Reformed Saiyans
Chapter Seven: A Million Miles.
Three months after the events of Raditz's arrival, Tienshinhan, Yamcha, Krillin, and Chiaotzu were requested to come to The Lookout, where the three trained. They spent their three months training but with no new teachings. This was simply because Kami had nothing to teach.
Kami feared the Earth's demise and knew whatever he or Popo could teach the four students would just simply not be enough. He did, however, know of one thing that could prepare them enough before the Saiyans' arrival. There was someone known as the Kai of the North who could give them special training, training that could only be obtained if you're already dead. This was a rule Kami had to somehow bypass.
He talked to the Judge of the Dead, King Yemma, and it took a while for his request to be approved, but eventually King Yemma granted it. It was, after all, for something that could be universe threatening. It broke quite a few rules, but these individuals had more than proved that they could be rare exceptions.
The first three months had passed before this finally set, and Kami got ready to make an announcement. Mr. Popo was actually puzzled; he hadn't expected Kami to be walking out of his room anytime soon.
The two whispered a conversation between each other.
"Kami, what are you doing? I thought you said you were busy," Mr. Popo asked.
"I was Mr. Popo, but now I'm done. I have an announcement to make to the others. Could you gather them up for me?" He asked.
"As you wish Kami," Mr. Popo answered.
Mr. Popo cleared his throat loudly, "Could everyone gather around? The Guardian has an announcement to make," He said.
The four, piqued with curiosity, walked over as they were told.
"What is it?" Yamcha asked.
"You four have quite exceeded my expectations since this training has started," Kami stated.
"H-Hold on," Tien said. "With all due respect, sir, you haven't taught us anything. So there really hasn't been any training."
"You are right." Kami answered. "The truth is, I taught Goku nothing!"
The four dropped their jaws in shock and widened their eyes.
"Wha-..What?!" Yamcha shouted. "What do you mean you taught him nothing?!"
"Yes the truth is, I've never taught an individual in my life. It was Mr. Popo here who taught Goku everything," Kami replied. "But that's not what I was out here for."
"Well, why were you out here?" Krillin asked.
"The truth is, I fear this coming threat may be too powerful for us to stop them," He explained. "But, there might be a way I can get you four special training."
"Special training?" Tien asked.
"Yes, special training from someone who's an even higher deity than me." Kami answered.
Krillin lifted his eyebrow. "An even higher deity than you?" He asked. "Is that even possible?"
"Yes, He's known as the Watcher of the North Galaxy or The Kaio of the North." Kami replied. "The only reason I hadn't told you sooner is because he lives in the otherworld."
The other four gasped in shock; the otherworld meant they had to be dead.
"Wait, if he lives in the otherworld, then doesn't that mean, we'd have to …" Yamcha said. He gulped, and finished his sentence. "You know...die?" He asked
"Normally yes. However, I've managed to pull a few strings to allow you to get to the otherworld without dying." Kami answered.
"You have?!" Tien gasped.
"Yes, the Judge of the Dead, King Yemma, has granted me this one time, to take you four to the path of the Snake Way." Kami said. "The only way to get to King Kai's is to follow a one million mile path that's shaped like a snake. "
"Before you say anything, I know what you're thinking," He stated. Kami put his hands in front of them to signal them to wait to speak. "A Million miles? That must be crazy! But It's not impossible. I believe that you four would be capable of achieving this within a short few months."
"But A million miles…" Krillin said. "You can't honestly expect us to be able to make it, and that shortly too."
"It's the only option I can give you. I trust that all of you can make it there in time. It's not impossible, there has been one other who made it all the way, and If someone can do it then surely you four can," Kami replied.
"We'll try our best then," Tien said. "But what will we do about food?" He asked.
Kami rubbed his chin in thought. "Hmm." He said. "I guess I could ask King Yemma to make it so that you won't feel hungry."
"Alright, then let's go!" Yamcha cheered.
"Okay take my hand," Kami stated. He reached his arm out and the four placed their hands on his. In a blinding zip they arrived at King Yemma's office. It seemed to have been a slow day, so King Yemma was in an unusually good mood.
"Ah, Kami, I presume these are the four students you told me about?" King Yemma asked.
"Yes," Kami answered.
"Then are you all ready to go?" King Yemma said.
"Uhm, Actually I do have one quick question." Kami said
King Yemma furrowed his brow, "What is it?" He asked.
"Considering they're not actually dead, what would they do about food?" Kami asked in response.
"Oh, once they've already passed through my office and on to the Snake Way, there'll be no need to eat. Things such as hunger and thirst will become dormant as your bodies will act as if they're dead, aside from the decaying part." He answered.
"I'll have one of my assistants guide you four to the Snake Way, and from there you can begin heading to King Kai's planet," King Yemma stated. The others nodded in response.
A blue ogre walked out and introduced himself efficiently to the four. He took them outside the office, and the four felt odd. They felt lifeless, lighter, and energized. It was weird, they weren't actually dead, but they felt all of their weight being lifted off them and actually felt more energized rather than the opposite.
"Here it is," The blue ogre said. The four dropped their jaws. They were surprised that something like this actually existed. It was unreal, and very long.
"This is the Snake Way?" Krillin asked.
"Yup. A one million mile path, that goes on for what feels like forever," The blue ogre answered.
"Has anyone ever actually run the full length?" Tienshinhan asked.
"Many have tried and failed, but there was one who had done it." The blue ogre responded. "King Yemma himself made it past the snake way and trained under King Kai. It only took him only a few thousands years," The blue ogre explained.
"A few thousands years!?" Krillin said. He jolted up in the air and gasped synchronously with the others.
"You're kidding!" Yamcha shouted.
The blue ogre shook his head, "Nope!" He replied.
"How does Kami expect us to make it in a few months if the big guy barely did it in a few thousand?!" Yamcha said.
"Well, King Yemma's energy level wasn't anywhere near your guys's energy. Back then he probably couldn't even fly for more than seventy kilometers," the blue ogre pointed out.
"Well, I guess we better get started then." Tien stated. He turned to the ogre. "Thanks for helping us out."
"No problem," The blue ogre replied with a smile. "Just be careful and try not to fall. If you fall, you can't get back up."
"Don't worry, we'll be careful," Yamcha replied.
The four took off quickly, and the blue ogre returned to his own office. Tienshinhan was much faster than the others due to his recent training with Goku. He could easily be far ahead of them but preferred to stay back with Chiaotzu. Krillin and Yamcha couldn't fly at all, so they had to run.
Three months had gone and they had arrived at the tail.
"Look!" Krillin shouted pointing at the tail. "The end of snake way!"
They raced to the end of the tail and stopped at the end. There was nothing in front of it at all.
"Where's King Kai's?" Yamcha asked. They all thought the same thing and looked around.
For a few minutes they continued to search, and it seemed...useless.
"We've spent three months running to this place, and it doesn't even exist!" Yamcha said. He was full of doubt and ready to be going home." Tien rubbed his chin and looked up in the air. As his head turned he saw a little planet off in the distance.
He opened his mouth. "Look!" He shouted. Tien pointed to the planet in the distance, and everyone turned their attention to it. Their faces lit up. "That must be it!"
"Alright, way to go Tien!" Krillin said.
"Yeah!" Yamcha added.
"How are we supposed to get up there though?" Krillin asked. Only Tien and Chiaotzu could fly, whereas Yamcha and Krillin were unable. They could try jumping but it was really high up; chances are they wouldn't have made it.
Tienshinhan grunted as he was about to make an uncomfortable suggestion. "I could technically carry you," he said with embarrassment. "Just grab a hold of my hands and let's make this quick." Tien put his two hands out and the other two gripped them tightly.
Tien and Chiaotzu quickly flew over to the planet, but as they neared the orbit, they couldn't resist its pull.
"Oh no!" Chiatozu shouted. The little guy was being slowly pulled in as if by a very strong magnet.
"Crap! This is strong!" Tien said. "And It's heavy too!"
Once the pull of the planet pulled them close enough, they couldn't resist it anymore. It got very heavy and dense; the four were slammed to the ground. They were all stunned at this new discovery.
"It's super heavy here! I can barely lift a muscle!" Krillin shouted. He was laid down on his chest trying to push up, but everything he did put him back into the ground. It took a minute, but he managed to at least flip himself on his back.
"Is this even real?!" Yamcha added. He was struggling to sit up, and once he had he couldn't get any further up.
"It's almost as if we're attached to strong adhesive," Tienshinhan said. He was actually standing but he was unable to move very fast; he could barely walk.
"Or we're in a finger trap," Chiaotzu replied.
"Maybe if we can take off our weighted clothing," Yamcha suggested.
"Great Idea," Krillin replied. The four took off their weighted training clothes, and that was even a struggle. It was like they were trying to fight off a giant hugging bear that wouldn't stop hugging you. Once their clothes were off, they all felt much lighter, especially Tien.
Yamcha, Krillin, and Chiaotzu could stand finally, but they couldn't move fast. Tienshinhan could walk but he could barely run.
"I wonder where this King Kai is," Tien said. He looked around the small planet. It would have been possible to search the entire thing within seconds if they weren't so restricted in movement. The four fighters split up and looked on each corner of the planet.
Yamcha saw a monkey. "Who's this?" He thought. The monkey looked at Yamcha, making odd faces and chattering. "Maybe it's this King Kai's pet or something. He doesn't seem to speak or anything, but maybe he can understand me?"
Yamcha walked over to the monkey, who jumped and grabbed a fruit from the tree with ease. It made Yamcha feel jealous that a monkey was able to jump even that high while he was barely walking.
"H-Hey! You there!" He shouted. The monkey turned his attention to Yamcha and pointed out himself. Clearly he understood the monkey well. Yamcha got closer so he wouldn't have to shout.
"Can you understand me?" He asked.
The monkey nodded several times over, and Yamcha smiled happily.
"Good, do you know where King Kai is?" He asked. The monkey nodded again and motioned for Yamcha to follow him. Yamcha had a hard time keeping up with the monkey. Even if Yamcha could walk normally, the monkey was already power walking.
"Could you slow down a bit?" Yamcha asked. The monkey didn't respond and continued walking the same speed. Yamcha sighed and struggled to move faster. The other three regrouped to Yamcha and found him following the monkey. They shot several looks of confusion.
"Yamcha, why are you following this monkey?" Tienshinhan asked.
Yamcha turned to the others and shrugged. "I found him earlier collecting some fruit from a tree. When I asked him if he could understand me, he nodded his head. So I figured maybe he knows where King Kai is." He replied.
The monkey started walking away while they were all chit-chatting and knocked on the garage. The doors opened and revealed a blue man with two antennas on his head.
"What's up Bubbles, Whatcha need?" The blue man asked. Bubbles grunted and pointed over to the other four, trying to speak to the man.
"Hmm seems we have some company…" The man said. He lifted his glasses and observed the four "These must be the four students Kami sent me."
"Did Yamcha lose his marbles or something?" Krillin whispered. He wasn't quiet enough, though. Yamcha couldn't hear.
"Hey I heard that!" Yamcha yelled.
"I don't know Krillin, maybe he's right. It could be King Kai's pet or something. Besides I'm out of options." Tien replied. Krillin shrugged in response.
"Wait, Where did he go?" Yamcha said. Everyone looked around and realized the monkey was gone. They looked all over the place and eventually found Bubbles near the door garage with a stranger in the shadow of the garage.
"There you are!" Krillin said. He waved to his friends, "Over here guys!" The others came as soon as they could.
"Now when did you get over here?" Yamcha asked, lowering himself to the monkey. Bubbles attempted to speak, but obviously Yamcha couldn't understand. At the same moment, the blue man walked out of the garage and startled the four.
"Hi!" He said.
"Oh man you startled me!" Yamcha shouted. He fought against the gravity and stood back up while wiping the dirt off himself.
"Are you King Kai?" Tien asked.
The blue man nodded. "Yes, I'm King Kai. May I have your names?" He asked.
The four each took turns shouting their names to King Kai and then introduced themselves to King Kai. After that they explained to King Kai about their current situation briefly.
"I see." King Kai replied. "If you guys want, I can see how long it'll take before the Saiyans'll get here. This way we can assess the amount of time you'll have for training."
"You can do that?!" Krillin gasped.
"Yes, if you could give me a minute of quiet to concentrate, I can easily pinpoint their location." King Kai. The others nodded in response. King Kai closed his eyes and focused his energy into his two antennas. Once a few minutes had passed, and King Kai found them, his antennas made a beeping noise.
"There they are!" King Kai shouted. The others's faces lit up. "You guys have exactly one hundred and seventy-seven days to train. So that's about six months!"
"Six months?" Krillin said. He frowned. That wasn't much time and they'd already wasted the first 6 months.
"That's it? Only six?" Tienshinhan asked.
"Yes, but I assure you with my training six months will be all you need!" King Kai said reassuringly.
"Alright, then I guess we shouldn't waste anymore time," Yamcha stated. The others nodded in response. "What's our first task King Kai?" he asked.
"Well let's start with something simple." King Kai replied. "I presume none of you are used to this kind of gravity, correct?" He asked.
"No, where we're from it's a lot lighter than this." Tien answered.
"Okay." King Kai said. "First things first, you're gonna have to catch Bubbles."
The others shot him a look of confusion. King Kai was serious. He threw a serious look back, and when they realized he was serious, they laughed.
King Kai's face became red with anger. "What are you laughing about! Bubbles could beat you easy!" He yelled. They still laughed. King Kai smirked, "I bet you couldn't even beat him together!"
The four fighters stopped laughing and expressed seriousness. "You're on." Yamcha said.
Everyone got themselves ready and in position. King Kai prepared a stopwatch to time them and had a starting gun.
"On your mark.." King Kai said. "Get set…." Everyone was ready to pounce on the monkey and grab him with a swift hand. There was a quiet breeze in the midst of the sky, and it blew right before the timer started.
"GO!" King Kai shouted. Bubbles boosted himself like a rocket and disappeared swiftly. King Kai laughed and smirked; the other four had no chance of winning. Yamcha, Krillin, and Chiaotzu attempted to come at Bubbles from three different directions, but Bubbles easily evaded them.
Tien came from behind and swiped his hand towards Bubbles, but he missed. Tien and the others chased after Bubbles again. Tienshinhan was currently the fastest among the four, and even he couldn't reach the monkey. So they quickly devised a plan.
"He's clearly too fast for us, We'll have to out smart him. Maybe give him a bit of a scare." Tienshinhan said.
"Agreed. Can you still use that multi-clone technique?" Krillin asked. Tien nodded in response. "Good, you and your three clones can distract Bubbles. When he's not paying attention, Yamcha and I will try to grab him."
Krillin then looked to Chiaotzu. "Chiaotzu, use your telekinesis to try and restrict his movement, alright?" He asked.
"Okay." Chiatozu answered.
The four then split up once again. Tien gathered all of his energy and imagined it splitting into four. Swiftly, three of him split up and chased after Bubbles. Bubbles was on top of a tree, and even though Tien couldn't jump high he used his clones to help him up.
Clone 1 put his hand down, and Tien jumped on it. The boost was high but not high enough; he almost made it, but Bubbles jumped down. Just when Bubbles thought he was in the clear, two more Tiens appeared out of nowhere. One jumped at Bubbles, making the monkey jump quickly out of the way.
The other shot a ki blast in front of Bubbles to make him run backwards. Clone 4 ran towards him and jumped again. Bubbles slipped from his grip before Clone 4 could fully grasp Bubbles.
This went on for a few minutes, and Bubbles became so caught up trying to dodge Tien he forgot about the others. Chiaotzu was behind the car and flew up in the air. Bubbles freaked and tried to turn but his movement was restricted.
Yamcha grabbed the monkey before he could escape.
"Alright! Way to go guys!" Tien shouted.
"These four, they have really good teamwork. I see great potential in them." King Kai thought. He walked over to the others and congratulated him. "Good job." He said.
"Now that you've managed to catch him without restrictions, I want you to do it with no techniques, and nothing but you running. You also need to put your weighted clothing back on." King Kai stated.
Everyone dropped their jaws. They were barely getting used to it, and King Kai already wanted them back on their weighted clothes.
"But sir, I can barely walk in those!" Tien said.
"Yes I know, but you have all already proven that you're quite capable. This isn't some fighting match, this is training. In order to really get all you can out of it, I'm gonna need you guys to have every restriction you can get right now. " King Kai explained. "So now you'll be taking turns doing it yourselves with no help."
The others sighed and frowned. "But for now, let's take a break. I'm sure you're all famished." King Kai said. Oddly enough that was true. They thought because of what King Yemma did, they wouldn't be hungry.
"Wait, but King Yemma made it so that we don't need to eat….Or I thought." Tien replied.
"Ah true, but my planet, while it's here in the otherworld, has its own little dimensional barrier. It means you're back in the living realm without actually being there. So King Yemma's enchantment should be worn off now that you've entered here." King Kai stated.
King Kai made everyone a ton of food, and they all ate til they were full. After the four rested to restore their energy before heading back into action. Over the next few days, they quickly adapted to the gravity. They could move around normally, but it was more as if they were a regular human with no super fast speed or strength.
"What is it about this place that makes training so smooth?" Yamcha said. The four of them were relaxing after a long day of training.
"Yeah, I feel like every second I spend here, it only gets easier and easier," Krillin added.
King Kai overheard their conversation, and he opened his mouth to speak. "That's partially because my planet has special properties allowing its inhabitants to get used to it." He said. "Of course, it helps that all of you were already great martial artists before."
"Special properties?" Tien said. He gave an expression of confusion. "What kind of properties?" He asked.
King Kai shrugged. "To be honest I'm not really sure, I didn't create this planet. This planet was created by certain beings higher than me." He replied.
Everyone opened their eyes wider, piqued with interest.
"Beings higher than you?" Yamcha asked. King Kai nodded.
"Not much is known about them, but it's said that they observe the universe at a much higher realm than our realms. They oversee everything and never step in unless the whole universe is at stake. They're like us Kais, only in a supreme fashion." King Kai explained.
"So they're like Supreme Kais!" Krillin pointed out.
"Essentially, Yes." King Kai replied. "Anyhow, if you were to ever meet them, you'd know it's them. They have a special aura that gives off an unexplainable feeling. You'd just know it's them."
Time passed as the four trained at King Kai's planet. As the months flew by, they became faster, stronger, and more quick-thinking. They learned to utilize the Kaioken in short powerful bursts and mastered it within the six months. The four fighters struggled with the spirit bomb, but they were able to persevere and learn the ability.
The day had arrived and it was time for them to leave.
"You four have done a great job and have become some of my best students. All I hope is the best of luck to you four." King Kai said. The others nodded in response. "You must hurry now, they'll be arriving soon, and you don't want to be late."
They nodded again and left quickly. All four of them hopped on snake way and felt extremely light, lighter than they ever could feel. Tien and Chiaotzu took the air, they both blasted off faster than any ship could. Krillin and Yamcha dashed across the path using their ki to boost them, and leaping of course.
End
Powerlevels:
Prior King Kai:
Tienshinhan: 1,700
Yamcha: 500
Krillin: 432
Chiaotzu: 133
Post King Kai:
Tienshinhan: 4,000
Yamcha: 3,600
Krillin: 3,200
Chiaotzu: 1,500