The Disappearance of Bulma

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"Wow, that was fast! It just launched and it's already out of sight." Emily looked up at the sky.

"Gohan, don't forget to use conditioner!" Chi-Chi shouted.

Emily: "..."

"Vegeta, are you going to Namek too?" Emily asked.

"Of course, I'm going to defeat that guy named Frieza myself." Vegeta nodded.

"So, do you have a spaceship?" Emily asked.

Vegeta suddenly remembered that his spaceship had been kicked away by Lu Fan.

By then, the spaceship had lost contact and was probably no longer usable.

How do I get to Namek?

Oh right, isn't Lu Fan?

Lu Fan can take me to Namek.

How to get to Namek... none of that seems important.

The important thing is that I become Super Saiyan as soon as possible.

Otherwise, I would die if I went to Namek.

I wonder how well I've cultivated a peaceful state of mind?

Have my S-Cells increased?

"Bulma, really! She's going to space without even telling me beforehand. I should have given her a little gift before she left," Emily said.

They were talking.

"Whoosh!"

The air around them rippled.

The next moment, Lu Fan appeared on the scene with Bulma via Instant Transmission.

Emily's eyes widened, her face filled with shock.

Vegeta was already used to it.

Lu Fan was able to bring back the future Kakarot, so his sudden appearance at the scene, bringing back that woman from Earth, doesn't seem like anything to be surprised about.

"Bulma? I'm not seeing things, am I?" Emily rubbed her eyes hard. "Didn't you leave on a spaceship?"

Bulma looked around and, sure enough, found herself already home.

Bulma was at a loss for words.

Krillin and Gohan, you two better pray for yourselves.

"Huh? Bulma? Why are you back?" Chi-Chi asked, surprised.

"If I said I forgot something and could come back to get it...would you believe me?" Bulma asked.

Chi-Chi: "..."

Ox-King: "..."

Emily: "..."

"Vegeta, not bad, that's more like it. Your mindset has calmed down a lot, and your S-Cells have started to grow." Lu Fan stepped forward and patted Vegeta on the shoulder.

"Hmph, once you know how to do it, it's very simple," Vegeta stubbornly.

"If things continue at this pace, I reckon you should be able to become Super Saiyan by the time they arrive on Namek," Lu Fan mused.

Vegeta was both surprised and delighted upon hearing Lu Fan's words.

Does that mean in a little over a month, I'll be able to become Super Saiyan?

Happiness came too suddenly.

"Keep it up, don't embarrass me," Lu Fan said.

"Tch!" Vegeta bared his teeth.

"Let's go, Bulma," Lu Fan said.

"Where are you going? This is my house." Bulma wiped her sweat.

"Oh yeah... this is your house... I almost forgot..." Lu Fan chuckled awkwardly, "You can all leave now."

Vegeta and the others. "..."

On the spaceship.

Two more hours passed.

Son Gohan and Krillin still found that there was no movement in Bulma's room.

The two suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"Go check on Gohan, make sure nothing's wrong," Krillin said quickly. "Could it be some kind of sudden illness?"

"Oh? If someone gets sick... there's no way to get treatment on this spaceship," Son Gohan said nervously.

"Let's take a look first," Krillin said, stepping forward and knocking on the door.

There was no response whatsoever in the room.

"Bulma! Are you there?" Son Gohan asked.

"Gohan, what are you saying... Where else could Bulma be if she's not inside?" Krillin said with a smile.

"Yes." Son Gohan nodded.

"Miss Bulma, are you sleeping?" Krillin asked. "If you are, just let me know, we need to go in."

As he spoke, Krillin knocked on the door again, harder than ever before.

If Bulma is sleeping naked there, it wouldn't be appropriate for us to just barge in.

The two knocked on the door for a while, but there was still no response, so they had to go and open it.

The door opened.

The two entered the room.

Then...

Krillin and Son Gohan were surprised to find that Bulma was not in the room.

"Where are you? Bulma, where are you?" Krillin asked.

"Miss Bulma ..." Son Gohan quickly said.

Still, no one answered.

"Could it be haunted?" Krillin wiped his sweat.

"Huh? A ghost?" Son Gohan suddenly got scared and hid behind Krillin, clutching his clothes tightly.

"Bulma, stop hiding, I've found you!" Krillin suddenly shouted.

"Huh? Where is she?" Son Gohan asked quickly.

"I lied to her..." Krillin whispered, "If I say that, she might come out on her own."

"But Uncle Krillin ... the spaceship is only so big... she can't possibly hide there," Son Gohan asked helplessly.

"What do you know? Maybe there's a secret room or some kind of mechanism inside. Pressing a button might take us to another level," Krillin guessed. "Let's both search carefully..."

The two began searching around the room.

The two searched for a long time but found nothing.

Son Gohan and Krillin then searched outside the room again.

Bulma still hasn't been found.

"Miss Bulma ...is missing..." Krillin was speechless. "Who can I complain to about something like this?"

"How about we make a phone call to Earth?" Son Gohan suggested.

"You're right, Gohan." Krillin nodded. "They need to know."

With that, Krillin stepped forward, picked up the phone, thought for a moment, and dialed Bulma's number.

"Hey, this is Dr. Briefs' home," Bulma said.

"Are you... Bulma's mother?" Krillin asked cautiously.

"Idiot, I'm Bulma!" Bulma shouted.

"Huh? Bulma? I was just looking for you! Where have you been?" Krillin was taken aback, a little confused.

"Where else could I go?" Bulma smiled. "Didn't you call my home?"

"Huh? Are you on Earth?" Krillin exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right, I'm already back on Earth. You two can enjoy your journey. You should be able to reach Namek in about 40 days," Bulma said with a smile.

Krillin didn't react for a long time.

You're back on Earth?

How did you get back?