Slayers: Dragonne Balle
Chapter 4: A Day in the Life of Strangers From Another World
ChiChi looked around the kitchen and seemed satisfied that dinner was ready. As she set the last dish down on the wooden dinner table, she glanced at the sun dipping low into the mountain side.
Goku is late again, ChiChi thought and sighed. I hope he doesn't work the boys too hard.
She reflected on how five years ago Goku became so obsessed with the next Martial Arts Tournament in the coming week. After Majin-Buu's destruction, Goku declared he was going to train even harder to enter the Tournament.
ChiChi shook her head, not able to comprehend Goku's interests. Although, the championship title and award money was appealing, she knew that was not why Goku choose to enter the competition. What, then, interested him so much to train for five years?
Tired of a sudden, the day's work catching up to her, she sat down at one of the ends of the table and sighed. Time, she noticed, was also another thing that caught up with her. She wondered sometimes what her family would do without her. Goku would be able to take care of himself, ChiChi was sure about that, but he couldn't be liable for Goten's future. Gohan was another she wouldn not have to worry much about anymore, now that he was engaged with Videl.
So, at least if Goku wins the tournament, the award money can go to Goten's college funds, ChiChi thought to herself.
She came out of her reverie when she heard noises from the front door. Smiling, she stood up and went to see her family in.
When she opened the door, she blinked, trying to adjust to the scene in front of her. Goku, Goten and Trunks weren't exactly the problem to her confusion but the four others who landed behind them.
"Who...are they?" ChiChi asked as she stepped out from the capsule house.
"Well..." Goku began. "It's sort of strange...me and the boys found them in the forest where we were training."
ChiChi gave him a rather confused look and he shrugged. She looked at Goten.
"Don't look at me, mom," her son said, shruging as well. "I'm just as clueless as dad is. They said they're from another world."
"Oh my," ChiChi said and rubbed her temples. "I should be used to things like this happening to us but this..." she gestured to the four strangers. "...I don't even know what to say." She sighed.
"Um...I'm sorry to bother you, Ms. Son," Trunks said, looking apologetically. "But can I use your phone? I need to call mom and tell her I'm going to be late."
ChiChi nodded and opened the door wider so the blue-haired youth can enter.
"Well, there's no use just standing around outside, dear," she said and gestured them inside. "Dinner is ready, but...I wasn't anticipating this many visitors. I hope you don't mind sharing your portions, Goku."
As if in protest, Goku's stomach growled. He sweatdropped. "But-but, don't we have more food?" He whined and followed his wife inside.
Goten looked at the visitors and said, "Haha, don't mind mom. She's always like that. Don't worry, we'll help you find a way back to your world."
The four looked uncertain but held their tongues. Instead they nodded and followed the young Son inside.
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"Hmm...so that's what happened, eh?" ChiChi said, as an afterthought, when Zelgadis, the only one who wasn't gorging down food, recounted the events.
Wiping his mouth, Trunks said, "I told mom about you guys. She says to take you guys to her and maybe she can help."
Zelgadis nodded in reply for everybody else in the gang. He sweatdropped as he looked at both Saiyans and his friends chowing down food like there was no tomorrow.
Lina swallowed both noodles and soup down in one gulp and said, "Why don't you ask about the Dragon Balls? AAH! Gourry that's MINE!!"
Zelgadis blinked, feeling stupid not thinking about the primary reason how they ended up there in the first place.
Goku looked up from his plate and asked, "You guys know about the Dragon Balls too?"
"You know of it?" Zelgadis asked, trying to contain his excitement.
Goku nodded as he scraped off every last bit of the food. Wiping his mouth, he said, "Yup, it's basically the story of my life. Everything started with Bulma introducing me to them, yknow."
"Bulma?" Amelia repeated.
"That's his mom," Goku said, pointing to Trunks. "And his dad's the Prince of Saiyans. Pretty high up there, yknow. HAH! I STILL can't believe those two got together!" He laughed.
ChiChi cleared her throat. "Dear, you're straying from the topic."
"Huh, oh! Right! The Dragon Balls," Goku said. "Well, there are seven total. When gathered, the great dragon Shenlon will grant you one wish...umm...that's about it. Nothing interesting about them."
"Haha, well, see, Mr. Son," Lina started, her eyes glittering with excitement.
"You can call me Goku," he said and smiled.
"Right, Goku. Our friend, Zelgadis here, has been turned into a this blue chimera you see before you for a long, long time now," Lina said.
Zelgadis, if he could, he would have turned red as all the others turned their attention to him.
"Oh, that's right," ChiChi commented. "I hadn't even noticed."
"Wow, how'd you do it?" Goten asked.
"I bet my mom would like to examine you," Trunks commented, examining the chimera's rocky, blue skin with interest..
"Uh...ahem," Zelgadis cleared his throat. "In any case, I'd like to wish my body back to normal using these Dragonne Balle. I've come across a book that contains the information about them."
From his beige cape, he took out the book that Lina had read from. He flipped through the book and stopped at where the information of the Dragon Balls began. He showed it to their hosts and felt stupid as it was obvious that they probably could not read a language from another world.
"It tells of a hero and a demon, having fought for these mystical items," Amelia informed them. "And how justice prevailed as the hero fought and won over the evil-doer!"
The Slayers sweatdropped.
"Uh...yea...sure..." Lina said, trying to stay focus on the subject at hand. "Anyway, so you know where it to find them?"
"Well, actually, they're pretty scattered all over the world," Goku replied. "Once Shenlon grants a wish to the person who summoned him, he scatters throughout the world, resting for another hundred years."
Lina slumped over the table. "Gee...that's great...so we ended up on another world for nothing!"
"How long has it been since the last time he's been summoned?" Zelgadis asked, calmly as possible.
Goku looked up in thought. "I'm...not too sure. To be honest, I haven't been thinking about them at all until we met you guys."
"Hey, you guys," Gourry spoke up as a thought hit him.
The others turned to look at the blonde haired swordsman.
"We're stuck here on another world," he stated.
His friends facefaulted.
"DUH, Gourry! Tell us something we don't know!" Lina shouted.
"Well, if we're stuck here on another world, how are we gonna get back to OUR world?" he asked and looked at Lina expectantly. Kind of like a kid looking at an adult for a really, really good explanation as to why he cannot have cookies before dinner.
Everybody, that is everybody from said another world, blinked as the thought hit their heads like a ton of bricks. They looked at each other, having no answers to give.
"Oh L-sama! We're stuck here on another world!" Lina exclaimed and grabbed her fiery mane.
Gourry blinked in confusion. "Didn't I just say that?"
"No, you idiot! That's not the important part! I mean, it IS, but--" Lina took a deep breath and rubbed her temples. "I have a headache..."
Her friends sweatdropped.
"Oh, calm down, all of you," ChiChi, the level-headed mother said. "If it's science that got all of you here, then I'm sure Bulma will be able to help. I mean, she IS the daughter of the founder of Capsule Corporation, not to mention one of the scientists. I mean she comes up with creations all the time, right Trunks?"
Trunks flinched and sweatdropped. "Well...you can say that, I guess..." He still had nightmares of the last creation his mother had tested on him. It was meant for a person to be able to speak all languages. It was also meant to help him in French class, but the "creation" went horribly wrong and for a week, everything he spoke came out backwards. He knew his classmates were still laughing at him for that.
"That's good to hear," Lina mumbled.
"We're not going anywhere until we find those Dragon Balls," Zelgadis said suddenly. "I'm not going to lose this chance of getting my old body back."
"Yeah, well, sor-REE, if I'm a little more concern about gettin' back to our home planet!" Lina said and crossed her arms.
Zelgadis only grunt in return.
"Ok, well, that settled," ChiChi said, "why don't you all do your share of work and help me clean up this mess." She smiled the don't-you-dare-refuse smile. Her guests sweatdropped and proceeded to stand up as she collected a stack of dirty dishes into the kitchen. "Oh geez, the potatoes are going to stain my good plates." They heard her complain as she hurriedly went into the kitchen. After a moment later, her head popped out from the doorway. "Well, come on now, chop chop. We don't have all night."
Everyone wordlessly picked or cleaned something and proceeded into the kitchen where the motherly ChiChi stood in front of the sink, furiously scraping off food.
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Notes: Yes, I know, I know this chapter is flawed (more than the others)!!! it was short and not alotta story developement! but--but! i've been really really busy! i just wanted to get something out! I'll change it later! but for now i promise that the next chapter will be BETTER!! I SWEAR!
i didn't mean to disappoint!!! D;
To mysticalflame: 1) See, I would have made it the way you predicted in your review but thing is, I totally suck at describing martial arts and decided against it...so...yes, the Slayers gang will have their magic (I'll give an explanation as to how in the story). 2) It won't be a romancy story whatsoever but it is the traditional anime/manga pairings (LG, AZ, BV, GCC, GohanVidel, etc. etc.)...ah...hope it isn't a problem! Yer one of few people who DO read the story!! D; (GOMEN!!) oh and thanks for all the reviews! :D
Chapter 4: A Day in the Life of Strangers From Another World
ChiChi looked around the kitchen and seemed satisfied that dinner was ready. As she set the last dish down on the wooden dinner table, she glanced at the sun dipping low into the mountain side.
Goku is late again, ChiChi thought and sighed. I hope he doesn't work the boys too hard.
She reflected on how five years ago Goku became so obsessed with the next Martial Arts Tournament in the coming week. After Majin-Buu's destruction, Goku declared he was going to train even harder to enter the Tournament.
ChiChi shook her head, not able to comprehend Goku's interests. Although, the championship title and award money was appealing, she knew that was not why Goku choose to enter the competition. What, then, interested him so much to train for five years?
Tired of a sudden, the day's work catching up to her, she sat down at one of the ends of the table and sighed. Time, she noticed, was also another thing that caught up with her. She wondered sometimes what her family would do without her. Goku would be able to take care of himself, ChiChi was sure about that, but he couldn't be liable for Goten's future. Gohan was another she wouldn not have to worry much about anymore, now that he was engaged with Videl.
So, at least if Goku wins the tournament, the award money can go to Goten's college funds, ChiChi thought to herself.
She came out of her reverie when she heard noises from the front door. Smiling, she stood up and went to see her family in.
When she opened the door, she blinked, trying to adjust to the scene in front of her. Goku, Goten and Trunks weren't exactly the problem to her confusion but the four others who landed behind them.
"Who...are they?" ChiChi asked as she stepped out from the capsule house.
"Well..." Goku began. "It's sort of strange...me and the boys found them in the forest where we were training."
ChiChi gave him a rather confused look and he shrugged. She looked at Goten.
"Don't look at me, mom," her son said, shruging as well. "I'm just as clueless as dad is. They said they're from another world."
"Oh my," ChiChi said and rubbed her temples. "I should be used to things like this happening to us but this..." she gestured to the four strangers. "...I don't even know what to say." She sighed.
"Um...I'm sorry to bother you, Ms. Son," Trunks said, looking apologetically. "But can I use your phone? I need to call mom and tell her I'm going to be late."
ChiChi nodded and opened the door wider so the blue-haired youth can enter.
"Well, there's no use just standing around outside, dear," she said and gestured them inside. "Dinner is ready, but...I wasn't anticipating this many visitors. I hope you don't mind sharing your portions, Goku."
As if in protest, Goku's stomach growled. He sweatdropped. "But-but, don't we have more food?" He whined and followed his wife inside.
Goten looked at the visitors and said, "Haha, don't mind mom. She's always like that. Don't worry, we'll help you find a way back to your world."
The four looked uncertain but held their tongues. Instead they nodded and followed the young Son inside.
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"Hmm...so that's what happened, eh?" ChiChi said, as an afterthought, when Zelgadis, the only one who wasn't gorging down food, recounted the events.
Wiping his mouth, Trunks said, "I told mom about you guys. She says to take you guys to her and maybe she can help."
Zelgadis nodded in reply for everybody else in the gang. He sweatdropped as he looked at both Saiyans and his friends chowing down food like there was no tomorrow.
Lina swallowed both noodles and soup down in one gulp and said, "Why don't you ask about the Dragon Balls? AAH! Gourry that's MINE!!"
Zelgadis blinked, feeling stupid not thinking about the primary reason how they ended up there in the first place.
Goku looked up from his plate and asked, "You guys know about the Dragon Balls too?"
"You know of it?" Zelgadis asked, trying to contain his excitement.
Goku nodded as he scraped off every last bit of the food. Wiping his mouth, he said, "Yup, it's basically the story of my life. Everything started with Bulma introducing me to them, yknow."
"Bulma?" Amelia repeated.
"That's his mom," Goku said, pointing to Trunks. "And his dad's the Prince of Saiyans. Pretty high up there, yknow. HAH! I STILL can't believe those two got together!" He laughed.
ChiChi cleared her throat. "Dear, you're straying from the topic."
"Huh, oh! Right! The Dragon Balls," Goku said. "Well, there are seven total. When gathered, the great dragon Shenlon will grant you one wish...umm...that's about it. Nothing interesting about them."
"Haha, well, see, Mr. Son," Lina started, her eyes glittering with excitement.
"You can call me Goku," he said and smiled.
"Right, Goku. Our friend, Zelgadis here, has been turned into a this blue chimera you see before you for a long, long time now," Lina said.
Zelgadis, if he could, he would have turned red as all the others turned their attention to him.
"Oh, that's right," ChiChi commented. "I hadn't even noticed."
"Wow, how'd you do it?" Goten asked.
"I bet my mom would like to examine you," Trunks commented, examining the chimera's rocky, blue skin with interest..
"Uh...ahem," Zelgadis cleared his throat. "In any case, I'd like to wish my body back to normal using these Dragonne Balle. I've come across a book that contains the information about them."
From his beige cape, he took out the book that Lina had read from. He flipped through the book and stopped at where the information of the Dragon Balls began. He showed it to their hosts and felt stupid as it was obvious that they probably could not read a language from another world.
"It tells of a hero and a demon, having fought for these mystical items," Amelia informed them. "And how justice prevailed as the hero fought and won over the evil-doer!"
The Slayers sweatdropped.
"Uh...yea...sure..." Lina said, trying to stay focus on the subject at hand. "Anyway, so you know where it to find them?"
"Well, actually, they're pretty scattered all over the world," Goku replied. "Once Shenlon grants a wish to the person who summoned him, he scatters throughout the world, resting for another hundred years."
Lina slumped over the table. "Gee...that's great...so we ended up on another world for nothing!"
"How long has it been since the last time he's been summoned?" Zelgadis asked, calmly as possible.
Goku looked up in thought. "I'm...not too sure. To be honest, I haven't been thinking about them at all until we met you guys."
"Hey, you guys," Gourry spoke up as a thought hit him.
The others turned to look at the blonde haired swordsman.
"We're stuck here on another world," he stated.
His friends facefaulted.
"DUH, Gourry! Tell us something we don't know!" Lina shouted.
"Well, if we're stuck here on another world, how are we gonna get back to OUR world?" he asked and looked at Lina expectantly. Kind of like a kid looking at an adult for a really, really good explanation as to why he cannot have cookies before dinner.
Everybody, that is everybody from said another world, blinked as the thought hit their heads like a ton of bricks. They looked at each other, having no answers to give.
"Oh L-sama! We're stuck here on another world!" Lina exclaimed and grabbed her fiery mane.
Gourry blinked in confusion. "Didn't I just say that?"
"No, you idiot! That's not the important part! I mean, it IS, but--" Lina took a deep breath and rubbed her temples. "I have a headache..."
Her friends sweatdropped.
"Oh, calm down, all of you," ChiChi, the level-headed mother said. "If it's science that got all of you here, then I'm sure Bulma will be able to help. I mean, she IS the daughter of the founder of Capsule Corporation, not to mention one of the scientists. I mean she comes up with creations all the time, right Trunks?"
Trunks flinched and sweatdropped. "Well...you can say that, I guess..." He still had nightmares of the last creation his mother had tested on him. It was meant for a person to be able to speak all languages. It was also meant to help him in French class, but the "creation" went horribly wrong and for a week, everything he spoke came out backwards. He knew his classmates were still laughing at him for that.
"That's good to hear," Lina mumbled.
"We're not going anywhere until we find those Dragon Balls," Zelgadis said suddenly. "I'm not going to lose this chance of getting my old body back."
"Yeah, well, sor-REE, if I'm a little more concern about gettin' back to our home planet!" Lina said and crossed her arms.
Zelgadis only grunt in return.
"Ok, well, that settled," ChiChi said, "why don't you all do your share of work and help me clean up this mess." She smiled the don't-you-dare-refuse smile. Her guests sweatdropped and proceeded to stand up as she collected a stack of dirty dishes into the kitchen. "Oh geez, the potatoes are going to stain my good plates." They heard her complain as she hurriedly went into the kitchen. After a moment later, her head popped out from the doorway. "Well, come on now, chop chop. We don't have all night."
Everyone wordlessly picked or cleaned something and proceeded into the kitchen where the motherly ChiChi stood in front of the sink, furiously scraping off food.
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Notes: Yes, I know, I know this chapter is flawed (more than the others)!!! it was short and not alotta story developement! but--but! i've been really really busy! i just wanted to get something out! I'll change it later! but for now i promise that the next chapter will be BETTER!! I SWEAR!
i didn't mean to disappoint!!! D;
To mysticalflame: 1) See, I would have made it the way you predicted in your review but thing is, I totally suck at describing martial arts and decided against it...so...yes, the Slayers gang will have their magic (I'll give an explanation as to how in the story). 2) It won't be a romancy story whatsoever but it is the traditional anime/manga pairings (LG, AZ, BV, GCC, GohanVidel, etc. etc.)...ah...hope it isn't a problem! Yer one of few people who DO read the story!! D; (GOMEN!!) oh and thanks for all the reviews! :D