had to save that plane," Tien said. "He told Goku it was a
matter of interdimensional importance."
"King-Kai is an embarrassment when it comes to training methods," Piccolo said, clad in
his usual turbin and cape. "But he wouldn't ask us to do this if it wasn't something
important."
"So now what do we do, Namek?" Vegeta asked. "We saved them."
"I want to find out why King-Kai is so interested in these children," Piccolo said.
Moving at a speed so fast, he seemed to have just disappeared, Piccolo descended and moved
himself out of frame with reality so he would appear invisible to everybody else (except Tien
and Vegeta who could see them because of their training). He heard Pikachu talking to Ash.
"Pi-pi-pi-pikachu-pika-pika-pi," Pikachu said. [Togepi wanted Misty's attention, Ash.]
"And Misty didn't hear its pleas, right?"
"Pi." [Yup.]
"This is serious, Pikachu. According to Brock, if Misty doesn't get her memory back soon,
Togepi could die from not being loved."
"Chu. Pika-pi-pi-pi." [Oh no. Poor Togepi.]
"I know, Pikachu, I know."
{So, this Misty has lost her memory,}Piccalo thought. He then looked at Misty, Ayako,
Sabrina, and Duplica. {I wonder which one of the girls is this Misty?}
As Tien and Vegeta watched from up above, a word caught Vegeta's ear: "Dragonballs."
"They are after the Dragonballs," Vegeta said. "I must stop them."
"Vegeta, wait," Tien called. But it was too late.
"Pika-pi, pika-pikachu!" [Ash, incoming!] Ash looked up as Vegeta rammed
into him.
Vegeta was still new to this hero stuff. A fault of his is that he couldn't tell the
good guys from the bad guys. That was why he struck as Ash with a vengence.
"As sure as I'm the prince of Vajita, I will not let you have the Dragonballs!" Vegeta
declared as he picked up Ash by the collar.
"Not again," Ash moaned.
"Pika-pikachu, Pika-pi. PIIIIIIIII-KAAAAAA-CHUUUUU!" [Hang on, Ash. THUNDER SHOCK ATTACK!]
Caught off guard, Vegeta buckled from Pikachu's attack. Taking out his scanner (freshly
repaired by Bulma), Vegeta donned it over his left eye and scanned Pikachu's power rating.
{Remarkable! That creature's power level is at 1456! That's almost Piccolo's power
level.} Vegeta got up and held out two fingers.
"BIG BANG ATTACK!"
But Sabrina was two steps ahead of the Saiyan. "Kadabra, teleport Pikachu out of harm's
way." Kadabra, who like Sabrina, used to be Pikachu's enemy but now its friend, appeared.
"Kadabra!" It cried. Aiming its free hand at Pikachu, the psychic Pokemon
beamed Pikachu away, making Vegeta eat dirt.
Goku, Gohan, and Goten appeared besides Tien.
"Let me guess," Goku said. "Vegeta's trying to play hero. Again."
"Yup."
Down on the ground, Vegeta got up, still spitting out dirt.
"Ptooie! You'll pay for that, girl."
"Will that be cash, check, or credit?" Sabrina joked. Ash and Brock smiled. Haunter
really has made Sabrina lighten up.
Vegeta tried rushing her now but Sabrina teleported out of the way. Vegeta scanned her
with his scanner.
{1600? How can that be possible for such a girl? Even Kakarott didn't have her level
when he was her age!}
"You'll have to forgive my friend," a voice from behind Vegeta said. "He has a tendency
to fight first and ask questions never. Now, how about you tell us why you want the
Dragonballs." It was Goku. And he was flanked by Gohan, Goten, Tien, and Piccolo.