Ch.19: West City &

General Blue

I ran as fast as I could though the cold to get to the little girl's home. I had just erased the footage of Goku's and I's fights in the tower. I did make General go flying. While I was erasing the footage, I had to lean over the screen; he had pressed his front to my back and he felt up my chest. I didn't why he did that, but it felt wrong. I also destroyed the tower, making it crumble.

I did pick up Goku's and I's warm clothes before doing so. I knocked on the door. It was answered by the older lady, the little girl's mother. I came in time to eat.

It was time to sleep. Hacchan was going to live with the village elder, but he was going to sleep with us tonight. I fell asleep as soon as I hit the bed I was sharing with the little girl.

The next morning Goku told me we were going to Bulma's house to get the Radar fixed. I sighed and reprimanded him lightly for carrying the device while fighting. It was bound to get broken that way.

We wore our warm clothes and tied our large lunches to our shoulders and backs. We were going to walk since our Kintuon disappeared. We were proven wrong when the village elders told us their story. We called for it and it came! We were so happy that it safe.

We said our good-byes when he sat atop our Kintuon. We promised to visit someday. We headed off. Due to how fast Kintuon is, we got out of the cold climate quickly. We packed away our warm clothes. We also ate our lunches since the time to get to West City shortened dramatically.

Truthfully I was apprehensive of going to Bulma's home let alone West City. Memories of Yamucha before we headed off had my face heating up. Right now I was wondering what he was going to say or ask, but I had to put it out of my mind if I wanted to guide Kintuon to Bulma's house.

'Now that I think of it, how will she interact with me?'

I jolted when Goku tugged on my hair. I hadn't been able to braid it so I flew and flapped behind me, tangling. We were in front of Bulma's house. We got off Kintuon. I hit the buzzer to gain access. We stayed outside on the lawn to wait for Bulma. I saw the officer I saw the first time I came, and I waved at him, smiling.

I sniffed the air. Bulma was coming. She came down on one her hover bikes. We greeted her cheerfully. Bulma greeted in kind, but I can tell she was tense around me. We went inside and to the first floor garden. I greeted her dad and I introduced my brother to him. He was a bit weird but was a kind man.

I played with his little kitty in Bulma's room/mini lab while the girl genious fixed the Dragon Radar. Bulma wanted to come along now since she noticed that our progress of getting Dragon Balls was slow. Goku pointed out that she couldn't ride the Kintuon. She would have to sit in my lap or ride Goku's shoulders to go anywhere. It was a tight fit with both Kagome and Goku on it; it would be hard not to fall off if Bulma were to ride to.

Bulma then showed her new invention, the micro band. When she shrank to show us, Bulma's mom unknowingly stepped on her daughter. I was in amazement at the invention, but giggled a bit at Bulma's antics. I was relieved that Yamucha wasn't going to come. I borrowed Bulma's brush and a hair tie. I had kept a stray lock out for Bulma before I braided the rest of my hair. My gi didn't have any pockets or anywhere the girl could be tucked into safely so, Bulma sat on my shoulder with that lock of hair tied securely around her. We headed out of West City towards the next Dragon Ball.

I yawned with Goku when we reached past the shore. An hour later we were on top of the dragon ball. It was under the vast waters of the ocean. We went to a nearby island to drop off Bulma, so she can use one of her capsules to get us under the water safely.

Though, apparently, she picked up her dad's capsule box. It only had one capsule. She clicked it, hopeful that it would be useful, but it turned out to be paper books full of pictures of naked girls. They must be really poor to not afford clothes. I took the one from Goku as Bulma took the ones in my arms.

While she hand shredded the paper books, I gave Goku his swim trunks. I took off my gi as well to show my tube top and shorts. Since we didn't have any capsule help, Goku and I were going to go swimming. Apparently, it was too deep for us to hold our breath that long. We went back to the island Bulma was on to see she wasn't on the beach.

We got dressed and started to search for her. I was on the ground with Goku in the air. We heard her scream not far from us. I ran and almost passed her if I hadn't grabbed onto her arm to heave her onto my back. The change in direction had the two guys chasing her in flying machines confused and got easily pummeled by Goku. I set Bulma down so that we could reunite.

Now we are going to Master Roshi's house to borrow a swimming machine. It was Goku's idea. When we got there, Goku and I had a great surprise of seeing Umigame, Master Roshi's turtle. I had to remind Goku that was his name instead of Umigome. We got to see Master Roshi.

We got the swimming/flying machine in exchange for Bulma's Micro Band, but we had to wait for Krillian and Launch to get back to use it. Bulma thought Master would have asked for something else when he wanted the exchange. I didn't understand it, but I let it go when I saw the flying machine with our training buddy and friend coming.

I laughed at the little story of Launch sneezing in the market. Launch took me aside to chat a bit and to play with my hair. I listened to legend of a pirates' treasure. After that, we piled into the machine. Krillian is going to join us as well. He was driving. Bulma forgot the Dragon Balls, but we could get them later.

We got to around the spot, so we dived under the surface of the water. We floated over the supposed location of the Dragon Ball, but it wasn't in site along the bottom. I wore a rubber outfit, Bulma called a wet suit. I was a bit hesitant in believing that I could breathe just by wearing a plastic and glass mask. I was able to, along with talking to everyone in the machine.

I looked along the bottom, but I couldn't find the Dragon Ball. I did notice a large crack in the floor, it looked pretty deep. I relayed the information. I listened to Bulma explain where the Dragon Ball could have sunk down to. I swam back into the machine. I had a bit of a hard time taking the wet suit off, so I asked Bulma to help me. I could feel eyes, but I ignored it in favor of putting on my gi.

We zoomed through the water until we found an entrance to a sea cave. Just before we could go in, there were explosions. The Red Ribbon Army was back. Goku verbally said this and Bulma and Krillian freaked out. I had a feeling that they were going to have that reaction since I noticed that almost everyone I see had the same reaction when that army was mentioned.

We zoomed into the cave before another round of explosives came at us. The larger machine followed us but as we got further into the cave, it got narrower. Bulma and Krillian had hope that the people in the larger machine would not follow us, but I saw a few smaller machines come out of the larger one.

We hurried to the surface of an opening. Everyone climbed out. I doubled back to have our machine capsulize. I stuffed the capsule in my tub top while running with everyone. I stopped with Goku. I agree to beat them up. I glanced at Bulma and Krillian in amusement for their protests.

Goku and I waited for the oncoming fight, but as we waited, the men didn't come. Since we didn't get any action, we continued on through the cave. Goku and I wanted to go back and beat them up, but Bulma and Krillian refused us so we walked forward. It got darker the further we went. Bulma suggested that Krillian move in front since he has a "Shiny head".

"Bulma stop doing that, he's going to get mad if you don't."

Then the cave got bright. I winced at the sudden brightness but adjusted quickly. I watched Goku scare Bulma with a skull. I laughed a bit.

"It's not funny!"

Krillian suddenly remembered what this place really was, a pirates base full of treasure. I shook my head at their celebration. I walked on with the others following behind me. We came to a strange hall of spots. Krillian walked on and almost got speared if he had been taller he would have been hit.

I backed up a bit and ran a full speed and leaped over the long passage. I landed on my feet on the other side. I cupped one of my hands around my mouth so they could hear me and waved with my other.

"Your turn!"

Goku went next and landed as I did. Krillian next but jumped too high. I caught him before he could land on any button. I settled him on my hip as I nudged Goku to use his staff to bring Bulma over. I set down a reluctant Krillain to continue on. We ended in what Bulma calls a "Pirates' Cove". It was huge. It had a large ship and buildings in it.

I could feel someone on the edge of my senses, but my current concern is the robot pirate hiding. It came speeding out, shooting at us with one of its gun hand. I pulled Bulma with me so she wouldn't get hurt. Goku and Krillian took a shot at it but it didn't get much damage other than its sword is now in two pieces. I narrowed my eyes when Krillian got hit.

"Krillian! Kagome! I'll beat this guy, so go take Bulma and look for the Dragon Ball!"

I stared at Goku as he did the same. I sighed and nodded.

"But you better meet up with us afterwards, alive and in one piece!"

He grinned as I turned to run down the hall. We stopped some time when we heard an explosion. The shock caused the ceiling to crack and crumble. We came to split hallway. Krillian drew on the ground to point the way we went. I still felt someone behind us and it wasn't Goku. I rubbed my tail on the correct path. I just hope Goku notices my scent to the right way in case the person following us changes our sign.

I ran with Krillian in the front. We came to a full well of water. We shed our clothes to swim. I just hope the water won't damage the capsule in my tub top. We reached a cave full of air. I climbed on to the stone and rung out my braid. Thick hair can really absorb water, making it heavy.

We looked on at the three chests. Krillian opened the most decorative chest and almost got shot, saved by his short height again. Bulma and I opened the rustic brown one and only found a key. Bulma ranted to no one in particular. I picked up the key and looked at the statue with many arms. I put the key in the key hole at the base. I almost got hit by the now animated statue. I disarmed the thing and now it was vomiting the treasure. The riches piled around it. The crumbling walls revealed more riches.

I whirled around when I felt the person following us finally show himself. Bulma immediately threw herself at the guy. I would admit he was cute but he is the enemy. The man refused Bulma harshly. Bulma wasn't please at being rejected and Krillian just had to say something to piss the guy off.

Krillain volunteered to fight the guy first. I let him just to see how this guy fights. I stepped forward in when Krillian hit the wall, but the little man insisted that he fights. He was able to hit the man in the face. The man started acting weird and strange over a nose bleed.

That was when I felt it. The man used his special power to paralyze Krillian. I moved in and elbowed the man in the mid-section before he could use his advantage against Krillian. He doubled over in pain. I took Krillian and shocked him with my abilities so he could move. I threw him over to Bulma.

"Stay there! I'll fight him now!"

I lowered into my stance and breathed. When the man regained his composer, and he blew away Krillian and Bulma's belief that he was gay.

"Well aren't you a beauty! Such lush raven hair, perfect skin, and you do Martial Arts! Your posture is so proud and fierce, so unlike that indecent woman! I can bet you are strong."

I almost fell over when he was done speaking. I felt uncomfortable with him eyeing me and giving my compliments.

"Oh, come on! Kagome is wearing less than I am and he likes her," Bulma shouted in shock and frustration.

I glared into his eyes. He tried to use his abilities but I was immune. I rushed at him to punch him in the midsection. I shifted to round-house kick him in the head, but he grabbed my ankle. I forced my other foot to fly at the side of his head. I jumped away to see what he was going to do after he gets up. We stare off. I so wanted to wipe his smirk off his face.

That was when Goku came in. I heard the cave crumble around me. I swept his legs out from under him and punched him in the gut as he landed on the ground, adding to the damage, knocking him out cold.

I didn't have time to think at the moment when I dove into the pool with Goku to find the Dragon Ball. He found it, and I found an old leather bag next to a pirate skeleton. I didn't know why, but I wanted it. I grabbed its strap and winced when something on it made me bleed, but I had to get to the surface to breath.

I knew that Bulma and Krillian would want it so I took 30 seconds to push as much of the riches into the bag. It didn't even pay attention to how much. I ran back to the exit pool, noticing that the RR guy was unconscious. I knew I was going to regret it, but I kicked the guy before diving in, with the bag strap over my shoulder. When I surfaced to the hall again, I picked Goku up and ran.

We entered the Pirates' Cove to see Bulma trying to open an old machine. I took the capsule from my tube top, clicked it, and through it in the water. We hurried in and sped the hell outta there. We were able to make it out. A bit afterwards, the tunnel collapsed in itself. We landed on the shore of the RRA base that was strangely empty, but it was a relief to calm down from the adrenaline rush.