
A new day brings a new assault on the House-Wagon, and after Yamcha's rocket attack fails against Goku's raw power, the humiliated bandit changes tactics and decides to befriend the travelers long enough to track them to the final Dragon Ball.
Oolong spends the early hours at the wheel of the House-Wagon clutching a gun, ready for Yamcha to come back. When Goku wakes, Oolong fills him in on the previous night's break-in and heads off to brush his teeth. Bulma stomps downstairs wrapped in only a bedsheet, furious that her clothes are still unwashed, and is forced to dig out a bunny costume from a chest upstairs. Oolong fires up the wagon and points it toward Fire Mountain, unaware that Yamcha is already tracking them from his hideout and planning another strike.
Yamcha mounts up on his Mighty Mouse, with Puar driving and an automatic rifle and Panzer Faust in hand. Once in range he fires the rocket, blowing the driver's side of the wagon apart and knocking Bulma unconscious. He demands the Dragon Balls, but Goku is now furious. Yamcha throws his Wolf Fang Fist, and Goku bats him away so hard he loses a tooth. Mortified at the damage to his handsome face, the bandit retreats.
Regrouping, Yamcha lands on a new plan: follow the travelers quietly until all seven Dragon Balls are gathered, then take them in one move. Goku carries the unconscious Bulma through the desert beside Oolong when Yamcha reappears, apologizing for the rough introduction and handing over a capsule with a fresh car inside. Oolong is suspicious of the sudden generosity, but Yamcha speeds off before anyone can press him. They deploy the car and drive on, never suspecting the tracking device Yamcha has planted under it.
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