Eighty years. It'd been eighty years since Goku had last been seen. Yet, so much had happened. For one, a mysterious warrior had collected the Dragonballs forty years ago, reports say that he wished for the revival of Planet Vegeta.
One boy knows that those rumors are true. He was there. That's because he is a full-blooded Saiyan. Years ago, his family escaped New Planet Vegeta due to the new dictatorship and came to Earth. That same year, he was born because on Vegeta, his mother had been pregnant.
The boy doesn't know his Saiyan name, because his parents never told it to him. They claimed it was irrelevant, he was an Earthling. The only name that he knows, is Chris. That's his Earth name. So that's what he's called.
So...Chris woke up on this special day. It was his twelfth birthday. This was the day that his parent's had told him to open the special message. It was the last thing that they left him, and it took every inch of willpower to resist opening it until this day.
It had been five years. Five years since the...event.
Grabbing the envelope, Chris ripped it open and snatched out the letter. He quickly unfolded it and read the contents.
Chris then grabbed his bag at the door and walked outside, clutching the letter in his right hand. A boy, a little younger than Chris, walked outside. Behind him were two other boys, each younger.
" You're leaving?" The first asked.
Chris remained silent. " Yeah...Luis."
" Awww." The second one said.
" I'm sorry, Cesar." Chris said.
" I...I don't want you to leave." The youngest cried.
Chris walked over a put his hand on the boys head. " It's alright, Jesiah. I have to leave. But I'll be back soon. I promise."
" A-alright." Jesiah said.
Chris then pulled in his three little brothers for a bear hug before grabbing his bag and flying off of the mountain. Flying was one of the last things that Chris' father had taught him, and over the years he practiced and perfected it.
With the sun rising higher in the horizon, Chris looked ahead towards his new life. Hopefully a better life, with this new chapter of his life beginning.
Chris landed in West City, he decided to walk, even though it wasn't necessary. Thanks to Gohan, most if not all humans had control of Ki. But, no one could know he was a Saiyan. Luckily he hid his tail pretty well, and his genius mother created a Blutz Wave nullifier for him as a child. As long as he wore it, he was safe with his tail.
On his walk, Chris passed by one of his friends,a human by the name of Mikah. " Hey! Mikah! Do you think Mr. Son will be in today?"
Mikah stopped, fixing his orangish hair that the wind had messed up. " I don't know. I was thinking of skipping anyway. You in?"
" Nope." Chris said as he laughed. " I tell you this everyday. But...I just need to ask him something."
" Ask him what?" Mikah asked as he caught up to walk beside Chris.
" I need to ask him about some coordinates." Chris said.
" You're always so weird!" Mikah laughed. " Well, you have fun with that. I'm going to head to class...for once."
" Alright." Chris said as he turned towards , their Social Studies teacher. " Mr. Son!"
Mr. Son turned from his car to see Chris running to him. " Well, if it isn't Chris!"
" Yeah. I actually needed to ask you something." Chris said, taking a serious tone.
" Go on." replied.
" Do you know where these coordinates are?" Chris asked as he showed a sheet with the coordinates on it.
studied the coordinates for a moment before speaking. " Let me just pull out my smartphone...according to this app...these coordinates are in the middle of the ocean!"
" Huh...thanks!" Chris said before flying off into the sky.
" W-wait! Chris! What about class?!" shouted.
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Chris flew over the ocean, searching for anything besides water! Chris had grabbed a device from the store, after buying it of course with money from the envelope. The device told him exactly what coordinates he was at, so he would know when he got there.
Chris kept a smooth speed, sailing across the water. Keeping his eye on the device, Chris didn't notice something come up behind him.
" Outta the way!" Chris was pushed to the side by something, whatever it was was flying at an intense speed, zooming across the ocean. The force made Chris drop the device, where it short-circuited and sunk.
" What the hell?!" Chris shouted as he zoomed after the unknown person. The figure kept going, not slowing as it continued it's race across the ocean. It was as if the person was made of water, at least his Ki. His Ki was dark blue, almost like he was camouflaging.
Chris pushed himself forward, almost at the guy's foot. With a burst, he grabbed the figure's foot and pulled him backward.
The guy grabbed Chris by his shirt and started to wrestle with him. Chris wrestled back, pushing against this...thing. The two began to fall and as they made impact, Chris' mouth was full of sand.
Chris looked up to see sand around him, and a house too. The other guy moaned as he sat up, just a surprised to see the house. Recovering from the impact, the two stood up and grabbed each other.
" Who the hell are you?" The guy asked Chris. Chris finally got a good look at him. He was a human, with black spiky hair. He was also decked out in a black and white Gi.
" The name's Chris!" Chris shouted back. The two struggled, pushing against each other and neither giving in. " What's it to you?"
" Well, you are the one who tackled me!" The guy shouted back.
" Hey!"
Chris and the other guy turned to see an old man standing on the porch of the house. The old man held a cane in his hand and had a white beard. He also had sunglasses on. " What are you two kids doing on my island?!"
The other guy let go of Chris and walked over to the old man. " My name is Elijah. I received a letter from my parents...telling me to come here."
" A letter?" The old man asked. He stood still for a minute, thinking to himself. " Elijah...I remember! You must be twelve now, am I correct?"
" Yes." Elijah replied. Elijah then walked onto the porch. " So will you train me?"
" As a favor for your parents, yes." The old man replied.
" One more thing." Elijah said as he pointed towards Chris. " Who the hell is that?"
" You know what?!" Chris shouted.
" What?!" Elijah shouted back.
" Calm down!" The old man shouted as he hit Elijah with his cane. He then turned his attention to Chris. " If you're Elijah, then this must be Chris. Am I right?"
" Um...yeah." Chris replied. Chris was confused. " How did you know that? Who are you?"
" You don't know who he is? What type of fighter are you?" Elijah interrupted.
" If you don't shut the hell up!" Chris shouted back.
" Enough!" The old man shouted as he threw his cane at Chris, hitting him in the head.
Elijah burst out laughing, falling on the floor.
" Now then. I'm Master Roshi, the Turtle Hermit. I've haven't trained a fighter in many, many years. But, I won't train you for free." Master Roshi explained.
" But you just said that you would train us!" Elijah said.
" Not until you bring me pretty girl!" Master Roshi said with his signature laugh.
" What?" Chris asked.
" Fine." Elijah said. Elijah walked to the edge of the island and charged his Ki before flying away.
" Hey! Wait up!" Chris shouted as he flew after Elijah.
Chris and Elijah flew side-by-side over West City, searching for a pretty girl. The two kept silent, but after a few minutes, Chris spoke. " So what're you here to train under the old man for?"
" For one, his name is Roshi. Second, don't act like we're friends. I've got goals. And being friends with you, isn't one of them." Elijah said.
" Geez. What's your problem?" Chris asked.
" Do you sense that?" Elijah interrupted.
" Don't try to change the subject!"
" Shut up! Feel that!"
Chris focused on sensing by closing his eyes, after a couple of seconds he reopened them. " What is that?"
" That Power Level is higher than the others around here, even the fighters." Elijah explained.
" It's gone." Chris said.
" Maybe it's one of those aliens? The Arcosians or Nameks?" Elijah suggested.
" I don't know…" Chris said.
Little did the two know, someone was watching them. A boy sat on a roof, smirking to himself as he watched the two fly across the sky. I guess they sensed my power...I'll see them again soon. Hopefully, they'll make strong opponents. I sensed them too, and now I've got to fight them.
Chris and Elijah kept flying over the city, but no one stood out enough. No one seemed available.
" What now?" Chris asked.
" Do you have to talk so much? Let's just find a girl." Elijah replied.
" Well, we aren't getting anywhere. So if you could cut the attitude, we should try looking somewhere else. Maybe on the ground." Chris explained.
" Whatever." Elijah said as he flew in for a landing. Chris followed.
" Where should we look now?" Chris asked.
" Nowhere."
Chris and Elijah looked to see a kid sitting on a roof above them. The kid was pretty light-skinned and also had black spiky hair. A little something that stood out was the smirk plastered on his face.
" What do you want?" Elijah spoke up. " We're kinda busy here."
" A fight." The kid said. He jumped down from the roof, resting one fist on the ground as he landed. " I don't care which of you, just a fight. I'm the strongest in this area, this town. You two are outsiders, so a new face. Now I've gotta prove myself against you guys."
Elijah turned his back to the guy. " Well you might wanna double check that. On our way here, we sensed a Power Level far higher than yours. As you are now, you aren't even worth it."
" Just whose Power Level do you think it was!" The kid shouted as he surrounded himself in his Ki, his power spiking to the same as the other one they had sensed. " So what? You going to run, coward?"
Elijah turned back around quickly. " I'm no coward, kid."
" Kid? In case you're too dense to see it, I'm about as old as you are. You're twelve right? So am I." The kid explained.
Chris looked back and forth at the two. On one hand, he wanted to fight the kid. On the other, it was a chance to see how Elijah actually fought. " Go ahead, Elijah. If you get trashed, I'll take over."
Elijah glared at Chris. " Back off."
" Just a joke." Chris laughed.
The kid took his fighting stance and charged at Elijah. His first move was a right kick, which Elijah blocked with his right hand. Elijah jumped back and then pushed forward, punching the kid in the gut. He took the hit, before smiling and headbutting Elijah.
The kid then flew into the air, before sending a barrage of Ki blasts down into the alleyway. Chris jumped away in time, but he didn't know about Elijah.
Elijah stood there, seemingly alright, except for a tear in his shirt. Elijah looked down and saw it. " You'll pay for that, kid."
The kid stayed flying and then laughed. " That's enough. I've had enough fun for now." He said as he landed on the ground and started to walk away.
" Don't turn away from me!" Elijah shouted as he charged the kid from behind.
" Elijah!" Chris shouted.
A cry of pain filled the air as Elijah flew back, sliding along the ground beside Chris. The bloody nose on Elijah explained what happened.
Lowering his fist, the kid continued to walk away. " By the way, the name's Dylan. See you soon."
Chris looked down at Elijah and laughed. " Nice job."
Elijah wiped his nose and stood up. " Shut the hell up."
A woman suddenly walked into the alley. She had purple hair and wore a skirt. She saw Chris and Elijah and walked up to them. " A boy said that two other boys over here we're looking for a woman. They needed help?"
Chris and Elijah looked at each other and smirked.
" Now...I will not start the training." Master Roshi said as he stood in front of the two boys, a handprint on his face. Let's just say...the introduction didn't go very well.
" What?!" Chris and Elijah shouted. The to then turned and glared at each other.
" Shut it!" Elijah shouted.
" Why don't you?!" Chris shouted back.
" See?!" Roshi said. Roshi walked to the two boys and bonked them on the head. " That is why we will not start the training. Until you two can learn to deal with one another, you will be doing a different type of training."
This caught Elijah's attention. " What type of training?" He asked with an eyebrow raised.
" You will be staying in the wilderness for one month. There, you will learn to deal with each other because it will be on an island. This island will be away from all civilization." Master Roshi explained.
" What's to stop us from just leaving?" Elijah asked.
" Two things. One, I can sense your power levels. Two, if you show up here again before one month, I will never train you. Is that understood?" Master Roshi shouted.
" Yeah." Chris said.
" Yes sir!" Elijah mocked.
Roshi threw his staff at Elijah, knocking him into the sand. " And while you're at it, get your attitude together, you brat!"
" So we've got one month out here…" Chris said as he sat beside Elijah around a fire they had built. Night had fallen, and now it was time for their first night.
When Elijah didn't reply, Chris turned to him. " Homesick?"
Elijah looked at Chris and scowled. " No. Don't have a home to miss."
" You don't?" Chris asked.
" Look, like I've said, we aren't friends. I don't have to explain myself to you." Elijah replied.
Chris fell back and looked at the stars. " We're stuck out here for a month, might as well talk for a little."
Elijah remained silent but after a while, began to speak. " I used to have a family, a home...until I lost my parents and my brother, about five years ago."
This surprised Chris, but he didn't want to interrupt with his own story. " What happened to them?"
" Let's just say...they were killed. My brother, I don't know what happened to him. I was seven at the time...he was only a baby." Elijah said as he turned away from the light. Chris could hear a sniffle.
" My parents...were taken when I was seven. I don't know if they're dead or not. My three brothers are what I have left. They're back home...in ." Chris explained.
" Mt. Paozu? Isn't that where that legend used to live...what's his name again?" Elijah asked.
" Goku!" Chris said. Chris then looked at Elijah, shocked. " How could you forget his name? He's a legend! A hero!"
" He's an alien, right?" Elijah asked. " A...Saiyan?"
" Yeah." Chris said quickly. Saiyans were a topic that Chris liked to avoid discussing. Especially with humans.
" My favorite legend is Vegeta, supposedly he was the Saiyan prince...then he became a hero here on Earth. He was the rival of Goku, wasn't he?"
" Yup. Y'know...I've always dreamed of being like them. Being a hero. I just don't have the opportunity. The only one I ever had was with my parents...and I failed." A tear slipped down Chris's face as he lay there, still staring into the sky.
Elijah lay silently on the other side of the fire, and the two stared into the night.