Disclaimer~I own the plot, any OCs, and nothing else.

   Lady Nightshade, they'll meet in the next chapter. I promise.

   For anyone who didn't know, Ningyo is the Japanese name of the mermaid on DragonBall.

    Thoughts in italics.

     Bulma fought back tears as Yamcha joined the group. It wasn't him; no it was the girl beside him. She had long blond hair falling to her butt and deep blue eyes. Yamcha asked if everyone remembered Christine. Everyone except Bulma said yes. She had never met Yamcha's girlfriend before. Sure, she had heard the others talk about her, but had never met her.

     Yamcha turned to Bulma. "Bulma, meet Christine. Christine, this is my friend Bulma."

     Christine smiled. "Hi Bulma. It's a pleasure to meet you."

     Bulma managed to talk without crying. "Likewise."

     "OK. If all the intros are done, then lets get going." Chichi said as she mounted Windfire. Everyone copied her. Christine had a piebald gelding named Paint. The group went on the trail that led to Querty Lake. Chichi, who was in the lead, dropped back to the end, where Bulma was. "You okay?" She asked.

     Bulma smiled sadly. "I knew he had a girlfriend, but since I had never met her, I kept hoping he would dump her and come to me. I mean, I have no claim to except this crush, but still-"

     Chichi interrupted her friend. "You still hoped that he fall for you. I completely understand."

     Bulma looked at Chichi. "You know, in all the time I've been here, I have never seen you out on a date. I'm going set you up on a blind date. How does that sound?"

     Chichi's eyes widened. "Would it make you feel better?"

     "Yes."

     Chichi sighed. "Then I have no choice."

     Bulma grinned. "Now, how bout Jerry? No, Curt? No..."

     Chichi sped Windfire up, leaving Bulma to mutter to herself. What have I gotten my self into?

     She slowed when she reached Juuchi. Juuchi looked like she was lost in thought. She looked around. It looked like everyone was thinking about something. Krillen was taking turns staring at the sky and his hands, and now and then at Juuchi, Tien was murmuring to Kushami, Yamcha and Christine were holding hands, Guuna was patting Braider and talking to her. Chichi pulled up to Tien. "You still thinkin' 'bout her?" Tien looked at Chichi sadly.

     "What else would I be thinkin' 'bout?"  Chichi couldn't answer that and moved on.

     They finally arrived at Querty Lake. Everyone tied his or her horse in a little corral. Everyone in Querty Lake had a horse. Well, at least most did. Then they took off their clothes. Underneath, they had on bathing suits or trunks.

     Querty Lake was one of the best ways to earn money, or to spend it. People sold everything from candy to magazines to tech parts. People also made money by taking care of the horses and other animals. The town of Querty was very rural. However, today, the only people there were Chichi, Bulma, Juuchi, etc.

     "It's a good thing our school had that in-service today, eh?" Yamcha grinned.

     "Sure is." Guuna said stretching. He got a mischievous look in his eyes, one that Juuchi knew too well. "Last one in hasta kiss a horse!" He shouted as he ran towards the water. Everyone was right behind him.

     Krillen and Yamcha both had to kiss them, since they got in the water at the same time. When they finished, they rejoined everyone else in the water.

     Juuchi snuck over to where Bulma was and pushed her underwater. Bulma retaliated with a nasty water push that hit Christine. Someone yelled, "Water fight!"

     It lasted for at least 15 minutes, and then everyone floated. Yamcha and Tien were talking quietly. So were Chichi and Juuchi. Krillen had found a shell and was examing it. Guuna was doing the dead man's float. That left Bulma and Christine together.

     Bulma treaded water as she looked at Christine. "So, you havin' fun?" She asked.

     Christine nodded. That began the talk. At the end of the talk, Bulma really like Christine.

     Krillen swam to the shore. He looked at the time. "Guys and girls, sorry to interrupt your fun, but we gotta get home. It's 12:03."

     A series of "OK" "Gotcha" rang out. The teens scrambled to the shore. Everyone reached into their saddlebags to grab their towels.

Meanwhile…

     "Nabila, exactly where are we going to land?" Turlus asked.

     Nabila looked at the screen. "In a small, rural town called Querty. That's all this computer will tell me."

     Vegeta came in. Not far behind him were Raddizt and Kakarott.

     Nabila glared at them. "It's about time you came. We land in 5 minutes. Get strapped in." She then turned on the microphone. "Captain Kobe, we will land in 5 minutes. Get your sorry ass up here right now or you'll live to regret it." Vegeta and Kakarott grinned at each other.

     Vegeta pretended to wipe away a tear. "My little girl's all grown up and cussing."

     Nabila turned on them. "It's not funny guys. Kobe has been missing since an hour after take-off." She turned back to the monitor when it beeped. A Saiyan who was part of engineering appeared on it.

     "Miss Nabila, Captain Kobe is dead. We found him in the cargo hold. He was smoking smis." Smis was an extremely powerful drug.

     Nabila nodded. "Very well. Dismissed." Turlus leaned forward.

     "If the captain's dead, how can we land?" There was something like panic in his voice.

     Vegeta said, "Calm down. Nabila will make the landing."

     Nabila turned. She looked scared. "Guys, I can't."

     "What do you mean 'you can't'" Vegeta asked. "You do all the time in our smaller ships."

     "Exactly, in our smaller ships. This reos has over a hundred people in it."

     Raddizt had been looking at the clock. "Look, do something! We approach the atmosphere in 2 minutes!"

     Nabila bit her lip. Then she jumped in the pilot's seat. "Kakarott, get on the intercom and tell the crew to prepare for emergency landing. Everyone, buckle up good. We're in for a hell of a ride."

     "That's my girl." Vegeta said as he slipped into the copilot's seat. Raddizt, Turlus and Kakarott were in seats by the door.

     "Here we go!" Nabila shouted as the first signs of turbulence kicked in.

Don't you hate me for this cliffhanger? Oh, and I was going to write a nice convo between Bulma and Christine, but I couldn't think of what to say. If u guys want, I could put it up as a separate story.

Dedication~Kei, Lady Nightshade, and everyone else who reviewed.

Next time~the two groups finally meet, and Tien gets a strange letter.