Scooby Dooby DBSZ : Episode 2

Episode 2: Vegeta Said 'Jenkies'! There Must Be A Clue!

"They've been in there for hours."

"Just be patient, Freddy. You know how Velma is; Mr. Trunks says that Ms. Bulma is the same way, if not worse."

Fred and Daphne sat together at the table on the patio outside of Bulma's lab. Shaggy and Scooby Doo had just finished taking a tour of the kitchen and, sitting on a bench in the shade, were enjoying five plates of sandwiches--each. Much of the group that had been around for the picnic had gone home but a few, like Gokou, Goten, Juuhachi-gou, and Marron, stayed behind.

Bra and Marron talked to each other in low voices, glancing over at Shaggy and Scooby Doo occasionally and giggling. Vegeta leaned against the wall, scowling as always, and Gokou stood near the King of the Saiya-jin with his arms crossed, tail twitching behind him. Trunks leaned against one of trees, frowning furiously as Goten laughed and talked with him.

Juuhachi-gou sat down in the chair next to Daphne and offered her a smile. Daphne looked to the blonde, returning the smile the best she could. "What's this 'fusion' that Goten keeps talking about to Mr. Trunks?" She asked.

Juuhachi-gou laughed softly. "You don't want to know."

"You know," Daphne changed the subject, "I love your outfit."

Juuhachi-gou smiled. "Thank you. Yours is very pretty, too." She leaned in, whispering so that Fred couldn't hear the next part. "You need to tell your boyfriend to lose that scarf around his neck, though."

"B-boyfriend?!" Daphne stammered, her face turning bright red. "He's not..."

"Ah, I see." Juuhachi-gou patted the red-head comfortingly on the shoulder. "The scarf is to hide all the hickeys." Daphne's jaw dropped, and Juuhachi-gou laughed. "I'm kidding, of course." Daphne just stared at her.

Slowly, the doors to the lab opened, and Bulma and Velma stepped out. "It's all too strange." Bulma said with a sigh. "We've decided to take a break. We're going to continue our research tomorrow."

Velma took a seat next to Fred and sighed. "It's so strange. We were following the road like we normally do." She said. "We were in a forest, when suddenly we went over a hill and the forest was gone. We were in the middle of a wasteland."

Bulma nodded. "That is strange. There's not a forest anywhere near New Hope City.

Velma stood up, her hand placed thoughtfully on her chin, and paced back and forth. She stopped for a moment, looking up at Vegeta. 'Everyone looks so strange here. So different, like they're from another world.' Velma blinked at her own thought.

"Wait, wait a minute! What if... Jenkies!"

Vegeta, who was the only one who heard Velma, quirked an eyebrow at the girl. "Jenkies?" He repeated loudly.

Fred and Daphne looked up, almost as if trained to hone in on that one special word.

"Vegeta said 'jenkies'!" Fred exclaimed.

"There must be a clue!" Daphne added with excitement.

"Jenkies?" Goten asked, looking at Trunks with a confused expression on his face. "That's not something you can eat, is it?" Trunks snorted.

"I didn't say it! The girl with the glasses did!" Vegeta roared.

Bulma snickered softly at her husband's ill-temper. "Don't mind him, Velma-chan. Go on, tell us what's up."

Velma cleared her throat, pushing up her glasses. "I think that somehow, while in that forest, we passed though an inter-dimensional gate. In other words, the reason we can't find out way home is because our home doesn't exist here. We're from another dimension!"

"It's about time." A gruff voice spoke up from behind everyone. "Even Goten could have figured that out quicker." Everybody turned to see Piccolo standing not too far away, arms folded over his chest, his long white cape billowing in the breeze.

"M-m-m-MONSTER!" Shaggy and Scooby Doo screamed in unison. They scrambled to their feet, running away as fast as they could. Shaggy tripped, landing in Bra's arms. "S-save meeee!" He wailed.

"Rave me, roo!" Scooby begged, jumping into Marron's arms. Marron and Bra looked at each other and, giggling, dropped the two.

"Piccolo-san isn't a monster." Bra assured them. "He's one of us. A friend, like Juuroku-gou."

Shaggy and Scooby both heaved a sigh of relief. The boy and his dog stood up, dusting themselves off. Still nervous at the sight of the Demon King, they backed away nervously, until they were standing behind Fred and Daphne.

"The question is," Bulma spoke up, "how do we get you back to your dimension?"

The gang looked around as the others' eyes lit up and they all shouted, even Piccolo, in unison, "THE DRAGONBALLS!"

"It's worth a shot. Dende's dragon balls are pretty damned powerful." Piccolo stated. Gokou nodded in agreement.

"With so many of us, it'll be easy to find all seven in no time!" The father of the Legendary exclaimed.

Bulma took a moment to explain what the dragon balls were to the gang.

"Well, then..." Fred said with a smile.

"Let's split up, gang!" Goten cheered, excitedly.

"Hey... That's my line." Fred frowned.

"Your line?" Juuhachi-gou asked. "What do you think this is? A cartoon?" She shook her head with distaste. "Pot heads." She muttered to herself.

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Will the DBSZ crew and the gang be able to find the Dragon Balls? Will Scooby die of hunger?
Join us next time for Episode 3: Search For The Dragon Balls ( Let's Split Up, Gang!)