Chi-Chi marvels as Kami lifts his hand as he looks at the dragon statue brought to him by Mr. Popo. The unearthly glow shimmers around the statue and in her eyes. In the glass the dragon comes alive. The statue, however, disappears before her eyes and she blinks confused.
"And it's done."
"Really?"
"Yeah that was it."
Chi-Chi looking deflated stated "Well that was easy."
"Were you expecting more?"
"Kind of."
"Well sorry to disappoint you. If it makes you feel any better that was extremely draining."
"Its fine."
"You wanted some sort of bigger light show didn't you."
"Well yeah. I mean you made summoning the dragon so exciting and I mean I thought that you know it would be to."
Kami got miffed "We got a lot of work to do and not a lot of time to hear your criticisms of my work."
"Well I got like three years and you know criticism is justifiable thing. I mean you put all that work into the dragon."
"Nitpicking that's all you can do. You realize I'm god, right?"
"Well here's the thing some of that is subject to some criticism too… like how you didn't take the Piccolo jar up into the Lookout for safe keeping and how you didn't try and stop Kakarrot until like right now. You knew about all these things ahead of time and yet did nothing about them."
Kami seemed to turn red with anger and just stormed off into the palace to the shock of both Popo and Chi-Chi. Popo then looked at Chi-Chi sideways.
"What?"
"Kami doesn't well take anyone questioning that well."
"So, god can't take a single bit of criticism?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, so green is thin."
Kami yelled out from the Palace "I heard that!"
Mr. Popo groaned at this "He's going to be brooding for months about this." He sighed. " Well come on, time to start your training."
At Kame House Bulma radar went off to their delite and the team was away quickly to the spot where King Piccolo had left them. Bulma and the group looked positively ecstatic as they opened the cases to the pods were their friends had been kept opened as the balls before them glowed yellow.
Bulma raised her hands up as she told the dragon to arise. In the same wonderful and awe-inspiring spectacle that the dragon summoning had always shown. In magnificent color and loud thunder, the dragon appeared before them.
"Oh, you people again and some extra's, so pig do you want more panties?"
Oolong was about to speak when he was interrupted by Bulma "No we have a far more important request of you today. Shenron I wish that all those killed by King Piccolo and his henchman were brought back to life."
"Alright done. See you in a year or so, so I can tie your shoes for you I bet."
He disappeared and the dragon balls scattered across the Earth. In Central City the many victims of the King appeared in the ruined City. The many martial arts that Tambourine had killed arose from their grave quite confused.
Bulma asked her friends "Is it me or is he getting bitter or something?" The others shrugged.
In their capsules the three formerly dead heroes of Earth groaned. In a mad scramble the other were over too them. Tears and smiles were a plenty as they hugged and celebrated this victory.
In the melee of good feelings Launch found Tien. The two seeming to know what was on each other's mind decided to take off. They found a somewhat more secluded spot out of sight of the others.
Tien looked as the world itself had come back to him. She blushed and so did he. He seemed nervous like he didn't know what to say. But the two came up close their faces mere inches from one another.
Tien said to her "I thought I had lost you."
"Not today babe." She put her arms around his back.
Tien said in a hushed whisper "I love you."
Launch seductively said "I know."
She went in for the kiss when Puar interrupted. "Hey Bulma wants everyone to come over for a picture. Hey what are you two doing?"
Launch clenched her teeth saying "Pussy blocking Pussy. Well we better…"
She was stopped in her tracks as Tien had kissed her. It didn't matter he thought that Blonde was a little crass or that sometimes she had blue hair.
Puar watching turbn when red saying "You know what I think I was interrupting something I'll just take off. Bye."
She immediately deepened the kiss as the two almost seemed ready to go further when in a need to breath they broke it off. Breathing deeply, she said "Got anything more for me big guy?"
Tien red in the face while huffing and puffing "Let's stick with that for now. Besides we got to have that picture."
Launch said with her finger drawing pictures on his chest "Such a tease. Okay fine but I swear to you I'm getting into those pants."
Tien still red in face "One thing at a time."
The team took the picture. In the plane ride home, they filled them on the happenings. Including Cheech's victory and Bulma's pregnancy. All three took the news with the same level of cheer that their other friends that taken.
"We I suppose this means Chi-Chi is the strongest on Earth."
"Not for long." They looked at him. "I'm going to go to Korin tower and train under him same as Chi-Chi. She may have beaten me but next Tournament I will show her who's the strongest."
Yamcha who was flying said "Yeah you know what maybe I'll come with y…"
He was stopped in his tracks as Bulma grabbed him by the ear.
"You know what I'd like to come with you, but it appears I forget a very important series of things."
Krillin piped in "Yeah jeez man I mean what were you thinking? I'll come along Tien."
Chiaotzu cheered "Me too."
Launch chuckled "Can't get rid of me that easily."
Yamcha sighed as Bulma looked ecstatic as she asked "You still coming to my wedding right?"
They nodded their heads 'yes'.
Tien said to her "Well delay going until after the ceremony."
"Splendid."
Yamcha asked Krillin "One more thing. Krillin will you be best man?"
"Me?"
"Don't make me beg dude."
"Sure man."
Bulma was confused by this "Wait that's it?"
Yamcha shrugged "Yeah."
"You just asked him to do something big for you?"
Yamcha turned his head "Yeah. What did you expect crying, hugging?"
Krillin put his hands up "I know right."
Bulma sighed "Forget about it." She rolled her eyes and said to herself "men."
Mr. Popo have given her new clothing looking exactly like her old but on her back was Kami's symbol. The new gi was weighted heavier then Master Roshi's turtle shells. In short in weight a ton.
"You're too heavy on your feet." He said as he placed a bell on her. "You have to learn how to move without making some much noise and wasting some much energy. Up here the air is so thin that it simply provides less energy that you can take in."
She looked on curiously as he placed a kitten with a bell around its neck down on the floor.
"You want me to catch the kitten?"
"Yes, with the bell on you and the bell that is on it."
Confidently she stated "No sweat."
Chi-Chi began the chase awkwardly trying to move without ringing the bell but failing. As the kitten merely strutted away.
Mr. Popo internally sighed. He thought training 'Arya Stark' here was going to take all of the time they had. Kami knew this had to be a long shot. The girl had failed to kill Kakarrot already he must have known. The problem was only going to become more severe on the Earth.
Perhaps the she would befit if she could see the horror that the other saiyans had caused elsewhere? Either way this was going to be an uphill battle as he knew the storm clouds below were gathering.
"Are we ready?" The blonde-haired lady asked the camera man who was playing with his camera. The lights were set up in this office already. Behind the camera and lights were various suited men all watching the proceeding with ominous glares all KRA men some of rank some not. Green was their along with Teal, Violet and Black.
The reporter was in formal red pantsuit with her lipstick which was red. There was a sense of anxiety in the air, but she was calm and collect. She had after all meet madman and murders before maybe not so young or so powerful. She wished to sit down but she knew the protocol. No one sits before the king does.
Out of the crowd he came with his clean palm hair. He was wearing a black suit fitted to him it even had a hole for his tail. A black arm band with KRA in white on his right arm. A pin over his heart which kind of looked like a trident. He had on his face a confident grin a hand in one of his pockets. He looked quite the statesman despite his size and age.
She bowed to him and he bowed to her. "Thank you, Lord Commander, for this rare privilege."
"The pleasure is all mine Diane." The two shook hands. He gestured for her to sit and she did as he did. Both politely smiled as she began.
"I must also thank you that you didn't allow the censorship of any of our questions." He nodded at this. "Let us begin with the simple fact that as far as world leader of the modern era goes you are by far the youngest leader in well centuries."
"Well I can't deny that fact. I know I'm many people may have a problem with my age, but I assure you the Lord Commander is not some sort of spoiled brat acting without reason and I think my policies have reflected that fact."
"That leads us perfectly into the next question your expansionist policies such as the invasion of the…"
She stopped as he waived his hand dismissively.
"Diane you have been listening to far too much Royal propaganda. I've invaded nothing understand this. What happened was that the population of those regions had decided that since the avocation of their King by way of cowardness they felt not more kinship with the lack of leadership provided and instead chose mine nation."
"Yet the armies that simply appeared out of nowhere? The little green men?"
"They didn't have uniforms because they were energized locals."
"Are you expecting us to believe that?"
"Yes, because it's the truth. These places had populations longing to join the KRA and even voted to do so."
"Yes, the elections. All of which voted while under the supervision of these militia's that you mentioned and voted by margins of eighty to ninety percent to join the Ribbon nation."
"That's exactly right."
"The numbers don't at all sound to you curious?"
"If you're implying that anyone rigged them Diane you would sadly mistaken. It was an unmolested vote which saw the will of the people expressed."
"Yet you refuse to allow third parties to review the proceedings or count the votes."
"I did nothing of the sort. Since it wasn't my vote or my people in charge. It was the militias that made those decision and they merely asked us to confirm the vote's authenticity."
"What about the legality of it all?"
"Is the people will not legal enough for you Diane?"
"What about the military presence that's their now?"
"It's my territory Diane don't I have the right to defend it with my army?"
"Observers have called it a military buildup near and around major Royal Cities."
Kakarrot rolled his eyes in response "Yes I'm sure the belligerents in the Royal Army are howling for blood. You see Diane I was as surprised as everyone else was. When these places rose up for union with the Ribbon. The Royal Army actions have been to suppress the general will of the people. You see Diane the Royal whose head cowered before our actual invader is a part of the one percent of this planet. Along with his PM and the man who really runs the Royal nation Dr. Brief. The 'democracy' that they speak is in reality a plutocracy. Made to support the aims and ambitions of a few over the many you see. I'm simply offering an alternative to this, so they brand me a rogue and do their utmost to discredit me."
"Yes, as you have made it of the one over the many."
Kakarrot chuckled at that "That's just false. I was elected by the people unlike your King or your Prime Minister. I received ninety eight percent of the vote. I am in this office to serve them. I have no grand palace to show off my power. I have merely an office and a residency. I'm not seeking conflict. It is merely showing up on my doorstep."
"If that is the case then Lord Commander why do multiple sources suggest that you are massively expanding your nation's military capacity? If you want peace, then why are you readying the tools of aggressive expansion?"
"It's quite simply fake news Diane. I admit that my nation has quite an industrial capacity with the ability to defend ourselves but only that and no one more. I would welcome peace Diane, but we are simply not living in peaceful times. The UN and King kept making provocative statements aimed at giving credence at starting conflict with me and my nation must be ready to respond to their hostile maneuvers."
A Green came up behind Kakarrot and whisper in his ear.
"Well it appears this was all I had time for. Sorry about this but I did warn you that my time is short. But I must still apologies the ship of state needs constant supervision." He got up and so did she. They smiled at each and they shook hands while the camera took pictures.
"It's been a pleasure take your question Mrs. Stryker?"
"It's not Mrs. Stryker yet but soon. I guess Lord Commander your research staff isn't as good as mine."
"No, I knew that fact. It's just that I always have an eye to the future as it were. You know me and your future husband to be have already meet?"
Diane was shocked "Really?" Diane hand and his were stagnate.
"Well it was brief just one of those Powwows between nations."
Diane "I can't imagine my husband leaving the best impression to you."
"Well opposite ends of the chess board clash but I suppose my grandfather and him had far more of a repor then he and I did. In fact, he promised him a meeting of sorts." He laughed to that. "A promise I intend to keep. My Grandfather has taught that family is the most important thing in this universe Diane, and I think your fiancé would agree. Safe trip home would hate for something to happen to you before your wedding."
The door to the lab opened with Kakarrot back in his black armor. He looked frustrated as he entered the room with a huff. Gero was in the room working on his bench with his tools under a bright light.
"You should have just let me kill her if you wanted some payback."
Gero chuckled at that "I think we both know what that would look like to the world if you were to do that son."
"Of course, but that doesn't mean I didn't want to rip her throat out. The gull of that woman to question me like that! Me, her better!"
"I take it she was quite critical?"
"You could say that! Now what did you want to show me? I'm missing a spar with Jr and Yurin over this."
Gero put down a tool in his hand "For years I have been grasping at straws. Basically, making robots with a few organic parts to varying degrees of success."
He took picked something up and turned around to show it to Kakarrot. It was a hand in a jar still moving. At the bottom it appeared to have metal were the joint should be. It was not attached to anything merely floating it the odd fluid.
Kakarrot not perturbed but curious "What is that?"
"Progress my son, progress. The reason why my friends and the scientific community disowned me in the first place was because of this. Many years ago, I had a dream of making a man and a machine one in the same. I gave a bot the brain of a mouse and suggested doing the same with a man, so they called me 'unethical' but what they didn't realize is my dreams come true."
"So, you made a self-moving severed hand?"
"Aw that dry wit makes its return. No because it's not the machine puppeteering the man but the man puppeteering the machine. I severed this man arm and connected nato bots to his nerves, so this is him moving it himself."
"Well I suppose we do have a lot of political prisoners that we need dealing with. Glad to see your thinking outside the box."
"I'll need to do far more to get what I want but this is at least a start. One day I'll get my fusion of the two and make something well; perfect."
"When do you what me to strike at him? From what I understand he is already mobilizing resources against us. Brief will apparently be making power suits to counter ours."
Gero when back to his bench and looked at a picture of what appeared to be a wedding. "What have I told you son. Family is everything and revenge is a dish best served cold."
The dragon was dead, so the wish cycle reset okay.
