"Dragonball AS: SCU Saga"

Chapter 61- "More Bad News"

By- Tiny

"What do you mean gone!?!" Lee growled, picking Dende up by his robe, "When did this happen?"

"Piccolo left with Goku and the other Saiya-jin for some training in space yesterday afternoon," Dende gulped, "He won't be back for several weeks. What's so important that you have to see him right now?"

"His daughter was kidnapped last night, that's what!" Lee snapped, dropping the Nameksei-jin to the floor, "Then the kidnapper put this stupid collar on me while I was out and left a note...."

"What was Shell doing at your place?" Dende snickered, "Studying your chemistry, I take it?"

"Enough of the wisecracks Dende, you know damn good and well what Shell and me were up to!" Lee fumed, blushing as he did so, "That doesn't change the fact that she is gone!"

"Alright, alright, I get it Lee," the guardian sighed, "Now let's just think this thing through. Can you sense Shell's ki?"

"I tried that already," Lee grumbled, sitting down on the floor, "All I came up with is a big goose egg!"

"Then maybe they went into space," Dende rationalized, "If they got far enough, then you wouldn't be able to track her."

"Yeah, but Piccolo would and would be back on his way home by now," Lee huffed, "From what I can tell, he's still heading away from us."

"Then she must still be here on Earth somewhere and her ki is either very low or it's being blocked somehow," Dende mused, "I'm going to consult with Lord Enma on this matter, so wait for me to return."

"Whatever you say Dende, just hurry," Lee groaned, "I don't think we have a whole lot of time left..."

Goshin was sitting uneasily in the living room at the Briefs apartment, trying to avoid glares in his direction from a very angry, very powered-up Trunks. Bikini had assured the brown-haired Saiya-jin that he would be fine after they broke the news to her parents, but the black eye and lump on Goshin's head begged to argue otherwise. As such, the two men were being kept at a distance so as to keep the place in one piece!

"So let me get this straight," Marron coughed, "You and Goken dragged Goshin home while he was drunk, you stayed to watch him, and ended up in the sack early this morning sometime?"

"You always leave out the part about the bond mark," Bikini grumbled, "Goshin and I are mated now and there's nothing that can change that. I don't see why you two are being so crazy about it anyway, seeing as you weren't married when you..."

"THAT IS NOT THE POINT!" Trunks snapped, bolting out of his seat, "I wasn't in college at the time and neither was your mother! And I sure as Hell don't want my daughter even associating with a jackass like..."

Trunks never got to finish his sentence as Bikini's hand shot forward, slapping the older man so hard that the whole building shook. Trunks didn't know whether he was more shocked or angry with his daughter at that moment, but it didn't really matter as only one thought crossed his mind.

"I can't believe it," Trunks gulped, "I'm starting to sound like Vegeta..."

Bikini just stood there staring at her father, the anger on her face at what he had caller her mate seething behind her cold, blue eyes. Neither Saiya-jin said a word as they stared each other down, waiting for one to make the first move towards reconciliation as Goshin, Lin, and Marron watched on the edge of their seats. It was deafeningly silent in the room, but that silence was about to come to an unwelcome end as the phone started ringing off the hook.

"We'll finish this in a minute," Trunks grumbled, picking the phone up, "Hello? Oh, hey there Gohan...."

"Don't you think you should work things out with you father?" Goshin sighed, "I really don't want the two of you fighting."

"And why not?" Bikini snarled, "He started this after all! Why should I make up with him after what he called you?"

"I just think it'd be a good idea in the long run," Goshin stammered, sweating profusely, "You don't want a repeat of your grandfather and Trunks' relationship in your life, do you?"

"I guess your right, but I'll take care of it later," Bikini huffed, "I really want Dad to be there to watch his grandkids grow up, like Grandpa never got the chance to do...."

"That may be happening sooner than you think Bikini," Goshin smiled, "Much sooner..."

The newly mated couple just sat there on the sofa while Trunks talked to Gohan on the phone, watching as the lavender-haired man turned paler than a sheet, sweat beginning to form around his forehead. The entire household was concerned now, since it took quite a bit to get a Saiya-jin that worked up, and were on the edge of their seats as the older man walked back into the living room.

"What is it Dad?" Lin inquired, "What did Gohan want?"

"You all know Medon's girlfriend Pandora, right?" Trunks gulped, wiping his brow off while the group nodded.

"What about her Dad?" Bikini cocked an eyebrow, "Is she pregnant or something?"

"No, much worse than that," Trunks shook his head, "Somebody broke into their apartment last night and took her away, leaving a note behind and a collar of some kind on Medon's throat."

"That's terrible!" Marron gasped, "I can't believe that someone would even think of kidnapping a Saiya-jin's girlfriend!"

"It gets worse," Trunks sighed, "They can't sense her energy anywhere and.....and....."

"And what?" Goshin gulped, leaning forward, "What else could there be?"

"The note said that 'the monkey women' were next...."

Goken was sitting with a serious look on his face for once, trying to take in all that the others before him were trying to say. Goshin, Medon, Bikini, and Boxer were all there explaining what was going down, all of them very sullen and he had noticed that Goshin was holding Bikini ever so closely. Boxer and Medon were both in tears as they tried to pull the collars off their necks, greatly upset because not only Pandora but Alisa were missing in action.

"This is pretty bad," Goken mused, "Whoever's doing this is specifically targeting the women we are closest to, always going after them when they're asleep and leaving the collars on the men. But why?"

"Maybe it's just the girls playing a prank on us?" Bikini suggested, "I mean, did any of you actually see them get kidnapped?"

"Yes, I did," Lee called down, landing in front of his friends, "Someone in a black outfit took Shell last night and smacked me in the back of the neck, knocking me out cold until this morning. This is definitely not a prank."

"No, it's a test," Kimuchi, who had just showed up, rationalized, "Someone up there is causing this to happen to test our generation. The only real question is why they are doing it."

"Cause their sick, that's why!" Lee growled, "And why didn't you tell us that this was going to happen? Your supposed to know all and see all...."

"I had no idea that this was going to take place," Kimuchi silenced the human man, "And I only know the fate of the Saiya-jin people and their loved ones. By the time I saw that Pandora and Alisa were going to be taken away, I had already been collared and knocked out."

Everyone looked down to see that Kimuchi was telling the truth and that there was indeed a black collar around his neck where the others were. Lee felt guilty for snapping at the Saiya-jin guardian, but wouldn't allow anyone to see as much.

"What are we going to do?" Boxer growled, "We can't sense their energy and we don't know where the kidnapper has them! What are we supposed to do, sit on our laurels and wait for them to show up again?"

"No, I know exactly where the kidnapper and her victims are located," Kimuchi smirked, "And I can get us in there, but it won't be easy."

"I don't give a damn about how hard it is!" Medon snapped, earning a few stares from other students, "We have to get them out of there and we need to do it now!!!"

"I thought you would say that, but we have to be patient," Kimuchi nodded, "The kidnapper is probably expecting us to just rush off and look for them, and whoever it is knows I know where they're at. Therefore, I say we wait until the end of the week and spend out nights at the Lookout so we can keep the girls safe."

"I guess that's a good idea," Boxer grumbled, Medon nodding in agreement, "But what do we do when the weeks out?"

"What else?" Kimuchi smirked, "We go hunting...."

NEXT TIME: It would seem that Reiza is not only kidnapping the female fighters, but is also collaring the men for some strange reason. What is the purpose of these black collars that so many of the men have had slapped on them? Also, Goshin seems to know something that Bikini and the others haven't noticed just yet, but what is it? Will he be able to keep it a secret for much longer? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!!!