In the south, on an island.
Bulma hadn't brought a submarine, so she had no way to search underwater.
Goku stripped off his clothes, took the Radar, and dove into the sea to look for the Dragon Balls.
Bulma waited for him on shore.
"What bad luck. I brought the wrong Hoi-Poi Capsule..."
Bulma glanced around. There were animal droppings on the ground, as well as traces of a campfire.
She immediately deduced that someone lived on the island.
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"Looks like someone lives on this island. If only I could buy a Hoi-Poi Capsule..."
Bulma began searching the area.
Suddenly, two helicopters appeared in the sky.
Bulma immediately waved to them.
However, without a word, the two helicopters opened fire on her.
Bulma was startled and fled in panic.
Hearing the gunshots, several wild animals ran past Bulma and fled into the distance.
There was even a dinosaur among the fleeing animals...
Bulma had no time to worry about the beasts and kept running.
"Waaah! What's going on...?"
After only a few steps, Bulma was completely exposed in the helicopters' line of sight.
"It's over, it's over! I'm going to die! I never should've come..."
Even though Bulma was out in the open, making her an easy target, the helicopters stopped firing.
A voice immediately called out from one of the helicopters.
"We got it wrong! That's not the kid. It's a woman..."
"Did we? Then let's go down and take a look. Maybe we can ask her something..."
Soon, the two helicopters landed. The pilots got out and apologized to Bulma.
"Oh, we're really sorry. We were chasing a kid and mistook you for him..."
Seeing them apologize, Bulma immediately stood her ground.
"You were so reckless! I could've been killed just now!"
"We're sorry, we're sorry! It was our fault!"
Bulma snorted. "Hmph. Fine, I'll let you off.
"Anyway, I wanted to ask if there's a Capsule shop nearby."
"Capsules?"
"This is an uninhabited island. There's nothing like that here..."
Bulma couldn't help frowning.
"There isn't?"
Bulma looked around at the surroundings. She was certain that someone lived on the island. "You're not from around here, are you?
"Looks like someone lives on this island!"
"Is that so? I didn't notice!"
The other pilot said, "The young lady's right!
"We're just here on a mission. We're definitely not locals..."
"I knew it..."
At that moment, the fatter pilot looked Bulma up and down, a lecherous expression appearing on his face.
"But, miss, you're so cute..."
The other pilot immediately understood what his partner meant and chuckled along with him.
"Little girl, wanna have some fun with us?"
Bulma was startled and grew wary. "Y-you're not planning to assault me, are you...?"
"Hahahaha! That's right! You got it!"
The two pilots immediately lunged at Bulma.
Bulma cried out, "Waaah! Goku, come save me! There are perverts!"
As Bulma fled in panic, a crisp child's voice rang out.
"Poachers are over there! Hurry!"
"Coming!"
The next moment, a black-haired boy and a blonde girl darted out of the woods.
The boy charged at the thinner pilot.
He kicked the man in the knee, sending him sprawling face-first onto the ground.
The girl rushed at the fatter pilot and threw a flying side kick.
She sent the pilot tumbling backward, where he crashed to the ground in a heap.
Bulma had seen plenty in her time, and could tell at a glance how strong the two were.
They weren't especially powerful, but they both knew martial arts. They could easily handle those two ordinary men.
Bulma patted her chest. "I'm saved!"
She walked over to the two children who had rescued her.
"Thank you so much for saving me just now!"
However, the two children ignored Bulma's thanks and walked over to the injured pilots instead.
The black-haired boy glared coldly at them and snapped, "Poachers! You're the ones who hurt my animals, aren't you?"
"What animals? I didn't see any!" the fat pilot said, scrambling to his feet and hurriedly defending himself.
The thin man said, "No, that's not right. We're not poachers either..."
The girl put her hands on her hips and shouted, "You're still claiming you're not poachers?
"I already checked. You've injured the little deer I raise...
"And Big Guy was terrified too. He even accidentally stepped on and killed several rabbits while running away. You awful people!"
"We—we didn't mean to! We really aren't poachers..."
The boy's eyes turned stern. "Enough!
"You hurt the animals we protect, and you'll pay the price!"
As he spoke, the boy rolled up his sleeves.
"Lazuli, how about we each take one?"
The girl rolled up her sleeves too. "Sure! I'm going to avenge my little deer!"
The scene that followed left Bulma dumbfounded.
The two children, who looked so young, rained punches and kicks down on the pilots.
They aimed for painful but nonlethal spots, and seemed to have plenty of experience beating people up.
At first, the two pilots tried to fight back, but they were no match. Soon they were battered and bruised, wailing for mercy.
"Spare us! Please, spare us! We were wrong! We won't do it again!"
The two men curled up on the ground, covering their heads and begging repeatedly.
The boy and girl exchanged a glance, then stopped.
The boy snorted. "Get lost. Don't let us see you in this forest again!"
The two pilots were overjoyed to be spared and scrambled toward their helicopters.
"Thank goodness you two were there. I would've been in real danger..."
Bulma finally got the chance to thank the children.
The girl glanced at Bulma and said scornfully, "There are dangerous animals all over this place.
"You don't know any martial arts, yet you barged in here. I don't know how you managed to survive this long..."
Bulma didn't know what to say.
Bulma suddenly remembered Goku and scratched her head awkwardly. "Actually, I came with a companion. He's really good at fighting.
"But he went underwater to look for something and hasn't come back yet..."
The blonde girl looked puzzled. "He went underwater to look for something?"
Bulma nodded.
"That's right!"
The girl looked at Bulma as if she were an idiot and said, "Are you stupid? This is the ocean. It's bottomless!
"Once anything falls into the sea, it's almost impossible to find..."
Bulma was about to explain when the two helicopters suddenly flew overhead.
Then the helicopters turned around and trained their onboard guns coldly on Bulma and the two children!
"Rat-tat-tat-tat..."
Without warning, several bursts of bullets blasted toward Bulma and the two children.
"Look out! Run! They're back!" Bulma screamed.
Bullets poured down like a torrential rain, kicking up dust and breaking branches and leaves.
Bulma and the two children scrambled behind nearby rocks and bushes for cover.
"Damn it! We shouldn't have let them go just now!"
Hiding behind a rock, the black-haired boy angrily punched the ground.
The gunfire drew closer and closer, pinning all three of them down.
The blonde girl gritted her teeth, her face full of regret. "They really haven't learned their lesson.
"If only I'd broken his leg earlier..."
At that moment, a rushing sound tore through the air.
"Whoosh—!"
The three of them looked up abruptly.
A handsome figure came soaring through the air atop a pillar.
The girl was startled. "Who's that...?"
Bulma was overjoyed. "Son Mirai is here! We're saved!"
He immediately stood up and waved. "Son Mirai, I'm over here..."
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