To Catch a DragonBall
Chapter 3
Forest Tails?
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball z or any of the characters in this fic so don't sue me.
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Bulma stumbled backwards away from the clearing where she had set up her house. She didn't get far however. The monster that stood before her in the forest suddenly moved towards her. She tripped over a thorn bush and landed squarely in it, snagging her clothing and skin on the painful thorns, for the second time in two days.
The monster continued towards her and Bulma closed her eyes, waiting for it to eat her.
"Are you ok?"
Bulma's eyes shot open and instead of the large face of the monster poised over her she found herself looking into the eyes of a little dark haired boy. The child had the monster by it's tail and was dragging it behind him. Bulma managed to force herself to stand, noticing then that the monster was no longer alive.
"D-did you...kill that thing?"
"Yeah, but you can't take it from me. It's my meal."
Bulma blinked down at the boy in surprise. "Listen kid, you don't have to worry about that at all. What's your name?"
"My name is Goku. What's yours?"
"Bulma. How did you manage to catch that thing?"
"Oh, it was trying to attack another monster in this clearing and I pounced on it. The other monster must have run away though. It was a big round thing with yellow eyes all around it."
Bulma laughed nervously as she realized he was talking about her house. "Oh well, that's great Goku. I've got to be going now, it was nice meeting you. Enjoy your....meal."
Bulma took out her capsule cases and clicked open a new motorbike. Goku, who had been about to disappear into the forest turned around and gasped at her. "You're a witch aren't you?! What do you want in my forest?"
Bulma sat on the bike and looked at the young boy. "I'm not a witch Goku. Listen, obviously you haven't seen much in the way of modern technology. Why don't you come with me and I'll show you a bit of the world. That is if your parents wouldn't mind."
Goku looked down sadly at the ground. "My grandpa is dead, I don't have any parents."
"Oh, I'm sorry. Do you want to come with me then? I shouldn't leave you out here alone, even if you can take care of yourself."
Goku looked at Bulma for a second before smiling and running over to her. "Ok, but what about my meal? I wanna eat it first. I'm starving."
Bulma looked at the monster and grimaced. She didn't want to see him eat that thing, it was disgusting. "I'll tell you what Goku. Get on the bike and as soon as we're out of this forest we'll stop and I'll feed you. Ok?"
"Well....ok." Goku hopped up behind Bulma on the bike and she took off. Goku clung tightly to her and was soon crushing her ribs.
"Hey Goku! Relax a little or I'm not going to be able to drive us out of this forest and that means no food."
At those words the little boy quickly loosened his hold on Bulma and she continued her breathing happily.
After twenty minutes of companionable silence they emerged from the woods. The sight that Bulma saw in front of her almost took her breath away. The mountain path they were on lead along a cliff faced towards another mountain. Across from them in the canyon created by the mountains was a magnificent waterfall.
Bulma admitted to herself that she wouldn't mind stopping there for a little while as she climbed off the bike. Goku watched her expectantly, his tail twitching wildly behind him. As she saw the appendage for the first time Bulma's eyes popped open wide and she felt her jaw hit the ground.
"What is that?!"
"Huh? Oh, it's only my tail. Don't you have one?"
Bulma shook her head and forcefully closed her mouth. "No, is it real?"
"Of course it's real! I feel sorry for you, who cut off your tail?"
"Goku, I never had a tail to begin with. You're the first person I've ever met who has a tail."
Goku scratched his head and smiled. "Then I guess I am special, just like Grandpa said. Bulma! I thought you were going to feed me. I'm starving."
Bulma chuckled lightly and took out another capsule. Once the dust cleared she opened the container and set about making sandwiches for Goku. He ate her first three quickly and asked for more. She looked at him in some surprise but continued making sandwiches. Thirty sandwiches later Goku finally said he wasn't starving. Bulma took that to mean that he was full, but he jumped up and began digging through her crate, looking for more food.
Bulma sat back against a tree and watched Goku devour all the food in her crate.
"That's some appetite you have on you. Do you always eat like that?"
At his nod Bulma frowned slightly. 'Great, this kid is going to eat all my food. I'll end up having to buy groceries at every town we pass!'
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Bulma curled up in her bed and stared out the window. The first day with the kid had been quite a tiring trip. After he had finally finished eating Bulma had coaxed him back up onto the bike and they had taken off. Bulma had thought to impress him with her skills at controlling the bike, but had sent them into a river, where she had almost been swallowed by a giant fish. Goku had knocked it out and dragged it out of the water, proclaiming loudly that it would make a "nice meal." After that harrowing experience Bulma had decided to take it slower on the bike, helped along by Goku dragging the giant fish behind them. After reaching a suitable place to set up the capsule house Goku started searching for wood to cook the fish with. Bulma had sighed and shown him how to use the stove, after a long drawn out explanation of how the house was not a monster. The poor boy had been so sheltered in his life that his naivete was really starting to wear on her.
Bulma rolled over and stared out the door into the living room, where the child was sleeping. The bath episode had been difficult. Goku had never had a bath before and having to explain it to him was the most tiring part of the day. He simply didn't see a point to it. At least she had had the foresight to lock the door before taking her bath, since Goku had decided he would help her with her back, saying that her lack of a tail would make it difficult for her. Bulma sighed wearily and closed her eyes, trying to go back to sleep. At least she had managed to teach him a few things already, and maybe the rest of the journey wouldn't be so difficult.
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AN: I know, my chapters tend to be a little short, but it'll take even longer for me to get them out if I make them longer. Remember to RxR or I might just get bored of working on this and stop updating. ^_^
Reviews are the food that feeds my creative drive, you don't want me to starve do you?! So, please review. Thanks. If you would like to be added to my mailing list, please send an e-mail to hibari_heza@yahoo.com and tell me that you want to be added to TCDB. Thanks.
Chapter 3
Forest Tails?
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball z or any of the characters in this fic so don't sue me.
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Bulma stumbled backwards away from the clearing where she had set up her house. She didn't get far however. The monster that stood before her in the forest suddenly moved towards her. She tripped over a thorn bush and landed squarely in it, snagging her clothing and skin on the painful thorns, for the second time in two days.
The monster continued towards her and Bulma closed her eyes, waiting for it to eat her.
"Are you ok?"
Bulma's eyes shot open and instead of the large face of the monster poised over her she found herself looking into the eyes of a little dark haired boy. The child had the monster by it's tail and was dragging it behind him. Bulma managed to force herself to stand, noticing then that the monster was no longer alive.
"D-did you...kill that thing?"
"Yeah, but you can't take it from me. It's my meal."
Bulma blinked down at the boy in surprise. "Listen kid, you don't have to worry about that at all. What's your name?"
"My name is Goku. What's yours?"
"Bulma. How did you manage to catch that thing?"
"Oh, it was trying to attack another monster in this clearing and I pounced on it. The other monster must have run away though. It was a big round thing with yellow eyes all around it."
Bulma laughed nervously as she realized he was talking about her house. "Oh well, that's great Goku. I've got to be going now, it was nice meeting you. Enjoy your....meal."
Bulma took out her capsule cases and clicked open a new motorbike. Goku, who had been about to disappear into the forest turned around and gasped at her. "You're a witch aren't you?! What do you want in my forest?"
Bulma sat on the bike and looked at the young boy. "I'm not a witch Goku. Listen, obviously you haven't seen much in the way of modern technology. Why don't you come with me and I'll show you a bit of the world. That is if your parents wouldn't mind."
Goku looked down sadly at the ground. "My grandpa is dead, I don't have any parents."
"Oh, I'm sorry. Do you want to come with me then? I shouldn't leave you out here alone, even if you can take care of yourself."
Goku looked at Bulma for a second before smiling and running over to her. "Ok, but what about my meal? I wanna eat it first. I'm starving."
Bulma looked at the monster and grimaced. She didn't want to see him eat that thing, it was disgusting. "I'll tell you what Goku. Get on the bike and as soon as we're out of this forest we'll stop and I'll feed you. Ok?"
"Well....ok." Goku hopped up behind Bulma on the bike and she took off. Goku clung tightly to her and was soon crushing her ribs.
"Hey Goku! Relax a little or I'm not going to be able to drive us out of this forest and that means no food."
At those words the little boy quickly loosened his hold on Bulma and she continued her breathing happily.
After twenty minutes of companionable silence they emerged from the woods. The sight that Bulma saw in front of her almost took her breath away. The mountain path they were on lead along a cliff faced towards another mountain. Across from them in the canyon created by the mountains was a magnificent waterfall.
Bulma admitted to herself that she wouldn't mind stopping there for a little while as she climbed off the bike. Goku watched her expectantly, his tail twitching wildly behind him. As she saw the appendage for the first time Bulma's eyes popped open wide and she felt her jaw hit the ground.
"What is that?!"
"Huh? Oh, it's only my tail. Don't you have one?"
Bulma shook her head and forcefully closed her mouth. "No, is it real?"
"Of course it's real! I feel sorry for you, who cut off your tail?"
"Goku, I never had a tail to begin with. You're the first person I've ever met who has a tail."
Goku scratched his head and smiled. "Then I guess I am special, just like Grandpa said. Bulma! I thought you were going to feed me. I'm starving."
Bulma chuckled lightly and took out another capsule. Once the dust cleared she opened the container and set about making sandwiches for Goku. He ate her first three quickly and asked for more. She looked at him in some surprise but continued making sandwiches. Thirty sandwiches later Goku finally said he wasn't starving. Bulma took that to mean that he was full, but he jumped up and began digging through her crate, looking for more food.
Bulma sat back against a tree and watched Goku devour all the food in her crate.
"That's some appetite you have on you. Do you always eat like that?"
At his nod Bulma frowned slightly. 'Great, this kid is going to eat all my food. I'll end up having to buy groceries at every town we pass!'
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Bulma curled up in her bed and stared out the window. The first day with the kid had been quite a tiring trip. After he had finally finished eating Bulma had coaxed him back up onto the bike and they had taken off. Bulma had thought to impress him with her skills at controlling the bike, but had sent them into a river, where she had almost been swallowed by a giant fish. Goku had knocked it out and dragged it out of the water, proclaiming loudly that it would make a "nice meal." After that harrowing experience Bulma had decided to take it slower on the bike, helped along by Goku dragging the giant fish behind them. After reaching a suitable place to set up the capsule house Goku started searching for wood to cook the fish with. Bulma had sighed and shown him how to use the stove, after a long drawn out explanation of how the house was not a monster. The poor boy had been so sheltered in his life that his naivete was really starting to wear on her.
Bulma rolled over and stared out the door into the living room, where the child was sleeping. The bath episode had been difficult. Goku had never had a bath before and having to explain it to him was the most tiring part of the day. He simply didn't see a point to it. At least she had had the foresight to lock the door before taking her bath, since Goku had decided he would help her with her back, saying that her lack of a tail would make it difficult for her. Bulma sighed wearily and closed her eyes, trying to go back to sleep. At least she had managed to teach him a few things already, and maybe the rest of the journey wouldn't be so difficult.
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AN: I know, my chapters tend to be a little short, but it'll take even longer for me to get them out if I make them longer. Remember to RxR or I might just get bored of working on this and stop updating. ^_^
Reviews are the food that feeds my creative drive, you don't want me to starve do you?! So, please review. Thanks. If you would like to be added to my mailing list, please send an e-mail to hibari_heza@yahoo.com and tell me that you want to be added to TCDB. Thanks.