Chapter 10
"Aw, nothing like a good day on the beach!" Roshi picked up his bag.
"So many women, so little time," Oolong agreed. They both eagerly stepped out in on the small beach.
"See ya soon Turtle!" Master Roshi and Oolong climbed into the air car.
Turtle just sighed and returned to his nap. Once he was safely inside his shell he couldn't hear the cries of terror or see the flashes of blood that caused the old Seishi and pig to be the next victims of Tranculus. A few hours later though, he looked out of his shell and saw the air car, still running and it didn't look like it had moved.
Curious Turtle walked over to it and looked inside. He jumped back as he saw the red glasses Roshi always wore sitting in a puddle of crimson red blood.
* * *
"We have to warn the others," Gohan paced. "Piccolo, Dende, Master Roshi-"
"We get it!" Goten yelled. "We have to split up."
"I'll take Dende," Goku offered.
"I have to find Piccolo," Gohan muttered under his breath.
"Ok then," Bulma took charge of the meeting. "Trunks you go warn Master Roshi, Goten go find Uubu, Pan and Bra go to Yamcha, Vegeta go tell...um..."
"17," 18 spoke up. "He'll be after my brother too."
"Ok, go find 17," Bulma told her husband.
"But what about you guys?" Gohan asked. "With us gone who's going to stop Tranculus from getting you?"
"Vegeta stay here, I'll tell 17," 18 said. "He wouldn't trust Vegeta anyway."
"But if you run into Tranculus-" Chichi started.
"Then I run into Tranculus," she said. "If I'm not back in a few hours I'm dead and don't look for me."
Then the blonde cyborg left before someone could protest. Bulma sighed then shoved the rest of the people out the door. Chichi and Bulma were silent for a minute then at the same time burst out wailing.
Vegeta took a step back in surprise then cursed under his breath. "Damn weak humans, what am I supposed to do now?"
* * *
When Trunks arrived at Turtle Island he was not greeted with joy. In fact he wasn't greeted at all.
"Master Roshi?" he walking into the house. "Oolong? Turtle?"
"In here!" the rough voice turned Trunks attention to a blocked door. He easily opened it, breaking the wooden planks and pushing the furniture out of the way. He saw Turtle huddled in his shell. Trunks then knew what had happened.
"Tranculus was here," he muttered. He lifted the giant tortoise with one hand and grimly flew off to Capsule Corp.
* * *
"Dende!" Goku called as he landed. "Mr. Popo! Anybody home?"
"Hi Goku," the short fat black gardener greeted the Saiyan. "Dende was wondering when you would get here."
"Mr.Popo," Goku grinned in relief. "Tranculus hasn't been here?"
"Not yet!" he said happily. "Oh look, here comes Dende!"
"Hi Goku!" the Namek greeted him. "I was waiting for you!"
"You know what's happening," Goku frowned. "Well, I'm here to take you guys to a safe place."
"To Capsule Corp?" Dende asked. "But I belong here!"
"I know, but Tranculus made it to Karin's lookout, he can make it here!" Goku protested.
"You only want to take us to Capsule Corp because of the protection," Dende argued. "Bring everyone here."
"Actually..." Goku milled over this. "That's not a bad idea. But how do we tell everybody to meet here? Oh, I got it! I'll power up and they'll come here to see what's wrong!"
Goku stood in the typical power up position but Dende stopped him. "Wait until everybody has finished finding everybody."
"Good idea," Goku grinned.
* * *
"Pan, how can you be so heartless!" Bra scolded her friend as they flew along. "Marron was our friend and Krillin was a like family to you! How can you not care?"
"I do care," Pan didn't change her stone face. She turned slightly to see Bra's tear swollen eyes. "But we can't grieve right now until we avenge their deaths."
Bra turned silent and drop to fly behind Pan. There was a tense silence between them before Pan announced that they were there. They dropped into the baseball field. Pan looked around for Yamcha when a voice called to them both.
"LOOK OUT!" the player yelled. Pan ignored him and caught the flying ball in her bare hand. She lightly tossed it to the outfielder then spotted the very person she was looking for.
"Yamcha!" she grabbed Bra's arm and dragged her to the bench. "Hi ya Yamcha!"
"Hi Pan, Bra, what are you doing here?" Yamcha asked surprised.
"Tranculus is loose and it killing all the Z fighters!" Bra exclaimed. "They've gotten Krillin, Marron, Tein, Lunchi, Chouzu, Yajirobe and Karin so far! We have to meet at Capsule Corp!"
"WHAT!" Yamcha jumped up in surprise. "But- how-?"
"He's after you too," Pan informed him gravely. "We have to get back to Capsule Corp."
"Let's go," Yamcha nodded and the three of them hovered above the ground and were about to take off when-
"Yamcha!" a tiny squeaky voice commanded them. "Get back here!"
"But Puar!" Yamcha's voice bordered a whine. "We have to leave!"
"Leaving won't pay the bills!" all though Puar didn't change shape she seemed to grow. "You have a contract. I don't care if it's life or death-"
What Puar didn't see was the secret nod that happened between the three of them. Pan sudden appeared behind her and grabbed Puar in a lock. The tiny cat struggled but they had already shot off in the direction of the Capsule Corp headquarters.
"Aw, nothing like a good day on the beach!" Roshi picked up his bag.
"So many women, so little time," Oolong agreed. They both eagerly stepped out in on the small beach.
"See ya soon Turtle!" Master Roshi and Oolong climbed into the air car.
Turtle just sighed and returned to his nap. Once he was safely inside his shell he couldn't hear the cries of terror or see the flashes of blood that caused the old Seishi and pig to be the next victims of Tranculus. A few hours later though, he looked out of his shell and saw the air car, still running and it didn't look like it had moved.
Curious Turtle walked over to it and looked inside. He jumped back as he saw the red glasses Roshi always wore sitting in a puddle of crimson red blood.
* * *
"We have to warn the others," Gohan paced. "Piccolo, Dende, Master Roshi-"
"We get it!" Goten yelled. "We have to split up."
"I'll take Dende," Goku offered.
"I have to find Piccolo," Gohan muttered under his breath.
"Ok then," Bulma took charge of the meeting. "Trunks you go warn Master Roshi, Goten go find Uubu, Pan and Bra go to Yamcha, Vegeta go tell...um..."
"17," 18 spoke up. "He'll be after my brother too."
"Ok, go find 17," Bulma told her husband.
"But what about you guys?" Gohan asked. "With us gone who's going to stop Tranculus from getting you?"
"Vegeta stay here, I'll tell 17," 18 said. "He wouldn't trust Vegeta anyway."
"But if you run into Tranculus-" Chichi started.
"Then I run into Tranculus," she said. "If I'm not back in a few hours I'm dead and don't look for me."
Then the blonde cyborg left before someone could protest. Bulma sighed then shoved the rest of the people out the door. Chichi and Bulma were silent for a minute then at the same time burst out wailing.
Vegeta took a step back in surprise then cursed under his breath. "Damn weak humans, what am I supposed to do now?"
* * *
When Trunks arrived at Turtle Island he was not greeted with joy. In fact he wasn't greeted at all.
"Master Roshi?" he walking into the house. "Oolong? Turtle?"
"In here!" the rough voice turned Trunks attention to a blocked door. He easily opened it, breaking the wooden planks and pushing the furniture out of the way. He saw Turtle huddled in his shell. Trunks then knew what had happened.
"Tranculus was here," he muttered. He lifted the giant tortoise with one hand and grimly flew off to Capsule Corp.
* * *
"Dende!" Goku called as he landed. "Mr. Popo! Anybody home?"
"Hi Goku," the short fat black gardener greeted the Saiyan. "Dende was wondering when you would get here."
"Mr.Popo," Goku grinned in relief. "Tranculus hasn't been here?"
"Not yet!" he said happily. "Oh look, here comes Dende!"
"Hi Goku!" the Namek greeted him. "I was waiting for you!"
"You know what's happening," Goku frowned. "Well, I'm here to take you guys to a safe place."
"To Capsule Corp?" Dende asked. "But I belong here!"
"I know, but Tranculus made it to Karin's lookout, he can make it here!" Goku protested.
"You only want to take us to Capsule Corp because of the protection," Dende argued. "Bring everyone here."
"Actually..." Goku milled over this. "That's not a bad idea. But how do we tell everybody to meet here? Oh, I got it! I'll power up and they'll come here to see what's wrong!"
Goku stood in the typical power up position but Dende stopped him. "Wait until everybody has finished finding everybody."
"Good idea," Goku grinned.
* * *
"Pan, how can you be so heartless!" Bra scolded her friend as they flew along. "Marron was our friend and Krillin was a like family to you! How can you not care?"
"I do care," Pan didn't change her stone face. She turned slightly to see Bra's tear swollen eyes. "But we can't grieve right now until we avenge their deaths."
Bra turned silent and drop to fly behind Pan. There was a tense silence between them before Pan announced that they were there. They dropped into the baseball field. Pan looked around for Yamcha when a voice called to them both.
"LOOK OUT!" the player yelled. Pan ignored him and caught the flying ball in her bare hand. She lightly tossed it to the outfielder then spotted the very person she was looking for.
"Yamcha!" she grabbed Bra's arm and dragged her to the bench. "Hi ya Yamcha!"
"Hi Pan, Bra, what are you doing here?" Yamcha asked surprised.
"Tranculus is loose and it killing all the Z fighters!" Bra exclaimed. "They've gotten Krillin, Marron, Tein, Lunchi, Chouzu, Yajirobe and Karin so far! We have to meet at Capsule Corp!"
"WHAT!" Yamcha jumped up in surprise. "But- how-?"
"He's after you too," Pan informed him gravely. "We have to get back to Capsule Corp."
"Let's go," Yamcha nodded and the three of them hovered above the ground and were about to take off when-
"Yamcha!" a tiny squeaky voice commanded them. "Get back here!"
"But Puar!" Yamcha's voice bordered a whine. "We have to leave!"
"Leaving won't pay the bills!" all though Puar didn't change shape she seemed to grow. "You have a contract. I don't care if it's life or death-"
What Puar didn't see was the secret nod that happened between the three of them. Pan sudden appeared behind her and grabbed Puar in a lock. The tiny cat struggled but they had already shot off in the direction of the Capsule Corp headquarters.