Egyptian Curses And Fate - Chapter 3

Disclaimer: Dragonball Z was created by Akira Toriyama. Akira Toriyama made all Characters in this story. (c) Akira Toriyama, Bird Studio, Toei Animation. Used without permission, please don't sue me; all you'll get is... nothing! :P

*.....* = thoughts
"....." = speaking

Ok, I'm in some serious writer's block. Writer's block seems to be my best friend... Ok, anyway, I don't know how this chapter will turn out. So, uh.. beware. -_-


Notes*

DemonRyu - Ahh!! You're right! *feels extremely dumb* But, it's okay! Kinda! It's a good thing I didn't make the movie.. haha.

Inukice - If I remember right, I think the golden shiny book was called The Book of Amun-Ra. *thinks hard* Yes, I think that was it. Me.. thinking.. go figure. ^_^

VeggieGirl - So, you're right. An archaeologist is a scientist. I've never really thought of it... so Bulma is still a scientist! In a way.. ;p

Juuhachigou - I would love for you to draw a picture of Vegeta as a pharaoh! I wish I could draw. I've tried many times.. I even mess up my stick people. *feels ashamed* If you do draw one, please send it to me!



"Say, Vegeta, where are we going?", Bulma yelled. He glanced over his shoulder and growled at her.

"Hey, mummy-breath, I SAID "where are we going"?! Well?!", she prodded. Yamucha and Hannah smartly stayed back a few steps away from the pharaoh and brave archaeologist.

"To get the dragonballs, stupid! Have I not made that clear?!", he replied in a harsh tone. Bulma pouted for a bit, then her courage streak came back to life.

"And just how do we find them? I certainly don't know where they are considering I didn't even know they existed until yesterday!"

"I know everything. I'm the greatest pharaoh there ever was. If you'll shut up and follow me, we'll find the first one shortly.", he told her with a hint of smug in his voice. She rolled her eyes.

"Well, if you were so great, how come no historians ever wrote about you? No one has ever heard of a "Pharaoh Vegeta.", Bulma asked him. The mummy smirked.

"That is because I killed everyone who tried to write about me in my age."

Yamucha choked on his spit. Hannah calmly patted his back until he recovered.

"Hey, your highness! How come you said yesterday we only have three days to restore you to your body?", Hannah ran up beside him and took his gloved hand in her little one. He tried to shake her off, but to no avail. He frowned down at her.

"Let go!", he ordered, but she paid no heed to his command.

"How come we only have three.."

"I HEARD YOU ALREADY!", Vegeta yelled at the little girl. Tears welled up in her eyes and she let go of Vegeta's hand.

*Finally*, he thought. "Because I'll be sent back to the underworld in three days.", he told her bitterly. He hadn't planned on being awoken after three thousand years, but now that he had been, he didn't want to go back to Hell.

She nodded and hung back away from him. Not that he cared; he only cared about finding the dragonballs.

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About ten, dark figures hovered above the opening that had been uncovered by Bulma only one day before. The one clothed in red, obviously the leader, entered first. His companions followed, unsure of what was to come. They walked down the same passage as Bulma, Yamucha, and Hannah had. They reached the first room and carefully read the inscription on the wall.

"Whomever should touch the sphere will awaken the Pharaoh Vegeta."

*Yes! Finally!*

"Touch the sphere, Worm!", the leader ordered.

"Yes, sir, Mr. Bakh.", Worm replied and carefully placed his hand upon the golden sphere. The room began to shake as the walls enclosed around them. They tried desperately to push them away, only to have fallen downwards just as the trio before them had.

They slowed to a stop just before they reached the ground and walked cautiously around the room. Mr. Bakh relit his torch with a lighter since the fire had blown out as they were falling. He held it up and gasped audibly.

"NANI?!", he roared. He ran up to the sarcophagus which was still opened from when Vegeta had climbed out of it the day before. Mr. Bakh whirled around and grabbed a bystanding woman of his crew.

"WHERE IS HE?! WHERE IS VEGETA?!", he screamed in her face.

She closed her eyes tightly and concentrated. Her eyes flew open as she gasped.

"Vegeta is with a woman of blue hair. They have headed east.", the female, who turned out to be a psychic, told her master.

Mr. Bakh's eyes narrowed and he threw the psychic up and out of the hole he had spotted on the ceiling during his outburst. He grabbed Worm and threw him out, as well. Then he, himself, climbed out, leaving the other seven members of his crew in the tomb to rot.

"Which way, Selfia?", Mr. Bakh asked, surprisingly calm.

"East.", she repeated herself while pointing off in a direction.

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"Wow!", Bulma exclaimed while picking up a small, orange sphere. It had three gold stars imprinted on it. "Is this one of the dragonballs?!"

Vegeta looked at her as if she were stupid. "Of course, it is."

"We don't have anywhere to put it!", Hannah informed them. Vegeta glanced at her with an evil grin. She took a step back.

"Let me see your sweet kitty?", he asked in a sweet voice. Yamucha's eyes narrowed.

"Hey, I thought you were afraid of that cat!", he said pointedly. Vegeta glared at him.

"I am afraid of nothing!", the pharaoh protested. He then flashed his sweet smile at Hannah again.

Hannah's eyes widened as she discovered what his little game was. She pointed her finger at him angrily. "You aren't going to hurt Velvet! This is my bag and I choose to keep Velvet in it!"

Vegeta grumbled. "Fine, brat." He held his left hand up and closed his eyes. A few seconds later, a brown bag appeared in his hand. He threw it roughly at Bulma who was holding the dragonball still.

"Why didn't you just do that in the first place?", she asked. He didn't answer.

Bulma shrugged and placed the orange ball in the bag and slung it over her shoulder.

"Okay, lead the way!", she told Vegeta who was waiting impatiently with his back turned to them. He began walking quickly in a different direction, obviously knowing where the next dragonball was.

*****A few hours later*****

They reached an old, worn-down house. It had paint falling off and was missing the door. Moss plants had grown all over the roof. Yamucha knocked on the wall beside where the door would be.

"Anyone home?", he shouted into the house. When he recieved no answer, he shrugged and walked inside. Vegeta followed and walked to a specific room in the back. He spotted the dragonball and waited for someone to come to the room since he could not pick it up himself.

A few minutes later, Bulma walked into the room. "Did you find it?"

He simply pointed to a corner. Bulma squatted down and looked behind the bookcase where he'd pointed at. She squealed in delight, although she didn't know why. She shouldn't be happy for helping him out. But maybe, once they'd gotten rid of Vegeta, she could make a wish of her own.

She placed the orange sphere, this time with six gold stars, in her newly-obtained bag. She stood up and smiled at Vegeta who just grunted in reply.

They walked out of the house and were about to leave. They heard a meow. Hannah sweatdropped. She gently placed her bag down and got Velvet out.

"It ate yesterday for Kami's sake!", Vegeta yelled.

"But that was yesterday! She's hungry now!", Hannah pleaded. Vegeta turned his back on her and walked further into the woods surrounding the house. They were about to follow when they saw him come back with a lifeless deer in his arms.

"That poor deer better not have felt an ounce of pain, Vegeta!", Bulma reprimanded him.

"Woman, I made him fall into a deep sleep before I killed him. He didn't feel a thing.", he responded irritated. (I hate hunting and all ideas of it. However, it seemed fitting for this point of the story. So, I made the deer not feel getting killed. Hunting sucks. =[ )

"Well, okay.", she hesitantly responded. They all sat down and ate their nighttime meal, unaware of the evil beings hot on their trail.

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"Selfia, how far now, my dear?", Mr. Bakh asked his psychic companion.

"Not far now, sir.", she responded.

Worm pushed his glasses up farther on his nose. "Sir, we should be settling down for the night. I'm sure the blue-haired woman and Vegeta have, as well."

"IF I WANTED YOUR OPINION, I WOULD HAVE ASKED FOR IT!", his master screamed at him.

"O-Of course, sir. Forgive me.", Worm sputtered.

"I may not be as lenient next time. However, I do believe we should be settling down for nightfall.", said Mr. Bakh.

Worm sighed in relief and Selfia swatted him on the back of the head.

*Tomorrow, Vegeta, I will find you.*


NEXT CHAPTER OF EGYPTIAN CURSES AND FATE: The gang continues their dragonball hunt. Mr. Bakh gets closer to finding them.


Kind of short, but I told'ya I had writer's block! I already know how I'm going to end this fic, when the time comes. But until then, if any of you have any ideas, feel free to let me hear 'em in your reviews! 3