Chapter 7- Life Crystals

"Oh dear. That does seem to be quite the stressful situation." Chi says. He and Drake are both sitting on separate rocks, conversing about Drake's problem. "But these Life Crystals you speak of… how did you know about them again?"

"I summoned Slifer the Sky Dragon from the Dragonballs. After I told him about the Death Crystals, he said that your world may have Life Crystals." Drake explains to him. "How do they work?"

"Life Crystals will fill you up with Life Energy. These crystals are extremely powerful. And for you, they may even take your Saiyan powers further than anywhere else." Chi tells him with his signature smile. "The only problem is, can your body handle it?"

"What do you mean?" Drake slowly asks him.

"It may take you to the same level Kevin. If you use these crystals, you may reach Super Saiyan 3." Drake's eyes widen and he smiles. "Don't be so overjoyed. Super Saiyan 3 puts an enormous strain on the body, one like you've never experienced before. Even with the training he got here to master his energy consumption as a Super Saiyan 3, he still had a massive level of strain and could prolong his fighting time by a mere three extra hours." Drake's smile vanishes as he listens to Chi's words. "Kevin was the first to visit me. After that, he brought his son and grandson here when he was older. Each generation just as heroic as the previous. And you say you're Kevin's Great Grandson…?" Drake is still silent. Was he about to turn him down? Was he not good enough still? "And it's because of that, I'm confident you can do this. Come. Follow me."

"Wha… okay." The two leave their rocks and follow Chi to his old hut.

"Your Great Grandfather trained here too. See that pond over there as well? When he mastered his energy down to the atom, that's where he had to concentrate. Haha, you wouldn't believe how many times he fell in that pond putting all his energy into one atom."

"Really? That's amazing!" Drake replies. "You're kidding me?! What kind of training was it?" He thinks to himself. As they enter the house, Chi approaches a small pedestal with a gray sheet over it. There appears to be a white light trying to come through the sheet. Chi removes it, illuminating the entire hut. "Whoa…!" Before them glows about a foot long crystal that glowed white light. Chi removes it and walks over to Drake with it.

"This is the Life Crystal. It has supplied me with my life for over 850 years."

"What!? You're that old?!" Drake exclaims. "Oh! Damn, I'm sorry! I didn't mean it like that." Drake immediately apologizes.

"It's all right. Even I'm surprised with my age. With all my energy controlling abilities and this crystal refueling me, it's no wonder I've been kept alive so long." Chi says. "Here, take it." He hands Drake the crystal.

"Okay, how do I use this thing?" Drake asks as he begins to examine the crystal from multiple angles.

"Oh you know, just hold onto it and do that Super Saiyan thing you guys do so well. You'll naturally absorb the power on your own."

"So wait, what happens to you if I take this Life Crystal for you?"

"I will die."

"What?!" Suddenly Drake feels cold all over. "But… but you've helped out all the past generation! If I take this from you, I'd pretty much be killing you! I can't do that to the man that has helped my family out so much!" Drake exclaims.

"Drake, you need to understand. As a Hero, you do need to make sacrifices, am I right…?" Drake's head drops. "It's not easy, is it?"

"No…" Drake shakes his head.

"Drake, I am already beyond old. I am ancient. Thanks to my training, I'll be able to press on for another 25 years or so. But, I've been thinking about it myself and it is time." Chi says with his traditional smile.

"Okay… thank you Chi." Drake says with a bow.

"Now, let's get you back to your universe." Chi says as he holds his right arm out. He creates a black portal with green flames coming out from it. Drake thanks Chi once more and heads into the portal. When he comes out the other side, he appears just where he previously left.

"Right, now to find the Krarg." He closes his eyes and concentrates on the energy the Krarg gave off. "Whoa, it's in Fuchsia City already?! This can't be good." He places his index and middle finger on his forehead and performs the Instant Transmission technique.

In another moment, he appears in Fuchsia City. The entire city is a ghost town. Tall buildings and street corners that are usually bustling are dead and empty. "I sure hope they were able to evacuate this place before the Krarg got anybody…" He follows the energy level of the Krarg and located the monster. It stands in the middle of an intersection, looking around lazily at its surroundings.

"There you are." Drake says as he lands twenty or so feet away from the monster.

"Oog?! Gyrahahaha!" The monster pounds its chest in excitement then hisses at Drake.

"Yeah, you remember me, don't you?" Drake says as he clenches his fists. "But we won't have a repeat of the last time." He holds out the Life Crystal to the Krarg. The Krarg doesn't know, nor does it care what it is. It just continues to hiss at its opponent. "Okay… just turn Super Saiyan he said." He holds the Life Crystal in front of him. The Krarg still doesn't know what is about to happen. In a flash of light, Drake transforms into a Super Saiyan, spiking his hair up and turning his eyes green and his hair gold. His yellow flame aura surrounds his body. In another instant, he ascends to Super Saiyan 2, adding the electrical blue sparks around his body. "Augh… here we g-go!" He says as he feels the power entering his body. "WhooooOOOOOOAAH!" He feels the Life Crystal's energy flood through his arms. His whole body shakes as his power level increases by leaps and bounds. Shockwaves shoot out from his body as he takes on the crystals energy. Slowly, on the inside of his green eyes, he gains a darker green pupil in them. His hair glows brighter gold than ever before and begins to increase in length down to his waist. "AAAAAAAAARRRRHN!" He screams out as gusts of wind blast forth from his body. The Krarg just continues to stare, regardless of small debris hitting its body. Drake's eyebrows then completely vanish off his brow. In a bright flash of white light, he reaches the next level. When the light fades, Drake appears with spiky gold hair down to his waist. He had two sets of bangs hang in front of his face that flapped with his aura. His eyes had their green color but also had a darker green pupil in them as well.

"Oh man…!" Drake says as he looks at his body. "What the…? My voice?" His voice is slightly lower and sounds even stressed. "Okay then. Heh, think you can beat me like before, monster? We'll see how you deal with a Super Saiyan 3!"