CHAPTER EIGHT: Return of Piccolo
By Hisoka B
'Wait a second-' Vegeta's vein couldn't resist popping out of its hiding place as he heard what had happened to him.
'Yes, Vegeta that is what happened. You made me sick.' Krillin finished his explaining, as Goku on his side kept wailing. 'I killed Chichi! I wished she would disappear! wahh!'
'GRH! SHUT UP KAKAROTT! AS LONG AS YOU DIDN'T GO GAY!' Vegeta fumed, clenching his fists as he narrowed his eyes on Bulma.
'What?' She smiled cutely, sitting on the sand with a peace sign. She watched the Saiyan prince grunt as he turned away from facing her and folded his arms, trying to live down his humiliation.
'Vegeta... you're blushing!' Krillin snickered as Vegeta started almost to break his twitching fingers.
'YOU think you're funny, YOU!'
'Err... Attention please? I'm waiting for the next wish.' Juunanagou watched the prince chasing the monk around the island.
Marron sat quietly, sitting in the sand as 18 just sighed. 'Ok.' She thought. 'He doesn't know who HE IS, other than, I'm the 'here to grant you wish that'll backfire genie' so what am I exactly going to ask him to wish for?'
'Mommy, you ok?' Her daughter asked quietly, tugging on 18's shirt.
'Yea, Mommy thinking about what to wish for okay?'
'HEY WAIT UP KRILLIN!' Goku cried extra loudly following the chase of mouse cat dog.
'Ya know,' Tien was rather dumbfounded. 'It's time to put a stop to this.'
'Errr... so your going to make a wish that Chichi will appear again ,Three Eye?' Juunana Genie asked the fighter although not forgetting what Tien had said previously about him being scary.
'WHAT! I'M KINDA GLAD SHE'S GONE! Now I don't have to hear GOHAN'S name being repeated 24/7! In fact, I wish that I could never hear anything AGAIN! -----errr... stop!' Tien realized what he had just said as the genie smirked.
'You didn't hear that did you? I DIDN'T MEAN IT!' Tien's yelling stopped mouse cat dog chase as they paused to look at the Genie.
'Too bad, I heard it well and truly , but you won't...ever again!' Those haunting words were, unfortunately for Tien, the last he'd ever hear as the Genie's eyes glowed blue.
Immediately the world seemed shut away from him as he saw the Genie laughing at him, though he couldn't hear it.
'Stop that!' Tien demanded, but he couldn't hear. 'Don't laugh at me!' He clutched his brain yelling.
'Tien.' Krillin stammered, feeling sorry for his friend.
'Heh. Ironic that he has three eyes, but he can't hear.' Course it was Vegeta with the mean remark. 'Its like the opposite of loosing one sense and sharpening another.'
'What did you say Vegeta?' Goku asked before suddenly looking into the sky. 'Hey everybody, I sense one's chi (energy or was it Ki?)...'
'Who could it possibly be?' Bulma squinted as she looked up. 'Well I can't see anybody. But glad you're not crying Goku.'
The Saiyan immediately went to his little dark corner again to sniffle.
'Great. I can see why they call you smart.' Juuhachi eyed Bulma.
'Its the Namek.' Vegeta said. 'Though I sense something strange going on here.'
'Normal is the only thing that isn't going on here.' Krillin stated as suddenly something rugged fell on top of him.
'Greetings. I have RETURNED.' There was Piccolo-sama, in an ABSURD, holo rainbow colored turban, sitting on a doormat –supposedly a 'magic carpet'- which was on Krillin.
'Get off me!' Was Krillin's strangled reply as Piccolo jumped off his doormat.
'Geez...' Krillin grumbled, with checkmarks all over his face.
'U N N A T U R A L...' Vegeta stammered. 'He looks like he came from the same show Bra used to watch every morning - Teletuby land.'
'I LOVE that show!' Goku was up again in his happy mood. 'You watch it too Vegeta?'
The genie shrugged painfully.
'Oh, Piccolo, you look great!' That was Goku's opinion, as everybody else's eyes were wide open, bulging (or escaped) out of their sockets.
Tien was going colour-blind as he fainted.
'Look's like sight's gone too now,' Vegeta puffed as he tried shielding himself from the light radiating off Piccolo's turban.
'Real inexpensive this one was too. A GREAT bargain... And that guy gave me a magic carpet as well. I prefer flying of course, though its rather spiffy.' Piccolo muttered as Goku ate all the info.
'Yea yea! Go on Piccolo! Man that place must have been fun!'
'Yea. What did you wish for huh Goku?' Piccolo's question sent Goku back into his corner.
'Well? What did he wish for?' He asked the genie who was sighing.
'Excuse me Piccolo, how about you spare our eyes from your -colorful- sight and I'll tell you?' Juunana stammered. He himself had a hard time.
'I don't want to be blind Veggie-chan!' Bulma cried as she hugged he husband's legs. Err... yes, legs.
'What do you mean? You reckon this outfit doesn't suit me?' Piccolo grumbled, a little annoyed.
Countless nods except from Goku on every face was his answer.
'Ok then. If you guys think so, I'll go exchange. I'LL BE BACK!' Piccolo jumped on his doormat and took off again.
The group sighed as they recovered slowly from eye damage.
Krillin hurried over to help the now blind and deaf Tien as Juunana stamped his foot impatiently.
'Whose going to have THEIR WISH NEXT!'
'I will.' 18 finally stood up.