Preparing For a Long Journey
"Piccolo . . . " Goku groaned and tried to sit up. But someone put two firm hands on her shoulders easing her back.
"Take it easy little sister."
Goku opened her eyes and saw she was in the hospital lying on a white bed and bandaged from head to toe. Next to her was Raditz, Krillen, Chichi, Bulma and Dr.Briefs. She let her eyes focus.
"What happened?" she asked.
They looked away sadly. Bulma suddenly laughed. "Come on you guys. We won!"
"We did?" Goku asked.
"Yeah." Bulma said. "You passed out because you used up so much energy that's all."
"Where's Piccolo? How did he survive the spirit bomb?"
Bulma gasped a bit and looked to the others. Raditz took over and looked at Goku. It was then she saw he too was bandaged. As was Chichi and Krillen. "Piccolo held Vegta still so they both were hit in the attack. Piccolo . . . didn't make it."
"But Vegeta did." Krillen said bitterly. "Some how he survived the blast."
"But because he ripped off his armor earlier it was enough to make him retreat." Raditz said. "He got in his space pod and left with what was left of his tail between his legs."
Goku was quiet for a moment. "How are we going to wish the others back? Kami went with Piccolo when his died."
"I, being a genius, already thought of that." Bulma said winking. "Namek."
"Huh?"
Bulma sat on the side of the bed realizing she had to explain better. "We can travel to Namek and ask to use their Dragonballs to wish Yamcha and the others back."
"Great! Let's go!" Goku sat up and winced flopping back. "Ow. Heh heh."
"You are far too injured to make the journey." Raditz said in a big brother tone. "You need to heal up. Too bad there are no healing tanks here on this planet."
"Well how are you planning to get to Namek?" Goku asked.
"Mr Popo told us about how Kami came to Earth in a real Namek ship." Krillen said. "Bulma and her dad looked at it and it seems we can get there with it! We will be seeing the guys alive and kicking again in no time."
Dr.Briefs cleared his throat and stepped up. "Yes, the ship is very flyable. But urgency is very important here. I have little knowlage how long it will take to get to Namek. I suggest the others leave right away. Goku you are in no condition to go with let alone move."
Goku nodded. "I know." She looked to Chichi who was being very quiet. Her arm was wrapped from where Nappa broke it. She just stared out the window not joining in the conversation. "Are you going Chichi?"
Chichi turned. A slow wicked smile spread across her face. "You know it."
"I'll be going too." Krillen said.
"And I am the only one who knows how the ship works as well as the radar." Bulma said.
Raditz crossed his arms. "I think I should stay to make sure you don't over exert yourself."
Dr.Breifs walked up. "Then it is settled. You three shall go and Raditz will help hold down the fort so to speack. Although," He looked Raditz up and down. "Perhaps a change of clothes is nessicary."
Raditzs eyes narrowed. "What is wrong with my armor?" he demanded.
"Nothing!" Dr.Briefs said backing away from the large sayjin. "It's just, well," he looked to Goku. "so many nurses have been passing by your room to get a glimps of the large scantaly clad man."
"A sayjins armor is worn to death. I will not wear pathetic human attire." Raditz said crossing his arms.
"Quit being a baby." Bulma said. "Come on, I'm sure I'll find something you'll like that is still presentable, handsome." She said takig him by the arm and leading him out.
Chichis eyes narrowed. "Did she just call that ape 'handsome'?"
"Food, clothing, first aid kits, tools," Dr.Briefs checked off the large boxes Chichi was loading on to the spiky namek ship. "Why I do beleive we have everything."
Chichi put the last crate on the ship and brushed the sweat off her forhead. She wore jeans and a white tank top. Her gi was packed as well as a few of her knives just in case.
"Chichi!" a deep voice rummbled.
She turned smiling reconizing the voice of her father the Ox King. Her large giant of a parent came running up to her. "Chichi, princess, is it true? You're going into space?"
"Yes dad."
"Noooooo!" he cried hugging her in a bear hug. "Not my baby! What if you get hurt? Or lost?"
Chichi blushed in embarassment. She was one of the strongest on the planet, even stronger then her dad, yet he still treated her like a little girl. As if she was ready to break with the slightest crack. Time to play dumb.
"Daddy, we are just going to namek. Even is I do run into trouble Krillen will be there to help." Even though I'm just as strong as he is, she thought.
"I'd still feel alot better if Goku was going." he said. Chichi supressed a growl.
"Raditz," Dr.Briefs said making Chichi and her dad look over. "why you look much less wild as before.
Chichi had to do a double take. Yes he did. He still had sayjiin armor on but it was different. It had no shoulder pads but still had thigh pads. The black under suit went all the way down his legs to his black boots but did not touch his arms at all. The finnishing touch was a black band tieing his hair back loosely.
"Not bad eh?" Bulma said walking up from behind him. She knocked on the armor. "I remodeled the old armor and cleaned him up. Least now he can walk down the street and not be gawked at."
"I'm not sure about that." Mrs.Briefs said walking out with lemonade. "You're quiet handsome Raditz. That hair is enough to make a woman want to-"
"Mother!"
"Mrs.Briefs!"
"What?"
Chichi humphed despite her red cheeks. Ox let go of his daughter and looked at Raditz. "You're Gokus brother?"
"Yes." Raditz said letting Gokus human name pass.
"Wow. Now that I look at you, you two do look alike. You also trained under King Ki while dead?" he asked.
Raditz nodded and Ox grinned. "This is great," Ox said. He ran up to him and clasped his hands in his larger ones. Even Raditz seemed small compared to the mighty Ox King. "Will you please accompany my Chichi to Namek and protect her?"
"What?"
"DADDY!!"
"She is all I have." Ox said pleading to Raditz. "She's my little Princess and is very vulnrable. Please4 can you gaurd her? Goku will be fine here but Chichi isn't as stronge as she thinks she is. She is just my baby Chichi."
Chichi pulled at her hair. She couldn't beleive he was doing this to her. Asking Raditz!
Raditz looked up into the almost tearful black eyes of the Ox king. He seems genuinly worried about his daughter. Was there something he knew that no one else did. He stole a peek at Chichi. Her long straight black hair blew around her, her eyes flashing with fire angerly.
"I will protect her as if she was sayjin royalty." Raditz said.
"Thank you!" OX said hugging him. "You're heart must be as big as Gokus."
Chichi walked off to bang her head against some good solid rocks.
Raditz wrapped his tail around his waist as he sat down in one of the ships seats. The namek ship was less cramped then a pod, he'd give it that. But the speed was what worried him. How long was he to be stuck in the ship with three human weaklings?
Krillen buckled up and looked to Bulma. "Say, this thing will run right? It won't just stop in the middle of space will it?"
"Don't worry." Bulma said. "Just hang on and we'll be on our way in a minute."
Krillen frowned. "You still didn't answer my question."
"Bulma," Dr.Breifs said comming on the video link. "everything is set out here. Blast off anytime."
"Alright!" Bulma shouted taking the controlls. She flipped switches, pressed buttons and pulled a level or two. The vessile shook to life letting out a roar from the engines. She laughed. "Hang on boys and girls. Namek here we GO!!"
Well there it is. Tell me what you think and suggestions on what should happen next will be great. Reveiw!
Also look for my online comic at Keenspace this September!
"Piccolo . . . " Goku groaned and tried to sit up. But someone put two firm hands on her shoulders easing her back.
"Take it easy little sister."
Goku opened her eyes and saw she was in the hospital lying on a white bed and bandaged from head to toe. Next to her was Raditz, Krillen, Chichi, Bulma and Dr.Briefs. She let her eyes focus.
"What happened?" she asked.
They looked away sadly. Bulma suddenly laughed. "Come on you guys. We won!"
"We did?" Goku asked.
"Yeah." Bulma said. "You passed out because you used up so much energy that's all."
"Where's Piccolo? How did he survive the spirit bomb?"
Bulma gasped a bit and looked to the others. Raditz took over and looked at Goku. It was then she saw he too was bandaged. As was Chichi and Krillen. "Piccolo held Vegta still so they both were hit in the attack. Piccolo . . . didn't make it."
"But Vegeta did." Krillen said bitterly. "Some how he survived the blast."
"But because he ripped off his armor earlier it was enough to make him retreat." Raditz said. "He got in his space pod and left with what was left of his tail between his legs."
Goku was quiet for a moment. "How are we going to wish the others back? Kami went with Piccolo when his died."
"I, being a genius, already thought of that." Bulma said winking. "Namek."
"Huh?"
Bulma sat on the side of the bed realizing she had to explain better. "We can travel to Namek and ask to use their Dragonballs to wish Yamcha and the others back."
"Great! Let's go!" Goku sat up and winced flopping back. "Ow. Heh heh."
"You are far too injured to make the journey." Raditz said in a big brother tone. "You need to heal up. Too bad there are no healing tanks here on this planet."
"Well how are you planning to get to Namek?" Goku asked.
"Mr Popo told us about how Kami came to Earth in a real Namek ship." Krillen said. "Bulma and her dad looked at it and it seems we can get there with it! We will be seeing the guys alive and kicking again in no time."
Dr.Briefs cleared his throat and stepped up. "Yes, the ship is very flyable. But urgency is very important here. I have little knowlage how long it will take to get to Namek. I suggest the others leave right away. Goku you are in no condition to go with let alone move."
Goku nodded. "I know." She looked to Chichi who was being very quiet. Her arm was wrapped from where Nappa broke it. She just stared out the window not joining in the conversation. "Are you going Chichi?"
Chichi turned. A slow wicked smile spread across her face. "You know it."
"I'll be going too." Krillen said.
"And I am the only one who knows how the ship works as well as the radar." Bulma said.
Raditz crossed his arms. "I think I should stay to make sure you don't over exert yourself."
Dr.Breifs walked up. "Then it is settled. You three shall go and Raditz will help hold down the fort so to speack. Although," He looked Raditz up and down. "Perhaps a change of clothes is nessicary."
Raditzs eyes narrowed. "What is wrong with my armor?" he demanded.
"Nothing!" Dr.Briefs said backing away from the large sayjin. "It's just, well," he looked to Goku. "so many nurses have been passing by your room to get a glimps of the large scantaly clad man."
"A sayjins armor is worn to death. I will not wear pathetic human attire." Raditz said crossing his arms.
"Quit being a baby." Bulma said. "Come on, I'm sure I'll find something you'll like that is still presentable, handsome." She said takig him by the arm and leading him out.
Chichis eyes narrowed. "Did she just call that ape 'handsome'?"
"Food, clothing, first aid kits, tools," Dr.Briefs checked off the large boxes Chichi was loading on to the spiky namek ship. "Why I do beleive we have everything."
Chichi put the last crate on the ship and brushed the sweat off her forhead. She wore jeans and a white tank top. Her gi was packed as well as a few of her knives just in case.
"Chichi!" a deep voice rummbled.
She turned smiling reconizing the voice of her father the Ox King. Her large giant of a parent came running up to her. "Chichi, princess, is it true? You're going into space?"
"Yes dad."
"Noooooo!" he cried hugging her in a bear hug. "Not my baby! What if you get hurt? Or lost?"
Chichi blushed in embarassment. She was one of the strongest on the planet, even stronger then her dad, yet he still treated her like a little girl. As if she was ready to break with the slightest crack. Time to play dumb.
"Daddy, we are just going to namek. Even is I do run into trouble Krillen will be there to help." Even though I'm just as strong as he is, she thought.
"I'd still feel alot better if Goku was going." he said. Chichi supressed a growl.
"Raditz," Dr.Briefs said making Chichi and her dad look over. "why you look much less wild as before.
Chichi had to do a double take. Yes he did. He still had sayjiin armor on but it was different. It had no shoulder pads but still had thigh pads. The black under suit went all the way down his legs to his black boots but did not touch his arms at all. The finnishing touch was a black band tieing his hair back loosely.
"Not bad eh?" Bulma said walking up from behind him. She knocked on the armor. "I remodeled the old armor and cleaned him up. Least now he can walk down the street and not be gawked at."
"I'm not sure about that." Mrs.Briefs said walking out with lemonade. "You're quiet handsome Raditz. That hair is enough to make a woman want to-"
"Mother!"
"Mrs.Briefs!"
"What?"
Chichi humphed despite her red cheeks. Ox let go of his daughter and looked at Raditz. "You're Gokus brother?"
"Yes." Raditz said letting Gokus human name pass.
"Wow. Now that I look at you, you two do look alike. You also trained under King Ki while dead?" he asked.
Raditz nodded and Ox grinned. "This is great," Ox said. He ran up to him and clasped his hands in his larger ones. Even Raditz seemed small compared to the mighty Ox King. "Will you please accompany my Chichi to Namek and protect her?"
"What?"
"DADDY!!"
"She is all I have." Ox said pleading to Raditz. "She's my little Princess and is very vulnrable. Please4 can you gaurd her? Goku will be fine here but Chichi isn't as stronge as she thinks she is. She is just my baby Chichi."
Chichi pulled at her hair. She couldn't beleive he was doing this to her. Asking Raditz!
Raditz looked up into the almost tearful black eyes of the Ox king. He seems genuinly worried about his daughter. Was there something he knew that no one else did. He stole a peek at Chichi. Her long straight black hair blew around her, her eyes flashing with fire angerly.
"I will protect her as if she was sayjin royalty." Raditz said.
"Thank you!" OX said hugging him. "You're heart must be as big as Gokus."
Chichi walked off to bang her head against some good solid rocks.
Raditz wrapped his tail around his waist as he sat down in one of the ships seats. The namek ship was less cramped then a pod, he'd give it that. But the speed was what worried him. How long was he to be stuck in the ship with three human weaklings?
Krillen buckled up and looked to Bulma. "Say, this thing will run right? It won't just stop in the middle of space will it?"
"Don't worry." Bulma said. "Just hang on and we'll be on our way in a minute."
Krillen frowned. "You still didn't answer my question."
"Bulma," Dr.Breifs said comming on the video link. "everything is set out here. Blast off anytime."
"Alright!" Bulma shouted taking the controlls. She flipped switches, pressed buttons and pulled a level or two. The vessile shook to life letting out a roar from the engines. She laughed. "Hang on boys and girls. Namek here we GO!!"
Well there it is. Tell me what you think and suggestions on what should happen next will be great. Reveiw!
Also look for my online comic at Keenspace this September!