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The wind whipped his hair behind him as he flew across the sky. He didn't know where Flying Nimbus was going to take him, in fact he didn't know where he was going at all. He only remembered hearing about a dragon guarding a tower somewhere from the Turtle Sage and Seer of Fortune before he hopped on his trusted yellow cloud to search for this dragon.

Man, a dragon. Just the thought of it was making him excited. He never fought a dragon before. He's been against a tyrant of an emperor and his minions, an army threatening to conquer the world, a demon, and many more, but he's never gone against a dragon before. He hoped it's as strong as he thought it was. If it wasn't then, he'd be just disappointed.

Anyway… the Seer of Fortune said that this dragon should be in the Ox Kingdom, guarding the princess in a tower, and that the Ox King was willing to give the hand of his daughter to whoever saved her from her prison tower her hand in marriage. He didn't even know where this Ox Kingdom was, but he trusted Flying Nimbus to know where it was. After all, if anyone could find any place, it would be his trusted Flying Nimbus. He'll be in that Ox Kingdom in no time.

Suddenly, he heard a loud growl.

But first, he needed to get some food.

He looked down trying to search for somewhere or something to eat. He didn't mind hunting some wolf or bear to eat, but skinning and cooking them takes a lot of time, and he would rather eat right away, so a nearby village should would be ideal at this point.

"Oh, there's one!" he exclaimed as he saw a group of houses and compounds not far from him. "Let's go there Flying Nimbus, I'm sure they have some good food for me to eat."

Flying Nimbus wasted no time in heeding his master's words and soared towards the village. When he was near enough, he jumped down from his yellow cloud and entered.

"Hmm, I wonder what's good to eat here?" he wondered out loud as he looked around him. There didn't seem to be a lot going on around here. Most people were just out doing their own thing. Some kids were playing along the streets, and many of the adults were talking amongst themselves. He didn't even know if there was a place to eat around here. Maybe he should have gone hunting instead.

Wait- what's that smell? That's smells so good!

He let his nose lead the way, his tail swaying as he slithered through the crowd to not bump into any of them. He could feel his drool slipping out of his mouth. That food just smells so good, he couldn't wait to see what it could be.

He stopped in front of a small building, a restaurant amazing aroma of food definitely came from inside, and he could see some people around tables, eating and chatting amongst themselves. He wasted no time in grabbing a table for himself and no sooner did he sit down when a server came up to him to give him a menu. Honestly, he didn't even need to know what was in the menu to know what he was going to get: everything. He didn't know why exactly but he just knew that he ate more than the normal person. Must be the tail…

Money wasn't even really an issue. The king of the last kingdom he saved gave him too many gold coins for him to know what he was going to do with it. He was planning on giving it to his friends, but one) Krillin didn't want to take it, and two) Bulma had more money than what he was giving away. So he ended up keeping it anyway. Which, he guessed was a good thing since with the amount of food he eats, he'd probably go through all of it in a week.

Just like now.

Shaking his head, he gaped in awe as the servers put food after food down. He knew he was getting looks but he didn't pay them mind as he began to gobble the food before him. Hey, if he didn't take notice of it, they'll surely go back to their own business.

Which they did soon enough.

As he was eating, he couldn't help but overhear the conversation between the two ladies a few tables across from him. Maybe it was his sensitive hearing (senses), but it wasn't really hard to hear them and their conversation was quite dull until something caught his attention.

"-poor thing, he only became like that because of what happened to his daughter. Imagine, your only child being stuck in stuck a high tower of a palace in flames."

"My goodness, I would be driven to madness too," the other lady said. "Is it true that a dragon was guarding the tower as well?"

A dragon!? Were they talking about the same dragon he was looking for?

"Yes, my husband saw it himself. It appeared on the same day the fire happened to the palace three years ago. It coiled itself around the tower and breathed fire at anyone who dared tried to get close to the palace and tower."

"I heard that many have tried to defeat it to make their princess their bride. Didn't the Ox King offer her hand to anyone who can save her."

"That's true indeed," the first lady nodded. "Many princes and knights have tried their hand to save the princess from tower, but one way or another they all failed. Bunch of pansies those men were. They all ran away once they saw the dragon and got their behinds burnt. None of them deserved our princess."

"Yes, our princess deserved better."

Decided he finally had enough, he slurped the last of his noodles before wiping his mouth and hands with the nearby napkin. After putting his bag of coins on the table (that should be enough to cover his food and more), he headed towards the table of the two ladies.

"Excuse me," he interrupted their conversation politely. His master would have a heart attack if he forgot his manners. "I heard you guys were talking about a dragon. Wanna tell me more about it?"

One of the ladies, the first one who brought it up with a snort. "And why is that? Who are you to ask me about the dragon?

He couldn't help the grin to form on his lips as he puffed his chest out.

"I'm Son Goku, and I'm gonna beat that dragon."