Why Can't I
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Chapter 8: The Kamehameha Wave
Master Roshi's island would be easy to find once they found that beach. Using some advice her grandfather once gave her Rikku decided to retrace her steps with Bulma and used the same trail. With chichi clenching to her shoulders the two of them sailed off into the distance. Their current location was Yamcha's Desert.
"Luckily we have nimbus I would hate to bother Yamcha again."
"Yamcha? Who's he?"
"Oh, Yamcha is the desert bandit who resides here. He says he's master of this land. He's a little cranky but a good fighter and he gave us a car to get across the desert." That still puzzled her. At first Yamcha seemed to hate her guts especially after their second battle when she beat the tar out of him. Maybe he decided to be nice when he realized he couldn't beat her.
"Wow, I wonder if that's the hunk I ran into. He was strong because he knocked me out when I tried to hit him with my laser." Chichi giggled thinking about the handsome stranger who had confessed love to her just an hour ago. "Then he apologized and told me he loved me. I wonder if this means I have a boyfriend."
"You're looking for a boyfriend?" Just like Bulma, Rikku realized and turned. "So you are a girl. I wasn't really sure at first."
"What? You meanie how can you say that?" Chichi's eyes tear up ready to spill at any second.
"Well I haven't seen that many people. The only thing I've been able to tell with girls is that we don't have a dick. So normally I can't tell without doing a pat test."
"A pat test? What's that?" Tears replaced with dire curiosity. This girl sure is strange, she thought.
"Oh it's where I touch here." She lowers her hand patting her underwear like armor piece. "And pat it to see if you have a dick. If you don't, then you're a girl."
"Wahl!" Chichi reacted by pushing Rikku off the nimbus and continuing to scream as her and nimbus flew into a rock formation.
Ox king nervously looked up at the sky honestly worried about the task at hand. "Do you really think Rikku will find my Chichi?"
"She better if she knows what's good for her. We've got a Dragon Ball residing on this rescue mission!"
Rikku rubbed the back of her head and sneezed. "Achoo, ugh ow you didn't have to push my off the cloud Chichi."
"I'm sorry I've never been touched there before… besides with manners like that everyone's gonna think you just crawled out of the woods."
"Well I did," Rikku couldn't understand other girls. True she had never been touched there either, and her grandfather said that it was a private part of the body that no woman should bear freely. However she didn't see the harm in just touching them.
It didn't take as long as Rikku thought it would to get to Roshi's island. The tiny island was no bigger than a park and the only vegetation was a few palm trees surrounding the pink two story house. Old man Roshi welcomed them both with open arms. However from his behavior chichi was doubtful that he was the real master Roshi. Soon after a quick test and some hard core evidence she accepted him and entailed their dilemma.
"I'm so sorry for the trouble master Roshi. My father the Ox king sent us here to retrieve an item called the Bancho Fan. Do you have it?"
"What? Hmmm the Bancho Fan, yes I have it. It's a magical fan, wave once and it causes a great wind wave it twice a rain cloud appears, on the third wave it causes a down pour. Why would you want something like that?"
"Oh please let us use it, the mountain surrounding our castle is high in flames and we can't get back inside! The Bancho Fan is the only thing that could put out the flames!"
"Yes it could, but" Roshi turned his attention to Rikku who was just as attentive. "since one good turn deserves another I shall only give it to you if you do me a favor." He looked directly to Rikku as he said it his sunglasses glistening in the sunlight creating an ominous aura. "Rikku will you come with me a minute. We shall discuss the details of this exchange."
Listening to him Rikku followed him to the back of the house leaving Chichi to walk up and down the front of the island. "What's up master Roshi?"
"Here's the deal, do you remember that other girl you were with. The one with blue hair?"
"You mean Bulma?"
"Yes that's the one, I want you to set me up on a date with her. Nothing fancy just a walk on my beach will do."
"Oh sure I can do that. So in exchange you will give us the fan right?"
"That's right, but don't mention this to Chichi because I don't want her dad to know. So is it a deal?"
"Yeah!" Grinning ear to ear Rikku rushed up front to tell chichi the good news. It was at least an hour later when Roshi came out talking to Turtle about the Location of the Bancho Fan.
"You were using it as a place mat the last time I saw it."
"I did, oh shoot that's right. I spilled some juice on it and so I threw it out."
Chichi wailed and Rikku sat into the dirt looking awfully disappointed. "How are we going to put out the flames now?"
"Don't worry your pretty little heads. I'll go with you and put out those flames myself."
"really?" Rikku jumped up looking amazed. "You can do that Master Roshi?"
"Of course I can! There's nothing Master Roshi can't do. You silly girl. Now be prepared to leave!"
With a quick change of clothes they were off. Because he couldn't ride the Nimbus, for reasons still unknown to Rikku, Master Roshi caught a ride with a being known as Baby Gamala. The turtle shaped being flew through the air by a circle of fire and wind like a tornado and it was just a tad slower than the flying Nimbus.
Ox King was greatly appreciative to have Chichi back and safe and even more so being reunited with his old master. Despite the lecture Roshi gave him about murdering people over a silly treasure Ox King showed his master great respect. Yamcha who had spotted Rikku and Chichi on their return hunkered down in his place watching the scene. He was amazed by this small man Roshi. He had heard legends about the great Turtle Hermit Master but to see the great master himself and not to mention see the great Ox King bowing before him.
"So he's really going to try and put out the fire. This should be a sight to behold."
Roshi poked Rikku whispering to her. "hey the promise, Bring Bulma over here."
"Oh yeah," Rikku grinned and grabbed Bulma's hand yanking her and master Roshi to the far end of a broken down building.
"What's the big idea Rikku?"
"Well Master Roshi says he'll put out the fire if you go on a walk with him."
"Oh he did, did he?" Bulma sneered glaring down at the old man who was sweating. "Well you can forget it."
"Oh come on Bulma, what's so wrong about a walk. Besides we have to put out the fire to get the Dragon Ball."
"Ugh," Deeply annoyed Bulma put her hands on her hips and glared into the sunglasses of the old man. "Fine, a walk, but that's as far as it goes mister. I'm only greeing to this because I need that Dragon Ball."
"Whoopee! Alright! Consider it done my sweet." Happy as a school girl Roshi approached the tall wall facing the full figure of the mountains and fire. Rikku and the others kept their anxious eyes on his figure. He stripped off his shell and shirt Bengay patches lining down his spine causing Bulma to grimace. She was half hoping that the old man couldn't pull it off.
"Alright let's cool this mountain down." Roshi took a deep breath. With a scream Roshi's muscles bulge to an incredible level his aura glowing around him as he moved his hands in precise and calculating order.
"Ah, this is a real treat." Ox King exclaimed his eyes intent on his former master. "This is the master's Kamehameha wave."
Yamcha held back a gasp. He had heard about that technique. Roshi was gathering all his spirit energy in order to release it all at once. "I've never seen this technique in action before."
Rikku stared intently at the Master her eyes taking in every movement and every breath. She could hear him whispering, "Ka," his hands fold and press at his side "Me" the aura around his body siphoning into this hands. "Ha, Me" That energy formed a massive ball shining with brilliance. "HA!" In a flash the orb shot from his hands the flames themselves taking on the blue light the explosion so powerful and blinding everyone was ducking for cover amongst the rubble in the village.
When the light subsided the air felt cooler. The fires around fire mountain were gone.. And so was the mountain. "Oops," Master Roshi laughed a little rubbing the back of his head. "Guess I put in too much power."
Rikku was trapped in astonishment. Never in a million years did she believe that Master Roshi could hold so much power. She now was itching to learn the new technique. As Bulma and Oolong went in search of the next Dragon Ball amongst the rubble Rikku approached Master Roshi. "Hey master, do you think you could teach me how to use the Kamehameha wave?"
"Well sure but it took me fifty years to master that technique, are you ready to put in the effort?"
"What? It'll take that long?" Disappointed Rikku looked to her hands pouting. As Roshi apologized toe Ox King and Chichi Rikku decided to put matters into her own hands. Literally. "Let's see, all you have to do is put your hands together like this." She mimicked the movements feeling a sudden rush of adrenaline she picked a target and decided to practice. "Ka, Me, Ha, Me… HA!" As Master Roshi had done before a swirling blue light filled her hands pushing out and crashing head first into the car. The smoke cleared around the car. The front wheel gone the driver door bent in and the engine completely exploded.
"Aw that wasn't nearly as big as Master Roshi's wave."
"My gosh," Roshi shook looking at the small girl. She had mimicked the technique in a matter of minutes what took him fifty years to master.
"That's Gohan's granddaughter. She'll be a great warrior."
"What that's Gohan's Granddaughter? I see, I do remmeber Gohan mentioning a little girl with a tail. That's her huh?" Suddenly intrigued Roshi approached Rikku who was still looking at her hands as if trying to think of a way to make her wave larger. "Say Rikku how is your grandfather these days?"
"He died awhile ago."
Taken back by the news Roshi yelled out, "What? He did, oh" terribly saddened he lowered his head. He too also felt sorry for the young girl. He knew Bulma was watching over her now but what would happen to her once the adventure was over? "Say, how would you like to come to my island and train under me?"
"What? Really?"'
"You bet, your grandfather was my favorite pupil it would be an honor for me to take his granddaughter under my wing in his stead."
Yamcha was annoyed now, "What is this? M,aster Roshi doesn't take on students easily. Now there he is asking the little monkey girl!:
Rikku was ecstatic, and in the distance she could hear Bulma's shouts of happiness from finding the sixth Dragon Ball. Everything was looking up.
Bulma stared at the car the Dragon Ball in her hand threatening to fall from he rshock. "What happened to our car?"
"Oh I did that." Rikku said as if proud of herself. She liked the fact she had managed a Kamehameha even if it was a small scale one. However she jolted when Bulma shouted at her.
"What are we supposed to do now? We're stranded again!"
Ox King Intervened flipping out a castle. "Here you can take this one. After all that you have done for me it's the least I could do."
The convertible air car was much more spacious than the tiny car all three adventurers rushing to examine the new car. "Wow thanks Ox King I really like it. Where's the last Dragon Ball?"
"Let's see, it's pretty far, I'll have to switch to long distance mode." She fiddled with the radar the signal reaching for almost a thousand miles before locating another dragon ball. "Let's go!"
"Wait a minute. Aren't you forgetting something?" Roshi pooked his cane into the side of the car. "Your promise."
Bulma blushed and groaned holding her head and laughing nervously. "Oh yeah, the promise. Just a minute I need to discuss something with Oolong." grabbing the pig by the arm she yanked him back. Rikku sat in the car bored and wanting to take off. Chichi walked over.
"Hey Rikku… Do you think you're ever gonna think about me again? I mean will we ever see each other?"
"Well of course silly." Rikku smiled and sat up straight. "We are gonna be best friends after all. I just need to help Bulma finish collecting the Dragon Balls and I'll be back to visit."
Chichi's eyes lit up whens he said best friends and she hugged Rikku around the neck. "Yes! Best friends forever. I can't wait to see you again so we can finish talking about boys!"
Rikku nervously laughed then turned her attention when Bulma and Oolong came back Bulma fuming and Oolong sneering with pride at what he had done. "I can't believe you Oolong. Now that sick old man is gonna think I have the hots for him."
"Hey be grateful at least I didn't strip naked."
Roshi wobbled right behind them his nose bloody and his eyes swirling hearts. "Master Roshi, Will you be at your island from now on?"
"Hmm? What? Oh yes, of course. I'll be waiting for you Rikku. Just take your flying Nimbus to my island whenever you're ready to start your training."
Rikku beamed with excitement. As the car took off Rikku sat in the back watching her friends gets smaller and smaller. For a moment she thought she spotted Yamcha, and she wondered if they would ever come to terms and be real friends. Whatever the case and whatever the roads she knew that this last stretch would be another chapter in her new exciting life.
Weee another chapter down! I debated whether or not to go into detail with Oolong's Bulma impression but thought against it since this was supposed to be surrounded around Goku/Rikku and Vegeta's life. Anyway I'm on a role and I should have the next chapter done soon so in the meantime Review and if you have any questions comments or suggestions for anything revolving around this or any of my other stories don't hesitate to mention them in a comment or e mail!