~Fire Kiss~ here, okay, so I let the next chapter out. I gave Bulma some small powers, nothing big, I just want her to know some certain things later on in the story. Okay, enjoy!
Bulma and Goku sat under the apple tree and watched bugs crawl around on a log nearby.
"Their all in line," said Goku, "why is that?"
Bulma smiled at her friend.
"I don't know. It's like their programmed or something…" She said thoughtfully. Goku nodded and they watched them in silence for a while.
"I'm starving." Goku stated suddenly, his stomach growling as if to back up his statement. Bulma laughed.
"You're always hungry!"
"True." Said Goku thoughtfully. "I know, I'll get some apples!" He stood up and started to climb the tree.
"Be careful!" Bulma called to him.
When he came down with his pockets full of apples, they sat down again under the tree.
Goku gave Bulma an apple and then started munching on one himself. Bulma eyed the apple and looked at Goku.
"I'm bored," She complained, "I want to do something!"
Goku looked up at her from his apple core; "It's to hot to do anything." He said, before starting on another apple.
"To hot? Or are you to lazy?" Bulma asked. Goku looked at her thoughtfully, and then said, "Both."
Bulma sighed and leaned against the tree with her friend.
"Yeah," She sighed, "it's to hot to even move much." She looked at her apple again and then at Goku.
"You know, you're supposed to wash fruits and vegetables before you eat them." She stated matter of factly.
"Says who?" Goku asked around a mouthful of apple.
"My mom…"
Suddenly, they heard a scream from across the field. They looked up, then looked at each other.
"What was that?" Asked Goku.
"A scream you idiot, someone's in trouble!" Bulma said in annoyance. They stood up and jogged toward where the scream had come from.
When they got near, they saw a beautiful black haired girl held in the hand of a great big dino.
"Oh no! We have to help her!" Said Bulma. Goku put his hands together, "Ka-meh-ha-meh…." There was a pause as the dinosaur looked toward them, saliva running over its teeth, Goku aimed and, "HAH!"
A beam of energy burst from Gokus hands, flying toward the monster and hitting it square between it's eyes.
There was a moment of silence, and then the monster head fell of its shoulders, and its body slumped to the ground. The girl, still held in its clawed hand, screamed again.
Bulma and Goku ran toward her, they tried to pull her out, but the dead things hand had stiffened in a death grip around the girl.
"Stand back Goku," Said Bulma, pulling out a laser knife, "hold still." She said to the girl, and she cut the creatures fingers off.
They at last dragged the girl from the bloody mess, and helped her to a nearby pool of water.
"Thanks." Gasped the girl, as she started to take off her bloodied shirt.
"Wait!" Bulma said as she pushed a wide-eyed Goku behind a tree, "Stay there until I say Goku!" She commanded.
Bulma walked back to the girl. The girl smiled weakly, "Thanks again." She said.
"No problem." Bulma grinned. "My name's Bulma, that geek behind the tree is Goku, what's your name?"
"Chichi." The girl said.
"Well here Chichi let me help you wash off."
A while later Bulma dragged Goku out of behind the tree and introduced him to a clean, smiling Chichi.
"Thanks for saving my life." She said seriously to Goku. He blushed and muttered, "Nothing, it was nothing.." Chichi smiled and turned to Bulma, "And thanks for helping me out of that things hand." Bulma beamed.
They all sat down next to the spring and Goku offered Chichi his last apple, blushing. Uh, oh.. Bulma thought, Goku might have a crush! .
Chichi accepted it gratefuly. As she munched away (Goku glancing at her out of the corner of his eye), Bulma told Chichi about Goku and herself.
"…. And I'm Dr. Breifs' daughter, he's teaching me all about capsulation and stuff. We even have a new project that we're working on. It's my own invention, it's a machine that heals people within a few hours, you see, it takes a D.N.A sample of the occupant…" Bulma went on for a few more minutes, going into more detail of the invention, While Chichi listened, very impressed.
"…. I thought of it, actually, because of Goku. See, he's always off fighting and almost killing himself-" here Chichi gasped and looked at Goku, "so I thought I'd invent this so he could be healed faster, and not spend half his childhood in a hospital."
Chichi nodded and said that was a very good idea. "So, you fight Goku?"
Bulma answered for him.
"Yeah, both of us do. He's way stronger than me though, we train under master Roshi, you know, the turtle hermit?" Chichi nodded, "He's famous! I thought they said he died a hundred years ago?" She asked.
"Nah, he's still here. Wouldn't have found him though if I hadn't been looking for the dragon balls. That's how I met Goku, see, we teamed up kinda.. Anyway-" But Chichi interrupted, "Dragon balls? What're those?" Bulma pulled her bag over to her, opened it, and held up an orange sphere, about the size of her fist, with six tiny red stars.
"This is a dragon ball, a six star dragon ball. You see, there are seven dragon balls in all, and when they are all put together, you can call a dragon and it'll give you three wishes."
"Wow." Said Chichi. "What are you going to wish for?"
"My grandpa back." Said Goku quickly.
"Back? Is he gone?" Asked Chichi.
"He's dead." Said Goku quietly.
"Oh! I'm sorry!" Said Chichi softly. Goku shrugged.
"And you Bulma?" She asked.
"Either a life time supply of strawberries, or the perfect boyfriend, I haven't decided yet."
Chichi nodded, and Bulma went back to her story.
"… So anyway, when we met him he saw how strong Goku was and asked Goku if he wanted to train under him. Goku said he would only if he would train me to. So now we go see him every weekend. Well, I do, anyway, now that I can fly, during the week I live with my dad and he teaches me about machines and stuff.."
"You can FLY?" Asked Chichi, amazed.
"Oh, yeah." Said Bulma, "So can Goku. We can do all kinds of stuff.
He's better at physical attacks though. I specialize in attacks of the mind."
Chichi didn't ask what Bulma meant.
"It's getting late," Said Goku, looking up at the sky.
Bulma looked up as well. "Yeah. We should start heading back. Hey Chichi, where do you live? We can take you back."
Chichi looked grateful. "I don't live far, just over that mountain." Goku picked her up and jumped into the air.
"We'll get there faster." He explained. Chichi held tightly onto him.
Bulma jumped up after them.
They flew over the mountain and Bulma saw a beautiful castle.
"Wow!" She exclaimed, "You didn't tell us that you lived in a castle!"
Chichi smiled and nodded.
"My dad is the ox king," she said, "He used to train under master Roshi to, he thinks that the turtle hermit's dead, he'll be surprised to hear that he's not!"
Bulma smiled, and they flew toward the castle.
