CHAPTER 22
Gohan smiled at the god standing before him, "Thank you so much."
"God dammit, boy! Get me a damn SENZU!!!!" Vegeta cried out, "Stop standing around saying useless stuff! Help ME!!!"
Lord Raye-don winked at Gohan and the boy took to the sky like a bullet shot out of a pistol.
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Gohan flew at break-neck speed across the forested plains of the earth until he came across a large column in the middle of nowhere. That was it-Korin's Tower. The scholar made a complete ninety-degree angle and shot up into the clear, blue sky, right alongside the thin tower.
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"Ah, I see Gohan is on his way up here. I wonder what that kid wants now.."
As if to answer the old cat's question, Gohan appeared right in Korin's face.
"I need some Senzu beans, Korin! Vegeta's hurt real bad!"
"Calm down, boy. Panic never got anyone anywhere; I'm sure Piccolo taught you that much as a boy."
Korin turned down a hall and disappeared from view, leaving Gohan to muse over what he had just said, "Dende-sama, was it THAT long ago?"
Gohan reflected on his training with Piccolo for a brief moment before Korin returned and scattered his thoughts.
"Here you go, Gohan, I only have two so use them wisely."
Gohan snatched up the bag in triumph, grinning much like his father. It brought tears to Korin's eyes.
"I will, Korin! You can count on me! I won't let you down!"
Korin chuckled, "Well, while you're at it..you may want to go get your old sensei to help you with this battle..he seems a little, uh, 'preoccupied.'"
Gohan's face went blank for a moment, "Now what could he possibly be up to?"
Korin smiled, "If you had ears like mine, you'd know."
Gohan blushed and turned toward the edge of the tower and flew up the last few feet to Dende's Lookout.
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Gohan rose up over the edge of the Lookout and almost laughed out at the sight before him..Deshee was running around the courtyard with a long blue ribbon Gohan recognized as Piccolo's belt..and there was Piccolo holding up his baggy pants shouting at the top of his lungs.
Piccolo caught sight of his old student and blushed for a mere second before mumbling, "She took my belt..." under his breath.
"We better get going, Piccolo, Vegeta's hurt bad and the Janjin-kee army has been ordered to arrive tomorrow."
"Aw, fuck!" Piccolo's lip curled in irritance.
Deshee came screeching to a halt behind Piccolo and frowned, "I don't want to fight so soon.."
"You're not the only one, kid," Piccolo sighed.
The three warriors remained silent for a few moments, each in their own respective world.
An evil smile crossed Piccolo's face as he stole Deshee's unguarded moment to pounce on her and snatch back his belt. Deshee face faulted in surprise and the former demon king rested his foot on her back in triumph as he retied his pants onto his strong hips.
"Now we can go, Gohan!"
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Vegeta had just finished swearing at the absent Gohan with all the Saiya-jin cuss words he knew and had just started on the English list when the young boy touched down a few feet away.
Lord Raye-don looked like he was going to pop a vein and Vegeta was lying, neck askew, spouting off his vulgar list.
"Mother fu-"
"VEGETA!!!! Uh..we're HERE!" Gohan interrupted the prince.
Vegeta was given a bean before any more colorful adjectives could find freedom from the Saiya-jin's tongue.
"Well boy lets get back to Son's house!" the Prince spat as he shot up into the air.
Gohan sighed, "He sure is thankful...I can't thank you enough for putting up with him, Lord Raye-don."
The god's eyes crossed for a brief moment, "Remind me to decline the next time I offer to watch over him..I feel so corrupted!"
Deshee glomped onto Lord Raye-don and smiled as they all took to the air.
AN: Yay! I finally have a free moment! I've got my grades up in all my classes and I don't have to stay up late playing "catch up or fail" anymore!!!! That means I can update more! Sorry this one was so short but I should have the next chapter up within the next three days (11-13 at the latest) and if I don't you can flood my Inbox with hate mail.
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Gohan smiled at the god standing before him, "Thank you so much."
"God dammit, boy! Get me a damn SENZU!!!!" Vegeta cried out, "Stop standing around saying useless stuff! Help ME!!!"
Lord Raye-don winked at Gohan and the boy took to the sky like a bullet shot out of a pistol.
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Gohan flew at break-neck speed across the forested plains of the earth until he came across a large column in the middle of nowhere. That was it-Korin's Tower. The scholar made a complete ninety-degree angle and shot up into the clear, blue sky, right alongside the thin tower.
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"Ah, I see Gohan is on his way up here. I wonder what that kid wants now.."
As if to answer the old cat's question, Gohan appeared right in Korin's face.
"I need some Senzu beans, Korin! Vegeta's hurt real bad!"
"Calm down, boy. Panic never got anyone anywhere; I'm sure Piccolo taught you that much as a boy."
Korin turned down a hall and disappeared from view, leaving Gohan to muse over what he had just said, "Dende-sama, was it THAT long ago?"
Gohan reflected on his training with Piccolo for a brief moment before Korin returned and scattered his thoughts.
"Here you go, Gohan, I only have two so use them wisely."
Gohan snatched up the bag in triumph, grinning much like his father. It brought tears to Korin's eyes.
"I will, Korin! You can count on me! I won't let you down!"
Korin chuckled, "Well, while you're at it..you may want to go get your old sensei to help you with this battle..he seems a little, uh, 'preoccupied.'"
Gohan's face went blank for a moment, "Now what could he possibly be up to?"
Korin smiled, "If you had ears like mine, you'd know."
Gohan blushed and turned toward the edge of the tower and flew up the last few feet to Dende's Lookout.
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Gohan rose up over the edge of the Lookout and almost laughed out at the sight before him..Deshee was running around the courtyard with a long blue ribbon Gohan recognized as Piccolo's belt..and there was Piccolo holding up his baggy pants shouting at the top of his lungs.
Piccolo caught sight of his old student and blushed for a mere second before mumbling, "She took my belt..." under his breath.
"We better get going, Piccolo, Vegeta's hurt bad and the Janjin-kee army has been ordered to arrive tomorrow."
"Aw, fuck!" Piccolo's lip curled in irritance.
Deshee came screeching to a halt behind Piccolo and frowned, "I don't want to fight so soon.."
"You're not the only one, kid," Piccolo sighed.
The three warriors remained silent for a few moments, each in their own respective world.
An evil smile crossed Piccolo's face as he stole Deshee's unguarded moment to pounce on her and snatch back his belt. Deshee face faulted in surprise and the former demon king rested his foot on her back in triumph as he retied his pants onto his strong hips.
"Now we can go, Gohan!"
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Vegeta had just finished swearing at the absent Gohan with all the Saiya-jin cuss words he knew and had just started on the English list when the young boy touched down a few feet away.
Lord Raye-don looked like he was going to pop a vein and Vegeta was lying, neck askew, spouting off his vulgar list.
"Mother fu-"
"VEGETA!!!! Uh..we're HERE!" Gohan interrupted the prince.
Vegeta was given a bean before any more colorful adjectives could find freedom from the Saiya-jin's tongue.
"Well boy lets get back to Son's house!" the Prince spat as he shot up into the air.
Gohan sighed, "He sure is thankful...I can't thank you enough for putting up with him, Lord Raye-don."
The god's eyes crossed for a brief moment, "Remind me to decline the next time I offer to watch over him..I feel so corrupted!"
Deshee glomped onto Lord Raye-don and smiled as they all took to the air.
AN: Yay! I finally have a free moment! I've got my grades up in all my classes and I don't have to stay up late playing "catch up or fail" anymore!!!! That means I can update more! Sorry this one was so short but I should have the next chapter up within the next three days (11-13 at the latest) and if I don't you can flood my Inbox with hate mail.
Please R/R!