Krillin and Juuhachigou
Chapter thirteen
Drink of Death
Thursday morning....
"Dende! I flew back as fast as I could! But my magic carpet decided to go out on me just when I needed it the most!! I couldn't deliver the letter to Krillin! I went to Kame House, just like you said!! But when I got there, the house was empty! No one was home at all!!" Mr. Popo gasped, out of breath. Up on Dende's lookout, the sun was already well up and warming the earth below. Dende clutched his staff tightly as his stout friend rambled on. His face would have paled, but him being green, it wasn't possible.
"Oh no, Mr. Popo...." Dende managed finally. His voice was a horse whisper.
"There was something really important in that letter! Oh gosh!! Ju! She'll wake up in that tomb and be all alone!! Oh gosh! Oh gosh! I have to get her out of there!!" He turned to Mr. Popo.
"Popo, I have to make a stop down on Earth. Its urgent! Can you take me there, friend"
"I would Dende, but I'm afraid that my magic carpet is still on the fritz. What on earth are you talking about, Ju in a tomb? Who's Ju? And why is she in a tomb?"
"I don't have time to explain, Popo. I will, when the time comes!! But I'll have to fly! I'm not real fast....but I've got to try!" The earth's guardian threw his staff to the ground and took off of the lookout, down towards Earth..."
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"Krillin...." Gohan muttered to himself. It was growing dark. He knew his friend had come down into this poor, little town, but he wasn't quite sure where he had gone. Gohan realized he could easily find Krillin's ki signal, but he knew deep down that at the moment Krillin just wanted to be alone. So with a sigh, Gohan returned to finding him the old fashioned way.........
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"Just give it too me. I know you have it in here somewhere, I was told by about a million different people. Please, I'll give you 10,000 zenni for it. Its everything I have. I just need that poison!" Krillin was raising his voice. His calm and gentle tone was now sad and bitter, hurt by the "death" of his beloved. The old man behind the counter of the potion shop trembled. Krillin was very intimidating when he was angry.
"Sir, um...if you don't mind me asking...why do you need it so badly? Its illegal to sell such lethal potion you know. I could be-"
"No one will ever know! Come on, what do you owe the world anyway? What has the world given you? Nothing!! The world takes all and gives nothing! I say to hell with all of that!" The old man was quiet. He slowly raised one wrinkled eyebrow and peered cockeyed at the earth warrior. Slowly, and painstakingly, the old man got off his stool and hobbled into the back room. A moment later, he returned with a small red bottle. He held it out to Krillin with a trembling hand.
"One gulp of this," he said. "Will kill a man in less than a minute, no matter how big or how strong he may be. Its the strongest stuff I got." He watched as Krillin turned the bottle over in his hand.
"Thank you..." Krillin said absent mindedly. He turned around. Annoyed, the old man rubbed his fingers together and cleared his throat. Krillin dug in his pocket and tossed a pile of bills on the counter. Then, still staring at the bottle, he walked out of the store and into the night air.
"Soon Julie....just a little while longer and then I'll be with you again. Just a little bit longer. I miss you so much it hurts..."
"Krillin!" Krillin looked over to see Gohan walking over to him. Quickly, he thrust the bottle into his pocket.
"Yeah Gohan?" He asked causually. Gohan looked at him, confused at his sudden change in behavior.
"Are you okay now, Krillin?"
"Uh-huh. I was just a bit stunned earlier, that's all. I'm going to be going back now. See you later, bud! You're the best friend I ever had...." Krillin waved and then took off. Gohan stared after him.
"What did he mean?" The boy asked himself. "That's not the way to Kame House...." Then he felt Dende's ki going in the same direction Krillin was going. It wasn't going nearly as fast though.
"I wonder if Dende knows what's going on...." With that he flew towards
Dende's ki.....
