"Wolf Fang Fist!", Yamcha yelled as he charged upon the starved and exhausted Goku and attacked him with a hail of punches that threw him through a rock formation at full force, burying him beneath it. Oolong started to sweat, which was not only due to the sun blazing down mercilessly. "Come on Goku, get up!", the pig pleaded inwardly, knowing that ihe was next, unless the boy emerged from the rubble to drive off the desert raider.
"And now it's your turn!", Yamcha boasted threateningly as he pointed his sword at Oolong. "Gimme all your valuables!". Puar grinned from cheek to cheek, full of satisfaction about the victory, after all the humiliation he had to endure earlier because of the mean pig. Oolong threw another desperate look at the rubble that still buried Goku, but nothing happened. "Will I still live to see it?!", Yamcha emphasized his demand. "Alright, alright!"
Oolong rummaged in his pockets to get out his last capsule and handed it over to Yamcha. Suddenly someone came rushing out of nowhere, attacked the bandit and kicked him away. Yamcha did'nt see the attack coming and didn't notice it until he felt a footprint on his face. He was thrown backwards and landed on the ground. When Yamcha stood up again, he realized he was missing a tooth. "Aaaaah, my beautiful face !". Bulma, now awakened by the noise of the fight, came in and was immediately all fired up for the bandit. "He's sooo sweet!", she screamed in delight. Yamcha, however, was so shocked by Bulma's love assault that he immediately drove off and disappeared with Pool as quickly as he had come.
Oolong still stood there like frozen, disbelieving about what just happened. He was just about to give up his last possession, and a moment later the assailant had disappeared again - driven off by a strange boy and a girl in love. While the pig was still watching like in trance, as the dust of the fleeing bandits slowly dissipated, he was called back to reality by the said boy. "Hey ... hello, is someone home?" The boy asked in surprise, waving around in front of Oolong. "What ... what happened?" "That guy was about to rob you, but fortunately I was just nearby.", the boy exclaimed, grinning proudly. At that moment, Goku pushed the debris aside and freed himself from the rubble. "Where'd that guy go? I'll pay him back real good!", Goku cried belligerently, only to be rubbing his stomach which growled loudly due to hunger. "Man, I'm so hungry!". Oolong was glad that his fellow travel companion had survived the fight. After all, Goku was a strong fighter - unless he was starving. Then, all eyes were on the boy. He wore a pair of hiking boots, long pants, and a red band around his belly and forehead. His pointed ears and foxtail were especially striking. Furthermore, he was accompanied by a spirit that seemed to follow him. "Thanks, little guy, you saved us." "Not worth mentioning.", the boy replied, scratching the back of his head. "It's my job to save lives, I thought the guy wanted to kill you, so I drove him off. Oh, by the way, I'm Kajika, and this is my companion, Gigi." "Hey guys, I'm glad to meet you, I'm Goku, and this is Bulma and Oolong.", Goku said. "Say, why do you have those ears and the bushy tail?", Oolong wondered curiously. "Well, you know ... I wasn't always that helpful. Once, I killed a fox, and he cursed me after that, that's why I look that way now." "Oh, so that's the spirit of the fox you killed?" Bulma concluded. "That's right.", Gigi confirmed her guess.
"What are you doing out here in the desert?" Kajika asked. "We're on our way to Fire Mountain, but unfortunately we have no car and got lost in the desert," Bulma said. "And what about you, Kajika?" "It's like that: After being cursed by Gigi, I was given the task of saving 1000 lives to get my old normal self back. I just came here by accident, and Oolong was number 900.", Kajika grinned. "Well, I feel quite honored.", the pig replied. "Yeah, alright people," Bulma interrupted. "Let's think of a way to get away from here now." "I happen to have something left here,", Oolong said as he took a capsule out of his pocket and activated it. To the astonishment of the others, a huge double-decker caravan appeared before their eyes. "Come on, people, get in! There's also food in there." He turned to Kajika: "And you can come along, too, if you want. You saved me, after all." Kajika deliberated for a moment, but his stomach was already grumbling, so he agreed to the suggestion.