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| Tabashi Mabanashi | |
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| マバナシ•タバシ, Mabanashi Tabashi | |
| Detailed Information: | |
| Appearances: | Dragon Ball: Heart of the Dragon |
| Nicknames: | Tabi |
| Species: | Human |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birthplace: | West City, Earth |
| Birthdate: | May 5, Age 761 |
| Date of Death: | May 7, Age 774 (revived) |
| Birth Power Level: | 0.0001 |
| Maximum Power Level: | 5 |
| Personal Pronouns: | 俺 |
| Height: | 5'9" |
| Weight: | 164.8 lbs |
| Hair Color: | Black |
| Eye Color: | Brown |
| Rank: | Student at West City Middle School (Age 772 - Age 775) Student at Blue Hal High School (Age 775 - Age 779) |
| Organizations: | Temoto's Auto Shop |
| Favorite Food: | Bakudan-yaki |
| Favorite Vehicle: | Hoverbike |
| Hobbies: | Tinkering with cars, basketball, playing video games, hanging out with friends |
| Family: | Temoto (uncle) |
Tabashi (マバナシ•タバシ, Mabanashi Tabashi) is a human native to West City. He is a member of Ryori and Ledas' classes at the West City middle and high schools and is a secondary character in the West City Saga of Dragon Ball: Heart of the Dragon.
Overview[]
Appearance[]
Tabashi is a boy of size and weight. He's by far the tallest of the seventh graders. He has short, spiky black hair. As the poorest kid in the class, he wears older worn-out clothes for the most part, some of which is covered in oil spots from working at his uncle's auto shop.
Personality[]
Tabashi is somewhat of a party boy. He's not the smartest kid, for he thinks Nicki Minaj is a good singer. Like Azashi and Ippi, he does not participate in the scheme to steal the ecology answer key, for doing so did not align with his morals. Tabashi goes with Ryori, Azashi, and Chiaki to the Guac, trying alcohol and weed with them, drinking by far the most beer out of any of them. He takes his shirt off, running around the room in euphoria. Shortly afterwards, he throws up, showing he doesn't know his limits. However, when the kids have to run out of the Guac after a stripper sees them and tells management, he manages to get away from the bouncers even as drunk as he is, for he's afraid that if caught, his uncle will send him to military school.
After finding out that Ledas is an alien of the same species as Nappa and Vegeta, Tabashi develops a huge problem with the boy, showcasing his mighty temper. His father, having served in Earth's navy, had been killed by Nappa, and he thought Ledas was little different. It takes a while to set Tabashi straight. After he and Ledas participate in a Spice Off challenge, the two gain respect for one another, ending their quarrel. Tabashi doesn't understand the plot of Death Note, perhaps indicating he's a bit of an airhead. As seen in both chapter 6 and the bonus chapter of the West City Saga, Tabashi is boastful of any girlfriends and action he gets. During the seventh grade, he is the only student to have had a girlfriend before (in fact, he's had three), which allows him to help Chiaki woo Chiwan.
History[]
Dragon Ball: Heart of the Dragon[]
West City Saga[]
On May 30, Age 774, Ledas and Ryori attended their first day of classes in the West City Middle School make-up class, meeting Mr. Takkuro, Ms. Kairyupin, and Ms. Mahobi for the first time, along with their fellow students, Chiwan, Hachi, Azashi, Chiaki, Tabashi, and Ippi. Ms. Mahobi began the first lesson (grammar and spelling) by telling the class she would do her best to get them through the seventh grade in the month she had been allotted. She reminded them that the schoolwork would be intensive and advised the kids to get to know one another and study together to improve their chances of passing the class.
During lunch, Chiwan revealed that she and Hachi transferred to West City after catching whooping cough earlier in the year, which caused them to miss more than two months of school. Their father was transferred to West City after The Benefactor and Vegeta damaged the city, which was why they were enrolled in the class. Ryori admitted he had been caught up in that disaster, getting sidelined for weeks after part of a building had fallen on him, causing him to miss the end-of-year exams. Chiaki revealed he had been held back due to not attending classes because of his "acute type III post-modern malaise", as ascribed to him by his therapist. He was able to skip school because of that (and thus miss his end-of-year exams), although he recognized that was unsustainable and not useful for his future.
Hachi wondered what Ledas' deal was. The Saiyan had barely participated in the conversation, pigging out on his lunch. Ryori lied that Ledas was from the countryside. After the kids pressed him, Ledas said he was from Vegetaland far in the south. The kids began planning a get-together at Hachi and Chiwan's house, but the twins noted that their father turned the wifi off at 10:00 p.m. Chiaki ranted about how unfair that was. Azashi thought he was being unreasonable. Ryori mentioned that his house had a nice TV and they didn't have a curfew, so the class could hang out there. Chiwan challenged Ryori to a game of Smash, which he accepted. Chiaki offered to show Ledas how to beat Regret (from Halo 2) on Legendary, as he had recently beaten it with his sister. Ms. Mahobi watched the kids babble on from her office while finishing her lunch.
After school, the kids walked to Fushimi Station sans Hachi and Chiwan, whose mother picked them up in a hovercar. Azashi mentioned that he had been cooking with wine his brother had given him. Ryori asked to talk to his brother so he could get hooked up with some too. They reached the train station. Ledas was overwhelmed by the amount of people. Azashi and Ippi said goodbye, walking to the third floor where the north-to-south line ran. Tabashi and Chiaki ordered food from a vending machine. Ryori whispered to Ledas that they'd need to get money from Jia tomorrow so they could have after-school snacks too.
Seeing this, a nearby woman, Subutayo, got up from her vegan propaganda table to confront Tabashi. A pair of vegan beta males assisted her in bullying the boy. Ledas found the concept of veganism abhorrent and unbearable. Chiaki mocked her. Ledas wanted to fight them, but Ryori held him back. Nevertheless, he exhaled a breath of air that flung their table and flyers away. The vegans retreated to collect their precious belongings.
Chiaki and Tabashi left on the east-bound train.
During class on May 31st, Ms. Kairyupin began her lesson. Shortly after roll call, she paused the lesson, asking Ledas to accompany her to the nurse's office. The kids murmured amongst themselves.
At lunch, the kids confronted Ledas about his hair. He tried to tell them that it wasn't dyed, but they weren't buying it. Chiwan noted that his eyes were a different color too. Chiaki revealed that Ledas had a tail, pulling it out of his pants to show the others. Chiwan asked if he was an animorphaline user, and Ledas went along with it at Ryori's urging. While they found it weird, nobody pressed the issue. Azashi passed out samples of lobster agnolotti, offering to cook everyone dinner on Friday. The seventh-graders were eager for the feast.
Ledas complained about how boring Ms. Kairyupin's lectures were. Chiwan wasn't looking forward to the ecology test on Friday. She asked the others if they'd be down for stealing the answer key. Tabashi, Azashi, and Ippi wanted nothing to do with it. Hachi didn't like the idea, but he couldn't say no. Chiaki, Ryori, and Ledas were in as well. Ryori offered to break into Kairyupin's house, as Shoekki had taught him how to years ago, and after Kairyupin had targetted Ledas earlier (for his hair), she deserved to get worked over. Ledas beamed at his friend for showing support. Ryori thought about swapping out her shampoo bottle with some that had hair dye in it, but Chiwan didn't want him to lose focus on the task at hand.
Chiwan found Kairyupin's address on her phone, while Chiaki said that some of them would have to check her school office too. Ryori was ready to do it that night, but Chiwan had violin practice and Hachi had choir practice, so they wouldn't be ready until the next day. Ryori offered to coordinate their scam at his house after school. Chiaki demanded refreshments and food, which Ledas heartily agreed with. Ryori told him to get Jia to cook the food, as he wasn't going to.
On June 1st, Mr. Takkuro taught the seventh-graders math. Ledas was able to complete the assignment without cheating, though he was clearly injured from sparring with Vegeta. His condition deteriorated during Ms. Mahobi's lecture. During Ms. Kairyupin's lecture, he nearly revealed his game by blowing wind around the room when he awkwardly landed back in his chair. Nobody noticed except Ryori, who stifled his laughter with a hand over his face.
After school, Azashi, Ippi, and Tabashi went home for they did not want to participate in the scam against Ms. Kairyupin.
At school the next day, the seventh graders took notes on a video of King Furry, Ledas doodling in his notebook instead of doing what he was supposed to. During lunch, the kids noticed workers replacing Kairyupin's window. Chiaki told the others about what had happened the previous night, causing them to laugh. After school, Ledas, Ryori, Chiwan, Hachi, Chiaki, and Tabashi studied at Ryori and Ledas' house while watching Jerry Springer. Tabashi was the only one who didn't study the answer sheet.
A little while later, the kids watched a news report on the computer of the West City Middle School janitor telling a story about how he saw a leprechaun on the campus grounds. His posse provided lots of love and support. The reporter showed a 180p picture of Carawa before interviewing supposed eyewitnesses. Chiaki was thankful the picture had been blurry enough to obscure the Saibaman's appearance. The kids found the interview to be hilarious, Chiaki speculating that the janitor and his posse had been trolling the news. Hachi wasn't so sure.
Ryori loaded up a video of the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament where a handheld video from the stands showed Tien Shinhan flying during his match against Jackie Chun. Chiwan didn't know if she could believe it, but Ryori told her she was acting stupid, as the WMAT was the most prestigious fighting event in the world. Chiwan revealed that Ledas had flown them out of Kairyupin's apartment to the others. Chiaki wasn't surprised, reminding them that Ledas had destroyed an Aikido master the day before. They looked over to Ledas. He had fallen asleep on the couch, causing them to face fault.
That morning, Ms. Kairyupin was late to class. Ippi wanted to ditch after fifteen minutes. Tabashi told her they couldn't leave no matter how late she was. Chiaki and Ledas were willing to bail, but Chiwan warned them they'd get detention if they left. Kairyupin flung open the door, red-faced and sweating, apologizing for her tardiness. The copier had gone wonky, so she had been forced to switch to a different version of the ecology test. The kids realized they had studied a version of the test they were no longer taking, and in horror, had to deal with the fact they weren't prepared for the real test.
During Mr. Takkuro's class, the kids took notes while Ledas experienced obvious discomfort in his wrist. In Ms. Mahobi's class, he winced from discomfort in his ribs while pretending to take notes. At lunch, Azashi presented his classmates with a Hawaiian pizza with scallions, onions, and bacon. Everyone had some. Azashi revealed that he had made the pizza himself with a pizza oven his parents had given him for his birthday two years prior. They debated the merits of pineapple on pizza, with most (particularly Ippi, Ledas, and Hachi) loving it. Chiwan thought it was okay, but pepperoni and jalapeños would've been better. Ledas ate more slices than anyone else, his hunger briefly abating his physical pain.
After school, Azashi, Ippi, Tabashi, Chiaki, Ryori, and Ledas walked to Fushimi Station together. Azashi asked the Saiyan if he was coming to the party that evening because he would require extra portions. Ledas promised he would. Then, he kicked off into the sky, claiming he had to do something before joining them. The kids were blown away by his ability to fly. Azashi noted that he too was a prodigy and would prove it at dinner. Chiwan gave him a hard time for boasting.
That evening, Azashi held a dinner party at his house. All the seventh-graders were there. Azashi's mother and brother (Anraku) ate with them. Later, Tabashi, Chiwan, Ledas, and Azashi played Super Smash Triplets: Mega Ultimate Champion Mr. Satan Limited Edition. Ippi played on her phone while Hachi cheered his sister. Chiaki and Ryori sat on the other side of the room with Anraku. Ryori negotiated with him to get a private room in the Guac (the bar Anraku worked at). Anraku told them they could sneak in through a back door in the kitchen and promised nobody would throw them out.
Ledas received a call on his cell phone, stepping away from the game (Chiwan swiftly eliminated his character). Soon after, Tabashi won the game, defeating Chiwan (Azashi came in third place). Anraku told Ryori that his private booth would be available from nine to ten tomorrow night. Ryori reminded him that he wanted the deluxe package, which his older brother Shoekki used to order, which should include alcohol and weed. Anraku didn't think that was a good idea but didn't stop him. Ryori swore nobody would get wasted. Anraku didn't believe him.
On the night of June 4th, Tabashi, Ryori, Chiaki, and Azashi met up outside of the Guac. Ryori couldn't get ahold of Ledas, so the four decided to go inside without him. Azashi led them around back, banging on the kitchen door. An employee let them in. Ryori handed him a Ƶ25,000 bill for his trouble. Running through the kitchen, the boys made their way to their reserved room. Inside, there was tons of alcohol as well as blunts and ground-up weed. Tabashi and Ryori went for the beer, while Chiaki lit a blunt. Azashi showed Tabashi how to use the bottle opener (though he took the beer for himself afterward). Ryori nearly threw up after tasting the beer, incredulous as to how anyone could stomach it. The kids settled in, the alcohol hitting them hard and heavy.
Later, the boys were on the couch smoking their second joint. Tabashi didn't find the beer to taste that bad. Ryori disagreed completely. Getting drunker, Tabashi rocked out to "Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj. Azashi monologued about bangers and mash. Finishing his fourth beer (no one else had finished their second), Tabshi took off his shirt, swinging it over his head while running around the room.
Chiaki asked his friends if he should text Chiwan that he liked her. Ryori warned him that she was feisty, but Chiaki liked that about her. Azashi warned him that he was only confident enough to text her because he was drunk and would cringe over what he texted her tomorrow. Chiaki asked them what they thought of Chiwan. Azashi and Tabashi thought she had great breasts and was hot, though she wasn't Ryori's type. Tabashi urged Chiaki to text her. Azashi cautioned restraint. Tabashi asked to see Chiaki's phone so he could text out a reply, as he was the only one of the four to have had a girlfriend before. By this point, Tabashi was on his sixth beer. Chiaki reluctantly handed over his phone. Tabashi texted a few lines before giving it back. Reading what he wrote, Chiaki was outraged, but before he could complain, Tabashi vomited all over the floor. At that moment, a stripper entered the room bare-chested. Azashi and Chiaki gawked at her (Ryori thought nothing of her). The stripper was horrified seeing young boys in there, fleeing out the door.
Azashi realized they were in trouble, jumping to his feet and telling them they needed to get out of there. Chiaki helped Tabashi to his feet. Ryori and Chiaki pocketed several blunts before following Tabashi and Azashi out. Azashi lagged behind as the others ran back to the kitchen door. Bursting out the door, the boys were met by a pair of bouncers. Startled, the men were slow to react as Tabashi peeled off to the left and Ryori and Chiaki peeled off to the right. One bouncer went after Tabashi, while the other pursued Chiaki and Ryori.
Tabashi gained space between himself and the bouncer in the crowd coming down the road. Within one block, the man had completely lost him in the sea of people, doubling back to the bar.
In class on June 5th, Ms. Mahobi led a history lesson. A video played on a projector. Mahobi told them they would be studying the four species-ending disasters that week. The kids would have to write an essay on one of the disasters to be submitted the following Monday. She asked the class what the first disaster was. Chiwan instantly answered that it was King Piccolo's attempted usurpation of King Furry. Mahobi praised Chiwan for her knowledge, telling them about King Piccolo's near annihilation of humankind. Ryori watched the clock, impatient for class to end. They watched various videos of King Furry, King Piccolo, and kid Goku. When Goku's tail was shown, Chiaki looked at Ledas, Ryori noticing.
After school, the kids went to Fushimi Station together. Azashi showed Chiwan and Hachi how to buy tickets to get onto the platform. He ended up having to do it himself because the train arrived just then. They rushed onboard, nearly missing it. They got off at Sanshō Station, walking to Chiaki's house a few blocks away. They found Chiaki's older sister Shuku and her boyfriend in the living room, which startled the kids. Shuku was smoking from a bong, noting that her professor had canceled her final class of the day, which was why she had come home early. She threatened to tell their mother Chiaki had brought friends over (he was grounded after the debacle at the Guac). He told her not to be a rat. She said he should chill out and take a hit from the bong, calling him Chiyakisoba. The seventh-graders laughed at his nickname. Chiaki insulted Shuku to her boyfriend, saying that she went through guys every week or two and he'd be no different, before marching out to the backyard, his friends following him in awkward silence.
Ledas activated his gravity training unit from its capsule and everyone went inside. Theodosius greeted them, asking if Ledas wanted to train or return to Planet Frieza 173. When Chiwan asked where that planet was, Ryori tried to lie that Theo was malfunctioning, but Ledas firmly told them the truth. Chiwan wanted to see Earth from space first, so Ledas gave the command to Theo. Everyone strapped in to their seats and the AI piloted the ship into the sky.
In orbit around Earth, the kids unbuckled from their seats, Hachi falling to the floor and vomiting profusely. Ledas asked Theo to clean it up. The AI sent out a pair of CLEAN-BOTs to deal with the mess. Everyone moved to the looking window. Chiwan teared up, overcome with emotion. Ippi recorded a video for her TikTok. They were struck by how bright Earth was in the sea of black. Ledas told them that it was one of the most vibrant planets he'd ever visited. Ryori didn't want him to say that, but Ledas rebuked him, stating that their friends knew Ledas had a spaceship, so they had to expect he'd been to other planets before. He wasn't going to treat them like they were stupid.
Chiwan realized Ledas was an alien. Ledas said to him they were the aliens. Chiaki asked if he was Goku's son. Ledas knew Goku but wasn't related to him. He explained they were Saiyans. He recounted how Planet Vegeta had been destroyed by Frieza, thus they had come to Earth to find a new home. Ledas said he loved the climate of Earth. Chiwan hugged him, empathizing with him for losing his homeworld. She said Earth could be his new home and he was welcome to live out his life with them. Hachi called her cheesy for saying that, but she didn't care.
Ledas asked them where they wanted to go next. Tabashi suggested Jupiter. Ledas ordered Theo to take them there.
In Ms. Mahobi's history class on June 6th, the seventh-graders learned about the Saiyan invasion of Earth. Mahobi recounted that a group of eight warriors had gathered to fight the Saiyans and their little green men, most of whom were previous World Martial Arts Tournament participants. She noted that while the name of the little boy (Gohan) wasn't known, these same fighters appeared at the Cell Games some years later. Chiwan recognized Yamcha from the Taitans. Ledas couldn't hold in his laughter when he saw Nappa and Vegeta. He was in disbelief that Nappa had gone bald. Hachi didn't understand how Ledas knew the aliens' names. Mahobi threatened to give him detention if he didn't settle down. She next showed them an interview with Yajirobe in a restaurant. Ledas once again laughed. Yajirobe told the reporters that the aliens were called Saiyans, promising Goku and the other warriors would deal with them.
Chiaki recalled Goku was the kid who defeated King Piccolo. Mahobi praised him for remembering that, noting Goku and Yajirobe joined the battle later for unknown reasons. She gave a brief overview of the Saiyans' destruction of East City before showing news footage of the Z Fighters fighting the Saibamen. The seventh-graders had a visceral reaction, realizing those beasts were of the same species as Ledas' pets. Mahobi told them Yamcha was killed by a Saibaman, but the rest of the fighters made short work of the Saibamen. After another close-up of Nappa, Ledas guffawed. Mahobi gave him one final warning not to disrupt the class again. Chiwan brought up that Nappa had also destroyed a second city, Cumin City, although there was no footage of it. Tabashi added that a navy detachment had been lost too. His father had died in the battle. Mahobi agreed, although King Furry had refused to share any footage of the incident. She showed additional footage of the battlefield after Nappa killed Tien and Piccolo. She said that by this point, the fighting had shifted elsewhere, with Goku and Yajirobe joining the battle. Ledas asked what had happened to Nappa. Mahobi told him he had died in the fighting, which Ledas found odd, as he didn't believe any of the fighters could match his power level of 7300. The other kids thought he had chūnibyō because he was measuring power as if they lived in a video game.
Having had enough, Mahobi gave Ledas detention. The boy was most displeased but said nothing. Mahobi stated there was almost no footage of the second stage of the battle, but the Z Fighters won without taking further casualties. The only bit of footage was a shaky helicopter camera shot of Vegeta falling from the sky unconscious (after getting hit by the Spirit Bomb). Yajirobe and Goku were visible on the battlefield. Vegeta got up, releasing an explosive wave that glitched out the camera. The last footage they were shown was of Nappa's space pod blowing up in a government facility. Tabashi watched Ledas, anger coloring his cheeks as he grit his teeth.
At lunch, Tabashi confronted Ledas, accusing him of being just like Vegeta and Nappa (who supposedly killed Tabashi's father). Ledas dismissed his concern, saying he hadn't been on Earth when that had happened and wasn't involved, so he didn't feel any guilt. Tabashi screamed that Saiyans weren't welcome on Earth before punching him in the face. Ledas hardly felt it; Tabashi recoiled, his hand numb with pain. Ryori jumped up and got between them before a fight could break out. He told Tabashi Ledas wasn't responsible for anything Nappa had done. Tabashi brought up how Ledas owned Saibamen like the other Saiyans, thinking Ledas was just like them. Ryori recommended he sit down, lest Ledas kill him in under a second. Chiaki lamented not getting to see Tabashi go flying like Kamome had. Chiwan backed up Ryori's point, noting he had been the one to show them other planets up close, a life-changing experience for all of them. Ippi lamented that everyone thought her TikTok videos were fake. Chiwan said she should let the haters hate, as they didn't know any better. The kids continued their conversation, the tension easing.
After school, the seventh-graders played a game of soccer with some other kids their age. While playing, Ledas was distracted, sensing Usuba's Kiseibachi manipulating his energy in the New Red Ribbon Army lab. Not understanding why he was sensing his own energy so far away, he missed the ball, allowing Tabashi to tackle him. Tabashi passed the ball to Chiwan, who moved past Ryori to score a goal. She crotch-thrust in Ryori's face (he had never experienced a greater horror) before her team swarmed her in celebration. Ryori was mad at Ledas for letting Tabashi get that pass off.
Ledas' watch timer went off, which meant his detention was almost over. He flew back to school (in front of everyone, shocking the soccer players) to finish his detention.
On June 8th, Ledas and Ryori arrived to class just before it began. Everyone gawked at Ledas, who was donned nearly head-to-toe in bandages and casts. He told them he had overdone it while sparring with Vegeta the previous night. They recognized Vegeta as the guy in blue from the previous day's history lesson. Ledas admitted as much, though asked them not to tell Ms. Mahobi. Ms. Kairyupin entered a minute later, beginning her lesson for the day.
On June 11th, the seventh-graders convened on Mr. Hakimoto's yacht, Knot Me Daddy along with Hachi and Chiwan's parents and siblings. Mr. Hakimoto wore a beachside version of his fursuit (which was a wolf). The kids were at a table having a "worst song of the year" competition. Tabashi submitted "Freak" by Doja Cat. They thought the song was low-energy and boring, with the singer being terrible. Finally, Ryori had had enough and played "Gooba" by 6ix9ine. They insulted the childish lyrics, with Chiaki making a joke based on a lyric that most of the kids (except Ippi and Chiwan) found funny. He wasn't very happy Chiwan didn't like his joke. Chiaki played "Yummy" by Justin Bieber. Most of them were creeped out and found it cringe, but Ryori didn't think it was half bad.
Hachi and Chiwan darted off with a go-pro to their older brother Hizara, who was standing on the port-side with a drink. Tsuwa ran over to the table where the others had remained, noticing Ledas trimming his nails with invisible ki blasts. Tsuwa retreated to her sister Donburi, traumatized. Donburi shot her with a squirt bottle, causing Tsuwa to run over to their father. Hizara measured the depth of the ocean beneath them (8.52 meters), deeming it shallow enough for their game to begin. Chiwan threw the go-pro over the edge, then asked everyone else if they wanted to play a game of who could find the go-pro first. Tabashi was scared of sharks. Hizara used the boat scanner to confirm there weren't any within three miles (and he'd let them know if that changed). Chiaki flirted with Chiwan, boasting that he had been a great diver in kindergarten and would easily find the go-pro before her.
Chiwan jumped overboard. Tabashi took some goading from Hizara before he went over. Hizara threw Hachi overboard after the boy hesitated to jump, making the others laugh. Hizara then accused Chiaki of having a thing for Chiwan. Chiaki tried to deny it, but he didn't convince the young man. He chucked Chiaki overboard as well. Mr. Hakimoto asked him to ease up on the boy, as he didn't want to receive a call from Chiaki's parents later. Hizara told him he didn't have to pick up the phone if he didn't want to be involved in drama.
The kids spent a while looking for the go-pro without luck. Azashi, Ippi, Ryori, and Ledas moved over to where Hizara was. Azashi asked him what the prize was for finding the go-pro. Hizara offered them his jet ski. Azashi was wary, as supposedly one could not drive a jet ski unless one was at least sixteen years old. Hizara rebuked him for having such a naive view of society. He confirmed it was a real jet ski. The only reason he was getting rid of it was because he was moving to North City in December because he was transferring to a four-year college. Convinced, Azashi jumped overboard.
Ryori wanted Ledas to find the go-pro, but Ledas thought that'd be too easy. He wanted to see which one of them could do it. Jia could buy them one if Ryori wanted one so badly. Ryori jumped overboard, intent on winning the competition without having to ask her. Ippi refused to take part, typing away like a mad woman on her phone. Ledas used his injuries (he was still done up in casts and bandages) as his excuse. Hizara recognized him as the alien his twin siblings had told him about. Ledas was a tad annoyed they had told him; Hizara promised to keep Ledas' identity a secret, asking if he could take a ride on his spaceship. Ledas told him the entry fee was a case of beer. Hizara reminded him he wasn't twenty-one yet, so it'd be hard to get beer. Ledas said he'd have to steal it from his dad or he wouldn't go to space.
In the water, Chiaki surfaced, showing Chiwan a piece of abalone he'd found. She giggled, splashing him, loving that. Several hours passed before Hizara had had enough. Throwing his shirt off, he dove overboard, surfacing less than a minute later with the go-pro in hand.
They had dinner afterward (halibut tacos with onions, mangoes, lettuce, cilantro, and jalepeños (for those who could handle it) and sweet chili sauce), served by Mrs. Hakimoto. Like her husband, Mrs. Hakimoto wore a beachside fursuit (hers was a fox). Seeing Chiwan eat the jalepeños, Chiaki asked for some. Having finished serving the kids, Mrs. Hakimoto walked over to her husband, whispered something in his ear, and the two of them scurried off to the cabin. She asked Donburi to watch the seventh-graders while they were gone. Donburi was extremely embarrassed by her parents' behavior. Mr. Hakimoto told her it was his boat, his rules before disappearing inside.
Back at the table, Ryori told the others they were planning on pranking Ms. Mahobi. Azashi didn't like the idea, thinking Ledas had earned his detention. Ledas called her arrogant for assuming she knew more about the Saiyan invasion than him. Chiaki could hardly handle the spice of the jalepeños. Chiwan wanted to prank her for being a King Furry apologist. Tabashi wanted to know if Ledas had actually known those Saiyans. Ledas revealed he had been trained by Nappa and had grown up with Vegeta, which didn't make sense to them because Ledas was much younger than the aliens had been in the videos. Ledas told them about how he'd been frozen in stasis for several decades, only reaching Earth recently. Chiaki showed sympathy for him. Ledas admitted he didn't have much in common with Vegeta anymore and had fallen far behind his friend in power, needing to put all his effort into catching up. Chiaki wondered if Ledas would start aging like normal now. Ledas didn't know.
Ryori said they were getting distracted, redirecting the conversation to pranking Ms. Mahobi. Chiwan didn't want a repeat of what had happened with Ms. Kairyupin. Tabashi wondered what had gone wrong there, but she refused to elaborate, as Tabashi hadn't been part of the operation. They began brainstorming when Chiaki accidentally brushed the side of his eye with his finger, getting the spice of the jalepeños in it. Tsuwa wandered over to her father's chair, finding his car keys. Before Donburi could stop her, Tsuwa unlocked the pepper spray canister and sprayed it into the wind, the liquid flinging back onto her face. She fell to the ground, crying out, Donburi rushing over with a distressed, guilty look on her face.
At lunch at school on June 13th, Tabashi and Ledas competed in a Spice Off challenge to settle their differences. Chiwan revealed a bowl of habanero peppers while Hachi brought out a cooler filled with bottles of milk. The first to drink the milk would lose. They had to eat a pepper every minute. Ledas and Tabashi took a habanero, staring each other down. Tabashi was still furious with the Saiyan. Ippi recorded them on her phone.
The boys ate their first peppers quickly, although the heat hit them immediately. Staring down Ledas, Tabashi ate another one. Ledas hurriedly followed suit. Tabashi ate a third. Ledas did so as well, but was much slower. They were sweating profusely by now. Ledas promised he wouldn't lose, for he hated milk. They finished the rest of the bowl in quick succession, impressing the hell out of Chiwan.
Next, Chiwan brought out the Carolina Reapers. She warned them these peppers were ten times hotter than the habaneros, but that didn't stop the boys from eating one. They hunched over in pain, absorbing the spice, liquid dripping from their eyes and noses. Ledas said that was the hottest thing he'd ever eaten. After a minute passed, neither one was willing to eat another. Chiwan decided whoever ate the next Reaper would become the Spice Off champion.
Chiaki ran over to the bowl, taking a Reaper in each hand. Calling Tabashi and Ledas pussies, he quickly ate both. Hachi declared him the champion. The spice hit him like a freight train. He ran to the cooler, taking a bottle of milk and guzzling it down, complaining that it barely stemmed the heat. Chiwan was impressed by his courage. Tabashi shook Ledas' hand (Ryori had to tell him what that meant), respecting him for taking part in the Spice Off. With that, their quarrel seemed to be over.
In class, they watched a movie with Ms. Mahobi. The three spice contestants had rolls of paper towels on their desks that they used to dab at their eyes, noses, and mouths. Ms. Mahobi was none too pleased with them, though she said nothing.
After class, Ryori, Tabashi, Ledas, and Chiaki walked home together, the latter three holding detention slips. Chiaki ranted about how detention as a concept was morally repulsive, stating that in his opinion, teachers shouldn't have the right to keep students in a room after class. Ledas agreed. Chiaki declared they'd have to get Ms. Mahobi really good now. Instant tanning cream wasn't harsh enough. Tabashi was freaking out, thinking his uncle would send him to military school if he returned home with the detention slip. Ryori and Chiaki told him he could just sign his uncle's name himself in different handwriting, which they promptly did before walking off. Tabashi followed suit, calming down somewhat.
During class on June 16th, the seventh-graders took an English exam. Ryori helped Ledas cheat by writing answers for him to copy before erasing them and writing his own answers. Ms. Mahobi was glued to a talk show on her computer. After class, everyone left except Ledas and Ryori.
The next day, after Ms. Kairyupin's lesson ended, she received a text from someone (which seemed to massively irritate her). She informed the class Ms. Mahobi wasn't feeling well, so she'd be filling in for her during the history lesson that day—a documentary by Jimmy Firecracker about Mr. Satan's fight against Cell: ‘Hail Satan: World Hero or World’s Biggest Fraud?’. Firecracker claimed that Mr. Satan might not have defeated Cell, which offended Ryori. Kairyupin told them they'd be writing a three-page double-spaced response to be submitted next Monday, so they'd have to take notes. After starting the video, Kairyupin texted a response to Mahobi, and judging by her facial expressions, she was pissed.
On June 18th, Ledas, Chiaki, and Tabashi served their detention at the middle school. Ms. Mahobi shopped for purses online while Chiaki played sudoku, Tabashi played on his phone behind a book, and Ledas slept, using an afterimage as cover. When it was over, Mahobi dismissed them, telling them she hoped they had learned something. As Chiaki left the room, he played the video of Ms. Mahobi singing karaoke at the Guac loud enough for Mahobi to hear. After the door closed, the boys laughed at her. Chiaki thought her singing voice sucked. Tabashi was impressed by her tits, loving how trashy she was. Chiaki thought she had a good pair too, but they were too big for Ledas. Chiaki wondered if that was because he was an alien. Ledas noted that most Saiyan women didn't have large breasts from his memory, including his mother, because they'd get in the way while fighting. They embarrassed him by insinuating he was in love with his mother.
On June 24th, Ryori, Ledas, and Tabashi were the last three in the classroom with Ms. Mahobi, finishing their in-class English essay. Ryori was writing and erasing a lot so that Ledas could copy his answers. Finally, Ledas finished his test, turned it in, and left the room. Ryori breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that Ledas would owe him big-time for that. He got to work on his answers.
Later, everyone returned to the room, including the other teachers, as the class celebrated the end of their last day by eating cake and watching a low-budget movie Mr. Takkuro had a small role in as a cop. Afterward, they were released from class.
The kids spent the afternoon learning how to surf. Each one had an instructor. Ledas was the worst at surfing (his poor tail didn't help) and Chiwan was without a doubt the most skilled. As time went on, the kids returned to Hachi and Chiwan's yacht except for Chiwan and Chiaki, who practiced for several hours longer. Chiaki was improving, but he was still nothing compared to her. The kids and Hizara watched them continue going at it, realizing they weren't going to come back to the boat any time soon. Eventually, Chiwan and Chiaki returned to shore, the pair having a grand old time together.
On June 25th, the eight seventh-graders had lunch together at the Terco Bobo taco truck, Azashi sharing homemade salsa with everyone. That night, Ledas and Ryori took part in deleted scene #7.
On June 30th, Tabashi, Chiaki, Hachi, Ryori, and Ledas visited Temoto's auto shop. Temoto showed them how to repair something in a hovercar's engine, although when Ledas helped him, the boy got oil all over his face. Hachi noticed Chiaki furiously texting someone, assuming it was Chiwan, and grew suspicious.
On July 2nd, the seventh-graders had dinner at Azashi's house along with Azashi's parents and little sister Kaiten. Ledas pigged out, shocking Azashi's family, until Chiaki waved a shrimp tail in his face, making him gag.
On July 6th, Ryori, Chiaki, Chiwan, and Tabashi played a game that looked like Gears of War 3 while in orbit around Jupiter on Ledas' gravity training unit. They were having fun, although they were getting destroyed by the enemy. After they lost the round, Chiwan leaned against Chiaki, giggling at their collective ineptitude.
On July 11th, Ryori, Hachi, Ippi, and Tabashi visited the West City Millennium Theater. They bought tickets to a movie and went inside. Chiwan and Chiaki were inside the theater, sitting together and sharing a bucket of popcorn. They noticed the other four entering the room, and muttering to one another, ran out the exit so they wouldn't get caught. They were annoyed that Hachi had been snooping on them. Before they could run off, however, Hachi and the others followed them out the exit, confronting them on the sidewalk.
Hachi laughed, proud of himself for finding them. Ippi took a picture of the new couple, biting her lip with glee. Chiwan wasn't happy they had intruded on her date. Hachi wanted to know why she was being so secretive, accusing her of being ashamed of dating Chiaki. Chiaki called Hachi immature. Ryori wanted them to just admit they were together, thinking they had nothing to hide. Nevertheless, the pair looked mightily embarrassed.
On July 22nd, the eight seventh-graders had lunch at the Terco Bobo taco truck again. As one would expect, Ledas had like ten burritos and four plates of tacos compared to everyone else's single plate of food. The kids debated the quality of Death Note, with Hachi thinking the series went to shit after L died. Ryori noticed Ledas was wearing one of his shirts. Ippi wanted Ledas to start a mukbang channel, given how much food he could eat in a single sitting. Ryori explained to him what a mukbang was. Ledas was in awe of human culture. Ippi also thought he'd get super popular if he shared videos of him flying through cities and whatnot. Ledas wasn't interested in internet fame, so he politely declined. Ippi didn't understand how anyone could think like that.
At that time, Subutayo and her four vegan beta males ran up to the taco truck, blocking the ordering window in protest. The customers in line yelled at them, but they refused to move. The Terco Bobo owner exited his truck, holding a propane cooker. He set it on a table near the vegans while his assistant brought out raw meat for him to cook in front of them. He cooked to cheers and applause from the customers while calling the vegans assholes. Azashi walked over to the protestors, saying he respected people who were vegans (his dad was one), but they didn't have the right to control other people. Humans were built to eat meat, whether they liked it or not, and it wasn't immoral to do so. He said they could smell the meat just as much as he could, and they'd be lying to themselves if they didn't think it smelled good. Chiwan thought it was funny the vegans had taped their mouths shut, as it made them look like clowns.
Vegan beta male #2 slapped Azashi across the face with his sign, then pinned him to the truck and kneed him in the stomach. The Terco Bobo owner sprayed him and the other vegans with pepper spray, saving Azashi. The vegans collapsed to the ground, writhing in pain while the owner laughed at them. The crowd and the seventh-graders in particular gave the man a round of applause for dealing with those fools.
In the bonus chapter, on September 9th, Age 777, Chiaki, Tabashi, Chiwan, and Ryori hung out at Chiaki's house and played Halo: Reach. They shared a bong of weed. Ryori and Chiaki ranted about how terribly unbalanced the Black Eye skull was. Chiaki didn't think Reach was that great of a game in general. After they finished the round, Tabashi showed them a picture of a girl he'd hooked up with at Azashi's party two days back, claiming she had gone down on him. Chiwan called him a whore, which Tabashi didn't appreciate.
Chiaki backed him up, saying he'd also had some naughty fun with a woman three days prior. Ryori wasn't sure he was telling the truth even though he said it had taken place at Ryori's house. He claimed he and Ledas had tag-teamed a woman with a tail. She was apparently an alien and a friend of Ledas'. Chiwan didn't believe him either. Ryori was skeptical, mainly because he didn't believe Ledas was capable of having penetrative sex with a woman. Chiaki wasn't worried, saying Ledas would confirm the story whenever he returned to Earth. Chiaki wondered whether what the Saiyan had done was cheating. Ryori dismissed the notion, saying that he and Ledas had made a deal where Ledas could have as many sessions with one woman as he needed to get her pregnant (and that was it) because he had revived Ryori's older brother, Shoekki, with the Dragon Balls. He hadn't seen Ledas in a month, however, for the other boy had been bounty hunting off-world.
Chiaki claimed he and Ledas had Eifel Towered the woman. Tabashi thought he was making stuff up based on the porn he watched. Nobody took Chiaki seriously (especially since he claimed to have had anal sex with the woman) even as he swore Ledas would confirm the story. Tabashi and Ryori laughed at him as they resumed their game. Chiaki called Chiwan jealous. She wanted to know where the mystery woman had gone. Chiaki didn't know, thinking she'd returned to her planet, which made them even more certain Chiaki was lying.
Trivia[]
- Tabashi's name is a pun on tatebashi (立て箸), a word for sticking chopsticks upright in a bowl of rice, which is considered rude in Japanese culture.
- Tabashi provided energy for Goku's Spirit Bomb, helping destroy Kid Buu and save Universe 7.