Chapter 74
Last time on DragonBall AF, Goshin began acting very strange. Flashbacks of his past were appearing before him, but they were more vivid than anything he had experienced. Luckily, Gonell was able to snap him out of it. Meanwhile, as Goku and Vegeta were playing a game of baseball, players began dropping like flies as mysterious lesions appeared on them. What could possibly be the cause of all this!
As the ambulances hauled the last few players a way, Goku and Vegeta were being questioned by the police officers on the scene. "So you noticed that it was on one of the boys, and then they all started getting the same symptoms, correct?"
"Yes sir," replied Goku. "It's like they all just started falling prey to it after they noticed he had it."
"And how about you son," the officer questioned Vegeta. "You have anymore to add? Something you saw, or maybe smelled in the air?"
"No, nothing more than what Goku's already told you," he answered.
"Well guys the only thing about this," continued the officer, "is that you're the only two that weren't affected. I don't know why, but it does seem pretty odd. It could be that somehow it's taking longer to develop symptoms than the others. Or, it could just be that it didn't harm you in any way."
"What should we do then?" asked Goku. "Go to the hospital or something?"
"I don't think you'll have to right now. Just keep a close eye on yourselves and make sure nothing develops." The officer put away his notepad and pen and then looked back up at the boys. "Well you two can go now, we'll finish up investigating over here. Thanks for your help."
"One more thing though," said Goku. "Do you know for sure if this is somehow related to what happened downtown at that office building?"
"Actually some of the medical squad has confirmed that it is," he replied solemnly. "I just really hope this isn't some kind of epidemic or something." And with that, the officer turned and walked back to the rest of his crew.
"Wow, this is really getting freaky now," quipped Vegeta. "Both of these cases are somehow related? Something's going on here."
"But why weren't we affected?" wondered Goku. "It really doesn't make any sense." Once the two young Saiyans were clear of sight they took up into the air and continued their conversation.
"It could be just some kind of disease, like a virus," said Vegeta. "And we were just lucky enough not to catch it."
"I don't know if I can believe that though Vegeta," replied Goku. "I mean, we were just as close to everyone there, and every single person but us came down with it."
"Well don't have an aneurysm thinking about it!" laughed Vegeta. "There's got to be a logical explanation to it Goku. Don't worry about it, I'm sure we'll find out the answer sooner or later. They probably have some top medical team working on it right now."
"Yea, maybe you're right," said Goku, a bit uneasy. "Well, I'm gonna go home Vegeta. I'll catch up with you later."
"All right then," answered Vegeta, "see ya." The two Saiyans veered away from each other as they went towards their respectable homes. Once Goku arrived, he knocked on the door, but there was no answer.
"Hello?" he asked.
"Oh, sorry Goku!" Gonell came into the room walking fast. "I was upstairs with your brother. Your grandmother went to Master Roshi's and your father is out right now."
"Oh, all right," said Goku. "So what's up with Goshin then?" Gonell gave him a dismal glance. "What mom, what happened?"
"Your brother just wasn't… well last night," she finally spit out. "Maybe you should go up and talk to him. He's been sitting in his room all day, just resting. Definitely no like himself. He's usually training or doing something else to keep busy, but not today."
"I'll go see what's going on then," replied Goku. He walked up the stairs to Goshin's room and knocked lightly before opening the door. "Hey, you awake Goshin?"
Goshin was laying in his bed, facing the wall. He stirred and then turned around to face Goku. "You need something?"
"No, I just wanted to say what happened last night," he said. "Mom was talking a little bit about…"
"Then leave," interrupted Goshin. Goku was taken aback by this, but he stood his ground.
"Geez, come on, I just want to know what happened last night," he said. "Mom didn't say anything except that you weren't well."
Goshin turned around again and glared at him. "Do you remember those… dreams I've been having?
"Um, yea, I think so."
"Well," he continued, "that's what it had to do with. Except on a much larger, and vivid scale."
"Like you acted out your dream or something?" asked Goku.
"Sort of," replied Goshin as he turned back to face the wall. "But everything's fine now, I just want to rest for today."
"Wait a second," realized Goku. "You were dreaming about the Algarons then weren't you? I remember now. Nothing's happened to you since then right?"
"No," he said in a monotone voice.
Goku cold see he wasn't really going to get anything else out of Goshin so he left the room quietly and walked back down stairs.
"Ah Pan! Glad to see you!"
"Hi Roshi, how's it been?" asked Pan.
"Oh, as well as can be expected," replied the old man. "Just living my life as usual, watching some TV, you know. Pan and Roshi both looked over at the TV, and of course, the lady gymnasts were working out once again. "Heh-heh, why don't we turn that off then."
"Oh brother," groaned Pan. "Anyways Roshi, I just wanted to drop in and talk a little bit."
"That's perfectly fine," said Roshi, "ladies can't stay away from me I guess. So what's on your mind?" He brought to glasses of lemonade to the table and set them down.
"Thanks," said Pan. "Well, yesterday Goshin began acting very odd. He was having hallucinations he said. He almost destroyed the entire house."
"Wow, really!" exclaimed Roshi. "Well how'd you stop him? Did you have Goku do something to him?"
"No, he wasn't home when this happened," she replied. "Luckily Gonell was able to stop him though. But I can't explain what made him act in such a way, and he did seem pretty shaken up after it all happened."
"Well I could understand him having bad remembrances about the whole thing," said the turtle hermit. "Has Gonell or Zonza had any similar experiences like Goshin's?"
"No, not that I've seen," she said. "They've never even said anything about having dreams or anything like that either. But I know that Goshin remembered his experience a lot differently than his parents did."
"Yes, this is true," confirmed Roshi. "I really hope it's nothing serious. If Goshin were to have another hallucination, say at his max power, who knows what could happen. I just wish I knew more about Goshin. He always keeps himself apart fro everybody. Who knows what goes on in that head of his."
"He has been becoming more open though," said Pan, "but like you said, I'm scared of what could happen if he goes through that again. I really hope that it was just a one time thing."
"Hey Master!" yelled Turtle from the doorway. "You have to see this!"
"What? What is it Turtle?" snapped Roshi. Him and Pan got up and walked to the door.
"It just appeared out of nowhere," said Turtle in awe. "I was just looking at the clouds and it just… was there!"
"Wow, it looks really bright!" cried Pan.
"What in the hell is that thing?" wondered Roshi aloud.
Back at Mount Pazou, Zonza was just returning home. "Hey Goku, how'd your day go?"
"It was pretty crazy," he said. "Everybody got sick at our baseball game except for me and Vegeta."
"Oh right, that reminds me!" exclaimed Zonza. He ran into the living room and quickly turned on the TV. Goku walked in after him and sat on the couch. "There was supposed to be a report on the news about the recent rash of this sickness going around. There was another outbreak today on a farm out by the mountains. About 10 people succumbed to it. Aw man, I hope we didn't miss it."
"You're serious!" jumped up Goku. "Dad, when did this happen?"
"Couldn't have been too long ago," he said. "Two or three hours at most."
"What is going on?" said Goku. "There has to be an answer to all this! Why weren't me and Vegeta affected by this, but everybody else is?"
Once again, the weird epidemic is spreading. Something is causing these lesions all over these people's bodies, but is it a sickness, or something else? And what could be going on over at Master Roshi's island? Make sure you don't miss the next chapter of DragonBall AF!