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#4 Trip to the Next
Dimension (part 1)
”Well, that’s the last one,” Piccolo pants, as he
drops the dragonball and lands beside me. We are standing in the middle
of his ‘home’ (or as I like to call it, the ickie desert like land that makes me
sneeze!) because he had insisted that we only call the dragon there.
I look down at the last dragonball, the seven star one, and smile. “Thanks
Piccolo, I really appreciate the help.” I say. I bend down and run a hand over the
smooth surface while the Namek watches me impatiently.
”Yeah, whatever kid. Can I leave now?”
”Not yet. I don’t know how to do this, I’ve never summoned the dragon
before! You’ll have to do it.” I see his eyes narrow in what I’ve already learned is
his sign of annoyance. His face has pretty well healed from my last interview with
Vegeta, but I can’t say the same for his ego. Let’s just say, Piccolo wasn’t very
happy when he learned why I had wanted him to come along...
”Oh all right! First it’s ‘Piccolo, help me interview Vegeta’, ‘Piccolo, go let
Vegeta beat you to a pulp’, ‘Piccolo, go get me all the dragonballs’... will this never
end?!”
As he turns his back to me, I quickly make a loud buzzing noise. “Oh no!
What’s that? It sounds like... a bee!” I cry. As he wheels around and begins
searching the sky for the insect, I point right above his head and shriek, “Up
there!!”
”AAAHHH!!!!!” he screams in an unusually feminine voice. Ducking down,
the green alien tries to hide himself beneath his cape. After a moment, he finally
peeks out and asks, “Is it gone?” I nod, and he finally stands.
Smiling to myself, I watch as he nervously looks around, then brushes
himself off, back to his usual macho self. “Well, I’m ready to make my wish now, and don't worry, I'll keep that a secret.”
I say sweetly. Obviously catching on to what had
really happened, Piccolo gives me a cold stare.
”Right... Oh great dragon, I summon you,” he mumbles nonchalantly. I give
him a curious look, and he snaps, “Hey, it doesn’t have to be a big show, you
know! Shenlong doesn’t care about HOW you call him!”
Soon, the sky turns black, the wind begins howling, and lightening flashes
across the sky. I feel my excitement build as I see the large green dragon appear
in the air above us. Should I still go with my original wish... or maybe a new,
better one now?? Ooooh.... this is too tempting....
”Why have you awaken me?” the huge dragon growls.
I feel my knees tremble at the sound of its voice. Finally, Piccolo taps my
shoulder. “Make your wish,” he urges.
”Uh, yeah, right. I-I would like to make a wish!”
Both Piccolo and the dragon sigh impatiently. “What is it then?” the dragon
bellows.
Thoughts of whether I should still make my original wish or not continue to
race through my mind. I look at Piccolo, who is frowning at me, and suddenly get
a great idea. I’ve always wondered what he would look like if he was more
kawaii...
The dragon clears his throat loudly. “I don’t have all day,”
It is now or never... chances are Piccolo will kill me when he gets back to
normal, but I can’t resist the temptation. “Okay, I wish that Piccolo would be
turned into a really kawaii pink fluffy alien for 24 hours. Maybe like a cross
between a Care Bear and Jigglypuff!”
I never knew that Namek’s could turn white until that moment. “WHAT?!!” he
shrieks. Instantly, his shock is gone, and becomes anger.
I hear the dragon snicker. Just as Piccolo lunges at me, the dragon says, “It
is done.” then disappears. I shut my eyes, waiting for a free trip to the next
dimension, but open them as I feel a soft, tiny creature bounce off my chest.
Looking down, I see a knee high, pink, white, and yellow creature with the
body of a very fuzzy care bear and the face of a Jigglypuff. I struggle to choke
back my laughter, but soon give in and fall to the ground in fits of it.
I hear the lil creature let out a shrill cry, and only laugh harder as it kicks me
(it feels like a tickle!). “What is wrong with you?! Look at what you’ve done to me!!”
Piccolo wails, strangely still in his normal gruff voice (even stranger coming from
the tiny pink thing).
”I-I” I let out another chuckle, “I’m sorry, Piccolo! I just couldn’t resist!!”
”I thought you were going to wish to be sent to King Kai’s for a day! I don’t
know why I ever let you talk me into these stupid things... all that ever happens is
something like THIS!” he points to his new fluffy body.
”I’m really really sorry! But come on, would you have passed up a chance
like that? I still plan to wish myself to King Kai’s, I just had to do this first. Hey,
can you still fly?”
To prove it, the little pink Care-puff floats up above me. “Yeah, why? You
wanna see if I can be used as live bait for vultures now?”
”Well, I need your help to find the dragonballs again!”
”What?! Uh uh, no way! Not after THIS!” he growls. Turning away, he
crosses his arms and tries to pout like he usually does, but only looks even more
kawaii and makes me start laughing again.
Once I finally stop, I pull out a camera and quickly snap a picture of him.
Opening his mouth to protest, I say, “Well, once again, I have something that
I’m pretty sure you don’t want others to see. If you don’t help me, I will show this
pic of you to the entire world! And, I know there’s nothing you can do about it for
24 hours, which is plenty of time to put it online. Now, Fluffkins, you gonna
reconsider?”
”You sure like blackmail, don’t you, you poopy head?” I’m not sure who is
more surprised, him or me.
”Poopy head?” I ask, trying to keep a straight face.
The little pink critter turns red, and growls, “No, I meant to say... meanie!
No! Yuckie duckie! ARRAGH!!! Ugly face!! AAAAHHH!!!!!”
I fall to the ground in another fit of laughter. “I- hahaha- think- hehe- the
kawaii form also means- hehehe- your language has to be cute. No bad words
from the lil cutie bear’s mouth! AHAAAAAHAAAA!!!”
The now pink Piccolo throws his head back and let’s out an ear splitting
scream. “Nooo!!!! It’s not fair, you big mean girl!!!!! AARRRAAAGH!!!!”
~ ** ~
Well, needless to say, Piccolo helped me find the dragonballs. And,
surprisingly enough, while doing so, he only managed to run into Krillin, Gohan,
and Goku! They thought it was hilarious, and all promised to let me interview
them, because of my wish. What a bunch of nice guys!
Anyway, when the 24 hours was up, Piccolo turned back to normal and got
me the last three dragonballs. Now, today, I am ready to make my journey to the
next dimension.
”And remember Piccolo, if you don’t wish me back in 24 hours, my computer
will automatically send that picture to every person on the Internet. Got it?” I say.
We are once again in the desert, with the dragonballs in front of us.
”That doesn’t give me much time to find them all...”
”Oh please! Get someone to help you then. Besides, I’ve already got the
computer set, I can’t change it now, so you will just have to find a way to do it in
that time... Okay, I’m ready.” I straighten my blue skirt, run my hand through my
short hair, and check my recorder and camera. Piccolo just rolls his eyes at
me.
”Goodie... and this time, try to make the RIGHT wish, okay?”
”Piccolo, I promised I wouldn’t turn you into any more cute things, and I’m
sticking to it. Now, call the dragon.”
He eyes me as if he doesn’t trust me yet, but then remembers the picture.
The Namek turns away from me and says, “Hey dragon! Someone wants to make
a wish!” Wow, I never would have imagined that’s what they REALLY say!
Lighting, black sky, yadda yadda occurs, and the dragon appears again.
“Back to normal, Fuzzy?” it asks Piccolo. I can see the Namek frown, but
surprisingly, he says nothing. “So who wants to make a wish today?”
”Uh, me again.” I call up to it.
”Ah, the big wisher. Who’s gonna go kawaii today? Maybe Vegeta? How
about Gohan? Maybe we could give Krillin a big purple afro...” the dragon says
enthusiastically.
”Actually, not today,” I say, and see it’s face sadden. “I was hoping you could
send me to the next dimension for 24 hours. To the end of Snake Way, to be
exact.”
”Well,” it says, “I can send you to the next dimension, but I can’t really grant
the other two, cuz they count as extra wishes. The rules say only one wish per
customer.”
”But-but!” I begin to sputter.
”BUT... since you’re a good kid, and I like the way you wish, I’ll grant you
one of the other two choices as well. I’ll get you to the next dimension, but you
can only have one of the other options.”
”Great!! I want to be taken to the end of Snake Way. Then, Piccolo will wish
me back as planned. Okay, there’s my wish, and thanx!!”
”It is done... I look forward to granting more of your wishes, kiddo.” it says
as it disappears.
Suddenly, I look down and see myself begin to fade. “Looks like I’m finally
getting rid of you for a while!” Piccolo’s voice whispers around me. Everything is
getting very fuzzy and far away.
”Just remember, you have 24 hours!” I cry, as I disappear completely.
~ ** ~
As I open my eyes and look around, I let out a little gasp. I am at the end of
Snake Way, directly below King Kai’s small planet. “Wow, I’m dead! Cool!!”
Looking up again, a thought suddenly hits me. “Hey, how am I gonna get up
there? I don’t know how to fly!!”
I begin to pace around the edge of the road, then finally know what I have
to do. Taking a deep breath, I throw my head back and shout, “HEY!! KING KAI!
HELLOOO!!!! CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME GET UP THERE? PLEEEEZZ???!!!
HELLLOOOOO!!!!!....”
To be continued...
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