Leagal junk: I don't own dragon ball z, or sailor moon, or the forbidden game books. I never claimed to, so don't sue me.
CHAPTER 2
"I imagine we start from here, but where do we go?" said Goku. As if in answer, a folded letter appeared in front of Sailor Moon. She reached up. grabbed it, and unfolded it.
"Hey, this looks like a clue!" said Moon. " 'If you want to find your friends, go to a place that was once full of green, but not as much now. The next clue is hidden where a civilization was born.' " She looked at the rest of the group, as puzzled as she was. "Now what could that mean?" she asked them.
"A planet that was once full of green, but isn't any more. Huh. I wonder if that means an ice age or an asteroid destroyed things." said Goku.
"Maybe it means the plants are almost all dead, but it is still populated." said Murcury.
"Maybe it was a war." said Jupiter.
"Maybe the weather changed." said Julian.
Piccolo looked up suddenly. "Once full of green, but not as much now. Where a civilization was born. I think I know. It's my planet! That's where the next clue is!" he said. "The weather changed so alot of my people died. In fact, only one survived to repopulate."
Serena looked at him funny. "Ummmm... I may not be the smartest person in the world, but I'm pretty sure it takes two to repopulate a world." she said.
Piccolo grinned a little. "Well, not for my people. There aren't even two sexes. There is only one, and I'm a prime example of it. All Namecks lay eggs to reproduce. We don't need two sexes." he said.
"Well, I don't know if you're a PRIME example of someone from Nameck, but the rest of it's true." said Goku with a grin. Piccolo frowned at him.
"So, ummmm, what does it mean when it say where a great civilization was born?" asked Moon.
"Well, I imagine it means the place where the Nameck Father laid his eggs." said Piccolo. He noticed Sailor Jupiter looking at him with a tiny grin on her face. "What?"
"Well, I can't help but think of how you would look pregnant." she said, grinning wider.
Goku broke out laughing. "Oh my god... I never thought of that! Ha! Are you sure you can go on this trip Piccolo? Shouldn't you stay home and knit a little pair of those strange shoes you wear for the little tyke?" The rest of them started to laugh.
Piccolo scowled at him. "That isn't funny Goku!" he muttered. "Can we go now?"
"I don't know, should we let the expectant mother travel?" giggled Moon.
"I don't think so. My mother's a doctor, and she says ladies who are expecting shouldn't fly." giggled Murcury.
He switched scowl to them. "Alright, that's it! The next person who says ANYTHING about me being pregnant will get an energy blast where no energy blast has gone before!" he growled.
"People, and believe me, I use the term loosely, can we go? There are three people who need our help, and unless we get going, it might be too late!" said Julian. That sobered them quickly.
"You're right, ummmm, what was your name again?" asked Venus.
"Julian." he replied.
"Alright, Julian, you and the other two get in the middle of this circle and we'll teleport to, Nameck is it?" she asked Piccolo, who nodded.
"Sailor Venus, I prefer to travel under my own power." said Julian.
"Well, yeah, but how? what if your powers don't work on Nameck?" said Sailor Mars.
"Murcury, scan him and see how his power works. Then scan and see how Piccolo does his thing. That way, we can see if his powers'll work there." said Jupiter.
"Good idea Jupiter." said Murcury. She ran her computer up and down in front of Julian, then Piccolo, and shook her head. "I am sorry, Julian. Your power works on a different level than Piccolo's. Your power won't work there." she said.
"Are you sure?" he inquired.
"Positive." said Murcury.
He sighed. Fine! I just want to go already!" he said. He strode over to the circle and stood beside Piccolo. The scouts circled the three and chanted. They dissapeared from view.
***
"Jenny, what did you get for this...Jenny?" said Dee, looking around. She couldn't fnd her friend anywhere. "Audrey, where is Jenny?"
"She's right here!" said Audrey, looking up. She looked around a little, then frowned. "Where is she?" she asked.
"I just asked you that!" said Dee, looking exasperated. She and Audrey looked at each other for a minute, then yelled, "GUYS!"
The boys came running into the room with a worried look on their faces. "What's wrong?" gasped Michael, pulling to a stop.
"We were sitting here just now and Jenny was gone!" said Audrey.
"What do you mean gone?" asked Tom.
"We looked down, then up and she was gone!" said Dee.
"That's impossible." said Zach. "The only way that could happen is by...magic." he finished, going pale.
"Julian..." whispered Michael.
"No. It was not Julian." siad a voice. They looked around. "You cannot see me. Be rest assured that Jenny is in no danger. She is presently staying with a...friend...of mine." said the voice. "She is part of a plan to repair the fabric of three dimensions. She will return when the mission is complete and not before. Goodbye."
"Wait a minute!" shouted Dee. It was too late. The voice didn't answer. "Great!" growled Dee.
"Jenny, where did you go?" moaned Tom.
"Not that you would care, Tom!" yelled Dee.
"What do you mean by that?" asked Tom frowning at her.
"I mena you had been treating Jenny like dirt for the past few weeks." growled Dee.
"I haven't!" snarled Tom.
"Tom, you have been acting like a real rat lately." said Zach.
"I haven't!" he looked imploringly at Michael, who looked away. "Have I?"
"I hate to say this, but you have Tom." said Audrey.
"I didn't even realize..." he muttered.
***
"YOU ROTTEN APE! GET BACK HERE!" yelled an angry Gohan. He had started his training with King Kei, and was quickly getting frustrated with the monkey. He had just landed face down on the grass, and was spitting out the dirt. Bubbles was dancing in place, both hands waving in the air, while Rini, Jenny, and King Kei watched in amusement. Gohan jumped up and would have caught him, but he went faster than he had been going, and Gohan ate more turf.
"Can I try?" asked Rini. She had a mischivious little grin on her face.
"Why certainly my dear!" said a grinning Kei.
Rini bounced her little ball on the ground calling out, "Kitty Magic! I want a long net!" The ball disappeared, and in a cloud of pink smoke, a net fell into Rini's outstreched hands. Bubbles was so amazed at the sight that he stopped and gaped. She quickly reached out and scooped Bubbles up it the net, and waved it at the staring Gohan. "It wasn't as hard as you made it out to be, Gohan!" she giggled.he frowned at her, and grabbed the net. It turned back into the ball, and he glared at the fuming monkey.
"You are so mine, you hairy little idiot!" he growled. He dove and came up with a handfull of air. "AUGH!" he screamed in frustration.
***
"So, this is Nameck huh?" said Jupiter, looking around. "Pretty."
"Yes, it was once much more beautiful. Then the weather changed and Freza came." said Piccolo.
"I'm sorry. We know what it feels like to have your home destroyed." said Moon.
"Yeah well." muttered Piccolo.
Goku grinned. "In case you couldn't tell, Piccolo isn't very good at showing gratitude." he said.
Picccolo glared at him. "Shut up Goku." he growled.
The scouts giggled. "Alright, Piccolo, where is the Nameck Father's place?" asked Sailor Jupiter.
"I think it's this way." he said, pointing to the southwest. "And his name was Guru."
"Well, since it looks like it's going to be a long walk, let's get started." said Moon.
"Walk? Why don't we fly?" said Goku.
"We can't fly!" said Mars.
"Why not? Your powers are like mine and Piccolo's, right?" he said. They nodded. "Then if we can, then you should be able to."
"What about me?" asked Julian testily. He folded his arms. "I guess you expect me to wait?"
"Of course not!" said Moon, surprised. "Why would we do that?"
"Well, I can't really contribute to this endevor. It would only be sensible to leave me behind so you can get there faster." he said.
Goku snickered. "Julian my friend, you should learn that girls rarely act sensible." The scouts glared at him, while Piccolo diguised a chuckle with a cough. He looked innocently at Jupiter when she glared at him.
"We can carry you!" said Mars.
"What if i don't want to be carried?" he challenged them.
Jupiter shrugged. "Then you wait here and we may come back for you and we may not. It's your choice." she said.
He glared at her. "Fine. If it will get me to Jenny faster, then I'll do it."
"Gee, don't sound all enthused about it." she said, deadpan.
Julian's harsh features softened a tiny bit. "Sorry. I just want to get going."
"I understand perfectly." said Jupiter. She turned to Goku and Piccolo. "So, when are you two going to teach us to fly?"
"Well, right now if you're ready." said Goku. He looked at Piccolo. "I'll teach Venus, Moon and Murcury. You can teach Mars and Jupiter." He grinned conspiritorially. "I think either one would make a lovely Mrs. Piccolo." Moon, Murcury, and Venus giggled at the look on Piccolo's face. Mars rolled her eyes at them, but Jupiter grinned at Goku. She walked up to Piccolo slowly.
"Goku! Drop it!" grumbled Piccolo.
"Oh, I don't know. You ARE really cute!" she said winking at him.
His cheeks went darker green. "Oh, shut up." he muttered.
"Oh! Look at that! He's blushing!" crowed Goku. "I can't wait to tell Gohan about this!"
"Don't you dare!" said Piccolo. "Let's just teach these girls to fly, that way we can get on with it!"
"Ok. I'll quit... for now." chuckled Goku. He walked over to the three he was going to teach and floated up slowly. "Ok, the first thing to know is that you have to gather your energy together. Then picture yourself floating on that energy. If you can do that, then you can levitate, and the rest is easy."
Piccolo looked at his two, and nodded. "Right."
The scouts nodded and concentrated. Moon, Mars, and Venus floated a little, but Murcury and Jupiter stayed firmly on the ground. After about half an hour, Moon, Mars, and Venus were pretty good fliers. Murcury and Jupiter couldn't get much past floating.
Julian, who had been sitting on the ground brooding, got up and stalked towards them. "Guys, we've wasted all this time and they still aren't flying." He looked around at the group. "I think I can solve this little problem. I know one of you is going to be carrying me." he said, looking at Goku and Piccolo. "The other can carry one of the other scouts. The last scout can be carried by her arms by two of the scouts, and the one being carried can concentrate on floating, not flying." He finished up. The others looked at him, then at each other.
Goku shrugged. "It's the best idea were going to come up with." he said. He floated up into the air and grabbed Julian by the upper arms and lifted him off the ground. Piccolo walked over and picked jupiter up damsel in distress style. Mars and Venus picked up Murcury and they took off for Guru's old house.
* * *
A few hours later, the scouts were getting tired. They weren't used to flying like this, and it was taking it's toll. Moon flew a little faster to catch up to Goku.
"Goku! I thik the scouts need a break!" she said.
He looked back at the others. Moon looked pretty bad, but Mars and Venus looked worse. Goku nodded and landed beside a small lake. The scouts detransformed for a while, and sat down.
"Whew! I haven't been this tired since the last time I used the Moon crisis power!" gasped Serena.
"Yeah, but you weren't carrying anyone, meatball brains. We were!" snorted Rei.
Mina suddenly grinned evilly. "Speaking of being carried, how'd you enjoy your little trip, Lita?"
Lita slowly turned red. "What do you mean?" she asked.
"Oh come on! Piccolo carried you for hours and you didn't talk?" asked Ami.
"Well, yeah, we talked, but it wasn't anything big." she muttered.
Ami grinned slyly. "Ever heard of this river in Egypt called De-nile?" she said.
Lita glared at her. "How long have you been waiting to use that one?" she asked flatly.
Ami giggled. "Since you started teasing me about Greg."
The others laughed.
* * *
"Think we ought to stop and rest for the night?" asked Goku.
Piccolo looked back at the scouts. " I think we need to. They look pretty bad."
"Is there anything that can be eaten here?" asked Goku, looking around.
"There are fish in the lake, but I don't know if they can be eaten." said Piccolo.
Goku turned to the Scouts. " Hey Murcury! Can you come over here a minute?" he called.
Ami stood up and walked over to him. "Yes Goku?" she asked.
"Can you use that computer thing to scan for poisons and stuff?"
"Yes, I believe so. Why?" she asked.
Piccolo walked up carrying a fish he had caught the size of a salmon. "Because we need you to scan this and see if it's edible." he said, dropping it.
Ami transformed and pulled her computer out of thin air. She ran it over the fish, and found nothing that would hurt anyone. Quickly catching three more (Two just for Goku), they settled down to let them cook over the fire Mars started.
"Wonder if the prisoners are getting fed." said Mina, looking upset.
Goku frowned. "They want to keep them alive, so I think they'll feed 'em. Probably not very well, though."
* * *
"Rini, can you pass the mashed potatoes?" asked King Kei. He pointed to a large bowl.
"Sure King Kei." she handed him the bowl, then went back to offering some of the sushi to Jenny, who looked sick. Gohan was at his own little table piled high, and was happily cleaning the plates. Finally, after everyone was finished, the girls carried the empty plates back in the little hut to wash. The next night it was the boys turn.
"Man, I haven't eaten that well since the last Crystal Ball!" said Rini.
"Crystal Ball?" asked Jenny. She gave Rini another dish to wipe and put in the cabinet.
"Yeah! You oughtta see it! There's food, and dancing, and decorations, and the clothes are great! We have one every year to commemorate the first year of total peace." said Rini.
"It's probably pretty." said Jenny smiling.
"Uh-huh. It was. We haven't had one for a couple of years, cause of the Black Moon." said Rini. She looked sad. They finished the dishes, and walked outside. King Kei was polishing his old car, and Gregory was watching Gohan chase Bubbles.
"Hi guys!" he squeaked.
"Has he even touched him yet?" asked Jenny.
"Nope. But he came close a couple of times." said Gregory. He shrugged. "I think he'll be ready to move on to the next
phase of the training soon."
"Are you sure you want to do this again Gregory? I could always have him do something else." said King Kei. He had come over to stand behind the girls while they were talking.
"Nah. The old tried and true way is still the best." said Gregory.
"What's that?" asked Rini.
Gregory grinned. "He has to try and hit me with a mallet."
"Doesn't that hurt?" gasped Jenny.
"Not really. I get a bump you wouldn't believe, but it doesn't really hurt." The heard a sudden whoop. Turning, they saw Gohan jumping around like an idiot, clutching Bubbles around the waist.
"I caught him! I caught him! Yes!" he cheered. He ran up to King Kei and set Bubbles down on the ground in front of him. "I'm ready to move on King Kei." he said proudly.
"Congratulations Gohan! I knew you could do it!" Rini cheered. Gohan turned red.
"Isn't that sweet?" whispered Gregory to the other two. They grinned, and Gohan shot them a death glare.
"Can we start on the next bit of training now?" asked Gohan.
"Sure. Doy you think you're up to it?" asked King Kei.
"Positive!" said Gohan.
"Good. Go get that mallet over there." said King Kei. Gohan got the mallet, and waited for more instructions. "Now, I want you to try and hit Gregory on the head with it."
"What? I can't do that! Gregory's my friend!" said Gohan.
"Don't worry about it kid. I'm tougher than I look." said Gregory. He smirked. "Besides, you couldn't hit me hard enough to matter." He took off, just ahead of a ticked off Gohan, who was swinging the mallet and yelling.
CHAPTER 2
"I imagine we start from here, but where do we go?" said Goku. As if in answer, a folded letter appeared in front of Sailor Moon. She reached up. grabbed it, and unfolded it.
"Hey, this looks like a clue!" said Moon. " 'If you want to find your friends, go to a place that was once full of green, but not as much now. The next clue is hidden where a civilization was born.' " She looked at the rest of the group, as puzzled as she was. "Now what could that mean?" she asked them.
"A planet that was once full of green, but isn't any more. Huh. I wonder if that means an ice age or an asteroid destroyed things." said Goku.
"Maybe it means the plants are almost all dead, but it is still populated." said Murcury.
"Maybe it was a war." said Jupiter.
"Maybe the weather changed." said Julian.
Piccolo looked up suddenly. "Once full of green, but not as much now. Where a civilization was born. I think I know. It's my planet! That's where the next clue is!" he said. "The weather changed so alot of my people died. In fact, only one survived to repopulate."
Serena looked at him funny. "Ummmm... I may not be the smartest person in the world, but I'm pretty sure it takes two to repopulate a world." she said.
Piccolo grinned a little. "Well, not for my people. There aren't even two sexes. There is only one, and I'm a prime example of it. All Namecks lay eggs to reproduce. We don't need two sexes." he said.
"Well, I don't know if you're a PRIME example of someone from Nameck, but the rest of it's true." said Goku with a grin. Piccolo frowned at him.
"So, ummmm, what does it mean when it say where a great civilization was born?" asked Moon.
"Well, I imagine it means the place where the Nameck Father laid his eggs." said Piccolo. He noticed Sailor Jupiter looking at him with a tiny grin on her face. "What?"
"Well, I can't help but think of how you would look pregnant." she said, grinning wider.
Goku broke out laughing. "Oh my god... I never thought of that! Ha! Are you sure you can go on this trip Piccolo? Shouldn't you stay home and knit a little pair of those strange shoes you wear for the little tyke?" The rest of them started to laugh.
Piccolo scowled at him. "That isn't funny Goku!" he muttered. "Can we go now?"
"I don't know, should we let the expectant mother travel?" giggled Moon.
"I don't think so. My mother's a doctor, and she says ladies who are expecting shouldn't fly." giggled Murcury.
He switched scowl to them. "Alright, that's it! The next person who says ANYTHING about me being pregnant will get an energy blast where no energy blast has gone before!" he growled.
"People, and believe me, I use the term loosely, can we go? There are three people who need our help, and unless we get going, it might be too late!" said Julian. That sobered them quickly.
"You're right, ummmm, what was your name again?" asked Venus.
"Julian." he replied.
"Alright, Julian, you and the other two get in the middle of this circle and we'll teleport to, Nameck is it?" she asked Piccolo, who nodded.
"Sailor Venus, I prefer to travel under my own power." said Julian.
"Well, yeah, but how? what if your powers don't work on Nameck?" said Sailor Mars.
"Murcury, scan him and see how his power works. Then scan and see how Piccolo does his thing. That way, we can see if his powers'll work there." said Jupiter.
"Good idea Jupiter." said Murcury. She ran her computer up and down in front of Julian, then Piccolo, and shook her head. "I am sorry, Julian. Your power works on a different level than Piccolo's. Your power won't work there." she said.
"Are you sure?" he inquired.
"Positive." said Murcury.
He sighed. Fine! I just want to go already!" he said. He strode over to the circle and stood beside Piccolo. The scouts circled the three and chanted. They dissapeared from view.
***
"Jenny, what did you get for this...Jenny?" said Dee, looking around. She couldn't fnd her friend anywhere. "Audrey, where is Jenny?"
"She's right here!" said Audrey, looking up. She looked around a little, then frowned. "Where is she?" she asked.
"I just asked you that!" said Dee, looking exasperated. She and Audrey looked at each other for a minute, then yelled, "GUYS!"
The boys came running into the room with a worried look on their faces. "What's wrong?" gasped Michael, pulling to a stop.
"We were sitting here just now and Jenny was gone!" said Audrey.
"What do you mean gone?" asked Tom.
"We looked down, then up and she was gone!" said Dee.
"That's impossible." said Zach. "The only way that could happen is by...magic." he finished, going pale.
"Julian..." whispered Michael.
"No. It was not Julian." siad a voice. They looked around. "You cannot see me. Be rest assured that Jenny is in no danger. She is presently staying with a...friend...of mine." said the voice. "She is part of a plan to repair the fabric of three dimensions. She will return when the mission is complete and not before. Goodbye."
"Wait a minute!" shouted Dee. It was too late. The voice didn't answer. "Great!" growled Dee.
"Jenny, where did you go?" moaned Tom.
"Not that you would care, Tom!" yelled Dee.
"What do you mean by that?" asked Tom frowning at her.
"I mena you had been treating Jenny like dirt for the past few weeks." growled Dee.
"I haven't!" snarled Tom.
"Tom, you have been acting like a real rat lately." said Zach.
"I haven't!" he looked imploringly at Michael, who looked away. "Have I?"
"I hate to say this, but you have Tom." said Audrey.
"I didn't even realize..." he muttered.
***
"YOU ROTTEN APE! GET BACK HERE!" yelled an angry Gohan. He had started his training with King Kei, and was quickly getting frustrated with the monkey. He had just landed face down on the grass, and was spitting out the dirt. Bubbles was dancing in place, both hands waving in the air, while Rini, Jenny, and King Kei watched in amusement. Gohan jumped up and would have caught him, but he went faster than he had been going, and Gohan ate more turf.
"Can I try?" asked Rini. She had a mischivious little grin on her face.
"Why certainly my dear!" said a grinning Kei.
Rini bounced her little ball on the ground calling out, "Kitty Magic! I want a long net!" The ball disappeared, and in a cloud of pink smoke, a net fell into Rini's outstreched hands. Bubbles was so amazed at the sight that he stopped and gaped. She quickly reached out and scooped Bubbles up it the net, and waved it at the staring Gohan. "It wasn't as hard as you made it out to be, Gohan!" she giggled.he frowned at her, and grabbed the net. It turned back into the ball, and he glared at the fuming monkey.
"You are so mine, you hairy little idiot!" he growled. He dove and came up with a handfull of air. "AUGH!" he screamed in frustration.
***
"So, this is Nameck huh?" said Jupiter, looking around. "Pretty."
"Yes, it was once much more beautiful. Then the weather changed and Freza came." said Piccolo.
"I'm sorry. We know what it feels like to have your home destroyed." said Moon.
"Yeah well." muttered Piccolo.
Goku grinned. "In case you couldn't tell, Piccolo isn't very good at showing gratitude." he said.
Picccolo glared at him. "Shut up Goku." he growled.
The scouts giggled. "Alright, Piccolo, where is the Nameck Father's place?" asked Sailor Jupiter.
"I think it's this way." he said, pointing to the southwest. "And his name was Guru."
"Well, since it looks like it's going to be a long walk, let's get started." said Moon.
"Walk? Why don't we fly?" said Goku.
"We can't fly!" said Mars.
"Why not? Your powers are like mine and Piccolo's, right?" he said. They nodded. "Then if we can, then you should be able to."
"What about me?" asked Julian testily. He folded his arms. "I guess you expect me to wait?"
"Of course not!" said Moon, surprised. "Why would we do that?"
"Well, I can't really contribute to this endevor. It would only be sensible to leave me behind so you can get there faster." he said.
Goku snickered. "Julian my friend, you should learn that girls rarely act sensible." The scouts glared at him, while Piccolo diguised a chuckle with a cough. He looked innocently at Jupiter when she glared at him.
"We can carry you!" said Mars.
"What if i don't want to be carried?" he challenged them.
Jupiter shrugged. "Then you wait here and we may come back for you and we may not. It's your choice." she said.
He glared at her. "Fine. If it will get me to Jenny faster, then I'll do it."
"Gee, don't sound all enthused about it." she said, deadpan.
Julian's harsh features softened a tiny bit. "Sorry. I just want to get going."
"I understand perfectly." said Jupiter. She turned to Goku and Piccolo. "So, when are you two going to teach us to fly?"
"Well, right now if you're ready." said Goku. He looked at Piccolo. "I'll teach Venus, Moon and Murcury. You can teach Mars and Jupiter." He grinned conspiritorially. "I think either one would make a lovely Mrs. Piccolo." Moon, Murcury, and Venus giggled at the look on Piccolo's face. Mars rolled her eyes at them, but Jupiter grinned at Goku. She walked up to Piccolo slowly.
"Goku! Drop it!" grumbled Piccolo.
"Oh, I don't know. You ARE really cute!" she said winking at him.
His cheeks went darker green. "Oh, shut up." he muttered.
"Oh! Look at that! He's blushing!" crowed Goku. "I can't wait to tell Gohan about this!"
"Don't you dare!" said Piccolo. "Let's just teach these girls to fly, that way we can get on with it!"
"Ok. I'll quit... for now." chuckled Goku. He walked over to the three he was going to teach and floated up slowly. "Ok, the first thing to know is that you have to gather your energy together. Then picture yourself floating on that energy. If you can do that, then you can levitate, and the rest is easy."
Piccolo looked at his two, and nodded. "Right."
The scouts nodded and concentrated. Moon, Mars, and Venus floated a little, but Murcury and Jupiter stayed firmly on the ground. After about half an hour, Moon, Mars, and Venus were pretty good fliers. Murcury and Jupiter couldn't get much past floating.
Julian, who had been sitting on the ground brooding, got up and stalked towards them. "Guys, we've wasted all this time and they still aren't flying." He looked around at the group. "I think I can solve this little problem. I know one of you is going to be carrying me." he said, looking at Goku and Piccolo. "The other can carry one of the other scouts. The last scout can be carried by her arms by two of the scouts, and the one being carried can concentrate on floating, not flying." He finished up. The others looked at him, then at each other.
Goku shrugged. "It's the best idea were going to come up with." he said. He floated up into the air and grabbed Julian by the upper arms and lifted him off the ground. Piccolo walked over and picked jupiter up damsel in distress style. Mars and Venus picked up Murcury and they took off for Guru's old house.
* * *
A few hours later, the scouts were getting tired. They weren't used to flying like this, and it was taking it's toll. Moon flew a little faster to catch up to Goku.
"Goku! I thik the scouts need a break!" she said.
He looked back at the others. Moon looked pretty bad, but Mars and Venus looked worse. Goku nodded and landed beside a small lake. The scouts detransformed for a while, and sat down.
"Whew! I haven't been this tired since the last time I used the Moon crisis power!" gasped Serena.
"Yeah, but you weren't carrying anyone, meatball brains. We were!" snorted Rei.
Mina suddenly grinned evilly. "Speaking of being carried, how'd you enjoy your little trip, Lita?"
Lita slowly turned red. "What do you mean?" she asked.
"Oh come on! Piccolo carried you for hours and you didn't talk?" asked Ami.
"Well, yeah, we talked, but it wasn't anything big." she muttered.
Ami grinned slyly. "Ever heard of this river in Egypt called De-nile?" she said.
Lita glared at her. "How long have you been waiting to use that one?" she asked flatly.
Ami giggled. "Since you started teasing me about Greg."
The others laughed.
* * *
"Think we ought to stop and rest for the night?" asked Goku.
Piccolo looked back at the scouts. " I think we need to. They look pretty bad."
"Is there anything that can be eaten here?" asked Goku, looking around.
"There are fish in the lake, but I don't know if they can be eaten." said Piccolo.
Goku turned to the Scouts. " Hey Murcury! Can you come over here a minute?" he called.
Ami stood up and walked over to him. "Yes Goku?" she asked.
"Can you use that computer thing to scan for poisons and stuff?"
"Yes, I believe so. Why?" she asked.
Piccolo walked up carrying a fish he had caught the size of a salmon. "Because we need you to scan this and see if it's edible." he said, dropping it.
Ami transformed and pulled her computer out of thin air. She ran it over the fish, and found nothing that would hurt anyone. Quickly catching three more (Two just for Goku), they settled down to let them cook over the fire Mars started.
"Wonder if the prisoners are getting fed." said Mina, looking upset.
Goku frowned. "They want to keep them alive, so I think they'll feed 'em. Probably not very well, though."
* * *
"Rini, can you pass the mashed potatoes?" asked King Kei. He pointed to a large bowl.
"Sure King Kei." she handed him the bowl, then went back to offering some of the sushi to Jenny, who looked sick. Gohan was at his own little table piled high, and was happily cleaning the plates. Finally, after everyone was finished, the girls carried the empty plates back in the little hut to wash. The next night it was the boys turn.
"Man, I haven't eaten that well since the last Crystal Ball!" said Rini.
"Crystal Ball?" asked Jenny. She gave Rini another dish to wipe and put in the cabinet.
"Yeah! You oughtta see it! There's food, and dancing, and decorations, and the clothes are great! We have one every year to commemorate the first year of total peace." said Rini.
"It's probably pretty." said Jenny smiling.
"Uh-huh. It was. We haven't had one for a couple of years, cause of the Black Moon." said Rini. She looked sad. They finished the dishes, and walked outside. King Kei was polishing his old car, and Gregory was watching Gohan chase Bubbles.
"Hi guys!" he squeaked.
"Has he even touched him yet?" asked Jenny.
"Nope. But he came close a couple of times." said Gregory. He shrugged. "I think he'll be ready to move on to the next
phase of the training soon."
"Are you sure you want to do this again Gregory? I could always have him do something else." said King Kei. He had come over to stand behind the girls while they were talking.
"Nah. The old tried and true way is still the best." said Gregory.
"What's that?" asked Rini.
Gregory grinned. "He has to try and hit me with a mallet."
"Doesn't that hurt?" gasped Jenny.
"Not really. I get a bump you wouldn't believe, but it doesn't really hurt." The heard a sudden whoop. Turning, they saw Gohan jumping around like an idiot, clutching Bubbles around the waist.
"I caught him! I caught him! Yes!" he cheered. He ran up to King Kei and set Bubbles down on the ground in front of him. "I'm ready to move on King Kei." he said proudly.
"Congratulations Gohan! I knew you could do it!" Rini cheered. Gohan turned red.
"Isn't that sweet?" whispered Gregory to the other two. They grinned, and Gohan shot them a death glare.
"Can we start on the next bit of training now?" asked Gohan.
"Sure. Doy you think you're up to it?" asked King Kei.
"Positive!" said Gohan.
"Good. Go get that mallet over there." said King Kei. Gohan got the mallet, and waited for more instructions. "Now, I want you to try and hit Gregory on the head with it."
"What? I can't do that! Gregory's my friend!" said Gohan.
"Don't worry about it kid. I'm tougher than I look." said Gregory. He smirked. "Besides, you couldn't hit me hard enough to matter." He took off, just ahead of a ticked off Gohan, who was swinging the mallet and yelling.
