"Rose! Rose!" Goku called. The gem looked up from her flowers to see him flying towards her on the nimbus. She smiled and set down her watering pot as he landed and ran over to her. The boy jumped into her arms and she laughed as she caught him.

"Goku! It's so good to see you again!" she greeted, hugging him tightly, "Have you finished your quest? Did you have fun?"

Goku nodded happily. "Yeah! We met all sorts of different people, like a talking pig, some desert bandits, and the ox king and his daughter!" he elaborated, "We also fought an Emperor named Pilaf, and I got the flying nimbus!" He pointed to the yellow cloud he had been flying on.

"That's wonderful," she said, "but where is Vegeta? Is he back at the temple?"

Goku shook his head no. "He's completing a task for this martial arts master we found. He's going to be training us for a while! Isn't that great?" he said.

Rose smiled. "Yes it is," she said, "Just make sure to stay in touch with me, alright?"

Goku nodded. "Alright!" he said before his eyes widened in realization. "Oh right!" he said, "I almost forgot! I need your help with something. Our new Master wanted me to bring you back to his home to see him."

Rose blinked curiously. "What does he want me for?" she asked.

Goku shrugged. "I dunno. He just said he wanted me to bring him a girl," he said, "So will you come with me?"

Rose frowned for a moment. This sounded a little suspicious...but then, she knew she could handle herself. The best way to make sure everything was alright would be to go with him. "Alright," she said.

"Thanks Rose!" he said, hopping out of her arms. "Come on! Let's go!" he said, running over to the nimbus. The two hopped on and headed off to Roshi's island.

….

Master Roshi prepared the house, setting up drinks and putting on his best suit. It had been a lot time since he had a real girl around and he planned on making a good impression. He hoped Goku got the right kind of girl, however. He hadn't specified, after all. Well, as long as the boy didn't bring home someone too manish, he wouldn't have a problem. Besides, the other boy might bring back someone better anyways.

"Master Roshi! I'm back!" Goku called.

Well, no point in worrying now. He jumped out the door to find Goku standing next to a tall woman with pink hair. His eyes widened in shock as he saw her, and her palm met her forehead as she saw him.

"R-Rose?!" he sputtered fearfully.

"Oh dear...It's him…" she sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose.

Goku blinked in confusion, looking between the two. "Goku, how do you know this woman?!" Roshi questioned him.

"I live with her…Why do you ask?" he asked, "Do you two know each other?"

"Yes, Goku," she said, more patiently, "When you're as old as I am, you meet many different strange people...like Master Roshi."

"Great…" Roshi said shaking his head, "The first student I take on in years and he's one of Rose's too…"

Goku frowned, a look of worry crossed his face. "Is there something wrong with that?" he asked, "Can I still study martial arts with you?"

Roshi contemplated his answer. If he said yes, then he might have Rose breathing down his throat about behaving. If he said no, and broke the kid's heart in front of her…well he knew things wouldn't end well for him that way either. "Eh...It's up to the lady I'm afraid," he said, scratching the back of his head with his staff.

Goku then turned to Rose with pleading eyes. "Please Rose!" he said gripping her dress, "I really want to learn from him! And Vegeta does too! Won't you let us stay with him? I promise I'll behave and listen to him."

Rose chuckled slightly as she looked down at the child. "To be honest, I'm afraid he'll listen to him too much…" she said to herself. Still she couldn't say no to that face. "Alright," she said, "But let me have a word with Roshi first." Goku cheered and let go of her skirt. She then turned and walked over to the old man, gentle smile still on her face.

Roshi swallowed as she bent down to look him in the eye. "Now Roshi," she started, still smiling calmly, "I admit you are a great teacher and that my boys can learn alot from you." "I have great respect for your technique. You are a much more honorable man than your counterpart Shen," she continued, smile not leaving her face, "But you also have some rather nasty habits, and I would appreciate it greatly if you would behave yourself around them so those habits don't rub off on them. Goku particularly. Do you understand?"

"Yes ma'am!" the turtle hermit responded quickly, saluting her.

She hummed in amusement before standing up straight again. "Good," she said, walking away. "Now that that's settled," she continued, "Goku? Would you mind taking me back to the temple?"

He turned to her and smiled. "Sure!" he said hopping back onto the nimbus.

Rose followed him. "Goodbye Roshi," she called cheerfully, "And good luck with my boys. Take good care of them, will you?"

The man nodded as they zoomed off. He breathed a sigh of relief as the disappeared. "Well that ruins any chance of me having fun for the next few months…" he said shaking his head, "I can never seem to catch a break...Though I wonder how the other kid is doing. Hopefully he'll bring me back someone better…" He then walked back inside the house.

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Vegeta flew over the desert, a scowl on his face. He couldn't believe he was doing this. These lessons better be worth it! He was currently looking for a woman for the perverted martial artist. He had a pretty good idea what the guy was looking for if his morning workout video was any indication of his type.

He found a saloon and landed there. There might be a "bar maid" there he could bring back for the slimeball. As he walked in, he noticed a wanted poster on the wall. What was so intriguing about it was the fact that it was of a woman: a pretty blonde woman with a bandana. A mischievous smile crossed his face. What if he brought back a known criminal? It would certainly make things interesting, and if things got out of hand, he could easily disarm her. It would be the perfect way to get back at the old coot for how he treated Bulma if the criminal decided to rob the old man. Vidalia would certainly find the story funny too once he eventually told it to her.

Suddenly, the door to the saloon opened. Vegeta turned to see a blue haired woman walk through the door. Vegeta look from her to the poster curiously. She was wearing the exact same clothing as the woman on the poster, right down to the bandana. Was this the same woman in disguise? Vegeta sat down at a table and watched her carefully. As he did so, her realised that she didn't act like a criminal. If anything she acted like a ditz that couldn't even dream of hurting a fly. Vegeta was about to give up and leave when suddenly, she sneezed...and the blue hair turned to blonde.

And Vegeta smiled. The woman suddenly pulled out a gun and pointed it at the bartender, demanding all the cash in the register. She then ran out the door and hopped on her motorcycle. With that, Vegeta got up and began following her from a distance. Some cops started tracking her trail as well. When he had caught up to them, he found a confused blue haired girl surrounded by the police. Vegeta smiled. Oh this was going to be too easy. He then flew down and knocked out the first cop.

And that's how Goku came to study under Master Roshi. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews you guys! I really appreciate it! I've got one more chapter for you guys before I take a break from writing, so I hope you enjoy it. :) Next chapter will be another flashback.