Gohan, the Saiyan warrior

And here we have it; the second chapter! Enjoy.

Not killing your allies

Gohan frowned at the display before him. The four men in whom Tighfer had sent were his four least favourite people, so he wasn't happy. Besides the fact that they were Tighfer's private army, he couldn't stand to be around them most of the time. The reason he despised them wasn't because the men were suck-ups, unlike many other private armies he had come across. They were just… what was the word? Overbearing. Although Gohan hated to admit it; they were strong. In fact, they were very strong.

First there was Aki, the underdog of the group. He was never the brawn of the team, but the brains. He resembled the race of which Zarbon, a henchman of Frieza's, belonged to and vas very much a pretty-boy. Replacing the lime-toned skin was an orange colour. He had short spiked crimson hair and a looped earring dangling from one earlobe.

Fuyu was the master of speed, although you wouldn't think that by looking at him. He was large and very over-weight, completely opposite to Aki. Fuyu wasn't really... book smart, street smart, colour coordinated smart or any kind of smart. Actually, Gohan was sure he had met a plank of wood smarter than the man. Fuyu was the only Saiyan of the group but was at a disadvantage when it came to hand to hand combat. In addition, Gohan had always thought he was an embarrassment to the Saiyan race.

Next there was Izumi; the one he hated least of the team, despite Aki always lingering around her. Izumi, being the only female of the team, was the fire, spirit and fists of the group. One thing Gohan did absolutely hate about Izumi was the fact that she always babied him. Izumi was very much a 'girly girl', except on the battlefield, and this proved true most of the time. She was young and very attractive with glowing bronze skin, and was known to manipulate many male enemies, even though she was only the same age as Kinpum.

Finally there was the team leader; Natsu. Natsu was at the top of Gohan's hate chart and earned the title of bonehead. Natsu was a complete muscle head and was often put in his place by Izumi because of his sexist comments. He was also of a species which resembled Earthlings, dismissing a pair of small horns located at the top of his forehead. He was quite a bit larger than the average human too and often intimidated a lot of people.

This wasn't the first time Gohan's had to work with these people. But after every mission he's had with them, he wished it was the last. But seeing he was in charge of them this time, things might just change…

The four fighters were standing right in front of the young teenager, waiting for orders as instructed by Tighfer. Gohan, leaning against the wall beside the window, just raised an eyebrow. Obviously he wasn't used to leading a mission.

"So little Capt', do you have any plans for our arrival on E-arth?" asked Fuyu, towering over the rest of the group.

Gohan turned to Natsu, noticing that he was trying to keep a straight face. It was obvious the leader was red in the face from anger as he was biting his lip and restraining himself for saying something stupid.

Knowing he was setting Natsu off, Gohan probed. "Something the matter, Natsu? You look like a tomato, maybe you want to get something off your chest?"

Not even attempting to close his mouth, the man spoke; "this is ridiculous! Parvulus is nothing but a mere child! We shouldn't be taking orders from him!"

"Don't say that, Natsu!" snapped Izumi. She then bent over slightly to Gohan's size and smiled at the blushing, yet growling, teenager. "Besides, he's cute!"

"But aren't I cute, Izumi?! Aki asked, rushing over to her and taking her hand, once pushing his glasses up.

She then snatched her hand away and stared away in a different direction. "Eh, no!"

"Ooooh!! Rejected!" Fuyu cheered.

"Argh!" Gohan snarled, glaring at the four. "This is why I can't stand any of you! Now leave me alone until I give you further orders or I'll kill you all without a thought!"

Storming off rapidly, the boy approached his room and slammed the door shut. Hopefully he would have a few hours peace before they asked for some assistance for something stupid, like tying their shoelaces or something along those lines.

Stupid private army…

Elsewhere on a seemingly peaceful planet Earth…

"Hey there Mr. Lizard!" The ever so young, energetic Goten chirped to a passing reptile. Lying on the ground and kicking his legs wildly in the air, the boy continued to watch the Lizard scurry off in fright. "No Mr. Lizard, don't go! I just wanna' be friends!"

"Goten, sweetie! Lunch is waiting for you!"

Turning his head in the direction in which he heard his mother call him, he grinned like a mad man. It was his favourite time of the day, except for breakfast, dessert and supper which were also his favourite his favourite times of the day.

Suddenly he felt two hands scoop him up from behind and pulling him up into the air. Grinning, knowing exactly who the mystery person was, the young half breed began to giggle. Once he stopped laughing, Goten stared upwards and smiled at his father.

"Coming squirt? Lunch is ready!" the man chuckled, placing the child onto his back.

Goten merely laughed, nodding enthusiastically…

Gohan stared into the mirror, his eyes making contact with the ones reflecting back at him. His orbs were dark, proving many late nights. However, they were only occasionally heavy, as he had always had troubles sleeping. Like many Saiyans, his natural eye colour was an unusual black. He then took notice to his skin. It was tanned, as usual. This was thanks to all the planets he had recently visited with very large, hot stars.

Frowning, he observed the top of his chest. Gohan moved to the mirror and glared at the reflection. Even under the spandex, the young teenager could spot his collar bone sticking out slightly. Suddenly, he felt the urge to smash the mirror. However, he restrained himself from such an act. Many memories from the past couple of years flooded back to him, many unpleasant memories...

As much as he hated to admit it, Gohan did, in fact, have a weight issue. On more than one occasion, he had been told that he was far too thin for his age and height. And he wasn't all that tall to begin with. It never really bothered him… that much. But what did annoy him were all the warnings he received about his darn weight, most coming from Kinpum. He didn't starve himself on purpose; he just skipped meals often and had a fast metabolism. He only missed out on food because he never had time to eat it; this was mainly because of his fighting. It was only last year that he released he had last a lot of weight so fast.

Too be honest, it never really bugged him and didn't understand why people made a big deal out of it. It wasn't their bodies, so why worry?

Being torn away from the mirror, Gohan turned his attention to a knock at the door.

"Hey, little Capt'!" He sighed once realizing the voice to belong to Aki. Obviously they've all picked out a nickname for him…

"What is it, Aki?" Gohan snapped, gnashing his teeth. "Don't I deserve at least an hour's peace?!"

"But, mini sir!" Aki protested through the door, using, yet, another nickname. "We're approaching Earth!"

Walking over to the nearest window, he folded his arms and stared out to the upcoming planet. Showing no emotion, he watched Earth with admiration and deepened his frown. "How long until we land?"

"Approximately ten minutes."

"Fine. You may go now…"

"Thanks, mini sir."

Usually Gohan would have blown Aki up, but , suddenly, with coming so close with Earth; he didn't feel like himself anymore…

Well, that was shorter than the last chapter. But I didn't want to rush the story, I have a feeling this one is going to be a little bit shorter than the first version I wrote. Anyway, I hope you're enjoying the story and if you see any mistakes; feel free to point them out to me. Thanks.