Come Forth, Shenron!

Son Wuneng clenched his fist and grinned viciously.

"This feels amazing!"

Feeling the power surging through his body, Son Wuneng knew he was now Pineapple Pineapple Da!

He turned and waved at Ribut and the others, who were still watching from the sky, then called out loudly.

"Everyone inside, listen up! You're surrounded!"

"Don't bother putting up any more pointless resistance. You can choose whether to live or die!"

He knew Pilaf was watching his every move. Since he didn't know what was happening inside, he was willing to talk things over a little to avoid accidentally hurting anyone.

Meanwhile, inside the castle, Pilaf and Xiu had gathered together. Looking at the Giant Ape, which was even larger than the castle, they were gripped by a fear unlike anything they had ever felt.

"P-P-Pilaf... King Pilaf! What should we do?!"

Ashu clung to Pilaf, trembling so badly he could barely hold on.

"Why not let Xiao Wu go, and then we can get out of here? We might've gotten the Dragon Balls, but we won't live long enough to make a wish!"

Even now, he was still quietly pleading for Xiao Wu, hoping his appeal might win her the king's mercy.

"Stop making decisions for me! I'm about to rule the entire world, and now you're telling me to give up?!"

In his fury, Pilaf could no longer listen to anyone. Staring at the massive beast filling the entire screen, he pressed the button to fire.

Almost as soon as he did, countless gun barrels emerged from every corner of the castle!

With the push of the firing button, they all aimed at Son Wuneng!

"Boom! Rumble!"

Roars like rolling thunder filled the sky. In the blink of an eye, countless shells soared up and engulfed Son Wuneng where he stood!

Blazing flames shot into the heavens, forcing Ribut to climb rapidly. Even Bulma, seated on his back, couldn't help worrying for Son Wuneng!

"Wuneng~"

Along with the flames, thick smoke swept across the sky, blanketing the land.

It blocked out the sky and left everyone unable to see a thing.

"Hmph! So what if he's turned into a giant beast? He still can't withstand a full volley from me!"

Pilaf smugly watched the billowing smoke on the monitor, the corners of his mouth curling upward.

But before he could enjoy his triumph for long, a gust of wind swept across the land, carrying the smoke far away.

As the haze thinned, a huge black silhouette appeared faintly within it.

A colossal hand reached out, towering into the sky, and slammed into the castle's outer wall!

"Crack!"

Almost the instant it struck, a sharp snap rang out, and the entire wall tore apart like paper!

"Since you won't accept the drink of respect, then you can have the drink of punishment!"

A cold gleam flashed in his crimson eyes. Son Wuneng stopped holding back and roared as he gathered his ki without pause.

"Roar!"

Particles stirred mysteriously in the air, and a huge mass of energy began to take shape in his gaping maw!

"True Mouth Cannon!"

"Boom!"

A dazzling flash of blue light streaked by. The enormous Tri-Beam fired from the Giant Ape Wuneng's mouth pierced straight through the entire castle, leaving a vast tunnel through the desolate plain!

Seeing that the castle hadn't collapsed, Son Wuneng didn't stop his destruction. Since he'd already started, he might as well see it through!

After all, neither side was particularly good or evil. But since his opponent hadn't held back when attacking him, he wasn't going to show them any mercy either!

After just a few bounds of his massive body, the place had been reduced to ruins!

"Hey, Bulma, use the Dragon Radar and see where the Dragon Ball is!"

After venting his frustration, Son Wuneng finally remembered why they had come...

Bulma listened to the thunderous noise in her ears and quietly rubbed them.

She muttered under her breath,

"Son-kun, don't be so rough!"

Then she turned the dial on the Dragon Radar and carefully began searching.

"Hey, Son-kun, the Dragon Ball is within ten meters directly in front of you. Could it be buried underground?"

She shouted to report what she'd found.

"Underground?"

Bulma's words reminded him that the castle had a complicated maze beneath it, as well as the part above ground.

"Transform!"

With a furious roar from Son Wuneng, his enormous body instantly turned into a Giant Shovel, which he drove into the earth!

After a bout of earth-shaking tremors, a dark hole had been dug into the ground!

Inside it stood a Steel Cage.

"You?"

Son Wuneng looked at Xiao Wu imprisoned in the cage, surprised [・_・?].

"Lord Son Wuneng, you finally came!"

"I've gotten the last Dragon Ball. I'll give it to you now!"

Although the one standing before her was a giant beast, nothing like the handsome young man, Xiao Wu recognized him from his slightly gruff voice alone.

Looking at the One-Star Dragon Ball she held aloft, Son Wuneng nodded quietly. He extended two fingers and carefully pinched the top of the cage, afraid that he might crush it if he used too much force.

Once Xiao Wu had landed safely, Son Wuneng tore apart the Fine Steel cage with just a snap of his fingers.

After sensing the auras nearby, Son Wuneng waved toward Bulma and the others.

"Hey, Bulma, it's all taken care of. Let's summon Shenron!"

Son Wuneng leaped out of the ruins and landed on a flat patch of ground, then gathered Bulma into his palm.

"So, should we decide together what wish to make this time?"

Son Wuneng wanted to see if, after all the trials and tribulations along the way, Bulma had changed her wish—and whether she might choose either of the brothers.

It was all up to Bulma to decide.

"So, are you really letting me decide what we wish for this time?"

The group gathered into a small circle to have one last discussion.

Bulma's face glowed with joy as she looked around. Her heart felt as sweet as honey.

Perhaps she didn't particularly need to make this wish, but she enjoyed being taken care of—especially when the person looking after her was a boy she had feelings for.

"I think the wish I wanted has already come true, hasn't it?"

"Maybe we should let Goku make the wish. After all, he was the one who accidentally crushed Elder Gohan, so he should be the one to bring him back to life!"

A gentle smile curved her lips as she slowly shared her opinion.

"Then it's settled!"

Son Wuneng nodded with a smile, bringing the discussion to a close.

"Come forth, Shenron! Please grant my wish!"