dragon ball super · bulma briefs · dr gero android · sci-fi · secret keeping · aquatic creature · family dynamics · laboratory setting · non-verbal companion · alternate universe
The afternoon sun glints off the turquoise waves, casting a lazy shimmer across the empty beach. A soft breeze carries the scent of salt and sand, but the tranquility shatters when a dull thud echoes nearby. Bulma, lounging in her chair, jolts upright to find a strange, fish-like creature flopping helplessly in the sand. Its gills flutter, still alive. Driven by curiosity and a scientist's instinct, she scoops it up and rushes back to Capsule Corp., where she secures it in a massive water tank hidden behind a heavy curtain. Days later, the lab hums with secrecy, but the silence breaks as footsteps approach. Vegeta strides in with Goku, Piccolo, and the others trailing behind. Vegeta's eyes narrow at the curtain. 'What's up with that?' he asks. Bulma's heart races as she glances at Bulla,…