Authors Note: I apologize for the lateness of this chapter, it has been long overdue. Also I wanted to say that I am currently watching DBZ and getting inspiration for the story, thanks to all you my fans. Without farther a do I present to you…

Chapter 9: HFIL and the Year of Training Pt. 1

Raditz looked up at Hanabi as she cried holding him, how could he have been so weak, foolish and pathetic, He was supposed to live, yet here he was, "Don't worry, be strong Hanabi, and don't ever brake your honor." He whispered as he was unable to move a black darkness pulling him slowly away downwards, "BYAKU!!!" he heard screamed.

Raditz stood in blackness, across from him stood a white dragon like tiger, "What is this? Am I dead?" he asked glaring at it, the white dragon tiger looked him in the eyes "You are dead, But I have spared you." It said to him prowling around him "You must survive The Otherworld and become stronger." Raditz stared at Byaku "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?!?!?" he snarled loudly, "I Byaku will leave you a gift, a single peace of advice: When you are cast down, seek the secret path." Raditz glared "How is that a gift?" he demanded, the Great Byaku looked down at him glaring pain shooting through Raditz as though the hole in his chest was reopened, his mouth opened as if to scream for pain then it was all gone.

Raditz suddenly was standing in a line, "Please stay in line." He heard seeing that they where all walking to a gate, he walked forward stepping around the blue energy things he saw, he didn't feel dead in fact he was hungry, his armor was trashed but he was totally fine, he walked into the building noticing the pink sky and the yellow clouds that surrounded everywhere, he walked into the door, "Alright, what's with this crappy place?" he demanded, he saw a big giant staring at him glaring "This is the check in station to your afterlife, Get back in line." The red giant of 20 or so feet demanded as two blue men ran to grab him and drag him off, he didn't even feel them trying there efforts where so futile, "So this is the great Judge to the afterlife? And these are the guards of his to keep order." He said glaring at the two who hadn't even managed to drag him at all, Raditz gathered an energy ball throwing it at the red giant.

King Yema glared as the ball of energy came, he vanished to the side of the blast as Raditz came at him again "Don't you know you can't defeat the awesome King Yemma!" said the blue man, Raditz didn't care which it was, he threw an energy blast at it, The Giant form of King Yemma appeared behind him punching him hard in the back sending Raditz flying, Yemma leaping forth grabbing him in his hands grabbing an arm of Raditz in each hand putting his thumbs to Raditz back, "I know right where I am going to throw you." He said laughing, Raditz looked shocked, he had been totally defeated, King Yemma took Raditz outside the building through a side door and onto a path that looked like an endless giant snake, and he then threw Raditz downward into the Yellow Clouds bellow.

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Hanabi walked in the wilderness, to tell the truth she didn't want to speak to anyone, it had been 2 months sense Raditz had died and she wished he where still alive, deep inside she however knew what she wanted, she wanted a way to get Raditz back and would do anything to do it.

Hanabi noted her hair had grown about 2 inches longer in this time as she looked into the lake, she had been training non stop this past month to hone her skills.

"Why?" she murmured silently to herself, she gritted her teeth standing, "Hyuuga Hanabi does not mope and sulk." She thought as she turned and took flight towards the sea.

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Raditz looked eye to eye at two ogres, he had landed a few minutes ago, but he was pissed, "You don't realize do you? I'm leaving now you will tell me what I need to know or I will personally bring hell down on your asses." He challenged, One Ogre was tall and red with glasses on and sweats with a white shirt that read HFIL the emblazoned logo for the place, the other Ogre was blue and had an ugly stump horn out of his head and was stouter then his companion but still was a good 3 feet taller then Raditz.

"You Know what HFIL means looser?" the blue one said to him, "It means home for Infinite losers, it means you will stay here, Forever!!!" he yelled at him, his vocal grammar even bad, "I'm not staying at your home any longer then I have to, this is your home and you will burn in your own freakish disgrace but not me." He laughed both glaring, "Tell me, there's a secret passage out of here. Where is it?" he demanded again, the Ogres where both glaring at him.

"You got to play with us boy, If you can out wrestle me and out run him we'll tell you." The Blue one said, "Oh that's absolutely fabulous!" the red one popped up with, "I'm not going to play your stupid games." Raditz said looking around, he was starving. If he had been in the mood to play he'd have still been too hungry.

Raditz staked over towards the tree seeing the fruit on it, He'd eat it, "STOP THAT'S KING YEMMA'S FRUIT YOU CAN'T TOUCH THAT!!!" the blue one yelled running at him, Raditz spun throwing his elbow into the Blue ogres neck sending him flying back 20 feet grabbing the red one by the arm as he came twisting him to the ground, "So I can't eat that huh?, You'll get into trouble Huh?" he asked them, The red one squirmed "Yes you can't don't Yemma will be pissed at us!!!" Raditz smiled almost kindly at him, "I'm not completely soulless, if you tell me where the passage is and show me now I'll leave the tree alone." The red one looked up at him "Alright I'll show you where it is."

Raditz watched as they led him around the bizarre land with pink skies and strange rocks until he was looking into a tunnel, "This will lead you back up, we promise!" the red one pleaded, "Alright then, I'm going to get myself some fruit for the trip." Raditz turned walking back towards the tree, "BUT YOU SAID!!!!" Raditz smirked "I will leave the tree alone, it's the fruit I am after."

They both ran after him the Blue one whispering in a gagged voice from his neck being hit, "Lets not tell King Yemma about this." The other one nodded, "Agreed." (1)

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Hanabi sat her eyes closed, she had found a deserted island perfect for her training some time ago, her eyes where shut as she stood, she suddenly started into a slow Jyuukin Kata like a slow dance, slowly she sped up spinning thrusting her left arm forward into an imaginary opponent spinning away from an imaginary counter slowly speeding her own movements up, two more jabs she took with one hand in less then a split second, spinning around kicking the air so fast her leg movement was unable to be seen spinning around striking with her arms again palm striking the air faster and faster her arms becoming a blur of motions her Kata a fierce dance that looked almost simple save for half of her strikes where impossible for normal eyes to follow.

She had been here for, she didn't know how long but had came to train her body to match the training her energy had gotten, her energy manipulation was fine but she had seen her physical power as behind.

Gohan had been stuck on the island for close to 4 months now, it had been hard as hell he had realized at first but he had adapted, he walked onwards towards his cave when he saw some fast movement on top of a hill, "What's that?" he muttered stepping forward. He saw a moment later a girl spinning and striking the air in a Kata so fast he was unable to follow it with his eyes, "Who is she?" he thought looking at her, he didn't recognize her but he knew he should have, it ate at him, "Hey, HEY who are you?" he called out to her.

Hanabi stopped suddenly seeing the boy, she didn't recognize him either from the battle, mainly because he had been unconscious for the duration of it and she had been focused on Raditz. Hanabi turned and walked over to him looking at him, "I'm Hanabi, who are you?" she asked the boy.

Gohan smiled he hadn't had anyone to talk to for along time "Gohan, I'm Gohan!!!" he said to her, Hanabi stared at him, She had never heard that name before but his voice was familiar, she smiled and walked over to him, she still didn't recognize him, "Gohan huh, that's a cute name." Gohan stared at her he didn't get her at all, "So Gohan how old are you?" she asked him walking over to him starting some conversation.

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Raditz looked up, he had been walking up the path for a while it seemed as he neared the top smiling, "Raditz you over reacted, this death thing isn't as terrible as its made out to be." He muttered as he saw a sliver of light up ahead as he took step after step upwards through the secret passageway, "What is this fruit?" he muttered looking at a peace of the fruit, he had grabbed three but had only eaten one, and a week later he still wasn't hungry and he felt stronger then ever.

King Yemma sat sorting some papers on his desk when he heard his desk creak, he looked down and saw it open, Out stepped Raditz, "YOU!!!" he shouted in surprise, Raditz looked up, "You look surprised to see me!" he said suddenly attacking Yemma.

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10 Minutes Later.

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Raditz was back in The HFIL lying on his back groaning in pain, he slowly rolled over getting to his feet running back towards the secret passage again, "So he favors his left hook ehh? I hope he's ready.

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1 week, 15 minutes later.

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Raditz stood shaking from the ground, "THAT PUNK!!! I'LL NAIL HIM FOR KICKING ME THERE!!!" Raditz ran back towards the secret passage.

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1 week, 2 hours later

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Raditz smirked standing, he stood up, "I'm actually getting stronger from this, those are some damn good peaches." He said running back towards the secret passage.

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5 days later

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"I can make the trip in my sleep now, that's good, real good, damn good." He said, the run that took him a week now only took 4 days, and King Yemma had fought him all day on the 5th.

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Hanabi sat next to Gohan inside a cave, they had hit it off rather well sense they had met on that hill, "And that's how I met the three Saiyajins." Hanabi had just finished telling Gohan the story of how she had managed to do in her Genin exam and leaving, "Wow that's amazing, Mr. Piccolo also took me away to train me, but its to fight the two on there way now. Are they strong?" he asked her, Hanabi nodded, "They are as strong as they come, I've never seen them fight but some time ago I was on a planet with them when everything went wrong, while me and Ni-san almost died they where fine."

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Vegeta had just got done destroying a planet of annoying and weak bugs leaning back in his pod, "Even Hanabi could have dealt with that…" he muttered, he wondered what his servant was doing while he and Nappa flew towards earth on there coarse.

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Hanabi was sitting in the firelight of a small fire in the cave "I had leaped in the way of the attack and had taken the claw through the shoulder." Gohan listened, she had told an interesting story of a Bug Planet to him, but she hadn't told him of anything before that, "Why'd you take a stab for a jerk like him? He killed my father." Gohan said tears welling up in his eyes thinking about it, "Me and him knew each other well, trained together, ate together and spent time together, deep inside he was lonely and told me of how he had such hope for his brother to join him, I am not him so I don't know exactly what it was, but he was raised thinking killing is perfectly okay and when his brother refused to join him he was probably disappointed and didn't see why he was wrong." Gohan looked down "oh, I'm sorry I…" Hanabi scooted around the fire putting her arm around him, "Don't worry about it, its not your fault or mine that this happened, I promise you that if I can I'll get your father back as well." She said to him.

Gohan just sat there in the hug for a moment dumbfounded sitting there, he turned and wrapped his arms around her, "Thanks, so much." He sniffed, he had been truly lonely without anyone to talk to at all, a week ago he had found a Dinosaur in his cave but it had gotten eaten and he had been forced to move on.

Gohan was such a sweet boy she noticed, about 3 years younger then her she also guessed, so cute also, she had made another friend, "Gohan, I'm sorry but I have to train as well, I have less then a year to get ready for them as well, I won't forget my promise to you." She said standing, "Wait your leaving?" Gohan asked her tears in his eyes as she stepped out the door, "We will see each other soon, Time comes in everyone's life when a friend has to depart, but keep strong friend we will meet again." Gohan yelled after her "Are you going to be our enemy?" he asked, Hanabi snickered slightly, "yes and no." she said taking flight away. Gohan was left standing there confused, yes and no… he didn't know what that even meant.

Hanabi flew away from the cave a slight smile on her face, she had to train, what the Saiyajins did was wrong in her book but Raditz was her brother. She flew thinking about this; she'd have a lot of questions to ask Vegeta and Nappa when the two of them arrived on earth.

Piccolo watched from the air he had just arrived and was checking up on Gohan whom he had taken to train, what surprised him was when he saw that girl fly out of the cave, "What in the…" he muttered flying her direction gaining on her with extraordinary speed, He had quite a few questions of his own.

Hanabi was flying fast when she looked back she saw the green one flying at her, she stopped in mid air landing, she looked upwards and saw Piccolo land as well, "Well, Well what's this?" Piccolo said landing stepping towards her looking menacing.

Piccolo looked at the girl as he advanced, he wanted information and Kids easily scared "You there, Girl tell me what you are doing here?" he was shocked a little to see her resolve unfazed, she didn't look worried at all, "I am here to train and get stronger." She said flatly answering his question. Piccolo pondered a moment "What where you doing in that cave?" he asked, to this Hanabi stopped and looked him in the eyes meeting his gaze head on, "I was talking with Gohan, but I left to train." She said answering his question plainly, "Good I don't want you to be around him when I train him, he needs to become more self reliant." Piccolo said to her, Hanabi smiled "I can see that, he is strong deep within he is real strong, but he has been pampered, I left because he'd not get much stronger with me around." She said, talking to Piccolo felt natural to her, "Would you mind if I asked you a question?" she asked Piccolo who was now towering above her trying to use his impressive height to make her worry.

Piccolo noticed she didn't shrink at all, her stance was completely closed with no openings at all yet she was just standing there, her white eyes however seemed to soak in every detail that came at them, "I'm the one asking the questions here, tell me what you know of the Saiyajins that are coming." He snapped at her response. Hanabi smiled, "Will you train with me? Please?" she asked him, Piccolo glared "I won't…" he was cut off by her "I'll tell you everything I know about the two coming if you train with me, otherwise I will just train myself by attacking you repeatedly." Piccolo took a step back, her brashness was appalling yet at the same time appealing, "Alright, but if you can't keep up with my training then I will leave you to rot." She smiled at him "I'm strong, Don't hold back because of some vaunted altruistic thoughts like, 'She's a child.' Or 'She's a girl.' Or I will beat the shit out of you!!!" she said smiling, "I was almost Raditz-ni-san's power level when I first arrived." Piccolo smirked "You mistake me for being a good guy; I won't hesitate to leave you lying in a pool of your own blood if you don't hold up." Hanabi was surprised by his rather barbaric statement but nodded smiling, "Alright."

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Raditz glared at the entryway, that damned King Yemma had nailed his drawer shut, "LET ME OUT OF HERE!!!" he yelled at the exit which was nailed shut leading into Yemma's office "Nope, not going to happen." Yemma said flatly leaning back puffing a pipe, Raditz in the drawer glared out through a small crack, he could take the tunnel back out to HFIL but there was only one way he would go down, well maybe two, if he was thrown down, or if he got starved out, "What's the matter? Chicken?" he asked, he suddenly hear Yemma choke back a cough of surprise, "I get it, I was getting to tough so you nailed the drawer shut, big surprise, the great judge of the afterworld who's power I respected turned out to really be a chicken." Raditz sighed as he heard Yemma fidgeting, mixing insults and complements worked well, "I guess I'll go back down now that I found out that my sparring partner is a cow…" he was going to say coward but her heard the sound of nails ripping out of the drawer, "Come on small fry, BRING IT!!!" Yemma shouted into the drawer.

Raditz leaped out of the drawer, it hadn't occurred to him to try this, but these battles with King Yemma where better training then he had in his entire life.

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