Bzzz~
Electric sparks burst from the exposed mechanical parts. Then Luud's shattered head suddenly exploded, sending black smoke billowing into the sky!
Whoosh~
Son Gohan shot out of the black smoke at high speed, completely unharmed, and landed before Pan and Trunks.
"Dad, are you okay?!" Pan hurried over to Gohan and anxiously looked him over from head to toe.
Son Gohan smiled faintly and rubbed Pan's head reassuringly. "How could someone at that level possibly hurt me? Don't worry, Pan."
Pan's eyes sparkled at those words. She beamed and said, "Dad really is the strongest!"
"Giru, Giru!"
Just then, Giru came running over with a Dragon Ball cradled in both hands. It was the Six-Star Ball that the Balabala Brothers had stolen!
"Wow! Giru, you got the Dragon Ball back? That's amazing!" Pan happily picked Giru up and repeatedly rubbed her cheek against him, making the little hunk of metal blush.
"Great! Since we have the Dragon Ball, let's hurry back and find Goten!" Trunks said.
"True. Then let's get going." Son Gohan nodded as well, and the group quickly left the stone fortress for where they had landed their spaceship.
But when they reached the spaceship, they heard a rumble overhead. Looking up, they saw a familiar spacecraft!
"That is... our spaceship! Is that Goten?" Trunks stared at the sky in astonishment, unable to believe it.
Boom!
The spacecraft's exhaust flared as it landed steadily on the ground.
Creak~
The hatch opened, and a resentful-looking Son Goten stepped out. The moment he saw Gohan and the others, he immediately began complaining. "What was that about? Why did you leave me alone on that planet? I was scared to death!"
Hearing Son Goten's complaints, everyone couldn't help but smile happily. At the same time, they were glad that Goten