This is my second edit, the first one being Chapter 1. Why did I jump to edit this one next? Well, because I have done Chapter 1-6 on a different computer, I do not have the files on this computer. And I'm editing in a car, so I don't have any internet to get them.
Also, I do not own most of the characters, they belong to Akira Toriyama and FUNimation.
Chapter 7: The Mountain Of Fire ~ - . Y . - ~ Dragon Ball Saga
Roshi came with Goku and Chichi, who were respectfully came in on a spinning turtle and the flying cloud Kinto'un (Nimbus). The old hermit was acting like a drunken man as he tried to stop his head from spinning. He was quickly able to orient himself, however.
"Can you really put it out, gramps?" The little boy asked, after he hopped off his golden cloud.
Master Roshi, either completely ignoring him or thinking it was a rhetorical question turned to the Ox king, and called him by his formal name. "Hey, Gyuu-maou!"
The Ox king tried to stand up from his sitting position, but fell to one knee. His wound was still raw looking, but now it only looked like 5 scratches on the surface of his skin instead of 5 deep holes in his flesh. "Daddy, are you all right?" They heard from the background, where a little girl was on the verge of tears. "Yeah, I'll be all right" he said with a smile. But what his daughter couldn't see was behind the smile. He was gritting his teeth trying to deal with the ever lessening pain. To him, the pain was signaling that the wounds were quickly 'closing', and pain being removed as they 'closed'. The thing was, Yamcha stopped healing him 5 minutes ago, and the accelerating healing stopped with it. I guess the pain tends to linger, ehh future boy? That technique isn't perfect yet.
"Yes Master?" he was finally able to say, after shifting to a better position.
Master Roshi then proceeded to chew him out, accusing him of all the crimes he has done, about all of his greed and killing he has done to gather his treasure. Ox King proceeded to bow down and apologized for everything he has done, and promised himself and everyone there that he would become a better person. Oolong was shocked that one of the strongest people in the world was bowing down to this old man that was all skin and bones. Then again, that same person just lost to Yamcha, who was laying down trying to catch his breath after the healing he just preformed. This is almost unbelievable. If I didn't know any better, I would say that this whole situation was impossible.
Master Roshi then looked towards the fire, an impassive look still on his face. "Tell me something, which one here was able to wound you to the point where you could no longer function?"
"That would be me, Master" Yamcha stated as he stood up and dusted himself off. He was feeling tired from generating so much Ki, the Anti-Ki partials had lodged themselves in almost every space they could find, waiting to be processed and removed from his body.
"Not a scratch on you. Impressive. I didn't think there were any humans able to hurt Gyuu-maou, and I thought it was even less likely for there to be one that was weaker than him and also get away without a scratch. Care to tell me how you did it?" Master Roshi asked.
The bandit replied simply, the in the best way he knew how. "Having lived through life already, I somehow was able to restart it from 2-3 days ago. I was very old when I died, and then I suddenly woke up young again. So far, everything is happening just as it had before I died."
"That still does not answer my question" Master Roshi replied.
"Well, all of my martial art training combined is longer than the ox-king has lived. But that wasn't why I won… I truthfully do not know."
"Hmm, a mysterious future boy with mysterious powers he doesn't know about. Any reason you came back to this time?"
"No, no reason I can think of besides that this is when I met Goku. But why is that the point at which I came back to, and why did I even come back in the first place? Kami might know, but I'm not even sure if he does. At most I can ask for some insight from him. So I will collect the Dragon Balls and wish for the knowledge." Yamcha was surprised how well Roshi was able to take in the information.
"Ahh, so that's your goal. Well, it isn't evil, so I guess I won't have to stop you. Just wondering, can you tell me anything at all from when you injured Gyuu-maou?"
Yamcha thought about this question. The problem was he still didn't have answer. It was one of the many questions he had himself. "I really don't know." he finally said.
"I see. Gyuu-maou, would you be able to shed some light on this situation?"
"Umm, I don't really know what happened. He started out slower and weaker than me, and then he all of a sudden got stronger." He then signaled for Roshi to come near him, which he did. The Ox King then whispered, "It also looked like he lost control of himself when it happened. He stared down at his hand for almost a minute in what looked like disbelief and shock before he healed my wounds."
Roshi walked back over to the main group "Well, since we don't have any more information about the time traveler's mess, and nothing else to do about it, the only thing to do now is clean up this blazing mess. And Gyuu-maou, it's pathetic that you couldn't put this out yourself." He then proceeded to go towards Goku, and reminded him of his 'Condition', and then he called Bulma over where they 'agreed' on the terms. But before she left, Roshi told her to wait a second. "Listen here. You have to keep an eye out for that boy, ok? He is seriously strong, and I don't want innocents to be hurt if he acts out in a public area. If something like this happens, Goku has to be there to control him. I also want you to tell me anything you can about him the next time you see me. Ok?"
Bulma knew that the old man was a pervert, but to see him genuinely concerned about Yamcha and all of them as a group was a surprise to her. "Um, sure, ok." She said, while walking back to everyone else.
"Hey, how about I put out that fire then?" Roshi said to everyone, happy that his deal will go over well and that he doesn't have to constantly worry about the bandit with the girl and Goku looking after him. The mood instantly changed and everyone started to get excited. They were going to watch the #1 strongest (or 3rd, if you included Kami and Popo) person alive put out the world's biggest fire with only the materials he had on him. And a second later, he had even less on him, as the turtle shell clanged on the floor, and his shirt was floating downwards.
Sure Yamcha started to think, He is powerful now. A power level of about 100 in base form is nothing to sneeze at for a human in this age. But how strong is he really? I haven't seen him go into this form since the last time he put out the fire, which was a life time ago. I would love to see what his power level is now that I can actually sense it.
And sense it he did. As Roshi powered up and buffed up, Yamcha looked out in awe. His power level tripled, maybe even more! He isn't even powering up, that's the interesting part. What is truly happening is that he is really holding back all the time, and finally showing his true power! He is letting his muscles soak in the Ki, the Anti-Ki is being processed at an extreme rate! … No, the processing can't keep up. He really is pushing it, 250, maybe a bit more, is his true max. He is way over that now. He really is trying to get every ounce of Ki he can possibly get, and It also looks like a lot is pouring off of him. Does he really have that poor control of Ki?
Roshi shot the Kamehameha at the mountain. The inefficient Kamehameha wave, very loosely packed. This allows for more Ki to slip away from the main beam. The only reason that a lower power Dodon ray is able to pierce through the wave is because of the high density of the ray, and low density of the wave. If he could only compress it… I guess Roshi really is bad at controlling Ki. Maybe we can work on that later.
Giving his teacher a teaching, now THAT would be priceless. I guess I never thought about improving the other Z fighter's techniques. I always thought they would do it themselves. I have always trained and improved, and counted on them to do the same. Then again, in my time, people wouldn't use the words "train" and "Roshi" in the same sentence, unless the sentence was "Roshi is riding a train".
Everyone else was downright impressed. Bulma felt an even greater appreciation because of his seriousness of Yamcha's situation, him acting goofy afterwards barley even fazed her. Then she snapped out of it and went to go look for the dragon balls. Goku went off after being told he couldn't make a Kamehameha, and he did it anyways. Yeah, he wreaked an essential feature of Oolong's house car, but hey, he was able to make a Kamehameha Wave without 50 years of training. That scored points in Master Roshi's books. That, and finding out from the Ox-king that Goku is Son Gohan's grandson was enough to start some small talk with the Saiyan kid. In fact, it was more than enough to invite the kid to train with him, with a promise that Goku will become stronger than him by the time he is done. Of course Roshi didn't really think Goku would get stronger then him, but the fact was that it would happen, and quite easily.
"I'm sorry, but I can't" Goku started to say "Yamcha already promised to train me."
Yamcha's eyes opened wide with fright for the first time in years. Nonono, this is a misunderstanding! Yes, I want to train him, but I want to AFTER he trains with Roshi. There is no way I can train him as effectively as Roshi could! "Actually, I was thinking of training him after he trained with you. And if it isn't too much trouble, I would love to train alongside him." I hope this works!
Roshi thought for a bit. Yes, having another student is a hassle, but this boy needs to be watched over. From what he heard so far, the bandit needs to be watched. And injuring Gyuu-maou is no small feat. I guess I have to take him in as well. "Fine, I'm ok with this. Go get the dragon balls an your knowledge first and then we can talk again about the training"
"Thank you Master Roshi!" Yamcha said. Goku noticed this and said the same quickly afterwards.
I can get used to having this respect again. Thought the pervy old man, before an exhilarating scream disrupted his thoughts.
"It looks like they found it" Goku said, thinking out loud. He was now on top of a wall, walking on the broken edges. He got bored really easily and was wondering what the others were up to.
Then they came back, where they saw what happened to the house car. "Ah, no, my house!" Oolong exclaimed "It has been totally wreaked!"
"Don't worry about that! Here, take my car! It is the least I could do after that sparing match." The Ox-king said as he tossed the capsule at Bulma, the closest one to him. She clicked it open, and out popped a hover car. "It's a little old, but it's darn fast!"
"Wow!" she said, instantly recognizing the hover car type. This WAS a fast model; it was a hover-racer from 35 years ago. One of the fastest from that time, only the 325Z was faster. We could get to the next ball within a day thanks to this car! "Come on everyone, pile in!"
They were all going to the car to pile in; when Roshi suddenly remembered about the 'compensation' he was going to get because of his help. He was walking up to the car, when on the way, Yamcha saw him. Yamcha wanted to talk to Roshi about the training, both his and the old mentors. Bulma noticed that Yamcha stayed behind to talk to the old man, and she also waited. Goku got bored of waiting, so he went over to talk to the Ox-King about the fight that happened. On the way, the Ox-Kings daughter, the adorable Chichi, shyly asked about Goku's hand in marriage, which he accepted. He was confused, but accepted the marriage anyways.
I'm sorry I had to do this to you buddy, but we need your son more then you know it. Thought Yamcha, before finally speaking to Roshi. "Master, about the training, you need to train too."
"What? I have been the protector of the earth for hundreds of years, and I need to train now? What do you know?"
"Well, for starters, I could tell right now that you have very poor control of your Ki. You constantly push it lower than it should be, and then push yourself way to hard when you actually need your power. Your techniques are also unrefined, you need the extra power to make up for the lack of control you have. Destroying that mountain isn't what you were aiming to do. The Kamehameha had extremely poor containment; energy was flying out of its sides everywhere. The only reason you are the world's strongest human is because you have been given opportunities no one else had. Son Gohan was a better martial artist than you, yes?"
This ruffled Roshi's feathers, if he had any that is. No one has talked to him like this since, well since HE had a master. One thing he couldn't deny was that what Yamcha said WAS true. He never had full control over his power, nor was he ever able to use it to its fullest extent. And even though he was stronger than Son Gohan, he would have certainly lost if he had to fight him for real. "… What would you have me do?" the old man finally said.
"The magazines you have are nice and wonderful, trust me on this. You and I spent a good number of decades looking at them and watching them on TV with others. But the thing is this: the time line has changed dramatically. I don't know what will go wrong in this one, but something will. Something always does. For the next 4 years, you are the strongest human on earth. If anything goes wrong, then you will have to step up to the challenge. That and one more thing. I hate to reveal the future like this, but in a Tenkaichi Budokai that will come up, you and Goku will face off in the finals. You barley manage to beat him. With my added training, Goku will beat you without breaking a sweat. This cannot happen."
"Why not, what is the worst that can happen? The worst thing is that he starts to get lazy. I would like for him to find his full potential, but he doesn't need to be. We have been at peace for so long, if he is stronger than me, then I don't see any problems handing protection of the earth over to him."
Roshi had a good argument. Or so he thought. Yamcha, realizing that the old man needed to listen said the only thing that he knew would faze the old man. "Piccolo is coming soon. Because I am here and changed history, we might not win. The final fight that happened was too close; any small detail can change the outcome. I need you to get stronger. If you won't do it for yourself, do it for Goku. If you won't do it for him, do it for the world." This paused Roshi. And worried him. A deep line of fear, worry, and hate crossed his face. He wished he had taken his training more seriously now. Piccolo is a great threat. But… his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a hand softly placed on his shoulder. "I know that you think that you can't do it. And I can't blame you. Going hundreds of years without improving at all is somewhat of a letdown and a real motivation killer. But all that happened is that you hit a wall. And from experience, I can tell you that all walls can be broken, scaled, or walked around. So now, you're going to start to scale it. But only if you agree to my training, ok?"
This is ridiculous! This young boy who can't be more then 16 is telling me my experience, and scaring me to the point where I almost soiled myself! Roshi thought But… everything he says is true. I have hit a wall. I do need help. I don't know where to go from here, but I know I must go on ahead. I don't have my master to save us all this time, I must go myself. "Fine, tell me what to do."
Yamcha smiled. Everything is going great, nothing bad could happen from this. "Ok, this is the easy part. Can you make a ball of energy in your hand like this?"
He didn't want Bulma to see that he could do this. She was already getting a bit too clingy, seeing him teaching the world's strongest would put him at an all new high in her book. That could not happen; he needed her to get with the other Saiyan in order to have trunks. He made sure that she already left before he made the ball in his hand. Of course, he kept Pu'ar behind. The little cat will have to learn this side of him fast; it will probably stay like this for a while. Looking around, he didn't see any trace of the girl, the pig, or the Saiyan. He guessed that she was getting impatient. She really left because she didn't want to remind Roshi about what she owed him.
Roshi looked impressed with the ball "I didn't think anyone could make energy like this besides me and Gohan, but yes, I do know how to do it. But doing something like that is Childs play, I don't understand what you want me to do with it?"
"It's quite simple. I want you to make the ball right now, do it please." He waited for his soon-to-be master to form the ball "Good, now every time the sun comes up, I want you to increase the power of the ball a little bit. Oh, and you cannot let the ball go out, try to keep it at a constant power. Yes, when the sun sets, you can shrink the ball down to nothing, but when the sun comes up, the ball should be back at its original size and force, plus some energy. Over time, I would also like you to work on keeping the energy together, and not letting it escape. Are you ok with this?"
I don't really have a choice, now do I? "Sure, whatever floats your boat. BUT, I am going to make your training extremely hard for you and your little friend, ok?"
"Yes, that is exactly what I want! Thank you master Roshi! Now I have to go catch up with the others. There is someone dangerous in the next town, and I have to make sure nothing bad happens to them. I will see you later, for training."
"I'll see you then! … Oh no, Bulma left! Now I won't get my feel!" He said jokingly, knowing that he basically gave up that type of material for the next couple of years. Still, it will felt good to start training again. Maybe I will walk to the sea and then swim the whole way to Kame House. Only using one hand should be challenging enough for me. He thought, before heading off in the direction of his house.
~ - . LAD . - ~
Not much changed. Some key facts changed, and a lot of grammar got fixed, but that is it.
Editing the next chapter now!
~-.Q AND A.-~
Q- Hmmmm, looking forward to seeing what's up with Yamcha's power spike...
A- I bet Yamcha is dying to know as well!
Q- Happy Birthday!
Also looking forward to the next chapter and what caused Yamcha's freak-out.
A- Thanks! And I'm sorry if you didn't understand what happened (I blame myself), but basically at the end of the fight, Yamcha's thoughts were replaced with wild instinct which he had no control over. And somehow, he became faster, stronger, and had a large amount of power stored up, but with none of the toll on his body (meaning that he didn't feel tired at all. He actually felt better than he did before the fight started)
Q- Nice chapter things will be different compare to dragon ball I can't wait to see what you got in store.
A- Well, one thing is certain. Chichi and Goku will grow up and get married. But will they be the same people when they grow up? (Aka, Goku being a dunder-head and Chichi being a bossy-boss?)
Edit: well, I cannot confirm that they will be together. I have had another idea…
~ - . POWER LEVELS . - ~
Yamcha before the fight – 58
Yamcha power spike – 174
Goku – 43
Goku's Kamehameha – 45
Ox King (relaxing) – 81
Ox King (Battle ready) – 162
Master Roshi (relaxing) – 112
