Built onto the floor was a map of Earth, it had topography and the political national boundaries.
To the north was Yunzabi Heights to the far South was Antarctica.
On the Western end of the continent was the scratched out 'Red Ribbon Headquarters' replaced with 'Kakarrot Ribbon Headquarters' in black. 'Central city' near the center of the eastern half of the continent with the label above that the 'Royal Palace' above it.
To the south of that was Chi-Chi's kingdom and to the south of that was Papaya island.
What was also marked where the spot that had seen Ribbon setbacks. 'Ginger Town' had been retaken, Northern Corps was decimated, Navy halved in size and Silver's garrison was missing.
On to this a boot tapped the map floor. It was pure black and of quality leather. The boots owner was walking around examining the map while towering over it.
The sunlight being blocked out by his figure as he stood over the 'Ox kingdom'. The shadow of his palm hair touching Central city.
Bandages still clung to his face. His armor on him cleaned up, removed of the scuffs from his fight with Chi-Chi. His onyx eyes filled with wonder as he imaged himself as big as he was as on this map stepping on these places.
He wondered or not if his ear would be sensitive enough to hear all of their screams. Slowly he placed his boot on the Ox kingdom and proceeded to grind his boot into it.
Taking pleasure in imaging the sounds of them scream in pain in agony. When he was interrupted by a throat being cleared.
It was Black he was standing on the sidelines having watched his new boy leader pretend to crush a nation with his boot, but he was not alone.
Gero, Copper and Green were also there but none of them seemed intent on interrupt him.
Kakarrot remove his boot from the Ox kingdom "Yes?"
Black said like the professional he was "My lord I think we should discuss the situation at hand."
Well that's why I called this meeting after all. I was just wondering when one of you was going finally speak up."
"The KRA has lost much of the old RRA territory. We lost Ginger Town and…" He was about to go into that detail that Kakarrot just didn't what to hear.
Kakarrot interrupted "That why we're are declaring peace." He seemed to gag a little on the word peace.
The other gave a gasp of shock.
Kakarrot not even bothering to look at them "That's right. We are declaring peace. We are opening negations with the Royals and going to talk about getting rid of our nuclear stockpile. The cold war is now over."
They were beyond stunned. The emaciated Gero looked like he was about to faint. Black turn blue a bit and Green's mouth was wide open. Copper seemed ready to run.
Kakarrot noting their reactions chuckled and said "Take heart. I don't intend to surrender by allowing 'peace' to but reign. No, the problem is the nukes. I could easily crush their armies but what good would do me if the planet turned into a radioactive wasteland. I intend to rule the world not its ashes. So, for now we play peace maker. We open talks we remove troops and make concessions and most of all we play nice. We offer to pay to rebuild the places that we destroyed. We use some of the cash we have built up and use it to build things. Dams, roads, water purifiers, homes. We loan out our engineers you know that kind of shit. We just became everyone's best friend from the smallest dirt hovel to the largest city. We are no longer blood thirsty mercs we are your friendly neighbor across the street…"
He said with a smile. "willing to lend a hand. If there is a princess stolen from a castle, I want to be the first to know so I can go save her." He pointed at them. "The point being is that we need to get away from the aggressive evil force that we are being pegged as. I'm not some tyrant hell bent on world domination. I'm your neighbor asking for his rights to be protected. The old leadership is gone and so is the stench. No more torture we release all our prisoners before they even need to ask just to show our good will. We sign whatever arms treaty they want. We won't actually disarm but they don't have to know that. Do any of you see what I'm getting at? We are nice guys doing nice guy things. No one needs to be afraid of us. No reason to even have your guard up. Do you get it yet?
Copper seemed impressed. Gero was nodding. Green was smiling but Black was not convinced.
"What if they attack?"
Kakarrot hand to his chest femininely and pretended shock "We then as a party defending against Royal army I guess I will just have to stop them and reoffer peace after I made it clear I didn't want any of this." His eyes got red as he gave a sad face and big eyes.
Black thinking on it bobbed his head in approval as he thought it over. Kakarrot's face went back to normal as he took pleasure in the approval, he was getting from them.
"Now focus most of rebuilding funding on the Ox kingdom."
Black right eyebrow went up "Why? We didn't even attack that there."
Kakarrot in a cruel smile "O I happen to intimately know the leader of that country and I'm sure she'll be grateful."
"Whatever you say My Lord."
"Grandpa the moment your feeling up to it I need new training partners nine, ten and eleven should be your top priority as well as figuring out that gun that UNIT had. Black be hesitant with any face to face meeting between me and King Furry but cave in if he insists. I want him to think I'm nervous to meet with him and that I'm merely your puppet. I need him to believe that we are political weak and divided not intimating at all. As soon as my body is healed, I might want a meeting with the press. I want my message to go far and wide of 'peace' in our time. I'll show them how to play this game."
He shot a finger at a part of the map labeled Central city it caught fire as the image slowly burned away by the advancing flames.
The doors to Red's old office swung open as Kakarrot entered followed by staff officer Black. The place was a buzz with activity as they workers were replacing portraits of an imagery larger than life figure with another. The image of Red standing on top of being carefully airbrushed away in favor of an image of Kakarrot stand on a bleeding Earth.
As the two entered the work crews in their hard hats and wife beaters bowed at Kakarrot and Black before leaving. Leaving the signs of their unfinished work scaffolding, wet paint and lunch pails.
Kakarrot jumped into the air and landed into the new chair a super tall black leather chair. Kakarrot did a quick spin in the chair then came back to the mahogany desk as Black took his seat.
"Okay so on a different topic from plotting the overthrow of the world's governments. I asked earlier about new uniforms." He said while putting his feet on the desk.
Black snapped his fingers and a fox man came into to the room with a sort of booklet. The fox man had white fur in the front and red fur on his back. He had on a black silk suit with black Italian leather shoes. He had his fur his head slicked back with heavy gel. Make him look at home in the eighties. He didn't look like he had worked an honest day in his life. Just a look at him told you he was slimy.
The Foxman said as he hurried over "I assure you my lord that in this booklet you will find the style best suiting your lordships army. I made sure there was plenty of Hugo Bausch in this." The fox man talked like a used car salesman and his works seemed to leave an oil slick in their wake. He handed the booklet to Kakarrot who began to flip through it as the fox man backed off.
Nervously the fox man continued having given Kakarrot a minute to flip through the thing. "Kakarrot baby now I know you said your colors were Black, Red and White but I also figured Grey was also on the table huh?"
"I suppose it was my fourth choice."
"On the issue of the masks. White I understand was your first choice, but I mean that's been done to death the Combine, and the Empire. But not, Black so I came up with a sort of modern take with red and black masks."
The booklet is turned to the soldier's typical body armor. It's a mostly black armor with grey joints. All made of the same material of Kakarrot's armor. It's fully body. On its face is a white skull painted on black mask with red for the eyes. Kakarrot sighs.
Foxman quickly speaks up "What's wrong?"
"It's the skull seems a little noisy for the average soldier maybe okay on like on a commando but for a regular soldier. No but I like the red glowing lens for the eyes bit though.
Foxman sort of flicked his hand to sort of make guns "Okay understood." He took out a little notebook and wrote down 'no white painted skulls.'
Kakarrot continued on "Also let's nix the grey joints, the arm band can be a dark grey with blood red KRA letters on it and with my signature."
Foxman again with his hands "Right." He writes those notes. "Now for the officers." (Kakarrot flipped the page.) "I now you wanted to put red on officers but red might be just a little too loud. I mean it might overshadow everything. So, I when with white because black has been done to death with officers."
Black looked at him inquisitively.
Foxman nearly jumped and said very quickly "No not you sir I meant World War Two."
Black sort of rolled his eyes then let him continue. The sketches were of an officer in an all with white dress uniform. Look more imperial than before. It was without the pockets. A black belt and black arm band with in red KRA and Kakarrot's signature.
"Well how you like it?"
Kakarrot bobbing his head "It's good."
A man stormed in it was one of Black's butler men he looked like he was sweating and panicking. Having loudly knocked and entered. "My lord I have urgent news!"
Black angrily looked at him and said, "Well what is it?"
"Well it's about the people that our lordship killed at the tournament and the people at Ginger town their alive again sir!"
Kakarrot looked at him like he was speaking nonsense. Black broke a sweat. Kakarrot then seemed to think it over and began to chuckle to Black's surprise. Kakarrot then just broke out into an evil laugh. Black looked at him like he was crazy everyone stopped what they were doing and looked.
Kakarrot gave an angry glare at the fox man for staring at him. He looked to Black and stated in a matter-a-fact sort of way. "So, the Dragon Ball do work."
"It would appear so."
Kakarrot spun his chair to face the window behind him. He floated out of his chair and to the window and looked out of it.
"The weird darkening earlier in the sky felt the world over. That must have been her summoning it?'
"That would be a fair assessment."
"So Red wasn't as delusional as I thought. Orbs that can grant wishes. Interesting…"
"Well I don't want to interrupt sir but isn't it far more likely that these people didn't actually die not that they were revived? I mean I never trusted the 'official outlets' before I mean it's all fake news" Kakarrot eye went up and he nodded his head in approval. "Their all just in the pocket of the elites." Said while in over a million zenie suit. "Who needs them? Not me."
Kakarrot flew over and land right next to the fox and put his arm around him.
Kakarrot a smile on his face "So how you like a job?"
"A Fox in charge of news? Really?"
"Precisely. I want you in charge of getting the word up that I'm not such a bad guy."
"But my lord all those people will come out saying they were killed by you."
Kakarrot scoffed "People hear what they want to hear and see what they want to see."
Black looked confused but the Fox just agreed with Kakarrot.
Foxman intrigued "How much control will I have?"
"Almost complete control, just keep the message that I'm not a bad guy going. You can have fun with the rest."
"Well I do have angry ideas that I want to violently shove down people's throats. And a lot of my friends have been looking for a place to do the same." In a grin he said. "I think we have a deal kid."
The two shook hands.
"Well I was hungry, but this is nice to. Now on to the name!"
"Maybe a Fox news organization?"
"No not good enough I was thinking some more like Kakarrot Today (KT)."
"Well I suppose you are paying for it."
"Good! Now get on it!"
The Foxman excitedly rushed out of the room. Black was stunned while Kakarrot was chuckling.
"What was the point of all of that My lord?"
"This is our chance to gain hearts and minds. It would be easy enough to just seize Central city, but won't it be better if we were there with allies. It will make ruling all the easier. I don't intend to rush my conquests. I intend to savor them. Shen may have been a terrible teacher, but he did teach me patience. As we speak my plan is working. They are being lulled into a sense of security. For starters we are going to make sure that the world tournament goes back on and that I shall not attend. The world shall have its champion and in that they will feel warm and save. But when she fails all the more will hope die on this world. Our princess you see is the key to all of this and she must rise higher if her fall is a spectacular as I want it to be. I just need the right catalyst to set all of this in motion."
An odd group of people are shuffling towards their home leaded by the smallest one who had skin that was light blue. On his head was a cap like a clown's. Bright red and blue with a red star above his face. Behind him was short dog man in a purple ninja getup with a sword. Behind him was a woman with black hair with a blue trench coat.
They looked scuffed they had been walking for possible days. Sand and dirt were on them. They looked hungry. They were marching to a dark stone palace that looked wrecked.
Optimistically the dog said. "Emperor were almost home."
Pilaf angrily yelled "Shut up Shu! I can clearly see my palace! You think I'm blind!"
Shu cringed and readied himself for a smack that didn't come. Pilaf seemed far too exhausted to try and hurt him. Instead Pilaf collapsed onto the ground and then started to cry and have a temper tantrum screaming over and over again "I just want to rule the world is that a crime!"
Shu a little embarrassed said "Well yes sir it is."
Pilaf stop then looked at Shu with blood shot rage filled eyes then yelled while getting up "I'll kill you!" Shu ran and Pilaf chased him.
Mai was smacking her head in irritation. Mai raise her gun to the air as Pilaf grabbed hold of Shu and proceeded to try to strangle him. Mai fired her gun and Pilaf stopped.
"Emperor won't it be more prudent for us to continue this conversation after we make it home, have something to eat and maybe take a shower?"
Pilaf let go of Shu put his left hand to his back as he got up and said "For once you have a point Mai. Shu I can kill you later."
The three continued trudging on.
"You know sir maybe we should try some other means to take over the world because I think we struck out with the dragon balls."
Pilaf angrily "Don't remind me twice that dumb girl has beaten me twice and then there was those army guys."
"Not to mention all the money we just blew on those mechs that she broke like they were cardboard or the flying fortress that the Ribbons blew up."
Pilaf turns around and smacked Shu on the head. Shu yelped in pain as Pilaf yelled "What did I say about not reminding me!"
Shu bowed and stuttered "Sorry Sir won't happen again Sir."
The trio made it home as twilight approached. Pilaf sneered as he looked at the damage that the girl had caused him last time she was here. There were holes in his walls, the front door was still busted and his traps in pieces. Going after the dragon ball had been a very cost endeavor.
Shu and Mai rushed to the kitchen to stuff their faces but Pilaf in a huff just went up to his bedroom. It was missing windows thanks to the girl, but he would be damned if he was going to sleep in a room without a king size bed. Also, there were no other open beds.
Pilaf felt like crying again as he collapsed on his bed. He had been so close that night until that pig. Underwear! Really that had been what replaced his dreams of conquest. It was all Shu and Mai's fault that was for sure he thought.
He sighed then looked at his book collection. It was mostly treasure hunting guides, books on how to make money fast and quick. But that was not what captured his attention today. On the top shelf was an old book next to his 'Idiot's guide to torture'. He remembered buying it a garage sale years ago.
He mostly bought it because it looked fancy. It read on the spine 'Ancient Monsters and where to find them'. It had gems on the spine and the words were written cursive and fancy. He got up and got a chair so that he could get to book it almost wasn't enough as only the tips of his fingers could get a hold of it.
He inched the book out of its spot, but it got stuck so he started yanking it until it suddenly gave way and he fell backwards falling of the chair and very nearly cracking his skull on the stone floor. He landed with a thud and in a quite a bit of pain. He listened as he was sure that Mai and Shu had heard it and would be rushing in to help him, but they didn't come.
He grumbled as he rubbed his head and laid down on his bed. "Why do I even pay them? If they do even bother to… eheh." He opened the book and found that most of the words had faded on the first couple of chapters. "Figures I buy a book with blank pages." Until he got to chapter four 'The Stories and Legends of the Tyrant King Piccolo the Demon King from Beyond the Stars.'
Pilaf "Well this looks interesting. Now this sounds like a guy that can conquer the Earth."
He studiously began reading and slowly got more and more get excited.
So, as you can guess King Piccolo is about to make his appearance wonder how Kakarrot will react? On to the next saga.