Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Dragon Ball XG ❯ Roshi's Plan ( Chapter 18 )
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By: Toni the Mink 
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Action | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.12.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.6K | Visits: 240 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Action | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.12.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.6K | Visits: 240 | Status: Completed
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“Roshi’s Plan”
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Master Roshi, who was concentrating hard on the battle, glanced his head up and rose from his chair. "They're coming back, I can feel them!"
Upon hearing this, the women wasted no time in racing out the front door and looking to the sky to see their loved ones soaring their direction and coming in for a landing just in front of them.
"Zurosu!" Icalla leapt forward and wrapped her arms around her young daughter, "Ah was so worried about you! Thank Kami you're alright...” She then pulled back and shook the girl by her shoulders, "Are you out of yoah mind?? What were you thinkin' goin' out there by yoahself?! You could have been hurt, or worse!!"
"Sorry, Momma..." Zurosu looked to the ground, "But... Grampa did tell me to go."
"I TOLD you to stop whining and be strong," Vegeta shouted as he walked outside, "I certainly did NOT tell you to go out there and kill yourself, you dumb brat!"
"Ah, Dad, good to see you're up and at 'em once again," Trunks smirked.
Vegeta huffed and turned away, crossing his arms. "So did I miss anything good?"
The warriors' faces dropped as they looked to the ground, indicating to the others that nothing good happened. Valese glanced around where they stood. "Goten?" she spoke, "Where's Kumo..."
Goten frowned, his eyes glued to the ground just in front of his feet. "Kumo.... Enerjak got his body back before we could stop him. Then he disappeared off somewhere, and since he has no detectable ki, we can't find him...." he took in a big breath. ".... He also took Kumo with him."
There was a silent gasp from the others (except Vegeta who didn't seem affected one bit). Chichi and Valese stared at Goten, silently and wide-eyed. Then simultaneously placed their hands on their foreheads, and fainted.
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Enerjak soared through the sky with the boy in one arm, glancing about his surroundings. Other than absorbing Kumo's body, he had never been outside of the kingdom before. Now that Arnax was nothing but rubble and dust, if he wanted to be ruler of the world, he would have to go to the greatest kingdom of all...
The World Capitol, where the king of the world resided.
Although he knew of this place, where it was he had no knowledge of. He would have to stop for directions.
And wouldn't you know there was a small town below him.
He dropped down and landed by a mailman, who was shoving a large stack of envelopes through a mail slot in someone’s door.
"YOU!" he shouted, scaring the man, causing him to drop all his letters and fall on his butt. "Which way to the World Capitol?? If you value your life, you will tell me this instant!!"
"Sheesh, you scared the pants off o' me, pal!" the mailman shouted, as he crawled around to gather all his mail, "Oh great, now they're all outta order! Thanks a lot, buddy...."
"Perhaps you didn't hear me correctly..." Enerjak came up to the mailman, grabbed him by the throat, and lifted him up to his eye level, "Where is the World Capitol from here?!"
The man struggled to get out of his grip, but it was in vain. "It's..." he gasped for air, "It's a long way... from here... pal! Why?!"
"Not that it concerns you, but I shall use my powers to take over this planet and recreate it to my suiting. Now point me in the right direction, and I promise to only lock you away for the rest of your pathetic life!"
"Hold it right there!"
Enerjak turned around. A police car had driven up and two cops had their guns aimed at the tyrant. "Drop the man and the boy and put your hands in the air!"
Enerjak sneered. "More fools..." he sighed as he tossed the mailman aside, sending him crashing through the wall of the house.
"Freeze!!" the policemen shouted, "No more funny stuff! Now put that boy down and raise those hands."
Enerjak smiled. "If you insist...” He dropped Kumo carelessly to the ground and raised both hands while still holding his staff.
One of the officers walked up to Enerjak, holding out a pair of handcuffs, "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of--"
*ZAP!*
The police officer was struck by an energy beam that was cast from the staff, and was completely disintegrated. The other officer screamed and began shooting the dictator. Enerjak fell back slightly at every shot. These bullets hurt like hell! But at least they can't kill him, he had immortality... but they still hurt!"STOP THIS!" he shouted as he jumped forward and grabbed the police officer by his neck. He dropped his gun and struggled to free himself. "My patience wears thin. Now tell me where the World Capitol is or else I shall give you a much more sufferable death than I gave your friend!"
"Gyah!!!" the policeman gasped, "It's... more than... 900... miles.... from here! I have a... GPS... in my car...!"
Enerjak looked over to the police car and threw the man aside. He made his way towards the police car and leaned in, glancing around at many objects, but his eyes resting upon a small monitor screen with a small keypad. "How do you work this confounded thing..?" he muttered as he randomly pressed buttons. After a while, an message screen appeared, reading "Error in Request. Return to 'New Location'? Y or N." Assuming "Y" meant "Yes" Enerjak pressed the Y button, and a new screen appeared.
"Please speak your destination," a female-sounding voice came from the monitor.
"World Capitol!" shouted Enerjak, rather impatient already.
"One moment please..." the computer then went to a 'Loading Destination' page. Enerjak, fed up, held his staff in the air, ready to destroy the car itself, when suddenly the voice rang out, "Destination located. Head straight, 500 miles West. Turn Northwest 400 miles."
Enerjak smirked. "Fascinating. What a world we live in now." He turned around to see the police officer shaking Kumo, trying to wake him up and see if he was already. "Away from my apprentice!!" he shouted as he kicked the man in the chest, sending him crashing through another section of the wall of the house. He scooped Kumo with one arm and took off into the sky, now knowing where exactly he was heading.
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Bulma and Videl took care of Chichi and Valese, while in the living room everyone was gathered around each other discussing things. Master Roshi conveniently had some extra senzu beans lying around in the kitchen, which he had given Vegeta earlier and to Gohan and Akira as well. He wasn't sure how long he had them lying there, and although they were quite stale and tasteless, they did do their job.
Marron, who had come along with the Son women, sat far away on the far side of the room, keeping to herself as tears spilled from her eyes. The warriors had told everyone what had happened in Arnax, from Zayde being revealed as the lost Prince of Arnax, Enerjak's revival, to more destruction, to Kumo's kidnapping... but what really affected her most was Zayde's death.
"So tell us, Gohan," Akira murmured as he laid back on the couch, "You're probably the only one here to paid attention to this at school. How do we stop this guy?"
Gohan stared down at the golden canister that they had brought back with them. "According to legend, and to Zayde of course, Enerjak's soul was sealed away with that spell that Zayde spoke... but I don't think any of us here knows how to do that. Plus none of us have Arnaxian blood either..."
Pan held Mizu closely to her body while in deep thought, "He has no ki, he can't be hurt let alone killed, and he has all that power.... There’s no way we can stop him!"
"Don't give up, Pan," said Trunks, "I'm sure there's got to be some weakness or point of attack."
Goten, who was clenching the couch and gritting his teeth the entire time, finally jumped up and headed out the door. Gohan quickly got up and grabbed his brother before he could even reach the door. "Goten, what are you doing??"
"Look, I'm not going to sit around all day while that freak has my son doing who knows what!" Goten shouted, "I don't care if he's invulnerable, I'm still going to find him and kick his butt to the other world for what he did!"
"Goten, I know you're upset, but you can't just rush out there without a plan, or even without a clue where he might be. We're dealing with a unstoppable monster here who wants to take over the world. Kumo isn't the only one in danger... we have to think clearly if we're going to save Earth."
"WHO CARES ABOUT EARTH?!!" Chichi, suddenly awake, stormed into the room with tears filling up her eyes, "I don't care if the world is taken over and this Enerjak jerk destroys us all! I JUST WANT MY LITTLE KUMO BACK!!!" She fell to her knees and sobbed uncontrollably.
Gohan came up to his mother and knelt down, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. "I know you do, Mother," he spoke softly, "We all do... But if we can't stop Enerjak, then there's not much hope in saving Kumo..."
"There is one way you can stop him," Master Roshi spoke up, far from the other side of the room. He turned his head to face the others in a serious matter, "Has anyone here heard of the 'Mafuba'?"
Everyone gave the old master a questionable look.
"You mean the Evil Containment Wave??" Bulma marched into the room, glaring at Roshi.
"Ah yes, Bulma..." he nodded, "You were around when I first told you about it."
"Yeah, and I also remember you telling us that it kills whoever uses it... and I remember it DID kill you!"
"It's okay, Mother," said Trunks, "We've got the Dragon Balls again, remember?"
Master Roshi poked Trunks on the head with his staff, "And do YOU remember that we mustn’t rely on the Dragon Balls for everything?! That is, unless you want more Shadow Dragons...."
Trunks knitted his eyebrows, "Then how else are we suppose to stop him?"
"May I continue?" the turtle hermit cleared his throat and began pacing the room, "The Mafuba, AKA the Evil Containment Wave, was created by my master, Mutaito, to seal away the evil King Piccolo. It's power is concentrated to trap anyone with a dark aura in a wave and sent into any seal."
"That sounds just like how Zayde sealed away Enerjak," Marron spoke, though not facing anyone.
Master Roshi nodded. "Yes... in fact, it was the Prince of Arnax's spell to rid away of Enerjak that inspired Mutaito's technique. The only difference is this spell can seal away both soul AND body, and unfortunately, when you seal away the enemy, it's not with eternal life... it's with the cost your life. The Mafuba is so powerful that it takes so much energy and strength to pull off, up to your life...
"BUT...!" Roshi suddenly twisted around to face the group and raised a finger, "Somebody with a high enough power level and strength would be able to execute it without getting killed. Someone like one of you guys, or better yet... a super saiyan five."
Everybody turned to Akira, who blinked. "Wha... you want ME to do it?"
"Well, you ARE the only one who can go Super Saiyan 5, dear," Pan responded.
Vegeta crossed his arms and sneered. "Of course, if you're too much of a coward, boy, then I suppose I could step in and protect your scrawny ass."
"HEY!" Akira jumped to his feet and thrust his fist as the saiyan prince, "My ass is NOT scrawny!!!" He winced, "Oh yeah, and I'm not a coward either...."
"It's not very difficult to learn, Akira," said Master Roshi as he led him towards the door, "Come on, I can teach you."
Everyone else turned away to face each other. "You know, it's real funny to see Master Roshi act in such a serious manner," said Pan.
But at that, they heard Videl shout "Dirty old man!!!", and turned in time to see the old coot being hurled through the wall.
They all turned back and groaned to each other. "Yeah... but you know it would never last," Bulma sighed.
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"Your majesty!!" a royal guardsman burst into the room, "There's an emergency!! We must get you out of here immediately!!"
The king, a short dark blue dog, a spitting image of his father when he was the king, snapped his head up in alarm. "What is it??"
"There's a strange man inside the castle. He just burst in and took out the entire 1st floor security, and he may be headed up here! I don't know what he wants, but it's vital we get you to safety!!"
The king barely had a chance to rise from his throne before the doors suddenly exploded. Through the smoke and debris, a tall man, wearing golden Arnaxian armor and purple horns from his head, walked into the room, giving off a devilish smirk at the king.
"Get down, sir!!" the guard shouted as he and two other guards jumped forward and began blasting their guns and lasers at the intruder.
Enerjak fell back once more at the shots. "Damn it!" he shouted, "I HATE THOSE THINGS!!!" He thrust his staff forward, engulfing all three men in the black aura, and shooting an unholy amount of pain into their bodies.
As the men fell over and shuddered with extreme pain, the King jumped up and to the stand by his throne where a telephone laid. Just as he picked up the receiver to call more men, a golden staff materialized by him, smashing the phone into pieces, breaking the stand in the process.
"Hello, your highness..." the intruder seethed, "I understand that you recently came into power not too long ago, succeeding your late father..." The man, who was quite scary looking, grinned down at the king evilly, "I'm afraid to inform you, however, that there's been a change in the reign."
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*Vsshhhh-SHAM!!!*
The ki wave slammed into the ground inches away from a carefully placed rice cooker, which shuttered violently back and forth.
"Damn it, Akira!" Master Roshi shouted, waving his arms up and down, "You missed again! It's right in front of you, boy, are you blind! And be careful, not so hard, you don't wanna break the thing, now do you?"
Akira scratched the back of his head, "You said this wouldn't be difficult to learn..."
"Don't worry honey!" Pan called from the porch where she, Gohan, Trunks, and Zurosu watched the lesson go on. Vegeta leaned against the side of the house, only occasionally opening one eye to see Akira screw up now and then. Goten was inside the bedroom where Valese laid, still faint.
"They've been at it for awhile now..." Videl murmured as she bounced Mizu on her hip, and turned to the rest of the women, who were sitting in the living room. "Do you think they'll be able to pull it off?"
"I sure hope so..." Chichi stared into her clasped hands, sulking. "I don't know what I'd do with myself if my Kumo was taken away forever..."
Bulma clicked rapidly on the remote control as she changed channels on the television over and over. "You may want to slow it down a little so you can actually see what's on TV," said Icalla.
"Funny," Bulma snorted, "I'm trying to find any special news report. Obviously someone somewhere is going to find it odd to see a scary thousand year old man flying around and will want to turn him in. The media's all we got to go on for now..."
"You're an inventor," said Icalla, "Can't you just build something that will help us find him?"
Bulma glared over, "Give me a break, will you?!" she snapped, "It's not like Enerjak is a Dragon Ball. I can't just magically whip up something that'll find him. I don't even have anything of his to go on. Besides, all my stuff is at my lab..."
"Sorry, just thought Ah'd ask..."
Chichi glanced over at the pig-tailed blonde, sitting far off at the end of the couch, as she stared sadly down at the horned hat she and Zayde wore to work, only it turned out his horns were real. "Marron... are you alright, dear?"
Marron looked up and slightly turned to the concerned women. "Oh... I... I'm just a little..."
"We're here for you, Marron," said Videl, shifting Mizu to her other hip, "If there's anything at all you want to talk about...."
"It's Zayde, isn't it?" Bulma smiled, "You must have been close to him, weren't you?"
Marron looked back down at her hat as tears formed in her eyes. "It's just that... there was something different about him. Something brooding, dark, mysterious... my type, only to the extreme! He was more than just my senior colleague, and much more than some legendary lost prince of a ruined city... he was my friend...." Tears dropped down and she squeezed the hat tightly, "And... I loved him... But it seems no matter what happens, we just aren't mean to be..."
"Don't be silly!" said Bulma, "You can't let a little something like a 1,000-year age gap come between you two. Don't ever let anything stand in the way of love!"
"But... Zayde's dead, remember?"
Bulma blinked, then smirked, "We'll wish him back, silly!"
Marron shook her head and stared back into her hat. "No, it's useless..." she muttered, "Zayde just isn't interested in me. And having to live all these centuries, he's probably happy to finally be dead now... What would he want with me?"
"Now you stop that!!" Chichi suddenly shouted, thrusting her fist in the air, "Don't ever talk that way! If you love somebody, you need to be aggressive! Love is a two-person mission, and you've got to do your part at the very least! If I hadn't have tracked down Goku and reminded him of the promise he made to be, then we would have never gotten married! You need to find your 'opponent' and score victory!!!"
Everyone else just stared at her silently. "Uh...." Bulma blinked, "Very touching...."
Icalla glanced over at the television set, and suddenly jumped up, gasping. "Hey look!!" she cried as she pointed to the screen. They all moved in closer to get a better look at the special news report.
"This just in!" a reporter cried, "King Castle has been infiltrated and the king is being held hostage as we speak...."
"GUYS GET IN HERE!" Bulma shouted. Goten came running out of the room as everyone else piled in.
"What is it?" said Akira, "I just finally got the darn thing to go into the rice cooker!""SHH!" Bulma hushed and motioned to the television.
"While it is unknown what the motives of the intruder are, it is safe to assume that the king is in danger of assassination and usurpation. We understand that this invader has managed to take out the entire security of King Castle and the entire city is in lockdown. Wait.... he's coming out... he's on the roof! And he's got the king!! Bob, are you getting this?!"
The TV picture zoomed in for a close-up of the top of the castle, where a familiar looking tyrant held out the current king, holding him by the back of his collar.
"That's Enerjak alright!" Gohan yelled.
"People of Earth!!" Enerjak's voice boomed, "Lend me your ears! Prepare for a world of terror and doom, for I am Lord Enerjak, your NEW ruler of the world!! Lay down your arms and surrender. There is not a man in the world who can conquer me, the greatest warrior and sorcerer in the world!!!"
"This guy has an ego problem," Vegeta grunted.
Bulma rolled her eyes, "You're one to talk..."
"Deliver yourselves unto me, and I will be magnanimous in victory! Oppose me, and I will make each and every one of you rue the day you were born!!" And with that, he burst into an evil bout of laughter.
"The typical bad guy speech," Akira groaned, "Jeez, how cliche is that?"
"At least we now know where he is," said Gohan, "Come on, let's get him!!"
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A/N: Enerjak's line about taking over came from "Knuckles the Echidna" #9
“Roshi’s Plan”
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Master Roshi, who was concentrating hard on the battle, glanced his head up and rose from his chair. "They're coming back, I can feel them!"
Upon hearing this, the women wasted no time in racing out the front door and looking to the sky to see their loved ones soaring their direction and coming in for a landing just in front of them.
"Zurosu!" Icalla leapt forward and wrapped her arms around her young daughter, "Ah was so worried about you! Thank Kami you're alright...” She then pulled back and shook the girl by her shoulders, "Are you out of yoah mind?? What were you thinkin' goin' out there by yoahself?! You could have been hurt, or worse!!"
"Sorry, Momma..." Zurosu looked to the ground, "But... Grampa did tell me to go."
"I TOLD you to stop whining and be strong," Vegeta shouted as he walked outside, "I certainly did NOT tell you to go out there and kill yourself, you dumb brat!"
"Ah, Dad, good to see you're up and at 'em once again," Trunks smirked.
Vegeta huffed and turned away, crossing his arms. "So did I miss anything good?"
The warriors' faces dropped as they looked to the ground, indicating to the others that nothing good happened. Valese glanced around where they stood. "Goten?" she spoke, "Where's Kumo..."
Goten frowned, his eyes glued to the ground just in front of his feet. "Kumo.... Enerjak got his body back before we could stop him. Then he disappeared off somewhere, and since he has no detectable ki, we can't find him...." he took in a big breath. ".... He also took Kumo with him."
There was a silent gasp from the others (except Vegeta who didn't seem affected one bit). Chichi and Valese stared at Goten, silently and wide-eyed. Then simultaneously placed their hands on their foreheads, and fainted.
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Enerjak soared through the sky with the boy in one arm, glancing about his surroundings. Other than absorbing Kumo's body, he had never been outside of the kingdom before. Now that Arnax was nothing but rubble and dust, if he wanted to be ruler of the world, he would have to go to the greatest kingdom of all...
The World Capitol, where the king of the world resided.
Although he knew of this place, where it was he had no knowledge of. He would have to stop for directions.
And wouldn't you know there was a small town below him.
He dropped down and landed by a mailman, who was shoving a large stack of envelopes through a mail slot in someone’s door.
"YOU!" he shouted, scaring the man, causing him to drop all his letters and fall on his butt. "Which way to the World Capitol?? If you value your life, you will tell me this instant!!"
"Sheesh, you scared the pants off o' me, pal!" the mailman shouted, as he crawled around to gather all his mail, "Oh great, now they're all outta order! Thanks a lot, buddy...."
"Perhaps you didn't hear me correctly..." Enerjak came up to the mailman, grabbed him by the throat, and lifted him up to his eye level, "Where is the World Capitol from here?!"
The man struggled to get out of his grip, but it was in vain. "It's..." he gasped for air, "It's a long way... from here... pal! Why?!"
"Not that it concerns you, but I shall use my powers to take over this planet and recreate it to my suiting. Now point me in the right direction, and I promise to only lock you away for the rest of your pathetic life!"
"Hold it right there!"
Enerjak turned around. A police car had driven up and two cops had their guns aimed at the tyrant. "Drop the man and the boy and put your hands in the air!"
Enerjak sneered. "More fools..." he sighed as he tossed the mailman aside, sending him crashing through the wall of the house.
"Freeze!!" the policemen shouted, "No more funny stuff! Now put that boy down and raise those hands."
Enerjak smiled. "If you insist...” He dropped Kumo carelessly to the ground and raised both hands while still holding his staff.
One of the officers walked up to Enerjak, holding out a pair of handcuffs, "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of--"
*ZAP!*
The police officer was struck by an energy beam that was cast from the staff, and was completely disintegrated. The other officer screamed and began shooting the dictator. Enerjak fell back slightly at every shot. These bullets hurt like hell! But at least they can't kill him, he had immortality... but they still hurt!"STOP THIS!" he shouted as he jumped forward and grabbed the police officer by his neck. He dropped his gun and struggled to free himself. "My patience wears thin. Now tell me where the World Capitol is or else I shall give you a much more sufferable death than I gave your friend!"
"Gyah!!!" the policeman gasped, "It's... more than... 900... miles.... from here! I have a... GPS... in my car...!"
Enerjak looked over to the police car and threw the man aside. He made his way towards the police car and leaned in, glancing around at many objects, but his eyes resting upon a small monitor screen with a small keypad. "How do you work this confounded thing..?" he muttered as he randomly pressed buttons. After a while, an message screen appeared, reading "Error in Request. Return to 'New Location'? Y or N." Assuming "Y" meant "Yes" Enerjak pressed the Y button, and a new screen appeared.
"Please speak your destination," a female-sounding voice came from the monitor.
"World Capitol!" shouted Enerjak, rather impatient already.
"One moment please..." the computer then went to a 'Loading Destination' page. Enerjak, fed up, held his staff in the air, ready to destroy the car itself, when suddenly the voice rang out, "Destination located. Head straight, 500 miles West. Turn Northwest 400 miles."
Enerjak smirked. "Fascinating. What a world we live in now." He turned around to see the police officer shaking Kumo, trying to wake him up and see if he was already. "Away from my apprentice!!" he shouted as he kicked the man in the chest, sending him crashing through another section of the wall of the house. He scooped Kumo with one arm and took off into the sky, now knowing where exactly he was heading.
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Bulma and Videl took care of Chichi and Valese, while in the living room everyone was gathered around each other discussing things. Master Roshi conveniently had some extra senzu beans lying around in the kitchen, which he had given Vegeta earlier and to Gohan and Akira as well. He wasn't sure how long he had them lying there, and although they were quite stale and tasteless, they did do their job.
Marron, who had come along with the Son women, sat far away on the far side of the room, keeping to herself as tears spilled from her eyes. The warriors had told everyone what had happened in Arnax, from Zayde being revealed as the lost Prince of Arnax, Enerjak's revival, to more destruction, to Kumo's kidnapping... but what really affected her most was Zayde's death.
"So tell us, Gohan," Akira murmured as he laid back on the couch, "You're probably the only one here to paid attention to this at school. How do we stop this guy?"
Gohan stared down at the golden canister that they had brought back with them. "According to legend, and to Zayde of course, Enerjak's soul was sealed away with that spell that Zayde spoke... but I don't think any of us here knows how to do that. Plus none of us have Arnaxian blood either..."
Pan held Mizu closely to her body while in deep thought, "He has no ki, he can't be hurt let alone killed, and he has all that power.... There’s no way we can stop him!"
"Don't give up, Pan," said Trunks, "I'm sure there's got to be some weakness or point of attack."
Goten, who was clenching the couch and gritting his teeth the entire time, finally jumped up and headed out the door. Gohan quickly got up and grabbed his brother before he could even reach the door. "Goten, what are you doing??"
"Look, I'm not going to sit around all day while that freak has my son doing who knows what!" Goten shouted, "I don't care if he's invulnerable, I'm still going to find him and kick his butt to the other world for what he did!"
"Goten, I know you're upset, but you can't just rush out there without a plan, or even without a clue where he might be. We're dealing with a unstoppable monster here who wants to take over the world. Kumo isn't the only one in danger... we have to think clearly if we're going to save Earth."
"WHO CARES ABOUT EARTH?!!" Chichi, suddenly awake, stormed into the room with tears filling up her eyes, "I don't care if the world is taken over and this Enerjak jerk destroys us all! I JUST WANT MY LITTLE KUMO BACK!!!" She fell to her knees and sobbed uncontrollably.
Gohan came up to his mother and knelt down, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. "I know you do, Mother," he spoke softly, "We all do... But if we can't stop Enerjak, then there's not much hope in saving Kumo..."
"There is one way you can stop him," Master Roshi spoke up, far from the other side of the room. He turned his head to face the others in a serious matter, "Has anyone here heard of the 'Mafuba'?"
Everyone gave the old master a questionable look.
"You mean the Evil Containment Wave??" Bulma marched into the room, glaring at Roshi.
"Ah yes, Bulma..." he nodded, "You were around when I first told you about it."
"Yeah, and I also remember you telling us that it kills whoever uses it... and I remember it DID kill you!"
"It's okay, Mother," said Trunks, "We've got the Dragon Balls again, remember?"
Master Roshi poked Trunks on the head with his staff, "And do YOU remember that we mustn’t rely on the Dragon Balls for everything?! That is, unless you want more Shadow Dragons...."
Trunks knitted his eyebrows, "Then how else are we suppose to stop him?"
"May I continue?" the turtle hermit cleared his throat and began pacing the room, "The Mafuba, AKA the Evil Containment Wave, was created by my master, Mutaito, to seal away the evil King Piccolo. It's power is concentrated to trap anyone with a dark aura in a wave and sent into any seal."
"That sounds just like how Zayde sealed away Enerjak," Marron spoke, though not facing anyone.
Master Roshi nodded. "Yes... in fact, it was the Prince of Arnax's spell to rid away of Enerjak that inspired Mutaito's technique. The only difference is this spell can seal away both soul AND body, and unfortunately, when you seal away the enemy, it's not with eternal life... it's with the cost your life. The Mafuba is so powerful that it takes so much energy and strength to pull off, up to your life...
"BUT...!" Roshi suddenly twisted around to face the group and raised a finger, "Somebody with a high enough power level and strength would be able to execute it without getting killed. Someone like one of you guys, or better yet... a super saiyan five."
Everybody turned to Akira, who blinked. "Wha... you want ME to do it?"
"Well, you ARE the only one who can go Super Saiyan 5, dear," Pan responded.
Vegeta crossed his arms and sneered. "Of course, if you're too much of a coward, boy, then I suppose I could step in and protect your scrawny ass."
"HEY!" Akira jumped to his feet and thrust his fist as the saiyan prince, "My ass is NOT scrawny!!!" He winced, "Oh yeah, and I'm not a coward either...."
"It's not very difficult to learn, Akira," said Master Roshi as he led him towards the door, "Come on, I can teach you."
Everyone else turned away to face each other. "You know, it's real funny to see Master Roshi act in such a serious manner," said Pan.
But at that, they heard Videl shout "Dirty old man!!!", and turned in time to see the old coot being hurled through the wall.
They all turned back and groaned to each other. "Yeah... but you know it would never last," Bulma sighed.
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"Your majesty!!" a royal guardsman burst into the room, "There's an emergency!! We must get you out of here immediately!!"
The king, a short dark blue dog, a spitting image of his father when he was the king, snapped his head up in alarm. "What is it??"
"There's a strange man inside the castle. He just burst in and took out the entire 1st floor security, and he may be headed up here! I don't know what he wants, but it's vital we get you to safety!!"
The king barely had a chance to rise from his throne before the doors suddenly exploded. Through the smoke and debris, a tall man, wearing golden Arnaxian armor and purple horns from his head, walked into the room, giving off a devilish smirk at the king.
"Get down, sir!!" the guard shouted as he and two other guards jumped forward and began blasting their guns and lasers at the intruder.
Enerjak fell back once more at the shots. "Damn it!" he shouted, "I HATE THOSE THINGS!!!" He thrust his staff forward, engulfing all three men in the black aura, and shooting an unholy amount of pain into their bodies.
As the men fell over and shuddered with extreme pain, the King jumped up and to the stand by his throne where a telephone laid. Just as he picked up the receiver to call more men, a golden staff materialized by him, smashing the phone into pieces, breaking the stand in the process.
"Hello, your highness..." the intruder seethed, "I understand that you recently came into power not too long ago, succeeding your late father..." The man, who was quite scary looking, grinned down at the king evilly, "I'm afraid to inform you, however, that there's been a change in the reign."
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*Vsshhhh-SHAM!!!*
The ki wave slammed into the ground inches away from a carefully placed rice cooker, which shuttered violently back and forth.
"Damn it, Akira!" Master Roshi shouted, waving his arms up and down, "You missed again! It's right in front of you, boy, are you blind! And be careful, not so hard, you don't wanna break the thing, now do you?"
Akira scratched the back of his head, "You said this wouldn't be difficult to learn..."
"Don't worry honey!" Pan called from the porch where she, Gohan, Trunks, and Zurosu watched the lesson go on. Vegeta leaned against the side of the house, only occasionally opening one eye to see Akira screw up now and then. Goten was inside the bedroom where Valese laid, still faint.
"They've been at it for awhile now..." Videl murmured as she bounced Mizu on her hip, and turned to the rest of the women, who were sitting in the living room. "Do you think they'll be able to pull it off?"
"I sure hope so..." Chichi stared into her clasped hands, sulking. "I don't know what I'd do with myself if my Kumo was taken away forever..."
Bulma clicked rapidly on the remote control as she changed channels on the television over and over. "You may want to slow it down a little so you can actually see what's on TV," said Icalla.
"Funny," Bulma snorted, "I'm trying to find any special news report. Obviously someone somewhere is going to find it odd to see a scary thousand year old man flying around and will want to turn him in. The media's all we got to go on for now..."
"You're an inventor," said Icalla, "Can't you just build something that will help us find him?"
Bulma glared over, "Give me a break, will you?!" she snapped, "It's not like Enerjak is a Dragon Ball. I can't just magically whip up something that'll find him. I don't even have anything of his to go on. Besides, all my stuff is at my lab..."
"Sorry, just thought Ah'd ask..."
Chichi glanced over at the pig-tailed blonde, sitting far off at the end of the couch, as she stared sadly down at the horned hat she and Zayde wore to work, only it turned out his horns were real. "Marron... are you alright, dear?"
Marron looked up and slightly turned to the concerned women. "Oh... I... I'm just a little..."
"We're here for you, Marron," said Videl, shifting Mizu to her other hip, "If there's anything at all you want to talk about...."
"It's Zayde, isn't it?" Bulma smiled, "You must have been close to him, weren't you?"
Marron looked back down at her hat as tears formed in her eyes. "It's just that... there was something different about him. Something brooding, dark, mysterious... my type, only to the extreme! He was more than just my senior colleague, and much more than some legendary lost prince of a ruined city... he was my friend...." Tears dropped down and she squeezed the hat tightly, "And... I loved him... But it seems no matter what happens, we just aren't mean to be..."
"Don't be silly!" said Bulma, "You can't let a little something like a 1,000-year age gap come between you two. Don't ever let anything stand in the way of love!"
"But... Zayde's dead, remember?"
Bulma blinked, then smirked, "We'll wish him back, silly!"
Marron shook her head and stared back into her hat. "No, it's useless..." she muttered, "Zayde just isn't interested in me. And having to live all these centuries, he's probably happy to finally be dead now... What would he want with me?"
"Now you stop that!!" Chichi suddenly shouted, thrusting her fist in the air, "Don't ever talk that way! If you love somebody, you need to be aggressive! Love is a two-person mission, and you've got to do your part at the very least! If I hadn't have tracked down Goku and reminded him of the promise he made to be, then we would have never gotten married! You need to find your 'opponent' and score victory!!!"
Everyone else just stared at her silently. "Uh...." Bulma blinked, "Very touching...."
Icalla glanced over at the television set, and suddenly jumped up, gasping. "Hey look!!" she cried as she pointed to the screen. They all moved in closer to get a better look at the special news report.
"This just in!" a reporter cried, "King Castle has been infiltrated and the king is being held hostage as we speak...."
"GUYS GET IN HERE!" Bulma shouted. Goten came running out of the room as everyone else piled in.
"What is it?" said Akira, "I just finally got the darn thing to go into the rice cooker!""SHH!" Bulma hushed and motioned to the television.
"While it is unknown what the motives of the intruder are, it is safe to assume that the king is in danger of assassination and usurpation. We understand that this invader has managed to take out the entire security of King Castle and the entire city is in lockdown. Wait.... he's coming out... he's on the roof! And he's got the king!! Bob, are you getting this?!"
The TV picture zoomed in for a close-up of the top of the castle, where a familiar looking tyrant held out the current king, holding him by the back of his collar.
"That's Enerjak alright!" Gohan yelled.
"People of Earth!!" Enerjak's voice boomed, "Lend me your ears! Prepare for a world of terror and doom, for I am Lord Enerjak, your NEW ruler of the world!! Lay down your arms and surrender. There is not a man in the world who can conquer me, the greatest warrior and sorcerer in the world!!!"
"This guy has an ego problem," Vegeta grunted.
Bulma rolled her eyes, "You're one to talk..."
"Deliver yourselves unto me, and I will be magnanimous in victory! Oppose me, and I will make each and every one of you rue the day you were born!!" And with that, he burst into an evil bout of laughter.
"The typical bad guy speech," Akira groaned, "Jeez, how cliche is that?"
"At least we now know where he is," said Gohan, "Come on, let's get him!!"
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A/N: Enerjak's line about taking over came from "Knuckles the Echidna" #9