true life videogame: Chapter 17

The Great Saiyanman handed off the criminals to the police and was immediately bombarded by cameras in his face and flashing lights blinding him.

“Another robbery foiled. How do you do it?” Before he could answer the cameras and lights went to straight to ‘Saiyanwoman.’

“You are the daughter of Hurlcure? Videl?”

“N-No! I am the great Saiyanwoman, partner and Girlfriend to the great Saiyanman.”

“But you’re Videl Satan. Daughter of the Hurlcure Satan, right?” The Great Saiyanwoman double checked the pink viser on her helmet before addressing the question.

“Did you hear that?” She turned to the Great Saiyanman. “They don’t know who we are.” The Great Saiyanwoman jumped to the side as the Great Saiyanman started his intro from the second time for the same audience as before.

“I . . .am . . . the Great . . . . Saiyanman.” He went through his poses and ended with him bent down with his arms over his head with his hands touching the top of his helmet. All the while looking like a reject member of the gunyu force back when Frieza was destroying planets and Vegeta was considered the ultimate bad guy. Videl no-hand cartwheeled to him and landed on his shoulders.

“And I . . . am the Great. . .” Videl spun off Saiyanman’s shoulders as he stood catching her by the inside knee and elbow, holding her in front of him like they were ice skaters. “Saiyanwoman!” A couple of claps of applause sounded followed by more flashes of cameras.

“Very nice, miss Videl, and mister Gohan Son.” The lady report said plainly still holding out the microphone. “Please tell us how you came up with this . . . super hero image and why the name Saiuanman and Saiuanwoman?” Gohan was about to answer honestly as it was first thing that jumped into his mind but Videl beat him to the punch.

“That’s Saiyanman and Saiyanwoman.” Videl lifted her watch to her ear. “Another crime that needs to be stopped on the other side of town on Letinton and brightroad. Come, we fly!” She grabbed his hand and flew into the air and the new crews packed and were driving to the new location of the ‘crime in process.’

Videl landed on the building watching the news crews going to the new location.

“Um . . .Videl I didn’t hear the watch go off or anyone saying anything.”

“Because it didn’t. I was faking it.” Videl crossed her arms. “We can’t have them hounding are every move and they know who we are.” Videl sighed. “If only we could convince them that they are wrong.”

“They are determinated.” Gohan said looking over the ledge at the retreating vans. “We would have to right next Saiyanman and Saiyanwoman for them to believe we aren’t them. Although we are but . . .”

“That’s it!” Videl said right after his second sentence.

“What’s it?” Videl smiled and pushed the button to returned to her true form. Back in street-clothes she fished in her pocket to find her capsule plane. A small Two-seater capsule plane.

“Come on. Let’s get back to Capsule Corporation. There’s bound to be something there we can use.” Gohan wanted to ask but decided it would be easier just to go with her and see what she was up to. Hitting his watch button to be back in his normal form, he hopped into the passenger seat.

X)(X

Krillen seemingly got over the whole earring thing after the pain ebbed. He still didn’t want to talk about it and Trunks didn’t push the issue with him. Trunks grabbed his last handhold and pulled himself up on the mountain top. There was a beach in front of them a little ways away. There was all the game allowed him to see into the distance.

“Anything?!” Krillen called from the ground.

“Just a beach due north of us and that’s all I can see! The game’s fog won’t let me see anymore than that!” Trunks walked off the top onto a small ledge. He had to do it this way was the game would take off hit points if he jumped too far down of any ledge and it was a rather long walk for the last savepoint.

X)(X

“Sleep is a negative status too? Anything else?” Vegeta sighed. He hated explaining things, he preferred fist to fist combat. But it was better to go through it now than later.

“Sleep, blindness, stone, petrify, poison. . .” Bulma cut him off.

“Oh I know that one. Krillen got it earlier in the game.” Bulma smiled releasing she did talk over him. He didn’t say anything but he never really had too. It was rude when someone was tell you something were you wanted to know and you just talk over them. “Sorry. Please continue.” Vegeta stared at her for a long moment before he started up again.

“Death sentence, slow, confusion. You remember that one but going under the name temporary insanity here.” Bulma nodded. She couldn’t forget that. “And Silence to name to ones you would find in almost ever RPG game. Then there are others they come up with that not all games seem to adopt.”

“Oh? Like?” Vegeta had to think for a quick second. These were buried memories he tried to forget.

“Sap, where a enemy could take some of your hit points and mana if you had any. Oil effect, it either caused blindness are made you very weak against fire attacks, dispirited, where your attack power is lessened and you have a higher chance of missing the target completely.” Vegeta stopped, spotted a huge spider and summoned his new magic spell.

Vegeta stuck his staff in the ground. He brought his hands to the orb on the top of his staff and bowed his head over it. A black portal formed under the staff, making a black hooded figure with a tribal looking mask appear from it. It rushed to the monster and it take a orb of light from the spider and crushed it in his hand. The spider flinched hard and fell to the ground as the figure laughed and disappeared from sight.

Vegeta raised his head and pulled his staff from the ground. Bulma watched to the whole attack in fascination.

“Death, right?” Vegeta nodded once stepped into the room. Seeing on old key in a skeleton’s boney grasp. His mind went to the conclusion that the skeleton would attack before or after the key was taken or it was a booby trap and the tunnel would collapse. Then of course there was the option of nothing happening but that was a two percent possibly of that happening. Decided that it really didn’t matter he crossed the room and took the key. Vegeta waited for a moment. “What’s wrong?” Bulma asked seeing him still standing there.

“I was expecting it to jump up and attack me for taking it.”

“Seriously?! Man, does everything attack in these games?” Vegeta almost laughed but controlled himself for it wasn’t the time. Vegeta turned and walked away but a tug stopped him. Vegeta turned seeing the skeleton grabbed his robe.

“Give me back my key.” Vegeta sighed again.

“Looks like you were right.” Bulma rushed to him but couldn’t attack the skeleton. The game wouldn’t allow it at the moment.

“My key . . .my key. . . .MY KEY!!!! GIVE ME MY KEY!!” Bulma could finally raise her sword for the attack and Vegeta jumped back forming his magic. Bulma sliced him and he fell down in a heap of rotting bones, surprising her and Vegeta alike. For a moment before of them stood there, magic and sword posed and ready.

“That’s it?” Bulma asked no one in particular. “All that build up for that?” Bulma poked to bones with the end of her sword. “Maybe I’m super strong now and one hit was all it took.” Bulma laughed with his hands on her hips as she looked over his shoulder seeing Vegeta leaving. Bulma ran after him. “I was just playing! Come on! Don’t look at me like that!”

X)(X

Goku and Chi-Chi were having there fill of spiders. Big spiders, little spiders, long legged spiders, hairy spiders. It was a spider smorgasbord. All you could stand and more. Chi-Chi went from clenching Goku to wailing frantically at anything that had more than two legs. Goku stood a bit behind her watching the impressive display before picking up the shiny pieces of treasure off the cave floor. He found a heavy bo staff on the floor that was better than the one he lost during the whole ‘fallen log as a bridge with the huge bird optional boss’ time. He was going to tell Chi-Chi but, she was rather busy making Spider parts fly and decided it could wait.

X)(X

Eighteen and Goten stumbled across a camp ground with a hunter that didn’t seem to mind them there. Plus he attacked the creatures that got too close to the area, which meant they could eat in peace.

“Have anymore of those pouches of water?” Goten looked though his bag and shook his head.

“No, we must have given most of them to Mister Vegeta since his the one that needs to keep his mana up.” Eighteen sighed pulling out the last to loaves of bread from her bag. “I’m so sick of bread. . . . I’d kill for a pizza.”

“I didn’t know you ate those.”

“I don’t. That’s how bad I hate bread right now.” Goten laughed that the answer. And so understood the feeling. He was craving his Mother’s gag inducing meatloaf. She could cook anything but that dish.

X)(X

Doctor Briefs was in the lab comparing the data for Vegeta’s and Goku’s scans. Goku was in the same level as Bulma. Chi-Chi, Krillen, Goten, Trunks, and Marron was on a almost level below them. Both Eighteen and Vegeta were the highest level of awareness, with Vegeta just slightly ahead of her. Dr. Briefs believed Eighteen was that way because of circuitry that was implanted inside of her. Vegeta on the other hand, did not have any circuitry whatsoever, this was just the power of his mind. He had always been hyper aware as long as Dr. Briefs had known him.

Piccolo watched him with mild interest. He never really talked or got to know the man. For reasons he didn’t understand he never liked the man much. He was no threat but he rubbed his green skin the wrong way. Doctors, scientists, medics, all of them. He didn’t like them much. Expect Gohan who was planning on being a doctor. If he ever, ever needed a doctor. He would only go to him and him alone.

Dr. Briefs found that their conscious minds were in the game video completely mind blowing. As if aliens and wizards and such wasn’t weird enough for him. Despite the strangeness of this, he noticed how the classes of the characters were so spot on to some of them and so off on the others. Namely Marron, Krillen, and Eighteen, were classes seemed so perfect for them. On the flip side, Bulma, Goku and Vegeta’s classes were way off. Goku a thief for instance. Goku was honest to a fault. He couldn’t see him stealing anything. Bulma as a Knight Warrior. Bulma was a brains kind of girl physical fighting wasn’t her strong suit. Vegeta as a mage. Vegeta was the brawn type and loved to fight. If anything Bulma and Vegeta’s classes should have been switched if he had anything to say about it.

Dr. Briefs decided to see the time machine and see if he could reverse the strange event that happened here.

X)(X

Goku found a chest with a few potions and magical headband and an item he didn’t recognize. He had room is his bag so he put them in there. Chi-Chi was resting from her rampage on the eight-legged foes. She was still breathing deep as her body was seemingly starved for oxygen. Goku came over to her and showed her the staff he found earlier. Chi-Chi took it from his hands.

“Nice weight, good balance, good power. Actually better than the one the queen gave me.” Chi-Chi tensed as she felt something coming. Her race class allowed her to feel the surrounds better than the others. It was similar to feeling ki but different at the same time. Goku recognized the look and stepped into the shadows. Chi-Chi moved into the doorway of the other room to ambush whatever it was that was coming.

X)(X

Trunks and Krillen stumbled out of the fog and onto a port town. It was bigger than the one’s before. All they wanted was to rest a bit. They had ran more than they had fought.

“I think I need to step up my training again. I’m all wore out.” Krillen secretly blamed his fur for making it difficult to run.

“Same here. Training in gravity and running don’t mix apparently.” Trunks looked around a bit before turning to Krillen. “This is were everyone needs to come to get off this continent. So . . . let’s hang out around here for a while. I’m going to the inn.” Krillen said nothing but decided it sounded like a good plan.

X)(X

Goku jumped out of the shadows only to be replied by a massive water blast and Chi-Chi’s attack was blocked by a sword strike. Everyone looked at each other for a short moment before everyone stood down.

“Oh. Sorry. We had no idea it was you two. Where did you guys come from anyways?” Chi-Chi asked as Bulma fished out the last low leveled health potion out of her bag and tossed it to Goku to regain some health from Vegeta’s water attack.

“We can from the beach and there was a underwater cave. Where did you come from?”

“Well, we had to cross this log and this strong monster tried to knock us off. Once to the other side we found this cave with all the nasty spiders in it.”

“Really, we have only seen spiders lately. Before it was the undead and an insane mage.” Chi-Chi smiled.

“What are the chances of us ending up in the same cave at the same time?”

“The same chance of ending up being sucked into a video game.” Vegeta’s blunt response put the situation back into prospective. Chi-Chi cleared her throat slightly embarrassed but was determined not to show it.

“You came from that way?” She pointed behind Bulma and received a nod. “Well we come from that way. Guess we could try north now.” Seeing no reason not too, they turned to the unexplored hallway.

“Hey were is Trunks and Krillen?” Bulma turned to Goku.

“Where is Goten and Eighteen?” Bulma asked in return.

“Asked you first.”

“Well, . . . Vegeta and I needed some more rest and they went off without us.” Goku nodded in understanding, he wanted to ask why they needed more but decided not too. Besides Vegeta didn’t seem as cranky at before so it was all good for him.

“Well Chi-Chi didn’t want Goten cross the log as the big, giant bird monster takes to knock you off. And it took us forever to get to the other side as we were hanging on the underside of the log and Eighteen stepped on the log to get the creature to use it’s wind attack to turn us over again. And Eighteen said she would take care of . .” Bulma cut him off. Otherwise they would be there all day.

“Okay Goku. Got it, thank you.” Bulma looked back down the hallway and started down it, Vegeta followed closely. Goku shrugged and followed with Chi-Chi in tow.

X)(X

Gohan and Videl finally made it to Capsule corp dodging half a dozen of helicopters on the way as the new reporters somehow recognized them at the high speed. As ditching them in a cloud bank and hiding in a narrow valley, there were able to make it to un-followed. Videl capsuled the plane and headed inside the building.

Gohan was already inside talking to Tein and Yamcha that saw the news and where slightly annoyed about it.

“I know. Weird huh? But don’t worry, we have a plan.” Gohan looked over his shoulder seeing Videl was coming. “The lab is upstairs, I’m sure Dr.Briefs can help us.”

X)(X

Everything seemed to be in order expect the fact that Trunks’ room and Bulma’s lab was on the same electrical circuit. But instead of blowing the circuit like it should have, the two different machine technologies merged. Instead of bodies transporting in the past, minds transported into the game, a different reality sort of speak. A one in a billion chance of happening, it seemed to be. Then again what are the chances of someone building a time machine?

The door swing open making Dr.Briefs stop his internal musing. He turned to see Gohan and his lovely girlfriend, despite the whole ‘she’s just my friend’ thing. Although the closeness of them now told him that they may have made that leap into ‘ She is my girlfriend.’

“Hello Gohan. You are looking better than I expected you too.”

“Yeah, well . . . you know.” He coughed lightly and hoped to change the subject. “Found out anything?”

“Well yes. They are in a stasis. Their bodies are perfectly okay and will remain that way. Once their minds are returned, they should be up and off the beds in minutes.” The relief was great on Gohan face, words could describe the way he was feeling right now. “Yet, it seems you two are here for something different, yes?”

“Well, . . . it’s like this.”

X)(X

Goten and Eighteen finally finished a meal and a nice rest in peace. Almost not wanting to leave this safe haven, they ventured out. The path was beaten into the ground and overgrown with heavy vegetation.

“I hope that three day trek thing that sign was talking about wasn’t true. That would be annoying.” Eighteen said to no one in general. Goten smiled lightly as he continued to walk and be look-out for random encounters that loved to jump out of nowhere.

“Ahhhhhhhhhh! No! Please! Help me somebody! Anyone!” With a duo sigh Eighteen and Goten readied their weapons and charged to the rescue. Anything to get this game over with quicker.

The scene opened to a girl trapped between large trees and a group of small troll-liking things that wanted to eat her apparently. At least Eighteen hoped that wanted to eat her. After the love hotel she wasn’t about to think this game was that innocent anymore.

“Grrrrrrr. Lost little girl? We will help you.” The mocking tone the troll thing used was anything but helpful. Eighteen stood there refusing to shudder in revolting.

“That was so wrong.”

“Yeah . . . even I got that.” Goten readied his weapon as Eighteen coated some poison on her dagger. With fresh poison of her dagger they both ran to intervene. The ugly trolls turned to them and three of the four engaged them in battle as the fourth guarded the girl, keeping her from getting away.

Goten swung his axe and sliced the one troll’s arm who in response bashed Goten’s shoulder with it’s huge club. Goten jumped back in surprise.

“Where did it hide that thing!?” Goten didn’t know the answer but all of them had one. Eighteen pulled a set of throwing daggers and launched them. The Trolls rolled out of the way easily and then returned to there positions.

“I think we might be in trouble.” Goten said stating the obvious.

X)(X

“So you want something that can make you seem that you in two places at once?”

“Right but while were in costume and the others not or vise verse.” Dr. Briefs through for a moment before he turned to the cabinet and put in the code. The door popped open and he reached inside pulling a apple size machine.

“This should do it. Bulma made this in the three grade to skip class. Made the teacher believe she was in class. It can even be programed to respond when addressed.”

“It’s perfect!”

“Almost perfect.” Gohan and Videl sobered from there happiness. “You see, you can’t touch it or the projection will stop and reset. Very noticeable. Other than that, it’s perfect.” Dr.Briefs handed it to Gohan. “Do take care of it. It has sentential value to it. It’s Bulma’s first state of the art invention.” Gohan nodded in understanding.

“We won’t let anything happen to it.” Dr. Briefs smiled knowing Gohan wasn’t the irresponsible type.

“It’s simple to use. Like a camcorder you record the action you want to play later. Then you put this on window ledge are a roof. Then watch everyone be fooled that you are in two places at once. That should convince the new reporters you aren’t who you are.” Both ran out of the lab with much joy leaving Dr.Briefs to his work.

X)(X

Vegeta, Bulma, Chi-Chi, and Goku spilt into the four rooms on the path to see what path didn’t lead into a dead-end. Chi-Chi came back to the hallway as her path was a pointless dead-end, not even a chest. She felt cheated. Bulma came back to the hallway next, she ran into some spiders that didn’t like the taste of her sword but her’s was a dead-ended path too. She only got spider weds and fangs from her effort. Vegeta came back to the hallway next with a pair of plate boots in his hand and all but threw them at Bulma, who accepted them wholeheartedly.

She slipped them on and started to test them out. They didn’t feel as chunky as the last pair did.

“How do they look?”

“As ugly as the last pair.” Bulma frowned at him.

“You’re no fun. But you have a point. I prefer my heels.”

Time past . . At least it felt like it did. Minutes could be hours and hours days for all they knew. Goku haven’t returned yet.

“That idiot probably got himself lost.”

“Hey! Watch what you say about my husband.”

“Okay . . . that idiot did get lost. Big shock there.” Chi-Chi ran at him. And found her getting acquainted with the stone wall. She was trapped and disarmed faster than she could process. Vegeta wasn’t hurting her with the hold on the back of her neck but it was embarrassing. “Next time don’t rush in. That only works if the person in afraid of you or if you physically stronger. Part demon or not.” Chi-Chi gasped. She looked at Bulma who shook her head. If she didn’t tell him, how could he have known? “I’ve seen your father, it’s not that hard to figure out your at least one-fourth demon. Of coarse I knew before that. Saiyan’s are the blood hounds of the universe. Your scent screams demon.” Vegeta released her and returned to normal pose, arms crossed looking straight ahead. Chi-Chi picked up her staff, her anger lost.

“I’m going to look for him.”

Bulma watched her go, her slow and steady steps were strange to watch. She turned away.

“I think you shook her up.”

“Ashamed of her heritage?”

“No, not really. Demons have a bad reputation here. So she doesn’t tell anyone.” Vegeta really didn’t care, he met demons before on other planets. He found humans less pleasant to be around.

“Whatever. I really don’t care.” Vegeta walked through the door that Chi-Chi went through. It beat staying there. “You coming?” Bulma shrugged and followed. She didn’t want to be there by herself.

X)(X

Videl hide the small device on the roof of the department store. They hoped that this would work. She had enough people bugging her about him the ‘savior of the world’ daughter and such. She didn’t need this too. And Gohan didn’t want any of it. Making sure it wouldn’t move she walked the side of the building and jumped down into the narrow alleyway. Gohan was keeping watch knowing the news people would be coming soon. There was a new construction site opening down the street and they always covered that.

Videl come out of the alley and joined him as they pretended to have a nice stroll on the town. Gohan even got them ice cream from the vendor. It didn’t have time to melt before the news cameras were on them.

“Saiyanman and Saiyanwoman in there true forms. This exclusive coming from top reporter Sakura Holimina on the scene.” She turned and pushed the microphone in Gohan’s face. “What is it like to be a real life superhero, Saiyanman?” Gohan looked to Videl who pressed the button in her pocket. With that Gohan looked back at the reporter.

“I’m not Saiyanman. That’s Saiyanman.” The news crews looked up to see Saiyanman and Saiyanwoman flying in the air above them. Sakura’s face went rather red.

“Cut tape! Cut tape!” For a moment she stood still and then suddenly ordered the Camra back on. “Exclusive here. The rumor of Videl Saatan and Gohan Son were actually Saiyanman and Saiyanwoman is proven false. I repeat Videl Saatan and Goku Son are not the superhero team of Saiyanman and Saiyanwoman. I am Sakura Holimina with channel five news. Fair, balanced, and cutting edge.” The camera man nodded and shit the camera off. He smiled at the lady reporter. “You got the shot of Saiyanman and woman flying right?” The Cameraman nodded.

“It was a good shot Sakura. You look great.” The blonde cameraman said with a toothy grin. “Say after we get back, would you like to go out with me for dinner or something?”

“Certainly . . .NOT! Get in the van, you idiot! I have a story to edit and run.” Never have Videl or Gohan seem people ran so fast without something blowing up. The vans ran at full speed back to base leaving Videl and Gohan with melting ice cream.

“Well . . . I think that worked.” Videl grabbed his collar and kissed him. Gohan dropped his ice cream.

X)(X

Goku was sawing logs on his feet. Snoring loudly he was easy to find. Chi-Chi found him first, she was yelling at him, shaking him with no result. Bulma found the last smelling salt and put it under Goku’s nose. He was up with a start.

“I didn’t eat the cake!” Goku looked around seeing the cave. “What happened?”

“Negative sleep status.” Bulma answered like she never had that one explained to her before.

“Oh. That was weird.” Chi-Chi took his own sleeve and wiped his mouth with it say she addressed him.

“It’s doesn’t matter. By the way, the others paths we tried were dead-ends. So this may be the right way.” She said to change the subject. Goku nodded and turned to the other doorway on the other side of the room.

“There’s another big hallway but there’s a lot of monsters in there. Spiders and walking skeletons and such.”

“Okay let’s attack together and take them down.” There was one thing almost everyone was shocked to hear Bulma say. “Vegeta, what spells do you have that can hit multiple targets at the same time?”

“Flame breath, Earth, and Death. They all have to be in close proximity though.” Bulma snuck a peek into the hallway seeing the spider and undead army waiting for them. Bulma turned back and whistled lowly.

“That’s a lot of enemies.”

“Losing your nerve already?”

“Shut it!” Bulma cheeks reddened at Vegeta’s words. But if anything it made her willing to cut every enemy to bits. “Okay Goku, what can you do?”

“Um . . .steal, sprint, and stealth mostly. And I do have this one ability that sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t.”

“Which is?”

“Well, I can sometimes paralyze an enemy for a few seconds but it doesn’t always work.” Vegeta took a look in the hall, judging the distances and angles of it. Taking all the information Bulma asked about and his own abilities, he formed an attack strategies plan.

“Okay then.” Vegeta turned to the others. “I have a plan.”

X)(X

“Think we should go out and look for them?” Krillen asked worried about everyone, even Vegeta.

“And were would you suggest we look?” Krillen from him crossing his furry arms. “Don’t worry, Krillen. They’ll be here soon. Goku and my Father don’t know how to fail.”

X)(X

Goku was in stealth mood, it was interesting to see a transparent Goku tiptoeing down the hall that was full of undead and huge, ugly, green and black spiders. He scraped against the wall as the spiders moved a bit side to side. He had to be careful as the technique Stealth was broken if he was touched and he didn’t feel like walking from the last save point. Goku pressed against the wall as the skeleton walked right in front of him, almost touching him. Goku even had to turn his head to the side to avoid contact from the rotting bag of bones. Goku, shaking off the close call, he edged closer to the end of the hallway. He hoped Vegeta knew what he was doing. Because this was a lot of hassle to get down here.

Goku reached the end wall seeing a locked door. He hoped one of this things had the key. Ignoring that fact he readied himself for a run. He reached out to touch one enemy to break his stealth, blocking the attack he triggered his sprint ability to run past the enemies without being attacked but he made sure they followed him. He was almost to the other end of the hall when Goku was on it last seconds. He just ran past Vegeta before the ability’s set time ran out.

Goku turned to see Vegeta just standing there still, watching the horde of enemies coming at him.

“Anytime Vegeta!” Goku yelled to be heard over the stampede of enemy combatants. Vegeta seemed to ignored him.

“Not yet.” Vegeta whispered to him watching them come. “A little more.” They seemed to reach out their decaying hands to grab him. Vegeta’s hands hit the ground seemingly forcing his power into the ground itself.

The ground rippled under all the monster’s feet. Knocking the spiders on there back and the skeletons on their boney sides. The damage was minimal but the effect of stalling them was great.. Vegeta charged up his mana to do his flame breath attack that was double the damage, as the enemies were stunned, just like he wanted.

Bulma and Chi-Chi ran out after the flame died down to kill off the weaken enemies with their melee attacks. Goku too jumped to the attack leave Vegeta to try and regain some mana that the earth attack depleted most of it, as it cost so many points to cast per monster in the group. Then the flame breath depleted it completely.

Bulma and Chi-Chi slide to the ground trying to catch their breath. That was a work out but it worked. Only glittering pieces of gold, items, and armor were left of the floor.

“Anyone see a key?” Everyone looked at Goku confused for a moment before he explained. “Locked door down there.” Vegeta searched his pack and found of the old skeleton key. Vegeta throw it at Goku how barely saw it coming. After giving Vegeta a sore look, he walked down to try it in the lock. Goku couldn’t be happier when the lock fell to the ground.

“MY KEY! GIVE IT BACK!” Bulma and Vegeta recognized that voice from before.

“I guess that ready wasn’t it.”

“What was your clue?” Bulma didn’t have time to respond as the giant skeleton appeared in front of them.

“You think if we give him his key back, he’ll go away?”

“No.”

“Just checking.” Bulma sighed and jumped out of the way of the massive foot of the ticked off undead boss. Vegeta sighed.

“Where is a phoenix down when you need one?” Vegeta gritted his teeth and jumped into the fray.

okay, I couldn’t find the end of this chapter. ;) but you waited long enough I think. Plus the fact I have clinics along with my two classes now. So I have school 5 days straight plus homework and papers to write so . . . I have to do the important work first. But I’m in the home-reach. 10 more weeks. And I start my first clinic day today. Wish me luck and good health. This is going to be a busy. The first five weeks is the hardest. Any ?’s or comments, please feel free to ask. And I will try my hardest to answer them in a timely matter. Thank you and happy reading.

p.s . . . I case you don’t know. A phoenix down is a final fantasy item that can bring a KO’ed characters back in battle or in menu. In certain games healing items hurt undead enemies. In the older games, casting life or throwing a phoenix down on a undead boss could kill it instantly. Well, now you know, and I have to go now. Bye. Enjoy.