Chapter 27 - Journey to Kami

Goku wanted Piccolo to be born as he knew him in the OG but this was something different. He would have honestly done nothing when the Demon King produced Jr but he was actually standing still because he was shell shocked.

Goku felt the ki and life energy inside Piccolo slowly deplete into the little egg that he created with all his heart. It was no doubt that this Piccolo would stronger than the original since his dad wasn't on the verge of death this time and put everything into the egg. No matter, he still shouldn't be a threat.

He headed towards the partially crumpled Capsule Corp under the watchful eyes of everyone present. Making his way to the lab, he saw Bulma and her dad work furiously to stabilize everyone's health while Chichi helped around. All of them were barely alive but alive nonetheless. That means that they will eventually recover with a little help from a certain bean.

"Hey guys, do you need any help?" The two girls left the guys that were mostly on the right path to go up to Goku and ask about the situation.

"How are you? Did you defeat him?" They had both seen the strength Goku obtained compared to Piccolo, but unexpected things happened in droves before.

"I did, but he sent an egg of some sort, I need to go and ask Korin if he knows anything about it."

"O-Okay. That is good...I guess." Looking back at the stabilized guys, Chichi took the chance that was brought to her that was taken last time.

"H-Hey, let me join you. Bulma and her Dad don't really need my help around here so I am free for a bit." A huge step for Chichi to make but she made sure to take it before she fell too far behind.

"Sure! Let's go." Goku easily agreed. He was distracted from the implication of what the Namakien had done earlier and wanted to go to Korin as fast as possible. They both headed out the front door without another thought and hopped onto the flying cloud.

"W-Wait!" Bulma watched the two of them leave with a hand reaching out to them. Before their figures vanished from her sight, she saw Chichi look back at her and pulled down the skin below her eye in a playful manner.

Bulma couldn't help but let out a little chuckle and let her go. She needed the time anyways. This was probably just revenge for taking his time earlier.

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(Meanwhile)

"Hey kid, what are you going to do with that recording?" Announcer-san asked the little boy.

"I don't know, maybe upload it to Youtube. I might get a few thousands views before it gets taken or something." The kid was picking his nose while watching the video over. The situation was a little too surreal for his brain to handle.

"How about this, I take the video from your hands and I will give you a couple of hundred Zeni in compensation?" The little kid was a little startled from the offer. He didn't know that it cost that much. In his opinion, this looked like a very well executed movie shoot if anything else.

"Sure!" Blinded by the money, he agreed too fast to negotiate. Oh, the minds of children.

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Passing through the air for another long travel to Korin's, Chichi and Goku made some small talk. Chichi was of course as awkward as usual around the boy even though their height difference has been improving since the day that they met, she still tried her hardest to become closer to her.

"So you and Bulma got the Dragon Balls? Why do you need them?" Goku was very curious. This round of Dragon Balls wasn't too hard to get from what he could recall but why did the two girls need it?

"Oh, our adventure was great! We met a whole bunch of new people traveling the world! There was this one guy with a sword and he was super strong..."

Chichi tried to avert his attention to another subject much to Goku's ire. She knew that if he knew, he would definitely be against such a weird, stupid, and selfish wish. That is just how he is.

He grumbled at the poor execution of ignoring his question. He did the same with Bulma when they were together but she also avoided talking about it. In the end, he had no choice but to remain ignorant about it. It is not like the two are evil or anything and would wish for something that would harm others.

They talked some more while they headed to Korin's tower. Making a quick pit stop at his house to pick up something, they finally arrived after a long-winded conversation that was extended far too long for its own good. Korin was standing at the edge seemingly waiting for him to come.

"Goku, I see that you have come back."

"Yeah, I defeated King Piccolo but he sent some sort of weird egg. I was too stunned at the situation to grab it. Do you know what it is?"

"Hmm, I did see that he did that. I have an idea but I think you would have a better chance of going up to the big guy about the situation."

"The big guy?" This was Chichi's first time seeing Korin, but from what she had heard from Goku, he is the most respected and best martial art teacher currently on his planet. Who could be bigger than him?

"Who could it be? Well... it is Kami." Korin said everything in a monotone voice as if he didn't just shatter the girls' world view.

"K-Kami? N-No way that he is actually real right?" Korin chuckled at the little girl's response while studying Goku's expression. He made sure to widen his eyes at the appropriate time to make him looked shocked but Korin was someone hard to fool.

'There is something weird about this kid but I don't know what. He looks and acts like it was a surprise but I don't feel the emotion off of him.'

"Let me show you, in fact, his lookout is right above this tower. All we need is something called a Power Pole but I don't know where it is."

"Oh, I have it right here! It was my Grandpa Gohan's weapon before he died." Goku reached for the little staff that he took from his house on his way over here.

"What a coincidence. Say Goku, I don't remember seeing you with it last time you came here. You didn't even mention it." Chichi was also a little suspicious of his behavior. They had to drop down by his little hut in order to get that but from what the conversation entailed before, he didn't know about Kami and the way to get up to his base.

"Ah, uh, well... Baba told me about it when I visited her one time. Yeah, she told me that I would need the Power Pole for my next step when I didn't know what to do so I grabbed it at this time."

"I see. Fortuneteller Baba is indeed a mystical force that would be able to aid you." Korin said that out loud by voice but thought something different in his head.

'Why would she tell him about it? It is not like it is something that is important enough to warrant her attention. He would have just went out to get it when I told him I needed it.'

Seeing Chichi and Korin start walking to the top of the platform without any more questions, he breathed a sigh of relief in his mind. Korin would have definitely found out something if his ability to read other's thoughts weren't blocked by Goku's unusual condition.

The force thought that Goku knowing that he would need the Power Pole in advance was due to future information and therefore blocked Korin's reading upon why he actually got it.

Going up, the trio circled around the top of the platform where a little hole was situated. Korin slotted the staff onto its designated position and looked over to Goku.

"Take this bell, you will need it for confirmation that you are the chosen one. Hold onto the top and just extend it until you hit the top. I'm sure you can pass the test and receive guidance from Kami."

"Wait, Goku is going up there to train? AGAIN?" They both covered their ears at Chichi's sudden outburst.

"When are you not going to be training and actually live like a normal person?"

"Well...I uh... got to go." Goku knew when to dip as if his life depended on it. Extending the staff, he followed with it at sonic speed.

"GOKU!" Chichi was so annoyed at the man's antics. She tried to pull the Power Pole out of the socket to make him fall out. However, the moment that it started extending, it became immovable to the girl with very little martial art experience.

"Well uh, young lady...you can ride a Flying Nimbus right?"