Chapter 3
"This way you guys" Bulma said marching towards the village with the Saiyans in tow
It's been a day since their encounter with Roshi the turtle hermit and the dragon ball radar has led them to what seems to be an empty village
"So Bulma, are you sure the Dragon Ball is here? This Village looks pretty empty" Vegeta said looking around with his eyebrow raised
Bulma ignored the question. Of course the Dragon Ball was here, the radar has never led her wrong before
Maybe it's in one of these deserted houses Bulma thought to herself
"Okay you two, make yourselves useful and check these houses for the the dragon ball" Bulma said
Goku nodded, while Vegeta just crossed his arms and looked away with a vein popping in his forehead
"I am a Prince! No human girl is going to order me around like I'm inferior or something" Vegeta sneered
Bulma, seeing that he wasn't going to move, decided to change tactics to get what she wanted. She moved closer to him and laid her head on his arm
"Please Vegeta?" She said blue eyes shining in innocence
Vegeta looked at her with red tinged cheeks before looking away
I will not be so easily swayed into doing what the woman wants he thought stubbornly
Goku, losing interest of watching his brothers' stubbornness, opened one of the closest doors
He barely took two steps into the house before he sensed a presence with killing intent next to him
He grabbed the axe that was aimed at his head and crushed it in his hand turning to dispose of his would be assailant
But before he could fire the beam he had readied in his left palm; the man, who just tried to take his head off, spoke up panicked
"Oh please don't kill me Oolong! I knew it wouldn't work but I just couldn't let you come in and take my daughter from me!" The man said bowing and trying to hold in his tears obviously terrified
Goku looked at the man in confusion and let the energy dissipate slowly. By that time Vegeta was at the door as well, haven felt Goku's energy spike suddenly
"I'm not this Oolong person you spoke of. Tell me why you are so scared of him" Goku asked the man
The man went on to explain how this shapeshifting monster has been terrorizing their village for months taking girls from their families
He also explained how no one knew his true form but he was incredibly strong
Both Goku and Vegeta got excited about finding someone who could shape shift. He could be very useful to them and his power was cool to Goku
Bulma, on the other hand, was appalled by the monsters actions and didn't like the idea of the villagers living in fear
She looked around at the villagers, who had all gathered at the door, and thought of a solution that would benefit everyone
First she took out one of her collected dragon balls and let everyone see it
"Do any of you have anything that looks like this?" She asked the villagers
An elderly woman, who had earlier said that Oolong took her granddaughter, nodded and said that she did
Bulma smiled before addressing the villagers
"We will get rid of Oolong for you and all we ask for in return is your dragon ball" she said pointing to the item she had in her hand
"What do you mean 'we' don't you mean you'll make Kakarot and I do it" Vegeta said smugly
Bulma just ignored him much to the annoyance of the Prince
"How do you plan on doing that?" The man who attacked Goku asked
Bulma smiled and explained her plan of having Goku dress up like a girl to trick Oolong
Both Goku and Vegeta refused vehemently claiming that they have way to much pride to allow such a thing
Bulma pleaded with the Saiyans but they stubbornly disagreed
"Why don't you act as the bait for Oolong?" Vegeta asked trying to defend his little brother's pride
"Are you serious!? What if he attacks me or kidnaps me?" Bulma asks incredulously
Vegeta scoffs at the question
"Like I'd let someone get away with harming you in any way. They'd surely die a painful death" he said dismissively before realizing the meaning of his words.
Seeing the smirking faces of Goku and some of the male villagers, the smiles of the female villagers, and red face on Bulma; he quickly corrected himself
"What I mean is… You have nothing to worry about Bulma with Saiyans here to protect you" Vegeta said referring to himself and Goku
Bulma, still blushing, thought over it for a minute and then agreed to Vegeta's plan reluctantly
"Fine we'll go with your plans, mighty Prince" she said earning a smirk from Vegeta and a cheer from the villagers
2 hours later
Bulma was standing in the center of the town with Vegeta, Goku and the villagers watching from inside the house
She was starting to wonder if this Oolong person would ever come, when a huge noise was heard and she stared in horror as a giant figure approached her
"Hey you're not Pocawatha… But this a satisfying change" Oolong said smirking
Bulma couldn't respond. She was petrified of the huge red devil looking monster in front of her
Oolong looked confused at first before understanding her look of fear and chuckling to himself
"Oh I see. This form is a little scary huh? Well I'll change that" Oolong said smirking
After that he transformed into a handsome man that Bulma had to admit was a much better alternative to the devil pig he looked like before
In fact, aside from Vegeta, he's the most handsome man she's seen. She still preferred Vegeta though
"That's better right? Now let me take you to my house" Oolong said
Oolong grabbed her hand and tried to lead her out of the village when he suddenly felt her get taken out of his hand
Confused and angered, he turned to come face to face with an annoyed Saiyan Prince
"Who are you?" Oolong asked in a rage
"I am the Saiyan Prince Vegeta and you must be Oolong" Vegeta said pushing Bulma behind him
"Sorry but this blue haired girl doesn't belong to you" he finished smirking at the shocked man
Recovering from his shock, Oolong nodded his head before transforming into a giant bull
"You messed with the wrong person 'Prince' now return my bride before I trample you" Oolong threatened blowing steam out of his nose
Vegeta smirked, mouth watering
"Is this supposed to be intimidating? You just look like a giant piece of meat to me" Vegeta said taking a step forward with his mouth still watering
Oolong, Bulma and the villagers all took a step back in fear at the look of hunger in Vegeta's eyes
Goku bolted out of the house eyeing Oolong just as hungrily as Vegeta was
"See we Saiyans have hug appetites so seeing a huge bull like you excites me" Goku said walking closer to Oolong who was stepping back in fear
"Honestly Oolong I suggest you transform into something less appealing before you become my lunch" Vegeta said exposing his canines
Oolong was genuinely afraid of the hungry looks he was getting from the two Saiyans
His transformation time was ticking and he didn't want to face these guys in his original form, then they'll really have his bacon
He transformed into a rocket
"I don't have time for this so long suckers" he said blasting off
Vegeta looked at Oolong fly away before Bulma yelled
"Go get him so he can lead us to the girls"
Vegeta smirked at Goku who looked back
"Let's play a game" Vegeta said taking off
"Hey that's not fair you got a head start" Goku complained zooming after him
The villagers stared at the two flying in amazement
Oolong looked behind him seeing no one there. Laughing to himself he turned back to look ahead of him only to run into the body of Vegeta
"Well well, look who I found" Vegeta said smirking at the look of terror in Oolong's face
Before Oolong could escape Vegeta grabbed him
"Let me go right now before I transform to a… a… a DRAGON!"
Oolong said trying to be threatening much to Vegeta's amusement
"Go ahead and show me" Vegeta said with eyes shining in anticipation and challenge
Instead of a mighty Dragon as promised, Oolong transformed into a pig
Vegeta wasn't to surprised as he had smelled a pig scent rolling off Oolong since the beginning
When Goku arrived he found Vegeta carrying a dressed up pig
"So I'm guessing this is Oolong?" He asked
Vegeta nodded as Goku came closer with a strange look in his eye
"Let me eat him" Goku said as Oolong shrieked in fear much to Vegeta's amusement
"As much as I would like that Kakarot, this pig is needed alive for now and with his transforming power he might be a valuable asset to us in the fight with Frieza" Vegeta said
Goku looked longingly at the pig before shrugging and flying back towards the village with Vegeta following with a captive Oolong in tow
Upon returning to the village, Oolong was forced to lead the villagers where he held to captive girls
Turned out that the girls were living comfortably in Oolongs castle. Oolong apparently couldn't get them to do what he wanted them to do so he begged for their parents to take them back
When the girls were safely returned to their families and the dragon ball was delivered to Bulma who squealed in excitement; Vegeta turned to Oolong
"Now that this is over you're coming with us" Vegeta said much to the disappointment of Bulma and excitement of Goku
Oolong looked at Goku with a skeptical look and Goku returned the stare with hunger in his eyes
"I refuse. That kid is after my bacon" Oolong said taking a few steps back while trembling in fear
Vegeta laughed at the pig's terror
"I don't think you understand the situation meat. If you don't come then I'll just eat you now!" Vegeta said smirking showing his canines once again
"Hey! You have to share Vegeta!" Goku said whining
"What makes you think that?" The Prince asked nonchalantly
"I'm your little brother! You have to look out for me" Goku said matter of factly
"You're 12 now. You don't need me providing for you. I was conquering planets at half your age" Vegeta said smirking
At the mention of conquering planets, the fear in Oolong's increase to the point where he peed his pants; Bulma thought it'd be best to take control of the situation
Walking towards the group she grabbed Vegeta's arm and leaned into his shoulder before saying
"Vegeta be nice"
Vegeta looked at her in confusion
"You want me to share with Kakarot? He didn't even catch him" Vegeta said
Before Bulma could clarify, Goku shouted furiously
"THAT'S CAUSE YOU CHEATED AND GOT A HEAD START!"
Vegeta smirked at his little brother who crossed his arms and turned away in a very Vegeta-like manner
"Ok enough you two" Bulma said defusing the situation
"What I meant was neither of you will be eating Oolong" Bulma said causing both Saiyans to stare at her in shock
"You don't decide that Bulma, I captured Oolong!" Vegeta said dismissively
Bulma's face turned red before taking a gold pill and shoving it down Oolong's throat making him swallow it
"There he's my prisoner now, so I decide what happens with him" she said smirking
Oolong looked at Bulma incredulously about to yell at Bulma but the look on her face when she looked at him made him swallow his words and shrivel up in fear
"What makes you think feeding him a gold pill makes him yours?" Vegeta laughed
Bulma at first fumed and then smirked in order to mutter one word
"Piggy"
Vegeta, Goku and Oolong were all confused at why Bulma said that but then Oolong's stomach started churning and Vegeta and Goku noticed the sharp change in the pig's demeanor
Bulma kept saying piggy until Oolong could no longer take it and ran back into his palace
Vegeta and Goku both looked at each other in confusion before their sensitive noses caught the scent of something horrendous
"Oh what is that horrible smell?" Vegeta said grabbing his nose
"It smells like a dead animal that we left outside for months" Goku said trying to keep conscious
They both went on and on about the smell before a voice yelled
"Hey it's not my fault! Your friend gave this diarrhea pill to me. I had no choice!"
Bulma laughing at the situation turned to the Saiyans
"Now do you guys still want the stinking piggy that I can make go number 2 whenever I want" She asked them
Goku shook his head no furiously while Vegeta turned his head scowling at the feeling of being out smarted
"Well then if you two are fine then as soon as Oolong is out we can leave" Bulma said smirking earning a nod from Goku and a 'Hn' from Vegeta
When Oolong left the bathroom the gang of 4 made their leave towards the next location of the dragon ball all with different emotions
A terrified Oolong
A hungry Goku
An irritable Vegeta
And a satisfied Bulma
TBC
Thus ends the 3rd chapter of Dragon Ball V. I hope everyone had a great Easter! Also thank you for all of the reviews and feedback given. Some of your ideas even inspired some of the future events in the fanfic. Please continue to review and give your feedback.
Oolong: 8
All other power levels are the same from last chapter