Eighth Meal [Video]

[4starsavior]

[Given some of the reactions that this topic has gotten from other people, it's surprising that Goku didn't bring it up earlier. Then again, he's considered it the norm for years now, so he doesn't see anything odd about it. Still, it came to mind recently, so he figures he should ask about it now rather than wait and forget again.]

Back home, we've got these things called the Dragon Balls. They're these seven magic balls - dunno what they're made of, but they're really tough! - that summon a dragon when they're all brought together! When he shows up, the dragon'll grant pretty much any wish that someone asks him, then he'll go away for a year and the balls can't be used to summon him during that time.

What I was wondering was... does anybody have something like that in their world? Or at least something that grants wishes. I heard there's a pokey man [That is to say, a Pokemon - he'll probably never get that right.] that can do that, but I haven't heard of anything else, which is kinda weird.

...Oh, an' for those who don't, I've got a question - if you could wish for one thing once you make it back home, what'd it be? [He doesn't want anyone to feel left out, after all.]

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[shenevermisses]

[She's heard stranger things.]

Any wish? Really?

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[4starsavior]

Pretty much! The only big things are that you can't bring back people who died from diseases an' stuff like that, and you can't kill someone stronger than the guy who made the Dragon Balls. [It's unfortunate that, by the time they found out about that rule, everyone was stronger than that, but Goku wouldn't have done that anyway - it wouldn't feel right to beat someone that way.]

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[shenevermisses]

So you just have to bring them together? That's... I've never heard of something like that.

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[4starsavior]

Yeah, I guess there's a few places who don't have stuff like that - some people were really confused when I mentioned it before.

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[shenevermisses]

It sounds nice, though. Being able to wish for anything you want. And all you have to do is collect those things.

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[4starsavior]

It's a bit tougher than it sounds - they're scattered all over the planet, and there's usually someone who's trying to find 'em so they can take over the world or become immortal or something. It got a lot easier when we learned how to fly, though!

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[shenevermisses]

[In Clove's mind, that still sounds fairly easy. Time-consuming, sure, but that's a small price to pay for the promised reward.

But--]

You can fly?

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[4starsavior]

Yep! It takes a few years to learn how, but I was kinda surprised when I found out that not many people here can do it! [At least, it took that long for him - his son taught people to fly over the course of a few days.]