As the two traveled eastward the temperature had grown rather hot and muggy. Goku and Gohan quickly abandoned their winter clothing, leaving it on the side of their cloud. Before straightening his gi, Goku took out the dragon radar to ensure they were still heading in the right direction.

Gohan sat closely to Goku as he turned on the device. The two were pleased that the beeping grew slightly faster indicating they were nearing the next ball.

"Goku we should probably get a little lower. We can't see anything above these clouds."

Goku gave a distracted reply as he stared over the edge of the nimbus, something was gnawing at him but he couldn't place what it was. His suspicions made him hesitant to command the cloud to lower them, but what other choice did he have?

"Yeah, yeah... Nimbus could you lower us a little?"

The cloud brought them below the trees which revealed a massive swamp, blanketed in a thick mist. It continued to lower them until they were just a few feet above the murky, black water that infected the land.

Goku checked the radar once again. They were only a few feet from the ball but the mist was so thick he couldn't see anything past Gohan.

"Jack, can you see it?" he asked.

Gohan squinted, despite knowing it wouldn't help. "No Goku I can't see anything in this fog."

The cloud suddenly disappeared from beneath them, dropping them both into the waters below. The two surfaced almost immediately and gripped each other's shirts to keep from getting separated in the mist.

Gohan was surprised, in all the times he had ever ridden the nimbus it had never just disappeared. "What was that?!"

Goku turned his head to speak as he led the way ashore. "I don't know! Nimbus I didn't say drop us! Nimbus? Nimbus, where are you?!"

The two swam over and sunk their feet into the dark mud that made up the crude shoreline. Both noticed it had grown incredibly cold since just a few minutes ago and shivered as they rang out their clothes.

The mist grew ever thicker as the two made their way into the dryer portion of the swamp.

Neither could see anything, not even each other. Both held an incredibly tight grip on the other as they stumbled along blindly, attempting to dodge trees, rocks, and whatever else obstructed their path. With his free hand, Goku pulled out the radar and held it as close to his face as possible but despite his efforts, he couldn't see a single thing.

"Aw man, I can't even read what the radar says."

Goku attempted to put the radar back into his shirt but as he did so, he tripped on a rotting log the mist had made invisible. He felt the grip on his shoulder disappear as he fell.

Gohan searched the ground where his father had tripped, covering himself in mud. His heart raced as he called out his name but the only replies were the echoes of his own voice. He gave up searching physically and decided to reach out for his ki which he couldn't pinpoint either. The fact that he couldn't sense his energy mist was terrifying but he attempted to reassure himself

It's fine. Don't panic. Dad's fine. If he wasn't fine you wouldn't still be here.

Goku pushed himself up from the mud that now covered his gi and called out for his friend.

"Jack! Where are you?"

His yells garnered no response.

"Hello?!"

He sighed and resigned himself to more blind walking through the mist in an attempt to find Gohan. Eventually, he stumbled upon a small figure that stood still, shrouded in mist.

Goku sat down to match its height and the fog cleared slightly revealing a toddler in green and yellow clothing. He wore the four-star ball on his hat and looked relieved to see him.

Goku would have been excited over seeing the ball if he hadn't seen the child's long, furry brown tail first.

"Wow, you have a tail just like me! What are you doing out here all by yourself?"

The boy huddled closer to Goku, he raised his arms opening and closing his hands indicating that he wanted to be picked up.

"I'm sorry I-I got lost."

Goku picked him up and put him on his shoulders. The toddler was far heavier than Goku anticipated causing him some strain as he tried to keep from falling over.

"Well, I'm lost too" He paused attempting to scan his surroundings for any indication of where to go. "Let's see if we can find a way out of here."

The mist thinned little by little as the two trekked through various areas of the swamp. After what seemed like an eternity of wandering, they found an old dirt path degraded by years of neglect and covered in fallen leaves. They followed the path which elevated them above the swamps and into a densely vegetated forest. As they traveled, Goku pulled out the radar once more and clicked the button to activate it. The screen stayed blank as he continuously tried to start the device.

"Oh man, I guess I broke it."

The toddler looked down from up on Goku's shoulders. "That's okay, Bulma can fix it."

Goku gasped, "You know Bulma?"

"Yeah, you told me all about her remember? You said we'd go and visit her sometime."

The gears turned in Goku's head trying in vain to work out what the boy was talking about. He kept his tone light-hearted as to not upset this small stranger. "I don't remember telling you about Bulma, and I just met you so how could I have promised anything?"

The child laughed. "Stop teasing me you know mom doesn't like that!"

Goku didn't respond and stared blankly ahead as they continued their journey up the trail.

The mist began to thicken once more and Goku felt the weight lift off of his shoulders, he dove behind himself in an attempt to catch the child he was certain just fell off, but he heard no impact. He blindly crawled around, reaching his arms out searching for the boy, yet, he only found a large rock about the child's size. Quickly dropping it, Goku panickingly sprawled his arms and legs out hoping to find him.

"Hey did you fall? Are you hurt?" He grew more worried as no one responded "Talk to me!"

Grabbing the first thing he felt, Goku was surprised as it flinched away from him.

"G-Goku? Is that you?"

Goku stood up feeling around until he touched Gohan's shoulder.

"Jack?"

Gohan was relieved after hours of searching he'd finally found him.

"Yeah, it's me. Goku where have you been? After you tripped I searched where you fell but it was like you disappeared."

Goku was amazed, he remembered his grandfather had told him stories about certain swamps being able to play tricks on weary travelers, but he'd never told him anything like what they'd experienced.

"After I fell, I got up and looked for you. I couldn't find you so I searched the forest and found a little boy, he had a tail just like me and wore grampa's ball on his hat. I don't even know if he was real though, grampa always told plenty of stories of weird things in swamps. He told me lots of stories...maybe I should have paid more attention to them."

Gohan grabbed his hand and nearly pulled Goku up the trail himself. He wanted nothing more to do with whatever was happening to them, especially if his father was seeing visions of him as a child.

"C'mon Goku, let's get out of this place." he said.

It took hours but they managed their way up the trail. Appearing from the mist, an old wooden sign read: 'Exit .5 miles'. Quickening their paces, both jogged until they came to the edge of the forest where the fog mysteriously thinned then disappeared. They collapsed exhaustedly as soon as they reached the grassy field just out of the treeline.

Goku shielded his eyes from the sun that was still rising in the East. He wondered how they could have spent so much time in the swamp and yet no time had really passed at all. He pulled out the radar and tried to turn it on to no avail.

"Jack, I think I broke the radar when I fell"

Gohan sat up from the grass and peered over at the radar. He reached over and pressed the button a few times just as reassurance that it really was broken.

"That's okay, Bulma can fix it."

He looked up from the radar, Gohan's inflection reminded him of the boys. "I'm sorry what'd you say?"

"I said that it's okay, Bulma can fix it. The only problem is we've been heading East and she lives in West City."

Goku smiled, it hadn't been that much time since the tournament but he missed seeing Bulma, Puar and Yamcha.

"Yeah, we should go! We can get the radar fixed and see everybody for a little bit!"

Bringing his hands to his mouth, he summoned their cloud and they flew off once more back west. They traveled over Suno's village and the mountains that surrounded them. Passed the snowy landscapes, they found large plains with massive herds of buffalo grazing as they roamed. They passed forests, jungles, and oceans before they finally made it to the fabled West City. Far above the bustling megacity, Goku gazed at the cars that sped along elevated highways, he enjoyed following each one as they disappeared deeper into the city.

He marveled as they hopped off the nimbus cloud and walked deep into the commercial district. They passed massive department stores, luxurious fashion boutiques, manufactures, and towering skyscrapers, all of which captivated the boy who had never seen such wonders up close. Gohan had to stop a multitude of times to explain what something was or why someone was doing something that seemed strange to Goku, but nonetheless, he enjoyed the experience thoroughly. He continued to lead the way to the Capsule Corp. building. With the number of times he'd been to West City, he practically had the whole city's layout memorized.

"Jack, how do you know where Bulma Lives?"

Gohan gave him a simple rundown. "Well she's Bulma Briefs, her father owns a company called The Capsule Corporation and he is very well known. He's so famous that almost everyone knows where he lives and so, most people know where Bulma lives."

They turned the corner to see a massive yellow half-spherical building with the company name plastered on the front. "Oh hey, that's it right there!" Gohan said.

Goku began to run ahead of Gohan passing through the busy streets, whose cars slammed on their breaks to avoid hitting him. The two walked right up to the front door and were about to ring the intercom when Bulma parked her bike in the street. Goku was excited, he hadn't been away from Bulma for very long, but he had missed her deeply.

"Bulma! It's so great to see you!" he said, running up to her.

She took off her helmet and placed it on the seat of her bike before looking over at him.

"Jack? Goku? What are you two doing here? Don't tell me you broke the dragon radar."

Goku naively smiled as he retrieved the radar from around his neck and held it out for her "Yeah, I tripped and fell on it. Sorry hehe!"

She sighed as she took it from his hands. "That's okay Goku, I should have made a tougher one for you, considering you always manage to get into some sort of trouble. Why don't you two come inside? I'll fix up the dragon radar and... Oh! I have an idea! Would you guys like to spend the day at Dreamland?"

Gohan was intrigued, he had read about amusement parks like Dreamland but never had the chance to go to any; he was always too busy studying or training for that.

Goku puzzledly said, "But I'm not tired and why would we sleep during the day anyway?"

Bulma giggled "It's an amusement park you go there to have fun and ride roller coasters, Goku. C'mon, it'll be really awesome! I'll even buy you ice cream!"

The boy gasped and his tail wagged. "Really, Ice cream? Sure I'll go!" He paused, remembering he didn't come there by himself. "What do you say, Jack? Want to go to the park?"

He felt genuinely excited, an entire afternoon free of worries with his father sounded amazing, almost too good to be true. "Absolutely, sounds great!"

Bulma quickly led them into her massive home and walked briskly past the front desk where the robot attendants patiently awaited orders. She led them through the indoor garden and to the elevator that lifted them up to the fourth floor. As they exited the elevator, she led them through a curved corridor and stopped at a pink door with a label on it that read 'Do not enter. Child prodigy at work'. All three entered the large room which seemed rather bare except for a bed, a workbench, and a desk with two powered-off computers.

She sat down at her workbench and opened the circular back of the radar, she worked delicately on the circuitry for only a minute before closing it back up.

"That'll do it. Yeah pretty simple fix, you just knocked the A2 circuit a little loose." She handed the radar back to Goku, who retied it around his neck and turned it on. He checked for the dragon ball that was near the swamp but nothing came up.

"That's strange, Jack take a look"

Gohan was bewildered, there never was a dragon ball in the swamp despite him vividly remembering the radar saying so. "We should definitely stay outta' swamps from now on."

He nodded in agreement "Hmhm!"

Bulma was somewhat listening to the conversation, but was more focused on the new watch she had made just for an occasion just like this. "Hey Goku, remember how I couldn't fly on the nimbus cloud? Well, check this out now I can!" She showcased the watch that displayed two buttons, one red and one blue.

Goku held onto her forearm and inspected the watch "I don't get it how does this help you fly on the nimbus?" Pressing the blue button he nearly jumped back as Bulma shrunk before him.

Bulma bragged, "It's complicated so I won't bore you with the details but the main takeaway is now you can carry me around while you fly on the nimbus! Pretty neat huh?"

Happy, Goku laughed in giddy excitement "Yeah, that'll make getting to Dreamland much easier! But wait, what about Yamcha?"

The shrunken girl crossed her arms and pouted. "I don't want to talk about Yamcha."

Goku lifted her up and put her in his gi, as they were walking out he continued to question her. "Are you two fighting?"

Frustrated, Bulma yelled at Goku ."Yes, we're fighting! What part of I don't want to talk about it don't you understand?"

Bulma timed her response well because as soon as they exited the building they saw a couple of girls on the sidewalk excitedly calling for Yamcha "That's why! After the tournament, a whole bunch of stupid girls made a fan club for him and he's gone absolutely crazy over it!"

Gohan silently laughed, for some reason the idea of a fan club over Yamcha was particularly funny to him. The three climbed aboard the cloud which promptly took them to the towering amusement park. Before even getting off the nimbus they were eagerly greeted by Yamcha, Puar, and Oolong.

"Goku! How've you been buddy?"

Goku jumped off the cloud and was excited to finally see Yamcha. He looked like he'd been training hard since the tournament, his muscles seemed more defined than before and perhaps a little slenderer as well.

"I've been good, Jack and I found two of the dragon balls but we needed to see Bulma because the radar broke." Goku paused and pointed up above at Dreamland "Hey were you guys heading to the park too?"

"Yeah, we are! Looks like we all get to spend the whole day together, just like old times."

Bulma quickly exited from Goku's gi and grew back to her normal size, surprising Yamcha.

"You're damn right we are!" She said. "And while we're here I expect you to find a way to make it up to me!"

"Make what up to you?" Yamcha asked in a frightened voice.

"You idiot, I want you to make up for all the time you spend around your stupid fan club!" she replied angrily.

"Bulma, you think I like those girls?! T-they swarm me everywhere I go!" he pleaded.

Bulma rolled her eyes, crossing her arms as she turned away from him. She could tell he was practically begging her to forgive him, but she'd let it continue.

Without much delay, the group strolled past the few officers on duty, towards one of the many escalators that led up to the park, each of which was contained within a glass tube. As they stood, waiting for the escalator to slowly lift them into the park, they were encapsulated in vibrant colors, and as they drew closer to the park, they were drowned in intoxifying smells of cinnamon and baked sweets. Once they stepped off the escalator and got through the park's entrance, there was so much to explore Goku didn't know where to start.

Gohan tugged on his sleeve "C'mon Goku the rollercoasters are this way!"

The two separated from the group and went to the 'adventure' section of the park. There were dozens of rollercoasters each one varying in size and complexity. The two spent the entire afternoon going on each coaster at least twice, neither minded waiting in lines because the adrenaline-pumping rides were worth it as long as they got to ride them together.

Nearing the end of the day, Goku and Gohan reconvened with the group for what was supposed to be an early dinner and ice cream, but their plans were interrupted as they heard a woman screaming nearby. Goku, Gohan, and Yamcha ran in the direction of the screams which led them into the mystic section of the park. There they found the source of the cries; a lady in a pink scarf being attacked by two would-be robbers. The men darted off as soon as they caught wind of trouble, leaving their attempted victim lying in the street. Goku chased after them while Yamcha and Gohan comforted the woman.

"Thank you for saving me! Those awful men tried to rob me." As they helped the woman up, it became apparent by her silk garments that she was a part of the staff. "And for your bravery, I'll give you and your friends all free fortunes if you'd come to my part of the park."

Yamcha blushed, despite all the attention he got from both Bulma and his fan club, he still wasn't good at handling attention from girls. "Uhm, no thank you miss. M-my friends and I really should be going...we have a uh...dinner to get to."

She swirled her fingers on his chest."Oh please, I insist! You won't regret it. I am renowned worldwide as a great fortuneteller and it won't cost you even a single cent."

As she continued talking to Yamcha, Gohan couldn't help feeling on edge. Something about the way she was acting didn't seem genuine, and from her ki, he could tell she was actually quite grim and mischievous.

He trailed behind Goku and Yamcha as the woman led them into a palace the park had constructed to resemble the Taj Mahal. She led them to her fortune-telling room and sat each of them down on massive decorated pillows.

"Hm, how about we start with the tailed boy first. Goku is it?" she asked.

Yamcha and Goku gasped, but Gohan grew more suspicious. He sensed the two robbers from earlier nearby, it was like they were waiting for something.

"How did you know my name?" Goku asked.

The woman held her hands over her crystal ball as she pretended to concentrate. "I know a great many things. For example, I know you carry two balls with you, each one carrying great power and I ask, may I see them?"

Goku untied his belt. "If you say so!" Gohan could tell where this was going and sensed the robbers getting ready to make their move.

"Goku don't!" Gohan said in vain.

He was already too late the boy had dropped his pants leaving the woman speechless. Yamcha nearly died of laughter as Goku pulled them back up, barely managing to wheeze out, "Goku I think she meant the dragon balls!"

"Oh, I forgot all about them." Goku took out the blue pouch and untied it revealing the orbs.

The woman smiled, "Wonderful, I expected this to be far more of a challenge."

Goku confusedly asked, "Expected what to be a challenge?"

The lights went out, but before she could grab the pouch, Gohan snatched both of her hands. He quickly confiscated what felt like a remote from one of her palms and shoved her onto the floor. In the darkness, the two robbers made their way into the palace with their rifles at the ready, but when they saw their female leader lying on the ground, with all three of the martial artists she had led there standing over her, they holstered their weapons and ran out of the building as fast as they could.

The woman tore off her scarf revealing long locks of golden hair, she pounded her fist into the ground. "Ugh! Incompetent fools."

Gohan snapped at her, "I knew something was up, you tried to lead us here so you could steal the dragon balls! I bet you work for the Red Ribbon Army don't you?"

"Yeah, Hasky's the name, and don't think I'm done for yet. This remote..." She closed her hand and realized she no longer had the detonator.

"You mean this one?" Gohan smiled as he held the remote out in front of him. He shifted back into a serious tone "Tell us what it's for."

She didn't bother attempting an escape, she slouched and sighed defeatedly. "I guess there's no use in lying, the law catches up with everyone eventually. The remote is to a bomb I planted in the center of the park"

Yamcha screamed "WHAT?! You were going to blow the whole park up just to get two of the dragon balls?"

Hasky rolled her eyes. "Yep."

Yamcha grabbed her scarf and used it as a makeshift rope to tie her hands behind her back. The four met up with Bulma, Puar, and Oolong and explained the situation before promptly leaving the park. They all agreed that they should bring Hasky in so they brought her to the officer stationed as security near the entrance of the park's escalator.

Surprised that a bunch of kids managed to catch a super-criminal, the officer figured he'd let them slide on the paperwork and handle it all himself. After all, if he was going to bring her in and get the massive bonus the department was offering for her incarceration, it was best that there weren't any eye-witness testimonies.

"Hehe, why don't you kids get on outta here and get some food. Let us handle Hasky" the officer said with an underlying tone of excitement.

Goku waved goodbye as Gohan led the group to a nearby restaurant. "Buh-bye mister policeman, thank you!"

The officer laughed to himself as he led her to his patrol car. "Man the boys at the station are gonna love this."