Chi-Chi asked questioningly "Ultra Divine Water?"
"Yes. You see the 'scared water' which was really just tap water that doesn't do anything. But the Ultra Divine Water is the real stuff it's magic. If drunken will bring out a great deal of the users strength thanks to its mystical properties."
Chi-Chi happily asked "Really!?"
Korin nodded "Yes. But there is sort of a trial to get to it. And well the truth is frankly that no one who has ever gone looking for it has never come back. And well the water predates me so I ah… kind of have no idea if it does what it says on the packaging or not."
Chi-Chi asked very determined "But it could make me stronger?"
"Yeah supposable. Look it's a long shot at best. It would be a much smarter idea if you would go a meet up with your friends and come up with a far less suicidal plan."
Chi-Chi defiantly shook her head "No Master! Krillin died for me. I'm not giving up because I might die. I owe Krillin that."
Korin a bit frustrated "Look kid this is no time for blind heroics. Piccolo is a King of Demons he plans to kill and hurt a lot more people then you or your friends. He aims to take over the world!"
Chi-Chi determined as ever "All the more reason Master I need to try. I can't beat him now but with the water I might stand a chance."
Korin shook his head and mumble about how kids never listen. He relented "Fine get yourself killed kid. What do I care! It's not like the literal fate of the world isn't at stake or anything. This is why I shouldn't bother getting attached to you hero types. You always just end up getting yourselves martyred. Come on I'll show you to your near future grave if you want."
Chi-Chi followed Korin to a room with another barrel with his can he pointed at the ceramic object. Chi-Chi immediately looked confused.
"This is much like the barrels upstairs, but this is not a normal barrel but a magic one. The other function like the fates this one is a means of transport. It will well sort of take you to a well I guess you'd call it a pocket dimension. You'd have to go through a maze to get to the water which no one seems to solve. It'll be no cake walk."
Chi-Chi confidently strolled up to the barrel unsealed it then jumped in headfirst.
Korin sighed "A their goes the hope of humanity folks. Jumping headfirst off a cliff like it weren't a big deal. Guess two million years or so was a good enough run. Maybe Roshi can pull off a Hail Mary. Shame I actually liked her."
Pilaf was examining the radar rubbing his chin as he did so and said, "Well you look at that." Mai and Shu came over to him to see what he was talking about. They looked at the screen to see a cluster of two dragon balls going for a third.
Piccolo in his chair asked, "What's going on."
Pilaf angry said "Some twerps are collecting the dragon balls! Whoever they are already have two and are about to get a third." He pressed a button and a screen came from the ceiling to show Piccolo what he was seeing.
Piccolo chuckled to the Pilaf gang's surprise. "So, we have a little competition huh? Whatever! Whoever they are they're just saving us the effort of gathering the balls. I tell Cymbal to go after them as soon as he's done getting me my second.
Pilaf looked at the now stagnate ball that Cymbal was after.
Cymbal eyed the two below him the man look at him with contempt ready to fight which was okay by Cymbal. This guy had after all probably been the one making him work so hard. He grinned as he landed.
Bora sneered at him as Upa rushed behind his father's leg cowering in fear. Bora pulled a spear out of the ground and pointed it at Cymbal.
"Tell me why have you come to this sacred place?"
'The dragon ball where is it?"
"Oh, another monster come looking for those balls?"
"I suppose so. Tell me where it is, and I might consider sparing you and your son's life."
Bora scoffed at that "You must have a lot of guts monster to come to my home and threaten me and my son. I don't have your stupid ball and I won't give it to you even if I had it. Now leave this sacred land or I will show you your guts."
Cymbal chuckled at this "Oh good I hoped this was going to be a fun day. It's time to die human."
But as Cymbal spoke those words a sound coming from above came over head. It was off a falling object that looked like a blur until coming close to the ground. It stopped before it hit the ground. The palm hair and the black armor now visible. Bora cringed while Cymbal looked interested.
"Oh, it's you the other monster."
Kakarrot looked at Bora with a wolfish grin but in doing so the necklace came loose on his neck and the ball made itself visible. Cymbal's eyes lit up he had found what he was looking for. Slowly Kakarrot came back upright then lightly placed his feet on the ground.
Kakarrot looking at the monster then back at Bora. "So, am I interrupting something?"
Bora again scoffed "Get out of here villain. I'm busy."
Kakarrot grinning "I can see that. You realize that you're a little out matched right?"
"Shut up serpent."
"Boy give me the ball and I'll let you live."
Kakarrot grabbed hold of it his eyes focus on Cymbal said "Na its mine. By virtue of me killing fat ass. But if you really want it you can try and come get it."
"Now this day just keeps getting better and better."
"I'd agreed. Now call me a betting man but I think you're related or are that monster with wings that my Chi-Chi was talking about. Killing midget and stealing her uncle's dragon ball."
"That would have been my brother."
"Good. So, there is more than one of 'things' to kill. Well then what are you waiting for a written invitation?"
Cymbal seemed ready to fight Kakarrot when Bora yelled out "Enough! Your fight is me creature. This is my land you invaded and my life you threatened."
Kakarrot looked miffed but his stance relaxed. He thought to himself "It would be nice to see how these things fight." He put his hands up and sarcastically shrugged saying "Well you're the boss. Don't blame me if you get hurt."
Cymbal sighed "Fine then I guess I'll kill you first if you want."
"Upa get to safety!"
Upa detached from his father's leg and ran behind a tree. His head popping out from behind the trunk of the tree.
Bora and Cymbal charged at one another. Bora attempted to gore him with the spear but with ease Cymbal broke it in half scratching Bora in the process on the chest. Ribbons of crimson started flowing down the four claw marks on large man's chest. Bora jumped backwards his hand going to his chest.
Upa gasped in terror while Kakarrot merely shook his head this was going exactly as expected. In a huff Bora tossed the remains of his spear to the ground. Cymbal was giggling or at least what counts for a mutant's giggles. This was as much fun as he expected.
"Don't get to comfortable that was just the first round!"
"Human you are so amusing. I can see why father desires your race's extermination. You're all so weak but so sure of yourselves. Your species seem hell bonded and determined to get yourselves killed. So, it figures we should just give you all give you what you want."
Kakarrot smirked at this. He couldn't help but agree with Cymbal. Bora looked at Cymbal with a inflamed rage. Bora charged the monster with reckless abandonment; with ease the monster dodged the punches.
Despite the fact that Bora was clearly outclassed Kakarrot couldn't help but be impressed a bit. Bora had no formal training that was clear, but he was stronger than ninety eighty percent of the tournament fighters. If the fool had been trained, he might actually be winning this fight.
One of Bora's punches were caught by Cymbal. Bora was snarling as Cymbal's claws dug into his fists. Blood started to pour out and he gasped in pain. Cymbal was smiling this man's pain was delightful to him. The pain was forcing to Bora to collapse, he screamed as his knees slammed onto the ground. Bora with all his might punched Cymbal with all him might in the gut but to no effect.
Cymbal chuckling "Don't be sad human. You're not dying alone I'll be sending your son and palm hair to you shortly."
Cymbal's other claws went at Bora's face piecing it with ease. Bora went limp as the claws sunk into his skull. Upa watching had tears falling from his eyes like a faucet. Cymbal let go of Bora's hand and the mangled stump left to the ground. He removed his claws from his skull and the warrior slumped downwards into a pile very dead.
Kakarrot shook his head and said out loud for Upa to hear "Ha. Could have told you that was going to happen. Oh well natural selection in action for yah."
Upa didn't however hear the snide remarks of the other monster present. Instead with blind fear and sadness came from out behind the tree and rushed towards his father. He was practically hyperventilating a wash in both tears and snot. He came to his father and began to shake him. Both Kakarrot and Cymbal were laughing at the sight and started cracking jokes.
"Well kid you dad might have more holes in him but think of it like this at least family reunions will be easier."
"Kami this is almost as funny as when Bambi's mom died. Hey, don't worry kid any second the disgustingly cute woodland creatures will could out at sing about how it's all alright or some shit."
As the two were talking disgusting delight in this small child's suffering Upa looked at rage at Cymbal. Out of his father's belt he took out a tomahawk put it in his hands and firmly gripped it. In grief he raised it above his head and charged at Cymbal trying to attack him.
Cymbal without missing and beat whacked him away with his tail. It was unclear whether it was the tail of the tree he smashed into but as Upa slid to the ground he slumped over. His little neck was broken. The result was even more laugher from the monsters.
"What the hell was that kid thinking!?" Laughing in hysterics.
"I don't know maybe he thought 'Hey maybe daddy' who was like a mountain of muscle 'couldn't beat you because he didn't use his secret weapon a fucking hatchet'."
"Fucking humans that was a classic!"
"No shit!
The two slowly became more serious as the two began to stare each other down.
Chi-Chi eyes opened to find her head hurting and cold wind stabbing at her. Her face was buried in some snow her nose screaming in pain having smashed into some ice. Swiftly she pulls herself out of the snowbank. Looking around and rubbed her injured face.
She is surround by snow an ice. There is light but it doesn't seem to come from anywhere even with the thick clouds you should at least have an idea but not here. Things beyond were she had appeared looked fuzzy but not because of distance, but more like they aren't really there. This place was a mirage she sort of then gathered.
The path and its friends seem though to be real enough as her eyes can focus in on them.
She hears from above Korin voice "Oh good you're still alive. You know most people wouldn't dive headfirst into an unknown mystic barrel to an unexplained magical land. Without asking some basic questions like will I need a coat or will I land flat on my face and possible break my skull? You know just 'sayin', kind of like your monster of a friend."
She looked up to see Korin face magically in the sky coming from a circle that had to be the barrel.
"Master?"
"You are in the land of ice above the cave of darkness home of the Ultra Divine Water. Get through the maze of both at receive the water. But beware the darkness the guardian of the water."
"What is it?
"What you take with you."
Chi-Chi looked at him confused as she didn't get what he meant.
"Just try to keep your mind clear and be Zen about things. See you if I see yah."
He closed up the portal as Chi-Chi looked around. She felt something but couldn't place it. Deep below her feet in the pitch darkness of the ice caves a moan rings out a voice without a form beyond that which was unseeable wakes.
Darkness breath up deeply "Huh another human. Hmmm. A child. Pure. Interesting. Strong, brave, determined. She must go. First though let us see if see can make it down here then we will show her how weak she really is."
Out of the darkness came a raven hair palm hair boy with a grin on his face wearing a grey and black gi with a red sash, a recreation of his crane uniform minus the crane symbol and a brown tail twisting around in excitement.
Shadow Kakarrot looking himself over "Well can't say I'm much different didn't from the real deal. You're about to find girly that anyone comes our way never comes back. Man, this is like slipping into a shoe made of the most comfortable puppy leather you can find. Kami I love myself!"
It then began to sing softly to itself "You are an Obsession. You're my Obsession. Who do you want me to be? To make you sleep with me? Like the butterfly. I will collect and capture you. Oh, I will have you." It continued on.
Above Chi-Chi began to make her way through the maze feeling like there was something seriously wrong.
A deflated Bill marches out of the Defense Building in downtown Central City. His phone in his hand looks at an article the pops ups automatically. The headlines read 'Epidemic of Martial Artist Murders! Famous Actor Pamput Dead! Former Tournament Winner King Chappa Dead! Who's Next!' At this he sneers getting rid of the article at going to his contacts going for the one marked Diane.
Diane answered her phone "What's up sweetie?"
Bill hesitatively said, "Well I am going to have some time off."
Diane now clearly concerned "What Happened?"
Bill deflated "They didn't believe me."
Diane questioningly "About What?"
Bill sighed "Doesn't matter. Look you need to leave town."
"What?"
"Look I can't give you details but Central City just ain't safe right now. It would be better if you were to go to your mother's in West City for now."
Diane now truly concerned "What's going on?"
Bill sounded conflicted "You might not believe me. Look if I'm wrong then hell nothing going to happen just go to Mother's. I'll be along shortly."
Diane nervously "Are you sure?"
"Yeah I'm sure. The world's about to blow up."
Daine trying to sound brave she said "Okay."
She hung up as Bill sighed. His childhood friend turned fiancé was at least safe now. As much as he believed that King Piccolo was coming right now, he felt like an ass for scaring her. He looked at the Palace.
He thought to himself. Is it real? Why can I get Frank's dead body out of my mind? That moment in the hallway after he tried to kill Gero kept playing in his mind. Why? It plays in head like only one other moment and that involved noticing Martha. Teal that bastard he thought.
He tried to shake the clouds in his mind off as his mind refocused on the Palace. The world was in danger this other bullshit can be dealt with later. He needed a plan he needed the old man that stopped Kakarrot. But he didn't know his phone number or where to find him, so he was stuck again. But there had to be a way.
Tien talked very little after his visit with the handicapped man and his family in that western town. He got the dragon ball, but something Launch could tell that there was something weighting on his mind. This time it had nothing to do with her trying to flirt with him and him getting all frustrated like the adorable virgin that he clearly was. Launch wanted to ask but it just didn't feel right to.
Suddenly Launch sneezed as some of the dust that had been kicked up by their landing that had entered their plane got into her nose. Tien looked startled. No many how many times he saw that transformation he figured he was going to be a little startled.
Blue looked at him and smiled. Tien tried to smile but couldn't find the energy to lie even in gesture. Blue looked at him curiously and worried.
"What's wrong?"
Tien sighed Blue always had his number when she asked questions with that concerned face. He wanted to resist but he couldn't.
"Do I deserve forgiveness Launch?"
In a voice far more forcefully then he was used to hearing from blue she said "Of course you do Tien. Everyone does. You might have done some bad things, but you have evolved beyond those things."
Tien looked at her with both surprise and blush checks. Blue or Yellow she seemed to know what to say to make him feel better. She equally seemed blushed the two slowly moved closer together their lips about to touch when the two heard Roshi screaming.
"Would you mind not doing that when you are flying!?"
Tien realized that he had let go of the controls and that they were sort of dropping out of the sky. He grabbed back hold of the controls and desperately gained back control of the plane. He was succeeded which allowed him the chance to die of embarrassment.
He turned completely red as Launch sort of turned and looked out the window. He was at least glad that it was only Roshi that had almost seen that happen. The rest of the trip was going to be even more awkward he just knew it.