Shenron Appears, Intercepting the Wish (Part 2)

Upon arriving at the Pilaf castle, Little Goku pushed open the tightly shut gate, and the group walked inside.

Just as in the original story, once Goku and the others entered, they began to encounter various trap attacks.

However, thanks to the agile movements of Little Goku and Yamcha, along with the assistance of Iris, who knew a bit of martial arts, the group successfully navigated through many of the traps.

Yet, just as in the original story, the group eventually found themselves trapped in a small space formed after a mechanism triggered a wall to drop.

At this moment, Mai and Shu immediately exited the castle and began rummaging through the car where Yamcha had been waiting.

"King Pilaf, we've searched everywhere and couldn't find them. It seems they are carrying the Dragon Balls on their persons," Mai and Shu reported after returning inside once they finished searching.

"Then we shall bring them over one by one to search them!" Pilaf said immediately upon hearing this.

After speaking, Pilaf's gang immediately sprang into action. Just as in the original story, they grabbed one person first to interrogate.

However, also like the original story, the first person they brought over did not have the Dragon Balls they were looking for, so Iris, who had been captured, was sent back.

Mai suddenly spoke up: "King Pilaf, interrogating them one by one is too slow. Why don't we release some sleeping gas? Wouldn't it be more convenient to just go in and search them directly?"

Finding Mai's suggestion reasonable, Pilaf immediately pressed a button, and a yellow gas suddenly began to diffuse into the area where Goku and the others were trapped.

Before long, Goku and the others fell into a deep sleep after inhaling a large amount of the gas containing sleep-inducing molecules, and the group collapsed onto the ground in various sleeping postures.

Shortly thereafter, Pilaf's gang arrived, and soon enough, Mai found the final Dragon Ball on Little Goku's person.

Meanwhile, in the recreation room created by Zhou Zilong, Bulma, tired from playing, rested while asking Zhou Zilong: "Zilong, is it really okay for us to keep playing here? We mustn't miss it!"

Sensing that it was almost time for Shenron to appear, Zhou Zilong replied: "Then you rest here for a while; I'll go check on the situation!"

Bulma nodded and replied: "Mm, be careful!"

At this moment, inside Pilaf's castle, Pilaf, who had woken up (having inhaled only a little gas because he hadn't worn a mask when entering), could not contain his excitement upon seeing the seven Dragon Balls.

After exiting, Zhou Zilong hid in an open area and muttered: "I just need to wait here for Pilaf's gang to appear!"

Inside the trapped stone chamber, Iris, having woken up, realized the bag containing the Dragon Balls was gone and began shaking Little Goku, who was sleeping next to Yamcha: "Goku, wake up! Your Dragon Balls are gone!"

Little Goku, being shaken repeatedly, finally opened his eyes after Iris's shouting grew louder, grumbling that she was too noisy.

"Hoo~~~ hoo~~~~ hoo!" At this moment, Yamcha, having woken up, flashed to the side and began panting heavily.

It turned out that just a moment ago, while Iris was shaking Little Goku, Yamcha had glanced over and seen a sight he would never forget, which caused his heart rate to accelerate immediately.

After calming down and looking around, they discovered the door to the stone chamber that had been locking them in was now open, so Little Goku and the others began searching for an exit together.

At a turn, Little Goku and the others ran into Pilaf's gang. Knowing that Little Goku and his group were not to be trifled with and that a direct confrontation would be disadvantageous, Pilaf, along with Mai and Shu, immediately turned and ran back into the room they had emerged from.

Little Goku and the others then arrived at a fork in the road, and just as they were pondering which path to take, they saw a massive iron ball suddenly attacking toward them.

Under the continuous assault of the iron ball, Little Goku and the others were forced back into a stone chamber and trapped once again.

Confirming that Little Goku and his group could not get out, Pilaf finally had Mai and Shu take the seven Dragon Balls and head toward the open area outside.

"Goku, why don't you try your Kamehameha?" After struggling in the stone chamber to no avail, Yamcha spoke to Little Goku.

While agreeing, Little Goku asked: "Sure, no problem, but how did you know I could use the Kamehameha?"

Yamcha replied: "Because I had been secretly following you, wanting to make a wish before you could after you found the Dragon Balls, so I saw you learn that move!"

Because he was simple-minded, Little Goku didn't dwell on it and immediately struck the pose for the Kamehameha: "Ka-me-ha-me-HA!" Energy began to condense in Little Goku's hands.

With a "pong" sound, Little Goku's Kamehameha struck a wall, but just like in the original story, it only managed to blast a small hole in the wall.

At this time, Yamcha whispered into the ear of his partner, Puar: "Puar, hurry and transform into a small flying animal to go out and help me fulfill that wish!"

"POM!" After nodding, Puar immediately transformed into a small bat and flew out through the hole.

On the other side, seeing that Zhou Zilong still hadn't come over, Oolong, who had his own little schemes, also immediately flew out.

"Come forth, Shenron!" Out in the open, Pilaf chanted the incantation to summon Shenron as the seven orbs glowed brightly.

In an instant, the sky, which had already been somewhat dim, became covered in dark clouds.

At this moment, the seven Dragon Balls immediately transformed into a beam of yellow light that shot up into the sky, and one could vaguely see a dragon-shaped creature forming.

After the light faded, a dragon-like creature with red eyes and a body of green and creamy yellow hung in the sky. Zhou Zilong, who had been hiding, watched this scene and understood that Shenron had appeared.

Shenron, in the sky, looked toward Pilaf and spoke his iconic line: "State your wish. No matter what the wish is, I can grant it for you, but only one!"

Stunned by Shenron, Pilaf finally reacted and said excitedly: "Then~~~ then I shall state my wish!"

At this moment, a voice rang out beside Pilaf: "Your wish is useless; better save it for later. I'll be the one to make the wish this time!"