NOTE: Here we go! Namek Saga starts here! I plan to do the Bardock stuff right after the arc, because I wanted the series itself to introduce Frieza instead of the movie. The movie will be mainly for them reacting to Bardock himself and comparing him to Goku(And Raditz by extension). Feel free to point out any grammar mistakes or dialogue Mishaps that may happen. We also see the Thunder Legion this chapter and they'll stay the entire arc.
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Chapter 20: Looks Like The Z-Fighters Are Blasting Off Again!
A Week Later
"So, are you sure this show isn't just stupid," Laxus asked Mira. The eldest Take-Over Mage smiled sweetly at the Lighting Dragon Slayer.
"As you can see from everyone else in the guild, they're clearly enjoyable," Mira told him. Laxus' face still looked skeptical. Mira only sighed and got up from the bar. "Just watch for yourself with the rest of us and find out," She explained to him.
Laxus huffed and looked over to the rest of the Thunder Legion who were conversing with the others. He's unsure of what to make of this show the others are excited for. Him and the Thunder Legion were given a quick summary of the previous saga.
"Don't be such a stick in the mud Laxus and enjoy!" Natsu laughed annoyingly.
"If it'll shut you up then fine!" Laxus barked back.
"Alright everyone! We're about to start it up!" Mira yelled to get the rambocus guild's attention.
The audience is the same as the Saiyan Saga viewing group only with the Thunder Legion now joining.
(scene cuts to Wukong Hospital where Goku is seen in bandages from his battle with Vegeta)
MASTER ROSHI: Hey there, Goku. How goes the recovery?
"Seems we're back to the regular events," Levy noted.
GOKU: Well, the doctors say I should be in here for a couple of months, what with the crushed legs, shattered ribs, and the brain damage. And the brain damage. And the brain damage. Oh, hey Master Roshi. When did you get here?
"As if he needed more brain damage than he already had," Carla huffed.
DR. FIELDGOOD: Mister... San Gaaku? You have another visitor to see you.
GOKU: What? But all my friends are already here.
MR. POPO: (appearing outside a window) Not all of them.
"What the hell is that?" Evergreen visibly shivered.
"The incarnation of every nightmare in existence," Gajeel explained.
GOKU: Uh... uh... uh...
(flashback of kid Goku arriving at Kami's Lookout)
KID GOKU: Yay! I made it to the top! Now I can train with Kami, the strongest, most powerful being on the…
"Aw! He's so cute as a kid," The girls cooed.
KID GOKU: (notices Mr. Popo) Hmm? Who's that?
(both Goku and Mr. Popo stare at each other, with the camera moving back-and-forth on their faces before going back to the present)
GOKU: (starts screaming) GET HIM AWAY FROM ME! (screams) OH, GOD! OH, GOD! (continues to scream while the nurses try and hold him down)
The entire Thunder Legion jumped back in total shock at Goku's reaction.
"What the hell would he have to do to you to cause that reaction?" Laxus asked. All of those who remember Popo choose not to answer him.
NURSE 1: Hold him down!
NURSE 2: Careful, he's injured!
[OPENING SEQUENCE]
DR. FIELDGOOD: Well, we've finally been able to sedate him. Took us a while; we had to go through some alternative treatment.
MASTER ROSHI: Oh, really? What did you use?
DR. FIELDGOOD: Something I found under the sink. I think it was... Clorox or something.
(cuts to Goku, who is foaming at the mouth)
GOKU: (gargles)
"You shouldn't be giving your patients bleach!" Wendy yelled angrily.
"Honestly, it probably wouldn't affect him much," Gray pointed out.
DR. FIELDGOOD: Well, page me if you need me.
MR. POPO: Byyyye.
MASTER ROSHI:: Oh, you're still here. Who are you anyway?
KORIN: That's Mister Popo. He lives up on the lookout with Kami.
MASTER ROSHI:: (looks at Korin) Did that cat just talk?
"Yeah that is pretty weird," Happy agreed with Roshi.
Everyone just turned to Happy with visible confusion.
MR. POPO: Alright. Everyone listen up if you want to get those other useless maggots back.
KRILLIN: You mean, you can get our friends back?
"Don't talk back, Krillin," Lucy warned.
MR. POPO: (sky turns red) Shut up, maggot!
KRILLIN: (visibly terrified) Yes, sir!
Everyone felt a shiver run through their spines.
MR. POPO: (sky turns blue) As I was saying, the only hope to get your friends back is to use the Dragon Balls on Kami's home planet: Namek.
"We finally get to see Planet Namek!" Levy bounced excitedly.
BULMA: Namek? That's not a planet I've ever heard of.
MR. POPO: Oh, look at that. A woman who doesn't know any better. What are the odds?
All of the females felt very annoyed at Popo's words.
KRILLIN: To be fair, Mr. Popo, until recently, I've never heard of that planet either.
MR. POPO: Oh, look at that. A woman who doesn't know any better.
KRILLIN: A- ga- god... dammit, I walked right into that one…
"Krillin's a really easy target," Bickslow laughed.
MR. POPO: Anyway, I'm the only one who knows where Kami's old ship is. And the only one with the transportation to get you there, and this is a carpet made for two.
"A lot of info dumped right there," Levy scribbled down.
Freed looked over at her confused. "What are you doing?" He asked her.
"Writing down any important info, so everything can make sense," She explained. Freed nodded his head and proceeded to pull out his own notepad.
BULMA: Well, I think the only way to fairly decide on this is to have a democratic vote-
KRILLIN: Bulma.
MASTER ROSHI: Bulma.
KORIN: Bulma.
GOHAN: Bulma.
YAJIROBE: Bulma.
OX KING: Yoooohooo. Bulma.
"Is it really fair to single her out?" Lisanna asked.
"She is the smart one," Gray countered.
"Doesn't make it right though," Lisanna argued back.
GOKU: (continues to gargle)
"That sounds about right," Gajeel and Natsu said.
"You understood him?" Lucy and Levy asked in confusion. The Dragon Slayers nodded their heads.
"What did he say?"
"He's hungry and suggested Bulma," Both answered.
BULMA: (desperately trying to avoid being along with Mr. Popo) Okay, um... uh... Oh, ha! (takes out a remote) We don't need your help! I've got right here a remote control to one of the crashed Saiyan ships. All I have to do is put in these coordinates and... (pushes some buttons on the remote, promptly causing the Saiyan pod to explode, startling a reporter)
TV REPORTER: YEEEEEEE- (TV shows an off-air color bars screen along with a beeping sound)
VOICE: Critical failure!
"She's the smart one?" Laxus asked skeptically.
"To be fair, it is alien technology," Erza defended.
MR. POPO: Well, well, well. Look who just ran out of options.
MASTER ROSHI: Dammit, Bulma. Stop being such a scaredy-cat and get on the carpet with the scary genie.
BULMA: I swear to God, if anything happens to me while I'm gone, I'm kicking Krillin's ass! (Bulma starts to get on Mr. Popo's carpet)
"Krillin's name should just be the living punching bag," Romeo said.
MR. POPO: Oh, you and I are going to get along just fine. (teleports away with Bulma)
(scene cuts to the highlands of Yunzabit with Mr. Popo and Bulma appearing on Mr. Popo flying carpet)
MR. POPO: Alright, here we are. Yunzabit Heights.
BULMA: Wait a sec... how did we make it here so fast? This is the other side of the planet!
MR. POPO: Yep, this carpet gets about ten thousand miles to the soul.
"Souls?" Wendy shivered.
BULMA: What?
MR. POPO: The gallon.
BULMA: But... if you can make it to the other side of the planet so fast, why didn't you help Goku get to the Saiyans when he arrived on Earth?
MR. POPO: I was preoccupied.
"I'm afraid to ask," Lucy said.
(flashback of Goku at Kami's Lookout)
GOKU: Mister Popo! I need your carpet to get to my friends as quickly as possible!
MR. POPO: (off-screen) Makin' toast!
"And it's something stupid," Lucy sighed.
"I like toast," Natsu told her. Lucy just sighed again.
GOKU: Aw, fine! Nimbus! (flies away on Flying Nimbus)
MR. POPO: (off-screen as a "Ding!" sound can be heard) Butterin' toast!
(back to present with Mr. Popo and Bulma arriving at Kami's ship)
MR. POPO: Here it is; Kami's ship.
"It's really old," Happy stated the obvious.
"No, we couldn't tell," Carla snarked back.
BULMA: It's old and covered in moss!
MR. POPO: I know. Fits, doesn't it? Now, get in.
BULMA: But, how do we-?
MR. POPO: Popo! (floor of the ship drops down)
"What?" Both Freed and Levy blinked.
BULMA: Oh, wow! Your name opens the ship?
MR. POPO: Popo! (both he and Bulma gets lifted up inside)
BULMA: And it closes it, too.
"Stating the obvious as we see it," Gray said.
MR. POPO: POPO! (ship quickly flies into outer space and stops in front of Jupiter)
BULMA: AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!
The dragon slayers fall over with green tinted faces at the sight of the ship flying. Lucy, Levy, and Carla could only sigh.
MR. POPO: No. It just knows better. Welcome to Jupiter.
"So the ship is sentient," Freed scribbled down.
"And it fears Popo's presence, just like everything else," Levy added.
BULMA: My God, we're so far into space! In such a short amount of time! This is wonderful, Mr. Popo! We can finally save our friends! This is terrific! This is-
Everyone smiled at Bulma's optimism.
MR. POPO: POOOOPOOOOOO! (Ships quickly flies back towards Earth)
BULMA: AAAAAAAAHHH!
And the smiles disappeared immediately.
(scene cuts to Wukong Hospital)
The dragon slayers recovered immediately.
BULMA: And we went to Jupiter in just a couple of seconds! We'll be at Namek in no time! And even better, Popo could be our pilot!
"That sounds too good to be true," Juvia said.
KRILLIN: Oh, dear God!
MR. POPO: No.
KRILLIN: Oh, thank God!
BULMA: But... Why aren't you-
MR. POPO: If I was going to do it myself, why would I need you? (shows a startled Bulma) See you when you get back... except... this season... you.
(camera slowly zooms in on Krillin's face)
Popo's words make everyone uneasy.
"What do you think he meant by that?" Lucy asked.
"I'm not sure…" Erza said slowly.
Levy writes down Krillin's name and circles it.
KRILLIN: Heh... Whaddya think he means that? Heh.
CHI-CHI: Well, all I know is that my little boy isn't going anywhere.
"That's correct," Mira smiled.
GOHAN: Actually... Mom, I'm going to Namek.
"What?" Mira's brain stopped for a moment.
Her siblings carefully moved away from her.
CHI-CHI: (sounding strained) As... I... said... my little boy... (now angry) isn't going anywhere!
GOHAN: But Mom! Piccolo died for me! It's my responsibility!
"You're five! Your only responsibility should be being a kid!" Mira protested. Erza shook her head at Mira's words.
"Gohan has already shown to have the spirit of a warrior. If he wants to make the choice to fight then we should let him," Erza said.
"He was forced into that! He was trained as a child soldier!" Mira argued back.
"And he's made the conscious choice to go on his own accord. Have faith that he'll be fine," Erza reasoned. Mira didn't continue pressing the argument, but felt as if something bad will happen.
CHI-CHI: Gohan, I am your mother! And as your mother, you will listen to me, and you will do as I say!
"Let the kid have some breathing room," Laxus said, annoyed at Chi-Chi's voice.
GOHAN: But that's not-
CHI-CHI: Did you carry around a baby in you for nine months, with a man who literally thought you had Cinna-Buns hidden in your shirt?!
Lucy side eyed Natsu. The dragon slayer started rubbing his stomach drooling about cinnamon buns.
GOHAN: But I-
CHI-CHI: Now you are going to lay in this hospital bed! Recover like a normal boy! And then, you're going right back to your advanced trig classes, AND THAT IS THE LAST WE WILL-
GOHAN: SHUT YOUR F**KING FACE!
Gohan's explosive anger caught everyone off guard.
"She deserved it," Gajeel shrugged his shoulders. Everyone agreed(Even Mira) that Chi-Chi was going too far.
(awkward silence)
GOHAN: (calmly) I'll be going to Namek, now.
CHI-CHI: (walks towards the door; also calm) You'd best. (slams the door behind her)
BULMA: Well, uh... better get started on that ship!
GOHAN: Please hurry…
"Before she changes her mind," Gray said.
(scene cuts to Bulma and Dr. Briefs working on the Kami's ship)
NARRATOR: With that, Bulma got to work on the ship to prepare it for their travel.
BULMA: Hey, Dad. How are things coming along?
DR. BRIEFS: Well, I'm working on your translator, but all I can get it to do is translate the Namekian into another language I don't understand.
TOILET: Toire de arimasu!
"Why do you need a talking toilet?" Evergreen's face twisted into disgust.
DR. BRIEFS: Damn moonspeak!
(scene cuts to Kame House, where Bulma, Krillin, and Master Roshi are seen in front of Kami's spaceship)
NARRATOR: And in ten days, the remaining warriors were recovered and ready to set out to Namek.
KRILLIN: So, you sure this thing's ready to fly?
BULMA: Yep! I've gotten everything worked out. Well, except for one thing... We couldn't fix the translator for the toilet.
"That's not needed," Carla sighed.
TOILET: Ich bin gefüllt mit pisswasser!
MASTER ROSHI: (notices a twinkle in the sky) Hey, I think I see their car.
(Chi-Chi, Ox-King, and Gohan arrive at Kame House)
KRILLIN: Hey Gohan, how are yo... (notices a blushing Gohan with a bowl haircut) ...OH, MY GOD! What happened to your head? You look like a young Moe Howard.
Everyone laughed at Gohan's bowl cut.
"It does look cute on him though," Lisanna smiled.
GOHAN: Well look who's talking, Curly!
KRILLIN: Why, I oughta...!
BULMA: (angrily) Clam it, chowderheads, we gotta get going!
GOHAN: Bye everybody!
CHI-CHI: Now Gohan, don't make any friends with any questionable strangers! That includes you, Krillin!
"At least she cares," Wendy said.
"Someone should care for Krillin at least," Romeo said.
KRILLIN: So Bulma, where do I put my stuff?
BULMA: (angrily) Sit down, strap in, and shut up!
KRILLIN: Uh, alright. So Gohan, how much stuff did you bring?
GOHAN: Well, Mom packed my bags, so there's a lot in there.
KRILLIN: Well, you know what they say, "Always be prepared."
BULMA: Popo.
(Spaceship quickly blasts off into outer space)
"Wendy should do something about their motions sickness," Levy eyes the fallen dragon slayers. "After they've recovered," She added.
KRILLIN and GOHAN: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!
Everyone laughed again. The dragon slayers just groan.
[ENDING SEQUENCE]
[STINGER]
(cuts to Wukong Hospital with Goku still gargling with foam in his mouth)
GOKU: (while gurgling) Bacon...
Natsu(Having recovered) rubbed his stomach in hunger.
Mira shook her head and turned towards the Thunder Legion. "So, did you guys like it?" Mira asked.
"Me and my babies definitely enjoyed it!" Bickslow and his babies cheered.
"Hmph! It's interesting, so Elfman wasn't completely lying," Evergreen turned her head.
"It has proved to be acceptable, but I'll keep watching if Laxus does," Freed added.
Mira's eyes shifted to Laxus who was looking anywhere but at her. Mira's face twisted into that of a cheshire cat and leaned in towards Laxus.
The Lighting Dragon Slayer scowled before eventually sighing in resignation. "It wasn't that bad," He said. Mira stood back up and giggled.
"Welp, there's more where that came from!" Mira shouted before starting up the next episode.
Chapter End