Chapter 72

Last time on DragonBall AF, Vegeta and Goku began their new semester at school together, but not without causing some mischief. Their boring teacher now scared of his wits, Goku and Vegeta can afford to be a little more laid back in class for the next few weeks…

The afternoon had just begun over by Mt. Pazou. Goshin was helping his father bring in supplies they had picked up from the hardware store in the city.

"All right, thanks Goshin," said Zonza as he placed the bags on the kitchen table. "Why don't you go wash up and I'll make us some lunch before your mom and grandma get home."

"That's all right," called Goshin as he walked up the stairs. "I'm not to hungry right now father. I'll be training in my room." The door closed softly behind him and Zonza shook his head.

"Can't seem to stop him from image training at all," he said to himself. "But that's the good thing about Goshin, always prepared I suppose. Just means more ham and swiss for me! Heh-heh!"

Upstairs in his room, Goshin floated in the middle of the floor with his legs crossed and his arms folded. Even though his eyes were closed, his eyes could still be seen moving all around. Just as his predecessors did before him, Goshin was training his mind, making sure that he stayed sharp during times of peace.

He was visualizing himself as a Super Saiyan facing off against Appolysis, remembering the battle that had taken place. Watch for the opening, watch for the opening, he thought to himself. Attack! He slammed his elbow into Appolysis' stomach and then kneed him in the chin. A barrage of punches came next and it seemed that the image training was paying off well. All right, let's do this again, but as if I were in my normal state… And as if he had pressed the restart button on a video game, the image of Appolysis reanimated himself and Goshin was ready to continue.

DING DONG DING DONG, DING DONG DING DONG

The final bell rang at last as hundreds of teenagers were released from school. Goku and Vegeta were at their lockers gathering their books together before they left.

"Oh man Vegeta!" said Goku. "Mr. Kubiyaki didn't even come into school today! We got him better than we thought I guess!"

"Haha," chuckled Vegeta. "Yea, I'd say the same thing. We won't have to worry about detentions for a while I think."

"Yup!' agreed Goku. "So what's the plans for today? Want to go grab a bite to eat? I'm starved."

"Isn't that a surprise?" answered Vegeta sarcastically. "Actually I was hoping we could go pick up the new Chrono Dragon game. It just came out last week and I've been meaning to get for a while."

"Really? I thought they just came out with one a while back? Well, that's cool with me I guess, but after that you have to come with me to get some food."

"Do you even have any money on you?"

"Heh-heh," Goku laughed nervously. "Well that's where you come in Vegeta! HAHA!"

"You fat-ass free-loader," he muttered as he hit Goku upside the head. "Let's go." And with that the two young Saiyans walked out into the setting sun.

Once they became clear of the students walking around the area, the boys took flight and reached downtown in almost no time. The city was bustling with activity as students form other schools in the area usually shopped and got together after classes.

"So which store are we headed to then?" asked Goku.

"That one shop over on 59th street," replied Vegeta. "They tend to have the better deals and always have everything in stock." They began walking down the block when suddenly they heard sirens coming from behind them.

Two squad cars and a line of ambulances whizzed by with their sirens blaring and turned onto the next street. "OH MY GOD!" Someone screamed and people began running over to the scene to se what was happening.

"What the hell's goin on?" wondered Vegeta. Him and Goku turned onto the street and were stunned at what they saw.

People were being rushed out of one of the office buildings. Most of them were coughing and going through convulsions, but a few had strange lesions all over their bodies and were being tended to by the med teams.

"What happened here?" Goku said aloud.

"Something was inside that building," said a passerby behind them. "Nobody's giving any details but it seems that something was released in there and made all these people sick."

"That's not what I heard," spoke up another man. "Someone contaminated all the water taps in the building and these people are feeling the effects now."

"I think it was something to do with the lights that were floating in the sky!"

"You dumbass! It didn't have to do with flying saucers! Someone just accidentally released a container of a cyanide compound!"

"Geez!" exclaimed Vegeta. "Can't anybody get their facts straight?" Just then, a police officer ran by them, hollering into his radio.

"What! Someone's trying to jump off the roof! Get the fire department in here, now!" Everyone looked up to the top floor, and sure enough, a young man was leaning outside of the window, looking like he was going to jump.

"Holy crap, that guy's really gonna jump!" shouted Vegeta. "He's got those weird marks all over his body to, I can still make them out even though he's high up."

"SOMEBODY HELP ME!" yelled the man. "I CAN'T TAKE THE PAIN ANYMMORE!"

"Vegeta," whispered Goku, "we have to do something. We can't just let that person jump off and die. It's going to take too long for the fire department to get here!"

"I know!" answered Vegeta. "But how do we know if what that guy has isn't contagious or not? I don't know if I even want to touch him!"

"But we could save him!" pleaded Goku.

"No need to fear fellow citizens!" A loud voice boomed from behind, and Goku and Vegeta both could've sworn they heard it before.

"It's him, it's really him!" shouted the crowds of people. "It's the Great Saiyaman!"

"…THREE! That's right, I'm here to save the day!" he yelled back.

"Oh great," said Vegeta as he put his head into his hands. "Didn't your brother kick this guy's ass at the tournament Goku?"

"Heh, yea," he replied. "But he's pretty lucky. He somehow managed to defeat both my parents, remember?"

"Step aside children," said the Great Saiyaman III. "This is a job for a hero!" He reached behind his cape to reveal two thrusters. "I'll save you good sir!" He pushed the two buttons on the handles and the thrusters lifted him into the air as he sped toward the suicidal man.

"You've got to be kidding me!" said Vegeta in disbelief. In a matter of no time, the self-proclaimed super hero landed on the ledge and took the young man under his arm. With his other, he gave a salute to the crowd as they all began to cheer and chant.

"SAI-YA-MAN! SAI-YA-MAN! SAI-YA-MAN!"

"…Three!" he added on. The two thrusters shot out from behind his cape again and he was ready to take off when he looked down to the ground. He as at least 30 stories up, and just realized that he was afraid of heights. Darn it! I knew this was too high of a building! Maybe if it were something like ten stories… or five... or two! Damn it what have I gotten myself into this time!

"Mr. Saiyaman, can we please get off this building?" pleaded the man that he was holding. "I'm really not feeling well at all. Everything's… getting darker…"

"J-just hold on," nervously replied Saiyaman III.

"What's he doing?" said the police chief. "He's just standing there. "COME ON!" he said into his bull horn. "WE NEED TO GET HIM TO A HOSPITAL ON THE DOUBLE, SAIYAMAN… THREE!"

"This guy has a serious problem," stated Vegeta. "He shouldn't have went up there if he knew he was going to have a problem."

"I'm going then," said Goku. He jumped into the air and flew up to the skyscraper.

"GOKU!" yelled Vegeta. "What do you think you're doing! Get back over here!" But Goku ignored him and kept flying towards the two men. Everyone on the ground was in awe as they saw Goku take flight.

Goku landed next to Saiyaman III and stretched out his hand. "Grab on, I'll take you down!"

"H-hey, you're that kid that beat me in the World Tournament," he said. "AHH! Please have mercy on me! I don't want to die today! I just had to keep up with my image and that's why I'm here!" GASP Saiyaman III looked down at the man he was holding. "He's unconscious, right?" he muttered to Goku.

"Um, yea. And I'm not the one who beat you at the tournament, I'm his brother."

"All right then!" he beamed. "Then if you'd please take us down to the earth we'd much appreciate it!"

Without a word Goku grabbed them and landed on the ground without a hitch. The throngs of people began to cheer and once they took the sick man away, they mobbed around Goku. "Whoa, kid how'd you do that?" "That was amazing!" "You're a real hero!"

"AH!" exclaimed Saiyaman III. "I'd like to introduce you all now to my… sidekick! The Little Saiyaman!" The crowd oohed and ahhed at the hero's big claim.

"WHAT!" exclaimed Goku.

"Just play along kid and they'll leave you alone so you can go home," Saiyaman III said to him. "Yes everybody! He's using a new propulsion system that fits inside our shoes!"

"Amazing! What will he think of next!" Everyone started paying more attention to Saiyaman III as reporters began asking him questions and such. Goku slinked off while this was going on and found Vegeta at the end of the block resting up against a building.

"Great job, Little Saiyaman!" scoffed Vegeta. "I said you should've left it alone."

"Well at least I saved both of then ya know," replied Goku. "I just hope people don't remember my face."

"Hey! There he is!" yelled one of the reporters around Saiyaman III. Without a warning, a horde of reporters started running towards Goku and Vegeta with their camera bulbs flashing.

"DAMN IT GOKU!" yelled Vegeta.

It seems our heroes are finally in the media spotlight after Goku's heroics! But what caused this mass pandemonium? What could've been the cause of the sickness and evacuation of the people in the building. Time will tell, so make sure you don't miss the next installment of DragonBall AF!