I was counting dragon ball episodes recently and that's around 94 left, for Dragon ball alone...YEESH! Luckily some things will be shorter due to Gine being much stronger than Goku was. Of course I have to take into account that Gine is a young girl, and they don't have a teenage girl to seduce perverts this time around. I have to be very careful this does not get into touchy subjects. Also, I have to avoid copy and pasting the story-line. I can make characters so similar, but they have to be different otherwise this has no draw to it. So this time around, I changed the species with Puar, as we can't tell if they're a girl or a guy. Also, changed Yamcha's gender here, and the signature attack. Also how they get away is different. The rivalry is also a bit differently formed. Forgive me for listing these things as my sister just accused me of cutting and pasting. Taking my own spin on something that exists. Anyways...ENJOY!

Last time on Dragonball: Gine, her Grandpa Gohan, and Dr. Briefs just acquired the six star dragon ball after dealing with a pesky shapeshifter by the name of Peppermint. Now they continue their journey to find the remaining three dragon balls and make their wish on the eternal dragon.

Right now, travelling via speedboat down the river was the three travelers along with Peppermint in the backseat with Gine.

"I don't see why I can't ride my nimbus cloud, Grandpa," said Gine.

"Someone has to keep an eye on Peppermint, make sure he doesn't try anything. I'm also keeping an eye on you pig, so you better not try anything with Gine." Peppermint shrunk in his seat, but Gine just smiled.

"Don't worry, Gramps, he can't."

"No need to rub it in," said Peppermint. "Why do I have to come with you anyway?"

"Look at this way Peppermint," said Dr. Briefs. "It was either you come with us and use your shapeshifting abilities to help us on our journey, or we leave you to the villagers and let them decide your fate."

"They probably would have had a few things in store considering you did kidnap their young daughters," said Gohan.

"I didn't do anything that bad to them," protested Peppermint.

"We could bring you back to that village if you want," said Gine.

"I'm good," said Peppermint quickly. "So what exactly are you people after?"

"Dragonballs," said Briefs. "We already have four of the seven. We gather them all up and we get a wish on an eternal dragon. I personally just want to see if it's true."

"So…what's this wish going to be? Anything particular in mind?"

"In fact, yes," said Gohan.

"We do?" said Gine. "What do you have in mind Grandpa?"

"It's a surprise, Gine. You'll have to wait until we have all seven."

"Is it for you or me?"

"It's for you."

"But I don't want anything."

"That's why it's a surprise; Gifts are much better that way."

"If you say so."

"Here I was hoping I could get a wish," said Peppermint.

"What would wish for?" asked Gine, genuinely curious. "No time limit? To be stronger? To get a girlfriend?"

"Well now I don't know. I'm not getting one anyway, you people won't let me. Where are we going next?"

"According to the radar and our maps, it seems the location of the next Dragon ball is…Fire Mountain," explained Dr. Briefs.

"Fire Mountain!" Peppermint turned into a fish and went to jump into the river. Gine quickly grabbed him to keep him from going anywhere.

"We'll be fine," chided Gine.

"Can't breathe," said Peppermint who then quickly turned back. "Please don't take us there! You don't know what type of monster resides there!"

"Monster? What type of monster?"

"They say Fire Mountain is home to a terrible beast and tyrant king…the OX KING! A mountain of a man home to a mountain constantly on fire!"

"Ox King?" said Gohan. "Oh if that's the case, we'll be fine."

"What makes you so sure?"

"He's a childhood friend of mine."

"He is?" said Gine with excited curiosity and Oolong with shock.

"Yes, we trained under the same master."

"I get to meet a friend of yours?" said Gine, her eyes wide and sparkling.

"You people are freaks," said Peppermint, "Friends with monsters and incredibly strong, what'd I do to wind up with you people."

"You kidnapped girls," said Dr. Briefs. "Simple as that; if it makes you feel any better, I have a pill here that can help improve one's courage."

"Are you sure that's not just a placebo?"

"I'm sure," said Briefs. "I'm a brilliant scientist; I know how to make something like this."

"Gimme," said Peppermint. Dr. Briefs handed Peppermint a big yellow pill, which he quickly swallowed. "I don't feel any different."

"There's nothing to fear right now, it'll kick in when you feel the urge to be a coward."

Suddenly the boat came to a stop.

"Out of gas," said Briefs. "Here's where you put yourself to use, Peppermint. Turn into an oar so we can get to shore."

"You people are bullies," said Peppermint.

"Would you rather stay floating in the middle of the river?" said Gine.

"Fine," said Peppermint. He promptly turned into an oar, which was then given to Gohan to paddle them towards shore quickly. Back on shore, Peppermint was soaking wet and irritated from being used quickly and repetitively.

Dr. Briefs capsuled his boat and went to find a new means of transport. Of course when he went to reach his capsules, he found they were gone.

"Where are my capsules? We need those to move forward. Peppermint! You better not have stolen them!" Peppermint quickly turned into a dragonfly, and zoomed off.

"Dang it," said Gine. "Sorry guys, I let him slip away."

"Don't fret, Gine," said Briefs. "I anticipated this. Remember that pill I fed him earlier? Come on back here, you little PIGGY!"

A good twenty feet away, Peppermint (who was behind a tree), suddenly heard the call of nature.

After explaining the effects of the pill to Gine, she fought it was hilarious.

"I did say it would kick in when he was feeling like a coward," said Briefs.

"Piggy!" called Gine. "Come on back, little Piggy!"

"I would say this would be a bit much," said Gohan. "Of course, this Karma on the pig is hilarious." Gohan burst out laughing as well. Peppermint came back looking disgruntled.

"What did you do to me?"

"The pill sits in your intestines, releasing chemicals to relieve whatever is in there whenever someone says the trigger word. I won't get the pill removed until after this journey is over, so you better stick with us and behave yourself."

"You people are bullies!"

"You bullied a town," said Gine.

"Now that that's settled," said Briefs. "We need a new mode of transport. Gine has her nimbus cloud, but none of us can ride it."

"Give back the Capsules you stole," said Gohan.

"I didn't steal'em, the old man just lost his."

"You better be telling the truth," said Briefs. "We could make you go until you tell us?"

"I swear I don't have them!" cried Peppermint.

"Then why'd you run before?" said Gine.

"Seriously strong people mad at me, I was going to get pounded."

"Not if you were telling the truth; you can't just run away every time you're scared."

"I'm not ridiculously strong like you are!"

"Enough!" cried Gohan. "We'll have to find a new means."

"I've got it! Peppermint can turn into a car for us to ride," said Briefs.

"Uhh," said Peppermint.

"Just do it Pig."

"Fine!" Peppermint turned into the type of jeep they had before. Once Dr. Briefs had stepped inside however, Peppermint started to sweat. Suddenly, in a puff of smoke, Peppermint turned back into a pig, and Dr. Briefs was lying on his back in the grass. "I was going to tell you, I'm not stronger when I change forms."

"This means we'll have to walk," said Gohan.

"If you want me to shapeshift, I can turn into a hat…for five minutes. You see that would've been the other problem with riding me."

"Piggy," said Dr. Briefs out of spite. Once Peppermint relieved himself, they set off on the road.

"We just have to cross Diablo Desert and then we'll be at Fire Mountain," said Gohan.

"This will be torture without our capsules," admitted Briefs.

"Gine, you know you can just ride the nimbus, you don't have to put up with this," said Gohan, sweaty and tired after a half day's trek through the desert.

"That wouldn't be fair to anyone else Grandpa, if you're suffering, I'll suffer too."

"How noble," said Peppermint. "What I wouldn't give for some clouds right now? Rain clouds would be nice? How much longer through this desert? I'm turning into roast pork!"

"Well according to the map," said Dr. Briefs, sweating. "It should take us…about two weeks."

"Two weeks! We'll be dead by then!"

"Don't worry Peppermint," said Gine. "If we need water, I'll go look for some on the nimbus cloud."

"Take me with you when you do!"

"I don't think you can ride it," said Gine.

"Why not!?"

"Only the pure of heart can ride it."

"Then none of you can because you're bullying me!"

"You started it, you reap what you sow."

A distance away, a tiny spaniel dog was watching the group out of a telescope on top of a large rock.

"Interesting group we have here," said the dog. He then floated down into a hideaway under the sand. Inside enjoying the shade of the hideaway was a robust young woman, with messy hair, a small scarf, and toned muscles. "I've found new victims!"

"Been quite a while since we had prey," said the young woman. "What do we have this time?"

"Two old men, a little girl, and a pig."

"Should be easy pickings." The young woman threw out a capsule and out came a hover bike. She and the small dog hopped on and started zooming off towards the group.

"We might need some water soon," said Dr. Briefs, his glasses fogged up from sweat and taking off his coat. "Maybe you should call your nimbus, Gine."

"Sure thing, Briefs," said Gine. Just as she was about to call her Nimbus, she noticed something in the distance coming towards them.

"Hurry and make with the Nimbus!" cried Peppermint. "I need water!"

"Something's coming towards us," said Gine.

"What do we have here?" said Gohan, preening to take a look. "Looks like someone on a bike."

"Delivery Service," said Briefs a tad delirious.

"No, that's a bandit," said Peppermint. "They're going to rob us blind! You need to do something!"

"Relax," said Gohan. "I can deal with Bandits."

The young woman stopped just short of the group. She carried a large sword on her person. She stepped off the bike and approached the group.

"You folks seem to be in jam," said the woman. "Not only are you wandering the Diablo Desert, you just happened to catch the eye of Bruncha, the bandit who makes this desert her home. Now if you four escape this desert with your lives, you'll hand over any Zeni or Capsules you have on your person."

"We don't have any capsules, otherwise we'd be driving," said Gine.

"All your Zeni then, make with it," said Bruncha, holding the sword over her shoulder.

"Hold on, young lady," said Gohan. "Don't you think you're a bit rude here? Threatening people's lives in order to take their things, you should be ashamed of yourself."

"It's a hard life Gramps, got to make a living somehow."

"You chose a desert, where people don't often come by," said Gine.

"So?"

"It'd be much easier to make a living in a place more habitable, don't you think?"

Bruncha got wide-eyed and started stammering.

"It's none of your concern why I live here!" Peppermint and the small dog recognized each other at that moment.

"Earl?!" cried Peppermint.

"Peppermint!?" cried the dog.

"You know this pig, Earl?" asked Bruncha.

"Yeah, he used to bully me in Shapeshifting School!"

"There's a shapeshifting school and you went with him?" asked Gine.

"Yeah," said Peppermint.

"That means your friend is a shapeshifter," she said to Bruncha.

"Yeah, and I'm even better than Peppermint is because he went and got himself expelled," cried Earl.

"It seems as if you two have bad blood," said Gohan.

"Yeah, beat them senseless Bruncha!"

"Hold on," said Gohan. "I make a habit to not fight woman, it's disrespectful."

"This should be easy then," said Bruncha.

"Don't let them push you around Grandpa," said Gine. "They're bullies."

"If anyone is a bully, he is," cried Earl pointing at Peppermint.

"We know," said Gine. "You can't just pick on us though, it's not nice."

"Listen here, little girl," said Bruncha. "You don't get far in life by playing nice."

"Many people do," said Gine. "You probably have just never met them."

"You wish to imply things about me; you won't get another chance to."

"Hold on," said Gohan. "I won't let you threaten my granddaughter like this."

"I hope you're ready to fight me old man."

"If you insist," Gohan sighed. "Gine, may I borrow your power pole."

"Sure Grandpa," said Gine, handing it over.

"Power pole," said Bruncha. "Hey, you wouldn't happen to be Master Gohan would you?"

"Indeed I am," said Gohan.

"Whoa! That's something; I'm quite honored to have you in my desert, sir. In fact I didn't know you had a family."

"It's a recent development, but that doesn't concern you," said Gohan, preparing to fight.

"I'll say this; it's also an honor to be fighting you today."

"If it was such an honor you'd let us go," said Gine.

"You be quiet!"

"This is between you and me," said Gohan.

"You can do it Grandpa," cried Gine.

The two immediately went at each other. Bruncha swung her sword and Gohan blocked with the power pole. Gohan then went to strike the sword with the power pole, but Bruncha easily blocked with her sword. Gohan went to knock the sword from her hands, but she easily parried.

"You can do it Bruncha!" cried Earl.

After several parries with each other, Bruncha went sheathe her sword. She then put up her dukes, and started striking at Gohan; Gohan easily blocked each of her blows with the power pole. Even when Bruncha started trading kicks; Gohan blocked those as well.

"Can you do nothing but block, old man?" said Bruncha.

"I don't fight woman, I'm just waiting until you get tired of this."

"If that's the case," said Bruncha. "Puma Claw Punch!"

With the ferocity of a Puma, she struck Gohan in the torso sending him flying into the rocks.

"Gramps!" cried Gine.

"We're done for!" cried Peppermint.

"I actually beat him!" cried Bruncha.

"I knew you could do it!" cried Earl, coming up and hugging her.

"He was just holding back because you're a girl," said Gine.

"What was that!?"

"Gine," said Peppermint, scared for Gine's safety.

"You heard me, he wasn't giving it his all, or you would have been defeated rather quickly."

"You had to have got some training from your old man, so you want to have at it!?"

"To be honest, no, that's the only reason Grandpa stepped up for me."

"Oh, she's just scared Bruncha; she knows you can take her," said Earl/

"Yes, you can, because the desert is killing us. I'm not scared; I'm just angry; angry that you hurt my gramps!"

"Put your money where your mouth is, or better yet, just cough up your money," cried Bruncha.

"Oh I don't need to do that," said Gine. "Peppermint we're going for a ride, so turn into something small."

"Don't need to tell me twice," said Peppermint. He immediately turned into a fly, and flew down to Gine's shoulder. Gine rushed over towards her Grandfather, and hoisted him up just as he was gaining consciousness.

"We have to get out of here Grandpa!" cried Gine.

"I'm sorry I let her get the better of me," said Gohan.

"It's okay," said Gine.

"You're not going anywhere!" cried Bruncha. They looked and saw she was holding Dr. Briefs at sword point.

"Oh, is this performing arts," said Dr. Briefs still out of it.

"Hand over your valuables or this geezer gets hurt!"

"Hold onto the power pole Grandpa," said Gine. "NIMBUS! Power pole extend!"

Using the Power pole, she sent it directly at Bruncha's face, where she booped her in the noggin to make her release the Doctor.

"Grab on Briefs!"

"Okay," said Briefs, still out of it. Gine hopped onto the nimbus as it arrived, and carried all of her companions off into the sky.

"Bruncha!" cried Earl floating over to her. "Are you okay!?"

"No I'm not Earl!" cried Bruncha. "First, the old man goes easy on me. Second, his granddaughter tapped me on the head like it was no big deal, and then ran off with our prey."

"Technically she flew off," said Earl.

"It doesn't matter," said Bruncha. "I don't like she kept talking back to me. I don't like how I've been treated overall. I swear I'll find them again, and this time I'll settle the score!"

"Don't worry, Bruncha, even if that cloud does move fast they won't be able to leave the desert just yet."
"What makes you so sure Earl?" said Bruncha, rubbing her head where the pole tapped her.

"Because Peppermint got expelled before he could make his transformations longer than five minutes, and he was riding her shoulder. If she doesn't want him to fall, then they'll stop."

"That's excellent Earl!" cried Bruncha. "We'll be able to catch up with them in no time."

Ta-da! I feel like these chapters are getting shorter. Maybe I should start combining them? Well the next one might focus a bit more on the bad guys, it may be short, but diving into the Ox-king already might be rushing it. So the next chapter will have the bad guys get into some hijinks with the group. Until then, Stay Tuned!