To Catch A DragonBall
Chapter 9
Mud, mud everywhere
Disclaimer: See previous chapter so I can stop repeating myself. ^_^
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The ground was still soaking wet after the rain that had pounded into it the night before and a slight drizzle accompanied them occasionally on their way out of the city. By the time they reached the plateau Bulma was completely sick of rain. Once they struggled through the mud to the top of the plateau Bulma dashed inside and grabbed her capsules. She didn't pause to check for the balls, since they weren't found she could assume they were still in their hiding place. Outside she quickly encapsulated her building and put it in her pocket with her capsule container, she didn't want Yamcha to see the container in case he wondered what else she had in there.
She clicked open a capsule jet and herded the boys inside, though Yamcha seemed quite stunned at her capsule technology. She should have figured that this area was a backwards place with no decent technology. She took off in the jet but soon realized that it wasn't going to make it off the muddy plateau, there wasn't enough room and the mud was weighing her down.
Bulma stopped the jet a few feet from the edge and ushered the guys out, then she capsulated it. As she was taking out another bike, this one with a covering from the rain, she noticed some flashlights dancing at the edge leading to the city. She knew what that meant, Vegeta's men were after them. She quickly climbed on the bike and started it up. Goku and Yamcha dove behind her as she took off. She was at the ledge before she remembered that there was no path down for the bike.
Bulma closed her eyes and pressed her lips tightly together to keep from screaming as they flew off the ledge. They landed heavily on the ground, but right side up and nothing seemed to be damaged. Once she opened her eyes Bulma discovered that the reason they weren't hurt was because the mud was so deep here that it cushioned their fall. Again she rushed everyone out of the bike, capsulated it, and took out another capsule. This one held what she and her father lovingly referred to as The Mudskipper. They had only made one so far. It was a variation on a snowmobile made just for weather like this.
As they sped off on the Mudskipper Bulma heard shouts from the people still on the plateau. She rushed away into the dark and hoped that they would actually be safe.
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Vegeta glared down at the men in front of him as they cowered on the floor, hoping that he would show them some mercy. After a few seconds one dared to raise his head and Vegeta blasted him to HFIL that second.
"Does anyone have anything to say for their repeated failure?"
The men on the ground stared with wide eyes at where their comrade once stood and they all shook their heads. Vegeta smirked and blasted them as well.
"Then I have no more use of you."
The dark haired man strode forward again and knelt in front of Vegeta.
"I know which direction they went in and I can track them. This mud makes it easier."
"Just catch up with them and get me that girl."
"Yes sir. Her transportation is quite a bit faster than ours, but I can continue to follow them until I get my chance again."
"Then do it! Keep me updated and don't come back here until you have succeeded."
"Yes sir!"
With that Vegeta stormed from the room, leaving the dark-haired man to himself and his plans for Bulma.
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Early the next morning Bulma and Goku sat in the Capsule house talking. They had managed to move quite some distance from Vegeta's city and now that the rain had stopped they had taken the opportunity to rest, clean up, and discuss their plans. Yamcha was taking his turn in the shower while they talked and Bulma was still trying to figure out why he had acted like he'd seen a ghost, or worse, Vegeta, when she stepped out of the bathroom in her robe.
"So Bulma. Do you know where the last Ball is?"
"Not yet, but once I do we have to get there, get it, and make my wish fast. I don't want that Vegeta taking my chance away from me. Here, let me get my radar out."
Bulma took her radar out of the bag she was keeping it in and clicked it on. It showed her six balls, but the other one wasn't on the screen, so she broadened the area.
"Oh no, the other ball is on the other side of that city. It seems it's a few miles away but still too close to Vegeta."
"Well, we can get it without him knowing, can't we?"
"We can certainly try. And we're going to."
"Going to what?" Yamcha walked out of the bathroom and Bulma had to stop herself from smiling girlishly. He was really cute when he was cleaned up.
"We're going to continue on our journey, unfortunately we have to go past Vegeta's city and we just realized it."
"Oh, well, it shouldn't be too hard to go around his city, just don't try going through it."
"Are you going to help Yamcha?" Goku looked at Yamcha as he glanced at Bulma and started blushing.
"Hey! You're face is turning red again."
Yamcha turned from the room and walked down the hall to his designated sleeping area, trying to keep from looking at Bulma as he walked past her.
Bulma blushed lightly and started looking through the refrigerator to hide her red cheeks from Goku. Once she had found something to eat and her cheeks were no longer red she stepped out of the fridge and started cooking dinner.
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In the morning they quickly packed up what things they wanted from inside the house and then encapsulated it. The sun was bright and warm so the mud was already mostly dry and Bulma felt it was safe to go back to her regular bike.
Half an hour after they passed Vegeta's city Bulma, Goku, and Yamcha stopped beside a small stream cutting its way through some small hills and passing over one larger one as a small but beautiful waterfall.
With her radar in hand Bulma walked to the edge of the waterfalls base and looked down. The water was dark but didn't look too deep and she was certain that the seventh ball was at the bottom. As she took out another capsule and a small changing room appeared Yamcha suddenly found the ground very interesting. The ground remained interesting until she had jumped into the water and she and her two piece bathing suit were out of his sight.
Goku laughed at the blush on Yamcha's face before undressing and jumping in to help Bulma. The two swam under the water and popped back up, but neither had found the ball, so they continued to dive for some time until finally Bulma came up and pulled herself on the ledge. Clasped in her hands as she shivered in the air was the seventh DragonBall. Her smile was one of complete triumph and she turned to go for the others but as she looked behind her the smile faded from her face and she caught her breath in anger.
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AN: Ok, who wants to rate the evilness of THIS cliffy? ^_^ And yes, I'll try to get another update out very soon since this is an evil cliffy and I said I'd update quickly after those ones. ^_^ As I've said, I have a mailing list for this fic now, so if you want to be notified when I update then just leave me a note with your e-mail address in a review or send an e-mail to hibari_heza@yahoo.com I seem to be having some trouble with that right now, so I don't know if it will actually work, but join the ml anyway if you want to. ^_^
Elven Flame: Thank you, now I'm actually getting fed I feel better. ^_~ Well, you know, I think I have to
find out who that guy is before you can know. Hehe ^_^
Twilight Rose: It certainly is. And he makes for such a fun character.
V.J.: Thanks, but don't jump ahead of me. ^_^ You just have to wait, I might have some more twists yet.
Sally: Oh, there are two guys with dark-hair. Yamcha and the dark-haired guy who's been following Bulma.
I've no clue yet who he is. I'll figure it out soon. Maybe I'll ask him. Lol ^_~
Selenity Jade: lol Thanks. Well, I'll try to make them longer....and I'll try to work faster too. It's just not
always easy to get time. ^_^
Chapter 9
Mud, mud everywhere
Disclaimer: See previous chapter so I can stop repeating myself. ^_^
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The ground was still soaking wet after the rain that had pounded into it the night before and a slight drizzle accompanied them occasionally on their way out of the city. By the time they reached the plateau Bulma was completely sick of rain. Once they struggled through the mud to the top of the plateau Bulma dashed inside and grabbed her capsules. She didn't pause to check for the balls, since they weren't found she could assume they were still in their hiding place. Outside she quickly encapsulated her building and put it in her pocket with her capsule container, she didn't want Yamcha to see the container in case he wondered what else she had in there.
She clicked open a capsule jet and herded the boys inside, though Yamcha seemed quite stunned at her capsule technology. She should have figured that this area was a backwards place with no decent technology. She took off in the jet but soon realized that it wasn't going to make it off the muddy plateau, there wasn't enough room and the mud was weighing her down.
Bulma stopped the jet a few feet from the edge and ushered the guys out, then she capsulated it. As she was taking out another bike, this one with a covering from the rain, she noticed some flashlights dancing at the edge leading to the city. She knew what that meant, Vegeta's men were after them. She quickly climbed on the bike and started it up. Goku and Yamcha dove behind her as she took off. She was at the ledge before she remembered that there was no path down for the bike.
Bulma closed her eyes and pressed her lips tightly together to keep from screaming as they flew off the ledge. They landed heavily on the ground, but right side up and nothing seemed to be damaged. Once she opened her eyes Bulma discovered that the reason they weren't hurt was because the mud was so deep here that it cushioned their fall. Again she rushed everyone out of the bike, capsulated it, and took out another capsule. This one held what she and her father lovingly referred to as The Mudskipper. They had only made one so far. It was a variation on a snowmobile made just for weather like this.
As they sped off on the Mudskipper Bulma heard shouts from the people still on the plateau. She rushed away into the dark and hoped that they would actually be safe.
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Vegeta glared down at the men in front of him as they cowered on the floor, hoping that he would show them some mercy. After a few seconds one dared to raise his head and Vegeta blasted him to HFIL that second.
"Does anyone have anything to say for their repeated failure?"
The men on the ground stared with wide eyes at where their comrade once stood and they all shook their heads. Vegeta smirked and blasted them as well.
"Then I have no more use of you."
The dark haired man strode forward again and knelt in front of Vegeta.
"I know which direction they went in and I can track them. This mud makes it easier."
"Just catch up with them and get me that girl."
"Yes sir. Her transportation is quite a bit faster than ours, but I can continue to follow them until I get my chance again."
"Then do it! Keep me updated and don't come back here until you have succeeded."
"Yes sir!"
With that Vegeta stormed from the room, leaving the dark-haired man to himself and his plans for Bulma.
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Early the next morning Bulma and Goku sat in the Capsule house talking. They had managed to move quite some distance from Vegeta's city and now that the rain had stopped they had taken the opportunity to rest, clean up, and discuss their plans. Yamcha was taking his turn in the shower while they talked and Bulma was still trying to figure out why he had acted like he'd seen a ghost, or worse, Vegeta, when she stepped out of the bathroom in her robe.
"So Bulma. Do you know where the last Ball is?"
"Not yet, but once I do we have to get there, get it, and make my wish fast. I don't want that Vegeta taking my chance away from me. Here, let me get my radar out."
Bulma took her radar out of the bag she was keeping it in and clicked it on. It showed her six balls, but the other one wasn't on the screen, so she broadened the area.
"Oh no, the other ball is on the other side of that city. It seems it's a few miles away but still too close to Vegeta."
"Well, we can get it without him knowing, can't we?"
"We can certainly try. And we're going to."
"Going to what?" Yamcha walked out of the bathroom and Bulma had to stop herself from smiling girlishly. He was really cute when he was cleaned up.
"We're going to continue on our journey, unfortunately we have to go past Vegeta's city and we just realized it."
"Oh, well, it shouldn't be too hard to go around his city, just don't try going through it."
"Are you going to help Yamcha?" Goku looked at Yamcha as he glanced at Bulma and started blushing.
"Hey! You're face is turning red again."
Yamcha turned from the room and walked down the hall to his designated sleeping area, trying to keep from looking at Bulma as he walked past her.
Bulma blushed lightly and started looking through the refrigerator to hide her red cheeks from Goku. Once she had found something to eat and her cheeks were no longer red she stepped out of the fridge and started cooking dinner.
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In the morning they quickly packed up what things they wanted from inside the house and then encapsulated it. The sun was bright and warm so the mud was already mostly dry and Bulma felt it was safe to go back to her regular bike.
Half an hour after they passed Vegeta's city Bulma, Goku, and Yamcha stopped beside a small stream cutting its way through some small hills and passing over one larger one as a small but beautiful waterfall.
With her radar in hand Bulma walked to the edge of the waterfalls base and looked down. The water was dark but didn't look too deep and she was certain that the seventh ball was at the bottom. As she took out another capsule and a small changing room appeared Yamcha suddenly found the ground very interesting. The ground remained interesting until she had jumped into the water and she and her two piece bathing suit were out of his sight.
Goku laughed at the blush on Yamcha's face before undressing and jumping in to help Bulma. The two swam under the water and popped back up, but neither had found the ball, so they continued to dive for some time until finally Bulma came up and pulled herself on the ledge. Clasped in her hands as she shivered in the air was the seventh DragonBall. Her smile was one of complete triumph and she turned to go for the others but as she looked behind her the smile faded from her face and she caught her breath in anger.
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AN: Ok, who wants to rate the evilness of THIS cliffy? ^_^ And yes, I'll try to get another update out very soon since this is an evil cliffy and I said I'd update quickly after those ones. ^_^ As I've said, I have a mailing list for this fic now, so if you want to be notified when I update then just leave me a note with your e-mail address in a review or send an e-mail to hibari_heza@yahoo.com I seem to be having some trouble with that right now, so I don't know if it will actually work, but join the ml anyway if you want to. ^_^
Elven Flame: Thank you, now I'm actually getting fed I feel better. ^_~ Well, you know, I think I have to
find out who that guy is before you can know. Hehe ^_^
Twilight Rose: It certainly is. And he makes for such a fun character.
V.J.: Thanks, but don't jump ahead of me. ^_^ You just have to wait, I might have some more twists yet.
Sally: Oh, there are two guys with dark-hair. Yamcha and the dark-haired guy who's been following Bulma.
I've no clue yet who he is. I'll figure it out soon. Maybe I'll ask him. Lol ^_~
Selenity Jade: lol Thanks. Well, I'll try to make them longer....and I'll try to work faster too. It's just not
always easy to get time. ^_^