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Chapter 6. A new enemy?
"Gohan!" Livia rushed closer as Gohan and Kanara reached her, her long black hair waving behind her. It continued to surprise Gohan that his grandmother could have straight hair while all the other Saiyans, Kanara included, had unruly spiky hair. "Hey! How are you doing, honey? Are you hungry? Don't go in there!" Livia kept Gohan and Kanara from entering the general room of Gohan's tribe.
"Why not?" Gohan asked curiously. "What's in there?"
"Well, we have a bit of a situation." Livia answered hesitantly. "You see, we were talking to someone about the fact that you and Kanara are showing interest in each other and they sort of spread the word that you were looking for a girl.
"No." Kanara said as she shook her head. "Please say you didn't." She continued shaking her head.
"Did what?" Gohan asked as he looked from Kanara to Livia.
"The women on our planet are serious when it comes to finding a suitable mate." Livia explained as she crossed her arms and sent Gohan a worried glance. "They can usually choose their mate. So, once in a while there's a big party to show the men who are old enough to choose a mate. That's usually around twenty years old. Boys have to serve in the army from sixteen to twenty years old. After that they usually enlist again or find a mate. The parties are organized to show the number of men that become available in a certain month." Livia explained.
"It's a man market." Kanara added. "I've been to one once. It was interesting. I didn't really like anyone though."
"You were too young." Livia exclaimed. "You're still too young and you are too." Livia looked at Gohan. "I'm so sorry."
"So, there are girls in there?" Gohan asked. "For me?" He added as he looked at the door. Since when did they start making doors?
Kanara hit Gohan on the head. "That's a little too much enthusiasm." She complained. "I don't want an open relationship, you know."
"There are probably just two or three girls. How many girls would want to go out with me?" Gohan asked annoyed.
Livia looked at the half-saiyan. "You're the strongest Saiyan alive and you're cute too. Your children are going to be amazing." She said with a nod.
"Five girls?" Gohan suggested.
Livia continued to stare at him as she scratched her head. "How many girls showed up, grandma?" Gohan asked as an uncomfortable feeling settled in his stomach.
"Just go in." Livia said as she stepped aside. "Good luck."
"Good luck?" Gohan asked but she gave him a small push in the back. Gohan swallowed heavily as he opened the door to the cave room and widened his eyes.
A large group of girls was gathered in the room. They were all chattering cheerfully with the many men who were drawn to this large rate of estrogen. Raditz came running up to the speechless half-saiyan. "All the available girls are here. I counted them. All the single girls from fourteen to twenty are gathered in this room." Raditz turned back to the girls and gasped happily. "Look at that."
Turles joined them. "I did not know we had such hot girls in our race. Well, I did know but it hits me now." Turles grinned at Gohan. "And it's all because of you."
"We owe you one." Raditz added cheerfully.
"They're twenty years old." Gohan said as he looked at Raditz. "You're like thirty something." Raditz gave him a blank stare. "Never mind." Gohan muttered dejectedly. "Did you never have a party like this?" He asked curiously.
Raditz shook his head. "I enlisted again when I was twenty." He answered. "I thought fighting was more important. I was not ready for a mate yet." Raditz explained. "And then the planet exploded."
"Are you ready now? There is a whole group of women right here." Gohan said as he motioned to the girls.
"They are here for you." Turles answered. "They're going to be disappointed when they find out you're taken." Turles looked around and leaned in closer to Gohan. "Don't tell them yet." He advised innocently. Gohan smirked at him as he watched Turles walk to a group of older looking girls.
Gohan started into the room with Raditz following him. "You're not interested, are you?" Raditz asked.
"No, but making Kanara jealous is a plus. She needs that once in a while." Gohan looked over his shoulder to the young girl that was standing next to the door. She was leaning against the wall, her arms crossed over her chest, as she was frowning at the scene.
Raditz chuckled. "Well, then let's introduce you to some fine young ladies." He said cheerfully. Gohan let Raditz lead him to a group of young girls. "Ladies. Here is the guest of honor." Gohan smiled hesitantly.
One of the girls was very similar to Kanara. The main differences between them were her bright blue eyes, which made Gohan wonder if she was a full-blooded Saiyan. Most Saiyans had dark brown eyes. "You're younger than I thought." She said thoughtfully.
Gohan froze as the girls looked him up and down. They did not try to hide their scrutiny as some of them even circled the half-saiyan. "Look at that tail." One of the girls mentioned enthusiastically. "Shiny and thick. That's a plus." She eyed the tail appreciatively. "And it's attached to another plus." She continued as she winked at her girlfriends. They all chuckled amusedly while Gohan blushed. He thought Kanara was an exception but, apparently, all the Saiyan girls were blunt.
"It was nice meeting you." Gohan excused himself a while later. He'd been walking through the room, talking to several groups of girls, accepting all the thanks from other Saiyan men, and was happy to finally reach the door.
Gohan looked around, wondering where Kanara was for a few seconds, but he gave up quickly because he wanted to get away from those girls. He hurried to his small room. He was still sharing a room with Turles, Raditz, Tomi, Kiroki and Sinulka. He met the latter three when he first came to the caves. They were all around his age but they were from the same generation as Turles and Raditz, which is why they were sleeping in the same room. The half-saiyan walked into the small room and headed for his cot. He lay down, closing his eyes tiredly, planning on taking a nap before anyone could disturb him.
A sound made him open his eyes. He glanced sideways and noticed a shadow was moving closer. The half-saiyan closed his eyes again. A finger gently touched his chin and traced down to his chest. Kanara sat down on Gohan's cot and leaned down to kiss his neck. Gohan opened his eyes.
"What's got you in the mood?" Gohan asked curiously as he shifted slightly so he could look at her face.
"Your body is amazing. Should I need more?" Kanara whispered back. Her lips lightly touched his as her hand travelled over his armor.
The two pulled away from the kiss and Gohan raised an eyebrow at her. "Why this?" He asked. He eyed her innocent expression and gasped. "You're feeling threatened." He accused. Kanara frowned at him, only pulling a laugh out of the half-saiyan. "You're afraid I'll hook up with one of the other girls."
"Well… You know… Those girls were practically pushing you into a bed. And you're a guy." Kanara said as she looked down and her tail flicked in annoyance.
Gohan's smile broadened. "I was kind of assuming that was the reason you were dating me." He teased.
"Shut up." Kanara complained as she pushed against his shoulder. Gohan grinned at her. "I'm serious. Girls like that usually win. Guys like girls like that better because they're easy."
Gohan tilted his head. "It is probably true. Even Vegeta could not stay away from that aspect of his relationship with Bulma." He answered. The half-saiyan leaned on his elbow so he could look at Kanara better. "But I'm not like that."
"I know." Kanara got up. "I'm overreacting." She muttered. "I never really considered the possibility of you being interested in other girls." She added as she looked down, her hair falling in front of her face.
Gohan leaned in closer as he pushed her hair aside so he could look at her. "This is a side of you I've never seen." He muttered.
Kanara scoffed. "I know men like it when girls are vulnerable." She said as she looked up. "That's why I never try to show that side of me."
"You seem to know a lot about boys in general." Gohan said as he lay down again.
"I know everything." Kanara answered as she leaned in closer. Her lips almost touched his but when he moved closer to kiss her she pulled back. "I also know," She said with a grin as she noticed his distraught expression, "that boys hate it when things are dangled in front of their noses and then stolen away." Kanara whispered. She got up and moved to the doorway.
"Hey! Where are you going?" Gohan asked as he leaned on his elbow. "Come back."
"Catch me." Kanara winked at him over her shoulder. She shrieked when she noticed Gohan was already coming after her and she raced away.
Kanara raced through the large caves. Gohan was right on her heals, following her but making sure he would not catch her too quickly. This game could be over within seconds but where was the fun in that?
Gohan narrowed his eyes, thinking they had been running long enough and it was time to catch the prey, and powered up. He reached out to her with both arms, letting his body push her down on the ground. They rolled around while trying to push each other down. Finally, Kanara landed on top of Gohan and pushed his hands to the ground.
"Caught you." Kanara sneered.
"The mouse catches the cat." Gohan answered as he looked up at her.
Kanara smiled as she leaned down and pressed her lips against his. Gohan's fingers were moving restlessly; his hands were throbbing to touch Kanara's body but were held back by her hands. They both froze when the heard a giggle.
Kanara looked up while Gohan glanced sideways. Two young boys were grinning at them. Gohan gasped and jumped up, pushing Kanara off his body, causing her to fall down ungracefully.
"Goten! Trunks!" Gohan called. "What are you doing here?"
Kanara got up, hitting Gohan over the head for his behavior, and glanced at the two young warriors. "That's your brother, isn't it? I was wondering what happened to him." She muttered.
"I had to look out for them." Vegeta stepped out of the shadows. "But I'm not in the baby-sitting mood so you can take care of them."
"What?" Gohan exclaimed.
"I brought the brats home after our fight with Cell. You owe me." Vegeta pointed at Gohan. The half-saiyan shook his head.
"You can't leave them here. They are half-saiyan." Gohan answered as he stepped closer. "They'll treat them badly."
"No, they won't. You won't let them." Vegeta smirked at the half-saiyan. "Have fun." He lifted off and flew up away.
"Follow him!" Gohan said as he pointed to Vegeta's retreating form. "Come on. Go!" The two kids stared at him. "Why aren't you following him?"
"Mister Vegeta told us he would eat our desserts for an entire week if we don't stay here." Goten answered innocently. "Can we stay with you, big brother?"
Gohan placed a hand on his forehead. "Jerk." He muttered.
Kanara smiled as she stepped closer. "So, what do you want to do, guys?" She asked while Gohan was frowning at the sky. Goten and Trunks were restlessly glancing at the other adult Saiyans in the hallway, but the older warriors did not spare them one glance.
Goten ran closer. "Can we stay here, Gohan? Mom said the Saiyans are dangerous." He asked.
Trunks scoffed. "She's overreacting. My father is a Saiyan, remember? And he is the strongest warrior alive. They can't be that bad."
Kanara chuckled. "He's Vegeta's son?" She asked. "I can see where he got his attitude."
"Oh yes." Gohan answered as he crossed his arms.
Two Saiyans entered the cave. They both looked exhausted, sweat dripping down their faces, but they could not care less. One of them glanced in their direction. The man tilted his head. "Hey. You look a lot like Kakarott." He said thoughtfully.
Gohan rolled his eyes. "He's my little brother. His name is Goten." He answered shortly.
"Goten, huh?" Raditz knelt down. "No tail." He added. "Should have expected that." Raditz looked up at him. "At least your tail grew back. Makes you less of a misfit." He sneered.
Gohan crossed his arms. "It would probably only get Goten into trouble. I still haven't shown mom my tail." Said appendage was lashing behind him happily.
"Others will pull on it if you leave it like that." Turles commented. "You'd better make sure it is locked away safely."
"I won't even give them the chance to pull on my tail." Gohan answered, his tail lashing even faster. "Trust me. You'll lose your hand." Raditz, who was standing behind Gohan and was reaching out to pull on the tail, pulled back his hand immediately.
Goten looked up at his brother. "What were you and she doing?" He asked curiously. "I saw you do the same with Videl a long time ago."
Gohan widened his eyes. "Goten. Be quiet."
"Why? What's wrong?" Goten asked.
"They were kissing, silly." Trunks answered. "I saw mom do it with dad once and she told me that is private."
Raditz and Turles gave the two teenagers suggestive glances. "So, they were kissing." Goten exclaimed. Kanara raised an eyebrow when the two young boys exchanged mean glances.
Goten and Trunks suddenly jumped together, grinning widely. "Gohan and Kanara are sitting in a tree. NG!"
Gohan's mouth was almost touching the ground. Kanara's eyes widened tremendously. The two young boys could not finish their song since Gohan was already jumping on top of them. "Be quiet, you little runts!" He yelled as he pushed the two kids to the ground.
Raditz laughed. "You've got some great friends." He sneered. The man pulled Trunks and Goten from under his oldest nephew. "Let's get you two to your families. What do you say?"
"Can I see my grandma?" Goten asked cheerfully.
"Sure." Raditz placed Goten on his neck. "You've got teach me that song." He started as he walked away, Trunks and Turles following them.
Gohan scratched his head as he glanced at his girlfriend. Kanara shrugged. "I guess your whole family is integrating into our society." She said innocently.
"Yeah, but I don't know if that's a good thing." Gohan answered. "Hey," he continued when he noticed Kanara was walking away, "where are you going?"
"You want to keep an eye on your brother, don't you?" Kanara asked. "Let's go."
Gohan sighed and followed her, his tail curling around his waist just to be sure.
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The dark cave was lit up cheerfully by the cozy torches that were hanging on the walls. The particular cave Gohan was currently sitting in was turned into a common room. All Gohan's direct and indirect family members were sitting at make-shift wooden tables. They were feasting on a large amount of flesh and vegetables they just caught. Gohan joined in on the hunt. He still remembered some of the hunting techniques he used when he was younger. Now he was fast enough to catch a deer before the animal even noticed what was going on.
They did catch a few preys in the traditional way though. Just for the thrill. Gohan enjoyed the hunt more than he expected. Running through the woods with his family members turned out to be a lot of fun. The women and children were sent out to hunt while the men took care of the gory work of turning the animals into food. Gohan licked his lips in anticipation. After a minute of silence for the recently lost souls, all the Saiyans dug in.
"We've had a great hunt today." Raditz said cheerfully, reaching out for a large piece of meat.
"I've never joined a hunt like this but I had fun." Gohan answered. "It seemed successful."
"Trust me. It was." Raditz answered with a nod.
"Especially with you on our team, we can catch everything we set our eyes on." Turles added. Gohan smiled at the compliment. He did not get much of those in the Saiyan Empire. Most Saiyans were still distrustful of him. He was an outsider to them. He had to admit he understood why they behaved like that though. He was did not trust strangers either.
The dinners he had with his family were enjoyable. He never imagined he would have so much fun with a bunch of Saiyans.
"Gohan."
The half-saiyan almost chocked on the piece of bread he was trying to swallow. Gohan coughed a few times to get rid of it and, when people started noticing his troubles, Raditz smacked on Gohan's back repeatedly until he coughed it up. Gohan took a quick sip from his drink.
"Gohan? Are you there?"
"Yes. I'm here." The room was silent by now. Everyone was looking up in wonder and curiosity. Gohan was considering getting up and walking out the room but he decided the others would try to eavesdrop anyway. "Is something wrong?" Gohan asked.
"It depends." Gohan figured the voice belonged to King Kai. He vaguely remembered King Kai speaking to him when he was younger.
"On what?"
"On what you think is wrong or not." King Kai snickered under his breath. Gohan frowned as he looked up at the ceiling.
"You never call without a reason." Gohan answered, looking at the ceiling. He did not really know where else to look.
"You are right about that." King Kai paused. "We have problem. You see, there is this warrior. He's called Ankiër. Many years ago he tried to create a virus on his planet. It spread through the air and made everyone very sick. He gave out antidotes for very high prices, getting incredibly rich in the process. He knew that, someday, others would try to take over his business or force him to confess the secret behind the antidote. He decided to brew a potion, a mix of strong chemicals, which eventually made him stronger than any warrior in the universe. We as Kai's fought him. We managed to trick him into drinking our own antidote to his potion. It did not really still the effects of his own potion but it split his strength in three parts. His temporary confusion was his downfall that day."
"So, what does that have to do with us?" Gohan asked. A cold feeling was settling in his stomach as a hunch appeared in his mind.
"As I mentioned before, we split his strength up in three parts. We placed one part in hell, one in heaven and one in the world of the living." King Kai explained. "The problems started when the door to your world was opened. Ankiër slipped through the passage and went to heaven to fetch his second part. Now he is on his way to your dimension."
"To get the third part." Gohan said slowly.
"Exactly."
"Do you know how strong he is?" Gohan asked as he looked up.
"I can only estimate his strength. When he is at one-third of his strength, he is almost as strong as Cell." King Kai answered.
Cell's name triggered whispers from the others in the room. Gohan clenched his fists. This was bad. The half-saiyan caught his grandfather's eyes. "Right. So that means he's at least three times as strong as Cell was."
"If he finds the third part of his strength, yes."
Gohan scoffed. "With our luck, he'll find it." Gohan answered tiredly. "Thanks for telling me, King Kai. I'll do whatever I can to stop him."
"I expected nothing less." King Kai sounded satisfied. The same could not be said for Gohan. He sighed tiredly as he stepped away from the table.
"What are you going to do?" Turles asked, turning in his seat so he could look at the half-saiyan.
Gohan brushed through his hair. "I have to talk to Vegeta." He muttered.
"Vegeta is probably here." Raditz answered. "I heard the king saying Vegeta was going to eat with him and the elite warriors today."
"Where?" Gohan asked. He received blank stares as answer. "I'll find him myself." Gohan muttered as he closed his eyes. His senses spread out, searching for the high power level belonging to Vegeta. "There you are." He muttered. Gohan opened his eyes. "I'm sorry. I have to go. Enjoy your dinner." Gohan bowed in their direction before he ran out the door. Several Saiyans were still nodding in response as he disappeared.
Turles leaned on the table with his arm. "Leaving us while he is going out to have fun." He scoffed.
Meanwhile, Gohan was running at high speed, trying to reach Vegeta as soon as possible. He knew the man would not be happy with his intrusion. The Saiyan race had strict rules about the different classes and how they were to be treated and how they had to treat each other. Gohan was still considered a third class which meant he could not talk to the higher classed warriors unless spoken to. Gohan halted in front of a cave entrance which had a door. The half-saiyan took a second to be surprised at the fact that there was yet another door there. He shook his head to clear his mind and knocked on the door.
"Come in." Gohan opened the door.
"A third class?" An elite warrior called out as he raised an eyebrow.
Gohan stepped closer as his eyes took in his surroundings. A group of warriors was sitting at a large round table. All the warriors looked big and bulky. They were all stronger than the average saiyans but not as strong as Nappa was when Gohan first fought him.
Vegeta got up. "What's wrong?" He asked.
"He's interrupting an elite gathering. That's what's wrong!" Another elite warrior barked. "How dare you. Return to your own people immediately."
"How do you even know I'm a third class?" Gohan asked curiously, temporarily forgetting his mission.
"They have been very honest about the fact that the strongest warrior in the universe is a third class Saiyan." King Vegeta leaned back in his seat. Gohan frowned at the fact that the seats in this room had back leanings while the lower classes had to sit on seats without leanings.
"I don't care how strong he is. He needs to listen to the rules just like everyone else." The second elite warrior answered annoyed. Gohan raised an eyebrow at him.
"Where is your cave?" Gohan asked as he cracked his knuckles. "Oh, never mind. I can sense your power level and detect where you are if I need it." He continued nonchalantly.
"You don't scare me." The man answered. The room was dark since the torches did not give out that much light so Gohan could not be sure but he thought he saw a flash of fear in the man's eyes at his comment.
Gohan rolled his eyes. This man was not worth his time. The half-saiyan looked back at Vegeta. "We have a problem." He said. Vegeta nodded before he turned to his father.
"I have to talk to him in private." Vegeta with a small bow.
King Vegeta got up, pushing his chair back. He grabbed a wine glass and turned away from his son. "Follow me. Everything that concerns you concerns me too." He answered.
Without sparing the other Saiyans so much as a glance, Gohan followed the royal family into a smaller chamber. There King Vegeta and his son looked at Gohan expectantly. The half-saiyan quickly related the story with the details to them. Vegeta's expression got more serious as the seconds passed.
"Great." Vegeta said when Gohan was done. "Another stupid warrior who does not know how strong we really are." He complained.
"This sounds like a great opportunity to test your strength." King Vegeta answered cheerfully.
"I was like that too the first few times." Vegeta answered with a sigh. "But things like this get annoying after a while."
"Tell me about it." Gohan answered as he crossed his arms. "So, what do we do?"
"We need to find him and take care of him." Vegeta answered thoughtfully. "We just need to figure out how."
"How can we help?" King Vegeta asked.
"I don't think there is anything you can do to help." Gohan answered thoughtfully.
"This planet allowed us to stay here while we did not have a place to stay. If the planet is in danger, we will do something to help." King Vegeta answered with a frown. "It's a matter of pride."
"It always is with you guys." Gohan muttered under his breath. The half-saiyan gave Vegeta a questioning look. Vegeta was looking at the desk behind which King Vegeta was standing pensively. He looked up at his father.
"We will ask for your help if we need it." Vegeta said. King Vegeta seemed fine with this solution.
"Where do we start searching?" Vegeta asked as his eyes moved to Gohan. The half-saiyan shrugged. He had no idea. Vegeta growled in annoyance at Gohan's uselessness. The man closed his eyes, earning confused glances from both Gohan and King Vegeta. Gohan then caught onto Vegeta's plan and closed his eyes as well.
Their senses spread out to the farthest edges of the planet, searching for something that was not supposed to be there. After all these years, Gohan knew exactly how planet earth felt. He knew the difference between humans and animals. He noticed the subtle differences between a mammal and a fish. The distinction between a living being and nature.
Gohan had to ignore the obvious power levels on the planet. Krillin was the first one to pop up because he was the closest power level. Goten and Trunks were together. Gohan gathered they were sparring by the way their power levels were fluctuating. Bulma was close to Chi-chi which explained why Trunks and Goten were together. Piccolo immediately sent a spark to tell him he knew Gohan was searching for his power level and to ask why. Gohan shook his head to clear his mind of these distractions and focused on his main objective. Finding the odd one out.
There. A small spark. A strange feeling. It was hard to recognize what it was. At first he thought it was a mammal. Maybe a human or an animal. Then he discarded that thought. It was different. Gohan tapped on Vegeta's shoulder. "East." He muttered as direction.
Vegeta obeyed immediately, throwing his senses in the eastern direction. The man frowned thoughtfully. Gohan gasped out loud. It was gone. "There is nothing there." Vegeta complained.
"There was." Gohan answered as he opened his eyes. "I'm sure of it."
"This is no time for jokes." Vegeta snarled, opening his eyes to glare at the half-saiyan.
"I am not joking." Gohan snarled back. "I felt something there." Gohan closed his eyes again, trying desperately to feel that strange presence again. "I know I did."
"It's gone now." Vegeta answered. "Probably died. Nothing important." Vegeta crossed his arms before he turned away from the half-saiyan.
"What if it was?" Gohan asked, following Vegeta.
"You can go check it out of if you want to." Vegeta answered. "I'm not stopping you." The man lifted off and disappeared into the sky.
"Fine." Gohan called after him. The half-saiyan growled in annoyance, turning east and jumped into the sky. "I will find that strange power level and show him I am right." He muttered as he sped up even more. The half-saiyan crossed his arms as he was flying. "Stupid Vegeta. Always underestimating my strength and powers."
A small smirk appeared on his face. "Come out. Come out. Wherever you are." He called out.
Several teenagers slowly flew closer from all directions. Some appeared under the clouds above which they had been hiding while others eased out of the woods. Gohan shook his head. "Vegeta is not the only one underestimating me." He complained.
Kanara grinned at him. "You can't blame us for trying to sneak up on you." She answered. "We're getting pretty good at the ki-concealing thing, aren't we?"
"I guess." Gohan answered with a shrug. "I have to admit I did not sense your presence until now but I haven't really been paying attention to my surroundings. I was thinking about something."
"So, where are we going?" Kokaro asked innocently.
"I am going to find out what that strange power level was." Gohan answered. "You are going back now."
"You can't tell us what to do." Dacar snarled back.
"I can't use you there." Gohan said. "It might be dangerous." He noticed the glances the others were giving each other. "And I'm saying that to a bunch of Saiyans." Gohan muttered as he closed his eyes in annoyance at his own stupidity. "Look. There might be a very strong warrior on planet earth. He was resurrected at the same time you got out of hell. He might be here to find other parts of his strength so he can become stronger than anyone we've ever fought."
"Stronger than Cell?" Kanara asked with wide eyes.
"That's very strong." Dacar added as he rubbed his hands together.
"Just imagine what kind of fight that would be. Fighting a warrior stronger than Cell would be a great challenge." Kokaro continued, his eyes gleaming with anticipation. Gohan shook his head.
"Even watching a fight between the warrior who defeated Cell and the warrior who is a lot stronger than Cell would be amazing." Kanara grinned at Gohan.
"I'm making it worse, aren't I?" Gohan muttered as he rubbed over his forehead with his hand.
"Just a little bit." Kanara answered with a smile.
"Fine. You can come with me but there is a catch. If I say you have to run, you run. Got it?" Gohan asked as he gave them all a stern look.
"I don't care what you say…" Dacar started but Kokaro kicked against his shin before he could finish the sentence. Kokaro gave Dacar a pointed look which made Dacar sigh. "Fine." He muttered.
The others nodded innocently when Gohan looked at them. The moment Gohan looked away, Kokaro turned to Dacar. "As if we're going to listen to him." He sneered softly.
Gohan was the first one to land in the large clearing. The half-saiyan closed his eyes in concentration, hoping he could find the culprit and prove his right to Vegeta. Now he only had to find the strange power level. The rest of the Saiyans landed a few seconds later.
"So, what are we doing here?" Kokaro asked as he looked around. The clearing seemed like nothing important.
"We were looking for that strange presence, remember?" Dacar answered without looking up. "I don't see anyone though."
"Do you know where this person is?" Kanara asked as he eyes moved to Gohan.
"It's probably a false alarm. I bet he isn't here." Dacar answered. "What do you say, Gohan?" He asked as he looked at Gohan.
"Will you just be quiet?" Gohan snarled at them all. The half-saiyan growled in anger as his breathing settled down. He knew the others could be annoying but this was the first time he was willing to push some heads through some walls. Gohan clenched his twitching hands and closed his eyes again so he could focus on the strange power level.
The others eyed each other uncomfortably as they waited for Gohan to finish his small research project. Gohan opened his eyes, sighing heavily. "He's gone." He muttered as his eyes travelled over the woods around them.
"Gone? We travelled all the way over here for nothing." Dacar complained. The man almost regretted this answer as Gohan's fire-shooting eyes landed on him.
"I did not ask you to come with me, remember? You guys forced yourself on this trip." The half-saiyan snarled back at him. Gohan kicked a small rock up in the air so hard it shot right through different trees. Gohan jumped into the air while the others stared at the small trickle of smoke that was emitting from the first tree through which the small rock had just shot.
Gohan closed his eyes in annoyance when he noticed the others were already following him. His power level sensing had let him down temporarily. This did not mean he was not right. The strange power level was still out there. He did not know where or why but he was sure he could not let this go.
Gohan turned on his back, staring up at the clouds as he flew. Maybe he was overreacting. This news about the powerful new warrior probably made more suspicious of other power levels. Gohan slowed down so the others could catch up with. As he was waiting for them he answered to the probing voice in his mind. "Hey Piccolo, What's up?"
"Why were you searching for a power level?" Piccolo voice replied.
"It's a long story. We're going to gather everyone at Capsule Corp. so I do not have to explain it twice. Meet you there?"
"Of course, kid. I will be there."
Gohan sighed as he shut the conversation off. This was going to be such a long day for him. Especially if that certain warrior was going to attack them. He was not in the mood for another villain. He wanted peace to last a little longer, but something in his mind told him that even Shenron would be not be able to grant that wish.
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