Kakarrot snarled he couldn't sense Chi-Chi anymore. She was either dead or about to die. He stopped midair and looked around to the ground below.

Twilight was in effect the darkness was taken hold. His eyes would be useless soon and he would be forced to use his nose. The jungle however was filled with so many smells. Trying to find her would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

To his frustration a wonderful smell suddenly came to his nose which caused his stomach to growl. It was the smell of cooking fish over a campfire. He had left Headquarters without having dinner.

All his flying and his workout with Yurin had drained him. He wanted to hurt his stomach right now. This was not the time for this but was convinced by its growls of the immediate need for it.

To the ground he descended. He landed near his quarry. It was massive fish as good of snack as he had ever seen. It was cooked just he could smell. Some poor fool must have left his meal unattended.

He grabbed the stake that the fish was impaled on and holding it by one hand dug into the fish with his mouth. All the prep work had already been done the fish was descaled and gutted. He stripped the fish of its flesh to it bones in mere minutes like a piranha.

He was finished but suddenly he felt like he was being watched. He went to look around but as he got to his feet a boulder came flying at him. It came within inch, of him but he dodged it spinning to his side away from the fire. He faced the boulders origin.

The orange light of the camp dimly showed his opponent.

It was a fat man with black hair. He had on a tunic with orange and black strips, with a necklace on it a large orange sparkling bead. Sandals on his feet and a katana at his side in a sheath.

In a thick hick sound voice the man spoke angrily "You ate my fish! Thief!"

Kakarrot grinning "You know it's not really nice to throw boulders at people."

Yajirobe bitterly "Any nicer than stealing someone else's food?"

Kakarrot rolled his eyes "Didn't see your name on it. Who says it was yours?"

Yajirobe angry asked yelled back "Are you calling me a liar!?"

Kakarrot sarcastically "Well if the shoe fits."

Yajirobe in a swift move took out his sword and took up a stance at Kakarrot saying "Nobody steals and insults me and gets away with it. Prepare to die thief."

Kakarrot wryly "Right because as a smelly fat man living in the woods you must have so much honor worth protecting. Let me ask you this first?"

"What?"

Kakarrot painly "Have you see a raven-haired girl around here around my height, my size, no tail, probably with a flying cloud and a magic stick?"

"No."

Kakarrot pointed his finger at Yajirobe's head and fired. The beam burst through his skull and the Ronin flew backwards falling to the ground dead.

Smirking he said "Shame. Normally I would have liked a good fight. But my heart's desire is in need I trust you understand." He said to the smoking corpse standing over it.

He walked over to look at his dead body the necklace bead looked familiar with its gleam and star at its center. He thought overeating the dead man by there wasn't time Chi-Chi was dying possibly. This little diversion had already taken up enough time.

His eyes soon confirmed what he had suspected a dragon ball. The one-star ball a neat enough little trinket, useful too probably.

He put on the necklace as he used his aura to light his surroundings. Hovering over the trees he sniffed the air until finally he caught a whiff of her. It was the smell of her and her blood.

Following the smell, he managed to find her barely clinging to life in a crater. His features softened as he quickly came to her and began to look her over. As he touched her, she moaned, and his checks turned a bit pink. Her back was broken he sneered she may never fight again.

His thought turned to the bastard that did this to her. He was going to pay; he would make sure of that. No one hurts what is his. Her eyes opened and she weakly looked at him.

Chi-Chi weakly asked "Kakarrot?"

"Yes."

"I need to get him…Korin I need to get to him."

Her eyes closed. He attempted to wake her. She had without a doubt a concussion. Falling to sleep with one of those was super bad for you he remembered. He failed to wake her back up. He reached for this radio to call for a medic, but found he only had on his armor having forgot the rest his haste.

His tail twisted around in the wind as he ferreted. He couldn't leave her that was for sure but at the moment there was no way to move her without causing more damage.

He let go of her and grabbed a tree nearby. He ripped out of the ground and broke it up then using his Ki to start a fire. He was sure to make sure it was close but not too close. With the fire lit, he returned to the dead woodsman.

Kakarrot stole his clothing. He washed them in the river then using his ki he dried them and went back to Chi-Chi.

Yet again Grandpa's boring lessons came back into use. He bandaged her also set her legs and arms using some branches. The night was a long one as Kakarrot nearly dozed off a few times as he kept watch.

The day came and with-it Chi-Chi reawaken. Her eyes opening to see the palm haired visage of her mortal enemy. While last night she was quite out of it, today she was far more alert.

Her eyes stared for a moment in merely shock that turned to anger. She stared daggers at him as he sighed. "Well I guess you're awake." She did not respond. "The silent treatment again huh?"

Chi-Chi see looked to see this stolen necklace angrily she asked/accused "So you're working with him?"

He looked at the ball then looked at her and darkly stated "If I was working with the man who did this to you. We would be having this conversation?"

In pain her eyes seemed to signal that after a hot second that she agreed. "Still does mean you're not after the dragon balls."

"I told you before I have no interest in the bobbles. I'm here because… because I was in the area and decided that whoever could kick you around might be a good for a fight."

Chi-Chi looking sideways at him "Really?"

Kakarrot angrily "Yes damn it. If anyone is going to kill you it should be me not some random monster."

Chi-Chi mind wandered back to the creature her skepticism was replaced by rage. She painfully grinded her teeth. Seeing this his interest was piqued.

"I'm guessing that there was a reason why you rushed into fight after Tien and you knocked each other stupid?"

Chi-Chi angrily spat out "He killed Krillin."

"Midget's dead?"

Chi-Chi yelled angrily at him "Krillin!"

"Right him."

Chi-Chi frowned "I need to get to Korin's he can fix me."

"Korin? Shouldn't I be getting you to a hospital?"

"No Korin has a way to heal me quickly."

Kakarrot curiously "Really?"

"Senzu beans they can heal in seconds."

Kakarrot needing some convincing "No fooling?" He thought to himself that could be very useful.

"No."

"Well how about that. Suppose you'd be the one to stumble on more magic crap. So, it's where you first began your assault on the army?"

She nodded 'yes'. His tail detached from his waist.

He said to her "Sorry this is probably going to hurt."

His tail wrapped around her waist. His fur brushing up against her skin where her gi had been shredded. She blushed as instead of hurting her wounded body the fur tickled. She looked at him and noticed he was blushing too.

Slowly and carefully he grabbed hold of her and brought her to his back. Neither seemed willing to speak. Kakarrot tried to merely focus on the task on hand but the feel of her and her smell kept creeping into his mind.

Chi-Chi tried to keep Krillin in her mind and the facts of what he has done in her head. But the night of her first kiss and the feeling of him kept coming to her mind.

Their problems didn't stop when she finely got to his back. Her arms went around his neck and her face in his hair. His tail tightening around her waist. Her legs around his waist. Both of them were feeling warm then noticing how warm and fast the other one's heart was beating.

"Are you ready?" He asked while trying to not gasp for air.

Quickly she replied "Yeah!" She wanted to see it as fast as possible for some reason. Talking to him felt like it was going to take energy now.

They took of Kakarrot moving much slower than earlier. He didn't want the wind to hurt her but mostly he was merely distracted.

For an hour or an eternity if you had asked either of them, they flew in silence. Until Chi-Chi fed up with the silence and the discomfort blurted out a question. "So, you're an alien right?"

Kakarrot confused on the question responded "Yeah?" On the verge of being sarcastic.

Chi-Chi embarrassed "Well no that's not… I mean, where do you come from?"

"Planet Vegeta."

Chi-Chi curious "And?"

Kakarrot sighed "I was sent here because I was deemed virtually worthless at birth due to my low power level. I was sent here to exterminate all life on this planet as a way to train me you see. And before you ask the reason why I didn't do it was because of Grandpa and a change of plans."

"Change of plans?"

Kakarrot looking into the distance "I am the last of my kind. The day I was sent away was the day my world was destroyed by a comet at least that what the report by Frieza's people said."

"Frieza?"

Kakarrot continued on "In all honesty I am glad I was sent here. This is much better then slavery. Frieza and his family the tyrants of the galaxy. He enslaved my people to be his soldiers. To kill his enemies and to make himself richer."

"You were considered weak by your people yet he?"

"Was way stronger than any saiyan. We were mules and work horses in his eyes. Were a punch line."

Chi-Chi curious but afraid to step on something sensitive "Did he?"

"I'm not sure. He might have decided that we weren't worth it. Not breakable enough to be his loyal slaves."

"That's awful. To think the stars at night are ruled by such a villain."

"It's true. One day I'm going to get my revenge though. Whether he killed my people or not. He still enslaved them and belittle them. That's why I must always be getting stronger. He deserves a death at the hands of a saiyan.

"He sounds like he does need to be stopped."

"On that we're in agreement."

And with that silence came back into play but this time it was a far more comfortable silence as they made their way to Korin's tower.

Piccolo grinned his plans were already coming together "You have done well my son."

Tambourine had returned to the airship.

"Thank you, father."

In the demon king's hand was the dragon ball. It's was glimmer matched by the glimmer in his eyes. Tambourine was bowing as Piano took the roster out of his hands. He handed it to the Pilaf gang they all began to place the pieces of paper over the walls.

Pilaf when looking at the roster then froze. In his hand was a picture of the girl who had thrice made a fool of him. Broken his palace and smashed his fancy armored suits. It was because of this girl that he was now in service to this very dangerous monster. So basically, this was all her fault he thought as his eye twitched and not at all his.

Tambourine in amusement looked over to see the anger on Pilaf's face. "So, you know that one?"

"This little harpy has been the biggest pain. She constantly shows up and stops me from taking over the world!"

"Well then today's your lucky day." Pilaf looked at him confused. "You see I just killed that brat along with that bald-headed brat your fox friend just put up. It was so easy I didn't even break a sweat."

Looking at Piccolo he said. "Father these humans are not going to be a challenge. That just won the Tournament."

"Perhaps or perhaps they will use a trick like before. I want them all killed either way."

Pilaf turned bluer in fear. This monster had with ease killed a girl who could shoot fire ball out of her hand and bend steel like it was paper.

Shu and Mai too looked scared. Mai internal wondered why she hadn't taken that job at the pizza hut while, Shu mumbled 'mommy' to himself.

"There are so many fighters father." Said while he looked at that all available space was covered by the roster.

"Your right Piano. I guess Tambourine will need help."

To that Tambourine cringed. He didn't need any help he thought.

"But father your life force is flickering as it is!"

"No matter time may not be on our side." Piccolo began to gag.

Pilaf said out loud "Oh Kami not this again."

Shu in disgusted panic "Sire is he about to..?"

"I'm afraid so."

The three covered their mouths and tried to look away but they were transfixed by what was about to happen. Piccolo gaged and couch like he was choking and then vomited up an egg as large as a person. It was covered in green slime as it landed next to Tambourine.

Piccolo breathed erratically as he panted it must be that even for a monster giving birth seemed to hurt.

Mai's was gagging. Shu was just in shock.

Audibly Pilaf said, "Well there goes my lunch."

Tambourine sneered as the egg cracked open. Piano sighed and shock his head. The new monster revealed itself. It was a dark green creature. It had bat like wings a tail shaped like a human sized Godzilla tail. Its claws dug into the metal as it coughed up some slime and took its first breath.

Piccolo's breath returned to normal as he looked on his newest son. "Your name is Cymbal. Do you know who I am?"

"You are my Lord, my king, my Father. You are Piccolo the King of the demons whom I live to serve."

Piccolo smiled at him "That's correct." He showed him the dragon ball which looked tiny in Piccolo massive hands. "You also live to find these balls the remaining six of them?"

He bowed "I do father."

Piccolo happy with himself then looked over to Pilaf his tone changed and with a murderous look in his eyes a beam came out of his right eye blowing a hole right in front of Pilaf feet. Pilaf fell to the ground and shook with terror.

Piccolo in a calm rage said, "Never mention him ever again."

Pilaf quickly and not thinking "Who? Ka…" Seeing the look in his face he stopped. The word just began dead to him. "How about I show our new recruit were the balls are?"

Piccolo flicked his hand in agreement. "Tambourine hunt down these martial arts. I want them all killed."

He bowed "Yes father." And with his mind filled with the names and address of his prey he flew away as the darkness dominated the sky in this blackest of nights.

Cymbal was also soon on his way as Piccolo relaxed in his chair enjoying the comfort that the night provided for him.

Tien looked beyond tense to Launch. Roshi wasn't even trying to harass her just sitting in the back. Why they had to quickly stop at his place she didn't know but one think was for sure neither of them seemed like talking but she had to ask.

Launch angry "Is Chi-Chi dead?"

Roshi cringed he didn't answer merely stared into oblivion. Lauch angrily sighed he had sort have answer her question just not man enough to say it out loud.

"I'm going to shove my boot so far up this guy's ass it's going to come out his throat."

"I think I would like to see that actually."

Launch looked at him at first in surprise then grinned. She thought at least Tien got it. They should save the water works for later it was high time to get some good old fashion revenge. She looked him over.

Damn she thought he always looked sexy in brooding serious mode good thing he was in that mode a lot. Maybe after Piccolo he would stop being so determined to blame himself for everything and she could have her fun. Hell, even blue seemed into him from what she could tell.

Tien meanwhile noticing her stares and made sure to kept all three eyes forward. He was blushing as he tried to focus on the mission ahead. He asked himself mentally how Launch always managed to make him lose focus.

In Roshi's hand he held a capsule. His thoughts were that of his Master and of Shen. Once upon a time he feared that his long life would rob him of these memories. He feared this no longer. He knew it would soon all be over.

Piccolo probably believed that no one was left on this planet knew this move. It would be fun to prove him wrong. All that the monster took would be returned in kind with interest.

"The radar says were very close we should find a place to land."

Tien sighed internal he needed to get out of Launch's sights for a little while. He cursed himself as a problem had developed that he was not a fan of and that he didn't want Launch to see it would only encourage her. Why couldn't Chiaotzu had come instead at least things would be less awkward he thought.

They came on a pirate ship with some unfriendly pirates that attempt to fill them full of holes by their bullets were stop with ease by the three. Having laid out his crew the Captain gave up the ball to the three.

It had been an easy win but Tien knew that this won't easy win wouldn't last.