AN: Remember the cloaked figure from chapter 4a? Well he's coming back, this chapter he only a brief appearance but he'll become a bigger part later. By the way quite some time has passed but there still is a bit more than two months before Vegeta and Nappa show up. Thanks Sarah for betaing.

Chap 9: The echoes of the future

The cloaked figure held his head in pain, his ears rang loudly. The future…has changed; I can't even tell what's going to happen anymore. The man spoke to King Kai telepathically, "Do you feel that?" he said intriguingly.

"Yes, it's like the world was turned on its ear," The Kai respondedtrying to figure out how and why.

"What do you think it is?" asked the man.

"I'm not sure…but I doesn't look like it's going to make thing change quickly it's just…" King Kai started.

"Big…" the man responded, in awe of the magnitude.

"Yeah, bigger than that fish you caught!" King Kai snorted putting his hand out to his sides to indicate the size.

The man didn't know how to respond at first, "…Funny…but do you think this is for the better?"

"Better? I'm not sure…but I can tell it is a change in the light of good rather than evil" the old Kai contemplated, rubbing his chin.

"That is a relief…so when is it my turn?" the voice asked impatiently.

"After they get the Sprit ball…I don't want them unprepared for you or the two invaders. We don't want their bodies snatched!" the blue deity laughed hysterically.

"What?" The man didn't understand it one bit, but he resolved to humor the Kai, "Oh…okay thank you King Kai."

"King Kai! HELLOOOOO!!" Goku said knocking his senseion the head playfully, laughing.

Raditz raised his hand and hit Goku on the back on the head chuckling, "Do not bother the Lord of Worlds with your trivialities, brother!"

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! You didn't have to hit me so hard!" Goku whined hitting Raditz in the chest

"Yes! I! DID!" Raditz shot backhitting Goku in the shoulder even harder with a devil's smirk, knocking Goku down.

"YOU!" Goku complained angrily and pounced on his brother giving him a mean left cross to the jaw. Raditz went down with his brother and kicked Goku off him. Kakarot has gotten strong…

"You're such a baby!" Raditz laughed with a proud smile.

"AM NOT!" Goku pouted crossing his arms stubbornly.

"BOYS!" King Kai interrupted angrily, which got both of their attention just as they were about to attack each other again. "Yeesh…Well anyway it's time for stage two of my training!"

"We're ready whenever you are!" Goku shouted, excited.

King Kai took a deep breath and let out an incredible yell which blew both Raditz and Goku back and continued to travel past them.

"What was the point of that?!" Raditz screamed, wringing out his ears.

"I'm guess we train our lungs next…or something." Goku said insecurely and took a deep breath preparing to yell. Raditz covered his ears in fear.
The sage sensei put up his finger. The yell managed to come from behind him blowing past him through Raditz and Goku once more and shoot up into the air. "I've heard of a long distance calls but this is ridiculous." their trainer started laughing, "OH GREGORY!!" Suddenly, a tiny beam of light shot between the two brothers "Gregory reporting for duty!" the little cricket said with a salute.

"All right boys, what you got to do this time is hit Gregory, but be careful, he's fast, and pretty strong!" King Kai warned them over-ominously.

"Tch… fast is my game!" Raditz boasted confidently.

"One more thing, you have to hit him with THESE!" King Kai summoned two hammers, a red one for Raditz, a blue one for Goku.

Goku struggled to pick up his hammer, "OH! These things are HEEEEAVY!"

"Oh please Kakarot…" Raditz snorted, rubbing his hands together and trying to lift, to no avail,"This is obscene!" Raditz protested angrily to King Kai.

"Oh come on!" Goku said dropping his, he spat on his hands and tried to lift Raditz' hammer. He lifted so hard he fell backward with no hammer in his hand "Wow yours is even heavier! I guess I shouldn't complain!" Goku laughed nervously.

Raditz smirked at Goku, "No, guess you shouldn't!" He once again put his might into picking up the hammer this time with success. He put the hammer over his shoulder confidently, but obviously strained. "Whenever you're ready bug-boy!" Raditz said laughing, his knees shaking a little under the weight.

Bug boy… King Kai snickered.

AN: Thanks for all the great reviews so far! Keep reading I think this is getting better as I go along.