[quote] "Years before my Master pasted away he told me the magical powers of these balls, "Shin explained as he held out the ball for everyone to see. "He called it a dragon ball he said in his younger years he set on a journey to find all of them 7 of them and he said when he gathered them all and a mystical dragon came out to grant him any wish," Shin said. "And his wish... was for a son," [/quote]

Master Roshi childishly pushed Ally's bowl back to her, as he took a sip of his water. "Yes, yes. I believe I heard a rumor about those same balls from a while back." Master Roshi looked off into space, as he tried to recall the story. "The Legend, as I was told, goes something like this. In the beginning there was only one Dragon Ball. It was huge. I mean REALLY huge, it had to be. It held all of the mystical energies of the Universe." He began explaining, drawing a huge circle with his hand to only begin to describe the ball. "An ancient tribe discovered it, and was inspired by its magnificent power. They built a shrine around it, and protected the orb by placing it in the mouth of a giant Dragon statue, said to be its eternal guardian. You should have seen the detail on this thing, it was INCREDIBLE, scales made of Ruby, teeth of pearl—speaking of pearl, they say there was this one native girl- yes, well, I suppose that might be a story for another day." He laughed awkwardly, as he caught a glimpse of the kids' focused and curious faces. "The tribe enjoyed years of prosperity until one day, evil paid a visit to the village in the form of a band of thieves. These agents of Darkness stormed the temple in an attempt to steal the Dragon Ball for their own selfish gain. They were shocked to discover the true power of the Ball. To ensure such an attack never happened again, the Dragon Ball was divided into seven smaller orbs, and scattered across the globe. Separately, the Dragon Balls were useless, but when all seven were united, then a single voice could summon the Eternal Dragon for one wish, and one wish only. Some wishes were pure, but others were tainted by blind ambition. This led to pain and suffering as an unjust few wished for power and dominion over mankind. But as the story goes there will one day come a hero who will use the Dragon Balls for goodness, and bring peace and unity to the world once more." He gasped for air, after explaining the long story. "As I said, those balls are all over the world! Many people waste their whole lives looking for the legendary orbs." He sighed, as he leaned in to get a closer look at the ball Shaz had already collected, they sure were beautiful.

"All that power in just seven of these balls, huh?" Kiro murmured, as he leaned in close as well, catching a glance of his own reflection in the shiny ball. "It probably would take a long time to find all seven. Maybe if we all looked really hard! You have to find those balls, Shin! For your dad!" Kiro exclaimed, sounding quite optimistic about such a search. He was actually pretty terrified at the thought of going on a search around the world, but his friends are what brought him bravery.