The Adventures of Son Ramji in the World of Dragon Ball!

by Vgn Golley

Abandoned in a forest by a group of wizards, a Human/Demon Hybrid baby boy was later found by an old man named Gohan, who had taken care of him and another boy that had fallen from the stars for a few years before getting killed, which left the boys orphans and alone until they were found by a blue-haired girl named Bulma as their lives changed forever! Full summary in 1 chapter.

20. TAOSRITWODB: S4-EP1 (Commander Red Saga)

Hey, guys. Welcome to the next chapter of The Adventures of Son Ramji in the World of Dragon Ball! I hope that you guys will enjoy the chapter...anyway, I don't own anything except for my OCs, and the OC Blizzard belongs entirely to che9655 while the OCs Basil and Thong belong to drakin6345 entirely.

NOW LET'S GET ON WITH THE STORY!

{The Adventures of Son Ramji in the World of Dragon Ball!-Season 4, Episode 1: The Sacred Land of Korin!/Drinking the 'Sacred Water'!}

"Thank you for all of your help, guys." A smiling Ramji says as we cut to the next day, and we see Team Dragon Ball floating in front of the Norimaki House with Ramji and Good Launch riding around on the Magic Carpet while Goku rides around on the Flying Nimbus and Blizzard floats beside them as Arale, the Gatchans, Dr. Slump, Midori, and Turbo stood/floated before them.

"No problem, I hope we can see each other again," Arale says with a big smile on her face as she and the others wave at Team Dragon Ball, who waved back at them as Ramji and the others turned around to fly away at high speeds as they left Penguin Village.

"Hey, guys, do you really think that we will see Arale again?" Goku asked curiously as Good Launch shrugged lightly.

"Probably not, Goku." Good Launch says as Blizzard nods in agreement and sighs.

"Yeah, I doubt that we will ever see her again."

~[35 Years Into the Future]~

"Zzzzzzzzz...zzzzzz...zzzzzz..." A 50-year-old Ramji snored as we see him, his 51-year-old wife Good Launch, a 48-year-old Goku, and a 51-year-old Blizzard sleeping with each other near a World Invention Conference in West City as, suddenly, a screaming 52-year-old Vegeta was burst through the wall and flew over to crash near the Super Z Fighters, startling them awake as they sat up.

"What the fuck?!" A shocked Blizzard says as the annoyed Guardian of Earth turns to the Prince of Saiyans.

"Vegeta, what did you do this time?!"

"Shut up, Guardian." An angry Vegeta says as he gripped his left shoulder in pain. "That woman is way too damn strong. Only a character from an early 80s Gag Manga could have so much power."

"What's a Gag Manga?" A bewildered Goku asked with his Saiyan Tail swishing around behind him confusedly as Good Launch raised an eyebrow dryly and stood up from the floor as the others did the same thing.

"So, the fourth wall just doesn't exist anymore, huh?"

"And a one and a two and a beep, beep, beep." A 40-year-old (Physically)/43-year-old (Mentally) Arale says while looking like a young, beautiful woman as she emerged out of the hole in the World Invention Conference and jumped out to land on the ground with the 40-year-old and 37-year-old Gatchans flying after her as they walked up to the Super Z Fighters. "Hoyoyo?" A bewildered Arale asked while glancing over at Ramji, Goku, Good Launch, and Blizzard, who slowly turned to her, and all of their eyes widened in shock as they pointed at one another in stunned shock.

"You guys know each other?!"

"...Who are you again?!" Ramji, Goku, Good Launch, Blizzard, and Arale asked confusedly, causing Vegeta to flinch and crash down onto the ground, anime-style, as he groaned in annoyance.

~[Present Time]~

"Anyway, it's time to find our next Dragon Ball, gang," Ramji says as the others nod, and Team Dragon Ball then flew faster at incredibly high speeds with Blizzard covering himself with a big purple Ki aura to help him amplify the speed of his flight as, soon enough, they were all traveling across some kind of magical pink tunnel that leads them over to appear out of the small pocket dimension placed on Planet Earth and reality around them was distorted a bit as, when it finally calmed down, Team Dragon Ball noticed that the area around them seems more normal and regained their old bodies as they all sighed in relief.

"I sure hope the next Dragon Ball is Grandpa's 4-Star Ball," Goku says hopefully as Ramji, Good Launch, and Blizzard nod in agreement as they then flew off high into the air, and we then cue over to the dessert as we see a very angry General Blue making his way through the land on a camel while using an umbrella to try and get some shade from the intense, scorching heat as he growled angrily.

"It's so hot. It's ruining my wonderful skin. This, and everything else, is those stupid kids' fault. They'll pay for this." A furious Generable Blue says with a scowl as we then cue over to the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, and we see Commander Red playing a game of pool in his office as someone knocks on the door.

"Enter." Commander Red ordered while not turning his head and still concentrating on his game as Staff Officer Black entered the room and bowed to his boss.

"Pardon my intrusion, Commander Red. Just as we thought, Team Dragon Ball appears to be heading west."

"Towards the hands of Captain Yellow, huh? That reminds me, it's an outrage that Captain Yellow still hasn't located the next Dragon Ball." Commander Red says with a sharp glare as Staff Officer Black nodded in agreement.

"Yes, it appears he's having more difficulty than we anticipated."

"Everyone's so incompetent. I just want to end this game quickly." A furious Commander Red says as he breaks the stick that he is holding, and we then cue over to the Sacred Land of Korin, which is very similar to a regular Native American Village as we cue over to an active volcano placed near Bora's Village named, 'Mount Kanae', and we see a bunch of Yellow Corp Soldiers trying to look for the next Dragon Ball in the volcano as we see the boss supervising them with a serious glare on his face as one of his soldiers ran up to him.

Standing before us is a 5'8-feet-tall, 35-year-old Animal-Type-Earthling Male as he resembles an anthropomorphic tiger with black eyes, pointy large yellow ears with white ears, a small tiger-like black nose with four whiskers on each cheek, a pair of four-clawed yellow furry hands, yellow fur with a white center and black stripes, a tall muscularly slim build, a long yellow furry tail with black stripes on it, a pair of four-toed yellow furry legs, and his outfit consists of a dark brown leather flying helmet with a pair of silver goggles, a red bandana around his neck, a long-sleeved high-collared opened green aviator's jacket with a short-sleeved khaki shirt underneath, a brown leather belt with a golden belt buckle, long beige slacks, and a pair of brown combat boots. His name is Captain Yellow, a Red Ribbon Army Operative who is trying to find the Dragon Balls for General Copper and his superior, Commander Red.

"What is it?"

"Captain Yellow, we've located the Dragon Ball."

"You did?" A surprised Captain Yellow asked as they had been digging into Mount Kanae for days now.

"Yes, over there." The Yellow Soldier says while pointing down at Mount Kanae as he and his boss spotted the Four-Star Dragon Ball placed deep below the volcano.

"Yes, there's no mistake. It's the Dragon Ball."

"But, Captain, how are we supposed to get it?" The Yellow Corp Soldier asked confusedly as his captain rolled his eyes dryly.

"Simple. Use a helicopter and enter the crater from the air." Captain Yellow says as his soldiers all nod, and we then cue deeper into the Sacred Land of Korin as we see a Native American-Like Man and his son fishing near a river.

Standing before us is a 6'10-feet-tall, 25-year-old Native American-Like Man with black eyes, long straight black hair that reaches his upper back and is secured in a low-hanging ponytail, thick black eyebrows, a small nose, a sharp chin, dark tan skin with a cross-shaped scar planted on the right side on of his chest, a very tall largely muscular and well-defined physique, and his outfit consists of a white necklace made out of animal tusks, a white ribbon tied to each of his arms, no short, long brown trousers, and a pair of dark brown shoes. His name is Bora, Upa's Father, a member of the Native Tribe whose members serve as the Protectors of Korin Tower and the Sacred Land of Korin with him being the Chief of the Tribe as they live in a tepee placed at the base of the Korin Tower.

Standing before us is a 3'5-feet-tall, 5-year-old Native American-Like Boy with black beady eyes, long black hair that was braided and reached down his back, thin black eyebrows, a small nose, chubby cheeks, Light Tan Skin, a short slim build, and his outfit consisted of a red/white feater planted on the top of his head, a tan-colored opened vest, a blue slash wrapped around his waist, long tan-colored pants, and a pair of light brown moccasins. His name is Upa, Bora's Son, and a member of the Native Tribe whose members serve as the Protectors of Korin Tower and the Sacred Land of Korin.

"You did it! You're amazing, Father! One day, I will grow up and catch all of the fish in the ocean!" Upa says with a big excited grin on his face as Bora gives his son a stern glare.

"Son, we do not take more than what we need. If you respect nature, she will always take care of you." Bora says as Upa looks amazed by what he said but nods in understanding as his Father then holds up his spear and proceeds to jam it into the river, picking up a fish as the Father and Son Duo are surprised when a giant Fish shoots out of the river to try and eat their lunch, only for the Guardian of the Sacred Land of Korin to rush over and deliver a powerful punch across the fish's head, sending it flying over to crash against a tree, dead as Upa ran over to hug his father's leg and began crying.

"Do not weep, son. We were never in any danger because we had the divine protection of the Guardian of this Sacred Land." Bora says with a stern yet gentle tone while bending down to grab Upa and placing him on his left shoulder as he then points over at Korin's Tower, which is a tower built to honor one of Earth's Greatest Heroes, Olibu. "We must thank him for protecting us from harm," Bora says as he and Upa close their eyes and say their prayers to the True Guardian of the Sacred Land of Korin, and we then cue over to Mount Kanae as we see the Yellow Corp Soldiers using an airplane to try and fly down to grab the Four-Star Dragon Ball, only for the volcano to suddenly erupt and cause a huge geyser of molten hot lava that killed a lot of the Yellow Corp Soldiers, forcing the remaining soldiers to turn around and fly away to safety while being angry that the Four-Star Dragon Ball was sent flying up high into the air as well as we then cue back to the Father and Son Duo as we see them returning back to their home, only to feel the earth shaking violently underneath them as they turned their heads to see Mount Kanae erupting in the distance.

"What's happening?!"

"Mount Kanae is erupting. This is a bad omen." A serious Bora says just as big balls of molten hot rocks began falling down towards them as he quickly ran over to cover his son while easily tanking all of the falling balls of molten hot rocks as, once everything died down, he stood up from the floor and glanced down at his son to check on him as we then cue over to the Yellow Corp Soldiers and we see them flying through the air as Captain Yellow activated his walkie-talkie.

"Headquarters! Come in, Headquarters! Where is the Dragon Ball located?!"

"West! The Dragon Ball has moved approximately five miles to the west!"

"Understood! Okay! All units head west!" Captain Yellow ordered as he and the Yellow Corp Soldiers then turned over to fly off to the west to try and locate the Four-Star Dragon Ball.

~[The Adventures of Son Ramji in the World of Dragon Ball!-Theme Song]~

Find the Dragon Balls! Look out for them all!

You can search around the world with me.

Gotta heed the call of magic Dragon Balls!

Deep in Mount Pazou, we see Goku and Ramji standing in place with the sun shining behind them brightly as the Son Brothers had their arms wrapped around each other with smirks on their faces as they suddenly gasped at the sight of their Grandfather's Dragon Ball floating in front of them as it then zoomed off into the air with the rest of the Dragon Balls flying after it as Ramji and Goku looked on in awe/amazement.

What a great adventure this will be!

You can climb on board, 'cause the Nimbus and Magic Carpet doesn't wait!

A fantastic journey for your dreams — a thrilling mystery!

The Son Brothers could be seen falling down from the sky as Goku twirled around his extended glowing Power Pole and Ramji had his seal-tattooed arms stretched out ten times their usual length as a grinning Goku swung his magical weapon at the readers and Ramji threw a couple of extendo-punches at the fourth wall before each of them crashed landed on the Nimbus and Magic Carpet as they flew off into the air while doing a couple of loop-de-loops in mid-air as the young and powerful teenagers laughed joyfully.

Through the fires of time, they've waited patiently.

When all seven balls you find, the Dragon is set free.

Rising, rising, mesmerizing, unbridled ecstasy.

A couple of brief images of a pair of serious and glaring Goku and Ramji in fighting poses could be seen flashing across the screen as we then see Good Launch preparing some lunch for the boys in the kitchen of Kame House and a pervertedly laughing Master Roshi can be seen watching some porn on the TV as an annoyed Blizzard scolded his Old Master for watching something so scandalous with his Students living inside of his home as a grinning Krillin sneaked past them and made his way to the kitchen to try and steal some delicious food, but after accidentally bumping against Good Launch and causing her to fall face first onto a pot filled with flour, the Young Girl lifts up her head as she sniffled a bit and sneezed loudly, morphing her into her Bad Launch Form as she growled angrily and turned to glare at Krillin, who quivered in fear as he screamed panickedly and turned around to run away as Bad Launch pulled out her gun and started firing multiple rounds of bullets at the Bald-Headed Child as Basil and Thong walked by while talking to each other friendiedly as they then spotted the situation...and shrugged as the Earth Prince and the Purple-Haired Teenager turned around to walk away.

Radiant and shining, hidden somewhere in the field,

Luminous and blinding, with your desire revealed.

Ramji and everyone else could only look on in pure shock and awe as all of the seven Dragon Balls were finally joined together and proceeded to glow brightly as a massive burst of yellow light occurred and began slowly shaping itself into a humungous green magical dragon as it lets out an impressive loud roar that rang out across the wide area around them.

Ageless, timeless, what you'll find is beyond belief!

Let's try, try, try, look high and low!

Search the sky and the sea below!

Let's try, try, try, seize the day,

And make new friends along the way!

The Son Brothers could be seen flying through the sky on their respective flying companions with Launch riding around with Ramji while Krillin rode with Goku as the group turned to each other and grinned widely as Goku and Ramji shared a high five before letting out a couple of excited cheers while Krillin smirked widely and Launch giggled behind her hand as the gang began racing each other across a large volley of giant mountains and laughed as they zoomed across the air at incredibly fast speeds.

Find the Dragon Balls! Look out for them all!

Come and hunt those Dragon Balls with me.

A glaring, red-eyed Goku could be seen roaring at the top of his lungs as he transformed into his Great Ape Form while in the middle of the World Martial Arts Tournament, and Great Ape Goku growled threateningly as Bulma, Thong, Oolong, and Puar can be seen staring up at him in pure shock and worry as a glaring Ramji, a scowling Blizzard, and a disguised Master Roshi can be seen standing in front of the Transformed Saiyan Boy bravely, ready to confront him as Krillin, Launch, Basil, and Yamcha can be seen standing on the sidelines concernedly.

Gotta heed the call of magic Dragon Balls!

Growing serious, Ramji could be seen flying through the air at high speeds after having the Magic Carpet wrapped around his neck as a glaring Goku floated beside him on the Flying Nimbus, and Bad Launch and Blizzard floated beside them with the help of their KIs as we see them arriving at the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters and wasted no time in attacking it by having Ramji activate his Third Seal: Fire by tapping the seal on his neck as it glows a bright bloody red color, and holds out his arms as a big ball of red flames appears between his hands with the ball of red flames growing more and more powerful as Goku and Blizzard stretched out his arms and two faint auras of blue and purple KI covered their bodies as, once he had finished gathering up a lot of their dormant KIs stored within their bodies, the Saiyan Boy and the Frost Demon then slowly cupped his hands together with a couple of fierce and determined glares on their faces as the Alien Duo drawed their cupped hands close to their sides and two big balls made out of Blue and Purple KI appeared between their hands as they started growing more and more and more and more and more powerful until they were able to finish charging them up as Bad Launch reached behind her to pull out a comically huge rocket launcher, and Ramji fired a huge stream of red flames that flew through the air as it slowly formed into the shape of a Dragon's head and Goku and Blizzard thrusted their arms forward as they shot out a huge stream of powerful beam of blue and purple energy as Bad Launch fired a huge rocket and Team Dragon Ball's fiery, energy, and rocket attacks flew over to collide against the Red Ribbon Headquarters as a huge explosion occurred that either brutally killed them, vaporized their bodies from non existence, gave them five degrees burns, blow them up into a billion of bloodied pieces, or heavily injured them as they flew down to continue attacking the Red Ribbon Army with a couple of furious glares on their faces.

What a great adventure this will be!

Set a course for action, adventure doesn't wait!

A fantastic journey for your dreams — a thrilling mystery!

A smiling Ramji could be seen sitting on Magic Carpet, which was floating in mid-air as Goku rested on his lap and leaned against his older brother's chest as their friends appeared and could be seen cheering from the white sandy beaches of the Kame House down below as Ramji, Goku, Good and Bad Launch, Master Roshi, Krillin, Basil, Thong, and Blizzard turned to the camera to give the readers a big excited smile as they all waved enthusiastically and laughed wholeheartedly.

~[The Adventures of Son Ramji in the World of Dragon Ball!-Theme Song Over]~

"Is it over?" A worried Upa asked as Bora nodded.

"Yes. Are you alright?"

"Yeah, but what about you?" Upa asked as Bora smiled warmly and nodded.

"Yes. It was nothing. No damage done." Bora says as Upa nods, but then spots the Four-Star Dragon Ball lying near them as he goes over to bend down and grab it but then yelps in pain at how hot it is and drops it as Bora goes over to bend down and grab it, not caring how hot it is as he studied the Four-star Dragon Ball carefully.

"What is it, Father?"

"I do not know. It is a mysterious ball that I have never seen before." Bora admitted as Upa smiled lightly.

"Well, it's very pretty, though," Upa says as we cue back to the Yellow Corp Soldiers, who were flying above the Sacred Land of Korin as Captain Yellow cursed in annoyance.

"Damn, is this a jungle or something? Great, it's gonna be tough finding it here." Captain Yellow says with a glare before spotting Korin's Tower as he grins evilly. "Perfect. We can set up the base down there. All units, prepare to land." Captain Yellow ordered as he and the rest of the Yellow Corp Soldiers then flew over to land near Korin's Tower with Bora and Upa being able to spot them as one grew tense while the other hugged his Father's leg fearfully.

"Father! Giant Metal Birds came to attack us!"

"Do not be afraid, Upa. Those are not birds. Those are vehicles known as Airplanes." Bora says reassuringly just as Captain Yellow and his Yellow Corp Soldiers make their way out of their Biplanes to confront them.

"Oh, who woulda thought people were actually livin' in a place like this?"

"Who are you?" Bora ordered as a sinisterly grinning Captain Yellow stepped forward.

"I'm Captain Yellow of the Red Ribbon Army. From this moment on, this area is our base camp." Captain Yellow says while eyeing Bora up and down as said person glares at him sternly. "Oh, yes. You'll be doing work for us now. You look like you'd be pretty good at manual labor."

"I refuse," Bora stated firmly while stepping forward as Upa went over to hug in his tepee. "This sacred place is not meant for the likes of you. Leave."

"You feel like dying?" A glaring Captain Yellow says while he and the rest of the Yellow Corp Soldiers aim their guns at Bora, who is unfazed by this as it is only now that they noticed that the Chief of the Village had the Four-Star Dragon Ball in his right hand.

"Captain, look what he has in his hand!"

"The Dragon Ball!" A stunned Captain Yellow says with his jaw dropped as he then grows serious and glares at him. "Hand over that ball!"

"I have nothing to give you!"

"Fine then! Shoot him! Kill him!" Captain Yellow ordered as he and the Yellow Corp Soldiers began shooting multiple bullets over at Bora, who once again looked unfazed as he scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"Guns are nothing but weak little toys! Upa! Bring me my spear!"

"On it, Father!" Upa says while reaching into his home to pull out his Father's Spear and throw it over to land in his hand as it had a piece of rope wrapped around it as Bora took the end and wrapped it around his right arm as a disbelieving and shocked Captain Yellow then composed himself as he glared at him.

"Are you trying to make yourself an enemy of the Red Ribbon Army?! Just do as I say and hand over the ball!" Captain Yellow says to Bora, who twirls his spear around as he then gets into a battle pose.

"I do not care about the ball, but I am the protector of this sacred land! I will not allow you to ravage these sacred grounds!"

"Sacred land? Don't make me laugh!" Captain Yellow says with an amused laugh as Bora narrows his eyes stoically.

"It is the truth. Long, long, long ago, the great Guardian who was born on this land. Even now, he resides at the top of this tower. Leave here or be prepared to face my wrath." Bora says with a serious scowl on his face as a group of Yellow Corp Soldiers could be seen sneaking up from behind and one of them took off the pin of a grenade as Upa spotted this and grew worried.

"Father! Behind you!" Upa ordered while his Father quickly whirled around and launched his spear over to stab through one of the Yellow Corp Soldiers, killing him as it caused him to drop his grenade, which caused a huge explosion that blew him up into a billion pieces as Bora lets out a loud battle cry and ran forward while spinning his spear around rapidly as he proceeds to slash apart various Yellow Corp Soldiers and also rushed over to punch and kick them away as, once the Chief Village was done, he was able to kill all of the Yellow Corp Soldiers, except for a scared and trembling Captain Yellow as he turned around to run over to get into his Biplane and took off into the air as Bora scoffed and frowned.

"Good riddance," Bora says as he then turned to his son. "I will go bury these men. Wait here." Bora says while bending down to grab about five dead Yellow Corp Soldiers and walking away with Upa watching him go in admiration and awe as we then cue back to Captain Yellow, and we see him flying through the air as he was quick to contact Red Ribbon Headquarters with the help of his Walkie Talkie and told them about the situation.

"What?! Everyone was wiped out except for you?! So what about the Dragon Ball?!"

"It appears to have fallen into enemy hands!"

"Get it at all costs! You're as good as dead if you mess this up any further!"

"I know, but I'm not out of options just yet!" Captain Yellow says as Commander Red growled angrily through the phone.

"How can you call yourselves members of the almighty Red Ribbon Army if all of you get killed so easily?! Listen up, Yellow! You have one hour to complete your mission! If you don't steal the Dragon Ball by then, I will send Mercenary Tao there!"

"Mercenary Tao?! With all due respect, sir, I don't think such drastic measures are necessary-,"

"Quiet! I need Team Dragon Ball destroyed immediately and all of their Dragon Balls in my possession! Naturally, if you fail, I'll be sending Mercenary Tao after you too!"

"Y-Yes, sir! H-he has a kid! I'll use him as a hostage to get the ball!" Captain Yellow says nervously as we fast forward in time and we cue back to Upa as we see him cooking the fish that they found earlier, wanting to hurry and cook it to thank his father for all of his hard work, but suddenly, Captain Yellow flew over to snatch him as he brought him up into the air. "Got you! Now where is your Dad?!" Captain Yellow asked with Upa screaming panickedly as his screams of terror were heard by his Father, who had finished making the graves for his foes and dropped them all into them as Bora glanced up and was horrified and worried to see his Son in danger.

"Father!"

"Oh no! Upa! What are you doing with my son?!" Bora asked furiously as Captain Yellow smirked down at him cockily.

"Listen up! If you don't want the kid to die, you'll hand over the ball! Throw the ball up here! Got it?!"

"How dishonorable!" An angry Bora says with a glare as we cue back to the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, and we see Commander Red and Staff Officer Black studying their Supercomputer Dragon Radar.

"It sounds like it will work out this time, doesn't it?" Staff Officer Black says as Commander Red shakes his head with an angry glare on his face.

"Even if we do steal it, the real problem is with those brats. I have a bad feeling that they will show up out of nowhere to ruin everything like always." Commander Red says with a serious tone in his voice as, suddenly, a Red Ribbon Army Soldier runs over to give him some urgent news.

"Commander! Team Dragon Ball is approaching Captain Yellow's position at tremendous speed!"

"Goddamn it, I fucking knew it! They are just in time to mess things up!" Commander Red snapped while kicking away a chair furiously as we cue back to Bora, and we see him holding up the Four-Star Dragon Ball to Captain Yellow.

"The ball is right here! Come down, I will give it to you!"

"Yeah, right! You'll kill me if I land! Throw it up here!"

"Unlike you men, I am not so cowardly!" Bora says as we cue over to Team Dragon Ball, and we see them arriving at the Scared Land of Korin.

"Okay, so where's the next Dragon Ball babe?" Good Launch asked while wrapping her arms around Ramji's body as he reached into his Gi to pull out his Dragon Radar and activate it as his eyes widened in surprise.

"Huh, the next Dragon Ball is close, really close. We should be able to find it in about-Wait, do you hear that?" A suspicious Ramji asked while he, Goku, and Blizzard were able to pick up the sound of a little boy screaming.

"Hear what?" Good Launch asked as Blizzard turned to her seriously.

"Someone's in trouble! Let's jet!" Blizzard ordered as he and the others flew forward as they were able to keep up with Captain Yellow, who was still holding onto a wailing Upa as they appeared beside him, shocking the pilot inside as he turned to them.

"What the hell?! Who are you-Oh no! It's you! Team Dragon Ball!" A terrified and surprised Captain Yellow screamed panickedly as Team Dragon Ball spotted the symbol on his Biplane and grew angry as Goku glared at him.

"I've seen that symbol before! You're with the Red Ribbon Army!"

"First Seal: Elasticity!" Ramji exclaimed while tapping the seals on his arms, causing them to glow bright bloody red as he then held out his arm. "First Seal...Elastic Grab!" Ramji screamed while stretching his arm forward as he shoved his hand into the Biplane to grab the back of Captain Yellow's jacket and then yanked him out of the plane, causing him to let go of Uppa as Goku flew down to catch him with the help of his Flying Nimbus while the Older Son Brother toss the captain high into the air.

"Power Ray!" Blizzard shouted while covering himself with a faint Purple KI aura as he extended his left arm and fired a small thin, very fast, and concentrated laser-like beam of purple KI from his index finger that burst through Captain Yellow's chest, killing him as his Biplane fell down towards a shocked Bora, only for Good Launch to fly down and raised her arms to grab the falling Biplane with her Super Strength and tossed it over to fall down into the ground harmlessly as we then cue back to the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters and we see Commander Red and Staff Officer Black studying their Supercomputer Dragon Radar as they fumed.

"We've lost contact..."

"Get Mercenary Tao!" Commander Red ordered sharply as Staff Officer Black nodded and gained a smug grin as he chucked.

"Even though those kids are our enemy, I feel sorry for them. What kind of horrible death will Tao have in store for them?"

"He is the ultimate killing machine. Countless people have died without even laying a finger on him." Commander Red says as he and Staff Officer Black then laugh evilly as we fast forward in time and we cue back to the Sacred Land of Korin as we see Bora placing Upa on his left shoulder and giving Team Dragon Ball a grateful look.

"I thank you for rescuing my son."

"Oh, it was nothing." Good Launch says with a blushing shy smile as Ramji nods.

"Yeah, it was no trouble saving your son from that Evil Red Ribbon Soldier."

"Thank you, you guys are very nice." A grateful Uppa says as Team Dragon Ball nods, and we're planning to leave, but then Goku gasps sharply as he points over at the Dragon Ball that Bora is holding.

"Guys, wait, look! That Mister is holding a Dragon Ball!"

"What?!" A shocked Blizzard asked as he and the others turned over to see the Dragon Ball in Bora's left hand. "Whoa, that is a Dragon Ball!"

"Sir, can we please have it?" Ramji pleaded eagerly as Bora shrugged and tossed him the Dragon Ball as he counted the stars on it and beamed as the Human/Demon Teenage Hybrid held it up into the air victoriously. "Whoo! Finally! We accomplished half of our goals, guys! This is Grandpa's Four-Star Dragon Ball!"

"Yes! We finally did it!" Goku cheered happily while leaping over to land on Ramji's back and laughed as Good Launch went over to hug them in glee, and Blizzard smiled warmly as Bora and Upa eyed them confusedly.

"Hmmm, I wonder what is so special about that ball?" A confused Bora asked as we then fast forward in time, and we cued over to the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters as two Red Ribbon Soldiers were guarding the gates and spotted General Blue walking towards them as they grew serious.

"Hey, you! Do you have any idea what this place is?!"

"Get lost! Unless you feel like dyin'!"

"Hmph, forgetting the face of your superior officer is as low as you can get!" An angry General Blue says while going over to throw a couple of powerful punches across their faces, sending the Red Ribbon Army Soldiers flying over to crash against the wall, killing them as we cue to the inside of the headquarters, and we see a Mercenary entering Commander Red's Office with a serious glare on his face.

Standing before us is a 5'10-feet-tall, 291-year-old Man with small beady black eyes, long black hair tied up into a long braided ponytail that reaches down to his back, thick black eyebrows, a pointed nose with a small thin black mustache underneath, a sharp chin, Light Skin, a tall muscularly slim build, and his outfit consists of a sleeveless turtleneck pink chang pao with the kanji for satsu on the front, a long-sleeved black shirt underneath, long black pants, and a pair of black shoes. His name is Mercenary Tao, a highly skilled Assassin-For-Hire who normally charges ten billion Zeni per kill, the Younger Brother of Master Shen, and the Older Brother of the Late Dihner.

"The world's greatest assassin, Mercenary Tao, at your service!"

"Thank you for coming, Mercenary Tao." Commander Red says as Tao steps forward.

"Forgive my abruptness, but I'll mention this beforehand. My fee is extraordinarily high."

"As long as you do your job successfully, I'll pay you anything you want." Commander Red says as Tao nodded.

"Good because, I charge 10 Billion Zeni for each person I put out of commission."

"10 Billion Zeni?!" A shocked Staff Officer Black asked as Tao nodded.

"However, you are very lucky because this year marks my twenty years as an assassin, so I'm having a 50% percent-off sale. I will mark down the price to Five Billion Zeni per victim."

"T-Thanks..." Commander Red says awkwardly as Staff Officer Black narrows his eyes at Tao suspiciously.

"Are you really Mercenary Tao?"

"Would you like to find out for yourself?" Mercenary Tao asked with a threatening tone, scaring Staff Officer Black as, suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

"Who is it?"

"Blue."

"General Blue? Enter." Commander Red says with Mercenary Tao walking off to stare out into the window as the door is opened and General Blue enters Commander Red's Office.

"I have just returned."

"How were you able to come back?"

"Well, I had a very difficult time. Stealing planes, stealing cars, fighting against Team Dragon Ball and this weird little Robot Girl, and-,"

"That is not what I meant! What I mean is, how were you able to come crawling back here after having the Dragon Balls stolen by Team Dragon Ball?!" Commander Red snapped angrily as General Blue flinched in fear.

"B-But there was nothing I could do! Although, I was able to steal the enemy's radar! Here it is!"" A nervous General Blue says while reaching into his pocket to pull out his Dragon Radar as he shows it off to everyone in the group. "You can zoom in and out freely with it to pinpoint the location of the Dragon Balls!"

"It's really this small?" A surprised Staff Officer Black asked as General Blue nodded and gave Commander Red a smug grin on his face.

"Commander Red, I'll use this to collect all Dragon Balls for you."

"...I see...that was quite an outstanding achievement...but my orders were to bring the Dragon Balls to me! As you know, those who fail to perform their duties are to be executed!" A serious Commander Red says as General Blue's eyes widen in shock and horror as he drops the Dragon Radar. "...However, you have worked especially hard for the Red Ribbon Army, so I will give you a chance. I'll forgive you if you can defeat Mercenary Tao here in a fight."

"Mercenary Tao?" General Blue asked confusedly as he turned to Tao.

"Well, Blue? Will you do it?"

"Of course I will. Thank you for the opportunity, Commander." General Blue says with an evil grin on his face as he turns to a stoic Mercenary Tao, and we then cut back over to the Sacred Land of Korin as we see Team Dragon Ball finishing explaining to Bora and Upa about what the Dragon Balls are and what they can do.

"Amazing, those balls possess such great power? Now I can understand why the Red Ribbon Army was trying so hard to steal them."

"Yeah, but we don't really want to use the Dragon Balls to wish for anything," Goku says with a soft smile on his face as he places the Four-Star Dragon Ball in his GI while Good Launch does the same with the Three-Star Dragon Ball as Ramji carried around the Two-Star Dragon Ball and the Five-Star Dragon Ball in his backpack.

"Goku and I just wanted this Four-Star Dragon Ball specifically because it belonged to our Late Grandfather and we wanted to keep this Dragon Ball to remember him by."

"And I just want the Seven-Star Dragon Ball because it has the most stars in it," Blizzard says as Bora smiles warmly and nods.

"I see, good. You have no greed."

"What's greed, Father?" Upa asked as Bora turned to him seriously.

"You see, Son, Greed is a terrible yet powerful emotion that every man, woman, and child has. It often rots people's souls and makes them do horrible and unimaginable things just to quench their greed. For instance, people love money and riches so much that they are willing to kill people for it. In short, too much greed and desires can drive a person mad."

"That sounds horrible," Upa says with a frown on his face as Good Launch then uses her Ki to float over and study Korin's Tower curiously.

"Quick question, what is this huge pole for?"

"That is a sacred tower that soars into the Heavens. We call it, the Korin Tower." Bora says seriously as everyone turns to him. "I've heard of this legend from my Grandfather when I was five years old like little Upa here. It is a story that has been told for many generations, but still, we wait after all this time, for the arrival of someone who can pass the test."

"What do you mean? What test?" Ramji asked curiously as Bora turned to him.

"It is said that any person who can climb all the way up Korin's Tower using only your own strength and then drink the Sacred Water that the Great and Noble Guardian will give to you, your strength will be increased by many times. As incredible as it sounds, my people believe it to be true. Many people have failed to climb it completely, though, because they would first run out of food and strength before falling off to their deaths. There were those who tried to cheat by using airplanes, Magic Carpets, Flying Nimbuses, or try to use their KI to fly up to the top of Korin's Tower without trying, but failed eventually due to a Magical Barrier preventing them from cheating."

"Wow, amazing." A stunned Blizzard says as he glances up at Korin's Tower. "Have you ever climbed it, sir?"

"I tried once when I was still young, but I failed. Although I am planning to try and climb up Korin's Tower again once Upa is old enough to take care of himself for a long while. I can safely say that only one person has ever climbed up Korin's Tower completely and came back alive to live the tale, and his name was Master Roshi."

"Wait, Master Roshi climbed up Korin's Tower?!" A shocked and amazed Goku asked as an impressed Ramji whistled.

"Wow, no wonder Master Roshi is so strong...wait, so if we climb up Korin's Tower, we will get stronger, right?"

"Immensely, yes," Bora says with a nod as he then gestured at the land before them. "Anyway, my people have protected this sacred tower for generations. We do not allow anyone to ravage this land, no matter who they might be."

"Wow, so cool." A shocked Good Launch says with starry eyes as Bad Launch moans a bit.

"Goddamn, look at him, what a hunk of a man. You think that Ramji will be as tall and as buff as Baro is?" Bad Launch asked as Good Launch briefly imagined an older Ramji standing before her while being way taller and more muscular with a huge 15-inch cock cock pointing at her proudly as she blushed heavily and cupped her cheeks as we then cue back to the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters and we see a smug-faced General Blue confronting a bored Mercenary Tao.

"So you're Mercenary Tao, huh? The world's best assassin?"

"Do you want my autograph?" Mercenary Tao asked dryly as General Blue laughed amusedly.

"If you're the best assassin in the world, then I'm the best in the universe."

"I will have to charge you for taking care of him, too. Is this acceptable?" Mercenary Tao asked Commander Red while ignoring General Blue as he nodded.

"That's fine. Let me see your skills."

"If you'd like to use a weapon, go right ahead." General Blue says as Tao scoffed and rolled his eyes dryly.

"Oh, please, I won't need to use my hands or legs, I will defeat you with my tongue alone." Mercenary Tao says as General Blue frowns in annoyance at his arrogance and then gets into a fighting pose as he zooms forward and tries to throw a kick at Tao, who dodged it, as Blue was shocked by this before composing himself as he began throwing multiple strong punches and kicks at the Mercenary, who avoided them all with ease as he then zoomed over to appear in front of General Blue and said person flinched in fear/surprise as he leaped back to land far away from him.

"Hmph, not bad, but let's see if you can handle...this!" General Blue exclaimed as his body was covered with a blue psychic aura and his eyes glowed blue as his eyes let out a big flash of blue light, and a big wave of energy blue telekinetic wave began heading towards a stoic Mercenary Tao to collide against his body as Blue grinned evilly, thinking that he was able to paralyze him...only to be shocked to see that his blue energy telekinetic wave shattered apart into a billion pieces as his jaw dropped.

"Excuse me, what was that?"

"I-Impossible! General Blue's psychic powers don't work on him!" A stunned Commander Red says as a bored Mercenary Tao then zooms forward and appears by the left side of General Blue's body as he sticks out his tongue and slammed it against the temple of his head, causing the right side of his head to blow up with blood and brain matter shooting out of it as a now dead General Blue had his eyes roll to the back of his head and crashed down into the ground as Mercenary Tao licked off the blood from his tongue.

"That didn't take long to beat him."

"H-He killed Blue...in a single instant!" A stunned Commander Red says as Staff Officer Black nods while gulping nervously.

"U-Unbelievable! He's incredible! Just what I would expect from the infamous Mercenary Tao!" Staff Officer Black says as Tao then turns to glare at them seriously.

"Now then, I assume playtime is over, right? If that's the case, then tell me who my real targets are, so that I can get to work." Mercenary Tao says as the duo nods anxiously, and Staff Officer Black goes over to hand him five photos of Son Ramji, Son Goku, Good Launch, Bad Launch, and Blizzard. "What's this? Three teenagers, a little boy with a monkey's tail, and a demonic freak? They are the targets?"

"Yes, but please don't underestimate them." Staff Officer Black warned gravely as he, Commander Red, and Mercenary Tao made their way out of Red's Office to appear on the balcony of the Red Ribbon Army's Headquarters as Red had ordered a Red Ribbon Soldier to dispose of the dead body of General Blue. "The Male Teenage Boy has strange, magical abilities to stretch his body around, cover himself in this black armor, and produce fire while these two teenage girls can fly, shoot energy blasts, and summon weapons out of thin air. Due to their similar abilities and having somewhat the same appearance, we concluded that they are Twin Sisters. As for the others, the Little Boy has monstrous strength and can also shoot out energy while the Demon has similar abilities to the Twins except he can't summon weapons out of thin air. Together, they had defeated Colonel Silver, General White, General Blue, Hasky the Thief, and recently, Captain Yellow. They named themselves Team Dragon Ball and they are too much of a threat to our organization. We need you to kill them all."

"Hmmm, well, as long as I receive the money owed to me, I will exterminate anyone you wish."

"I'm pleased to hear it." Staff Officer Black says as Mercenary Tao hid the photos in his clothes.

"Also, after you kill those brats, search their bodies. They should have multiple Dragon Balls with them. Steal them and bring them back to me. I'm counting on you." Commander Red ordered as Staff Officer Black reached behind him to pull out the Six-Star Dragon Ball.

"They should look like this."

"It'll cost you extra." Mercenary Tao says as Commander Red shrugs.

"That's fine. Also, if any other people get in the way, kill as many of them as you like."

"Understood, but any extra killings are twice the price." Mercenary Tao says as Commander Red sweats nervously but nods as he then turns to Staff Officer Black. "This place, Korin, is about 1,400 Miles to the northeast, correct?"

"Yes, and don't worry because we've prepared a jet for you. Please come this way." Staff Officer Black says to Mercenary Tao, who shakes his head as he walks over to one of the pillars to study it.

"That will not do. It would take too much time in an airplane, so quick question, may I borrow one of these pillars?"

"A pillar?! W-What for?!" A shocked Staff Officer Black asked as Mercenary Tao said nothing but slammed his hands against the top and bottom end of the pillar, breaking it off as he then reached up to grab it and aimed it at the northeast.

"Let's see, 1,400 miles...I should be back in half an hour." Mercenary Tao says before using his super strength to toss the pillar into the air as he then leaped over to land on top of it and began zooming across the skies at incredibly high speeds as he began heading straight towards the Sacred Land of Korin.

"H-he is truly mind-boggling!" A stunned Staff Officer Black says as Commander Red grinned excitedly and laughed evilly.

"Now the Dragon Balls are as good as mine!" Commander Red says as we then cue back to the Sacred Land of Korin, and we see Team Dragon Ball sitting around with the Father and Son Duo as Bora had made them some lunch before they head off to try and find the Seven-Star Dragon Ball.

"Thanks for the lunch, Bora," Ramji says as Goku nods with a big grin on his face.

"Yeah, it's yummy," Goku says just as Upa hands his spear over to Bora, who checks to see if it is sharp and tells him to keep trying while rubbing his head as the Son Brothers spotted this and frowned somberly with having memories of their time with their Grandpa Gohan like how Ramji remembered the first time he activated his Demonic Power and how much it freaked him out as Grandpa Gohan comforted him and helped him how to master it while combining his Demonic Power with his Martial Arts as Goku remembered how proud Grandpa Gohan was when he was able to learn some Martial Arts and the memory of their Grandfather made them sad as the Saiyan Boy scooted over to snuggle against the Human/Demon Hybrid Teenage Boy as Good Launch spotted this and turned to them worriedly.

"What's wrong, guys?"

"Oh, uh, it's nothing," Ramji says cryptically as Good Launch frowns and scoots closer to him as she reaches over to grab Goku and pulls him into her embrace as he snuggles against her chest.

"Come on, guys, you two can tell me anything." Good Launch says with a gentle tone as the Son Brothers shared a look but sighed heavily as Ramji turns to her.

"Well, seeing Bora act like a Dad to Upa made us remember Grandpa Gohan. It's been five years since his death and it still hurts us to this very day." Ramji says as Goku sniffles and nods as Blizzard reaches over to place his hand on his left shoulder.

"We're sorry about your Grandfather."

"Thanks," Ramji says as Good Launch gives him a comforting look.

"If it's any consolation, I know what you two are going through. I miss my Parents too." Good Launch says, shocking Team Dragon Ball as they turn to her since she barely talks about her past at all. "I was eight years old when my Parents were killed by a Mercenary, who randomly showed up to kill them right in front of me." Good Launch says with teary eyes as Ramji reaches over to grab her and pulls her into a comforting hug. "Afterwards, I was forced to survive and live on my own, but thankfully, that's around the time that my Other Half appeared and helped me survive."

"Oh, Launch, I'm sorry that you had to go through that." A somber Ramji says while hugging his girlfriend, who sheds tears but gives him a grateful kiss as a curious Blizzard turns to her.

"Wait, hold on, not to be insensitive, but you said that you didn't gain your Dual Personality until after your Parents were killed, so does that mean that the condition that you have is really Dissociative Identity Disorder? You might have gained that condition after suffering such a traumatic event." Blizzard says as Good Launch blinked owlishly and hummed.

"Hmmm, maybe that is the case, although I have always been inside of you since you were born. I just wasn't able to come up until after our Parents' deaths, so...yeah, maybe we do have Dissociative Identity Disorder?" Bad Launch asked as Good Launch pursed her lips thoughtfully and looked away but didn't have much time to think about it as a faint whistling sound rang out.

"What's that noise, Father?" A confused Upa asked as he and the others turned their heads to see Mercenary Tao flying straight towards them, causing Team Dragon Ball to jump away as the pillar crashed down into the ground, creating a big crater around him, as Tao then slowly turned to smirk at Ramji and the others sinisterly.

"Please to kill you."

"Who are you?!" A glaring Bora asked as Tao turned to bow at him mockingly.

"I'm Mercenary Tao, the world's greatest assassin."

"An Assassin? What purpose does an assassin have here in the Sacred Land of Korin?" A suspicious Bora asked as Mercenary Tao climbed down the pillar and reached into his clothes to pull out the Photos of Team Dragon Ball as he tossed them onto the ground.

"I have no business with this place. What I do have business with is these kids by the order of the Red Ribbon Army."

"Ugh, man, seriously? The Red Ribbon Army again? They just don't quit." An annoyed Ramji says as Tao places his hands behind his back stoically.

"Yes, well, you see, after General Blue had failed his mission of retrieving the Dragon Balls and killing you kids, Commander Red had hired me to only kill him, but had also sent me here to retrieve your Dragon Balls and kill you kids as well as that blonde-haired girl. Although, since she isn't here, I guess that I will kill her another time." Mercenary Tao says as Team Dragon Ball grows serious and gets into a fighting stance as they are then surprised when they spot an expression on Good Launch's face that they haven't seen since they first met her, i.e., fear.

"Whoa, Babe, what's wrong?"

"I-It's him!"

"Who?" A bewildered Goku asked as Good Launch then teared up, and her face contorted into an angry snarl as she got into a fighting pose.

"It's him...the bastard who killed my parents!"

"Wait...he's the mercenary who killed your parents?!" A shocked Blizzard asked as Good Launch nodded, and Tao heard what they said as he studied Good Launch's body as his eyes widened in realization.

"Wait...I remember you...you are Dihner and Breaqfest's Daughter, Launch, right?"

"Hold on, how do you know who I am and my Parents' names?" A bewildered Good Launch asked as Tao grinned evilly.

"Well, of course, I know who you are. It took a while for me to fully recognize you since you have grown, but I will never forget who my Niece is." Mercenary Tao says with Team Dragon Ball looking stunned by this as he nods. "Yes, Launch, as shocking as this is to know, I am your Uncle from your Father's side of the family."

"W-Wait...then that means...you killed your own Brother and Sister-In-Law?! Why?!" A horrified and furious Good Launch asked as Mercenary Tao narrowed his eyes angrily.

"Because your Father was growing more and more powerful by the day and has claimed that he is planning to stop my Assassin Days by killing me after training enough that he gets to be stronger than me, so I had killed him before Dihner grew powerful enough to stop me. Your Mother was just collateral damage. I will admit, though, that I'm surprised that you were able to survive me burning down your house but I guess your Blonde Twin Sister saved your life. I never knew she existed until now but I have no doubt that my Younger Brother must've kept her a secret to protect her from me, but now that I know of her existence, I will make sure to track her down and kill her." Mercenary Tao says sinisterly with Good Launch going wide-eyed in surprise and agony as she teared up, and Team Dragon Ball didn't bear any better as they were trembling with rage.

"You killed my Girlfriend's Parents?!" Ramji asked with a scowl as Goku's tail whished around behind him with his anger.

"You killed Launch's family! And Launch is a part of our family, so you killed our family too!" Goku says with his usual innocent, simplest way of thinking but has a twinge of utter fury in his voice.

"You are fucking dead, Mercenary Tao!"

"Couldn't agree more! I was unable to formally meet my Parents thanks to this motherfucker, so let's kill our dear old uncle!" Bad Launch says with a calm yet threatening tone as an equally angry Good Launch nods, and Team Dragon Ball is planning to attack Mercenary Tao but is stopped by a scowling Bora.

"Hold on, now, these kids saved my Son's life. If you do not leave quietly now, you will have to face me."

"Wait, Bora, let us attack him. I need to get revenge for my Parents for what this bastard has done to me." Good Launch says with angry tears on her face as Bora turns to nod at her.

"Don't worry, I will allow you to get your revenge on him soon after I'm done with him. Besides, it is my duty to protect this Sacred Land of Korin." Bora says while stepping forward as Tao rolls his eyes at him and scoffs.

"What a fool. To think that you would go out of your way to choose death."

"Enough talk! Come at me!" Bora says while running over to grab his spear as he then thrusts over to Mercenary Tao, who zooms over to grab it as the World's Best Assassin easily holds him in place.

"That speed! I barely saw him move!" A stunned Blizzard says as Ramji and the others nodded in agreement.

"It seems you think you're well-trained. How cute. What's wrong? Can't move?" Mercenary Tao asked with a taunting tone as Bora glared at him and struggled to remove his spear from his foe's grasp, but no matter how hard he moved, Bora couldn't regain his weapon at all.

"Father!" Upa yelled worriedly as Mercenary Tao laughed evilly, and then lifted up a surprised Bora into the air with his Super Strength as he tossed him away.

"Here! Have your spear back!" Mercenary Tao screamed while tossing Bora's Spear to fly over to stab through his chest, killing Bora as he fell over to crash down onto the ground.

"Father!" A panicking Upa yelled while running over to check on his Father as Team Dragon Ball looked horrified and stunned by this before growing furious as they turned to glare over at Tao.

"You...KILLED BORA!" An angry Ramji screamed while reaching up to tap the seals on his arms and shoulders as they glowed a bright bloody red color, activating his First and Second Seals as Goku reached behind him to grab his Power pole, and it glowed a bright red with his rising emotions.

"You bastard! You killed Upa's Dad!"

"That tears it! We won't let you kill any more parents while we are around!" Good Launch shouted with fire in her eyes as Blizzard cracked his knuckles.

"You are fucking dead, Mercenary Tao!" Blizzard yelled as he and the others ran over to attack Mercenary Tao.

"First and Second Seal...Elasticity and Black Armor...Extendo...Metal Punch!" Ramji exclaimed while stretching his left black metal-covered fist forward as it flew over to Mercenary Tao, who held out his hand to catch his punch as he was sent skidding back with his fist trembling a bit, but otherwise, was left unfazed by this as he reached over to grab his extended metallic black arm with his free hand and pulled him over to deliver a mighty kick across his chest, being able to surprisingly crack his black armor and caused him to go wide-eyed as he barfed out blood and was sent flying over to crash against the ground with a pained grunt.

"Done already? That was too quick."

"Jan Ken Fist: Rock...Paper...Scissors!" Goku screamed while zooming forward and then threw a strong punch at Mercenary Tao's stomach that equaled rock as he then threw an open palm strike up his chin that equaled paper, and the Saiyan Boy then tried to poke the mercenary's eyes with his fingers that equaled scissors but failed as an unfazed Tao raised his hand to block his attack and then whipped his black braided hair around to collide against Goku's face, knocking him down into the ground with a pained grunt as he had a big ugly bruise on his face that leaked blood.

"Is that all? To think that you and the others gave the Red Ribbon Army so much trouble before."

"Good Launch...Black Leg...Demon Air Kick!" Good Launch shouted while spinning around and threw a fierce upward kick as she sent a big airwave towards Mercenary Tao, who then delivered a powerful headbutt that produced a big wave of air that easily destroyed Launch's attack and flew over to collide against her stomach, sending her flying over to crash down into the floor with a pained yelp as Good Launch had a big bruise on her stomach and felt one of her ribs break.

"What an insolent little brat."

"Frost Demon...Demon Rocket Launch!" Blizzard exclaimed while floating up into the air as he then charged himself forward and lowered his head as he tried to hit Mercenary Tao, who jumped up into the air and twirled around to kick him down into the ground, causing him to skid across the ground as he groaned in pain.

"Come on, now, children, that can't be the best you can do. I'm barely breaking a sweat." Mercenary Tao bragged as Team Dragon Ball grew angry and then got up from the floor to charge over to attack him again, but all together this time.

"Demon Talon Punches!" Ramji screamed while rushing forward with a giant red-eyed dark-red demon-like aura covering his body as he smirked devilishly and jumped up to deliver a swift kick to Mercenary Tao's head before leaping off from it as he whirled around in mid-air and landed on the ground as the Human/Demon Teenage Hybrid then ran forward and started moving his hands around in a complicated motion as he began delivering a multitude of punches and kicks all over his foe's body as he then sends him flying over to his Little Brother with a mighty kick to the World's Best Assassin's stomach.

"Hyper Monkey Attack!" Goku shouted while zooming forward with a giant red-eyed brown monkey-like aura covering his body as he smirked mischievously and jumped up to deliver a swift kick to Mercenary Tao's chest before leaping off from it as he whirled around in mid-air and landed on the ground as the Saiyan Boy then ran forward and started moving his hands around in a complicated motion as he began delivering a multitude of punches and kicks all over his foe's body as he then send him flying over to his big brother's girlfriend with a mighty tailwhip to the World's Best Assassin's back.

"Good Launch...Black Leg...Hellish Kicks!" Good Launch yelled while rushing forward with a giant glowing yellow aura in the shape of a naked Bad Launch's body appeared and whirled around her body as she frowned seriously and jumped up to deliver a swift kick to Mercenary Tao's head before leaping off from it as the blue-haired teenage girl whirled around in mid-air and landed on the ground as the Dual Personality Teenage Girl then ran forward and started moving her hands around in a complicated motion as she began delivering a multitude of punches and kicks all over her foe's body as Ramji's Girlfriend then sends him flying over to her friend with a mighty double kick to the World's Best Assassin's back.

"Frost Demon...Alien Attack!" Blizzard shouted while running forward with a giant red-eyed dark purple alien-like aura covering his body as he smirked slyly and leaped up to deliver a swift kick to Mercenary Tao's nuts before leaping off from them as he whirled around in mid-air and landed on the ground as the Frost Demon then ran forward and started moving his hands around in a complicated motion as he began delivering a multitude of punches and kicks all over his foe's body before sending him flying over to crash against Korin's tower with a loud thud.

"Yeah! How do you like that, you fucking murder-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!" Good Launch says furiously before going wide-eyed in pain and shock while screaming in agony as an unfazed Mercenary Tao rushed forward and threw a powerful punch to her chest, breaking more of her ribs as he then zipped over to throw a kick to Ramji's back, causing more and more large cracks to appear in his black armor as the World's Best Assassin in the World made his way over to deliver a mighty headbutt against Goku's face, breaking his nose and a few of his teeth as Mercenary Tao then crouched down into the ground and leaped over to slam his feet down on Blizzard's tail, causing him to scream in pain as he was then punched away by the Mercenary and all of Team Dragon Ball flew over to crash down into the ground in deep agony and misery.

"Well, at least you all lasted longer than most people." A bored Mercenary Tao says while turning to try and leave, only to see Ramji and the others shakingly getting up from the floor while covered in bruises and blood as they panted heavily. "Oh, I see, so you kids still aren't dead. You just don't know when to give up."

"Yeah, we are stubborn like that," Ramji says while giving him a bloodied frown as he and the others take fighting poses. "First, Second, and Third Seal...Elasticity...Black Armor...and Fire..." Ramji trailed off while tapping the seal on his neck as it glowed a bright bloody red color, and the Human/Demon Teenage Hybrid then held back his cracked black armored fist and stretched it back as it got covered with demonic tattoos that were enveloped with red flames as Goku stretched out his arms and a faint aura of Blue KI covered his body as, once he had finished gathering up a lot of his dormant KI stored within his body, the Saiyan Boy then slowly cupped his hands together, and a glaring Good Launch stomped her foot into the ground as it began getting covered with blue flames and Blizzard covered himself with a faint Purple Ki aura.

"Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..." Goku says while scowling in fierce determination as he drew his cupped hands close to his sides and a big ball made out of Blue KI appeared between his hands as it started growing more and more and more and more and more powerful until he was able to finish charging it up as the Saiyan Boy grinned cockily.

"Good Launch...Black Leg..."

"...Ultra...Power..."

"...Engine Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurst!" Ramji exclaimed while throwing a powerful punch forward as his black metal red-flamed covered fist zoomed forward.

"...HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Goku screamed while thrusting his arms forward as he shot out a big stream of a powerful beam of blue energy.

"...Dragon Kick!" Good Launch shouted while raising her right leg as she threw a powerful kick that sent out a large wave of blue flames into the air, and it shaped itself into the form of a blue fiery dragon as it roared savagely.

"...Ray!" Blizzard yelled while extending his left arm and firing a big, thick, very fast, and concentrated laser-like beam of purple KI from his hand as Team Dragon Ball's red flammed black metal-covered fist, Blue Ki Energy Beam, fiery blue dragon-shaped blast, and Purple Ki Energy Ray combined attacks flew over to collide against a surprised Mercenary Tao, producing a huge explosion with a big crater forming around him as Ramji and the others panted heavily, expecting to see Tao killed by their combined attacks...only to be stunned and horrified to see that Mercenary Tao was still alive, albeit he was sent flying several hundreds of feet away with the majority of his clothes being destroyed as he was covered with burns and scuff marks on his body as Tao panted heavily with an angry glare on his face.

"...How...HOW DARE YOU RUIN MY CLOTHES AND LEAVE ME THIS BADLY INJURED?!"

"What?! Our attacks didn't kill him?!" A wide-eyed and shocked Good Launch asked as a furious Mercenary Tao then covered himself with a faint Yellow KI aura as he extended his right arm.

"Multi-Dodon Ray!" Mercenary Tao exclaimed while firing four small thin, very fast, and concentrated laser-like beams of yellow KI from four of his fingers that flew over to collide against Team Dragon Ball's bodies, causing Ramji's Black Armor to break apart as he, Goku, Good Launch, and Blizzard screamed in pain and agony as they were sent flying over to crash down into the ground with smoke emitting from their bodies as they had all gained white pupilless eyes and seemed dead, which didn't help by the fact that they were all completely injured by their past battles with Mercenary Tao.

"RAMJI! GOKU! LAUNCH! BLIZZARD!" A shocked and terrified Upa screamed as Mercenary Tao huffed loudly and walked over to search through the seemingly dead Team Dragon Ball's bodies to find their Dragon Balls, and were able to find them in Ramji's Backpack as it contained the Two-Star Dragon Ball and the Five-Star Dragon Ball inside.

"Here are the Dragon Ball things. My work here is done, but the world's greatest assassin cannot return looking like this. I will have to have my clothes remade." Mercenary Tao says while noticing his state of undress as he then makes his way over to the pillar, only for an enraged Upa to run up to him as he is holding a rock.

"Hey! How dare you kill my Dad and my New Friends!" Upa screamed while tossing the rock over to Tao, who simply breathed on it to send it flying back to collide against his head, hurting him as he scoffed and rolled his eyes blankly.

"You're lucky you weren't killed. You should be happy." Mercenary Tao says while using his Super Strength to grab the pillar as he then throws it away and leaps over to land on top of it with Ramji's Backpack as he then flies away, leaving behind a distraught and somber Upa as we then cue over to the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, and we see Commander Red and Staff Officer Black standing in the Command Center as they were staring at the Dragon Radar Supercomputer.

"Just what I would expect of Mercenary Tao. It looks like everything went well."

"Wait, doesn't something seem strange? Only two of the Dragon Balls are moving, but two remain stationary here." Staff Officer Black says as he points over at the Dragon Radar Supercomputer at two moving Dragon Balls, the two stationary Dragon Balls, and then the final Dragon Ball that they have in headquarters. "What's more, this represents the Dragon Ball we have at headquarters, but the two moving balls are not coming straight back."

"What is that Tao doing?!" An angry Commander Red asked as we fast forward in time and we cue over to a random Village as we see Mercenary Tao walking through it while ignoring a couple of drunk guys trying to goad him into a fight as he made his way over to the Tailleur Shop and began talking with the Tailor inside.

"Make one exactly like in that design." Mercenary Tao ordered sternly as the Tailor nodded nervously. "How many days will it take?"

"I should be able to finish it in a week or so-,"

"You have three days. Until then, I shall wear this out-of-fashion clothing." Mercenary Tao says while going over to grab a set of blue robes and put them on.

"T-Three days? You can't be serious-,"

"You have heard of Mercenary Tao before, haven't you?" Mercenary Tao asked with a stern glare on his face as the Tailor flinched and nodded anxiously.

"N-Never mind! I know all about you! U-understood! I'll somehow finish it within three days!"

"Good, now where is your phone?" Mercenary Tao asked as the Tailor pointed over at the phone, and he went over to grab it to call up the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters as Commander Red answered it.

"Mercenary Tao! What in the world is going on?! What are you doing?!"

"The truth is, due to certain circumstances, I will be returning in three days, but you will be happy to know that I have eliminated the kids."

"Really?

"Yes. Now, please prepare the money and wait for my return."

"I have no problem with that, but I have to ask, why do you only have Two of the Dragon Balls? There should've been four."

"What?" A confused Mercenary Tao asked as he then perked up in realization. "Oh, wait, now it makes sense, the other two Dragon Balls must be in those kids' possessions. Check their dead bodies."

"Excellent. If that's the situation, then that's fine. With those brats dead, there are no other obstacles in my way. We'll go and retrieve their Dragon Balls."

"Good, I will see you in three days." Mercenary Tao says with a nod while hanging up the call as we then cue back to the Sacred Land of Korin, and we see a saddened Upa burying his Father underground as he sheds tears.

"Father...if only I were stronger...I better bury Ramji and the others too..." A saddened Upa says while planning to make the graves for Team Dragon Ball as well, only to be scared by the sight of a familiar Biplane flying onto the scene as he flinches in fear and turns around to run over to hide behind a tree as the Red Ribbon Army Soldier flew over to park in the Sacred Land of Korin and got out of his vehicle as he went over to the defeated kids.

"Geez, two hormonal teenagers, a pipsqueak, and a Demonic Freak had a bunch of grown adults in an uproar? How pathetic." The Red Ribbon Army Soldier says with a scoff while bending down on his knees to study their bodies carefully and is able to see a hole in Goku's GI that exposed the Four-Star Dragon Ball placed inside, and Launch had a big hole in her sleeveless yellow tank top that exposed the Three-Star Dragon Ball as it rested in-between her D-Cup Breasts. "There they are...heh, that girl has some lovely pair of breasts~," The Red Ribbon Army Soldier says lustfully before looking around as he grinned slyly and reached over to try and grab the Dragon Balls, only for Ramji to stretch his arm over to grab his left arm while Goku raised his Saiyan Tail to wrap around his right arm, shocking him as an angry Bad Launch (Who got switched with Good Launch earlier due to her Other Half getting knocked unconscious) sat up from the floor and reached behind her to summon a big brass-knuckle as she delivered a mighty punch across his crotch, breaking apart his balls as a furious Blizzard raised his tail to wrap it around the stunned Red Ribbon Army's neck and proceeds to snap it, killing him as his dead body crashed down into the ground.

"Guys! You are alive!" A relieved and happy Upa says while running over to Team Dragon Ball as they stand up from the floor shakingly. "How are you guys alive?!"

"I...I think that my Demonic Armor protected me from that Multi Dodon Ray." A stunned Ramji says as Blizzard checks his body.

"I think that I survived thanks to my Bio Suit."

"And we were able to bear through the attack thanks to our Dragon Balls." Bad Launch says as Goku nods and smiles down at his Four-Star Dragon Ball warmly.

"Thanks for the help, Grandpa," Goku says as, unknown to them, the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters noticed that the soldier hadn't reported in since he last checked in and realized that he was somehow killed in battle as they knew who it could've been.

"I'm sorry that we couldn't help save your Dad," Ramji says guiltily with the others nodding as Upa sighed somberly.

"It's not your fault, guys," Upa says while going over to kneel down to his Father's Grave and begins crying as Team Dragon Ball stares at this sympathetically, and a saddened Goku turns to Ramji.

"Big Bro, what are we going to do?"

"...I...I don't know, Goku. We can't leave Upa here because he's five-years-old and is not strong enough to look after himself yet, which means that we can't leave this place either, especially since Upa loves this place." Ramji says as Bad Launch nods sadly.

"Yeah, not to mention that the little Tyke just lost his father forever, and we all know how painful that can be."

"Damn it, if only there was a way to revive Bora." Blizzard cursed as Ramji nodded...but then perked up as an idea popped into his head.

"Wait, I have an idea. Upa, don't worry, we will get your Dad back."

"Wait, what?!" A surprised Upa asked as he and the others turned to the Human/Demon Teenage Hybrid.

"Look, remember the legend of the Dragon Balls? Well, if we collect all of the Seven Dragon Balls-,"

"We can wish Bora back to life! Great idea, Ramji!" A beaming Goku says as Upa gains teary eyes.

"Can Shenron really do that?!"

"Definitely, Kiddo," Blizzard says with a smirk...before frowning as he curses. "Wait, I just realized something. Mercenary Tao kicked our asses and seems to have stolen Ramji's Backpack, which had the Two-Star and Five-Star Dragon Ball inside. If we are going to wish back Bora, we are going to need all of the Dragon Balls, including the ones that Tao has."

"Well, good, I've been itching to kick that motherfucker's ass for nearly killing my Other Half." An angry Bad Launch says as a serious Ramji reaches over to place his hand on her left shoulder.

"My love, wait, I know that you want to get revenge on him. Trust me, we all do too, but that guy absolutely destroyed us at our strongest and we were barely able to hurt him."

"And we also nearly got killed and survived out of luck. Even if Mercenary Tao comes back to get the two other Dragon Balls, we wouldn't be able to kick his butt." Goku says as Bad Launch fumed angrily and was about to say something, but then-

"Wait, hold on, what about Korin's Tower?" Good Launch asked as Bad Launch perked up and turned to the boys.

"Hey, guys, Blue gave me an idea. What if we try to climb Korin's Tower?"

"That's a great idea. You guys were able to slightly hurt that guy, so if you guys climb up Korin's Tower and drink the Sacred Water, you four will become so powerful that defeating Mercenary Tao will be child's play." A smiling and excited Upa says as Ramji grinned and nodded.

"It's decided then. We are climbing Korin's Tower."

"Yeah, but we can't use our Flying Nimbus, Magic Carpet, and our Flying Powers remember?" Bad Launch pointed out as Blizzard nodded.

"Hate to say it, but we have to climb up Korin's Tower by using our own strength."

"Hey, Upa, Mercenary Tao will come back to steal our two other Dragon Balls for sure. You'll be in danger, so you should hide somewhere." Goku says to Upa, who nods as he salutes them.

"Good luck guys," Upa says as Team Dragon Ball nods and goes over to begin climbing up Korin's Tower at fast speeds as they had already breached past the clouds. "I believe in you, guys, you can do it." Upa encouraged as we fast forward in time, and we cue over to a random hotel in the Random Village as we see Mercenary Tao, who was wearing a blue bathrobe, going over to answer the phone, which has been ringing as he frowned in annoyance.

"What's the matter?"

"This is Commander Red. Look, Tao, I hate to say it but those kids are alive."

"What?! Surely you're joking!" A shocked Mercenary Tao says as his left eyebrow twitches in annoyance. "That's impossible! I already told you that I put them out of commission!"

"Well, apparently something strange happened over there because when I sent a Red Ribbon Army Soldier to go and collect my other two Dragon Balls, he hadn't responded in a while, so we hacked into his Red Ribbon Army Biplane and we saw footage of the kids, except for the Blue-Haired Girl as there was the Blonde-Haired Girl instead. Anyway, we saw them very much still alive and killed the soldier that we had sent to collect the Dragon Balls. Not only that but they climbed up this weird tower and disappeared from sight. Head there at once. The radar still shows no movement."

"At once is not a possibility. In three days." Mercenary Tao says as he flinches when Commander Red begins sending a bunch of angry curses.

"That's too long! Go immediately!"

"I do NOT take orders from you. I SAID three days, so three days it WILL be." Mercenary Tao stated firmly while hanging up the call as he fumed. "This is infuriating. How did they survive my Dodon Rays? No one survives my Dodon Rays." A heavily confused and angry Mercenary Tao asked himself thoughtfully before remembering something as he snapped his fingers. "Wait...there were two Dragon Balls that I wasn't able to find...two of them must've been in at least two of those kids' possession. It explains how two of them survived. Although, I can't explain how the other two survived. Maybe, it was due to Launch's Twin Sister? Ugh, whatever, it doesn't matter. Once I get my clothes back, I will track down those kids and make sure to kill them all once and for all." A serious Mercenary Tao says with a glare on his face as he then turns around to take his calm and relaxing bath.

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"...Eh? I still can't see the top!" A shocked Ramji says as we fast forward in time and we see Team Dragon Ball still climbing up Korin's Tower as they looked pretty tired and exhausted already.

"We've been climbing for five hours and I don't think that we have even made it halfway there yet!" A worried Blizzard says as Bad Launch gritted her teeth in pain and effort.

"Stop wasting time yapping and focus more on climbing, guys! We need to get our revenge on Mercenary Tao and we still need to bring Baro back to life!" Bad Launch snapped as the boys nodded seriously and continued climbing. Still, then everyone flinched in surprise as Goku lost his footing and nearly fell down to the ground if he hadn't raised his Saiyan Tail to wrap around the edge of the tower in time as Team Dragon Ball sighed in relief and then continued climbing up Korin's Tower even when the sun began setting and it became nighttime as the kids ignored the fact that they got blisters on their hands, their joints ached, their stomachs rumbled loudly in hunger, and they got tired as Team Dragon Ball preserved and continued climbing all night while taking a few small breaks to sleep as we then cut to the next day, and we see Ramji and the others still climbing Korin's Tower until they reach the summit of the tower as the group goes through one of the holes placed at the base of Korin's Tower and lands inside as Ramji, Goku, Bad Launch, and Blizzard all panted heavily from the heavy climb.

"Finally...we made it..." A panting Ramji says with Bad Launch groaning and cuddling against him to rest a bit, not caring that he stinks since she and the others stink too since they haven't bathed in two days.

"Yeah, we fucking beat Korin's Tower...whoo..."

"I wonder where the Sacred Water is." Goku says while he and the others look around curiously as they spot a small bed, a bathtub, a dresser, and three pots filled with Mystic Water as they are each marked, 'Past', 'Present', and 'Future'.

"Maybe one of these contains the Sacred Water." Blizzard says while going over to open up the Mystic Water Past Pot as he and the others peek their heads in as they notice that the Mystic Water rippled and shows multiple images of the past as Ramji spotted the image of a 3-year-old Ramji and an 87-year-old Grandpa Gohan finding a 1-year-old Goku in his Saiyan Space Pod as Goku spotted an image of a past version of himself meeting up with a past version of Chi Chi for their first 'date' as Bad Launch spotted an image of an 8-year-old Good Launch sneezing for the first time and summoning Bad Launch after the loss of their parents as Blizzard spotted an image of a 15-year-old Blizzard first meeting Team Dragon Ball in Emperor Pilaf's Castle and the Mystic Water of the Past then disappeared.

"Weird, it went away." A confused Ramji says while he and the others go over to open up the Mystic Water Present Pot as he and the others peek their heads in as they notice that the Mystic Water rippled and shows multiple images of the present as Ramji spots the image of a 16-year-old Pocawatha hanging out with her friends as Bad Launch spotted an image of Suno and Android playing a game of snowball with each other as Blizzard spotted the image of Caulifla, Kale, and a mysterious sexy brown-haired teenager working in a lab, and Goku spotted an image of Bulma and Krillin making some lunch at the Kame House Kitchen.

"Bulma!"

"Hmm? What?" Bulma asked Krillin confusedly as he raised an eyebrow.

"What's what?"

"Can't she hear me?" Goku asked confusedly as he leaned forward. "Bulma!"

"What?!" An annoyed Bulma says as she glares at Krillin.

"Eh?"

"Stop screaming my name! I'm right here!"

"But I'm not-,"

"Shut up, Krillin!" Bulma snapped angrily as Krillin groaned.

[Krillin Owned Counter: 46]

"He, he, he, she's so silly," Goku says with an amused smile on his face as the Mystic Water of the Present then disappears.

"Okay, let's see what this pot shows." Bad Launch says while she and the others go over to open up the Mystic Water Future Pot as she and the others peek their heads in as they notice that the Mystic Water rippled and shows multiple images of the future as Ramji spots the image of a 17-year-old Ramji, a 15-year-old Goku, an 18-year-old Bad Launch, and an 18-year-old Blizzard fighting against a powerful Namekian as Goku spots an image of a 25-year-old Goku, a 27-year-old Ramji, and a 28-year-old Blizzard fighting against another Frost Demon after said person killed their loved ones as Bad Launch spots an image of a 28-year-old Good Launch absolutely kicking a Bald Saiyan's Ass, and Blizzard spotted an image of a 52-year-old Blizzard, a 51-year-old Ramji, a 49-year-old Goku, a 52-year-old Bad Launch, and the Prince of all Saiyans fighting against a powerful green-haired Saiyan in the Arctic as the Mystic Water of the Future then disappears.

"What was that?" A shocked Blizzard asked as, before anyone could say anything, a strange yet ancient voice rang out.

"Relax, kids, don't stress out. All of you just had multiple visions, that's all. The big three: the Past, the Present, and the Future."

"W-Who are you?! Where are you?!" A shocked Ramji asked as he and the others looked around.

"I can barely hear you four. Come on up." The Mysterious Voice says as Team Dragon Ball shares a bewildered look but follows his instructions as they make their way out of the room and notice a white balcony with some stairs that lead to the true top of Korin's Tower, which was mostly barren except for a huge water fountain placed in the middle of the room and a short white furry cat holding a large wooden stick as he waved at them.

Standing before them is a 3'5-feet-tall, 800-year-old Male Immortal Cat as he resembles an anthropomorphic cat with closed eyes that are pure pupilless blue and has fishes flying around them, pointy large white ears with pink ears, a small cat-like pink nose with three whiskers on each cheek, a pair of four-clawed white furry hands, White Fur, a short stout fat build, a long white tail, a pair of four-clawed white furry legs, and wore no clothes as he carried around a big brown staff. His name is Korin, a wise cat who lives atop a giant tower as its Guardian and is a Martial Arts Master.

"You kids are stronger than you look. I enjoyed your climb, and it's a good thing that none of you tried to cheat and fly up here or else I would've shot you all down with lightning. Sure, the Magical Barrier would've stopped you regardless, but shocking you kids is way more fun." Korin says with a laugh as an annoyed Ramji steps forward.

"Look, we didn't climb up to Korin's Tower to play games. My name is Son Ramji, and this is my little brother, Son Goku. My girlfriend Launch, and our friend Blizzard." Ramji says while gesturing at himself and the others as Goku nods seriously.

"We came here for the Sacred Water."

"Hmph, like I hadn't heard that one before," Korin says as Bad Launch crosses her arms and eyes him suspiciously.

"What's your name anyway, bub?"

"Korin, Guardian of the Tower."

"Wait, you're Korin?! Which means that you know where the Sacred Water is, right?!" A shocked yet hopeful Ramji asked as Korin nodded.

"Yes, it is here, but it isn't."

"Which is it?!" An annoyed Goku asked as Blizzard sighed heavily.

"Look, Korin, we were told that if we climb this tower, we will find the Sacred Water that will increase our strength. We need it to-,"

"You mean that Sacred Water over there?" Korin asked while using his staff to point over at the huge water fountain as Team Dragon Ball blinked in shock.

"Really?! Is that it?!" A surprised Goku asked as Korin nodded and eyed them curiously.

"So tell me, why do you seek more strength? Wouldn't you rather live a peaceful life?" Korin asked before using his KI to study Team Dragon Ball's minds through the art of telepathy as he hummed thoughtfully. "Oh, I see, you guys are trying to collect all of the Seven Dragon balls to revive Upa's Father, but in order to do that, you need to defeat the World's Best Assassin, Mercenary Tao, and get some revenge by killing him after he so ruthlessly killed your parents and your new friend. Is that the gist of it?"

"Wait, what?! How could you tell all that without us saying anything?!" A shocked Ramji asked as Korin grinned slyly.

"I can read minds, kid, thanks to my KI Control. Although, some minds are harder to read than others. For instance, your mind was hard to read due to your Human/Demonic Hybrid Status, Blizzard's mind was hard to read due to him not being Human, and Launch's mind was hard to read because she technically has two of them in one body. Goku's mind was very easy to read through since pure minds are like looking through glass."

"So, is it okay if we just take the Sacred Water, right?" Bad Launch asked as Korin nodded.

"Sure go ahead," Korin says as Ramji perked up and nods while going over to climb up the water fountain to try and grab the Sacred Water, only for Korin to zoom ahead and whack Ramji away, causing him to crash down into the ground as everyone went over to check on him.

"Are you okay, big bro?" A worried Goku asked as a groaning Ramji nodded and glared over at the Guardian of Korin's Tower.

"Hey, what was that for?!"

"No, don't mind me. Drink as much water as you like." Korin said as Team Dragon Ball eyed him suspiciously, and Blizzard went over to try and grab the Sacred Water, only for Korin to leap over to kick him down onto the ground as Bad Launch turned to glare at him furiously.

"Hey, what's the big idea, you pussycat?! You said that we can have some of that Sacred Water, so why are you trying to stop us?!"

"Oh, you kids are more than able to take a sip of the Sacred Water each...if you can get past me that is."

"Alright, then two can play that game." A glaring Bad Launch says while rushing forward as it seems like she is heading over to the Sacred Water, but it was really a fake out as she instead whirled around to try and kick Korin in the head, but he was already one step ahead as the Guardian of Korin's Tower merely jumped over to slam his staff against her chest to send her crashing down into the ground with a pained yelp.

"I can read minds, remember? You can't trick me that easily with such an obvious attack." Korin chastises as he then raises his staff to hook it around the tea pottle that held the Sacred Water. "Here it is, come and get it."

"That's it!" Ramji yelled angrily as he and the others began chasing after Korin, who easily sidestepped away from them and jumped around to avoid all of their lunges and grabs as, after three hours of playing cat and mouse with the Guardian of Korin's Tower, we see Team Dragon Ball lying on the ground while panting heavily in exhaustion as an unfazed Korin stood in front of them. "Damn it, you are way too fast."

"Come on, kiddos, at this rate, you could spend your whole lives and still never catch me. You aren't reading your opponent's moves at all. You're just being reckless. Learn to anticipate your opponent's actions and deliver a powerful counterattack." Korin scolded as Team Dragon Ball groaned but nodded as Bad Launch reached behind her to pull out a white feather and then waved it in front of her face, causing her to throw back her head as the Dual Personality Teenage Girl let out a loud sneeze, and her blonde hair, eyes, and even her clothes inverted colors as Launch morphed into Good Launch and Team Dragon Ball went over to continue chasing after Korin while not noticing that a big black storm formed around them as we cue back to Kame House and we see that the clouds turned back as it began raining heavily and Bulma, Turtle, Taro, and Mousey ran out of the house to collect the gang's clothes before they get wet by the rain and it was only now that they noticed Master Roshi standing near the edge of the beach as he stared out into the ocean stoically.

"Master Roshi, what're you doing?! You're going to get all wet!"

My body's starting to weaken, so I figured I would temper it a bit." Master Roshi says to the group as Bulma, Tao, and Mousey eye him confusedly while Turtle has a knowing look on his face as they all make their way into Kame House. "The clouds are especially thunderous today. I haven't seen a storm since..." Master Roshi trailed off as we fast forward in time to three hours later, and we cue back to Korin's Tower as we see Team Dragon Ball sprawled on the floor as they all looked completely exhausted.

"What's this? Worn out already?"

"Hey, Korin, tell us, has anybody ever climbed up here and drunk your Sacred Water before?" Goku asked curiously as Korin nodded.

"There has been only one person who climbed up my tower and drank my Sacred Water, but that was like 300 years ago."

"Damn, 300 years? How old are you?" A surprised Ramji asked as a stern Good Launch elbowed him for asking such a rude question.

"Oh, about 800 years old. Also, show some respect." An annoyed Korin says as he then grows serious. "But I will tell you this. The one who was able to drink the holy water was Master Roshi." Korin says, surprising Team Dragon Ball as we then cue over to Master Roshi, and we see him taking a tense stance as he chants, 'Max Power!', and lets out a small roar as Roshi transforms into his Max Power Form and then stretched out his arms as a faint aura of Orange KI covered his body and drew his cupped hands close to his sides as a big ball made out of Orange KI appeared between his hands, and it started growing more and more and more and more and more powerful until it was able to finish charging up as it glowed brightly as Master Roshi then thrust his arms forwards and shoots out a stream of powerful orange beam energy that flew straight towards the ocean, splitting it in half as a rainbow appeared.

"Really?" A shocked Good Launch says as she then perked up. "Oh, wait, Bora did tell us that Master Roshi climbed up Korin's Tower yesterday."

"Damn, yeah, forgot about that. Hey, Korin, how long did it take for Master Roshi to steal that Sacred Water?" Blizzard asked as Korin held up his paw and held out three fingers. "Wow, three minutes?" A surprised Blizzard asked as Korin shook his head.

"No. Three years."

"T-Three years...?! It took the Old Timer three years to get to the Sacred Water?!" A stunned Ramji asked as Korin nodded.

"That's right. How long will it take you, I wonder?" Korin says with a snort as he throws back his head and begins laughing mockingly. "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" Korin laughed loudly as Good Launch fumed at him angrily.

"Get serious! We can't wait that long! We have to get it today or tomorrow-No, even sooner! We have to get stronger in order to kill Mercenary Tao and revive Bora!"

"What a bunch of impatient kids. If you can't wait, then you'll need to hurry and steal this jar from me." Korin says before yawning as he rubs his eyes. "On second thought, maybe I'll take a catnap for a few days or so."

"That's it! We are getting that Sacred Water right now!" A glaring Ramji says as he, Goku, Good Launch, and Blizzard then begin running around the area at high speeds, creating multiple Afterimages of themselves around the whole area as Korin grinned slyly.

"Ah, the Afterimage Technique," Korin says just as Ramji and the others leaped over to try and hit him, only to hit his Afterimage instead as the real Korin zoomed around and was able to hit all of Team Dragon Ball with his wooden staff, knocking them down all into the ground as their Afterimages all disappeared. "Nice try, Kiddos. Well, good night." Korin says while turning around to make his way down to the lower part of Korin's Tower with Team Dragon Ball reluctantly following after him as their stomachs rumbled.

"Ugh, we haven't eaten anything since yesterday." A groaning Goku says as Korin perked up.

"Come to think of it, I haven't eaten anything for five years myself. Yes, yes. I'll have something to eat before my nap." Korin says as Ramji and the others perked up and nodded as the Guardian of Korin's Tower spent the next hour making some delicious lunch for himself before tossing four green beans over to Team Dragon Ball as they were left stunned and indignant by this.

"What?! This is it?! Not even a bowl filled with beans?!" An angry Ramji asked as Good Launch nodded with a scowl on her face.

"Yeah, what the heck?! You get to eat a full lunch while we get nothing?! What gives?!"

"Calm down, those are Senzu Beans. They are magical beans that heal all wounds, restore your stamina, and keep you full for about ten days just by eating one of them." Korin says with the group staring down at their Senzu Beans in shock as Blizzard hums.

"Wow, this little bean does all that?"

"I don't think that this is going to fill me up. I can eat a lot." Goku says while he and the others eat their Senzu Beans...and immediately, all of their exhaustion and wounds from their battle with Mercenary Tao disappear as they are all instantly full, including Goku.

"Wow, oh, yeah, those Magic Beans hit the spot, but I have to ask why are we still so out of breath, though?" A confused Blizzard asked as Korin took a bite out of his grilled fish and turned to them.

"Oh, yes, you see, the reason that you are all out of breath is because the air up here is thin. We are at quite a high elevation, after all. You four make a lot of wasted movements so you quickly run out of breath. That is why you kids are so lightheaded and weak but with time and experience, you kids won't even notice that the air around here is thin. Although, admittedly, that takes months of hard training...also, what are these? Trash?" Korin asked curiously while holding up the Three-Star Dragon Ball and Four-Star Dragon Ball that he was able to steal from them earlier when they were training as he proceeded to toss them through the window.

"What the fuck-NO! OUR DRAGON BALLS?! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!" An enraged and panicking Ramji screamed while he, Goku, Good Launch, and Blizzard then went over to crawl down Korin's Tower to begin climbing down it at high speeds to try and find their Dragon Balls before the Red Ribbon Army did as a couple of hours had passed and it was now nighttime as we see Korin resting on the floor idly before his ears twitched a bit as he heard Team Dragon Ball climbing up the summit of his tower at incredibly high speeds.

"Back in only two hours, huh? Their first time took a full day. Heh, there's no better fuel than motivation and anger." Korin says to himself with a laugh just as Team Dragon Ball appears as they climb back into Korin's Tower.

"Hey! I'll tell you right now that these balls aren't garbage! These are called the 4-Star Dragon Ball and the Two-Star Dragon Ball!"

"These are very important to us and you know this because you read our minds, you pussycat!" An angry Bad Launch says as Launch had switched out her personalities earlier due to a breeze hitting her face and causing her to sneeze.

"Hey! Are you listening to us?!" An angry Blizzard asked as Goku went up to Korin.

"Oi, I can't even tell if you're awake or asleep! Wake up!" Goku ordered while going over to try and open up one of Korin's eyes, only to be shocked to see that it was pupilless blue with fishes floating around in it as the shocked Saiyan Boy lets go of his eye, and Bad Launch huffed before noticing that Korin was deep asleep and went over to try and grab the Sacred Water, but then stopped as Ramji held out his arm with a stern glare on his face.

"Babe, no."

"What? Why?" A confused Bad Launch asked as Blizzard turned to her.

"We can't do any evil tricks and try to steal the Sacred Water from his person while Korin is asleep."

"They are right. We will get the Sacred Water the right way." Goku stated firmly as Bad Launch groaned but nodded as Team Dragon Ball turned around and made their way over to lay down on the ground to sleep as, unknown to them, Korin was fully awake this whole time and turned to stare at them intriguingly.

"Interesting, they are more honest than I thought. Completely different from Master Roshi, and their Afterimage Technique is impressive. Not only that, but I was able to read their minds and I know that they were not going all out, and yet even though I didn't mention that they couldn't use their Magic or KI, those kids still didn't use them to try and cheat and steal the Sacred Water from me. I look forward to seeing how well they improve." Korin thought to himself with a sly grin on his face as we then see a small montage of Team Dragon Ball spending the next day trying to get the Sacred Water from the Guardian of Korin Tower and we then see Team Dragon Ball lying on the ground, exhausted as their Current Master shakes his head. "You aren't reading my moves at all. You aren't reading my breathing."

"Breathing? How are we supposed to read that?" A bewildered Ramji asked as Korin smirked cheekily.

"Figure it out on your own. Since it's nighttime, let's pick this up tomorrow morning." Korin says as he then turned around to walk away. "Not gonna lie, these kids are impressing me. They are progressing at an astonishing speed. I haven't been this tired since...ever." Korin says as we then fast forward in time and we cue back to the lower part of the Korin Tower as we see the Guardian sleeping on his bed with Team Dragon Ball lying near him on the ground as they study him closely.

"Big Bro, if it took Master Roshi three years to get the Sacred Water, how long do you think it will take us?" Goku asked Ramji, who sighed heavily as he wrapped his arms around himself.

"Not sure. He said that we need to study his breath but how do you study that?"

"Well, I don't know about you but I need to pee." Good Launch says as Launch had switched out her personality earlier due to Korin brushing his tail against her face and causing her to sneeze.

"You can pee out of the side of the tower like Korin told us to do." Goku advice as Good Launch gave him a flat look.

"I don't think that will work with me as well as it does with you guys, Goku...unless I'm flying, I guess."

"You can use one of the pots and we will look away while you do your business." Blizzard suggested as Good Launch nodded and stood up from the floor to go over to grab a pot, planning to use it to pee in it, but stopped upon noticing that it was a pot filled with Mystic Water as it was named, 'The Present'.

"Hey, guys, look at what I found." Good Launch says while going over to show them the Mystic Water Present Pot and Team Dragon Ball peek their heads in as they notice that the Mystic Water rippled and showed an image of Bulma trying to teach Master Roshi, Krillin, Turtle, Tao, and Mousey how to do Zumba and had ordered them to follow her movements and breathing as Ramji and the others perked up.

"That's it!" Ramji says while he and the others nod as the Mystic Water disappears, and after the boys close their eyes and allow for Good Launch to pee in it, Team Dragon Ball then lies on the ground as they glance over at Korin, who places his hands on his stomach and snored as he then rubbed his head and rolled to the left as the Guardian of Korin's tower then groaned and rubbed his face as he scratched his behind and turned to his right as Korin stretched a bit and moved his tail around before curling it as Team Dragon Ball followed his movements perfectly as Ramji and Good Launch used their left legs as substitutes for tails as we then cue to next morning and we see the gang standing in front of Korin on the upper level of Korin's Tower as the sun set behind them. "Okay, Korin, today is the day where we will get that Sacred Water."

"Do, don't speak," Korin says wisely as he and Team Dragon Ball then got into a fighting stance before zooming forward as they spend the next hour running around with the Guardian of Korin's Tower having a much harder time running and jumping away from the kids due to them now predicting where he will go, and was then shocked when Goku and Blizzard pretended to lunge at him, but thanks to them clearing up their minds, they were able to trick him into jumping to the left, right into Ramji and Good Launch's grasp as they grab him, knocking the Sacred Water out of his grasp as Goku and Blizzard jumped after it. "Wait, kids, you'll fall!" Korin yelled worriedly as Ramji and Good Launch reacted quickly by rushing over to grab the Saiyan Boy and Frost Demon's tails in time before they fell down to their deaths as said people held onto the Sacred Water.

"We did it!" Ramji and the others cheered before Goku and Blizzard got pulled up back into Korin's Tower as the Guardian of the Tower stared at them in shock and awe.

"What astounding children. It took them only two days and one hour to get the Sacred Water."

"So we can drink it now, right?" Ramji asked as Korin nodded.

"Of course. Drink up. You four have earned it." Korin said sincerely as Team Dragon Ball beamed and each took turns drinking the Sacred Water as, once they were done, the group glanced down at their bodies, expecting something to happen...only for them to feel the same as Goku raised an eyebrow confusedly.

"I don't get it. I don't really feel any different."

"Of course not. The 'Sacred Water' is just normal water."

"Eh?! What?! Normal water?! But it's supposed to be special!" A shocked Blizzard says as Good Launch eyes him suspiciously.

"Wait, is this another part of your test or something?"

"Oh, no, not at all. You see, your strength has increased severalfold by working hard to get that Sacred Water." Korin says with a laugh as Team Dragon Ball looks stunned by this revelation. "Now do you finally realize it? Climbing up and down the Tower increased your endurance, learning to anticipate my actions sharpened your mind, and taking that Sacred Water from me increased your speed, so you see, you four have increased your raw power and strength all by yourselves." Korin says as Team Dragon Ball looks amazed and happy by this as they beamed. "Oh, and for the record, please don't reveal the truth about the Sacred Water to Upa and Bora when you revive him. I like to keep the Test of Korin's Tower a secret."

"Understood, Korin," Ramji says with a nod as we then cue over to the Tailleur Shop, and we see Mercenary Tao wearing his new suit made by that Tailor as he inspects it.

"Excellent. You made it exactly to my specifications."

"I spent so much time on it I haven't slept for days." An exhausted and groaning Tailor says as Tao ignores him and turns around to leave.

"Whatever. Now then, time to go and get the rest of the Dragon Balls."

"U-Um...what about the money?" The Tailor asked as Mercenary Tao stopped in his tracks and slowly turned to glare over at him stoically.

"...What? Are you saying you wish to take money from Mercenary Tao, the world's greatest and most famous assassin?"

"I-I have to make a living!

"...Very well. I'll tell you what. I'm an assassin. Instead of money, I will murder someone for you. You're very lucky. My assassination fee is so high you could spend your entire life working and still never be able to pay it. So tell me, who do you want dead?" Mercenary Tao asked as the Tailor shook his head panickedly.

"N-No! There isn't anyone I want killed!"

"Then you get to die." Mercenary Tao says before zooming over to punch through the Tailor's chest, killing him as his bloodied and dead body crashes down onto the ground as he scoffs and turns around to leave as we then cue back to Team Dragon Ball as we see them standing on the edge of Korin's Tower.

"Now then. Return to the world below and test out your newfound skills."

"Thanks, Master Korin, for everything," Ramji says while he and the others bow to Korin before jumping off Korin's Tower as they begin free-falling through the air at high speeds with angry and determined glares on their faces.

"Mercenary Tao! We're coming to kill your Assassin Ass!"

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And done. I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, and I can't wait to write the next one. Anyway, here's the Power Level for everyone:

1. Son Ramji: 180 [Without using his Demon Magic and his Max Power Technique] 200 [Using his First Seal: Elasticity] 220 [Using his Second Seal: Black Armor-Demon Magic] 240 [Using his Third Seal: Fire-Demon Magic]

2. Son Goku: 175

3. Good Launch: 160

4. Bad Launch: 170

5. Blizzard: 175

6. Arale: 250 [Shown Power] Unknown [True Power]

7. Gatchan #1: 100 [Shown Power] Unknown [True Power]

8. Gatchan #2: 100 [Shown Power] Unknown [True Power]

9. Senbei AKA Dr. Slump: 2

10. Midori: 2

11. Turbo: 2 [Shown Power] Unknown [True Power]

12. General Blue: 6 [Without using his Psychic Powers] 120 [Using his Psychic Powers]

13. Staff Officer Black: 150

14. Commander Red: 4

15. Captain Yellow: 5.3

16. Yellow Corp Soldiers: 5

17. Upa: 25

18. Bora: 125

19. Mercenary Tao: 170

20. Bulma: 2

21. Krillin: 80

22. Korin: 250

23. Master Roshi: 140 [Without using his Max Power Technique] 165 [Using his Max Power Technique]

24. Turtle: 0.001

25. Taro: 0.00001

26. Mousey: 0.2

That's all, folks. Anyway, as always, I will catch you all later.