I awoke in the OtherWorld. The lines were surprisingly short. It helped that everybody resembled small, white clouds, though. I myself was one of these disembodied souls, waiting for judgment from the red giant, King Yemma.
When I was next in line, a green person with a long staff and antennae appeared with a tall, Asian-looking man in a reddish martial arts uniform with a halo over his head in front of me. I didn't hear much of what they were saying, but Yemma was interested in them.
Suddenly, I heard one sentence from the black-haired guy: "Have you seen a guy named Raditz come through here?"
This sparked great interest within my soul. I immediately considered whether or not I should tell these strangers about my connections to Raditz.
"Did you just say Raditz?" I asked enthusiastically.
The green man and his friend turned around. "Yeah, I said Raditz," said the black-haired man. "Why does that matter to you?"
"I was killed by him," I replied.
I went on and explained everything to them, including my strange surge of power and my family's death. When I said that Raditz thought I was part Saiyan because of my tail, the green man stopped me.
"Wait a second," he interrupted. "You're part Saiyan? How is that possible?"
"Don't ask me," I stated before continuing with my story.
When I finished my story, I realized that Yemma was muttering something about mahogany desks and magical trees under his breath. When he was done, he looked down at me and asked, "Are you done yet? I've got another ten million souls to judge by now!"
I responded, "I'm done with my story, so feel free to judge me."
"Well, you tried to be a true hero, kid," he told me. "I'd say that you deserve to have your body back." He slammed a giant mallet on his desk; immediately, I had my body again. I had a halo above my head, too. "Use it wisely, little Frui. Also, you're not going to Hell."
"Thank you!" I exclaimed cheerfully. "You won't regret your decision!"
When we were done talking, the spiky-haired martial artist asked, "Is there anywhere I can train before the evil Saiyans arrive on Earth? I have only a year to prepare."
"Just go down Snake Way over there," said the King of Ogres while he pointed to an archway. "At the end, you will find King Kai. He shall be your new master." Then, he looked down at me. "Take the kid with you. He looks like a fine warrior in the making."
"Thank you so much!" said the both of us at once.
"Now, in the name of my Mahogany Desk, leave my realm and enter the world of the Kais!" said Yemma proudly and loudly.
While we walked to the archway, my new friend turned around and waved. "Goodbye, Kami!" he shouted. "I'll see you back on Earth!" Kami, the green guy, waved back and vanished.
"I didn't catch your name back there," I said to my companion.
"My name is Son Goku," he cheerfully decreed. "People just call me Goku. And if I remember correctly, you're Frui, right?" I nodded my head. "All right, then, Frui! Let's go down Snake Way together!"
Six weeks and many miles (or kilometers, if you use the Metric System) later…
Goku and I could almost see the end of the road. During most of the time, I had been in Super Saiyan so I could keep up with Goku. He jumped and flew every once in a while, but I was fast enough to keep up with him on foot. About two weeks before we arrived at the end of Snake Way, though, I had been taught how to fly, and Goku and I were now soaring over the gaps to save more time. We were both exhausted from the intensely long journey.
Finally, Goku and I were at the end. We looked around until I pointed to a nearby planet above us. Goku and I flew up to it and we landed right next to an oak tree. Instantly, we felt the extreme gravity pulling our bodies down. If I had trouble standing while transformed, you can only imagine what Goku was experiencing. Our mouths were so dry that we couldn't even express our victory with words.
From the tree, Goku and I heard what sounded like "ooh ooh aah" when suddenly, a monkey came off of one of the middle branches. He walked over to the nearby hut. I followed him, and Goku followed me. Both of us thought that it was King Kai. We couldn't be any more incorrect.
"Bubbles, what are you complaining about this time?" asked an unknown voiced. "Is Gregory pulling your ears again?"
After listening to a few more oohs and aahs, the voice's owner walked out of the building. He was wearing a dark-colored robe with a giant Japanese symbol on the front. I don't know what it said; I'm not from Japan. He had blue skin and twin antennae sticking out of his forehead like an ant's. He was short and rather round.
"Why, hello," said King Kai respectably. "Who might you be? Are you hear to take away my monkey? If you are, you should take my other keys; I wish I had a donkey. That would make this funnier!" The blue man giggled to himself.
I held up my hand like I had a cup in it, and then I pretended to pour its contents into my mouth "What's that?" asked the Kai. "Do you want some water? I'll go get you some." He went inside and came out with two cups filled to the brim with the precious liquid. Goku and I each took a cup and chugged down the water.
"That is so much better!" exclaimed Goku thankfully. "Now to get down to business," he continued while smiling. "Are you King Kai?"
"Oh, I'm not King Kai," said the playful martial arts master.
"You're not?" I half-yelled.
"I'm just the Kai of the entire Northern Galaxy, at your service," he said, chuckling a bit more.
"King Yemma sent us here to train with you," I told King Kai. "Our home planet, Earth, is going to be attacked by Saiyans in less than a year and we need to get stronger!"
"I know about Saiyans, and I know where Earth is. But why would Saiyans attack you guys?" asked the blue master. "Your planet is too far out of the way for them or anyone for that matter!"
Goku and I explained what happened during our separate encounters with Raditz. I went first to avoid confusing King Kai with the chronological order of events.
"That explains it," King Kai said seriously. "However, to become students of mine, you must pass a test."
"What kind of a test, King Kai?" asked Goku.
"You have to make me laugh!" said King Kai. "Let's move away from the house a bit. I'm feeling crowded right here. Then, we shall see if you're funny enough to make it with the big-league comedians like Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy, and Jim Carrey. Those humans are hilarious!"
Goku went first and almost instantly made King Kai laugh with a small joke about airplane food, air fresheners, and flowers. Then, it was my turn. I walked up in front of King Kai. As I was about 5-foot-9-inches (1.75 meters) tall, King Kai's head only went up to my chin unless you count his antennae.
"All right then," I mumbled. "Now," I said louder, "it's time for some laughter. Why do cars have horns?"
"I don't know, why?" asked King Kai expectantly.
"To mute all of the cursing on the road!" I answered. 'I hope this stupid joke is enough,' I thought.
King Kai stood there giggling until he suddenly burst into laughter and started rolling on the floor. "That was pure gold, Frui!" he managed to blurt out between laughing sprees.
When he was done, the blue Kai calmed down and got up. "Congratulations to the both of you," King Kai said. "You are now officially my students in comedy!"
Goku looked surprised. "Um...we're here to train, not laugh."
"Oh..." King Kai wiped some sweat off of his forehead. "Then I'll train you."
Hey, guys. If anyone wants to know: in canon, Frui stays quiet and never says anything about Raditz ever again.
Special thanks to Super Vegetarott for helping me fix the previous chapter. Go check out his fan fictions if you want!
Power Levels:
Goku (before Snake Way): 416
Goku (after Snake Way): 520
Frui (after Snake Way): 26
SSJ Frui (after Snake Way): 1,300
