Dragon Ball: Ponyville Saga

(This is, in fact, an alternate timeline. One in which Goku did not decide to train with Kami after killing Demon King Piccolo before the Tenkaichi Budokai. Instead, he decided to search for the Dragonballs once again.)

Son Goku awoke with a start. He had chosen refuge outside of a small village at the edge of some unkempt woods. His stomach growled, signalling a hunger that had to be troubleshot. He shot upward and sprinted as fast as he could to a nearby food cart. By the time he was done, there was not a bowl of rations left.

Now that his hunger was cured, Son decided to survey his surroundings. A grouping of small huts circled a much larger house. It seemed that someone in charge was occupying the structure. However, youthful Goku couldn't be bothered to take note of such details. He himself stood approximately four foot seven, the size of an eight year old. An orange kung-fu gi was usually donned his abnormally small body, showing that he originated from the Turtle School.

The fact that he had defeated Demon King Piccolo proved to be an honor, one that couldn't be rewarded properly because of his constant migration. He hadn't collected a single Dragonball. What an embarrassment! Now he was wishing he had asked Yamcha and Bulma (his friends that had subsequently decided to date each other) to join him on this new journey. He fished into his gi and retrieved the Dragon Radar that Bulma had given him. His finger slumped over the large button on the top of the device and it grew to a larger size. A grid and small blips indicated the precise locations of each Dragonball.

Something caught him off guard. Seven of the blips were grouped in a discreet location. He really hoped someone hadn't already collected them... Wouldn't the sky be dark and stuff? He thought to himself. I doubt someone collected them, not too many people know about 'em... but I should probably go check it out... A yell escaped his lips, "NIIIIIIIIMBUS!"

The yellow cloud zipped to his feet and pulled him off of them. His innate control of Nimbus allowed him to speed his way to the Dragonballs. He nearly fell off of the cloud when he saw where the marbles were. Kame House. The pink and red building sprang out at you with "Kame House" written in crimson on the front. An ominous feel chilled the small island, empty of the usual activity of Krillin, Launch, and Master Roshi. Son Goku hopped off and wandered the barren land. Just as he was about to call for his friends, something clasped onto his small body. He struggled, but found himself unable to break free of the cold metallic grasp that had now immobilized him.

A high-pitched, and yet mature voice shouted into the skies, "RISE, SHENRON!" The vocals reminded Son Goku of a certain villain he had defeated before, "Emperor Pilaf?" The teenager felt his tail's grip loosen before he fell to the ground. He turned over and caught sight of his assaulter. A very short blue man leered over Goku, donning a hat and robe. He wore a very cruel and evil smile that gave the young man chills. He had two minions, a dog that acted and spoke like a human wearing a ninja-like outfit, and a woman that had varying outfits. Today she donned a black, nearly skin-tight suit that accompanied black boots and gloves.

Pilaf shouted once more, but to his minions, "Hold him down, fools!" The only response was a dull, "Yes, Emperor Pilaf..." Goku felt himself be grasped tighter, the air squeezing out of his lungs. He watched in horror as the Dragonballs flew into the air and illuminated. They span and, eventually, a bolt of blinding light shot into the sky (which had now turned a dark blue hue). It twisted and contorted until it resembled a somewhat Chinese dragon with horns protruding from its head. Its eyes glowed a deep red, and it spoke in a deep bass of a voice, "You have summoned me, so you will recieve one wish... speak your wish now."

The small man spoke out to the large creature, "I wish that Goku was out of my hair for good!" It was such a vague request that Shenron, the Eternal Dragon, could interpret however he wished. Since he did not have the willingness to kill a being weaker than him unless requested, he decided Pilaf only wanted the young Saiyan off of Earth. So, he obeyed as he had been commanded. Goku began to fade, seemingly from existence. Finally he was entirely gone. The Earth was now fair game for the evils of Earth. Shenron was resealed into the seven spheres, which turned to stone. They moved into the sky and shot in their own directions. The sky turned to its original hue. But one question rose to the surface. Would Goku ever get back?