Chapter four - The search begins!
Bulma slipped on her backpack, which currently held the one star ball, as she got her hover bike out. Yamcha stood a few yards away leaning against the Capsule Corp. building. "Come on Bulma... can't you see how ridiculous this is? I mean really, magic balls, a dragon that grants wishes? Sounds like a fairytale to me."
"Well I don't care what it sounds like to you." she said glaring at him. "These things are real and they emit energy so therefore they must have some secret and the most logical one is..."
"An ancient legend?" Yamcha scoffed.
"It's not that ancient." Bulma yelled fuming.
"Yeah, only twenty five thousand years. Come on, let's head out for Pizza or something, I want to relax a little before I start training for the tournament again."
"Look, either you come with me or you can get lost. I'm going after the Dragonballs."
Yamcha sighed. "Alright, fine, I'll come along."
Bulma smiled nodded. "Good. Now we have to go pick up Chi-Chi, she said she wants to come to."
******
Deep within West City a small black cat woke suddenly from it's sleep and began hissing at a brick wall a few yards away. It arched its back, its hair stood up on end, and it bared its teeth as a deep growl emanated from it. The wall across the way rippled and shimmered green, then red, then blue. Bursts of blue and red energy exploded from the wall as a small, clawed, green hand poked from the glowing hole in the wall.
The clawed hand latched on to the wall as a second hand emerged. Slowly, and with some trouble, the creature pulled itself from the tear in space. Growling and screeching the short Saibaman stood as the hole closed behind it. As it spied the cat it thrust its arm out sending a stream of white energy that engulfed and incinerated the cat. Laughing and screeching the Saibaman made its way from the alley.
It stopped suddenly and stared at a form standing before it. A tall man in a deep blue outfit with large muscles and a turban. The Saibaman didn't know this person but could sense the KI emanating from his body. The creature took a hesitant step backwards, then turned and fled. The man reached out an arm and pointed a finger at the fleeing Demon. "Dodon Ray!" A baseball sized stream of golden energy sped from his finger, through the air, and tore through the creature's head.
"That makes ten of them this week." a young man with short spiky red hair and wearing a black GI said from behind the other. "Looks like they were right, the barrier's weakening."
"Looks that way." said the man in blue as he turned to look at the other. "I don't think it'll be long now before stronger Demons begin to break through."
"I think they've already started." said the other. "I've heard reports of Ballins in the streets."
"Ballins? Are you sure?"
"I've not seen one myself yet but we'll know soon enough. I've got no doubt that Kui will be coming through the barrier once it's weak enough. I think you should enter the tournament Tien."
"The tournament? Why?"
"You're the most skilled fighter we've got and the tournament's the perfect place to find new warriors. If you win we'll still know who's got skill but... if you're beaten..."
Tien smiled. "Right, you're my sparring partner though Hiro."
The red head pretended to wince. "Break out the Senzu's." he said grinning. "But I think you should visit your old Master first. He may know some people worth our time."
Tien nodded. "Right, let's get going."
******
There was a wicked crack as Goku's right fist slammed into Brolly's right fist. The two teens grinned at each other as Krillin and Roshi watched them. "You've improved since our last match." Brolly said. "There was a time a punch like that would have knocked you on your ass."
Goku smirked. "There was time you'd have seen this coming." Brolly's eyes widened as he pulled back from Goku but the weak KI blast from his left hand still nailed him in his side knocking him to the ground. Goku walked over to his friend and held out his hand grinning.
Shaking his head and laughing lightly Brolly reached up and got pulled to his feet. "Nice move."
Roshi walked up to him. "Nice indeed, but it wouldn't have worked if you'd been focused." Roshi crossed his arms behind his back and looked off into the distance. "It would seem we have some company..." he said at last. Everyone turned to watch the sky. A second later two dots of light appeared, both white. "Hmm... I think I know one of those energies..."
As they watched the approaching forms another dot, this one not glowing, appeared just above the water. "More company." Brolly said nodding toward them. There were five people in all, two in the air and three just above the water. It was obvious the two in the air were rather strong but the other three weren't to powerful.
Tien and Hiro landed on the edge of the island in a flash of light. "Hello Master Roshi." Tien said nodding.
"Tien. It's been a long time."
"To long Master." He looked at Krillin, Brolly, and Goku. "These your new students."
Goku nodded. "Just started training with him recently. Used to train with my Grandpa."
Just then an air boat roared up to the beach and set down on the islands edge a few feet from the gathered warriors. They watched as the door swung open and the three occupants stepped out. "Bulma? Chi-Chi?" Brolly asked. "What are you guys doing out here?"
Yamcha snorted. "Searching for mythological balls."
Bulma jammed her elbow into his gut. "You should watch your manners, I figured you of all people would know who he is." Bulma said pointing at Master Roshi. She only knew him because her father had gone to school with him but she wasn't about to tell him that.
"He just looks like an old man to me." Yamcha snorted.
"Hey!" Roshi shouted.
Bulma just snickered. "That's Master Roshi." Yamcha's jaw just about hit the floor and Bulma couldn't help but laugh. When she finally stopped she looked over at Brolly and smiled. "So this is where you learned to fight eh? Explains where your such a good fighter."
Roshi cleared his throat and stepped forward. "Excuse me miss, but why are you on my Island?"
"Simple, there's a Dragonball here."
Tien looked at her in disbelief. "A Dragonball? Here? How do you know? How do you even know about the Dragonballs?"
Bulma quickly explained about her mythology report, showed them the Dragon radar, and then the one star Dragonball. "Hey Goku..." Krillin started. "That looks like your Grandpa's ball..."
"Hey, you're right." Goku reached into a small pouch he'd set down a few yards away and pulled out the four star ball.
"Oh, that's it!" Bulma cried. "That's the four star Dragonball!" Bulma walked over eyeing the ball and slowly reached out to grab it. Just as she was about to take it Goku moved his arm and she fell face first onto the ground. "Hey! What did you do that for!" she cried getting up and brushing off her clothes.
"You tried to take my Grandpa's ball!" he said as though it were obvious.
Bulma was at a loss for words as she stared at the Dragonball. "But..." her mouth continued to move but no sounds came out. She didn't really need all seven of the Dragonballs, only the one she had, but... maybe she could make a wish if she got them all? But... then what would she wish for? She could figure that out later, but later wouldn't come without all the Dragonballs. Having finally regained her ability of speech she was about to ask for Goku's Dragonball when someone threw her down on the ground.
She turned around intending to complain but froze at the sight of a small group of strange green... things... floating in the air. Then she heard strange laughing behind her and turned to see another small group of the things. "Ick! What are these things!?" she cried sliding away from them.
"Saibamen? Out here?" Tien said looking around.
"Looks like an ambush." replied Hiro. "They may have trailed us."
"What are Saibamen?" Krillin asked glancing between the two groups.
"Demons." Replied Master Roshi.
Bulma's eyes went wide. "What!!!!"
"Come on, let's get rid of them." Brolly said sliding into a fighting stance. The others all nodded in agreement.
"Be careful." Tien said over his shoulder. "These things are small but some can be fairly strong."
As the Saibamen lunged in Tien, Hiro, Yamcha, Krillin, Goku, Brolly, and Master Roshi lunged at them as well. It was two Saibamen to each of them. Only Tien and Master Roshi seemed to have no trouble dealing with there two while everyone else was having trouble keeping up. Yamcha grunted as four green fists slammed into his stomach. Gasping for air he doubled over and slumped to the ground.
As Tien finished off both of his Saibamen with a single Dodon Ray Bulma screamed. Turning to look he saw one of the Saibamen standing near her. As he was about to attack the demon it launched into the air, a glistening sphere in each hand. /Shit! It stole the Dragonballs!/ "Dodon Ray!" He fired the blast at the retreating demon but two others jumped into the beam's path stopping it but dying in the process.
"Not good." Tien said as the last of the Saibamen disintegrated. "One of them stole the Dragonballs."
Recovering his breath Yamcha stood back up. "So?" he asked rubbing his stomach. "What could they do?"
Tien sighed. "Saibamen can't talk, so even if they get all seven balls they'll need someone else to summon the Dragon. After that..."
"Any wish." Bulma mumbled softly. "They can make a wish. But what would they wish for?"
Hiro swore as he stared after the missing demon. "There's only two things those demons want. To rule the world and to bring back there king. The Dragon can't give them the first but it can give them the second."
"Resurrection of Majin Buu." Tien said shaking his head. "First the barrier begins to weaken and now this." He turned to Bulma. "We need your radar, we've got to track down the Dragonballs before the Demons get them all. If we don't...."
Bulma slipped on her backpack, which currently held the one star ball, as she got her hover bike out. Yamcha stood a few yards away leaning against the Capsule Corp. building. "Come on Bulma... can't you see how ridiculous this is? I mean really, magic balls, a dragon that grants wishes? Sounds like a fairytale to me."
"Well I don't care what it sounds like to you." she said glaring at him. "These things are real and they emit energy so therefore they must have some secret and the most logical one is..."
"An ancient legend?" Yamcha scoffed.
"It's not that ancient." Bulma yelled fuming.
"Yeah, only twenty five thousand years. Come on, let's head out for Pizza or something, I want to relax a little before I start training for the tournament again."
"Look, either you come with me or you can get lost. I'm going after the Dragonballs."
Yamcha sighed. "Alright, fine, I'll come along."
Bulma smiled nodded. "Good. Now we have to go pick up Chi-Chi, she said she wants to come to."
******
Deep within West City a small black cat woke suddenly from it's sleep and began hissing at a brick wall a few yards away. It arched its back, its hair stood up on end, and it bared its teeth as a deep growl emanated from it. The wall across the way rippled and shimmered green, then red, then blue. Bursts of blue and red energy exploded from the wall as a small, clawed, green hand poked from the glowing hole in the wall.
The clawed hand latched on to the wall as a second hand emerged. Slowly, and with some trouble, the creature pulled itself from the tear in space. Growling and screeching the short Saibaman stood as the hole closed behind it. As it spied the cat it thrust its arm out sending a stream of white energy that engulfed and incinerated the cat. Laughing and screeching the Saibaman made its way from the alley.
It stopped suddenly and stared at a form standing before it. A tall man in a deep blue outfit with large muscles and a turban. The Saibaman didn't know this person but could sense the KI emanating from his body. The creature took a hesitant step backwards, then turned and fled. The man reached out an arm and pointed a finger at the fleeing Demon. "Dodon Ray!" A baseball sized stream of golden energy sped from his finger, through the air, and tore through the creature's head.
"That makes ten of them this week." a young man with short spiky red hair and wearing a black GI said from behind the other. "Looks like they were right, the barrier's weakening."
"Looks that way." said the man in blue as he turned to look at the other. "I don't think it'll be long now before stronger Demons begin to break through."
"I think they've already started." said the other. "I've heard reports of Ballins in the streets."
"Ballins? Are you sure?"
"I've not seen one myself yet but we'll know soon enough. I've got no doubt that Kui will be coming through the barrier once it's weak enough. I think you should enter the tournament Tien."
"The tournament? Why?"
"You're the most skilled fighter we've got and the tournament's the perfect place to find new warriors. If you win we'll still know who's got skill but... if you're beaten..."
Tien smiled. "Right, you're my sparring partner though Hiro."
The red head pretended to wince. "Break out the Senzu's." he said grinning. "But I think you should visit your old Master first. He may know some people worth our time."
Tien nodded. "Right, let's get going."
******
There was a wicked crack as Goku's right fist slammed into Brolly's right fist. The two teens grinned at each other as Krillin and Roshi watched them. "You've improved since our last match." Brolly said. "There was a time a punch like that would have knocked you on your ass."
Goku smirked. "There was time you'd have seen this coming." Brolly's eyes widened as he pulled back from Goku but the weak KI blast from his left hand still nailed him in his side knocking him to the ground. Goku walked over to his friend and held out his hand grinning.
Shaking his head and laughing lightly Brolly reached up and got pulled to his feet. "Nice move."
Roshi walked up to him. "Nice indeed, but it wouldn't have worked if you'd been focused." Roshi crossed his arms behind his back and looked off into the distance. "It would seem we have some company..." he said at last. Everyone turned to watch the sky. A second later two dots of light appeared, both white. "Hmm... I think I know one of those energies..."
As they watched the approaching forms another dot, this one not glowing, appeared just above the water. "More company." Brolly said nodding toward them. There were five people in all, two in the air and three just above the water. It was obvious the two in the air were rather strong but the other three weren't to powerful.
Tien and Hiro landed on the edge of the island in a flash of light. "Hello Master Roshi." Tien said nodding.
"Tien. It's been a long time."
"To long Master." He looked at Krillin, Brolly, and Goku. "These your new students."
Goku nodded. "Just started training with him recently. Used to train with my Grandpa."
Just then an air boat roared up to the beach and set down on the islands edge a few feet from the gathered warriors. They watched as the door swung open and the three occupants stepped out. "Bulma? Chi-Chi?" Brolly asked. "What are you guys doing out here?"
Yamcha snorted. "Searching for mythological balls."
Bulma jammed her elbow into his gut. "You should watch your manners, I figured you of all people would know who he is." Bulma said pointing at Master Roshi. She only knew him because her father had gone to school with him but she wasn't about to tell him that.
"He just looks like an old man to me." Yamcha snorted.
"Hey!" Roshi shouted.
Bulma just snickered. "That's Master Roshi." Yamcha's jaw just about hit the floor and Bulma couldn't help but laugh. When she finally stopped she looked over at Brolly and smiled. "So this is where you learned to fight eh? Explains where your such a good fighter."
Roshi cleared his throat and stepped forward. "Excuse me miss, but why are you on my Island?"
"Simple, there's a Dragonball here."
Tien looked at her in disbelief. "A Dragonball? Here? How do you know? How do you even know about the Dragonballs?"
Bulma quickly explained about her mythology report, showed them the Dragon radar, and then the one star Dragonball. "Hey Goku..." Krillin started. "That looks like your Grandpa's ball..."
"Hey, you're right." Goku reached into a small pouch he'd set down a few yards away and pulled out the four star ball.
"Oh, that's it!" Bulma cried. "That's the four star Dragonball!" Bulma walked over eyeing the ball and slowly reached out to grab it. Just as she was about to take it Goku moved his arm and she fell face first onto the ground. "Hey! What did you do that for!" she cried getting up and brushing off her clothes.
"You tried to take my Grandpa's ball!" he said as though it were obvious.
Bulma was at a loss for words as she stared at the Dragonball. "But..." her mouth continued to move but no sounds came out. She didn't really need all seven of the Dragonballs, only the one she had, but... maybe she could make a wish if she got them all? But... then what would she wish for? She could figure that out later, but later wouldn't come without all the Dragonballs. Having finally regained her ability of speech she was about to ask for Goku's Dragonball when someone threw her down on the ground.
She turned around intending to complain but froze at the sight of a small group of strange green... things... floating in the air. Then she heard strange laughing behind her and turned to see another small group of the things. "Ick! What are these things!?" she cried sliding away from them.
"Saibamen? Out here?" Tien said looking around.
"Looks like an ambush." replied Hiro. "They may have trailed us."
"What are Saibamen?" Krillin asked glancing between the two groups.
"Demons." Replied Master Roshi.
Bulma's eyes went wide. "What!!!!"
"Come on, let's get rid of them." Brolly said sliding into a fighting stance. The others all nodded in agreement.
"Be careful." Tien said over his shoulder. "These things are small but some can be fairly strong."
As the Saibamen lunged in Tien, Hiro, Yamcha, Krillin, Goku, Brolly, and Master Roshi lunged at them as well. It was two Saibamen to each of them. Only Tien and Master Roshi seemed to have no trouble dealing with there two while everyone else was having trouble keeping up. Yamcha grunted as four green fists slammed into his stomach. Gasping for air he doubled over and slumped to the ground.
As Tien finished off both of his Saibamen with a single Dodon Ray Bulma screamed. Turning to look he saw one of the Saibamen standing near her. As he was about to attack the demon it launched into the air, a glistening sphere in each hand. /Shit! It stole the Dragonballs!/ "Dodon Ray!" He fired the blast at the retreating demon but two others jumped into the beam's path stopping it but dying in the process.
"Not good." Tien said as the last of the Saibamen disintegrated. "One of them stole the Dragonballs."
Recovering his breath Yamcha stood back up. "So?" he asked rubbing his stomach. "What could they do?"
Tien sighed. "Saibamen can't talk, so even if they get all seven balls they'll need someone else to summon the Dragon. After that..."
"Any wish." Bulma mumbled softly. "They can make a wish. But what would they wish for?"
Hiro swore as he stared after the missing demon. "There's only two things those demons want. To rule the world and to bring back there king. The Dragon can't give them the first but it can give them the second."
"Resurrection of Majin Buu." Tien said shaking his head. "First the barrier begins to weaken and now this." He turned to Bulma. "We need your radar, we've got to track down the Dragonballs before the Demons get them all. If we don't...."