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After a quick explanation and a change of clothes, he transported them back to Bulma's.
"We need the radar if we are going to find them quickly," he explained. "It might mean we have to rough it if the Heat starts up, "he laughed nervously, making her snort, "but it will be worth it in the end."
They landed right in Bulma's living room, making her yelp in surprise.
"Goku! What have I said about doing that!" she yelled, making him laugh.
"We need the Dragon Radar, Bulma." He said, pulling Willow closer to him.
She eyed them a moment before she smiled.
"Chi-Chi sure knows how to pick them, huh, Goku?" she laughed, making the Saiyans blush. She cackled all the way to her lab, glancing back at them and laughing even harder when they would blush once more. She opened a safe on the far wall and pulled out the radar, handing it to Goku.
"So, what do you need it for? Finally going to make a selfish wish, Goku?" she asked waggling her eyebrows at him.
He shook his head, seriousness back on his face.
"No. Vegeta saw us before we left and got mad. He enacted some kind of… well, I'm not sure what it was," he said, looking to Willow to explain.
"It's a curse, sort of. It's called the Duorum Amantium. It stands for –"
"Two lovers?" Bulma supplied, arching a brow. "But that's Latin! How that hell is it in Latin?"
Willow smirked. "The Saiyans weren't always so blood thirsty and crazy. They were normal at one time, and traveled the galaxies. One thing led to another and a more blood thirsty leader took over and they became the race they were when Freeza destroyed them. I don't know exactly how they know the Latin, but a lot of our older histories were written in them. My mother had a large trunk that had a bunch of old records and documents in it that were in Latin. Including one about the Duorum Amantium." She explained.
"The Duorum is an old decree that was passed if two men fought over the same woman. They would have to wait until she went into her Heat and she would be forced to lay with both of them." She blushed, but fought through her embarrassment. "What it means is that when my month with Goku is up, I have to spend a month with him as well, or I die."
Bulma stared in shock at them.
"He did WHAT? I'm going to kill that self-absorbed bastard!" she screamed, picking the first thing she could find, which was row of empty test tubes, and threw it across the room, shattering them.
"This is why I kicked his ass out! He cares about no one but himself!"
She looked back at the two.
"Do you want me to come with you and help you find them?" she demanded.
Goku blushed shaking his head, as did Willow. Bulma puffed up, getting mad.
"And why not! I've help you find them before! I –"
"It's not that, Bulma! It's just, "he broke off, whispering, "Willow is still in her Heat cycle and we need to, you know…." He said, desperately hoping she understood.
She did, and found it hilarious.
"Are you sure, Goku? I have some camera equipment you guys might find handy!" she teased, making him squeak in embarrassment.
"No no, that's fine! Really!" he said, turning to run out of the room, pulling Willow behind him.
Bulma yelled bye at his retreat, laughing like crazy.
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They found their first one at Goku's home, well, old home, rather.
He transported them in the woods behind it and took Willows hand.
"Listen, Chi-Chi is here, okay? You're not still mad about what she did, are you?" he asked.
She smirked, but shook her head.
"No, I'm not. But this is going to be really awkward, you know that, right?" she asked, grinning up at him.
He gave her a lopsided grin and shrugged. "I'm sorry?"
Willow laughed and poked him in the ribs.
"No you're not, dammit." She chuckled.
They made their way to up to the house, Willow falling behind a little the closer they came. It was all well and good what Goku told her, but what if he was mistaken? What if Chi-Chi didn't mean it?
Before she could think anymore, said woman came out of the house.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, wiping her hands on her apron. "I thought you still needed to…." She trailed off, nodding towards willow. Goku blushed profusely this time.
"We are, but we came across a problem and need the Dragon Balls."
She nodded, pointing to a tiny building at the back of the house.
"It's still where you left it." She told him.
He nodded and took off, leaving Willow standing there, feeling awkward as hell.
Chi-Chi looked at her and must have felt sorry for how uncomfortable she looked, because she smiled slightly.
"It's fine, dear. I promise. Has he… has he told you anything about what we talked about?" she asked.
Willow swallowed. This was it. If he lied to her, she was going to kill him.
"He said – he said that you t-t-told him t-t-that I would b-be a g-g-good match for him…. That you t-t-two hadn't been together for a while now…" Willow told her, hoping like hell that it was true.
Chi-Chi smiled sadly and nodded.
"He did it then. He was telling the truth, Willow," she said, eyeing the girl. "As much as I care about him, it's nowhere near what it used to be. I love him; he gave me two wonderful boys and he cared for me, but I can't do it anymore. He needs more, I need more. And we can't give one another what we want."
She blushed slightly and sighed. "And you can also give him yourself. If it wasn't for the fact of wanting children, I wouldn't have lasted past our honeymoon night. I can't give him that, but you can." She said, reaching over and patting Willow's arm.
"Just be good to him. He's a good man with a big heart who needs a strong woman beside him." She whispered, smiling a bit sadly. They both turned to see Goku making his way back over to them, a big smile on his face.
"Found it! Now we need to use the radar to find the others!" he proclaimed, pulling it out of his pocket and turning it on. His face lit up when he got a reading.
"You ready?" he asked.
Willow turned back to Chi-Chi, giving her a soft smile.
"Thank you." She said. Chi-Chi wiped her eyes and reached over and hugged her tightly. When she let her go, she grabbed Goku and hugged him as well.
"You be good to her, Goku!" she threatened him, wiping her eyes as she let him go.
He gave her a sad little smile and nodded, taking Willows hand as he transported them away to the next ball.
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The next three were easily found; one lay washed up on the shore of a beach, one in a large nest at the peak of a mountain, and one was found at the bottom of an old well. They had been lucky so far in their searching.
As Goku searched the radar for their next find, it led them to a small village nestled between two mountains. They flew in and landed at the edge of town, behind an old chapel. He took off, the radar under his nose, making her have to run to keep up with him.
They made their way up a mostly deserted street that led out into a large outdoor market that seemed filled to the brim with people. Willow cringed as they moved into the sea of bodies. It made her nervous being around all of them, but it filled her with excitement as well. She'd never seen so many people all in one place at once! She saw children screaming and throwing tantrums while tired and annoyed parents tried to comfort them, old woman haggling over prices while their husbands waited patiently, and shady men trying to sell their wares in shadowed areas of the market. She was so taken in by everything, she lost track of Goku in the mass of shoppers.
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Goku paid no mind that he had lost her. He was on the trail and he was getting close.
He watched as the radar pinpointed the ball and it was moving just a little ways ahead of him. He moved quickly, skipping between the humans until he found his mark.
A little old lady was walking with a confident stride ahead of him, her nose up in the air as sellers called out, trying to get her to buy something. He watched as the radar followed her movements and ran in front, holding a hand up to stop her.
"Excuse me," he said politely. She glared up at him.
"Um… I hate to bother you, but, well, I think you have something I need? I-It's a small orange ball with stars on it…" he asked hesitantly as she glared even harder. After a moment, her eyes lit up. She reached in her pocket, revealing the six star ball, clutched in her old hand.
"Do you mean this, dearie?" she asked in an exceedingly sweet voice.
He nodded, giving her a smile.
"Yeah! That's it!"
"What are you willing to give for it?" the old lady asked greedily, rubbing it between her gnarled hands. Goku thought for a moment.
"We have no money, but if there's anything you need done -?"
"Ha! I need money, boy! How is an old lady like myself supposed to live?" she cut him off. She tucked the dragon ball back inside her coat pocket and made to walk away when Willow came out of nowhere and grabbed her arm.
"Look lady, we really need that ball! We aren't joking! Like he said, we can trade for it if you want, but we do need it!"
The old woman snarled and jerked her arm back.
"And as I told you, I have no need for anything except money!"
"And I have no patience!" Willow snarled right back.
By now, they had attracted the attention of the other people in the market, and they had gathered around to watch their argument. Finally an older gentleman stepped out from the crowd and glared at the old woman.
"What are you doing, Ichiko?" he asked, or rather demanded.
The woman paled and tried to make a run for it, but Willow grabbed her arm again.
"She has something that we desperately need. It's a matter of life and death, really." Goku told him.
The old man glared her way again. "And let me guess, she demanded money?" he bit out. When they nodded, he shook his head in disgust.
"What she didn't tell you is that she's one of the richest people in our village!" he pointed into the distance, at a large mansion setting on the hillside facing the town.
"That's her home!
"We are willing to trade for it. We don't have much, but if there is anything you need done, we are willing to do it." Goku said, determination on his face.
The crowd glared at the old woman, who finally huffed in annoyance.
"Fine! You want to do something for the ball?" she bit out.
Goku grinned and nodded.
"Alright! You saw my house on the hill there? You see those boulders to east wing? I need those moved. They are blocking my view and no one has been able to shift them without using explosives. If you can get them out of the way, the ball is yours." She told him, sneering.
The crowd began to get angry, but Goku laughed.
"Is that all? Alright!" he announced brightly, taking Willow's hand and flying towards the house.
They landed and Goku stood Willow to the side.
"Just give me moment!"
He rubbed his hands together and grabbed the first one, lifting it up with a small grunt in effort. He flew it down the mountain, laying it at the base, right next to the road that led to the house. He flew back up and grabbed the other, placing it on the other side, mirror image to the other.
She joined him in flying back to market, and they landed in the middle of the astonished crowd. Willow held her hand out to the old woman, who stared at them in disbelief.
"He did your task; the ball is ours now." She told her. The old woman nodded faintly, reaching in her pocket and handing it over. Goku laughed happily and grabbed the woman's hand, shaking it.
"Thanks!" he exclaimed, grabbing Willow's hand and flying off.
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