After Bulma drove away from the hut, I just gazed at the mountainous landscape and decided to do a little meditation to pass the time before I closed my eyes and I could only imagine how people are going to react at the sight of me sitting on the roof of a car as we moved across the countryside and passed by any towns on our journey, then I eventually felt the car pulling over to the side of the road and I opened my eyes to see that we had stopped at the base of a hill as Bulma and Goku got out of the car.

"Bulma, what's up?" Goku asked in confusion as I stood up and hopped off the car before landing onto the ground as Bulma looked embarrassed and covered her mouth with her gloved hand.

"Excuse me, guys, I need to do a little pit stop," Bulma explained and I nodded just as Goku was about to say something, then I tapped his shoulder and he looked up to see me shake my head.

"Of course, we'll wait here," I said and Bulma smiled thankfully before she ran over to the large boulder that was nearby and went around it until she was out of view.

"Father, what did she mean by doing a pit stop?" Goku inquired and I looked down at him.

"What she said was an expression and what she meant was that she needed to use the bathroom so we should give her privacy," I explained and Goku nodded with an understanding expression as we waited for Bulma to finish up.

"Goku, Greg, come here quick!" Bulma shrieked suddenly and the fear in her voice made me feel alarmed as I gestured for Goku to follow me and we rushed around the boulder to see a giant pterodactyl holding Bulma in one paw as it stared intently at the girl who was screaming in terror.

"Oh yes, you'll do nicely girl since it's been so long since I've had your kind before," the dino stated in a deep male voice as he held a malicious grin.

"W-W-W-What do you mean by that?" Bulma stuttered as she tried to remain calm and the dino licked his beak.

"Oh, I think you know exactly what I mean...see, it's been a while since I tasted your kind before," the dino clarified and Bulma's eyes widened in a complete panic.

"What?!" Bulma yelled in horror and I frowned as Goku and I nodded at each other and I cleared my throat to get the dino's attention.

"Hey, put Bulma down right now," I announced evenly and the dino looked at us with a glare.

"Who the hell are you two?" the dino interrogated while I crossed my arms.

"Who we are doesn't matter but what I'd really like to know what you're doing with her, though I got my answer when I heard you say to her that you're going to eat her so put her down," I said and the dino tried to put up an innocent front while Bulma was yelling in panic.

"Me, eat humans? I was just playing a joke so you don't have to worry because I just wanted to show her my home," the dino lied and I was staring at him unamused.

"Well, it doesn't look and sound like she's laughing so if you're gonna lie to me, then try and come up with a better one," I pointed out and the dino froze up while he looked nervous, then he suddenly took off into the air and started flying away while he laughed victoriously.

"Ha, looks like you and the kid can't catch me now unless you two can fly so farewell suckers!" the dino taunted as he got further away from us, then I sighed while I looked at Goku.

"Wait here, Goku, this won't take long," I told him as I floated up and flew after the dino while Bulma was still screaming.

"Goku, Greg, help me!" Bulma shouted as I got closer and her eyes widened in shock when she saw me flying, just before she was rendered silent by the sight and it caught the dino's attention.

"Hey, what's got you quiet all of a sudden?" the dino wondered as I disappeared and he looked back to see nothing just before I appeared a few feet in front of him, then he shrugged and looked forward until he saw me and let out a yelp as he came to a sudden stop and his eyes bugged out at the sight of me floating in mid-air.

"You were saying earlier about me not flying?" I questioned with a playful foxy grin and wagged a finger at him as the dino started sweating.

"H-How the fuck are you doing that?!" the dino exclaimed incredulously and I chuckled.

"It's just a little something I've learned a long time ago," I responded cryptically with a smirk and then my smile vanished as I looked at the dino with a serious expression.

"Now, are you going to hand Bulma over to me or do I have to get her myself? I don't want to hurt you, but I will if you give me no other choice so hand her over or you will leave me no other choice," I warned and the dino gulped as he looked down at Bulma, then he looked at me before sighing in resignation and he reached out to me with his paw that had Bulma in it.

"Dammit...fine, just take her since I probably wouldn't like how she tasted anyway," the dino grumbled as he handed her over to me, then Bulma proceeded to wrap her arms around my neck and her legs around my torso as she held on for dear life by squeezing tight but I wasn't phased by it.

"I'm glad we could come to an understanding, but the biggest question is why did you want to eat her anyway? There must be plenty of food where you're from so why did you decide to target humans?" I questioned in confusion and the dino looked hesitant as he avoided eye contact.

"Well...oh screw it, the reason why is that I was desperate because I ran out of food where I live so I had no other choice but to hunt humans," the dino explained with a sour expression and I frowned at that just before Bulma tapped me on the back.

"Um, I hate to break up this conversation you two are having, but get me down to the ground before I pass out!" Bulma shrieked and I winced badly because of it being right next to my ear.

"Oh, sorry about that," I said sheepishly as we flew back to where Goku was waiting and I let Bulma go before she backed up and dusted herself off.

"Thank you, now wait here," Bulma said as she ran around the boulder again and we all waited while Goku was looking at us.

"Father, why is he here?" Goku asked and I rested a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry, Goku, we came to an understanding and the reason why he went after Bulma is that he ran out of food," I explained and Goku nodded just as the dino sighed.

"Well, now what am I going to do? I'm really hungry and I don't have a lot of options so where am I going to get food now that humans have been declared off-limits?" the dino wondered and I started stroking my chin while I looked thoughtful until an idea came to me.

"Wait, there's a valley a few miles to the north from here that has plenty of wildlife so you'll be able to get food and won't have to hunt humans, sound good?" I offered and the dino perked up until he nodded.

"That sounds perfect but why are you helping me? I just tried to eat your friend so why are you being so forgiving?" the dino asked and I smiled at him.

"You were just hungry so I don't blame you for being desperate, and it wouldn't be right if I hurt you just because you were for looking for food...my father taught me a long time ago that nothing is as it seems and that I should keep an open mind about things," I explained as I thought about my father and wondered how he was doing right now.

"I see...your father sounds like a wise man so give him my thanks if you decide to see him," the dino told me, and I nodded just as Bulma came around the boulder and placed her hands on her hips as she glared at the dino, who had the decency to look uncomfortable.

"Well, let's go you two because I don't want to spend another second with that guy," Bulma stated irritably as she walked past us with a huff and got into the car before starting it up, just as Goku and I started to follow and I looked back at the dino.

"Hey, remember what I said and don't eat humans because I gave you a second chance so don't waste it," I said sternly and the dino held up his paws.

"Trust me, I think I've learned my lesson so thanks for the help," the dino told me just as Bulma rolled down the window.

"Goku, Greg, get in the car so that we can go already!" Bulma screamed before Goku, the dino, and I covered our ears from the loud noise.

"Geez, do I feel sorry for you and the kid for having to deal with that. Anyway, I gotta go now so take care," the dino said as he took off into the air and flew away.

I waved goodbye as the dino flew off to the north and I got up to the roof of the car before sitting down while Goku got into the passenger seat, then we continued down the road throughout the rest of the day until the sun started to set and I felt hungry due to not eating anything for the entire day just as the car eventually pulled over with Bulma and Goku getting out and I hopped off the roof.

"Yeah, this looks like a great place to camp," Goku said with a smile, and I chuckled at how excited he was.

"There's no need to live outside like savages because I have my capsules, remember?" Bulma reminded him and I was interested in what capsule she was going to use this time.

"Huh, does one of those capsules have a tent?" I inquired curiously as Bulma took out her capsule case and opened it with a grin.

"No, not exactly but wait till you and your son see what'll happen next," Bulma said with a smirk as she took out a slightly large capsule with the number one on it and put away the case.

Bulma activated the capsule and threw it in the middle of the clearing until it poofed into a large cloud of smoke, then the smoke cleared up and I would never get used to the incredible sight of a large white turtle-shaped house appearing from a tiny capsule and Bulma headed over to the front door until she turned around to look at us.

"Come on, let me show you around," Bulma said as she gestured for us to follow her and went inside, causing me and Goku to go after her and we entered the house just as Bulma turned on the lights and Goku's jaw dropped open in astonishment.

"Whoa..." Goku trailed off in awe and I smiled softly as I rested a hand on his head.

"Goku, say hello to the wonders of electricity," I said as I gestured to the entire room like a salesman and I took my hand off his head as Goku started walking around and took in everything with a childish curiosity.

While Goku was wondering around and letting out noises of amazement, he got closer to a TV and I could see Bulma grinning mischievously as she picked up a remote and Goku looked at the TV just as Bulma turned it on and Goku was startled by the sight of the man on the screen playing guitar as rock and roll blared from the TV and Bulma stifled an amused laugh while I was smirking at the sight of Goku looking stunned from seeing the TV being on.

"Father, is that one of those TVs you told me about?" Goku questioned while he was staring at the TV intently.

"Yeah, pretty amazing to see and it's nothing like seeing them in the catalogs I showed you once," I said just before the channel changed to a man and a woman holding each other close with soft smiles.

My eyes widened in alarm since I knew what I was seeing and rushed over to Goku before covering his eyes, then I shot a stern look at Bulma and sweatdropped when I saw her watching the romantic movie with a dopy grin and seeing the remote still in her hand gave me an idea.

Taking the remote out of Bulma's hand while still covering Goku's eyes with one of my hands, I smiled playfully as I could see Bulma getting excited from the anticipation of the couple kissing and just before they did, I changed the channel and it switched to a reptilian monster looking back and snarling with flames spewing out of its mouth just as Bulma screamed in alarm while she tripped and fell to the floor on her rear just before Goku and I laughed at the sight.

"Hilarious, Greg," Bulma grumbled unamusingly, and I noticed that she had drool coming out of the corner of her mouth and I cleared my throat.

"Um, Bulma, I don't mean to be rude but you got a little..." I trailed off and motioned my hand at the corner of my mouth, then Bulma wiped her mouth and blushed sheepishly.

"Geez, talk about embarrassing," Bulma muttered as she stood up and started sniffing the air before wrinkling her nose with a repulsed expression.

"Hey, what is that horrible smell? Ugh...Goku, Greg, you two need a shower!" Bulma exclaimed in disgust as she covered her nose and I sniffed at my armpit before recoiling at the foul stench and fanning it with a hand.

"Sorry Bulma, I guess we forgot due to all the excitement earlier," I admitted with an embarrassed expression and she waved it off before pointing at a door near the living room, then I headed to it and went inside to see that I was in a bathroom before stripping down and getting into the tub.

I closed the curtain and turned on the shower, then I proceeded to scrub myself while using shampoo and body wash before sighing in bliss since it had been so long since I used a working shower and I enjoyed it before I finished up and grabbed a large towel until I dried myself off and wrapped it around my waist while I managed to gather my clothes and sword while walking out with them, just before Bulma saw me and her face turned red at the sight of my lean build.

"Bulma, do you know where the laundry room is?" I inquired and Bulma remained silent as she stared at my chest until I let out a single sharp whistle to get her attention and she shook her head.

"Sorry...anyway, the laundry room is next to the bathroom and there are fresh men's clothes in the bedroom," Bulma told me and I thanked her as I headed to the laundry room.

Once I was done with cleaning my clothes and got dressed in a pair of sweatpants with a white t-shirt while I waited for my clothes to dry, I pondered about what the Eternal Dragon looked like and if it was something impressive just as I heard Bulma shrieking at the top of her lungs in the bathroom and I reacted by grabbing my sword and burst into the bathroom with my sword out just before I could see Bulma staring at Goku's tail with a freaked-out expression.

"What happened?! I heard screaming!" I questioned urgently as Goku looked back and Bulma pointed at his tail with a shaky finger.

"G-Greg, his tail is moving...that means it's real! H-How is this possible?" Bulma stuttered in complete shock as Goku was drying off and got dressed while I let out a sigh of relief and holstered my sword.

"Don't be alarmed Bulma, Goku's tail has been with him since he was born, so there's nothing to worry about since he had it with him when his grandfather and I found him when he was three-years-old, so we figured that he was the only one who had it because people aren't supposed to have one," I explained as we headed to the bedroom and Bulma just sat down on the bed, looking like she was struggling to figure out why Goku had a tail, but I knew the truth and didn't want to freak her out any more than she already is by telling her.

After that, Goku and I left the bedroom and he told me that he was hungry so I checked the laundry room and saw that my clothes were dry, then I changed back into them and let Bulma know that I was going to cook dinner and that it would be ready in a little bit.

Once I had gotten everything I needed from the fridge, I made a nice spaghetti with meatballs, parmesan cheese, and meatballs while also making a nice salad and coffee for Bulma while Goku got orange juice. When we all sat at the table, Goku started eating and Bulma and I followed suit as the time passed by, then we finished and I did the dishes as Bulma was watching me like she was trying to figure me out.

"Excuse me, Greg, I've had this on my mind for a while and what I wanted to know is how were you flying when you saved me?" Bulma inquired curiously once I was done drying the dishes and putting them away.

"It's one of my techniques where I can focus the energy in my body to a specific part and use it to either fly or do many other things," I explained while I closed the cupboard and turned around to look at her while she appeared thoughtful.

"Interesting...and how would you be able to do something like that?" Bulma asked.

"Well, meditation is a good way of focusing on your energy and gathering it to a specific point, though it's a bit hard to explain since you've probably never seen or heard about anything like this before," I told her just as Goku tugged on the bottom of my vest to get my attention.

"Father, I'm still hungry so is there anything else to eat?" Goku inquired and I decided to take him out hunting tonight since I didn't want him to clean out the entire fridge.

"Goku, let's go out hunting so that you don't eat all the food in this house, okay?" I offered and Goku nodded just as I grabbed my sword and strapped it to my back while Bulma looked taken aback by what I just said.

"You and your son are going out there at night? It's too dangerous so are you sure that's a good idea?" Bulma questioned as Goku and I headed to the front door and I looked back to smile at her.

"Don't worry, we survived in the wild for years so we'll be just fine," I reassured before opening the door, then Goku and I left the house and headed off into the nearby woods to look for food.

After a short time, we haven't had much luck since the local wildlife is probably sleeping or hiding from us so I frowned as we hopped on tree branches and landed onto the ground, then I looked around while trying to sense the lifeforce of any animals that were nearby.

"Hmmm...I'm not sensing anything nearby so I guess we'll have to keep looking," I muttered thoughtfully while Goku was keeping a lookout, then I heard a faint noise that got louder until I was able to identify it as an engine as Goku and I looked up to see a plane passing us from above.

"Whoa, that is one big bird," Goku gasped in astonishment and I chuckled.

"That's not a bird, Goku, that's a plane so we should keep looking," I suggested and saw Goku running off in the direction of where the plane was going.

I called out to Goku to get him to come back but he didn't listen and I didn't blame him for being really curious since he had never seen a plane before so I went after him until I caught up and we kept running before we found ourselves in an area that had many animal bones lying around while I could see bloodstains that were under the bones and they looked a combination of fresh and old while we walked through the valley.

Pretty soon, we found the plane and saw that it had landed while two people were walking away from it in another area full of bones, then we jumped down from a cliff and they spotted us as we landed onto the ground and I raised a hand in greeting as I could see that the two people were an Asian woman wearing a military uniform with a trench coat and a male humanoid Shiba Inu dressed in a ninja outfit while he had a sword strapped to his back.

"Hello, sorry to bother you but we just saw you guys earlier flying above us and when we saw that you had landed, I thought that you might be having engine trouble so do you need some help?" I offered and the two strangers looked at each other before looking back at us while the woman cleared her throat.

"Thanks for the offer but we're fine so you don't need to be concerned about us," the woman said and I detected the energy of many animals just as red glowing lights appeared all around us in an ambush pattern as growling rang out and the strangers tensed up.

I could see packs of wolves coming out of the darkness with vicious snarls while they licked their lips and stared at us hungrily, causing the dog to pull out his sword while the woman took out a handgun and got ready as I also took out my sword and Goku pulled out his power pole.

"Listen to me carefully, we'll clear a path and when we thin them out enough, get to your plane and get out of here while my son and I hold the rest of them off, understood?" I told the two strangers and they nodded while the dog got into a combat stance and the woman aimed at the wolves.

The wolves charged at us and the woman killed a few wolves with expertly placed shots while the dog and I twirled our swords around and sliced our way through the packs of wolves that wanted to rip us apart while the woman and Goku were right behind us, then we made it to the plane and the woman kept firing her gun to cover the dog while he opened the glass ceiling and hopped in just as the gun's slide locked back and the woman reloaded as she rushed into the cockpit and shut the glass ceiling.

I heard the sound of the plane starting and it took off into the air while Goku and I were busy killing the rest of the wolves that wanted us dead, then I let out a deep calming breath as I lowered my bloody sword in front of me and did a swing that flicked off the blood before I holstered my sword and looked at the piles of bodies that laid across the ground and I looked at Goku as he put away his power pole.

"Well, at least we got plenty of food to last us for a while," I remarked but the big question is how to get all of these dead wolves back to Bulma's house, then an idea came to me and I concentrated before sending out a large transparent ball of energy until it gathered up all the dead bodies and I smirked at Goku, who was looking at the sight in astonishment.

"Wow, that's awesome father," Goku complimented and I nodded as we started walking back to Bulma's house and before I knew it, we had made it back without any problems and I knocked on the door.

"Bulma, we're back and we brought plenty of food for me and Goku," I announced and heard Bulma muttering to herself as she approached the door and opened it, but I prevented her from opening it fully by blocking the door with my foot and she looked confused.

"Greg, why are you blocking the door?" Bulma questioned with a puzzled expression and I grimaced slightly.

"Sorry about that, but we've brought back dozens of dead wolves and you probably don't want to see that so you wouldn't happen to have a capsule that turns into a large freezer so that I can store them, right?" I inquired and Bulma looked green at the thought before she nodded and headed back inside, then she handed me a capsule and I activated it until I placed the wolves in the freezer and turned it back into a capsule while leaving one wolf out so that Goku could eat it.

After that, I had taken Goku to an area where Bulma wouldn't be disgusted at the sight of seeing him eat a wolf before I skinned and cooked the dead animal, then Goku ate it until there was nothing but bones and we headed back before Bulma forced Goku to brush his teeth so that his breath wouldn't smell bad and I went into the living room as I laid down on the sofa and went to sleep after taking off my holstered sword, vest, shirt, gloves, and boots until I pulled the blanket on me and fell asleep.

Suddenly, I was startled awake by Goku screaming and I threw off the blanket before quickly getting off the sofa and rushing to the bedroom until I burst in and saw Goku pressing his back against a wall with a panicked expression while Bulma had sat up in bed and was looking around in alarm.

"What happened?! Goku, are you okay?!" I questioned loudly as I looked around for any threats and saw Goku trembling as I headed over to check on him.

"T-The balls a-are gone," Goku stuttered, not making any sense and looking very shaken up while I held him close to calm him down as Bulma's eyes widened in horror.

"What?! You're kidding me!" Bulma exclaimed in shock as she got out of bed and rushed over to the table that had the dragon balls on it and she let out a sigh of relief when she saw that they were still there.

"Thank God, they're right here so you must've had a bad nightmare, Goku...geez, you really scared your father and me so it's alright now," Bulma reassured but I noticed that something was wrong with Goku as he stared at her with a mortified expression and I felt very concerned.

"Goku, it's okay because it was just a nightmare and I'm right here," I said as Goku started to calm down and Bulma made us leave the bedroom so that she could get dressed.

After Goku and I got dressed in our usual clothes, I informed Bulma that we were going outside to train as I strapped my sword to my back and we left the house before I took in the nice fresh air and Goku started practicing his katas while I watched until he changed things up a bit by telling me his idea of throwing up large boulders into the air so that I could slice them into many pieces with my sword. I agreed to it and Goku took in a deep breath before charging at a large boulder and gripped the sides, then he gritted his teeth with his face turning red from the strain until he lifted the boulder and threw it up into the air with a yell.

Reacting quickly, I leaped up after it while pulling out my sword and performed many slashes until I did a spin and landed onto one knee with my free hand on the ground just as the seemingly large boulder fell apart in many clean slices and they crashed to the ground as I stood up and held my sword in front of me while letting out a deep breath, then Goku charged at another boulder and started to lift it up until it unexpectedly started making noises of alarm.

I was confused at first until I got a good look and saw that the boulder was a turtle while it flailed its flippers around in a panic, just before Goku realized what he was holding and put the animal down gently before the turtle let out a sigh of relief.

"That scared me...thank you for putting me down," the turtle said in an elderly male voice while I blinked at that.

"Sorry about that, I thought you were a boulder at first so I'm sorry for scaring you," Goku apologized sheepishly just as the front door opened and Bulma peeked her head out.

"Goku, who are you talking to out there besides your father?" Bulma inquired curiously and she spotted the turtle before looking puzzled and asked, "Who are you?"

"We just found him so we have no idea who he is," I clarified and Bulma hummed thoughtfully.

"Odd, a tortoise shouldn't be living around here so aren't you supposed to be living by the sea?" Bulma asked the turtle, who nodded.

"Yeah, and I'm very concerned about being so far from home. By the way, do you have any saltwater?" the turtle inquired.

"Sure, we'll fix you right up with some," Bulma replied as she went back inside and eventually came back out with a bucket filled with saltwater, then the turtle took it and drank the water until he was finished and let out a sigh of relief.

"Good seawater, aromatic yet full-bodied," the turtle pointed out.

"Yeah, I think it's an eighty-seven," Bulma told him and the turtle shook his head.

"Nope, eighty-six," the turtle stated and Bulma looked surprised.

"Really? Are you sure about that?" Bulma inquired and the turtle nodded.

"I know my water," the turtle said proudly and I cleared my throat to get his attention.

"Excuse me, but can you tell us how you got here? Why are you here if you live near the ocean?" I questioned and the turtle looked at me.

"Well, to make a long story incredibly short, I'm lost and it's that simple since I've been trying to find my way back to the sea for over a year now," the turtle explained with a solemn expression and I felt sorry for him.

"Wow, that sounds really sad and I hate to tell you this, but you are nowhere near the sea so let me go and check my map," Bulma told him sympathetically as she headed back into the house and came out with a map before looking through it.

"I'm sorry to tell you this, but you're still a hundred miles away," Bulma informed the turtle and he looked less-than-happy to hear that.

"Great...that'll take me twenty years," the turtle groaned while I frowned at the bad news he had gotten.

"Gosh, that sounds like a long time," Goku chimed in while I started stroking my chin thoughtfully.

"Well, I really wish we could help you," Bulma stated and an idea popped into my mind as I looked at the turtle.

"Hey, why don't we take you to the sea, sound good?" I offered with a kind smile and the turtle looked at me with wide eyes.

"That sounds great, thank you!" the turtle exclaimed joyfully just as Bulma shot me a shocked expression.

"Greg, are you nuts?!" Bulma shouted in disbelief and I looked at her.

"It's like you said, Bulma, you wished we could help him so what's stopping us from doing it?" I questioned and Bulma started glaring at me.

"I didn't actually mean that, Greg, and we're currently on an adventure so we don't have time to transport a beached turtle, okay?" Bulma complained and I frowned at her.

"Bulma, the dragon balls we're looking for aren't going anywhere so we have plenty of time, not to mention that it wouldn't be right abandoning this poor fella when we could help him get home," I pointed out and Bulma gritted her teeth.

"You know what, go ahead and help the stupid turtle if you and your son want because I'll look for the dragon balls by myself!" Bulma exclaimed irritably and I sighed in exasperation while rolling my eyes, then Goku went over to the turtle and lifted him up onto his back as we started to walk away from the house.

"If that's your decision, then I won't argue with you so I hope we see you again one day," I stated just before Goku and I jogged away from the house while Bulma shouted at us.

After we had gotten a fair amount of distance away from the house, I heard the sound of a motorcycle getting closer behind us and I looked back to see Bulma driving after us and shouting for us to stop or she would run us over.

"Um, we better stop because that girl scares me," the turtle said nervously, causing me and Goku and to stop at the side of the road just before Bulma pulled up and came to a stop.

"I thought you didn't want to come with us, so what changed your mind?" I inquired with an arched brow as I crossed my arms and Bulma huffed.

"Oh, I just decided to forgive you and Goku," Bulma told me before she drove ahead and I knew that wasn't the reason since she probably figured that things would get more dangerous without me and Goku around and reluctantly went after us, then Goku and I went after her and we jogged for a while with Bulma slowing down to stay with us.

"I hope we get there soon because I'm really getting hungry," Goku stated and the turtle looked down at him.

"You know, this is probably the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me," the turtle said happily and I smiled at him.

"We're just doing the right thing because it would be cruel to abandon you when you needed help," I told him and the turtle looked at me with a grateful expression.

"Well, I just wanted to thank you and the little boy for being so kind," the turtle said and I nodded just as Bulma huffed.

"Geez, I think I'm going to cry so just spare me of this and concentrate on where we're going so that we can get there while we're still young," Bulma snapped irritably and I frowned at her in disappointment.

"Bulma, it wouldn't hurt to be kind to those who need help so please don't be rude," I lectured as we kept moving and Bulma came to a stop, forcing me and Goku to stop as well.

"Hold on, let's see if there's anything to be happy about," Bulma said as she reached into her pocket and took out the map before looking through it.

"Hey, we have only two more miles left to go so not bad," Bulma informed us.

"Wow, we're close so that's great!" Goku exclaimed excitingly and the turtle nodded.

"I can't wait to get back in the water," the turtle stated and we continued our side journey to the ocean for a while.

As we kept moving, I thought about the ocean and how I hadn't seen it for a long time as I kept jogging, just as I sensed a person waiting to ambush us.

"Hold it right there!" a large bear with a mohawk and a sword announced as he stepped into our path, causing Bulma to let out a shout of terror as she braked to a stop and let out noises of fear while Goku and I quit jogging.

"Excuse me, you're in our way so could you please move out of the way?" I asked politely and the bear chuckled sinisterly.

"Sure, just hand over the turtle or you're dead," the bear threatened and I narrowed my eyes as Bulma tapped my shoulder.

"Greg, you heard him, tell your son to give him the turtle quickly," Bulma whimpered and my eyes hardened at that.

"You know what, I don't think I will," I remarked while Goku stuck his tongue out and the bear widened his eyes slightly before he chuckled.

"Huh? Well, humans always give me heartburn but I guess a little heartburn never hurt anybody...alright, you little shits, have it your way so die if you want," the bear growled as Bulma started glaring at me and Goku.

"You idiots, you're going to get us killed so give it to him!" Bulma shouted in disbelief and Goku shook his head.

"We don't care who this guy is or what he says, we're still not going to give the turtle to him," Goku declared firmly and Bulma's jaw dropped open in shock.

"Are you and your father out of your freaking minds, kid?!" Bulma exclaimed incredulously and I looked at her.

"This turtle doesn't deserve to die in such a manner and it would be cruel to leave him to die," I stated firmly as the bear reached for his sword and gripped the handle.

"Don't worry, you and the boy won't have to worry about anything anymore," the bear declared with a sadistic grin as he pulled out his sword and Bulma screamed in panic before she turned around and sped away while Goku and I stared up at the bear.

"You better take cover," Goku told the turtle, who let out a yell of terror as the bear swung at us and Goku and I jumped out of the way before Goku put the turtle down and he crawled away frantically as I kneeled down beside Goku and tapped his shoulder to get his attention.

"Concentrate and remember your training while I watch your fight, Goku," I instructed as I stood up and took several steps back, just before the bear blinked at that and he burst out laughing.

"Wha-you're gonna let the monkey boy fight?! How hilarious...very well, you'll realize just how much of a mistake that it once you're holding his dead corpse in your arms!" the bear roared as he swung at Goku, causing him to dodge many slashes before he jumped up and landed behind the bear until the large humanoid animal turned around with an expression of surprise before he smirked in amusement.

"Heh, I like you kid so too bad that you and your father have to die," the bear stated and swung at Goku again, only for Goku to dodge it and he stood on the sword while the bear was looking around in confusion.

"Hello, I'm right here," Goku taunted with a laugh and the bear turned his head to see Goku standing on the side of the sword before he jumped off it and landed onto the bear's muzzle.

The bear's eyes widened as Goku took up a combat stance and did a nasty strike between the bear's eyes, causing him to topple over backward and he crashed to the ground while Goku leaped off of him and beamed after landing onto the ground.

"Well, it looks like that ended quickly," I remarked as Goku ran over to me.

"Father, how did I do?" Goku inquired.

"You did very well, so good work," I complimented as I ruffled his hair with a proud grin, then we headed over to Bulma and the turtle while they were staring at Goku with expressions of shock.

"Hey, are you okay?" Goku asked the turtle, who nodded.

"Yes, I'm fine thanks to you and your father," the turtle said and I smiled.

"I'm glad to hear that so let's keep moving," I stated and everyone nodded in agreement as Goku picked up the turtle again and we continued onward.

After a couple more miles of travel, we finally arrived at a hill with palm trees and a mess of other greenery but it was the sandy beach and the blue ocean that made me smile softly as we stopped and took in the sight before Goku rushed down the hill excitingly, prompting me and Bulma to follow him as we headed onto the beach and Goku placed the turtle down while he looked around in awe.

"Isn't it beautiful, guys?" Bulma inquired and I nodded with a sigh as my eyes misted over in nostalgia and I recalled my father's home, along with memories of us chilling on the beach and talking about each other's lives.

"Yeah...I haven't seen anything like this for a long time," I told her as the turtle smiled.

"I agree, it's been so long so thank you for bringing me back," the turtle said as he crawled forward until he was in front of us and smelling the salty air.

"No problem, it was a lot of fun," Goku stated with a laugh as Bulma yawned and stretched.

"Well, I better get going," the turtle informed us as he made his way into the water, humming happily as he started to head out into the ocean and turned around.

"Would you mind waiting here? I have a gift I'd like to give you to repay you for all that you've done for me," the turtle said, causing me and the others to look at each other in confusion.

"What kind of gift?" I asked as I focused my attention back on the turtle.

"You'll see, now I'll be back soon," the turtle told us and continued his way back out into the ocean until he disappeared from sight and we all decided to wait.

As two hours passed by, I was sitting on the beach and watched Goku having fun before I sighed and thought about how much time had passed by since Gohan and I found him just as Bulma looked at me.

"What is it? You sound sad," Bulma pointed out and I looked at her.

"Well, seeing Goku look so happy has gotten me to realize that he's growing up and won't depend on me anymore when he's older, something that's hard for any parent to go through," I admitted and Bulma looked surprised before she stared at me sympathetically.

"You really love him, don't you?" Bulma asked and I looked back at Goku.

"Yeah...he's like the son I never had and it reminds me of when my father reunited with me," I said quietly.

"Your father wasn't a part of your life? Why wasn't he?" Bulma inquired curiously.

"Well, he and my mother were very much in love but he had a job that required him to work in another location in another part of the world for long amounts of time, so they broke it off on good terms since they knew that it never would've worked out because of that, but he didn't know that my mother was pregnant with me so he had no idea he had a son for years until my mother died and he got the news," I explained solemnly.

"Oh God, I'm sorry to hear that," Bulma apologized and I shook my head with a soft reassuring smile.

"It's alright, it was a long time ago and I've accepted that she's gone," I stated and became quiet after that as I watched the gentle waves until Bulma tapped me on the shoulder.

"Hey, do you see that? Whatever it is, it's moving toward us," Bulma informed me and Goku, causing us to look out to where she was pointing and I could see the turtle coming back, though I saw that someone was riding on his back.

"It's the turtle and he's got someone on his back," Goku informed us and Bulma blinked at that.

"Wow, it's like you have supervision or something...pretty cool, Goku," Bulma said as the turtle got closer and arrived onto the beach.

"Ahoy there! Sorry for taking so long, I had to go get my master," the turtle explained just as the man who was standing on him got off.

"Man, check that guy out," Bulma muttered as I got a look at him, seeing that he was a bald elderly man with a beard and mustache combo while was wearing red-rimmed sunglasses, an orange Hawaiian shirt, tan shorts and sandals, and he had a cane that was bulbous at the top but the strangest part of him was the purple hermit shell he had strapped to his back.

"Well, hello there kids," the man greeted when we didn't say anything and I had a feeling that things had gotten more interesting now.

A/N I have returned! I just want to apologize for not updating for a year because I had been stuck on a certain part in this chapter and suffered from writer's block so it was a real pain because of it, but I had managed to get around it with the help of a fellow writer so I'm going to see if I can continue without that happening again.

"Anyway, I hope you all like the chapter since I put in a few changes like the dino surviving and Shu and Mai actually fighting against the wolves instead of running away like idiots because, seriously, they are trained operatives for crying out loud and that sword on Shu's back isn't meant to be a decoration so their training should've kicked in so that they could properly defend themselves.

Anyway, enough about me complaining about the plot holes in the original Dragonball so let me know what you think about the story and stay tuned.