Chapter 4: Preparations

Pan and Bra finally made it to the mall. After Bra's driving, Pan didn't think she would. They had almost hit a semi-truck. They managed to find a parking spot fairly close to the entrance and got out. They walked up to the entrance looking for Marron. They saw her sitting on a bench with a guy, and she was holding his hand! "Marron!" Bra yelled. The two girls walked over to Marron and her guy friend.

"Hey girls what's up?" Marron asked when they got to her.

"We should ask you the same thing," Bra said eyeing the boy. "Who's this?"

"Bra, Pan, this is Drake," she said pointing to him. "Drake this is Bra and Pan." She pointed to each one respectively.

"Pleased to meet you," Bra said shaking his hand.

"Likewise," he said.

"Nice to meet you," Pan said shaking his hand too.

"Same to you," he said. Pan noticed that his hands were ice cold. She looked at him. He was about 6 feet tall, with red eyes and blue hair stuck up like Goku's when he goes Super Saiyan, only way shorter. He wore a pair of baggy jean shorts and a red button down T-shirt hanging open, with a black tank top under it. She had to admit he was cute, but no where as cute as Trunks.

"If you all don't mind he's going to go with us shopping," Marron said smiling.

"I don't care. Do you Pan?" Bra said.

"No, I don't," Pan answered. Pan readjusted Trunks' jacket because it was falling off her shoulders.

"Where did you get that?" Marron asked eyeing her jacket.

"Trunks gave it to me. Do you think it looks good on me?" Pan asked spinning around showing off the jacket.

"I guess," Marron said. She was still holding Drake's hand.

"Come on lets go shopping," Bra said dragging the other 3 into the mall.

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Goten landed outside of his house. He had a bag in his hand. He opened the door and walked inside. "Mom! I'm home!" he yelled. No answer came back to him. He walked into the kitchen and looked around. He saw a note on the table. He walked over and picked it up. It read:

Goten,

Me and your father went to Bulma's house

early to see if she needed any help getting

ready for the party. Come to her house whenever

you are ready. Trunks should be there.

Love,

Mom

Goten smiled. He ran outside and flew off into the air. Maybe Bra will be there too. He smiled even bigger. He still held the bag in his hand. I hope she likes it. He flew off towards the Briefs' house.

* * *

Bulma was setting up food for the party. She was hoping that Bra would be here to help her out, but she went to the mall with her friends. So, Bulma enlisted Trunks' help. They were busy setting up tables and food. An air car pulled up. Bulma saw Goku driving. The car stopped and both Goku and Chi-chi got out. "Hi Bulma!" Goku said with his nonchalant smile on his face.

"Hi Goku. Hi Chi-chi," Bulma said waving back.

"I thought you might need some help setting up so we decided to come early," Chi-chi said bringing a pot of potato salad up and setting it on one of the tables. Goku walked up behind her with a huge cooler on his shoulder.

"Wow, is that a new cooler?" Trunks asked.

"Yes it is Trunks. It's a Koola," Chi-chi told him. They all laughed when they realized exactly what the name was.

"Chi-chi, the party doesn't start for another 3 hours why don't you go put the potato salad in the frig," Bulma said.

"Okay," Chi-chi said and they both walked into the house. Goku looked at Trunks.

"Do you have a freezer made by a company called Freiza?" Trunks asked.

"No I don't think so," Goku asked obviously not getting the joke. Trunks face faulted. He laughed and went back to setting things up. "So where's Vegeta?"

"Where else? In the gravity room," Trunks answered pointing to the gravity room.

"I'll go see what he's doing," Goku said and left Trunks to finish setting up food. He walked across the backyard to where the big Capsule gravity room was. He looked at the monitors. He saw Vegeta doing push-ups. He went to the intercom. "Hi Vegeta!" he yelled into the mike. Vegeta fell flat on his face.

"Owww," he rubbed his face. "Kakarot? What are you doing? Here to spy on my training so you know what you're up against?"

"Ummm…no I'm here for the pool party," Goku answered scratching the back of his head. Vegeta turned off the gravity. He opened the doors and saw Goku standing by the intercom.

"Why did you have to come bother me?" Vegeta snapped.

"Cause everyone else was busy," Goku said in a normal tone. He couldn't understand why Vegeta was always in a bad mood.

"Leave me alone Kakarot," Vegeta said and walked inside. One of these days Kakarot I will be more powerful than you. Hell, I'll be more powerful than that damn dragon, Shenron. He went to his room to take a shower.

Goku walked back over to the pool. He sat down in a lounge chair. Then he sat up when he felt his son's power. "Goten's here!" he yelled at Trunks.

"I know I can sense him," Trunks said. A few minutes later Goten landed at the Briefs' house.

"Hiya guys," he said smiling.

"Hi Goten," Trunks said. He walked over to his friend and tried to grab the bag, but Goten pulled it away. "Oh, come on Goten. What's in the bag?"

"None of your business," Goten said smirking. "It's for someone special."

"Oh, like my…" Goten covered Trunks' mouth before he could say sister. Goten glared at Trunks. Trunks shut up.

"Where are the girls?" Goten asked after uncovering Trunks' mouth.

"Shopping, they should be back soon," he answered.

"I hope so," Goten said looking down at his bag.

* * *

The girls had finished their shopping. They had each managed to find a swimsuit they liked. They even talked Drake into buying some new swimming trunks. They all walked out to Bra's car. "So, Drake, are you coming to the pool party at my house?" Bra asked.

Drake looked at Marron, smiled and said, "I guess I am." Marron smiled back at him. "Are you going home with them Marron?" he asked her.

"Unless you want to drive me home," she answered.

"I would love to," he said.

"I'll see you guys later at Bra's okay?" Marron said turning to her friends.

"Okay," the two said in unison. They got into Bra's car and they drove off. Marron walked over to her new boyfriend. She took his hand.

"You ready?" he asked.

"Yeah, after I do something," she said.

"What's that?" he asked. In a few seconds his question was answered when Marron pushed her lips to his. He was astonished. "What was that for?"

"For being such a sweetheart," she said and smiled. The two walked off towards Drake's car.

* * *

"Come on honey, it's time to go," Videl said to her husband who was still at his desk.

"Hold on, let me finish these papers," Gohan said not raising his head. Videl walked over to him and grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the chair.

"We're going now, whether you like it or not," she said with a stern voice. Gohan turned and looked at her.

"Okay, fine. Let's go," he said finally giving in. The couple got up and left.

* * *

A car flew by. Another one went by. Then another. "Bra, I can't believe you forgot to fill up your tank."

"I couldn't help it. Gas is expensive." Bra leaned against her car. A car pulled up and stopped. Four guys got out. "Oh shit."

"Hello ladies, do you all need a ride?" asked one of the guys. They were four of the five guys from the night before. "I'm sure you can sit on someone's lap." He smiled evilly.

"You stay the hell away from us, you assholes," Pan said. They guys kept advancing.

"Your boyfriend's not here to protect you this time, girlie," said another one of them. They finally got up to Pan and Bra. They pushed the girls up against the car. One of the guys unbuttoned the first button on Bra's top. Another undid the snap on Pan's overalls. The girls had had enough. Bra pulled her arm back and punched the guy unbuttoning her shirt right in the nose.

"Ahhh…shit, you little bitch!" he yelled. Pan kneed the guy trying to take her overalls off right in the groin. He fell to the ground. The two remaining guys went to grab the girls. They did a backflip over the car. The two guys ran around after them. One went for a kick at Bra's head. She ducked and the guy spun around and landed with his back to her. She wrapped her arms around his waist and did a German suplex, putting the guy right on his head and knocking him out. The other guy punched at Pan. She blocked it and punched him in the stomach. She spun and elbowed him in the stomach. Then she kicked straight up into his face laying him out. They grabbed their bags out of Bra's car, locked it and flew off towards Bra's house. The guys finally regrouped and climbed back into their car and drove off.

* * *

The guys found a place to pull over where there were no cars. "Well, this is just great," said the driver.

"Master is going to be angry," said the one in the passenger seat.

"Who's going to tell him?" said the driver.

"None of you are," came a voice from the window. They all turned to see a girl standing there. She had purple hair hanging out of a tattered orange bandanna. She was powering up a ki blast in her hand. "Cause all of you are going to be dead." She released the ki blast and the car exploded. She turned and walked away from the burning debris. "This is my only chance to warn them. If I can't then the future is doomed," the girl said to herself.

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Who is this mysterious girl? Where does she come from? What vital information does she have? Who else is going to show up in this fanfiction? Find out the answers to these questions in the next issue of The Dragon King.