Chapter 5
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The next morning was Monday. Back to school. April vacation had ended, and it was the best Nicole had ever had. She had met the guy who she had had a dream about five years ago. Now, he was her boyfriend! She had spent an entire day with him, looking for the Dragon Balls that just might change the fate of the world. She had even learned to fly!
Nicole slowly climbed out of bed, and turned on her radio, just like she did every morning. "…And after the break we'll tell you which public schools are closed because of this monstrous beast that's wrecking havoc in our world." Said the radio announcer.
"Oh my God!" Nicole whispered. "They're canceling school now because of Jukuo!?!?"
She waited for the commercials to end, and then listened to the listing of school closings. After about five schools were announced, the announcer said the high school Nicole and her friends all attended.
"Oh God…" Nicole murmured in complete shock. Her school was closed! The first thing she thought to do was call Leah and Angelica.
"School's closed?" asked Leah in disbelief.
"Yep… all 'cause of Jukuo…" Nicole answered.
"But I thought you and Trunks were gonna find the Dragon Balls and wish him away?" Leah questioned.
"Well… we did… sorta. You see… we only found six out of the seven Dragon Balls. Jukuo has the last one. And we weren't gonna wish him away… we were gonna use the Dragon Balls to bring back anyone who dies during the battle with him." Nicole explained.
"Woah… you mean you can wish people back alive with the Dragon Balls?" Leah asked.
"Yep… it does sound crazy, huh?" Nicole laughed.
"Just a little bit…" Leah answered sarcastically.
After calling Angelica, Nicole walked out of her bedroom and into the kitchen.
"So have you heard?" her mom asked, a note of nervousness in her voice.
"Yeah… school's cancelled…" Nicole answered.
"I can't believe it. Why doesn't the navy just go and blow up that monster?!?!" her dad asked angrily.
"…They can't. He's too strong. They'd all be killed." Nicole said.
"How would you know?" asked Josh, taking a bite of the apple he was eating.
"Ok… well… you know how my boyfriend is Trunks? Well… he's a… fighter." Nicole said. She knew that she'd have to explain to her family sooner of later, so she decided to get it over with.
When Nicole had finished, her parents' mouths were wide open. "So… that's how I know who Jukuo is and what he can do. I met him on Sunday with Trunks…"
"So… going Super Saiyan is like reaching a whole level of skill and power for… a fighter?" Josh asked.
"Yep…" Nicole responded. After answering a few more of her family's questions, she walked into the living room, and turned on the computer. She was going online to see if she could talk to Trunks. Once the computer was warmed up, she clicked the icon into the Internet. As she was getting logged on, Josh came over to her chair and said in a worried childlike voice, "Is Jukuo gonna destroy the world?"
"No… Trunks and his friends will stop him." Nicole said comfortingly. She could tell he wasn't acting stupid like usual. He was really scared.
"Good." He said grinning. After he had left, Nicole drew her attention back to the computer screen. She looked at her buddy list, to see who was online. Angelica was… and so was her cousin Brittany. She knew Trunks would come on eventually, because he always did in the morning. While she was waiting, Nicole instant messaged Angelica.
"Hey!" she typed out.
"Hiya!" Angelica responded.
"I don't believe they cancelled school 'cause of Jukuo!" Angelica typed again.
"Well… it kinda makes sense 'cause he's always on a killing spree… maybe they thought he was gonna attack a school or something. That would be a good reason to cancel it… they'd save a few lives…" Nicole wrote.
"Well, whatever the reason… I'm glad they did it!" Angelica typed.
"lol!" Nicole typed back.
"So what are you gonna do on your day off?" Angelica asked.
"Umm… I might try to go to Capsule Corp. to see Trunks." Nicole wrote.
"Cool. Make sure you ask him what Jukuo's doing that caused them to cancel school, ok?" Angelica said.
"We already know…" Nicole answered. "He's trying to kill all the fighters so he can easily take over and rule the world…"
"Oh! You didn't tell me that…" Angelica answered.
"I didn't tell you about when Trunks and I were looking for the Dragon Balls and we found Jukuo?" Nicole asked.
"Nope!" she typed back.
"Ok, well we met him and we learned what his plan was… that's it." Nicole explained.
"What'd he look like?" Angelica questioned.
"Like Piccolo… they're both from the same planet. Planet Namek." Nicole typed.
"So Jukuo's green?" Angelica said.
"Yeah!" Nicole replied.
Just then, Nicole heard the noise that indicated someone just signed on. "Trunks!" Nicole whispered aloud. She double clicked his screen name, and sent a message to him. After chatting for a while, she asked if she could come over to Capsule Corp., and watch him train. Luckily, Trunks said sure, and also invited Leah and Angelica to come too. At around 12:30, Nicole got in her mom's car to drive to Capsule Corp. She didn't want to fly because if was supposed to rain later, and she didn't want to fly home during the downpour. Not to mention, she was going to pick up Leah and Angelica, and they couldn't fly. After she picked the two up, and drove there, they all got out of the car, and walked into the backyard of Capsule Corp.
The first th ing the three noticed was Piccolo and Krillin having a battle. "SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!" Piccolo screamed, firing a beam of spiraled light at Krillin. He easily dodged it, and did a Kamehameha Wave back. "WOULD YOU GUYS KNOCK IT OFF!?!?" Bulma screamed annoyed, as she walked out from the building. She had just narrowly missed being hit by the blast from Krillin.
"Hey Bulma!" Nicole said walking over to her.
"Oh, hi Nicole!" Bulma replied. "Trunks, Yamcha, and Gohan are inside. They should be out any second now…" Bulma said. She then walked over to Piccolo and Krillin, and began scolding them for almost blowing up Capsule Corp. Just then, Trunks walked out with Yamcha and Gohan following. "Hi!" Nicole greeted.
"Hey!" Trunks replied.
"Hey guys!" Leah and Angelica said in unison.
"So… how's the training coming?" Nicole asked.
"Pretty good… I think Gohan is gonna go Super Saiyan level three any time now…" Trunks said, turning to where Gohan was standing, only to see that he and Angelica were already on the other side of the yard.
"What level are you on?" Nicole asked curiously.
"I can go Super Saiyan level two… like Gohan can now." He explained.
"Cool. So… exactly how do you guys train?" Nicole questioned.
"Well… we battle each other. Of course, it's not like we're really gonna kill one another… like we would in a battle with Jukuo or someone evil. It's just training." He said.
"Oh! So… who are you gonna battle?" Nicole asked.
"When we were inside, we decided that I was gonna battle Gohan, and Yamcha was gonna battle Tien. Then, the winners of those would battle. Kinda like a mini-tournament." Trunks said.
"Great!" Nicole said sitting down on the porch chair. A few minutes later, Leah and Angelica came over to sit with her.
The first battle they watched was Yamcha and Tien. To start the duel off, Yamcha used his Spirit Bomb attack. Tien just missed it, as he blasted a Tri-Beam. After dodging it, Yamcha dove at Tien and began throwing punches. Yamcha started to win. All of his blows were getting to Tien, while Tien's didn't do much of anything. They were much too weak. Then, with a few punches, Yamcha knocked Tien out cold.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Chiaotzu shrieked. He had been standing on the porch with Nicole, Leah, and Angelica while they were watching the fight. "YOU KILLED TIEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"So?" Yamcha said shrugging his shoulders.
"DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT HIM??????!!!!!!!!??????!!!!!!" Chiaotzu yelled, as he began to cry.
"I was only joking! Geeze…" Yamcha said.
"Uhhhhh… Chiaotzu I don't think Yamcha really killed him…" Gohan said walking over to him.
"YES HE DID! SOMEONE CALL 911! SOMEONE CALL THE PARAMEDICS! SOMEONE CALL THE POLICE! SOMEONE CALL SOCIAL SERCURITIES!" Chiaotzu sobbed.
"Chiaotzu, you don't call social securities if someone's hurt…" Trunks corrected.
"I DON'T CARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CALL THEM ANYWAYS!!!!!!!!! CALL THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CALL THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Just then, Bulma walked out and said, "What the heck is going on out here?!?!"
"Chiaotzu is going nuts 'cause he thinks I killed Tien. But I didn't… I just knocked him out." Yamcha explained.
"Chiaotzu… please shut up." Bulma said annoyed. "I'm trying to take a nap upstairs, and you woke me up."
"BUT HE KILLED TIEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Chiaotzu screamed at the top of his lungs, as he pointed an accusing finger at Yamcha.
"NO I DIDN'T! YOU'RE SO DAMN STUPID CHIAOTZU! QUIT ACCUSING ME!" Yamcha yelled. He was obviously getting really annoyed.
"Yamcha! I'm not going to have this kind of language in my house!" Bulma scolded.
"OH SHUT UP! Vegeta swears all the time and I don't hear you tellin' HIM to stop!" Yamcha yelled again.
"That's different! He lives here!" Bulma said.
"YOU KILLED TIEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Chiaotzu shrieked again.
"Ok that's enough people!" Bulma yelled. "Chiaotzu, shut up or else I'm sending you home. You're here to train, not cause problems." Bulma said. "And you Yamcha, bring Tien inside so he can recover." Bulma ordered.
"Fine…" Yamcha said, picking up Tien and carrying him inside Capsule Corp.
"Now, everyone, please be more careful…" Bulma said slowly.
"Sorry…" Chiaotzu sniffed as he dried his eyes on the grass.
"Chiaotzu, if you need a tissue, go get one. Don't ruin our grass!" Bulma said.
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The next morning was Monday. Back to school. April vacation had ended, and it was the best Nicole had ever had. She had met the guy who she had had a dream about five years ago. Now, he was her boyfriend! She had spent an entire day with him, looking for the Dragon Balls that just might change the fate of the world. She had even learned to fly!
Nicole slowly climbed out of bed, and turned on her radio, just like she did every morning. "…And after the break we'll tell you which public schools are closed because of this monstrous beast that's wrecking havoc in our world." Said the radio announcer.
"Oh my God!" Nicole whispered. "They're canceling school now because of Jukuo!?!?"
She waited for the commercials to end, and then listened to the listing of school closings. After about five schools were announced, the announcer said the high school Nicole and her friends all attended.
"Oh God…" Nicole murmured in complete shock. Her school was closed! The first thing she thought to do was call Leah and Angelica.
"School's closed?" asked Leah in disbelief.
"Yep… all 'cause of Jukuo…" Nicole answered.
"But I thought you and Trunks were gonna find the Dragon Balls and wish him away?" Leah questioned.
"Well… we did… sorta. You see… we only found six out of the seven Dragon Balls. Jukuo has the last one. And we weren't gonna wish him away… we were gonna use the Dragon Balls to bring back anyone who dies during the battle with him." Nicole explained.
"Woah… you mean you can wish people back alive with the Dragon Balls?" Leah asked.
"Yep… it does sound crazy, huh?" Nicole laughed.
"Just a little bit…" Leah answered sarcastically.
After calling Angelica, Nicole walked out of her bedroom and into the kitchen.
"So have you heard?" her mom asked, a note of nervousness in her voice.
"Yeah… school's cancelled…" Nicole answered.
"I can't believe it. Why doesn't the navy just go and blow up that monster?!?!" her dad asked angrily.
"…They can't. He's too strong. They'd all be killed." Nicole said.
"How would you know?" asked Josh, taking a bite of the apple he was eating.
"Ok… well… you know how my boyfriend is Trunks? Well… he's a… fighter." Nicole said. She knew that she'd have to explain to her family sooner of later, so she decided to get it over with.
When Nicole had finished, her parents' mouths were wide open. "So… that's how I know who Jukuo is and what he can do. I met him on Sunday with Trunks…"
"So… going Super Saiyan is like reaching a whole level of skill and power for… a fighter?" Josh asked.
"Yep…" Nicole responded. After answering a few more of her family's questions, she walked into the living room, and turned on the computer. She was going online to see if she could talk to Trunks. Once the computer was warmed up, she clicked the icon into the Internet. As she was getting logged on, Josh came over to her chair and said in a worried childlike voice, "Is Jukuo gonna destroy the world?"
"No… Trunks and his friends will stop him." Nicole said comfortingly. She could tell he wasn't acting stupid like usual. He was really scared.
"Good." He said grinning. After he had left, Nicole drew her attention back to the computer screen. She looked at her buddy list, to see who was online. Angelica was… and so was her cousin Brittany. She knew Trunks would come on eventually, because he always did in the morning. While she was waiting, Nicole instant messaged Angelica.
"Hey!" she typed out.
"Hiya!" Angelica responded.
"I don't believe they cancelled school 'cause of Jukuo!" Angelica typed again.
"Well… it kinda makes sense 'cause he's always on a killing spree… maybe they thought he was gonna attack a school or something. That would be a good reason to cancel it… they'd save a few lives…" Nicole wrote.
"Well, whatever the reason… I'm glad they did it!" Angelica typed.
"lol!" Nicole typed back.
"So what are you gonna do on your day off?" Angelica asked.
"Umm… I might try to go to Capsule Corp. to see Trunks." Nicole wrote.
"Cool. Make sure you ask him what Jukuo's doing that caused them to cancel school, ok?" Angelica said.
"We already know…" Nicole answered. "He's trying to kill all the fighters so he can easily take over and rule the world…"
"Oh! You didn't tell me that…" Angelica answered.
"I didn't tell you about when Trunks and I were looking for the Dragon Balls and we found Jukuo?" Nicole asked.
"Nope!" she typed back.
"Ok, well we met him and we learned what his plan was… that's it." Nicole explained.
"What'd he look like?" Angelica questioned.
"Like Piccolo… they're both from the same planet. Planet Namek." Nicole typed.
"So Jukuo's green?" Angelica said.
"Yeah!" Nicole replied.
Just then, Nicole heard the noise that indicated someone just signed on. "Trunks!" Nicole whispered aloud. She double clicked his screen name, and sent a message to him. After chatting for a while, she asked if she could come over to Capsule Corp., and watch him train. Luckily, Trunks said sure, and also invited Leah and Angelica to come too. At around 12:30, Nicole got in her mom's car to drive to Capsule Corp. She didn't want to fly because if was supposed to rain later, and she didn't want to fly home during the downpour. Not to mention, she was going to pick up Leah and Angelica, and they couldn't fly. After she picked the two up, and drove there, they all got out of the car, and walked into the backyard of Capsule Corp.
The first th ing the three noticed was Piccolo and Krillin having a battle. "SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!" Piccolo screamed, firing a beam of spiraled light at Krillin. He easily dodged it, and did a Kamehameha Wave back. "WOULD YOU GUYS KNOCK IT OFF!?!?" Bulma screamed annoyed, as she walked out from the building. She had just narrowly missed being hit by the blast from Krillin.
"Hey Bulma!" Nicole said walking over to her.
"Oh, hi Nicole!" Bulma replied. "Trunks, Yamcha, and Gohan are inside. They should be out any second now…" Bulma said. She then walked over to Piccolo and Krillin, and began scolding them for almost blowing up Capsule Corp. Just then, Trunks walked out with Yamcha and Gohan following. "Hi!" Nicole greeted.
"Hey!" Trunks replied.
"Hey guys!" Leah and Angelica said in unison.
"So… how's the training coming?" Nicole asked.
"Pretty good… I think Gohan is gonna go Super Saiyan level three any time now…" Trunks said, turning to where Gohan was standing, only to see that he and Angelica were already on the other side of the yard.
"What level are you on?" Nicole asked curiously.
"I can go Super Saiyan level two… like Gohan can now." He explained.
"Cool. So… exactly how do you guys train?" Nicole questioned.
"Well… we battle each other. Of course, it's not like we're really gonna kill one another… like we would in a battle with Jukuo or someone evil. It's just training." He said.
"Oh! So… who are you gonna battle?" Nicole asked.
"When we were inside, we decided that I was gonna battle Gohan, and Yamcha was gonna battle Tien. Then, the winners of those would battle. Kinda like a mini-tournament." Trunks said.
"Great!" Nicole said sitting down on the porch chair. A few minutes later, Leah and Angelica came over to sit with her.
The first battle they watched was Yamcha and Tien. To start the duel off, Yamcha used his Spirit Bomb attack. Tien just missed it, as he blasted a Tri-Beam. After dodging it, Yamcha dove at Tien and began throwing punches. Yamcha started to win. All of his blows were getting to Tien, while Tien's didn't do much of anything. They were much too weak. Then, with a few punches, Yamcha knocked Tien out cold.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Chiaotzu shrieked. He had been standing on the porch with Nicole, Leah, and Angelica while they were watching the fight. "YOU KILLED TIEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"So?" Yamcha said shrugging his shoulders.
"DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT HIM??????!!!!!!!!??????!!!!!!" Chiaotzu yelled, as he began to cry.
"I was only joking! Geeze…" Yamcha said.
"Uhhhhh… Chiaotzu I don't think Yamcha really killed him…" Gohan said walking over to him.
"YES HE DID! SOMEONE CALL 911! SOMEONE CALL THE PARAMEDICS! SOMEONE CALL THE POLICE! SOMEONE CALL SOCIAL SERCURITIES!" Chiaotzu sobbed.
"Chiaotzu, you don't call social securities if someone's hurt…" Trunks corrected.
"I DON'T CARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CALL THEM ANYWAYS!!!!!!!!! CALL THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CALL THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Just then, Bulma walked out and said, "What the heck is going on out here?!?!"
"Chiaotzu is going nuts 'cause he thinks I killed Tien. But I didn't… I just knocked him out." Yamcha explained.
"Chiaotzu… please shut up." Bulma said annoyed. "I'm trying to take a nap upstairs, and you woke me up."
"BUT HE KILLED TIEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Chiaotzu screamed at the top of his lungs, as he pointed an accusing finger at Yamcha.
"NO I DIDN'T! YOU'RE SO DAMN STUPID CHIAOTZU! QUIT ACCUSING ME!" Yamcha yelled. He was obviously getting really annoyed.
"Yamcha! I'm not going to have this kind of language in my house!" Bulma scolded.
"OH SHUT UP! Vegeta swears all the time and I don't hear you tellin' HIM to stop!" Yamcha yelled again.
"That's different! He lives here!" Bulma said.
"YOU KILLED TIEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Chiaotzu shrieked again.
"Ok that's enough people!" Bulma yelled. "Chiaotzu, shut up or else I'm sending you home. You're here to train, not cause problems." Bulma said. "And you Yamcha, bring Tien inside so he can recover." Bulma ordered.
"Fine…" Yamcha said, picking up Tien and carrying him inside Capsule Corp.
"Now, everyone, please be more careful…" Bulma said slowly.
"Sorry…" Chiaotzu sniffed as he dried his eyes on the grass.
"Chiaotzu, if you need a tissue, go get one. Don't ruin our grass!" Bulma said.
