Chapter 10

Claire ran over to me and hugged me, even though I was still in the hospital bed. And I kissed her. Not long, but long enough. The kiss, the love, it seemed to energize me. When Claire pulled away, she saw the change in my face.

"I knew you would feel better. I have a feeling these will bring you back to normal. Completely back to normal." She said, handing me a pouch of sensu beans. How?

"How'd you get these?" I asked her.

"They're a present. From that ten foot tall monster. I saw you fly into that building, James. I followed him. I saw him eat one before you came out, and it revitalized him. When you killed him, when you collapsed, I grabbed the pouch. I thought it might work for you." She said. I smiled at her. I reached into the pouch, and grabbed the bean. I popped it into my mouth and ate the horrible tasting bean. YES! I felt my power return completely! I was revitalized! Claire's kiss may have energized my mind, but my body was now back to perfect shape.

I changed into my ripped pants and walked out. Strangely enough, it was no big deal for me to sign out of the hospital. They did charge me, but they acted like it was completely normal for me needing to be fitted for a body cast yesterday, but able to walk out completely fine today. Maybe someone from above was helping me out. I smirked at the thought.

"You beat him James. You destroyed that monster. Now everything is perfect." Claire said as we walked home, my arm around her waist.

"Everything is not perfect. When I was unconscious, I was talked to." I said, and I told her everything that the weird, mystical god-wannabe had said. Ending with the part that Frieza was coming for me.

"James. You have to fight again? No! You can't James. He could kill you." Claire said, her eyes welling up.

"We've been through this already. I have no choice. Frieza is coming. I have to train; I have to get stronger to stop him. If I don't, he'll kill everyone. And everything."

"James, there has to be another way." She begged me.

"There is no way. It is something I have to do." I said, and let go of her. I transformed instantly to SSJ1, and flew away. How could Claire not understand? The fate of the universe rests on my shoulders! I have to stop something even God can't stop! And she wants me to refuse this fight? Get myself killed? Her? Everyone? No. Even if it means losing her, I can't let everyone die. I CAN'T!!!! "WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND?" I yelled into the night sky.

I flew around for the rest of the night. I didn't call Claire. I didn't talk to her. I did come home that night though. I flew into my room and landed on my bed. I took off my ripped pants and fell asleep. A bad idea.

"YOU WILL DIE EARTHLING!" Frieza yelled, pointing a finger at me, a purple blast lancing from it straight towards my heart. I dodged, and the blast hit the person behind me. Claire. Straight through the heart it hit her, destroying her. She died there. I watched her die!

"NO!" I yelled, sitting straight up from my bed. The nightmare was so intense, so real. I felt the heat from Frieza's blast! I had watched Claire die! It couldn't be!

I was shaking so hard my bed was squeaking. I lay down in fear. Sweat was pouring off my head. It was only an hour after I'd lain down to sleep. Eventually fear and exhaustion put me back to sleep.

A huge golden fist swung at me! I dodged, and dodged the second fist. I was a SSJ2; this golden ape transformation couldn't touch me. Wait! Down, on the ground, hiding behind a tree! I dodged a mouth blast and got a better look. Claire! I couldn't mistake that red hair anywhere. NO! The ape saw her to! He killed her with a mouth blast! NO! I flashed towards the ape, slamming my foot into his massive nose. He fell, snapping trees under his weight. I brought my hands to my waist, and gathered my energy. "Ka-me-ha-me-ha!" I shouted, launching the golden blast at the ape. A flash stood in the way, and as the smoke cleared, I watched Frieza's shape appear. NO! He came at me, and slammed me in the head with his tail. I landed on the ground, next to Claire's prone body.

"AHHHHHH!" I yelled, opening my eyes again. This time, I didn't wake up in my room. I woke up in the black empty void.

James.

The stupid voice was back.

I am not stupid James. You shouldn't think that way of the Supreme Being in the universe.

"What are you going to do, kill me? You've told me you can't." I said.

Yes, that is true. But believe me James, I can cause you pain enough that will make Frieza seem like a nice puppy dog.

"Fine, so you're powerful. What do you want with me now?" I demanded.

Ha ha. You are so human, despite your sayjin blood.

"WHY AM I HERE?" I screamed into the void.

Because I have to tell you something. Those two dreams you just had. They are more then just dreams. You have seen pieces of possible futures.

"What, now I'm a psychic?"

No. At least, not in the sense you're thinking. You can catch glimpses of things that may or may not happen in the future. But only in your sleep, at night, during a full moon, after an emotional experience.

"That's quite a lot of requirements, don't you think?" I asked.

True. But no one person should know the future, so I put limits on it. My point today is, those dreams may come true. You must resolve your problems with Claire, or she may become involved with the fights.

"Fine, I was planning on that anyway. Now answer me this. Did you help me with the hospital?"

Yes. I have been watching you since your birth, altering small things here and there to help your deception of being human. That is a favor I have done you. I will also do you another favor, give you a tool to use in training. When you awake, there will be a gravitron in your yard. No one will ask questions.

"You're stacking the deck in my favor, aren't you?" I asked.

Yes. I want you to win. I cannot interfere directly, I can only do small things. This is why you must fight the battle that I cannot. I will return you to your body now.

"Wait-" I said, but I was already gone. I opened my eyes, and it was morning. This God wannabe or whatever was starting to get on my nerves. I looked out into my yard, and just as he said, there was a gravitron. Smiling, I leapt out my window towards it, and walked inside. Today would be a training day.

"Claire can wait today." I said to no one, and walked to the center of the machine. Setting the machine at 10 x earth's gravity to begin with, I was surprised with how hard it was. "Remember James, he powered you down from the cartoon." I muttered to myself, and began trying to get used the incredible weight…