The Female Warrior

Chapter 6 - Mountain from Hell

I DO NOT OWN DRAGONBALL; ALL characters and scenes belong to their respective owners, Akira Toriyama and Toei Animation. I only own the scenes and people not correlated into the canon series.

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(y/n) pov

Gazing out the window, I smile slightly at my progress. I was playing off my feelings well by having an emotional mask. Bulma shifts in her spot and I duck under her lazy fist. "Hey Oolong, how long until we get there?" Oolong grips the steering wheel harder, still looking straight ahead. "Not long enough" Bulma groans, pulling her legs up to her chest while blinking tiredly at Oolong. "Are you still scared of that silly legend? It's just a legend ya know. I mean listen to yourself! How could a whole mountain really be on fire?" Oolong grunts and glances at Bulma. "Great. I'm stuck with a bunch of non believers. Wait until you see it for yourselves." Bulma decides to tone up the dramatic act. Fanning herself, she begins to pant. "I gotta admit, it is feeling hotter all of the sudden."

It was quiet in the small red car for a bit, the only noise being Bulma's panting and the soft whirl of the engine. Goku leans forward in his seat, pointing at the horizon in front of us. "Look at that sunset! Is it ever bright!" Bulma gasps in delight. "Oh wow!" She then cringes. "I gotta brush my teeth." I roll my eyes. "Seriously Bulma? We have bigger things to worry about than your mouth care." I pause, getting a whiff of her breath. "On a second note, maybe you do need a breath mint."

Oolong's voice rings out, quivering in fear. "That isn't the sunset you idiots, that's fire mountain!" Everyone except Oolong gasps. Bulma stutters in shock. "N-no way!" I sigh through my nose and pinched the bridge of my nose, fed up with the interactions they were having in this group. I turn to look out the window, and hear another noise. It sounded like an engine. Whipping my head around, I can't see anything through the dust cloud behind us. Goku turns around and looks at me with concern. "Are you ok (y/n)?" I give a brief nod. "Ya, just thought I heard something back there."

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We crest over a hill, the mountain enveloped by flame now right in front of us. Oolong lets out a little squeak of fear. "Well, there's fire mountain." Bulma leans forward from the backseat and gawks at the sight of it. "Wow, I've never seen anything like it!" Oolong steps out of the car shifting nervously. "I don't know about you guys, but I've seen enough. I'm ready to go." Bulma glares at Oolong, knitting her eyebrows together. "We have to get the dragonball first Oolong, no silly bonfire is going to scare me away." Oolong shakily points at the mountain. "So an entire mountain engulfed in eternal flame doesn't scare you huh? WELL IT SCARES THE SAUSAGE OUT OF ME!"

I turn to Bulma, lazily holding the radar out to her. "I bet the dragonball is in this Ox King's Castle." Oolong scoffs. "Yep! And it's all yours, as soon as you get past the fearsome monster and eternal flames! Not even the Ox King can get through those flames!" Goku turns his head to Oolong in confusion. "Then why did he start the fire?" Oolong shakes his head. "He didn't start it kid, he hired a magical wizard to create a fire to protect his castle from thieves but it raged out of control and he has been stuck on the outside ever since."

(HE DIDN'T START THE FIRE! IT WAS ALWAYS BURNING SINCE THE WORLD'S BEEN TURNING) ok.. imma just leaves this here

Oolong pulls on his ears before getting in the car. "See ya!" Bulma growls in frustration and creates tight fists with her hands. "You're the biggest coward I know!" Oolong leans out the window. "Heck ya I'm scared! You think Goku and (y/n) will be able to protect you but they won't! They're no match for the Ox King!" Oolong puts the vehicle in reverse, flying down the dusty road. I immediately get up, ready to chase him but Goku puts his arm in front of me to stop me. "Let's let him get a head start!" Needless to say, Bulma called Piggy and we were back on track.