Chapter 20: The Final Three

It was Midnight at Capsule Corp. Everyone was asleep, Chi Chi woke from her faint briefly, but she was instantly put back to sleep when she felt Goku next to her. Gohan and Videl were asleep together, the talk that Vegeta gave them must have set their minds straight... for now... Meanwhile on the other side of the world. Goten, Trunks and Yamcha were catching up on the dragon ball gathering quickly.

The first Dragon Ball that they found was under an old man's hat in North City. Trunks took care of that, the old man was delusional, and decided to fight Trunks. Trunks simply kicked him in the gut and knocked the old man out. Then they left North City. The second Dragon Ball was found in the nest of a big flying dinosaur. Yes, a big flying dinosaur. That took them a while to get. Goten went after it and was attacked. The dinosaur finally picked up the nest and began to move it, the Dragon Ball fell out if the nest and into a stream, which led to a water fall. Eventually, they got the Dragon Ball, but were soaked and tired. It was time to find the last Dragon Ball, and it was out in a rocky area, with few trees and little grass.

"Okay Goten," Said Trunks, "Which way does the Radar point us?"

"Umm..." Goten was thinking. "Well, it looks like over there." Goten was pointing eastward.

"Alright, then let's hurry this up, I am getting tired and hungry." Said Trunks.

"Really guys?" Said Yamcha. "That's the only thing you guys have talked about the whole time."

"Your point is?" Trunks said bitterly.

"Well, I mean, all you do is talk about food."

"Grrr..." Bone head. Trunks stopped thinking and grabbed Yamcha's car keys. "Hey, these look pretty handy."

"Hey wait, Trunks, give those..." yamcha got cut off.

"No way, you started being a jerk, so now we will. Right Goten?"

"Guys, I was just..."

"Okay Goten, let's go!" Goten and Trunks began to run in the direction of the Dragon ball, and Yamcha chased after them.

Not being able to catch up, he cussed under his breath. Then he looked up. "Wow, what did you guys eat?"

"Umm." Goten Said, "About 16 bowls of Ice Cream!"

"Here's your keys back," Said Trunks, "Try hiding them in your pocket rather than on your belt loops." Trunks and Goten turned away, and Yamcha got up. "Okay, let's do this."

They began to fly toward the east in search of the Dragon Ball. Not to far from where they started was a giant dinosaur.

"Wow... he's big!" Said Goten.

"No kidding kid!" Said Yamcha, who was shaking.

"Isn't he awesome?"

"Wow kid, you're just like your father."

"Goten!" Snapped Trunks, "Where is the Dragon Ball?"

"Hold on." Said Goten. He pulled out the Dragon Radar and looked at it. "Oh... the radar says that it is right up ahead." He pointed at the Dinosaur.

"What?" Shouted Trunks.

"Great, another dinosaur!" Said Yamcha, who was quivering uncontrollably.

"Oh well," Said Goten. "I guess if you two won't get it, then I will."

"No way!" Yelled Trunks. "You ain't doing this alone! Yamcha, keep an eye on the Dragon Balls."

Yamcha nodded, then Goten and Trunks flew to the dinosaur. They hovered around it, looking for the Dragon Ball. They found the ball stuck between two of it's teeth.

"Oh great, he tried to eat it." Said Trunks.

"Well, what do we do now?" Said Goten.

"Get it, we have no choice. But I don't exactly want us to become Dino-dinner."

"I know what you mean, let's hurry."

Goten and Trunks hovered around the mouth of the Dinosaur. It was sleeping, the perfect opportunity for them to grab it. Goten went in and began to pull on the ball.

"Darn it." Said Goten. "It's stuck!"

"Move over!" Said Trunks. "Let me do it." Trunks began to pull on the Dragon Ball. He couldn't move it. "Oh great, Goten, this calls for extreme measures." Trunks transformed into a Super Saiyan and began to pull on the Dragon Ball. While doing this, the dinosaur woke up.

"Um... Trunks!" Yelled Goten.

"What Goten! Huh?" Trunk looked up and saw the dinosaurs eyes lock onto him. The dinosaur got mad and tried to chomp down on Trunks, he missed, and clamped his teeth together.

Trunks flew out next to Goten and powered down. The dinosaur began to howl, or, roar, in pain. Goten and Trunks became hopeless, but the Goten's face lit up.

"Hey, I've got an Idea!" Said Goten.

"You have an idea?" Said Trunks. "That's a first."

"Yep, one of us keeps him calm, and the other gets the Dragon Ball."

"Great!" Said Trunks. "You keep him calm, and I'll get the Dragon Ball."

"Hey wait a minute, it was my idea, I get the ball!"

Trunks thought for a moment. "Okay, then how about this, I get the ball, and you keep him calm."

"Okay, sounds good to me." Said Goten. Trunks chuckled and flew over to the mouth of the Dinosaur. Oh... darn it, he tricked me! Oh well, too late to stop him now. Goten flew up to the face of the dino and pet him on the nose, which made him happy and kept him calm.

Trunks began to pull on the Dragon Ball again, after a little while, he turned into a Super Saiyan and used all of his strength to dis-lodge the Ball. The Dinosaur roared in pain once more, but it soon stopped when he noticed that the kids helped him. "Alright we did it!" Said Trunks.

"Yep." Said Goten, Trunks flew up and high fived Goten.

Yamcha was impressed by this. "Good Job Boys!" He yelled.

Trunks flashed the peace sign at him. The Dinosaur let out two small roars that sounded like the phrase "thank you."

Goten turned around. "Your welcome Mister Dinosaur."

The dinosaur turned around and walked away, causing the ground to shake.

"Alright youu two," Called out Yamcha, "Time to get back and hope that we have all seven."

Goten and Trunks nodded. Then, they all flew off toward Capsule Corp.

Morning came, Gohan and Videl were up early, in the living room. Goku yawned loudly. Everyone but Chi Chi was awake, which was probably a good thing seeing as how Bardock slipped up in his words toward Gohan and Videl.

"So... I understand that you two almost had a little..." Bardock was stopped.

"Shh... Dad, Chi Chi is right there, if she found out, we would all be dead." Said Goku.

"Right... whoops." Bardock laughed.

Vegeta glanced at Videl and Gohan, who were sitting right next to each other, tails wrapped together.

"Guys..." Said Goku, "I don't think I want to keep my tail."

"What Kakarrot?" Said Vegeta.

"I don't feel like myself with it." Said Goku.

"Kakarrot, do you realize that if not for that tail, you would have died by using that Super Kaio-Ken attack? Especially in Super Saiyan 3. That thing boosted your power tremendously, and if you had not had it, that little trick you pulled off would have killed you. Using that technique at that level would have normally drained you of your life force. Don't be stupid Kakarrot."

Goku thought for a moment. "Well, I guess you're right Vegeta."

Just then, the door flew open, and the trio of Goten, Trunks and Yamcha walked in the door. They looked sad.

"Hey guys," Said Goku, "Did you get the rest of them?"

Trunks and Goten just stopped and kept their heads down, while Yamcha looked over the two of them.

"Oh no." Said Goku. The room was silent.

Trunks and Goten smirked. Yamcha pulled out a bag and opened it. The room lit up with joy. The remaining three balls were recovered.

"Well guys, I think it's time..." Goku was stopped.

"Hey, can we wait so I can call my dad? I want him to come too." Said Videl.

"Sure thing Videl." Said Goku. "We'll do close to our home so that we can be there when the house is restored." Goku smiled.

Videl also smiled, and all seven dragon balls were put into one bag, to summon the Dragon when ready.

"The time is near my friend. As soon as they are in the mountains, we will strike them down. Goku, Vegeta, you two are my first victims. I will free you from your chamber soon my friend, and then we will be ready to attack."

Evil is once again brewing. Keep reading and find out the fate of the world.