The roaring waterfall crashed against the cliff walls of its own volition as it fell into a giant river from below. A wandering deer walked up to the shoreline, lowering its head to the water's surface, and began to drink. Butterflies fluttered by overhead in an unseen breeze, while fish swam nearby in search of food. A pteranodon opened up its wings, giving them a good flap lifting its body into the sky. With a few more quick flaps it flew up into the clear blue sky, soaring above the surrounding forest.
Goku hummed in contentment while riding on top of a sliced round wood. On his shoulder he carried a giant saw that was bigger than his head. But despite its size, Goku was carrying it with ease, as if it weighed nothing at all. All the while humming a cheerful tune and rolling down the dirt road.
Once he made it back to his safe abode, he set the thick round wood in front of him and assumed a somewhat fighting stance. Goku moved his arms from one way to another, channeling his energy into said arms. Slowly he raised up his hands and brought them down to the wood's side. Grasping it firmly while grunting as he slightly struggled to lift it over his head.
Goku threw the wood high above him then leapt into the air. Emanating a battle cry before plunging his foot through the wood. Breaking it in a few or more pieces. He landed on the ground with his knuckles pressed against the earth, and crouched on one knee. One by one rectangular shaped wood descended in a perfectly stacked pyramid.
"Well, that takes care of that." Goku said, smiling triumphantly at his work.
Goku blinked. He placed his hands on his stomach.
"Whoa, I'm hungry. Heh, heh, better go find something for me and the others to eat."
Goku turned around and started towards the hut. Pushing through the double doors, he enters the main room. Grabbing the strap of his red polearm holster from his bed, and throwing it around his shoulder. Goku shifted his gaze to the small orange gem sitting atop of a purple pillow. Goku walked up to the ball and clasped his hands together, bowing slightly to acknowledge the ball.
"Grandpa?" Goku called to the orange gem. "Stay there, okay. This won't take long; I'll be right back."
A low hum halted Goku in his tracks. He looked over his shoulder, and saw the orange gem glowing brightly. He twisted his torso to face the gem.
"Golly, I've never seen you shine bright like that Grandpa, how strange," Goku commented in surprise. "Can you do that again?"
Goku frowned when the gen didn't grace him with a response.
"Who are you talking to, softie?"
Goku glanced over his shoulder and saw Figsene standing outside the temple. She walked inside until she stood beside Goku, placing her hands on her hips. Her gaze landed on the orange four star gem.
"I was just talking to Grandpa Gohan," Goku replied, glancing at Figsene.
"You mean this gem?" Figsene inquired, looking at the gem curiously.
"Is that what it is? Well, before Grandpa died he gave me this to remember him by. So I keep it here where it's safe." Goku explained. Figsene arched a brow at Goku.
"And you believe your Grandpa can hear you through this gem?" Figsene shook her head and turned away towards the exit. "You are such a weirdo. Both a weirdo and an idiot."
Goku trails after Figsene until he walks by her side.
"Hey, I was gonna head out to find something for us to eat today, wanna come?" Goku asked, beaming at Figsene with a smile.
Figsene rolled her eyes.
"As long as you don't fool around and throw another frog at my face, fine," Figsene answered bluntly, walking ahead of Goku. Goku pouted while slightly quickening his pace to catch up to her.
"Oh come on, that was one time!" Goku protested. Figsene glanced at Goku with narrowed eyes.
"And slapping you in the face with my tail was one time," Figsene retorted, turning to walk ahead of Goku. "And I would've done more, had I been the one you were sparing with."
Figsene and Goku started through the forest. Once the pair perceived the conclusion of a clearing ahead, they broke out into a full sprint. Goku and Figsenes' feet pounded against the dirt road, leaving deep grooves in their wake. Jumping from branch to branch, they move with practiced ease, making quick time to their destination. All while Goku was laughing happily as he swung from vine to vine.
He stops in front of a tree stump, staring at a nearby lake. Jumping from one branch to another, he lands on the ground twelve meters from the lake and starts towards it. He stops when he reaches the shoreline, leaning forward slightly. The sounds of water lapping at the rocks and bushes surrounded him. He inhales deeply, smelling the refreshing smell of fresh soil mixed with hints of the earth itself.
Another beautiful day, Goku thought.
Figsene watched Goku walk along the shoreline before stopping halfway. Turning toward a spot close to the lake's edge, rolling around and slowly dipped half of his tail into the water. Figsene emulated Goku's actions by stepping towards an edge at her side. Rolling her body around and slowly dipped half of her tail into the water.
Figsene Immediately felt the chills seeping through her body. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, reveling in the sensation. The pair gave their tails a good shake in the water, forming rippling waves on the surface. They stayed rooted at that stance for a few minutes.
In an instant Goku and Figsene turned around, yanking their tails out as two huge fishes burst out of the water into the air. The two fishes' scales glisten with water droplets. Goku and Figsene leapt high in the air, above the fish's head. The duo kicked hard on the fish's forehead, sending the fish crashing into the shore.
The creatures' laid there, still stunned from what just occurred. Their jaws opened wide as their eyes stared into space and breathing heavily. Goku giggles to himself as he trots towards the fish's tail, scooping it up with ease and resting said tail on his shoulder.
"Alright! This should keep us filled until dinner." He laughs and starts forward with the fish dragged behind. He closes his eyes, humming a tune along the way, while Figsene trailed beside him dragging her fish behind her.
Figsene glanced at Goku as they walked. His lips were still graced with a content smile. Figsene wondered if his cheeks hurt from grinning all the time. Surely there was something wrong with him; It just wasn't normal to be so cheerful. Especially for a Saiyan.
Figsene blinked. Goku stopped in his tracks. Prompting Figsene to raise a brow at the young Saiyan boy.
"Do you hear that?" Goku asked, glancing at her.
Figsene looked around. She and Goku were standing in the middle of a dirt road. She tried to listen to whatever it was Goku was hearing, but she didn't hear anything. That was until Figsene felt the ground shake beneath her boots.
The pair turned to their left in time to see a speeding pale blue vehicle approaching them. Goku went rigid as the blue car was nearing them. He was about to turn and run, but then Figsene grabbed a handful of his gi, and leapt in the air over the car as it sped past them from below.
Figsene landed on the ground beside Goku. Letting go of the latter along with the fish that fell to the earth's floor with a small thud, and launched herself towards the car. Her fist plunged through the rear-view window, shattering the glass with ease, which caused the individual in the driver's seat to shriek in horror.
Figsene grabbed said individual by their shirt and un-gracefully tossed them out of the car. The earthling landed on their back with a grunt, slowly sitting up on their rear. The earthling's lips parted to shout a complaint, but then immediately went rigid when Figsene appeared in front of them. Her arm outstretched with a ball of energy charging on her palm.
Figsene eyed the earth girl glancing up at her in fear. The girl had a tender appearance, and had milky colored skin. She had her turquoise hair in a braided ponytail with a red ribbon. She donned a very short pink dress with a name on it with blue sneakers and purple socks.
"What're you doing trespassing our territory, you low-life?" Figsene demanded, narrowing her eyes at the frightened earthling. Goku stepped alongside Figsene and pointed his power-pole at the latter.
"Yeah, and if you think you can take us down easily then you're wrong, monster!" Goku declared, inching his staff closer to the earthling's face.
"Monster?" The earthling repeated, raising her hands. "Hold on you guys I'm not a monster, I'm a human being just like you are!"
Figsene shook her head with a chuckle.
"Human beings? Ha! Earth-girl, you should get your eyes checked," Figsene scoffed at the earthling, her lips graced with a smirk. "We're not human beings; me and softie here belong to a proud warrior race called Saiyans."
Goku blinked. Realization dawned on him upon what Figsene said.
"You're a girl?" Goku asked, looking at the earth-girl with slightly wide eyes. The latter shifted her gaze to the young boy.
"Oh my gosh, are you saying you've never seen a girl before?" Bulma inquired, a bit shocked.
"Oh no, I have, but besides my grandpa you're the first human being that I've ever seen." Goku replied, pulling his staff away from the girl and holding it at his side. "Grandpa told me about girls; he told me if I ever ran into a girl that I should be as polite as I possibly could."
"I see." Acknowledged the earth-girl, smiling at Goku. "Well, what a nice thing to say. Your grandpa sounds like a very wise man, is he?"
Figsene retreated backwards while her hand was still aiming at the girl.
"Get up, now." Figsene ordered sharply. The earth-girl complied and stood up on her feet.
Figsene parted her lips, as to ask the earth girl why she was here until she noticed Goku round behind said earth girl. Figsene raised a brow at Goku, wondering what he was doing. Her eyes grew large when she saw Goku bring his pole halfway up to the earthling's skirt.
In an instant, Figsene stepped up to Goku and slapped the side of his head hard. Goku shouted in pain and rubbed where the pain was radiating with his hand. He turned to face Figsene with bewilderment washing over his countenance.
"Ow, hey! What was that for?" Goku asked, rubbing the back of his head.
"What do you think you're doing, idiot?" Figsene scolded, placing her hands on her hips while glaring. Goku tilted his head in confusion.
"I was just trying to see if she had a tail." Goku answered honestly, giving a sheepish grin as he placed his pole down to the side.
"Well she doesn't have one, moron. She just established that she's human," Figsene stated, folding her arms and closing her eyes. "A pure-blooded Saiyan features black hair, black eyes, and a tail. This earth girl doesn't have either of those. Therefore, not a Saiyan."
Goku nodded. "Ohh, okay."
The earth-girl looked between the two Saiyans, confusion etched on her face. Goku turned his head to the girl and bowed his head. The earth-girl blinked in surprise.
"I'm sorry if we scared you mrs." Goku apologized, straightening his spine.
The girl looked at Figsene incredulously, then back at Goku. "Uh, yeah, sure. No problem."
"Alright earth-girl, why don't you tell us who you are and why you are here?" Figsene ordered.
The girl straightened, feeling slightly better with her but still apprehensive. "Uh, well my name is Bulma."
Goku extended his hand.
"My name is Goku. G.O.K.U!" He introduced himself. Bulma reluctantly shook his hand. Then Goku pointed towards Figsene.
"And that's my friend, Figsene, whom you met already, heh, heh." He said. Figsene turned away with a huff.
"Yeah, no kidding." Bulma humorlessly joked.
Figsene glanced up at Bulma with a raised brow.
"So, why is someone like you way out here, Bulma?" She inquired suspiciously.
"I'm actually here looking for the dragonballs." Bulma answered without skipping a beat.
Goku and Figsene exchanged puzzled glances before shifting their gaze back to Bulma.
"The what?" Figsene asked.
Bulma dropped her backpack and reached in.
"These!" She pulled out two small orange orbs. Figsene and Goku looked at them, then gasped in amazement.
"Hey, I have one just like those!" Goku exclaimed.
"Really?" Bulma asked excitedly.
"Yeah, I do." Goku answered, feeling curious. He never knew more of these orbs existed, let alone what they were called.
Bulma seemed to sense that Goku and Figsene didn't know the importance of these things and they had it.
"Can I see it?" She asked them.
Figsene narrowed her eyes at Bulma suspiciously but before she could ask why, Goku spoke up for her.
"Sure!" He responded warmly, already forgetting the tiff from earlier. "It's up at our place. Hey, you know what? Why don't you come on in? We were gonna have lunch anyways, so you can tell us about these dragon balls."
Bulma couldn't believe her luck.
"Sure! Lunch sounds good." She said enthusiastically.
"Goku, you can't just-" Figsene started, but he had already grabbed the big fish he caught and the pair were heading towards the hut.
Figsene glared at Goku's back. He was inviting a stranger—a trespasser nonetheless into their territory. But at the same time, she'd be lying if she said she too wasn't curious to know what these dragon balls are.
Figsene sighed and followed a bit further behind as they headed up towards the hut.
Cerofla cleaned and cooked the giant fish Goku caught while Bulma chatted away with Goku and her sisters. She was feeling rather cautious, since this was the first time they've ever had a visitor in their home. Lementine had informed her that she had seen other humans before during the trips to the village, but kept as low a profile as she could as neither she nor her sisters wanted attention drawn to themselves.
This Bulma gave her an air of having an ulterior motive for being here, since NO ONE comes here on purpose besides them. So Cerofla kept constantly glancing over her shoulder towards Bulma as she cooked. When lunch was ready, Cerofla set the fish plates down on the table just as she was catching what Bulma was saying. Goku busied himself between eating the fish and listening to Bulma's story.
"And when you gather all seven of them, a magical dragon is supposed to appear and grant you one wish."
"Wow, really?" Goku asked, fascinated by the tale and far more enthralled. The other two dragon balls she had were on the table to show to Goku, Figsene, Lementine, and Fejota.
"Yep!" Bulma replied with absolute certainty.
Fejota folded her arms and turned away. She didn't really believe in the legend. This earth-girl was just a spoiled city girl out looking for a little fun, so her coming here was just basically a scavenger hunt for jewels. It also didn't help that the little softie invited Bulma here on their turf.
"Say the dragon does appear, what will you wish for?" Lementine asked, and Bulma smiled.
"Well, if you must know, my first wish is to have a perfect boyfriend," Bulma admitted, cupping her cheeks with her hands while gushing like a schoolgirl. Goku blinked with a blank expression while Cerofla and her sisters eyed Bulma with a raised brow.
Cerofla folded her arms and turned away from the others. Even if there was such a thing as a wish granting dragon, why waste such a power on growing something so simple? But, she didn't seem to be lying. What gain would there be if she was?
Cerofla's eyes slightly widened. If what Bulma said was true, and that there really was a granting dragon...would it mean that there was actually a chance she and her sisters could get back home? Cerofla felt a spark of hope. They'll be reunited with their parents again? She took a deep breath, trying to push aside those thoughts and shifted her gaze towards her sisters.
"Sisters, come." Cerofla commanded in an authoritative voice, her voice holding authority that only a princess could possess. Lementine, Figsene, and Fejota exchanged looks but the trio shrugged indifferently.
Cerofla and her sisters exited the temple. Goku was about to follow them, but then Cerofla twisted her torso and outstretched her palm, signaling him to stay put. He obeyed and stayed rooted where he was next to Bulma. Cerofla and her sisters launched into the sky with a burst of energy.
They continued ascending to the heavens until they were above the clouds. Cerofla and her sisters hovered in the air as they looked down upon the world below. Cerofla folded her arms and stared at her sisters.
"What do you girls think?" Cerofla questioned, looking expectantly at her sisters.
Fejota crossed her arms and smirked.
"Well, I think the whole dragonball deal is a load of bull," Fejota replied bluntly. "A dragon that can grant wishes? That sounds more like a fairy tail than a legend."
Lementine places her hands on her hips while glancing at Fejota.
"But you have to admit sis, a dragon that can grant any wishes? That's worth investigating and finding out." Lementine reasoned. Figsene glanced at the earth's floor.
"I also was thinking that maybe we could wish for the dragon to transport us back home." Figsene added. Cerofla closed her eyes.
"I was thinking the same thing," Cerofla stated, grabbing her sister's attention. "If…and I say if these dragon balls are the real deal, along with this granting dragon…then we can use them to hopefully wish ourselves back to Planet Vegeta."
Lementine, Figsene, and Fejota all stared at her with surprise. Cerofla stared at the earth's floor. Her eyes landed on the temple, which was as small as a dot due to she and her sisters hovering hundreds-to-thousand feet in the air.
"I believe we should take this opportunity to go with the earth-girl, help her collect these dragon balls. Once we have them all, we can make our move and ask for the dragon to send us home." Cerofla explained.
Figsene's brow rose in intrigue.
"That's a pretty good idea actually." Fejota admitted thoughtfully. Lementine and Figsene nodded in agreement.
Lementine blinked upon when realization dawned on her.
"What about Goku? Should we bring him to Planet Vegeta as well?" Lementine inquired, looking at Cerofla curiously. Fejota scoffed and turned her narrowing gaze towards Lementine.
"What about Goku?" Fejota questioned incredulously. "You really want to invite that sorry excuse of a Saiyan to our home? With the soft personality he has?"
Figsene nodded.
"I'm with Fejota. I mean, can you imagine him among other Saiyans in the Saiyan society? He'll be an embarrassment to our race, and I doubt he'll survive in the environment we're used to living in." Figsene added.
Cerofla narrowed her eyes at her sisters.
"In case you three forgot, all four of us are royalty. Indeed Goku is an embarrassment to our race, there is no denying it," Cerofla began. "But like us he is a Saiyan, and therefore our subject. If he willingly wants to come, let 'em, and if he refuses then we'll just leave him here to die along with the inhabitants of this planet once we destroy it."
Figsene arched her brow at Cerofla.
"We're gonna destroy this planet?" Figsene asked, sounding quite astonished.
Cerofla nodded in affirmation.
"Not yet at least. I had thought about having us leave mount paozu and travel around the world, see what this planet has to offer. If this planet is worth enough value to be sold to some space king, then we'll only annihilate all of earth's inhabitants and leave it intact." Cerofla explained. Her sisters listened while remaining silent. "And Bulma's arrival only serves as a catalyst for the plan. We will find the dragon balls, and will kill anyone who gets in our way. Understood?"
Cerofla's sisters nodded with a smirk that spoke volumes. Satisfied with their responses Cerofla and her sisters began to descend back to earth. They landed near the temple just in time to see Goku and Bulma exit said temple.
"Oh hey, you're back!" Goku greeted excitedly, his face brightened up considerably with excitement to see the others return. "Is everything alright? Where do you guys go?"
Fejota narrowed her eyes on Goku.
"That's for us to know, and for you to not be concerned with, softie." Fejota replied coldly, her voice carrying an undercurrent of irritation. Goku gave Fejota a perplexed look for a moment before a smile spread across his lips.
"Oh, okay then." Goku replied.
Cerofla glanced up at Bulma.
"We decided that we'll join you on your quest to finding the dragon balls." Cerofla announced.
Bulma looked surprised at hearing that.
"Oh wow, really?" Bulma asked, almost disbelievingly. "You're serious?"
"Of course we're serious," Figsene chimed in.
Bulma blinked. A smile graced his lips.
"Well, that's great! Kind of a coincidence too, Goku was gonna ask if you guys wanted to tag along in our adventure," Bulma explained, gesturing towards Goku before pumping her fist in the air with a smile. "But it's settled then, our great adventure is a go!"
Cerofla sighed while closing her eyes.
"Just lead the way." She muttered.
"Okay, let's go!" Bulma exclaimed, starting forward with Goku, Cerofla, and her sisters walking beside her.
Goku blinked as a sudden realization dawned on him.
"Hey Bulma, how do we know where we start looking? The dragon balls could be anywhere in the whole world, right?" Goku asked, glancing up at Bulma. Bulma giggled whilst placing her hands on her hips and smiled triumphantly.
"Just who do you think you're dealing with here kid? I'm no amateur," Bulma declared proudly, reaching into her bag and displaying it for Goku and the Saiyan girls to see. "Look, check it out."
Goku, Cerofla, and her sisters glanced up at a device on Bulma's hand. Bulma's thumb flexed, tapping the trigger as the device came to life with a looping beep. A pale yellow dot on the green blinked rapidly on the screen.
"It's a special radar that tracks the dragon balls," Bulma explained, pointing her finger at the rapidly blinking dot. "Look, see these three dots? These are our three balls. And these are the other dragon balls. Looks like the closest one is right here, about seven-hundred-and-fifty miles to the west."
Goku, Cerofla, and her sisters nodded in understanding.
"Is that far?" Goku asked.
"Let's just say it is out of our walking distance, and since your friend messed up my car we'll be needing a new set of wheels." Bulma replied, shoving the dragon radar back in her blue bag.
Bulma pulls out a silver case out of said blue bag. She flips the lid open with a click, containing enough capsules that'll help her and her new companions on their journey. Her finger ran across the bottom of each capsule, until she grabbed one and took it in her hand.
Ah, this one would be fun for a while, Bulma thought.
"Stay back you guys, stay there." Bulma instructed as she tossed the capsule akin to a pebble.
The second the capsule hit the ground, it exploded in gray smoke. When the smoke faded, a white van was sitting in its place with a door open. Cerofla and her sisters were honestly amazed by what they witnessed. None more so than Goku.
"Whoa! B-Bulma, how did you do that? You're some kind of a witch, huh?" Goku asked, awestruck.
Bulma walked up to the new vessel then turned her gaze towards Goku.
"What? Nonsense. Witchcraft has nothing to do with it," Bulma stated as if it were a known fact. "Everyone in the city has dino-caps; how could you travel without them?"
One by one Cerofla and her sisters embark the van. Leaving the cautious Goku poking at their transporting vessel. Fejota glances at Goku from her passenger seat and glares at him.
"Would you come on, softie? It's not an animal so it won't bite you." Fejota remarked.
Goku blinked and entered the vehicle. He sat down at the front seat next to Bulma. Bulma slides in her keys in the ignition before turning the van on. The engine roared to life and the van drove forward.
"Wow! This thing could move fast!" Goku marveled, glancing up at Bulma.
Bulma glanced down at Goku.
"No duh squirt, get with the program." Bulma commented dryly. "Now you better buckle up, wouldn't want to fall from your seat."
The van proceeded to drive forward down the roads of Mount paozu. The group in the vehicle remained silent for a while through their journey. Goku stared off into the distance, occasionally gazing at the scenery passing him by through the window. A short while later, they pulled over as Bulma exited the van. Goku, Cerofla, and her sisters followed suit.
"Excuse me for a minute guys, time for a pit stop." Bulma stated casually, beginning to walk towards a giant rock. Goku disembarked the van to trail after her.
"Okay, we'll come too." Goku replied simply.
Bulma rounded at Goku, her lips parted but Cerofla spoke up for her.
"No, we won't." Cerofla stated firmly, shifting her gaze towards Bulma. "Don't take too long."
Bulma nodded and sprinted towards the rock. Disappearing around the corner. Goku tilted his head in bewilderment.
"I don't get it. Why can't she just do whatever she needs to do right here? How strange." Goku commented, looking at Cerofla. Cerofla and her sisters sighed simultaneously.
"You're the strange one, Goku." Fejota retorted, disappointment washing over her countenance.
"Guys! Come here! Quick!"
Goku, Cerofla, and her sisters immediately became alarmed upon hearing Bulma's scream. They sprinted forward, rounding around a corner and were greeted by an unexpected sight. Towering before them was a giant pteranodon.
Said pteranodon had Bulma in its claws as she shrieked in terror. The behemoth turned to face Goku and the girls with a toothy grin and looked down at them. It chuckled menacingly while ignoring Bulma's screams.
"Who the heck are you, children?" The pteranodon asked.
"My name is Goku. Are you a friend of Bulmas?" Goku inquired politely.
The pteranodon chuckled again, arching his arm back as his tail took Bulma in its grasp. But before he could reply, he choked back a scream when he felt a burning pain from below. He doubled over and saw that Cerofla had charged forth, landing a punch that dug into his guts.
Bulma shouted as the creature's tail uncoiled itself, releasing her from the behemoth's grip. She quickly scurried back to Goku and Cerofla's sisters, watching from behind Fejota and Figsene. The pteranodon clutched his middle, eyes wide with shock and pain.
Cerofla's hand reached out before her, palm charging with violent red energy. The creature before her cowered. Before it could do anything the power fled her hand. It consumed the pterosaur, its screams flooded the air.
Its offal splattered outwards, some of it on the ground and speckled her face. Cerofla spat on the ground. She had to work on concentrating her energy better, to the point where there wasn't a single trace of her enemies left.
Cerofla turned away towards the van with her sisters trailing after her.
Leaving behind a terrified Bulma Briefs and Son Goku who stared in shock at the bloody remains of the now obliterated pterosaur.
A/N: And that's today's chapter my little shimmerings! Cerofla and her sister's secret plan is set. With said plan set in motion, they will ensure that no one will get in their way, and Cerofla made that pterosaur's horrible demise a perfect example. On one hand, Bulma has bodyguards who'll protect her throughout their journey, but on the other hand, anyone who's not among their group will be shown no mercy if they ever become a threat to them.
Which is what Cerofla had made clear in this chapter. She and her sisters have no qualms with killing those they deem deserving. I'll be going now, but what do you guys think will happen next? Comment below when you have the time. Have a good day or night wherever you are.
See you all in the next chapter my little shimmerings!