Goku and the Olympians

Chapter 2: Awkward Introductions (Rewrite)

*Thanks to everyone who read the rewritten version of Chapter 1. Hope you enjoy this new and improved version of Chapter 2 as well!

Once the elevator departed from King Kai's planet, Goku felt as if he were being split apart on a subatomic level. His eardrums burst open due to the elevator's intense shaking, only being able to make out the faint sound of electric sparks and his screams of pure agony. His limbs were pulled and twisted in all sorts of weird shapes, but he could neither see or feel anything within the haze of white light surrounding him. This form of teleportation, or whatever it was, made Instant Transmission look way more enticing by comparison.

Thankfully, this little one-way trip ended as soon as it began. The elevator came to a sudden abrupt halt and shut down almost immediately upon reentry into the Empire State Building. However, due to the damages caused by King Kai's car, it lost all trace of its divine energy and contorted into all sorts of odd, unpleasant angles.

Regardless, the elevator was still functional enough to open its doors to the now-woozy, highly confused Goku. He groaned to himself and clutched his aching forehead.

"Ugh. My head..." His eyes were practically spinning from sudden dizziness. "Good thing I didn't have anything to eat before all of that happened."

He shook his head a few times and slowly, but surely walked away from the elevator's open doors. To his immense surprise and confusion, Goku seemed to be in a different location from where he was beforehand.

He rubbed his eyes and scratched the back of his head. "That's weird. Wasn't I with King Kai just a second ago?"

His brain began to hurt just thinking about the unfortunate predicament he was thrust into. All because of one random elevator, he was now standing in some hotel lobby of all things.

As he perused his new surroundings, a middle-aged woman sitting at the front desk took notice of him. She was another security guard taking over for her colleague from yesterday night. At first, she didn't believe his story about Lady Aphrodite trying to make contact with another universe, but now that this strange man appeared, it appeared to be quite factual.

Any reports to Lord Zeus could be given after the spiky-haired man decided to leave. Unfortunately, given how staticky and broken down the elevator to Olympus looked, he wouldn't be able to leave this world permanently or anything. He'd be free to wander the rest of New York City as he pleased instead.

And that possibility is what concerned her the most.

She cleared her throat and tried to act as polite as possible. "Ahem. Do you need help with anything, sir?"

Goku's head shot up like that of a startled puppy. Smiling with relief at the sight of another person, he sprinted up to the counter and attempted to catch his breath.

"Yes! I mean... um, yeah. Sorry to bother you, miss, but do you happen to know where I am?" He inquired.

The female security guard narrowed her eyes just fast enough for Goku not to notice.

Yep, that pretty much confirms it. He's definitely from another universe.

She cautiously scanned his body from head-to-toe before coming up with a proper response.

"Well, naturally, you're in the Empire State Building, sir. More specifically, New York City, the largest city in the in the ol' US of A."

Goku stared into space. He had absolutely no idea what this lady was talking about.

This is bad! I've never heard of these places before. Even Bulma hasn't talked about them and she knows everything!

Noticing Goku's unnerved expression, the security guard snapped her fingers a few times to regain his attention.