Dragon Ball NG: Chapter 1

It was a peaceful, sunny day. Everyone was enjoying life. Hell, even the animals were cheery. But that all was about to end.

“GET YOUR SKINNY ASS BACK HERE!”, Some angry guy with glasses on yelled. He was coming out of a restaurant, and then, a boy with wild hair, no shoes, puffy blue pants, and a sleeveless white shirt was seen running for his life with a huge blue sack in his hands. Also of note, he had a tail. Strange, huh?

“You can’t catch me, bitch!” The kid taunted, flipping the bird at him. He certainly had a way with words. He was running at incredible speeds, zipping past everyone. The restaurant owner conceded once he was out of sight.

The crazy-haired kid ran to some deserted area and emptied the bag. Out of it came a simply enormous amount of food. “Damn, I should’ve got more. This isn’t gonna keep me full for the rest of the day.” It was hard to believe that that wasn’t enough for the kid.

Enter Gosu: 14 years old. As far as he’s concerned, he doesn’t have a father. Growing up, it was just him and his mother, until she died when he was 6. Since then, he’s lived independently. Since he had nobody to teach him any manners afterwards, he obviously degraded into a foul-mouthed, rude, mischievous kid. He usually survives by doing things that will get him life in prison if he ever got caught. And even bigger than his appetite for food is his appetite for fighting.

Gosu ate what was there, and then his stomach growled. “Shit, I wanted to just chill out for the rest of the day.” He said, disappointed. “Gotta get some more food!”

Gosu hopped to his feet and ran around the plains. He eventually found what appeared to be a deserted house. He knew that he had to get food, but the house aroused his curiosity. Okay, maybe I’ll check it out a little… He though. Gosu jumped in through a window. Gosu began examining the place. It was pretty plain, nothing to go crazy over. He opened a door, and then an object swung with it and hit him square in the crotch.

“OW, FUCK!!!!!” He yelled in pain.

“Watch your language in front of your elders, kid.” A frail voice said.

Gosu got up and looked, and saw an old man with a receding hair line. His amazement that someone actually lived in that place quickly succumbed to his rage.

“Hey, what’s the fuckin’ deal?! Who the fuck leaves traps like that to fuckin’ visitor! What’s your problem!”

“You really need to watch that mouth of yours.” He said with a smile on his face.

“How about shuttin’ it yourself, you old piece of shit!” Gosu challenged.

“I wasn’t half as spirited as you were when I was your age…”

“What’s wrong with you?!” Gosu was frustrated. Then, the old man noticed the necklace that Gosu was wearing. Particularly, the orange ball with 4 stars on it.

“Is it…? It is!” The old man said, astonished.

“You better get your old hands off of this!” Gosu smacked his hand off the ball. “I’ll let the prnk slide, but if you fuck with this, you’ll be dead a month sooner than you probably would’ve been!”

“So I see you’re collecting Dragon Balls…” He said. This captured Gosu’s interest.

“Dragon Balls? Look, mister, I know that old people tend to be a little senile, but this has gone far enough. This thing is important to me. It’s the last memory of my mother!”

“I wouldn’t lie to you, kid.” The old man began. “You have one of the 7 Dragon Balls around your neck. The Dragon Balls are seven mystical balls, and it is said that when you gather all seven of them, you’ll get any 2 wishes. You’ll be given anything you desire.”

“Okay, I’m interested.” Gosu said. “Where can I find the other 6?”

“The balls are scattered all across the world! It may take a lifetime to find ‘em.”

Gosu wasn’t even listening. He was thinking of all of the possibilities. Maybe I can bring my mother back to life! Or even better, I can finally meet my father! I mean, hey, I have 2 wishes, I’ll just get both! Then is stomach growled. Okay, maybe I’ll ask for my mom to come back, and then I’ll wish for all the food in the world! Hey, a kid’s gotta eat.

“Well screw all of this standing around, I’m gonna go find ‘em, even if takes my whole life!” Gosu jumped out the window and ran.

“Wait!” The old man stopped when he realized he was long gone. “I forgot to tell him that he needs Dragon Radar, too.” He just smiled.

Gosu was running around everywhere. He finally had a purpose in life, he felt. All he had done for most of his life after his mom died was pick fights with everyone, so at least this occupied him. Gosu was kicking trees down, breaking rocks, and doing whatever futile effort he could to find a Dragon Ball. His search led him to the big city. He jumped into a store and started throwing clothes everywhere, attracting the attention of the civilians.

“What the fuck are you lookin’ at?” He boldly said to them. Security quickly ran in and tried to catch him, but then Gosu sprung up, kicked one of the giants in the face, punched another one, and then whipped a third one with his tail. He ran out of the store as fast as he can.

“Kids these days…” A middle-aged man observed.

“Damn, this might be a little bit harder than I thought…” Gosu conceded. But that wasn’t enough to stop him. Gosu continued searching, this time around the city. He even used it as an excuse to look up girls skirts and stick his hand in their shirts. Hey, you never know where a Dragon Ball can be.

It was now nighttime; Gosu was already feeling like he should give up. There’s got to be some way to make this easier. Gosu was thinking, as he walked up to a huge mansion. Hmm…maybe I can get some good food from there. What an attention span. Gosu decided to be very careful, hiding in the bushes to see if anyone is there. Then, some girl came out. She had black hair and big, brown eyes, and looked to be about his age. She was the most beautiful girl he’d ever seen. Whoa, she’s hot! Gosu thought, but he couldn’t make any noise. He decided it was best not to disturb anyone and make them suspicious, so he decided to sleep and try again in the morning.

When he woke up the next day, he checked to see what was happening. The hot girl from before was still there, wearing nothing but a skimpy black gown. He decided to get a good look at her, and then a squirrel had to just interfere in things. Dammit, go choke on some nuts or something! Gosu thought. Just then, the squirrel crawled its was down Gosu pants and then…well, you can use your imagination for what happen next. Gosu jumped up from the bushes screaming and managed to shake the squirrel out of his pants. But after coming to his senses, he realized that his nuts weren’t what he should be worried about. He blew his cover.

The girl was startled. She screamed, and then out of nowhere, she pulled out a shotgun and started unloading on him. Gosu was frantically dodging them.

“Who the hell are you?!” She screamed.

“Shit, did you need to do all of that?!” Gosu yelled. Just then, a married couple came out.

“Chitsu, what’s wr-“ The women said. She was startled when she saw this crazy-haired kid with a tail begging for his life. Then, the man said, “You get away from my daughter, RIGHT NOW.” He looked middle aged, but he nonetheless intimidating. Gosu thought, No problem, though, and was ready to fight if he had to. Then, another bigger, younger, guy showed up.

“You think I’m afraid of your punk ass?! Bring it on bitch!” Gosu yelled.

“Ugh, such foul language!” The woman said.

The big guy got into his stance, and then Gosu ran at him, but then, he slipped on an acorn. That damn squirrel. He fell on the back of his head and was unconscious.

“What should we do with him.” The old man inquired.

“I guess we should keep him here until he comes to.” The young girl said.

They carried Gosu up to a room in the massive house and then laidd him on the bed. The man noticed the Dragon Ball around his neck and ripped it off.

“You don’t have to steal his stuff, dad!” The girl protested.

“I could sell this for a high price.” Her father said, examining the ball.

“C’mon, it’s always about money with you!” She yelled.

“Silence! We wouldn’t have this house if it weren’t for my business sense!” He taunted. Chitsu just shrugged. “Now, check on him to make sure he doesn’t do anything funny.” He left downstairs, with the Dragon Ball in his hand. Chitsu was getting bored sitting there. Then she noticed that the kid had a tail. She did a double take, and then looked at it some more. She tried grabbing it, and that was more than enough to wake Gosu up.

“Hey, why’d you do that?!” Gosu complained. But then, he felt like he had to apologize. Normally, he wouldn’t apologize for anything, but this girl was hot, so he wasn’t thinking straight. “Oh man, I’m sorry for all causing all of this commotion. I really shouldn’t have come here.”

“Don’t sweat it.” She said. “Why are you here, anyway?”

“Well, I’m looking for these things called Dragon Balls. The Dragon Balls are seven magic balls that can grant any two wishes you desire. I’m planning on finding them and wishing my mom back to life. See, I already have o-“ Just then, Gosu realized his Dragon Ball was gone. That set him off. It was the last memory of his mom, after all.

“WHERE THE HELL IS MY FOUR-STAR BALL?!” Gosu yelled, enraged.

“Whoa, calm down. My dad took it downstairs. I told him not-“

Gosu stormed downstairs. “I’m gonna kill that son of a bitch!” Chitsu overheard. She chased after him, trying to keep him from doing anything he’d regret. It was almost too late. Chitsu’s dad was showing off the ball to his guests, and then Gosu came and jumped on him and starting unloading on him with punches. He made sure to get his Dragon Ball back, too. Gosu ran out, but then the big guy from before stepped in front of him.

“Got a problem?!” Gosu said.

“You never quit, do you?” He said. “Tell you what. At 10:00, 10 minutes from now, I want you in a fight. Deal?”

“Sure, punk.” Gosu replied. He might be biting off more than he can chew. Chitsu walked up to him.

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Look at him!”

“I never run from a challenge. I’m nobody’s bitch!” Gosu boasted.

“Stop worrying about your pride!” Chitsu warned.

“No. I have too!” Gosu said. Nothing was stopping him. “Is he your bodyguard?”

“Yeah.” She answered.

Then, 10 minutes later, the time had come. The bodyguard was ready, and Chitsu’s parents and her guests were all watching. Gosu was ready. He had beaten bigger guys before. Her dad added a stipulation. “In the likelihood that you lose, I get the orange ball. Got it?”

“Sure. ‘Cause I’m gonna win!” Gosu bragged.

But then, the guy started putting on brass knuckles, and armor.

“Hey, that’s not fair!” Gosu complained.

“There’s no rules.” Chitsu’s father said. This changed everything. Gosu’s chances were slim now. But then, the sound of a motorcycle could be heard. Chitsu was blazing by, and her parents were yelling, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!”

“Hey, hair-boy!” Chitsu yelled. “Hop on!”

Gosu realized that he had his one ticket out. “Screw this!” He flipped everyone off before running to the bike and hopping on behind her. More birds were flipped as they drove off. Everyone was shocked.

Now, Gosu had somebody joining him in his adventure. “What got into you, girl?” Gosu asked.

“Anything to get away from them. I hated it there! Plus, those Dragon Balls caught my interest!” Chitsu said.

Gosu was happy now. He gets to go around the world with a hot girl? Who wouldn’t like this?!

The adventure begins, on the next Dragon Ball NG!