"Is that a log falling?" Kurilin said as he opened the door. Outside was a short round man, with an unfriendly face and a large mop of unruly black hair. Raimi recognized him as Yajirobei, a monk who lived in Karin Tower, with the mysterious caretaker of Kami-sama's Sanctuary. He frowned at Kurilin and peered into the house at Bulma and Raimi. His tiny black eyes focused back onto Kurilin.
"Hey, you're that guy from Karin's' place, uh, Itchy-robe!" Kurilin poked fun at him.
"It's Yajirobei! Hey, you did that on purpose! Well, this is a dumb place for a house. Listen, I got a message from Karin. He says you and the others, Ten-whatever and those guys, have ta come to the tower."
"Why?" Kurilin asked nervously.
"Kami is gonna train us. Oh and he said to bring this girl, I forget her name, something with an "R," too. And also, don't wish Goku back until the bad guys get here." He turned away. Kurilin and Bulma stared at him as he went back to his air car. "I told Karin I don't want to fight those Saiem guys, but I have ta." He grumbled as he went.
"Well, tell him we'll be there, for sure!" Kurilin said, getting excited
"Hey, did you hear that! Kami is going to train us, and you too, Raimi!" He shouted.
"Me? How did he even know about me? What am I saying he is the Kami; Kami-sama is going to train me!" she said. She laughed and grabbed Kurilin's hands, as they danced around ecstatically.
"Well, first we have to get you some clothes, and then we have to find Yamcha!" Bulma said.
"Wow, but I don't have any money! Bulma how can I buy clothes?" Raimi said. Then they all paused. The air car was coming back.
"What? Why is he coming back? Maybe he forgot something?" Bulma said.
"Wait… that's not Yajirobei, that's, that's…" Roshi mumbled.
"Hello! Permission to come aboard! It's us!" A huge man called from the air car, which was headed towards them at dangerous speed. A pretty woman with an angry expression drove the car.
"It's Chi-Chi!" Bulma, Kurilin and Roshi howled in fear. Raimi gasped and hid behind Bulma. Chi-Chi was Goku's wife, and a very formidable woman. Even Goku was a little wary of her temper. Her black hair was pulled back into a bun on top of her head, while her large black eyes were narrowed in anger. She brought the car to a screeching halt on the beach. The huge man got out and bowed formally to Master Roshi.
"Greetings my Master! My happiest memories are still of when you trained me here as a boy!" He said. Though Gyu-Mao was Chi-Chi's father, he bore little resemblance to her. He was eight feet tall, constantly smiled, and was rarely seen without his horned hat, with the symbol for "ox" on the front.
"Hello Ox. You were a good student. Crazy though." Roshi said to the huge man.
Chi-Chi had leapt out of the car and was looking in vain for Goku and Gohan. Her black eyes rested on Raimi for a moment before she set into Kurilin and Bulma.
"Alright, where are they? I've had about enough of this; they weren't back this morning…Oh, that Goku!" She said, speaking faster and faster. "Where are they? Bulma, why didn't YOU tell them to come home? I'd have thought…" Roshi took pity on Bulma and Kurilin, who looked ready to drown himself in the ocean to get away from telling her the truth about her husband and son.
"Well, you see, yesterday this alien showed up at our reunion, and he said he was Goku's older brother see…" The old man explained everything to the horrified Chi-Chi. She screamed in horror when Roshi was finished.
"Goku is dead! That monster Piccolo has taken my Gohan! Goku is from…from…" She fainted, unable to take in all this tragedy. They stared at her, feeling sad for her.
"Uh, should we bother to tell her about me when she wakes up?" Raimi asked, as the Ox-King tried to revive his daughter.
"Yeah, she should know that you're here to help…Hey wait, did you know that…" Bulma started.
"That Piccolo would kill them both? Yes. But, you see he had to die, I'll let Baba explain it later. But please realize it was hard for me to let things take this course. If we killed Raditz, and Goku didn't die, then when the Saiyans got here, and they were intending to come here anyway, we'd be doomed. Those guys are way stronger than Raditz was." She shook her head. They had to accept her explanation for now, even though they didn't understand what she had just said. Bulma silently turned to help revive Chi-Chi.
So when Chi-Chi woke up, they introduced the two women and Raimi explained about herself.
"I see. And she helped them? You're here to help us?" Chi-Chi asked. "Because I am so…confused and scared now. Can't I see Gohan?" She looked so worried, Raimi felt very bad for her. She took Chi-Chi's hands in hers.
"I'm so sorry, but you can't. He needs to focus on his training now. We have to trust in Piccolo and his desire to keep the Earth for himself. Funny how your enemy is now one of your greatest allies, isn't it?" Chi-Chi shook her head. "I hope you're right. Are you sure he won't kill Gohan, I mean he is…" She bit her lip and took a deep breath, then smiled weakly at Raimi.
"Well, I am going to believe you. Thank you for helping us. But, will you do something for me? Will you swear to protect Gohan from these monsters? I think you owe me that for not saving Goku, even though I'm sure you could have, if you wanted to…" Chi-Chi sounded bitter, but Raimi wasn't angry.
"No Chi-Chi, I really couldn't save him, no one can interfere with destiny. Goku was fated to die today, and he'll be brought back when the time is right. And as for Gohan…I promise you that I'll die before I let him come to serious harm.
"But you must realize he is now becoming a warrior, and he must face danger and injury. I am going to make the decision as to how much he can take, and step in only when I must. I have the feeling that it's a part of what I'm here to do, anyway. Will that make you feel better, Chi-Chi?"
The other woman nodded sadly. Her eyes wandered over the blue water, and Raimi could tell she was seeing her plans for her small son falling apart. She would have to learn to live with these changes; after all, she was as tough as her husband, though few gave her credit for it.
Later, after Chi-Chi and her humongous father left, Bulma took off for the city, with Kurilin and Raimi in tow. Seeing the city that was home to both Bulma and Capsule Corp had shamelessly excited Raimi. And she couldn't wait to meet Yamcha, Tenshinhan and Chauzu. However, Bulma stopped and made Kurilin wait for two hours while she helped Raimi pick out some new clothes, since she didn't have anything other than the black dogi she was currently wearing. Kurilin was silently fuming, but knew better than to bother Bulma while she was shopping.
"Oh Bulma, really, you don't have to get all this, I'm sure Kami-sama will just do that…that thing he can do to make clothes and thing for his students…" Raimi protested, but Bulma was not to be denied."
"I can't let you go and spend a year among half a dozen men with just one dogi! What kind of person do you think I am? Listen, if we're gonna be friends…then I can't…Hey look at this!"
Raimi blinked, surprised and touched by Bulma's words. She was so nice! She certainly had decided to trust her; maybe Goku's words meant more to them than Raimi had thought. Anyway, by the time Bulma was done, Raimi had a small but gorgeous selection of clothes, and a Capsule-case to keep them in. She refused the manicure and haircut, figuring that Saiyan hair was near impossible to manage no matter what one did with it, and it was time to search for Yamcha.
