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Chapter 16: The Race Against Time
Misery.
That was the only feeling that flowed through the atmosphere of the Thorndyke Mansion as Dora's siblings, Chris' best friends, and Cubby were around the mansion, staring off into space. Just two days ago, they had just found out their friends and family were now part of an alien race, and were no longer human. What's worse was two more of these aliens, who were the partners of Raditz, were coming to attack Earth in four months for these Dragon Balls, which had the power to grant any wish. They were also informed that the six of them would be away training for the entirety of the next four months with someone named Piccolo, to hone their new powers. One crucial fact was locked away from their minds.
The fact that Chris and Izzy met their demise. The info they were given was they were also training with Piccolo. Mr. Tanaka was disappointed in himself that he was never able to keep Chris safe, and his friends felt bad for him and the others as well, but no one was as devastated as the plump little boy, Cubby, who was sitting down among the large grassy field within the perimeter of the mansion.
He had lost everything. His home, his friends, and all he had was Skully, and Peter Pan, who had just arrived a day ago, along with everyone else they felt they weren't needed in the Kame House anymore. Besides, there was also explaining to do for Ben's and Gwen's parents, Max had to leave with the Rust Bucket quickly.
Life was changing dramatically for all of those who were close to the new Saiyans.
"Cubby?" He felt a hand on his shoulder and saw one of his only friends he had now.
The small boy then looked down to the ground after staring into Peter's warm brown eyes for a few seconds. Truth be told, he was very frightened. This whole alien thing changed his entire perspective of the world, as well as the universe. He thought Never Land was the most magical thing to exist, but now? There were so many planets with extraterrestrial species, that they didn't even know about.
"I'm scared, Peter. Jake and Izzy are gone, and they're not human anymore, and there's more aliens coming to kill us... I... I'm just so scared..." the dark blond boy choked out, who was on the verge of tears. Everything seemed hopeless. He guessed these so called aliens had the power to destroy this entire planet. He was certain they were done for. Now, silent tears started to stream down his cheeks. Peter started to feel guilty about not telling Cubby the truth about Izzy, but he didn't want to upset him any further.
"We're goners, P-P-Peter. T-they c-c-can't... win! They c-ca-"
"Don't you dare say that!" Peter suddenly shouted.
Cubby gasped as he looked up to see him Peter Pan staring at him with an unrelenting resolve.
"Look, Jake is the best pirate leader I know, and him, you and Izzy are the best pirate crew I know. You are all very strong and brave. We are going to get through this. We are not alone. They have their new friends. I have complete faith in them, and I know they'll win. We just have to believe in them, like how we believed in Never Land."
Cubby sniffed and rubbed his teary eyes and looked at Peter with them.
"Do... do you really... mean that? Do you really believe it?"
Peter Pan smiled and nodded. "I do. They're going to win for sure."
Cubby's face now beamed as he hugged his taller friend tightly. "Thank you. That really means a lot to me."
Peter hugged back. "Any time. After all, what are friends for."
"Everything."
They both looked back to see Chris' friends walking up to them. "Hey, Chris is one of the best guys we know. If anything these Saiyans are done for when he fights them!" Helen cheered.
They knew everything would be just fine.
"To think we'd actually get tangled up working with Piccolo of all people."
Krillin had just finished the story to Tien, of how the kids fought Raditz along with Piccolo, and they had to go to Kami's Lookout for training to prepare for the Saiyans. If it was anyone else, they wouldn't believe him at all, but for Tien, he had witnessed and been through plenty of extraordinary events in his life, so this wasn't as much of a shock to him. He was still surprised, but when you live on a planet where there are walking dogs who can talk amongst you, you wouldn't think it would be less crazier than that.
"So let me guess, I'm useless?" Launch complained. She never really had the ability to use ki, and her only weapons were firearms, which she already knew were useless enough as they were.
"Yeah, it's just gonna be us, Piccolo and six other alien kids, and one of them is the son of that movie star, Lindsey Fair, who I'm proposing to once we beat these big, bad Saiyans!" Yamcha boasted, as Launch rolled her eyes. "First of all, she's a bitch. Second, she's already married so you can't propose to her, idiot."
Yamcha grumbled slightly. "Well, you coming or not, Tien?" he questioned as the three-eyed martial artist nodded. "I'll be happy to help. Let's get going."
"But Tien, we can't leave here," Chiaotzu complained, turning to Launch. "You know..." Right now, the girl in mind was reloading her gun after she wasted plenty of rounds shooting down Krillin and Yamcha.
"You know Tien, it doesn't matter where you go, I'll follow you everywhere, even if you're on Kami's place, so don't even think about trying to forget me!" Launch yelled, startling Tien a bit. But now, it didn't matter, as Tien was filled with plenty of new resolve. They had some aliens to defeat. Alright. I'll train as hard as I can with Kami. We'll defeat the Saiyans, and I'll defeat Krillin.
(Dragon Ball Z Kai OST: Tranquil Times Plays)
"WILL YOU STAND STILL!?"
Chris had just passed his first exercise a few minutes ago, which didn't take very long. All he had to do was go the other way around the planet to immediately catch Bubbles by surprise. Shockingly, it worked, and now Izzy was doing her part. In her two hands, was a giant hammer, and she was using it to try to hit another one of King Kai's pals, a bug named Gregory. The hammer was actually very heavy, and it took plenty of willpower and strength for her to actually have a good grip. But it was still hard. She actually managed to break the glass on King Kai's car and even smash the top of it, almost flattening it.
"You keep mocking me and I'M GONNA CRUSH YOU LIKE THE BUG YOU ARE, GREGORY!" Izzy yelled in frustration as she kept missing each swing as Gregory dogged every swing.
"Well, I'm still waiting for that to happen!" Gregory taunted playfully.
On the benches near the house, Chris and King Kai were both simply watching Izzy fail miserably, while simply chatting like old friends. "And then the drunk said that he could have them both!" King Kai chuckled as his own joke wasn't really in Chris' mind. Right now, he was in deep thought, of how he met Raditz, and he heard the Saiyans were only few in numbers now, as their home planet was destroyed.
"Hey, King Kai," Chris finally spoke as the deity turned to him. "Yeah, what is it? If you're going to say you wanna start training now, you're gonna have to be patient until your friend manages to touch Gregory."
"It's not that. You see, before we died, the Saiyan that attacked our home, said he couldn't go back since his home planet was completely eradicated, and... I always wondered aside from them being ruthless murderers, I just wanted to know what their history was, how it led them to this path. So, you think you can tell me about them? I mean, you've lived here for a long time and know everything about the universe."
(OST Ends)
King Kai stared at the dead boy who had a look of complete curiosity. He didn't see any reason not to. After all, these children had also become Saiyans due to the Saiyan Rays, so he thought an explanation was due for the boy.
"Well, I suppose I could tell you their origins. You'd better sit tight. It's gonna be a long story." Chris had been through long stories before. He read plenty of books at school, so this wasn't going to be much difficulty. "Don't worry, I'm all ears."
King Kai nodded as he began telling the tale. "There were two tribes that lived on Planet Vegeta. There was the race you are a part of now, the Saiyans, and the other tribe was known as the Tuffles. Now, the Tuffles were a so-called advanced civilization. They had cities much like the ones on Earth, and enjoyed all of the modern conveniences such as air travel, and shopping malls. They had long ago grown out energy sources which polluted their planet, and were enjoying wealth and prosperity, a bit similar to Earth, but your planet still has energy sources which pollute your planet, but back to the topic."
Chris had his ears open the whole time. While the Tuffles weren't really important in his opinion, maybe this part is what lead to the Saiyans to become what they were. King Kai kept speaking. "Not far from the big cities, in the baron wastelands of Vegeta, the Saiyans lived in primitive fashion. They were much larger in size than the Tuffles, but much smaller in number. One thing all Saiyans had in common was that they all had tails. Another was their brutal and violent nature, and their love and urge to fight. But because they were so few in number, the Tuffles never worried about the Saiyans. That is until one day, they attacked."
In a Tuffle city, smoke appeared out of an explosion, which came from what seemed to be two cars. Standing over them were the brute Saiyans, smiling wickedly.
"And so, the great war of Planet Vegeta had finally began, after so very long, with the element of surprise in the favor of the Saiyans, as they quickly gained a strong foothold in the war against the Tuffles."
All of the Tuffles were seen running away from the giant Saiyans as they grabbed them into bear hugs, smashed their cars, and broke glass from supermarkets, shopping malls, and etcetera.
"The Tuffles had technology on their side, as they had devices that scanned an enemy's power level, and advanced weaponry which they used to hold their ground against the Saiyans and keep them at bay."
Scouters attached to the Tuffles' faces went off in alien script, as one of them yelled to fire, shooting multiple rounds of bullets and taking cover. They even had a large tank in the middle, as the Saiyans shielded themselves as they were hit by the oncoming bullets and missles. It seemed to be a success and a guaranteed victory for the Tuffles' but that victory was short lived, as the giants came out completely unscathed.
"Though few in number, the Saiyans' strength was so incredible, that they too wanted their fair share of the battle. And just when it seemed there was no end in sight to this horrible war, something happened on Vegeta, that happens on Earth about once a month, but on Vegeta, only happens there once every 8 years. There was a full moon, a decisive factor in the war for Planet Vegeta."
Giant apes appeared in the city out of nowhere, but those giant apes were actually the Saiyans, as this was one of their abilities.
"You're probably wondering why the moon is a pretty big deal here. It's because Saiyans with tails have to transform into huge apelike creatures when the moon is full."
Plenty of Oozarus were roaring after the demolition of the Tuffle city, but the battle was still going on. The Tuffles kept shooting at the apes, but it proved ineffective, and soon, all of the cities were destroyed.
"It didn't take long for these monsters to destroy the Tuffles, and their advanced civilization, and in time, the Saiyans took over Planet Vegeta quickly, and increased their numbers as well. But, they still weren't satisfied, so they went off into space to fight even more. However, since the Tuffles were exterminated, further development of their civilization was slow to occur. They realized even though they wanted to fight more, they didn't have the technology to travel through the vast distances of the universe. So they joined forces with rich and advanced alien civilizations, and in exchange for furnishing planets to these aliens for use in developing vacation estates, they were able to obtain technology and money."
Chris was already mind blown. They weren't even forced into this sort of stuff. The fact they were very settled with carnage was infuriating to the boy. Sure, he didn't understand much of this, but he knew these Saiyans were just extinguishing planets for money. These were innocent lives, babies, the elderly and the infirmed as well. They had little remorse for anything.
"For the Saiyans, this was killing two birds with one stone. They their activities escalated swiftly, and they even started sending babies to many other worlds. They had already came up with long-term plans, whereby once the baby grew up, it would exterminate the planet's population."
On a planet, King Vegeta, a very young Prince Vegeta and many other Saiyan elites were in the middle of a crossfire with a barrier protecting them from the onslaught of the species of the unknown planet, and without mercy, King Vegeta sent out a blast, killing them all. Soon, the entirety of the planet was destroyed, with nothing left of it. The other 2 nearby planets were caught in the explosions as they were also invaded.
"If you ask me, that's awfully overbearing." Chris was already familiar with how these Saiyans were after the info he received long before he died.
"But, just like Planet Earth, Planet Vegeta had it's own guardian, like Kami," King Kai continued. "He couldn't bear the Saiyans' evil deeds, and using his own powers, he pulled close a few gigantic meteors, which collided with Planet Vegeta and caused it to explode."
A caped figure, watching over Planet Vegeta, used his powers, as stated, to attract meteors to hit the planet. Then, they call came crashing down, literally, and just like that, the lives of the Saiyans to an end as Planet Vegeta was glowing a bright orange, and out of nowhere, it exploded, with space rubble floating everywhere.
"Only 3 Saiyans survived the destruction of Planet Vegeta, as well as the six Saiyans who became these Saiyan Rays, that made you and your new friends pure Saiyans." And that was the story of the Saiyans. Chris had actually gained some knowledge of the Saiyans during the story, and how the universe worked. It was a very cruel way, unfortunately, as these aliens that gave the Saiyans space travel, and seemed to rule this whole universe, were downright malicious, and black-hearted.
"Even though I have Saiyan blood, I'm not sure if I should even call myself one," Chris murmured, clenching his fists in and out. "I'm not cold-blooded killers like them."
King Kai smiled at how pure the boy was. It was fortunate he and his friends were going to use these new powers for good. "Well, I'm sure you've heard how old sayings go. There's one in every family, and Izzy's spirit is a perfect example, as she was a Saiyan who didn't want to destroy."
Chris was indeed surprised. After seeing just how cruel Raditz was, he assumed this was how all Saiyans were as black-hearted as he explained, but like King Kai said, there's one in every family, meaning there was always an oddball in one group.
"I DID IT!" Izzy announced. Both Chris and King Kai snapped their heads to see Izzy walking back to them with the hammer in her hand, with the floating grasshopper next to her, which was proof she wasn't lying. If she was, Gregory would have said so by now.
(Dragon Ball Z Kai OST: Destiny Plays)
Amazing, with just under two three days, they managed to complete the first exercises. Could these really be the ones? The students I've been waiting for who can master my techniques? King Kai thought as Chris congratulated Izzy, with Gregory still rubbing the bump on the top of his head. Not only do they possess the strength to perform the Kaio-ken, they both have the purity of heart required to wield my most powerful attack, the Spirit Bomb!
"Hey, you're still gonna keep your promise, right?" Izzy reminded.
"Make no mistake, you two, this training will be more strenuous than you could possibly imagine! So are you both ready!?" King Kai bellowed.
"You bet we are!" they both replied. All three of them could hardly wait to start the rigorous preparations. "Very well then, you two. Expect nothing less from yourself than to be the best! I want you both to aspire greatness, you hear!? Greatness!"
Both children had determined looks. There was no more games from now on.
"It's a deal!"
(OST Ends)
"Sister, I'd really appreciate it if you could tell us the future of the Earth."
It was the same day Chris and Izzy had passed the first exercises and on the small island, Master Roshi, Krillin and Bulma were both outside, facing Master Roshi's older sister, Fortuneteller Baba. Now, her job was painfully obvious, but the price was expensive if you wanted to see your future. If you couldn't pay, there was an alternative, but it was very difficult, but we're not going there for now. "Sure, no sweat. Easiest thing in the world."
"You don't have to look that far, just the next four months," Roshi asked as Baba obliged and she got off her crystal ball which she used to get around. "Fine then, but you're gonna owe me."
It took a few moments, but Baba finally foresaw the future, but there was none. "This is surprising. Either my crystal ball is acting up, or the Earth has no future."
Bulma knew this meant they were doomed, but Master Roshi hasn't given up hope. It was possible to overcome the odds, and rewrite the future. This had been proven multiple times throughout their adventures.
"So... we're gonna die!?" Bulma yelled frantically, as Master Roshi calmed her down by hitting her in the head with his stick. "Look, Bulma. I'm sure it's acting up. We have plenty of advantages here. It's two against nine. Even if they don't have plenty of strength, they could always team up."
Bulma could only hope he was right.
"Good. They're all improving faster than I thought."
Two months had finally passed. Not a word was said about when Dora became a giant ape, and when she asked about her tail, Ben said he accidentally pulled it out in his sleep, and he assured it would grow back. But he actually didn't know if they could, so they would have to wait and see. And for the new clothes, they all said they forgot, but Dora didn't mind as she pushed those thoughts aside.
As time progressed, it had become much easier to survive in the wilderness. The four of them managed to find a cave to sleep in on the first week, and have been sparring time to time, and as Jake said, they trained to overcome their weakness when their tail was groped. They haven't completely got the hang of it yet, but they've made some progress. They'd even learn to wrap it around their waists, but sometimes they like to let roam around freely. Also, as they learned to use their energy better, it became easier to get food. Gwen usually did it every morning, by chasing some dinosaur and once she either stopped it in it's tracks or it became worn out from all of the running, she'd cut up a part of it's tail with an energy blade from her hand, and cook it for everyone, the same way they did it the first time, which was getting firewood, and firing a small blast to start some fire and cook it.
So far, things have been going very well for them. They all got along, knew almost everything about each other, and have developed very strong friendships, and as they sparred, their individual power levels rose to new heights, but it was still close to nothing compared to the Saiyans. But for the two boys, they did look much more muscular, and grew a few inches, and the same went for the two girls, without the muscle mass, but they all they did get stronger.
Jake, was able to mentally prepare himself well, compared to how he was on the first day, something Piccolo took notice of while watching them all high from the sky. Still, down below, Gwen had been counting all of the days, and she knew today was the day Piccolo was supposed to come back to start their real training.
"What's on your mind?" Jake asked Gwen, as they chewed on some dinosaur meat. The first time they tasted it, they weren't fond of it, but it was better than they expected it, and overtime, it started to taste really good, depending on how well it was cooked.
"Well, it's been two months now, so Piccolo's supposed to come back today and train us for real," Gwen responded.
"Well, he'd better come soon. I'm not waiting another day for him to be lazy," Ben complained.
"Lazy, aren't I?"
They all jumped, and saw Piccolo staring at them while descending slowly to the ground. "If you haven't already noticed, my power has risen much higher than all of yours combined during this session. That is, if none of you are suppressing your strength."
Truth was, they all were suppressing their power, but none of them were even 75% of Piccolo's current power level. "I must say, I am impressed. When I first met the four of you, I saw you all as spineless and spoiled brats, but two months have passed, and I can see all of you have learned a lot in that time. But, none of you are still fighters, your real training begins now!"
"Well, can you at least wait for us to finish eating?" Ben asked.
"Yes, por favor?" Dora asked. Piccolo's eye twitched, but he supposed he could wait a little bit longer. "Fine, but don't take too long, or I'll simply destroy whatever food you still have left," Piccolo barked as he floated back up to meditate for a few minutes.
"Wait, you have my watch, right!?" Ben yelled out loud, as Piccolo growled, close to actually crushing the Omnitrix in his right hand he got from visiting Max earlier that very morning, but now he was starting to regret that decision as it seemed that Ben was still as spoiled as ever in his point of view. "Impudent little brat..."
Kami's Lookout had it's five warriors, Tien and his companion to the left, and Yamcha, Krillin and Yajirobe to the right, all speaking amongst themselves. All of them even had changed into their martial arts clothing for this occasion. After all, they had to look the very best for Kami.
"Tell you what, with all of us fighting together, these Saiyans don't stand a chance in hell!" Yamcha boasted, as Tien couldn't agree more and chuckled a bit. "That's right. We'll be ready for 'em, especially after we train with Kami."
Krillin could only nod in agreement, as the five waited for the deity of Earth to exit the insides out of the Lookout and meet them outside, along with Mr. Popo.
Down below, all of the kids were ready to charge at the Namekian warrior, with each one of them in a battle stance, Piccolo's to be exact, and after much convincing, Ben finally got his watch, and promised not to use any of it's powers, and as promised, they all received their ability to fly back.
"Now, let's see if each and every one of you has what it takes to be a warrior," Piccolo commented as he readied himself. While the kids have grown in strength, Piccolo trained much more intensely than all of them. He even made a double of himself to train with.
Jake and the others knew this was going to be much more difficult than the past two months. They could tell Piccolo had no intention of holding back, even on children.
Alright, so what should we do, guys? He's obviously more skilled than us, so this is gonna be pretty hard. As time progressed, this was another skill they gained.
Telepathy.
Just now, Gwen spoke to all three of her partners through telepathy so Piccolo wouldn't know of their plan. Ben didn't have much ideas, and Dora wasn't much of a fighter, so the same went for her, and neither did Jake. Gwen simply sighed. Alright, let's just charge him all at one. If he flies up, me and Ben will do that attack we created.
"Are you just gonna stand there, or are we going to actually fight? Because if none of you attack me now, I'll make the first move," Piccolo informed, as immediately, all four of them charged at Piccolo. The Namekian sighed at their amateurish tactic, as he jumped high up, but Gwen was right above him, and did a double-ax on his head, sending him down, but he managed to catch himself in the air, but he didn't have any time for breaks as Jake then kicked him right back to Gwen, who kicked him to Ben, who was next to him, following by a punch, sending him down as the two cousins charged their energy into both their palms, as they both yelled.
"DUAL STRIKE!" Soon, two blasts fired from both of them, Ben's green and Gwen's blue and were moving at a rapid pace, as they soon made contact with the caped warrior, creating a small smoke cloud.
It wasn't false that Piccolo didn't take damage, but it wasn't much. He was impressed, though. So they already created their own techniques.
This was admirable that they've already developed their own moves. Piccolo didn't have much time to praise them because out of the smoke, Dora charged at him, but his energy senses were much sharpened since two months, and as a result, he caught her hand with no problem and sent her flying into a rock with a hard punch.
"What's wrong?" he mocked, chuckling as the smoke cleared and everyone was visible. Jake had was helping Dora get up while Ben and Gwen were growling in frustration, disappointed that their attack had little effect on their opponent. Once again, they all charged at him, but this time, Piccolo vanished into thin air.
The kids looked all around to look for Piccolo, but one by one, he kicked and punched all four of them into the ground, disappearing and moving quickly between attacks so they wouldn't be able to pinpoint his location.
"Never lose sight of your target, even if they're moving faster than your eye can see," Piccolo scolded as they all got up again, and Ben complained. "But that's no fair! We can't see you if you're moving too fast!"
"Your eyes will lie. Try to feel it," Piccolo advised, as Ben rolled his eyes. That sounded like complete nonsense to him, but he knew he wasn't going down again.
"But I did feel it, that's the problem," Gwen groaned as she rubbed her head, which was still a bit sore from the landing, but unfortunately for her, Piccolo showed no mercy as he immediately fired two narrow blue beams from his eyes, which both hit Gwen, and seemingly electrified her, as her whole body darkened, and fell.
While Ben had to admit it was pretty humorous, even he had his boundaries. "Hey, don't you think you're going too far!?"
Piccolo had absolutely no time for this bickering, as he began ranting. "Do you think the Saiyans will give you any time to recuperate?"
"B... but this is training! And in training-"
If I held back and not have made this a realistic combat situation, you wouldn't have learned to fight properly!" Piccolo cut out Jake's sentence. "Listen, do you really want to defeat the Saiyans?!"
The other three kids understood what their teacher was implying, and nodded firmly. Piccolo felt a little bit better now, knowing he managed to get the message through to their heads. "Good, from now on, you all will have to put your best effort into your training, because every day for the next two months, we'll be pushing our limits! None of you are going to hold back, and neither will I!" It was a lie. If Piccolo had actually gone full power, without his turban or cape, he would have heavily damaged all of them in the first blow he would land, and training was usually more efficient if both opponents had similar power levels, so he had to hold back a bit to fight more equally.
And soon, they were back at it.
Night came.
All four of them had their own opinions of Piccolo's methods of training, and himself.
Jake thought Piccolo was a little bit harsh, but he meant well.
Gwen thought he was a very strict teacher.
Ben saw him as someone who wants everything his way.
Dora however, saw him as someone grumpy, but was really nice.
In fact, only Jake and Ben were asleep, as a fire was still lit around them. They all had plenty of bruises and red marks all across their skin, but Gwen got the worst from the eye beams from earlier. Piccolo simply watched all of them, as Dora then sneezed a bit.
"Well it seemed the last two months have run the spoiled brats out of you at least," Piccolo commented, as Dora chuckled a bit, but had a question. "Hey, is it really true you're the Piccolo that almost took over the world?"
During the first day, Gwen had realized Piccolo had the same name as Demon King Piccolo, so she put two and two together and it wasn't that hard. "That was my father. I still plan on resuming those plans, after once the Saiyans are defeated, IF they're defeated, I intend on picking up where I left off, and making sure I finally kill Krillin."
"You know, I don't really think you're all that bad. You're not evil, you just seem more grumpy." Piccolo growled at such a heinous suggestion. Nothing was going to change him, or so he thought. "Stop rambling and go to sleep! Your friends have already done the same! If you think today's training was hard, wait until you get a load of what I've got in store for you tomorrow!"
Much to Piccolo's anger, Dora didn't find Piccolo's outburst the least bit scary, as she only smiled and replied before drifting off to sleep. "Okay, buenas noches..."
Piccolo's eye twitched in annoyance. How pure this girl was made him sick to his stomach. "So... do you know anything about the Saiyans that are coming?"
Piccolo now looked at Gwen, who was still up. "Aren't you going to follow?" he questioned, mentioning Dora going to sleep.
"Well, surely you must know something about them. Can you at least give us their names?" Gwen requested, as Piccolo just replied, only so he could get himself out of this mess and get the brats to sleep. "Goku and Nappa, satisfied? Now go to sleep."
"Guess you really are grumpy," Gwen murmured silently, hoping Piccolo wouldn't hear, but he did, all thanks to his enhanced hearing, a trait known to all Namekians, but he chose to ignore.
As far as he was concerned, he didn't care for these three brats, but Dora... was more than just some brat. Just what was she to him?
No, there was no time for such trivial thoughts. There was still training to do.
Finally, all four months had passed, and the training has been going exceptionally well for everyone. Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, Chiaotzu and Yajirobe had finished their training with Kami and decided to do some more on their own, since there was nothing left to teach, Piccolo had went through a great deal of trouble into molding Jake, Ben, Gwen and Dora into powerful fighters, and Chris and Izzy were just about to go through their final day with King Kai. In fact, they were both taking a break and chatting amongst themselves, and they also didn't have the weighted clothing since it wasn't required for them anymore.
Just now, Chris was about to stand up, when a tire came flying out nowhere, and Chris immediately had to duck to get out of it's way. This caught Izzy by surprise too, but she didn't get up at all.
"Jeez, watch where you throw those things, King Kai!" complained Chris, who was standing back up.
A loud, throaty laughter rang through as the deity himself walked towards the two. "Sorry, Chris. I guess you can say I almost... knocked you dead on that one!" he joked, covering his mouth to hold back his growing laughter. "Get it! Because you're already are dead!"
There was silence.
King Kai awkwardly cleared his throat. "Anyway, sorry about that. I was just fixing my car because Bubbles decided it would be a good idea to lift it to test his strength," he said pointing at the direction of his pet monkey, who was now minding his own business.
"Well, that's okay." Chris began to stretch his arms and crack some of his stiff bones as he moved his neck around a bit. "Man, I feel so ready now!"
"I have to say, the both of you have done an excellent job mastering the Kaio-ken and the Spirit Bomb. But remember Izzy, your body wasn't fully trained to handle the Kaio-ken as much as Chris was, so don't even think about using it for a long period of time, or doubling it's power. Only Chris has proven to me he was capable of such feats, but the same goes for him. He can't go over a certain multiplier, or his body will break down. I hope you understood that, Chris." Chris had soon great difficulty trying to get a hold of x2 Kaio-ken, but now he could hold it swiftly. But it was still dangerous for him to go over that. "But other than that, I don't think there's really anything else to teach you."
"Don't say it like that." Chris waved a dismissive hand at King Kai. "There's still room for improvement for the both of us."
"Well, I do think the both of you could improve in the joke department," King Kai snorted.
They both laughed, until they're expressions turned solemn. "Well anyway, do you think you can tell us where the Saiyans are now?" Izzy asked.
King Kai nodded before turning around. His two large, black antennae twitched, denoting his concentration as he tried to pinpoint the location of the two pods in space. His antenna finally sparked violently, causing King Kai to fall on his back. This meant they were finally located, but King Kai's face had a look of horror. "Oh, no! This is very bad! Judging by the speed the pods are traveling at, they'll arrive on Earth today!"
Chris and Izzy both jumped. "Today? We have to get going, NOW!" he exclaimed as he got up, but King Kai stopped him. "Now wait just a minute! You're still dead, so you can't enter the living realm until your friends bring you both back with the Dragon Balls."
"But, how are we supposed to let them know?" Izzy wondered.
King Kai turned, giving them both his back. "Easy, one of you has to place your hand on my back, and try to reach to them with your mind."
Chris nodded and did as directed. "So like this, right?"
One nod.
Chris shut his eyes, trying to focus on where his family and friends were. He narrowed down his concentration to his home, Thorndyke Mansion, where everyone was now. "Hey... Grandpa! Can you her me? It's me, Chris!"
Back on Earth, the old man in mind jumped. Grandpa Chuck looked around, making sure he wasn't hearing any voices. Right now, he was relaxing next to the pool. "Say, either I'm going crazy, or I just heard Chris," he said, before he was proven correct. "Yeah, it's me! Long time no see, Grandpa!"
"Chris!? But where are you? I don't see you anywhere! Aren't you dead!?" Chuck exclaimed, frantic.
"Yeah, I'm still dead, but I'm talking to you through your mind. Anyway, the Saiyans are supposed to be here today, so what I need you to do is get the Dragon Balls and bring me and Izzy back!"
Chuck almost fell out of the beach chair. "TODAY!? FOUR MONTHS PASSED ALREADY!?" Apparently, Chuck actually did lose track of time, so he needed a memory jog.
"Yeah, so you gotta hurry!" Chris replied, as sweat was trailing down his forehead. He was very concerned for his old and new friends. What if his new friends weren't fully prepared?
"Alright, alright! Thanks for informing me, I'll go right away!" Chuck then jumped out of his chair, and ran into the mansion to find Peter, who thankfully was in the living room. Everyone else was upstairs, thankfully, so they couldn't find out that Chris and Izzy were dead.
"Well, looks like we gotta wait now," Chris said as he sat down.
"I suppose so, but while your friends wish you back with the Dragon Balls, why don't I do you all a last minute favor," King Kai offered, as the tips of his antennae both glowed, and the same went for the children's clothing.
Both of their clothes were completely fixed, with no cuts, scrapes or rags, and there was a new addition. On the back, was the same symbol King Kai had on his tunic.
"Yay hey, yes way! This feels much lighter now! Thanks!" Izzy exclaimed, expressing her gratitude. "No need to thank me, and not only does it feel lighter, it's made out of incredibly strong fabric, which means it can even repel minor attacks."
"Thanks, King Kai! You're the greatest!" Chris thanked as well. "You know, I thought we were gonna be seen in some stupid suit like yours, but this is much better!"
"Your welcome," King Kai grimaced, his voice clearly showing how annoyed he was by that comment.
At the Kame House, Master Roshi had already knew today was the day the Saiyans were supposed to be arriving, and right now, he, Bulma, Puar and Oolong were outside, with the Dragon Balls right in front of them, as they glowed. He took a step forward, and raised his arms high into the air, and cried out to the sky. "NOW, SHENRON, COME FORTH!" And immediately ran back to his companions.
The Dragon Balls, now were making an ominous sound, amazing them to no end, as the sky darkened, and lighting struck down, confusing the kids that were training with Piccolo.
"Hey, what's going on? It shouldn't be night in the middle of the afternoon," Gwen stated, as Piccolo looked at the direction of the Kame House with a scowl, but he wasn't mad at all.
Lighting struck more back at the little island, as in fear, Oolong held on to Bulma, who tried to push him off. "Get your hands off me, creep!"
"This... never gets... any easier," Oolong stuttered, as a yellow ray shot out of the seven magical orbs, with the top taking the shape of a dragon's head, and shot up into the dark clouds seen above, with lighting still hitting the water fiercely, and then, came a roar that echoed across the sea, and then, the mighty wish granting dragon finally appeared, with it's stature over thirty stories. He had brown antlers, sharp teeth, green scaly skin, red eyes, four toes on each foot, a long serpentine body, two long flowing whiskers, a long snout, crescent-shaped nostrils, and flowing green hair on his cheeks.
At this very moment, Peter Pan, who was just half a minute away from the Kame House, had just seen the dragon appear from nowhere, and knew the wish was finally about to happen.
(Dragon Ball Z Kai OST: A Power That Cannot Be Defied Plays)
"You who have gathered the seven Dragon Balls, speak your wish now," Shenron's loud voice boomed, as the mortals down below shook nervously, and Oolong began to stutter again.
"Okay, well, what if we just wish for Shenron to destroy the Saiyans before they even get here," he suggested. "That way, we wouldn't have to even fight them."
Bulma was not taking this light. "Are you serious? What kind of stupid idea is that? What about those two children? You want them to just stay dead?" she countered as the pig shook again. "No, that's not what I meant! I figured it'd be easier! Besides, we could always bring those two back next time, right?!"
"You have requested an impossible wish. I was created by the guardian of Earth, Kami. I cannot grant any wish that exceeds his power," Shenron announced, which was actually good news, because they could actually bring back Chris and Izzy.
"Well, in that case, forget about the Saiyans! Just bring the two children who were killed by Raditz four months ago!" Master Roshi pleaded, and fortunately for them, it was a possible wish. "Very well, old one. It shall be done." Then, both of Shenron's red eyes glowed, making their color appear lighter. They all watched in awe. And soon the wish was made.
(OST Ends)
It would seem the boy's and the girl's resurrection is underway. But that would only mean one thing! The Saiyans were scheduled to arrive on Earth today! Piccolo thought in his mind. He knew four months had passed, but he thought he'd have much more time left before they actually came.
And back on King Kai's planet, the haloes on their heads completely vanished, much to their amazement. "Alright! Your haloes have disappeared! That means your both alive!" King Kai announced as both Chris and Izzy cheered, jumping up and down. Even though they were Saiyans, they still had the spirit of a human child.
"Now, there's no time to lose. Remember, the Saiyans are as evil as they are powerful, don't underestimate them! You can't let your guard down, not even for a second!" King Kai instructed for what might be the final time.
"And try not to end up back here. Next time, it's forever!" Gregory warned. Now, the conversation was coming to a close as Chris and Izzy turned around to take their leave.
"Hey, thanks again for everything you taught us both, King Kai. We'll make you proud, just you watch!" Chris told the deity as he and Izzy immediately took off the planet, but King Kai tried to stop them.
"WAIT, I CAN TAKE YOU BACK THERE MYSELF!" he bellowed, but they were too far now. The blue-skinned deity sighed, as he truly hoped they would arrive in time.
I wouldn't have believe someone with their level of strength at their age existed, that someone could have such a pure heart of I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. Chris, Izzy, I know you'll defeat the Saiyans. You just have too.
Hamza: There were a lot of time skips in this chapter, huh? Hopefully this will be the longest chapter I will ever write, because I'm not ready for 7000 words and over yet, or close to 8000 words. I just wanted to find a good ending.
B: Bro, you gotta try! That's the theme for most of the anime! Always push yoursel-
V: Shuch up, I mean shut up! I swear, if Delirious-
D: Would you like to shuch up?
V: Goddamn it, Delirious! Anyway, we appreciate all the support, and we'll see you guys soon. And if any of you know the beginning of Dragon Ball Z very well, you'll know what's gonna happen in the next chapter.
