Chapter 9
usual Disclaimers
note: Short chapter (for those of you who really like Chi Chi... sorry)
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The next day Bulma was back to her old self, like nothing had ever happened. And her cold exterior showed that whatever happened here last night was never to be spoken to another soul. Robert shivered, it was so strange. How could Bulma have changed so quickly within a few hours?
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Bulma yelled at someone she was talking to on the phone as Robert entered the room. "… just do it and cover it up!"
Robert cocked an eyebrow, "Do what?"
Bulma smiled innocently, "Oh, just a company that I was going to expose for bad accounting."
Robert nodded, not pressing anymore. "are you sure you feel alright? After yesterday?"
Bulma put on the biggest smile she could manage and chirped, "I'm fine."
Robert nodded, still a little perturbed. "Alright, if you want anything, just call me."
Bulma waved a hand carelessly, "Of course.."
~~~
Gero smiled as Bulma came in with a cart that had his dinner. It was a typical American dinner. A steak, french fries, some random vegetables and soup. Gero smacked his lips as he began to cut the steak. After a moment of savoring the delicious flavor, Dr. Gero made a sound of satisfaction. In the mean time Bulma wandered around the lab and saw something new. She picked up the glowing red rock and held it up. "What's this?"
"Oh! It's a semi-pet project of mine."
"Semi?"
"Well, I figured that once you found out what this was. You'd fund the project."
"Well, tell me why you think so."
Gero took the red rock out of Bulma's hand and walked over to the unconscious Raditz that was floating in the tank. Then he placed the rock against the glass. Raditz's hand began to spasm as the veins in his hand suddenly became very visible and pulsed in a sickly manner. The machines that were monitoring Raditz's brain waves went crazy as they shrieked.
After the little display, Gero pulled the rock back and everything went back to normal. Bulma put a hand on her chin a looked at the rock intensely. Finally after a moment of silence, she spoke up. "It hurts them."
"Yes, yes. It practically incapacitates these… um… Sayjins and if it is near them too long, they'll die."
Bulma nodded, intrigued.
"It's just like how Kryptonite reacts to Superman."
Bulma raised an eyebrow. "Superman?"
"You know the old comic about an alien that was nearly invincible and kryptonite was the only thing that could hurt him."
Bulma gave an unconvincing. "Oh yes, I remember."
"The only way to stop the effects of the rock is to keep it in something made of pure platinum."
Bulma nodded. "Alright, I'll fund the project. It might just be worthwhile in the future."
Dr. Gero nodded. "Thank you Bulma."
Then Bulma turned back and faced the tank of Raditz. "Will he be ready in a week?"
Dr. Gero shrugged. "Oh, he's ready now."
"Really? You already implanted the mind chip?"
"I did that once I wiped his mind."
"Wonderful, send him up the day after tomorrow for a test run"
~~~
Raditz stood there, wincing as Dr. Gero held the red rock close to him and trimmed his hair. Bulma had specified how Raditz had to look like when he went upstairs, and he definitely could not have a mane. Then Dr. Gero finished and took the red rock away.
Raditz stood up and looked at himself in the mirror, he was wearing a very professional suit, his hair was buzzed and he didn't know why. When he woke up only 24 hours before, he didn't know a thing, but then information just filled his mind. Pretty soon he could fluently speak and write English, he knew how to fight and he knew what his only job in life was: To protect Bulma.
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Bulma nodded as she looked at Raditz up and down. She shook his hand and said, "Welcome to your first job. You will be following me or be close to me the entire time I am outside, unless I tell you otherwise. I have rented an apartment under mine. You will live there and stay there in the evening unless I need your help. Your name is no longer Raditz; it is Ryan. Understood?"
Ryan nodded dumbly.
Bulma smirked. "Of course you understand."
~~~
Chi Chi muttered as she was walking home, which was 3 more miles away, after she was done buying groceries. She grumbled at how insensitive Goku was and how he would have just drove down to Kyoto with her to buy groceries and come back in less than half and hour. But nooo…. Goku whined and complained and then he flew off to train more. At times like these, Chi Chi had wished she never married Goku. He was still such an immature child, and what made it worse was that he was setting a bad example for Gohan. ChiChi kicked around a small pebble as she continued along the edge of the road.
~~~
Fred and Francis cheered gleefully when they jacked the car that they had found near the prison. They had been running for an entire night, and transportation to help them along seemed like a dream come true. Fred happily crowed to Francis, "We're home free bro!"
"Yeah man, now we can go find Vinny and he can hide us till the heat is over."
They 'high-fived' and drove off along the old road toward Kyoto.
In the distance, a figure in a sand colored trench coat stood on a small hill, behind a tree, spoke to someone over his walkie-talkie. "We've got our scapegoats."
~~~~
ChiChi daydreamed as she slowly trudged her way home. She giggled happily as she thought of the dresses and jewels that she used to have when she still lived with her father. And she remembered the Balls, where young men from near and far came to court her. Chi Chi hummed a classical tune as her feet remembered dance moves that she had not used for years.
In the distance Fred and Francis screamed and panicked as their car took over. They couldn't control the car as it swerved back and forth on the road. The two ragged and unshaven men clung desperately to each other crying. It was like a Steven King book come alive! Then they suddenly jolted to the left where a woman was just standing there looking at the sky. Francis yelled out. "Stop!… Car! You're going to hit the woman! Please?!"
Chi Chi suddenly awoke from her daydream as she heard a screeching sound of car; that was now driving toward her. Chi Chi screamed and ran from the car, but it kept following her. The car chased her until she was standing near the end of the cliff and then it rushed at her going 100 mph.
Chi Chi died on impact and Fred and Francis died from the explosion as the car hit the bottom of the cliff.
~~~
The man in the sand colored trench coat called his employer. "I got her and the two men who escaped from jail is my alibi."
A distorted voice came through. "Good. Fly over to San Francisco in a week. Your ticket is in the envelope I sent you. When you arrive, go to locker 524. $200 million will be waiting for you in there, but only if the police reports go according to what supposedly happened. I have another man in Kyoto undercover to make sure you did your job."
Then the person on the phone hung up. The man in the trench coat furrowed his brow. This guy was the weirdest employer he had yet.
Suddenly the cell phone, that his employer sent him, short-circuited and exploded as the man in the trench coat let go of the phone.
"Weird…. Definitely weird." The guy muttered as he walked away from the charred remains of the cell phone.
~~~
( a week later)
Bulma put on her dark blue coat and scarf as she began to exit her apartment. Robert looked at her curiously from the doorway to the kitchen. "Where are you going?"
"To visit Goku."
"Why?"
Bulma picked up the Japanese newspaper from the glass table in the hallway and tossed it to Robert. The front page covered the death of Chi Chi and the two run away prisoners.
Robert gave Bulma a look of concern. "Did you do this?"
Bulma didn't give an answer, she turned around and left her apartment.
Robert nodded, "Ah. I see."
usual Disclaimers
note: Short chapter (for those of you who really like Chi Chi... sorry)
~~~
The next day Bulma was back to her old self, like nothing had ever happened. And her cold exterior showed that whatever happened here last night was never to be spoken to another soul. Robert shivered, it was so strange. How could Bulma have changed so quickly within a few hours?
~~~
Bulma yelled at someone she was talking to on the phone as Robert entered the room. "… just do it and cover it up!"
Robert cocked an eyebrow, "Do what?"
Bulma smiled innocently, "Oh, just a company that I was going to expose for bad accounting."
Robert nodded, not pressing anymore. "are you sure you feel alright? After yesterday?"
Bulma put on the biggest smile she could manage and chirped, "I'm fine."
Robert nodded, still a little perturbed. "Alright, if you want anything, just call me."
Bulma waved a hand carelessly, "Of course.."
~~~
Gero smiled as Bulma came in with a cart that had his dinner. It was a typical American dinner. A steak, french fries, some random vegetables and soup. Gero smacked his lips as he began to cut the steak. After a moment of savoring the delicious flavor, Dr. Gero made a sound of satisfaction. In the mean time Bulma wandered around the lab and saw something new. She picked up the glowing red rock and held it up. "What's this?"
"Oh! It's a semi-pet project of mine."
"Semi?"
"Well, I figured that once you found out what this was. You'd fund the project."
"Well, tell me why you think so."
Gero took the red rock out of Bulma's hand and walked over to the unconscious Raditz that was floating in the tank. Then he placed the rock against the glass. Raditz's hand began to spasm as the veins in his hand suddenly became very visible and pulsed in a sickly manner. The machines that were monitoring Raditz's brain waves went crazy as they shrieked.
After the little display, Gero pulled the rock back and everything went back to normal. Bulma put a hand on her chin a looked at the rock intensely. Finally after a moment of silence, she spoke up. "It hurts them."
"Yes, yes. It practically incapacitates these… um… Sayjins and if it is near them too long, they'll die."
Bulma nodded, intrigued.
"It's just like how Kryptonite reacts to Superman."
Bulma raised an eyebrow. "Superman?"
"You know the old comic about an alien that was nearly invincible and kryptonite was the only thing that could hurt him."
Bulma gave an unconvincing. "Oh yes, I remember."
"The only way to stop the effects of the rock is to keep it in something made of pure platinum."
Bulma nodded. "Alright, I'll fund the project. It might just be worthwhile in the future."
Dr. Gero nodded. "Thank you Bulma."
Then Bulma turned back and faced the tank of Raditz. "Will he be ready in a week?"
Dr. Gero shrugged. "Oh, he's ready now."
"Really? You already implanted the mind chip?"
"I did that once I wiped his mind."
"Wonderful, send him up the day after tomorrow for a test run"
~~~
Raditz stood there, wincing as Dr. Gero held the red rock close to him and trimmed his hair. Bulma had specified how Raditz had to look like when he went upstairs, and he definitely could not have a mane. Then Dr. Gero finished and took the red rock away.
Raditz stood up and looked at himself in the mirror, he was wearing a very professional suit, his hair was buzzed and he didn't know why. When he woke up only 24 hours before, he didn't know a thing, but then information just filled his mind. Pretty soon he could fluently speak and write English, he knew how to fight and he knew what his only job in life was: To protect Bulma.
~~~
Bulma nodded as she looked at Raditz up and down. She shook his hand and said, "Welcome to your first job. You will be following me or be close to me the entire time I am outside, unless I tell you otherwise. I have rented an apartment under mine. You will live there and stay there in the evening unless I need your help. Your name is no longer Raditz; it is Ryan. Understood?"
Ryan nodded dumbly.
Bulma smirked. "Of course you understand."
~~~
Chi Chi muttered as she was walking home, which was 3 more miles away, after she was done buying groceries. She grumbled at how insensitive Goku was and how he would have just drove down to Kyoto with her to buy groceries and come back in less than half and hour. But nooo…. Goku whined and complained and then he flew off to train more. At times like these, Chi Chi had wished she never married Goku. He was still such an immature child, and what made it worse was that he was setting a bad example for Gohan. ChiChi kicked around a small pebble as she continued along the edge of the road.
~~~
Fred and Francis cheered gleefully when they jacked the car that they had found near the prison. They had been running for an entire night, and transportation to help them along seemed like a dream come true. Fred happily crowed to Francis, "We're home free bro!"
"Yeah man, now we can go find Vinny and he can hide us till the heat is over."
They 'high-fived' and drove off along the old road toward Kyoto.
In the distance, a figure in a sand colored trench coat stood on a small hill, behind a tree, spoke to someone over his walkie-talkie. "We've got our scapegoats."
~~~~
ChiChi daydreamed as she slowly trudged her way home. She giggled happily as she thought of the dresses and jewels that she used to have when she still lived with her father. And she remembered the Balls, where young men from near and far came to court her. Chi Chi hummed a classical tune as her feet remembered dance moves that she had not used for years.
In the distance Fred and Francis screamed and panicked as their car took over. They couldn't control the car as it swerved back and forth on the road. The two ragged and unshaven men clung desperately to each other crying. It was like a Steven King book come alive! Then they suddenly jolted to the left where a woman was just standing there looking at the sky. Francis yelled out. "Stop!… Car! You're going to hit the woman! Please?!"
Chi Chi suddenly awoke from her daydream as she heard a screeching sound of car; that was now driving toward her. Chi Chi screamed and ran from the car, but it kept following her. The car chased her until she was standing near the end of the cliff and then it rushed at her going 100 mph.
Chi Chi died on impact and Fred and Francis died from the explosion as the car hit the bottom of the cliff.
~~~
The man in the sand colored trench coat called his employer. "I got her and the two men who escaped from jail is my alibi."
A distorted voice came through. "Good. Fly over to San Francisco in a week. Your ticket is in the envelope I sent you. When you arrive, go to locker 524. $200 million will be waiting for you in there, but only if the police reports go according to what supposedly happened. I have another man in Kyoto undercover to make sure you did your job."
Then the person on the phone hung up. The man in the trench coat furrowed his brow. This guy was the weirdest employer he had yet.
Suddenly the cell phone, that his employer sent him, short-circuited and exploded as the man in the trench coat let go of the phone.
"Weird…. Definitely weird." The guy muttered as he walked away from the charred remains of the cell phone.
~~~
( a week later)
Bulma put on her dark blue coat and scarf as she began to exit her apartment. Robert looked at her curiously from the doorway to the kitchen. "Where are you going?"
"To visit Goku."
"Why?"
Bulma picked up the Japanese newspaper from the glass table in the hallway and tossed it to Robert. The front page covered the death of Chi Chi and the two run away prisoners.
Robert gave Bulma a look of concern. "Did you do this?"
Bulma didn't give an answer, she turned around and left her apartment.
Robert nodded, "Ah. I see."