*Chapter 16*
.:: The Wish ::.
"Where's Trunks? He's late with my breakfast." Bulma looked around the next morning.
"Lazy bum's still asleep." Jacko ripped apart a huge bird leg.
"He is?" Bulma muttered and went upstairs. She knocked on Trunks door. No answer.
She knocked again and Trunks bursted out screaming, "Surprise!"
"Ahh!!!" Bulma screamed slamming Trunks in the head with a mallet. She looked at him then tried to help him get up. "Oh! Sorry Trunks! Don't do that anymore! Are you okay?"
"I'll be all right." Trunks rubbed his head then smiled then his mom, "Guess what I got?"
"What?" Bulma looked at him.
"Well it's round and gold…"
"A DRAGONBALL!" Bulma exclaimed.
"YEAH!" Trunks exclaimed.
Bulma squeezed Trunks and danced around the room with him.
"What are you two so happy about?" Vegeta came upstairs.
"Well, I don't know," Bulma shrugged and exclaimed, "Maybe it's the fact that my son found the last dragonball!"
"Your son?" Vegeta smirked, "Ha."
Which in most people, who have been around Vegeta as long as Bulma and Trunks have, would say means "I'm proud."
"Yes my son." Bulma crossed her arms, "You might of…"
"Please!" Trunks cut in, "Save the graphics until AFTER I leave!"
He then ran downstairs and told the others.
"Whoopee, you found a dragon's testicle, I'm so happy for you." Ika said sarcastically.
"No! Not that kind of dragonball!" Trunks yelled, "Don't you remember? It's the one I can make wishes off of."
"What's the point?" Jacko crossed his arms, "They're all gonna die again anyways. It would just be a waste of time."
Trunks looked down, ~ He has a point. If they do die again we'd have to wait a whole year and find the dragonballs again and by then it'll be to late. ~
"How dare you." Sushi snapped at Jacko, "Don't you people use your brain? We could wish them back AFTER we win."
"True, but that could take years." Koi crossed his arms.
"Then we'll wish them back right before the time is up and continue to do that over and over." Sushi said determined.
"*Ahem*" Trunks cut in and everyone looked at him, "You see it's not that easy… a person can only be wished back… once."
"Screw that crap! What the hell!" Sushi cussed, "How the hell are you supposed to limit a wish?"
"That's the rule." Trunks replied.
"Well, everyone know rules were meant to be broken." Bulma smiled coming down the steps, "We're going to make that wish."
"I dunno." Ika looked down, "I mean, it's bad enough losing them once… but twice?"
"And you call yourselves sayians." Trunks got up, "You're acting like spider monkeys! If you were a true sayian you'd know you can't be beat!"
Ika looked down then grinned, "You're right."--- she looked at Trunks--- "What are we waiting for!"
Rosemary opened her eyes. She felt herself laying against something rock-hard moving up and down slightly. She turned her head to find she was lying right next to Rio. She got up and found her self in some underground den. It was damp and you could see the roots of the trees growing above you. The place was lit by the hole in the ground that Rosemary remembered jumping into and a fire in the middle of the ground that was now out.
Rosemary didn't remember falling asleep or much of anything last night really. She had been extremely tired and as soon as she got down into the den she went to sleep. That's it, she couldn't remember anything else happening or any detail whatsoever, or even how she found herself sleeping next to Rio. Wait a minute… how did she find her self sleeping next to Rio?
"Get up!" She shook him, "Get up!"
"What do you want!?!" Rio shouted annoyed and grumpy.
"We didn't… you didn't… I didn't…" Rosemary stuttered.
Rio realized what Rosemary was trying to say and smirked, "Oh yeah and it was GOOD. Mmm, mmm, wouldn't mind doin' it again either."
"Liar!" Rosemary yelled, "That's not funny!"
Rio laughed and shook his head, "No, nothing happened. It was too late for anything to happen. You were so bummed out you hit the hay as soon as we got in."
"Oh." Rosemary looked down then around, "Where are we anyway?"
"Right under the ruins of the old third class chapel." Rio stretched.
"Ruins?" Rosemary looked at Rio.
"Yeah. One of the first places to be burned down in your mother's battle."
"You--- they burned a church down?!" Rosemary exclaimed, "How low can they get?!"
"I know." Rio nodded and got up. It was then Rosemary realized Rio was taller than her. She looked up at him and felt so small. "Ya hungry babe--- I mean Rosemary?"
She shook her head as she looked up at him.
"What?" He looked at her.
"Oh it's nothing." Rosemary looked away.
"Well I'm getting some food I'm starved." Rio slipped a shirt over his tank under shirt.
"Hey, where's your armor?" Rosemary looked around.
"I had to destroy it. The decal can act as a location devise." He looked at the royal armor Rosemary had on. "Yours could probably trace back here too. You better take it off and give it to me."
Rosemary realized how skin tight the jumper underneath was and crossed her arms over her chest, "No way! I don't have that bleeping decal that transports me places!"
"It doesn't matter! All armors with decals locate back to the castle." Rio came over to her.
"But my mother made this and she wouldn't have put that awful device on!" Rosemary stood her ground."
"Obviously this was before the rebellion or she wouldn't have put the royal decal on. She would've put the sign of the people."
Rosemary looked at the decal. It didn't look exactly like the royal decal. It was missing a piece. "But this isn't the royal decal look!"
Rio looked at the decal, trying to ignore the fact it was on Rosemary's chest, but turned slightly red anyway.
"You're right it's not." He looked at her.
"So will you just go and leave me alone now?!"
"It's not the sign of the people either." He told her, "It'll still trace back to the castle."
"Rio!" Rosemary whined.
"Do you want to get caught and be dragged back to the castle?"
"No."
"Then give it to me!" Rio said annoyed, "That's the sign of the heir. Which means she made it before the rebellion, which means it's located back at the castle, so HAND IT OVER!"
Rosemary looked down. He was right and she knew it. She didn't want to get caught anymore than he did, so she slide the armor over her head and quickly handed it over to Rio.
He turned red and looked away as he took it, "I'll… um… I'll get you… I'll get you some clothes."
"You better." Rosemary winced at him and he left.
"Let's get this party started!" Bulma exclaimed as Trunks put the dragonballs on the ground beside each other. They glowed, but then darkened.
"What the…" Trunks looked at them, "Why aren't they working!"
"Waiting for our genie half-breed." Ika crossed her arms.
"C'mon!" Trunks kicked one and they glowed again, but again failed, this time they became even darker. "Why aren't they working!"
Bulma's eyes widened as she looked at the dragonball they had just got. "Trunks, look!"
Trunks looked at it. It had a huge crack down the side of it. Trunks yelped as he picked it up. "It's still good! It's still good! It has to be!"
"I knew it, this stuff is all a buncha crap." Jacko shook his head and went inside. The other sayians followed leaving Bulma and Trunks alone.
"Does this mean they'll never work again?" Trunks looked at his mother wide-eyed.
Bulma took it and felt the crack, "This is so very strange."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, the dragonballs are not only protected by the guardian of earth, but magic itself. I don't… I don't know how this could've happened."
Trunks looked down, ~ Now they're lost forever. ~
"Here." Rio tossed Rosemary a shirt and jeans before coming down. "Hurry-up and change."
"Done." Rosemary replied.
"Good." Rio jumped down, he had a whole box of supplies in his hand.
"What's all that?" Rosemary sat down.
"If we plan n living here we need something to live off of." Rio dropped the box on the floor and Rosemary dug through it. She winced at Rio as she found something. "What?"
Rosemary pulled out a pack of condoms.
"That was not me!" Rio started, "I can explain!"
"Please, enlighten me." Rosemary fake grinned.
"The guy at the shop wanted to know what I needed all the supplies for and I told him I was splitting it with my *ahem* lady friend and he laughed and put them in there. I told him that wasn't necessary but he said better safe than sorry." Rio turned bright red.
Rosemary looked at him and began to laugh. She laughed so hard she fell over.
Now Rio turned red with embarrassment and anger, "What's so funny?!"
Rosemary stopped and shook her head, "Nothing, it's… nothing."
"Hmph." Rio snorted and helped Rosemary unpack, "Now look who's the liar."
"It's just…" Rosemary smirked, "nothing… never mind."
"C'mon, tell me." Rio begged.
"I mean you and me. Me and you, how absurd." Rosemary chuckled.
Rio on the other hand didn't find it as funny and took Rosemary's hand. "Why don't you think that would happen?"
Rosemary looked at her hand and pulled it away as she blushed. She cleared her throat and continued to pack, "Because, I'm in love with someone else."
"Yeah." Rio looked down and his face darkened, "I forgot."
"Rio?" Rosemary looked at him.
"Listen," he looked up, "I'm gonna go outside and take a smoke… you can finish packing up or whatever."
"Rio." Rosemary repeated by he just ignored her and flew outside.
"Gimme on a those." Rio heard someone say as he started to light his cigarette.
He turned to see his brother, "Are you sure you want one? I mean it's from someone who worked for the king. It might warp your mind into thinking you should become a soldier.
"Shut the hell up and gimme one." Rio's brother, Miko, grabbed one and lit it as he put it in his mouth.
"You use'tah hate these things, what made you change your mind about them?" Rio asked as his brother sat on the ground.
"Tiff's pregnant." Miko laid down on his back. Rio looked at his brother wide-eyed. "Yeah, I'm scurred as hell. I ain't ready tah be a dad! I'm fifteen freakin' years old!"
"Lord o' mighty." Rio sat down an looked at Miko. He tossed him the whole pack of cigarettes and took a deep puff from his. "You need them more than I do."
"No crap." Miko stuck the pack in his pocket and blew out the smoke. "So wassup?"
"Nothin'." Rio looked down.
"What da hells you talkin' about?" Miko sat up, "Ya're gone fer 5 years and then ya come back and say nothin's happened tah ya?"
Rio chuckled and looked at Miko, "So ya caught me."
"Who was that fine babe you were wit, or was she a one nighter." Miko smirked.
"Shut up, will ya." Rio looked down the hole, "She's down there."
"My bad." Miko covered his mouth and looked at his brother, "So who is she?"
"Princess Rosemary."
"No way! That girl's dead ain't she?" Miko exclaimed.
"Nah, that's a lie the royals made up to cover up for her abduction."
"Shoot." Miko put out the cigarette and looked at his brother, "She anythin' like ya last mate?"
Rio looked nervously at the whole and back out in front of him. "Nah, she's not as wild."
"Yep, that last one… she was a wild one she was." Miko smirked, "She died ya know."
"For real?" Rio looked at his brother.
"Yeah." Miko nodded sympathetically, "She got laid by a soldier and he slit her throat afterwards."
"Dammit." Rio muttered, "I hate those bastards."
"So ya're not a total traitor." Miko chuckled and Rio snorted. "I missed ya bro. The place ain't nothin' witout ya. I'm a… I'm a sorry 'bout jumpin' ya last night. It's just me and Tiff were tired off those jackasses getting the best of us."
"No problem bro." Rio nodded.
"Well, I betta get outta here. Tiff asked me to get her some breakfast and ya know how pregnant sayian chicks can be when they don't eat." Miko got up, "Thanks for the smokes."
"Just don't get yourself sick on them."
"I know, see ya." Miko took off.
Rio laid back and realized Rosemary was right there behind him. "I wish I had siblings."
"And why's that." Rio smirked putting out his cigarette in the dirt.
"So someone would always be there for me… even after I did something they didn't like."
"Trust me… not all sibs are like that."
"I think thy are."
Rio shrugged and looked at the sky.
"I know I shouldn't ask you this, but I'm going to anyway. Can you take me to see Trunks?" Rosemary asked.
"What makes you think I know where he is?" Rio looked at Rosemary and saw her expression, "Okay, let's go."
Rosemary smiled and got up. Rio got up and they flew off together.
~ Why, why? ~ Trunks held the dragonball in his hand outside, "Rosemary."
"Trunks!" Trunks heard Rosemary call.
"I can still hear your beautiful voice." Trunks looked down.
"Trunks it's me you pathetic sap!" Rosemary called again and Trunks looked up as he was overshadowed by someone.
Trunks looked up and his eyes widened as he saw Rosemary. He jumped up and held her tight as he kissed her continuously. "You're alive! You're alive!"
"Yeah, well, I'm not gonna be if you don't let me go." Rosemary grinned gasping.
Trunks let her go and held her face, "It's you! It's really you!"
"Last time I checked." Rosemary smirked nervously, "Listen you're not going to squeeze me again are you?"
"No." Trunks smiled.
Rosemary smiled back and put her arms around Trunks' neck. She played with his hair and looked in his eyes, "Better cut that hair of yours. If it grows longer than mine I'll be pissed."
"Whatever you say." Trunks said about to kiss her when Rio pulled Rosemary away.
"What gives?" Rosemary looked at Rio.
"Just protecting you." Rio glared at Trunks, "What'cha got there?"
Trunks looked at his hand and saw the dragonball was glowing. It burned his hand and Trunks dropped it. When it stopped glowing the crack was gone.
"Wuh." Trunks picked it up.
"Rio!" Rosemary shouted as Rio guarded her.
"Listen, I don't know what that is, but I don't want you hurting Rosemary with it!" Rio shouted.
"How the hell am I gonna hurt her with this?" Trunks said.
Rio just glared at him.
"Rio! Chill out!" Rosemary pushed Rio aside and went over to Trunks, "What happened?"
"Well the dragonball was broken and it just magically healed itself. Now we can wish back Collie and the rest!"
"Really?!" Rosemary's eyes widened.
"Yeah!" Trunks shook his head, "You wait out here. I'll get everyone and the other dragonballs."
Rosemary nodded and Trunks ran inside. Rosemary turned to Rio.
"I try to protect you and this is the thanks I get?" Rio looked at her.
"Protect me from what?" Rosemary raised one brow, "Oh no, god forbid Trunks dropped it on my toe. Oh my god! Save me!"
"You think you're so funny. I promised myself I would protect you!"
"Again, I ask, from what?"
"That thing was glowing!"
"It's magic!"
"How was I supposed to know?! I saw it glowing and thought he was gonna blast you through the stomach or something!"
Rosemary stopped as she saw the look in Rio's eyes, "Really? You really cared about me?"
Rio looked down reddened, "Well… yeah."
Rosemary smiled faintly as she looked down and the others came out.
"Rosemary?" Sushi exclaimed and hugged her long lost friend, "ROSEMARY!!!"
Bulma felt a little pain in her side as she saw the faint look in of happiness in Vegeta's eyes, as he saw Rosemary, that only she could see. She looked at Trunks, "Did you make the wish already?"
"Nope." Trunks shook his head and dropped the dragonballs on the ground. "Everyone step back!"
Suddenly, the dragonballs grew and a giant dragon appeared from them. Huge as he was not one soul seemed to show any fear.
"Who has woken me from my slumber?" The dragon Porunga roared rumbling the ground, "Tell me your wish so that I can return to my fiery lair!"
.:: The Wish ::.
"Where's Trunks? He's late with my breakfast." Bulma looked around the next morning.
"Lazy bum's still asleep." Jacko ripped apart a huge bird leg.
"He is?" Bulma muttered and went upstairs. She knocked on Trunks door. No answer.
She knocked again and Trunks bursted out screaming, "Surprise!"
"Ahh!!!" Bulma screamed slamming Trunks in the head with a mallet. She looked at him then tried to help him get up. "Oh! Sorry Trunks! Don't do that anymore! Are you okay?"
"I'll be all right." Trunks rubbed his head then smiled then his mom, "Guess what I got?"
"What?" Bulma looked at him.
"Well it's round and gold…"
"A DRAGONBALL!" Bulma exclaimed.
"YEAH!" Trunks exclaimed.
Bulma squeezed Trunks and danced around the room with him.
"What are you two so happy about?" Vegeta came upstairs.
"Well, I don't know," Bulma shrugged and exclaimed, "Maybe it's the fact that my son found the last dragonball!"
"Your son?" Vegeta smirked, "Ha."
Which in most people, who have been around Vegeta as long as Bulma and Trunks have, would say means "I'm proud."
"Yes my son." Bulma crossed her arms, "You might of…"
"Please!" Trunks cut in, "Save the graphics until AFTER I leave!"
He then ran downstairs and told the others.
"Whoopee, you found a dragon's testicle, I'm so happy for you." Ika said sarcastically.
"No! Not that kind of dragonball!" Trunks yelled, "Don't you remember? It's the one I can make wishes off of."
"What's the point?" Jacko crossed his arms, "They're all gonna die again anyways. It would just be a waste of time."
Trunks looked down, ~ He has a point. If they do die again we'd have to wait a whole year and find the dragonballs again and by then it'll be to late. ~
"How dare you." Sushi snapped at Jacko, "Don't you people use your brain? We could wish them back AFTER we win."
"True, but that could take years." Koi crossed his arms.
"Then we'll wish them back right before the time is up and continue to do that over and over." Sushi said determined.
"*Ahem*" Trunks cut in and everyone looked at him, "You see it's not that easy… a person can only be wished back… once."
"Screw that crap! What the hell!" Sushi cussed, "How the hell are you supposed to limit a wish?"
"That's the rule." Trunks replied.
"Well, everyone know rules were meant to be broken." Bulma smiled coming down the steps, "We're going to make that wish."
"I dunno." Ika looked down, "I mean, it's bad enough losing them once… but twice?"
"And you call yourselves sayians." Trunks got up, "You're acting like spider monkeys! If you were a true sayian you'd know you can't be beat!"
Ika looked down then grinned, "You're right."--- she looked at Trunks--- "What are we waiting for!"
Rosemary opened her eyes. She felt herself laying against something rock-hard moving up and down slightly. She turned her head to find she was lying right next to Rio. She got up and found her self in some underground den. It was damp and you could see the roots of the trees growing above you. The place was lit by the hole in the ground that Rosemary remembered jumping into and a fire in the middle of the ground that was now out.
Rosemary didn't remember falling asleep or much of anything last night really. She had been extremely tired and as soon as she got down into the den she went to sleep. That's it, she couldn't remember anything else happening or any detail whatsoever, or even how she found herself sleeping next to Rio. Wait a minute… how did she find her self sleeping next to Rio?
"Get up!" She shook him, "Get up!"
"What do you want!?!" Rio shouted annoyed and grumpy.
"We didn't… you didn't… I didn't…" Rosemary stuttered.
Rio realized what Rosemary was trying to say and smirked, "Oh yeah and it was GOOD. Mmm, mmm, wouldn't mind doin' it again either."
"Liar!" Rosemary yelled, "That's not funny!"
Rio laughed and shook his head, "No, nothing happened. It was too late for anything to happen. You were so bummed out you hit the hay as soon as we got in."
"Oh." Rosemary looked down then around, "Where are we anyway?"
"Right under the ruins of the old third class chapel." Rio stretched.
"Ruins?" Rosemary looked at Rio.
"Yeah. One of the first places to be burned down in your mother's battle."
"You--- they burned a church down?!" Rosemary exclaimed, "How low can they get?!"
"I know." Rio nodded and got up. It was then Rosemary realized Rio was taller than her. She looked up at him and felt so small. "Ya hungry babe--- I mean Rosemary?"
She shook her head as she looked up at him.
"What?" He looked at her.
"Oh it's nothing." Rosemary looked away.
"Well I'm getting some food I'm starved." Rio slipped a shirt over his tank under shirt.
"Hey, where's your armor?" Rosemary looked around.
"I had to destroy it. The decal can act as a location devise." He looked at the royal armor Rosemary had on. "Yours could probably trace back here too. You better take it off and give it to me."
Rosemary realized how skin tight the jumper underneath was and crossed her arms over her chest, "No way! I don't have that bleeping decal that transports me places!"
"It doesn't matter! All armors with decals locate back to the castle." Rio came over to her.
"But my mother made this and she wouldn't have put that awful device on!" Rosemary stood her ground."
"Obviously this was before the rebellion or she wouldn't have put the royal decal on. She would've put the sign of the people."
Rosemary looked at the decal. It didn't look exactly like the royal decal. It was missing a piece. "But this isn't the royal decal look!"
Rio looked at the decal, trying to ignore the fact it was on Rosemary's chest, but turned slightly red anyway.
"You're right it's not." He looked at her.
"So will you just go and leave me alone now?!"
"It's not the sign of the people either." He told her, "It'll still trace back to the castle."
"Rio!" Rosemary whined.
"Do you want to get caught and be dragged back to the castle?"
"No."
"Then give it to me!" Rio said annoyed, "That's the sign of the heir. Which means she made it before the rebellion, which means it's located back at the castle, so HAND IT OVER!"
Rosemary looked down. He was right and she knew it. She didn't want to get caught anymore than he did, so she slide the armor over her head and quickly handed it over to Rio.
He turned red and looked away as he took it, "I'll… um… I'll get you… I'll get you some clothes."
"You better." Rosemary winced at him and he left.
"Let's get this party started!" Bulma exclaimed as Trunks put the dragonballs on the ground beside each other. They glowed, but then darkened.
"What the…" Trunks looked at them, "Why aren't they working!"
"Waiting for our genie half-breed." Ika crossed her arms.
"C'mon!" Trunks kicked one and they glowed again, but again failed, this time they became even darker. "Why aren't they working!"
Bulma's eyes widened as she looked at the dragonball they had just got. "Trunks, look!"
Trunks looked at it. It had a huge crack down the side of it. Trunks yelped as he picked it up. "It's still good! It's still good! It has to be!"
"I knew it, this stuff is all a buncha crap." Jacko shook his head and went inside. The other sayians followed leaving Bulma and Trunks alone.
"Does this mean they'll never work again?" Trunks looked at his mother wide-eyed.
Bulma took it and felt the crack, "This is so very strange."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, the dragonballs are not only protected by the guardian of earth, but magic itself. I don't… I don't know how this could've happened."
Trunks looked down, ~ Now they're lost forever. ~
"Here." Rio tossed Rosemary a shirt and jeans before coming down. "Hurry-up and change."
"Done." Rosemary replied.
"Good." Rio jumped down, he had a whole box of supplies in his hand.
"What's all that?" Rosemary sat down.
"If we plan n living here we need something to live off of." Rio dropped the box on the floor and Rosemary dug through it. She winced at Rio as she found something. "What?"
Rosemary pulled out a pack of condoms.
"That was not me!" Rio started, "I can explain!"
"Please, enlighten me." Rosemary fake grinned.
"The guy at the shop wanted to know what I needed all the supplies for and I told him I was splitting it with my *ahem* lady friend and he laughed and put them in there. I told him that wasn't necessary but he said better safe than sorry." Rio turned bright red.
Rosemary looked at him and began to laugh. She laughed so hard she fell over.
Now Rio turned red with embarrassment and anger, "What's so funny?!"
Rosemary stopped and shook her head, "Nothing, it's… nothing."
"Hmph." Rio snorted and helped Rosemary unpack, "Now look who's the liar."
"It's just…" Rosemary smirked, "nothing… never mind."
"C'mon, tell me." Rio begged.
"I mean you and me. Me and you, how absurd." Rosemary chuckled.
Rio on the other hand didn't find it as funny and took Rosemary's hand. "Why don't you think that would happen?"
Rosemary looked at her hand and pulled it away as she blushed. She cleared her throat and continued to pack, "Because, I'm in love with someone else."
"Yeah." Rio looked down and his face darkened, "I forgot."
"Rio?" Rosemary looked at him.
"Listen," he looked up, "I'm gonna go outside and take a smoke… you can finish packing up or whatever."
"Rio." Rosemary repeated by he just ignored her and flew outside.
"Gimme on a those." Rio heard someone say as he started to light his cigarette.
He turned to see his brother, "Are you sure you want one? I mean it's from someone who worked for the king. It might warp your mind into thinking you should become a soldier.
"Shut the hell up and gimme one." Rio's brother, Miko, grabbed one and lit it as he put it in his mouth.
"You use'tah hate these things, what made you change your mind about them?" Rio asked as his brother sat on the ground.
"Tiff's pregnant." Miko laid down on his back. Rio looked at his brother wide-eyed. "Yeah, I'm scurred as hell. I ain't ready tah be a dad! I'm fifteen freakin' years old!"
"Lord o' mighty." Rio sat down an looked at Miko. He tossed him the whole pack of cigarettes and took a deep puff from his. "You need them more than I do."
"No crap." Miko stuck the pack in his pocket and blew out the smoke. "So wassup?"
"Nothin'." Rio looked down.
"What da hells you talkin' about?" Miko sat up, "Ya're gone fer 5 years and then ya come back and say nothin's happened tah ya?"
Rio chuckled and looked at Miko, "So ya caught me."
"Who was that fine babe you were wit, or was she a one nighter." Miko smirked.
"Shut up, will ya." Rio looked down the hole, "She's down there."
"My bad." Miko covered his mouth and looked at his brother, "So who is she?"
"Princess Rosemary."
"No way! That girl's dead ain't she?" Miko exclaimed.
"Nah, that's a lie the royals made up to cover up for her abduction."
"Shoot." Miko put out the cigarette and looked at his brother, "She anythin' like ya last mate?"
Rio looked nervously at the whole and back out in front of him. "Nah, she's not as wild."
"Yep, that last one… she was a wild one she was." Miko smirked, "She died ya know."
"For real?" Rio looked at his brother.
"Yeah." Miko nodded sympathetically, "She got laid by a soldier and he slit her throat afterwards."
"Dammit." Rio muttered, "I hate those bastards."
"So ya're not a total traitor." Miko chuckled and Rio snorted. "I missed ya bro. The place ain't nothin' witout ya. I'm a… I'm a sorry 'bout jumpin' ya last night. It's just me and Tiff were tired off those jackasses getting the best of us."
"No problem bro." Rio nodded.
"Well, I betta get outta here. Tiff asked me to get her some breakfast and ya know how pregnant sayian chicks can be when they don't eat." Miko got up, "Thanks for the smokes."
"Just don't get yourself sick on them."
"I know, see ya." Miko took off.
Rio laid back and realized Rosemary was right there behind him. "I wish I had siblings."
"And why's that." Rio smirked putting out his cigarette in the dirt.
"So someone would always be there for me… even after I did something they didn't like."
"Trust me… not all sibs are like that."
"I think thy are."
Rio shrugged and looked at the sky.
"I know I shouldn't ask you this, but I'm going to anyway. Can you take me to see Trunks?" Rosemary asked.
"What makes you think I know where he is?" Rio looked at Rosemary and saw her expression, "Okay, let's go."
Rosemary smiled and got up. Rio got up and they flew off together.
~ Why, why? ~ Trunks held the dragonball in his hand outside, "Rosemary."
"Trunks!" Trunks heard Rosemary call.
"I can still hear your beautiful voice." Trunks looked down.
"Trunks it's me you pathetic sap!" Rosemary called again and Trunks looked up as he was overshadowed by someone.
Trunks looked up and his eyes widened as he saw Rosemary. He jumped up and held her tight as he kissed her continuously. "You're alive! You're alive!"
"Yeah, well, I'm not gonna be if you don't let me go." Rosemary grinned gasping.
Trunks let her go and held her face, "It's you! It's really you!"
"Last time I checked." Rosemary smirked nervously, "Listen you're not going to squeeze me again are you?"
"No." Trunks smiled.
Rosemary smiled back and put her arms around Trunks' neck. She played with his hair and looked in his eyes, "Better cut that hair of yours. If it grows longer than mine I'll be pissed."
"Whatever you say." Trunks said about to kiss her when Rio pulled Rosemary away.
"What gives?" Rosemary looked at Rio.
"Just protecting you." Rio glared at Trunks, "What'cha got there?"
Trunks looked at his hand and saw the dragonball was glowing. It burned his hand and Trunks dropped it. When it stopped glowing the crack was gone.
"Wuh." Trunks picked it up.
"Rio!" Rosemary shouted as Rio guarded her.
"Listen, I don't know what that is, but I don't want you hurting Rosemary with it!" Rio shouted.
"How the hell am I gonna hurt her with this?" Trunks said.
Rio just glared at him.
"Rio! Chill out!" Rosemary pushed Rio aside and went over to Trunks, "What happened?"
"Well the dragonball was broken and it just magically healed itself. Now we can wish back Collie and the rest!"
"Really?!" Rosemary's eyes widened.
"Yeah!" Trunks shook his head, "You wait out here. I'll get everyone and the other dragonballs."
Rosemary nodded and Trunks ran inside. Rosemary turned to Rio.
"I try to protect you and this is the thanks I get?" Rio looked at her.
"Protect me from what?" Rosemary raised one brow, "Oh no, god forbid Trunks dropped it on my toe. Oh my god! Save me!"
"You think you're so funny. I promised myself I would protect you!"
"Again, I ask, from what?"
"That thing was glowing!"
"It's magic!"
"How was I supposed to know?! I saw it glowing and thought he was gonna blast you through the stomach or something!"
Rosemary stopped as she saw the look in Rio's eyes, "Really? You really cared about me?"
Rio looked down reddened, "Well… yeah."
Rosemary smiled faintly as she looked down and the others came out.
"Rosemary?" Sushi exclaimed and hugged her long lost friend, "ROSEMARY!!!"
Bulma felt a little pain in her side as she saw the faint look in of happiness in Vegeta's eyes, as he saw Rosemary, that only she could see. She looked at Trunks, "Did you make the wish already?"
"Nope." Trunks shook his head and dropped the dragonballs on the ground. "Everyone step back!"
Suddenly, the dragonballs grew and a giant dragon appeared from them. Huge as he was not one soul seemed to show any fear.
"Who has woken me from my slumber?" The dragon Porunga roared rumbling the ground, "Tell me your wish so that I can return to my fiery lair!"
