Life With You

Part 20: Family Reunion: Part One

"I won't have you lie to me again! Where is my husband?!"

Master Roshi wished he checked the caller ID before answering the phone. If he had checked, he wouldn't have picked up the phone and he wouldn't be talking to ChiChi right now. The woman sounded as angry as when he last saw her nearly a year ago. "I don't know."

"Liar!" ChiChi barked through the phone. "Goku was revived yesterday."

"How do you know that?" Master Roshi didn't call her after he talked to Goku. Bulma didn't either.

"I saw the sky turn dark. I know what happens when the dragon balls are used. It's been twenty-four hours. He should be here. Now tell me the truth. Where is Goku?!"

"Why would you think I would know?" Master Roshi shouted back.

"Because you kept the secret of what happened to my husband and son from me for a day! You told me Goku wouldn't be wished back until he completes his training! He was wished back yesterday!"

Master Roshi rubbed his temple. Gyu-Mao didn't know about the dragon balls. It had to be Goku who told ChiChi what happens when they're used. He wished his former student kept his mouth shut on that topic. "We did wish Goku back yesterday. He told us the Saiyans are coming today and he'll be late."

"You....." the anger disappeared from ChiChi's voice. "You spoke to Goku? How is he? How did he sound?"

At least she wasn't angry anymore. "Sound cheerful as usual. I don't know why Goku isn't back yet but he'll be here. Just stay home and he'll be there after the fight is over."

"I'm coming over there!" ChiChi announced. "And don't even think of turning your home into a capsule and moving off that island. I know that trick!"

"No, wait!!" Master Roshi reached out to ChiChi but she already hung up the phone. "Dammit."

"Was that ChiChi?" Bulma asked. She, Oolong and Puar were surrounded by the TV waiting for any breaking news of the Saiyans arrival.

"Yeah," Master Roshi hung up the phone. "She's on her way." He sighed. "She sounds as ornery as ever. The past year hasn't calmed her at all."

"Well, she did go a year without her husband and son," Bulma tried to emphasize with ChiChi. "Maybe she'll calm down when she sees Goku and Gohan again."

"Are you sure we're gonna know about the Saiyans arrival this way?" Oolong flicked the remote on the TV for any breaking news. "Goku's brother arrived without any notice."

"Raditz was looking for Goku. These Saiyans are coming to get the dragon balls and kill all of us. They are gonna draw attention."

"Where is Goku?" Oolong asked. "We wished him back yesterday!"

Master Roshi rubbed his beard. "Goku did say he will be late. Piccolo and the others will have to hold off until Goku returns."

Oolong snorted. "Assuming everyone is alive when Goku gets back."

"Oolong!" Puar scolded him. "How can you say that?"

"I'm being truthful. What fight have we won without Goku? When you guys went after King Piccolo, the Old Man and Choazu died. How do you know it won't happen again?"

Bulma and Master Roshi couldn't answer that question for they wondered the same thing.

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ChiChi was not happy when she hung up the phone. "Master Roshi wished Goku to life yesterday but Goku told him he will be late and the Saiyans will come today."