Outside Kamiki

Issun: "Wow! I didn't think you had it in ya, spiky!"

Vegeta just sighed. The one thing he hated the most was being called 'spiky'.

Issun: "Im not even in the same league as you! Guess I really overestimated myself."

There was a long pause . . . then.

Issun: "Hey, spiky... Er... I mean, Vegeta... I've made up my mind! If you're Shiranui reborn, then that means you can master all 13 techniques, right?"

Vegeta: "I guess."

Issun: "In that case, I think I'll tag along until I'm as good as you! Lucky you!"

Vegeta muttered "Yeah, lucky me." under his breath. Issun then jumped into Vegeta tall black hair. He shock himself in hopes of getting rid of Issun, but it was no use.

Issun: "Heh heh... It's no use tryin' to change my mind. There's no stoppin' me once I've made a decision!"

Vegeta felt as if he was going to cry.

Issun: "But enough about me! Now that you've mastered the Power Slash, you can cut down that thing Sakuya was talking about. Let's go back and give it a shot!"

Vegeta pulled himself together and began to run back. He cut down the pillars and ran down the steps. Before Vegeta even got to the bridge they were attacked.

Issun: "What the!? Where'd they come from!? Ah, whatever. Draw first, ask questions later, right?"

Vegeta: "Nope, this is where my fists are used!"

But Vegeta looked down at his hands and remembered.

Vegeta: "Oh yeah. Their my feet right now."

Issun: "You know that Divine Instrument you have on your back? Well, you can use its power against them!"

Vegeta: "Know we're talkin'!"

Vegeta swung the Divine Instrument at one of the two Green Imps. It was knock over easily.

Issun: "OK Vegeta. When you attack and knock an opponent off guard, he turns black and white. It's then that you should REALLY hit him hard!"

Vegeta swung the Divine Instrument with more power and the Imp was defeated. It didn't take Vegeta long to defeat the other one as well. He didn't stop to celebrate however. Vegeta ran as fast as he could back the way he came. When they were nearly at the portal, they were attacked again. Vegeta wanted to test something though. Instead of hammering the Imps with his Divine Instrument, he used the Power Slash move. It worked, they were defeated easily.

Vegeta: "Ha I haven't had the Power Slash for more then a minute and it's already my favorite technique."

Continuing on, Vegeta ran through the portal. Coming back to the river he jumped in and swam across. He got out and ran over the bridge and leaped down the wall. He ran over the bridge and out of the first portal, back to where they started. It was the same situation as it was before. The earth was in turmoil. But Vegeta calmly walked up to his son and wife's statues, then to Goku's.

Vegeta: "Kakarot... Hang on. I'll get this place back to normal."

Vegeta turned to the tree Konohana. He didn't see any thing strange. Then he remembered that he was to cut down a fruit. Looking up, Vegeta sees it. No wonder he had to obtain the Power Slash to cut it down, it was huge. Not wanting to waste any time, Vegeta summoned the scroll and drew a line right on the fruit. It was easily cut and it fell to the ground. When it hit, an energy of some kind swooped over the area. Bringing life back to the land. Kamiki was restored... or so they thought.

Issun: "Wow! The village's been restored! Sakuya came through big time! She really was protecting the village! But I sure wish I coulda spent some more time in her kimono, If ya know what I mean! Heh heh heh heh heh!"

Vegeta just sighed in disgust. He had more respect for women then Issun. Bulma has made sure of that!

Issun: "But seriously, with monsters runnin' around and all... the village could still be in danger. Let's go see how they're all doing down there."

Vegeta ran down the steps to the tree and headed for the village. Along the way they came across a statue of a man with a flute.

Issun: "What in the world? I don't remember there being a statue here... Well, whatever. Let's go talk to the city folk!"

It was strange, Vegeta could have sworn that there was a man that looked just like the statue in that exact spot when he came up here with his family...

Vegeta: "HUH... Bulma! Trunks!"

Vegeta almost forgot about them. Forget the village he thought, and so he ran as fast as he could back up the mountain steps. Along the way he noticed that the sky was dark. That was strange, it was almost noon. When he got back to the top he saw only statues.

Issun: "Hey, there's a statue here, too... It's like everyone in the village or around it have turned into stone or something..."

Suddenly a roar was heard, but not just any roar. It was the same one that Vegeta and Issun had heard earlier, but this time, it sent shivers down Vegeta's spine.

Issun: "Not again!? That's not one of those smaller monsters that're lurking about. A roar like that's gotta belong to somethin' much bigger. Let's hurry up and find somebody with a pulse around here!"

Vegeta didn't complain there. So sticking to the original plan he headed for the village. Entering the village he noticed that it was still and quiet. A small boy caught his eye and Vegeta went over to look at him. He was a statue.

Issun: "No good. This one's not movin'. Everyone here was perfectly fine just a few hours ago! There's definitely something strange goin' on around here. The village is back, but what's up with the dark sky? Maybe it's dark outside the village too!? Let's find some high ground so we can take a look!"

Vegeta knew just the place. A other day, Goku took him to a wooden viewing platform that over looked the sacred tree Konohana. It was situated on a mountain near the village and the path was nearby. A few minutes later...

Vegeta: "Gasp!!! Now... huff I know why... huff Kakarot said... huff huff to pace yourself! huff!"

Vegeta was out of breath, his muscles hurt and he didn't know why. Normally, he could run up this mountain no sweat, in fact he did just that when he first came up here to meet Goku so why was he out of breath this time? Was it his body posture that was doing it? He was after all, on all fours. In fact how could he even walk like this? Surely his legs would be longer then his arms. Not to mention that it would put allot of strain on his spine, but it wasn't. How was he able to look strait ahead? His neck couldn't have enough room to do this! Even more strange was his hands. How could he walk on his hands as if they were really his feet? He felt nothing, no pain, no agony, nothing. Or was it whatever had done all of this that made him ache? These were just a few of the questions that raced through his mind. Finally, after catching his breath, Vegeta ran out to the end of the platform. Nothing. That's all he could see passed Konohana, nothing.

Issun: "This is bad... The sun's not even shining. It's as black as night as far as the eye can see. And not a single person can move a muscle... Is it some kind of curse? Did a monster do this? It's not gonna stay like this forever, is it?"

Vegeta wanted to know that himself.

Issun: "If only the sun were out to light our way... If you could draw a circle in the sky, we'd have ourselves a sun! But I guess that'd be impossible even for someone like you. Maybe we better seek out another brush god for help. Of course, if you had that kind of power from the start, that'd be a different story..."

What happened next was a surprise even to Vegeta. Something came over him. He just had this urge to draw a circle and bring the sun out. Without even knowing noticing the scroll came up. When he noticed, he drew a circle... and the sun reappeared.

Issun: "Wh-wh-what the!? Hm... Come to think of it, Tachigami and Yomigami both called you Amaterasu! That's the name of the sun god! So, if your name is Vegeta, then how come you had the Sunrise technique from the start. With this technique, you could even turn night into day... Wow! You're no run-of-the-mill man, that's for sure!"

Vegeta: "Saiyan."

Issun: "What?"

Vegeta: "I'm a saiyan, the prince of all saiyans actually."

Issun: "What's a saiyan?"

Vegeta: "I-it's a type of alien that looks very much like earthlings, but we've evolved into warriors. Saiyans love to fight, we can fly, lift just about anything with ease, punch and kick with deadly force, and even use energy waves. Each time we recover from a fight we get stronger. Kakarot is also a saiyan and our most powerful form is called Super Saiyan."

Issun: "So basically, you can do just about anything. Wow!"

Vegeta just nodded.

Issun: "Anyway, the flowing brush is like music from the heavens. That's a line from one of my grandfather's poems. He felt a skilled artist was like a musician of shape and color. Since you're such a great artist yourself, why don't we name your brushwork after that poem of his? It's called Celestial Brush! After all, your brush did bring out the sun! Well, Vegeta... Let's get back to the village! We gotta see if everybody are back to normal now."

Vegeta: "Ok, but first I want to check on my friends and family."

"Hm? Who are you!?"

Before Vegeta could even turn around to see his friends an old man came up. He bounced an orange on his head, held a cane and had a long white beard. It was the village elder Mr. Orange.

Mr. Orange: "A four legged man!? Not the one who fought that terrible creature with Nagi!? You couldn't possibly be the legendary Shiranui! No it can't be... That story is over 100 year old. Still, you look a lot like the statue os Shiranui. On the other hand, you don't look quite as smart..."

Suddenly Vegeta started to growl.

Mr. Orange: "Wh-wh-whoa! No need to growl like that. Can't you take a joke?"

That wasn't it. Something else had caught Vegeta's attention. Green Imps, three of them! An eery chill was in the air. They were looking to attack!

Mr. Orange: "Hm? What's this sudden chill down my spine?"

Issun: "Here they come, Vegeta... Those are the monsters that've been plaguing these lands. They sneak into villages and cause all sorts of trouble! Step aside, Spiky! This is a job for my trusty sword, Denkomaru!"

But Issun never got a chance to weld Denkomaru. Instead, Vegeta lunges forth, grabs Mr. Orange and uses him to knock the three Imps out. Vegeta then tosses Mr. Orange somewhere and jumps into battle. It was a little harder fighting three Imps, but using the same method as before Vegeta prevailed.