"Your wish has been granted. Goodbye."
A flash of light, and the dragon vanished. The seven gleaming Dragon Balls still floated in the air. Son Goten leaped up and grabbed the Four-Star Dragon Ball.
After all, it was connected to his own fate. It felt pretty good to hold on to it.
Everyone around him stared in amazement as he held the Dragon Ball.
"All right, this is over for now. You don't have to look so surprised."
"We just think it's amazing. Chen, it seems like you have a lot of secrets."
"Everyone has secrets, so don't worry. I'd never hurt you. We should head back now. Bulma, are you coming with us?"
"Mm." Bulma nodded.
The man beside them gritted his teeth at the sight.
"Goodbye." With those two cold words, he turned and left. The shock and pain this place had caused him were too much.
Son Goten didn't give it much thought. If the guy wanted to leave, that was his business.
At least everyone was safe and sound. That was good enough.
After a while, Sun Wukong woke up too. He was in great shape, so he recovered in no time. Honestly, he felt great.
"Chen, what happened?"
"You just took a nap. Oh, and your tail got pulled off by accident. It's no big deal, though. You should try getting used to how things are now."
Sun Wukong was a little disoriented when he saw that his tail was gone. He took a few steps. Though he couldn't keep his balance, he quickly adjusted.
Their destination was now Turtle Hermit House, the place they had to return to. They had been away for more than half a month, and Master Roshi was almost back there too.
He probably wouldn't be mad if they explained